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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP10-30-000]

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Change to Technical
Conference

November 30, 2009.
    On November 9, 2009, the Commission issued a notice indicating that
a technical conference will be held in the above-captioned proceeding
on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 10 a.m., in a room to be designated at
the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Due to the large number of participants that have expressed an
interest in making a presentation at the referenced technical
conference, the starting time is changed to 9 a.m. on December 8, 2009.
Moreover, presentations by participants will be limited to 15 minutes,
including questions. Texas Eastern will be permitted 30 minutes for its
presentation, including questions.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.
    All interested persons and staff are permitted to attend. For
further information please contact David Maranville at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC16-77-000.
    Applicants: BlackRock, Inc.
    Description: Request for Reauthorization, Extension and
Modification of Blanket Authorizations Under Section 203 of the Federal
Power Act and Request for Expedited Consideration of BlackRock, Inc.
    Filed Date: 2/23/16.
    Accession Number: 20160223-5115.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER16-990-000.
    Applicants: Avista Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Avista Corp NITSA Low
Voltage Facilities Chgs to be effective 4/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 2/23/16.
    Accession Number: 20160223-5074.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-991-000.
    Applicants: Desert Stateline LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Administrative Cancellation of
Tariff Record to be effective 2/23/2016.
    Filed Date: 2/23/16.
    Accession Number: 20160223-5144.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-992-000.
    Applicants: Desert Stateline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Administrative Resubmission
of Market Based Rate Tariff to be effective 11/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/23/16.
    Accession Number: 20160223-5150.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following PURPA
210(m)(3) filings:

    Docket Numbers: QM16-1-000.
    Applicants: Nebraska Public Power District.
    Description: Supplement to February 12, 2016 Application of
Nebraska Public Power District to Terminate Mandatory Purchase
Obligation Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act.
    Filed Date: 2/22/16.
    Accession Number: 20160222-5262.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/16.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 24, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78037; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2016-052]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change
Relating to Extension of the Exchange's Penny Pilot Program and
Replacement of Penny Pilot Issues That Have Been Delisted

June 10, 2016.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 \2\ thereunder, notice is hereby given
that on June 8, 2016, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II, below, which Items have been prepared by NASDAQ. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Nasdaq is filing with the Commission a proposal to amend Chapter
VI, Section 5 (Minimum Increments) \3\ of the rules of the NASDAQ
Options Market (``NOM'') to extend through December 31, 2016 or the
date of permanent approval, if earlier, the Penny Pilot Program in
options classes in certain issues (``Penny Pilot'' or ``Pilot''), and
to change the date when delisted classes may be replaced in the Penny
Pilot.\4\
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    \3\ References herein to Chapter and Series refer to rules of
the NASDAQ Options Market (``NOM''), unless otherwise noted.
    \4\ The Penny Pilot was established in March 2008 and was last
extended in 2014. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 57579
(March 28, 2008), 73 FR 18587 (April 4, 2008) (SR-NASDAQ-2008-026)
(notice of filing and immediate effectiveness establishing Penny
Pilot); and 75283 (June 24, 2015), 80 FR 37347 (June 30, 2015) (SR-
NASDAQ-2015-063) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness
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    The text of the amended Exchange rule is set forth immediately
below.
    Proposed new language is underlined and proposed deleted language
is [bracketed].

NASDAQ Stock Market Rules

Options Rules

* * * * *

Chapter VI Trading Systems

* * * * *

Sec. 5 Minimum Increments

    (a) The Board may establish minimum quoting increments for options
contracts traded on NOM. Such minimum increments established by the
Board will be designated as a stated policy, practice, or
interpretation with respect to the administration of this Section
within the meaning of Section 19 of the Exchange Act and will be filed
with the SEC as a rule change for effectiveness upon filing. Until such
time as the Board makes a change in the increments, the following
principles shall apply:
    (1)-(2) No Change.
    (3) For a pilot period scheduled to expire on [June 30]December 31,
2016 or the date of permanent approval, if earlier, if the options
series is trading pursuant to the Penny Pilot program one (1) cent if
the options series is trading at less than $3.00, five (5) cents if the
options series is trading at $3.00 or higher, unless for QQQQs, SPY and
IWM where the minimum quoting increment will be one cent for all series
regardless of price. A list of such options shall be communicated to
membership via an Options Trader Alert (``OTA'') posted on the
Exchange's Web site.
    The Exchange may replace any pilot issues that have been delisted
with the next most actively traded multiply listed options classes that
are not yet included in the pilot, based on trading activity in the
previous six months. The replacement issues may be added to the pilot
on the second trading day following July 1, [2015]2016[ and January 1,
2016].
    (4) No Change.
    (b) No Change.
* * * * *
    The text of the proposed rule change is available from Nasdaq's Web
site at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at Nasdaq's principal office,
and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, Nasdaq included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. Nasdaq has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this filing is to amend Chapter VI, Section 5 to
extend the Penny Pilot through December 31, 2016 or the date of
permanent approval, if earlier,\5\ and to change the date when delisted
classes may be replaced in the Penny Pilot. The Exchange believes that
extending the Penny Pilot will allow for further analysis of the Penny
Pilot and a determination of how the program should be structured in
the future.
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    \5\ The options exchanges in the U.S. that have pilot programs
similar to the Penny Pilot (together ``pilot programs'') are
currently working on a proposal for permanent approval of the
respective pilot programs.
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    Under the Penny Pilot, the minimum price variation for all
participating options classes, except for the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking
Stock (``QQQQ''), the SPDR S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund (``SPY'') and
the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (``IWM''), is $0.01 for all
quotations in options series that are quoted at less than $3 per
contract and $0.05 for all quotations in options series that are quoted
at $3 per contract or greater. QQQQ, SPY and IWM are quoted in $0.01
increments for all options series. The Penny Pilot is currently
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2016.
    The Exchange proposes to extend the time period of the Penny Pilot
through December 31, 2016 or the date of permanent approval, if
earlier, and to provide a revised date for adding replacement issues to
the Penny Pilot. The Exchange proposes that any Penny Pilot Program
issues that have been delisted may be replaced on the second trading
day following July 1, 2016. The replacement issues will be selected
based on trading activity in the previous six months.\6\
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    \6\ The replacement issues will be announced to the Exchange's
membership via an Options Trader Alert (OTA) posted on the
Exchange's Web site. The Exchange proposes in its Penny Pilot rule
that replacement issues will be selected based on trading activity
in the previous six months. The replacement issues would be
identified based on The Options Clearing Corporation's trading
volume data. For example, for the July replacement, trading volume
from December 1, 2015 through May 30, 2016 would be analyzed. The
month immediately preceding the replacement issues' addition to the
Pilot Program (i.e., June) would not be used for purposes of the
six-month analysis.

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    This filing does not propose any substantive changes to the Penny
Pilot Program; all classes currently participating in the Penny Pilot
will remain the same and all minimum increments will remain unchanged.
The Exchange believes the benefits to public customers and other market
participants who will be able to express their true prices to buy and
sell options have been demonstrated to outweigh the potential increase
in quote traffic.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\8\ in particular, in that it is designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination
with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, and to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system and, in general, to protect
investors and the public interest.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    In particular, the proposed rule change, which extends the Penny
Pilot for an additional six months through December 31, 2016 or the
date of permanent approval, if earlier, and changes the date for
replacing Penny Pilot issues that were delisted to the second trading
day following July 1, 2016, will enable public customers and other
market participants to express their true prices to buy and sell
options for the benefit of all market participants. This is consistent
with the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. To the contrary, this proposal
is pro-competitive because it allows Penny Pilot issues to continue
trading on the Exchange.
    Moreover, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will
allow for further analysis of the Pilot and a determination of how the
Pilot should be structured in the future; and will serve to promote
regulatory clarity and consistency, thereby reducing burdens on the
marketplace and facilitating investor protection.
    The Pilot is an industry-wide initiative supported by all other
option exchanges. The Exchange believes that extending the Pilot will
allow for continued competition between market participants on the
Exchange trading similar products as their counterparts on other
exchanges, while at the same time allowing the Exchange to continue to
compete for order flow with other exchanges in option issues trading as
part of the Pilot.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \9\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\10\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \11\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing.\12\ However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\13\ the
Commission may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange
has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that
the proposal may become operative immediately upon filing. The
Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest
because doing so will allow the Pilot Program to continue without
interruption in a manner that is consistent with the Commission's prior
approval of the extension and expansion of the Pilot Program and will
allow the Exchange and the Commission additional time to analyze the
impact of the Pilot Program. Accordingly, the Commission designates the
proposed rule change as operative upon filing with the Commission.\14\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change along with a
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has satisfied this pre-filing requirement.
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \14\ For purposes only of waiving the operative delay for this
proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact
on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \15\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
    Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2016-052 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
DC 20549-9303.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2016-052. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
    Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written

communications relating to the proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from
the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of
the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of NASDAQ. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2016-052 and
should be submitted on or before July 7, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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Robert Errett,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0116; FRL-9412-15-OCSPP]

Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of
Findings for December 2022

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to
publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its
review of certain TSCA submissions when EPA makes a finding that a new
chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such
statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial
activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs),
submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of
findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from
December 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0116, is available online
at https://www.regulations.gov or in-person at the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection
Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg.,
Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services
and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Rebecca Edelstein, New Chemical Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-1667; email address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Executive Summary

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action provides information that is directed to the public in
general.

B. What action is the Agency taking?

    This document lists the statements of findings made by EPA after
review of submissions under TSCA section 5(a) that certain new chemical
substances or significant new uses are not likely to present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. This document
presents statements of findings made by EPA during the reporting
period.

C. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    TSCA section 5(a)(3) requires EPA to review a submission under TSCA
section 5(a) and make one of several specific findings pertaining to
whether the substance may present unreasonable risk of injury to health
or the environment. Among those potential findings is that the chemical
substance or significant new use is not likely to present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment per TSCA
Section 5(a)(3)(C).
    TSCA section 5(g) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a
statement of its findings after its review of a submission under TSCA
section 5(a) when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or
significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of
injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to PMNs,
MCANs, and SNUNs submitted to EPA under TSCA section 5.
    Anyone who plans to manufacture (which includes import) a new
chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose and any
manufacturer or processor wishing to engage in a use of a chemical
substance designated by EPA as a significant new use must submit a
notice to EPA at least 90 days before commencing manufacture of the new
chemical substance or before engaging in the significant new use.
    The submitter of a notice to EPA for which EPA has made a finding
of ``not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment'' may commence manufacture of the chemical substance or
manufacture or processing for the significant new use notwithstanding
any remaining portion of the applicable review period.

D. Does this action have any incremental economic impacts or paperwork
burdens?

    No.

II. Statements of Findings Under TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C)

    In this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent
that such information is not claimed as Confidential Business
Information (CBI)) on the PMNs, MCANs and SNUNs for which, during this
period, EPA has made findings under TSCA section 5(a)(3)(C) that the
new chemical substances or significant new uses are not likely to
present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment:
    The following list provides the EPA case number assigned to the
TSCA section 5(a) submission and the chemical identity (generic name if
the specific name is claimed as CBI).
     J-22-0019-0020, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, chromosomal
integration modification (Generic Name).
     J-22-0022-0025, Microorganisms stably transformed to
manufacture PHA (Generic Name).
     J-23-0002, Microorganism stably transformed to express a
recombinant protein (Generic Name).
     P-22-0017, 1-Eicosanol, manuf. of, distn., residues;
CASRN: 2682937-26-2 (Specific Name).
    To access EPA's decision document describing the basis of the ``not
likely to present an unreasonable risk'' finding made by EPA under TSCA
section 5(a)(3)(C), look up the specific case number at https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/chemicals-determined-not-likely.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: March 14, 2023.
Madison Le,
Director, New Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY                 NATIONAL VEHICLE AND FUEL EMISSIONS LABORATORY                              2000 TRAVERWOOD ROAD                            ANN ARBOR, MI  48105-2498

									          	OFFICE OF 										AIR AND RADIATION

July 21, 2011

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Meeting with Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler

FROM:	Angela Cullen, Mechanical Engineer

TO:		Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0162

This memorandum documents a meeting held on January 7, 2011 between Ford, GM, Chrysler, NHTSA and EPA staff.  The following people attended:

      Ford:  Cynthia Wiliams, Ken McAlinden              General Motors: Barbara Kiss, Steven Fornay, Dan Freights              Chrysler: Gary Oshnock, Mike Hartrick, Jeff Foor              NHTSA: Jim Tamm, Ryan Harrington

      EPA: Byron Bunker, Tony Fernandez, Angela Cullen, Cle Jackson, Don Kopinski

The discussion focused on analytically derived CO2, off-cycle credits for vocational vehicles, air conditioning credits, vocational tires, and Part 1066 applying to vehicles with a GVWR less than 14,000 pounds.


MEMORANDUM

DATE: 	January 30, 2015

SUBJECT:	Unit Cost Estimates of Residential Wood Heating Appliances

FROM:	Beth Friedman, EC/R Inc.

TO:		David Cole, EPA/OAQPS
      Gil Wood, EPA/OAQPS
      Amanda Aldridge, EPA/OAQPS

	The purpose of this memorandum is to present an estimate of the unit costs of residential wood heating appliances under final New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). We present estimates of baseline unit costs for each of the appliance types regulated in the final rule and estimated additional manufacturing costs to comply with the final emission limits. We use this information to estimate the incremental impacts on unit cost based on the NSPS two-step PM emission limit implementation strategy. Note that the majority of cost and shipment data used in this analysis was provided by industry sources.

   I. Baseline Unit Cost Estimates
      Baseline unit costs for each appliance were estimated using three sources of information. These costs represent the costs based on the manufacturer's price (not the retail price). For pellet stoves, we used the average 2008 base year manufacturer's cost ($1,279), based on Frost & Sullivan (F&S) market research, and converted the 2008 cost to 2013 dollars ($1,384). For units not included in the F&S report, such as single burn rate stoves and forced-air furnaces, we used manufacturer's base cost information, also updated to 2013 dollars.,  Single burn rate stoves unit cost was $250 in 2008 and $271 in 2013. Forced-air furnaces unit cost was $900 in 2008 and $974 in 2013.

      In the case of adjustable burn rate wood stoves and hydronic heaters, commenters on the proposed NSPS provided the results of a retail price survey for each of these appliance types. For adjustable burn rate wood heaters, the average (mean) retail price for the full range of medium-size steel models was $1,858 (2012) while the average (mean) retail price for the full range of medium-size cast iron models was $2285 (2012). At proposal, the unit cost estimates were based on production of steel stoves alone. However, based on information provided in public comments that assumed cast iron stoves comprise about half of the market, we estimated an average cost of the two model types to better represent average unit costs ($2,072). Finally, we adjusted the retail price estimate to remove the industry estimate of a 67 percent retail markup for these appliances ($1,241). We also updated the price estimate to reflect 2013 dollars ($1,259).
For hydronic heaters, the retail survey showed that the average (mean) retail price of unqualified heaters was $6,154 (2013) and of EPA Voluntary Program Phase 2 qualified models was $10,193 (2013). We adjusted the retail price estimates to remove the industry estimate of a 25 percent retail markup for these appliances in order to estimate manufacturers' prices. The resulting prices are $4,923 for unqualified heaters and $8,154 for qualified heaters.

II.	Additional Manufacturing Costs

	We believe that manufacturers may face additional costs to manufacture complying units in some cases.  We estimated the following additional manufacturing costs per unit based on appliance type:

      * Certified wood stoves and pellet stoves represent a well-developed technology and we could not identify price differences between models with lower emission levels compared to models with higher emission levels. Some stoves with lower emission sell for less than some stoves with higher emissions and vice versa. Therefore, we have assumed no additional manufacturing costs.
      * One manufacturer estimated that it will cost an average of $100 more to manufacture a lower emitting single burn rate product (exclusive of recovering R&D cost), which we updated to 2013 ($), approximately $110.
      * We have limited information that indicates the cost to produce a forced-air furnace that complies with a Step 1 emission standard (see discussion below in section V) is approximately 75 percent more, or $1,700 (exclusive of recovering R&D cost).
      * As can been seen in the hydronic heater market survey results, the prices of qualified model hydronic heaters ranges from $6,995 to $15,395, with the average retail price of $10,193. As discussed in the previous section, we adjusted this value to exclude the 25 percent retail markup, resulting in a manufacturers' cost estimate of $8,154. We assumed an approximate increase of $3,200 to manufacture a qualified unit compared to an unqualified unit.

III.	Number of Models and Shipment Data

The estimated number of shipments (i.e., units sold per year) was derived as explained in the emissions memo.  We needed to reconcile the data on shipments of individual units with the certification costs associated with model lines. Therefore, we estimated the average number of models produced by manufacturers of each product type. For certified wood stoves and fireplace inserts, we used information provided by HPBA that 125 models are being produced on EPA's list of certified stoves. Because pellet stoves are produced at levels comparable to wood stoves, we estimated that there are up to 125 models being currently produced.

      * Adjustable burn rate stoves  -  125 models
      * Pellet stove  -  125 models

The single burn rate estimate of 20 different models is based on an internet search of the two major manufacturers (United States Stove and Vogelzang, which is now owned by United States Stove). The actual estimate could be higher if there are a large number of importers of foreign produced units. However, a search of the Northern Tool and Equipment, Tractor Supply Company, Lowes, Home Depot and Walmart websites did not identify any other major producers of single burn rate stoves that are sold in the U.S. Also, public comments did not identify any other major producers.

      * Single burn rates stoves  -  20 models

	The HPBA provided a list of manufacturers by product type. Using this as a starting point, we conducted additional internet searches to quantify the numbers of models offered by manufacturer. We further refined the estimate of hydronic heater models based on EPA's experience with the EPA voluntary partnership program. We understand that a number of manufacturers list products on their website that are no longer manufactured, only sold in limited quantities, and/or are sold under license to another manufacturer.  Furthermore, one manufacturer dominates industry sales, so on a sales-weighted basis there are fewer numbers of models produced than a strict interpretation of web sites would indicate. Based on this process, we estimated the following number of models by appliance type:

      * Forced-air furnaces  -   50 models
      * Hydronic heating systems (outdoor and indoor)  -  120 models

IV.	Incremental Unit Costs of Residential Wood Heaters

	 Our analysis of incremental unit costs is based on the following Adjusted Unit Cost Formulas. Cost Formula 1 is used to estimate incremental unit costs from 2015 through 2020 and states:

((Cost of Amortized R&D * Number of models) / (Number of shipments))
 + Baseline Unit Cost + Additional Manufacturing Cost = Adjusted Unit Cost 	(1)

The adjusted unit cost (Formula 1) equals the incremental cost of developing a new unit, spread over the number of units expected to be sold in 2015, for the duration of the 6-year model development period (2015 to 2020). The cost of amortized R&D corresponds to an average annual R&D cost amortized over 6 years at a 7-percent interest rate, as explained in more detail in the manufacturer cost impacts memo.
	We used this cost formula to estimate the incremental unit costs starting in 2015 and ending in 2020.  This is consistent with the assumptions described in section V regarding NSPS implementation timing. Although we assume that many manufacturers have already begun R&D efforts  -  in anticipation of this rule whose initial development was publicly announced by EPA in November 2009  -  for the purposes of our cost estimate, we have amortized model development costs over the 6 year period beginning in 2015 and ending in 2020 (inclusive). In the case of single burn rate stoves and forced-air furnaces, we assume that the first two years of R&D represent intensified research and engineering as explained in the manufacturer's cost memo.[16] Where there are additional manufacturing costs as discussed above, we added these to the unit cost number.  The total incremental cost was added to the base model cost to derive the post-NSPS (adjusted) unit cost.

      By 2021, we assume that R&D has been completely amortized. Note that from 2015 to 2020, we have incorporated certification costs as part of the overall R&D expenditures, expressed above in Cost Formula 1.
However, starting in 2021, we assume incremental costs associated with ongoing certification testing such that 1/5[th] of models certify every 5 year period. This assumption is reflected in our Adjusted Unit Cost Formula 2:

((Cost of Certification Testing)/5 * Number of models) / (Number of shipments))
  + Baseline Unit Cost + Additional Manufacturing Cost = Adjusted Unit Cost (2)
For adjustable burn rate, single burn rate and pellet stoves, we estimate the cost of certification testing a heater design in an EPA accredited lab to be approximately $10,000. And we estimate a certification testing cost of $20,000 per model for hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces.

Table 1 is a summary of the unit cost inputs with the exception of the shipment data. See the emissions memo for detailed shipment data.

Table 1. Summary of Unit Cost Inputs

R&D Annualized Cost ($)* **
# Models
Certification Testing ($)*
Baseline Unit Cost ($)*
Additional manufacturing cost ($)*
Adjustable Burn Rate Wood Stoves
                                                                         32,702
                                                                            125
                                                                         10,000
                                                                          1,259

Single Burn Rate Stoves
                                                                         39,206
                                                                             20
                                                                         10,000
                                                                            271
                                                                            110
Pellet Stoves
                                                                         32,702
                                                                            125
                                                                         10,000
                                                                          1,384

Forced-Air Furnaces
                                                                        306,232
                                                                             50
                                                                         20,000
                                                                            974
                                                                           1700
Hydronic Heating Systems
                                                                        250,706
                                                                            120
                                                                         20,000
                                                                          4,923
                                                                           3200

*Cost estimates are in 2013$.

** Total R&D cost estimates correspond to an average annual R&D cost amortized over 6 years at a 7% interest rate.

      Table 2 is a summary of the adjusted unit costs of Wood Heaters meeting the final NSPS.

        Table 2.  Unit Costs of Wood Heaters meeting Final NSPS (2013$)

                                     2008*
                                      ...
                                     2014
                                     2015
                                     2016
                                     2017
                                     2018
                                     2019
                                     2020
                                     2021
                                     2022
                                     2023
                                     2024
                                      ...
                                     2029
Adjustable Burn Rate Wood Stoves
                                                                         $1,259
                                                                         $1,259
                                                                         $1,259
                                                                         $1,307
                                                                         $1,307
                                                                         $1,307
                                                                         $1,307
                                                                         $1,307
                                                                         $1,307
                                                                         $1,261
                                                                         $1,261
                                                                         $1,261
                                                                         $1,261
                                                                         $1,261
                                                                         $1,261
Single Burn Rate Stoves
                                                                           $271
                                                                           $271
                                                                           $271
                                                                           $410
                                                                           $410
                                                                           $410
                                                                           $410
                                                                           $410
                                                                           $410
                                                                           $382
                                                                           $382
                                                                           $382
                                                                           $382
                                                                           $382
                                                                           $382
Pellet Stoves
                                                                         $1,384
                                                                         $1,384
                                                                         $1,384
                                                                         $1,430
                                                                         $1,430
                                                                         $1,430
                                                                         $1,430
                                                                         $1,430
                                                                         $1,430
                                                                         $1,387
                                                                         $1,387
                                                                         $1,387
                                                                         $1,387
                                                                         $1,387
                                                                         $1,387
Forced-Air Furnaces
                                                                           $974
                                                                           $974
                                                                           $974
                                                                         $3,225
                                                                         $3,225
                                                                         $3,225
                                                                         $3,225
                                                                         $3,225
                                                                         $3,225
                                                                         $2,680
                                                                         $2,680
                                                                         $2,680
                                                                         $2,680
                                                                         $2,680
                                                                         $2,680
Hydronic Heating Systems
                                                                         $4,923
                                                                         $4,923
                                                                         $4,923
                                                                        $10,287
                                                                        $10,287
                                                                        $10,287
                                                                        $10,287
                                                                        $10,287
                                                                        $10,287
                                                                         $8,154
                                                                         $8,154
                                                                         $8,154
                                                                         $8,154
                                                                         $8,154
                                                                         $8,154
Step 1 (2015)

Step 2 (2020)

*Note: The average 2008 base year cost per appliance was converted to 2013$ for this analysis.

   II.
V.	NSPS Requirements

      For the final rule, we evaluated the cost impacts of implementing new or revised NSPS standards for the residential wood heating appliance industry. The cost analyses reflect the final rule's phase-in schedules where most appliances would be required to meet a specified Step 1 emission limit upon promulgation in 2015 and then a stricter Step 2 emission limit 5 years later in 2020, as detailed below. It is important to note that the unit costs presented above in Table 2 for years 2015 through 2020 are for a unit required to make changes to comply with the NSPS.  In reality, some units will not require changes and not incur the related R&D costs because some model lines already meet the final emission limits. The following summary describes the specific emission limits under the rule for affected appliance types under each subpart.

Subpart AAA ("room heaters"):

      * Adjustable burn rate, single burn rate, and pellet stoves:  Step 1 limit of 4.5 g/hr upon the effective date in 2015; and Step 2 limit of 2.0 g/hr 5 years after the effective date, i.e., in 2020.
Subpart QQQQ ("central heaters"):

      * Hydronic heaters (both outdoor and indoor):  Step 1 limit of 0.32 lb/mm BTU heat output upon the effective date in 2015; and Step 2 limit of 0.10 lb/mm BTU heat output 5 years after the effective date, i.e., in 2020.

      * Forced-Air Furnaces:  Work practice/operational standards will be required of all forced-air furnaces upon the rule's 2015 effective date. The Step 1 PM emission limit of 0.93 lb/mm BTU heat output will be required by 2016 (1 year after the 2015 effective date) for small forced-air furnaces and by 2017 (2 years after the 2015 effective date) for large forced-air furnaces. The Step 2 PM emission limit of 0.15 lb/mm BTU heat output for all forced-air furnaces will be required 5 years after the effective date, i.e., in 2020. Note: For the purposes of this unit cost analysis we have estimated incremental cost increases to the manufacturer beginning in 2015, similar to other appliances, because costs are amortized beginning in 2015 in our analysis. However, retail cost increases may not occur until 2016 and 2017, depending on the forced-air furnace model.
VI.	Other Cost Information

      The HPBA market surveys referenced above contain additional information on other factors that affect the retail price of stoves such as discounting off the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP), freight costs, installation costs, taxes and regional pricing. Commenters also provide an analysis of hearth retailer gross margin survey results. Other than information described above regarding retail price markups, this information was not used in the analysis of adjusted unit costs described herein.


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9978-74--Region 4]

Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the
Commonwealth of Kentucky

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Kentucky
has revised its drinking water regulation defining a public water
system. EPA has determined that Kentucky's regulation is no less
stringent than the corresponding federal regulation. Therefore, EPA is
tentatively approving this revision to the Commonwealth of Kentucky's
Public Water System Supervision Program.

DATES: Any interested person may request a public hearing. A request
for a public hearing must be submitted by July 2, 2018, to the Regional
Administrator at the EPA Region 4 street address shown below. The
Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for
a hearing. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is
made by July 2, 2018, a public hearing will be held. If no timely and
appropriate request for a hearing is received and the Regional
Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this
determination shall become final and applicable on July 2, 2018. Any
request for a public hearing shall include the following information:
The name, address, and telephone number of the individual,
organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief statement
of the requesting person's interest in the Regional Administrator's
determination and a brief statement of the information that the
requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and the signature
of the individual making the request, or, if the request is made on
behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a
responsible official of the organization or other entity.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available
for inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, at the following locations: The 3rd Floor main office
of the Division of Water, Kentucky Department for Environmental
Protection, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601; and the 9th
floor library of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Froneberger, EPA Region 4,
Drinking Water Section, by mail at the Atlanta street address given
above, by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email at
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commonwealth of Kentucky has submitted a
request that EPA Region 4 approve a revision to the Commonwealth's Safe
Drinking Act Public Water System Supervision Program to include changes
to the Commonwealth's regulation defining a public water system.
Kentucky's amended regulation incorporates the current federal
regulation defining a public water system by reference. The
Commonwealth's amended regulation was effective September 25, 2009. For
the request to be approved, EPA must find the commonwealth definition
of a public water system codified at Title 401 KAR 8:010, to be no less
stringent than the federal definition of a public water system codified
at 40 CFR part 141, subpart A. EPA reviewed the Commonwealth's request
using the federal statutory provisions (Section 1413 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act), federal regulations (at 40 CFR parts 141 and 142),
commonwealth regulations, regulatory crosswalk, and EPA regulatory
guidance to determine whether the request for revision is approvable.
EPA determined that the Kentucky regulation is no less stringent than
the corresponding federal regulation and is tentatively approving this
revision. If EPA does not receive a timely and appropriate request for
a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a
hearing on his own motion, this approval shall become final and
effective on July 2, 2018.

    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended (1996), and 40 CFR part 142.

    Dated: May 15, 2018.
Onis ``Trey'' Glenn, III,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0463; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-165-AD;
Amendment 39-17584; AD 2013-19-02]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Airbus Model A330-200, -200 Freighter, and -300 series airplanes. This
AD was prompted by a report that a certain wire harness located in the
tail cone has wiring of a narrower gauge than design requires. This AD
requires replacing the affected wire harness. We are issuing this AD to
prevent damage to the affected wiring, which could create an ignition
source in an area that might contain fuel vapors, possibly resulting in
an uncontrolled fire and subsequent loss of the airplane.

DATES: This AD becomes effective October 25, 2013.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of October 25,
2013.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact Airbus SAS--
Airworthiness Office--EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac
Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may review copies of the referenced service
information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would apply to the specified products.
The NPRM published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2013 (78 FR
37498). The NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products.
    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2012-0182, dated September 11, 2012 (referred
to after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or
``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the specified
products. The MCAI states:

    On a production aeroplane, it has been discovered that wires in
harness 5877VB, installed in the Tail Cone (Section 19.1) and
connected to the Auxiliary Power Unit starter, have a section
smaller [narrower] than required by design. Section 19 is a
flammable fluid leakage zone, adjacent to a fuel tank (trim tank)
and is open with Section

19.1. The results of the investigation show that this issue is a
manufacturing quality issue. Airbus identified a list of other
aeroplanes that are affected.
    This condition, if not corrected, could damage the wiring which
may create an ignition source in an area that may contain fuel
vapours, possibly resulting in an uncontrolled fire and subsequent
loss of the aeroplane.
* * * * *
    For the reasons described above, this [EASA] AD requires the
replacement of the affected wiring harness.

    You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD
docket.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM (78 FR 37498, June 21,
2013) or on the determination of the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the available data and determined that air safety and
the public interest require adopting this AD as proposed except for
minor editorial changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM (78 FR 37498, June 21, 2013) for correcting the unsafe condition;
and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 37498, June 21, 2013).

Costs of Compliance

    Based on the service information, we estimate that this AD affects
about 1 product of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take
about 4 work-hours per product to comply with the basic requirements of
this AD. The average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required parts
will cost about $2,920 per product. Where the service information lists
required parts costs that are covered under warranty, we have assumed
that there will be no charge for these parts. As we do not control
warranty coverage for affected parties, some parties may incur costs
higher than estimated here. Based on these figures, we estimate the
cost of this AD on U.S. operators to be $3,260, or $3,260 per product.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this AD will not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct
effect on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska; and
    4. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the MCAI, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is
in the ADDRESSES section.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2013-19-02 Airbus: Amendment 39-17584. Docket No. FAA-2013-0463;
Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-165-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective October 25,
2013.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Airbus Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -
223F, -243 -243F, -301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342,
and -343 airplanes; certificated in any category; manufacturer
serial numbers 1070, 1127, 1133, 1135, 1137, 1138, 1141, 1143, 1145,
1146, 1147, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1153, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160,
1161, 1165, 1167, 1168, 1169, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1177, 1178,
1181, 1183, 1184, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1191, 1195, 1196, and
1202.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 92.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a report that a certain wire harness
located in the tail cone has wiring of a narrower gauge than design
requires. We are issuing this AD to prevent damage to the affected
wiring, which could create an ignition source in an area that might
contain fuel vapors, possibly resulting in an uncontrolled fire and
subsequent loss of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    You are responsible for having the actions required by this AD
performed within the compliance times specified, unless the actions
have already been done.

(g) Actions

    Within 24 months after the effective date of this AD: Replace
wiring harness 5877VB located in section 19.1, Frame 91 to Frame 96,
in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus
Mandatory Service Bulletin A330-92-3116, dated April 25, 2012.

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using
the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR
39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local

Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending
information directly to the International Branch, send it to ATTN:
Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
WA 98057-3356; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
local flight standards district office/certificate holding district
office. The AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this
AD.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.

(i) Related Information

    Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information European
Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness Directive 2012-0182, dated
September 11, 2012, for related information, which can be found in
the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin A330-92-3116, dated April
25, 2012
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus SAS--Airworthiness Office--EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice
Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96;
fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet http://www.airbus.com.
    (4) You may review copies of the service information at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Renton, Washington on September 9, 2013.
Jeffrey E. Duven,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0002]

Conditional Approval of a New Animal Drug No Longer In Effect;
Masitinib Mesylate Tablets

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of conditional approval no longer in effect.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice
that the conditional approval of an application for masitinib mesylate
tablets, a new animal drug for a minor use, is no longer in effect.

DATES: Conditional approval is no longer in effect as of December 15,
2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herman M. Schoenemann III, Center for
Veterinary Medicine (HFV-108), Food and Drug Administration, 7500
Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FD&C Act), as amended by the Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health
Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-282), permits conditional approval of new
animal drugs for minor uses. Conditional approval of a new animal drug
is effective for a 1-year period, and may be renewed for up to four
additional 1-year periods. The holder of a conditionally approved new
animal drug is required to submit all information necessary to support
a complete new animal drug application (NADA) under section 512(b)(1)
of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(b)(1) by 180 days before the
termination of the fifth 1-year period of conditional approval. If FDA
does not approve an NADA for the new animal drug by the termination
date of the conditional approval, then pursuant to section 571(h) of
the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc(h)) the conditional approval is no
longer in effect.
    AB Science, 3 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris, France, filed an
application for conditional approval (141-308) that provided for
veterinary prescription use of KINAVET-CA1 (masitinib mesylate) Tablets
for the treatment of recurrent (post-surgery) or nonresectable Grade II
or III cutaneous mast cell tumors in dogs that have not previously
received radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy except corticosteroids. That
application was conditionally approved on December 15, 2010.
    On December 15, 2014, application 141-308 received the fourth and
final renewal of its conditional approval. That final renewal
terminated on December 15, 2015. As of that date, FDA did not approve
an NADA for KINAVET-CA1 under section 512 of the FD&C Act.
Consequently, as of December 15, 2015, the conditional approval of
application 141-308 is no longer in effect.
    Because the conditional approval is no longer in effect, KINAVET-
CA1 Tablets is now an unapproved new animal drug product with no legal
marketing status. Further marketing, sales, and distribution of the
product are illegal.
    This notice is issued under section 571 of the FD&C Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and
redelegated to the Center for Veterinary Medicine.
    Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is amending
the animal drug regulations to reflect that the conditional approval of
an application for this new animal drug is no longer in effect.

    Dated: January 14, 2016.
Bernadette Dunham,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 2016-01104 Filed 1-20-16; 8:45 am]
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