 Page 1 of 9 IUR Petition Review Report June 20, 2005 CASRNs and TSCA Inventory Chemical Names: 96 33 3 2 propenoic acid, methyl ester 141 32 2 2 propenoic acid, butyl ester Alternate Chemical Names Used in Petitions: One of the petition requests used non TSCA Inventory chemical names for the chemicals listed above. See Table 1 at the end of this report for the chemical names used in the petition request that differ from the TSCA Inventory chemical names.

Petitioners and Petition Docket Numbers: The Basic Acrylic Monomer Manufacturers, Inc. ( BAMM) OPPT 2004 0008 Dow Chemical Company OPPT 2004 0016 BASF Corporation OPPT 2004 0044 Note: These petitions contained additional petition chemicals. These additional petition chemicals are addressed in other petition review reports.

Summary of Decision: The petition review group recommends a denial for these petitions, as EPA has a current interest in the processing and use information collected under the Inventory Update Reporting ( IUR) rule ( see 40 CFR Part 710) for 2 propenoic acid, methyl ester ( CASRN 96 33 3) and 2 propenoic acid, butyl ester ( CASRN 141 32 2). This recommendation is based, in part, on the determination by the petition review group that there is a direct application of the IUR processing and use information to complement data collected by or identified for use under the HPV Challenge Program. See Considerations A, C, D, and E.

Background: EPA received three petitions requesting that 2 propenoic acid, methyl ester ( CASRN 96 33 3) and 2 propenoic acid, butyl ester ( CASRN 141 32 2) be added to the 40 CFR 710.46( b)( 2)( iv) list of specific chemical substances which are exempt from the reporting of industrial processing and use and commercial/ consumer use information required by 40 CFR 710.52( c)( 4). The chemical substances included on this " partial exemption" list are substances for which EPA has previously determined that there is a low current interest in the IUR processing and use information. However, as stated in the preamble to the amendment to the IUR rule promulgated on January 7, 2003 ( 68 FR 854), "... the need for processing and use information ... changes over time. The inclusion of a chemical substance under this partial exemption is not based on the potential risks of a chemical. This partial exemption is solely intended to provide a tool to assist the Agency in better managing the collection of processing and use information..." and is also " based on the Agency's current need for collecting IURA processing and use information." ( 68 FR 855) Additionally, the preamble states, " In determining whether there is low current interest in IURA processing and use information related to a specific chemical substance, EPA will look to the specific circumstances surrounding the chemical in question, and may use one or more of the considerations identified below, and/ or considerations not identified below, to make an informed decision." The considerations used by EPA in reviewing these 1 See the attached list of acronyms at the end of this report.

Page 2 of 9 petitions and an analysis of how those considerations relate to the chemicals identified in these petitions are set forth below.

Discussion: The petition review group considered information submitted with the three petitions, as well as other information including ( but not limited to): whether the petition substances are included in TRI, IRIS, or IARC; OECD HPV SIDS program status; HPV Challenge Program status; and the petition chemicals' inclusion in other regulatory programs administered by EPA. 1 The petition from BAMM ( docket number OPPT 2004 0008) referred EPA to the OECD HPV SIDS program documents for this chemical, and stated that the information provided therein should be sufficient for EPA to make the necessary determination to include this chemical on the list of partially exempt chemicals under the IUR. Additionally, this petition stated that " There is a great deal of information on the basic acrylates use and exposure."

The petition from the Dow Chemical Company ( docket number OPPT 2004 0016) stated that these chemicals have been evaluated as part of the OECD HPV SIDS program with a conclusion of low priority for further work ( within the OECD HPV SIDS program), and therefore, processing and use data comparable to what would be collected under the IUR are currently available. Similarly, the petition from the BASF Corporation ( docket number OPPT 2004 0044) stated that these chemicals are in the OECD HPV SIDS program, and referred EPA to the completed OECD HPV SIDS program documents. The petition stated that the BASF Corporation believes that the information in the OECD HPV SIDS program documents demonstrates that there is little need at this time to collect processing and use information for these chemicals.

The petitions did not link information furnished in the petitions to specific considerations cited in 40 CFR 710.46( b)( 2)( ii), but provided general citations, as noted above, to OECD HPV SIDS reviews. General citations alone are of limited use in establishing a rationale for adding a chemical to the IUR partial exemption list.

Consideration A: Production volume.

The petition review group found that there was at least one site reporting in 2002 with a production volume for each of these chemicals of 300,000 pounds or greater.

Consideration B: The substance's chemical and physical properties or potential for persistence, bioaccumulation, health effects, or environmental effects.

The petitions did not identify specific information from the OECD HPV SIDS review that pertained to Consideration B. The OECD HPV SIDS program SIAP contained summary results of a variety of studies associated with human health and the environment and a conclusion that Page 3 of 9 each chemical " possesses properties indicating a hazard for human health and the environment" ( Ref. 1). For instance, the SIAP for 2 propenoic acid, methyl ester ( CASRN 96 33 3) indicated that the chemical is moderately acutely toxic, and caused respiratory tract irritation following repeated inhalation exposures. Additionally, the chemical induced chromosome aberrations in Chinese hamster cells in vitro. The chemical showed no adverse effects on reproductive organs in repeated dose inhalation and oral studies. It is acutely toxic to aquatic organisms. The SIAP for 2 propenoic acid, butyl ester ( CASRN 141 32 2) indicated that acute toxicity is low, but repeated exposures produced effects including respiratory tract irritation and decreased organ weights. The chemical caused fetotoxic effects ( resorptions and reduced number of live fetuses) at maternally toxic concentrations. It is acutely toxic to aquatic organisms.

The substances in this petition have hazard and/ or potential exposure properties which have triggered inclusion in different government programs. For example, one or both of the petitioned chemicals is included in the following programs, as indicated:

Integrated Risk Information System ( IRIS)  IRIS is a database of hazard identification and dose response assessment information. A substance is selected for listing in IRIS based on one or more of the following factors: ( 1) Agency statutory, regulatory, or program implementation need; ( 2) the availability of new scientific information or methodology that might significantly change current IRIS information; ( 3) interest to other levels of government or the public; ( 4) most of the scientific assessment work has been completed while meeting other Agency requirements, and only a modest additional effort will be needed to complete the review and documentation for IRIS. Combined with specific exposure information, the data in IRIS can be used for characterization of the public health risks of a given chemical in a given situation, that can then lead to a risk management decision designed to protect public health. 2 Propenoic acid, methyl ester ( CASRN 96 33 3) is listed in IRIS. ( See http:// www. epa. gov/ iris for additional information)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA)  OSHA assigns a standard which " most adequately assures, to the extent feasible, on the basis of the best available evidence, that no employee will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity even if such employee has regular exposure to the hazard dealt with by such standard for the period of his working life" ( 29 U. S. C. 655( b)). This standard is otherwise known as a Permissible Exposure Limit ( PEL). 2 Propenoic acid, methyl ester ( CASRN 96 33 3) has an OSHA PEL.

International Agency of Research on Cancer ( IARC)  IARC has identified both chemicals as not classifiable as to their carcinogenicity to humans.

State list of chemicals of concern  2 Propenoic acid, butyl ester ( CASRN 141 32 2) has been listed by one or more states on at least one state list of chemicals of concern.

Inclusion in these various programs indicates that there are hazard concerns associated with these 2Risk is composed of hazard and exposure. In order to screen for potential risk in the United States, both hazard data and exposure related data relative to United States situations are needed. Exposure is based upon manufacturing, processing, and use scenarios, all of which change over time as technology and other societal effects change. The changing nature of exposure scenarios means the potential risks associated with a chemical can also change, and therefore the collection of exposure related information over time is fundamental to identifying potential risks. ( See 68 FR 848, 852 for further discussion)

3For additional information on uses of IUR processing and use information, see IURA Data Use Plan, located in EPA's electronic docket OPPT 2002 0054, item number 0261.

4 See the introduction to the EPA's TRI website for further information, at http:// www. epa. gov/ tri/ whatis. htm.

Page 4 of 9 chemicals.

Consideration C: The information needs of EPA, other federal agencies, tribes, states, and local governments, as well as members of the public.

The petition review group found that both chemicals are part of EPA's HPV Challenge Program. The HPV Challenge Program seeks to collect and, where necessary, develop a screening level hazard data set for chemicals produced or imported in large quantities in the United States. EPA plans to screen and, as needed, further assess chemicals included under the HPV Challenge Program. For this purpose, the IUR processing and use information is needed by EPA to put the hazard data into context, complementing the HPV Challenge Program submission by providing EPA with exposure related information. 2 Reporting of IUR processing and use information is needed at least once and, potentially, periodically thereafter to more accurately and realistically gauge potential exposure and provide information needed for screening, assessing, and managing exposures and risk. Other important uses of the reported information, even for low hazard chemicals, may include comparative exposure analyses, identification of safer substitutes, or pollution prevention investigations. 3 The petition review group also found that both chemicals are TRI chemicals. Chemicals listed on TRI are of proven interest, not just to EPA, but to the public. 4 Information reported under 40 CFR 710.52( c)( 4) will enhance our knowledge of the types of processes and uses that produce releases of and exposures to these toxic chemicals.

Consideration D: The availability of other complementary risk screening information.

The petitions referred EPA to the OECD HPV SIDS reviews of these chemicals, but did not identify specific information within those documents that would address Consideration D. The results of the OECD HPV SIDS reviews, as documented in the SIAPs, state that these chemicals have properties indicating a hazard for human health and the environment, but are considered low priority for further work within the OECD HPV SIDS program. The SIAPs for both chemicals indicate that in 2000, United States TRI reporting indicated that the majority of releases reported to the TRI for these chemicals is to air, but a small percentage is released to water. The SIAPs suggest that countries may desire to investigate exposure scenarios not covered by the OECD 5 The OECD HPV SIDS program, while it is not United States based, is a program where different countries are combining their resources to investigate at least the hazards associated with different chemicals. This allows all of the countries to benefit from this information. The United States can use information collected during and generated by the OECD HPV SIDS program to address domestic issues.

Page 5 of 9 HPV SIDS review. With the collection of IUR processing and use data for these chemicals, the United States will be able to identify domestic situations by combining the OECD HPV SIDS program hazard data5 with the IUR exposure related information, thereby identifying new or revised exposure scenarios.

As these chemicals are included in the HPV Challenge Program, additional hazard data may become available. However, effective risk screening and risk management require both exposure information and hazard information. The availability of hazard information for these substances, coupled with the collection of IUR processing and use information as an indicator of potential exposure, will facilitate a more effective screening of these and other substances based on either exposure or risk. See Consideration E below for further discussion of the IUR exposure related processing and use information.

Consideration E: The availability of comparable processing and use information.

The petitions referred EPA to the OECD HPV SIDS review documents for these chemicals, but did not identify specific information within those documents that addresses Consideration E. The SIAP for 2 propenoic acid, methyl ester ( CASRN 96 33 3) ( dated May 2003) and the SIAP for 2 propenoic acid, butyl ester ( CASRN 141 32 2) ( dated October 2002) contains some general information on uses and global production. According to the SIAPs, both chemicals are intermediates manufactured in a closed system and used to make polymers. The primary use of 2 propenoic acid, methyl ester ( CASRN 96 33 3) is as a co monomer in the preparation of polyacrylic fibers, in the manufacture of plastics, coatings, dispersions, flocculants and varnishes and in organic synthesis; exposure during processing and use needs to be mitigated by personal protective gear. The primary use of 2 propenoic acid, butyl ester ( CASRN 141 32 2) is in the production of homo and co polymers with other monomers to produce emulsion polymers, which are then most often used in surface coatings, adhesives/ sealants and textiles. Residual monomer concentrations in consumer polymer products are very low due to polymerization and therefore releases ( and associated consumer exposures) are expected to be negligible.

The conclusion of the OECD HPV SIDS review indicated that countries may wish to evaluate exposure scenarios not covered by the report. Although the United States sponsored these OECD HPV SIDS program evaluations, the petition review group recognizes that since exposure scenarios change based on uses and available technology, information quickly becomes outdated and of limited use. Because of this, the relative importance of each use may change or new uses may develop. EPA believes tracking these changes is important, especially since the SIAP indicated that these chemicals possesse properties indicating a hazard for human health and the environment. The IUR provides current exposure related processing and use information in the United States every four years. This facilitates tracking changes in use patterns and the Page 6 of 9 identification of new exposure scenarios, which is an important component of risk screening.

Additionally, the IUR contains some exposure related data elements not provided in the OECD HPV SIDS submissions, such as data on the function of the chemical in the industrial processing and use category, the NAICS code associated with the use, and the number of potentially exposed workers and the number of sites associated with each use. For commercial and consumer uses, the IUR collects data on the amount of the chemical in various use categories, the concentration of the chemical in the use category, and the likelihood of inclusion in products intended for children. Furthermore, IUR information is updated every four years, is quantitative, and is specific to the United States.

Consideration F: Whether the potential risks for the chemical substance are adequately managed by EPA or another agency or authority.

The petitions did not identify or discuss any risk management actions taken by EPA or another agency or authority with respect to the petitioned chemicals. The petitions did not explain why the downstream processing and use information should be of low current interest in light of any such risk management actions.

Other Considerations/ Notes:

The SIAPs noted conclusions of " low priority for further work" under the OECD HPV SIDS program, but noted that the chemicals possessed properties indicating a hazard for human health and the environment. A designation of low priority for further work within the OECD HPV SIDS program means that no further hazard testing is needed to meet the purposes of the OECD HPV SIDS program at the time the review was completed. These judgements, however, do not determine the approach that an individual OECD member country must take in considering such a chemical. Rather, the OECD HPV SIDS program assessment is seen as a starting point for assessment in countries. In the United States case, it is a starting point for a screening level risk assessment, for which IUR processing and use information provides screening level exposure information. In the past there have been a number of chemicals identified by the OECD HPV SIDS program as a " low priority for further work," but for which EPA wanted to make a confirmatory priority judgement based on risk   i. e., screening level hazard information based on the OECD HPV SIDS program work plus screening level exposure information based on the United States situation. Page 7 of 9 Table 1: Chemical Names Used in Petitions that Differ from TSCA Inventory Chemical Names CASRN TSCA Inventory Chemical Name Chemical Name Used in Petitions 96 33 3 2 propenoic acid, methyl ester Methyl Acrylate 141 32 2 2 propenoic acid, butyl ester n Butyl Acrylate Cited Reference: 1) SIAPs for 2 propenoic acid, methyl ester ( CASRN 96 33 3)( May 2003) and 2 propenoic acid, butyl ester ( CASRN 141 32 2) ( October 2002). Available on the web at http:// cs3 hq. oecd. org/ scripts/ hpv/ NewSIDS. asp Sources Searched: ( Note: These sources are typically searched or reviewed to gather information presented in the petition review report.)

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ( ACGIH) Threshold Limit Values ( TLV TWA). 2003. ACGIH, Cincinnati OH. pp. 12 61.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ( ATSDR) ToxFAQsTM ( Frequently asked questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites). Available at http:// www. atsdr. cdc. gov/ toxfaq. html California Air Resources Board List of Toxic Air Contaminant Fact Sheets, available at http:// arbis. arb. ca. gov/ toxics/ tac/ toctbl. htm California EPA, Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986: List of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. Listing as of Nov. 14, 2003. Available at http:// www. oehha. ca. gov/ prop65/ CRNR_ notices/ list_ changes/ 111403lsta. html International Agency of Research on Cancer ( IARC) Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans. Available at http:// monographs. iarc. fr/ monoeval/ crthall. html Interagency Testing Committee ( ITC) Priority Testing List. Available at http:// tsca itc. syrres. com/ Chemicals/

National Advisory Committee Acute Exposure Guideline Levels ( AEGLs). Available at http:// www. epa. gov/ oppt/ aegl/ index. htm Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD) Integrated HPV Database, http:// cs3 hq. oecd. org/ scripts/ hpv/ index. asp United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP) persistent organic pollutants ( POPs), available at http:// www. chem. unep. ch/ pops/ default. html United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP) Ozone Secretariat, Summary Control Measures, available at http:// www. unep. org/ ozone/ Treaties_ and_ Ratification/ 2B_ montreal_ protocol. asp U. S. EPA Clean Air Act ( CAA) Hazardous Air Pollutants ( HAPs). Available in the Clean Air Act, section 112( b), available at http:// www. epa. gov/ air/ caa/ caa112. txt U. S. EPA. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act Section 313, List of Toxic Chemicals. 2001. Office of Environmental Information, EPA 260 B 01 001, available at http:// www. epa. gov/ tri/ chemical/ chemlist2001. pdf U. S. EPA HPV ( High Production Volume) Challenge Program and Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program ( VCCEP) Web sites under the EPA Chemical Right to Know Initiative, http:// www. epa. gov/ chemrtk Page 8 of 9 U. S. EPA Integrated Risk Information System ( IRIS) Substance List. Available at http:// www. epa. gov/ iris/ subst/ index. html U. S. EPA. National Recommended Water Quality Criteria: 2002. Office of Water. EPA 822 R 02 047. Available at http:// www. epa. gov/ waterscience/ pc/ revcom. pdf U. S. EPA. 2004 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories. Office of Water. EPA 822 R 04 005. Available at http:// www. epa. gov/ waterscience/ drinking/ standards/ dwstandards. pdf U. S. EPA Substance Registry System ( SRS). Available at http:// www. epa. gov/ srs/

U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limits ( PELs), available at http:// www. osha. gov/ SLTC/ pel/ index. html List of Acronyms Page 9 of 9 ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists AEGL Acute Exposure Guideline Level ARB Air Resources Board ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry CAA Clean Air Act CASRN Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number CICAD Concise International Chemical Assessment Document CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission EHC Environmental Health Criteria EPA Environmental Protection Agency EU European Union FDA Food and Drug Administration FFDCA Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act GRAS Generally Recognized as Safe HAP Hazardous Air Pollutant HPV High Production Volume HSDB Hazardous Substances Databank IARC International Agency of Research on Cancer ICCA International Council of Chemical Associations IFCS International Forum on Chemical Safety IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety IRIS Integrated Risk Information System IRPTC International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals ITC Interagency Testing Committee IUCLID International Uniform Chemical Information Database IUR Inventory Update Reporting Rule IURA Inventory Update Reporting Rule Amendment NAICS North American Industry Classification System NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD HPV SIDS or OECD HPV SIDS program OECD/ SIDS HPV Chemicals Programme OPP Office of Pesticide Programs OPPT Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PEL Permissible Exposure Limit POP Persistent Organic Pollutant SIAM SIDS Initial Assessment Meeting SIAP SIDS Initial Assessment Profile SIAR SIDS Initial Assessment Report SIDS Screening Information Data Set SRS Substance Registry System TLV TWA Threshold Limit Value Time Weighted Average TRI Toxics Release Inventory TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act UNEP United Nations Environment Programme VCCEP Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program


[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78615-78617]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31516]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 65

[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1141]

Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Interim rule.

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SUMMARY: This interim rule lists communities where modification of the
Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because
of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates
will be calculated from the modified BFEs for new buildings and their
contents.

DATES: These modified BFEs are currently in effect on the dates listed
in the table below and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in
effect prior to this determination for the listed communities.
    From the date of the second publication of these changes in a
newspaper of local circulation, any person has ninety (90) days in
which to request through the community that the Deputy Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administrator reconsider the changes. The
modified BFEs may be changed during the 90-day period.

ADDRESSES: The modified BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each
community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The modified BFEs are not listed for each
community in this interim rule. However, the address of the Chief
Executive Officer of the community where the modified BFE
determinations are available for inspection is provided.
    Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge of
changed conditions or new scientific or technical data.
    The modifications are made pursuant to section 201 of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance
with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.,
and with 44 CFR part 65.
    For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is
shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals.
    The modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management
measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show
evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or to remain
qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
    These modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management
criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required.
They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any
existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain
management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter
requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by other
Federal, State, or regional entities. The changes BFEs are in
accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This interim rule is
categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10,
Environmental Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not
been prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    Regulatory Classification. This interim rule is not a significant
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This interim rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This interim rule
meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 65

    Flood insurance, Floodplains, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

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Accordingly, 44 CFR part 65 is amended to read as follows:

PART 65--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 65 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp., p. 376.

Sec.  65.4  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  65.4 are amended
as follows:

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                                                              Date and name of
         State and county           Location and case No.     newspaper where     Chief executive officer of    Effective date of       Community  No.
                                                            notice was published           community               modification
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Arizona: Maricopa.................  Unincorporated areas   June 10, 2010, June    The Honorable Don Stapley,  October 15, 2010.....  040037
                                     of Maricopa County.    17, 2010, Arizona      Chairman, Maricopa County
                                    (09-09-1387P)........   Business Gazette.      Board of Supervisors, 301
                                                                                West Jefferson Street,
                                                                                10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ
                                                                                85003.
Colorado: Arapahoe................  City of Aurora.......  June 3, 2010, June     The Honorable Ed Tauer,     October 8, 2010......  080002
                                    (10-08-0421P)........   10, 2010, Aurora       Mayor, City of Aurora,
                                                            Sentinel.              15151 East Alameda
                                                                                Parkway, Aurora, CO 80012.
Colorado: Boulder.................  City of Boulder......  June 10, 2010, June    The Honorable Susan         October 15, 2010.....  080024
                                    (10-08-0267P)........   17, 2010, The Daily    Osborne, Mayor, City of
                                                            Camera.                Boulder, P.O. Box 791,
                                                                                Boulder, CO 80306.

Colorado: Boulder.................  Unincorporated areas   June 10, 2010, June    The Honorable Cindy         October 15, 2010.....  080023
                                     of Boulder County.     17, 2010, The Daily    Domenico, Chair, Boulder
                                    (10-08-0267P)........   Camera.                County Board of
                                                                                Commissioners, P.O. Box
                                                                                471, Boulder, CO 80306.
Florida: Charlotte................  Unincorporated areas   May 28, 2010, June 4,  The Honorable Bob Starr,    October 4, 2010......  120061
                                     of Charlotte County.   2010, Charlotte Sun.   Chairman, Charlotte
                                    (10-04-1461P)........                          County Board of
                                                                                Commissioners, 18500
                                                                                Murdock Circle, Port
                                                                                Charlotte, FL 33948.
Florida: Collier..................  City of Naples.......  June 4, 2010, June     The Honorable Bill          May 21, 2010.........  125130
                                    (10-04-3471P)........   11, 2010, Naples       Barnett, Mayor, City of
                                                            Daily News.            Naples, 735 8th Street
                                                                                South, Naples, FL 34102.
Florida: Sarasota.................  City of Sarasota.....  June 4, 2010, June     The Honorable Kelly M.      May 26, 2010.........  125150
                                    (10-04-3887P)........   11, 2010, Sarasota     Kirschner, Mayor, City of
                                                            Herald-Tribune.        Sarasota, 1565 1st
                                                                                Street, Sarasota, FL
                                                                                34236.
Georgia: Polk.....................  City of Cedartown....  April 22, 2010, April  The Honorable Larry Odom,   August 27, 2010......  130153
                                    (09-04-0250P)........   29, 2010, The          Chairman, City of
                                                            Cedartown Standard.    Cedartown Board of
                                                                                Commissioners, 201 East
                                                                                Avenue, Cedartown, GA
                                                                                30125.
Hawaii: Hawaii....................  Unincorporated areas   June 10, 2010, June    The Honorable William P.    October 15, 2010.....  155166
                                     of Hawaii County.      17, 2010, Hawaii       Kenoi, Mayor, Hawaii
                                    (09-09-2120P)........   Tribune-Herald.        County, 25 Aupuni Street,
                                                                                Hilo, HI 96720.
Kansas: Johnson...................  City of Fairway......  June 9, 2010, June     The Honorable Jerry Wiley,  May 28, 2010.........  205185
                                    (09-07-1447P)........   16, 2010, The          Mayor, City of Fairway,
                                                            Johnson County Sun.    4210 Shawnee Mission
                                                                                Parkway, Suite 100,
                                                                                Fairway, KS 66205.
Louisiana: Tangipahoa.............  Unincorporated areas   June 4, 2010, June     The Honorable Gordon        July 23, 2010........  220206
                                     of Tangipahoa Parish.  11, 2010, Hammond      Burgess, President,
                                    (09-06-2518P)........   Daily Star.            Tangipahoa Parish, 206
                                                                                East Mulberry Street,
                                                                                Amite, LA 70422.
Missouri: St. Louis...............  City of Des Peres....  June 10, 2010, June    The Honorable Richard G.    October 15, 2010.....  290347
                                    (09-07-0141P)........   17, 2010, The          Lahr, Mayor, City of Des
                                                            Countian.              Peres, 12325 Manchester
                                                                                Road, Des Peres, MO 63131.
New Mexico: Bernalillo............  Unincorporated areas   May 26, 2010, June 2,  The Honorable Deanna A.     September 30, 2010...  350001
                                     of Bernalillo County.  2010, Albuquerque      Archuleta, Chair,
                                    (10-06-1078P)........   Journal.               Bernalillo County Board
                                                                                of Commissioners, One
                                                                                Civic Plaza Northwest,
                                                                                10th Floor, Albuquerque,
                                                                                NM 87102.
New York: Westchester.............  Village of Mamaroneck  April 26, 2010, May    The Honorable Norman S.     October 19, 2010.....  360916
                                    (10-02-0098P)........   3, 2010, The Journal   Rosenblum, Mayor, Village
                                                            News.                  of Mamaroneck, 123
                                                                                Mamaroneck Avenue,
                                                                                Mamaroneck, NY 10543.
North Carolina: Guilford..........  City of Greensboro...  May 27, 2010, June 3,  The Honorable William H.    October 1, 2010......  375351
                                    (09-04-4869P)........   2010, Greensboro       Knight, Mayor, City of
                                                            News and Record.       Greensboro, P.O. Box
                                                                                3136, Greensboro, NC
                                                                                27402.
North Carolina: Orange............  Town of Carrboro.....  June 4, 2010, June     The Honorable Mark          October 12, 2010.....  370275
                                    (09-04-5619P)........   11, 2010, Chapel       Chilton, Mayor, Town of
                                                            Hill Herald.           Carrboro, 301 West Main
                                                                                Street, Carrboro, NC
                                                                                27510.
Texas: Collin.....................  City of Dallas.......  May 25, 2010, June 1,  The Honorable Tom Leppert,  May 17, 2010.........  480171
                                    (10-06-1626P)........   2010, Dallas Morning   Mayor, City of Dallas,
                                                            News.                  1500 Marilla Street, Room
                                                                                5EN, Dallas, TX 75201.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: December 3, 2010.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-31516 Filed 12-15-10; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 21769-21770]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG19-96-000.
    Applicants: Wildhorse Wind Energy, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Wildhorse Wind Energy, LLC.
    Filed Date: 5/8/19.
    Accession Number: 20190508-5128.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/29/19.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER10-2042-030; ER10-1942-022; ER17-696-010; ER10-
1938-025; ER10-1934-024; ER10-1893-024; ER10-3051-029; ER10-2985-028;
ER10-3049-029; ER11-4369-009; ER16-2218-009; ER10-1862-024; ER10-1865-
010.
    Applicants: Calpine Energy Services, L.P., Calpine Construction
Finance Company, LP, Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC, Calpine Power
America--CA, LLC, CES Marketing IX, LLC, CES Marketing X, LLC, Champion
Energy, LLC, Champion Energy Marketing LLC, Champion Energy Services,
LLC, North American Power and Gas, LLC, North American Power Business,
LLC, Power Contract Financing, L.L.C., South Point Energy Center, LLC.
    Description: Notification of Change in Status of the Indicated
Calpine MBR Sellers.
    Filed Date: 5/8/19.
    Accession Number: 20190508-5130.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/29/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-105-003.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing Pursuant to
Commission's 4/15/19 Order to be effective 1/17/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5020.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1498-001.
    Applicants: AEP Texas Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: AEPTX-Pedernales EC IA First Amend &
Restated Amendment to be effective 3/13/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5035.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1806-000.

    Applicants: Mitsui Bussan Commodities, Ltd.
    Description: Compliance filing: Application for Market Based Rate
to be effective 8/19/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/8/19.
    Accession Number: 20190508-5111.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/29/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1807-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Termination of Invenergy Solar
E&P Agreement to be effective 7/29/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/8/19.
    Accession Number: 20190508-5112.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/29/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1808-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.,
American Electric Power Service Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-05-09_Rate Schedule
53_Duke IMTCo Revenue Distribution Agreement to be effective 6/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5019.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1809-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Electric Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: SWEPCO-Bentonville POD#8 DPA
Cancellation to be effective 5/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5034.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1810-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original ISA, SA No. 5361;
Queue No. AB2-099 to be effective 4/9/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5050.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1811-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: GIA Tulare Solar 5 Project
SA No. 1079 to be effective 5/10/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5051.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1812-000.
    Applicants: CED Wistaria Solar, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of a Certificate of
Concurrence to be effective 5/8/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5052.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1813-000.
    Applicants: CED Wistaria Solar, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of a Certificate of
Concurrence to be effective 5/8/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5079.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1814-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original ISA SA No. 5359;
Queue No. AB1-141/AB1-142 to be effective 4/9/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5081.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1815-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Cancel Letter Agmt Southern
California Renewable Partners--Vision Wind Project to be effective 3/
21/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5083.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1816-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: TO Tariff Revision to
Formula Capital Structure Calculation to be effective 7/8/2019.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5084.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1817-000.
    Applicants: Virginia Electric and Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Informational Filing--Amend PPA
with Birchwood Power Partners, L.P. to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5105.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

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

    Docket Numbers: ES19-29-000.
    Applicants: Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    Description: Application under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act
for Continue Authorization to Issue Securities of Golden Spread
Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    Filed Date: 5/9/19.
    Accession Number: 20190509-5056.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/19.

    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: May 9, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Pages 2829-2831]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0042; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-010-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model SAAB
340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B Airplanes Modified in Accordance With
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA00244WI-D, ST00146WI-D, or
SA984GL-D

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model SAAB 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and
SAAB 340B airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting the
fuselage surface for corrosion and cracking behind the external adapter
plate of the antennae installation, and repair if necessary. This
proposed AD results from a report of a crack found behind the external
adapter plate of the antennae during inspection. Similar cracking was
found on two additional airplanes, and extensive corrosion was found on
one airplane. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct corrosion
and cracking behind the external adapter plate of the antennae of
certain safe-life structure, which could result in reduced structural
integrity and consequent rapid depressurization of the airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by March 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Examining the AD Docket

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Griffith, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe Branch, ACE-118W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office,
1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas
67209; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2010-0042;
Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-010-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We received a report of a crack found behind the external adapter
plate of the antennae during inspection of a Model SAAB 340A airplane,
serial number 142. Similar cracking was found on two additional
airplanes, and extensive corrosion was found on one airplane. These
airplanes had Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) work done by a common
installer. Investigation revealed that insufficient corrosion
protection was applied during installation. No known data show that
other airplanes with work done elsewhere in accordance with STC
SA00244WI-D, ST00146WI-D, or SA984GL-D have had common corrosion
issues. The STC data provided show sufficient corrosion protection is
specified in STCs SA00244WI-D, ST00146WI-D, and SA984GL-D for other
airplanes, and the unsafe condition is limited to airplanes on which
the identified STC work was done. Corrosion and cracking behind the
external adapter plate of the antennae of certain safe-life structure
if not detected and corrected, could result in reduced structural
integrity and consequent rapid depressurization of the airplane.
    The subject area on certain Model SAAB 340B airplanes is almost
identical to that on the affected Model SAAB 340A airplanes. Therefore,
those Model SAAB 340B airplanes may be subject to the unsafe condition
revealed on the Model SAAB 340A airplanes.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    These airplane models are manufactured in Sweden and are type
certificated for operation in the United States under the provisions of
section 21.29 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.29) and
the applicable bilateral airworthiness agreement.
    We are proposing this AD, which would require inspecting the
fuselage surface for corrosion or cracking behind the external adapter
plate of the Supplemental Type Certificate antennae installation. This
proposed AD also would require repair of any corrosion or cracking
found. All actions, including any repairs, are required to be done in
accordance with a method approved by the Manager, Wichita Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), FAA. For airplanes on which no corrosion or
cracking is found, the proposed AD would require ensuring that proper
corrosion protection has been applied before reinstalling the adapter
plate, in accordance with a method approved by the Manager, Wichita
ACO.
    This proposed AD does not provide credit for actions that may have
already been done to address the identified unsafe condition since no
FAA-approved method for accomplishing the required actions exists.
However, if any operator already has removed the adapter plate and done
a repair, that operator may request approval of an alternative method
of compliance (AMOC) under the provisions of paragraph (j) of this
proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    This proposed AD would affect about 201 airplanes of U.S. registry.
The proposed inspection would take about 4 work hours per airplane, at
an average labor rate of $80 per work hour. Based on these figures, the
estimated cost of the proposed AD for U.S. operators is $64,320, or
$320 per airplane.

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 have determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would 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 the proposed
regulation:
    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); and
    3. 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 proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket. See the
ADDRESSES section for a location to examine the regulatory evaluation.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

    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]

    2. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amends Sec.  39.13 by
adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD):

Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems: Docket No. FAA-2010-0042; Directorate
Identifier 2009-NM-010-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) The FAA must receive comments on this AD action by March 5,
2010.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to the Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems airplanes,
certificated in any category, identified in paragraphs (c)(1) and
(c)(2) of this AD, that have been modified in accordance with
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA00244WI-D, ST00146WI-D, or
SA984GL-D.
    (1) Model SAAB 340A (SAAB/SF340A) airplanes, serial numbers 004
through 159 inclusive.
    (2) Model SAAB 340B airplanes, serial numbers 160 through 459
inclusive.

Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 53:
Fuselage.

Unsafe Condition

    (e) This AD results from a report of a crack found behind the
external adapter plate of the antennae during inspection. Similar
cracking was found on two additional airplanes, and extensive
corrosion was found on one airplane. The Federal Aviation
Administration is issuing this AD to detect and correct corrosion
and cracking behind the external adapter plate of the antennae of
certain safe-life structure, which could result in reduced
structural integrity and consequent rapid depressurization of the
airplane.

Compliance

    (f) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified.

Inspection/Corrective Actions

    (g) Within 600 flight cycles after the effective date of this
AD: Remove the external adapter plate of the antennae installation
and do a general visual inspection of the fuselage surface for
corrosion and cracking behind the external adapter plate of the
antennae installation. If any corrosion or cracking is found, repair
before further flight. If no corrosion or cracking is found, before
further flight, ensure that proper corrosion protection has been
applied before reinstalling the adapter plate. Do all the actions
required by this paragraph in accordance with a method approved by
the Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA.

    Note 1: For the purposes of this AD, a general visual inspection
is: ``A visual examination of an interior or exterior area,
installation, or assembly to detect obvious damage, failure, or
irregularity. This level of inspection is made from within touching
distance unless otherwise specified. A mirror may be necessary to
ensure visual access to all surfaces in the inspection area. This
level of inspection is made under normally available lighting
conditions such as daylight, hangar lighting, flashlight, or
droplight and may require removal or opening of access panels or
doors. Stands, ladders, or platforms may be required to gain
proximity to the area being checked.''

Reporting Requirement

    (h) At the applicable time specified in paragraph (h)(1) or
(h)(2) of this AD: Submit a report of the positive findings of the
inspections required by paragraph (g) of this AD. Send the report to
the Manager, Wichita ACO. The report must contain, at a minimum, the
inspection results, a description of any discrepancies found, the
airplane serial number, and the number of flight cycles and flight
hours on the airplane since installation of the STC. Under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the
information collection requirements contained in this AD and has
assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0056.
    (1) If the inspection was done on or after the effective date of
this AD: Submit the report within 30 days after the inspection.
    (2) If the inspection was done before the effective date of this
AD: Submit the report within 30 days after the effective date of
this AD.

Special Flight Permit

    (i) Special flight permits, as described in Section 21.197 and
Section 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197
and 21.199), may be issued to operate the airplane to a location
where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished, but
concurrence by the Manager, Wichita ACO, FAA, is required prior to
issuance of the special flight permit.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (j) The Manager, Wichita ACO, FAA, has the authority to approve
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR
39.19. Send information to ATTN: William Griffith, Aerospace
Engineer, Airframe Branch, ACE-118W, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport
Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Before using any
approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your
principal maintenance inspector (PMI) or principal avionics
inspector (PAI), as appropriate, or lacking a principal inspector,
your local Flight Standards District Office. The AMOC approval
letter must specifically reference this AD.

Related Information

    (k) None.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 7, 2010.
Stephen P. Boyd,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2012-0223]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; 2012 Ironman US Championship Swim, Hudson River,
Fort Lee, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the
navigable waters of the Hudson River in the vicinity of Englewood
Cliffs and Fort Lee, NJ for the 2012 Ironman US Championship swim
event. This temporary safety zone is necessary to protect the maritime
public and event participants from the hazards associated with swim
events. This rule is intended to restrict all vessels and persons from
entering into, transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within the
safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) New
York or a designated representative.

DATES: This rule is effective from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. on August 11,
2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket
[USCG-2012-0223]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rulemaking. You may also
visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground
floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Ensign Kimberly Farnsworth, Coast Guard; Telephone (718)
354-4163, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions
on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Acronyms

DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
COTP Captain of the Port

A. Regulatory History and Information

    On June 8, 2012, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) entitled 2012 Ironman US Championship Swim, Hudson River, Fort
Lee, NJ in the Federal Register (77 FR 34285). We received no comments
on the proposed rule. No public meeting was requested and none was
held.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. This event will occur before 30
days has elapsed after the publication of the rule. The event sponsor
is unable and unwilling to postpone this event because the date of this
event was

chosen based on optimal tide, current, and weather conditions needed to
promote the safety of swim participants. In addition, any change to the
date of the event would cause economic hardship on the marine event
sponsor and negatively impact other activities being held in
conjunction with this event, such as potentially causing numerous event
participant cancellations.

B. Basis and Purpose

    The legal basis for this rule is 33 U.S.C 1231; 46 U.S.C Chapter
701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6,
160.5; Public Law 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1, which collectively authorizes the Coast
Guard to define regulatory safety zones.
    The COTP has determined that swim events in close proximity to
marine traffic pose significant risk to public safety and property. The
combination of increased numbers of recreation vessels, congested
waterways, and large numbers of swimmers in the water has the potential
to result in serious injuries or fatalities. In order to protect the
safety of all waterway users including event participants and
spectators, this rule establishes a temporary safety zone for the
duration of the event.

C. Discussion of Comments, Changes and the Final Rule

    No comments were received. The Coast Guard did not make any changes
in this final rule that were not published in the NPRM.

D. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

 1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as
supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or
under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders.
    We expect the economic impact of this rule to be very minimal.
Although this regulation may have some impact on the public, the
potential impact will be minimized for the following reasons. Vessels
will only be restricted from the safety zone for a short duration of
time. Before activating the zone, we will notify mariners by
appropriate means including but not limited to Local Notice to Mariners
and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. Furthermore, vessels may be
authorized to transit the zones with permission of the COTP New York or
designated representative.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The Coast Guard
received no comments from the Small Business Administration on this
rule. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    (1) This rule would affect the following entities, some of which
might be small entities: the owners or operators of vessels intending
to transit or anchor in a portion of the Hudson River during the
effective period.
    (2) This safety zone will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities for the following reasons. This
safety zone will be enforced for only 4 hours. Vessel traffic can pass
safely through the safety zone with permission from the COTP or a
designated representative. Before activating the zone, we will notify
mariners by appropriate means including but not limited to Local Notice
to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
above.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

5. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has 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. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and determined
that this rule does not have implications for federalism.

6. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

8. Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.

9. Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

10. Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection
of

Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is
not an economically significant rule and does not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may
disproportionately affect children.

11. Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

12. Energy Effects

    This action is not a ``significant energy action'' under Executive
Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

13. Technical Standards

    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined
that this action is one of a category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. This rule involves establishing a temporary safety zone.
This rule is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph
34(g) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental
analysis checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical
Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where indicated
under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to
the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREA

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703;
50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, 160.5; Pub. L.
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1.

0
2. Add Sec.  165.T01-0223 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T01-0223  Safety Zone; 2012 Ironman US Championship Swim,
Hudson River, Fort Lee, NJ.

    (a) Regulated Area. All navigable waters of the Hudson River bound
by a line drawn from the shoreline of the Palisades Interstate Parkway,
approximately 2.8 NM North of the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee,
New Jersey, approximate position 40[deg]53'44.93'' N 073[deg]56'11.79''
W, east to a point 515 yards offshore, approximate position
40[deg]53'40.00'' N 073[deg]55'53.00'' W, south to a position 242 yards
offshore, approximate position 40[deg]51'30.00'' N 073[deg]57'09.00''
W, west to the south corner of Ross Dock, Fort Lee, New Jersey,
approximate position 40[deg]51'33.77'' N 073[deg]57'16.00'' W, then
back to the point of origin.
    (b) Effective Period. This rule will be effective from 6 a.m. to 10
a.m. on August 11, 2012.
    (c) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section:
    (1) Designated Representative. A ``designated representative'' is
any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty officer of the U.S.
Coast Guard who has been designated by the Captain of the Port Sector
New York (COTP), to act on his or her behalf. The designated
representative may be on an official patrol vessel or may be on shore
and will communicate with vessels via VHF-FM radio or loudhailer. In
addition, members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary may be present to inform
vessel operators of this regulation.
    (2) Official Patrol Vessels. Official patrol vessels may consist of
any Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, state, or local law enforcement
vessels assigned or approved by the COTP.
    (3) Spectators. All persons and vessels not registered with the
event sponsor as participants or official patrol vessels.
    (d) Regulations. (1) No vessels, except for participating safety
vessels, will be allowed to transit the safety zone without the
permission of the COTP.
    (2) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of
the COTP or the designated representative. Upon being hailed by a U.S.
Coast Guard vessel by siren, radio, flashing light, or other means, the
operator of a vessel shall proceed as directed.
    (3) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the
regulated area shall contact the COTP or the designated representative
via VHF channel 16 or<PHONE_NUMBER> (Coast Guard Sector New York command
center) to obtain permission to do so.

    Dated: July 19, 2012.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2012-19080 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48090-48092]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-520-000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Triad Expansion
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Triad Expansion Project
involving construction and operation of facilities by Tennessee Gas
Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (TGP) in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The
Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with
your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they
need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC on or before September 4, 2015.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on July 6, 2015, you will need to file those
comments in Docket No. CP15-520-000 to ensure they are considered as
part of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with
state law.
    TGP provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I
Need To Know?'' This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked
questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate
in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov).

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at
(202) 502-8258 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP15-520-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    TGP proposes to construct and operate pipeline facilities, to
modify existing aboveground facilities, and add new tie-in facilities
in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The Triad Expansion Project would
provide about 180,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas. According to
TGP, its project would meet the needs of a new natural gas-fired power
plant to be constructed in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
    The Triad Expansion Project would consist of the following
facilities:
     Approximately 7.0 miles of new 36-inch-diameter looping
\1\ pipeline in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania;
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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     a new internal pipeline inspection (``pig'') \2\ launcher,
crossover, and connecting facilities at the beginning of the proposed
pipeline loop in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; and
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    \2\ A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline,
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     a new pig receiver, a new odorant facility, and ancillary
piping at the existing Compressor Station 321 in Susquehanna County,
Pennsylvania.

    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
1.\3\
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    \3\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those
receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 152
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline, 71 acres
of which are associated with existing permanent TGP rights-of-way.
Following construction, TGP would maintain about 43 acres for permanent
operation of the project's facilities, 33 acres of which are associated
with existing permanent TGP rights-of-way; the remaining acreage would
be restored and revert to former uses. The majority of the proposed
pipeline route parallels TGP's existing 300 Line rights-of-way. In
addition, the compressor station modifications would be constructed
within TGP's existing property boundaries.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\4\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of
the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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    \4\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife, including migratory birds;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. We will
publish and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment
period. We will consider all comments on the EA before making our
recommendations to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to
consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation section, beginning on page 2.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of
this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the
EA.\5\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the
Public Participation section of this notice.
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    \5\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on
historic properties.\6\ We will define the project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under section 106.
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    \6\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project.
    Copies of the EA will be sent to the environmental mailing list for
public review and comment. If you would prefer to receive a paper copy
of the document instead of the CD version or would like to remove your
name from the mailing list, please return the attached Information
Request (appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the ``Document-less Intervention Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on
the Commission's Web site. Motions to intervene are more fully
described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15-
520). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The
eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents
issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: August 5, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-19687 Filed 8-10-15; 8:45 am]
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			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on November 15, 2005

                        NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-1996-1368

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Application of CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. (CONTINENTAL) filed 10/7/05,
and clarified 11/2/05, for:

XX  Reactivation of dormant exemption authority

XX  Renewal of exemption for two years under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide
the following:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail
between the terminal point Houston, Texas, and the terminal point
Mazatlan, Mexico, and to integrate this authority with Continental’s
existing exemption and certificate authority.  Continental states that
it will use this authority to offer seasonal and day-of-week demand
large-jet aircraft service in conjunction with the regional-jet aircraft
service offered by Continental Express.

Applicant rep: R. Bruce Keiner<PHONE_NUMBER>   DOT Analyst: Linda L.
Lundell<PHONE_NUMBER>

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX  Granted (subject to conditions, see below)

The above action was effective when taken: November 15, 2005, through
November 15, 2007.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

	       Office of International Aviation

XX  The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement
between the United States and Mexico.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

              XX Standard exemption conditions (attached)

Conditions:  The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted is subject to
the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A
of Order 88-10-2.

The route integration authority granted to Continental, is subject to
the condition that any service provided under this exemption shall be
consistent with all applicable agreements between the United States and
the foreign countries involved.  Furthermore, (a) nothing in the award
of the route integration authority granted should be construed as
conferring upon Continental rights (including fifth-freedom intermediate
and/or beyond rights) to serve markets where U.S. carrier entry is
limited unless Continental notifies the Department of its intent to
serve such a market and unless and until the Department has completed
any necessary carrier selection procedures to determine which carrier(s)
should be authorized to exercise such rights; and (b) should there be a
request by any such carrier to use the limited-entry route rights that
are included in Continental’s authority by virtue of the route
integration authority granted here, but that are not then being used by
Continental, the holding of such authority by route integration will not
be considered as providing any preference for Continental in a
competitive carrier selection proceeding to determine which carrier(s)
should be entitled to use the authority at issue.

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On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the
Department's regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide
the exemption services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced
Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this
Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp"
http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier
applicant(s) shall:

(1)  Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government
of each country served;

(2)  Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained
in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3)  Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR
241;

(4)  Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for
certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5)  Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning
waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(6)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544.
To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service
(including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its
International Principal Security Inspector (IPSI) to advise the IPSI of
its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security
Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such
airport(s) to be served; and

(7)  Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and
limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the
Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations
of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the
United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the
holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

										  05/2004

 By letter dated November 2, 2005, and posted in the present docket,
Continental clarifies its October 7 renewal application to request
reactivation of its Houston-Mazatlan authority, in light of its
previously submitted dormancy notice for the Houston-Mazatlan market
(see undocketed Continental letter dated February 18, 2004, to Mr. Paul
L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation, regarding
Continental’s dormant U.S.-Mexico route authority).