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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0772; FRL-8439-8]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Minnesota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the Minnesota State
Implementation Plan (SIP) for sulfur dioxide (SO2) submitted
on April 23, 2007. Specifically, the revisions involve Continental
Nitrogen & Resource Corporation (Continental Nitrogen) of Dakota
County, Minnesota. The emission limits for the Continental Nitrogen
steam boilers have been removed. Continental Nitrogen has physically
disconnected its three boilers. The boilers cannot operate, thus there
are no emissions.

DATES: This direct final rule will be effective September 17, 2007,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by August 20, 2007. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2006-0772, by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for

submitting comments.
    2. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: John M. Mooney, Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    5. Hand Delivery: John M. Mooney, Chief, Criteria Pollutant
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. The Regional Office official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding Federal
holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-
2006-0772. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,

unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail.

The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,

which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov

your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This Facility is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. We recommend that you telephone Matt Rau, Environment
Engineer, at<PHONE_NUMBER> before visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Rau, Environmental Engineer,
Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:

I. What Is the Background for This Action?
II. What Is EPA's Analysis of the State Submission?
III. What Are the Environmental Effects of This Action?
IV. What Action Is EPA Taking?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What Is the Background for This Action?

    Continental Nitrogen operates its facility in the Pine Bend area of
Rosemount, Minnesota. Minnesota's Findings and Order Amendment One
contains the SO2 limits for Continental Nitrogen's boilers,
Emission Point numbers 1, 2, and 3. EPA approved these emission limits
into the Minnesota SIP on September 9, 1994. Sulfur dioxide emissions
from the boilers are limited to 1.5 pounds per million British Thermal
Units. The Findings and Order also restricts the quantity of Number 6
fuel oil that Continental Nitrogen can use and includes recordkeeping
requirements.
    Continental Nitrogen informed the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (PCA) that its three boilers are permanently shut down. The
boilers cannot be operated. On April 23, 2007, Minnesota PCA requested
that SO2 limits for the boilers be removed from the SIP.

II. What Is EPA's Analysis of the State Submission?

    Minnesota supplied information on the Continental Nitrogen boilers.
The three steam boilers at this facility have been physically
disconnected. In addition, the fuel train to boilers has been
disassembled, making the boilers inoperable. As a result, there will be
no SO2 emissions from Emission Points 1, 2, or 3. Rescinding
the Findings and Order will relieve Continental Nitrogen from future
recordkeeping requirements under the Findings and Order.

III. What Are the Environmental Effects of This Action?

    Sulfur dioxide causes breathing difficulties and aggravation of
existing cardiovascular disease. It is also a precursor of acid rain
and fine particulate matter formation. Sulfate particles are a major
cause of visibility impairment in America. Acid rain damages lakes and
streams impairing aquatic life and causes damage to buildings,
sculptures, statues, and monuments. Sulfur dioxide also causes the loss
of chloroform leading to vegetation damage.
    Continental Nitrogen has permanently shut down its boilers. There
will be no SO2 emissions from these units. These sources are
in the Pine Bend area, which is a sulfur dioxide maintenance area. The
reduction in SO2 emissions should help the area remain in
attainment of the SO2 standard.

IV. What Action Is EPA Taking?

    EPA is approving revisions to SO2 emissions regulations
for Continental Nitrogen & Resource Corporation of Dakota County,
Minnesota. The revision rescinds the Findings and Order Amendment One.
The Findings and Order limits the SO2 emissions, impose fuel
restrictions, and provide recordkeeping requirements on Continental
Nitrogen.
    We are publishing this action without prior proposal because we
view this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the state plan if relevant adverse
written comments are filed. This rule will be effective September 17,
2007 without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse written
comments by August 20, 2007. If we receive such comments, we will
withdraw this action before the effective date by publishing a
subsequent document that will withdraw the final action. All public
comments received will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on the proposed action. The EPA will not institute a second
comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action
should do so at this time. If we do not receive any comments, this
action will be effective September 17, 2007.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and, therefore, is
not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget.

Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use

    Because it is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866 or a ``significant energy action,'' this action
is also not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly'' Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This action merely approves State law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional requirements beyond those
imposed by State law. Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that
this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601 et seq.).

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Because this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state
law and does not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that
required by state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or
significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).

Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments

    This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
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, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (59
FR 22951, November 9, 2000).

Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action also does not have Federalism implications because it
does not have substantial direct effects 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, as specified
in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action
merely approves a State rule implementing a Federal standard, and does
not alter the relationship or the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act.

Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks

    This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 ``Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it approves a state rule implementing a
Federal Standard.

National Technology Transfer Advancement Act

    In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In
this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
state to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the requirements
of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).

Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by September 17, 2007. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: July 5, 2007.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.

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For the reasons stated in the preamble, part 52, chapter I, of title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart Y--Minnesota

Sec.  52.1220  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  52.1220, the table in paragraph (d) is amended by removing
the entry for ``Continental Nitrogen & Resource Corporation.''

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[Notices]
[Page 35086]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0041; FRL-10025-81-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Glass Manufacturing Plants
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Glass Manufacturing
Plants (EPA ICR Number 1131.13, OMB Control Number 2060-0054), to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31,
2021. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal
Register, on May 12, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 2,
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0041 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method),
or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's
policy is that all comments received will be included in the public
docket without change including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov, or in person, at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Glass
Manufacturing Plants (40 CFR part 60, subpart CC) were proposed on June
15, 1979; promulgated on October 7, 1980; and amended on both October
19, 1984, and October 17, 2000. These regulations apply to both
existing and new glass melting furnaces located at glass manufacturing
plants. Owners and operators of affected facilities are required to
comply with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the General
Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A), as well as for the specific
requirements at 40 CFR part 60, subpart CC. This includes submitting
initial notifications, performance tests and periodic reports and
results, and maintaining records of the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected
facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is
inoperative. This information is being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR part 60, subpart CC.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Glass manufacturing facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart CC).
    Estimated number of respondents: 41 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 850 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $338,000 (per year), which includes $238,000
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in burden from the
most recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory
of Approved Burdens. This is due to two considerations: (1) The
regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not
anticipated to change over the next three years; and (2) the growth
rate for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no
significant change in the overall burden. Since there are no changes in
the regulatory requirements and there is no significant industry
growth, there are also no changes in the capital/startup or operation
and maintenance (O&M) costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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[Notices]
[Pages 71176-71177]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0094; FMCSA-2013-0109]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and
Seizure Disorders

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemptions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions of two
individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers have ``no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of
epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of
consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.'' The exemptions
enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are
taking anti-seizure medication to continue to operate CMVs in
interstate commerce.

DATES: Each renewed exemption was effective on the dates stated in the
discussions below and will expire on the dates stated in the
discussions below. Comments must be received on or before November 14,
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0094; FMCSA-2013-0109
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket number(s) for this notice. Note that all comments received will
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below
for further information.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 365
days each year. If you want acknowledgment that we received your
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard
or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting
comments online.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief,
Medical Programs Division,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-224,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have
questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption
for two years if it finds ``such exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level that would be
achieved absent such exemption.'' The statute also allows the Agency to
renew exemptions at the end of the two-year period.
    The physical qualification standard for drivers regarding epilepsy
found in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8) states that a person is physically
qualified to drive a CMV if that person:

    Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of
epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause the loss of
consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.

    In addition to the regulations, FMCSA has published advisory
criteria to assist Medical Examiners in determining whether drivers
with certain medical conditions are qualified to operate a CMV in
interstate commerce. [49 CFR part 391, APPENDIX A TO PART 391--MEDICAL
ADVISORY CRITERIA, section H. Epilepsy: Sec.  391.41(b)(8), paragraphs
3, 4, and 5.]
    The two individuals listed in this notice have requested renewal of
their exemptions from the Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders prohibition in
49 CFR 391.41(b)(8), in accordance with FMCSA procedures. Accordingly,
FMCSA has evaluated these applications for renewal on their merits and
decided to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period.

II. Request for Comments

    Interested parties or organizations possessing information that
would otherwise show that any, or all, of these drivers are not
currently achieving the statutory level of safety should immediately
notify FMCSA. The Agency will evaluate any adverse evidence submitted
and, if safety is being compromised or if continuation of the exemption
would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.

III. Basis for Renewing Exemptions

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no
longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon
application. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of
the two applicants has satisfied the conditions for obtaining an
exemption from the Epilepsy and Seizure Disorder requirements and were
published in the Federal Register (79 FR 70917, 79 FR 23054). In
addition, for Commercial Driver's License (CDL) holders, the Commercial
Driver's License information System (CDLIS) and the Motor Carrier
Management Information System (MCMIS) are searched for crash and
violation data. For non-CDL holders, the Agency reviews the driving
records from the State Driver's Licensing Agency (SDLA). These factors
provide an adequate basis for predicting each driver's ability to
continue to safely operate a CMV in interstate commerce.
    The two drivers in this notice remain in good standing with the
Agency, have maintained their medical monitoring and have not exhibited
any medical issues that would compromise their ability to safely
operate a CMV during the previous two-year exemption period. FMCSA has
concluded that renewing the exemptions for each of these applicants is
likely to achieve a level of safety equal to that existing without the
exemption. Therefore, FMCSA has decided to renew each exemption for a
two-year period. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each
driver has received a renewed exemption.
    As of February 10, 2016, Victor Martinez (ID) has satisfied the
renewal conditions for obtaining an exemption from the Epilepsy and
Seizure Disorders prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8), from driving CMVs
in interstate commerce (79 FR 70917). This driver was included in
FMCSA-2012-0094. The exemption was effective on February 10, 2016, and
will expire on February 10, 2018.
    As of February 14, 2016, John Johnson (WI) has satisfied the
renewal conditions for obtaining an exemption from the Epilepsy and
Seizure Disorders prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8), from driving CMVs
in interstate commerce (79 FR 23054). This driver was included in
FMCSA-2013-0109. The exemption was effective on February 14, 2016, and
will expire on February 14, 2018.

IV. Conditions and Requirements

    The exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) Each driver must remain seizure-free and maintain a stable
treatment during the two-year exemption period; (2) each driver must
submit annual reports from their treating physicians attesting to the
stability of treatment and that the driver has remained seizure-free;
(3) each driver must undergo an annual medical examination by a
certified Medical Examiner, as defined by 49 CFR 390.5; and (4) each
driver must provide a copy of the annual medical certification to the
employer for retention in the driver's qualification file, or keep a
copy of his/her driver's qualification file if he/she is self-employed.
The driver must also have a copy of the exemption when driving, for
presentation to a duly authorized Federal, State, or local enforcement
official. The exemption will be rescinded if: (1) The person fails to
comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption; (2) the
exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained
before it was granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not
be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315.

V. Preemption

    During the period the exemption is in effect, no State shall
enforce any law or regulation that conflicts with this exemption with
respect to a person operating under the exemption.

VI. Conclusion

    Based upon its evaluation of the two exemption applications, FMCSA
renews the exemptions of the aforementioned drivers from the Epilepsy
and Seizure Disorders requirement in 49 CFR 391.41 (b)(8). In
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each exemption will be
valid for two years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA.

    Issued on: October 7, 2016.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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                             SUPPORTING STATEMENT

       IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

 TITLE OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

      Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form
      EPA ICR Number 2731.01, OMB Control Number 2015-NEW

   (b) SHORT CHARACTERIZATION

       The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education (OEE) EE Local Grants Program provides funding to support locally-focused environmental education projects that increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental and conservation issues and provide the skills that participants in its funded projects need to make informed decisions and take responsible actions toward the environment.

      As a stipulation of the award, recipients are required to submit Quarterly Progress Reports and a Final Reports to the Office of Environmental Education. Starting in 2023, EPA plans to require all active grantees to submit their reports using the Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form, detailed in Exhibit A. By requiring all EE Grantees to use the reporting template, EPA's Office of Environmental Education will be equipped to gather data on this grant program's outputs, outcomes, the total number of individuals reached, and the total number of underserved communities reached. This information will help EPA ensure projects are on schedule to meet their goals and produce high quality environmental outputs. Additionally, requiring all EE grantees to submit their Quarterly and Final reports using the proposed template will allow EPA's Office of Environmental Education to more accurately track and report the overall impact of this grant program as well as contribute to the Agency's Justice40 reporting requirements.

2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

 AUTHORITY/NEED FOR THE COLLECTION

	The authority to gather progress performance for assistantship programs is derived from 2 CFR Part 200, "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards."

	Section 200.328 "Monitoring and reporting program performance," paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) state:
            	"(1) The non-Federal entity must submit performance reports at the interval required by the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity to best inform improvements in program outcomes and productivity. Intervals must be no less frequent than annually nor more frequent than quarterly except in unusual circumstances, for example where more frequent reporting is necessary for the effective monitoring of the Federal award or could significantly affect program outcomes. Annual reports must be due 90 calendar days after the reporting period; quarterly or semiannual reports must be due 30 calendar days after the reporting period. Alternatively, the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity may require annual reports before the anniversary dates of multiple year Federal awards. The final performance report will be due 120 calendar days after the period of performance end date. If a justified request is submitted by a non-Federal entity, the Federal agency may extend the due date for any performance report.
            	(2) The non-Federal entity must submit performance reports using OMB-approved government-wide standard information collections when providing performance information. As appropriate in accordance with above mentioned information collections, these reports will contain, for each Federal award, brief information on the following unless other collections are approved by OMB:
            	     (i) A comparison of actual accomplishments to the objectives of the Federal award established for the period. Where the accomplishments of the Federal award can be quantified, a computation of the cost (for example, related to units of accomplishment) may be required if that information will be useful. Where performance trend data and analysis would be informative to the Federal awarding agency program, the Federal awarding agency should include this as a performance reporting requirement.
            	     (ii) The reasons why established goals were not met, if appropriate.
            	     (iii) Additional pertinent information including, when appropriate, analysis and explanation of cost over runs or high unit costs."

      OEE needs these reports to ensure that grants are making progress consistent with their work plans and that grantees have the policies, procedures, specifications, standards, and documentation to produce data of sufficient quality to meet project objectives.

      (b) PRACTICAL UTILITY/USERS OF THE DATA

      The information provided on EE Local Grants Program Report Template will be used by the Regional Environmental Education (EE) Coordinators to monitor grant project development and performance. The reports will be attached to the applicable grantee's file. The final report information will also be used to rate performance for future grant awards.

3.	NON-DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

	(a) NON-DUPLICATION

	The information a grantee provides in their progress and final reports is unique to each project. Information concerning the status of goals and outputs for each project is not available from any other source.

 PUBLIC NOTICE

      This section will be updated after review of public comments are received in response to Federal Register Notice.

 CONSULTATIONS

      For this ICR action, we consulted with EPA's ten Regional Environmental Education (EE) Coordinators, OEE staff, and 9 former EE grantees (Jeff Powalisz - New England Aquarium, John Hanold - Pennsylvania State University, Roger Tobert - Birmingham Zoo, Joellyn Stack - Student Conservation Association, Amanda Rinehart - The Artist Boat, Gina Van Hekken - Walking Mountains Science Center, Matt Sudman - Friends of the Chicago River, Karen Bandhauer - The Recycling Partnership, Kim Gower - Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group). The Regional EE Coordinators are EPA employees, one in each of the EPA's ten regions, who specialize in environmental education, and serve as project officers for EE grants. The Regional EE Coordinators, OEE staff, and former EE grantees suggested several changes to the report template, which we have incorporated into Exhibit A.

 EFFECTS OF LESS FREQUENT COLLECTION

      EE grants are usually awarded for two-year project periods. As a stipulation of the EE grant award, a progress report is completed every 90 days and a final report is submitted no later than 120 days after the expiration or termination of the approved project period. Less frequent reporting could result in project mismanagement. For some Project Officers with many grants to manage, the progress report is the best opportunity to ensure the project is on schedule to meet its goals.

 GENERAL GUIDELINES

 	The EE Local Grants Program Report Template covered in this ICR adheres to OMB general guidelines.

 CONFIDENTIALITY

      No pledge of confidentiality is given for grantee responses in the EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form.

 SENSITIVE QUESTIONS

      No sensitive questions are asked on the EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form.

4.	THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

 RESPONDENTS/SIC CODES

      Our respondents are generally employees of local education agencies, postsecondary schools, local/state education or environmental agencies, and non-profit organizations which support environmental education.

      According to the 2002 NAICS codes available at www.naics.com, our respondents would fall into one of the following categories:
      515111	Radio Networks
      515112	Radio Stations
      515120	Television Broadcasting
      519130	Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
      611110	Elementary and Secondary Schools
      611310	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
      611519	Other Technical and Trade Schools
      611699	All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
      813312	Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
      813410	Civic and Social Organizations
      921150 	American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments
      921190 	Other General Government Support
      924110	Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs
      924120 	Administration of Conservation Programs

 INFORMATION REQUESTED

      Please see attachments for specific data elements (Exhibits A).

      (c) RESPONDENT ACTIVITIES

	Per the terms and conditions of their award and per authority granted under 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500, grantees are already required to report progress quarterly on their projects as well as report on final project results. EE grantees currently submit quarterly progress reports and final reports to their EPA Regional Project Officers; however, there has been no prescribed format for these reports. A prescribed format (Exhibit A) is being proposed.

	According to the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) definition of burden §3502, the time and effort that the forms require from grantees are:
 	(A)	Reviewing instructions;
 	(E)	Completing and reviewing the collection of information; and
 	(F)	Transmitting.

5.	INFORMATION COLLECTED

 AGENCY ACTIVITIES

	Once the progress report or final report is received by the EE Coordinator, they are attached to the grant's file. These reports are also planned for inclusion in an internal system that OEE and its Regional EE Project Officers use to track and report grant status and program results.

 COLLECTION METHODOLOGY

 	This information collection is form-related. The proposed EE Local Grants Program Report Template is attached in Exhibit A.

 	Beginning with grants awarded in FY 2023, EPA anticipates requiring, through the administrative terms and conditions, that the recipients submit quarterly progress and final reports online via OEE's grant tracking system. For those grants awarded prior to FY 2023, the award recipient has the option of submitting progress reports to the EPA Regional Project Officer electronically (i.e., via the OEE grant tracking system) or emailed to their Regional EE Project Officer. Progress reports are due no later than 30 calendar days after the end of each reporting period if the grant project period was active for any portion of that reporting period.   Reporting periods are defined as October 1  -  December 31, January 1  -  March 31, April 1  -  June 30, and July 1  -  September 31. To reduce burden, EPA asks that grantees use the prescribed form to prepare their progress reports and final reports and build on the data in that form as the project progresses to completion.

 SMALL ENTITY FLEXIBILITY

        The impact of small entities was taken into consideration during the development of the EE Local Grants Program Report Template. The number of questions asked is the minimum amount of information needed to ensure projects are on schedule to meet their goals and produce high quality environmental outputs. As well as allow EPA's Office of Environmental Education to accurately track and report the overall impact of this grant program and contribute to the Agency's Justice40 reporting requirements.

 COLLECTION SCHEDULE

Table 1 - Collection Schedule
                                      FORM
                                    SCHEDULE
 Quarterly Progress and Final Report Form
For progress reports, if grant project period was active:
 October 1  -  December 31 (Due January 30)
 January 1  -  March 31 (Due April 30)
 April 1  -  June 30 (Due July 30)
 July 1  -  September 31 (Due October 30)
Final Report:
 Due 120 calendar days after project period end date

 6.	BURDEN ESTIMATE AND COST OF COLLECTION

 ESTIMATING RESPONDENT BURDEN

      The estimated hours for completing this reporting requirement includes time for reviewing instructions, completing information and transmitting through email or online.

Table 2 - Estimated Hours for Reporting Requirement
Report Type
                                Estimated Hours
                              Frequency per Year
                              Total Burden Hours
Progress Report (First Report)
                                       4
                                      .5
                                       2
Project Report (Interim Reports)
                                       1
                                       3
                                       3
Final Report
                                       4
                                      .5
                                       2

 	(b) RESPONDENT UNIVERSE AND BURDEN

 	At the beginning of fiscal year 2022, EPA estimates 120 unique grantees will be submitting their first progress report, submitted interim progress reports or submitting their final report. That number is derived from an estimate of the rolling number of "active grants." The number of active grants fluctuates throughout the year as grants may be extended, grants projects are scheduled to complete at different times and new grants are awarded generally every summer.  EPA estimates 40 grantees each year will be completing their first progress report, which will require more time to prepare.   EPA also estimates that 40 grantees each year will be completing their final report, which will require more time to prepare.

 	EPA's burden estimate per year is based on the government's fiscal year. In one fiscal year, a respondent who receives an award in 2021 will complete one initial progress report and three interim progress reports for that grant.  Other groups of respondents will complete three interim progress reports and a final report, and other groups of respondents will complete four interim progress reports.

Total Number of Responses:
	Progress Report (Initial):	40 Respondents x 1 per year = 			  40
	Progress Report (Interim):	80 Respondents x 3 per year =  			240
	Progress Report (Interim):	40 Respondents x 4 per year =  			160
	Final Report:	 		40 Respondents x 1 per year = 			  40
	Total =				200							480

Total Burden:
	Progress Report (Initial):      	40 Respondents x 4 hours = 				160
	Progress Report (Interim):	80 Respondents x 3 hours = 				240
	Progress Report (Interim):	40 Respondents x 4 hour = 				160
	Final Report: 			40 Respondents x 4 hours = 				160
	Total = 			200							720

Table 3 summarizes respondent burden.

Table 3  -  Respondent Burden

                                  Respondents
                                     Calc.
                           Progress Report (Initial)
                           Progress Report (Interim)
                           Progress Report (Interim)
                                 Final Report
                                     Total
a
Estimated Hours per Form

                                       4
                                       1
                                       1
                                       4

b
Frequency per Year

                                       1
                                       3
                                       4
                                       1

c
Annual Burden Hours per Form Type
                                   (a) x (b)
                                       4
                                       1
                                       1
                                       4

d
Respondents per Year

                                      40
                                      80
                                      40
                                      40

e
Responses per Year
                                   (b) x (d)
                                      40
                                      240
                                      160
                                      40
                                      480

f
Total Annual Burden Hours
                                   (c) x (d)
                                      160
                                      240
                                      160
                                      160
                                      720

	(c) ESTIMATING RESPONDENT COST

	Respondent costs consist only of labor. There is no capital, operating and maintenance, or annualizing capital costs incurred by this information collection.

 Respondent Wage Rate:			$35.18 1 x 1.50 = $52.76
 EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form:	720 Total Annual Burden Hours x $52.76 =$37,987

Table 4 summarizes respondent costs.

Table 4  -  Respondent Costs
Respondent Costs
Progress and Final Report
Total
Labor Cost
$37,987
$$37,987
Capital/Start-up Cost
$0
$0
Operating and Maintenance
$0
$0
Annualizing Capital
$0
$0
Total Costs
$37,987
$37,987

 (d) ESTIMATING AGENCY BURDEN AND COST

 	To estimate the annual cost and burden to the Regional EE Project Officers, EPA assumes that there are 120 active grants in any single fiscal year, that 40 new grants are awarded each year, and that there is an even distribution for each (active and new grants) across all 10 regions. EPA further assumes that 40 grant recipients will submit four progress interim reports each year, 80 will submit three program reports each year, 40 will submit an initial progress report each year, and 40 will submit a final report each year.  EPA estimates that it should take a Regional EE Project Officers 2 hours to review/upload each final report or initial progress report and 1 hour to review/upload each interim progress report.  EPA estimates that each Regional EE Coordinator will review ((40/10) x 4) + ((80/10) x 3) = 40 interim progress reports, (40/10) x 1 = 4 initial progress reports, (40/10) x 1 = 4 final reports each year.  Each Regional EE Project Officer will spend annually (16 x 1) + (24 x 1) = 40 hours reviewing / uploading interim progress reports, 4 x 2 = 8 hours reviewing / uploading initial progress reports, and 4 x 2 = 8 hours reviewing / uploading final reports. The total number of hours per year that all of EPA's Regional EE Project Officers review / upload submissions is 56 x 10 = 560 hours for the EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form.  Assuming a fully burdened hourly rate of $61.19  for each Regional EE Project Officer, the cost to review / upload submissions is 560 x $61.19 = $34,266.

 Table 5 summarizes Agency burden.

 Table 5  -  Agency Burden

                       EPA Regional EE Project Officers
                                     Calc.
                           Progress Report (Initial)
                           Progress Report (Interim)
                           Progress Report (Interim)
                                 Final Report
                                     Total
a
Estimated Hours per Form (Review/Upload)

                                       2
                                       1
                                       1
                                       2

b
Frequency per Year

                                       1
                                       3
                                       4
                                       1

c
Annual Burden Hours per Form Type
                                   (a) x (b)
                                       2
                                       1
                                       1
                                       2

d
Grants Subject to EPA Review / Upload per Year

                                      40
                                      80
                                      40
                                      40

e
EPA Reviews / Uploads per Year
                                   (b) x (d)
                                      40
                                      240
                                      160
                                      40
                                      480

f
Total Annual Burden Hours
                                   (c) x (d)
                                      80
                                      240
                                      160
                                      80
                                      560

 Table 6 summarizes Agency costs.

Table 6  -  Agency Costs
EPA Costs
Progress and Final Report
Total
Labor Cost
$34,266
$34,266
Capital/Start-up Cost
$0
$0
Operating and Maintenance
$0
$0
Annualizing Capital
$0
$0
Total Costs
$34,266
$34,266

      (e) BOTTOM LINE BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

Table 7  -  Summary Burden Hours and Costs

Quarterly
Total
Total Annual Responses
480
480*
Total Burden Hours for Respondents
720  hours
720  hours
Total Burden Hours for EPA
560  hours
560  hours
Total Respondent Cost
$37,987
$37,987
Total EPA Cost
$34,266
$34,266
Total Costs
$72,253
$72,253

*Not all respondents complete every activity, every year.

     (f) BURDEN STATEMENT

	The public reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.75 hours per response. Specifically, the estimate is 4 hours per each initial progress report, 4 hours per each final report, and 1 hour per each interim progress report.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

     The burden for the EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form is based on time for reviewing instructions, collecting the information and entering it into the form, and transmitting on-line (via planned OEE tracking system) or through email.  For the first progress and for the final report, both completed once per project, the combined respondent burden is 8 hours.  EE grants typically have a two-year project period.   EE grant recipients also typically complete 3 additional progress reports per year, with an estimated combined annual burden of 3 hours.  Therefore, the total estimated annual burden is 7 hours, and the estimated total burden for a typical EE grantee during the entirety of their project is 14 hours.

 	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0729, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of Environmental Information Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Office of Environmental Information Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically.  When in the system, select "search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OEI-2006-0037 and OMB Control Number 2025-0006 in any correspondence.

                                   Exbibit A
        Environmental Education Grant Program
Progress Report Template

General Information
                                                                 Project Title:

                                                        Recipient Organization:

                                                          Organization Address:

                                                          Project Manager Name:

                                                                 Email Address:

                                                                  Grant Number:
NEXXXXXXXX
                                                        Grant Award Start Date:

                                                          Grant Award End Date:

Reporting Period Information
                                Type of Report
                      Date Report Submitted (MM/DD/YYYY)
                        Period Begin Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
                         Period End Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Quarterly

Final/Comprehensive

Instructions
Quarterly Progress Reports that detail the work being done during the award are due according to the schedule set out by your Project Officer at the beginning of your award period (for example: 1/30, 4/30, 7/30, 10/30). You have 30 days after the end of the reporting period to email your report to your Project Officer. A Final/Comprehensive Report that details the work that was done over the full award period is due 120 days after the award end date. Upon completion of your Final/Comprehensive Report, you must email it, along with all relevant attachments, to your Project Officer.
 Report on accomplishments made in relation to the tasks that were described in your application.
 The report template includes several places to provide quantitative data that can be tabulated. EPA staff will use the data you provide in this report to help quantify the impact of the EE Grant Program.
 There is not a recommended page number or limit.  Provide concise responses for all items below.
 Please include attachments that illustrate your progress (for example, newspaper articles, photos of students' work, survey results, lessons developed, etc.). EPA requests that you include hard copies or digital copies of examples instead of web links, such as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, original clippings, or other formats that can be stored with the report and will not expire.
Please contact your Environmental Education (EE) Grant Project Officer if you have any questions about your reporting requirements.

Project Highlights
Provide a few short statements to highlight major environmental or educational project accomplishments this project achieved over the full award period. Please enter at least 3 highlights. The information submitted in the final progress report may be shared with the public on an EPA website.
                                      ex.
Developed a guide for educators across the southeastern United States to improve understanding of local systems for municipal solid waste, landfills, material recovery facilities, recycling, and composting
                                      1.

                                      2.

                                      3.

                                      4.

                                      5.

                                      6.

                                      7.

Model Practices
Describe how the project can serve as a model of EE best practices. If applicable, include details about how the project's best practices have been shared with other EE organizations and which organization's you have shared this information with.

Activities Completed
Use the table below to identify the activities completed through the grant. The table should be cumulative so that this final progress report contains a complete list of all activities completed during the full award period. Add rows as needed.
 Activity Name:  Enter a short name for the activity.
 Date Completed:  Provide the specific date that the activity was completed, or the month and year if a specific date is not appropriate.
 Location Details:  Enter details about the location of the activity such as the city, state, county, census tract code, and school name(s).
 Zip Codes:  Enter the Zip code(s) where the activity was conducted.
 Underserved Communities:  Enter "Yes" or "No" to indicate whether the activity reached any of the underserved communities specified in the RFA: people/communities of color, tribal and indigenous populations, High-Poverty Areas, Persistent Poverty Counties, and Title 1 Schools. Check all that apply.

                                 Activity Name
                           Date Completed (MM/YYYY)
 Location Details
(City, State, County, Census Tract Code, School Name, etc.)
                                  Zip Code(s)
                         Underserved Communities (Y/N)

        People/communities of color, tribal and indigenous populations
                              High-Poverty Areas
                          Persistent Poverty Counties
                                Title 1 Schools

Total Number of Underserved Communities Reached
Enter the number of underserved communities that have been reached through the grant. Each unique community should be counted only once, even if multiple activities reached the same community. For example, if several activities reached one Title 1 school, the count should be only 1.
                            Underserved Communities
                    Cumulative
(During full award period)
Total Number of High-Poverty Areas

Total Number of Persistent Poverty Counties

Total Number of Title 1 Schools

Total Number of Individuals Reached by Audience Type
Enter the number of unique participants for each of the audience types below that have been reached through the grant. If applicable, use the "Other" rows to specify audience types that are not listed. Enter the total number of all participants in reached during the full award period in the "Total" row.
                                Audience Types
                     Cumulative
(During full award period)
Kindergarten (K)-Grade 12 School Administrators

K-Grade 5 Students

K-Grade 5 Educators

Grades 6-8 Students

Grades 6-8 Educators

Grades 9-12 Students

Grades 9-12 Educators

Nonformal/Informal Educators

Public  --  Children (younger than 18 years old)

Public  --  Adults (at least 18 years old)

Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students

Agriculture/Farmers

Other:

Other:

Other:

                                                                          TOTAL

Work Products
Provide a summary and links to all work products that were developed during the full award period (such as curricula, lesson plans, teacher guides, games, quizzes, videos, etc). If any of your work products were developed offline, please attach them as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, or other formats that can be stored with your report.
                               Type of Resource
          Resource Description
(1-4 sentences and URL or Attachment)
                                Grade Level(s)
Example
Lesson Plans

This interactive lesson plan module encourages students to explore their local watershed through a hands-on lab, an outdoor exploratory session with maps, and an EnviroAtlas web-mapping session that can be completed with or without internet access. https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/exploring-your-watershed

K-6

Project Accomplishments (Outcomes)
Outcomes are the results, effects, or consequences that have occurred or will occur from carrying out the activities or outputs of the environmental education project.
 Short-term (6-12 months): Progress must be completed and reported to EPA during the project period.
 Medium-term (12-24 months): Progress should have begun during the project period.
 Long-term (2+ years): Progress should have begun during the project period.
Use your grant work plan and logic model as a guide to document the outcomes achieved through the project, specifying the type (short-, medium-, or long-term) and status. In the last column, explain the methodology used for determining the status. The Final Report is cumulative so the table below should contain a complete list of accomplishments during the full award period. Add as many rows as needed.
                                    Outcome
                      Type
(Short-, Medium-, Long-term)
                                    Status
                        (Complete, In Progress, Future)
                       Quantification Notes/Methodology
Example:
Through a new conservation program, 100 students per year conduct environmental stewardship activities to improve watershed habitat.

Medium-term

In progress

The program involves 25 students per year from 4 local elementary schools.

Budget Summary and Benefits to Underserved Communities
Summarize your project expenditures in the table below. Row "a" should match your grant award document. Distinguish between EPA and matching funds.
                               Expense Category
                          Approved Budget as Awarded
                  Cumulative
(During the Full Award Period)

                                   EPA Funds
                                   Matching
                                     Funds
                                    Total

EPA Funds
                                Matching Funds

                                     Total
a. Total Project Budget

b. Total Expenses (total of b.1-b.7)

       Personnel

       Benefits

       Travel

       Supplies

       Contracts

       Indirect Costs

       Other (e.g., Subawards)

c. Final Balance (a-b)

Explain any budget issues encountered during the full project period.

Subawards
List subrecipients used and how much EPA funding each received during the full award period.
                               Organization Name
                        Description of Accomplishments
                          Cumulative Funding to Date

Identify any challenges you experienced with subrecipients or the implementation of your subaward program, if applicable.

Media Attention of Your Project
If applicable, please provide copies of media attention your project received throughout the full period of performance for the grant. Examples include, but are not limited to, features in local newspapers, news sources creating social media posts about your work, etc. EPA requests that you include weblinks along with digital copies, such as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, or other formats that can be stored with the report and will not expire like weblinks can.

Challenges and Discrepancies
Describe any challenges you encountered during the full project period and how you overcame them (If applicable).


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2016-4231; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-042-AD;
Amendment 39-18537; AD 2016-11-10]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; BLANIK LIMITED Gliders

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2000-20-11 for
BLANIK LIMITED Models L-13 Blanik and L-13 AC Blanik gliders (type
certificate previously held by LET Aeronautical Works). This AD results
from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an
aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe
condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe
condition as insufficient material strength of the tail-fuselage
attachment fitting. We are issuing this AD to require actions to
address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective July 8, 2016.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain other publication listed in this AD as of
November 27, 2000 (65 FR 60845, October 13, 2000).

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
4231; or in person at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact BLANIK
LIMITED, 2nd Floor Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street Lower, Dublin 2,
Republic of Ireland; phone: +420 733 662 194; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet: http://www.blanik.aero/%EF%BB%BFcustomer_support. You may
view this referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane
Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
It is also available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by
searching for Docket No. FAA-2016-4231.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer,
901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816)
329-4165; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to BLANIK LIMITED Models L-13
Blanik and L-13 AC Blanik gliders. That NPRM was published in the
Federal Register on March 3, 2016 (81 FR 11134), and proposed to
supersede AD 2000-20-11, Amendment 39-11922 (65 FR 60845; October 13,
2000).
    The NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for the specified
products and was based on mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another
country. The MCAI states that:

    To prevent destruction of tail-fuselage attachment fitting which
can lead to loss of control of the sailplane. This destruction could
be caused due to lower strength of the material used during
production.

The MCAI can be found in the AD docket on the Internet at: https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2016-4231-0003.
    A review of records since issuance of AD 2000-20-11 revealed that
the FAA inadvertently did not address this MCAI for the EVEKCTOR, spol.
s.r.o. Model L 13 SDM VIVAT gliders and the BLANIK LIMITED Model L-13
AC Blanik gliders. This AD supersedes AD 2000-20-11 to add the BLANIK
LIMITED Model L-13 AC Blanik gliders to the applicability of the AD.
    The FAA is addressing the EVEKTOR, spol. s.r.o. Model L 13 SDM
VIVAT gliders in another AD action.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM (81 FR 11134, March 3,
2016) or on the determination of the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data and determined that air safety and
the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed except for
minor editorial changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM (81 FR 11134, March 3, 2016) for correcting the unsafe condition;
and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM (81 FR 11134, March 3, 2016).

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    LET Aeronautical Works has issued LET Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/
085a, dated November 17, 1999. The service information describes
procedures for testing the material strength of attachment fitting part
number A 102 021 N and instructions for contacting the manufacturer for
replacement information if necessary. This service information is
reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it
through their normal course of business or by the means identified in
the ADDRESSES section of the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 124 products of U.S. registry.
We also estimate that it would take about 4 work-hours per product to
comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average labor rate
is $85 per work-hour.
    Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the AD on U.S.
operators to be $42,160, or $340 per product.
    In addition, we estimate that any necessary follow-on actions would
take about 16 work-hours and require parts costing $500, for a cost of
$1,860 per product. We have no way of

determining the number of products that may need these actions.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
4231; 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 the NPRM, 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing Amendment 39-11922 (65 FR
60845; October 13, 2000) and adding the following new AD:

2016-11-10 BLANIK LIMITED: Amendment 39-18537; Docket No. FAA-2016-
4231; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-042-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective July 8,
2016.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD supersedes AD 2000-20-11, Amendment 39-11922 (65 FR
60845; October 13, 2000) (``AD 2000-20-11'').

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to BLANIK LIMITED Models L-13 Blanik and L-13 AC
Blanik gliders (type certificate previously held by LET Aeronautical
Works), all serial numbers, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

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

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as insufficient
material strength of the tail-fuselage attachment fitting. We are
issuing this AD to detect and correct tail-fuselage fittings with
insufficient material strength, which if left uncorrected could
result in detachment of the tail from the fuselage with consequent
loss of control.

 (f) Actions and Compliance

    Unless already done, do the following actions in paragraphs
(f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD, including all subparagraphs:
    (1) Model L-13 Blanik gliders:
    (i) Within the next 60 days after November 27, 2000 (the
effective date retained from AD 2000-20-11), inspect the tail-
fuselage attachment fitting, part number (P/N) A 102 021 N, for
damage and material hardness following the procedures in LET
Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/085a, dated November 17, 1999.
    (ii) If you find the tail-fuselage attachment fitting is damaged
or the material does not meet the hardness requirements specified in
the service bulletin during the inspection required in paragraph
(f)(1)(i) of this AD, before further flight, you must contact the
manufacturer to obtain an FAA-approved replacement part for P/N A
102 021 N and FAA-approved installation instructions and install the
replacement part. Use the contact information found in paragraph
(i)(4) to contact the manufacturer.
    (iii) As of November 27, 2000 (the effective date retained from
AD 2000-20-11), do not install, on any glider, a P/N A 102 021 N
attachment fitting that has not passed the inspection required in
paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this AD.
    (2) Model L-13 AC Blanik gliders:
    (i) Within the next 60 days after July 8, 2016 (the effective
date of this AD), inspect the tail-fuselage attachment fitting, P/N
A 102 021 N, for damage and material hardness following the
procedures in LET Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/085a, dated November
17, 1999.
    (ii) If you find the tail-fuselage attachment fitting is damaged
or the material does not meet the hardness requirements specified in
the service bulletin during the inspection required in paragraph
(f)(2)(i) of this AD, before further flight, you must contact the
manufacturer to obtain an FAA-approved replacement part for P/N A
102 021 N and FAA-approved installation instructions and install the
replacement part. Use the contact information found in paragraph
(i)(4) to contact the manufacturer.
    (iii) As of July 8, 2016 (the effective date of this AD), do not
install, on any glider, a P/N A 102 021N attachment fitting that has
not passed the inspection required in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this
AD.

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Standards Office, 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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small
Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri
64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Before using any approved AMOC on any
airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate
principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District Office
(FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.

(h) Related Information

    Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority AD CAA-AD-T-112/1999R1,
dated November 23, 1999, for related information. The MCAI can be
found in the AD docket on the Internet at: https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2016-4231-0003.

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
November 27, 2000 (65 FR 60845, October 13, 2000).
    (i) LET Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/085a, dated November 17,
1999.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (4) For service information identified in this AD, contact
BLANIK LIMITED, 2nd Floor Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street Lower,
Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland; phone: +420 733 662 194; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet: http://www.blanik.aero/%EF%BB%BFcustomer_support.
    (5) You may view this service information at the FAA, Small
Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
(816) 329-4148. In addition, you can access this service information
on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2016-4231.
    (6) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 23, 2016.
Pat Mullen,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-53972; File No. SR-NASD-2006-069]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Extending the Pilot Relating To Manning Price-Improvement
Standards for Decimalized Securities

June 12, 2006.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on June 1, 2006, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(``NASD'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by NASD. NASD has designated
the proposal as constituting a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule
change under section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder,\4\ which renders it effective upon filing with the
Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    NASD is proposing to extend through December 31, 2006, the current
pilot price-improvement standards for decimalized securities contained
in NASD Interpretive Material (``IM'') 2110-2--Trading Ahead of
Customer Limit Order (``Manning Rule''). There are no proposed changes
to rule text.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    NASD's Manning Rule requires an NASD member firm to provide a
minimum level of price improvement to incoming orders in Nasdaq and
exchange-listed securities if the firm chooses to trade as principal
with those incoming orders at prices equal to or better than customer
limit orders the firm currently holds.\5\ If a firm fails to provide
the minimum level of price improvement to the incoming order, the firm
must execute its held customer limit orders at the price at which the
firm traded for its own account or better. Generally, if a firm fails
to provide the requisite amount of price improvement and also fails to
execute its held

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    \5\ The Commission recently approved amendments to the Manning
Rule to require members to provide price improvement to customer
limit orders in certain circumstances and expand the application of
the Manning Rule to exchange-listed securities. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 52210 (August 4, 2005), 70 FR 46897 (August
11, 2005) (SR-NASD-2004-089). These amendments became effective
January 2, 2006. See NASD Notice to Members 05-64.
    The Commission also recently approved further amendments to the
Manning Rule to codify NASD's existing position that the Manning
Rule applies to all members, whether acting as a market maker or
not. These amendments became effective April 14, 2006. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53653 (April 14, 2006), 71 FR
20429 (April 20, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-035).
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    On April 6, 2001,\6\ the Commission approved, on a pilot basis,
price improvement standards for decimalized securities contained in the
Manning Rule, which added the following language to IM-2110-2:
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    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44165 (April 6,
2001), 66 FR 19268 (April 13, 2001) (SR-NASD-2001-27).

    For Nasdaq securities authorized for trading in decimals
pursuant to the Decimals Implementation Plan For the Equities and
Options Markets, the minimum amount of price improvement necessary
in order for a market maker to execute an incoming order on a
proprietary basis in a security trading in decimals when holding an
unexecuted limit order in that same security, and not be required to
execute the held limit order, is as follows:
    (1) For customer limit orders priced at or inside the best
inside market displayed in Nasdaq, the minimum amount of price
improvement required is $0.01; and
    (2) For customer limit orders priced outside the best inside
market displayed in Nasdaq, the market maker must price improve the
incoming order by executing the incoming order at a price at least
equal to the next superior minimum quotation increment in Nasdaq
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    \7\ Pursuant to the terms of the Decimals Implementation Plan
for the Equities and Options Markets, the minimum quotation
increment for Nasdaq securities at the outset of decimal pricing is
$0.01. On June 9, 2005, the Commission adopted Rule 612 of
Regulation NMS which establishes minimum pricing increments for NMS
stocks (e.g., Nasdaq and exchange-listed securities). Rule 612 of
Regulation NMS prohibits market participants from displaying,
ranking, or accepting quotations, orders, or indications of interest
in any NMS stock priced in an increment smaller than $0.01 if the
quotation, order, or indication of interest is priced equal to or
greater than $1.00 per share. If the quotation, order, or indication
of interest is priced less than $1.00 per share, the minimum pricing
increment is $0.0001. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808
(June 9, 2005), 70 FR 37496 (June 29, 2005) (File No. S7-10-04).
Rule 612 of Regulation NMS became effective on January 31, 2006. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52196 (August 2, 2005), 70 FR
45529 (August 8, 2005).
    Given the adoption and implementation of Rule 612 of Regulation
NMS, Nasdaq, among other market centers, implemented changes to its
trading systems to accept, rank, execute and disseminate priced
quotations in accordance with Rule 612 of Regulation NMS. Quotations
submitted to Nasdaq that are not in compliance with Rule 612 of
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    Since approval, these standards continue to operate on a pilot
basis that terminates on June 30, 2006.\8\ NASD has determined to seek
an extension of its current Manning Rule pilot until December 31, 2006.
NASD believes that such an extension provides for an appropriate
continuation of the current Manning Rule price improvement standards
while the Commission continues to analyze the issues related to
customer limit order protection in a decimalized environment. NASD is
not proposing any other changes to the pilot at this time. NASD
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2. Statutory Basis
    NASD believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\9\ which requires, among
other things, that NASD rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. NASD believes that the proposed rule change will
improve treatment of customer limit orders and enhance the integrity of
the market.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    NASD does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received by NASD.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with
the protection of investors and the public interest, provided that NASD
has given the Commission written notice of its intent to file the
proposed rule change at least five business days prior to the date of
filing of the proposed rule change or such shorter time as designated
by the Commission,\10\ the proposed rule change has become effective
pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder.
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    \10\ Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) under the Act requires that a self-
regulatory organization submit to the Commission written notice of
its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five
business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
NASD provided notice to the Commission four business days prior to
filing the proposed rule change, and the Commission has determined
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.\11\
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-NASD-2006-069 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASD-2006-069. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all

written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of NASD. All comments received will be posted without
change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information
from submissions. You

should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASD-2006-069
and should be submitted on or before July 10, 2006.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

First Meeting: RTCA Tactical Operations Committee (TOC)

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

ACTION: Second Meeting Notice of RTCA Tactical Operations Committee.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the
second meeting of the RTCA Tactical Operations Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held July 23, 2013 from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC, 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC, 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833-
9339, fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Web site at http://www.rtca.org. Andy
Cebula, NAC Secretary can also be contacted at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or 202-
330-0652.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of Special Committee 224. The agenda will
include the following:

July 23, 2013

 Welcome & Introductions
 Official Statement of Designated Federal Official--Elizabeth
Ray, FAA ATO, Vice President, Mission Support
 Approval of April 8, 2013 Meeting Summary
 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
 Background briefing
 Discussion of Tasking, Work Group Leadership, Deliverables,
Schedule
 Consideration for approval: Terms of Reference
 VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR) Minimum Operating Network
 Discussion of Tasking, Work Group Leadership, Deliverables,
Schedule
 Consideration for approval: Terms of Reference
 Regional Task Groups (RTGs)
 Consideration for approval: Terms of Reference--Structure,
Scope, Leadership
 Anticipated Issues for TOC consideration and action at the
next meeting.
 Any Other Business
 Adjourn

    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2013.
Paige Williams,
Management Analyst, NextGen, Business Operations Group, Federal
Aviation Administration.
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