[Federal Register: August 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 159)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[EPA-R06-OAR-2006-1028; FRL-8455-3]

Approval and Promulgation of State Plan for Designated Facilities
and Pollutants: Louisiana; Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve the State Plan
submitted by Louisiana on October 25, 2006. The plan addresses the
requirements of EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), promulgated on May
18, 2005 and subsequently revised on June 9, 2006. EPA is taking direct
final action determining that the submitted State Plan fully implements
the CAMR requirements for Louisiana.
    CAMR requires States to regulate emissions of mercury (Hg) from
large coal-fired electric generating units (EGUs). CAMR establishes
State budgets for annual EGU Hg emissions and requires States to submit
State Plans that ensure that annual EGU Hg emissions will not exceed
the applicable State budget. States have the flexibility to choose
which control measures to adopt in order to achieve the budgets,
including participating in the EPA-administered CAMR cap-and-trade
program. In the State Plan that EPA is approving, Louisiana would meet
CAMR requirements by participating in the EPA administered cap-and-
trade program addressing Hg emissions.

DATES: This rule will be effective on October 16, 2007 unless the EPA
receives adverse comments by September 17, 2007. If we receive such
comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register
to notify the public that this direct final rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R06-
OAR-2006-1028, by one of the following methods:

     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     U.S. EPA Region 6 ``Contact Us'' Web site: http://epa.gov/region6/r6coment.htm
 Please click on ``6PD'' (Multimedia) and select

``Air'' before submitting comments.
     E-mail: Matthew Loesel at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax: Mr. Matthew Loesel, Air Permits Section (6PD-R), at
fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Mr. Matthew Loesel, Air Permits Section (6PD-R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas,
Texas 75202-2733.
     Hand or Courier Delivery: Mr. Matthew Loesel, Air Permits
Section (6PD-R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Such deliveries are accepted only
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays except for legal
holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2006-1028. 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 the disclosure of which
is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through
http://www.regulations.gov, or e-mail information that you consider to be CBI

or otherwise protected. 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. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm
.

    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

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

in hard copy at the Air Permitting Section (6PD-R), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733. The file will be made available by appointment for public
inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review Room between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal holidays. Contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph below to
make an appointment. If possible, please make the appointment at least
two working days in advance of your visit. There will be a 15 cent per
page fee for making photocopies of documents. On the day of the visit,
please check in at the EPA Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.
    The State submittal is also available for public inspection at the
State Air Agency listed below during official business hours by
appointment:
    Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of
Environmental Quality Assessment, 602 N. Fifth Street, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana 70802.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning
today's proposal, please contact Mr. Matthew Loesel, Air Permitting
Section (6PD-R) U.S. EPA, Region 6, Multimedia Planning and Permitting
Division (6PD), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, telephone
(214) 665-8544; fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>; or electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. What Does This Action Do?
II. What Is the Regulatory History of CAMR?
III. What Are the General Requirements of CAMR State Plans?
IV. How Can States Comply With CAMR?
V. Analysis of Louisiana's CAMR State Plan Submittal
    A. State Budgets
    B. CAMR State Plan
VI. Final Action
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What Does This Action Do?

    EPA is taking direct final action to approve Louisiana's State
Plan, submitted on October 25, 2006. In its State Plan, Louisiana would
meet CAMR requirements by requiring certain coal-fired EGUs to
participate in the EPA-administered cap-and-trade program addressing Hg
emissions. EPA is taking direct final action on all of the provisions
in the State Plan.
    EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we view
this as a non-controversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of today's Federal
Register, we are publishing a separate document that will serve as the
proposed rule to approve the State Plan if relevant adverse comments
are received on this direct final rule. We will not institute a second
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting
must do so at this time. For further information about commenting on
this rule, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
    If EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule
will not take effect. We would address all public comments in a
subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. Please note that if
we receive adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of
this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of
the rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are
not the subject of an adverse comment.

II. What Is the Regulatory History of CAMR?

    CAMR was published by EPA on May 18, 2005 (70 FR 28606, ``Standards
of Performance for New and Existing Stationary Sources: Electric
Utility Steam Generating Units; Final Rule''). In this rule, acting
pursuant to its authority under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7411(d), EPA required that all States and the District
of Columbia (all of which are referred to herein as States) meet
Statewide annual budgets limiting Hg emissions from coal-fired EGUs (as
defined in 40 CFR 60.24(h)(8)) under Clean Air Act (CAA) section
111(d). EPA required all States to submit State Plans with control
measures that ensure that total, annual Hg emissions from the coal-
fired EGUs located in the respective States do not exceed the
applicable statewide annual EGU mercury budget. Under CAMR,

States may implement and enforce these reduction requirements by
participating in the EPA-administered cap-and-trade program or by
adopting any other effective and enforceable control measures.
    CAA section 111(d) requires States, and, along with CAA section
301(d) and the Tribal Air Rule (40 CFR part 49), allows Tribes granted
treatment as States (TAS), to submit State Plans to EPA that implement
and enforce the standards of performance. CAMR explains what must be
included in State Plans to address the requirements of CAA section
111(d). The State Plans were due to EPA by November 17, 2006. Under 40
CFR 60.27(b), the Administrator will approve or disapprove the State
Plans.

III. What Are the General Requirements of CAMR State Plans?

    CAMR establishes Statewide annual EGU Hg emission budgets and is to
be implemented in two phases. The first phase of reductions starts in
2010 and continues through 2017. The second phase of reductions starts
in 2018 and continues thereafter. CAMR requires States to implement the
budgets by either: (1) Requiring coal-fired EGUs to participate in the
EPA-administered cap-and-trade program; or (2) adopting other coal-
fired EGU control measures of the respective State's choosing and
demonstrating that such control measures will result in compliance with
the applicable State annual EGU Hg budget.
    Each State Plan must require coal-fired EGUs to comply with the
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting provisions of 40 CFR part 75
concerning Hg mass emissions. Each State Plan must also show that the
State has the legal authority to adopt emission standards and
compliance schedules necessary for attainment and maintenance of the
State's annual EGU Hg budget and to require the owners and operators of
coal-fired EGUs in the State to meet the monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements of 40 CFR part 75.

IV. How Can States Comply With CAMR?

    Each State Plan must impose control requirements that the State
demonstrates will limit Statewide annual Hg emissions from new and
existing coal-fired EGUs to the amount of the State's applicable annual
EGU Hg budget. States have the flexibility to choose the type of EGU
control measures they will use to meet the requirements of CAMR. EPA
anticipates that many States will choose to meet the CAMR requirements
by selecting an option that requires EGUs to participate in the EPA-
administered CAMR cap-and-trade program. EPA also anticipates that many
States may chose to control Statewide annual Hg emissions for new and
existing coal-fired EGUs through an alternative mechanism other than
the EPA-administered CAMR cap-and-trade program. Each State that
chooses an alternative mechanism must include with its plan a
demonstration that the State Plan will ensure that the State will meet
its assigned State annual EGU Hg emission budget.
    A State submitting a State Plan that requires coal-fired EGUs to
participate in the EPA-administered CAMR cap-and-trade program may
either adopt regulations that are substantively identical to the EPA
model Hg trading rule (40 CFR part 60, subpart HHHH) or incorporate by
reference the model rule. CAMR provides that States may only make
limited changes to the model rule if the States want to participate in
the EPA-administered trading program. A State Plan may change the model
rule only by altering the allowance allocation provisions to provide
for State-specific allocation of Hg allowances using a methodology
chosen by the State. A State's alternative allowance allocation
provisions must meet certain allocation timing requirements and must
ensure that total allocations for each calendar year will not exceed
the State's annual EGU Hg budget for that year.

V. Analysis of Louisiana's CAMR State Plan Submittal

A. State Budgets

    In today's action, EPA is taking direct final action to approve
Louisiana's State Plan that adopts the annual EGU Hg budgets
established for the State in CAMR, 0.601 tons for EGU Hg emissions in
2010-2017 and 0.237 tons for EGU Hg emissions in 2018 and thereafter.
Louisiana's State Plan sets these budgets as the total amount of
allowances available for allocation for each year under the EPA-
administered CAMR cap-and-trade program.

B. CAMR State Plan

    The Louisiana State Plan requires coal-fired EGUs to participate in
the EPA-administered CAMR cap-and-trade program. The State Plan
incorporates by reference the EPA model Hg trading rule (40 CFR part
60, subpart HHHH) in its entirety.
    Louisiana's State Plan requires coal-fired EGUs to comply with the
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting provisions of 40 CFR part 75
concerning Hg mass emissions. Louisiana's State Plan also demonstrates
that the State has the legal authority to adopt emission standards and
compliance schedules necessary for attainment and maintenance of the
State's annual EGU Hg budget and to require the owners and operators of
coal-fired EGUs in the State to meet the monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements of 40 CFR part 75. As part of its State Plan,
Louisiana provided a demonstration through citation of legal authority
to adopt and implement the regulations.

VI. Final Action

    The public was provided the opportunity to comment at public
hearings on June 28, 2006, August 24, 2006 and September 25, 2006, on
Louisiana's adoption of 40 CFR part 60--Subpart HHHH, and Louisiana's
Proposed Section 111(d) Plan for Coal-Fired Electric Steam Generating
Units prior to submittal to EPA for approval. EPA specifically stated
at 40 CFR 60.24(h)(6)(i) that if a State adopts regulations
substantively identical to 40 CFR part 60--subpart HHHH or incorporates
the subpart by reference into its State regulations, that the allowance
system under the State plan is automatically approved as meeting the
requirements of establishing emissions standards and compliance
schedules of the CAMR requirements. The State must also demonstrate
that it has the legal authority to take such action and to implement
its responsibilities under the regulations. Louisiana has adopted
regulations substantively identical to 40 CFR part 60--subpart HHHH,
and provided a demonstration of legal authority in the section 111(d)
plan submittal, therefore EPA finds that the plan may be automatically
approved. This action will be effective on October 16, 2007 without
further notice.

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    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. For this
reason, 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). 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.). 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).
    This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on: One or more Indian tribes, the
relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or the
distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects on the
States, the relationship between the national government and the
States, or 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. The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045, ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), as applying only to those regulatory actions
that concern health or safety risks such that the analysis required
under section 5-501 of the Executive Order has the potential to
influence the regulation. This rule is not subject to Executive Order
13045 because it would approve a state program. Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629 (February 16, 1994)) establishes federal executive policy
on environmental justice. Because this rule merely approves a state
rule implementing a Federal standard, EPA lacks the discretionary
authority to modify today's regulatory decision on the basis of
environmental justice considerations.
    In reviewing State plans, 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 State plan for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a State plan
to use VCS in place of a State plan 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. 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.).
    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 October 16, 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 62

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of section
111 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7412.

    Dated: August 8, 2007.
Lawrence Starfield,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

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40 CFR part 62 is amended as follows:

PART 62--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 62 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart T--Louisiana

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2. Section 62.4620 is amended by adding paragraphs (b)(7) and (c)(8) to
read as follows:

Sec.  62.4620  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (7) Control of mercury emissions from coal-fired electric steam
generating units and coal-fired electric generating units as defined in
40 CFR 60.24(h)(8): Clean Air Act Section 111(d) Plan for Coal-Fired
Electrical Steam Generating Units, submitted by the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality on October 25, 2006 (LAC
33:III.3003.A).
    (c) * * *
    (8) Coal-fired electric steam generating units and coal-fired
electric generating units as defined in 40 CFR 60.24(h)(8).

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3. Subpart T is amended by adding a new undesignated center heading
followed by new Sec. Sec.  62.4680 and 62.4681 to read as follows:

MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED ELECTRIC STEAM GENERATING UNITS

Sec.  62.4680  Identification of sources.

    The plan applies to Coal-fired electric steam generating units and
coal-fired electric generating units as defined in 40 CFR 60.24(h)(8)
including the following existing coal-fired electric generating units:
    (a) Big Cajun 2 (Unit 1) at New Roads, LA.
    (b) Big Cajun 2 (Unit 2) at New Roads, LA.
    (c) Big Cajun 2 (Unit 3) at New Roads, LA.
    (d) Rodemacher (Unit 2) at Lena, LA.
    (e) R.S. Nelson (Unit 6) at Westlake, LA.
    (f) Dolet Hills at Mansfield, LA.

Sec.  62.4681  Effective date.

    The effective date for the portion of the plan applicable to
mercury budget units at coal-fired electric steam generating units and
coal-fired electric generating units as defined in 40 CFR 60.24(h)(8)
is effective October 16, 2007.

[FR Doc. E7-16171 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18696-18697]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07908]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-27333; FMCSA-2008-0398; FMCSA-2010-0082; FMCSA-
2010-0201; FMCSA-2010-0385; FMCSA-2010-0010; FMCSA-2010-0024; FMCSA-
2012-0338; FMCSA-2013-0022]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

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 the exemptions from the
vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for
13 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals
from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not
compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these
exemption renewals will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to
or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions
for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.

DATES: This decision is effective May 13, 2015. Comments must be
received on or before May 7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. [Docket No. FMCSA-2007-
27333; FMCSA-2008-0398; FMCSA-2010-0082; FMCSA-2010-0201; FMCSA-2010-
0385; FMCSA-2010-0010; FMCSA-2010-0024; FMCSA-2012-0338; FMCSA-2013-
0022], using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 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 or Courier: 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 for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments
received without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
    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 Federal Docket Management System (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 on-line.
    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 www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles A. Horan, III, Director,
Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards,<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. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may renew an exemption
from the vision requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies to
drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a two-year period 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 procedures for requesting an exemption (including
renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381.

II. Exemption Decision

    This notice addresses 13 individuals who have requested renewal of
their exemptions in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 13 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:
Toby L. Carson (TN), Ronnie Clark (ME), Adan Cortes-Juarez (WA),
Vincent C. Durazzo, Jr. (CT), Johnnie L. Hall (MD), Randy M. Lane (PA),
Michael O. Regentik (MI), Alvaro F. Rodriguez (TX), Esequiel Rodriguez,
Jr. (TX), George K. Sizemore (NC), Donald E. Stone (VA), Edward Timpson
(RI), Michael A. Zingarella (CT).
    The exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) That each individual has a physical examination every year (a) by
an ophthalmologist or optometrist who attests that the vision in the
better eye continues to meet the requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),
and (b) by a medical examiner who attests that the individual is
otherwise physically qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each
individual provides a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's
report to the medical examiner at the time of the annual medical
examination; and (3) that each individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for retention in the driver's
qualification file and retains a copy of the certification on his/her
person while driving for presentation to a duly authorized Federal,
State, or local enforcement official. Each exemption will be valid for
two years unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. 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.

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 for additional two year periods. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 13 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (72 FR 12666; 72 FR 25831; 74 FR 7097; 74 FR 15584; 74 FR
15586; 75 FR 25919; 75 FR 39729; 75 FR 54958; 75 FR 70078; 75 FR 77942;
76 FR 5425; 76 FR 9856; 76 FR 17481; 76 FR 20076; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR
28125; 77 FR 36338; 77 FR 74731; 78 FR 12811; 78 FR 12815; 78 FR 16762;
78 FR 18667; 78 FR 22596; 78 FR 22602; 78 FR 24300). Each of these 13
applicants has requested renewal of the exemption and has submitted
evidence showing that the vision in the better eye continues to meet
the requirement specified at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision
impairment is stable. In addition, a review of each record of safety
while

driving with the respective vision deficiencies over the past two years
indicates each applicant continues to meet the vision exemption
requirements.
    These factors provide an adequate basis for predicting each
driver's ability to continue to drive safely in interstate commerce.
Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the exemption for each
renewal applicant for a period of two years is likely to achieve a
level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption.

IV. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2007-27333; FMCSA-2008-0398; FMCSA-2010-0082; FMCSA-2010-
0201; FMCSA-2010-0385; FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2012-
0338; FMCSA-2013-0022), indicate the specific section of this document
to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion
or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online or
by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means.
FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an
email address, or a phone number in the body of your document so the
Agency can contact you if it has questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
put the docket number, ``FMCSA-2007-27333; FMCSA-2008-0398; FMCSA-2010-
0082; FMCSA-2010-0201; FMCSA-2010-0385; FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-
0024; FMCSA-2012-0338; FMCSA-2013-0022'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and
click ``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on ``Comment
Now!'' button and type your comment into the text box in the following
screen. Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual
or on behalf of a third party and then submit. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they
reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard
or envelope. FMCSA will consider all comments and material received
during the comment period and may change this notice based on your
comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number,
``FMCSA-2007-27333; FMCSA-2008-0398; FMCSA-2010-0082; FMCSA-2010-0201;
FMCSA-2010-0385; FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2012-0338;
FMCSA-2013-0022'' in the ``Keyword'' box and click ``Search.'' Next,
click ``Open Docket Folder'' button choose the document listed to
review. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-
140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: April 1, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10012]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0038]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Upper Mississippi River, Rock
Island, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Rock Island Railroad and Highway
Drawbridge across the Upper Mississippi River, mile 482.9, at Rock
Island, Illinois. The deviation is necessary to allow the Quad Cities
Heart Walk to cross the bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to be
maintained in the closed-to-navigation position for two hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., May 17,
2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0038] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Eric A. Washburn, Bridge
Administrator, Western Rivers, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Cheryl F. Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Rock Island Arsenal requested
a temporary deviation for the Rock Island Railroad and Highway
Drawbridge, mile 482.9, across the Upper Mississippi River, at Rock
Island, Illinois to remain in the closed-to-navigation position for a
two hour period from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., May 17, 2014, while the Quad
Cities Heart Walk is held between the cities of Davenport, IA and Rock
Island, IL.
    The Rock Island Railroad and Highway Drawbridge currently operates
in accordance with 33 CFR 117.5, which states the general requirement
that drawbridges shall open promptly and fully for the passage of
vessels when a request to open is given in accordance with the subpart.
    There are no alternate routes for vessels transiting this section
of the Upper Mississippi River.
    The Rock Island Railroad and Highway Drawbridge, in the closed-to-
navigation position, provides a vertical clearance of 23.8 feet above
normal pool. Navigation on the waterway consists primarily of
commercial tows and recreational watercraft. This temporary deviation
has been coordinated with waterway users. No objections were received.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: February 7, 2014.
Eric A. Washburn,
Bridge Administrator, Western Rivers.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34492-34494]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14720]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Pipeline Safety: Special Permit Renewal Requests

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.

ACTION: This Notice pertains to the renewal requests for Special
Permits with the following Docket Numbers:

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PHMSA-2008-0257 Texas Eastern Transmission.
PHMSA-2010-0063 Anchor Point Energy
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal pipeline safety laws, PHMSA is
publishing this notice of special permit renewal requests that we have
received from two natural gas transmission pipeline operators, seeking
relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal
pipeline safety regulations. This notice seeks public comments on these
requests, including comments on any safety or environmental impacts the
renewal of these special permits would have. For each listed Special
Permit renewal request, an Environmental Assessment is available in the
respective docket for review and comment. At the conclusion of the 30-
day comment period, PHMSA will evaluate the comments received and the
technical analysis of the renewal requests to determine whether to
grant or deny the renewal requests.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding these special permit requests by
July 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the specific docket number for
which the comment applies. Comments may be submitted in the following
ways:
     At the E-Gov Web site: http://www.Regulations.gov. This
site allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice
issued by any agency.
     By Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     By Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
    Instructions: At the beginning of your comments, please identify
the docket number for the special permit renewal request you are
commenting on. If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two
copies. To receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments,
please include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may
submit comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Note: Please read the privacy statement published on http://www.Regulations.gov. Comments, including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Contacts for general or technical information:
    General: Kay McIver by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Technical: Steve Nanney by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or by email
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received the following special
permit renewal requests from two pipeline operators who seek relief
from compliance with certain federal pipeline safety regulations. Each
request includes a technical analysis provided by the respective
operators, and filed under the original issued special permit number in
the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov. PHMSA invites interested persons to participate by
reviewing these special permit renewal requests and submitting written
comments, data or other views in the FDMS. Please include comments on
any potential environmental impacts that may result if these special
permit renewals are granted.
    Details of Special Permit renewals received:

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                                                                                Nature of special
             Docket Nos.                      Requesters              Regulations                 permit
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PHMSA-2008-0257......................  Texas Eastern             49 CFR Sec.   192.611.  To reauthorize an
                                        Transmission, LP                                  increase in the
                                        (TETLP).                                          maximum allowable
                                                                                operating pressure
                                                                                (MAOP) on the TETLP
                                                                                pipeline operation as
                                                                                defined in the
                                                                                original Special
                                                                                Permit issued on
                                                                                October 28, 2010. This
                                                                                special permit renewal
                                                                                will allow TETLP to
                                                                                increase the MAOP of
                                                                                the special permit
                                                                                segments to the
                                                                                alternative MAOP
                                                                                design factors
                                                                                specified in 49 CFR
                                                                                Sec.   192.620, of up
                                                                                to 80 percent of the
                                                                                specified minimum
                                                                                yield strength (SMYS)
                                                                                in Class 1, 67 percent
                                                                                of SMYS in Class 2
                                                                                location, and 56
                                                                                percent of SMYS in
                                                                                Class 3 location,
                                                                                provided that certain
                                                                                alternative measures
                                                                                are implemented and
                                                                                numerous conditions
                                                                                and safety
                                                                                requirements are met
                                                                                as described in the
                                                                                Special Permit renewal
                                                                                conditions. The
                                                                                renewal request seeks
                                                                                to waive compliance
                                                                                from Sec.  Sec.
                                                                                192.112(a)(1);
                                                                                192.112(c);
                                                                                192.112(d)(2)(i);
                                                                                192.112(f)(1), and
                                                                                192.620(d)(5)(iii) of
                                                                                the Federal Pipeline
                                                                                Safety Regulations.
                                                                                The original special
                                                                                permit did not include
                                                                                a waiver from the
                                                                                requirements of Sec.
                                                                                192.620(d)(11)(ii)(A).
                                                                                Since the special
                                                                                permit included dent
                                                                                response and repair
                                                                                criteria that differ
                                                                                from the criteria in
                                                                                Sec.
                                                                                192.620(d)(11)(ii)(A),
                                                                                TETLP requests that
                                                                                this section be noted
                                                                                in the special permit
                                                                                renewal. The Special
                                                                                Permit renewal
                                                                                pertains to the 36-
                                                                                inch, approximately
                                                                                268 miles of Lines 1
                                                                                and 2 TETLP pipelines
                                                                                starting from the
                                                                                Bedford Compressor
                                                                                Station in
                                                                                Pennsylvania to the
                                                                                Chambersburg,
                                                                                Compressor Station in
                                                                                Pennsylvania. There
                                                                                are no class 4
                                                                                locations in the
                                                                                system and the current
                                                                                segments operate at an
                                                                                MAOP of 1,112 psig.
                                                                                The pipeline segments
                                                                                are located in
                                                                                Fayette, Somerset,
                                                                                Bedford, Fulton,
                                                                                Franklin, Adams, York
                                                                                and Lancaster Counties
                                                                                in Pennsylvania.
PHMSA-2010-0063......................  Cook Inlet Energy LLC    Sec.   192.121.........  To reauthorize the
                                        (CIE) formerly issued                             continued operation of
                                        to Anchor Point Energy                            4.5-inch diameter, 8-
                                                                                mile reinforced
                                                                                thermoset plastic
                                                                                material FS LPJ
                                                                                (Fiberspar) pipeline
                                                                                built in the Kenai,
                                                                                Peninsula Borough near
                                                                                Anchor Point, Alaska.
                                                                                The renewal request
                                                                                seeks to waive
                                                                                compliance from Sec.
                                                                                192.121. The Anchor
                                                                                Point pipeline
                                                                                transports natural gas
                                                                                from the North Fork
                                                                                Unit and delivers it
                                                                                to a Sales Pipeline
                                                                                operated by Enstar
                                                                                Natural Gas Company.
                                                                                The MAOP of this
                                                                                pipeline is 1,328
                                                                                psig. This special
                                                                                permit would only
                                                                                apply to Class 1
                                                                                locations and areas
                                                                                outside of high
                                                                                consequence areas.
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    Before acting on the special permit renewal requests, PHMSA will
evaluate all comments received on or before the comments closing date
in its decision to grant or deny the renewal requests. Comments will be
evaluated after this date only if it is possible to do so without
incurring additional expense or delay.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118 (c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2015.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
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