FILE NAME:    Hexythiazox Potato NOF 061129

Template Number P25

EPA Registration Division contact: Shaja Brothers,<PHONE_NUMBER>

PP#7E7182

 by establishing  tolerances for residues of

hexythiazox (trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2-oxothiazolidine-3-carb oxamide) and its metabolites containing the (4-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3-thiazolidine moiety in or on the raw agricultural commodity potato at 0.02 part per million (ppm) (regional tolerance).  EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of the petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.

. A practical analytical method, high pressure liquid chromatography with an ultraviolet detector, which detects and measures residues of hexythiazox and its metabolites as a common moiety, is available for enforcement purposes with a limit of detection that allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set in these tolerances.

.  Seven field trials were conducted in Idaho and Washington.  These trials are sufficient to support a regional tolerance for potatoes in the Pacific Northwest (EPA climate region 11).  Residues of hexythiazox and its metabolites were below 0.02 ppm in all cases.  A processing study was not conducted because residues were not detected  in potatoes  from plots treated at 5 times the proposed application rate.

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.  In a developmental toxicity study in rats, the maternal No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level (NOAEL) was 240 mg/kg/day and the maternal Lowest-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level (LOAEL) was 720 mg/kg/day based on increased ovarian weights and decreased bone ossification.

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. In a 1-year feeding study in dogs, the NOAEL was 2.5 mg/kg/day and the LOAEL was 12.5 mg/kg/day, based on increased alkaline phosphatase, increased adrenal and liver weights, and liver and adrenal lesions.  In a carcinogenicity study in mice, the NOAEL was 36 mg/kg/day and the LOAEL was 215 mg/kg/day.  Effects were decreased bwt in males and increased hepatocellular carcinomas and combined adenoma/carcinomas.

In a chronic feeding/carcinogenicity study in rats, the NOAEL (systemic) was 26 mg/kg/day and the LOAEL (systemic) was 180 mg/kg/day based on decreased bwt gain and increased liver weights in both sexes.

The chronic reference dose (RfD) for hexythiazox is based on the 1-year dog feeding study with a NOAEL of 2.5 mg/kg/day and an uncertainty factor of 100.  The Agency has classified hexythiazox as a category C (possible human) carcinogen based on an increased incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas (p = 0.028) and combined adenomas/carcinomas (p = 0.024) in female mice at the highest dose tested (1,500 ppm) when compared to the controls as well as a significantly increased (p<0.001) incidence of pre-neoplastic hepatic nodules in both males and females at the highest dose tested.  The decision supporting a category C classification was based primarily on the fact that only one species was affected and mutagenicity studies were negative.  In classifying hexythiazox as a category C carcinogen, the Agency concluded that a quantitative estimate of the carcinogenic potential for humans should be calculated because of the increased incidence of liver tumors in the female mouse.  A Q1* of 0.022 mg/kg/day-1 in human equivalents was published in the Federal Register of October 16, 1998 (63 FR 55430) (FRL-6035-2).

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. Tolerances have been established (40 CFR 180.448) for residues of hexythiazox and its metabolites containing the (4-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3-thiazolidine moiety in or on almond hulls, wet apple pomace, the caneberry crop subgroup, the citrus crop group, cotton, date, hop, the pome fruit crop group, the stone fruit crop group, the tree nut crop group, peppermint, pistachios, spearmint, strawberries, milk and the meat, fat and meat byproducts of cattle, goat, horse, sheep and swine.

EPA has estimated the following dietary exposures from hexythiazox in food  (Federal Register of September 29, 2000 (65 FR 58437) (FRL-6746-5).

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i. Acute exposure.  For acute dietary exposure of the general population including infants and children, a dose and endpoint attributable to a single exposure were not identified by the Agency from the available oral toxicity studies.  An acute RfD of 2.4 mg/kg/day for females 13-50 years of age was identified from the rat developmental toxicology based on delayed ossification.  A conservative analysis was performed by the Agency using existing and  recommended tolerance level residues and 100% crop treated (CT) information for all commodities.  The acute dietary exposure estimate for the female 13-50 year-old subgroup was 0.002617 mg/kg/day at the 95th percentile.  The registrant has concluded that the proposed use on potatoes will not contribute to a significant incremental increase to this dietary exposure.

ii. Chronic exposure.  A partially refined deterministic analysis was performed by the Agency using anticipated residue (AR) levels for mos crops and %CT or anticipated market share information for all crops.  Dietary exposure estimates for the U.S. population were and other representative subgroups were <0.00003 mg/kg/day.  The registrant has concluded that the proposed use on potatoes will not contribute to a significant incremental increase to this dietary exposure.

iii. Cancer.  A partially refined deterministic analysis was performed by the Agency using AR levels and %CT or anticipated market share information for all crops.  The chronic dietary exposure estimate for the U.S. population was 0.000011 mg/kg/day.  The registrant has concluded that the proposed use on potatoes will not contribute to a significant incremental increase in oncogenic risk.

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. Using the Generic Expected Environmental Concentration (GENEEC) and Screening Concentration in Ground Water (SCI-GROW) models, the Agency has calculated the estimated environmental concentrations (EECs) of hexythiazox to be 910.32 nanograms per liter (ng/L) for surface water and 1.47 ng/L for ground water.  These estimates are based on a maximum application rate of 0.1875 lb active ingredient per acre.

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. The term “residential exposure” is used by the Agency to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary exposure; e.g., for lawn and garden pest control, indoor pest control, termiticides, and flea and tick control on pets.  Hexythiazox is not registered for use on any sites that would result in residential exposure.

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	.EPA has not determined whether hexythiazox has a common mechanism of toxicity with other substances or how to include this pesticide in a cumulative risk assessment.  Unlike other pesticides for which EPA has followed a cumulative risk approach based on a common mechanism of toxicity, hexythiazox does not share a toxic metabolite with other substances.  For the purposes of this tolerance action, therefore, the registrant has not assumed that hexythiazox has a common mechanism of toxicity with other substances.  For purposes of this petition the potential risks of hexythiazox in its aggregate exposure only will be considered.

EPA evaluated aggregate risks and made a determination of safety in Unit IV.D. of the Federal Register of November 10, 2004 (69 FR 65073).  The registrant has concluded that the proposed use on potatoes will not contribute to significant incremental acute, chronic or oncogenic dietary exposure.

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i. Acute risk.  Aggregate exposure risk includes exposure from food and water.  For acute dietary exposure of the general population, a dose and endpoint attributable to a single exposure were not identified by the Agency from the available oral toxicity studies.  For the relevant population subgroup of females 13+ years, the risk from acute “food only” exposure is less than 1% of the RfD, which is less than EPA’s level of concern.  The acute drinking water level of comparison (DWLOC) calculated for the relevant population subgroup of females 13+ years is 72,000 parts per billion (ppb).  The calculated DWLOC is significantly higher than the drinking water EECs for ground water (0.0015 ppb) and surface water (0.910 ppb).  EPA has concluded with reasonable certainty that residues of hexythiazox in drinking water do not contribute to the acute aggregate health risk.

ii. Short- and intermediate-term risk.  Hexythiazox is not registered for use on any sites that would result in residential exposure.  Therefore the aggregate risk is the sum of the risk from food and water, which do not exceed the Agency’s level of concern.

iii. Chronic risk.  Aggregate chronic risk (non-cancer) exposure from “food only” exposure utilizes less than 1% of the RfD for all population subgroups.  The chronic DWLOC for hexythiazox exposure in drinking water is 870 ppb for the U.S. population and 250 ppb for infants and children.  The calculated DWLOCs are significantly higher than the drinking water EECs for ground water (0.0015 ppb) and surface water (0.910 ppb).  EPA has concluded with reasonable certainty that residues of hexythiazox in drinking water do not contribute to the chronic (non-cancer) aggregate health risk.

iv. Cancer risk.  The carcinogenic risk estimate (food only) for the general U.S. population is <5 x 10-7.  Thus the carcinogenic dietary risk associated with the existing and proposed uses of hexythiazox does not exceed the level of concern for excess lifetime cancer risk (1 x 10-6).  The surface water and ground water EECs were used to compare against the back-calculated DWLOC for aggregate risk assessments.  For the carcinogenic risk scenario, EPA calculated a DWLOC of 1.2 ppb for the U.S. population.  The EECs for ground water and surface water (0.0015 ppb and 0.910 ppb respectively) are less than EPA’s calculated DWLOC.  Therefore, EPA concluded that residues of hexythiazox in drinking water do not contribute significantly to the carcinogenic aggregate human health risk.

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	There are no international maximum residue limits for hexythiazox on potato.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-1010]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Three Mile Slough, Rio Vista, CA

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 California Route 160 Drawbridge
across Three Mile Slough, mile 0.1, near Rio Vista, CA. The deviation
is necessary to conduct preventative maintenance. This deviation allows
the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on November 26, 2018,
through 4 p.m. on November 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-1010, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Carl T. Hausner, Chief, Bridge
Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The California Department of Transportation
has requested a temporary change to the operation of the California
Route 160 Drawbridge over Three Mile Slough, mile 0.1, near Rio Vista,
CA The drawbridge navigation span provides a vertical clearance of 12
feet above Mean High Water in the closed-to-navigation position. The
draw opens on signal as required by 33 CFR 117.5. Navigation on the
waterway is commercial and recreational.
    The drawspan will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position
from 7 a.m. on November 26, 2018, through 4 p.m. on November 27, 2018,
to allow the bridge owner to perform necessary preventative maintenance
and non-destructive testing on the bridge's lift span gear box. This
temporary deviation has been coordinated with the waterway users. No
objections to the proposed temporary deviation were raised.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may
do so at anytime. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies.
The Sacramento River and San Joaquin River can be used as alternate
routes for vessels unable to pass through the bridge in the closed
position. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterway
through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in
operating schedule for the bridge so that vessel operators can arrange
their transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary
deviation.
    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: November 15, 2018.
Carl T. Hausner,
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER21-1503-000]

Maverick Solar 7, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced Maverick
Solar 7, LLC's application for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure
    (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene
or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is April 13, 2021.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: March 24, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76663; File No. SR-BX-2015-078]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to
Order Exposure

December 16, 2015.
    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 December 2, 2015, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (``BX'' or ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'')
the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III, below,
which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend BX Rules at Chapter VII, Section 12,
entitled ``Order Exposure Requirements,'' to make clear that BX PRISM
is an exception to this rule.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at http://nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com, at the principal
office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange 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. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend BX Rules at Chapter VII, Section 12,
entitled ``Order Exposure Requirements'' to specifically state that
orders entered into BX PRISM are not subject to the rule at Section 12.
Recently, the Exchange's BX PRISM rule was approved by the
Commission.\3\ BX PRISM is a price-improvement mechanism on the
Exchange's options platform, in which a BX Participant (an ``Initiating
Participant'') may electronically submit for execution a two-sided
paired order, where one side is an order it represents as agent on
behalf of a Public Customer, Professional customer, broker-dealer, or
any other entity (``PRISM Order'') and the other side is principal
interest or any other order it represents as agent (an ``Initiating
Order'') provided that the member first exposes the PRISM Order in the
PRISM Auction (``Auction'') pursuant to the Rule. This mechanism is

an exception to the general rule in Chapter VII, Section 12, which
requires BX Options Participants to expose principal orders they
represent as agent for at least one (1) second prior to receiving an
agency order that is executable against such bid or offer. The Exchange
notes that other options exchanges have similar order exposure
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76301 (October 29,
2015), 80 FR 68347 (November 4, 2015) (SR-BX-2015-032) (Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified
by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, To Adopt a New Price Improvement Auction,
BX PRISM).
    \4\ See International Securities Exchange LLC (``ISE'') Rule
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    The Exchange is also proposing certain minor technical amendments
to the rule to remove the word ``Commentary'' and re-letter the
remainder of the rule. The Exchange is also deleting a reserved
section. The Exchange believes amending Chapter VII, Section 12 will
highlight this exception concerning BX PRISM and also conform BX Rules
for internal consistency.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \5\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act \6\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect investors and the public interest,
by explicitly stating an exception to the general rule regarding the
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    The Exchange's proposal will make clear that BX PRISM is an
exception to the general rule, which requires BX Participants to expose
principal orders they represent as agent for at least one (1) second
prior to receiving an agency order that is executable against such bid
or offer. BX PRISM permits Participants to enter paired orders without
first exposing those orders for one second. The Exchange believes that
providing an exception to the order exposure rule for orders entered
into BX PRISM is consistent with the Act, because BX PRISM's auction
has an auction period which is no less than one hundred milliseconds
and no more than one second. Only one Auction may be conducted at a
time in any given series. Once commenced, an Auction may not be
cancelled. To initiate the Auction, the Initiating Participant entering
the order into BX PRISM must mark the PRISM Order for Auction
processing, and specify either: (a) A single price at which it seeks to
execute the PRISM Order (a ``stop price''); (b) that it is willing to
automatically match as principal or as agent on behalf of an Initiating
Order the price and size of all PRISM Auction Notifications (``PAN'')
responses, and trading interest (``auto-match'') in which case the
PRISM Order will be stopped at the NBBO on the Initiating Order side;
or (c) that it is willing to either: (i) Stop the entire order at a
single stop price and auto-match PAN responses and trading interest at
a price or prices that improve the stop price to a specified price (a
``No Worse Than'' or ``NWT'' price); (ii) stop the entire order at a
single stop price and auto-match all PAN responses and trading interest
at or better than the stop price; or (iii) stop the entire order at the
NBBO on the Initiating Order side, and auto-match PAN responses and
trading interest at a price or prices that improve the stop price up to
the NWT price.\7\ Initiating Participants entering orders into BX PRISM
are required to guarantee an execution at the NBBO or at a better
price, and are subject to market risk while their BX PRISM Order is
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    The proposed amendment will amend the current order exposure rule
to except orders entered into BX PRISM from the rule. The Exchange
believes that this amendment will protect investors and the public
interest by providing additional information in the Rules concerning
exceptions.

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

    BX does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed changes do not
impose any burden on competition, rather, the amendment provides an
exception to the order exposure rule for orders entered into BX PRISM
for all Participants. The Exchange believes that this exception will
further inform BX Participants of their obligations with respect to
order exposure. Initiating Participants entering orders into BX PRISM
are subject to market risk while their PRISM Order is exposed to other
BX Participants in this competitive auction.

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not significantly
affect the protection of investors or the public interest; does not
impose any significant burden on competition; and by its terms does not
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) \8\ of the Act and Rule 19b-
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and 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
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: Necessary
or appropriate in the public interest; for the protection of investors;
or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the
Commission takes such action, the Commission shall institute
proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be approved
or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BX-2015-078 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BX-2015-078. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. 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-BX-
2015-078 and should be submitted on or before January 12, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-53254; File No. SR-NASD-2006-008]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Re-establish
a Fee Pilot for National Quotation Data Service

February 8, 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 January 24, 2006, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (``NASD''), through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
(``Nasdaq''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Nasdaq. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change, as amended, from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Nasdaq proposes to re-establish retroactively through September 1,
2005, a pilot program under NASD Rule 7010(h), which reduced from $50
to $10 the monthly fee that non-professional users pay to receive
National Quotation Data Service (``NQDS''). Nasdaq is simultaneously
filing a separate rule proposal to re-establish the same pilot program
prospectively through December 29, 2006, the date the pilot
inadvertently was permitted to lapse. The text of the rule is below.
There is no new proposed language.\3\
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    \3\ Changes are marked to the rule text that appears in the
electronic NASD Manual found at http://www.nasd.com. Prior to the

date when The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq LLC'' commences
operations, Nasdaq LLC will file a conforming change to the rules of
Nasdaq LLC approved in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53128
(January 13, 2006).
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7010. System Services
* * * * *
(h) National Quotation Data Service (NQDS)
    (1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2) of this section, the
charge to be paid for each interrogation or display device receiving
all or any portion of the information disseminated through the NQDS
shall be $50.00 per

month. The NQDS information that will be provided through service
consists of individual market maker quotations, Nasdaq Level 1 Service
and the Last Sale Information Service.
    (2) The charge to be paid by a non-professional for each
interrogation or display device receiving all or any portion of the
NQDS information disseminated through an authorized vendor shall be
$10.00 per month.
    (3) A ``non-professional'' is a natural person who is neither:
    (A) Registered or qualified in any capacity with the Commission,
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, any state securities agency,
any securities exchange or association, or any commodities or futures
contract market or association;
    (B) Engaged as an ``investment adviser'' as that term defined in
Section 201(11) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (whether or not
registered or qualified under that Act); nor
    (C) Employed by a bank or other organization exempt from
registration under federal or state securities laws to perform
functions that would require registration or qualification if such
functions were performed for an organization not so exempt.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    Nasdaq proposes to re-establish retroactively through September 1,
2005, the fee reduction pilot program under NASD Rule 7010(h) that
reduced from $50 to $10 the monthly fee that non-professional users pay
to receive NQDS.
    NQDS delivers market maker quotations, Nasdaq Level 1 \4\ service
(including calculation and display of the inside market), and last sale
information that is dynamically updated on a real-time basis. NQDS data
is used not only by firms, associated persons, and other market
professionals, but also by non-professionals who receive the service
through authorized vendors, including, for example, on-line brokerage
firms. Prior to August 31, 2000, NQDS data was available through
authorized vendors at a monthly rate of $50 for professionals and non-
professionals users alike. In August 2000, the NASD, through Nasdaq,
filed a rule change to reduce from $50 to $10 the monthly fee that non-
professional users pay to receive NQDS data.\5\ The Commission approved
the pilot on August 22, 2000, and the fee reduction commenced on August
31, 2000 on a one-year pilot basis.\6\ On September 5, 2001, August 29,
2002, August 15, 2003, and August 20, 2004, Nasdaq filed proposed rule
changes to extend the pilot for additional one-year periods.\7\
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    \4\ Pursuant to NASD Rule 7010(e), Nasdaq separately distributes
Level 1 data to non-professionals for a monthly fee of $1.00.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 43190 (August 22,
2000), 65 FR 52460 (August 29, 2000) (notice of filing and order
granting accelerated approval of NASD-00-47).
    \6\ Id.
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 44788 (September
13, 2001), 66 FR 48303 (September 19, 2001); 46446 (August 30,
2002), 67 FR 57260 (September 9, 2002); 48386 (August 21, 2003), 68
FR 51618 (August 27, 2003); and 50318 (September 3, 2004), 69 FR
54821 (September 10, 2004).
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    Nasdaq has consistently supported broad, effective dissemination of
market information to public investors. Thus, Nasdaq is proposing to
re-establish the fee-reduction pilot for the remainder of 2006. The
pilot would cover the period from January 24, 2006, through December
29, 2006. Nasdaq notes that the existing pilot reduced by 80% the fees
that non-professionals paid for NQDS data prior to August 31, 2000.
Continuing the reduction of NQDS for non-professional users
demonstrates Nasdaq's continued commitment to individual investors and
responds to the dramatic increase in the demand for real-time market
data by non-professional market participants. In addition, NASD member
firms often supply real-time market data to their customers through
automated means. Thus, NASD member firms' customers would benefit from
the continued fee reduction.
2. Statutory Basis
    Nasdaq believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of section 15A of the Act,\8\ in general, and with
section 15A(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ in particular, in that it provides for
the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges
among members and issuers and other persons using any facility or
system which the Nasdaq operates or controls, and it does not unfairly
discriminate between customers, issuers, brokers or dealers. Nasdaq
also believes that the fee reduction enhances the public's access to
market data that is relevant to investors when they make financial
decisions and encourages increased public participation in the
securities markets.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    Nasdaq 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.

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

    Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the NASD consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve such proposed rule change or
    (B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

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-2006-008 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASD-2006-008. 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 the 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-2006-008 and should be submitted on or before March
8, 2006.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549-2736.
    Extension: Rule 13e-1, SEC File No. 270-255, OMB Control No. 3235-
0305.
    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget for extension and approval.
    Rule 13e-1 (17 CFR 240.13e-1) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) makes it unlawful for an issuer who has
received notice that it is the subject of a tender offer made under
Section 14(d)(1) of the Exchange Act to purchase any of its equity
securities during the tender offer, unless it first files a statement
with the Commission containing information required by the rule. This
rule is in keeping with the Commission's statutory responsibility to
prescribe rules and regulations that are necessary for the protection
of investors. The information filed under Rule 13e-1 must be filed with
the Commission and is publicly available. We estimate that it takes
approximately 10 burden hours per response to provide the information
required under Rule 13e-1 and that the information is filed by
approximately 10 respondents. We estimate that 25% of the 10 hours per
response (2.5 hours) is prepared by the company for a total annual
reporting burden of 25 hours (2.5 hours per response x 10 responses).
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden imposed by the collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60
days of this publication.
    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 control number.
    Please direct your written comment to Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: February 12, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

July 2, 2008.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:
    Docket Numbers: EC08-105-000.
    Applicants: Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, Reliant
Energy New Jersey Holdings, LLC.
    Description: Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC et al.
submits Application for Authorization under 203 of the Federal Power
Act and Request for Waivers and Expedited Action.
    Filed Date: 06/24/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0025.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
    Docket Numbers: EG08-76-000.
    Applicants: Windthorst-1, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Windthorst-1, LLC.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-5050.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER94-1478-019.
    Applicants: Electrade Corporation.
    Description: Electrade Corp. submits an updated market power
analysis and rate schedule revisions pursuant to Order 697 and 697-A.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0026.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER96-1551-020; ER01-615-016; ER07-965-002.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico; EnergyCo
Marketing and Trading, LLC.
    Description: Public Service Company of New Mexico and EnergyCo
Marketing and Trading, LLC submits Substitute Original Sheet 6 et al.
to the Revised Market-Based Rate Tariffs submitted 6/5/08.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0023.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER96-1947-022; ER07-1001-001; ER07-1100-001; ER02-
1052-008.
    Applicants: LS Power Marketing, LLC; Sugar Creek Power Company,
LLC; Entergy Services, Inc.; West Georgia Generating Company, LLC.
    Description: LS Power Development LLC et al. amends the May 2008
Filing and submits Substitute Fifth Revised Sheet 1 et al. to FERC
Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume 1 in Compliance with Order 697.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0019.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER97-851-017.
    Applicants: Hydro-Quebec Energy Services (U.S.) Inc.
    Description: HQ Energy Services (US) Inc. submits an updated market
power

analysis and conforming market-based rate tariff.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080630-0016.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER98-830-019; ER03-719-010.
    Applicants: Millennium Power Partners, LP; New Athens Generating
Company, LLC.
    Description: New Athens Generating Co., LLC and Millennium Power
Partners, LP submits their updated market power analyses triennial
report in accordance with Order 697 etc.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0066.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER99-1757-015; EL05-67-003.
    Applicants: Empire District Electric Company, The.
    Description: The Empire District Electric Company submits its
Refund Report.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-5058.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER99-3168-008; ER04-994-004; ER04-659-009; ER04-
657-009; ER04-660-009.
    Applicants: Astoria Generating Company, LP; Boston Generating, LLC;
Fore River Development, LLC; Mystic I, LLC; Mystic Development, LLC.
    Description: Astoria Generating Co., LP et al. submits an updated
market power analysis and Order 697 and 697-A compliance filing.
    Filed Date: 06/24/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0051.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER99-4102-007.
    Applicants: Milford Power Co., LLC.
    Description: Milford Power Company submits revised market-based
tariff sheets reflecting the new tariff requirements established in
Order 697 and 697-A.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0021.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-447-005.
    Applicants: Black Oak Energy, LLC.
    Description: Black Oak Energy, LLC submits its Order 697 Compliance
Filing and application for Category 1 Status.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080630-0010.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-770-004.
    Applicants: AIG Energy Inc.
    Description: AIG Energy, Inc submits their request for Category 1
Seller classification in accordance with the criteria set forth in
Section 35.36(a)(2) of FERC's regulations.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080630-0001.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-774-008.
    Applicants: Eagle Energy Partners I, L.P.
    Description: Eagle Energy Partners I, LP submits Notice of Non-
Material Change in Status to inform the Commission of a non-material
change from the characteristics upon which the Commission relied in
granting Eagle market-based rate etc.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0078.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER04-31-002; ER07-808-001; ER06-1233-001; ER06-
1230-001; ER06-1231-001; ER06-1232-002.
    Applicants: Epic Merchant Energy, L.P.; Epic Merchant Energy CA,
LLC; EPIC Merchant Energy Midwest, L.P.; EPIC Merchant Energy NY, L.P.;
EPIC NJ PA, L.P.
    Description: EPIC Merchant Energy, LP et al. submits an application
for determination of Category 1 Status.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0068.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER04-170-007.
    Applicants: MxEnergy Electric Inc.
    Description: MXenergy Electric Inc submits the regional schedule
set in Appendix D-2 of Order 697-A, request for Category 1 Seller
classification in accordance with criteria set forth in section
35.36(a)(2) of the Commission's regulations.
    Filed Date: 06/24/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0030.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER04-222-006.
    Applicants: CPV Milford, LLC.
    Description: CPV Milford, LLC submits a market power update in
compliance with FERC's Order 697.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0027.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER04-381-002; ER06-914-002; ER06-912-002; ER06-913-
002; ER05-1467-001; ER08-632-002; ER08-731-001.
    Applicants: DC Energy, LLC; DC Energy New England, LLC; DC Energy
New York, LLC; DC Energy Mid-Atlantic, LLC; DC Energy Midwest, LLC; DC
Energy Texas, LLC; DC Energy California, LLC.
    Description: DCE Entitles submits compliance filing, an update
market power analysis, and request for determination of Category 1
Seller status.
    Filed Date: 06/24/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0031.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-235-003.
    Applicants: El Paso Marketing, L.P.
    Description: Petition requesting classification as category 1
seller pursuant to order 697 and market-based rate compliance filings
re El Paso Marketing, LP.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0067.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-287-004.
    Applicants: Granite Ridge Energy, LLC.
    Description: Granite Ridge Energy, LLC submits its updated market
power analysis (Triennial Report).
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0068.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-330-002.
    Applicants: City Power Marketing LLC.
    Description: City Power Marketing, LLC request for determination by
the Commission that it qualifies as a Category 1 Seller pursuant to
Section 205 of the FPA etc.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080630-0014.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-493-002; ER05-494-002; ER05-495-002; ER08-901-
002.
    Applicants: Saracen Energy LP; Saracen Energy Power Advisors LP;
Saracen Merchant Energy LP; Saracen Energy Partners, LP.
    Description: Saracen Energy, LP et al. submits an updated market
power analysis and rate schedule revisions.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0066.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1218-003; ER05-1219-003; ER96-149-013; ER97-
2414-012; ER00-2887-006; ER06-703-002; ER07-1341-003.
    Applicants: Bayonne Plant Holding, L.L.C.; Camden Plant Holding,
L.L.C.; Dartmouth Power Associates Limited Partn; Lowell Cogeneration
Company

Limited Part; Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership, L.P; Pedricktown
Cogeneration Company, LP; York Generation Company LLC.
    Description: Bayonne Plant Holding, LLC et al. submits an updated
market power analysis in compliance with FERC's Order 697-A.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080630-0008.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1262-016; ER06-1093-012.
    Applicants: Flat Rock Windpower LLC; Flat Rock Windpower II LLC.
    Description: Flat Rock Windpower, LLC submits an updated market
power anlysis in compliance with the requirements of Section 35.37 of
the regulations of FERC's Order 697-A.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080630-0002.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-386-002; ER02-1632-004; ER03-1088-003; ER05-
1280-003.
    Applicants: Direct Energy Services, LLC; Energy America LLC; Direct
Energy Marketing Inc.; Strategic Energy LLC.
    Description: Application for determination of category 1 status,
providing revised market-based rate tariff sheets and reporting change
in facts relating to market-based rate authority re Direct Energy
Services, LLC et al.
    Filed Date: 06/24/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0032.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-713-002.
    Applicants: Weyerhaeuser Company.
    Description: Weyerhaeuser Company submits their triennial market
power update and amendments to their market-based rate tariff.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0028.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-1220-001.
    Applicants: USEG, LLP.
    Description: USEG, LLP submits an updated market power analysis and
rate schedule revisions.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0038.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-1364-001.
    Applicants: International Paper Company.
    Description: International Paper Co submits the triennial market
power update and amendments to its market-based rate tariff.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0029.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-501-009; ER08-649-004; ER06-739-013; ER06-738-
013; ER03-983-011; ER07-758-007; ER02-537-015.
    Applicants: Birchwood Power Partners, L.P.; EFS Parlin Holdings,
LLC; East Coast Power Linden Holding, LLC; Cogen Technologies Linden
Venture, L.P.; Fox Energy Company LLC; Inland Empire Energy Center,
L.L.C.; Shady Hills Power Company, L.L.C.
    Description: GE Energy Financial Services Inc submits Notice of
Change in Status.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080627-5078.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-522-003; ER06-1122-003.
    Applicants: Old Trail Wind Farm, LLC; High Trail Wind Farm, LLC.
    Description: Old Trail Wind Farm, LLC and High Trail Wind Farm, LLC
submits their updated market power analysis in compliance with Order
697-A.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080630-0009.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-769-001.
    Applicants: Cedar Rapids Transmission Company, Ltd.
    Description: Cedar Rapids Transmission Co, Ltd submits an updated
market power analysis and revised market-based rate tariff.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0051.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-892-001.
    Applicants: Louis Dreyfus Energy Services L.P.
    Description: Louis Dreyfus Energy Services, LP submits an update
market power analysis and tariff revisions.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0063.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-907-001.
    Applicants: Bruce Power Inc.
    Description: Bruce Power Inc submits an updated market analysis in
compliance with requirements of sections 35.37 of the regulations of
the FERC etc.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0024.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-936-001; ER07-958-001.
    Applicants: Rumford Power Inc., Tiverton Power Inc.; Rumford Power
Inc.
    Description: Rumford Power, Inc et al. submits an updated market
power analysis and Appendix B list of generation and transmission
assets.
    Filed Date: 06/27/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080701-0025.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 18, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-92-005.
    Applicants: Virginia Electric and Power Company.
    Description: Virginia Electric and Power Co submits Substitute
Original Sheet 314F.14, FERC Electric Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 06/26/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080627-0008.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-394-003.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc
submits its Open Access Transmission and Energy Markets Tariff to
include RAR financial settlement provisions, in compliance with
Commission's directives.
    Filed Date: 06/25/2008.
    Accession Number: 20080626-0062.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be

listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0104; FRL--10019-10-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Brownfields Program--Accomplishment
Reporting (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Brownfields Program--
Accomplishment Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2104.08, OMB Control Number
2050-0192) 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
January 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on June 18, 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 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 18,
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-SFUND-2012-0104, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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: Kelly Gorini, Office of Brownfields
and Land Revitalization, (5105T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
566-1702; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; 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: This ICR covers the collection of information from those
organizations that receive cooperative agreements from EPA under the
authority of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Brownfields Utilization,
Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act (Pub. L. 115-141).
CERCLA, as amended, authorizes EPA to award grants or cooperative
agreements to states, tribes, local governments, and other eligible
entities to support the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites.
Under the Brownfields Amendments, a brownfields site means real
property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous
substance, pollutant, or contaminant. For funding purposes, EPA uses
the term ``brownfields property(ies)'' synonymously with the term
``brownfields sites.'' The Brownfields Amendments authorize EPA to
award several types of cooperative agreements to eligible entities on a
competitive basis.
    Under subtitle A of the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act, states, tribes, local governments, and
other eligible entities can receive assessment cooperative agreements
to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community
involvement related to brownfields properties; cleanup cooperative
agreements to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields properties;
multipurpose cooperative agreements to conduct activities

allowed under both assessment and cleanup cooperative agreements;
cooperative agreements to capitalize revolving loan funds and provide
subgrants for cleanup activities; area-wide planning cooperative
agreements to develop revitalization plans for brownfields; and
environmental workforce and development job training and placement
programs. Under subtitle C of the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act, states and tribes can receive
cooperative agreements to establish and enhance their response programs
through the four elements and meet the public record requirements under
the statute. Cooperative agreement recipients (``recipients'') have
general reporting and record keeping requirements as a condition of
their cooperative agreement that result in burden. A portion of this
reporting and record keeping burden is authorized under 2 CFR part 1500
and identified in the EPA's general grants ICR (OMB Control Number
2030-0020). EPA requires Brownfields program recipients to maintain and
report additional information to EPA on the uses and accomplishments
associated with funded brownfields activities. EPA uses several forms
to assist recipients in reporting the information and to ensure
consistency of the information collected. EPA uses this information to
meet Federal stewardship responsibilities to manage and track how
program funds are being spent, to evaluate the performance of the
Brownfields Cleanup and Land Revitalization Program, to meet the
Agency's reporting requirements under the Government Performance
Results Act, and to report to Congress and other program stakeholders
on the status and accomplishments of the program.
    Respondents/affected entities: State/local/tribal governments; Non-
Profits.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or Retain
Benefits (2 CFR part 1500).
    Estimated number of respondents: 2969 (total).
    Frequency of response: Bi-annual for subtitle C recipients;
quarterly for subtitle A recipients.Total estimated burden: 6,144 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $712,108 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The overall burden has increased slightly
by 379 hours since the last ICR submittal. This is the result of an
increased response total of 123 additional responses. Respondents
indicated that improvements in the ACRES reporting system and increased
familiarity with the program lead to a lower burden per individual
entry.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0215; FRL-8792-9]

Exposure Modeling Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the location and time for the Exposure
Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) and sets forth the tentative agenda
topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 29, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA's Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP), One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 1st Floor South
Conference Room, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tiffany Mason, Environmental Fate and
Effects Division (7507P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-
mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are required
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since
other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to
a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0215. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. Background

    On a triannual interval, an Exposure Modeling Public Meeting will
be held for presentation and discussion of current issues in modeling
pesticide fate, transport, and exposure in support of risk assessment
in a regulatory context. Meeting dates and abstract requests are
announced through the ``empmlist'' forum on the LYRIS list server at
https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums.

III. Topics for the Meeting

    This meeting is open to the pubic. Tentative topics include
Pesticide Usage Data: Availability, utility, and impact on model
predictions. However, a variety of topics will be encompassed by the
presentations.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Modeling, Monitoring, Pesticides, Pest.

    Dated: September 17, 2009.
Arthur-Jean Williams,
Acting Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-17-000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization

    Take notice that on November 25, 2019, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern Natural), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124,
filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant
to sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission's regulations under
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Northern Natural's blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000, for authorization to install and
operate (1) 7.4-mile-long, 8-inch-diamter branch line loop located in
Juneau County, Wisconsin; (2) an addition electric motor-driven 800-HP
reciprocating compressor unit at its existing Spring Green CS in Sauk
County, Wisconsin; and (3) branch line take-off regulation, including
appurtenances in Salk County, Wisconsin (New Lisbon 2020 Expansion
Project). The project will allow Northern Natural to transport an
incremental 15,180 dekatherms per day of service for Wisconsin Power
and Light Company, all as more fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    The filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov
using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the

docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free
at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions regarding this prior notice request should be
directed to Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates and
External Affairs, Northern Natural Gas Company, 1111 South 103rd
Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary
reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's EA.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest
is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
website (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: December 4, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION Please read the instructions before completing this form. For additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your agency's Paperwork Clearance Officer. Send two copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement and any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503.

1. Agency/ Subagency originating request USEPA/ Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 2. OMB control number b. G None a. 2060  0025 3. Type of information collection ( check one) a. G New collection b. G Revision of a currently approved collection c. X Extension of a currently approved collection d. G Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired e. G Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired f. G Existing collection in use without an OMB control number 4. Type of review requested ( check one) a. X Regular b. G Emergency  Approval requested by: / / c. G Delegated 5. Small entities Will this information collection have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities? G Yes X No For b f, note item A2 of Supporting Statement Instructions 6. Requested expiration date a. X Three years from approval date b. G Other Specify: / /___

7. Title NSPS for Portland Cement Plants ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart F) ( Renewal)

8. Agency form number( s) ( If applicable) EPA ICR Number 1051.09 9. Keywords Portland cement 10. Abstract Entities potentially affected by this action are portland cement plants with the following facilities: kilns, clinker coolers, raw mill systems, raw mill dryers, raw material storage, clinker storage, finished product storage, conveyor transfer points, bagging and bulk loading and unloading systems. Entities are required to submit initial notifications, conduct initial performance tests, and submit semi annual reports for exceedances and startups, shutdowns and malfunctions.

11. Affected public ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. Individuals or households d. Farms b. P Business or other for profit e. Federal Government c. Not for profit institutions f. State, Local or Tribal Government 12. Obligation to respond ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. G Voluntary b. G Required to obtain or retain benefits c. P Mandatory 13. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden a. Number of respondents 118 b. Total annual responses 248 1. Percentage of these responses collected electronically 10 % c. Total hours requested 15,978 d. Current OMB inventory 7,968 e. Difference 8,010 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program Change 0 2. Adjustment 8,010 14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden ( in thousands of dollars) a. Total annualized capital/ startup costs 37 b. Total annual costs ( O& M) 496 c. Total annualized cost requested 533 d. Current OMB inventory 987 e. Difference ( 454) f. Explanation of difference 1. Program change 0 2. Adjustment ( 454)

15. Purpose of information collection ( Mark Primary With " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. Application for benefits e. Program planning or management b. Program evaluation f. Research c. General purpose statistics g. P Regulatory or compliance d. __ Audit 16. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting ( check all that apply) a. X Recordkeeping b. Q Third party disclosure c. X Reporting 1. Q On occasion 2. Q Weekly 3. Q Monthly 4. Q Quarterly 5. X Semi annually 6. Q Annually 7. Q Biannually 8. X Other ( describe) Initially 17. Statistical methods Does this information collection employ statistical methods?

Q Yes X No 18. Agency contact ( person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this submission) Name: Gregory Fried Phone: ( 202) 564 7016 OMB 83 I 10/ 95 19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with' 5 CFR 1320.9.

NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3), appear at the end of the instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in the instructions.

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

( a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

( b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

( c) It reduces burden on small entities;

( d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is understandable to respondents;

( e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

( f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

( g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3):

( i) Why the information is being collected; ( ii) Use of information; ( iii) Burden estimate; ( iv) Nature of response ( voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory); ( v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and ( vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

( h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected ( see note in Item 19 of the instructions);

( i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and ( j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

Signature of Program Official Michael S. Alushin, Director Compliance Assessment and Media Programs Division Office of Compliance Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Date Signature of Senior Official or designee Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division Office of Environmental Information Date OMB 83 I 10/ 95 Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions 5 CFR 1320.9 reads " As part of the agency submission to OMB of a proposed collection of information, the agency ( through the head of the agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify ( and provide a record supporting such certification) that the proposed collection of information

"( a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including that the information to be collected will have practical utility;

"( b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency;

"( c) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U. S. C. § 601( 6)), the use of such techniques as:

"( 1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to those who are to respond; "( 2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or collection of information , or any part thereof; "( 3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or any part thereof;

"( d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond;

"( e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond;

"( f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified;

"( g) informs potential respondents of the information called for under § 1320.8( b)( 3); [ see below]

"( h) has been developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected, including the processing of the information in a manner which shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of the information to agencies and the public;

"( i) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the information is to be collected; and "( j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate information technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public."

NOTE: 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3) requires that each collection of information:

"( 3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential persons to whom the collection of information is addressed of:

"( i) the reasons the information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( ii) the way such information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the average burden of the collection ( together with a request that the public direct to the agency any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden); "( iv) whether responses to the collection of information are voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit ( citing authority), or mandatory ( citing authority); "( v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any ( citing authority); and "( vi) the fact that any 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." OMB 83 I ( Instructions) 10/ 95


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Staff Attendance at Southwest Power Pool Strategic
Planning Committee Meeting

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of its staff may attend the meetings of the
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) Strategic Planning Committee (SPC), as
noted below. Their attendance is part of the Commission's ongoing
outreach efforts.
    SPP SPC July 17, 2014 (8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) Embassy Suites Omaha-
Downtown, 555 South 10th Street, Omaha, NE. The hotel's phone number is
(402) 346-9000.
    The discussions may address matters at issue in the following
proceedings:
    Docket No. ER13-366, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Docket No. ER13-367, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Docket No. ER12-1586, Southwest Power Pool, Inc., et al.
    These meetings are open to the public.
    For more information, contact Jay Sher, Office of Energy Market
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: July 11, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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