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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0119; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-068-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; M7 Aerospace LP Models SA226-AT, SA226-
T, SA226-TC, SA227-AC (C-26A), SA227-AT, SA227-BC (C-26A), SA227-CC,
and SA227-DC (C-26B) Airplanes

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008-12-
16, which applies to certain M7 Aerospace LP SA226 and SA227 series
airplanes. AD 2008-12-16 currently requires you to inspect wires and
tube assemblies for chafing, arcing, or insufficient clearance between
components. If chafing, arcing, or insufficient clearance between
components is found, AD 2008-12-16 requires you to clear, repair, and/
or replace all chafed wires, components, and tube assemblies. AD 2008-
12-16 also requires you to cover the four-gauge wires leaving the
battery box with firesleeving and secure them with a clamp. Since we
issued AD 2008-12-16, M7 Aerospace LP has notified us that Model SA227-
BC (C-26A) was inadvertently left out of the Applicability section of
the AD and they updated some of the service information due to parts
availability. Operators have also identified issues with model
applicability that needed clarification. Consequently, this proposed AD
would retain the actions of AD 2008-12-16, add Model SA227-BC (C-26A)
to the Applicability section, and regroup the models for clarification.
We are proposing this AD to detect and correct chafing of electrical
wires, components, and tube assemblies. This condition could result in
arcing of exposed wires with consequent burning of a hole in a
hydraulic line or the bleed air line. This failure could lead to a
hydraulic fluid leak and a possible fire in the engine nacelle
compartment.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by April 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this
proposed AD:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact M7
Aerospace Repair Station, 10823 NE Entrance Road, San Antonio, Texas
78216; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet: http:/
/www.m7aerospace.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Werner Koch, Aerospace Engineer, ASW-
150, Fort Worth Airplane Certification Office, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort
Worth, Texas 76137; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments regarding this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number, ``FAA-
2009-0119; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-068-AD'' at the beginning of
your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall
regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed
AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may
amend the proposed AD in light of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive concerning this proposed AD.

Discussion

    Five reports of chafing between the bleed air tube assembly and the
electrical starter cables on M7 Aerospace LP SA226 and SA227 series
airplanes, with one incident resulting in a fire, caused us to issue AD
2008-12-16, Amendment 39-15560 (73 FR 34615, June 18, 2008). AD 2008-
12-16 currently requires the following on M7 Aerospace LP SA226 and
SA227 series airplanes:
     Inspect electrical wires and components, hydraulic tube
assemblies, and bleed air tube assemblies, for sufficient clearance
between components or any evidence of chafing or arcing;

     Clear, repair, and/or replace all chafed electrical wires
and components, chafed hydraulic tube assemblies, and chafed bleed air
tube assemblies; and
     Cover the four-gauge wires leaving the battery box with
firesleeving and secure them with a clamp.
    Since we issued AD 2008-12-16, M7 Aerospace LP has notified us that
Model SA227-BC (C-26A) was inadvertently left out of the Applicability
section of the AD and they updated some of the service information due
to parts availability. Operators have also identified issues with the
model applicability that needed clarification. Consequently, this
proposed AD would retain the actions of AD 2008-12-16, add the Model
SA227-BC (C-26A) to the Applicability section, and regroup the models
for clarification. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct
chafing of electrical wires, components, and tube assemblies.
    This condition could result in arcing of the exposed wires with
consequent burning of a hole in a hydraulic line or the bleed air line.
This failure could lead to a hydraulic fluid leak and a possible fire
in the engine nacelle compartment.

Relevant Service Information

    We have reviewed the following service bulletins and procedures:

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               Service bulletin                        Applicable models               Procedures described
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Fairchild Aircraft Corporation SA226 Series    SA226-AT, SA226-T, and SA226-TC.  Inspecting the battery cables
 Service Bulletin 226-24-019, revised:                                            and covering the four-gauge
 November 21, 2008.                                                               wires leaving the battery box
                                                                                with firesleeving and securing
                                                                                them with a clamp.
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation SA227 Series    SA227-AC, SA227-AT, and SA227-BC
 Service Bulletin No. SB227-24-001, revised:    (C-26A).
 November 21, 2008.
M7 Aerospace SA226 Series Service Bulletin     SA226-AT and SA226-TC...........  Rerouting the hydraulic tube
 No. 226-24-020, revised: August 4, 2008.                                         assemblies in the right wing
                                                                                leading edge, rerouting the
                                                                                battery cables and 22-gauge
                                                                                wire bundle, and installing a
                                                                                new access panel forward of
                                                                                the battery box.
M7 Aerospace SA227 Series Service Bulletin     SA227-AC and SA227-AT...........
 No. 227-24-002, revised: November 21, 2008.
M7 Aerospace SA226 Series Service Bulletin     SA226AT, SA226-T, and SA226TC...  Inspecting electrical wires and
 No. 226-24-036, revised: November 21, 2008.                                      components, hydraulic tube
                                                                                assemblies, and bleed air tube
                                                                                assemblies at the inboard wing
                                                                                leading edge/battery box
                                                                                areas, wing stations 51.167 to
                                                                                81.174, and the feed-through
                                                                                locations into the inboard
                                                                                keelson.
M7 Aerospace SA227 Series Service Bulletin     SA227-AC (C-26A), SA227-BC (C-
 No. 227-24-019, revised: November 21, 2008.    26A), and SA227-AT.
M7 Aerospace SA227 Series Commuter Category    SA227-CC and SA227-DC (C-26B)...
 Service Bulletin No. CC7-24-010, revised:
 November 21, 2008.
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FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all information and
determined the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist
or develop on other products of the same type design. This proposed AD
would supersede AD 2008-12-16 with a new AD that would retain the
actions of AD 2008-12-16, add Model SA227-BC (C26A) to the
Applicability section, and regroup the models for clarification. We are
proposing this AD to detect and correct chafing of electrical wires,
components, and tube assemblies. This proposed AD would require you to
use the service information described previously to perform these
actions.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 268 airplanes in the
U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the proposed inspection:

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                                                                              Total cost per     Total cost on
                 Labor cost                            Parts cost                airplane       U.S.  operators
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4 work-hours x $80 per hour = $320.........  Not Applicable...............              $320            $85,760
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary modifications
for certain Models SA226-AT, SA226-T, SA226-TC, SA227-AC, and SA227-AT
airplanes referenced in M7 Aerospace SA226 Series Service Bulletin 226-
24-019, revised: November 21, 2008; or M7 Aerospace SA227 Series
Service Bulletin 227-24-001, revised: November 21, 2008. We estimate 88
airplanes may need this modification:

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                                                                              Total cost per     Total cost on
                       Labor cost                            Parts cost          airplane       U.S.  operators
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13 work-hours x $80 per hour = $1,040..................                $7             $1,047            $92,136
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary repairs for
certain Models SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-AC, and SA227-AT referenced in
M7 Aerospace SA226 Series Service Bulletin 226-24-020, revised: August
4, 2008; or M7 Aerospace SA227 Series Service Bulletin 227-24-002,
revised: November 21, 2008. We have no way of determining the number of
airplanes that may need this repair:

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                                                         Total cost per
            Labor cost                  Parts cost          airplane
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50 work-hours x $80 per hour =                $3,000             $7,000
 $4,000...........................
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Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

Examining the AD Docket

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing Airworthiness Directive
(AD) 2008-12-16, Amendment 39-15560 (73 FR 34615, June 18, 2008), and
adding the following new AD:

M7 Aerospace LP: Docket No. FAA-2009-0119; Directorate Identifier
2008-CE-068-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) action by April 13, 2009.

Affected ADs

    (b) This AD supersedes AD 2008-12-16, Amendment 39-15560.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Models SA226-AT, SA226-T, SA226-TC,
SA227-AC (C-26A), SA227-AT, SA227-BC (C-26A), SA227-CC, and SA227-DC
(C-26B) airplanes, all serial numbers, that are certificated in any
category.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from five reports of chafing between the
bleed air tube assembly and the electrical starter cables on M7
Aerospace LP SA226 and SA227 series airplanes with one incident
resulting in a fire. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct
chafing of electrical wires and components, hydraulic tube
assemblies, and bleed air tube assemblies. This condition could
result in arcing of the exposed wires with consequent burning of a
hole in a hydraulic line or the bleed air line. This failure could
lead to a possible hydraulic fluid leak and fire in the engine
nacelle compartment.

Compliance

    (e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless
already done:

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                   Actions                                Compliance                        Procedures
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(1) For airplanes with the following Model     Within 250 hours time-in-service  Use the following service
 Numbers (M/N) and Serial Numbers (S/N),        (TIS) after July 23, 2008 (the    information as applicable:
 inspect the main battery leads running         effective date of AD 2008-12-    (A) For Models SA226-AT, SA226-
 forward from the battery compartment for       16).                              T, and SA226-TC airplanes:
 deterioration, cover the four-gauge wires                                        Follow M7 Aerospace SA226
 leaving the battery box with firesleeving,                                       Series Service Bulletin No.
 and secure them with a clamp:                                                    226-24-019, revised: November
(i) M/N SA226-AT, S/N AT-001 through AT-419;                                      21, 2008; or Fairchild
(ii) M/N SA226-T, S/N T-201 through T-248;                                        Aircraft Corporation SA226
(iii) M/N SA226-TC, S/N TC-201 through TC-                                        Series Service Bulletin No. SB
 419;                                                                             24-019, revised: May 17, 1983;
(iv) M/N SA227-AC (C-26A), S/N AC-420 through                                     or
 AC-539, AC-541, AC-543, AC-544, AC-547                                          (B) For Models SA227-AC (C-26A)
 through AC-551; and                                                              and SA227-AT airplanes: Follow
(v) M/N SA227-AT, S/N AT-423 through AT-551.                                      M7 Aerospace SA227 Series
                                                                                Service Bulletin No. 227-24-
                                                                                001, revised: November 21,
                                                                                2008; or Fairchild Aircraft
                                                                                Corporation SA227 Series
                                                                                Service Bulletin No. SB24-001,
                                                                                revised: May 17, 1983.
(2) For airplanes with the following M/Ns and  Before further flight after the   Use the following service
 S/Ns, reroute the hydraulic tube assemblies    modification required in          information as applicable:
 in the right wing leading edge, reroute the    paragraph (e)(1) of this AD and  (A) For Models SA226-AT, and
 battery cables and 22-gauge wire bundle, and   you were not able to obtain a     SA226-TC airplanes: Follow M7
 install a new access panel forward of the      minimum 0.50-inch clearance       Aerospace SA226 Series Service
 battery box:                                   between the bleed air line and    Bulletin No. 226-24-020,
(i) M/N SA226-AT, S/N AT-001 through AT-074;    the tubing on the battery         revised: August 4, 2008; or
(ii) M/N SA226-TC, S/N TC-201 through TC-419;   cables.                           Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
(iii) M/N SA227-AC (C-26A), S/N AC-420                                            SA226 Series Service Bulletin
 through AC-539, AC-541, AC-543, AC-544, AC-                                      No. SB 24-020, revised:
 547 through AC-550; and                                                          February 15, 1984; or
(iv) M/N SA227-AT, S/N AT-423 through AT-551.                                    (B) For Models SA227-AC (C-26A)
                                                                                and SA227-AT, airplanes:
                                                                                Follow M7 Aerospace SA227
                                                                                Series Service Bulletin No.
                                                                                227-24-002, revised: November
                                                                                21, 2008; or Fairchild
                                                                                Aircraft Corporation SA227
                                                                                Series Service Bulletin No.
                                                                                SB24-002, revised: February
                                                                                15, 1984.
(3) For airplane Models SA226-AT, SA226-T,     Within 250 hours TIS after July   Use the following service
 SA226-TC, SA227-AC (C-26A), SA227-AT, SA227-   23, 2008 (the effective date of   information as applicable:
 CC, and SA227-DC (C-26B): Inspect electrical   AD 2008-12-16). Repetitively     (i) For Models SA226-AT, SA226-
 wires and components, hydraulic tube           thereafter inspect at intervals   T, and SA226-TC airplanes:
 assemblies, and bleed air tube assemblies at   not to exceed 12 months.          Follow M7 Aerospace SA226
 the left hand and right hand (LH/RH) inboard                                     Series Service Bulletin No.
 wing leading edge/battery box areas, LH/RH                                       226-24-036, revised November
 wing stations 51.167 to 81.174, and at all                                       21, 2008; or M7 Aerospace
 feed-through locations into the LH/RH                                            SA226 Series Service Bulletin
 inboard keelson for any evidence of chafing                                      No. 226-24-036, issued:
 or arcing.                                                                       September 19, 2007;
                                                                                (ii) For Models SA227-AC (C-
                                                                                26A) and SA227-AT, airplanes:
                                                                                Follow M7 Aerospace SA227
                                                                                Series Service Bulletin No.
                                                                                227-24-019, revised: November
                                                                                21, 2008; or M7 Aerospace
                                                                                SA227 Series Service Bulletin
                                                                                No. 227-24-019, issued:
                                                                                September 19, 2007; or
                                                                                (iii) For Models SA227-CC and
                                                                                SA227-DC (C-26B) airplanes:
                                                                                Follow SA227 Series Commuter
                                                                                Category Service Bulletin No.
                                                                                CC7-24-010, revised November
                                                                                21, 2008; or SA227 Series
                                                                                Commuter Category Service
                                                                                Bulletin No. CC7-24-010,
                                                                                issued September 19, 2007.
(4) For airplane Model SA227-BC (C-26A):       Within 250 hours TIS after the    Follow M7 Aerospace SA227
 Inspect the main battery leads running         effective date of this AD.        Series Service Bulletin No.
 forward from the battery compartment for any                                     227-24-001, revised: November
 evidence of insulation deterioration.                                            21, 2008.
(5) For airplane Model SA227-BC (C-26A):       Within 250 hours TIS after the    Follow M7 Aerospace SA227
 Inspect electrical wires and components,       effective date of this AD.        Series Service Bulletin No.
 hydraulic tube assemblies, and bleed air       Repetitively thereafter inspect   227-24-019, revised: November
 tube assemblies at LH/RH inboard wing          at intervals not to exceed 12     21, 2008.
 leading edge/battery box areas, LH/RH wing     months.
 stations 51.167 to 81.174, and at all feed-
 through locations into the LH/RH inboard
 keelson for any evidence of insulation
 deterioration, chafing, or arcing.

(6) For all airplane Models: Clear, repair,    Before further flight after any   Use the service information
 and/or replace all electrical wires and        inspection required in            from paragraphs (e)(1),
 components, hydraulic tube assemblies, and     paragraphs (e)(1), (e)(3),        (e)(3), (e)(4), and (e)(5) of
 bleed air tube assemblies, in the inspection   (e)(4), and (e)(5) of this AD     this AD, as applicable.
 area and feed-through locations that show      where any evidence of
 any sign of insulation deterioration,          insulation deterioration,
 chafing, or arcing, as required.               chafing, or arcing was found.
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    Note: Although not a requirement of this AD, you may incorporate
Swearingen Aviation Corporation SA226 Series Service Bulletin No.
57-010, revised: December 5, 1975, on those airplanes that have not
installed the access panel. Installation of the access panel will
simplify the incorporation of the service bulletins referenced in
this AD and future inspections of the areas of concern.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (f) The Manager, Fort Worth Airplane Certification Office, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using
the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN:
Werner Koch, Aerospace Engineer, ASW-150, Fort Worth Airplane
Certification Office, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Before using any
approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your
appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards
District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.

Related Information

    (g) To get copies of the service information referenced in this
AD, contact M7 Aerospace Repair Station, 10823 NE Entrance Road, San
Antonio, Texas 78216; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (210) 804-
7766; Internet: http://www.m7aerospace.com. To view the AD docket,
go to U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 6, 2009.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 97

[EPA-R03-OAR-2007-0448; FRL-8493-2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
West Virginia; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to an adverse comment, EPA is withdrawing the direct final
rule to approve a SIP revision submitted by West Virginia pertaining to
its abbreviated SIP for the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) Nitrogen
Oxides (NOX) Annual and NOX Ozone Season trading
programs. In the direct final rule published on September 13, 2007 (72
FR 52289), we stated that if we received adverse comment by October 15,
2007, the rule would be withdrawn and not take effect. EPA subsequently
received an adverse comment. EPA will address the comment received in a
subsequent final action based upon the proposed action also published
on September 13, 2007 (72 FR 52325). EPA will not institute a second
comment period on this action.

DATES: Effective Date: The Direct final rule is withdrawn as of
November 7, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Powers,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Nitrogen dioxide,
Ozone, Particulate Matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Sulfur oxides.

40 CFR Part 97

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: October 29, 2007.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.

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Accordingly, the addition of entries for 45 CSR 39 and 40 to the table
in paragraph (c) and the addition of an entry for Article 3, Chapter 64
of the Code of West Virginia to the table in paragraph (e) of Sec.
52.2520 are withdrawn as of November 7, 2007.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0646; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-223-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 727, 727C,
727-100, 727-100C, 727-200, and 727-200F Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Model 727, 727C, 727-100, 727-100C, 727-200, and 727-200F series
airplanes. This proposed AD would require repetitive detailed
inspections of the aft pressure bulkhead web for cracking, and repair
if necessary. For certain airplanes, this proposed AD also would
provide for an optional preventative modification of the aft pressure
bulkhead web, which would terminate certain repetitive detailed
inspections. This proposed AD results from reports of cracks in the aft
pressure bulkhead web. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct
cracking in the aft pressure bulkhead web, which could adversely affect
the structural integrity of the airplane, resulting in difficulty
maintaining cabin pressurization or rapid decompression of the
airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by August 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management,
P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, Washington 98124-2207; telephone 206-
544-5000, extension 1; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may review copies of the
referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Berhane Alazar, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe Branch, ANM-120S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office,
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425)
917-6577; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2010-0646;
Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-223-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We have received 13 reports of cracks in the aft pressure bulkhead
web ranging from 0.75 inch to 11.8 inches in length at the buttock line
61, between water line (WL) 220 and WL 228. The cracks originated at
the hydraulic line support brackets, which were installed in production
after airplane line number 1136, or in accordance with Boeing Service
Bulletin 727-29-0057. The cracks were found in airplanes that had
accumulated between 14,939 total flight hours and 39,369 total flight
hours, and between 10,685 total flight cycles and 29,357 total flight
cycles. The cracking is attributed to fatigue of the aft pressure
bulkhead web due to vibrations from the number 1 engine hydraulic pump
line, in addition to normal pressurization cycles. Material analysis
revealed multiple crack initiation sites and no evidence of corrosion.
This condition, if not corrected, could result in difficulty
maintaining cabin pressurization or rapid decompression of the
airplane.

Relevant Service Information

    We have reviewed Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 727-53-
0232, dated September 23, 2009. This service bulletin describes
procedures for initial and repetitive detailed inspections of the aft
pressure bulkhead web for any cracking around the hydraulic line
support bracket, and repair of any crack found. For certain airplanes,
this service bulletin describes procedures for installing an optional
preventative modification if no cracking is found during the detailed
inspections. The preventative modification includes doing high
frequency eddy current

(HFEC) inspections of the open fastener holes and installing a
modification doubler on the aft side of the bulkhead web, which would
eliminate the need for certain repetitive inspections. If any cracking
is found during the detailed or HFEC inspection, this service bulletin
specifies contacting Boeing for repair instructions and installing the
repair.
    The compliance times for the initial inspection range between 3,500
flight cycles from the date on the service bulletin and 7,000 flight
cycles since the previous inspection. The compliance time for repairing
any cracking is before further flight. The interval for repeating the
detailed inspection ranges between 1,000 flight cycles and 12,000
flight cycles, depending on airplane configuration, the time since the
last inspection, and the type of the last inspection.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.
This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified in
the service information described previously, except as discussed under
``Differences Between the Proposed AD and the Service Information.''

Differences Between the Proposed AD and the Service Information

    Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 727-53-0232, dated
September 23, 2009, specifies to contact the manufacturer for
instructions on how to repair certain conditions, but this proposed AD
would require repairing those conditions in one of the following ways:
     In accordance with a method that we approve; or
     Using data that meet the certification basis of the
airplane, and that have been approved by the Boeing Commercial
Airplanes Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) whom we have
authorized to make those findings.
    Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 727-53-0232, dated
September 23, 2009, provides damage tolerance inspections in Table 3 of
paragraph 1.E. of that service bulletin. Note 1 of this proposed AD
relates to these damage tolerance inspections, which are not required
for compliance with this proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 243 airplanes of
U.S. registry. The following table provides the estimated costs for
U.S. operators to comply with this proposed AD.

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              Action                 Work hours   labor rate          Parts             Cost per product       Number of U.S.-           Fleet cost
                                                   per hour                                                  registered airplanes
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Detailed inspection, per                      1          $85  None.................  $85, per inspection    243..................  $20,655, per
 inspection cycle.                                                                    cycle.                                        inspection cycle.
Preventative modification.........            4          $85  Negligible\1\........  $340.................  Up to 243............  Up to $82,620.
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\1\ The cost of material for the modification would depend on the size and location of the repair; the materials necessary for the modification are
  standard shop materials that would be provided out of the operator's stock.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA-2010-0646; Directorate Identifier
2009-NM-223-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments by August 16, 2010.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to all The Boeing Company Model 727, 727C,
727-100, 727-

100C, 727-200, and 727-200F series airplanes, certificated in any
category.

Subject

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

Unsafe Condition

    (e) This AD results from reports of cracks in the aft pressure
bulkhead web. The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing this AD
to prevent cracking in the aft pressure bulkhead web, which could
adversely affect the structural integrity of the airplane, resulting
in difficulty maintaining cabin pressurization or rapid
decompression of the airplane.

Compliance

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

Repetitive Inspections and Corrective Actions

    (g) At the applicable initial compliance time specified in
Tables 1 and 2 of paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 727-53-0232, dated September 23, 2009
(``the service bulletin''); except as provided by paragraph (j) of
this AD: Perform a detailed inspection for cracking in the area
around the hydraulic line support bracket on the aft side of the aft
pressure bulkhead web between water line (WL) 217 to WL 230, and
buttock line (BL) 48 left to BL 66 left. Do the inspection in
accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of the service
bulletin.
    (1) For Group 1, Configuration 1 airplanes, and Group 2
airplanes, as identified in the service bulletin: If no cracking is
found during the inspection required by paragraph (g) of this AD, do
the actions specified in paragraph (g)(1)(i) or (g)(1)(ii) of this
AD in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of the service
bulletin.
    (i) Accomplish the preventative modification specified in PART 3
of the service bulletin before further flight.
    (ii) Repeat the detailed inspection at the applicable interval
specified in Tables 1 and 2 of paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of
the service bulletin. Accomplishing the preventative modification
specified in paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this AD terminates the
repetitive inspections required by this paragraph.
    (2) For Group 1, Configuration 2 airplanes, as identified in the
service bulletin: If no cracking is found during the inspection
required by paragraph (g) of this AD, repeat the detailed inspection
at the applicable interval specified in Tables 1 and 2 of paragraph
1.E., ``Compliance,'' of the service bulletin.

    Note 1: The damage tolerance inspections specified in Table 3 of
paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of Boeing Special Attention Service
Bulletin 727-53-0232, dated September 23, 2009, may be used in
support of compliance with section 121.1109(c)(2) or 129.109(c)(2)
of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 121.1109(c)(2) or 14 CFR
129.109(c)(2)).

    (h) If any crack is found during any inspection required by
paragraph (g) of this AD, before further flight, repair in
accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 727-53-0232, dated September 23, 2009;
except as provided by paragraph (i) of this AD.
    (i) If any cracking is found during any inspection required by
this AD, and Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 727-53-0232,
dated September 23, 2009, specifies to contact Boeing for
appropriate action: Before further flight, repair the cracking using
a method approved in accordance with the procedures specified in
paragraph (k) of this AD.
    (j) Where Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 727-53-0232,
dated September 23, 2009, specifies a compliance time after the date
on that service bulletin, this AD requires compliance within the
specified compliance time after the effective date of this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (k)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to
ATTN: Berhane Alazar, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM-120S,
FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW.,
Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (425)
917-6590. Information may be e-mailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) To request a different method of compliance or a different
compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your principal maintenance inspector (PMI) or
principal avionics inspector (PAI), as appropriate, or lacking a
principal inspector, your local Flight Standards District Office.
The AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.
    (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable level of safety may be
used for any repair required by this AD if it is approved by the
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization Designation Authorization
(ODA) that has been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO to make
those findings. For a repair method to be approved, the repair must
meet the certification basis of the airplane, and the approval must
specifically refer to this AD.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2010.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-15989 Filed 6-30-10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER01-3001-000]

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice Establishing
Comment Date To Respond to Motion Requesting Extension of Time

    On November 9, 2012, New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
(NYISO) filed a motion requesting a 2-month extension of time (motion),
until February 15, 2013, to submit its annual Installed Capacity Demand
Curve Report. The report would otherwise be due December 20, 2012.
NYISO

indicates that it needs more time for data gathering and analyses for
this report, now that it has completed the analyses for the related
mitigation retests. NYISO states that no Party will be harmed by the
delay.
    Notice is hereby given that NYISO has filed a motion requesting an
extension of time to submit its annual report until February 15, 2013.
Any Party wishing to respond to the motion may file an answer within 21
days from the date of the motion, or November 30, 2012.

    Dated: November 16, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-59238; File No. SR-NSCC-2006-17]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing
Corporation; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Reorganize
Membership Rules and Procedures

January 13, 2009.

I. Introduction

    On December 13, 2006, the National Securities Clearing Corporation
(``NSCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') and on January 31, 2008, amended proposed rule change
SR-NSCC-2006-17 pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (``Act'').\1\ Notice of the proposal was published in the
Federal Register on July 10, 2008.\2\ On August 4, 2008, NSCC again
amended the proposed rule change.\3\ The Commission received no comment
letters. For the reasons discussed below, the Commission is approving
the proposed rule change, as amended.
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    \1\ U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58100 (July 3, 2008), 73
FR 39759.
    \3\ The August 4, 2008, amendment was technical in nature and
did not require the proposed rule change to be noticed, again.
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II. Description

    NSCC is reorganizing its Rules and Procedures (``Rules'') related
to membership standards and membership requirements to conform them to
its current practices and to harmonize them with similar rules of
NSCC's affiliate, the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC'').\4\
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    \4\ Both NSCC and FICC's Government Securities Division
(``GSD'') share a number of common members, and both act as central
counterparties with respect to certain transactions submitted by
members. Harmonization of NSCC and FICC Rules is an ongoing process,
and additional NSCC and FICC ``harmonizing'' rule filings will
follow.
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    Over the years, NSCC has created a variety of membership classes,
each with different initial and continuing membership requirements.
These requirements are currently scattered throughout NSCC's Rules.
With the objective of promoting greater transparency, NSCC is
reorganizing and restructuring its Rules related to member types, the
membership application process, and the ongoing requirements of NSCC
members in a form that it believes will make them more readily located
and understood by applicants and members alike.

    To accomplish this, NSCC is restructuring Rule 2 (previously,
``Members'') into a revised Rule 2 (``Members and Limited Members'')
and is creating a new Rule 2A (``Initial Membership Requirements'') and
a new Rule 2B (``Ongoing Membership Requirements and Monitoring'').
Current provisions and rule text will be moved from existing rules and
addenda and will be relocated within these newly structured rules.
Certain provisions will be modified where necessary and, where
possible, harmonized with analogous provisions of GSD's rules.
Additionally, NSCC proposes to add descriptive text to its Rules with
regard to the membership application process and with regard to the
voluntary membership retirement process (i.e., text which codifies
NSCC's current process of evaluating applicants and the current process
by which an existing member may voluntarily retire from membership in
NSCC).

1. Membership Types--Members and Limited Members

    NSCC's previous Rule 2 (currently titled ``Members'') provided that
an applicant may apply to become a member that uses all of NSCC's
services or to become a member that uses certain limited services.
    In restructuring and revising Rule 2, NSCC seeks to clearly,
concisely, and in one location, set forth each membership type
differentiating between member types that may generally, unless
otherwise limited by NSCC access all services made available by NSCC
(often referred to as ``full service Members'') and those member types
that may utilize NSCC's systems and services only on a limited basis
(``Limited Members''). Limited Members will include the following: Fund
Members, Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services Members, Municipal
Comparison Only Members, Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Members, Data
Services Only Members, Commission Billing Members (previously ``Non-
Clearing Members''), Settling Bank Only Members, and Third Party
Administrator Members. This change is cosmetic only, logically grouping
member types, and will not alter in any way each member's existing
rights and obligations.
    Additionally, NSCC is adding text to Rule 2 making it clear that no
full service Member or Limited Member may submit or confirm any
transaction, charge, request, instruction, or transmission through
NSCC's services, or otherwise utilize NSCC's services, in contravention
of any law, rule, regulation, or statute.

2. Consolidation of Membership Standards and Requirements Within the
Rules

    The membership qualifications, financial standards, and operational
requirements for each member type previously were set forth in separate
rules and addenda, which were spread throughout NSCC's Rules.\4\
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    \4\ ``Members'' qualifications, standards, and requirements were
located in Rule 2 and in Addendum B. ``Mutual Fund/Insurance
Services Members,'' also defined to be ``Members,'' qualifications,
standards, and requirements were located in Rule 2 and in Addendum
B. ``Fund Members'' qualifications, standards, and requirements were
located in Rule 51 and Addendum I. ``Insurance Carrier/Retirement
Services Members'' qualifications, standards, and requirements are
located in Rule 56 and in Addendum Q. ``Third Party Administrator
Members'' qualifications, standards, and requirements were located
in Rule 60 and in Addendum R. ``Data Services Only Members''
qualifications, standards, and requirements were located in Rule 31.
``Municipal Comparison Only Members'' qualifications, standards, and
requirements were located in Rule 3, Section 2. ``Non-Clearing
Members'' qualifications, standards, and requirements were located
in Rule 3, Section 2. ``Settling Bank Only Members'' qualifications,
standards, and requirements were located in Rule 54.
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    To consolidate this information, NSCC is creating two new rules,
Rule 2A and Rule 2B, which will contain the content moved from
membership Rules 3, 31, 51, 54, 56, and 60. Rule 2A (``Initial
Membership Requirements'') provides information regarding initial
membership eligibility requirements for all member types and addresses
the membership application and evaluation process. Rule 2B (``Ongoing
Membership Requirements and Monitoring'') contains provisions regarding
the continuing requirements of members. For ease of reference, NSCC is
also relocating and consolidating the detailed membership
qualifications, financial standards, and operational requirements for
all member types into Addendum B (renamed ``Qualifications and
Standards of Financial Responsibility, Operational Capability and
Business History''). The content NSCC is reorganizing into Addendum B
is currently spread throughout Addenda B, I, Q, and R.
    Accordingly, NSCC is deleting current membership related Rules 3
(specifically, Sections 2, 5, and 6), 31, 51, 54, 56, and 60. In
addition, NSCC will delete Addenda I, Q, and R.

3. Use of the Terms ``Members'' and ``Settling Members'' Throughout the
Rules

    Currently, an applicant that agrees to limit its use of NSCC's
services to those specified by NSCC (i.e., Mutual Fund Services and/or
Insurance and Retirement Services) is called a ``Mutual Fund/Insurance
Services Member.'' Thus when the term ``Member'' is used within NSCC's
Rules, it may apply to a full service Member (which may generally use
all NSCC services), a Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Member (which may
only utilize the Mutual Fund and Insurance and Retirement Processing
Services), or to both depending upon the context. Additionally, NSCC's
Rules make reference to ``Settling Members,'' which may apply to a full
service Member, a Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Member, a Non-Clearing
Member, or all three member types. It is only in further understanding
the Rules or in the context of a term's use that one may determine to
which member type a Rule may apply.\5\ Accordingly, NSCC proposes to
modify all references to ``Settling Member'' and to ``Member'' within
each NSCC Rule to clearly indicate which member type a rule is
applicable. Definitions associated with these terms (contained in Rule
1) will be modified, and the term ``Settling Member'' will be deleted
from NSCC's Rules.
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    \5\ For example, as a Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Member may
not participate in the Continuous Net Settlement Service (``CNS''),
any reference to ``Members'' within Rule 11 (``CNS'') will not apply
to Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Members. Any reference to
``Settling Member'' within Rule 17 (``Fine Payments'') will apply to
all full-service Members, Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Members,
and Non-Clearing Members (which NSCC is renaming ``Commission
Billing Members'').
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4. Rule 15 (``Financial Responsibility and Operational Capability'')

    Rule 15 contains, among other things, the requirements of members
with regard to reports to be filed on an ongoing basis (e.g., annual
audited financial statements, Financial and Operational Combined
Uniform Single (``FOCUS'') Reports, etc.) and notifications that
members are required to make to NSCC regarding any failure to maintain
their membership qualifications and standards, including notifications
of certain material changes in business, ownership, or control. NSCC
proposes to move these ongoing reporting requirements into new Rule 2B.
Rule 15 will then be renamed ``Assurances of Financial Responsibility
and Operational Capability.''
    In Section 2.A. (``Reports and Information'') of new Rule 2B, NSCC
is adding text that clarifies that unless specifically set forth within
the Rule, the time periods established for submitting reports and data
to NSCC are set forth in the form of notices posted on NSCC's Web site
and that each

member is required to retrieve all notices from NSCC's Web site daily.
    In Section 2.B. (``Notification of Changes in Condition'') of new
Rule 2B, NSCC is changing the reporting requirements of certain member
types with respect to providing NSCC with written notice of events that
will effect a change in control of the member or that could have a
material impact on the member's business and/or financial condition.
Historically, this provision applied to full service Members (i.e.,
those Members for which certain activity is guaranteed at a fixed point
in the clearance and settlement process) as well as Mutual Fund/
Insurance Services Members, Fund Members, and Insurance Carrier/
Retirement Services Members (i.e., those member types whose activity is
limited to use of non-guaranteed services). NSCC has determined that
this notification provision should apply solely to full service
Members.
    Additionally, NSCC seeks to delete the current requirement that a
Commission Billing Member (previously called a ``Non-Clearing Member'')
provide NSCC with written and oral notice if it is no longer in
compliance with any of the relevant qualifications and standards for
membership. Commission Billing Members participate in NSCC solely for
the purpose of paying and receiving broker commissions and file
transmissions that are sent to NSCC directly from either the New York
Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange. As there are no NSCC
financial or operational requirements applicable to this member type
and the participation of the member is coordinated between NSCC and the
member's Exchange, the current requirement is not necessary.

5. Rule 1 (``Definitions and Descriptions'')

    NSCC proposes the following with respect to terms defined within
Rule 1:
Board of Directors
    The current definition is modified to make clear that the term
``Board of Directors'' means the Board of Directors of NSCC or a
committee thereof acting on delegated authority.
Commission Billing Member
    NSCC is renaming Non-Clearing Members ``Commission Billing
Members'' to better reflect the nature of their participation in NSCC's
services. Non-Clearing Members utilize NSCC's Commission Settlement
Service solely for the payment and collection of commissions.
Limited Member
    The term ``Limited Member'' will mean a Person whose use of NSCC's
services is limited to those services specified by NSCC.
Person
    The proposed term ``Person'' will mean a partnership, corporation,
limited liability corporation, or other organization, entity, or
individual.
Registered Broker-Dealer
    The term ``Registered Broker-Dealer'' (currently defined in Rule 2
as ``a broker or dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended'') is being moved to Rule 1.
Settling Member
    The term ``Settling Member'' is being deleted from NSCC's Rules.
Each member type encompassed by this term is being specifically named
within NSCC's Rules.
    Other conforming technical changes to Rule 1 are being made to
accommodate the restructuring of the Rules.

6. Rule 2A (``Initial Membership Requirements'')

Applicant Operational Testing Requirements
    Under NSCC's Rules, certain applicants as determined by NSCC must
demonstrate that they will be able to satisfactorily communicate with
NSCC. These applicants conduct system/operational tests with NSCC. NSCC
is adding new text to its rules (Rule 2A, Section 1.C. [''Application
Documents'']) to make clear NSCC's current requirement with regard to
applicant testing.
Member's Agreement
    NSCC's Rules currently provide that members sign and deliver to
NSCC a member's agreement. The applicable provisions of each type of
member's agreement have historically been set forth in the Rule that
applies to that member type (e.g., a Fund Member's agreement provisions
are contained in Rule 51, a full service Member's provisions are
contained in Rule 2, a Third Party Administrator Member's provisions
are contained in Rule 60). Regardless of member type, each member
agreement has certain standard provisions that generally apply to all
members (e.g., the only services the member may use are those that are
permitted by NSCC, that the member will abide by NSCC's Rules and be
bound by all provisions of the Rules, etc.) and certain other
provisions that are unique to particular member types (e.g., Fund
Members have a unique provision with regard to NSCC's inspection of
their books and records).
    NSCC new Rule 2A, Section 1.E. (``Membership and Other
Agreements'') contains the main member agreement provisions for all
member types, as well as address the requirements with regard to any
other agreements.
 Third Party Administrator (``TPA'') ACH Agreements
    NSCC's Rules currently state that TPA Members (non-settling
members) must provide NSCC with an agreement for preauthorized payments
(an ``ACH'' agreement) so that NSCC may collect monthly charges
pursuant to Rule 26 (``Bills Rendered''). To accommodate payment
methods other than ACH (i.e., ``e-payment'' using a credit card or bank
account), NSCC is replacing the specific TPA ACH requirement within its
Rules with more generic text.

7. Rule 2B (``Ongoing Membership Requirements and Monitoring'') Reports
and Information

Annual Audited Financial Statements
    NSCC's Rules currently state that a member whose membership is
contingent upon a guarantee of a third party must provide a copy of the
annual audited financial statements of the guarantor. If such
statements for the member or its guarantor are not available, NSCC may
accept at its sole discretion consolidated financial statements
prepared at the level of the parent of the member or guarantor. NSCC is
modifying this text to make clear that it may accept consolidated
financial statements or financial information prepared at the level of
the parent of such entity.\6\
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    \6\ NSCC is also correcting a typographical error in Rule 2B,
Section 2.A.(a) in that ``each'' guarantor should read ``such''
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Call Reports
    New Rule 2B, Section 2.A.(c) applies to Call Reports filed with
NSCC by members that are banks or trust companies. To the extent that
such information is not contained within the Call Report or the member
is a bank or trust company that is not required to file a Call Report,
such member will be required to provide NSCC with information
containing each of its capital levels and ratios.

Supplemental and Quarterly Financial Statements Filed With The National
Association of Insurance Commissioners (``NAIC'')
    NSCC is deleting the current Rule 15 requirement that Insurance
Companies provide NSCC with copies of their supplemental and quarterly
financial statements filed with the NAIC or the Insurance Company's
regulatory authority. Currently, NSCC receives annual audited financial
statements and annual regulatory reports from these members in order to
monitor adherence to membership requirements. The revised rule language
will conform the Rules to current practice.
Securities Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1 Notification
    NSCC is adding Rule 2B, Section 2.A.(g) to its Rules to require
that a member that has provided notice to the Commission pursuant to
paragraph (e) of Securities Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1 (``Notice
Provisions Relating to Limitations on the Withdrawal of Equity
Capital'') shall notify NSCC and shall provide NSCC with a copy of such
notice by close of business on the day such notice is provided to the
Commission.
Operational Testing
    NSCC requires that certain ``top tier'' members participate in
periodic connectivity testing with NSCC for business recovery purposes.
NSCC is adding Rule 2B, Section 3 (``Operational Testing'') to its
Rules to specifically set forth NSCC's operational testing
requirements.
Ongoing Monitoring--Surveillance Status
    Currently NSCC's ``credit risk matrix,'' (i.e., the provision
relating to NSCC's ongoing monitoring of full service Members) appears
in Addendum B. NSCC is moving its current risk matrix into new Rule 2B.
NSCC is also replacing the term ``Settling Member'' with ``Member'' as
the credit risk matrix only applies to full service ``Members.''
Voluntary Retirement
    NSCC is adding Rule 2B, Section 5 (``Voluntary Retirement'') to its
Rules, which is the current process by which an active participant may
voluntarily retire as an NSCC member.

8. Addendum B (``Qualifications and Standards of Financial
Responsibility, Operational Capability and Business History'')

Immediate Placement on Surveillance by NSCC
    Currently, NSCC's Rules provide that applicants to become a Member,
Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Member, Fund Member, or Insurance
Carrier/Retirement Services Member may not be known to be subject to
any other action or condition the existence of which will require it to
be placed on surveillance by NSCC. In addition, the financial
requirements for certain members (full service Members and Mutual Fund/
Insurance Services Members) state that the member must have a capital
ratio or percentage that will not require the applicant to be placed on
immediate surveillance by NSCC. All applicants must meet their minimum
financial requirements, as applicable to their member type. NSCC is
deleting these provisions.
    When the NSCC membership standards were developed, the NSCC credit
risk matrix was not in place. As a result of the implementation of the
credit risk matrix, it is possible that once an applicant is approved
for membership, it may be placed directly on NSCC's Watch List (i.e.,
surveillance status). As sufficient discretion to deny membership based
on financial, operational, or character issues exists in other sections
of NSCC's rules, elimination of these provisions will not diminish
NSCC's authority under its Rules to deny an applicant membership.
Fund Member Applicants Subject to Securities Exchange Act Rule 17a-11
Reporting
    NSCC is deleting Addendum I (``Standards of Financial
Responsibility and Operational Capability for Fund Members''), which
includes a requirement that a broker-dealer Fund Member applicant not
be subject to reporting under Securities Exchange Act Rule 17a-11
(``Notification Provisions for Broker and Dealers''). As a Fund Member,
an applicant must meet NSCC's minimum financial requirements for
membership (and, as stated above, NSCC retains sufficient discretion to
deny membership based on financial, operational, or character issues in
other sections of NSCC's Rules). Thus, NSCC has determined that this
requirement is duplicative and that its elimination will not diminish
NSCC's authority under its Rules to deny an applicant membership if it
does not meet the applicable financial standards.
Financial Responsibility--Entities That Qualify for Membership Under
the Category of ``Other'' Entity Types
    In certain instances in NSCC's membership Rules, an applicant that
does not qualify for membership under one of the specifically defined
qualification criteria established for its membership type, may apply
for membership if it has demonstrated to NSCC that its business and
capabilities are such that it could reasonably expect material benefit
from direct access to NSCC's services. NSCC's financial requirements
for such an applicant required that it meet financial stability
standards as were applied to the industry in which the applicant was
associated. Because industry standards have not always been well-
defined and as there has not always been consensus among market
participants as to what those industry standards should be, in new
Section 1 of Addendum B, NSCC is modifying the financial requirements
for ``other'' applicants by requiring that such applicants satisfy such
minimum standards of financial responsibility deemed appropriate by
NSCC.
Business History
    NSCC's Rules currently provide that Insurance Carrier/Retirement
Services applicants and Third Party Administrator applicants (both non-
guaranteed service members) must have an established business history
of a minimum of three years or personnel with sufficient operational
background and experience to ensure the ability of the applicant to
conduct such a business. The business history requirement for full
service Members, as well as Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Members and
Fund Members (both non-guaranteed service members) is six months, or
the member must have personnel with sufficient operational background
and experience to ensure the ability of the applicant to conduct such a
business.
    NSCC has determined that the business history requirement of
Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services and Third Party Administrator
applicants need not be any more stringent that those applied to Fund
Members and Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Members. Therefore, NSCC is
changing the three year requirement to six months.
Fund Members That Are Insurance Companies
    Under NSCC's Rules, an Insurance Company may apply to become a Fund
Member; however, the financial requirements for Insurance Companies

is not specifically set forth in Addendum I. Addendum I states that all
``other'' applicants shall be required to meet financial stability and
operational capability standards as are applicable to the industry in
which the applicant is associated. Historically, NSCC looked to its
Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services Member financial standards set
forth in Rule 57. NSCC is clearly stating Insurance Company financial
standards under its Fund Member financial requirements in Addendum B,
Section 3.

9. Rule 3 (``Lists To Be Maintained'')

    In consolidating NSCC's membership standards, NSCC is moving to
Rule 2 the portions of Rule 3 (specifically, Sections 2, 5, and 6) that
pertain to Municipal Comparison Only Members, Non-Clearing Members,
and/or Data Services Only Members. For purposes of clarity, the
remaining information within Rule 3 is being reorganized and reordered.

10. Addendum D (``Statement of Policy Envelope Settlement Service'')

    To more accurately reflect the scope of the information contained
within Addendum D, NSCC is renaming it ``Statement of Policy Envelope
Settlement Service, Mutual Fund Services, Insurance and Retirement
Processing Service and Other Services Offered by the Corporation.''

11. Rule 38 (``Captions'')

    Mirroring FICC's Rules, NSCC is adding language to Rule 38 to make
clear that NSCC's Rules are governed by New York substantive law. This
language currently exists in NSCC's membership agreements only. Rule 38
will be renamed ``Governing Law and Captions.''

12. Technical Corrections

    In 2006, NSCC submitted for immediate effectiveness proposed rule
change SR-NSCC-2006-07 which made clarifying and technical changes to
NSCC's Rules related to funds which are eligible for processing on
Fund/Serv.\7\ At that time, the membership qualifications contained
within Section 1(viii) of Rule 31 (``Data Services Only Member'')
should have been modified to reflect the definitional change made
within Rule 1 with respect to ``TPA.'' Accordingly, NSCC is correcting
the text within its rules to eliminate the reference to ``defined
contribution plans as defined in Section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended,'' and to refer instead to ``a retirement or
other benefit plan.''
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    \7\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54366 (August 25, 2006),
71 FR 52199.
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    In 2006, NSCC submitted for immediate effectiveness proposed rule
change SR-NSCC-2006-14 which, among other things, deleted references to
the Product Repository service as NSCC had determined not to offer the
service.\8\ At that time, all references within NSCC's Rules to
``Repository Data'' should have been deleted. Accordingly, NSCC is
seeking to delete such references.
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    \8\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54921 (December 12,
2006), 71 FR 76415.
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    In 2005, the Commission approved NSCC proposed rule change SR-NSCC-
2005-01 which clarified that the operational capability that is
ordinarily focused upon by NSCC during the application process is the
ability of an applicant to appropriately communicate with NSCC--that is
the ability to input to NSCC and to receive output from NSCC on a
timely and accurate basis.\9\ The rule change removed certain
provisions that might be interpreted to impose upon NSCC an obligation
to make determinations with respect to particular aspects of
operational capability. Instead, NSCC relies upon the requirement that
the applicant in fact be able to satisfactorily communicate with NSCC
as generally stated in the operational capability requirements
currently set forth for members in NSCC's Rules. At the time of the
filing, the provision within Rule 60 with respect to approval of TPA
Member applicants based upon an alternative operational standard should
have been deleted. Accordingly, NSCC now seeks to delete this provision
from its Rules. NSCC will continue to retain the right to examine any
aspect of an applicant's or member's business pursuant to the
provisions of Rule 15.
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    \9\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51600 (April 22, 2005),
70 FR 22167.
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    In 2005, the Commission approved NSCC proposed rule change SR-NSCC-
2005-14 which added Rule 64 (``DTCC Shareholders Agreement'') requiring
that full service Members of NSCC purchase shares of the common stock
of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (``DTCC''), NSCC's
parent corporation, and that certain Limited Member types could
voluntarily purchase such shares.\10\ Section 5 of Rule 64 made
incorrect references to ``Members'' and should have referenced all
member types specified in Section 2 (``Members'') and Section 3 (``Fund
Members, Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services Members, Municipal
Comparison Only Members, and Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Members'')
of Rule 64. Accordingly, NSCC now correcting such references.
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    \10\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52922 (December 7,
2005), 70 FR 74070.
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    In 2004, the Commission approved NSCC proposed rule change SR-NSCC-
2003-05 which modified NSCC's Rules to provide that notices to members
posted by NSCC via electronic format (i.e., posted on NSCC's Web site)
meet NSCC's notification obligations.\11\ At that time, Section 7 of
Rule 45 (``Notices'') was added to NSCC's Rules with an incorrect
reference to Section 3. NSCC is seeking to remove this incorrect
reference.
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    \11\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50085 (July 26, 2004),
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III. Discussion

    Section 19(b) of the Act directs the Commission to approve a
proposed rule change of a self-regulatory organization if it finds that
such proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of the
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to such
organization. Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act requires that the rules
of a clearing agency be designed to perfect the mechanism of a national
system for the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions.\12\ The Commission believes that NSCC's rule
change is consistent with this Section because it should perfect the
mechanism of a national system for the prompt and accurate clearance
and settlement of securities transactions by assisting NSCC applicants
and members in understanding, and thereby complying with, NSCC's
membership standards and requirements.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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IV. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposed rule change, as amended, is consistent with the requirements
of the Act and in particular Section 17A of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder. In approving the proposed rule change, as
amended, the Commission considered the proposal's impact on efficiency,
competition, and capital formation.
    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,
that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NSCC-2006-17), as amended,
be and hereby is approved.

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register: September 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 170)]
[Notices]
[Page 50680-50681]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEI-2007-0031; FRL-8462-6]

Deletion of Existing SORN

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of a deletion and transfer of an existing system of
records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Inspector General, Environmental Protection
Agency is giving notice that it proposes to delete and transfer an
existing system of records for the IG Operations and Records System
(SORN EPA-41). This system was used to support EPA's Personnel Security
function when that function was assigned to the EPA Office of Inspector
General. The system was used to track the status of EPA Personnel with
sensitive clearances and individuals undergoing background

checks for sensitive positions. This module of the EPA OIG's Inspector
General Operations and Records (IGOR) System has been removed from the
EPA's production server and is no longer available for data input,
reports or processing.
    The EPA Personnel Security Function has been transferred to EPA's
Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM). Tracking of
the Personnel Security Function is currently managed in a sub-system of
the Office of Administration Services (OAS), Office of Administration
Services Information System (OASIS). The SORN for this IGOR sub-module
(EPA-41) has been transferred to the OAS OASIS system.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system of records notice may
do so by October 15, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2007-0031, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for

submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: OEI Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West Building, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2007-0031. 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 for which
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov.

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
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

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

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

Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the OEI Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Wilson in the Office of
Inspector General at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

    The IG Operations and Records System of records does not duplicate
any existing system of records. Details regarding the deleted system of
records are contained in this Federal Register Notice. This system was
used to keep current information in support of EPA's Personnel Security
function which at the time of the issuance of SORN EPA-41 was assigned
to the EPA Office of Inspector General. Since that time, EPA's
Personnel Security Function has transferred to the Office of
Administrative Services.

    Dated: August 22, 2007.
Molly O'Neill,
Assistant Administrator and Chief Information Officer.
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