[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56744-56747]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25821]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 270

[Docket No. FRA-2011-0060, Notice No. 7]
RIN 2130-AC71

System Safety Program

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation.

ACTION: Final rule; stay of regulations.

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SUMMARY: On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring
commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a
system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations.
On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule's requirements
until March 21, 2017, and extended the stay until May 22, 2017, June 5,
2017, and then December 4, 2017. FRA is issuing this final rule to
extend that stay until December 4, 2018.

DATES: Effective November 29, 2017, the stay of 49 CFR part 270 is
extended until December 4, 2018. Petitions for reconsideration must be
received on or before January 19, 2018. Comments in response to
petitions for reconsideration must be received on or before March 5,
2018.

ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration and comments on petitions for
reconsideration: Any petitions for reconsideration or comments on
petitions for reconsideration related to this Docket No. FRA-2011-0060,
Notice No. 7, may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Web site: The Federal eRulemaking Portal,
www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web site's online instructions for
submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington,
DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, Room W12-140 on
the ground level of the West Building, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking (2130-AC71). Note that all petitions and comments received
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for Privacy
Act information related to any submitted petitions, comments or
materials.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents,
petitions for reconsideration, or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or visit the Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Room W12-140 on the Ground level of the West Building, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Gross, Trial Attorney,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration,
Office of Chief Counsel; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final
rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop
and implement an SSP to improve the safety of their operations. See 81
FR 53850. On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule's
requirements until March 21, 2017, consistent with the new
Administration's guidance issued January 20, 2017, intended to provide
the Administration an adequate opportunity to review new and pending
regulations. See 82 FR 10443 (Feb. 13, 2017). To provide additional
time for that review, FRA extended the stay until May 22, 2017, June 5,
2017, and then December 4, 2017. See 82 FR 14476 (Mar. 21, 2017), 82 FR
23150 (May 22, 2017), and 82 FR 26359 (June 7, 2017). These stays of
the rule's requirements did not affect the SSP final rule's information
protection provisions in 49 CFR 270.105, which took effect for
information a railroad compiles or collects solely for SSP purposes on
August 14, 2017.
    FRA's review included petitions for reconsideration of the SSP
final rule

(Petitions). Various rail labor organizations (Labor Organizations)
filed a single joint petition.\1\ State and local transportation
departments and authorities (States) filed the three other petitions,
one of which was a joint petition (State Joint Petition).\2\ The State
Joint Petition requested that FRA stay the SSP final rule, and NCDOT
specifically requested that FRA stay the rule while FRA was considering
the petitions. All Petitions were available for public comment in the
docket for the SSP rulemaking. On November 15, 2016, the Massachusetts
Department of Transportation (MassDOT) submitted a comment supporting
the State Joint Petition, also asking FRA to stay the SSP final rule.
FRA did not receive any public comments opposing the States' requests
for a stay.
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    \1\ The labor organizations that filed the joint petition are:
The American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employes Division (BMWED), the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen (BRS), Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division (TCU/IAM), and
Transport Workers Union of America (TWU).
    \2\ The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), Indiana
Department of Transportation (INDOT), Northern New England Passenger
Rail Authority (NNEPRA), and San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
(SJJPA) filed a joint petition (Joint Petition). The North Carolina
Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and State of Vermont Agency of
Transportations (VTrans) each filed separate petitions.
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    On October 30, 2017, FRA met with the Passenger Safety Working
Group and the System Safety Task Group of the Railroad Safety Advisory
Committee (RSAC) to discuss the Petitions and comments received in
response to the Petitions.\3\ FRA specifically invited its state
partners to this meeting, which was also open to the public. This
meeting was necessary for FRA to receive input from industry and the
public, and to discuss potential paths forward to respond to the
Petitions prior to FRA taking final action. During the meeting, a
representative from the Oregon Department of Transportation asked
whether the SSP final rule would be further stayed pending FRA's
development of a response to the Petitions and public input received at
the meeting. An FRA representative indicated that he anticipated a
further stay of the rule to provide time to resolve the issues raised
by the petitions. None of the meeting participants expressed opposition
to a further stay.\4\
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    \3\ Attendees at the October 30, 2017, meeting included
representatives from the following organizations: ADS System Safety
Consulting, LLC; American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO); American Public Transportation
Association (APTA); American Short Line and Regional Railroad
Association (ASLRRA); ATDA; Association of American Railroads (AAR);
BLET; BMWED; BRS; CCJPA; The Fertilizer Institute; Gannett Fleming
Transit and Rail Systems; International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers; Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB); NCDOT; NNEPRA; Politico; San Joaquin Regional
Rail Commission/Altamont Corridor Express; Sheet Metal, Air, Rail,
and Transportation Workers (SMART); United States Department of
Transportation--Transportation Safety Institute. During the meeting,
an attorney from Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP representing AASHTO
indicated he was authorized to speak on behalf of all the State
petitioners.
    \4\ Once the RSAC meeting notes are finalized, FRA will place
them in Docket ID FRA-2011-0060 at www.regulations.gov.
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    Given the multiple requests for a continued stay of the rule, the
comment received supporting a stay, the lack of opposition to a stay in
either the comments or at the public RSAC meeting, and FRA's interest
in addressing the issues raised in the State petitions prior to
requiring full compliance with the SSP final rule, FRA is issuing this
final rule extending the stay until December 4, 2018.

Regulatory Impact and Notices

Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 13771 and DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures

    This final rule is a non-significant regulatory action within the
meaning of Executive Order 12866 and DOT policies and procedures. See
44 FR 11034 (Feb. 26, 1979). The final rule follows the direction of
Executive Order 13563 ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review'',
which emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits,
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility. Finally,
the final rule also follows the guidance of Executive Order 13771
``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs'' (E.O. 13771),
which directs agencies that ``for every one new regulation issued, at
least two prior regulations be identified for elimination, and that the
cost of planned regulations be prudently managed and controlled through
a budgeting process.'' FRA identified this final rule as a deregulatory
effort to comply with E.O. 13771. For more information on E.O. 13771,
refer to Office of Management and Budget's April 5, 2017 publication
``Memorandum: Implementing Executive Order 13771, titled `Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.' ''
    In July 2016, FRA issued the System Safety Program final rule (2016
Final Rule) as part of its efforts to continuously improve rail safety
and to satisfy the statutory mandate in sections 103 and 109 of Rail
Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The 2016 Final Rule requires passenger
railroads to establish a program that systematically evaluates railroad
safety risks and manages those risks with the goal of reducing the
numbers and rates of railroad accidents, incidents, injuries, and
fatalities. Paperwork requirements are the largest burden of the 2016
Final Rule.
    FRA believes that the final rule, which will stay the requirements
of the 2016 Final Rule until December 4, 2018, will reduce regulatory
burden on the railroad industry. By staying the requirements of the
2016 Final Rule, railroads will realize a cost savings. Railroads will
not sustain any costs during the first year of this analysis. In
addition, because the analysis discounts future costs and the final
rule will move forward all costs by one-year, the present value cost of
the final rule is lower as compared to the present value cost of the
2016 Final Rule. FRA estimates this cost savings to be approximately
$164,480, at a 3% discount rate, and $76,788, at a 7% discount rate.
The following table shows 2016 Final Rule total cost, delayed one-year
implementation date total costs (final rule total cost), and the cost
savings from a one-year implementation date delay.

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                                                     value       value
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2016 Final rule, total cost.....................  $2,327,223  $3,412,649
Final rule, total cost..........................   2,250,435   3,248,169
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  Cost savings from one-year delay..............      76,788     164,480
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Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 13272

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., and
E.O. 13272, 67 FR 53461 (Aug. 16, 2002), require agency review of
proposed and final rules to assess their impact on small entities. An
agency must prepare an initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA)
unless it determines and certifies that a rule, if promulgated, would
not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small
entities. Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C.
605(b), the FRA Administrator certifies that this final rule will not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
    This final rule will affect passenger railroads, but will have a
beneficial effect, lessening the burden on small railroads.
    ``Small entity'' is defined in 5 U.S.C. 601 as including a small
business

concern that is independently owned and operated, and is not dominant
in its field of operation. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
has authority to regulate issues related to small businesses, and
stipulates in its size standards that a ``small entity'' in the
railroad industry is a for profit ``linehaul railroad'' that has fewer
than 1,500 employees, a ``short line railroad'' with fewer than 1,500
employees, or a ``commuter rail system'' with annual receipts of less
than $15.0 million dollars. See ``Size Eligibility Provisions and
Standards,'' 13 CFR part 121, subpart A. Additionally, 5 U.S.C. 601(5)
defines as ``small entities'' governments of cities, counties, towns,
townships, villages, school districts, or special districts with
populations less than 50,000. Federal agencies may adopt their own size
standards for small entities, in consultation with SBA and in
conjunction with public comment. Pursuant to that authority, FRA has
published a final statement of agency policy that formally establishes
``small entities'' or ``small businesses'' as being railroads,
contractors, and hazardous materials shippers that meet the revenue
requirements of a Class III railroad as set forth in 49 CFR 1201.1-1,
which is $20 million or less in inflation-adjusted annual revenues, and
commuter railroads or small governmental jurisdictions that serve
populations of 50,000 or less. See 68 FR 24891 (May 9, 2003), codified
at Appendix C to 49 CFR part 209. The $20-million limit is based on the
Surface Transportation Board's revenue threshold for a Class III
railroad. Railroad revenue is adjusted for inflation by applying a
revenue deflator formula in accordance with 49 CFR 1201.1-1. FRA is
using this definition for this rulemaking.
    This final rule will apply to passenger railroads. Based on the
definition of ``small entity,'' only two passenger railroads are
considered small entities: Saratoga & North Creek Railway (SNC), and
the Hawkeye Express (operated by the Iowa Northern Railway Company
(IANR)). As the final rule is not significant, if it did impact these
two small entities, this final rule would merely provide these entities
with additional compliance time without introducing any additional
burden.
    Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601(b), the
Administrator of the FRA hereby certifies that this final rule will not
have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. A
substantial number of small entities may be impacted by this
regulation; however, any impact on these entities will be minimal and
positive.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    There are no new collection of information requirements contained
in this final rule and, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an information collection submission
to the Office of Management and Budget is not required. The record
keeping and reporting requirements already contained in the SSP final
rule were approved by the Office of Management and Budget on October 5,
2016. The information collection requirements thereby became effective
when they were approved by OMB. The OMB approval number is OMB No.
2130-0599, and OMB approval expires on October 31, 2019.

Federalism Implications

    Executive Order 13132, ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, Aug. 10, 1999),
requires FRA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful
and timely input by State and local officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have federalism implications.'' ``Policies
that have federalism implications'' are defined in the Executive Order
to include regulations that have ``substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government.'' Under Executive Order 13132, the agency
may not issue a regulation with federalism implications that imposes
substantial direct compliance costs and that is not required by
statute, unless the Federal government provides the funds necessary to
pay the direct compliance costs incurred by State and local governments
or the agency consults with State and local government officials early
in the process of developing the regulation. Where a regulation has
federalism implications and preempts State law, the agency seeks to
consult with State and local officials in the process of developing the
regulation.
    This final rule has been analyzed in accordance with the principles
and criteria contained in Executive Order 13132. FRA has determined
that this rule does not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government. In addition, FRA has determined that this rule
does not impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local
governments. Therefore, the consultation and funding requirements of
Executive Order 13132 do not apply.

International Trade Impact Assessment

    The Trade Agreement Act of 1979 prohibits Federal agencies from
engaging in any standards or related activities that create unnecessary
obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States. Legitimate
domestic objectives, such as safety, are not considered unnecessary
obstacles. The statute also requires consideration of international
standards and where appropriate, that they be the basis for U.S.
standards. This rulemaking is purely domestic in nature and is not
expected to affect trade opportunities for U.S. firms doing business
overseas or for foreign firms doing business in the United States.

Environmental Assessment

    FRA has evaluated this rule in accordance with its ``Procedures for
Considering Environmental Impacts'' (FRA's Procedures) (64 FR 28545,
May 26, 1999) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), other environmental statutes, Executive Orders,
and related regulatory requirements. FRA has determined that this rule
is not a major FRA action (requiring the preparation of an
environmental impact statement or environmental assessment) because it
is categorically excluded from detailed environmental review pursuant
to section 4(c)(20) of FRA's Procedures, which concern the promulgation
of railroad safety rules and policy statements that do not result in
significantly increased emissions of air or water pollutants or noise
or increased traffic congestion in any mode of transportation. See 64
FR 28547, May 26, 1999.
    In accordance with section 4(c) and (e) of FRA's Procedures, the
agency has further concluded that no extraordinary circumstances exist
with respect to this regulation that might trigger the need for a more
detailed environmental review. As a result, FRA finds that this rule is
not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    Pursuant to section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-4, 2 U.S.C. 1531), each Federal agency shall, unless
otherwise prohibited by law, assess the effects of Federal regulatory
actions on State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector
(other than to the extent that such regulations incorporate

requirements specifically set forth in law).
    Section 202 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1532) further requires that before
promulgating any general notice of proposed rulemaking that is likely
to result in the promulgation of any rule that includes any Federal
mandate that may result in expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of
$100,000,000 or more (adjusted annually for inflation) in any 1 year,
and before promulgating any final rule for which a general notice of
proposed rulemaking was published, the agency shall prepare a written
statement.
    This written statement must detail the effect on State, local, and
tribal governments and the private sector. For the year 2017, this
monetary amount of $100,000,000 has been adjusted to $156,000,000 to
account for inflation. This final rule would not result in such an
expenditure, and thus preparation of such a statement is not required.

Energy Impact

    Executive Order 13211 requires Federal agencies to prepare a
Statement of Energy Effects for any ``significant energy action.'' 66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001. Under the Executive Order, a ``significant
energy action'' is defined as any action by an agency (normally
published in the Federal Register) that promulgates, or is expected to
lead to the promulgation of, a final rule or regulation (including a
notice of inquiry, advance notice of proposed rulemaking, and notice of
proposed rulemaking) that (1)(i) is a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866 or any successor order and (ii) is likely
to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or
use of energy; or (2) is designated by the Administrator of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a significant energy action.
FRA has evaluated this rule in accordance with Executive Order 13211.
FRA has determined that this rule will not have a significant adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. Consequently, FRA
has determined that this regulatory action is not a ``significant
energy action'' within the meaning of Executive Order 13211.

Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 270

    Penalties, Railroad safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, System safety.

The Rule

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In consideration of the foregoing, FRA extends the stay of the SSP
final rule published August 12, 2016 (81 FR 53850) until December 4,
2018.

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106-20107, 20118-20119, 20156,
21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 27, 2017.
Juan D. Reyes III,
Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0001]

Advisory Committee; Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee,
Renewal

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; renewal of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
renewal of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee by the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has
determined that it is in the public interest to renew the
Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee for an additional 2 years
beyond the charter expiration date. The new charter will be in effect
until the June 4, 2018.

DATES: Authority for the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee
will expire on June 4, 2016, unless the Commissioner formally
determines that renewal is in the public interest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kalyani Bhatt, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-9001<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.65 and approval by
the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to 45 CFR part 11
and by the General Services Administration, FDA is announcing the
renewal of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee. The
committee is a discretionary Federal advisory committee established to
provide advice to the Commissioner. The Psychopharmacologic Drugs
Advisory Committee advises the Commissioner or designee in discharging
responsibilities as they relate to helping to ensure safe and effective
drugs for human use and, as required, any other product for which the
Food and Drug Administration has regulatory responsibility. The
Committee reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and
effectiveness of marketed and investigational human drug products for
use in the practice of psychiatry and related fields and make
appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
    The Committee shall consist of a core of nine voting members
including the Chair. Members and the Chair are selected by the
Commissioner or designee from among authorities knowledgeable in the
fields of psychopharmacology, psychiatry, epidemiology or statistics,
and related specialties. Members will be invited to serve for
overlapping terms of up to 4 years. Almost all non-Federal members of
this committee serve as Special Government Employees. The core of
voting members may include one technically qualified member, selected
by the Commissioner or designee, who is identified with consumer
interests and is recommended by either a consortium of consumer-
oriented organizations or other interested persons. In addition to the
voting members, the Committee may include one non-voting member who is
identified with industry interests.
    Further information regarding the most recent charter and other
information can be found at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/PsychopharmacologicDrugsAdvisoryCommittee/ucm107528.htm or by

contacting the Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT). In light of the fact that no change has been made to the
committee name or description of duties, no amendment will be made to
21 CFR 14.100.
    This document is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app.). For general information related to FDA advisory
committees, please visit us at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

    Dated: May 24, 2016.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54055; File No. SR-NYSE-2006-32]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Order
Approving Proposed Rule Change Relating to the NYSE Retail Trading
Product and the NYSE Program Trading Product

June 28, 2006.

I. Introduction

    On May 9, 2006, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change relating to the NYSE Retail Trading Product and
the NYSE Program Trading Product (collectively, the ``NYSE Trading
Information Products'').\3\ The proposed rule change was published for
comment in the Federal Register on May 24, 2006.\4\ The Commission
received no comments regarding the proposal. This order approves the
proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ A proposal to introduce the NYSE Trading Information
Products without charge as a 60-day pilot program was effective upon
filing with the Commission. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
53835 (May 18, 2006), 71 FR 30456 (May 26, 2006).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53834 (May 18,
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II. Description of the Proposal

    The NYSE Retail Trading Product consists of: (A) A real-time data
feed of certain execution report information that has been recorded as
trades for the accounts of ``individual investors;'' \5\ and (B) an
end-of-day summary of the retail trading activity on the Exchange for
that day, including total buy and sell retail share volume for each
stock traded. The NYSE Program Trading Product consists of: (A) A real-
time data feed of certain execution report information that has been
recorded as program trades; \6\ and (B) an end-of-day summary of
program trading activity on the Exchange for that day, including total
index arbitrage program trading volume. Each published report of a
trade execution that is included in the data feed for either product
will indicate such information as the security's symbol, the size of
the trade, the time of the trade's execution, and other related
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    \5\ For purposes of the NYSE Retail Trading Product, the account
of an ``individual investor'' means an account covered by section
11(a)(1)(E) of the Act. 15 U.S.C. 78k(a)(1)(E).
    \6\ For purposes of the NYSE Program Trading Product, ``program
trading'' refers to program trading as defined in NYSE Rule 80A,
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    The NYSE proposes to establish fees for these data products.
Specifically, NYSE proposes to charge a $1,500 monthly access fee for
receipt of the NYSE Retail Trading Product data feed (for receipt of
the real-time data feed, the end-of-day summaries, or both); a $1,500
monthly access fee for receipt of the NYSE Program Trading Product data
feed (for receipt of the real-time data feed, the end-of-day summaries,
or both); a $2.00 monthly display fee for each display device receiving
the NYSE Retail Trading Product information and/or the NYSE Program
Trading Product information that the vendor makes available from the
real-time data feed; and a $250 monthly fee for vendors that only
provide end of day summaries of NYSE Trading Information Products.
    In addition, the NYSE proposes to provide each vendor of the NYSE
Trading Information Products with a monthly credit of $2 for each
device that the vendor has entitled to receive displays of the NYSE
Trading Information Products, up to a maximum of either $3,000 per
month if the vendor pays the monthly access fees for both the NYSE
Retail Trading Product data feed and the NYSE Program Trading Product
data feed (which total monthly access fees total $3,000); or $1,500 per
month if the vendor pays the monthly access fees for either the NYSE
Retail Trading Product data feed or the NYSE Program Trading Product
data feed, but not both (either of which monthly access fees equals
$1,500).
    Finally, NYSE proposes to require vendors receiving the NYSE
Trading Information Products, to provide subscribers, by link or
otherwise, in a manner that is reasonably transparent and accessible to
subscribers, a description of the NYSE Retail Trading Product and the
NYSE Program Trading Product. The NYSE will require vendors to update
their Exhibit A to their contract with NYSE for receipt and
redistribution of NYSE Trading Information Products to describe how
they will make this description available.

III. Discussion

    The Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to a national securities

exchange.\7\ Specifically, the Commission finds that the proposal is
consistent with section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\8\ which requires that the
rules of an exchange provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable
dues, fees, and other charges among its members and issuers and other
persons using its facilities. In this regard, the Commission notes that
the NYSE has represented that, in arriving at the fees for the NYSE
Trading Information Products, the NYSE considered the cost of
collecting, processing, and making the products available, and assessed
the value of the products relative to other data products that the NYSE
makes available, including NYSE OpenBook.\9\ Further, the Commission
notes that its fees will be uniformly charged to all persons who wish
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    \7\ In approving this proposed rule change the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
    \9\ The Commission recently approved the fees for the real-time
OpenBook service. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53585
(March 31, 2006), 71 FR 17934 (April 7, 2006) (order approving File
Nos. SR-NYSE-2004-43 and SR-NYSE-2005-32).
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    In addition, the Commission finds that the proposal is consistent
with section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\10\ which requires, among other
things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be 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. Specifically, the Commission finds that NYSE's proposal to
require vendors to provide subscribers with a description of the NYSE
Trading Information Products is designed to explain and describe the
NYSE Trading Information Products so that users will be better able to
understand and use the data.
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\11\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSE-2006-32) is approved.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Page 47268]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1857-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2008-0018]

New York; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of New York (FEMA-1857-DR), dated September 1, 2009, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: September 4, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of New York is hereby amended to include Individual
Assistance for the following areas among those areas determined to have
been adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the
President in his declaration of September 1, 2009.

    Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Erie Counties for Individual
Assistance (already designated for Public Assistance).

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9-22110 Filed 9-14-09; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69472-69473]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Preparations for December UN Meetings on the Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: OSHA invites interested parties to participate in an open,
informal public meeting to discuss proposals in preparation for the
20th session of the United Nations Subcommittee of Experts on the
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
(UNSCEGHS). The UNSCEGHS meeting will be held December 7-9, 2010, in
Geneva, Switzerland. OSHA, along with the U.S. Interagency GHS
Coordinating Group, plans to consider the comments and information
gathered at this public meeting when developing the U.S Government
positions for the UNSCEGHS meeting.

DATES: The date for the public meeting is as follows: November 30,
2010, from 1-3 p.m., in Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: The location for the public meeting is as follows: The U.S.
Department of Labor, Francis Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210, Room N4437 C & D.
    Conference Call Information: Conference call-in capability will be
provided for this meeting. To participate by telephone, dial 1-888-946-
7303, and enter participant passcode 34137. During the call, please
press *6 to mute/unmute your individual lines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Ruskin, Director, Office of
Chemical Hazards-Metals, OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
Room N-3718, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington DC 20210; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Copies of this Federal Register notice can be obtained as follows:
Electronic copies are available at http://www.regulations.gov. This
Federal Register notice, as well as other relevant information, is
available also on the OSHA Webpage at http://www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Meeting

    OSHA is hosting an open informal public meeting of the U.S.
Interagency GHS Coordinating Group to provide interested groups and
individuals with an update on GHS-related issues and an opportunity to
express their views for consideration in developing U.S. Government
positions for the upcoming UNSCEGHS meeting. The public is invited to
attend without prior notification.

II. Background

    The GHS was formally adopted by the United Nations Committee of
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally
Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of

Chemicals in December 2002. The GHS is a single, harmonized system for
classification of chemicals according to their health, physical, and
environmental effects. It also provides harmonized communication
elements, including labels and safety data sheets. The GHS is
considered to be a living document and is regularly revised and updated
as necessary to reflect new technology and scientific developments or
to provide additional explanatory text.
    The UNSCEGHS is responsible for maintaining and updating the GHS.
The U.S has been an active member of the UNSCEGHS for many years, and
OSHA currently serves as the head of the U.S delegation for this
subcommittee.
    In preparation of the bi-annual meetings of the UNSCEGHS, the U.S
Interagency GHS Coordinating Group meets to discuss issues related to
the GHS and to develop a coordinated U.S position on issues and
proposals regarding the GHS. The U.S interagency group consists of U.S
agencies that regulate in the area of chemical hazard communication and
includes the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Department
of Transportation (DOT), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and
OSHA.
    Information on the work of the UNSCEGHS including meeting agendas,
reports, and documents from previous sessions, can be found on the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Transport
Division Web site located at the following web address: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.htm. The UNSCEGHS bases its decisions
on working papers. The working papers for the 20th session of the
UNSCEGHS are located at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c42010.html. Informal papers submitted to the UNSCEGHS provide
information for the subcommittee and are used either as a mechanism to
provide information to the subcommittee or as the basis for future
working papers. Informal papers for the 20th session of the UNSCEGHS
are located at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c4inf20.html.

Authority and Signature

    This document was prepared under the direction of David Michaels,
PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health, U.S. Department of Labor, pursuant to sections 4, 6, and 8 of
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655,
657), 29 CFR part 1911, and Secretary's Order 4-2010 (75 FR 55355),
(Sept. 10, 2010).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on November 6, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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Revision to Maine’s State Implementation Plan

Meeting the Interstate Air Pollution Transport Requirements of Clean Air
Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)

March 6, 2008

Revision to Maine’s State Implementation Plan

Meeting the Interstate Air Pollution Transport Requirements of Clean Air
Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)

Introduction

On July 16, 1997 PM2.5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
issued the 8-hour ozone and national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS).  The issuance of these NAAQS started a timeline in which states
were required to submit State Implementation Plans (SIPs) that satisfy
the applicable requirements under section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the 1990
Clean Air Act Amendments (CAA) within three years, or July 2000.  Among
these required SIP elements is the need to address interstate transport
of pollutants pursuant to section 110(a)(2)(D) (i).

Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of the CAA requires each State to submit a SIP
prohibiting emissions that adversely affect another State.  More
specifically, Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) requires each State to submit a
SIP that shall:

“(D) contain adequate provisions-

prohibiting, consistent with the provisions of this title, any source or
other type of emissions activity  within the State from emitting any air
pollutant in amounts which will-

contribute significantly to nonattainment  in, or interfere with
maintenance by, any other State with respect to any such national
primary or secondary ambient air quality standard, or

interfere with measures required to be included in the applicable
implementation plan for any other State under part C to prevent
significant deterioration of air quality or to protect visibility.”

On April 25, 2005, the EPA notified States of their failure to submit
SIP submittals addressing the interstate transport of pollutants related
to ozone and PM2.5 in downwind states.   The April 25, 2005 finding of
failure to submit the required SIP elements started a 24-month clock for
EPA to issue a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to address the
requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i), unless a State makes the
required submission and EPA approves this submissions within that
24-month period.

State Implementation Plan Submission Requirements Under Section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)

In 2005, EPA promulgated the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) , whereby
EPA made an affirmative finding that NOx emissions from sources in 24
states and the District of Columbia contribute significantly to
nonattainment and interfere with maintenance of the 8-hour ozone
standard in other downwind states.  The CAIR rulemaking also found that
SO2 and NOx emissions from sources in 23 states and the District of
Columbia contribute significantly to nonattainment and interfere with
maintenance of the PM2.5 standards in other downwind states.

In the CAIR, EPA determined that those states subject to the CAIR will
meet their section110 (a)(2)(D)(i) obligations to address the
significant contribution and interference with maintenance requirements
through compliance with the CAIR requirements.  As a result, these
states are not required to submit a separate SIP revision satisfying the
section 110(a) (2)(D)(i) requirements.  Conversely, States that were not
subject to CAIR must submit a SIP amendment addressing “significant
contribution’ and “interference with maintenance” requirements for
both the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS.  In addition, all states (both
those within the CAIR program and without) must also make a submission
with respect to the “prevention of significant deterioration” and
“protect visibility” requirements of Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i).

Maine was not found to contribute significantly or interfere with
maintenance of either the 8-hour ozone or PM2.5 NAAQS during the CAIR
rulemaking, so must address both of these requirements, along with the
“prevention of significant deterioration” and “protect
visibility” requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i).

I.  Significant Contribution or Interference with Maintenance of the
8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS in Another State

A.  The 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS

Maine previously submitted technical analyses demonstrating that NOx
emissions in Maine do not significantly contribute to nonattainment or
interfere with the maintenance of the ozone NAAQS in any other 8-hour
ozone nonattainment area.  On March 24, 2005, the Maine DEP submitted an
exemption request from the NOx control requirements contained in section
182(f) of the CAA for Northern Maine.  This exemption request was based
on the demonstration that NOx emissions in this multi-county area are
not impacting Maine’s (formerly) 8-hour nonattainment, or other 8-hour
ozone nonattainment

areas in the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) during times when elevated
ozone levels are monitored in these areas.

The Department’s technical justification for the request relied
primarily upon back trajectories using the HYSPLIT (HYbrid
Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory) model.   The
Department created back trajectories for each day that experienced an
8-hour ozone exceedence in either of Maine’s nonattainment  areas
during the period from 1998 through 2004.  When 8-hour exceedences were
recorded for a given day in either of Maine’s 8-hour nonattainment
areas, back trajectories were run from locations in each of the
nonattainment areas.  For each ozone exceedence that was analyzed, back
trajectories were run for each hour that recorded ozone in excess of
0.08 parts per million, and run for multiple heights in the atmosphere.
In all, the Department ran more than 1000 back trajectories for 61
exceedence days during the 1998 through 2004 period.

The Department then analyzed each of these back trajectories to see if
there was a potential impact from the NOx waiver area.  The Department
supplemented these back trajectories with NOx emission inventory
information for the entire OTR, and additional meteorological analyses
to further show that the NOx waiver area does not contribute to ozone
nonattainment in the two Maine nonattainment areas or anywhere else in
the OTR.  As noted in EPA’s proposed approval of Maine’s NOx
Exemption request (70 FR pages 49526-49530) “Whenever there are 8-hour
ozone exceedences in New Hampshire or Massachusetts, the two states
nearest to Maine, the winds are not from Maine.  Therefore, Maine does
not contribute to ozone nonattainment in Massachusetts nor New
Hampshire, the only two states in the OTR, outside of Maine, where it is
reasonable to expect that Maine’s emissions might potentially
contribute to ozone nonattainment.”

B.  The PM2.5 NAAQS

The Department conducted a trajectory analysis using HYSPLIT online to
create the trajectories included in this analysis and demonstrate that
Maine does not contribute to high levels of PM2.5 in the New York/New
Jersey/Connecticut/Pennsylvania nonattainment area.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Air
Resources Laboratory HYSPLIT model is a computer model used to create
and map trajectories.  The model uses gridded meteorological data.  For
more information about HYSPLIT please refer to the following document:
“Description of the HYSPLIT 4 Modeling System by Draxler and Hess.”
The model was set to include vertical velocity.  The archived ETA Data
Assimilation System (EDAS) meteorological (MET) data set was used
because this was the most consistently available MET data set.  EDAS
data at 80km spacing was available prior to December 2003.  The
trajectories created for 2004 and 2005 events utilized the EDAS 40km MET
files.

For each run, the HYSPLIT model generates both a graphical presentation
of the trajectories and a text file.  A trajectory is a three
dimensional representation of the path an air parcel followed based on
forecast or archived meteorological data.  A backward trajectory is the
path the parcel took to reach a specific point in time and space, while
a forward trajectory is the path the parcel followed upon leaving a
specific time and place.  The text file contains information about the
hourly endpoints along each trajectory path including the location in
time and space.  Hundreds of endpoint text files were subsequently
loaded into an Access database, which was then mapped in ARCMAP, a
geographical mapping tool used within the Department.  The maps visually
display thousands of endpoints allowing the viewer to readily identify
the transport patterns.

The analysis covered data from 2001 through 2005.  Connecticut (CT)
contains the closest portion of any PM2.5 nonattainment area in the U.S.
 Days were chosen when at least 5 sites in CT’s portion of the
NY/NJ/CT/PA nonattainment area monitored PM2.5 24-hr average
concentrations of greater than 29.9 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3)
to avoid days when only local emissions contributed.  The value of 29.9
µg/m3 was chosen so that it looked at all days below the new (Dec.
2006) 24-hr PM2.5 NAAQS of 35 µg/m3 and gave a large enough sample to
show potential contributions to the annual PM2.5 nonattainment status of
the NY/NJ/CT/PA PM2.5 nonattainment area.

36-hour back trajectories from a point in southwestern CT (the majority
of CT’s fine particle monitors are located in the southwestern corner)
were created for each hour of the day and 24-hour forward trajectories
from Portland, ME starting at 12z the day before were created.  These
trajectories were started at 3 heights (100m, 250m & 500m) within the
lower half of the boundary layer.  The results are displayed on maps in
the following figures.

Figures 1 through 3 display back trajectories from CT at 100m, 250m and
500m respectively.  On high PM2.5 days, back trajectories from CT rarely
pass through or near Maine.  The next three figures display forward
trajectories from Maine at 100m, 250m and 500m respectively.  When PM2.5
is high in CT, forward trajectories from Maine rarely pass through or
near the monitor locations in CT and when trajectories do pass over CT
the altitude is relatively high.

In conclusion, Maine does not contribute to the NY/NJ/CT/PA PM2.5
nonattainment satus and furthermore it is obvious that Maine doesn’t
contribute toward nonattainment of any PM2.5 nonattainment area in the
U.S.

Figure 1- 100m Back Trajectory from CT

Figure 2- 250m Back Trajectory from CT

Figure 3- 500m Back Trajectory from CT

Figure 4- 100m Forward Trajectory from ME

Figure 5- 250m Forward Trajectory from ME

Figure 6- 500m Forward Trajectory from ME

EPA Modeling Analysis for the CAIR Rulemaking

The Department’s analysis is supported by EPA modeling conducted as
part of the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) rulemaking. EPA
utilized two different techniques (source apportionment and zero-out
modeling) to quantify the impact of emissions in specific upwind states
on projected downwind nonattainment areas for 8-hour ozone.  The
zero-out and source apportionment modeling techniques provide different
technical approaches to quantifying the downwind impact of emissions in
upwind states.  Zero-out modeling provides an estimate of downwind
impacts by calculating the difference between the model estimates from a
base case run to the estimates from simulation in which the base case
man-made emissions are removed from a specific state.  In source
apportionment techniques, the contributions from many individual source
areas (or categories) to ozone formation are estimated in a single model
run.  Source apportionment modeling tends to show a greater magnitude
and frequency of contributions than the zero-out modeling, but neither
technique is clearly superior to the other for evaluating contributions
to ozone from various emissions sources.

Using the zero-out and source apportionment techniques, EPA determined
which states contribute significantly to nonattainment in the 40
downwind receptor counties that were modeled.  Of the 31 states included
in the assessment of interstate ozone contributions, 25 states and the
District of Columbia were found to have emissions which make a
significant contribution to downwind 8-hour ozone nonattainment.  Maine,
along with five other states was found to not make a significant
contribution to downwind ozone nonattainment.

State by state zero-out modeling was also used as the modeling
techniques to quantify the contribution from SO2 and NOx emission in
individual states to future PM2.5 nonattainment in other states.  As
part of the zero-out modeling technique, EPA removed the 2010 Base Case
anthropogenic emissions of SO2 and NOx from 37 states in the east on a
state-by-state basis in different CMAQ modeling runs.  EPA then used the
modeled contribution from each upwind state to PM2.5 at each of the 113
2010 Base year “modeled plus monitored” nonattainment sites in other
states.  The maximum contribution from among the set of downwind
contributions was then selected as the maximum downwind contribution.

EPA utilized a criteria of 0.2 µg/m3 for determining whether SO2 or NOx
emissions in a state make a significant contribution to PM2.5
nonattainment in another state.  Of the 37 states analyzed, 28 states
and the District of Columbia were found to make a significant
contribution to PM2.5 nonattainment.  Maine was found to not make a
significant contribution to downwind PM2.5 nonattainment, since it had
less than a 0.05 µg/m3 maximum impact on any downwind site.

II.  Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New
Source Review

Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) also requires States to submit SIPS that
prohibit “…any source or other type of emission activity within the
State from emitting any air pollutant in amounts which will- interfere
with measures required to be included in the applicable implementation
plan for any other State … to prevent significant deterioration of air
quality…”

EPA regulations require each SIP to include a preconstruction review
program for major sources to satisfy the requirements of section
110(a)(2)(D)(i).  In nonattainment areas, the preconstruction review
program is known as Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) and in
attainment areas, the preconstruction review process is part of the
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program.  These programs
require preconstruction permits to protect the air quality within each
state, and also serve to prohibit construction of new major sources and
major modifications at existing major sources from contributing to
nonattainment in adjacent states.  The PSD permitting program is also
the primary measure that each SIP must include to prevent significant
deterioration of air quality in accordance with Title I, Part C and
section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) of the CAA.

Since all areas of the country are currently subject to some form of
preconstruction permitting program for ozone and PM2.5, it is not
necessary for States to make a SIP submission containing rule changes or
modeling demonstrations in order to address the section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii)
requirements for the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS.  Since the air
quality demonstrations required for issuance of a PSD and NSR permit
must be made for all areas that are potentially impacted by emissions
from a proposed source or modification requiring a permit,
implementation of  PSD and NSR permitting program in each state serves
to prevent significant deterioration and largely satisfies the
requirements of section110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) of the CAA.

Maine’s PSD regulations require the owner of any proposed new major
source or major modification to demonstrate that any increased emissions
from a proposed facility or expansion would not significantly
deteriorate air quality, regardless of where these emissions may travel.
 Proposed facilities subject to Maine’s PSD licensing requirements
must therefore assess PSD increment consumption in Maine as well as
adjacent or downwind states.

The federal visibility regulations promulgated in December 1980 require
consideration of the effects of new sources on the visibility values of
Federal Class I areas.  Chapter 115 of the Department’s regulations
requires owners and operators of all new major stationary sources or
major modifications to perform an additional impact analysis to assess
impacts on visibility in federal Class I areas.  In practice, this
provision requires a modeling demonstration that may consist of a Level
I or Level II visibility screening analysis, or a more refined
visibility modeling review that would involve the use of tools such as
the CALPUFF model.  These analyses require the source owner or operator
to demonstrate that operation of the source will have an insignificant
visibility impact on the applicable Class I area.  The Department works
closely with the appropriate federal land manager when reviewing these
analyses.  This provision of Maine’s NSR regulations essentially
prohibits the permitting of a major stationary source or major
modification that may significantly degrade visibility in a federal
Class I area.

The NSR program in Maine is implemented through the Chapter 100
Definitions Regulation which was approved into the SIP on October 15,
1996, the Chapter 113 Growth Offset Regulation which was approved into
the SIP on February 14, 1996, and the Chapter 115 Major and Minor Source
Air Emission License Regulations which were approved into the SIP by EPA
on February 14, 1996.  Although these rules have been amended several
times since being incorporated into the SIP, these revisions did not
change any of the major source permitting requirements, and the current
state regulations are consistent with the SIP-approved versions for the
purposes of implementing the New Source Review program.

On March 31, 2006, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
submitted an equivalency demonstration documenting that Maine’s
current NSR program is identical to current Federal PSD and
nonattainment  NSR regulations with respect to newly constructed sources
and at least as stringent, or more stringent than current federal
regulations for modifications at existing major stationary sources.

Visibility Requirements

Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) also contains a requirement for all States
to submit SIPs that contain adequate provisions prohibiting “…any
source or other type o f emission activity within the State from
emitting any air pollutant in amounts which will interfere with measures
required to be included in the applicable implementation plan for any
other State …to protect visibility.”

EPA adopted a phased approach to visibility protection, issuing
regulations addressing reasonably attributable visibility impairment in
1980, and regulations to address regional haze in 1999.

In 1999, EPA found that all states contain sources whose emissions are
reasonably anticipated to contribute to regional haze in one or more
Class I areas.   As a result, states must submit SIPs containing
measures to address regional haze, including a long-term strategy to
address visibility impairment for each Class I area which may affected
by emissions from a state.  These SIPs are due no later than December
17, 2007.  As a result of the regional haze planning requirements, EPA
has made a finding that it is premature to determine whether a state’s
SIP for 8-hour ozone or PM2.5 contains adequate provisions to prohibit
emissions that interfere with measures in other States SIPs until these
Regional Haze SIPs are submitted and approved.  Maine’s Regional Haze
SIP will assess whether there is any interference with measures required
to be included in the applicable implementation plan for any other state
to prevent significant deterioration of air quality or to protect
visibility.

EPA issued its notification as part of an action required under a
Consent Decree resolving the case entitled “Environmental Defense, et
al. v. Johnson,” No.1:05CV00493(D.D.C). See: “Findings of Failure to
Submit Section 110 State Implementation Plans for Interstate Transport
for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 8-Hour Ozone and PM
2.5,” 70 FR 21,147 (April 25, 2005).

Federal Register  Volume 70, Number 91,  Pages  25162 through -25405
(May 12, 2005)

 Section 182(f) of the CAA along with other sections of the CAA requires
states in the Ozone Transport Region to adopt reasonably available
control technology (RACT) rules for major stationary sources of NOx, and
to provide for nonattainment area new source review for new sources and
modifications that meet or exceed the major source threshold for NOx.
The areas included in the section 182(f) “NOx Waiver” are therefore
not subject to RACT, along with new source review offset and lowest
achievable emission rate control requirements.

 Maine’s NOx exemption request became effective on March 6, 2006.

 Zulu or UTC time.

 “Technical Support Document for the Final Clean Air Interstate Rule,
Air Quality Modeling”, U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, March 2005.

 45 FR 8009

 61 FR 53639

 61 FR 5694

 61 FR 5694

 Reasonably attributable visibility impairment is visibility impairment
that is caused by the emissions of air pollutants from one, or a small
number of sources.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-9962-12-OW]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; ICR
Supporting Statement Information Collection Request for National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``ICR Supporting
Statement Information Collection Request for National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No.
0229.22, OMB Control No. 2040-0004) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments
on specific aspects of the proposed information collection. This is a
proposed revision of the ICR which is currently approved through
December 31, 2017. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0719, FRL-9962-12-OW, online using https://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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Amelia Letnes, State and Regional
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; 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 https://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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: This consolidated ICR calculates the burden and costs
associated with the NPDES program, identifies the types of activities
regulated under the NPDES program, describes the roles and
responsibilities of state governments and the Agency, and presents the
program areas that address the various types of regulated activities.
It is a revision of the Information Collection Request for the NPDES
Program (OMB Control Number: 2040-0004; EPA ICR Number: 0229.21;
expiration date 12/31/2017) submitted to OMB in December 2015 that
consolidated the burden and costs associated with activities previously
reported in 11 NPDES program or NPDES-related ICRs administered by
EPA's Water Permits Division. This renewal documents the addition, into
the consolidated NPDES ICR, of the burden and costs for seven more
NPDES programs, which were previously contained in separate ICRs as
listed below:
     Consolidated Animal Sectors (OMB Control No. 2040-0250;
EPA ICR Number 1989.09; Expiration date--5/31/2019)
     Pesticide Applicators (OMB Control No. 2040-0284; EPA ICR
Number 2397.02; Expiration date--3/31/2019)
     National Pretreatment Program (OMB Control No. 2040-0009;
EPA ICR Number 0002.15; Expiration date--4/30/2019)
     Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase I--New Facilities
(OMB Control No. 2040-0241; EPA ICR Number 1973.06; Expiration date--
11/30/2019)
     Cooling Water Intake Structures at Phase III Facilities
(OMB Control No.

2040-0268, EPA ICR No. 2169.05; Expiration date--07/31/2017)
     Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing Facilities (OMB
Control No. 2040-0257; EPA ICR No. 2060.07 Expiration date--10/31/2017)
     NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (OMB Control No. 2020-
0035; EPA ICR No. 2468.02; Expiration date--1/31/2019)
Permit applications and other respondent reports may contain
confidential business information. If a respondent does consider this
information to be of a confidential nature, the respondent may request
that such information be treated as confidential. All confidential data
will be handled in accordance with 40 CFR 122.7, 40 CFR part 2, and
EPA's Security Manual part III, chapter 9, dated August 9, 1976.
    Form Numbers: OMB No. 2040-0086; OMB No. 2040-0250; OMB No. 2040-
0188, OMB No. 2040-0211; OMB No. 1004-0189; OMB 2040-0284; OMB No.
0596-0082; and OMB No. 2040-0004.
    Respondents/affected entities: Any industrial point source
discharger of pollutants, including but not limited to publicly owned
and privately owned treatment works (POTWs and PrOTWs), industrial
dischargers to POTWs and PrOTWs, sewage sludge management and disposal
operations, small and large vessels, airports with deicing operations,
dischargers of stormwater, construction sites, municipalities,
pesticide applicators, local and state governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. Sections 301, 302,
304, 306, 307, 308, 316(b), 401, 402, 403, 405, and 510 of the CWA; the
1987 Water Quality Act (WQA) revisions to CWA section 402(p); 40 (CFR)
Parts 122, 123, 124, and 125 (and Parts 501 and 503 for Biosolids); and
the Great Lakes Critical Programs Act (CPA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 935,020 total (934,383 permittees
and 637 States/Tribes/Territories).
    Frequency of response: The frequency of response varies depending
on the specific response activity and can range from ongoing and
monthly to once every 5 years.
    Total estimated burden: 28,239,262 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,476,244,044 (per year), includes
$43,659,009 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a net increase of 836,289 (3%) hours
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the combined
burden of the component ICRs currently approved by OMB. This minor
change in the total is primarily due to a combination of both burden
increases and decreases in the component ICRs. Minor changes in the
estimated burden occurred for five of the eight component ICRs (NPDES
ICR, Pesticide Applicators ICR, National Pretreatment Program ICR,
Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase I New Facilities ICR, and the
Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase III Facilities ICR). Significant
changes occurred for three of the eight component ICRs (Consolidated
Animal Sectors ICR, Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing Facility
ICR, and Electronic Reporting Rule ICR). These significant changes
included:
     A decrease of 12 percent in the animal sector labor burden
due to revised EPA estimates based on changes in industry practice,
adherence to USDA guidelines, and industry consolidation (OMB Control
No. 2040-0250; EPA ICR Number 1989.09);
     an increase of 140 percent in the cooling water intake
structures existing facilities labor burden due to the coincidence of
the period of greatest implementation burden with the three year ICR
period (OMB Control No. 2040-0257; EPA ICR No. 2060.07); and
     a decrease of 164 percent in the electronic reporting rule
labor burden due to the reduced need for data input due to increased
participation in electronic filing of forms and reports as the rule is
implemented (OMB Control No. 2020-0035; EPA ICR No. 2468.02).

    Dated: April 26, 2017.
Sheila E. Frace,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2010-0002-N-23]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks renewal of the following currently
approved information collection activities. Before submitting the
information collection requirements for clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on
specific aspects of the activities identified in this notice.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than November 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the following proposed activities
by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division, RRS-
21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail
Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, FRA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters
requesting that FRA acknowledge receipt of their respective comments
must include a self-addressed stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on
OMB Control Number 2130-0590'' and should also include the title of the
collection of information. Alternatively, comments may be faxed to
(202) 493-6216 or<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to Mr. Brogan at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or to Ms. Toone at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please
refer to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Regulatory Analysis Division, RRS-21,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) or Ms. Kim Toone,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days' notice to the public for comment on information
collection activities before seeking approval for reinstatement or
renewal by OMB. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA invites interested
respondents to comment on the following summary of proposed information
collection activities regarding: (1) Whether the information collection
activities are necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions,
including whether the activities will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used to determine the estimates; (3) ways for FRA to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and
(4) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of information collection
activities on the public by automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses). See
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). FRA believes that
soliciting public comment will advance three objectives: (1) Reduce
reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it organizes information collection
requirements in a ``user friendly'' format to improve the use of such
information; and (3) accurately assess the resources expended to
retrieve and produce information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
    Below is a brief summary of the currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will be submitting for clearance by OMB
as required under the PRA:
    Title: Alleged Violation Reporting Form.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0590.
    Abstract: The Alleged Violation Reporting Form is a response to
section 307(b) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that requires
FRA to ``provide a mechanism for the public to submit written reports
of potential violations of Federal railroad safety and hazardous
materials transportation laws, regulations, and orders to the Federal
Railroad Administration.'' The Alleged Violation Reporting Form allows
the general public to submit alleged violations directly to FRA. The
form's goal is to allow FRA to collect information necessary to
investigate the alleged violation and to follow up with the submitting
party.
    The Alleged Violation Reporting Form collects the name, phone
number, and email address of the person submitting the alleged
violation; the preferred method by which to contact the person; the
railroad or company name that committed the alleged violation; the date
and time the alleged violation occurred; the location the alleged
violation occurred; and details about the violation. All information is
voluntary. FRA will collect the information through a form on the FRA
public Web site. FRA may share the information collected with FRA
employees, State department of transportation partners, and law
enforcement agencies.
    Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.151.
    Affected Public: U.S. Residents.
    Respondent Universe: 1,000 individuals.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                            Total annual       Average time per    Total annual
             Form No.              Respondent universe       responses             response        burden hours
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Alleged Violation Reporting Form   1,000 American       300 forms..........  10 minutes.........              50
 (Form FRA F 6180.151).             Residents.
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    Total Responses: 300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Status: Regular Review of a Currently Approved Information
Collection.
    Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi),
FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor,
and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless a collection displays a currently valid OMB control
number.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Executive Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0033]

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Notice of
Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Meeting notice--National Emergency Medical Services Advisory
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SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces meeting of NEMSAC to be held in the
Metropolitan Washington, DC, area. This notice announces the date,
time, and location of the meetings, which will be open to the public,
as well as opportunities for public input to the NEMSAC. The purpose of
NEMSAC, a nationally recognized council of emergency medical services
representatives and consumers, is to advise and consult with DOT and
the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services
(FICEMS) on matters relating to emergency medical services (EMS).

DATES: The NEMSAC meeting will be held on April 18, 2016 from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. EDT, and on April 19, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. A
public comment period will take place on April 18, 2016 between 12:15
p.m. and 12:30 p.m. EDT and on April 19, 2016 between 11:00 a.m. and
11:15 a.m. EDT. NEMSAC committees will meet in the same location on
Monday, April 18, 2016 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Written comments for
the NEMSAC from the public must be received no later than April 11,
2016.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the FHI 360 Conference Center,
8th Floor, 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20009. Attendees
should plan to arrive 20 minutes early to check in for the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan McHenry, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of Emergency Medical Services, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., NTI-140, Washington, DC 20590<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
202-366-6540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
App.). The NEMSAC is authorized under section 31108 of the Moving Ahead
with Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012.

Tentative Agenda of the National EMS Advisory Council Meeting

    The tentative NEMSAC agenda includes the following:

Monday, April 18, 2016 (9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT)

(1) Opening Remarks
(2) Disclosure of Conflicts of Interests by Members
(3) Federal Liaison Update--Reports and Updates from the Departments of
Transportation, Homeland Security, and Health & Human Services
    a. DOT/NHTSA will present a letter to the NEMSAC requesting advice
on the administration of narcotic antagonists by Emergency Medical
Technicians and Emergency Medical Responders.
(4) Presentation on REPLICA--Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure
Interstate Compact
(5) Presentation on Drug Shortages and Controlled Substances
(6) NEMSAC Committee Updates
(7) Public Comment (12:15-12:30 p.m. EDT)
(8) Recess for Day (12:30 p.m. EDT)
NEMSAC Committees Breakout Sessions from 2 p.m.-5 p.m.--(on-site and
open to the public)

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT)

(1) Reconvene and Approval of December 1-2, 2015 Meeting Minutes
(2) Presentation on Code Green Campaign
(3) NEMSAC Committee Reports (see committee list below)

(4) Public Comment (11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. EDT)
(5) Next Steps
(6) Recess--12:00 p.m. EDT
Overview of NEMSAC Committees:
    a. Funding and Reimbursement
    b. Innovative Practices of EMS Workforce
    c. Data Integration and Technology
    d. Patient Care, Quality Improvement and General Safety
    e. Provider and Community Education
    f. Ad Hoc Committee on Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure
Interstate Compact (REPLICA)

    Registration Information: This meeting will be open to the public;
however, pre-registration is requested. Individuals wishing to attend
must register online no later than April 13, 2016. For NEMSAC please
register at: https://www.SignUp4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=NEMS14E. For
assistance with registration, please contact Susan McHenry at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or at<PHONE_NUMBER>. There will not be a
teleconference option for these meetings.
    Public Comment: Members of the public are encouraged to comment
directly to the NEMSAC during designated public comment periods. In
order to allow as many people as possible to speak, speakers are
requested to limit their remarks to 5 minutes. Written comments from
members of the public will be distributed to NEMSAC members at the
meeting and should reach the NHTSA Office of EMS no later than April
11, 2016. Written comments may be submitted by either one of the
following methods: (1) You may submit comments by email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or (2) you may submit comments by fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    A final agenda as well as meeting materials will be available to
the public online through www.EMS.gov on or before April 13, 2016.

    Issued on: March 17, 2016.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-34-000]

AMP Gathering I, LP; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

    Take notice that on December 15, 2014, pursuant to section
207(a)(2) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2) (2014), AMP
Gathering I, LP (Align Midstream) submitted a petition for declaratory
order seeking a ruling that certain natural gas pipeline and
appurtenant facilities (Carthage Gathering Facilities) to be acquired
by Align Midstream from Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (Southern)
will perform a gathering function upon their abandonment and sale, and
therefore will be exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction pursuant to
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    \1\ Moreover, in Docket No. CP15-30-000, Southern filed a
request for authorization to abandon, by sale to Align Midstream,
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 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. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Petitioner.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is 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 email
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 14, 2015

    Dated: December 18, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #2

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER22-1726-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Q1 2022 Quarterly Filing of
City and County of San Francisco's WDT SA (SA 275) to be effective 3/
31/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5145.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1727-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Second Revised Service
Agreement No. 493 to be effective 6/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5148.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1728-000.
    Applicants: Basin Electric Power Cooperative.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Basin Electric Submission of
Revised Wholesale Power Contract--Rate Schedule 17 to be effective 3/
24/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5149.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1729-000.
    Applicants: Midway-Sunset Cogeneration Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Midway Sunset Cogeneration
Offer of Settlement to be effective 2/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5165.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1730-000.
    Applicants: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Initial Filing of Rate
Schedule FERC No. 341 and Request for Expedited Action to be effective
5/31/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5166.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1731-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Missouri River Energy
Service Revisions to Formula Rate to be effective 7/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5172.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1732-000.
    Applicants: Wind Capital Holdings, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5185.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1733-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 205 filing of proposed
tariff amendments related to BPCG payment eligibility to be effective
6/29/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5187.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1734-000.
    Applicants: AV Solar Ranch 1, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5189.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1735-000.
    Applicants: Beebe 1B Renewable Energy, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5192.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1736-000.
    Applicants: Beebe Renewable Energy, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5193.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1737-000.
    Applicants: Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5194.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1738-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: May 2022 Membership Filing
to be effective 5/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5197.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1739-000.
    Applicants: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5199.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1740-000.
    Applicants: Cassia Gulch Wind Park, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5201.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1741-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 1st Revised Service
Agreement No. 488 to be effective 6/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5202.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1742-000.
    Applicants: CER Generation, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5204.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1743-000.
    Applicants: Indeck Corinth Limited Partnership.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Indeck Corinth Notice of
Change in Status and Seller Category Designation to be effective 5/2/
2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5206.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1744-000.
    Applicants: Indeck Energy Services of Silver Springs, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Indeck Silver Springs Notice
of Change in Status and Seller Category Designation to be effective 5/
2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5209.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1745-000.
    Applicants: Indeck-Olean Limited Partnership.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Indeck Olean Notice of
Change in Status & Change in Seller Category Designation to be
effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5212.

    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1747-000.
    Applicants: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5213.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1748-000.
    Applicants: Indeck-Oswego Limited Partnership.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Indeck Oswego Notice of
Change in Status and Seller Category Designation to be effective 5/2/
2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5215.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1749-000.
    Applicants: Constellation FitzPatrick, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Revised MBR Tariffs, and Request for Waiver to be effective 5/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220429-5216.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/22.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: April 29, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-09648 Filed 5-4-22; 8:45 am]
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