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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. TS16-1-000]

NorthWestern Corporation; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on November 2, 2015, NorthWestern Corporation
filed a notice of change in facts and a request for continuance of
waiver pursuant to the Commission's May 21, 2009 Order, Material
Changes in Facts Underlying Waiver of Order No. 889 and Part 358 of the
Commission's Regulations, 127 FERC ] 61,141 (2009), 18 CFR 35.28(e)(2)
and 358.1(d).
    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. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    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 14 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 September 6, 2016.

    Dated: August 15, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Under proposed Rule 2207, a non-U.S. firm may initially withhold
required information from Form 2 or Form 3 if it could not provide the
information without violating non-U.S. law. If non-U.S. firm withholds
information on that ground, it must have certain supporting materials,
including (1) a copy of the relevant provisions of non-U.S. law, (2) a
legal opinion concluding that the firm would violate non-U.S. law by
submitting the information to the Board, and (3) a written explanation
of the firm's efforts to seek consents or waivers that would be
sufficient to overcome the conflict with respect to the information.
    To address a concern raised by commenters, the Board has revised
Rule 2207(c)(4), and added a related note at the end of the rule, to
make clear that the rule does not require a firm to repeat previously
futile efforts to obtain consents and waivers. Specifically, Rule
2207(c)(4) requires the firm to prepare and maintain a written
representation that it has made ``reasonable efforts'' to obtain
relevant consents and waivers. The note at the end of the rule makes
clear that the ``reasonable efforts'' element of the rule does not
require either (1) that the firm renew efforts with parties that have
previously declined to provide consents or waivers with respect to
similar types of information, or (2) that the firm seek consents or
waivers from parties other than firm personnel and firm clients.
    In its initial proposal, the Board stated that it intended for the
reporting requirements to take effect 21 days after Commission
approval, with ``catch-up'' Form 3 filings due 14 days later. The Board
has considered comments expressing concern that this is too ambitious a
schedule, and the Board is now taking a different approach. The Board
intends that the rules, rule amendments, and Forms 2 and 3 that it is
adopting today will take effect on the date that is 60 days after
Commission approval. This will build in more than ample lead time for
firms to become aware of Commission approval of the rules and to
prepare any reports that will be due after the rules take effect.

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

    Within 60 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the Board consents, the Commission will:
    (a) By order approve such proposed rules; or
    (b) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rules
should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/pcaob.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number PCAOB 2008-04 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number PCAOB 2008-04. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/pcaob/
shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule that are filed
with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the
proposed rule between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the
Commission's Public Reference Room, on official business days between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing will also be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the
PCAOB. All comments received will be posted without change; we do not
edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File No. PCAOB-2008-04 and should be
submitted on or before July 20, 2009.

    By the Commission.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4325-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2017-0001]

Nebraska; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Nebraska (FEMA-4325-DR), dated August 1,
2017, and related determinations.

DATES: The declaration was issued August 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated August 1, 2017, the President issued a major disaster declaration
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford
Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of Nebraska resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-
line winds during the period of June 12-17, 2017, is of sufficient
severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare
that such a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the
designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs. Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance also will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs, with the exception of projects that meet the
eligibility criteria for a higher Federal cost-sharing percentage
under the Public Assistance Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for
Debris Removal implemented pursuant to section 428 of the Stafford
Act.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, Dolph A. Diemont, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
    The following areas of the State of Nebraska have been designated
as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Banner, Box Butte, Butler, Cass, Cuming, Dodge, Douglas,
Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Morrill, Polk, Sarpy, Saunders, Sheridan,
Sioux, Thurston, and Wayne Counties for Public Assistance.
    All areas within the State of Nebraska are eligible for
assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
    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.

Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0336; FRL-9708-5]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Kentucky;
Louisville; Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to approve the 1997 annual fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) 2002 base year emissions
inventory portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on December 3, 2008. The
emissions inventory is part of Kentucky's December 3, 2008, attainment
demonstration SIP revision that was submitted to meet the nonattainment
requirements related to the Commonwealth's portion of the bi-state
Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana nonattainment area for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS),
hereafter referred to as ``the bi-state Louisville Area'' or ``Area.''
The bi-state Louisville Area is comprised of Clark and Floyd Counties
in Indiana, in their entireties; the Madison Township portion of
Jefferson County, Indiana; and Bullitt and Jefferson Counties in
Kentucky, in their entireties. This final action only relates to the
Kentucky portion (i.e., Bullitt and Jefferson Counties) of this Area.
This action is being taken pursuant to section 110 of the Clean Air Act
(CAA or Act).

DATES: This rule will be effective September 4, 2012.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0336. All documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business
Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not
placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides
and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you contact the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection.
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 to 4:30 excluding federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wong, Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404)
562-8726. Mr. Wong can be reached via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
II. Analysis of the Commonwealth's Submittal
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    On July 18, 1997 (62 FR 36852), EPA established an annual
PM2.5 NAAQS at 15.0 micrograms per cubic meter based on a
three-year average of annual mean PM2.5 concentrations. On
January 5, 2005 (70 FR 944), EPA published its air quality designations
and classifications for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS based
upon air quality monitoring data for calendar years 2001-2003. These
designations became effective on April 5, 2005. The bi-state Louisville
Area was designated nonattainment for the 1997 annual PM2.5
NAAQS. See 40 CFR 81.318 for Kentucky and 40 CFR 81.315 for Indiana.
    Designation of an area as nonattainment starts the process for a
state to develop and submit to EPA a SIP under title I, part D of the
CAA. This SIP must include, among other elements, a demonstration of
how the NAAQS will be attained in the nonattainment area as
expeditiously as practicable, but no later than the date required by
the CAA. Under CAA section 172(b), a state has up to three years after
an area's designation as nonattainment to submit its SIP to EPA. For
the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS, these SIPs were due April 5,
2008. See 40 CFR 51.1002(a).
    On December 3, 2008, Kentucky submitted an attainment demonstration
and associated reasonably available control measures (RACM), a
reasonable

further progress (RFP) plan, contingency measures, a 2002 base year
emissions inventory and other planning SIP revisions related to
attainment of the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS in the
Commonwealth's portion of the bi-state Louisville Area. Subsequently,
on March 9, 2011 (76 FR 12860), EPA determined that the bi-state
Louisville Area attained the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The
determination of attainment was based upon complete, quality-assured
and certified ambient air monitoring data for the 2007-2009 period,
showing that the Area had monitored attainment of the 1997 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS. The requirements for the Area to submit an
attainment demonstration and associated RACM, RFP plan, contingency
measures, and other planning SIP revisions related to attainment of the
standard were suspended as a result of the determination of attainment,
so long as the Area continues to attain the 1997 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS. See 40 CFR 51.1004(c).
    On September 30, 2011, Kentucky withdrew the attainment
demonstration submission (everything with the exception of the 2002
base year emissions inventory) for its portion of the bi-state
Louisville Area as allowed by 40 CFR 51.1004(c). EPA notes that the
determination of attainment does not suspend the emissions inventory
requirement found in CAA section 172(c)(3), and as such, Kentucky did
not withdraw this portion of its December 3, 2008, SIP revision.
Section 172(c)(3) of the CAA requires submission and approval of a
comprehensive, accurate, and current inventory of actual emissions.
    On May 25, 2012, EPA published a proposed rulemaking to approve
Kentucky's 1997 annual PM2.5 emissions inventory for its
portion of the bi-state Louisville Area. See 77 FR 31262. Comments on
the proposed rulemaking were due on or before June 25, 2012. No
comments, adverse or otherwise, were received on EPA's May 25, 2012,
proposed rulemaking. Pursuant to section 110 of the CAA, EPA is now
taking final action to approve the Kentucky's 1997 annual
PM2.5 emissions inventory as provided in EPA's May 25, 2012,
proposed rulemaking. A summary of the background for today's final
action is provided below. For more detail, please refer to EPA's
proposed rulemaking at 77 FR 31262.

II. Analysis of the Commonwealth's Submittal

    As discussed above, section 172(c)(3) of the CAA requires areas to
submit a comprehensive, accurate, and current inventory of actual
emissions from all sources of the relevant pollutant or pollutants in
such area. Kentucky selected 2002 as the base year for the emissions
inventory per 40 CFR 51.1008(b). Emissions contained in Kentucky's
December 3, 2008, SIP revision cover the general source categories of
point sources, non-road mobile sources, area sources, and on-road
mobile sources. A detailed discussion of the emissions inventory
development can be found in Appendix H of the Kentucky submittal; a
summary is provided below.
    The table below provides a summary of the annual 2002 emissions of
nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and
PM2.5 included in the Kentucky submittal.

     Table 1--2002 Annual Emissions for the Kentucky Portion of the
                             Louisville Area
                             [Tons per year]
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                                                    Point Sources
                  County                   -----------------------------
                                               NOX       SO2      PM2.5
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Bullitt...................................       221       391        56
Jefferson.................................    25,915    41,483       830
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                                                  Non-Road Sources
                                           -----------------------------
Bullitt...................................       578        50        44
Jefferson.................................    10,989     1,429       720
                                           -----------------------------
                                                    Area Sources
                                           -----------------------------
Bullitt...................................        51        93       804
Jefferson.................................       234         0     1,083
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                                                   Mobile Sources
                                           -----------------------------
Bullitt...................................     2,979        89        43
Jefferson.................................    25,864       917       369
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    The 172(c)(3) emissions inventory is developed by the incorporation
of data from multiple sources. States were required to develop and
submit to EPA a triennial emissions inventory according to the
Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule for all source categories (i.e.,
point, area, nonroad mobile, and on-road mobile). This inventory often
forms the basis of data that are updated with more recent information
and data that also are used in their attainment demonstration modeling
inventory. Such was the case in the development of the 2002 base year
emissions inventory that was submitted in the Commonwealth's attainment
SIP for its portion of the bi-state Louisville Area. The 2002 emissions
inventory was based on data developed with the Visibility Improvement
State and Tribal Association of the Southeast (VISTAS) contractors and
submitted by the states to the 2002 National Emissions Inventory.
Several iterations of the 2002 inventories were developed for the
different emissions source categories resulting from revisions and
updates to the data. This resulted in the use of version G2 of the
updated data to represent the point sources' emissions. Data from many
databases, studies, and models (e.g., Vehicle Miles Traveled, fuel
programs, the NONROAD 2002 model data for commercial marine vessels,
locomotives, and Clean Air Market Division, etc.) resulted in the
inventory submitted in this SIP. The data were developed according to
current EPA emissions inventory guidance ``Emissions Inventory Guidance
for Implementation of Ozone and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Regional Haze Regulations'' (August 2005)
and a quality assurance project plan that was developed through VISTAS
and approved by EPA. EPA agrees that the process used to develop this
inventory was adequate to meet the requirements of CAA section
172(c)(3) and the implementing regulations.
    EPA has reviewed Kentucky's 2002 base year emissions inventory and
has determined that it is adequate for the purposes of meeting section
172(c)(3) emissions inventory requirement. Further, EPA has made the
determination that the emissions were developed consistent with the
CAA, implementing regulations and EPA guidance for emission
inventories.

III. Final Action

    EPA is taking final action to approve the 2002 base year emissions
inventory portion of the attainment demonstration SIP revision
submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on December 3, 2008. EPA has
made the determination that this action is consistent with section 110
of the CAA.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
final action merely approves state law as meeting federal requirements
and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. For that reason, this final action:

     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments as described in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 F43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, this final rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the Commonwealth, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial
direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by October 1, 2012. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: July 20, 2012.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart S--Kentucky

0
2. Section 52.920(e) is amended by adding a new entry for ``Louisville;
1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions
Inventory'' to the end of the table to read as follows:

Sec.  52.920  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *

                                 EPA-Approved Kentucky Non-Regulatory Provisions
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                                       Applicable       State submittal
   Name of non-regulatory SIP        geographic or       date/effective    EPA approval date     Explanations
            provision              nonattainment area         date
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Louisville; 1997 Annual Fine      Bullitt and                 12/03/2008  8/2/12 [Insert
 Particulate Matter 2002 Base      Jefferson Counties.                     citation of
 Year Emissions Inventory.                                                 publication]..
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2019-0292; FRL-8752-01-OA]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Estimating Benefits of Surface Water Quality Improvements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Estimating Benefits of Surface
Water Quality Improvements'' (EPA ICR No. 2588.01, OMB Control No.
2080-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing
so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below. This is a request
for approval of a new collection. 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 November 29, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2019-0292, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or
by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Moore, OA/OP/NCEE, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004; telephone number 202-566-
2348; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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: Researchers and analysts in EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD), Office of Water (OW), and National Center for
Environmental Economics (NCEE) are collaborating to improve EPA's
ability to perform benefit cost analysis on changes in surface water
quality (lakes, rivers, and streams). We are requesting approval to
conduct a survey that will provide data critical to that effort.
    A number of non-market valuation methods can be used to estimate
the economic benefits of improving environmental quality, but they
often require more time and resources than federal agencies have to
complete the regulatory impact analysis. Benefit transfer can provide
reasonably accurate estimates of economic benefits under certain
conditions with fewer resources and far less time. Federal agencies
rely on benefit transfer often when analyzing the economic impacts of
environmental regulation. In conducting benefit cost analyses of
surface water regulations, however, it has become apparent that there
is a lack of data on some features of policy analysis that have forced
analysts to make assumptions about the relationships between a number
of factors. This information collection is necessary to provide insight
on those relationships and improve the EPA's and other federal
agencies' ability to perform benefit transfer in regulatory analysis.
    Analysts in the Office of Policy, the Office of Water, and the
Office of Research and Development have begun work on an integrated
hydrological and economic model that will be capable of estimating
benefits for a wide range of surface water regulations. The data
collected with this survey will inform that effort. Analysts elsewhere
in the EPA and other federal agencies may also be able to use the
results of this study to improve benefit transfer in other applications
as well.
    The survey will be administered electronically via the internet. An
internet-based survey mode provides several advantages in efficiency
and accuracy over other collection modes. It is also necessary to meet
several of our research objectives described in the ICR Supporting
Statement. EPA is requesting comment on two alternative approaches to
sample recruitment: A probability-based internet panel, and a mail
invitation to the internet survey. Some sections of the draft
Supporting Statement cannot be completed until a recruitment mode has
been chosen. Where possible, the draft Supporting

Statement provides details on both approaches. EPA will consider public
comments, expert opinion, and peer reviewed literature before choosing
a recruitment mode. The final Supporting Statement will reflect the
chosen mode, present all details of that approach, and be submitted for
public comment.
    Participation in the survey will be voluntary and the identity of
the participants will be kept confidential.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Eligible respondents for this survey
will be U.S. civilian, non-institutionalized individuals, age 18 years
and older.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 6,120.
    Frequency of response: One-time collection.
    Total estimated burden: 2,040 hours.
    Total estimated cost: Total estimated burden and cost for Agency
$670,391.
    Changes in Estimates: This is a new collection. The survey is a
one-time data collection activity.

Al McGartland,
Office Director, National Center for Environmental Economics, Office of
Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0040; Directorate Identifier 2007-SW-13-AD;
Amendment 39-15598; AD 2008-14-03]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model
206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4 Helicopters

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 206A, 206B, 206L,
206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4 helicopters. This AD results from mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation
authority to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The aviation authority of Canada, with which we have a
bilateral agreement, states in the MCAI: ``It has been determined that
some helicopters have been fitted with a CRES steel fitting, part
number (P/N) 407-030-750-103, and the installation of the tailboom
attachment bolt does not meet the design criteria.'' We are issuing
this AD to require actions that are intended to address the unsafe
condition that results from an improper installation of the tailboom
attachment bolt in the upper left-hand tailboom attachment CRES steel
fitting.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on August 14, 2008.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of August 14,
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations office, U.S.
Department of Transportation, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    You may get the service information identified in this AD from
BHTC, 12,800 Rue de l'Avenir, Mirabel, Quebec J7J1R4, telephone (450)
437-2862 or<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Examining the AD Docket: The AD docket contains the Notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM), the economic evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The street address and operating hours
for the Docket Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) are in the
ADDRESSES section of this AD. Comments will be available in the AD
docket shortly after they are received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Miles, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, Regulations and Policy Group,
Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0111, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax (817) 222-
5961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued an NPRM to amend 14 CFR part 39 to include an AD that
would apply to the specified products. That NPRM was published in the
Federal Register on January 23, 2008 (73 FR 3887). That NPRM proposed
to correct an unsafe condition for the specified products which results
from an improper installation of the tailboom attachment bolt in the
upper left hand tailboom attachment CRES steel fitting. The MCAI
states: ``It has been determined that some helicopters have been fitted
with a CRES steel fitting, part number (P/N) 407-030-750-103, and the
installation of the tailboom attachment bolt does not meet the design
criteria.''

Comments

    By publishing the NPRM, we gave the public an opportunity to
participate in developing this AD. However, we received no comment on
the NPRM or on our determination of the cost to the public. Therefore,
based on our review and evaluation of the available data, we have
determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting the
AD as proposed.

Relevant Service Information

    BHTC has issued Alert Service Bulletin No. 206-06-110 and No. 206L-
06-140, both dated September 7, 2006. The actions described in the MCAI
are intended to correct the same unsafe condition as that identified in
the service information.

Differences Between This AD and the MCAI AD

    There are no differences between this AD and the MCAI AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect about 2,206 helicopters (1,471
Model 206A and 206B helicopters and 735 Model 206L helicopters) of U.S.
registry. We also estimate that it will take about .5 work-hour per
helicopter to determine if a tailboom attachment bolt must be replaced
and, if so, 1 additional work hour to replace the tailboom attachment
bolt. The average labor rate is $80 per work-hour. Required parts will
cost about $133 for Model 206L series helicopters, and $71 for Model
206A and 206B series helicopters. Based on these figures, we estimate
the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to be $466,916, or $253 for each
Model 206L series helicopter and $191 for each Model 206A and 206B
series helicopter.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

product(s) identified in this rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

2008-14-03 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada: Amendment 39-15598.
Docket No. FAA-2008-0040; Directorate Identifier 2007-SW-13-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective on
August 14, 2008.

Other Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3,
and 206L-4 helicopters, with an upper left-hand tailboom attachment
CRES steel fitting, part number (P/N) 407-030-750-103, installed,
certificated in any category.

Reason

    (d) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
states:
    ``It has been determined that some helicopters have been fitted
with a CRES steel fitting, part number (P/N) 407-030-750-103, and
the installation of the tailboom attachment bolt does not meet the
design criteria.''
    We have determined that an improper installation of the tailboom
attachment bolt in the upper left-hand tailboom attachment CRES
steel fitting, P/N 407-030-750-103, creates an unsafe condition.

Actions and Compliance

    (e) Within the next 50 hours time-in-service (TIS), unless
already done, do the following:
    (1) For those helicopters with an upper left-hand CRES tailboom
attachment fitting, P/N 407-030-750-103, determine if the correct
number and type of washers are installed, the tailboom attachment
bolt is oriented in the correct direction, and the correct number of
bolt threads are exposed in accordance with the NOTES on Figure 1 of
the applicable Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) in the following Table
I.

                                 Table I
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                   Model                          ASB No. and date
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206A, 206B................................  206-06-110, dated September
                                             7, 2006.
206L, L-1, L-3, L-4.......................  206L-06-140, dated September
                                             7, 2006.
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    (i) If the correct number and type of washers are installed, the
tailboom attachment bolt is oriented in the correct direction, and
the correct number of tailboom attachment bolt threads is exposed,
do a torque inspection of the nut.
    (A) If the torque is below the minimum required amount, replace
the tailboom attachment bolt in accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions, Part II, step 1 of the applicable ASB listed in Table
I of this AD.
    (B) If the torque is above the maximum amount, adjust the torque
to within the allowable range.
    (ii) If an incorrect number or type of washer is installed or
the tailboom attachment bolt is oriented in the wrong direction,
reconfigure as necessary to meet the requirements of the NOTES on
Figure 1 of the applicable ASB listed in Table I of this AD.
    (iii) If there is less than 1 tailboom attachment bolt thread
exposed, adjust the number of washers and retorque the nut so that
between 1 and 3 tailboom attachment bolt threads are exposed at the
proper nut torque.
    (iv) If more than 3 tailboom attachment bolt threads are
exposed, replace the attachment bolt in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions, Part II, step 1 of the applicable ASB
listed in Table 1 of this AD.
    (2) If a tailboom attachment bolt must be replaced based on a
requirement of this AD, at 100 hours TIS after the tailboom
attachment bolt is replaced, do a torque inspection of the nut.

Differences Between This AD and the MCAI AD

    (f) None.

Other Information

    (g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, has the
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to FAA,
Rotorcraft Directorate, Regulations and Policy Group, ATTN: Sharon
Miles, Aerospace Engineer; Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0111, telephone
(817) 222-5122, fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Related Information

    (h) MCAI Transport Canada Airworthiness Directive CF-2007-01,
dated January 19, 2007, contains related information.

Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Tracking Code

    (i) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 5340,
Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (j) You must use the specified portions of Bell Helicopter
Textron Alert Service Bulletin No. 206-06-110 or No. 206L-06-140,
both dated September 7, 2006, to do the actions required by this AD,
unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Bell
Helicopter Textron Canada, 12,800 Rue de l'Avenir, Mirabel, Quebec
J7J1R4, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax (450) 433-
0272.
    (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth,
Texas or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call
(202) 741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/
cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on June 12, 2008.
Lance T. Gant,
Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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