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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-1141; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-025-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model
BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation
authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe
condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe
condition as:

    During removal of forward and aft wing links, corrosion has been
found on the wing links and the wing link attachment bolts in areas
that are not readily accessible during the currently required
Maintenance Review Board Report (MRBR) zonal inspections or
Corrosion Prevention and Control Programme (CPCP) inspections. If
left uncorrected, such corrosion could adversely affect the
structural integrity of the wing to fuselage joint.
* * * * *
    The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address
the unsafe condition described in the MCAI.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by December 1,
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-40, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Examining the AD Docket

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425)
227-1175; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2008-1141;
Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-025-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD based on those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2007-0303, dated December 14, 2007 (referred to
after this as ``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products. The MCAI states:

    During removal of forward and aft wing links, corrosion has been
found on the wing links and the wing link attachment bolts in areas
that are not readily accessible during the currently required
Maintenance Review Board Report (MRBR) zonal inspections or
Corrosion Prevention and Control Programme (CPCP) inspections. If
left uncorrected, such corrosion could adversely affect the
structural integrity of the wing to fuselage joint.
    For this reason, this Airworthiness Directive (AD) requires
repetitive detailed visual inspections at the forward and aft wing
links and wing link attachment bolts for signs of corrosion,
replacement of corroded nuts and bolts and repair of any defects.

    The MRBR and CPCP will be amended to include the repeat
inspections. You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI
in the AD docket.

Relevant Service Information

    The manufacturer has issued BAE Systems (Operations) Limited
Inspection Service Bulletin ISB.53-203, dated May 7, 2007. The actions
described in this service information are intended to correct the
unsafe condition identified in the MCAI.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have
been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and service
information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because we
evaluated all pertinent information and determined an unsafe condition
exists and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same
type design.

Differences Between This AD and the MCAI or Service Information

    We have reviewed the MCAI and related service information and, in
general, agree with their substance. But we might have found it
necessary to use different words from those in the MCAI to ensure the
AD is clear for U.S. operators and is enforceable. In making these
changes, we do not intend to differ substantively from the information
provided in the MCAI and related service information.
    We might also have proposed different actions in this AD from those
in the MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. Any such differences are
highlighted in a Note within the proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    Based on the service information, we estimate that this proposed AD
would affect about 1 product of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it
would take about 20 work-hours per product to comply with the basic
requirements of this proposed AD. The average labor rate is $80 per
work-hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the proposed
AD on U.S. operators to be $1,600.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Formerly British Aerospace
Regional Aircraft): Docket No. FAA-2008-1141; Directorate Identifier
2008-NM-025-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments by December 1, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model
BAe 146-100A, -200A, and -300A series airplanes and Avro 146-RJ70A,
146-RJ85A, and 146-RJ100A airplanes, certificated in any category,
all models, all serial numbers.

Subject

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

Reason

    (e) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
states:
    During removal of forward and aft wing links, corrosion has been
found on the wing links and the wing link attachment bolts in areas
that are not readily accessible during the currently required
Maintenance Review Board Report (MRBR) zonal inspections or
Corrosion Prevention and Control Programme (CPCP) inspections. If
left uncorrected, such corrosion could adversely affect the
structural integrity of the wing to fuselage joint.
    For this reason, this Airworthiness Directive (AD) requires
repetitive detailed visual inspections at the forward and aft wing
links and wing link attachment bolts for signs of corrosion,
replacement of corroded nuts and bolts and repair of any defects.

    The MRBR and CPCP will be amended to include the repeat
inspections.

Actions and Compliance

    (f) Unless already done, do the following actions: Before
accumulating 48 months on the wing link since new, or within 48
months of a wing link being repaired in accordance with a BAE
Systems (Operations) Ltd. or EASA approved repair scheme, or within
24 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs
latest, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 48 months, inspect
the wing links in accordance with paragraph 2.C. of BAE Systems
(Operations) Ltd. Inspection Service Bulletin ISB.53-203, dated May
7, 2007.
    (1) If any corrosion is found on bolts or nuts, replace the
affected bolts and nuts with airworthy parts before next flight in
accordance with the service bulletin.
    (2) If any corrosion to the wing links is found during an
inspection, repair before further flight in accordance with a method
approved in accordance with EASA (or its delegated agent).

FAA AD Differences

    Note 1: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information
as follows: No differences.

Other FAA AD Provisions

    (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-114, FAA, has the authority to approve
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR
39.19. Send information to ATTN: Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,
Washington 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your
local FSDO.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.
    (3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in
this AD, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information
collection requirements and has assigned OMB Control Number 2120-
0056.

Related Information

    (h) Refer to MCAI EASA Airworthiness Directive 2007-0303, dated
December 14, 2007, and BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Inspection
Service Bulletin ISB.53-203, dated May 7, 2007, for related
information.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 20, 2008.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-25999 Filed 10-30-08; 8:45 am]

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[Notices]
[Page 43755]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0001]

Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of
Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory
Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on September 9, 2014, from
12 noon to 5 p.m.
    Location: FDA White Oak Campus, Building 31, the Great Room, White
Oak Conference Center (rm. 1503), 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information regarding special accommodations due
to a disability, visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed
at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm; under the
heading ``Resources for You,'' click on ``Public Meetings at the FDA
White Oak Campus.'' Please note that visitors to the White Oak Campus
must enter through Building 1.
    Contact Person: Kristina Toliver, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>, FAX: 301-847-
8533, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FDA Advisory Committee Information
Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC area). A
notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that
impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always
be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you
should always check the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate
advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee
information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to
the meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss new drug application (NDA)
206302, nebivolol/valsartan fixed-dose combination tablets (5/80
milligrams (mg), 5/160 mg, 10/160 mg, 10/320 mg and 20/320 mg),
submitted by Forrest Laboratories, Inc., for the proposed indication of
the treatment of hypertension.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting
link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
August 25, 2014. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Those individuals
interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the
contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of
the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses
of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time
requested to make their presentation on or before August 15, 2014. Time
allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of
registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested
persons regarding their request to speak by August 18, 2014.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Kristina Toliver at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: July 23, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0588;FRL-8388-5]

Acrolein, d-Phenothrin, and Sulfometuron Methyl, Reregistration
Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration
Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for the pesticides acrolein, d-phenothrin,
and sulfometuron methyl, and opens a public comment period on this
document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents
also are available in the acrolein, d-phenothrin, and sulfometuron
methyl Dockets. Acrolein is a biocide used as a herbicide in irrigation
canals and as an antimicrobial agent for drilling muds in the petroleum
industry. d-Phenothrin is a synthetic pyrethroid with indoor uses in
foggers, carpet powders, crack and crevice treatments, and pet care
products and outdoor uses as a mosquito adulticide. Sulfometuron methyl
is a non-selective sulfonylurea herbicide primarily used for weed
control in forestry and vegetative management. Neither acrolein, d-
phenothrin, or sulfometuron methyl have any food uses. EPA has reviewed
acrolein, d-phenothrin, and sulfometuron methyl through the public
participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in
developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment
decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides
meet current health and safety standards.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0588 (Acrolein); EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0140 (d-
Phenothrin); EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0129 (Sulfometuron Methyl), by one of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0588 (Acrolein); EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0140 (d-Phenothrin); EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0129 (Sulfometuron Methyl). EPA's policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket without change and may be made
available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit
an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk
or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form

of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although,listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Parsons, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to: When submitting comments, remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to
ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. EPA
has completed REDs for the pesticides, acrolein, d-phenothrin, and
sulfometuron methyl under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Acrolein is a
biocide used as a herbicide in irrigation canals and as an
antimicrobial agent for drilling muds in the petroleum industry. d-
Phenothrin is a pyrethroid with indoor uses of foggers, carpet powders,
crack and crevice treatments, and pet care products and outdoor uses as
a mosquito adulticide. Sulfometuron methyl is a non-selective
sulfonylurea herbicide primarily used for weed control in forestry and
vegetative management. Neither acrolein, sulfometuron methyl, or d-
phenothrin have any food uses. EPA has determined that the database to
support reregistration is substantially complete and that products
containing acrolein, d-phenothrin, and sulfometuron methyl are eligible
for reregistration, provided the risks are mitigated either in the
manner described in the RED or by another means that achieves
equivalent risk reduction. Upon submission of any required product
specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA and any necessary
changes to the registration and labeling (either to address concerns
identified in the RED or as a result of product specific data), EPA
will make a final reregistration decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) of
FIFRA for products containing acrolein, d-phenothrin, and sulfometuron
methyl.

      Table 1.--Reregistration Eligibility Decision Dockets Opening
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  Reregistration Case Name and                        manager, Telephone
             Number               Docket ID Number      Number, E-mail
                                                           Address
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Acrolein, 2005                   EPA--HQ-OPP-2007-0  Laura Parsons
                                  588<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                                      ov
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d-Phenothrin, 0426               EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-01  Jennifer
                                  40                  Howenstine,
<PHONE_NUMBER>,
                                                     howenstine.jennifer
                                                      @epa.gov
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Sulfometuron Methyl, 3136        EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-01  Rusty Wasem,
                                  29<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                                      ov
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    EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all
pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The
Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public
Participation Process, published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2004, (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these
programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be
commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of
issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide.
Due to their uses, risks, and other factors, d-phenothrin and
sulfometuron methyl were reviewed through the modified 4-Phase public
participation process. Acrolein was reviewed through the 6-phase
process. Through this process, EPA worked extensively with stakeholders
and the public to reach the regulatory decisions for acrolein, d-
phenothrin, and sulfometuron methyl.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, directs that, after
submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, ``the
Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration,'' before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering
products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory action.''

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: October 31, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-26718 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48150-48152]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2023-0157]; FRL-10778-01-R9

Air Plan Approval; California; San Diego County Air Pollution
Control District; Oxides of Nitrogen

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a revision to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control
District (SDCAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan
(SIP). This revision concerns emissions of oxides of nitrogen
(NOX) from small boilers, process heaters, steam generators,
and large water heaters. We are proposing to approve a local rule to
regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the
``Act''). The California Air Resources Board (CARB) submitted the rule,
on behalf of SDCAPCD, to the EPA as part of the requirement to
implement reasonably available control technology (RACT) for major
sources of NOX for the San Diego County ozone nonattainment
area. We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a
final action.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 25, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2023-0157 at https://www.regulations.gov. For comments submitted at
Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public
comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. If you need assistance in a
language other than English or if you are a person with disabilities
who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alina Batool, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. By phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> or by
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. The State's Submittal
    A. What rule did the State submit?
    B. Are there other versions of this rule?
    C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule?
II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action
    A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule?
    B. Does the rule meet the evaluation criteria?
    C. The EPA's Recommendations to Further Improve the Rule
    D. Public Comment and Proposed Action
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. The State's Submittal

A. What rule did the State submit?

    Table 1 lists the rule addressed by this proposal with the date
that it was adopted by the SDCAPCD and submitted by the California Air
Resources Board (CARB).

                                             Table 1--Submitted Rule
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            Local agency                Rule #                 Rule title                 Adopted     Submitted
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SDCAPCD............................       69.2.1  Small Boilers, Process Heaters,        \a\ 07/08/     09/21/20
                                                   Steam Generators, and Large Water             20
                                                   Heaters.
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\a\ SDCAPCD locally adopted Rule 69.2.1 on March 25, 2009, and locally amended the rule on July 8, 2020. CARB
  submitted the version of the rule that SDCAPCD amended on July 8, 2020, for inclusion in the California SIP.

    Pursuant to CAA section 110(k)(1)(B) and 40 CFR part 51, appendix
V, the EPA determined that the submittal for SDCAPCD Rule 69.2.1 met
the completeness criteria on March 21, 2021.

B. Are there other versions of this rule?

    There are no previous versions of Rule 69.2.1 in the SIP. The
SDCAPCD locally adopted Rule 69.2.1 on March 25, 2009, and an amended
version of the rule (amendment date of July 8, 2020) was submitted by
CARB to the EPA on September 21, 2020, as an attachment to a letter
dated September 18, 2020.

C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule?

    Emissions of NOX contribute to the production of ground-
level ozone and smog, which harms human health and the environment.
Section 110(a) of the CAA requires states to submit plans that provide
for implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Rule 69.2.1 is a new rule that
controls NOX emissions from new units that are manufactured,
sold, offered for sale or distribution, or installed for use within San
Diego County with a heat input rating from 75,000 British thermal units
(Btu) per hour to 2 million Btu per hour. Units of this size are
commonly used at commercial facilities such as restaurants,
laundromats, hotels, apartment buildings, and dry cleaners. The
emissions from the use of these units can result in the formation of
ozone. When inhaled, ozone and NOX adversely affect people's
health. Symptoms can include chest pain, shortness of breath, worsening
of bronchitis and asthma, and nausea.
    Rule 69.2.1 requires new units that operate on natural gas at a
heat input rating from 75,000 to 400,000 Btu per hour or from 400,000
to 2,000,000 Btu per hour to meet a NOX emission limit of 20
parts per million by volume (ppmv). New pool heaters that operate on
natural gas at a heat input rating from 75,000 to 400,000 Btu per hour
have a NOX emission limit of 55 ppmv. New units that operate
on non-public utility commission (PUC) gas or liquid fuel at a heat
input rating from 75,000 to 400,000 Btu per hour have a NOX
emission limit of 77 ppmv, and units with a heat input rating greater
than 400,000 to 2,000,000 Btu per hour have a NOX emission
limit of 30 ppmv. All emission limits are calculated at three percent
oxygen (O2). Test methods are provided in Rule 69.2.1 for
new unit compliance testing and certification for sale in San Diego
County. Test methods are also provided for new natural gas-fired units
to ensure compliance with the NOX emissions limits. The
EPA's technical support document (TSD) has more information about this
rule.

II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule?

    Rules in the SIP must be enforceable (CAA section 110(a)(2)) and
must not interfere with applicable requirements concerning attainment
and reasonable further progress or other CAA requirements (CAA section
110(l)).
    Generally, SIP rules must require RACT for sources subject to the
Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) as well as each major source of
VOCs and NOX in ozone nonattainment areas classified as
moderate or above (CAA section 182(b)(2)). The SDCAPCD regulates an
ozone nonattainment area classified as Severe for both the 2008 and
2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS (40 CFR 81.305; 86 FR 29522 (June 2, 2021)).
Rule 69.2.1 regulates equipment operating at major NOX
sources in the San Diego County ozone nonattainment area.\1\ Because
the State submitted the rule to fulfill the obligation to implement
RACT in a nonattainment area for the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS, the
EPA's evaluation focused on whether the rule implements RACT.
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    \1\ SDCAPCD, ``2020 Reasonably Available Control Technology
Demonstration for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Ozone in San Diego County,'' (``2020 RACT SIP''). Adopted by the
SDCAPCD on October 14, 2020.
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    Guidance and policy documents that we used to evaluate
enforceability, revision or relaxation, and rule stringency
requirements for the applicable criteria pollutants include the
following:
    1. ``Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and
Deviations,'' EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, May 25,
1988 (``the Bluebook,'' revised January 11, 1990).
    2. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region IX, August 21, 2001 (``the Little
Bluebook'').
    3. ``NOX Emissions from Industrial/Commercial/
Institutional (ICI) Boilers,'' EPA Region V, March 1994.
    4. ``Determination of Reasonably Available Control Technology and
Best Available Retrofit Control Technology for Industrial,
Institutional, and Commercial Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process
Heaters,'' CARB, July 18, 1991.

B. Does the rule meet the evaluation criteria?

    Rule 69.2.1 establishes stringent emission limits for
NOX and includes testing, certification, labeling, and
recordkeeping requirements to assist in ensuring compliance with
emissions standards. Rule 69.2.1 is a new rule that regulates units
that are not currently regulated in the SDCAPCD portion of the
California SIP, thereby strengthening it. The rule is consistent with
CAA requirements and relevant guidance regarding enforceability, RACT,
and SIP revisions. Additionally, all test records for oxides of
nitrogen and carbon monoxide emissions and certification records must
be retained for as long as the new unit model is sold, or for three
calendar years after the date of manufacture. The rule requirements are
discussed in greater detail in the TSD, which is available in the
docket for this action.
    Rule 69.2.1 is at least as stringent as the EPA's 1994 Alternative
Control Technology (ACT) document and CARB's RACT/BARCT guidance. The
EPA also evaluated the stringency of the rule's emission limits
compared to other California SIP-approved rules that regulate
NOX emissions from small boilers, process heaters, steam
generators, and large water heaters, including Ventura County Air
Pollution Control District Rule 74.11.1, South Coast Air Quality
Management District Rule 1146.2, and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District Rule 4308. As described in further detail in
the TSD, the EPA's analysis shows that the submitted rule is as
stringent as analogous SIP-approved California air district rules. As a
result of our evaluation, we are proposing to

determine that the rule limits implement RACT.

C. The EPA's Recommendations To Further Improve the Rule

    The TSD includes a recommendation to clarify a testing requirement
for the next time SDCAPCD modifies the rule.

D. Public Comment and Proposed Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA proposes to
fully approve the submitted rule because it fulfills all relevant
requirements. We will accept comments from the public on this proposal
until August 25, 2023. If we take final action to approve the submitted
rule, our final action will incorporate this rule into the federally
enforceable SIP.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by
reference the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District Rule
69.2.1, ``Small Boilers, Process Heaters, Steam Generators, and Large
Water Heaters,'' locally amended on July 8, 2020, which regulates
NOX and CO from small boilers, process heaters, steam
generators, and large water heaters, as described in Table 1 of this
document. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials
available through https://www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region IX
Office (please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for more information).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, 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, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this proposed action merely proposes to approve state law
as meeting federal requirements and does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by State law. For that reason, this
proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     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 FR 43255, 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 Clean Air Act.
    Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address
``disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects'' of their actions on minority populations and low-income
populations to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law.
EPA defines environmental justice (EJ) as ``the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect to the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies.'' EPA further defines the term fair treatment to mean that
``no group of people should bear a disproportionate burden of
environmental harms and risks, including those resulting from the
negative environmental consequences of industrial, governmental, and
commercial operations or programs and policies.''
    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, the EPA's role is to review state choices,
and approve those choices if they meet the minimum criteria of the Act.
Accordingly, this proposed action approves state law as meeting federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law.
    The air agency did not evaluate environmental justice
considerations as part of its SIP submittal; the CAA and applicable
implementing regulations neither prohibit nor require such an
evaluation. EPA did not perform an EJ analysis and did not consider EJ
in this action. Due to the nature of the action being taken here, this
action is expected to have a neutral to positive impact on the air
quality of the affected area. Consideration of EJ is not required as
part of this action, and there is no information in the record
inconsistent with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of achieving
environmental justice for people of color, low-income populations, and
Indigenous peoples. In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on
any Indian reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an
Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those
areas of Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and
will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or
preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
oxides, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

    Dated: July 17, 2023.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP22-21-000; Docket No. CP22-22-000]

Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC, Venture Global CP Express, LLC;
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed CP2 LNG AND CP Express Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the CP2 LNG and CP Express Projects (Project), proposed by Venture
Global CP2 LNG, LLC (CP2 LNG) and Venture Global CP Express, LLC (CP
Express) in the above-referenced dockets. CP2 LNG and CP Express
request authorizations to construct, install, own, operate, and
maintain certain liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Cameron
Parish, Louisiana and certain pipeline facilities in Cameron and
Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana and Jasper and Newton Counties, Texas.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the proposed Project, with the
mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would have some adverse
environmental impact. However, most of these impacts would be avoided
or reduced to less-than-significant levels, with the exception of
climate change and visual resources, including cumulative visual
impacts, and visual impacts on environmental justice communities in the
region. Climate change impacts are not characterized in the EIS as
significant or insignificant.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans and Galveston
Districts, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department
of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, and National Marine Fisheries Service participated as
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the
NEPA analysis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans and
Galveston Districts will adopt and use the EIS to consider compliance
with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended and Section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Although the cooperating
agencies provided input to the conclusions and recommendations
presented in the draft EIS, the agencies will present their own
conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision
for the Project.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following Project facilities:
     a liquefaction plant consisting of 18 liquefaction blocks
and ancillary support facilities, each block having a nameplate
capacity of about 1.1 million tonnes per annum of LNG;
     six pretreatment systems, each including an amine gas-
sweetening unit to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) and a
molecular sieve dehydration system to remove water;
     four 200,000 cubic meter aboveground full containment LNG
storage tanks (two per phase) with cryogenic pipeline connections to
the liquefaction plant and to the berthing docks;
     carbon capture and sequestration facilities, including
carbon capture equipment within the terminal site as well as a non-
jurisdictional CO2 send-out pipeline outside of the terminal
site; \1\
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    \1\ CP2 LNG anticipates this pipeline would be installed under
the southern portion of the Terminal Site floodwall and terminate at
a non-jurisdictional offshore platform in State of Louisiana waters.
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     a combined cycle natural gas turbine power plant with a
nameplate capacity of 1,470 megawatts;
     two marine LNG loading docks and turning basins and two
cryogenic lines for LNG transfer from the storage tanks to the docks;
     administration, control, maintenance, and warehouse
buildings and related parking lots;
     85.4 miles of 48-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline (CP
Express Pipeline);
     6.0 miles of 24-inch-diameter natural gas lateral pipeline
connecting to the CP Express Pipeline in northwest Calcasieu Parish
(Enable Gulf Run Lateral);
     one 187,000-horsepower natural gas-fired compressor
station (Moss Lake Compressor Station);
     six meter stations (five at interconnects with existing
pipelines and one at the terminus of the CP Express Pipeline within the
Terminal Site); and
     other appurtenant facilities.\2\
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    \2\ The LNG terminal would also include the following non-
jurisdictional facilities: electrical transmission line and
substation, water pipeline, septic system, and stormwater
facilities/outfalls.
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    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
draft EIS to federal, state, and local government representatives and
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other
interested individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the
Project area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It
may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on
the natural gas environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In
addition, the draft EIS may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on
the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search) select ``General Search'' and enter
the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last
three digits (i.e. CP22-21 or CP22-22). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected] or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>,
or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The number of pages in the draft EIS exceeds the page limits set
forth in the Council on Environmental Quality's July 16, 2020 final
rule, Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions
of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 FR 43304). Noting the
scope and complexity of the proposed action and action alternatives,
the Director of the Office of Energy Projects, as our senior agency
official, has authorized this page limit exceedance for this draft EIS.
    The draft EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission
staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on draft EIS's disclosure and discussion of
potential environmental effects, measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts, and the completeness of the submitted
alternatives, information, and analyses. To ensure consideration of
your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that
the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on March 13, 2023.
    For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The

Commission will provide equal consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or provided orally. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of comments and has staff available to
assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected]. Please
carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly
recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature also on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link
to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of
formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' If you
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment
on a Filing'' as the filing type;
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the Project docket number (CP22-21
and CP22-22) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal
Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852; or
     (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment sessions its
staff will conduct in the Project area to receive comments on the draft
EIS, scheduled as follows:

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               Date and Time                          Location
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 5:00 p.m.-8:00    Ward 7 Community Center,
 p.m.                                        1615 Horridge Street,
                                             Vinton, LA 70668, (337) 589-
                                             5181.
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 5:00 p.m.-8:00     Cameron Parish Police Jury
 p.m.                                        Room, 148 Smith Circle,
                                             Cameron, LA 70631, (337)
                                             775-5718.
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    The primary goal of these comment sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.
Individual oral comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a
court reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount
of oral comments, in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.
    Each comment session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Central Standard Time. You may arrive at any time after 5:00 p.m. There
will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session
opens. If you wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers
in the order of your arrival. Comments will be taken until 8:00 p.m.
However, if no additional numbers have been handed out and all
individuals who wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do
so, staff may conclude the session at 7:30 p.m.
    Your oral comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see page 3 for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing oral
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may be
implemented for each commentor. Although there will not be a formal
presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the comment
session to answer your questions about the environmental review
process.
    It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided orally at a comment session.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214). Motions to intervene are
more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene. Only
intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission's decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and
others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this
proceeding which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.

Questions?

    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: January 19, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Appendix 1

Session Format

    FERC is conducting the session to solicit your comments on the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement. There will not be a formal
presentation by Commission staff; however, FERC staff is available
to answer questions about the environmental review process. The
session format is as follows:
     Tickets are handed out on a ``first come, first serve''
basis starting at the time listed in the Notice.
     Individuals are called in ticket number order to
provide oral comments to be transcribed by a court reporter for the
public record.
     Time limits on oral comments may be enforced to ensure
that all those wishing to comment have the opportunity to do so
within the designated session time.
     Written comments may be submitted in addition to, or in
lieu of, oral comments.
     Additional materials about FERC and the environmental
review process are available at information stations at the session.

Session Conduct

    Proper conduct will help the sessions maintain a respectful
atmosphere for attendees to learn about the FERC Environmental
Review Process and to be able to provide comments effectively.
     Loudspeakers, lighting, oversized visual aids, or other
visual or audible disturbances are not permitted.
     Disruptive video and photographic equipment may not be
used.
     Conversations should be kept to a reasonable volume.
Attendees should be respectful of those providing oral comments to
the court reporters.
     Recorded interviews are not permitted within the
session space.
     FERC reserves the right end the session if disruptions
interfere with the opportunity for individuals to provide oral
comments or if there is a safety or security risk.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9943-71-OAR]

Request for Nominations for the Mobile Sources Technical Review
Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Request for nominations for the mobile sources technical review
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be
considered for appointment to its Mobile Sources Technical Review
Subcommittee (MSTRS). Vacancies are anticipated to be filled by Spring,
2017. Sources in addition to this Federal Register document may also be
utilized in the solicitation of nominees.

DATES: Nominations must be postmarked or emailed by April 8, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to: Courtney McCubbin, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (6406A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20460. You may also email nominations with subject line MSTRS2016 to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney McCubbin, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. EPA; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The MSTRS is a federal advisory
committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
Public Law 92-463. The MSTRS provides the Clean Air Act Advisory
Committee (CAAAC) with independent advice, counsel and recommendations
on the scientific and technical aspects of programs related to mobile
source air pollution and its control.
    Through its expert members from diverse stakeholder groups and from
its various workgroups, the subcommittee reviews and addresses a wide
range of developments, issues and research areas such as emissions
modeling, emission standards and standard setting, air toxics,
innovative and incentive-based transportation policies, onboard
diagnostics, heavy-duty engines, diesel retrofit, fuel quality and
greenhouse gases. The Subcommittee's Web site is at: http://www.epa.gov/caaac/mobile-sources-technical-review-subcommittee-mstrs-caaac.
    Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for three year terms
with the possibility of reappointment to a second term. The MSTRS
usually meets two times annually and the average workload for the
members is approximately 5 to 10 hours per month. EPA provides
reimbursement for travel and other incidental expenses associated with
official government business for members who qualify.
    EPA is seeking nominations from representatives of nonfederal
interests such as:
     Future transportation options and shared mobility
interests
     Mobile source emission modeling interests
     Transportation and supply chain shippers
     Marine and inland port interests
     Environmental advocacy groups
     Community and/or environmental justice interests
     State and local government interests
    EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain
nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women
and men of all racial and ethnic groups.
    In selecting members, we will consider technical expertise,
coverage of broad stakeholder perspectives, diversity and the needs of
the subcommittee.
    The following criteria will be used to evaluate nominees:
     The background and experiences that would help members
contribute to the diversity of perspectives on the committee (e.g.,
geographic, economic, social, cultural, educational, and other
considerations);
     Experience working with future transportation options and
shared mobility;
     Experience working with the modeling of mobile source
emissions;
     Experience working with producers of passenger cars,
engines and trucks, engine and equipment manufacturing;
     Experience working with fuel or renewable fuel producers;
     Experience working with oil refiners, distributors and
retailers of mobile source fuels;
     Experience working with clean energy producers;
     Experience working with agricultural producers (corn and
other crop products), distillers, processors and shippers of biofuels;
     Experience working with emission control manufacturers,
catalyst and filter manufacturers;
     Experience working for State and local environmental
agencies or State Air Pollution Control Agencies;
     Experience working for environmental advocacy groups;
     Experience working for environmental and/or community
groups;
     Experience working with supply chain logistics and goods
movement;
     Experience working with marine port interests;
     Experience in working at the national level on local
governments issues;
     Demonstrated experience with environmental and
sustainability issues;
     Executive management level experience with membership in
broad-based networks;
     Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication
and consensus-building skills;
     Ability to volunteer time to attend meetings two times a
year, participate in teleconference and webinar meetings, attend
listening sessions with the Administrator or other senior-level
officials, develop policy recommendations to the Administrator, and
prepare reports and advice letters.
    Nominations must include a resume and a short biography describing
the professional and educational qualifications of the nominee, as well
as the nominee's current business address, email address, and daytime
telephone number. Interested candidates may self-nominate.
    To help the Agency in evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach
efforts, please tell us how you learned of this opportunity.
    Please be aware that EPA's policy is that, unless otherwise
prescribed by statute, members generally are appointed to three-year
terms.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
Karl Simon,
Director, Transportation and Climate Division, Office of Transportation
and Air Quality.
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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-66508; File No. SR-FINRA-2012-018]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend NASD
Rules 1012 (General Provisions) and 1017 (Application for Approval of
Change in Ownership, Control, or Business Operations) To Adopt New
Standardized Electronic Form CMA

March 2, 2012.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on February 28, 2012, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') (f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(``NASD'')) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to amend NASD Rules 1012 (General Provisions)
and 1017 (Application for Approval of Change in Ownership, Control, or
Business Operations) to adopt new standardized electronic Form CMA.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA's Web
site at http://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    NASD Rule 1017 (Application for Approval of Change in Ownership,
Control, or Business Operations) provides parameters for certain
changes in a member's ownership, control, or business operations that
would require a continuing membership application. Among other things,
those changes include a merger of a member with another member, a
direct or indirect acquisition by a member of another member, a change
in equity ownership or partnership capital of the member that results
in one person or entity directly or indirectly owning or controlling 25
percent or more of the equity or partnership capital, or a material
change in business operations as defined in NASD Rule 1011(k)
(``material change in business operations'').\3\ Currently, NASD Rule
1017 does not require an applicant seeking approval of a change of
ownership, control, or business operations (``continuing membership
applicant'' or ``applicant'') to submit a standardized form as part of
its continuing membership application and provides little detail
regarding an application's required contents. Instead, each applicant
is responsible for determining the contents of its continuing
membership application. This often results in information deficiencies,
which in turn, creates unnecessary delays in efficiently processing the
applications. NASD Rule 1017 also generally requires a continuing
membership application to be filed in the district office in which an
applicant's principal place of business is located. Additionally, NASD
Rule 1012 (General Provisions) provides that, unless otherwise
prescribed by FINRA, applicants may submit continuing membership
applications via first-class mail, overnight courier, or hand-delivery
(or facsimile upon agreement by FINRA and the applicant).
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    \3\ NASD Rule 1011(k) defines a ``material change in business
operations'' as including, but not limited to: (1) Removing or
modifying a membership agreement restriction; (2) market making,
underwriting, or acting as a dealer for the first time; and (3)
adding business activities that require a higher minimum net capital
under SEA Rule 15c3-1.
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    This manner of submitting a continuing membership application
reduces the overall efficiency of the process and also creates
unnecessary delays in properly forwarding information within FINRA,
such as in conveying information to and from the centralized Membership
Application Program Group formed in January 2011. To address these
deficiencies, the proposed rule change amends NASD Rule 1012 to require
continuing membership applicants to file an application in the manner
prescribed in Rule 1017. In addition, the proposed rule change amends
NASD Rule 1017(b) to require continuing membership applicants to file
an application in the manner prescribed by FINRA with the Department of
Member Regulation (``the Department'') and to include the completed
Form CMA as part of the contents of a continuing membership
application.
    New Form CMA will provide continuing membership applicants with the
benefits of a streamlined application process that new member
applicants currently experience via the standardized online Form NMA
and is intended to significantly reducing administrative delays that
exists in today's manual application processes.
    New Form CMA is structured similarly to revisions proposed for Form
NMA with adjustments in the content of

new Form CMA based on the differing nature of the application types.\4\
As with revised Form NMA, new Form CMA will seek to elicit information
from applicants in a manner consistent with the standards of admission,
contained in NASD Rule 1014, against which NASD Rule 1017 requires each
application to be evaluated. Additionally, the structure and guidance
provided by new Form CMA is designed to obtain the basic information
needed for all applicants with embedded flexibility to allow for
variations based on the particular application type being submitted.
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    \4\ See SR-FINRA-2012-017 (proposed rule change to restructure
the content of existing Form NMA to, among other things, make the
requested information and documentation more consistent with the
standards in NASD Rule 1014 (Department Decision)).
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    Also, new Form CMA, as with the revised Form NMA, will pre-populate
certain fields with information provided to FINRA in other submissions
(e.g., Central Registration Depository (CRD[supreg]) entitlement forms
and Form BD) or otherwise available to FINRA from CRD records (e.g.
continuing education status), thereby minimizing the time necessary for
applicants to complete the new form.\5\ In addition, new Form CMA will
include a number of optional information request fields that can be
used by applicants to provide additional information if and when it is
applicable to the applicant's proposed change. The optional field
approach is intended to provide flexibility for the significant level
of variation seen in members' structures, business lines, and proposed
changes.
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    Below is a synopsis of the content of new Form CMA, by standard:
     Standard 1 (Overview of the Applicant):
    This standard seeks certain applicant overview information (e.g.,
details of the proposed business change, verification of current
business activities, new business lines added, supervisors for new
business lines, identification of other persons associated with the
proposed business change).
     Standard 2 (Licenses and Registrations):
    This standard consists of information requests regarding the
continuing membership applicant's licenses and registrations that will
be affected by the proposed business change (e.g., changes to required
licenses and registrations, new or continuing registration or
examination waivers, new or continuing two-principal requirement
waiver, new or continuing Securities Information Center exemption,
other self-regulatory organization (``SRO'') registrations and/or
withdrawals from other SRO registrations, new non-registered officers,
directors, or control persons).
     Standard 3 (Compliance With Securities Laws, Just and
Equitable Principles of Trade):
    This standard consists of specific requests for information (e.g.,
disciplinary history) and documentation (e.g., state or federal orders
or decrees, statements of claims, cancelled checks for payment of
arbitration awards, proofs of settlement, settlement agreements) that
FINRA considers necessary for the applicant to demonstrate compliance
with the requirements of this standard.
     Standard 4 (Contractual and Business Relationships):
    This standard includes the information requests regarding a
continuing membership applicant's contractual and business
relationships (e.g., description of contractual arrangements, expense
sharing agreements, financing arrangements, fidelity bonds or fidelity
bond applications, support and service agreements).
     Standard 5 (Facilities):
    This standard consists of information requests regarding a
continuing membership applicant's facilities (e.g., material changes to
facilities or locations, departmental information barriers, space
sharing arrangements, lease and/or sub-lease agreements).
     Standard 6 (Communications and Operational Systems):
    This standard includes information requests regarding a continuing
membership applicant's communications and operational systems (e.g.,
communications and operational systems changes, supervision
arrangements of multiple locations, business continuity plan documents,
information relating to the applicant's use of social media sites).
     Standard 7 (Maintaining Adequate Net Capital):
    This standard includes information regarding an applicant's net
capital requirements (e.g., information on the nature and source of
capital, additional funding plans, minimum net capital requirements,
future funding sources).
     Standard 8 (Financial Controls):
    This standard seeks information regarding a continuing membership
applicant's financial controls (e.g., information regarding changes to
the applicant's registered financial and operations principal
(``FINOP''), impact of proposed business change on financial controls).
     Standard 9 (Written Procedures):
    This standard seeks information regarding a continuing membership
applicant's written procedures (e.g., impact of proposed change on
written supervisory procedures (``WSP''), WSP checklist, sample reports
to support supervision and financial controls).
     Standard 10 (Supervisory Structure):
    This standard seeks information regarding a continuing membership
applicant's supervisory structure (e.g., changes to supervisory or
management personnel, information regarding supervisors' experience and
duties, chief compliance officer experience, non-FINOP outside business
activities notifications).
     Standard 11 (Books and Records):
    This standard seeks information regarding a continuing membership
applicant's books and records (e.g., impact of potential business
change on applicant's recordkeeping systems and recordkeeping service
providers, sample books and records relating to new business
activities).
     Standard 12 (Continuing Education):
    This standard seeks information regarding a continuing membership
applicant's continuing education (``CE'') obligations (e.g., changes to
the applicant's CE program, revised CE training needs assessment and
written training plan).
    FINRA worked closely with an industry task force, comprised of
seven representatives from small and large firms, several of whom also
act as consultants, during the development of the new Form CMA. Among
other things, the task force's input assisted FINRA to make changes
intended to reduce applicants' administrative burden when completing
Form CMA. Overall, FINRA believes that the new Form CMA will facilitate
more effective and efficient application processing for the applicants.
    FINRA will announce the effective date of the proposed rule change
in a Regulatory Notice to be published no later than 60 days following
Commission approval. The effective date will be 180 days following
publication of the Regulatory Notice announcing Commission approval.
2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\6\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the

public interest. The proposed rule change amends NASD Rules 1012 and
1017 to adopt a new standardized electronic form, Form CMA, to be used
by all continuing membership applicants as part of their continuing
membership applications. Form CMA elicits information from applicants
in a manner consistent with the standards of admission contained in
NASD Rule 1014, against which continuing membership applications are
evaluated. FINRA believes that new Form CMA will reduce applicants'
administrative burden and ensure a more streamlined and efficient
continuing membership application process for both FINRA and
applicants.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Within 45 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 self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    (B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-FINRA-2012-018 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 SR-FINRA-2012-018. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make publicly available. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2012-018 and should be
submitted on or before March 29, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority. \7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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