[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6016-6018]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02774]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF18-1-000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Planned Northern Lights 2019 Expansion
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Northern Lights 2019 Expansion
Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Northern
Natural Gas Company (Northern) in Olmsted, Freeborn, Mower, Morrison,
Carver, Hennepin, Wright, Le Sueur, Rice, and Steele Counties,
Minnesota. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making
process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with
your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they
need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC on or before March 8, 2018.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on October 10, 2017, you will need to file those
comments in Docket No. PF18-1-000 to ensure they are considered as part
of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with
state law.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at
(202) 502-8258 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
Documents and Filings. 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 on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. 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; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(PF18-1-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426.

Summary of the Planned Project

    The Northern Lights 2019 Expansion Project includes two components
in Minnesota-- the Rochester Expansion and the Northern Lights 2019
Expansion. For the Rochester Expansion component, Northern plans to:
     Construct 12.3 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline,
referred to as the Rochester greenfield lateral;
     increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP)
of 8 miles of the La Crosse branch line;
     relocate the La Crosse MAOP control valve assembly; and
     construct the Rochester Town Border Station.
    For the Northern Lights 2019 Expansion component, Northern plans to
construct:
     4.2 miles of 8-inch-diameter pipeline extending the
existing Alexandria branch line;
     3.1 miles of 24-inch-diameter looping \1\ of the existing
Wilmar D branch line;
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to
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     9.9 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline, referred to as the
Rockford to Buffalo greenfield lateral;
     1.6 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping of the existing New
Prague branch line;
     a 15,900-horsepower Solar Mars turbine compressor unit at
the existing Faribault Compressor Station;
     a 15,900-horsepower Solar Mars turbine compressor unit and
appurtenant facilities at the existing Owatonna Compressor Station; and
     a new 11,153-horsepower compressor station near Carver,
Minnesota.
    The Rochester Expansion component of the project would provide
37,093 dekatherms per day of incremental capacity to meet the future
growth needs in the area of Rochester, Minnesota. The Northern Lights
2019 Expansion component would help Northern meet the incremental
natural gas needs of Minnesota. According to Northern, its project is
designed to optimize the placement of facilities to meet customer
needs.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
1.\2\
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called eLibrary or from the Commission's
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or
call<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary,
refer to the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the planned facilities would disturb about 627
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline.
Following construction, Northern would maintain about 204 acres for
permanent operation of the project's facilities; the remaining acreage
would be restored and revert to former uses. About 38 percent of the
planned pipeline route parallels existing pipeline, utility, or road
rights-of-way.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\3\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as scoping. The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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    \3\ We, us, and our refer to the environmental staff of the
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned project under these
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     socioeconomics;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before
the FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we
have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on
the comments received during the scoping process, we may also publish
and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We
will consider all comments on the EA before we make our recommendations
to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and
address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the
Public Participation section, beginning on page 2.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues
related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EA.\4\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments

provided under the Public Participation section of this notice.
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    \4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on
historic properties.\5\ We will define the project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under section 106.
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Currently Identified Environmental Issues

    We have already identified several issues that we think deserve
attention based on a preliminary review of the planned facilities and
the environmental information provided by Northern. This preliminary
list of issues may change based on your comments and our analysis.
     Impact on landowners from noise and dust during
construction of the pipelines.
     Compatibility of pipelines with existing and future land
uses, including zoning restrictions on adjacent properties.

Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
planned project.
    If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would
prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please
return the attached Information Request (appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    Once Northern files its application with the Commission, you may
want to become an intervenor which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Motions to intervene are more fully described at
http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Instructions
for becoming an intervenor are in the Document-less Intervention Guide
under the e-filing link on the Commission's website. Please note that
the Commission will not accept requests for intervenor status at this
time. You must wait until the Commission receives a formal application
for the project.

Additional Information

    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. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on General Search and enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., PF18-
1). 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 eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Finally, public sessions or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: February 6, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58794-58795]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25343]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84603; File No. SR-NYSEAMER-2018-48]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Change To Modify the
NYSE American Options Fee Schedule

November 15, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on November 8, 2018, NYSE American LLC (the ``Exchange'' or
``NYSE American'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-
regulatory organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 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

    The Exchange proposes to modify the NYSE American Options Fee
Schedule (``Fee Schedule''). The Exchange proposes to implement the fee
change effective November 8, 2018. The proposed change is available on
the Exchange's website at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
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 those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this filing is to modify the Fee Schedule, effective
November 8, 2018, to eliminate obsolete charges. Specifically, the
Exchange proposes to remove now obsolete references to fees for Mini
Options and Binary Return Derivatives (``ByRDS''), and to modify its
Royalty Fees to remove products that the Exchange is no longer licensed
to trade.
    The Exchange adopted fees for Mini Options in 2013, when Mini
Options were first listed.\4\ In the intervening years, the Exchange
ceased adding new Mini-Option series, and eventually there were no
Mini-Options trading on the Exchange. Thus, the Exchange proposes to
remove from the Fee Schedule as obsolete all references to Mini-Options
and associated fees.\5\ Given that the Exchange is removing Mini
Options, it proposes to further streamline the Fee Schedule by removing
as superfluous the designation of ``Standard'' as to delineate non-Mini
Options and to make any related conforming changes to maintain
appropriate grammar, sentence structure, etc.\6\
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    \4\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 69298 (April
4, 2013), 78 FR 21464 (April 10, 2013) (NYSEMKT-2013-24).
    \5\ See proposed Fee Schedule, Table of Contents, Key Terms and
Definitions, Sections I.B., I.C., I.F., I.I., I.J., I.L., II and
III. The Exchange proposes to hold Section I.B., which currently
sets forth fees for Mini Options, as Reserved.
    \6\ See proposed Fee Schedule, Table of Contents, Key Terms and
Definitions, Sections I.A.-I.G., I.I-I.J., I.L., II and III.
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    The Exchange listed ByRDs for trading in 2016,\7\ but ceased adding
new series earlier this year, and no longer has any ByRDs available for
trading. Thus, the Exchange proposes to remove from the Fee Schedule as
obsolete all references to ByRDs and associated fees/credits as well as
to make necessary conforming changes, including deleting note 5 to
Section I.A. and re-numbering the balance of the notes to this section
to maintain clarity and consistency.\8\
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    \7\ The Exchange adopted ByRDs in 2007 and re-launched trading
in ByRDs in March, 2016. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
56251 (August 14, 2007), 72 FR 46523 (August 20, 2007)(SR-Amex-2004-
27) (Order approving listing of Fixed Return Options (``FROs''));
see also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 71957 (April 16,
2014), 79 FR 22563 (April 22, 2014) (SR-NYSEMKT-2014-06) (Order
approving name change from FROs to Binary Return Derivatives (ByRDs)
and re-launch of these products, with certain modification, and
amending Obvious Errors rules to include ByRDs); 77014 (February 2,
2016), 81 FR 6566 (February 8, 2016) (SR-NYSEMKT-2016-16) (immediate
effectiveness filing amending amend certain of rules related to
ByRDs).
    \8\ See proposed Fee Schedule, Table of Contents, Sections I.A.,
I.H., I.M, and III.C., note 1. The Exchange proposes to hold Section
I.H., which currently sets the Early Adopter Specialist [in ByRDs],
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    Section I.K. of the Fee Schedule contains a table that sets forth
the Royalty Fees that the Exchange charges market participant for
trades in proprietary products for which the Exchange has a license,
namely: Mini Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX), Nasdaq 100 Index (MNX), the
Russell Index (RUT), and KBW Bank Index (BKX). The Exchange proposes to
delete the table and to instead reference a $0.10 per contract Royalty
Fee for BKX, as this product continues to be licensed to the
Exchange.\9\
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\10\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and (5) of the Act,\11\ in particular,
because it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues,
fees, and other charges among its members, issuers and other persons
using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between
customers, issuers, brokers or dealers.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed modifications to the Fee

Schedule, including removing obsolete references to products that the
Exchange no longer offers or licenses, together with their associated
fees, are reasonable, equitable, and not unfairly discriminatory
because the changes provides clarity to the Fee Schedule, and does not
affect any current activity by any ATP Holder. Relatedly, the proposed
modifications to streamline the text of the Fee Schedule, including by
removing the modifier ``Standard'' to delineate on non-Mini Option,
would likewise add clarity and transparency to the Fee Schedule making
it easier for market participants to navigate and comprehend.

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

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\12\ the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any burden
on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. Instead, the proposed change is meant to add
clarity and transparency to the Fee Schedule to the benefit of all
market participants that trade on the Exchange.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \13\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule
19b-4 \14\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other
charge imposed by the Exchange.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \15\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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 protected]. Please include
File Number SR-NYSEAMER-2018-48 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEAMER-2018-48. 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 website (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 website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-NYSEAMER-2018-48 and should be submitted
on or before December 12, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2305-2308]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR- 2016-0702; FRL-9957-95-Region 9]

Approval of Arizona Air Plan Revisions, Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality and Pinal County Air Quality Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These
revisions include a state statute and certain state rules that govern
air pollution sources under the Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality (ADEQ) and the Pinal County Air Quality Control District
(PCAQCD). These revisions concern emissions of particulate matter (PM)
from construction sites, agricultural activity and other fugitive dust
sources. We are proposing to approve local rules to regulate these
emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We are
taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final
action.

DATES: Any comments must arrive by February 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2016-0702 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, 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 http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, EPA Region IX,
(415) 947-4125<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

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

I. The State's Submittal

A. What statute and rules did the State submit?

    Table 1 lists the statute and rules addressed by this proposal with
the dates that they were adopted by the state or local air agency and
submitted by the ADEQ.

                                      Table 1--Submitted Statute and Rules
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Local agency                   Rule No.....................  Rule title.....           Adopted         Submitted
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PCAQCD.......................  Chapter 4--Article 1........  Fugitive Dust..          10/28/15          12/21/15
PCAQCD.......................  Chapter 4--Article 3........  Construction             10/28/15          12/21/15
                                                              Sites--Fugitiv
                                                              e Dust.
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   Arizona Revised Statutes             Statute No.           Statute title    Effective date       Submitted
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ARS..........................  Sec.   49-424...............  Duties of                 4/18/14          12/21/15
                                                              Department.
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 Arizona Administrative Code              AAC No.               AAC title              Amended/     Submitted
        (AAC) Rule No.                                                          effective date
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AAC..........................  R18-2-210...................  Attainment,              07/01/14          12/21/15
                                                              Nonattainment,
                                                              and
                                                              Unclassifiable
                                                              Area
                                                              Designations.
AAC..........................  R18-2-610...................  Definitions for          07/02/15          12/21/15
                                                              R18-2-610.01,
                                                              R18-2-610.02,
                                                              and R18-2-
                                                              610.03.
AAC..........................  R18-2-610.03................  Agricultural PM          07/02/15          12/21/15
                                                              General Permit
                                                              for Crop
                                                              Operations;
                                                              Pinal County
                                                              PM
                                                              Nonattainment
                                                              Area.
AAC..........................  R18-2-612...................  Definitions for          07/02/15          12/21/15
                                                              R18-2-612.01.
AAC..........................  R18-2-612.01................  Agricultural PM          07/02/15          12/21/15
                                                              General Permit
                                                              for Irrigation
                                                              Districts; PM
                                                              Nonattainment
                                                              Areas
                                                              Designated
                                                              After June 1,
                                                              2009.
AAC..........................  Appendix 2..................  Test Methods             07/02/15          12/21/15
                                                              and Protocols.
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    On March 21, 2016, the EPA determined that the submitted revisions
from ADEQ and PCAQCD listed in Table 1 met the completeness criteria in
40 CFR part 51 Appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review.

B. Are there other versions of the statute and rules?

    There are no previous versions of PCAQCD Chapter 4, Articles 1 and
3 in the SIP. Table 2 lists versions of the statute and rules EPA has
previously approved into the SIP.

                                           Table 2--SIP-Approved Rules
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                                                           Existing SIP-
                                                           approved rule
               ARS                        Title          superseded by this           Previous approval
                                                               action
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Sec.   49-424....................  Duties of            49-424 (2011)        77 FR 66398 11/05/12
                                    Department.          Duties of
                                                         Department.
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               AAC                        Title             Existing SIP              Previous Approval
                                                         superseded by this
                                                               action
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R18-2-210........................  Attainment,          Attainment,          79 FR 56656
                                    Nonattainment, and   Nonattainment, and  09/23/14
                                    Unclassifiable       Unclassifiable
                                    Area Designations.   Area Designations.
Appendix 2.......................  Test Methods and     Test Methods and     79 FR 56655
                                    Protocols.           Protocols.          09/23/15
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    In addition, we note that SIP-approved rule R18-2-610,
``Definitions for R18-2-611,'' has the same AAC number as new rule R18-
2-610, ``Definitions for R18-2-610.01 R18-2-610.02, and R18-2-610.03,''
but is not superseded by the new rule. See 66 FR 51869 (October 11,
2001). Both versions of R18-2-610 will be in the SIP, but can be
differentiated by their different titles and dates.

C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule and statute revisions?

    Particulate matter, including PM equal to or less than 2.5 microns
in diameter (PM2.5) and PM equal to or less than 10 microns
in diameter (PM10), contributes to effects that are harmful
to human health and the environment, including premature mortality,
aggravation of respiratory and cardiovascular disease, decreased lung
function, visibility impairment, and damage to vegetation and
ecosystems. Section 110(a) of the CAA requires states to submit
regulations that control PM emissions.
PCAQCD Chapter 4, Article 1--Fugitive Dust
     New rule applies to open areas/vacant lots, unpaved roads,
unpaved lots and paved public roadways.
     Establishes a 20 percent opacity limit.
     Requires no trespassing signs, physical barriers or other
effective control measures upon evidence of trespass.
     Limits silt content on unpaved lots and roads to eight
percent and six percent respectively.
PCAQCD Chapter 4, Article 3--Construction Sites--Fugitive Dust
     New rule designed to regulate PM10 emissions
attributed to construction activities under both stagnation and windy
conditions.
     Limits opacity to 20 percent.
ARS Sec.  49-424--Duties of Department
     Revised rule extends the requirement to develop and
disseminate air quality dust forecasts to the Maricopa County
PM10 maintenance area and any other PM10
nonattainment or maintenance areas designated on or after December 31,
2011.

AAC R18-2-210--Attainment, Nonattainment, and Unclassifiable Area
Designations
     Revised rule reflects updated 40 CFR 81.303 as amended
July 1, 2014.
AAC R18-2-610--Definitions for R18-2-610.01, R18-2-610.02, and R18-2-
610.03
     New rule provides definitions for commercial farms general
permit rule and applies to general permit rules in other specified
nonattainment areas.
AAC R18-2-610.03--Agricultural PM General Permit for Crop Operations;
Pinal County PM Attainment Area
     New menu-based rule requires a general permit for
commercial farms in the Pinal County PM Nonattainment Area.
     Requires implementation of at least one (best management
practice) BMP in the following five categories: Tillage, ground
operations and harvest, noncropland, commercial farm roads, and
cropland. Beginning in calendar year 2017, and no more than once every
subsequent three years, requires facility response to an ADEQ survey on
BMP implementation.
AAC R18-2-612--Definitions for R18-2-612.01
     New rule provides definitions for R18-2-612.01.
AAC R18-2-612.01--Agricultural PM General Permit for Irrigation
Districts; PM Nonattainment Areas Designated After June 1, 2009
     New menu-based rule requires a general permit for
irrigation districts in nonattainment areas designated after June 1,
2009.
     Requires implementation of at least one BMP in the
following three categories: unpaved operation and maintenance roads,
canals, and unpaved utility access roads.
     Beginning in calendar year 2017, and no more than once
every subsequent three years, requires irrigation district response to
an ADEQ survey on BMP implementation.
AAC Appendix 2--Test Methods and Protocol
     Revised rule adds section L: 40 CFR 51.128 Appendix A
(1)(B) and section M: Silt Content Test Method.
    The EPA's technical support documents (TSDs) have more information
about these rules.

II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is the EPA evaluating the statute and rules?

    SIP rules must be enforceable (see CAA section 110(a)(2)), must not
interfere with applicable requirements concerning attainment and
reasonable further progress or other CAA requirements (see CAA section
110(l)), and are limited in how they can modify certain SIP control
requirements in nonattainment areas (see CAA section 193).
    In addition, generally, SIP rules must implement Reasonably
Available Control Measures (RACM), including Reasonably Available
Control Technology (RACT), in moderate PM2.5/PM10
nonattainment areas (see CAA sections 172(c)(1) and 189(a)(1)(C)). The
PCAQCD regulates a PM10 nonattainment area classified as
moderate for the 1987 24-hour PM10 National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) (40 CFR 81. 303).\1\ A RACM evaluation is
generally performed in context of a broader plan, so we are not
proposing to determine whether ADEQ has demonstrated RACM for the Pinal
area as part of this notice.
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    \1\ The 1997 PM10 24-hour National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (primary and secondary) is 150 micrograms per cubic
meter. See https://www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants/naaqs-table.
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    Guidance and policy documents that we use to evaluate
enforceability, revision/relaxation and rule stringency requirements
for the applicable criteria pollutants include the following:
    1. ``State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the
Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' 57
FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070 (April 28, 1992).
    2. ``Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and
Deviations,'' EPA, May 25, 1988 (the Bluebook, revised January 11,
1990).
    3. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little Bluebook).
    4. ``PM-10 Guideline Document,'' EPA 452/R-93-008, April 1993.
    5. ``Fugitive Dust Background Document and Technical Information
Document for Best Available Control Measures,'' EPA 450/2-92-004,
September 1992.

B. Do the rules and statute meet the evaluation criteria?

    We believe these rules and statute are consistent with CAA
requirements and relevant guidance and fulfill the evaluation criteria.
The statute and rules are clear and contain adequate testing,
recordkeeping and reporting requirements to be sufficiently
enforceable. The statute and rules strengthen effective requirements
(e.g., by strengthening/adding general permit rules and BMPs for
agricultural operations) and are consistent with CAA section 193. The
statute and rules generally impose RACT-level requirements (e.g., the
revisions limit silt content on unpaved lots and roads to eight percent
and six percent respectively) for the affected categories.
    The TSDs have more information on our evaluation.

C. EPA recommendations To Further Improve the Rules

    The TSDs describe additional rule revisions that we recommend for
the next time the state and local agency modifies the rules.

D. Public Comment and Proposed Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA proposes to
fully approve the submitted rules and statute because we believe they
fulfill all relevant requirements. We will accept comments from the
public on this proposal until February 8, 2017. Unless we receive
convincing new information during the comment period, we intend to
publish a final approval action that will incorporate these rules and
statute 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 PCAQCD/ADEQ rules/statute as described in Table 1 of this
notice. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents
available electronically through www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at the appropriate EPA office (see the ADDRESSES 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, 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 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 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; and
     does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with
practical, appropriate, and legally permissible methods under Executive
Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.

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

    Dated: December 20, 2016.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2017-00054 Filed 1-6-17; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 87856-87857]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29138]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9320; Airspace Docket No. 15-AWP-2]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Weed, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Weed Airport, Weed, CA, to
support the development of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
under standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the
airport, and for the safety and management of IFR operations within the
National Airspace System.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1-800-647-5527, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2016-9320; Airspace Docket No. 15-AWP-2, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of
FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. 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. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would establish controlled airspace at Weed Airport, Weed, CA.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Persons wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2016-9320/
Airspace Docket No. 15-AWP-2.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98057.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by establishing Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Weed Airport, Weed, CA. This
airspace is necessary to support the development of IFR operations in
standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the airport.
Class E airspace would be established within a 4.3-mile radius of the
airport, with a segment extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 6 miles
north of the airport.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15,
2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

0
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AWP CA E5 Weed, CA [New]

Weed Airport, CA
    (Lat. 41[deg]28'51'' N., long. 122[deg]27'16'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 4.3-mile radius of Weed Airport, and within 2 miles each
side of the 348[deg] bearing from the airport 4.3-mile radius to 6
miles north of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 21, 2016.
Tracey Johnson,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-29138 Filed 12-5-16; 8:45 am]
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Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US

05/01/2008 12:24 PM

To

<EMAIL_ADDRESS> cc

Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, David Orlin/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Charlotte Bertrand/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Mike Clark/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Robert Meyers/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Jason Burnett/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Subject

Fw: DOT edits attached.--one change

Upon further reflection, David believes we should not accept DOT's last edit.  Please see his note below.

-----Forwarded by Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US on 05/01/2008 12:21PM -----

To: Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

From: David Orlin/DC/USEPA/US

Date: 05/01/2008 12:20PM

cc: Larry Wallace/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

Subject: Fw: DOT edits attached.

I would now recommend not  accepting that last edit because the sentence doesn't make any sense that way (i.e., trans. conformity doesn't apply to lead because it's not emitted from tailpipes-- not because of anything about fugitive dust).

To: Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

From: "King, Heidi R."<EMAIL_ADDRESS> Date: 05/01/2008 11:48AM

cc: Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Mike Clark/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Charlotte Bertrand/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Zachary Pekar/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Robert Meyers/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Jason Burnett/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Subject: We'll discuss air-to-blood ratio further. DOT edits attached.

Thanks all for your time;  Attached are DOT requested edits

We’re further discussing ratio 1:7.

Best,

heidi

From<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>

Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:58 AM

To: King, Heidi R.

Cc: Beck, Nancy ; Lee, Amanda I. ; Fraas, Arthur G. ; <EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>:PersonName; <EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section

Yes, 11:15 is fine.  Should I set up a call-in number so Jennifer and the RTP folks can tie-in?  Let's plan on using 4407 unless I hear otherwise from you.

-----"King, Heidi R."<EMAIL_ADDRESS>wrote: -----

To: Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, " Beck, Nancy :PersonName" <EMAIL_ADDRESS>" Lee, Amanda I. "<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

From: "King, Heidi R."<EMAIL_ADDRESS> Date: 05/01/2008 10:34AM

cc: " Fraas, Arthur G. "<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Robert Meyers/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Jason Burnett/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Mike Clark/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Charlotte Bertrand/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Zachary Pekar/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section

Lydia et al,

How about a short 11:15 am conversation, agenda items below.  Could Zack pls invite Jennifer Seed from OPPTS?  Maria Doa is on travel, bu⁴瑩猠畯摮⁳楬敫䨠湥楮敦⁲獩愠慶汩扡敬愠⁴桴瑡 琠浩⹥倠牥慨獰䴠歩湡桃牡潬瑴潴爠慥档漠瑵琠 牆摥桴偏呐⁓偏䥅氠慥Ɽ愠⁳灡牰灯楲瑡⹥ഠ杁 湥慤椠整獭›

        Lead RRP rule baseline issue (should be quick)

        Tables:  Agreed upon edits in Tbl 1 are not reflected in the version we rec’d this morning; Tbl 6 looks good

        Dept of Transportation comments – how to resolve

        Ratios

        Timing of next draft for review preamble

        RIA review status

Thanks,

heidi

From<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>

Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:42 AM

To: King, Heidi R.

Cc: Fraas, Arthur G<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section

We have talked to Jennifer Seed and Maria Doa at OPPTS.  They agree with the footnote as written.  They are available to talk with you and us at any time.  When would you like to talk?

-----"King, Heidi R."<EMAIL_ADDRESS>wrote: -----

To: Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, " Fraas, Arthur G. :PersonName" <EMAIL_ADDRESS> From: "King, Heidi R."<EMAIL_ADDRESS> Date: 05/01/2008 07:33AM

cc: Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Robert Meyers/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Jason Burnett/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section

I haven’t heard from OPPTS yet on the LRRP rule language; I’ll keep trying, but if someone else has made contact pls let me know.

Thank you,

heidi

From<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>

Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:46 AM

To: King, Heidi R.; Fraas, Arthur G. :PersonName :PersonName :PersonName

Cc<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Subject: Re: air-to-blood ratio section

We'll plan to discuss this later this morning.

----- Original Message -----

 From: "King, Heidi R."<EMAIL_ADDRESS>  Sent: 05/01/2008 12:16 AM AST

 To: Lydia Wegman; " Fraas, Arthur G. :PersonName :PersonName :PersonName"<EMAIL_ADDRESS>  Cc: Tricia Crabtree; Karen Martin; Robert Meyers; Jason Burnett

 Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section

Lydia ,

Thank you for this draft.  Two comments:

1.  We failed to note additional or clarified support for the higher ratios.  We remain somewhat uncomfortable with characterizing the science-based support for a ratio of 1:7 as equivalently robust to the science-based support for standards ranging up to 1:6.  I believe we’ll pick up the conversation in the morning.

2.  Questions regarding “reanalysis” and “potentially” on p 4:

More recently, a study of changes in children’s blood Pb levels associated with reduced Pb emissions and associated air concentrations near a Pb smelter in Canada (for children through age six in age) reports a ratio of 1:6 and reanalysis << Did the Agency mean to say additional analysis ??  Our conversation had not left me with the impression that the Hilts dataset has been reanalyzed by the Agency >> of the data by EPA for the initial time period of the study resulted in a ratio of 1:7 (CD, pp. 3-23 to 3-24; Hilts, 2003). [1]   Ambient air and blood Pb levels associated with the Hilts (2003) study range from 1.1 to 0.03 µg/m 3 , and associated population mean blood Pb levels range from 11.5 to 4.7 µg/dL, which are lower than levels associated with the older studies cited in the 1986 Criteria Document (USEPA, 1986).

Sources of uncertainty potentially  << The sentence reads well without “potentially”.  I believe these uncertainties are not potentially related; they were identified by the author as related >> related to air-to-blood ratios obtained from Hilts (2003) study have been identified.

Best regards,

heidi

From<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>

Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:25 PM

To: King, Heidi R.; Fraas, Arthur G. :PersonName :PersonName :PersonName

Cc<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Subject: Fw: air-to-blood ratio section

-----Forwarded by Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US on 04/30/2008 11:24PM -----

To: Wegman Lydia@EPA

From: Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US

Date: 04/30/2008 10:28PM

Subject: air-to-blood ratio section

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 80239-80242]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2015-0083; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-131-AD;
Amendment 39-18347; AD 2015-25-09]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

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 certain
Airbus Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, and A330-300 series
airplanes; and all Model A340-200 and A340-300 series airplanes. This
AD was prompted by reports that a bracket that attaches the cockpit
instrument panel to the airplane structure does not sustain the fatigue
loads of the design service goal. This AD requires repetitive
inspections of that bracket for cracking and to determine if both lugs
are fully broken, an inspection for cracking of an adjacent bracket if
necessary, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD also provides
an optional modification, which terminates the repetitive inspections.
We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking on a bracket of
the cockpit instrument panel, which, combined with failure of the
horizontal beam, could lead to collapse of the cockpit panel, and
reduced controllability of the airplane.

DATES: This AD becomes effective January 28, 2016.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of January 28,
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0083; or in person at the
Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC.
    For service information identified in this final rule, contact
Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office--EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte,
31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61
93 45 80; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may view this referenced service information at the
FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
425-227-1221. It is also available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-
0083.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to certain Airbus Model A330-
200, A330-200 Freighter, and A330-300 series airplanes; and all Model
A340-200 and A340-300 series airplanes. The NPRM published in the
Federal Register on February 13, 2015 (80 FR 7989).
    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2014-0127, dated May 15, 2014 (referred to
after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or
``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for certain Airbus Model
A330-200, A330-200 Freighter,

and A330-300 series airplanes; and all Model A340-200, and A340-300
series airplanes. The MCAI states:

    During flight tests, high stress levels have been measured on
the bracket No 6 which attaches the cockpit instrument panel to the
aeroplane structure, apparently introduced through the nose landing
gear due to bumps on the runway. Airbus determined that the bracket
does not sustain the fatigue loads during the Design Service Goal
(DSG).
    This condition, if not detected and corrected, combined with
failure of the horizontal beam, could lead to collapse of the
cockpit panel, possibly resulting in reduced control of the
aeroplane.
    To address this potential unsafe condition, Airbus developed a
program to inspect the condition of the affected cockpit instrument
panel bracket No 6, and designed a stronger (reinforced titanium
undrilled) bracket. The new bracket can be installed in-service
through Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A330-25-3548 or SB A340-25-
4354, as applicable to aeroplane type.
    For the reasons described above, this [EASA] AD requires
repetitive inspections of the cockpit instrument panel bracket No 6
and, depending on findings, the accomplishment of applicable
corrective actions. This [EASA] AD also provides the installation of
the stronger bracket as optional terminating action for the
repetitive actions required by this [EASA] AD.

The corrective actions include replacing bracket No. 6 and bracket No.
7 with serviceable parts, and repair, as applicable.
    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-0083-0002.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We have considered the comment received. The following
presents the comment received on the NPRM (80 FR 7989, February 13,
2015) and the FAA's response.

Request To Identify Part Numbers in Paragraphs (g) and (h)

    Delta Airlines requested that paragraphs (g) and (h) of the
proposed AD (80 FR 7989, February 13, 2015) be revised to specify the
part numbers of the affected brackets. Delta suggested that paragraph
(g) of the proposed AD be revised to include the part number after the
reference to bracket No. 6 (part number (P/N) F2511012820000, pre-
modification Number 55128S18242; and P/N F2511373420000, post-
modification Number 55128S18242). Delta also requested that paragraph
(h)(2) of the proposed AD be revised to include the part number after
bracket No. 6 (P/N F2511012820000, pre-modification Number 55128S18242;
and P/N F2511373420000, post-modification Number 55128S18242) and
bracket No. 7 (P/N F2511012820000, pre-modification Number 55128S18242;
and P/N F2511373420000, post-modification Number 55128S18242). Delta
stated that Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3538, Revision 02, dated
April 24, 2014, specifies to inspect only P/N F2511012820000, pre-
modification Number 55128S18242, and P/N F2511373420000, post-
modification Number 55128S18242, and identifies only those part numbers
as ``affected'' brackets that are used on both bracket No. 6 and
bracket No. 7.
    We agree to include the part numbers identified by the commenter in
paragraphs (g) and (h)(2) of this AD. We have also included the part
numbers in paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2)(i) of this AD. The ``Reason/
Description/Operational Consequences'' section of Airbus Service
Bulletin A330-25-3538, Revision 02, dated April 24, 2014, specifies to
inspect P/N F2511012820000, pre-modification Number 55128S18242, and P/
N F2511373420000, post-modification Number 55128S18242. Also, the
Accomplishment Instructions of that service bulletin specify to replace
P/N F2511012820000 or P/N F2511373420000, as applicable. We contacted
Airbus for verification that only those part numbers are considered to
be ``affected'' brackets and Airbus confirmed that only those part
numbers are affected. The same affected and replacement parts are used
on both Airbus Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, and A330-300 series
airplanes; and A340-200 and A340-300 series airplanes.

Additional Change to This AD

    A typographical error in paragraph (c)(1) of the proposed AD (80 FR
7989, February 13, 2015) has been corrected in this final rule.
Paragraph (c)(1) of the proposed AD inadvertently included Model A330-
313 airplanes instead of Model A330-343 airplanes. The SUMMARY section
and preamble of the NPRM stated that the applicability included Model
A330-300 series airplanes, which include Model A330-343 airplanes.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comment received, and
determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this AD with the changes described previously and minor editorial
changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM (80 FR 7989, February 13, 2015) for correcting the unsafe
condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 7989, February 13, 2015).
    We also determined that these changes will not increase the
economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of this AD.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Airbus has issued the following service information.
     Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3538, Revision 02, dated
April 24, 2014, which provides procedures for inspection of cockpit
instrument panel bracket 6.
     Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3548, dated October 31,
2013, which provides procedures for replacement of cockpit instrument
panel bracket 6 with a reinforced titanium bracket.
     Airbus Service Bulletin A340-25-4351, Revision 01, dated
January 31, 2014, which provides procedures for inspection of cockpit
instrument panel bracket 6.
     Airbus Service Bulletin A340-25-4354, dated October 31,
2013, which provides procedures for replacement of cockpit instrument
panel bracket 6 with a reinforced titanium bracket.
    This service information is reasonably available because the
interested parties have access to it through their normal course of
business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 76 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We also estimate that it will take about 8 work-hours per product
to comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average labor
rate is $85 per work-hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost
of this AD on U.S. operators to be $51,680, or $680 per product.
    We have received no definitive data that would enable us to provide
cost estimates for the follow-on repairs specified in this AD.
    In addition, we estimate that any necessary replacements will take
about 23 work-hours and require parts costing $0, for a cost of $1,955
per product. We have no way of determining the number of aircraft that
might need these actions.
    We estimate that the optional modification will take about 9 work
hours and require parts costing $1,770, for a cost of $2,535.

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 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.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that 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);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska; and
    4. 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.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0083; or in person at the
Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the
regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information.
The street address for the Docket Operations office (telephone 800-647-
5527) is in the ADDRESSES section.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

    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 airworthiness
directive (AD):

2015-25-09 Airbus: Amendment 39-18347. Docket No. FAA-2015-0083;
Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-131-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective January 28, 2016.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to the Airbus airplanes, certificated in any
category, identified in paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD.
    (1) Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -243, -223F, -243F, -301,
-302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, and -343 airplanes, all
manufacturer serial numbers except those on which Airbus
Modification 203287 has been embodied in production.
    (2) Model A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, and -313 airplanes,
all manufacturer serial numbers.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 25, Equipment/
Furnishings.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by reports that a bracket that attaches the
cockpit instrument panel to the airplane structure does not sustain
the fatigue loads of the design service goal. We are issuing this AD
to detect and correct cracking on a bracket of the cockpit
instrument panel, which, combined with failure of the horizontal
beam, could lead to collapse of the cockpit panel, and reduced
controllability of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Inspection of Bracket No. 6 of the Cockpit Instrument Panel

    At the latest of the times specified in paragraphs (g)(1),
(g)(2), and (g)(3) of this AD: Do a detailed inspection of bracket
No. 6 (part number (P/N) F2511012820000, pre-modification Number
55128S18242; or P/N F2511373420000, post-modification Number
55128S18242) of the cockpit instrument panel for cracking and to
determine if both bracket lugs are fully broken, in accordance with
the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-
3538, Revision 02, dated April 24, 2014; or Airbus Service Bulletin
A340-25-4351, Revision 01, dated January 31, 2014; as applicable.
Repeat the inspection thereafter at intervals not to exceed 2,600
flight cycles.
    (1) Prior to accumulating 17,200 total flight cycles since the
airplane's first flight.
    (2) Prior to bracket No. 6 of the cockpit instrument panel
accumulating 17,200 total flight cycles since installation on an
airplane.
    (3) Within 500 flight cycles after the effective date of this
AD.

(h) Inspection and Corrective Actions

    (1) If, during any inspection required by paragraph (g) of this
AD, any cracking of bracket No. 6 (P/N F2511012820000, pre-
modification Number 55128S18242; or P/N F2511373420000, Post-
modification Number 55128S18242) of the cockpit instrument panel is
found, and both bracket lugs are not fully broken: Within 2,600
flight cycles after that inspection, replace bracket No. 6 of the
cockpit instrument panel with a serviceable part, in accordance with
the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-
3538, Revision 02, dated April 24, 2014; or Airbus Service Bulletin
A340-25-4351, Revision 01, dated January 31, 2014; as applicable.
Replacement of bracket No. 6 (P/N F2511012820000, pre-modification
Number 55128S18242; or P/N F2511373420000, post-modification Number
55128S18242) of the cockpit instrument panel does not constitute
terminating action for the repetitive inspections required by
paragraph (g) of this AD.
    (2) If, during any inspection required by paragraph (g) of this
AD, any cracking of bracket No. 6 (P/N F2511012820000, pre-
modification Number 55128S18242; or P/N F2511373420000, Post-
modification Number 55128S18242) of the cockpit instrument panel is
found and both bracket lugs are fully broken: Before further flight,
do a detailed inspection of bracket No. 7 (P/N F2511012820000, pre-
modification Number 55128S18242; or P/N F2511373420000, Post-
modification Number 55128S18242) of the cockpit instrument panel for
cracking, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of
Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3538, Revision 02, dated April 24,
2014; or Airbus Service Bulletin A340-25-4351, Revision 01, dated
January 31, 2014; as applicable.
    (i) If, during the inspection required by paragraph (h)(2) of
this AD, no cracking is found in bracket No. 7 of the cockpit
instrument panel: Before further flight, replace bracket No. 6 and
bracket No. 7 of the cockpit instrument panel with serviceable
parts, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus
Service Bulletin A330-25-3538, Revision 02, dated April 24, 2014; or
Airbus Service Bulletin A340-25-4351, Revision 01, dated January 31,
2014; as applicable. Replacement of bracket No. 6 (P/N
F2511012820000, pre-

modification Number 55128S18242; or P/N F2511373420000, post-
modification Number 55128S18242) of the cockpit instrument panel
does not constitute terminating action for the repetitive
inspections required by paragraph (g) of this AD.
    (ii) If, during the inspection required by paragraph (h)(2) of
this AD, any cracking is found in bracket No. 7 of the cockpit
instrument panel: Although Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3538,
Revision 02, dated April 24, 2014; and Airbus Service Bulletin A340-
25-4351, Revision 01, dated January 31, 2014; specify to contact
Airbus for repair instructions, and specify that action as ``RC''
(Required for Compliance), repair the cracking before further flight
using a repair method approved by the Manager, International Branch,
ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus's EASA Design Organization
Approval (DOA).

(i) Optional Terminating Modification for Paragraph (g) of This AD

    Modifying an airplane by replacing bracket No. 6 of the cockpit
instrument panel with a new, reinforced bracket, in accordance with
the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-
3548, dated October 31, 2013; or Airbus Service Bulletin A340-25-
4354, dated October 31, 2013; as applicable; terminates the
repetitive inspections required by paragraph (g) of this AD.

(j) Credit for Previous Actions

    This paragraph provides credit for actions required by
paragraphs (g) and (h) of this AD, if those actions were performed
before the effective date of this AD using the service information
identified in paragraph (j)(1), (j)(2), or (j)(3) of this AD, which
is not incorporated by reference in this AD.
    (1) Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3538, dated September 10,
2013.
    (2) Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3538, Revision 01, dated
April 24, 2014.
    (3) Airbus Service Bulletin A340-25-4351, dated September 10,
2014.

(k) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using
the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR
39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: Vladimir
Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
WA 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Information
may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Before using any
approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight
standards district office/certificate holding district office. The
AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International
Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the EASA;
or Airbus's EASA DOA. If approved by the DOA, the approval must
include the DOA-authorized signature.
    (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except as required by
paragraph (h)(2)(ii) of this AD, if Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-
3538, Revision 02, dated April 24, 2014; or Airbus Service Bulletin
A340-25-4351, Revision 01, dated January 31, 2014; contain
procedures or tests that are identified as RC, those procedures and
tests must be done to comply with this AD; any procedures and tests
that are not identified as RC are recommended. Those procedures and
tests that are not identified as RC may be deviated from, using
accepted methods in accordance with the operators maintenance or
inspection program without obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided
the procedures and tests identified as RC can be done and the
airplane can be put back in an airworthy condition. Any
substitutions or changes to procedures or tests identified as RC
require approval of an AMOC.

(l) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) EASA Airworthiness Directive 2014-0127, dated May 15, 2014,
for related information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-
2015-0083-0002.
    (2) Service information identified in this AD that is not
incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in
paragraphs (m)(3) and (m)(4) of this AD.

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3538, Revision 02, dated
April 24, 2014.
    (ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A330-25-3548, dated October 31,
2013.
    (iii) Airbus Service Bulletin A340-25-4351, Revision 01, dated
January 31, 2014.
    (iv) Airbus Service Bulletin A340-25-4354, dated October 31,
2013.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office--EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice
Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96;
fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet http://www.airbus.com.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Transport
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
425-227-1221.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 9, 2015.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-35-000]

Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on December 17, 2014 Southern Natural Gas Company,
LLC (Southern), 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama
35209, filed in the above Docket, a prior notice request pursuant to
sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Southern's blanket certificate issued in
CP82-406-000 on September 1, 1982, for authorization to abandon
approximately 16.6 miles of its 8-inch West Point Line, approximately
1.5 miles of its 4-inch West Point Line and West Point Meter Station
located in Noxubee, Lowndes and Clay Counties, Mississippi, all as more
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Tina
S. Hardy, Manager IC--Regulatory, Southern Natural Gas Company, 569
Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, phone (205)
325-3668 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Specifically, Southern proposes to abandon in place 8-inch pipeline
segment from milepost (MP) 0.00 to MP 16.60 and 4-inch pipeline segment
form MP 22.786 to MP 24.257. Southern also proposes to remove ten above
ground facilities on these pipeline segments, including the West Point
Meter Station, and to grout and cap the pipe at all major road
crossings. Southern states that the 8-inch pipeline ruptured on
November 21, 2013 and the 4-inch line has not been used in 14 years.
Southern also states that the abandonment will not impact Southern's
firm requirements. Southern proposes to start abandonment work in April
2015 and complete it by June 2015. Southern states that the replacement
cost for the facilities described above would be approximately $20.7
million.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 57.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day
after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not
withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest,
the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: December 24, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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