[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5965-5966]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02556]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0783; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-13]

Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Seven Springs, PA, and
Somerset, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove Class E airspace at Seven
Springs, PA, as Seven Springs Borough Airport has been abandoned, and
controlled airspace is no longer required. This proposal would also
remove reference to the Seven Springs, PA, Class E airspace area from
the Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA, description, and update the
geographic coordinates of Somerset County Airport to coincide with the
FAA's database. This action would enhance the safety and management of
controlled airspace within the national airspace system.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify the
Docket No. FAA-2017-0783; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-13, 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 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed on line 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: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11B at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701
Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 30337; 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 proposed 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 remove Class E airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Seven Springs Borough Airport, Seven Springs,
PA, due to the closing of the airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this 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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2017-0783 and Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-13) and be submitted in
triplicate to the DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA-2017-0783; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-13.'' 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. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment
closing date. 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 from and
comments submitted through 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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays at the office
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Room
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective
September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to remove Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Seven Springs Borough
Airport, Seven Springs, PA, as the airport has been abandoned.
Therefore, the airspace is no longer necessary. Also, this action would
remove the words ``excluding that portion that coincides with the Seven
Springs, PA, Class E airspace area'' from the regulatory text In Class
E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for
Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA, and update the geographic
coordinates of Somerset County Airport, to be in concert with the FAA's
aeronautical database.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15,
2017, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
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 proposed rule, when promulgated, will 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 would 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.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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

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1. The authority citation for 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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017,
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

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

* * * * *

AEA PA E5 Seven Springs, PA [Removed]

AEA PA E5 Somerset, PA [Amended]

Somerset County Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]02'20'' N, long. 79[deg]00'54'' W)
Stoystown NDB
    (Lat. 40[deg]05'09'' N, long. 78[deg]55'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Somerset County Airport and within 3.1
miles each side of the 058[deg] bearing from the Stoystown NDB
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.6 miles northeast of the NDB
and 4 miles each side of the 236[deg] bearing from the Somerset
County Airport extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.5 miles
southwest of the airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 1, 2018.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27616-27617]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12635]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-D-2032]

Limited Population Pathway for Antibacterial and Antifungal
Drugs; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Limited
Population Pathway for Antibacterial and Antifungal Drugs.'' This
guidance provides information on the implementation of the limited
population pathway provision of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act),
which established the limited population pathway for antibacterial and
antifungal drugs (LPAD pathway).

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by August 13, 2018 to ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as
follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2018-D-2032 for ``Limited Population Pathway for Antibacterial and
Antifungal Drugs; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability.'' Received
comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted
as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access

the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to
the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave.,
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, or Office
of Communication, Outreach, and Development, Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing
your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Walinsky, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6242, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-
402-4075; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
entitled ``Limited Population Pathway for Antibacterial and Antifungal
Drugs.'' Section 506(h)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 356(h)(5)) requires FDA to issue guidance
``describing criteria, processes, and other general considerations for
demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of limited population
antibacterial and antifungal drugs.'' This guidance provides this
information and is intended to assist sponsors in the development of
certain new antibacterial and antifungal drugs for approval under the
LPAD pathway. This guidance also is intended to assist sponsors in
developing labeling, including prescribing information, patient
labeling, and carton/container labeling, that incorporates certain
statements required by section 506(h) of the FD&C Act, added by section
3042 of the Cures Act. This guidance satisfies the requirements under
section 506(h)(5) of the FD&C Act.
    The LPAD pathway is intended to encourage the development of
certain antibacterial and antifungal drugs to help address the critical
public health and patient care concern that has resulted from the
current decline in antibacterial drug research and development as
serious antibacterial and antifungal drug-resistant infections
increase. FDA is committed to using the tools at its disposal,
including the LPAD pathway, to help encourage the development of safe
and effective drug products that address unmet needs of patients with
serious bacterial and fungal infections.
    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on the LPAD
pathway. It does not establish any rights for any person and is not
binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it
satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
This guidance is not subject to Executive Order 12866.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
The collection of information in 21 CFR part 314 for the submission of
new drug applications (NDAs) under the LPAD pathway, including the
submission of labeling under Sec.  314.50(e)(2)(ii) and (l)(1)(i) and
advertisements and promotional labeling under Sec.  314.81(b)(3)(i),
has been approved under OMB control number 0910-0001. The submission of
biologics license applications (BLAs) under the LPAD pathway has been
approved under OMB control number 0910-0338.
    The submission of prescription drug labeling under 21 CFR 201.56
and 201.57 has been approved under OMB control number 0910-0572. The
submission of medication guides under 21 CFR part 208 has been approved
under OMB control number 0910-0393. The submission of prescription drug
advertisements under 21 CFR 202.1 has been approved under OMB control
number 0910-0686.
    The collection of information in the draft guidance for industry
entitled ``Formal Meetings Between the FDA and Sponsors and Applicants
for PDUFA Products'' (available at https://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/fdagov-public/@fdagov-drugs-gen/documents/document/ucm590547.pdf),
including requests for pre-NDA and pre-BLA meetings and other meetings
pertaining to the LPAD pathway, has been approved under OMB control
number 0910-0429.
    The collection of information in the guidance for industry entitled
``Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions--Drugs and Biologics''
(available at https://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/fdagov-public/@fdagov-drugs-gen/documents/document/ucm358301.pdf), including fast track
designation, breakthrough therapy designation, accelerated approval,
and priority review designation has been approved under OMB control
number 0910-0765.
    The collection of information in 21 CFR part 312, including
submissions under subpart E, has been approved under OMB control number
0910-0014. In accordance with the PRA, prior to publication of any
final guidance document, FDA intends to solicit public comment and
obtain OMB approval for any information collections recommended in this
guidance that are new or that would represent material modifications to
those previously approved collections of information found in FDA
regulations or guidances.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm, https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatory
Information/Guidances/default.htm, or https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: June 7, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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MEMORANDUM

DATE:		12/1/14

TO:		Carbon Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket Id: OAR - 2013-0602

FROM:	Madonna Narvaez, R10, Office of Air, Waste and Toxics

SUBJECT:	Various State Hub calls and Industry calls on the Proposed Plan
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SUMMARY

      Over the period of July through September 30, 2014, R10 held and or participated in several calls with R10 states and industry to get technical clarification on the proposed plan. Prior to those calls, the states, etc. submitted lists of questions to be discussed with the technical staff.

DATES OF CALLS

07/07/14:	Discussion with Oregon PUC and ODEQ on 111(d)
07/23/14:	Discussion with Oregon Energy Office on Block 3 RE questions
08/07/14:	R10 Hub call with Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
09/03/14:	Call with Idaho
09/08/14:	Follow up call with Alaska
09/19/14:	Oregon call re: Compliance 111(d)
09/22/14:	Follow up technical call with Washington
09/29/14:	Bonneville Power Administration met with Joe Goffman in DC

ATTENDEES

07/07/14:	Oregon Dept of Energy, DEQ, and PUC
07/23/14:	Oregon PUC, ODEQ
08/07/14:	Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
09/03/14:	Idaho Energy Office, IDEQ, PUC (Mike Louis, Carl Brown, Matt Wiggs)
09/19/14:	Oregon PUC, ODEQ
09/22/14:		Bradley Cebulko, Deborah Reynolds, Tony Usibelli, Bill Drumheller, Al Newman, Stu Clark Joanna Ekrem
09/29/14:		HQ has List of attendees


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-76-000]

Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Alternative Project
Site Algonquin Ramapo Expansion Project

March 8, 2006.
    On January 10, 2006, a Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (NOI) was issued by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) concerning the preparation
of a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) that discusses
the environmental impacts of Millennium Pipeline L.P.'s (Millennium)
proposed Millennium Phase I Project (Phase I Project) which involves
design and route changes to the pipeline facilities previously approved
as part of the Millennium Pipeline Project and the related projects
proposed by other pipeline companies. These related projects are:
Columbia Gas

Transmission Corporation's (Columbia) Line A-5 Replacement Project
(Docket No. CP05-19-000), Empire Pipeline, Inc.'s (Empire) Empire
Connector Project (Docket No. CP05-6-000), Algonquin Gas Transmission's
(Algonquin) Ramapo Expansion Project (pre-filing Docket No, PF06-5-000
and certificate application filed in Docket No. CP06-76-000 on March 2,
2006), and Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.'s MarketAccess
Project (pre-filing Docket No. PF06-6-000). Together, these projects
are referred to as the Northeast (NE)-07 Project. A copy of the NOI is
attached for your reference (see appendix 1).
    Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC (Algonquin) filed information
regarding an alternative compressor station (CS) site for the proposed
Oxford CS that it may consider as its preferred site. This alternative
site is in Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut. The property is
referred to as alternative ``Site F, Oxford Tax Identification: Map 24,
Block 21, Lot 8'' (Woodruff Hill 3). It would be at
approximate Algonquin milepost 132.5. It would be about 0.85 mile east
of the Oxford Airport runway. It is associated with the planned
Woodruff Hill Industrial Park (Industrial Park) site just east of the
Oxford Airport in an area that has been designated as ``future
development''. But, it is not included in the current plans for
developing the Industrial Park. A location map for the proposed
alternative Oxford CS site is in appendix 2.
    Site F occupies a 41-acre parcel that lies mostly within a valley
that is bisected by an intermittent stream and some associated
wetlands. The site is moderately level and mostly wooded. Algonquin
indicates that an approximate 1600-foot-long driveway would be required
for permanent access to the site.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping period for the
alternative site that will be used to gather environmental information
from the public and interested agencies on the NE-07 Project. Please
note that the scoping period will close on April 7, 2006. Details on
how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section
of this notice.
    This notice is being sent to potentially affected landowners within
a half mile of the alternative new compressor station site; Federal,
state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental
and public interest groups; Native American tribes; and local libraries
and newspapers.
    Some affected landowners may be contacted by a project
representative about the acquisition of an easement to construct,
operate, and maintain the proposed pipeline. If so, the company should
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. In the event that
the NE-07 Project is certificated by the Commission, that approval
conveys the right of eminent domain for securing easements for the
pipeline. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, the company could initiate condemnation proceedings 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?'' addresses a number
of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and
how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is available for
viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov).

The EIS Process

    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 under
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. NEPA also requires us 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 SEIS on the important environmental issues.
By the NOI, the Commission staff requested public comments on the scope
of the issues to address in the EIS. All comments received are
considered during the preparation of the SEIS. Landowners receiving
this supplemental notice about the alternative compressor station site
have been given an opportunity to comment of the project outside the
comment period identified in the attached NOI.

Currently Identified Environmental Issues

    We have identified several issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the proposed alternative facilities
and the environmental information provided by the applicants. This
preliminary list of issues may be changed based on your comments and
our analysis.

 Water Resources.
    [rtarr8] Impact on water quality.
    [rtarr8] Impact on wetlands.
 Vegetation and Wildlife.
    [rtarr8] Impact on forests due to clearing to construct and operate
the compressor station and access road.
 Endangered and Threatened Species.
    [rtarr8] Impact on Indiana bats.
    [rtarr8] Impact on bog turtles.
 Reliability and Safety.
    [rtarr8] Assessment of hazards associated with compressor stations.
 Air Quality and Noise.
    [rtarr8] Temporary impacts from construction of the pipeline on
residences.
    [rtarr8] Impacts of operation of the new compressor stations and
compressor station additions.
 Alternatives.

Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the NE-07 Project. By becoming a commentor,
your concerns may be addressed in the SEIS and considered by the
Commission. You should focus on the potential environmental effects of
the proposal, alternatives to the proposal (including alternative
locations and routes), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental
impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful they may be.
Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments
are received in time and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 2.
     Reference the docket number of the project about which you
are commenting on the original and both copies. For these projects,
please reference:--Ramapo Expansion Project--CP06-76-000.
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before April 7, 2006.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions
or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under

the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can
file comments, you will need to open a free account which can be
created on-line.

Becoming an Intervenor

    Please see the attached NOI for the NE-07 Project for this
information.

Environmental Mailing List

    If you do not want to send comments at this time, but still want to
remain on our mailing list, please return the attached Mailing List
Retention Form (Appendix 3). If you do not return the form, you will be
taken off the mailing list.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (http://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. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,

contact 1-202-502-8659. 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 now 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 http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx
 along with other related information.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72804-72805]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25513]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OGC-2016-0613; FRL-9954-39-OGC]

Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; request for public
comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed
settlement agreement to address a lawsuit filed by the Center for
Biological Diversity, Association of Irritated Residents, and Sierra
Club (Plaintiffs), in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of California: Center For Biological Diversity et al. v.
United States Environmental Protection Agency et al. No. 4:16-cv-01946-
SBA (N.D. Cal.). On April 14, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a complaint
alleging that Gina McCarthy, in her official capacity as Administrator
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Jared
Blumenfeld, in his official capacity as Regional Administrator of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (collectively, ``EPA''),
failed to perform a nondiscretionary duty to grant or deny within 60
days a petition submitted by Plaintiffs on December 16, 2014,
requesting that EPA object to an Authority to Construct/Certificate of
Conformity issued by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District to the Alon USA--Bakersfield, California Refinery Facility.
The proposed settlement agreement would establish two deadlines for EPA
to take specified action.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be
received by November 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2016-0613, online at www.regulations.gov. For comments submitted at
www.regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
www.regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
generally will 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: Dan Conrad, Air and Radiation Law
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Settlement Agreement

    The proposed settlement agreement would resolve a lawsuit filed by
the Plaintiffs seeking to compel the Administrator to take actions
under CAA section 505(b)(2). Under the terms of the proposed settlement
agreement, EPA would agree to sign its response granting or denying one
specified section of the petition filed by Plaintiffs regarding the
Alon USA--Bakersfield, California Refinery Facility on or before
December 30, 2016. Additionally, EPA would agree to sign its response
granting or denying two other specified sections of the petition filed
by Plaintiffs regarding the Alon USA--Bakersfield, California Refinery
Facility on or before July 31, 2016.
    Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, EPA would
expeditiously deliver notice of EPA's responses to the Office of the
Federal Register for review and publication following signature of each
response. In addition, the proposed settlement agreement sets out a
framework for resolving any request for costs of litigation, including
attorney fees.
    For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication
of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the
proposed settlement agreement from persons who are not named as parties
or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of
Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed settlement
agreement if the comments disclose facts or considerations that
indicate that such agreement is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or
inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the
Department of Justice determines that consent to this settlement
agreement should be withdrawn, the terms of the settlement agreement
will be affirmed.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Settlement
Agreement

A. How can I get a copy of the settlement agreement?

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2016-0613) contains a copy of the proposed settlement
agreement. The official public docket is available for public viewing
at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA
Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-
1752.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through

www.regulations.gov. You may use www.regulations.gov to submit or view
public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the
appropriate docket identification number then select ``search.''
    It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments,
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available
for public viewing online at www.regulations.gov without change, unless
the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business
information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official
public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that
copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a
public comment, will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket
but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official
public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the EPA Docket Center.

B. How and to whom do I submit comments?

    You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider such late
comments.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or
CD-ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further
information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    Use of the www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments to EPA
electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. The
electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail
(email) system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an
email comment directly to the Docket without going through
www.regulations.gov, your email address is automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.

    Dated: October 15, 2016.
Gautam Srinivasan,
Acting Associate General Counsel.
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