[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9960-18-Region 6]

Proposed Issuance of the NPDES General Permit for Discharges From
the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category--Stripper Subcategory
in Texas (TXG350000)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposal of NPDES General Permit Renewal.

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SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 today proposes a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) general permit regulating discharges from
oil and gas wells in the Stripper Subcategory which discharge into
waters in Texas.

DATES: Comments must be received by June 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comment: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-R06-OW-2017-0161 to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. 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. 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, the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Evelyn Rosborough, Region 6, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    A complete draft permit and a fact sheet more fully explaining the
proposal may be obtained online from the Federal eRulemaking Portal
accessing the Docket listed above or from Ms. Rosborough. In addition,
the Agency's current administrative record on the proposal is available
for examination at the Region's Dallas offices during normal working
hours after providing Ms. Rosborough 24 hours advance notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The current permit authorizes discharges of
produced water from wells in the Stripper Subcategory located east of
the 98th meridian whose produced water comes from the Carrizo/Wilcox,
Reklaw or Bartosh formations in Texas as authorized by the expiring
permit. EPA is soliciting comments whether to expand the permit
coverage to include all stripper wells in Texas. The permit proposes to
authorize discharges of produced water, well field drainage, and
chemical-free miscellaneous discharges. More stringent requirements are
proposed to regulate discharges to water quality-impaired waterbodies.
Proposed changes include (1) removal of authorization for sanitary
waste, domestic waste, and miscellaneous discharges which are unrelated
to stripper well operations; (2) removal of authorization of direct
discharge to coastal waters; (3) revision of the toxicity monitoring
requirement and removal of the ion-imbalance exemption; (4) the
addition of electronic filing requirements for Notices of Intent
(NOIs); and (5) the addition of a ``sufficiently sensitive method''
requirement for analysis. Rationales for those changes are described in
the Fact Sheet. To obtain discharge authorization, operators of such
facilities must submit a new NOI. To determine whether your facility,
company, business, organization, etc. is regulated by this action, you
should carefully examine the applicability criteria in Part I, Section
A.1 of this permit. If you have questions regarding the applicability
of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed in the
preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Other Legal Requirements

    State certification under section 401 of the CWA; compliance with
Endangered Species Act, Historic Preservation Act, Paperwork Reduction
Act, and Regulatory Flexibility Act requirements are discussed in the
fact sheet to the proposed permit.

    Dated: March 2, 2017.
William K. Honker,
Director, Water Division, EPA Region 6.
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[Notices]
[Pages 11516-11518]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0055]

Steel Erection; Extension of the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements

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

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements
specified in the Standard on Steel Erection (29 CFR part 1926, subpart
R).

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
May 2, 2011.

ADDRESSES:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2011-0055,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier
service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information Collection request (ICR) (OSHA-2011-
0055). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.''
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through the Web site. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693-2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires
that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce to the
maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining
information (29 U.S.C. 657).
    Section 1926.752(a)(1). Description of the requirement. Based on
the results of a specified method for testing field-cured samples, the
controlling contractor must provide the steel erector with written
notification that the concrete in the footings, piers, and walls, or
the mortar in the masonry piers and walls, is at 75% of its minimum
compressive-design strength or has sufficient strength to support loads
imposed during steel erection. Note: This is not and will not be
enforced for mortar in piers and walls until such time as OSHA is able
to define an appropriate substitute or until an appropriate American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) test method is developed.
    Sections 1926.752(a)(2) and 1926.755(b)(1). Description of the
requirements. Under Sec.  1926.752(a)(2), the controlling contractor,
before it authorizes commencement of steel erection, must notify the
steel erector in writing that any repairs, replacements, and
modifications to anchor bolts (rods) have been made in accordance with
Sec.  1926.755(b)(1) which requires the controlling contractor to
obtain approval from the project structural engineer of record for the
repairs, replacements, and modifications.
    Section 1926.753(c)(5). Description of the requirement. Employers
must not deactivate safety latches on hooks or make them inoperable
except for the situation when: A qualified rigger determines that it is
safer to hoist and place purlins and single joists by doing so; or
except when equivalent protection is provided in the site-specific
erection plan.
    Section 1926.753(e)(2). Description of the requirement. Employers
must have the maximum capacity of the total multiple-lift rigging
assembly, as well as each of its individual attachment points,
certified by the manufacturer or a qualified rigger.
    Sections 1926.755(b)(2) and 1926.755(b)(1). Description of the
requirements. Under Sec.  1926.755(b)(2), throughout steel erection the
controlling contractor must notify the steel erector in writing of
additional repairs, replacements, and modifications of anchor bolts
(rods); Sec.  1926.755(b)(1) requires that these repairs, replacements
and modifications not be made without approval from the project
structural engineer of record.
    Section 1926.757(a)(4). Description of the requirement. If steel
joists at or near columns span more than 60 feet, employers must set
the joists in tandem with all bridging installed. However, the employer
may use an alternative method of erection if a qualified person
develops the alternative method, it provides equivalent stability, and
the employer includes the method in the site-specific erection plan.
    Section 1926.757(a)(7). Description of the requirement. Employers
must not modify steel joists or steel joist girders in a way that
affects their strength without the approval of the project structural
engineer of record.

    Sections 1926.757(a)(9) and 1926.758(g). Description of the
requirements. An employer can use a steel joist, steel joist girder,
purlin, or girt as an anchorage point for a fall-arrest system only
with the written approval of a qualified person.
    Section 1926.757(e)(4)(i). Description of the requirement. An
employer must install and anchor all bridging on joists and attach all
joist bearing ends before placing a bundle of decking on the joists,
unless: A qualified person determines that the structure or portion of
the structure is capable of supporting the bundle, the employer
documents this determination in the site-specific erection plan and
follows the additional requirements specified in Sec.
1926.757(e)(4)(ii)-(vi).
    Section 1926.760(e) and (e)(1). Description of the requirement. The
steel erector can leave its fall protection at the jobsite after
completion of the erection activity only if the controlling contractor
or its authorized representative directs the steel erector to do so and
inspects and accepts responsibility for the fall protection.
    Section 1926.761. Description of the requirement. Employers must
have qualified persons provide training to all workers exposed to fall
hazards. This training is to include: Recognition of fall hazards at
the worksite; use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall-
arrest systems, positioning-device systems, fall-restraint systems,
safety-net systems, and other fall protection implemented at the
worksite; correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling,
and inspecting these fall-protection systems; procedures that prevent
falls to lower levels, and through or into holes and openings in
walking-working surfaces; and the fall-protection requirements of this
Subpart. In addition, employers are to provide special training to
workers engaged in multiple-lift rigging procedures (i.e., to recognize
multi-lift hazards and in the proper procedures and equipment to
perform multiple lifts), connector procedures (i.e., to identify
connector hazards and in the requirements of Sec. Sec.  1926.756(c) and
1926.760(b)), and controlled-decking-zone (CDZ) procedures (i.e.,
knowledge of CDZ hazards and in the requirements of Sec. Sec.
1926.754(e) and 1926.760(c)).
    Paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of Appendix G to Subpart R. Description of the
requirement. This mandatory appendix duplicates the regulatory
requirements of Sec.  1926.502 (``Fall protection systems criteria and
practices''), notably the requirements specified in paragraph
(c)(4)(ii). This paragraph addresses the certification of safety nets
as an option available to employers who can demonstrate that performing
a drop test on safety nets is unreasonable. This provision allows such
employers to certify that their safety nets, including the installation
of the nets, protect workers at least as well as safety nets that meet
the drop-test criteria. The employer must complete the certification
process prior to using the net for fall protection, and the certificate
must include the following information: Identification of the net and
the type of installation used for the net; the date the certifying
party determined that the net and its installation would meet the drop-
test criteria; and the signature of the party making this
determination. The most recent certificate must be available at the
jobsite for inspection.

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
     The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

    The Agency is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the
information collection requirements contained in the Standard on Steel
Erection (29 CFR part 1926, subpart R). The Agency is requesting an
adjustment decrease of 7,414 burden hours (from 30,339 hours to 22,925
hours). This decrease is due to a decline in worksites associated with
this subpart from 20,787 to 15,758.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Steel Erection (29 CFR part 1926, subpart R).
    OMB Number: 1218-0241.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 15,758.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Average Time per Response: Varies from one minute (.02 hour) for a
controlling contractor to inform a steel erector to leave fall
protection at the jobsite to three hours for controlling contractors to
obtain approval from the project structural engineer of record before
modifying anchor bolts.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 22,925.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.

IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions

    You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0055). You
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES).
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments
by your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them
to your comments.
    Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at<PHONE_NUMBER>, (TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>).
    Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this
Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are
available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is available at the Web site's ``User
Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about
materials not available through the Web site, and for assistance in
using the Internet to locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this

notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 4-2010
(75 FR 55355).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on February 25, 2011.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 23

[Notice No. 23-18-01-NOA]

Accepted Means of Compliance; Airworthiness Standards: Normal
Category Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of 63 Means of
Compliance (MOC) based on 30 published ASTM International (ASTM)
consensus standards developed by ASTM Committee F44 on General Aviation
Aircraft. A total of 46 of these accepted MOCs consist of ASTM
consensus standards as published, with the remaining 17 MOCs comprised
of a combination of ASTM standards and FAA changes. The Administrator
finds these MOCs to be an acceptable means, but not the only means, of
showing compliance to the applicable regulations in part 23, amendment
23-64, for normal category airplanes. The Administrator further finds
that these accepted means of complying with part 23, amendment 23-64,
provide at least the same level of safety as the corresponding
requirements in part 23, amendment 23-63.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Federal Aviation Administration, Policy
and Innovation Division, Small Airplane Standards Branch, AIR-690,
Attention: Steve Thompson, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106. Comments may also be emailed to:
[email protected]. Specify the MOC, and if applicable, the
standard being addressed by designation and title. Mark all comments:
Part 23 MOC Comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Thompson, Federal Aviation
Administration, Policy and Innovation Division, Small Airplane
Standards Branch, AIR-690, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments, data, or
views. Communications should identify the MOC and consensus standard
number, where applicable, and be submitted to the address previously
specified in the ADDRESSES section of this NOA. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the accepted MOC(s) or
standard(s), explain the reason for any recommended change, and include
supporting data. The FAA may forward communications regarding the
consensus standards to ASTM Committee F44 for consideration. The MOC or
standard may be revised based on received comments. The FAA will
consider all comments received during the recurring review of the MOC
and consensus standard and will participate in the consensus standard
revision process.

Background

    Under the provisions of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 \1\ and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the Development and Use of
Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment
Activities,'' effective January 27, 2016, the FAA participates in the
development of consensus standards and uses consensus standards as a
means of carrying out its policy objectives where appropriate.
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    \1\ Ref Public Law 104-113 as amended by Public Law 107-107.
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    Consistent with the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013,\2\
the FAA has been working with industry and other stakeholders through
ASTM to develop consensus standards for use as a MOC in certificating
small airplanes under part 23. In promulgating part 23, amendment 23-
64, the FAA explained that if it determined such consensus standards
were acceptable MOC to part 23, it would publish a notice of
availability of those consensus standards in the Federal Register.
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    \2\ Ref Public Law 113-53.
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    Pursuant to FAA Advisory Circular 23.2010-1, section 3.1.1, this
document serves as a formal acceptance by the Administrator, of MOCs
based on consensus standards developed by ASTM. The MOCs accepted by
this document are one means, but not the only means of complying with
part 23 regulatory requirements.
    The FAA has reviewed the consensus standards referenced in this NOA
as the basis for MOCs to the regulatory requirements of part 23,
amendment 23-64. In some cases, the Administrator finds sections of
ASTM Standard F3264-17, ``Standard Specification for Normal Category
Aeroplanes Certification,'' without changes, are accepted as means of
complying with the airworthiness requirements of part 23, without
degrading safety, and within the scope and applicability of the
consensus standards. In other cases, the MOCs, while based on ASTM
consensus standards, include additional FAA provisions necessary to
comply with the airworthiness requirements of part 23, amendment 23-64.
    Part 23, amendment 23-64, established airworthiness requirements
based on the level of safety of

amendment 23-63 regulations, except for areas addressing loss of
control and icing where the safety level was increased.\3\ Achieving
this level of safety through compliance with amendment 23-64--for a
given certification project--may require use of additional MOCs beyond
those accepted by this document, depending on the details of the
specific design. For example, an applicant's design may include
features that are customary, but not addressed in the MOCs accepted by
this document. Designs may also include features that are innovative
and not type certificated previously. In either case, a supplemental
MOC beyond those accepted in this document would be required. For
example, the MOCs accepted by this document do not contain provisions
addressing powered-trim system runaways. Therefore, in order to
maintain the level of safety of amendment 23-63 regulations, applicants
proposing use of these MOCs for an airplane with a powered-trim system
would need to supplement the accepted MOC(s) with additional means for
Sec.  23.2300 to demonstrate safe controllability after a probable trim
system runaway. To do this, applicants could use the provisions of
Sec.  23.677(d), amendment 23-49, or other MOC(s) accepted under Sec.
23.2010. Further information on supplemental MOCs is provided in a part
23 means of compliance summary table and in the Small Airplanes Issues
List, which are available on the Small Airplanes--Regulations, Policies
& Guidance website.\4\
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    \3\ Ref 81 FR 96572, December 30, 2016.
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Means of Compliance Accepted in This Document

    The following is a list of sections from part 23, amendment 23-64,
followed by their corresponding MOC accepted by this document:
23.1457: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.12
23.1459: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.13
23.1529: ASTM F3264-17, section 10.6

Subpart B--Flight

23.2100: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.1
23.2105: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.2
23.2110: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.3
23.2115: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.4
23.2120: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.5
23.2125: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.6
23.2130: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.7
23.2135: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.8, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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ASTM F3173/F3173M-17, Sections <IP_ADDRESS> and <IP_ADDRESS>...  FAA <IP_ADDRESS> and
                                                        <IP_ADDRESS>:
                                                       <IP_ADDRESS>: ``For a
                                                        level 1 or 2
                                                        airplane, or
                                                        level 3 or 4
                                                        airplane of
                                                        6,000 pounds or
                                                        less maximum
                                                        weight, 5
                                                        seconds from
                                                        initiation of
                                                        roll and''
                                                          <IP_ADDRESS>: ``For
                                                           a level 3 or
                                                           4 airplane of
                                                           over 6,000
                                                           pounds
                                                           maximum
                                                           weight,
                                                           (W+500)/1300
                                                           seconds, but
                                                           not more than
                                                           10 seconds,
                                                           where W is
                                                           the weight in
                                                           pounds.''
ASTM F3173/F3173M-17, Sections <IP_ADDRESS> and <IP_ADDRESS>...  FAA <IP_ADDRESS> and
                                                        <IP_ADDRESS>:
                                                       <IP_ADDRESS>: ``For a
                                                        level 1 or 2
                                                        airplane, or
                                                        level 3 or 4
                                                        airplane of
                                                        6,000 pounds or
                                                        less maximum
                                                        weight, 4
                                                        seconds from
                                                        initiation of
                                                        roll and''
                                                          <IP_ADDRESS>: ``For
                                                           a level 3 or
                                                           4 airplane of
                                                           over 6,000
                                                           pounds
                                                           maximum
                                                           weight,
                                                           (W+2,800)/
                                                           2,200
                                                           seconds, but
                                                           not more than
                                                           7 seconds,
                                                           where W is
                                                           the weight in
                                                           pounds.''
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23.2140: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.9
23.2145: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.10
23.2150: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.11
23.2155: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.12
23.2160: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.13
23.2165: ASTM F3264-17, section 5.14

Subpart C--Structures

23.2200: ASTM F3264-17, Section 6.1, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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ASTM F3116/F3116M-15, Section <IP_ADDRESS>(1).............  FAA <IP_ADDRESS>(1):
                                                       ``VS is a 1g
                                                        computed
                                                        stalling speed
                                                        with flaps
                                                        retracted
                                                        (normally based
                                                        on the maximum
                                                        airplane normal
                                                        force
                                                        coefficient,
                                                        CNA) at the
                                                        design maximum
                                                        takeoff
                                                        weight.''
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23.2210: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.3
23.2215: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.4, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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ASTM F3116/F3116M-15, Section 4.1.4..................  FAA 4.1.4:
                                                       ``Appendix X1
                                                        through appendix
                                                        X4 provide,
                                                        within the
                                                        limitations
                                                        specified within
                                                        the appendix, a
                                                        simplified means
                                                        of compliance
                                                        with several of
                                                        the requirements
                                                        set forth in 4.2
                                                        to 4.26 and 7.1
                                                        to 7.9 that can
                                                        be applied as
                                                        one (but not the
                                                        only) means to
                                                        comply. If the
                                                        simplified
                                                        methods in
                                                        appendix X1
                                                        through appendix
                                                        X3 are used,
                                                        they must be
                                                        used together in
                                                        their
                                                        entirety.''
ASTM F3116/F3116M-15, Section <IP_ADDRESS>...............  FAA <IP_ADDRESS>:
                                                       ``In condition A,
                                                        assume 100% of
                                                        the semispan
                                                        wing airload
                                                        acts on one side
                                                        of the airplane
                                                        and 75% of this
                                                        load acts on the
                                                        other side. For
                                                        airplanes with
                                                        maximum weight
                                                        of 1,000 pounds
                                                        or less, 70% of
                                                        the load acts on
                                                        the other
                                                        side.''

ASTM F3116/F3116M-15, Section X1.1.1.................  FAA X1.1.1:
                                                       ``The methods
                                                        provided in this
                                                        appendix provide
                                                        one possible
                                                        means (but not
                                                        the only
                                                        possible means)
                                                        of compliance
                                                        and can only be
                                                        applied to low-
                                                        speed, level 1
                                                        and level 2
                                                        airplanes.''
ASTM F3116/F3116M-15, Section X1.1.4.................  X1.1.4 through
                                                        X<IP_ADDRESS>: Same
                                                        as published in
                                                        F3116/F3116M-15.
                                                       Add FAA X<IP_ADDRESS>:
                                                       ``Wings with
                                                        winglets, tip
                                                        tanks, or tip
                                                        fins.''
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2220: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.5
23.2225: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.6, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3116/F3116M-15, Section X2.1.1.................  FAA X2.1.1:
                                                       ``The methods
                                                        provided in this
                                                        appendix provide
                                                        one possible
                                                        means (but not
                                                        the only
                                                        possible means)
                                                        of compliance
                                                        and can only be
                                                        applied to low-
                                                        speed, level 1
                                                        and level 2
                                                        airplanes.''
ASTM F3116/F3116M-15, Section X3.1.1.................  FAA X3.1.1:
                                                       ``The methods
                                                        provided in this
                                                        appendix provide
                                                        one possible
                                                        means (but not
                                                        the only
                                                        possible means)
                                                        of compliance
                                                        and can only be
                                                        applied to low-
                                                        speed, level 1
                                                        and level 2
                                                        airplanes.''
ASTM F3116/F3116M-15, Section X4.1.1.................  FAA X4.1.1:
                                                       ``The methods
                                                        provided in this
                                                        appendix provide
                                                        one possible
                                                        means (but not
                                                        the only
                                                        possible means)
                                                        of compliance
                                                        and can only be
                                                        applied to low-
                                                        speed, level 1
                                                        airplanes.''
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2230: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.7
23.2235: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.8, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3264-17, Section 6.8.1.........................  FAA 6.8.1:
                                                       ``F3114-15
                                                        Standard
                                                        Specification
                                                        for
                                                        Structures''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2240: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.9, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3115/F3115M-15, Section 4.4.1..................  FAA 4.4.1:
                                                       ``For metallic
                                                        (aluminum),
                                                        unpressurized,
                                                        non-aerobatic,
                                                        low-speed, level
                                                        1 airplanes,
                                                        applicants can
                                                        demonstrate a
                                                        10,000 hour safe-
                                                        life by limiting
                                                        the `1g' gross
                                                        stress, at
                                                        maximum takeoff
                                                        weight, to no
                                                        more than 5.5
                                                        ksi. The
                                                        applicant must
                                                        show effective
                                                        stress
                                                        concentration
                                                        factors of 4 or
                                                        less in highly
                                                        loaded joints
                                                        and use
                                                        materials or
                                                        material systems
                                                        for which the
                                                        physical and
                                                        mechanical
                                                        properties are
                                                        well
                                                        established.''
ASTM F3115/F3115M-15, Section 6.1....................  FAA 6.1:
                                                       ``For bonded
                                                        airframe
                                                        structure, the
                                                        residual
                                                        strength of
                                                        bonded joints
                                                        shall be
                                                        addressed as
                                                        follows: For any
                                                        bonded joint,
                                                        the failure of
                                                        which would
                                                        result in
                                                        catastrophic
                                                        loss of the
                                                        airplane, the
                                                        limit load
                                                        capacity must be
                                                        substantiated by
                                                        one of the
                                                        following
                                                        methods.''
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2245: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.10
23.2250: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.11
23.2255: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.12
23.2260: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.13
23.2265: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.14
23.2270: ASTM F3264-17, section 6.15

Subpart D--Design and Construction

23.2300: ASTM F3264-17, section 7.1, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3232/F3232M-17, Table 1, Row 4.4.6.............  FAA Table 1, Row
                                                        4.4.6:
                                                       A white circle
                                                        (``o'') in the
                                                        following
                                                        Aircraft Type
                                                        Code (ATC)
                                                        character
                                                        fields:
                                                        ``Airworthiness
                                                        Level--1'' and
                                                        ``Stall Speed--
                                                        L''; a mark-out
                                                        (``x'') in the
                                                        following ATC
                                                        character field:
                                                        ``Number of
                                                        Engines--M'';
                                                        and no codes in
                                                        any other ATC
                                                        character field.
                                                       Note: This change
                                                        applies the
                                                        standard of ASTM
                                                        F3232/F3232M-17,
                                                        Section 4.4.6,
                                                        to all single-
                                                        engine airplanes
                                                        except level 1
                                                        airplanes with a
                                                        stall speed of
                                                        45 knots or
                                                        less.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2305: ASTM F3264-17, section 7.2
23.2315: ASTM F3264-17, section 7.4
23.2320: ASTM F3264-17, section 7.5
23.2325: ASTM F3264-17, section 7.6, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3061/F3061M-17, Section 10.3.2.................  FAA 10.3.2:
                                                       ``In each area
                                                        where flammable
                                                        fluids or vapors
                                                        might escape by
                                                        leakage of a
                                                        fluid system,
                                                        there must be
                                                        means to
                                                        minimize the
                                                        probability of
                                                        ignition of the
                                                        fluids and
                                                        vapors, and the
                                                        resultant hazard
                                                        if ignition does
                                                        occur. These
                                                        means must
                                                        account for the
                                                        factors
                                                        prescribed in
                                                        10.3.3 through
                                                        10.3.7.''
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2330: ASTM F3264-17, section 7.7
23.2335: ASTM F3264-17, section 7.8

Subpart E--Powerplant

23.2400: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.1, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3065/F3065M-15, Section 4.3....................  An FAA-accepted
                                                        means of
                                                        compliance for
                                                        Sec.
                                                        23.2400(c), such
                                                        as the
                                                        provisions of
                                                        Sec.
                                                        23.905(d),
                                                        amendment 23-59.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2405: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.2
23.2410: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.3, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3264-17, Section 8.3...........................  8.3 through
                                                        8.3.2: Same as
                                                        published in
                                                        F3264-17.
                                                       Renumber 8.3.3 to
                                                        8.3.6.
                                                       Add FAA 8.3.3
                                                        through 8.3.5,
                                                        and FAA 8.3.7:
                                                       8.3.3: ``F3063/
                                                        F3063M--16a
                                                        Standard
                                                        Specification
                                                        for Design and
                                                        Integration of
                                                        Fuel/Energy
                                                        Storage and
                                                        Delivery System
                                                        Installations
                                                        for
                                                        Aeroplanes''.
                                                          8.3.4: ``F3064/
                                                           F3064M--15
                                                           Standard
                                                           Specification
                                                           for Control,
                                                           Operational
                                                           Characteristi
                                                           cs and
                                                           Installation
                                                           of
                                                           Instruments
                                                           and Sensors
                                                           of Propulsion
                                                           Systems''.
                                                          8.3.5: ``F3065/
                                                           F3065M--15
                                                           Standard
                                                           Specification
                                                           for
                                                           Installation
                                                           and
                                                           Integration
                                                           of Propeller
                                                           System''.
                                                          8.3.7:
                                                           ``F3117--15
                                                           Standard
                                                           Specification
                                                           for Crew
                                                           Interface in
                                                           Aircraft''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2415: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.4, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3264-17, Section 8.4...........................  8.4 through
                                                        8.4.1: Same as
                                                        published in
                                                        F3264-17.
                                                       Renumber 8.4.2 to
                                                        8.4.3.
                                                       Add FAA 8.4.2:
                                                       F3063/F3063M--
                                                        ``16a Standard
                                                        Specification
                                                        for Design and
                                                        Integration of
                                                        Fuel/Energy
                                                        Storage and
                                                        Delivery System
                                                        Installations
                                                        for
                                                        Aeroplanes''.
ASTM F3066/F3066M-15, Section 5.1....................  An FAA-accepted
                                                        means of
                                                        compliance for
                                                        the induction
                                                        system ice
                                                        protection
                                                        aspects of Sec.
                                                         23.2415, such
                                                        as the
                                                        provisions of
                                                        Sec.
                                                        23.1093(a),
                                                        amendment 23-51.
ASTM F3066/F3066M-15, Section <IP_ADDRESS>................  FAA <IP_ADDRESS>:
                                                       ``Operate
                                                        throughout its
                                                        flight power
                                                        range, including
                                                        minimum descent
                                                        idle speeds, in
                                                        the icing and
                                                        snow conditions
                                                        specified in
                                                        Specification
                                                        F3120/F3120M,
                                                        without the
                                                        accumulation of
                                                        ice on engine,
                                                        inlet system
                                                        components, or
                                                        airframe
                                                        components that
                                                        would do any of
                                                        the following:''
ASTM F3066/F3066M-15, Section 5.2.2..................  [Remove]
ASTM F3066/F3066M-15, Sections 5.2.3, <IP_ADDRESS>, and     FAA 5.2.2:
 <IP_ADDRESS>.                                              ``Each turbine
                                                        engine must idle
                                                        for 30 min on
                                                        the ground, with
                                                        the air bleed
                                                        available for
                                                        engine icing
                                                        protection at
                                                        its critical
                                                        condition,
                                                        without adverse
                                                        effect, in the
                                                        ground icing
                                                        conditions
                                                        specified in
                                                        Specification
                                                        F3120/F3120M.''
                                                       FAA <IP_ADDRESS>
                                                        Followed by
                                                        momentary
                                                        operation at
                                                        takeoff power or
                                                        thrust.
                                                       FAA <IP_ADDRESS>
                                                        During the 30
                                                        min of idle
                                                        operation, the
                                                        engine may be
                                                        run up
                                                        periodically to
                                                        a moderate power
                                                        or thrust
                                                        setting.''
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2420: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.5, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3264-17, Section 8.5...........................  8.5 through
                                                        8.5.1: Same as
                                                        published in
                                                        F3264-17.
                                                       Remove 8.5.2 and
                                                        8.5.3.
                                                       Add FAA 8.5.2:
                                                       F3065/F3065M--
                                                        ``15 Standard
                                                        Specification
                                                        for Installation
                                                        and Integration
                                                        of Propeller
                                                        System''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2425: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.6, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3264-17, Section 8.6...........................  8.6 through
                                                        8.6.2: Same as
                                                        published in
                                                        F3264-17.
                                                       Renumber 8.6.3 to
                                                        8.6.4.
                                                       Add FAA 8.6.3 and
                                                        FAA 8.6.5:
                                                          8.6.3: ``F3065/
                                                           F3065M--15
                                                           Standard
                                                           Specification
                                                           for
                                                           Installation
                                                           and
                                                           Integration
                                                           of Propeller
                                                           System''.
                                                          8.6.5:
                                                           ``F3117--15
                                                           Standard
                                                           Specification
                                                           for Crew
                                                           Interface in
                                                           Aircraft''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2430: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.7, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM F3264-17, Section 8.7...........................  8.7.1 through
                                                        8.7.5: Same as
                                                        published in
                                                        F3264-17.
                                                       Add an FAA-
                                                        accepted means
                                                        of compliance
                                                        for the fuel
                                                        supply aspects
                                                        of Sec.
                                                        23.2430, such as
                                                        the provisions
                                                        of Sec.
                                                        23.991(b),
                                                        amendment 23-43.
ASTM F3066/F3066M-15, Section 6.3....................  An FAA-accepted
                                                        means of
                                                        compliance for
                                                        the fuel/oil
                                                        tank aspects of
                                                        Sec.   23.2430,
                                                        such as the
                                                        provisions of
                                                        Sec.
                                                        23.967(d),
                                                        amendment 23-43.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2435: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.8
23.2440: ASTM F3264-17, section 8.9, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM Section 8.9, F3264-17...........................  8.9 through
                                                        8.9.2: Same as
                                                        published in
                                                        F3264-17.
                                                       Renumber 8.9.3 to
                                                        8.9.4.
                                                       Renumber 8.9.4 to
                                                        8.9.5 and change
                                                        to, ``F3066/
                                                        F3066M-15
                                                        Standard
                                                        Specification
                                                        for Powerplant
                                                        Systems Specific
                                                        Hazard
                                                        Mitigation.''
                                                       Add FAA 8.9.3:
                                                          8.9.3: ``F3063/
                                                           F3063M-16a
                                                           Standard
                                                           Specification
                                                           for Design
                                                           and
                                                           Integration
                                                           of Fuel/
                                                           Energy
                                                           Storage and
                                                           Delivery
                                                           System
                                                           Installations
                                                           for
                                                           Aeroplanes.''
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Subpart F--Equipment

23.2500: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.1
23.2505: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.2
23.2510: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.3
23.2515: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.4
23.2520: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.5
23.2525: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.6
23.2530: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.7
23.2535: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.8
23.2540: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.9
23.2545: ASTM F3264-17, section 9.10
23.2550: ASTM F3061/F3061M-17, section 10.9

Subpart G--Flightcrew Interface and Other Information

23.2600: ASTM F3264-17, section 10.1, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM Section 10.1, F3264-17..........................  10.1.1 through
                                                        10.1.5: Same as
                                                        published in
                                                        F3264-17.
                                                       Add an FAA-
                                                        accepted means
                                                        of compliance
                                                        for the
                                                        windshield
                                                        luminous
                                                        transmittance
                                                        aspects of Sec.
                                                         23.2600, such
                                                        as the
                                                        provisions of
                                                        Sec.
                                                        23.775(e),
                                                        amendment 23-49.
                                                       Add an FAA-
                                                        accepted means
                                                        of compliance
                                                        for the pilot
                                                        compartment view
                                                        with formation
                                                        of fog or frost
                                                        aspects of Sec.
                                                         23.2600, such
                                                        as the
                                                        provisions of
                                                        Sec.
                                                        23.773(b),
                                                        amendment 23-45.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2605: ASTM F3264-17, section 10.2
23.2610: ASTM F3264-17, section 10.3
23.2615: ASTM F3264-17, section 10.4, combined with the changes in the
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Replace:                              With:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM Section 6, F3064/F3064M-15......................  An FAA-accepted
                                                        means of
                                                        compliance for
                                                        the powerplant
                                                        instruments
                                                        aspects of Sec.
                                                         23.2615, such
                                                        as the
                                                        provisions of
                                                        Sec.   23.1305,
                                                        amendment 23-52.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.2620: ASTM F3264-17, sections 5.15 and 10.5

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    The FAA expects a suitable consensus standard to be reviewed
periodically. ASTM policy is that a consensus standard should be
reviewed in its entirety by the responsible subcommittee and must be
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its last approval date. ASTM reapproves a standard--denoted by the year
of reapproval in parentheses (e.g., F2427-05a(2013))--to indicate
completion of a review cycle with no technical changes made to the
standard. ASTM issues editorial changes--denoted by a superscript
epsilon in the standard designation (F3235-17 [egr]\1\)--to correct
information that does not change the meaning or intent of a standard.
Any MOC accepted by this document that is based on a standard later
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revisions to be an accepted MOC.

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https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/design_approvals/small_airplanes/small_airplanes_regs/.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 3, 2018.
Pat Mullen,
Manager, Small Airplanes Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-09990 Filed 5-10-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P


			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 21, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST 2001-9629

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  CONSORCIO AVIACSA, S.A. de C.V.
                       Date Filed:  April 23, 2003

Relief requested:  Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the
applicant to continue to conduct scheduled, combination services between
Mexico City, Mexico, and Houston, Texas.

If renewal, date and citation of last action:  May 15, 2002, in this
Docket.

Applicant representative(s):  Jim J. Marquez,<PHONE_NUMBER>        DOT
analyst:  Allen F. Brown,<PHONE_NUMBER>

Responsive pleadings:  None.

	DISPOSITION

Action:  Approved.			       			                        Action date:  May
21, 2003

Effective dates of authority granted:  May 21, 2003, through May 21,
2004.

Basis for approval:  United States-Mexico Air Transport Services
Agreement

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the
terms, conditions, and limitations indicated: Standard exemption
conditions.

Special conditions/Remarks:

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

		      Office of International Aviation

________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed
operations; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in
the referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp


                                  MEMORANDUM

Tetra Tech, Inc.
10306 Eaton Place, Suite 340
Fairfax, VA 22030
phone<PHONE_NUMBER>
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>

TO:			Lisa Biddle and Paul Shriner, EPA
FROM:		Kelly Meadows and Henry Latimer
DATE: 		September 3, 2013

SUBJECT:		Review of AFS Journal Contents

As requested, Tetra Tech reviewed the contents of the North American Journal of Fisheries Management published by the American Fisheries Society (AFS) for material potentially relevant to the 316(b) rulemaking process. Thirty-five articles were identified in the recent published literature; a summary of each article is below.

Many of these articles focused on downstream passage at hydroelectric facilities and entrainment in irrigation canals. In general, only a small handful of the documents are relevant to 316(b) and even these are not likely to contribute to the rulemaking process. Some studies, however, may prove useful to facilities or permitting authorities in designing screens or developing analytical methods.

Author(s)
Title
Notes
Useful for 316(b)?
Benny J. Gallaway, William J. Gazey, John G. Cole and Robert G. Fechhelm
Estimation of Potential Impacts from Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals on Red Snapper and Red Drum Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico: An Alternative Approach
Modeled entrainment losses at offshore LNG facilities
Yes, but at Phase III facilities only
John R. Post, Brett T. van Poorten, Trevor Rhodes, Paul Askey and Andrew Paul
Fish Entrainment into Irrigation Canals: An Analytical Approach and Application to the Bow River, Alberta, Canada
Studied entrainment in irrigation canals
Maybe; no performance data, but may provide insight to entrainment rates, methodologies, etc.
Christina Swanson, Paciencia S. Young, and Joseph J. Cech, Jr.
Close Encounters with a Fish Screen: Integrating Physiological and Behavioral Results to Protect Endangered Species in Exploited Ecosystems
Studied diversion screen effectiveness
Maybe; not a BTA technology, but may be useful at some facilities
David K. White, Christina Swanson, Paciencia S. Young, Joseph J. Cech Jr., ZhiQiang Chen and M. Levent Kavvas
Close Encounters with a Fish Screen II: Delta Smelt Behavior Before and During Screen Contact
Studied diversion screen effectiveness
Maybe; not a BTA technology, but may be useful at some facilities
Glenn Cada, John Smith, and  Jessica Busey
Use of Pressure-Sensitive Film to Quantify Sources of Injury to Fish
Studied downstream hydro turbine passage
No, but could help improve fish handling and return systems
Andrew J. Carlson and Frank J. Rahel
A Basinwide Perspective on Entrainment of Fish in Irrigation Canals
Studied entrainment at irrigation canals, compared to basinwide population
No; not in scope
Michael Dedual
Survival of Juvenile Rainbow Trout Passing through a Francis Turbine
Studied downstream hydro turbine passage
No; not in scope
John W. Ferguson, Randall F. Absolon, Thomas J. Carlson and Benjamin P. Sandford
Evidence of Delayed Mortality on Juvenile Pacific Salmon Passing through Turbines at Columbia River Dams
Studied downstream hydro turbine passage
No; not in scope
Peter B. Moyle and Joshua A. Israel
Untested assumptions: effectiveness of screening diversions for conservation of fish populations
Literature survey of fish diversion screening
No; focused on management criteria for diversions
Emily Y. Floyd, Roger Churchwell, and Joseph J. Cech, Jr.
Effects of Water Velocity and Trash Rack Architecture on Juvenile Fish Passage and Interactions: A Simulation
Studied fish behavior near trash racks
No, but may be useful to some facilities
Martin J. Hamel, Michael L. Brown, and Steven R. Chipps
Behavioral Responses of Rainbow Smelt to in situ Strobe Lights
Tested behavioral technology effectiveness
No; not a BTA technology, but may be useful to some facilities
Douglas G. Heimbuch, Ernesto Lorda, Douglas Vaughan, Lawrence W. Barnthouse, Jim Uphoff, Webster Van Winkle, Andy Kahnle,  Byron Young, John Young, Lisa Kline
Assessing Coastwide Effects of Power Plant Entrainment and Impingement on Fish Populations: Atlantic Menhaden Example
Attempted to model large-scale population effects for a single species
No; adverse environmental impact (AEI) is not defined at the population level
Douglas G. Heimbuch, Dennis J. Dunning, Quentin E. Ross, and Alan F. Blumberg
Assessing Potential Effects of Entrainment and Impingement on Fish Stocks of the New York - New Jersey Harbor Estuary and Long Island Sound
Modeled population effects
No; AEI is not defined at the population level
Gary E. Johnson, Steven M. Angeal, Noah S. Adams, Timothy O. Wik
Evaluation of a Prototype Surface Flow Bypass for Juvenile Salmon and Steelhead at the Powerhouse of Lower Granite Dam, Snake River, Washington, 1996 - 2000
Studied downstream hydro passage
No; not in scope
Paul S. Kemp, Mike H. Gessel, and John G. Williams
Fine-Scale Behavioral Responses of Pacific Salmonid Smolts as They Encounter Divergence and Acceleration of Flow
Studied flow characteristics and effects on migration behavior
No, but could help improve fish handling and return systems
Mary L. Moser, Howard T. Pennington, and Jeremy M. Roos
Grating Size Needed to Protect Adult Pacific Lampreys in the Columbia River Basin
Tested screen mesh sizes for exclusion of downstream passage at hydro
No; not in scope
James J. Roberts and Frank J. Rahel
Irrigation Canals as Sink Habitat for Trout and Other Fishes in a Wyoming Drainage
Studied entrainment at irrigation canals
No; not in scope
Robert H. Wertheimer and Allen F. Evans
Downstream Passage of Steelhead Kelts through Hydroelectric Dams on the Lower Snake and Columbia Rivers
Studied downstream hydro passage
No; not in scope
Robert H. Wertheimer
Evaluation of a Surface Flow Bypass System for Steelhead Kelt Passage at Bonneville Dam, Washington
Studied downstream hydro passage
No; not in scope
John R. Young
Comparison of Failure Time Analysis and Abbott's Formula for Estimating Survival of Organisms Entrained at Power Stations
Entrainment survival study
No; not in scope, as 100% mortality is assumed
Ronald G. King, Greg Seegert, Joe Vondruska, Elgin S. Perry, Douglas A. Dixon
Factors Influencing Impingement at 15 Ohio River Power Plants
Evaluated the importance of environmental and plant operational factors on impingement. EPRI published this report
Yes
John R. Young, William P. Dey, Steven M. Jinks, David T. Mosier
Survival of Striped Bass Entrained into the Cooling Systems of Two Hudson River Power Stations
Entrainment survival study based on data from the 1970s and 1980s
No; not in scope
Brien P. Rose and Matthew G. Mesa
Effectiveness of Common Fish Screen Materials to Protect Lamprey Ammocoetes
Studied the rate of entrainment and impingement of Pacific lamprey ammocoetes on five different screen types.
No, but may be useful to some facilities
Dennis J. Dunning and Christopher W.D. Gurshin
Downriver Passage of Juvenile Blueback Herring near an Ultrasonic Field in the Mohawk River
Tested behavioral technology effectiveness
No; not in scope
Greg Seegert, Joe Vondruska, Elgin Perry, Doug Dixon
Longitudinal Variation in the Ohio River Fish Community
Studied fish community in the Ohio River near 17 power plants.
No, but may be useful to Ohio River facilities
Steven B. Gale, Alexander V. Zale, Christopher G. Clancy
Effectiveness of Fish Screens to Prevent Entrainment of Westslope Cutthroat Trout into Irrigation Canals
Studied diversion screen effectiveness
Maybe; not a BTA technology, but may be useful at some facilities
Lenny F. Grimaldo, Ted Sommer, Nick Van Ark, Gardner Jones, Erika Holland, Peter B. Moyle, Bruce Herbold, Pete Smith
Factors Affecting Fish Entrainment into Massive Water Diversions in a Tidal Freshwater Estuary: Can Fish Losses be Managed?
Studied entrainment into water diversion structures
No, but may be useful to some facilities
Tracy R. Leavy and Timothy H. Bonner
Relationships among Swimming Ability, Current Velocity Association, and Morphology for Freshwater Lotic Fishes
Studied absolute and relative swimming speeds of various fish species in a swim tunnel
No. Conclusions are not predictive of fish responses to velocity changes. Also, the study did not consider different life stages.
Daniel L. Bigbee, Ronald G. King, Kent M. Dixon, Douglas A. Dixon, and Elgin S. Perry
Survival of Fish Impinged on a Rotary Disk Screen
Studied 48-hour latent mortality of fish removed from a rotary disk screen at North Omaha Station, NE. EPRI published this report.
Maybe; not a BTA technology, but may be useful at some facilities.
John H. Minan
The Clean Water Act and Power Plant Cooling Water Intake Structures
Policy document reviewing environmental costs and benefits of various cooling water technologies
Yes, but policy/economics issues, not biology
William J. Miller, Bryan F. J. Manly, Dennis D. Murphy, David Fullerton, Rob Roy Ramey
An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Decline of Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary
Includes entrainment of delta smelt into diversion water intakes as a factor in population decline
No, not in scope
Daniel G. MacDonald
Enhanced Surface Cooling as an Alternative for Thermal Discharges
Presents a preliminary study of enhanced surface cooling as an alternative to cooling towers
No. Relevant to 316(a) not 316(b).
J.J. Hoover, K.A. Boysen, J.A. Beard, H. Smith
Assessing the Risk of Entrainment by Cutterhead Dredges to Juvenile Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) and Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphyrhyncus albus)
Calculates an index of entrainment risk based on rheotaxis, swimming endurance, and behavioral data.
No, but may be useful to some facilities.
J. Wilson White, Kerry J. Nickols, Linden Clarke, and John L. Largier
Larval Entrainment in Cooling Water Intakes: Spatially Explicit Models Reveal Effects on Benthic Metapopulations and Shortcomings of Traditional Assessments
Explores models for estimating the population-level  impacts of larval entrainment for marine ecosystems
No, focuses on population-level effects.
Jinho Chae, Hyun Woo Choi, Woo Jin Lee, Dongsung Kim, and Jae Hac Lee
Distribution of a Pelagic Tunicate, Salpa fusiformis, in Warm Surface Current of the Eastern Korean Waters and its Impingement on Cooling Water Intakes of Uljin Nuclear Power Plant
Explores environmental factors contributing the impingement of S. fusiformis.
No, not in scope.