[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 32 (Friday, February 19, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10227-10232]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03057]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R02-OAR-2020-0438; FRL10017-48-Region 2]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; United States
Virgin Islands; Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On October 22, 2012, the EPA published a final rule in the
Federal Register promulgating a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)
intended to address regional haze obligations for the Territory of the
United States Virgin Islands. However, at that time EPA erroneously
failed to incorporate into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
certain emission limits that had been determined to be necessary to
satisfy those obligations and that had been proposed and included in
the docket for the action. EPA is proposing to correct this inadvertent
error by incorporating the previously noticed limits into the CFR. EPA
is not reopening any of its previous determinations here.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Number EPA-R02-
OAR-2020-0438, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or withdrawn. The EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, such as 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: Omar Hammad, Air Planning Section,
Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York,
New York 10007-1866,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published a final rule on October 22,
2012 (77 FR 64414). In that document, EPA promulgated a Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP) to address regional haze obligations for the
Territory of the United States Virgin Islands. EPA determined that
certain emission limits for sources of visibility impairing pollutants
in the Virgin Islands were necessary to satisfy the requirements of the
Clean Air Act and EPA's rules concerning making reasonable progress
towards the national goal of preventing any future and remedying any
existing man-made impairment of visibility in mandatory Class I areas
(also referred to as the ``regional haze program''). In that action,
however, EPA erroneously failed to incorporate into the Code of Federal
Regulations those limits, which had been noticed in the proposed rule
(77 FR 37842, June 25, 2012) and which were included in docket EPA-R02-
OAR-2012-0457, accompanying that proposed rule.\1\ EPA determined in
the 2012 final rule that those potential-to-emit (PTE) limits
constituted the best-available retrofit technology (BART) emission
limits for sources that had been determined to be subject-to-BART. EPA
is now proposing a technical correction to incorporate the table
containing the PTE limits necessary to satisfy the Virgin Islands' BART
obligation into the CFR.
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    \1\ Document ID EPA-R02-OAR-2012-0457-0007 and EPA-R02-OAR-2012-
0457-0008 in docket EPA-R02-OAR-2012-0457.
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    While EPA would not ordinarily request comment on a technical
correction of this nature, we are doing so here because under the
circumstances we believe maximum transparency is in the public
interest. We are requesting comment on the narrow issue of whether the
limits in the table that follows are the limits EPA determined to be
BART in the 2012 action. Comments received on any other issues,
including other aspects of the 2012 final rule, will be deemed beyond
the scope of this action. This proposed rule does not reopen the
previous determination that the PTE limits contained in the docket for
the 2012 final rule represent BART for the units determined to be
subject-to-BART; this action merely corrects an inadvertent omission in
a previous rulemaking. This proposal does not address current
circumstances, but merely clarifies what was intended to be included in
the CFR pursuant to the 2012 FIP. The already approved BART limits are
summarized in the following table:

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                                                                                BART controls/limits
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             Facility                              BART unit                                                SO2  (tons/     NO2  (tons/     PM  (tons/
                                                                                Control                 year)           year)           year)
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HOVENSA..........................                                                         Boilers:
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                                      1 (B-1151)...........................  ...........................           330.1           450.6            40.6
                                      3 (B-1153)...........................  ...........................           330.1           450.6            40.6
                                      4 (B-1154)...........................  ...........................           322.5           443.5            39.7
                                      5 (B-1155)...........................  ...........................           484.9           676.9            60.7
                                      6 (B-3301)...........................  ...........................           330.8           435.3            40.6
                                      7 (B-3302)...........................  ...........................           330.8           435.3            40.6
                                      8 (B-3303)...........................  ...........................           640.1           559.8            78.6
                                      9 (B-3304)...........................  ...........................           640.1           559.8            78.6
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                                                                                Turbines:
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                                      GT1 (G-1101E)........................  ...........................           135.5           805.7            12.2
                                      GT2 (G-1101F)........................  ...........................           135.5           805.7            12.2
                                      GT3 (G-1101G)........................  ...........................           135.5           805.7            12.2

                                      GT4 (G-3404).........................  ...........................           161.0           809.5            12.9
                                      GT5 (G-3405).........................  ...........................           161.0           766.5            12.9
                                      GT6 (G-3406).........................  ...........................           161.0           766.5            12.9
                                      GT7 (G-3407).........................  ...........................           161.0           766.5            12.9
                                      GT8 (G-3408).........................  ...........................           167.6          1002.1            15.1
                                      GT9 (G-3409).........................  Steam Injection for NOX                52.2           150.2            14.0
                                                                              Control.
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                                                                                Process Heaters:
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                                      H-101................................  ...........................           155.5           232.5            19.3
                                      H-104................................  ...........................           115.5           172.8            17.2
                                      H-200................................  ...........................             8.1            16.0             1.2
                                      H-201................................  ...........................             8.2            16.1             1.2
                                      H-202................................  ...........................            26.6           146.5             4.0
                                      H-401A...............................  ...........................           197.6           279.1            24.4
                                      H-401B...............................  ...........................           197.6           279.1            24.4
                                      H-401C...............................  ...........................           197.6           279.1            24.4
                                      H-1401A..............................  ...........................           163.1           388.7            21.1
                                      H-1401B..............................  ...........................           155.4           370.2            20.1
                                      H-1500...............................  ...........................            13.0            25.5             2.0
                                      H-1501...............................  ...........................            13.7            26.8             2.0
                                      H-160................................  ...........................            29.6           163.0             4.4
                                      H-600................................  ...........................            11.5            22.5             1.7
                                      H-601................................  ...........................             7.8            15.2             1.2
                                      H-602................................  ...........................            62.6           344.4             9.4
                                      H-603................................  ...........................            17.2            33.7             2.6
                                      H-604................................  ...........................             8.1            15.9             1.2
                                      H-605................................  ...........................             3.4             6.6             0.5
                                      H-606................................  ...........................            11.8            23.1             1.8
                                      H-800A...............................  ...........................             9.4            18.4             1.4
                                      H-800B...............................  ...........................             9.4            18.4             1.4
                                      H-801................................  ...........................            22.0           121.1             3.3
                                      H-2101...............................  ...........................           116.4           283.2            15.1
                                      H-2102...............................  ...........................           112.7           274.1            14.6
                                      H-2201A..............................  ...........................            13.4            26.3             2.0
                                      H-2201B..............................  ...........................            13.4            26.3             2.0
                                      H-2202...............................  ...........................            26.1           143.7             3.9
                                      H-2400...............................  ...........................             7.2            14.2             1.1
                                      H-2401...............................  ...........................            24.1           132.5             3.6
                                      H-2501...............................  ...........................            44.5           244.5             6.7
                                      H-4502...............................  ...........................            32.5           178.9             4.9
                                      H-4503...............................  ...........................            30.8           169.6             4.6
                                      H-4504...............................  ...........................            27.6           151.9             4.1
                                      H-4505...............................  ...........................            23.9           131.3             3.6
                                      H-3101A..............................  ...........................           356.7           507.1            48.1
                                      H-3101B..............................  ...........................           356.7           507.1            48.1
                                      H-4101A..............................  ...........................           356.7           507.1            48.1
                                      H-4101B..............................  ...........................           356.7           507.1            48.1
                                      H-4401...............................  ...........................            29.4           161.5             4.4
                                      H-4402...............................  ...........................            28.0           153.8             4.2
                                      H-4451...............................  ...........................            83.4           458.7            12.5
                                      H-4452...............................  ...........................            54.3           298.6             8.1
                                      H-4453...............................  ...........................            54.3           298.6             8.1
                                      H-4454...............................  ...........................            16.9            33.1             2.5
                                      H-4455...............................  ...........................            30.3           166.6             4.5
                                      H-4201...............................  ...........................           367.7           448.1            44.9
                                      H-4202...............................  ...........................           355.7           433.6            43.4
                                      H-5401...............................  ...........................            29.4           161.5             4.4
                                      H-5402...............................  ...........................              28           153.8             4.2
                                      H-5451...............................  ...........................            83.4           458.7            12.5
                                      H-5452...............................  ...........................            54.3           298.6             8.1
                                      H-5453...............................  ...........................            54.3           298.6             8.1
                                      H-5454...............................  ...........................            16.9            33.1             2.5
                                      H-5455...............................  ...........................            30.3           166.6             4.5
                                      H-4601A..............................  ...........................            13.4            26.3               2
                                      H-4601B..............................  ...........................            13.4            26.3               2
                                      H-4602...............................  ...........................            26.1           143.7             3.9
                                      H-4301A..............................  ...........................            14.6            28.7             2.2
                                      H-4301B..............................  ...........................            14.6            28.7             2.2
                                      H-4302...............................  ...........................            26.7           147.1               4
                                      H-5301A..............................  ...........................            14.6            28.7             2.2

                                      H-5301B..............................  ...........................            14.6            28.7             2.2
                                      H-5302...............................  ...........................            26.7           147.1               4
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                                                                                TGT unit No. 2 Beavo:
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                                      H-4761 & T-4761......................  ...........................             2.0             4.0             1.0
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                                                                                TGI units:
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                                      H-1032...............................  ...........................             1.6             3.1             0.2
                                      H-1042...............................  ...........................             3.3             6.5             0.5
                                      H-4745...............................  ...........................           900.0            28.0             3.0
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                                                                                Compressors:
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                                      C-200A...............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            33.1             0.2
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-200B...............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            33.1             0.2
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-200C...............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            33.1             0.2
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-1500A..............................  ...........................             0.0            40.0             0.1
                                      C-1500B..............................  ...........................             0.0            40.0             0.1
                                      C-1500C..............................  ...........................             0.0            40.0             0.1
                                      C-2400A..............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            19.4             0.3
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-2400B..............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            19.4             0.3
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-4601A..............................  ...........................             0.0           380.6             0.9
                                      C-4601B..............................  ...........................             0.0           380.6             0.9
                                      C-4601C..............................  ...........................             0.0           380.6             0.9
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                                                                                Flares:
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                                      #2 Flare (H-1105)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
                                      #3 Flare (H-1104)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
                                      #5 Flare (H-3351)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
                                      #6 Flare (H-3352)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
                                      #7 Flare (H-3301)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
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                                                                                Water Pumps:
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                                      PD-1602..............................  ...........................             1.9            40.6             2.9
                                      PD-1603..............................  ...........................             1.9            40.6             2.9
                                      PD-1604..............................  ...........................             1.9            40.6             2.9
                                      PD-1605..............................  ...........................             1.9            40.6             2.9
                                      PD-1620..............................  ...........................             1.3            27.0             1.9
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Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This proposed action is not a significant regulatory action and
was, therefore, not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review.

B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs

    This proposed action is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory
action because this action is not significant under Executive Order
12866.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This proposed action does not impose an information collection
burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, a ``collection of
information'' is defined as a requirement for ``answers to * * *
identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed on ten or
more persons * * *.'' 44 U.S.C. 3502(3)(A). The proposed action does
not impose any new obligations or new enforcement duties on any state,
local or tribal government or the private sector.

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. In
making this determination, the impact of concern is any significant
adverse economic impact on small entities. An agency may certify that a
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities if the rule relieves regulatory burden, has no
net burden or otherwise has a positive economic effect on the small
entities subject to the rule. This proposed action merely adds the
erroneously omitted table to the CFR, it does not change any
determination included in the FIP. We have, therefore, concluded that
this action will have no net regulatory burden for all directly
regulated small entities.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action does not contain any unfunded mandates, as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. The action imposes no enforceable duty on any state,
local or tribal government or the private sector.

F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    The proposed action does not have federalism implications. It would
not have substantial direct effects on the

states, on the relationship between the national government and the
states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government.

G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments

    This proposed action does not have tribal implications, as
specified in Executive Order 13175. It will not have substantial direct
effects on tribal governments. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to this rule.

H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks

    This proposed action is not subject to Executive Order 13045
because it is not economically significant as defined in Executive
Order 12866, and because the EPA does not believe the environmental
health or safety risks addressed by this action present a
disproportionate risk to children.

I. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355,
May 22, 2001), because it is not a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.

J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    This proposed action does not involve technical standards.

K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    The EPA believes this proposed action does not have potential
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority, low-income or indigenous populations. Through this
action, the EPA is adding the erroneously omitted table to the CFR; it
does not change any determination included in the FIP. This action does
not remove any of the prior rule's environmental or procedural
protections.

L. Congress Review Act (CRA)

    This proposed rule is exempt from the CRA because it is a rule of
particular applicability.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

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

    Dated: February 10, 2021.
Walter Mugdan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart CCC--Virgin Islands

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2. In Sec.  52.2781, paragraph (d)(5) is added to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2781  Visibility protection.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (5) Emissions limitations, the owners/operators subject to this
section shall not emit or cause to be emitted SO2,
NOX, and PM in excess of the following limitations:

                                                               Table 1 to Paragraph (d)(5)
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             Facility                              BART unit                                                SO2  (tons/     NO2  (tons/     PM  (tons/
                                                                                Control                 year)           year)           year)
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HOVENSA..........................                                                         Boilers:
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                                      1 (B-1151)...........................  ...........................           330.1           450.6            40.6
                                      3 (B-1153)...........................  ...........................           330.1           450.6            40.6
                                      4 (B-1154)...........................  ...........................           322.5           443.5            39.7
                                      5 (B-1155)...........................  ...........................           484.9           676.9            60.7
                                      6 (B-3301)...........................  ...........................           330.8           435.3            40.6
                                      7 (B-3302)...........................  ...........................           330.8           435.3            40.6
                                      8 (B-3303)...........................  ...........................           640.1           559.8            78.6
                                      9 (B-3304)...........................  ...........................           640.1           559.8            78.6
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                                                                                Turbines:
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                                      GT1 (G-1101E)........................  ...........................           135.5           805.7            12.2
                                      GT2 (G-1101F)........................  ...........................           135.5           805.7            12.2
                                      GT3 (G-1101G)........................  ...........................           135.5           805.7            12.2
                                      GT4 (G-3404).........................  ...........................           161.0           809.5            12.9
                                      GT5 (G-3405).........................  ...........................           161.0           766.5            12.9
                                      GT6 (G-3406).........................  ...........................           161.0           766.5            12.9
                                      GT7 (G-3407).........................  ...........................           161.0           766.5            12.9
                                      GT8 (G-3408).........................  ...........................           167.6          1002.1            15.1
                                      GT9 (G-3409).........................  Steam Injection for NOX                52.2           150.2            14.0
                                                                              Control.
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                                                                                Process Heaters:
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                                      H-101................................  ...........................           155.5           232.5            19.3
                                      H-104................................  ...........................           115.5           172.8            17.2
                                      H-200................................  ...........................             8.1            16.0             1.2
                                      H-201................................  ...........................             8.2            16.1             1.2
                                      H-202................................  ...........................            26.6           146.5             4.0
                                      H-401A...............................  ...........................           197.6           279.1            24.4

                                      H-401B...............................  ...........................           197.6           279.1            24.4
                                      H-401C...............................  ...........................           197.6           279.1            24.4
                                      H-1401A..............................  ...........................           163.1           388.7            21.1
                                      H-1401B..............................  ...........................           155.4           370.2            20.1
                                      H-1500...............................  ...........................            13.0            25.5             2.0
                                      H-1501...............................  ...........................            13.7            26.8             2.0
                                      H-160................................  ...........................            29.6           163.0             4.4
                                      H-600................................  ...........................            11.5            22.5             1.7
                                      H-601................................  ...........................             7.8            15.2             1.2
                                      H-602................................  ...........................            62.6           344.4             9.4
                                      H-603................................  ...........................            17.2            33.7             2.6
                                      H-604................................  ...........................             8.1            15.9             1.2
                                      H-605................................  ...........................             3.4             6.6             0.5
                                      H-606................................  ...........................            11.8            23.1             1.8
                                      H-800A...............................  ...........................             9.4            18.4             1.4
                                      H-800B...............................  ...........................             9.4            18.4             1.4
                                      H-801................................  ...........................            22.0           121.1             3.3
                                      H-2101...............................  ...........................           116.4           283.2            15.1
                                      H-2102...............................  ...........................           112.7           274.1            14.6
                                      H-2201A..............................  ...........................            13.4            26.3             2.0
                                      H-2201B..............................  ...........................            13.4            26.3             2.0
                                      H-2202...............................  ...........................            26.1           143.7             3.9
                                      H-2400...............................  ...........................             7.2            14.2             1.1
                                      H-2401...............................  ...........................            24.1           132.5             3.6
                                      H-2501...............................  ...........................            44.5           244.5             6.7
                                      H-4502...............................  ...........................            32.5           178.9             4.9
                                      H-4503...............................  ...........................            30.8           169.6             4.6
                                      H-4504...............................  ...........................            27.6           151.9             4.1
                                      H-4505...............................  ...........................            23.9           131.3             3.6
                                      H-3101A..............................  ...........................           356.7           507.1            48.1
                                      H-3101B..............................  ...........................           356.7           507.1            48.1
                                      H-4101A..............................  ...........................           356.7           507.1            48.1
                                      H-4101B..............................  ...........................           356.7           507.1            48.1
                                      H-4401...............................  ...........................            29.4           161.5             4.4
                                      H-4402...............................  ...........................            28.0           153.8             4.2
                                      H-4451...............................  ...........................            83.4           458.7            12.5
                                      H-4452...............................  ...........................            54.3           298.6             8.1
                                      H-4453...............................  ...........................            54.3           298.6             8.1
                                      H-4454...............................  ...........................            16.9            33.1             2.5
                                      H-4455...............................  ...........................            30.3           166.6             4.5
                                      H-4201...............................  ...........................           367.7           448.1            44.9
                                      H-4202...............................  ...........................           355.7           433.6            43.4
                                      H-5401...............................  ...........................            29.4           161.5             4.4
                                      H-5402...............................  ...........................              28           153.8             4.2
                                      H-5451...............................  ...........................            83.4           458.7            12.5
                                      H-5452...............................  ...........................            54.3           298.6             8.1
                                      H-5453...............................  ...........................            54.3           298.6             8.1
                                      H-5454...............................  ...........................            16.9            33.1             2.5
                                      H-5455...............................  ...........................            30.3           166.6             4.5
                                      H-4601A..............................  ...........................            13.4            26.3               2
                                      H-4601B..............................  ...........................            13.4            26.3               2
                                      H-4602...............................  ...........................            26.1           143.7             3.9
                                      H-4301A..............................  ...........................            14.6            28.7             2.2
                                      H-4301B..............................  ...........................            14.6            28.7             2.2
                                      H-4302...............................  ...........................            26.7           147.1               4
                                      H-5301A..............................  ...........................            14.6            28.7             2.2
                                      H-5301B..............................  ...........................            14.6            28.7             2.2
                                      H-5302...............................  ...........................            26.7           147.1               4
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                                                                                TGT unit No. 2 Beavo:
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                                      H-4761 & T-4761......................  ...........................             2.0             4.0             1.0
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                                                                                TGI units:
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                                      H-1032...............................  ...........................             1.6             3.1             0.2
                                      H-1042...............................  ...........................             3.3             6.5             0.5
                                      H-4745...............................  ...........................           900.0            28.0             3.0
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                                                                                Compressors:
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                                      C-200A...............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            33.1             0.2
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-200B...............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            33.1             0.2
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-200C...............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            33.1             0.2
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-1500A..............................  ...........................             0.0            40.0             0.1
                                      C-1500B..............................  ...........................             0.0            40.0             0.1
                                      C-1500C..............................  ...........................             0.0            40.0             0.1
                                      C-2400A..............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            19.4             0.3
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-2400B..............................  Catalytic Converters for                0.0            19.4             0.3
                                                                              NOX and CO control.
                                      C-4601A..............................  ...........................             0.0           380.6             0.9
                                      C-4601B..............................  ...........................             0.0           380.6             0.9
                                      C-4601C..............................  ...........................             0.0           380.6             0.9
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                                                                                Flares:
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                                      #2 Flare (H-1105)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
                                      #3 Flare (H-1104)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
                                      #5 Flare (H-3351)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
                                      #6 Flare (H-3352)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
                                      #7 Flare (H-3301)....................  ...........................           150.0           237.0      negligible
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                                                                                Water Pumps:
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                                      PD-1602..............................  ...........................             1.9            40.6             2.9
                                      PD-1603..............................  ...........................             1.9            40.6             2.9
                                      PD-1604..............................  ...........................             1.9            40.6             2.9
                                      PD-1605..............................  ...........................             1.9            40.6             2.9
                                      PD-1620..............................  ...........................             1.3            27.0             1.9
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[Notices]
[Pages 68236-68237]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65648; File No. SR-OCC-2011-12]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Options Clearing Corporation;
Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Fitness Standards for
Directors, Clearing Members, and Others

October 27, 2011.

I. Introduction

    On August 31, 2011, the Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change SR-OCC-2011-12 pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\2\ The proposed rule change was published for comment in
the Federal Register on September 19, 2011.\3\ No comment letters were
received. This order approves the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 65338 (September 14,
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II. Description

    The purpose of this rule change is to facilitate compliance by OCC
with new core principles (``Core Principles'') applicable to
derivatives clearing organizations (``DCOs'') that are set forth in the
Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA''), as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act. In
particular, new DCO Core Principle O requires DCOs to establish fitness
standards for directors, clearing members and certain other
individuals.

Background

    The Core Principles for DCOs are set forth in the CEA and consist
of a number of governing principles to which a DCO is required to
adhere. OCC is registered as a DCO with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (the ``CFTC'') under Section 5b of the CEA, and clears
commodity futures and commodity options traded on five futures
exchanges subject to the CFTC's jurisdiction. Title VII of the Dodd-
Frank Act amended the CEA to expand existing Core Principles and to add
certain new Core Principles. The applicable Dodd-Frank amendments to
the CEA become effective July 16, 2011. In January 2011, the CFTC
published proposed rules (the ``Proposed Rules'') to implement the Core
Principles, as amended and expanded by the Dodd Frank Act.\4\ The
Proposed Rules propose certain minimum criteria for complying with the
Core Principles, and propose certain clarifications of the more
ambiguous provisions of the Core Principles. The Proposed Rules have
not been adopted and will not be effective until 60 days following the
date on which the CFTC publishes final rules implementing the Core
Principles.
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    Core Principle O provides that each DCO must: (i) Establish
governance arrangements that are transparent (I) To fulfill public
interest requirements and (II) to permit the consideration of the views
of both owners and participants, and (ii) establish and enforce
appropriate fitness standards for (I) directors, (II) members of any
disciplinary committee, (III) members of the DCO, (IV) any other
individual or entity with direct access to the settlement or clearing
activities of the DCO, and (V) any party affiliated with any of the
above. OCC believes that its existing governance arrangements satisfy
the transparency requirements of subparagraph (i) of Core Principle O.
OCC proposed to adopt the Fitness

Standards \5\ in order to assure compliance with subparagraph (ii) of
Core Principle O.
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    \5\ This rule change adds Interpretations and Policies entitled
``Fitness Standards'' to Sections 2, 6, 6A, and 7 of Article III and
Section 1 of Article V of OCC's By-Laws.
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Description of Fitness Standards

    OCC believes that its Fitness Standards comply with Core Principle
O by establishing minimum standards for directors and clearing members,
as well as affiliates of such directors and clearing members.\6\ The
Fitness Standards are generally similar to fitness standards adopted by
the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation.
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    \6\ OCC has noted that in a prior discussion with the CFTC
staff, the CFTC staff indicated that the proposed rule change may
become effective after July 16, 2011 without impacting OCC's status
as a DCO.
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    OCC believes that the Fitness Standards incorporate the Proposed
Rule's minimum fitness standards for directors and clearing members,
including the bases for refusal to register a person under Section
8a(2) of the CEA and, for directors only, the absence of a significant
history of serious disciplinary offences, such as those that would be
disqualifying under Section 1.63 of the CFTC's regulations. The Fitness
Standards do not establish criteria for members of the disciplinary
committee or for persons ``with direct access to the settlement or
clearing activities'' of OCC (``Access Persons''). In OCC's case, all
members of disciplinary committees \7\ are directors of the Corporation
and will be subject to the Fitness Standards as such. With respect to
Access Persons, neither the CEA nor the Proposed Rules provide any
explicit guidance as to the persons intended to be included in the
phrase ``any other individual or entity with direct access to the
settlement or clearing activities of the [DCO].'' Similarly, the term
``direct access'' is not defined in the CEA or the Proposed Rules.
However, Core Principle O is closely modeled on existing designated
contract market (``DCM'') Core Principle 14, which also requires that
fitness standards be established for directors, members and ``any other
persons with direct access to the facility.'' The CFTC has previously
issued guidance on DCM Core Principle 14 and interpreted ``persons with
direct access to the facility'' to include ``non-member market
participants who are not intermediated and do not have [member]
privileges, obligations, responsibilities or disciplinary authority.''
This interpretation suggests that ``access'' is intended to mean the
type of access that a member would have. OCC believes that by analogy
``persons with direct access to the settlement or clearing activities''
of a DCO, as used in Core Principle O, is intended to refer to persons
with access to submit transactions for clearing or to give instructions
to OCC regarding accounts or transactions or otherwise have access to
the clearing system in a manner similar to the access that a Clearing
Member would have. OCC also does not read ``any other individual or
entity with direct access to the settlement or clearing activities of
the [DCO]'' to include OCC employees or service providers such as
settlement banks. Accordingly, OCC believes that there are presently no
persons with ``direct access'' to the settlement and clearing
activities of OCC other than clearing members.
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    \7\ OCC has no standing disciplinary committee. Disciplinary
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By-Law Changes

    Article III (Board of Directors) and Article V (Clearing Members)
set forth qualifications for directors and clearing members,
respectively. The Interpretations and Policies under the appropriate
sections of both Articles are being amended to incorporate the
applicable Fitness Standards by reference.

III. Discussion

    The Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder and particularly with the requirements of Sections
17A(b)(3)(A) and (C) of the Act.\8\ Section 17A(b)(3)(A) of the Act
requires that a clearing agency is so organized to facilitate the
prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions
and derivative agreements, contracts, and transactions for which it is
responsible. The proposed rule change establishes Fitness Standards for
the purpose of permitting OCC to comply with new Core Principle O,
applicable to DCOs under the CEA. The proposed rule change is
consistent with 17A(b)(3)(A) because it is designed to assure that OCC
has the governance structure in place to clear and settle the
transactions that it clears and settles as DCO. Furthermore, the
Commission notes that the proposed rule change does not affect OCC's
governance structure with respect to the fair representation of its
shareholders and participants in the selection of its directors and
administration of its affairs. Accordingly, OCC's rules should continue
to assure the fair representation of its shareholders and participants
as required by Section 17A(b)(3)(C).
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IV. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act and in
particular with the requirements of Section 17A of the Act \9\ and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\10\ that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-OCC-2011-12) be,
and hereby is, approved.\11\
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \11\ In approving this proposed rule change the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact of efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register: June 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 126)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36819-36821]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0545; Directorate Identifier 2008-NE-16-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Dowty Propellers Models R354/4-123-F/
13; R354/4-123-F/20; R354/4-123-F/21; R375/4-123-F/21; R389/4-123-F/25;
R354/4-123-F/26; and R390/4-123-F/27 Propellers

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to identify and correct an unsafe
condition on Dowty Propellers models R354/4-123-F/13; R354/4-123-F/20;
R354/4-123-F/21; R375/4-123-F/21; R389/4-123-F/25; R354/4-123-F/26; and
R390/4-123-F/27 propellers. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

    A number of propeller blade outer sleeves have been found with
cracks since 1996. Testing has shown that blade retention integrity
is not affected by this cracking. However, this condition, if not
detected and corrected, can lead to blade counterweight release,
possibly resulting in damage to the aircraft and injury to occupants
or persons on the ground.

We are proposing this AD to prevent blade counterweight release, which
could result in injury or damage to the airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by July 30, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Fahr, Aerospace Engineer, Boston
Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Engine and Propeller Directorate,
12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2008-0545;
Directorate Identifier 2008-NE-16-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD based on those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact
with FAA personnel concerning this proposed AD. Using the search
function of the Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any
of our dockets, including, if provided, the name of the individual who
sent the comment (or signed the comment on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy
Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65
FR 19477-78).

Discussion

    EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Community, has issued EASA AD 2008-0033, dated February 19,
2008, to correct an unsafe condition for the specified products. The
EASA AD states:

    A number of propeller blade outer sleeves have been found with
cracks since 1996. Testing has shown that blade retention integrity
is not affected by this cracking. However, this condition, if not
detected and corrected, can lead to blade counterweight release,
possibly resulting in damage to the aircraft and injury to occupants
or persons on the ground.

You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD
docket.

Relevant Service Information

    Dowty Propellers has issued Alert Service Bulletin No. SF340-61-
A106, dated December 5, 2007. The actions described in this service
information are intended to correct the unsafe condition identified in
the MCAI.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

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

Costs of Compliance

    Based on the service information, we estimate that this proposed AD
would affect about 292 propellers installed on airplanes of U.S.
registry. We also estimate that it would take 0.5 work-hour per
propeller to visually inspect for cracks. The average labor rate is $80
per work hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the
proposed AD on U.S. operators to be $11,680.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

Dowty Propellers: Docket No. FAA-2008-0545; Directorate Identifier
2008-NE-16-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments by July 30, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Dowty Propellers models R354/4-123-F/13;
R354/4-123-F/20; R354/4-123-F/21; R375/4-123-F/21; R389/4-123-F/25;
R354/4-123-F/26; and R390/4-123-F/27 propellers. These propellers
are installed on, but not limited to, Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems
SF340A and SF340B airplanes.

Reason

    (d) European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No. 2008-0033,
dated February 19, 2008, states:

    A number of propeller blade outer sleeves have been found with
cracks since 1996. Testing has shown that blade retention integrity
is not affected by this cracking. However, this condition, if not
detected and corrected, can lead to blade counterweight release,
possibly resulting in damage to the aircraft and injury to occupants
or persons on the ground.

    This AD requires initial and repetitive visual inspections of
propeller blade root outer sleeves for cracks, and removal before
further flight of propeller blades with cracked blade root outer
sleeves. We are issuing this AD to prevent blade counterweight
release, which could result in injury or damage to the airplane.

Actions and Compliance

    (e) Unless already done, do the following actions.

Propeller Blade Outer Sleeve Visual Inspections

    (1) At the next 1,600 flight hours (FH) aircraft check after the
effective date of this AD, or, after any blade accumulates 15,000 FH
time-in-service, whichever occurs later, visually inspect all
propeller blade root outer sleeves for cracks.
    (2) Thereafter, at intervals not to exceed 1,600 FH, visually
inspect all propeller blade root outer sleeves for cracks.
    (3) Before further flight, remove any propeller blades found
cracked during the visual inspections in paragraphs (e)(1) and
(e)(2) of this AD.

FAA AD Differences

    (f) None.
    (g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Boston Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Engine and Propeller
Directorate, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if
requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.

Related Information

    (h) Refer to European Aviation Safety Agency AD 2008-0033, dated
February 19, 2008, and Dowty Propellers Alert Service Bulletin No.
SF340-61-A106, dated December 5, 2007, for related information.
    (i) Contact Terry Fahr, Aerospace Engineer, Boston Aircraft
Certification Office, FAA, Engine and Propeller Directorate, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>,
for more information about this AD.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on June 24, 2008.
Peter A. White,
Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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