[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28386-28395]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12871]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Department of Transportation's
Port Infrastructure Development Program Under the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity.

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SUMMARY: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (``FY 2019
Appropriations Act''), appropriated $292,730,000 for the Port
Infrastructure Development Program to make grants to improve port
facilities at coastal seaports. This notice announces the availability
of funding for grants under this program and establishes selection
criteria and application requirements. The Act directed that
$92,730,000 of the appropriated funds shall be for grants to the 15
coastal seaports that handled the greatest number of loaded foreign and
domestic twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized cargo in 2016,
as identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Funds for the Port
Infrastructure Development Program are to be awarded as discretionary
grants on a competitive basis for projects that will improve the
safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods into, out
of, around, or within a coastal seaport, as well as the unloading and
loading of cargo at a coastal seaport. All Port Infrastructure
Development Program funding grant recipients must meet all applicable
Federal requirements, including the Buy American Act. The purpose of
this notice is to solicit applications for Port Infrastructure
Development Program.

DATES: Applications must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. E.D.T. on September
16, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning
this notice, please contact the Port Infrastructure Development Program
staff via email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call Bob Bouchard, Director,
Office of Port Infrastructure Development, at<PHONE_NUMBER>. A TDD is
available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing at 202-366-
3993. In addition, the Department of Transportation (DOT) will
regularly post answers to questions and requests for clarifications as
well as information about webinars for further information at
www.transportation.gov/Portgrants.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each section of this notice contains
information and instructions relevant to the application process for
the Port Infrastructure Development Program discretionary grants, and
all applicants should read this notice in its entirety so that they
have the information they need to submit eligible and competitive
applications.

Table of Contents

A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information

A. Program Description

    The Port Infrastructure Development Program was established under
46 U.S.C. 50302. The statute authorizes the Department of
Transportation (``Department'' or ``DOT'') to establish a port
infrastructure development program for the improvement of port
facilities. To carry out a project under this program, the Department
may provide financial assistance, including grants, to port authorities
or commissions or their subdivisions and agents for port and intermodal
infrastructure-related projects. The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2019 (Pub. L. 116-6, February 15, 2019) appropriated $292,730,000 to
the Port Infrastructure Development Program, to make discretionary
grants to improve port facilities at coastal seaports. The Act directed
that $92,730,000 of this amount be reserved for grants to the 15
coastal seaports that handled the greatest number of loaded foreign and
domestic twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized cargo in 2016,
as identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Through this
program, the Department seeks projects that will improve facilities at
coastal seaports.

Among possible project outcomes, the Department seeks projects that
will: (1) Advance technology-supported safety and design efficiency
improvements; (2) bring facilities to a state of good repair and
improve resiliency; (3) promote efficient trade in energy resources;
(4) promote exports of manufacturing, agriculture, or other goods; and
(5) for only the top 15 coastal ports, support the safe flow of
agricultural and food products, free of pests and disease, domestically
and internationally. Accordingly, the Department expects to award at
least one project that advances each of the aforementioned project
outcomes, but a project does not need to address one or more of these
outcomes to be awarded.

B. Federal Award Information

1. Amount Available

    DOT intends to award up to $292,730,000 to projects that improve
port facilities at or near coastal seaports. The FY 2019 Appropriations
Act allows up to 2 percent of the funds appropriated be available for
necessary costs of grant administration.
    If the DOT does not receive sufficient qualified applications, it
will award less than the amount available.

2. Award Size

    The minimum Port Infrastructure Development Program award size is
$10 million. Except as limited by the amount of available funding,
there is no maximum award size.

3. Availability of Funds

    To ensure the funds are responsibly expended in a timely manner,
the Department, to the greatest extent possible, seeks to obligate Port
Infrastructure Development Program funds by September 30, 2022.
Obligation occurs when a selected applicant and DOT enter into a
written grant agreement after the applicant has satisfied applicable
administrative requirements, including transportation planning and
environmental review requirements. Unless authorized by the Department
in writing after the Department's announcement of Port Infrastructure
Development Program awards, any costs incurred prior to the
Department's obligation of funds for a project are ineligible for
reimbursement. The Department will determine the period of performance
for each award based on the specific project that was evaluated and
selected. As part of the review and selection process described in
Section E.2., DOT will consider a project's likelihood of being ready
to proceed with an obligation of Port Infrastructure Development
Program funds by September 30, 2022 and complete liquidation of these
obligations within a reasonable timeline.

4. Awarded Funding Allocations

i. Top 15 Coastal Seaports
    Of the appropriated amount available, $92,730,000 is reserved for
the 15 coastal seaports that handled the greatest number of loaded
foreign and domestic twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized
cargo in 2016, as identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.\1\ A
listing of these top container ports can be found at: https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll2/id/1431. The 15
coastal seaports may also be awarded funding from the $200,000,000 that
is not reserved.
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    \1\ These 15 ports are: Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York (NY
and NJ), Savannah, Port of Virginia, Houston, Oakland, Tacoma,
Charleston, Seattle, Jacksonville, Miami, Port Everglades, San Juan
(PR), and Honolulu.
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ii. Project Outcomes
    The Department anticipates awarding at least one project that
advances each of the project outcomes described in Section E.1.iii of
this notice. However, a project does not need to address one or more of
these outcomes to be awarded.

C. Eligibility Information

    To be selected for a Port Infrastructure Development Program
discretionary grant, an applicant must be an Eligible Applicant and the
project must be an Eligible Project.

1. Eligible Applicants

    An eligible applicant for a Port Infrastructure Development Program
discretionary grants is a port authority, a commission or its
subdivision or agent under existing authority, as well as a State or
political subdivision of a State or local government, a Tribal
government, a public agency or publicly chartered authority established
by one or more States, a special purpose district with a transportation
function, a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities, or a
lead entity described above jointly with a private entity or group of
private entities.
    If multiple States or jurisdictions submit a joint application,
that application must identify a lead applicant as the primary point of
contact and identify the primary recipient of the award. Joint
applications must include a description of the roles and
responsibilities of each applicant and must be signed by each
applicant.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

    This section of the notice describes cost share requirements for
Port Infrastructure Development Program Grant award.
    The Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made
under a Port Infrastructure Development Program grant may not exceed 80
percent. Non-Federal sources include State funds originating from
programs funded by State revenue, local funds originating from State or
local revenue funded programs, or private funds. The application should
demonstrate, such as through a commitment letter or other
documentation, the sources of the non-Federal funds. Unless otherwise
authorized by statute, State or local cost-share may not be counted as
the non-Federal share for both the Port Infrastructure Development
Program Grant award and another Federal grant program. Preference will
be given to those projects that require a lower percentage Federal
share of costs (see Section E. iv. for information on how the
Department will evaluate leverage).
    The Department will not consider previously incurred costs or
previously expended or encumbered funds towards the matching
requirement for any project. Matching funds are subject to the same
Federal requirements described in Section F.2. as awarded funds.
    As directed by statute, for the purpose of eligibility, the
proceeds of Federal assistance under chapter 6 of Title 23, United
States Code or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad and
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-210), as
amended, shall be considered to be part of the non-Federal share of
project costs if the loan is repayable from non-Federal funds, unless
otherwise requested by the project sponsor.
    Cost share will also be evaluated according to the ``Leveraging of
Federal Funding'' evaluation criterion described in Section E. iv. That
section explains that the Department seeks applications for projects
that maximize the non-Federal share, and clarifies consideration of
Federal assistance as part of the selection criterion.

3. Other

iii. Eligible Projects
    For the purposes of these grants, a ``coastal seaport'' is a
seaport capable of receiving deep-draft vessels (drafting greater or
equal to 20 feet) from a foreign or domestic port.

    Eligible projects for Port Infrastructure Development Program
grants shall be located either within the boundary of a coastal
seaport, or outside the boundary of a coastal seaport and directly
related to port operations or to an intermodal connection to a port.
Eligible projects should improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability
of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port, as
well as the unloading and loading of cargo at a coastal seaport
including phytosanitary facilities. Examples of potential projects
include, but are not limited to: Highway or rail infrastructure that
develops or extends intermodal connectivity, intermodal facilities,
marine terminal equipment, wharf construction or redevelopment, vessel
alternative fueling access and distribution, fuel efficient cargo
handling equipment, freight intelligent transportation systems, digital
infrastructure systems, and berth dredging incidental to construction.
    This program will not fund vessel construction.
iv. Project Components
    An application may describe a project that contains more than one
component and may describe components that may be carried out by
parties other than the applicant. The Department may award funds for a
component, instead of the larger project, if that component (1)
independently meets minimum award amounts described in Section B and
all eligibility requirements described in Section C; (2) independently
aligns well with the selection criteria specified in Section E; and (3)
meets National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements with
respect to independent utility. Independent utility means that the
component will represent a transportation improvement that is usable
even if no other improvement is made in the area, and will be ready for
intended use upon completion of that component's construction. All
project components that are presented together in a single application
must demonstrate a relationship or connection between them. (See
Section D.2. iv. for Required Approvals).
    Applicants should be aware that, depending upon the relationship
between project components and applicable Federal law, Federal funding
of some project components may make other project components subject to
Federal requirements as described in Section F.2.
    The Department strongly encourages applicants to identify in their
applications the project components that have independent utility and
separately detail costs and requested Port Infrastructure Development
Program funding for those components. If the application identifies one
or more independent project components, the application should clearly
identify how each independent component addresses selection criteria
and produces benefits on its own, in addition to describing how the
full proposal of which the independent component is a part addresses
selection criteria.
v. Application Limit
    Each lead applicant may submit no more than one application.

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Address

    Applications must be submitted to Grants.gov. Instructions for
submitting applications can be found at www.transportation.gov/Portgrants along with specific instructions for the forms and
attachments required for submission.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

    The application must include the Standard Form 424 (Application for
Federal Assistance), cover page, and the Project Narrative. More
detailed information about the Project Narrative follows. Applicants
should also complete and attach to their application the ``2019 Project
Information'' form available at www.transportation.gov/Portgrants. The
Department recommends that the project narrative follow the basic
outline below to address the program requirements and assist evaluators
in locating relevant information.

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I. Project Description....................  See D.2.i.
II. Project Location......................  See D.2.ii.
III. Grant Funds, Sources and Uses of all   See D.2.iii.
 Project Funding.
IV. Leveraging of Federal Funds...........  See D.2.iv.
V. Project Costs and Benefits.............  See D.2.v.
VI. Project Outcomes......................  See D.2.vi.
VII. Demonstrate Project Readiness........  See D.2.vii.
VIII. Domestic Preference.................  See D.2.viii.
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    The project narrative should include the information necessary for
the Department to determine that the project satisfies project
requirements described in Sections B and C and to assess the selection
criteria specified in Section E.1. To the extent practicable,
applicants should provide supporting data and documentation in a form
that is directly verifiable by the Department. The Department may ask
any applicant to supplement data in its application, but expects
applications to be complete upon submission. The Department may seek
clarifying or additional information from applicants according to
circumstances described in Section E.2.
    In addition to a detailed statement of work, detailed project
schedule, and detailed project budget, the project narrative should
include a table of contents, maps and graphics, as appropriate, to make
the information easier to review. The Department recommends that the
project narrative be prepared with standard formatting preferences (a
single-spaced document, using a standard 12-point font such as Times
New Roman, with 1-inch margins, and the narrative text in one column
only). The project narrative may not exceed 30 pages in length,
excluding cover pages and table of contents. The only substantive
portions that may exceed the 30-page limit are documents supporting
assertions or conclusions made in the 30-page project narrative. Except
for the benefit cost analysis, the Department does not consider support
documentation or websites an essential part of the application and may
not review supplemental materials as part of the application. If
possible, website links to supporting documentation should be provided
rather than copies of these supporting materials. If supporting
documents are submitted, applicants should clearly identify within the
project narrative the relevant portion of the project narrative that
each supporting document supports. The Department recommends
applications include the following sections:
i. Project Description
    The first section of the application should provide a concise
description of the project, the port-related transportation challenges
that it is intended to address, and how it will address those
challenges. The project description should provide both a high-level
overview of the overall project and a clear itemization of its major
components. This section may discuss the project's history, including a
description of any previously completed components. The applicant may
use this section to place the project into a broader context of other
transportation infrastructure investments being pursued by the project
sponsor. This section should not address any selection criteria or
project outcomes advanced by the project.
ii. Project Location
    This section of the application should describe the project
location, including

a detailed geographical description of the proposed project, a map of
the project's location and connections to existing transportation
infrastructure, and geospatial data describing the project location.
This section should also identify whether the project is located in a
qualified opportunity zone \2\ designated pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 1400Z-
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    \2\ See https://www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/ Opportunity-Zones.aspx
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iii. Grant Funds, Sources, and Uses of Project Funds
    This section of the application should describe the project's
budget. This budget should not include any previously incurred
expenses.
    At a minimum, this section should include:
    (A) Project costs;
    (B) For all funds to be used for eligible project costs, the source
and amount of those funds;
    (C) Documentation of funding commitments for non-Federal funds to
be used for eligible project costs (documentation may be referenced and
submitted as an appendix);
    (D) For Federal funds to be used for eligible project costs, the
amount, nature, and source of any required non-Federal match for those
funds;
    (E) A budget showing how each source of funds will be spent. The
budget should show how each funding source will share in each major
construction activity, and present that data in dollars and
percentages. Funding sources should be grouped into three categories:
Non-Federal; Ports Program; and other Federal. If the project contains
individual components, the budget should separate the costs of each
project component. If the project will be completed in phases, the
budget should separate the costs of each phase. The budget detail
should sufficiently demonstrate that the project satisfies the
statutory cost-sharing requirements described in Section C.2.
    In addition to the information enumerated above, this section
should provide complete information on how all project funds may be
used. For example, if a particular source of funds is available only
after a condition is satisfied, the application should identify that
condition and describe the applicant's control over whether it is
satisfied. Similarly, if a particular source of funds is available for
expenditure only during a fixed time period, the application should
describe that restriction. Complete information about project funds
will ensure that the Department's expectations for award execution
align with any funding restrictions unrelated to the Department, even
if an award differs from the applicant's request.
iv. Leveraging of Federal Funds
    The Department calculates leverage as the ratio of non-Federal
share of the project's future eligible project costs to total future
eligible project costs. This section of the application should include:
    (A) A description of the applicant's activities to maximize the
non-Federal share of the project funding;
    (B) A description of all evaluations of the project for private
funding, the outcome of those evaluations, and all activities
undertaken to pursue private funding for the project;
    (C) A description of any fiscal constraints that affect the
applicant's ability to increase the amount of non-Federal revenue
dedicated for transportation infrastructure.
    (D) If applicable, the amount of non-Federal investment the port
has undertaken for related projects in the recent past as well as going
forward.
v. Project Costs and Benefits
    This section describes the recommended approach for the completion
and submission of a benefit cost analysis (BCA) as an appendix to the
Project Narrative. The results of the analysis should also be
summarized in the Project Narrative directly.
    The appendix should provide present value estimates of a project's
benefits and costs relative to a no-build baseline. To calculate
present values, applicants should apply a real discount rate (i.e., the
discount rate net of the inflation rate) of 7 percent per year to the
project's streams of benefits and costs. The purpose of the BCA is to
enable the Department to evaluate the project's cost-effectiveness by
estimating a benefit-cost ratio and calculating the magnitude of net
benefits for the project.
    The primary economic benefits from projects eligible for Port
Infrastructure Development Program grants are likely to include savings
in travel time costs, vehicle and port operating costs, and safety
costs for both existing users of the improved facility and new users
who may be attracted to it because of the project. Savings in
infrastructure maintenance costs may also be quantified. Applicants may
describe other categories of benefits in the BCA that are more
difficult to quantify and value in economic terms, such as improving
the reliability of travel times, while also providing numerical
estimates of the magnitude and timing of each of these additional
impacts wherever possible. Any benefits claimed for the project, both
quantified and unquantified, should be clearly tied to the expected
outcomes of the project.
    The BCA should include the full costs of developing, constructing,
operating, and maintaining the proposed project, as well as the
expected timing or schedule for costs in each of these categories. The
BCA may also consider the present discounted value of any remaining
service life of the asset at the end of the analysis period. The costs
and benefits that are compared in the BCA should also cover the same
project scope, including the costs of other related projects on which
the benefits of the Port Infrastructure Development Program project
depend.
    The BCA should carefully document the assumptions and methodology
used to produce the analysis, including a description of the baseline,
the sources of data used to project the outcomes of the project, and
the values of key input parameters. Applicants should provide all
relevant files used for their BCA, including any spreadsheet files and
technical memos describing the analysis (whether created in-house or by
a contractor). The spreadsheets and technical memos should present the
calculations in sufficient detail and transparency to allow the
analysis to be reproduced by DOT evaluators. Detailed guidance for
estimating some types of quantitative benefits and costs, together with
recommended economic values for converting them to dollar terms and
discounting to their present values, are available in the Department's
guidance for conducting BCAs for projects seeking funding under the
Port Infrastructure Development Program (www.transportation.gov/Portgrants).
vi. Project Outcomes
    If the project advances one or more of the five project outcomes
described in section A of this notice, this section of the application
should address those outcomes. The applicant should provide information
demonstrating advancement of a particular outcome, consistent with the
information described below, only if the project reasonably addresses
that outcome. Applicants should avoid addressing a particular outcome
if it is unrelated to the project. The Department recognizes that
projects might address several outcomes but encourages applicants to
describe only those outcome(s) the project most advances. The
Department does not expect each project will address each outcome, so
it is permissible not to address outcomes that do not apply to the
project. An

applicant does not need to address one more of these outcomes to be
awarded.
    (a) Advance technology-supported safety, and design efficiency
improvements by incorporating technology or innovative approaches to
port safety, design, or efficiency.
    If a project advances this outcome, this section of the application
should describe technology and additional features that the applicant
will incorporate into the project. The application should also include
a discussion of any benefits of the proposed innovative technology
beyond improving efficiency. Indicators of efficiency could also
include vessel and/or truck turn times, capacity increases or
enhancements, modal diversion, or improved connectivity.
    If the project incorporates fully-automated cargo-handling
equipment, the applicant should provide information demonstrating the
job change that will result from the project, including supporting
evidence that the project will not directly result in a net job loss as
described in Section E.1.vi.
    (b) Bring facilities to a state of good repair and improve
resiliency by addressing current or projected vulnerabilities in the
condition of port transportation facilities.
    If a project advances this outcome, this section of the application
should describe how the project will contribute to a state of good
repair by improving the condition or resilience of existing
transportation facilities and intermodal connectors including the
project's current condition and how the proposed project will improve
it, and any estimates of impacts on long-term cost structures or
impacts on overall life-cycle costs.
    (c) Promote efficient energy trade by supporting the efficient
movement of energy products and/or increasing national energy
production capacity.
    If a project advances this outcome, this section should describe
energy commodities that the port handles and how the project improves
the efficiency of domestically-produced energy movements. For the
purpose of this notice, energy commodities means: (1) Petroleum
products; (2) natural gas (including LNG); (3) coal; and (4) biofuels.
Applicants are expected to quantify current and projected volumes of
those commodities through the port in the application, both by tonnage
and value.
    (d) Promote manufacturing, agriculture, or other forms of exports
by increasing the efficient movement of goods for exports and/or
increasing national export capacity.
    If a project advances this outcome, this section should include a
description of the applicant's current export initiatives, including
the volume of imports and exports by tonnage and value and export to
import ratio, as well as a description of how the project would improve
port capacity to handle exports or improve the efficiency of export
flows.
    (e) For only the top 15 coastal ports, support the safe flow of
agricultural and food products, free of pests and disease, domestically
and internationally.
    If a project advances this outcome, this section should describe
how the project will further the phytosanitary treatment requirements
of 7 CFR 305.5-305.8, including improving facilities to prevent the
inadvertent introduction of harmful organisms and diseases into the
United States
vii. Demonstrated Project Readiness
    This section of the application should include information that,
when considered with the project budget information presented elsewhere
in the application, is sufficient for the Department to evaluate
whether the project is reasonably expected to begin construction in a
timely manner. To assist the Department's project readiness assessment,
the applicant should provide information on technical feasibility,
project schedule, project approvals, and project risk, each of which is
described in greater detail in the following sections. To minimize
redundant information in the application, the Department encourages
applicants to cross-reference from this section of their application to
relevant substantive information in other sections of the application.
    The guidance here is about what information applicants should
provide and how the applicant should organize their application.
Guidance describing how the Department will evaluate a project's
readiness is described in Section E.1.iv of this notice. Applicants
also should review that section when considering how to organize their
application.
    Applicants are not required to follow the specific format described
here, but this organization, which addresses each relevant aspect of
project readiness, promotes a clear discussion that assists project
evaluators.
(a) Technical Feasibility
    The applicant should demonstrate the technical feasibility of the
project with engineering and design studies and activities; the
development of design criteria and/or a basis of design; the basis for
the cost estimate presented in the application, including the
identification of contingency levels appropriate to its level of
design; and any scope, schedule, and budget risk mitigation measures.
Applicants should include a detailed statement of work that focuses on
the technical and engineering aspects of the project and describes in
detail the project to be constructed.
(b) Project Schedule
    The applicant should include a detailed project schedule that
identifies all major project milestones. Examples of such milestones
include State and local planning approvals; start and completion of
NEPA and other Federal environmental reviews and approvals including
permitting; design completion; right of way acquisition; approval of
plans, specifications and estimates; procurement; State and local
approvals; project partnership and implementation agreements, including
agreements with railroads; and construction. The project schedule
should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate that the project can
begin construction quickly upon obligation of Port Infrastructure
Development Program funds, and that the grant funds will be spent
expeditiously once construction starts.
(c) Required Approvals
    (1) Environmental Permits and Reviews.
    (a) Information about the NEPA status of the project. The applicant
should indicate the anticipated NEPA level of review for the project
and describe any environmental analysis in progress or completed. This
includes Categorical Exclusion, Environmental Assessment/Finding of No
Significant Impact, or Environmental Impact Statement/Record of
Decision. The applicant should review Maritime Administration Manual of
Orders MAO 600-1 prior to submission. The application should detail the
type of NEPA review underway, where the project is in the process, and
indicate the anticipated date of completion of all milestones and of
the final NEPA determination. If the last agency action with respect to
NEPA documents occurred more than three years before the application
date, the applicant should describe why the project has been delayed
and include a proposed approach for verifying and, if necessary,
updating this material in accordance with applicable NEPA requirements.
    (b) Environmental Permits and Reviews. The application should
demonstrate receipt (or reasonably anticipated receipt) of all
environmental

permits and approvals necessary, including Section 106 of the National
Historical Preservation Act, 54 U.S.C. 306108, and Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531, for the project to proceed to
construction on the timeline specified in the project schedule and
necessary to meet the statutory obligation deadline, including
satisfaction of all Federal, State, and local requirements and
completion of the NEPA process.
    (c) Additional information.
    The application should also include:
    (i) Information on reviews, approvals, and permits by other
agencies. An application should indicate whether the proposed project
requires reviews or approval actions by other agencies,\3\ indicate the
status of such actions, and provide detailed information about the
status of those reviews or approvals and should demonstrate compliance
with any other applicable Federal, State, or local requirements, and
when such approvals are expected. Applicants should provide a website
link or other reference to copies of any reviews, approvals, and
permits prepared.
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    \3\ Projects that may impact protected resources such as
wetlands, species habitat, cultural or historic resources require
review and approval by Federal and State agencies with jurisdiction
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    (ii) A description of whether the project is dependent on, or
affected by, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers investment and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers planned activities as it relates to the project.
    (iii) Environmental studies or other documents, preferably through
a website link, that describe in detail known project impacts, and
possible mitigation for those impacts. This could include State NEPA
analysis information as applicable.
    (iv) A description of discussions with the appropriate Maritime
Administration NEPA Coordinator in the Maritime Administration Office
of Environment regarding the project's compliance with NEPA and other
applicable Federal environmental reviews and approvals.
    (v) A description of public engagement about the project that has
occurred, including details on the degree to which public comments and
commitments have been integrated into project development and design.
    (2) State and Local Approvals. The applicant should demonstrate
receipt of State and local approvals on which the project depends, such
as State and local environmental and planning. Additional support from
relevant State and local officials is not required; however, an
applicant should demonstrate that the project has broad public support.
(d) Assessment of Project Risks and Mitigation Strategies
    Project risks, such as procurement delays, environmental
uncertainties, increases in real estate acquisition costs, uncommitted
local match, or lack of legislative approval, affect the likelihood of
successful project start and completion. The applicant should identify
all material risks to the project and the strategies that the lead
applicant and any project partners have undertaken or will undertake in
order to mitigate those risks. The applicant should assess the greatest
risks to the project and identify how the project parties will mitigate
those risks.
    To the extent the applicant is unfamiliar with the requirements for
receiving and expending Federal grant funds administered by the
Maritime Administration, the applicant should contact the Ports Program
staff for information on the pre-requisite steps to obligate Federal
funds in order to ensure that their project schedule is reasonable and
there are no risks of delays in satisfying Federal requirements.
viii. Domestic Preference
    This section should include a description of whether materials and
manufactured products to be used in the project are produced or
manufactured domestically. This section should also include an
assessment of what, if any, materials or manufactured products would
require an exception or waiver of the Buy American provisions described
in section F.2 of this notice and the applicant's current efforts and
planned future efforts to maximize domestic content. The content of
this section of the application is particularly important for projects
that propose the acquisition of heavy equipment, including cranes, that
are often procured from foreign manufacturers. If the project may, or
is likely to, need a waiver or exception, the applicant should describe
a plan to maximize domestic content.

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM)

    Each applicant must: (1) Be registered in SAM before submitting its
application; (2) provide a valid unique entity identifier in its
application; and (3) continue to maintain an active SAM registration
with current information at all times during which it has an active
Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a
Federal awarding agency.
    The Department may not make a Port Infrastructure Development
Program Grant award to an applicant until the applicant has complied
with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements and,
if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the
time Department is ready to make a Port Infrastructure Development
Program grant award, the Department may determine that the applicant is
not qualified to receive a Port Infrastructure Development Program
grant award and use that determination as a basis for making a Port
Infrastructure Development Program grant award to another applicant.

4. Submission Dates and Times

i. Deadline
    Applications must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. E.D.T. on September 16,
2019. The funding opportunity on Grants.gov will open by August 1,
2019.
    To submit an application through Grants.gov, applicants must:
    (1) Obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number;
    (2) Register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at
www.SAM.gov;
    (3) Create a Grants.gov username and password; and
    (4) The E-Business Point of Contact (POC) at the applicant's
organization must respond to the registration email from Grants.gov and
login at Grants.gov to authorize the applicant as the Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR). Please note that there can be more
than one AOR for an organization.
    Please note that the Grants.gov registration process usually takes
2-4 weeks to complete and that the Department will not consider late
applications that are the result of failure to register or comply with
Grants.gov applicant requirements in a timely manner. For information
and instruction on each of these processes, please see instructions at
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/applicantfaqs.html. If
applicants experience difficulties at any point during the registration
or application process, please call the Grants.gov Customer Service
Support Hotline at 1(800) 518-4726, Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m. EST.
ii. Consideration of Applications
    Only applicants who comply with all submission deadlines described
in this notice and electronically submit valid applications through
Grants.gov will be eligible for award. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to make submissions in advance of the deadline.

iii. Late Applications
    Applicants experiencing technical issues with Grants.gov that are
beyond the applicant's control must contact<EMAIL_ADDRESS>prior to the
application deadline with the user name of the registrant and details
of the technical issue experienced. The applicant must provide:
    (1) Details of the technical issue experienced;
    (2) Screen capture(s) of the technical issues experienced along
with corresponding Grants.gov ``Grant tracking number'';
    (3) The ``Legal Business Name'' for the applicant that was provided
in the SF-424;
    (4) The AOR name submitted in the SF-424;
    (5) The DUNS number associated with the application; and
    (6) The Grants.gov Help Desk Tracking Number.
    To ensure a fair competition of limited discretionary funds, the
following conditions are not valid reasons to permit late submissions:
(1) Failure to complete the registration process before the deadline;
(2) failure to follow Grants.gov instructions on how to register and
apply as posted on its website; (3) failure to follow all instructions
in this notice of funding opportunity; and (4) technical issues
experienced with the applicant's computer or information technology
environment. After the Department reviews all information submitted and
contacts the Grants.gov Help Desk to validate reported technical
issues, DOT staff will contact late applicants to approve or deny a
request to submit a late application through Grants.gov. If the
reported technical issues cannot be validated, late applications will
be rejected as untimely.

E. Application Review Information

1. Criteria

    This section specifies the criteria that the Department will use to
evaluate and award applications for Port Infrastructure Development
Program Grants.
i. Leveraging of Federal Funding
    To maximize the impact of Port Infrastructure Development Program
grant awards, the Department seeks to leverage Port Infrastructure
Development Program funding with non-Federal contributions. To evaluate
this criterion, the Department will assign a rating to each project
based on how the calculated non-Federal share of the project's future
eligible project costs compares with other projects proposed for Port
Infrastructure Development Program Grant funding. The Department will
sort project applications' non-Federal leverage percentage from high to
low, and the assigned ratings will be based on quintile: Projects in
the 80th percentile and above receive the highest rating; the 60th-79th
percentile receive the second highest rating; 40th-59th, the third
highest; 20-39th, the fourth highest; and 0-19th, the lowest rating.
    The project's non-Federal leverage percentage will be calculated
based on the best available information provided by the applicant. In
cases where the source of the funding is unclear, the funding will be
treated as Federal for the purposes of this calculation.
    Unlike how the Department evaluates cost share for eligibility
purposes (as described in section C.2 of this notice), for the purposes
of evaluating leverage as a competitive selection criterion, proceeds
of Federal assistance under chapter 6 of Title 23, United States Code
or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad and Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-210), as amended, shall be
considered to be part of the Federal share of project costs.
Applications that require other discretionary funding from the
Department to complete the project's funding package will be considered
less competitive.
    This evaluation criterion is separate from the statutory cost share
requirements for Port Infrastructure Development Program Grants, which
are described in Section C.2. Those statutory requirements establish
the minimum permissible non-Federal share; they do not define a
competitive Port Infrastructure Development Program Grant project.
ii. Project Costs and Benefits
    The Department will consider the costs and benefits of projects
seeking Port Infrastructure Development Program funding. To the extent
possible, the Department will rely on quantitative, data-supported
analysis to assess how well a project addresses this criterion,
including an assessment of the project's estimated benefit-cost ratio
and net benefits based on the applicant-supplied BCA described in
Section D.2.v.
    Based on the Department's assessment, the Department will group
projects into ranges based on their estimated benefit costs ratio (BCR)
and net present value (NPV), and assign a level of confidence
associated with each project's assigned BCR and NPV ratings. The
Department will use these ranges for BCR: Less than 1; 1-1.5; 1.5-3;
and greater than 3. The Department will use these ranges for NPV: Less
than $0; $0-$50,000,000; $50,000,000-$250,000,000; and greater than
$250,000,000. The confidence levels are high, medium, and low.
iii. Project Outcomes
    The Department will evaluate information described in Section
D.2.vi to determine whether the project advances each of the following
five project outcomes. Among otherwise comparable applications, one
that advances at least one of these outcomes will be more competitive
than one that does not.
    (a) Advance technology supported safety, and design efficiency
improvements by incorporating technology or innovative approaches to
port safety, design, or efficiency.
    (b) Improve state of good repair and resiliency by addressing
current or projected vulnerabilities in the condition of port
transportation facilities.
    (c) Promote efficient energy trade by supporting the efficient
movement of domestically-produced energy products and/or increasing
national energy capacity.
    (d) Promote manufacturing, agriculture, or other forms of exports
by increasing the efficient movement of exports and/or increasing
national export capacity.
    (e) For only the top 15 coastal ports, support the safe flow of
agricultural and food products, free of pests and disease, domestically
and internationally.
iv. Demonstrated Project Readiness
    The Department will consider project readiness to assess the
likelihood of a successful project. In that analysis, the Department
will consider significant risks to successful completion of a project,
including risks associated with environmental review, permitting,
technical feasibility, funding, and the applicant's capacity to manage
project delivery. Risks do not disqualify projects from award, but
competitive applications clearly and directly describe achievable risk
mitigation strategies. The Department will assign one of three risk
ratings based on the likelihood that the project will be successfully
delivered within a reasonable timeframe: High risk means that there is
a high likelihood that the project will not be successfully delivered;
moderate risk means there is some possibility that the project will not
be successfully delivery; and low risk means that it is highly likely
that the project will be successfully delivered.

v. Domestic Preference
    The Department will consider whether an exception/waiver of the Buy
American provisions will be necessary to complete the project. Among
otherwise comparable applications, projects that depend on materials or
manufactured products that do not comply with domestic preference
requirements will be less competitive than projects that comply with
those requirements. Among otherwise comparable applications that
require exceptions or waivers, an application that presents an
effective plan to maximize domestic content will be more competitive
than one that does not. The Department will not award projects that
likely need a waiver but present no plan to maximize domestic content.
vi. Additional Considerations
    The Department will consider the geographic diversity among
applicants when selecting Port Infrastructure Development Program Grant
awards, including whether the project is located in a qualified
opportunity zone designated pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 1400Z-1. A project
located in a qualified opportunity zone is more competitive than a
similar project that is not located in a qualified opportunity zone.
    In awarding grants from funds for the 15 coastal seaports that
handled the greatest number of loaded foreign and domestic twenty-foot
equivalent units of containerized cargo in 2016, as identified by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department will give priority
consideration for proposed projects that construct treatment facilities
defined in section 305.1 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to
meet the phytosanitary treatment requirements of sections 305.5 through
305.8 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
    The Joint Explanatory Statement that accompanied the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019, directed the Department ``to ensure that any
fully-automated cargo-handling equipment procured under [the Program]
will not directly result in a net job loss or directly reduce the
overall safety, reliability and efficiency of the port.'' For projects
that incorporate fully automated cargo-handling equipment, the
Department will consider job change that will result from the project,
including whether the project will directly result in a net job loss.

2. Review and Selection Process

    The Ports Program evaluation consists of Intake, a Technical Review
Phase, and a Senior Review phase, each of which are described below.
During the Technical Review Phase, Department staff analyze
applications and provide ratings for the selection criteria, consistent
with the descriptions in this NOFO. Based on this analysis, the Senior
Review Team assembles a list of Projects for Consideration for
selection by the Secretary based on the selection criteria described in
Section E. The Secretary makes final selections based on the criteria
described in Section E.
    Throughout the review and selection process, the Department may
seek additional information from an applicant related to project
eligibility, whether the project can be completed with a reduced award,
or data needed to complete project analysis.

3. Additional Information

    Prior to award, each selected applicant will be subject to a risk
assessment as required by 2 CFR 200.205. The Department must review and
consider any information about the applicant that is in the designated
integrity and performance system accessible through SAM (currently the
Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS).
An applicant may review information in FAPIIS and comment on any
information about itself. The Department will consider comments by the
applicant, in addition to the other information in FAPIIS, in making a
judgment about the applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record
of performance under Federal awards when completing the review of risk
posed by applicants.

F. Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notice

    Following the evaluation outlined in Section E, the Department will
announce awarded projects by posting a list of selected projects at
www.transportation.gov/Portgrants. Notice of selection is not
authorization to begin performance. Following that announcement, the
Department will contact the point of contact listed in the SF 424 to
initiate negotiation of the grant agreement for authorization.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

    The Department will determine the period of performance for each
award based on the specific project that was evaluated and selected.
DOT will administer each Port Infrastructure Development Program Grant
pursuant to a grant agreement with the grant recipient. Amounts awarded
as a grant under this notice that are not expended by the grant
recipient shall remain available to DOT for use for grants under this
program, either in the same or different fiscal year as this notice.
    All awards will be administered pursuant to the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards found in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted by the Department of
Transportation at 2 CFR part 1201. Additionally, applicable Federal
laws, Executive Orders, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of
the Maritime Administration will apply to the projects that receive
Port Infrastructure Development Program Grants awards.
    As expressed in Executive Orders 13788 of April 18, 2017 and 13858
of January 31, 2019, it is the policy of the executive branch to
maximize, consistent with law, the use of goods, products, and
materials produced in the United States in the terms and conditions of
Federal financial assistance awards. Consistent with the requirements
of Section 410 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-6, div. G,
February 15, 2019), the Buy American requirements of 41 U.S.C. 8301-
8305 apply to funds made available under this notice and other
expenditures within the scope of the award, and all grant recipients
must apply, comply with, and implement all provisions of the Buy
American Act and related provisions in the grant agreement when
implementing Port Infrastructure Development Program Grant projects. If
selected for an award, grant recipients will be required to obtain
approval from the Department before applying any Buy American Act
exception. To obtain that approval, grant recipients must be prepared
to demonstrate how they will maximize the use of domestic goods,
products, and materials in constructing their project.
    In connection with any program or activity conducted with or
benefiting from funds awarded under this notice, recipients of funds
must comply with all applicable requirements of Federal law, including,
without limitation, the Constitution of the United States; the
conditions of performance, nondiscrimination requirements, and other
assurances made applicable to the award of funds in accordance with
regulations of the Department of Transportation; and applicable Federal
financial assistance and contracting principles promulgated by the
Office of Management and Budget. In complying

with these requirements, recipients, in particular, must ensure that no
concession agreements are denied or other contracting decisions made on
the basis of speech or other activities protected by the First
Amendment. If the Department determines that a recipient has failed to
comply with applicable Federal requirements, the Department may
terminate the award of funds and disallow previously incurred costs,
requiring the recipient to reimburse any expended award funds.
    Additionally, Federal wage rate requirements included in subchapter
IV of chapter 31 of title 40, U.S.C., apply to all projects receiving
funds under this program, and apply to all parts of the project,
whether funded with Port Infrastructure Development Program grant
funds, other Federal funds, or non-Federal funds.
    Port Infrastructure Development Program projects involving vehicle
acquisition must involve only vehicles that comply with applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Regulations, or vehicles that are exempt from Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Standards or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations in a
manner that allows for the legal acquisition and deployment of the
vehicle or vehicles.

3. Reporting

    This section of the notice provides general information about the
reporting requirements that accompany Port Infrastructure Development
Program Grant funding. Potential applicants should review these
requirements to ensure that they can satisfy them if they receive an
award. A recipient's failure to timely submit required reports may
result in termination of an award and a legal requirement for the
recipient to return funding to the Department.
i. Progress Reporting on Grant Activities
    Each applicant selected for Port Infrastructure Development Program
Grants funding must submit quarterly progress reports and Federal
Financial Reports (SF-425) to monitor project progress and ensure
accountability and financial transparency in the Port Infrastructure
Development Program.
ii. Outcome Performance Reporting
    Each applicant selected for Port Infrastructure Development Program
Grant funding must collect information and report on the project's
observed performance with respect to the relevant long-term outcomes
that are expected to be achieved through construction of the project.
Performance indicators will include formal goals or targets for a
period determined by the Department. They will be used to evaluate and
compare projects and monitor the results that grant funds achieve to
the intended long-term outcomes of the Port Infrastructure Development
Program. To the extent possible, performance indicators used in the
reporting will align with the measures included in the application and
will relate to at least one of the selection criteria defined in
Section E and to a benefit estimated in the BCA. The Department expects
that the level of performance will be consistent with estimates used in
the applicant's BCA. Performance reporting continues for several years
after project construction is completed, and the Department does not
provide Port Infrastructure Development Program grant funding
specifically for performance reporting. For each project selected for
award, the Department, with input from the grant recipients, will
identify the measures to be collected. Those measures and the reporting
requirements will be formalized in the agreement obligating award funds
for the project.
iii. Port Performance Reporting
    The Department is required to report annually on port performance
(see Sec. 6314 of the FAST Act). To help the Department more accurately
assess port performance, Port Infrastructure Development Program grant
recipients will be required to enter a data sharing agreement to submit
to the Department information where consistent data related to the
project, particularly on cargo throughput, is not publicly available
and difficult to collect from Ports and port terminals. Data, which
must originate from the port, that could be required as a condition of
award includes the following:

 Total capacity of inbound and outbound cargo
 Total volume of inbound and outbound cargo
 Average number of lifts per hour of containers by crane
 Average vessel turn time by vessel type
 Average cargo or container dwell time
 Port storage capacity and utilization
 Modal throughput statistics, including rail and truck turn
times
 Types of cargo moved
 Presences and location of intermodal connectors
 Physical size of the terminals within the port boundaries
 Maximum authorized channel depth and maximum actual/current
channel depth
 Schedule vessel arrivals (for use in determining vessel on-
time performance)
 Berth utilization

    Details and definitions on the data elements described above will
be provided in the data sharing agreement with the Department.
iv. Asset Management Report
    A Port Infrastructure Development Program grant recipient that does
not currently have an asset management plan in place will be required
to include a post-construction reporting requirement utilizing the
Asset Management Tool currently under development by the Maritime
Administration. The reporting requirement should include both changes
in operating cost and performance.
v. Reporting of Matters Related to Recipient Integrity and Performance
    If the total value of a selected applicant's currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from all
Federal awarding agencies exceeds $10,000,000 for any period of time
during the period of performance of this Federal award, then the
applicant during that period of time must maintain the currency of
information reported to the SAM that is made available in the
designated integrity and performance system (currently FAPIIS) about
civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings described in paragraph 2
of this award term and condition. This is a statutory requirement under
section 872 of Public Law 110-417, as amended (41 U.S.C. 2313). As
required by section 3010 of Public Law 111-212, all information posted
in the designated integrity and performance system on or after April
15, 2011, except past performance reviews required for Federal
procurement contracts, will be publicly available.

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts

    For further information concerning this notice please contact the
Port Infrastructure Development Program staff via email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call or call Bob Bouchard, Director, Office of Port
Infrastructure Development, at<PHONE_NUMBER>. A TDD is available for
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing at<PHONE_NUMBER>. In
addition, the Department will post answers to questions and requests
for clarifications at www.transportation.gov/Portgrants. To ensure
applicants receive accurate information about eligibility or the
program, the applicant is encouraged to contact DOT directly, rather
than through intermediaries or third parties,

with questions. DOT may also conduct briefings on the Port
Infrastructure Development Program Grants selection and award process
upon request.

H. Other Information

1. Protection of Confidential Business Information

    All information submitted as part of or in support of any
application shall use publicly available data or data that can be made
public and methodologies that are accepted by industry practice and
standards, to the extent possible. If the applicant submits information
that the applicant considers to be a trade secret or confidential
commercial or financial information, the applicant must provide that
information in a separate document, which the applicant may cross-
reference from the application narrative or other portions of the
application. For the separate document containing confidential
information, the applicant must do the following: (1) State on the
cover of that document that it ``Contains Confidential Business
Information (CBI)''; (2) mark each page that contains confidential
information with ``CBI''; (3) highlight or otherwise denote the
confidential content on each page; and (4) at the end of the document,
explain how disclosure of the confidential information would cause
substantial competitive harm. DOT will protect confidential information
complying with these requirements to the extent required under
applicable law. If DOT receives a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request for the information that the applicant has marked in accordance
with this section, DOT will follow the procedures described in its FOIA
regulations at 49 CFR 7.29. Only information that is in the separate
document, marked in accordance with this section, and ultimately
determined to be confidential under Sec.  7.29 will be exempt from
disclosure under FOIA.

2. Publication/Sharing of Application Information

    Following the completion of the selection process and announcement
of awards, the Department intends to publish a list of all applications
received along with the names of the applicant organizations and
funding amounts requested. Except for the information properly marked
as described in Section H.1., the Department may make application
narratives publicly available or share application information within
the Department or with other Federal agencies if the Department
determines that sharing is relevant to the respective program's
objectives.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2019.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-12871 Filed 6-17-19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP08-21-000]

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of
Application

November 27, 2007.
    Take notice that on November 13, 2007, CenterPoint Energy Gas
Transmission Company (CEGT), 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas
77002-5231, filed in Docket No. CP08-21-000, an application pursuant to
section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), to abandon its Lines ADT-2,
ADT-6, ADT-8, ADT-10, and ADT-4, all located in Hemphill County, Texas,
by sale to CenterPoint Energy Field Services, Inc. In conjunction with
the abandonment, CEGT seeks a determination that the lines are
gathering facilities exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction under
NGA section 1(b), all as more fully set forth in the application, which
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This
filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
 using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number,

excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, call<PHONE_NUMBER> or TTY, (202) 208-
3676.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Lawrence O. Thomas, Director-Rates & Regulatory at CenterPoint Energy
Gas Transmission Co., P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, or
by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and State agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
(http://www.ferc.gov) site under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Comment Date: December 18, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-23449 Filed 12-3-07; 8:45 am]

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Results of Section 610 Review of the Standards for Petroleum Refineries Background On August 18, 1995 ( 60 FR 43244), EPA promulgated national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants ( NESHAP) for petroleum refineries under the authority of section 112 of the Clean Air Act. These Maximum Achievable Control Technology ( MACT) standards are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CC. During the development of these standards, EPA considered the potential impacts on small businesses and therefore established standards that would achieve emissions reductions while minimizing impacts on small businesses. At the time of promulgation, EPA had reduced the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting burden by 25 percent from the initial proposal. EPA has reviewed these standards as required under 5USC 610. This review was announced in the Regulatory Agenda on June 28, 2004 ( 69 FR 38184). In addition, the agency solicited comments on five factors that are addressed below. Two comments were received.

1. Continued need for the rule.

Under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act ( RFA), the Agency must consider the continued need for the rule. The agency finds that there is a continued need for this rule because it is mandated under the Clean Air Act to protect public health by reducing emissions of hazardous air pollutants. The NESHAP for petroleum refineries has resulted in emissions reductions estimated at 53,000 tons per year. The final rule mitigated the impact on small refiners by allowing refiners more time to comply with various requirements for control of emissions from equipment leaks and storage tanks.

The Agency is currently conducting a separate, parallel review of the 1995 NESHAP as required by section 112( d)( 6) of the Clean Air Act. This section requires that the agency assess if changes to the NESHAP are necessary based on technology improvements since the NESHAP development. Such reviews are to be conducted no less often than every 8 years. The agency is also conducting an assessment of the residual risk to human health that remains after the application of NESHAP controls, as required under section 112( f) of the Clean Air Act. While the Agency finds that revisions to the NESHAP are not necessary as it relates to this RFA review, the Agency will assess the need for changes under the authority of these two statutory requirements. As we conduct these two Clean Air Act reviews, we will consider the comments received as part of this RFA review, and we will continue to be sensitive to small business concerns.

2. Nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule.

There were two comment letters received during the public comment period concerning the NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries. One commenter was concerned about the potential adverse impact on small entities by the residual risk rulemaking. As discussed above, the Agency is currently assessing the residual risk as required by section 112( f) of the Clean Air Act. This commenter's concerns are more appropriately addressed by this statutory requirement and therefore will be considered as part of that review, rather than this RFA review. One commenter reported problems with the public notice and comment provisions of the Title V permitting provisions. These provisions are part of EPA's Operating Permits Program under Section 502 of the Clean Air Act, and are mandated under that program, rather than under the 1995 NESHAP. The Operating Permits program is currently under review, and we have passed on the aforementioned comment to the appropriate EPA staff for consideration as part of that review. 3. Complexity of the rule.

The Agency must also consider the complexity of the rule. The Petroleum Refinery NESHAP is inherently complex for two reasons: ( 1) Petroleum Refineries are complex facilities with thousands of potential emission points, and ( 2) EPA has provided multiple equivalent compliance options in response to comments from industry. Thus, simplifying the rule by removing compliance options would not be in the best interest of the industry. One commenter pointed out the complexity of the rule but did not request simplification of the rule requirements. For the purpose of the RFA review, therefore, the Agency finds that revisions to the NESHAP based on rule complexity are not necessary, because we believe we have crafted the rule to minimize complexity to the extent possible, given the statutory objectives, the inherent complexity of the industry, and the added complexity attendant to the multiple compliance options, which are of benefit to the industry.

4. The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local government rules.

One commenter noted that refineries are subject to overlapping requirements and that the reporting frequencies can vary between regulations. As part of the aforementioned section 112( d)( 6) MACT review, EPA will review the current reporting frequencies of the NESHAP to see if revisions should be made to improve consistency between regulations. EPA is not aware of any instance where the NESHAP duplicates or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local rules.

5. The degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area of the rule.

EPA does not believe that revisions to the NESHAP are necessary for the purpose of this RFA review. However, EPA will continue to assess advances in technology as part of the review of the NESHAP that is required by section 112( d)( 6) of the Clean Air Act.

Conclusion The NESHAP for petroleum refineries has been effective in reducing HAP emissions. Although there is some labor burden for small businesses imposed by certain monitoring and recordkeeping requirements within the rule, these requirements are necessary to ensure ongoing compliance with the rule, and to make possible the multiple compliance options desired by the industry. Based on these factors, and on the comments received and addressed above, the Agency finds that revisions to the NESHAP for the purpose of the RFA review are not necessary. The agency will continue to evaluate the requirements of the rule as part of the 112( d)( 6) Clean Air Act NESHAP review and the 112( f) Clean Air Act residual risk assessment. As we conduct these two Clean Air Act reviews, we will consider the comments received as part of this RFA review, and we will continue to be sensitive to small business concerns.


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0050; FRL-9954-77-OEI]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Implementation of the Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Implementation of Ambient Air
Protocol Gas Verification Program'' (EPA ICR No. 2375.03, OMB Control
No. 2060-0648) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR. An Agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0050 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or
by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Laurie Trinca, Air Quality
Assessment Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code C304-06, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: This ICR includes ambient air monitoring data reporting
and recordkeeping activities associated with the 40 CFR part 58
Appendix A, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance Quality Assurance
Regulations. These data and information are collected by state, local,
and tribal air quality management agencies and reported to the EPA.
    The EPA Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Program's quality assurance
requirements in 40 CFR part 58, Appendix A, require: ``2.6 Gaseous and
Flow Rate Audit Standards. Gaseous pollutant concentration standards
(permeation devices or cylinders of compressed gas) used to obtain test
concentrations for CO, SO2, NO, and NO2 must be
traceable to either a National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Traceable Reference Material (NTRM), NIST Standard Reference
Materials (SRM), and Netherlands Measurement Institute (NMI) Primary
Reference Materials (valid as covered by Joint Declaration of
Equivalence) or a NIST-certified Gas Manufacturer's Internal Standard
(GMIS), certified in accordance with one of the procedures given in
reference 4 of this appendix. Vendors advertising certification with
the procedures provided in reference 4 of this appendix and
distributing gases as ``EPA Protocol Gas'' must participate in the EPA
Protocol Gas Verification Program or not use ``EPA'' in advertising.
    These requirements give assurance to end users that all specialty
gas producers selling EPA Protocol Gases are participants in a program
that provides an independent assessment of the accuracy of their gases'
certified concentrations. In 2010, the EPA developed an Ambient Air
Protocol Gas Verification Program (AA-PGVP) that provides end users
with information about participating producers and verification
results.
    Each year, EPA will attempt to compare gas cylinders from every
specialty gas producer being used by ambient air monitoring
organizations. The EPA's Regions 2 and 7 have agreed to provide
analytical services for verification of 40 cylinders/lab or 80
cylinders total/year. Cylinders will be Start Printed Page
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    In order to make the appropriate selection, the EPA needs to know
what specialty gas producers are being used by the monitoring
organizations. Therefore, the EPA needs to survey each primary quality
assurance organization every year to collect information on specialty
gas producers being used and whether the monitoring organization would
like to participate in the verification for the upcoming calendar year.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 58).
    Estimated number of respondents: 211 (total).

    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 70 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $4674 (per year).
    Changes in Estimates: The renewal ICR will address all changes in
the total estimated respondent burden since the last renewal.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-D-2326]

Field Alert Report Submission: Questions and Answers; Guidance
for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled ``Field
Alert Report Submission: Questions and Answers.'' This guidance
provides FDA's current thinking regarding the requirements for
submission of field alert reports (FARs) by applicants of new drug
applications (NDAs) and abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) and
outlines FDA's recommendations for FAR submissions to help improve
their consistency and relevancy. The guidance also addresses certain
frequently asked questions about FARs. This guidance finalizes the
draft guidance of the same title issued on July 19, 2018.

DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal
Register on July 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on
Agency guidances at any time as follows:

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2018-D-2326 for ``Field Alert Report Submission: Questions and
Answers.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except
for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For

more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see
80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    Submit written requests for single copies of this guidance to the
Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., Hillandale
Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, or to the Office of
Communication, Outreach and Development, Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing
your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mohamed Ghorab, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 3141, Silver Spring, MD, 20993-0002, 240-
402-8940; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry
entitled ``Field Alert Report Submission: Questions and Answers.'' The
FAR regulations found in Sec.  314.81(b)(1) (21 CFR 314.81(b)(1)) and
21 CFR 314.98(b) establish an early warning system to help FDA fulfill
its responsibility to protect patient health. Under these regulations,
NDA and ANDA applicants must submit certain information to FDA about
distributed drug products regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research or the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
    The guidance addresses the FAR submission requirements and focuses
on topics such as the incidents and possible/actual quality issues that
require submission of a FAR, the contents of the FAR, who submits the
FAR, and when, where, and how they should submit it. The guidance also
addresses followup and final FARs, which are not required under Sec.
314.81(b), and recommends their submission to inform FDA of the status
of root cause investigations and corrective actions taken, if any.
    This guidance finalizes the draft guidance issued on July 19, 2018
(83 FR 34142). In response to public comments, FDA made minor editorial
changes and clarified that the FAR requirements apply to all products
under an NDA or ANDA, including positron emission tomography drugs,
designated medical gases, and combination products containing a drug
constituent part. Although not the focus of this guidance, FDA notes
that FAR requirements also apply to certain combination products under
21 CFR part 4, subpart B. For additional information about these
products, see the guidance for industry and FDA staff ``Postmarketing
Safety Reporting for Combination Products,'' available at https://www.fda.gov/media/111788/download, and the Postmarketing Safety
Reporting for Combination Products web page at https://www.fda.gov/combination-products/guidance-regulatory-information/postmarketing-safety-reporting-combination-products. FDA may consider whether
additional adjustments are needed to guidance or FAR-related
instructions for biologics license applications or device applications
for combination products that contain a drug constituent part as the
Agency gains experience with safety reporting for such products.
    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the
current thinking of FDA on ``Field Report Alert Submission.'' It does
not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or
the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the
requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does
refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. Therefore,
clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) is not
required for this guidance. The previously approved collections of
information are subject to review by OMB under the PRA. The collections
of information in 21 CFR part 314 have been approved under OMB control
number 0910-0001.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the guidance at
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics, https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents, or https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: July 16, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG19-1-000.
    Applicants: King Mountain Upton Wind, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of King Mountain Upton Wind, LLC.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5370.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER15-936-004; ER13-342-014; ER13-343-010; ER15-960-
004; ER16-700-003; ER16-701-003; ER17-1531-002; ER10-1514-004.
    Applicants: Benson Power, LLC, CPV Biomass Holdings, LLC, CPV
Fairview, LLC, CPV Keenan II Renewable Energy Company, LLC, CPV
Maryland, LLC, CPV Shore, LLC, CPV Towantic, LLC, CPV Valley, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of Benson Power, LLC, et.
al.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5394.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-9-001.
    Applicants: Mankato Energy Center II, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment to MBR Authority
Application and Initial Baseline Tariff Filing to be effective 12/1/
2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5298.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-15-000.
    Applicants: Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: New Executed Agreements
between Wolverine and MPPA to be effective 9/17/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5278.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-16-000.
    Applicants: NorthWestern Corporation.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Cancellation of NWE SD OATT under
Tariff ID 28 to be effective 10/2/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5286.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-17-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2041R8 Kansas City Board of
Public Utilities PTP Agreement to be effective 9/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5288.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-18-000.
    Applicants: Atlantic City Electric Company, PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Atlantic City Electric
submits revisions to OATT, Att. H-1A re: FAS 109 Recovery to be
effective 10/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5300.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-19-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Financial Transmission
Rights Default Disposition Filing to be effective 12/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5309.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-20-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2018-10-01_SA 3168 MPPA-MPPA
GIA (J540) to be effective 9/17/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5310.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-21-000.
    Applicants: Alcoa Power Generating Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Third Supplemental
Transmission Services Agreement to be effective 10/2/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5313.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-22-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of WMPA SA
No. 4941; Queue No. AC2-162 to be effective 11/7/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5325.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-23-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Default Allocation
Assessment Clarifying Revisions to be effective 12/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5334.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-24-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Financial Transmission
Rights ? Bilateral Transaction to be effective 12/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5343.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-25-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: FTRs ? Conditional Extension
of Time--Limited Revisions to Liquidation Provision to be effective 12/
1/2018.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5346.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-27-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Request for Waiver of Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc.
    Filed Date: 10/1/18.
    Accession Number: 20181001-5372.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: October 2, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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