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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2019-D-2314]

Treatment for Heart Failure: Endpoints for Drug Development;
Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Treatment
for Heart Failure: Endpoints for Drug Development.'' This draft
guidance clarifies that an effect on symptoms or physical function,
without a favorable effect on survival or hospitalization, can be a
basis for approving drugs to treat heart failure. It also provides
recommendations to sponsors on the need to assess mortality effects of
drugs under development to treat heart failure.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by August 27, 2019 to ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.

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

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2019-D-2314 for ``Treatment for Heart Failure: Endpoints for Drug
Development.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket and,
except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly
viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management
Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to
the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave.,
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or 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 draft
guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellis Unger, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 4212, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-2240 or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
entitled ``Treatment for Heart Failure: Endpoints for Drug
Development.'' Heart failure causes substantial mortality and morbidity
and has major effects on physical function and quality of life. This
draft guidance clarifies that an effect on symptoms or physical
function, without a favorable effect on survival or hospitalization,
can be a basis for approving drugs to treat heart failure. It also
provides recommendations to sponsors on the need to assess mortality
effects of drugs under development to treat heart failure.
    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on ``Treatment
for Heart Failure: Endpoints for Drug Development.'' It does not
establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the
public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the
requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. This guidance
is not subject to Executive Order 12866.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
    FDA has OMB approval under the PRA for the submission of INDs,
including protocol amendments and information amendments, in 21 CFR
part 312, subpart B, and sponsors may request comment and advice on an
IND as well as request meetings with FDA under subpart C (OMB control
number 0910-0014). In addition, the following collections of
information that have been approved by OMB would cover other
submissions discussed in the draft guidance:
     Guidance for industry on formal meetings with sponsors and
applicants for Prescription Drug User Fee Act products (OMB control
number 0910-0429);
     Guidance for industry on clinical trial data monitoring
committees (OMB control number 0910-0581);
     Guidance for industry on oversight of clinical
investigations (OMB control number 0910-0733);
     International Council for Harmonization guidance for
industry ``E6(R2) Good Clinical Practice'' (OMB control number 0910-
0843);
     Protection of Human Subjects: Informed Consent;
Institutional Review Boards (21 CFR parts 50 and 56) (OMB control
number 0910-0755); and
     Institutional Review Boards (Sec.  56.115) (OMB control
number 0910-0130).

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft 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, or
https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: June 24, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
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 electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC21-87-000.
    Applicants: PPL Corporation, The Narragansett Electric Company.
    Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203
of the Federal Power Act of PPL Corporation, et al.
    Filed Date: 5/4/21.
    Accession Number: 20210504-5182.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/25/21.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2160-018; ER10-1907-021; ER10-1918-022; ER10-
1930-014; ER10-1931-015; ER10-1932-016; ER10-1935-016; ER10-1950-022;
ER10-1962-017; ER10-1966-016; ER10-2720-024; ER11-2642-019; ER11-3635-
015; ER11-4428-025; ER12-1228-025; ER12-1880-024; ER12-2225-015; ER12-
2226-015; ER12-895-023; ER13-2112-013; ER13-2147-003; ER14-1630-012;
ER14-2138-012; ER14-2707-020; ER15-1375-011; ER15-2101-010; ER15-2477-
011; ER15-2601-008; ER16-1354-010; ER16-1872-012; ER16-2275-013; ER16-
2276-013; ER16-90-011; ER17-822-008; ER17-823-008; ER18-1771-011; ER18-
1952-010; ER18-2003-009; ER18-2182-009; ER18-2246-011; ER18-241-007;
ER19-1392-006; ER19-2389-006; ER19-2398-007; ER20-2019-003; ER20-2064-
003; ER20-2690-003; ER20-2695-003; ER21-254-004.
    Applicants: FPL Energy Montezuma Wind, LLC, FPL Energy North Dakota
Wind, LLC, FPL Energy North Dakota Wind II, LLC, FPL Energy South
Dakota Wind, LLC, FPL Energy Stateline II, Inc., FPL Energy Vansycle,
L.L.C., FPL Energy Wyman, LLC, FPL Energy Wyman IV, LLC, Frontier
Utilities Northeast LLC, Garden Wind, LLC, Genesis Solar, LLC, Golden
Hills Interconnection, LLC, Golden Hills North Wind, LLC, Golden Hills
Wind, LLC, Golden West Power Partners, LLC, Gray County Wind, LLC,
Grazing Yak Solar, LLC, Green Mountain Storage, LLC, Gulf Power
Company, Hancock County Wind, LLC, Harmony Florida Solar, LLC, Hatch
Solar Energy Center I, LLC, Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC, High
Lonesome Mesa Wind, LLC, High Majestic Wind I, LLC, High Majestic Wind
II, LLC, High Winds, LLC, Jordan Creek Wind Farm LLC, Kingman Wind
Energy I, LLC, Kingman Wind Energy II, LLC, Langdon Renewables, LLC,
Limon Wind, LLC, Limon Wind II, LLC, Limon Wind III, LLC, Live Oak
Solar, LLC, Logan Wind Energy LLC, Lorenzo Wind, LLC, Luz Solar
Partners Ltd., III, Luz Solar Partners Ltd., IV, Luz Solar Partners
Ltd., V, Mammoth Plains Wind Project, LLC, Mantua Creek Solar, LLC,
Marshall Solar, LLC, McCoy Solar, LLC, Minco Wind, LLC, Minco Wind II,
LLC, Minco Wind III, LLC, Minco IV & V Interconnection, LLC, Minco Wind
Interconnection Services, LLC, Mohave County Wind Farm LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of GridLiance Transcos
(Part 2).
    Filed Date: 4/30/21.
    Accession Number: 20210430-5752.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1883-012; ER10-1841-022; ER10-1845-022; ER10-
1849-024; ER10-1851-014; ER10-1852-052; ER10-1857-016; ER10-1890-018;
ER10-1899-016; ER10-2005-022; ER11-26-022; ER12-2227-024; ER12-569-025;
ER13-1991-017; ER13-1992-017; ER13-712-026; ER13-752-015; ER15-1418-
012; ER15-1925-018; ER15-2582-009; ER15-2676-017; ER16-1672-015; ER16-
2190-014; ER16-2191-014; ER16-2453-015; ER16-632-011; ER16-91-012;
ER17-2152-011; ER18-1534-008; ER18-1863-008; ER18-1978-007; ER18-2118-
010; ER18-882-010; ER19-1003-009; ER19-1393-009; ER19-1394-009; ER19-
2269-004; ER19-2373-005; ER19-2437-005; ER19-2461-005; ER19-2901-006;
ER19-987-009; ER20-1769-003; ER20-1980-004; ER20-1986-002; ER20-1987-
004; ER20-2027-002; ER20-2049-003; ER20-2179-004; ER20-819-005; ER20-
820-004.
    Applicants: Adelanto Solar, LLC, Adelanto Solar II, LLC, Armadillo
Flats Wind Project, LLC, Ashtabula Wind I, LLC, Ashtabula Wind II, LLC,
Ashtabula Wind III, LLC, Baldwin Wind Energy, LLC, Blackwell Wind, LLC,
Blythe Solar 110, LLC, Blythe Solar II, LLC, Blythe Solar III, LLC,
Blythe Solar IV, LLC, Brady Interconnection, LLC, Brady Wind, LLC,
Brady Wind II, LLC, Breckinridge Wind Project, LLC, Bronco Plains Wind,
LLC, Butler Ridge Wind Energy Center, LLC, Carousel Wind Farm, LLC,
Casa Mesa Wind, LLC, Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC, Cedar Springs Wind, LLC,
Cedar Springs Wind III, LLC, Cedar Springs Transmission, LLC, Cerro
Gordo Wind, LLC, Chaves County Solar, LLC, Chicot Solar, LLC, Cimarron
Wind Energy, LLC, Coolidge Solar I, LLC, Cottonwood Wind Project, LLC,
Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC, Crystal Lake Wind Energy I, LLC, Crystal Lake
Wind Energy II, LLC, Crystal Lake Wind III, LLC, Dougherty County
Solar, LLC, Day County Wind I, LLC, Desert Sunlight 250, LLC, Desert
Sunlight 300, LLC, East Hampton Energy Storage Center, LLC, Elk City
Renewables II, LLC, Elk City Wind, LLC, Emmons-Logan Wind, LLC,
Endeavor Wind I, LLC, Endeavor Wind II, LLC, Energy Storage Holdings,
LLC, Ensign Wind, LLC, ESI Vansycle Partners, L.P., Florida Power &
Light Company, FPL Energy Cape, LLC, FPL Energy Green Power Wind, LLC,
FPL Energy Illinois Wind, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of GridLiance Transcos
(Part 1).
    Filed Date: 4/30/21.
    Accession Number: 20210430-5753.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1846-000.
    Applicants: Tilton Energy LLC, Yankee Street, LLC, Tait Electric
Generating Station, LLC, Southern Illinois Generation Company, LLC,
Sidney, LLC, Shelby County Energy Center, LLC, O.H. Hutchings CT, LLC,
Monument Generating Station, LLC, Montpelier Generating Station, LLC,
Lee County Generating Station, LLC, Grand Tower Energy Center, LLC,
Gibson City

Energy Center, LLC, Eagle Point Power Generation LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Tilton Energy LLC/FERC
Electric Tariffs to be effective 5/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/4/21.
    Accession Number: 20210504-5168.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/25/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1847-000.
    Applicants: Interstate Power and Light Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: IPL Cert. of Concurrence for
SFA-ER21-1842-000 to be effective 5/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/4/21.
    Accession Number: 20210504-5169.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/25/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1848-000.
    Applicants: Isabella Wind, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Isabella Wind MBR Cancellation
Filing to be effective 5/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/4/21.
    Accession Number: 20210504-5171.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/25/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1849-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2021-05-05_SA 3175 Delta's
Edge Solar-Entergy Mississippi 2nd Rev GIA (J679) to be effective 4/28/
2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5018.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1850-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original WMPA, Service
Agreement No. 6059; Queue No. AG1-065 to be effective 4/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5020.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1851-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Ameren
Illinois Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2021-05-05_SA 3653 Ameren
IL-Hoosier Energy Switching Agreement to be effective 7/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5026.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1852-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original WMPA, Service
Agreement No. 6055; Queue No. AG1-095 to be effective 4/6/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5033.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1853-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original ISA, SA No. 6031
and ICSA, SA No. 6032; Queue No. AB2-136 to be effective 4/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5039.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1854-000.
    Applicants: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rate Schedule FERC No. 325
between Tri-State and EEA to be effective 7/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5081.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1855-000.
    Applicants: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rate Schedule FERC No. 326
between Tri-State and EEA to be effective 7/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5083.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1856-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: NTUA Const Agmt Red Mesa
Affected System to be effective 7/5/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5098.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1857-000.
    Applicants: NorthWestern Corporation.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Cancellation of SA 889--EPC
Agreement Idaho Power Company to be effective 5/6/2021.
    Filed Date: 5/5/21.
    Accession Number: 20210505-5126.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by 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: May 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12735-001]

Midwest Hydraulic, Inc.; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary
Permit

March 19, 2008.
    Take notice that Midwest Hydraulic, Inc., permittee for the
proposed Stebbinsville Hydroelectric Project, has requested that its
preliminary permit be terminated. The permit was issued on March 8,
2007, and would have expired on February 28, 2010.\1\ The project would
have been located on the Yahara River in Rock County, Wisconsin.
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    The permittee filed the request on March 17, 2008, and the
preliminary permit for Project No. 12735 shall remain in effect through
the thirtieth day after issuance of this notice unless that day is a
Saturday, Sunday, part-day holiday that affects the Commission, or
legal holiday as described in section 18 CFR 385.2007, in which case
the effective date is the first business day following that day. New
applications involving this project site, to the extent provided for
under 18 CFR Part 4, may be filed on the next business day.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0158; FRL-11022-01-OCSPP]

(2S)-5-Oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid (L-PCA); Exemption From
the Requirement of a Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of (2S)-5-Oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid
(L-PCA) in or on all food commodities when used as a plant growth
regulator in accordance with label directions and good agricultural
practices. Exponent, on behalf of Verdesian Life Sciences U.S., LLC,
submitted a petition, pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA), asking the EPA to amend its regulations to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the
pesticide, when used as a plant growth regulator on agricultural crops,
turf and ornamental plants. Instead, EPA is establishing an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues L-PCA in or on all
food commodities when applied in buffered end-use products and used in
accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices. This
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of L-PCA when used in accordance with this exemption.

DATES: This regulation is effective August 10, 2023. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 10, 2023
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0158, is available at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection
Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg.,
Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room, and the OPP Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For the latest
status information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madison Le, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, greenhouse owner, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive,
but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this
document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR
part 180 through the Office of the Federal Register's e-CFR site at
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40.

C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a(g), any person may file
an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0158 in the subject line on the first
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must
be in writing and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before
October 10, 2023. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0158, by one of
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically

any information you consider to be CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background and Statutory Findings

    In the Federal Register of May 18, 2018 (83 FR 23247) (FRL-9976-
87), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide tolerance
petition (PP 8F8663) by Exponent, on behalf of Verdesian Life Sciences
U.S., LLC, 1001 Winstead Dr., Suite 480, Cary, NC 27513. The petition
requested that 40 CFR part 180 be amended to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of L-PCA, when used as
a plant growth regulator on agricultural crops, turf, and ornamental
plants, in accordance with label directions and good agricultural
practices. That document referenced a summary of the petition prepared
by the petitioner, Verdesian Life Sciences U.S., LLC, which is
available in docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0158 at https://www.regulations.gov. No substantive comments were received in response
to this Notice of Filing.

III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(c)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish an
exemption from the requirement for a tolerance (the legal limit for a
pesticide chemical residue in or on a food) only if EPA determines that
the exemption is ``safe.'' Section 408(c)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines
``safe'' to mean that ``there is a reasonable certainty that no harm
will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue,
including all anticipated dietary exposures and all other exposures for
which there is reliable information.'' This includes exposure through
drinking water and in residential settings but does not include
occupational exposure. Pursuant to FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(B), in
establishing or maintaining in effect an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance, EPA must take into account the factors set forth in
FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(C), which require EPA to give special
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and
children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . .
.'' Additionally, FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D) requires that the Agency
consider ``available information concerning the cumulative effects of a
particular pesticide's residues'' and ``other substances that have a
common mechanism of toxicity.''
    EPA establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance only
in those cases where it can be clearly demonstrated that the risks from
aggregate exposure to pesticide chemical residues under reasonably
foreseeable circumstances will pose no harm to human health. If EPA is
able to determine that a tolerance is not necessary to ensure that
there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate
exposure to the pesticide chemical residue, an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance may be established.
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(A), and the factors
specified in FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(B), EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a
determination on aggregate exposure for L-PCA including exposure
resulting from the exemption established by this action. EPA's
assessment of exposures and risks associated with L-PCA follows.

A. Toxicological Profile

    L-PCA is derived from L-glutamic acid via an intramolecular
condensation reaction. L-PCA is naturally found in mammalian tissues.
L-PCA has a non-toxic mode of action and can effectively enhance
upregulation of the glutamine synthesis pathway. When applied to
plants, it has demonstrated effects, such as increased growth,
increased nodulation, and greater fresh weight. It also has seed
priming properties. L-PCA has a long history of use in consumer
products, including dietary supplements and cosmetic products.
    L-PCA can be applied in various forms (free acids or salts), but it
releases a common moiety that is the pesticidally-active component and
serves as the basis for risk assessment and tolerance regulation. Since
L-PCA is a strong acid, buffered solutions will contain some salt form,
but not enough at any moment in time to be toxicologically relevant.
    In the field, the above rationale continues to apply when active
ingredient is in solution. If the products dry out on plants and then
someone touches them, there would likely be some exposure from the salt
form, however, it will not change the toxicology since it would not
stay in the salt form once it was solubilized upon ingestion/contact
with water.
    With regard to the overall toxicological profile, L-PCA is of low
toxicity. Acute toxicity data indicate that L-PCA is of low acute oral,
dermal, and inhalation toxicity. However, with its low pH (2), it is
likely corrosive. The available data suggest it is not a skin
sensitizer.
    Studies from the open scientific literature on the sodium salt
analog, Na-PCA, were submitted to satisfy the 90-day oral for L-PCA.
The Na-PCA toxicity database is considered appropriate for use in L-PCA
risk assessment when EP formulations are buffered. There is an
expectation that EP formulations for use as plant growth regulators
will be buffered because unbuffered solutions will not be effective as
a plant growth regulator, i.e., unbuffered solutions would likely
destroy the plant due to the acidity of L-PCA. This is because buffered
L-PCA behaves similarly to Na-PCA. There is comparable acute toxicity
between the proposed EP formulations and Na-PCA. Further, both L-PCA
and Na-PCA are naturally occurring and are products of human
metabolism. Using a weight of the evidence (WOE) approach, these
studies allowed EPA to establish a no-observed-adverse-effect-level
(NOAEL) of 849 mg/kg/day for subchronic oral toxicity for L-PCA in
buffered end-use products.
    For developmental toxicity, a non-guideline 1-generation
reproduction toxicity screening study was submitted on Na-PCA in lieu
of a developmental toxicity study. The study showed no treatment-
related effects on offspring body weights, body weight gains or on
post-implantation losses, mean litter size, numbers of live and dead
pups born, sex ratio, or the birth or survival indices. No gross or
microscopic pathology of the reproductive tract was seen, and
reproductive performance was not affected by treatment. While this
study is not a guideline developmental toxicity study, EPA has
determined that the screening study is acceptable to satisfy the
prenatal developmental toxicity data at this time for the specified
products. This decision is based on the fact that no observable
toxicity was produced at the limit dose

level in this study and an effect would not be expected from
structurally related compounds.
    EPA determined that 90-day inhalation toxicity and 90-day dermal
studies were not required to assess the risks from L-PCA for the
following reasons: (1) physical and chemical properties of the buffered
formulations of L-PCA are similar to those of Na-PCA; (2) estimated
margins of error (MOEs) are more than 10X the level of concern (LOC);
and (3) no irritation was observed in studies conducted using the
buffered end-use products.
    The available data indicates that the active ingredient is non-
mutagenic.

B. Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern

    Based on the toxicological profile, EPA did not identify any
toxicological endpoints of concern for L-PCA.

C. Exposure Assessment

    1. Dietary exposure from food, feed uses, and drinking water. No
toxicological endpoint of concern was identified for L-PCA, and
therefore, a quantitative assessment of dietary exposure is not
necessary. As part of its qualitative risk assessment for L-PCA, the
Agency considered the potential for dietary exposure to residues of the
chemical. EPA concludes that dietary (food and drinking water)
exposures are possible. However, due to the lack of a toxicological
endpoint, dietary risk is not of concern.
    2. Non-dietary exposure. The term ``residential exposure'' is used
in this document to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary exposure
(e.g., textiles (clothing and diapers), carpets, swimming pools, and
hard surface disinfection on walls, floors, tables). There are
currently no proposed residential uses for this active ingredient,
therefore a residential exposure assessment is not necessary.
    3. Cumulative effects from substances with a common mechanism of
toxicity. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when
considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the
Agency consider ``available information'' concerning the cumulative
effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other substances
that have a common mechanism of toxicity.'' EPA has not found that L-
PCA shares a common mechanism of toxicity with any other substances,
and it does not appear to produce a toxic metabolite produced by other
substances. For the purposes of this tolerance action, therefore, EPA
has assumed L-PCA does not have a common mechanism of toxicity with
other substances. For information regarding EPA's efforts to determine
which chemicals have a common mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate the
cumulative effects of such chemicals, see EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/cumulative-assessment-risk-pesticides.

D. Safety Factor for Infants and Children

    FFDCA Section 408(b)(2)(C) provides that EPA shall retain an
additional tenfold (10X) margin of safety for infants and children in
the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal and postnatal
toxicity and the completeness of the database on toxicity and exposure
unless EPA determines based on reliable data that a different margin of
safety will be safe for infants and children. This additional margin of
safety is commonly referred to as the Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA) Safety Factor (SF). In applying this provision, EPA either
retains the default value of 10X, or uses a different additional safety
factor when reliable data available to EPA support the choice of a
different factor. An FQPA safety factor is not required at this time
for L-PCA because there are no threshold effects; no dietary endpoints
have been selected based on the lack of human-relevant adverse effects
at limit doses in the 90-day oral toxicity study and prenatal
developmental toxicity study.

E. Aggregate Risk

    Based on the available data and information, EPA has concluded that
a qualitative aggregate risk assessment is appropriate to support the
pesticidal use of L-PCA in buffered end-use products, and that risks of
concern are not anticipated from aggregate exposure to the substance in
this manner. This conclusion is based on the low toxicity of the active
ingredient and its salts, which release a common moiety that is the
basis for the risk assessment. Due to the lack of toxicity, EPA
concludes that there is no aggregate risk from exposure to L-PCA.
    A full explanation of the data upon which EPA relied and its risk
assessment based on those data can be found within the September 20,
2022, document entitled ``Product Chemistry Review and Human Health
Risk Assessment for FIFRA Section 3 Registrations of (2S)-5-
Oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid (L-PCA) Technical, containing 99.1% L-
PCA, VLS 2002-03, Containing 25.0% L-PCA and VLS 2002-03-0.10,
Containing 10.0% L-PCA.'' This document, as well as other relevant
information, is available in the docket for this action as described
under ADDRESSES.

IV. Determination of Safety for U.S. Population, Infants and Children

    Based on the Agency's assessment, EPA concludes that there is
reasonable certainty that no harm will result to the U.S. population,
including infants and children, from aggregate exposure to residues of
L-PCA.

V. Other Considerations

Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    An analytical method is not required for enforcement purposes since
the Agency is establishing an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance without any numerical limitation.

VI. Conclusions

    Therefore, EPA is establishing an exemption for residues of L-PCA
in or on all food commodities when used as a plant growth regulator in
accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices.

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action establishes an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance under FFDCA section 408(d) in response to a petition
submitted to the Agency. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
exempted these types of actions from review under Executive Order
12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). Because this action has been exempted from review
under Executive Order 12866, this action is not subject to Executive
Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997). This action does not contain any information
collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require any special
considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal Actions
to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance
exemption in this final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed
rule, the requirements of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), do not apply.
    This action directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or
Tribal Governments, on the relationship between the National Government
and the States or Tribal Governments, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999), and Executive Order 13175, entitled
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In addition, this
action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VIII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 4, 2023.
Edward Messina,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, for the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA is amending
40 CFR part 180 as follows:

PART 180--TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES
IN FOOD

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

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2. Add Sec.  180.1404 to subpart D to read as follows:

Sec.  180.1404  (2S)-5-Oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid (L-PCA);
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

    An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for
residues of the pesticide, (2S)-5-Oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid (L-
PCA) in or on all food commodities when used as a plant growth
regulator in accordance with label directions and good agricultural
practices.

[FR Doc. 2023-17135 Filed 8-9-23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2023-0935; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-01311-T]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for all Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-100-1A10 airplanes. This proposed AD
was prompted by an in-service event where the nose gear door amber
caution message displayed on the crew alerting system during the
initial climb after gear retraction. This proposed AD would require
revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable,
to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The
FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these
products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 9,
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov under
Docket No. FAA-2023-0935; or in person at Docket Operations between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD
docket contains this NPRM, the mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The
street address for Docket Operations is listed above.
    Material Incorporated by Reference:
     For service information identified in this NPRM, contact
Bombardier Business Aircraft Customer Response Center, 400 C[ocirc]te-
Vertu Road West, Dorval, Qu[eacute]bec H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone 514-
855-2999; email bombardier.com">[email protected]bombardier.com; website bombardier.com.
     You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabriel D. Kim, Aerospace Engineer,
Mechanical Systems and Administrative Services Section, FAA, New York
ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2023-0935; Project Identifier
MCAI-2022-01311-T'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
the proposal because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. The
agency will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about this NPRM.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to
Gabriel D. Kim, Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Systems and
Administrative Services Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart
Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected]. Any commentary that the FAA receives which is
not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket
for this rulemaking.

Background

    Transport Canada, which is the aviation authority for Canada, has
issued Transport Canada AD CF-2022-57, dated October 5, 2022 (Transport
Canada AD CF-2022-57) (also referred to after this as the MCAI), to
correct an unsafe condition for all Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-100-1A10
airplanes. The MCAI states an in-service event occurred where the nose
gear door amber caution message displayed on the crew alerting system
during the initial climb after gear retraction. After landing, an
inspection found that one of the nose landing gear (NLG) door hinge
fitting assemblies was broken. The absence of an inspection to detect
cracks in the fillet radii of the NLG door hinge fitting could result
in door misalignment with the airplane.
    The FAA is proposing this AD to address cracked fillet radii of NLG
door hinge fittings. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could
result in a NLG door misalignment, which could increase the drag and
yawing movement during flight, could cause jamming of the door
affecting the ability to extend or retract the NLG, or could
potentially result in the NLG door detaching from the airplane.
    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket at regulations.gov under
Docket No. FAA-2023-0935.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Bombardier Challenger 300 BD-100 Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks Temporary Revision (TR) TR5-2-101, dated June 30,
2022; and (Bombardier) Challenger 350 BD-100 Time Limits/Maintenance
Checks Temporary Revision TR5-2-30, dated June 30, 2022. This service
information specifies new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations
for the NLG door hinge fittings fillet radii. These documents are
distinct because they apply to different airplane configurations.
    This service information is reasonably available because the
interested parties have access to it through their normal course of
business or by the means identified in ADDRESSES.

FAA's Determination

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to the FAA's bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority,
the FAA has been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI
and service information referenced above. The FAA is proposing this AD
because the FAA evaluated all the relevant information and determined
the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or develop
on other products of the same type design.

Proposed Requirements of This NPRM

    This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or
inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more
restrictive airworthiness limitations.
    This proposed AD would require revisions to certain operator
maintenance documents to include new actions (e.g., inspections).
Compliance with these actions is required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). For
airplanes that have been previously modified, altered, or repaired in
the areas addressed by this proposed AD, the operator may not be able
to accomplish the actions described in the revisions. In this
situation, to comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the operator must request
approval for an alternative method of compliance according to paragraph
(i)(1) of this proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would
affect 716 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following
costs to comply with this proposed AD:
    The FAA has determined that revising the maintenance or inspection
program

takes an average of 90 work-hours per operator, although the agency
recognizes that this number may vary from operator to operator. Since
operators incorporate maintenance or inspection program changes for
their affected fleet(s), the FAA has determined that a per-operator
estimate is more accurate than a per-airplane estimate. Therefore, the
agency estimates the average total cost per operator to be $7,650 (90
work-hours x $85 per work-hour).

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    The FAA determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

Bombardier, Inc., Docket No. FAA-2023-0935; Project Identifier MCAI-
2022-01311-T.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by June 9, 2023.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-100-1A10
airplanes, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 05, Time limits/
maintenance checks; 32, Landing Gear.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by an in-service event that occurred where
the nose gear door amber caution message displayed on the crew
alerting system during the initial climb after gear retraction. The
FAA is issuing this AD to address cracked fillet radii of the nose
landing gear (NLG) door hinge fittings. The unsafe condition, if not
addressed, could result in a NLG door misalignment, which could
increase the drag and yawing movement during flight, could cause
jamming of the door affecting the ability to extend or retract the
NLG, or could potentially result in the NLG door detaching from the
airplane.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Maintenance or Inspection Program Revision

    Within 60 days after the effective date of this AD, revise the
existing maintenance and inspection program, as applicable, to
incorporate the information specified in Bombardier Challenger 300
BD-100 Time Limits/Maintenance Checks Temporary Revision (TR) TR5-2-
101, dated June 30, 2022; or (Bombardier) Challenger 350 BD-100 Time
Limits/Maintenance Checks TR TR5-2-30, dated June 30, 2022; as
applicable. The initial compliance time for doing the tasks is at
the time specified in Bombardier Challenger 300 BD-100 Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks Temporary Revision (TR) TR5-2-101, dated June 30,
2022; or (Bombardier) Challenger 350 BD-100 Time Limits/Maintenance
Checks TR TR5-2-30, dated June 30, 2022; as applicable, or within 60
days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later.

(h) No Alternative Actions or Intervals

    After the existing maintenance or inspection program has been
revised as required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative
actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals, may be used unless the
actions and intervals, are approved as an alternative method of
compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the procedures specified in
paragraph (i)(1) of this AD.

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New
York ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In
accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal
inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as appropriate. If
sending information directly to the manager of the certification
office, send it to ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing Operational
Safety, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. Before using any
approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the responsible Flight
Standards Office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO
Branch, FAA; or Transport Canada; or Bombardier, Inc.'s Transport
Canada Design Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO,
the approval must include the DAO-authorized signature.

(j) Additional Information

    (1) Refer to Transport Canada AD CF-2022-57, dated October 5,
2022, for related information. This Transport Canada may be found in
the AD docket at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2023-0935.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Gabriel D. Kim,
Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Systems and Administrative Services
Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected].

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                NATIONAL VEHICLE AND FUEL EMISSIONS LABORATORY
                             2000 TRAVERWOOD ROAD
                           ANN ARBOR, MI  48105-2498

									          	OFFICE OF
										AIR AND RADIATION

May, 2016

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Vocational Vehicle Tire Rolling Resistance Certification Data

FROM:	Lauren Steele, Environmental Engineer, OTAQ/ASD

TO:	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles - Phase 2 - Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0827

Introduction

      This memorandum summarizes model year 2014 vocational vehicle certification data including reported levels of tire rolling resistance and production volumes for many vehicle types, from most vocational vehicle chassis manufacturers.  At the time these data were analyzed, not all manufacturers had submitted their end-of-year production reports.  Notably, of the manufacturers subject to Phase 1 standards, a smaller percent of national production of class 2b-5 vocational vehicles is represented in this analysis than the percent of class 6-8 vehicle production represented.  However, the data do include certification information for over 36,000 light heavy-duty vocational vehicles from five manufacturers; thus, we conclude the data are sufficiently robust for purposes of understanding the distribution of tire rolling resistance levels among the currently offered tires fitted on this weight class of vocational vehicles.

      Light truck (LT) tires are most often fitted on heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, though they also are used for light heavy-duty vocational vehicles.  Due to the different material properties of LT tires, the agencies adopted a provision in Phase 1 to allow manufacturers certifying vocational vehicles with LT tires to use a 0.87 adjustment factor before entering the tire CRR in GEM.  Because the MY 2014 certification data for LHD vocational vehicles may include some CRR levels to which this adjustment factor may have already been applied, we have considered the available LHD tire data without adjustment.  The agencies have concluded that we do not have a basis to discontinue allowing the measured CRR values for LT tires to be multiplied by a 0.87 adjustment factor before entering the values in the GEM for compliance.
      Based on manufacturer-reported information about trade names of production models as well as transmission codes, the agencies have been able to identify some distinct vehicle applications among the data.  Specifically, the agencies have analyzed the submitted reports to distinguish tire rolling resistance levels for emergency vehicles, cement mixers, school buses, motor homes, coach buses, and transit buses.  Data not distinguished as being associated with one of those vehicle types are collated and presented as a group for other chassis cabs.

      Because these data are compiled from detailed production reports that include the CRR of every tire on every vehicle produced, the agencies are able to consider this information in projecting future adoption rates as part of setting the Phase 2 vocational vehicle standards.  In the final rules, the agencies are generally projecting adoption of LRR tires in MY 2027 at levels currently met by 25 to 40 percent of these reported vocational products on a sales-weighted basis.  The rolling resistance levels projected for adoption in MY 2027 for Regional and Multi-purpose vocational vehicles are near the 25[th] percentile of tire CRR distributions presented in this memo for other chassis cabs (see Table 1 and Table 2).  Because vehicles with urban drive cycles will benefit less from reduced tire CRR than vehicles with significant highway operation, we have targeted the 40[th] percentile of tire CRR in each weight class in the MY 2027 technology packages for Urban vocational vehicles.  There are both steer and drive tires on certified vocational vehicles today with CRR ranging from 5 kg/tonne to 15 kg/tonne.  We expect this full range of tires will continue to be available in the market well into the future.

Overview

Table 1 below presents a summary of all drive tire data analyzed, and Figure 1 presents a chart depicting these same data.  Table 2 below presents a summary of all steer tire data analyzed, and Figure 2 presents a chart depicting these same data.

  Table 1: Range of Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) on MY 2014 Vocational Vehicles
Vehicle Type
                                      Max
                                    90%-ile
                                      Avg
                                    25%-ile
                                      Min
C8 Emergency Vehicle
                                                                           9.40
                                                                           9.42
                                                                           7.98
                                                                           7.22
                                                                           5.41
C8 Cement Mixer
                                                                           9.00
                                                                           7.84
                                                                           7.13
                                                                           6.75
                                                                           6.60
C8 Chassis & Voc Tractors
                                                                          15.00
                                                                           9.26
                                                                           7.77
                                                                        6.89[a]
                                                                           5.10
C6-7 Chassis & Voc Tractors
                                                                          11.00
                                                                           9.15
                                                                           7.82
                                                                        6.89[a]
                                                                           4.90
C2b-5 Chassis
                                                                           9.50
                                                                           8.44
                                                                           7.19
                                                                        6.89[a]
                                                                           5.71
C6-8 School Bus
                                                                          15.00
                                                                           8.69
                                                                           7.14
                                                                           6.33
                                                                           4.94
C2b-5 School Bus
                                                                           9.50
                                                                           9.25
                                                                           8.25
                                                                           7.72
                                                                           6.10
C6-8 RV & Coach Bus
                                                                           8.80
                                                                           6.80
                                                                           6.13
                                                                           5.77
                                                                           5.20
C6-8 Transit/Shuttle Bus
                                                                           9.50
                                                                           7.88
                                                                           6.85
                                                                           6.31
                                                                           5.43
C2b-5 Transit/Shuttle Bus
                                                                           8.90
                                                                           8.35
                                                                           7.86
                                                                           7.59
                                                                           6.63
Note:
[a] This value supports the 6.9 drive tire CRR modeled for Regional and Multipurpose vocational vehicles in MY 2027, as shown in Table V-26 of the preamble.

Figure 1:  Range of Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for MY 2014 Vocational Vehicles

  Table 2: Range of Steer Tire CRR (kg/tonne) on MY 2014 Vocational Vehicles
Vehicle Type
                                      Max
                                    90%-ile
                                      Avg
                                    25%-ile
                                      Min
C8 Emergency Vehicle
                                                                           9.40
                                                                           7.41
                                                                           6.41
                                                                           5.88
                                                                           5.00
C8 Cement Mixer
                                                                           7.30
                                                                           7.16
                                                                           6.71
                                                                           6.47
                                                                           5.41
C8 Chassis & Voc Tractors
                                                                           9.40
                                                                           7.19
                                                                           6.37
                                                                        6.18[a]
                                                                           4.90
C6-7 Chassis & Voc Tractors
                                                                           9.50
                                                                           7.66
                                                                           6.83
                                                                        6.18[a]
                                                                           4.90
C2b-5 Chassis
                                                                           9.50
                                                                           7.66
                                                                           7.04
                                                                        6.18[a]
                                                                           5.81
C6-8 School Bus
                                                                          15.00
                                                                           7.71
                                                                           6.52
                                                                           5.89
                                                                           4.94
C2b-5 School Bus
                                                                           8.90
                                                                           8.82
                                                                           7.59
                                                                           6.95
                                                                           5.54
C6-8 RV & Coach Bus
                                                                           7.70
                                                                           6.79
                                                                           6.08
                                                                           5.70
                                                                           5.00
C6-8 Transit/Shuttle Bus
                                                                           8.90
                                                                           7.65
                                                                           6.73
                                                                           6.24
                                                                           5.43
C2b-5 Transit/Shuttle Bus
                                                                           8.90
                                                                           8.33
                                                                           7.84
                                                                           7.59
                                                                           6.60
Note:
[a] This value supports the 6.2 steer tire CRR modeled for Regional and Multipurpose vocational vehicles in MY 2027, as shown in Table V-26 of the preamble.

     Figure 2:  Steer Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for MY 2014 Vocational Vehicles

Summary by Vehicle Type

The data for emergency vehicles are from three manufacturers producing a total of 1,284 vehicles.

     Figure 3:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for Emergency Vehicles

The data for concrete mixers are from two manufacturers producing a total of 438 vehicles.

      Figure 4:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for Concrete Mixers

The data for school buses are from three manufacturers producing a total of 34,722 vehicles.

        Figure 5:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for School Buses

The data for motor homes are from three manufacturers producing a total of 6,529 vehicles.

        Figure 6:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for Motor Homes

The data for coach buses are from three manufacturers producing a total of 1,073 vehicles.

        Figure 7:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for Coach Buses

The data for transit buses are from four manufacturers producing a total of 3,292 vehicles.

       Figure 8:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for Transit Buses

The data for other chassis cabs are for 69,502 HHD vehicles produced by five manufacturers;
67,976 MHD vehicles produced by four manufacturers; and 36,101 LHD vehicles produced by five manufacturers.

Figure 9:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for All Weight Classes of Other Chassis Cabs

        Figure 10:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for HHD Chassis

        Figure 11:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for MHD Chassis

        Figure 12:  Steer and Drive Tire CRR (kg/tonne) for LHD Chassis


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                               Boscalid (128008)
                     Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)
                              Date: April 2, 2018

What is a Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)?
 Available estimates of pesticide usage data for a particular active ingredient that is used on agricultural crops in the United States.
 Pesticide usage data obtained from various sources.  The data are then merged, averaged, and rounded so that the presented information is not proprietary, business confidential, or trade secret.
What does it contain?
 Pesticide usage data for a single active ingredient only.
 Agricultural use sites (crops) that the pesticide is reported to be used on.
 Available pesticide usage information from states that produce 80% of crop acres planted in the United States, in most cases, or less than 80%, in rare cases, depending on the scope of the survey and available resources.
 Annual percent of crop treated (average & maximum) for each agricultural crop.
 Average annual pounds of the pesticide applied for each agricultural crop (i.e., for the states surveyed, not for the entire United States).
What assumptions can I make about the reported data?
 Average pounds of active ingredient applied - Values are calculated by merging pesticide usage data sources together; averaging across all observations, then rounding.  Note:  If the estimated value is less than 500, then that value is labeled <500.  Estimated values between 500 & <1,000,000 are rounded to 1 significant digit.  Estimated values of 1,000,000 or greater are rounded to 2 significant digits.)
 Average percent of crop treated - Values are calculated by merging data sources together; averaging by year, averaging across all years, & rounding to the nearest multiple of 5.  Note:  If the estimated value is less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5.  If the estimated value is less than 1, then the value is labeled <1.
 Maximum percent of crop treated - Value is the single maximum value reported across all data sources, across all years, & rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5.  Note:  If the estimated value is less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5.
What are the data sources used?
 United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS)  -  pesticide usage data from 2005 to 2015.  NASS data are based on surveys that focus on the top-producing states that together account for the majority of U.S. acres or production of the surveyed commodity.  NASS aims to cover at a minimum 80 percent of the targeted fruit, vegetable, and field crop acres planted in the United States. Farm level data are combined during summary and, pending compliance with disclosure rules, published at the state and national levels.  NASS collects agricultural usage data for various crops on a rotating schedule.
 Market Research data (MRD)  -  pesticide usage data from 2005 to 2014.  This is data from surveys which cover pesticide usage on agricultural crops.  The survey data accounts for at least 80 percent of US acres/production of the surveyed commodities.  Surveys are conducted annually.
 California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR) data for 2005 to 2013. The PUR database contains detailed records and summaries of agricultural applications of pesticides on crops that are obtained from a census and published annually.

What are the limitations to the data?
 Additional registered uses may exist but are not included because the available surveys do not report usage (e.g., small acreage crops).
 Lack of reported usage data for the pesticide on a crop does not imply zero usage.
 Usage data on a particular site may be noted in data sources, but not quantified.  In these instances, the site would not be reported in the SLUA.
 Non-agricultural use sites (e.g., turf, post-harvest, mosquito control, etc.) are not reported in the SLUA.  A separate request must be made to receive these estimates.
 Some sites show some use, even though they are not on the label.  This usage could be due to various factors, including, but not limited to Section 18 requests, existing stocks of the chemical, data collection errors, and experimental use permits (EUPs).

                              Date: April 2, 2018
      Screening Level Estimates of Agricultural Uses of Boscalid (128008)
             Sorted Alphabetically  -  Reporting Time:  2005-2015

                             Percent Crop Treated
                                     Crop
                               Average Lbs. A.I.
                               Applied per Year
                                    Average
                                    Maximum
                                       1
Almonds
                                    80,000
                                      45
                                      60
                                       2
Apples
                                    20,000
                                      15
                                      30
                                       3
Apricots
                                     1,000
                                      30
                                      60
                                       4
Beans, Green
                                     7,000
                                       5
                                      10
                                       5
Blueberries
                                     5,000
                                      35
                                      45
                                       6
Broccoli
                                     1,000
                                    <2.5
                                       5
                                       7
Brussels Sprouts*
                                    <500
                                    <2.5
                                    <2.5
                                       8
Cabbage
                                     2,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                       9
Caneberries
                                     5,000
                                      45
                                      75
                                      10
Cantaloupes
                                     2,000
                                       5
                                      20
                                      11
Carrots
                                     6,000
                                      20
                                      50
                                      12
Cauliflower
                                    <500
                                    <2.5
                                       5
                                      13
Celery
                                     1,000
                                      10
                                      25
                                      14
Cherries
                                    20,000
                                      50
                                      70
                                      15
Chicory*
                                    <500
                                       5
                                       5
                                      16
Cucumbers
                                     2,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                      17
Dry Beans/Peas
                                    30,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                      18
Garlic
                                    <500
                                       5
                                      10
                                      19
Grapes
                                    80,000
                                      30
                                      45
                                      20
Hazelnuts
                                     1,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                      21
Lemons
                                    <500
                                    <2.5
                                    <2.5
                                      22
Lettuce
                                    40,000
                                      30
                                      45
                                      23
Nectarines
                                     1,000
                                      15
                                      25
                                      24
Onions
                                    10,000
                                      25
                                      45
                                      25
Oranges
                                    <500
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                      26
Peaches
                                     7,000
                                      25
                                      40
                                      27
Peanuts
                                     1,000
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                      28
Pears
                                     2,000
                                      20
                                      30
                                      29
Peas, Green
                                    <500
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                      30
Peppers
                                    <500
                                    <2.5
                                       5
                                      31
Pistachios
                                    10,000
                                      30
                                      45
                                      32
Plums/Prunes
                                     1,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                      33
Pluots*
                                    <500
                                      10
                                      30
                                      34
Potatoes
                                    80,000
                                      25
                                      40
                                      35
Pumpkins
                                     3,000
                                      10
                                      20
                                      36
Squash
                                     1,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                      37
Strawberries
                                    20,000
                                      60
                                      80
                                      38
Sweet Corn+
                                    <500
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                      39
Tomatoes
                                     2,000
                                    <2.5
                                      15
                                      40
Walnuts
                                     4,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                      41
Watermelons
                                    10,000
                                      25
                                      45
All numbers rounded.
  <500: less than 500 pounds of active ingredients.
  	<2.5: less than 2.5 percent of crop is treated.
 	 <1: less than 1 percent of crop is treated.

  * Based on CA DPR data only (80% or more of U.S. acres grown are in California).

 	 +:  Sweet Corn not known to be listed on active end use product registrations or as Section 18 emergency
       exemptions when this report was run.

SLUA data sources include:
  USDA-NASS (United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service)
Market Research Data (MRD)
  California DPR (Department of Pesticide Regulation)

These results reflect amalgamated data developed by the Agency and are releasable to the public.


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Scope: August 7, 2012.
    Description:
    Application of Rizon Qatar Company W.L.L. (``Rizon Jet'')
requesting a foreign air carrier permit to engage in charter foreign
air transportation of persons and property between any point or points
in the United States and any point or points in Qatar. Rizon Jet also
requests exemption authority to engage in the above-described
operations pending issuance of its foreign air carrier permit.
    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2012-0127.
    Date Filed: July 19, 2012.
    Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: August 9, 2012.
    Description: Application of PrivatAir GmbH requesting a foreign air
carrier permit to engage in charter foreign air transportation of
persons, property and mail co-extensive with the rights conferred on
E.U. carriers by the U.S.-E.U. Air Transport Agreement, as follows: (i)
From any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union
via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points
to any point or points in the United States and beyond; (ii) between
any point or points in the United States and any point or points in

any member of the European Common Aviation Area, and (iii) other
charters.

Barbara J. Hairston,
Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket Operations, Alternate Federal
Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2012-19586 Filed 8-8-12; 8:45 am]
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