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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0097]

Pilot Program on NAFTA Trucking Provisions

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces information concerning the Pre-Authorization
Safety Audit (PASA) for Transportes Mor SA de CV (USDOT
555687) and Adriana De Leon Amaro (USDOT 2117609), which
applied to participate in the Agency's long-haul pilot program to test
and demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to
operate safely in the United States beyond the municipalities in the
United States on the United States-Mexico international border or the
commercial zones of such municipalities. These motor carriers did not
successfully complete the PASA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcelo Perez, FMCSA, North American
Borders Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-
0001. Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> Ext. 228; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 25, 2007, the President signed into law the U.S. Troop
Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability
Appropriations Act, 2007 (the Act), (Pub. L. 110-28, 121 Stat. 112,
183, May 25, 2007). Section 6901 of the Act requires that certain
actions be taken by the United States (U.S.) Department of
Transportation (DOT) as a condition of obligating or expending
appropriated funds to grant authority to Mexico-domiciled motor
carriers to operate beyond the municipalities in the United States on
the United States-Mexico international border or the commercial zones
of such municipalities (border commercial zones).
    On July 8, 2011, FMCSA announced in the Federal Register [76 FR
40420] its intent to proceed with the initiation of a United States-
Mexico cross-border long-haul trucking pilot program to test and
demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate
safely in the United States beyond the border commercial zones as
detailed in the Agency's April 13, 2011, Federal Register proposal [76
FR 20807]. The pilot program is a part of FMCSA's implementation of the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cross-border long-haul
trucking provisions in compliance with section 6901(b)(2)(B) of the
Act. FMCSA reviewed, assessed, and evaluated the required safety
measures as noted in the July 8, 2011, notice and considered all
comments received on or before May 13, 2011, in response to the April
13, 2011, notice. Additionally, to the extent practicable, FMCSA
considered comments received after May 13, 2011.
    In accordance with section 6901(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Act, FMCSA is
required to publish comprehensive data and information on the PASAs
conducted of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico that are granted
authority to operate beyond the border commercial zones in the Federal
Register to provide sufficient opportunity for public notice and
comment. There is no requirement to provide information to the public
on the motor carriers that failed the PASA, and, therefore, will not be
granted authority to operate in the pilot program. However, FMCSA
committed in previous notices to provide information on the motor
carriers that did not pass the PASA.
    The Mexico-domiciled motor carriers in Table 1 did not successfully
complete the PASA.
    Tables 2, 3 and 4 all titled (``Failed Pre-Authorization Safety
Audit (PASA) Information'') set out additional information on the
carriers noted in Table 1. A narrative description of each column in
the tables is provided as follows:
    A. Row Number in the Appendix for the Specific Carrier: The row
number for each line in the tables.
    B. Name of Carrier: The legal name of the Mexico-domiciled motor
carrier that applied for authority to operate in the United States
beyond the border commercial zones and was considered for participation
in the long-haul pilot program.
    C. U.S. DOT Number: The identification number assigned to the
Mexico-domiciled motor carrier and required to be displayed on each
side of the motor carrier's power units. If granted provisional
operating authority, the Mexico-domiciled motor carrier will be
required to add the suffix ``X'' to the ending of its assigned U.S. DOT
Number for those vehicles approved to participate in the pilot program.
    D. FMCSA Register Number: The number assigned to the Mexico-
domiciled motor carrier's operating authority as found in the FMCSA
Register.
    E. PASA Initiated: The date the PASA was initiated.

    F. PASA Completed: The date the PASA was completed.
    G. PASA Results: The results upon completion of the PASA. The PASA
receives a quality assurance review before approval. The quality
assurance process involves a dual review by the FMCSA Division Office
supervisor of the auditor assigned to conduct the PASA and by the FMCSA
Service Center New Entrant Specialist designated for the specific FMCSA
Division Office. This dual review ensures the successfully completed
PASA was conducted in accordance with FMCSA policy, procedures and
guidance. Upon approval, the PASA results are uploaded into the FMCSA's
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). The PASA
information and results are then recorded in the Mexico-domiciled motor
carrier's safety performance record in MCMIS.
    H. FMCSA Register: The date FMCSA published notice of a
successfully completed PASA in the FMCSA Register. The FMCSA Register
notice advises interested parties that the application has been
preliminarily granted and that protests to the application must be
filed within 10 days of the publication date. Protests are filed with
FMCSA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The notice in the FMCSA Register
lists the following information:
    a. Current registration number (e.g., MX-123456);
    b. Date the notice was published in the FMCSA Register;
    c. The applicant's name and address; and
    d. Representative or contact information for the applicant.

    The FMCSA Register may be accessed through FMCSA's Licensing and
Insurance public Web site at http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/, and
selecting FMCSA Register in the drop down menu.
    I. U.S. Drivers: The total number of the motor carrier's drivers
approved for long-haul transportation in the United States beyond the
border commercial zones.
    J. U.S. Vehicles: The total number of the motor carrier's power
units approved for long-haul transportation in the United States beyond
the border commercial zones.
    K. Passed Verification of 5 Elements (Yes/No): A Mexico-domiciled
motor carrier will not be granted provisional operating authority if
FMCSA cannot verify all of the following five mandatory elements. FMCSA
must:
    a. Verify a controlled substances and alcohol testing program
consistent with 49 CFR part 40.
    b. Verify a system of compliance with hours-of-service rules of 49
CFR part 395, including recordkeeping and retention;
    c. Verify the ability to obtain financial responsibility as
required by 49 CFR 387, including the ability to obtain insurance in
the United States;
    d. Verify records of periodic vehicle inspections; and
    e. Verify the qualifications of each driver the carrier intends to
use under such authority, as required by 49 CFR parts 383 and 391,
including confirming the validity of each driver's Licencia Federal de
Conductor and English language proficiency.
    L. If No, Which Element Failed: If FMCSA cannot verify one or more
of the five mandatory elements outlined in 49 CFR part 365, Appendix A,
Section III, this column will specify which mandatory element(s) cannot
be verified.
    Please note that for items L through P below, during the PASA,
after verifying the five mandatory elements discussed in item K above,
FMCSA will gather information by reviewing a motor carrier's compliance
with ``acute and critical'' regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs).
Acute regulations are those where noncompliance is so severe as to
require immediate corrective actions by a motor carrier regardless of
the overall basic safety management controls of the motor carrier.
Critical regulations are those where noncompliance relates to
management and/or operational controls. These regulations are
indicative of breakdowns in a carrier's management controls. A list of
acute and critical regulations is included in 49 CFR part 385, appendix
B, Section VII.
    Parts of the FMCSRs and HMRs having similar characteristics are
combined together into six regulatory areas called ``factors.'' The
regulatory factors are intended to evaluate the adequacy of a carrier's
management controls.
    M. Passed Phase 1, Factor 1: A ``yes'' in this column indicates the
carrier has successfully met Factor 1 (listed in part 365, Subpart E,
Appendix A, Section IV(f)). Factor 1 includes the General Requirements
outlined in parts 387 (Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for
Motor Carriers) and 390 (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations--
General).
    N. Passed Phase 1, Factor 2: A ``yes'' in this column indicates the
carrier has successfully met Factor 2, which includes the Driver
Requirements outlined in parts 382 (Controlled Substances and Alcohol
Use and Testing), 383 (Commercial Driver's License Standards;
Requirements and Penalties) and 391 (Qualifications of Drivers and
Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) Driver Instructors).
    O. Passed Phase 1, Factor 3: A ``yes'' in this column indicates the
carrier has successfully met Factor 3, which includes the Operational
Requirements outlined in parts 392 (Driving of Commercial Motor
Vehicles) and 395 (Hours of Service of Drivers).
    P. Passed Phase 1, Factor 4: A ``yes'' in this column indicates the
carrier has successfully met Factor 4, which includes the Vehicle
Requirements outlined in parts 393 (Parts and Accessories Necessary for
Safe Operation) and 396 (Inspection, Repair and Maintenance) and
vehicle inspection and out-of-service data for the last 12 months.
    Q. Passed Phase 1, Factor 5: A ``yes'' in this column indicates the
carrier has successfully met Factor 5, which includes the hazardous
material requirements outlined in parts 171 (General Information,
Regulations, and Definitions), 177 (Carriage by Public Highway), 180
(Continuing Qualification and Maintenance of Packagings) and 397
(Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Driving and Parking Rules).
    R. Passed Phase 1, Factor 6: A ``yes'' in this column indicates the
carrier has successfully met Factor 6, which includes Accident History.
This factor is the recordable accident rate during the past 12 months.
A recordable ``accident'' is defined in 49 CFR 390.5, and means an
accident involving a commercial motor vehicle operating on a public
road in interstate or intrastate commerce which results in a fatality;
a bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately
received medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or one
or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the
accident requiring the motor vehicle to be transported away from the
scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle.
    S. Number U.S. Vehicles Inspected: The total number of vehicles
(power units) the motor carrier is approved to operate in the United
States beyond the border commercial zones that received a vehicle
inspection during the PASA. During a PASA, FMCSA inspected all power
units to be used by the motor carrier in the pilot program and applied
a current Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspection decal,
if the

inspection is passed successfully. This number reflects the vehicles
that were inspected, irrespective of whether the vehicle received a
CVSA inspection at the time of the PASA decal as a result of a passed
inspection.
    T. Number U.S. Vehicles Issued CVSA Decal: The total number of
inspected vehicles (power units) the motor carrier is approved to
operate in the United States beyond the border commercial zones that
received a CVSA inspection decal as a result of an inspection during
the PASA.
    U. Controlled Substances Collection: Refers to the applicability
and/or country of origin of the controlled substance and alcohol
collection facility that will be used by a motor carrier that has
successfully completed the PASA.
    a. ``US'' means the controlled substance and alcohol collection
facility is based in the United States.
    b. ``MX'' means the controlled substance and alcohol collection
facility is based in Mexico.
    c. ``Non-CDL'' means that during the PASA, FMCSA verified that the
motor carrier is not utilizing commercial motor vehicles subject to the
commercial driver's license requirements as defined in 49 CFR 383.5
(Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle). Any motor carrier that does
not operate commercial motor vehicles as defined in Sec.  383.5 is not
subject to DOT controlled substance and alcohol testing requirements.
    V. Name of Controlled Substances and Alcohol Collection Facility:
Shows the name and location of the controlled substances and alcohol
collection facility that will be used by a Mexico-domiciled motor
carrier who has successfully completed the PASA.

  Table 1--Applicants That Failed Pre-Authorization Safety Audit (PASA)
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Row number in Tables 2, 3 and 4
  of the Appendix to  today's        Name of carrier         USDOT No.
             notice
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1..............................  Transportes Mor SA de    555687
                                  CV.
2..............................  Adriana De Leon Amaro..  2117609
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                                               Table 2--Failed PASA Information (See Also Tables 3 and 4)
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A                              B..............          C            D            E            F  G..............  H..............          I          J
          Row number           Name of carrier    US DOT      FMCSA         PASA         PASA       PASA results    FMCSA register      US         US
                                                  number     register    initiated    completed                                      drivers    vehicles
                                                              number
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1............................  Transportes Mor     555687    MX0228295   05/31/2012   09/26/2012  Fail...........  Not published..          2          2
                                SA de CV.
2............................  Adriana De Leon    2117609    MX-738224   11/27/2012   11/27/2012  Fail...........  Not published..          1          1
                                Amaro.
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                                                                   Table 3--Failed PASA Information (See Also Tables 2 and 4)
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A                                B.................          C            D  K.................  L.................  M.................  N................  O................  P
           Row number              Name of carrier     US DOT      FMCSA      Passed verifica-      If no, which       Passed phase 1      Passed phase 1     Passed phase 1     Passed phase 1
                                                       number     register   tion of 5 elements     element failed         factor 1           factor 2           factor 3           factor 4
                                                                   number     (Yes/No).
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1..............................  Transportes Mor SA     555687    MX-228295  No................  a. Verify a         Not Completed.....  No...............  Not Completed....  Not Completed
                                  de CV.                                                          controlled
                                                                                substances and
                                                                                alcohol testing
                                                                                program
                                                                                consistent with
                                                                                49 CFR part 40.
2..............................  Adriana De Leon       2117609    MX-738224  No................  a. Verify a         Not Completed.....  No...............  Not Completed....  Not Completed
                                  Amaro.                                                          controlled
                                                                                substances and
                                                                                alcohol testing
                                                                                program
                                                                                consistent with
                                                                                49 CFR part 40.
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                                                                   Table 4--Failed PASA Information (See Also Tables 2 and 3)
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A                                B.................          C            D  Q.................  R.................  S.................  T................  U................  V
           Row number              Name of carrier     US DOT      FMCSA       Passed phase I      Passed phase I    Number US vehicles      Number US          Controlled          Name of
                                                       number     register         factor 5            factor 6           inspected        vehicles issued       substance         controlled
                                                                   number                                                                    CVSA decal         collection       substances and
                                                                                alcohol
                                                                                collection
                                                                                facility
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1..............................  Transportes Mor SA     555687    MX-228295  Not Completed.....  Not Completed.....  None..............  None.............  Not Completed....  Not Completed
                                  de CV.
2..............................  Adriana De Leon       2117609    MX-738224  Not Completed.....  Not Completed.....  None..............  None.............  Not Completed....  Not Completed
                                  Amaro.
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    At the point that the Auditors determined that the applicants
failed Phase 1, the PASA was discontinued. As a result, other factors
were not assessed and are marked ``Not Completed.''
    To date, these are the only two carriers that have failed the PASA.
The Act only requires publication of data for carriers receiving
operating authority, as failure to successfully complete the PASA
prevents the carrier from being granted authority to participate in the
long-haul pilot program. FMCSA agreed to publish this information to
show motor carriers that failed to meet U.S. safety standards.

    Issued on: March 28, 2013.
Anne S. Ferro,
Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0438; FRL-9969-49-OW]

Notice of Extension to Comment Period on the Request for Public
Comments To Be Sent to EPA on Peer Review Materials To Inform the Safe
Drinking Water Act Decision Making on Perchlorate

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending
the comment period for the notice, ``Request for Public Comments To Be
Sent to EPA on Peer Review Materials To Inform the Safe Drinking Water
Act Decision Making on Perchlorate.'' In response to stakeholder
requests, EPA is extending the comment period for the ``Draft Report:
Proposed Approaches To Inform the Derivation of a Maximum Contaminant
Level Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water'' (draft MCLG Approaches
Report)'' an additional 21 days, from October 30, 2017, to November 20,
2017.

DATES: The comment period announced in the notice that was published on
September 15, 2017 (82 FR 43354) is extended. Comments must now be

received by EPA on or before November 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2016-0438 to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The
EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you
wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information please
contact Samuel Hernandez at the U.S. EPA, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division (Mail Code
4607M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone:
202-564-1735; or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 15, 2017, EPA published in the
Federal Register (82 FR 43354), a notice announcing the release of
materials for public comment. The materials will undergo expert peer
review in support of the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act decision making
on perchlorate. The Agency requested comment on the draft MCLG
Approaches Report. The notice of request for public comment, as
initially published in the Federal Register, provided for written
comments to be submitted to EPA on or before October 30, 2017 (a 45-day
public comment period). Since publication, EPA has received requests
for additional time to submit comments. EPA is extending the public
comment period for 21 days until November 20, 2017. EPA will consider
public comments and peer review recommendations in future revisions to
the MCLG Approaches Report. The draft report is available at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0438). The revised
BBDR model code files can be accessed at https://hero.epa.gov/hero/index.cfm/reference/details/reference_id/3352518.

    Dated: October 4, 2017.
Michael H. Shapiro,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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[Pages 50427-50429]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of actions on special permit applications.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the
application described herein.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Washington, DC 20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Burger, Chief, Office of
Hazardous Materials Safety General Approvals and Permits Branch,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, East Building, PHH-13, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-13, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2021.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                        Nature of the
 Application No.     Applicant      Regulation(s)      special permits
                                       affected            thereof
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                      Special Permits Data--Granted
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12240-M.........  Spence Air       172.200,         To modify the
                   Service.         172.301(c),      special permit to
                                    172.301(d),      waive certain
                                    175.75(b),       marking and
                                    175.310(a).      shipping paper
                                                     requirements.
13220-M.........  Entegris, Inc..  173.302,         To modify the
                                    173.302c.        special permit by
                                                     authorizing
                                                     additional carbon
                                                     steels specified
                                                     for the cylindrical
                                                     shell of the
                                                     pressure vessel.
14661-M.........  FIBA             180.209(a),      To modify the
                   Technologies,    180.209(a),      special permit to
                   Inc.             180.209(b)(1),   authorize
                                    180.209(b)(1)(   additional Division
                                    iv).             2.1 and 2.2 hazmat.
20584-M.........  Battery          173.185(f)(3),   To modify the
                   Solutions, LLC.  173.185(c)(1)(   special permit to
                                    iii),            authorize relief
                                    173.185(c)(1)(   from the UN 38.3
                                    iv),             testing and
                                    173.185(c)(1)(   recordkeeping
                                    v),              requirements of
                                    173.185(c)(3),   Sec.   173.185(a).
                                    173.185(f),
                                    173.185(f)(1),
                                    173.185(a)(1).
20898-M.........  Rivian           172.101(j),      To modify the
                   Automotive,      173.185(a),      special permit to
                   LLC.             173.185(b)(3)(   authorize
                                    i),              additional
                                    173.185(b)(3)(   batteries and cargo
                                    ii).             vessel as a mode of
                                                     transportation.
21025-M.........  Airgas USA, LLC  173.301(a)(6),   To modify the
                                    180.205(c).      special permit to
                                                     authorize an
                                                     additional Division
                                                     2.2 hazmat.
21209-N.........  Atlas Air, Inc.  172.101(j).....  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of a
                                                     material forbidden
                                                     for transportation
                                                     by air by cargo-
                                                     only aircraft.
21229-N.........  Mercedes-Benz    172.101(j),      To authorize the
                   U.S.             173.185(b)(6).   transportation in
                   International,                    commerce of certain
                   Inc.                              lithium ion battery
                                                     assemblies that
                                                     exceed 35 kg aboard
                                                     cargo-only
                                                     aircraft.
21240-N.........  Volkswagen       172.101(j),      To authorize the
                   Group of         173.185(b)(1).   transportation in
                   America                           commerce of lithium
                   Chattanooga                       ion batteries
                   Operations,                       exceeding 35 kg by
                   LLC.                              cargo-only aircraft
                                                     in alternative
                                                     packaging.
21246-N.........  Ensign-Bickford  172.320(a),      To authorize the
                   Aerospace &      173.51(a),       transportation in
                   Defense Co.      173.56(b).       commerce of
                                                     subassembly
                                                     components of
                                                     previously approved
                                                     assemblies without
                                                     subassembly
                                                     components being
                                                     tested, classed,
                                                     and approved.
21256-N.........  Veolia Es        173.56(b)......  To authorize the one-
                   Technical                         time, one-way
                   Solutions, LLC.                   transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     unapproved
                                                     explosives
                                                     originating at
                                                     Aberdeen Proving
                                                     Ground and
                                                     transported to
                                                     Veolia's waste
                                                     incinerator for
                                                     final disposal
                                                     located at in
                                                     Sauget, Illinois.
21261-N.........  Korean Airlines  172.101(j)(1),   To authorize the
                   Co., Ltd.        173.27(b)(2),    transportation in
                                    173.27(b)(3),    commerce of certain
                                    175.30(a)(1).    explosives that are
                                                     forbidden for
                                                     transportation by
                                                     cargo aircraft
                                                     only.
21264-N.........  National Air     172.101(j),      To authorize the
                   Cargo Group,     172.204(c)(3),   transportation in
                   Inc.             173.27(b)(2),    commerce of certain
                                    173.27(b)(3),    Division 1.1, 1.2,
                                    175.30(a)(1).    1.3 and 1.4
                                                     explosives which
                                                     are forbidden or
                                                     exceed quantities
                                                     authorized for
                                                     transportation by
                                                     cargo aircraft
                                                     only.
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                      Special Permits Data--Denied
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20279-M.........  City Carbonic    180.207(d)(1)..  To modify the
                   LLC.                              special permit to
                                                     remove specific
                                                     manufacturer
                                                     applicability to
                                                     the manufacture of
                                                     authorized
                                                     cylinders.
21062-N.........  Gas Innovations  171.23.........  To authorize the
                   Inc.                              transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     pressure drums
                                                     containing Hydrogen
                                                     chloride,
                                                     anhydrous, UN 1050
                                                     that do not meet
                                                     the requalification
                                                     requirement in Sec.
                                                       171.23 for
                                                     export.
21234-N.........  Air Liquide      173.301........  To authorize the
                   Advanced                          transportation in
                   Materials Inc.                    commerce of
                                                     Dichlorosilane in
                                                     non-DOT
                                                     specification
                                                     cylinders.

21263-N.........  Veolia Es        173.196(a).....  To authorize the
                   Technical                         transportation in
                   Solutions, LLC.                   commerce of certain
                                                     Monkeypox-
                                                     contaminated
                                                     medical waste to
                                                     Veolia ES Technical
                                                     Solutions, L.L.C.'s
                                                     Port Arthur, TX
                                                     incinerator for
                                                     disposal.
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                     Special Permits Data--Withdrawn
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21276-N.........  Space            172.300,         To authorize the
                   Exploration      172.400,         transportation in
                   Technologies     173.302(a).      commerce of
                   Corp.                             satellites
                                                     containing krypton,
                                                     compressed in non-
                                                     DOT specification
                                                     cylinders.
21277-N.........  Wampum Hardware  178.703(a)(1)..  To authorize the
                   Co.                               transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     Ammonium Nitrate-
                                                     Fuel Oil mixture in
                                                     blank bags with
                                                     alternative
                                                     marking.
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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: EG16-125-000.
    Applicants: BNB Lamesa Solar LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of BNB Lamesa Solar LLC.
    Filed Date: 6/30/16.
    Accession Number: 20160630-5447.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/16.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2042-021; ER10-1941-008; ER10-1938-016; ER13-
1407-005; ER10-1934-015; ER10-1893-015; ER10-2985-019; ER10-3049-020;
ER10-3051-020; ER10-1888-008; ER10-1885-008; ER10-1884-008; ER10-1883-
008; ER10-1878-008; ER10-1876-008; ER10-1875-008; ER10-1873-008; ER12-
1987-006; ER10-1947-008; ER10-1864-007; ER10-1862-015; ER12-2261-006;
ER10-1865-008.
    Applicants: Calpine Energy Services, L.P., Calpine Gilroy Cogen,
L.P., Calpine Power America--CA, LLC, CCFC Sutter Energy, LLC, CES
Marketing IX, LLC, CES Marketing X, LLC, Champion Energy Marketing LLC,
Champion Energy Services, LLC, Champion Energy, LLC, Creed Energy
Center, LLC, Delta Energy Center, LLC, Geysers Power Company, LLC,
Gilroy Energy Center, LLC, Goose Haven Energy Center, LLC, Los Esteros
Critical Energy Facility, LLC, Los Medanos Energy Center, LLC, Metcalf
Energy Center, LLC, O.L.S. Energy-Agnews, Inc., Otay Mesa Energy
Center, LLC, Pastoria Energy Center, LLC, Power Contract Financing,
L.L.C., Russell City Energy Company, LLC, South Point Energy Center,
LLC.
    Description: Updated Market Power Analysis for the Southwest Region
of the Calpine MBR Sellers.
    Filed Date: 6/30/16.
    Accession Number: 20160630-5444.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/29/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3115-004; ER10-3117-006; ER10-3300-011; ER11-
4060-007; ER11-4061-007; ER13-445-007; ER14-2823-005; ER15-1170-003;
ER15-1171-003; ER15-1172-003; ER15-1173-003.
    Applicants: Lea Power Partners, LLC, Waterside Power, LLC, Badger
Creek Limited, Double C Generation Limited Partnership, High Sierra
Limited, Kern Front Limited, Bear Mountain Limited, Chalk Cliff
Limited, Live Oak Limited, McKittrick Limited, La Paloma Generating
Company, LLC.
    Description: Supplement to April 21, 2016 Notice of Change in
Status Lea Power Partners, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 6/30/16.
    Accession Number: 20160630-5442.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1883-003; ER15-1418-003; ER16-632-001; ER16-
91-003; ER10-1847-009; ER10-1856-009; ER10-1890-009; ER11-2160-009;
ER10-1906-008; ER13-2112-005; ER16-90-003; ER15-2477-003; ER11-3635-
008; ER10-2348-008; ER10-1962-009; ER15-1375-003; ER11-4677-010; ER12-
2444-009; ER12-676-008; ER11-2192-010; ER15-1016-003; ER10-1989-009;
ER11-4678-010; ER12-631-010; ER10-1971-028; ER11-4462-019.
    Applicants: Adelanto Solar, LLC, Adelanto Solar II, LLC, Blythe
Solar II, LLC, Blythe Solar 110, LLC, Diablo Winds, LLC, FPL Energy
Cabazon Wind, LLC, FPL Energy Green Power Wind, LLC, FPL Energy
Montezuma Wind, LLC, FPL Energy New Mexico Wind, LLC, Genesis Solar,
LLC, Golden Hills Interconnection, LLC, Golden Hills Wind, LLC, Hatch
Solar Energy Center I, LLC, High Lonesome Mesa, LLC, High Winds, LLC,
McCoy Solar, LLC, NextEra Energy Montezuma II Wind, LLC, North Sky
River Energy, LLC, Perrin Ranch Wind, LLC, Red Mesa Wind, LLC, Shafter
Solar, LLC, Sky River LLC, Vasco Winds, LLC, Windpower Partners 1993,
LLC, NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC, NEPM II, LLC.
    Description: Triennial Market Power Update for the Southwest region
of the NextEra Companies.
    Filed Date: 6/30/16.
    Accession Number: 20160630-5451.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/29/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-38-002; ER16-39-002.
    Applicants: Kingbird Solar A, LLC, Kingbird Solar B, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Circumstances and
Limited Request for Privileged Treatment of Kingbird Solar A, LLC, et
al.
    Filed Date: 6/30/16.
    Accession Number: 20160630-5445.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/16.

    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: July 6, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002]

Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified
BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and
modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that
each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being
already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for
participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may be
obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for
inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each
community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the modified
BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been
published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have
elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for
Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
    This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the
address cited below for each community. The BFEs and modified BFEs are
made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected
locations in each community are shown.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This final rule is categorically
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental
Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been
prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets
the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp., p. 376.

Sec.  67.11  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.11 are amended
as follows:

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                                                                     *Elevation in
                                                                      feet (NGVD)
                                                                     +Elevation in
                                                                      feet (NAVD)
                                         Location of referenced     Depth
         Flooding source(s)                     elevation            in feet above      Communities affected
                                                                        ground
                                                                     Elevation in
                                                                     meters (MSL)
                                                                       Modified
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                                Redwood County, Minnesota, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1170
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Cottonwood River....................  Approximately 0.93 mile             +1,042    City of Sanborn,
                                       downstream of U.S. Route 71.                  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                Redwood County.
                                      Approximately 2.1 miles             +1,105    ............................
                                       upstream of County Road 57.
Crow Creek..........................  Approximately 900 feet                +840    City of Redwood Falls,
                                       downstream of Minnesota                       Unincorporated Areas of
                                       Prairie Railroad.                             Redwood County.
                                      Approximately 0.45 mile             +1,009    ............................
                                       upstream of County Highway
                                       1.
Minnesota River.....................  Approximately 2.54 miles              +825    City of Redwood Falls,
                                       downstream of County                          Unincorporated Areas of
                                       Highway 11.                                   Redwood County.
                                      Approximately 1.09 miles              +877    ............................
                                       upstream of County Highway
                                       7.
Ramsey Creek........................  At the Redwood River                  +884    City of Redwood Falls,
                                       confluence.                                   Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                Redwood County.
                                      Approximately 245 feet              +1,016    ............................
                                       upstream of Kenwood Avenue.
Redwood River.......................  At the Minnesota River                +843    City of Redwood Falls,
                                       confluence.                                  City of Seaforth, City of
                                                                                Vesta, Unincorporated
                                                                                Areas of Redwood
                                                                                County.
                                      Approximately 0.88 mile             +1,067    ............................
                                       upstream of County Road 51.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Redwood Falls
Maps are available for inspection at 333 South Washington Street, Redwood Falls, MN 56283.
City of Sanborn
Maps are available for inspection at 171 North Main Street, Sanborn, MN 56083.
City of Seaforth
Maps are available for inspection at 414 Dewey Street, Seaforth, MN 56287.
City of Vesta
Maps are available for inspection at 150 Front Street West, Vesta, MN 56292.
Unincorporated Areas of Redwood County
Maps are available for inspection at 403 South Mill Street, Redwood Falls, MN 56283.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Roy Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP22-15-000]

Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Texas Eastern Transmission, LP Proposed Venice
Extension Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Venice Extension Project, proposed by Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced docket. Texas
Eastern requests authorization to provide firm natural gas
transportation service for up to 1,260,000 dekatherms per day on its
existing Line 40 to an interconnection with a pipeline lateral to be
constructed, owned, and operated by Venture Global Gator Express, LLC,
with ultimate delivery to Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC Liquified
Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal, which is currently under development in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the

Venice Extension Project in accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. With the exception of climate change
impacts, FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project,
with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would not result
in significant environmental impacts. Climate change impacts are not
characterized in the EIS as significant or insignificant because the
Commission is conducting a generic proceeding to determine whether and
how the Commission will conduct climate change significance
determinations going forward. FERC staff is unable to determine the
significance level of climate change impacts.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of: the
(i) construction and operation of an approximately 3.0-mile-long, 36-
inch-diameter pipeline segment on Texas Eastern's Line 40 in Pointe
Coupee Parish; (ii) abandonment in place of a 2.2-mile-long, 36-inch-
diameter existing pipeline segment on Line 40 in Pointe Coupee Parish;
(iii) construction of a new proposed 31,900 horsepower (hp) compressor
station (New Roads Compressor Station) and metering and regulating
(M&R) facilities in Pointe Coupee Parish; (iv) abandonment in place of
the existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor unit at Texas Eastern's
existing White Castle Compressor Station in Iberville Parish,
Louisiana, and the existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor unit at its
existing Larose Compressor Station in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; (v)
installation of one new 31,900 hp compressor unit and related
appurtenances at both White Castle and Larose compressor stations; and
(vi) upgrades at its Gator Express M&R \1\ facility on an open water
platform in Plaquemines Parish.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Venice Extension Project
to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American Tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the
natural gas environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environmental-overview/environmental-documents-2022). In addition, the draft EIS may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search), select ``General Search,''
and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field (i.e., CP22-
15). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The draft EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission
staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on the draft EIS's disclosure and discussion
of potential environmental effects; measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts; and the completeness of the submitted
alternatives, information, and analyses. To ensure consideration of
your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that
the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on November 7, 2022.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments and has staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected]. Please carefully follow these instructions
so that your comments are properly recorded.
    1. You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link
toFERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
    2. You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature also on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link
to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of
formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' If you
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment
on a Filing'' as the filing type;
    3. You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP22-
15-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the United States Postal
Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852; or
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions to intervene are more
fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene. Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission's
decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and others with
environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by
stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding,
which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.

Questions?

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary
eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents
issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: September 16, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0001]

Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee;
Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs
Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on November 24, 2015, from
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

    Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002. Answers to commonly asked questions including information
regarding special accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking,
and transportation may be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm.
    Contact Person: Philip Bautista, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>, FAX: 301-847-
8533<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-
800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC area). A notice in the
Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a
previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be
published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you
should always check the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate
advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee
information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to
the meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss new drug application (NDA)
206031, drisapersen solution for injection, sponsored by BioMarin
Pharmaceutical Inc., for the treatment of patients with Duchenne
muscular dystrophy with mutations in the dystrophin gene that are
amenable to treatment with exon 51 skipping as determined by genetic
testing.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting
link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
November 9, 2015. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 12:40 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. Those individuals
interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the
contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of
the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses
of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time
requested to make their presentation on or before October 30, 2015.
Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of
registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested
persons regarding their request to speak by November 2, 2015.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
disabilities. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Philip Bautista at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: October 8, 2015.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79429; File No. SR-BOX-2016-55]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To
Amend Rule 7260 by Extending the Penny Pilot Program Through June 30,
2017

November 30, 2016.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 29, 2016, BOX Options Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the self-regulatory organization. The Commission
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule from
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 7260 by extending the Penny
Pilot Program through June 30, 2017. The text of the proposed rule
change is available from the principal office of the Exchange, at the
Commission's Public Reference Room and also on the Exchange's Internet
Web site at http://boxexchange.com.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization
has prepared summaries, set forth in

Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to extend the effective time period of the
Penny Pilot Program that is currently scheduled to expire on December
31, 2016, until June 30, 2017.\3\ The Penny Pilot Program permits
certain classes to be quoted in penny increments. The minimum price
variation for all classes included in the Penny Pilot Program, except
for PowerShares QQQ Trust (``QQQQ'')[supreg], SPDR S&P 500 Exchange
Traded Funds (``SPY''), and iShares Russell 2000 Index Funds (``IWM''),
will continue to be $0.01 for all quotations in options series that are
quoted at less than $3 per contract and $0.05 for all quotations in
options series that are quoted at $3 per contract or greater. QQQQ,
SPY, and IWM will continue to be quoted in $0.01 increments for all
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    \3\ The Penny Pilot Program has been in effect on the Exchange
since its inception in May 2012. See Securities Exchange Act Release
Nos. 66871 (April 27, 2012), 77 FR 26323 (May 3, 2012) (File No.10-
206, In the Matter of the Application of BOX Options Exchange LLC
for Registration as a National Securities Exchange Findings,
Opinion, and Order of the Commission), 67328 (June 29, 2012), 77 FR
40123 (July 6, 2012) (SR-BOX-2012-007), 68425 (December 13, 2012),
77 FR 75234 (December 19, 2013) (SR-BOX-2012-021), 69789 (June 18,
2013), 78 FR 37854 (June 24, 2013) (SR-BOX-2013-31), 71056 (December
12, 2013), 78 FR 76691 (December 18, 2013) (SR-BOX-2013-56), 72348
(June 9, 2014), 79 FR 33976 (June 13, 2014) (SR-BOX-2014-17), 73822
(December 11, 2014), 79 FR 75606 (December 18, 2014) (SR-BOX-2014-
29), 75295 (June 25, 2015), 80 FR 37690 (July 1, 2015) (SR-BOX-2015-
23) and 78172 (June 28, 2016), 81 FR 43325 (July 1, 2016) (SR-BOX-
2016-24). The extension of the effective date and the revision of
the date to replace issues that have been delisted are the only
changes to the Penny Pilot Program being proposed at this time.
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    The Exchange may replace, on a semi-annual basis, any Pilot Program
classes that have been delisted on the second trading day following
January 1, 2017. The Exchange notes that the replacement classes will
be selected based on trading activity for the six month period
beginning June 1, 2016 and ending November 30, 2016 for the January
2017 replacements. The Exchange will employ the same parameters to
prospective replacement classes as approved and applicable under the
Pilot Program, including excluding high-priced underlying securities.
The Exchange will distribute a Regulatory Circular notifying
Participants which replacement classes shall be included in the Penny
Pilot Program.
    BOX is specifically authorized to act jointly with the other
options exchanges participating in the Pilot Program in identifying any
replacement class.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,\4\ in general, and Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\ in particular, in that it is designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination
with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, and to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system, and, in general protect investors
and the public interest.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    In particular, the proposed rule change, which extends the Penny
Pilot until June 30, 2017 and changes the dates for replacing Penny
Pilot issues that were delisted to the second trading day following
January 1, 2017, will enable public customers and other market
participants to express their true prices to buy and sell options for
the benefit of all market participants. This is consistent with the
Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. To the contrary, this proposal
is pro-competitive because it allows Penny Pilot issues to continue
trading on the Exchange. Moreover, the Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change will allow for further analysis of the Pilot and a
determination of how the Pilot should be structured in the future; and
will serve to promote regulatory clarity and consistency, thereby
reducing burdens on the marketplace and facilitating investor
protection. The Pilot is an industry wide initiative supported by all
other option exchanges. The Exchange believes that extending the Pilot
will allow for continued competition between market participants on the
Exchange trading similar products as their counterparts on other
exchanges, while at the same time allowing the Exchange to continue to
compete for order flow with other exchanges in option issues trading as
part of the Pilot.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \6\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\7\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest, (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition, and (iii) become operative for 30
days after the date of the filing, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors
and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become effective
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BOX-2016-55 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BOX-2016-55. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, on official
business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., located at
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will
be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BOX-
2016-55 and should be submitted on or before December 27, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29174 Filed 12-5-16; 8:45 am]
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