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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57252; File No. SR-FINRA-2007-025]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendments to FINRA's NYSE Rules 421,
440F, and 440G

February 1, 2008.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that on December 4, 2007, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') (f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(``NASD'')) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been substantially prepared by FINRA. FINRA
has designated the proposed rule change as constituting a ``non-
controversial'' rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 under
the Act,\4\ which renders the proposal effective upon filing with the
Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to amend FINRA's NYSE Rules 421 (Periodic
Reports), 440F (Public Short Sale Transactions Effected on the
Exchange) and 440G (Transactions in Stock and Warrants for the Accounts
of Members, Allied Members and Member Organizations) \5\ to conform
such rules with the SEC's amendments to Rule 10a-1 \6\ (``SEC Rule 10a-
1'') and Regulation SHO \7\ under the Act.\8\ The proposed rule change
makes conforming changes to FINRA's NYSE Rules 421, 440F and 440G,
consistent with the proposed rule change by the New York Stock
Exchange, LLC (``NYSE'') to its versions of Rules 421, 440F and
440G.\9\
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    \5\ FINRA has incorporated into its rulebook certain rules of
NYSE, including NYSE Rules 421, 440F and 440G. These incorporated
NYSE rules apply solely to those members of FINRA that also are
members of NYSE on or after July 30, 2007 (``Dual Members''), until
such time as FINRA adopts a consolidated rulebook applicable to all
of its members. The incorporated NYSE rules apply to the same
categories of persons to which they applied as of July 30, 2007. In
applying the incorporated NYSE rules to Dual Members, FINRA also has
incorporated the related interpretive positions set forth in the
NYSE Rule Interpretations Handbook and NYSE Information Memos.
    \6\ 17 CFR 240.10a-1.
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.200-203.
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55970 (June 28,
2007), 72 FR 36348 (July 3, 2007).
    \9\ See File No. SR-NYSE-2007-62 (``NYSE's filing'').
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    Below is the text of the proposed rule change. Proposed new
language is in italics; proposed deletions are in brackets.
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Rule 421. Periodic Reports
    No Change.
    * * * Supplementary Material:
    .10 Short positions.--Member organizations for which the Exchange
is the designated examining authority are required to report ``short''
positions, including odd lots, in each stock or warrant listed on the
Exchange, and in each other stock or warrant not listed on the Exchange
which is not otherwise reported to another United States securities
exchange or securities association, using such automated format and
methods as prescribed by the Exchange. Such reports must include
customer and proprietary positions and must be made at such times and
covering such time period as may be designated by the Exchange.
    Member organizations for which the Exchange is not the designated
examining authority must report ``short'' positions to the self-
regulatory organization which is its designated examining authority
(``DEA'') if such DEA has a requirement for such reports. If the DEA
does not have such a reporting requirement, then such member
organization must comply with the provisions of Rule 421.
    The term ``designated examining authority'' means the self-
regulatory organization which has been assigned responsibility for
examining a member organization for compliance with applicable
financial responsibility rules. (See Rule 17d-1 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Exchange Act'').)
    ``Short'' positions to be reported are those resulting from
``short'' sales as defined in Rule 200(a) of the Securities and
Exchange Commission's Regulation SHO, but excluding positions that meet
the following requirements:
    (1) any sale by any person, for an account in which he has an
interest, if such person owns the security sold and intends to deliver
such security as soon as is possible without undue inconvenience or
expense;
    (2) any sale of a security covered by a short sale rule on a
national securities exchange (except a sale to a stabilizing bid
complying with Rule 104 of Regulation M) effected with the approval of
such exchange which is necessary to equalize the price of such security
thereon with the current price of such security on another national
securities exchange which is the principal exchange market for such
security;
    (3) any sale of a security for a special arbitrage account by a
person who then owns another security by virtue of which he is, or
presently will be, entitled to acquire an equivalent number of
securities of the same class as the securities sold; provided such
sale, or the purchase which such sale offsets, is effected for the bona
fide purpose of profiting from a current difference between the price
of security sold and the security owned and that such right of
acquisition was originally attached to or represented by another
security or was issued to all the holders of any such class of
securities of the issuer;
    (4) any sale of a security registered on, or admitted to unlisted
trading privileges on, a national securities exchange effected for a
special international arbitrage account for the bona fide purpose of
profiting from a current difference between the price of such security
on a securities market not within or subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States and on a securities market subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States; provided the seller at the time of such sale knows
or, by virtue of information currently received, has

reasonable grounds to believe that an offer enabling him to cover such
sale is then available to him in such foreign securities market and
intends to accept such offer immediately; and
    (5) any sale by an underwriter, or any member of a syndicate or
group participating in the distribution of a security, in connection
with an over-allotment of securities, or any lay-off sale by such a
person in connection with a distribution of securities through rights
or a standby underwriting commitment.

[resulting from sales specified in clauses (1), (6), (7), (8), and (10)
of paragraph (e) of Rule 10a-1 under the Exchange Act.] Also to be
excluded are ``short'' positions carried for other member organizations
reporting for themselves. Only one report should be made for each stock
or warrant in which there is a short position. If more than one
``account'' has a short position in the same stock or warrant, the
combined aggregate should be reported.
    NOTE: A member organization which does not carry customers' margin
accounts and does not clear its own transactions may obtain an
exemption from reporting by notifying the Exchange in writing.
    .20-.50 No Change.
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Rule 440F. Public Short Sale Transactions Effected on the Exchange
    * * * Supplementary Material:
Reports on Form SS20
    .10 Requirements for filing. No Change.
    General Instructions.--
    (1)-(2) No Change.
    (3) [Exclude short-exempt sales, except for short-exempt sales in
securities subject to the SEC's Pilot Order (SEA Release No. 34-
50104)(July 28, 2004), as amended by the SEC's Second Pilot Order (SEA
Release No. 34-50747)(November 29, 2004), and any subsequent orders.
    (4)] Exclude transactions in rights.
    [(5)](4) If there are no reportable transactions for a specific
week, a form should be filed marked ``None''.
    [(6)](5) File this report with Credit Regulation Department, via
the New York Stock Exchange's Electronic Filing Platform (``EFP''), as
soon as possible, but not later than 12:00 noon on the Friday of the
week following the week covered by the report.
    [(7)](6) Inquiries should be addressed to Credit Regulation
Department, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    [(8)](7) Reserved.
    Specific Instructions.--
    (1) No Change.
    (2) Short sales for hedging accounts and short sales executed as
such for arbitrage accounts should be included. [Sales made on a
``short-exempt'' basis for arbitrage accounts should not be included.]
    (3) No Change.
* * * * *
Rule 440G. Transactions in Stocks and Warrants for the Accounts of
Members, Allied Members and Member Organizations
    * * * Supplementary Material:
    .10 Requirements for filing. No Change.
    Instructions.--
    (1)-(8) No Change.
    (9) [Short-exempt sales are to be included with total sales only.
Solely for purposes of Rule 440G and Form 121, ``short-exempt sales''
in securities subject to the SEC's Pilot Order (SEA Release 34-
50104)(July 28, 2004), as amended by the SEC's Second Pilot Order (SEA
Release 34-50747)(November 29, 2004), and any subsequent orders, are to
be included with short sales on Form 121.
    (10)] Transactions are to be classified into one of the following
three categories
    (a)-(c) No Change.
    [(11)](10) If a reporting member or member organization does not
have reportable transactions during a given week, a Form 121 report
should be filed marked ``No transactions''.
    [(12)](11) The Member Firm Regulation Division will consider
written requests for exemption from filing REGULAR weekly reports on
Form 121. Exemption may be granted for a period of time not to exceed
one year, renewable annually if the applicant does not expect to have
any, or expects to have only an occasional, reportable transaction
during this time. THE EXEMPTION, WHEN GRANTED, IS FROM FILING REGULARLY
EACH WEEK AND, IF DURING THE EXEMPTION PERIOD A REPORTABLE TRANSACTION
IS EFFECTED, A FORM 121 REPORT, FOR THE WEEK IN WHICH THE
TRANSACTION(S) TOOK PLACE, MUST BE FILED IMMEDIATELY.
    [(13)](12) File this report with the Credit Regulation Department,
via the New York Stock Exchange's Electronic Filing Platform (``EFP'')
as soon as possible but not later than 12:00 noon on the Friday
following the week covered by the report.
    [(14)](13) Inquiries should be addressed to the Credit Regulation
Department, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    [(15)](14) No Change.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, FINRA 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. FINRA 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
    FINRA is proposing changes to FINRA's NYSE Rules 421, 440F and 440G
to conform these rules with the SEC's amendments to SEC Rule 10a-1 and
Regulation SHO. The SEC's amendments, among other things, remove the
short sale price test in SEC Rule 10a-1 and remove the ``short exempt''
marking requirements in Regulation SHO.
    In light of the SEC's amendments, the NYSE has proposed amending
its Rules 421,\10\ 440F \11\ and 440G.\12\ As detailed in the NYSE's
filing, the proposed amendments would remove: (1) The references to SEC
Rule 10a-1 in NYSE Rule 421 and (2) the references to the ``short
exempt'' marking requirements in NYSE Rules 440F and 440G. NYSE has
proposed to make the changes effective upon filing.
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    \10\ NYSE Rule 421 (Periodic Reports) contains the NYSE's short
interest reporting requirements.
    \11\ NYSE Rule 440F requires members and member organizations to
report round-lot short sale transactions for public customers.
    \12\ NYSE 440G requires members and member organizations to
report round-lot short sale transactions for members, allied
members, and member organizations.
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    Given these changes, FINRA is proposing to make conforming changes
to FINRA's NYSE Rules 421, 440F and 440G to ensure consistency with
NYSE's versions of Rules 421, 440F and 440G.\13\
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    \13\ Pursuant to Rule 17d-2 under the Exchange Act, NASD, NYSE,
and NYSE Regulation, Inc. entered into an agreement (``Agreement'')
to reduce regulatory duplication for firms that are Dual Members by
allocating certain regulatory responsibilities for selected NYSE
rules from NYSE Regulation to FINRA. The Agreement includes a list
of all of those rules (``Common Rules'') for which FINRA has assumed
examination, enforcement and surveillance responsibilities under the
Agreement relating to compliance by Dual Members to the extent that
such responsibilities involve member firm regulation. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 56148 (July 26, 2007), 72 FR 42146 (August
1, 2007) (Notice of Filing and Order Approving and Declaring
Effective a Plan for the Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities).
The Common Rules are the same NYSE rules that FINRA has incorporated
into its rulebook. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56147
(July 26, 2007), 72 FR 42166 (August 1, 2007) (Notice of Filing and
Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change to
Incorporate Certain NYSE Rules Relating to Member Firm Conduct; File
No. SR-NASD-2007-054). Paragraph 2(b) of the Agreement sets forth
procedures regarding proposed changes by either NYSE or FINRA to the
substance of any of the Common Rules.

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2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with the provisions of
Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\14\ which requires, among other things,
that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. The proposed rule change is necessary and appropriate
to comply with the amendments to SEC Rule 10a-1 and Regulation SHO and
to maintain consistency with the NYSE's amendments to its Rules 421,
440F and 440G.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing 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 from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \15\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\16\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    FINRA has requested that the Commission waive the five-day pre-
filing notice \17\ and the requirement that the rule change, by its
terms, not become operative for 30 days after the date of the
filing.\18\ FINRA has requested that the effective date of the proposed
rule change be the same as the effective date of the NYSE's amendments
to NYSE Rules 421, 440F and 440G to ensure that FINRA's NYSE Rules 421,
440F and 440G maintain their status as Common Rules under the
Agreement. The Commission believes that waiver of the five-day pre-
filing notice and the 30-day operative delay \19\ is consistent with
the protection of investors and the public interest, given that the
compliance date for the Commission's amendments to Rule 10a-1 was July
6, 2007. In addition, waiver of these requirements will permit FINRA to
implement its rule changes on the same date that proposed rule changes
included in the NYSE's filing are implemented. For these reasons, the
Commission designates the proposal to be effective and operative upon
filing with the Commission.
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    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \19\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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.

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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-FINRA-2007-025 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2007-025. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA.
    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-FINRA-2007-025
and should be submitted on or before February 28, 2008.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 57808-57809]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0879; FRL-9934-22]

Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: An Environmental Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held
on October 26, 2015. This Notice announces the location and time for
the meeting and provides a tentative list of topics to be covered in
the meeting. The EMPM provides a public forum for EPA and its
stakeholders to discuss current issues related to modeling pesticide
fate, transport, and exposure for pesticide risk assessments in a
regulatory context.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 26, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
    Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on or
before October 15, 2015.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), One Potomac Yard (South
Building), First Floor Conference Center (S-1204/6), 2777 S. Crystal
Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meridith Fry or R. David Jones,
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone numbers:<PHONE_NUMBER> and 703-305-
6725; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are required
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by
this action. 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:

 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting NAICS code 11
 Utilities NAICS code 22
 Professional, Scientific and Technical NAICS code 54

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0879, is available at http://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 is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    On a biannual interval, an Environmental Modeling Public Meeting
(EMPM) is held for presentation and discussion of current issues
related to modeling pesticide fate, transport, and exposure for risk
assessment in a regulatory context. Meeting dates and abstract requests
are announced through the ``empmlist'' forum on the LYRIS list server
at https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any
information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to
participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0879, must be received on or before October 15, 2015. Participants
can also join the meeting by going to: https://epa.connectsolutions.com/oct2015empm/ and enter as a Guest.
Participants will then need to call in to the meeting by using the call
in number 1-866-299-3188, followed by the conference code (703) 555-
6627.

IV. Tentative Topics for the Meeting

[ssquf] Spatial Aquatic Model
[ssquf] Downstream chemical transport methods
[ssquf] Estuarine scenarios for pesticide risk assessment
[ssquf] PRZM-GW scenario development
[ssquf] Spray drift assessment procedures and refinements
[ssquf] Incorporation of filter strips in exposure assessments
[ssquf] Down-the-drain model development
[ssquf] Endangered species: Probabilistic modeling, population
modeling, and refined aquatic exposure methods
[ssquf] New Tools to estimate pesticide exposure and effects for listed
aquatic and terrestrial species

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: September 18, 2015.
Donald J. Brady,
Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2010-0333; FRL-9904-72-Region 6]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Texas; Reasonable Further Progress Plan, Contingency Measures, Motor
Vehicle Emission Budgets, and a Vehicle Miles Traveled Offset Analysis
for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 1997 8-Hour Severe Ozone
Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving two
State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of
Texas on April 1, 2010, and revised on May 6, 2013, containing a
reasonable further progress (RFP) plan, RFP contingency measures
demonstration, motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs), and a vehicle
miles traveled (VMT) offset analysis for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
(HGB) 1997 8-hour ozone severe nonattainment area. EPA is approving SIP
revisions in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) and EPA regulations.

DATES: This final rule is effective February 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: EPA established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R06-OAR-2010-0333. All documents in the docket are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the
electronic docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for public inspection during normal
business hours at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6,
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Carl Young, Air Planning Section
(6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is
used, we mean EPA. On September 9, 2013 (78 FR 55029), EPA published a
proposed approval of the 2010 RFP plan, RFP contingency measures,
MVEBs, and VMT offset analysis for the HGB severe 1997 8-hour ozone
nonattainment area. The SIP revisions for this action were formally
submitted by the State of Texas on April 1, 2010, and revised on May 6,
2013. The SIP revisions address the RFP and RFP contingency measures
requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, and establish MVEBs for
2013. The revision also provides a VMT offset analysis demonstration, a
severe area requirement, which shows the area does not need any
additional transportation control measures (TCMs) or transportation
control strategies (TCSs) to keep mobile source emissions below the
established emissions ceiling. EPA's rationale for our proposed action
is explained in the September 9, 2013 proposed rulemaking as well as a
more detailed description of the two submittals, and will not be
restated here. EPA is approving the SIP revisions because they satisfy
the RFP, RFP contingency measures, and transportation conformity
requirements for MVEBs of section 110 and part D of the CAA and
associated EPA regulations, and section 182(d)(1)(A) of the CAA.

II. Response to Comments

    We received several comments from the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality. In addition to supporting our proposed approval,
the state asked for clarification to support consistency across TCEQ
and EPA documents for a number of items.
    Comment 1. Table 1: Revisions to the 2002 RFP Base Year Emissions
Inventory on Page 55031 is not the original 2002 RFP Base Year. It is
an attainment demonstration base year table. Table 2: RFP 2002 Baseline
Emissions Inventory Summary is the revised RFP Base Year Emissions
Inventory and is correct. Table 1 needs to be updated to contain the
original base year information.
    Response 1: EPA acknowledges that some confusion may have occurred
with the labeling of the base year columns in this table due to the
fact that there were multiple submittals with one partial submittal,
and with multiple references to base years. We have clarified Table 1
by re-labeling the base year columns and republishing it below to
better reflect the years for which the values were calculated. The
values in the columns remain unchanged.

                        Table 1--Revisions to the 2002 RFP Base Year Emissions Inventory
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                 Submittal date                      approved       inventory *      approved       inventory *
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Point...........................................          339.48          339.29          297.12          316.62

Area............................................           40.15           89.11          219.51          407.61
On-road Mobile..................................          283.20          371.89          114.30          124.47
Non-road Mobile.................................          167.74          156.98          112.37           84.32
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    Total.......................................          830.57          957.27          743.30          933.02
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* Submitted by the State on May 6, 2013.

    Comment 2: In the center column on Page 55031, there are several
incorrect references to a 15% reduction for HGB between 2002 and 2008.
The correct reduction for HGB between 2002 and 2008 is 18%. The
references to the required reduction for HGB between 2002 and 2008 may
need to be updated to be 18% throughout the whole document, as
appropriate.
    Response 2: EPA approved the HGB moderate area RFP for the 1997 8-
hour ozone standard which included a 15% plan as well as contingency
measures and associated MVEBs on April 22, 2009 (76 FR 18298). In that
action, EPA recognized that the state had requested, and EPA had
granted, a reclassification of the HGB area from moderate to severe on
October 1, 2008 (73 FR 56983). With that reclassification the state was
required to provide an RFP with emission reductions for VOC and/or
NOX of 18% for the six-year period, plus 3% per year for all
remaining three-year periods after the first six-year period out to the
attainment date as prescribed in 40 CFR 51.910(a)(1)(ii)(B). We agree
that the correct RFP reduction for the HGB area between 2002 and 2008
is 18%.
    Comment 3: The EPA's RFP demonstration summary and the associated
Table 6 on Page 55033 only discuss an RFP demonstration for 2018. There
are RFP demonstrations for 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018. The
summaries of the RFP controls (Tables 4 and 5) have all five years but
the RFP demonstration table only has 2018. The RFP demonstration
discussion may need to be updated to include all five RFP demonstration
years.
    Response 3: The efficacy of providing only the 2018 RFP
demonstration table as an example of the state meeting RFP was done
that way because the 2018 table was built upon all the other RFP
demonstration tables which also showed the milestone RFP targets were
met. We are providing a summary table here as Table 6-1 to show how all
the RFP milestones were met.

                             Table 6-1--Update Summary of RFP Demonstration for HGB
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             Inventory description                   2008         2011         2014         2017         2018
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Forecast NOX Emissions.........................       642.55       635.68       571.88       528.37       522.17
NOX Target.....................................       816.10       754.15       667.70       580.60       555.22
Forecast VOC Emissions.........................       883.13       875.72       886.17       896.41       901.62
VOC Target.....................................       923.82       927.98       919.19       912.54       907.50
Targets Met?...................................          Yes          Yes          Yes          Yes          Yes
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    Comment 4: The last column on Page 55033 indicates that the RFP
contingency may be met by including a demonstration of 27% Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) reductions
in the RFP plan. On Page 55034, the 27% is stated as being calculated
by adding 15 and 12%. The RFP contingency is met by including a
cumulative demonstration of 51%, which is the sum of the VOC and
NOX reductions requirement, from 2002 base year, with 2008,
2011, 2014, 2017 milestone years, 2018 attainment year, and 2019
contingency year (18+9+9+9+3+3). Either the amount needs to be changed
to 51% or a further explanation of the 27%, 15%, and 12% reductions is
suggested for clarification.
    Response 4: EPA acknowledges this misstatement and corrects the
percentage here in this final action to reflect that the actual
achievement shown in the RFP is 51% and not the 27% as stated in the
proposal. This change does not alter the final outcome of our analysis.
    Comment 5: In the first full paragraph of the middle column on Page
55036, the description of the values in Table 9: RFP Motor Vehicle
Emissions Budgets for HGB are referred to as the total projected
transportation emissions for milestone years 2008 to 2018. In
actuality, the values are the MVEBs, which are the projected emissions
adjusted with transportation conformity safety margins. The description
may be more accurate if it is modified: (a) To indicate the safety
margin adjustment; or (b) to refer to values as the MVEBs rather than
projected emissions.
    Response 5: EPA agrees that the values in Table 9 show the total
projected transportation emissions for milestone years 2008 through
2018 plus safety margins. We modify here our description preceding
Table 9 to include this clarifying phrase: ``Table 9 shows the total
projected transportation emissions plus safety margins for milestone
years 2008-2018 as submitted in Tables 7-43 through 7-47 of the 2013
SIP Submittal.''
    Comment 6: Clarification is needed to support consistency across
TCEQ and EPA documents. As EPA notes in the technical support document
(TSD), there was an error in the spreadsheet calculation that lowered
the VOC values in Tables 7-29 through 7-31 by 19.82 tons per day of
VOC. This error resulted in a conservative projection of VOC emission
reductions taking place by that amount. The resulting surplus of VOCs
could have been greater by 19.82 tons per day. EPA should clarify in
the final approval notice that this surplus is appropriate for the HGB
area, and that TCEQ will address this error in the next SIP submittal,
without penalty.

    Response 6: For the purposes of the proposal, EPA did not see the
need to mention the particulars of this error in the proposed approval.
However, in this final action we are acknowledging that the excess
emissions of VOC available to the TCEQ for future SIP submittals is
actually 19.82 ton per day more than the 5.88 tons per day shown in
Table 7-31 of the 2013 submittal. This provides the state with 25.60
tons per day of excess VOC emissions available for future planning
purposes. We are not modifying any tables in this final action to
reflect this because the tables show what was in the 2013 submittal.

III. Final Action

    The EPA is approving the 2010 RFP plan; RFP contingency measures;
2013 MVEBs; and the VMT offset analysis for the HGB 1997 8-hour severe
ozone nonattainment area. The SIP revision satisfies requirements for
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS nonattainment areas classified as severe and
demonstrates reasonable further progress in reducing ozone precursors.
The VMT offset analysis demonstrates that the credited TCSs and TCMs
for the attainment year are sufficient to offset the anticipated
increase in VMT over time, and therefore no additional TCSs or TCMs are
needed to attain the NAAQS.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. section 801 et seq., as
added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this
action 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. A
major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in
the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by
5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by March 3, 2014. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: December 16, 2013.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart SS--Texas

0
2. In Sec.  52.2270, the second table in paragraph (e) entitled ``EPA
Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the
Texas SIP'' is amended by adding, at the end of the table, entries for
``Reasonable Further Progress Plan (RFP), RFP Contingency Measures'';
``RFP Transportation Conformity Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets (2008,
2011, 2014, 2017 and 2018)'' and ``Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Offset
Analysis'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2270  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *

              EPA-Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Texas SIP
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                                      Applicable
      Name of SIP provision          geographic or     State  submittal/   EPA-approval date       Comments
                                  nonattainment area    effective date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Reasonable Further Progress Plan  Houston-Galveston-  4/1/2010, 5/6/2013  [Insert page
 (RFP), RFP Contingency Measures.  Brazoria, TX.                           number where the
                                                                           document begins].
RFP Motor Vehicle Emission        Houston-Galveston-  5/6/2013..........  [Insert page
 Budgets (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017   Brazoria, TX.                           number where the
 and 2018).                                                                document begins].
Vehicle miles traveled offset     Houston-Galveston-  5/6/2013..........  [Insert page
 analysis.                         Brazoria, TX.                           number where the
                                                                           document begins].
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0785; FRL-8064-2]

Pesticide Products; Registration Applications

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  This notice announces receipt of applications to register
pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in
any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of
section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended.

DATES:  Comments must be received on or before November 3, 2006.

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0785, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0785. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going

through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation
of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanne Miller, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone

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, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
     iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
     viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide products
containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered
products pursuant to the provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice
of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the
Agency on the applications.
    1. File Symbol: 62719-LAT. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054. Product name: XDE-742
Technical Herbicide. Active ingredient: pyroxsulam, N-(5,7-
dimethoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methoxy-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinesulfonamide at 99%. Proposal
classification/Use: None/Manufacturing Use.
    2. File Symbol: 62719-LAI. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054. Product name: GF-1674
Herbicide. Active ingredient: pyroxsulam, N-(5,7-
dimethoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methoxy-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinesulfonamide at 2.87%. Proposal
classification/Use: None/Control of annual grass and broadleaf weeds in
winter wheat.
    3. File Symbol: 62719-LAO. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054. Product name: GF-1274
Herbicide. Active ingredient: pyroxsulam, N-(5,7-
dimethoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methoxy-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinesulfonamide at 7.5%. Proposal
classification/Use: None/Control of annual grass and broadleaf weeds in
winter wheat.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest.

    Dated: September 25, 2006.
 Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-558-000]

PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Penneast Pipeline
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the PennEast Pipeline Project, proposed by PennEast Pipeline
Company, LLC (PennEast) in the above-referenced docket. PennEast
requests authorization to construct and operate a 118.8-mile-long
pipeline to provide 1.1 million dekatherms per day (MMDth/d) of year-
round natural gas transportation service from northern Pennsylvania to
markets in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and surrounding states.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the PennEast Pipeline Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed
project, with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would
result in some adverse environmental impacts, but impacts would be
reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of
PennEast's proposed and FERC staff recommended mitigation measures.
This determination is based on a review of the information provided by
PennEast and further developed from data requests; field
investigations; scoping; literature research; alternatives analysis;
and contacts with federal, state, and local agencies as well as Indian
tribes and individual members of the public.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and U.S. Department
of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. Although these agencies
provided input to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the
draft EIS, the agencies will present their own conclusions and

recommendations in any respective record of decision or determination
for the Project.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
     115.1 miles of new, 36-inch-diameter pipeline extending
from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania to Mercer County, New Jersey (77
miles in Pennsylvania and 38 miles in New Jersey);
     the 2.1-mile Hellertown Lateral consisting of 24-inch-
diameter pipe in Northampton County, Pennsylvania;
     the 0.1-mile Gilbert Lateral consisting of 12-inch-
diameter pipe in Hunterdon County, New Jersey;
     the 1.5-mile Lambertville Lateral consisting of 36-inch-
diameter pipe in Hunterdon County, New Jersey;
     new, 47,700 total hp Kidder Compressor Station in Kidder
Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; and
     associated aboveground facilities including eight metering
and regulating stations for interconnections, 11 main line valve sites,
and four pig launcher/receiver sites.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft EIS 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. Paper copy
versions of this EIS (Volume I in paper copy, Volumes II and III on CD)
were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received
a CD version of the entire document. In addition, the draft EIS is
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies are available for
distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. 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
September 12, 2016.
    For your convenience, there are four 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 expert staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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 Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. 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 on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. 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; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP15-558-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426;
    (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment meetings its
staff will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft
EIS. To ensure interested parties have ample opportunity to attend a
public comment meeting six meetings are scheduled as follows:

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                              Date and time                                               Location
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Monday, August 15, 2016 6-10 p.m.........................................  Best Western Lehigh Valley &
                                                                            Conference Center, 300 Gateway
                                                                            Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017, Phone:
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Monday, August 15, 2016 6-10 p.m.........................................  Penn's Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim
                                                                            Thorpe, PA 18229, Phone: 610-826-
                                                                            9000.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 6-10 p.m........................................  Grand Colonial, 86 Route 173 West,
                                                                            Hampton, NJ 08827, Phone: 908-735-
                                                                            7889.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 6-10 p.m........................................  Peddler's Village, (Lahaska and
                                                                            Neshaminy Rooms), Routes 202 & 263,
                                                                            Lahaska, PA 19831, Phone: 215-794-
                                                                            4000.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6-10 p.m......................................  Best Western Genetti Hotel &
                                                                            Conference Center, 77 E Market
                                                                            Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701,
                                                                            Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6-10 p.m......................................  Clifford B. Memorial Hall, 1666
                                                                            Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08618,
                                                                            Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
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    The meetings will be scheduled from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. There
will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff. The primary goal
will be to have your verbal environmental comments on the draft EIS
documented in the public record. Verbal comments will be recorded by
stenographers in one-on-one settings, and transcriptions will be placed
into the docket for the project and made available for public viewing
on FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using
eLibrary). If a significant number of people are interested in
providing verbal comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 3
to 5 minutes may be implemented for each commenter. It is important to
note that verbal comments hold the same weight as written or
electronically submitted comments. Although there will not be a formal
presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the
meetings to answer your questions about the environmental review
process.
    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 part 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have
the right to seek rehearing 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.
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Questions?

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web

site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary
link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15-
558-000). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>; for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of 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
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    Dated: July 22, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-18038 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am]
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