[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 160 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47128-47131]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18167]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2021-0021]

Request for Information on the National Flood Insurance Program's
Community Rating System

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice and request for information.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is issuing this
Request for Information (RFI) to receive input from the public on
transforming the Community Rating System (CRS) under the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) to better align with the current understanding
of flood risk and flood risk approaches and to incentivize communities
to not only manage but also lower their flood risk through floodplain
management initiatives. The NFIP's CRS program is a voluntary incentive
program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management
practices that exceed the minimum requirements of the NFIP for
floodplain management. As FEMA undertakes a series of initiatives that
will transform the NFIP, the agency is evaluating the CRS program and
its potential to support FEMA, State, local, Tribal, and Territorial
community goals and needs.

DATES: Written comments are requested on or before September 22, 2021.
Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID: FEMA-2021-
0021, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Please note that this RFI period is not rulemaking and the Federal
Rulemaking Portal is being utilized only as a mechanism for receiving
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Sears, Supervisory Emergency
Management Specialist, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency<EMAIL_ADDRESS>202-
212-3800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this notice by
submitting written data, views, or arguments using the method
identified in the ADDRESSES section.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
Docket ID for this notice. All comments received will be posted without
change to http://www.regulations.gov. Commenters are encouraged to
identify the number of the specific question or questions to which they
are responding.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for the
Docket ID.

II. Background

    Floods are the most common and most destructive natural disaster in
the United States.\1\ Every year, flooding causes hundreds of millions
of dollars in damage to homes and businesses around the United
States.\2\ Anywhere it can rain, it can flood. With 99% of counties in
the United States having experienced a flood \3\ and when just one inch
of water can cause $25,000 in damage in a home,\4\ communities across
the country must make difficult decisions about protecting lives and
property from flooding.
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    \1\ See Ready Campaign, Floods (updated Apr. 9, 2021) at http://www.ready.gov/floods (last accessed July 15, 2021). See also
National Weather Service, Flood Related Hazards at http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood-hazards (``Approximately seventy-five
percent of all Presidential disaster declarations are associated
with flooding.'') (last accessed July 15, 2021).
    \2\ See Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Summary
Stats, at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/summary-stats (last
accessed July 7, 2021).
    \3\ See Historical Flood Risk and Costs at http://www.fema.gov/data-visualization/historical-flood-risk-and-costs (last accessed,
July 9, 2021)
    \4\ See Why Buy Flood Insurance at http://www.floodsmart.gov/flood-insurance/why (last accessed July 1, 2021).
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    Standard homeowners and commercial property insurance policies do
not cover flood losses. To meet the need for this vital coverage, FEMA
administers the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which offers
reasonably priced flood insurance to all properties in communities that
comply with minimum standards for floodplain

management. To be covered by an NFIP flood insurance policy, a property
must be in a community that participates in the NFIP. To qualify for
the NFIP, a community adopts and enforces a floodplain management
ordinance to regulate development in flood hazard areas.\5\ The
objective of the ordinance is to minimize the potential for flood
damage to future development. Today, over 22,500 communities in the
United States participate in the NFIP.\6\
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    \5\ 44 CFR 59.2(b).
    \6\ See The Watermark--National Flood Insurance Program
Financial Statements found at: http://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/work-with-nfip/watermark-financial-statements (last accessed July
27, 2021).
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    In 1990, FEMA implemented the Community Rating System (CRS) as a
voluntary program for recognizing and encouraging community floodplain
management activities exceeding the minimum NFIP standards and the CRS
program was fully authorized by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act
of 1994.\7\ Any community \8\ in full compliance with the minimum NFIP
floodplain management requirements may apply to join the CRS program.
Through the CRS program, communities undertaking floodplain management
activities that exceed the minimum floodplain management requirements
of the NFIP earn CRS credits (often referred to as ``points'') that
result in flood insurance premiums discounts for NFIP policyholders who
reside in that community. As of April 2021, over 1,500 communities
participate in the CRS program nationwide. This represents about seven
percent of eligible NFIP communities that could participate in the CRS
program. However, these communities have a large number of NFIP flood
insurance policies--nearly 3.6 million--so more than 70 percent of all
NFIP policies are written in communities participating in the CRS
program.\9\
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    \7\ Public Law 103-325, 108 Stat. 2255 (1994).
    \8\ ``Community'' means any State or area or political
subdivision thereof, or any Indian tribe or authorized tribal
organization, or Alaska Native village or authorized native
organization, which has authority to adopt and enforce flood plain
management regulations for the areas within its jurisdiction. 44 CFR
59.1.
    \9\ FEMA, Community Rating System Fact Sheet, June 2021, at
http://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/community-rating-system (last
accessed July 12, 2021).
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    The CRS program credits community efforts that exceed the minimum
standards by reducing flood insurance premiums for the community's
policyholders. The CRS program is similar to, but separate from, the
private insurance industry's programs that grade communities on the
effectiveness of their fire suppression and building code enforcement
efforts. CRS program discounts on flood insurance premiums range from 5
percent up to 45 percent based on the level of CRS program credits
awarded to communities. The discounts provide an incentive for
communities to implement new flood protection activities that help save
lives and property when a flood occurs and correlate to FEMA's expected
savings for these local floodplain activities.
    To participate in the CRS program, local floodplain management
actions must be described, measured, and evaluated by the CRS program.
The CRS program assigns credits for defined activities. Most activities
are optional; however, some activities are required to achieve higher
Classes. A higher-Class community achieves higher levels of discount; a
Class 1 community achieves the highest discount of 45 percent. The
basic documents detailing the program are the NFIP Community Rating
System Coordinator's Manual (known as the ``CRS Coordinator's Manual'')
and the 2021 Addendum to the NFIP Community Rating System Coordinator's
Manual (known as the ``2021 Addendum'').\10\ Taken together, these
documents set forth the procedures, creditable activities, and the
credit assigned to each activity, and give examples of activities and
how their credit is calculated.
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    \10\ Includes both the FEMA, NFIP Community Rating System
Coordinator's Manual, at http://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_community-rating-system_coordinators-manual_2017.pdf,
and the 2021 Addendum to the NFIP Community Rating System
Coordinator's Manual, at http://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_community-rating-system_coordinator-manual_addendum-2021.pdf. (last accessed July 1, 2021).
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    The discounts on premium rates for NFIP flood insurance coverage
are based on flood and erosion risk reduction measures implemented by a
CRS community.\11\ The CRS program provides credit to participating
communities under 19 public information and floodplain management
activities as described in the CRS Coordinator's Manual. To receive
credit, community officials prepare documentation that verifies the
efforts made under the 19 activities. The CRS program activities
include but are not limited to: (1) Public information to advise people
about flood hazards, flood insurance, and ways to reduce flood damage;
(2) mapping and regulations to limit floodplain development or provide
increased protection to new and existing development; (3) flood damage
reduction; and (4) flood preparedness to provide flood warning, levee
safety, and dam safety projects.
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    \11\ See 2017 CRS Coordinator's Manual, Appendix D found at
http://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_community-rating-system_coordinators-manual_2017.pdf.
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    Based on the total number of credits a community earns, the CRS
program assigns the community to one of ten different Classes. The
community will then receive flood insurance discounts based on the
community's Class. For example, a community earning 4,500 credits or
more qualifies for Class 1, and property owners in the Special Flood
Hazard Area (SFHA) receive a 45 percent discount on their NFIP flood
insurance premiums. Similarly, a community with as few as 500 credits
will be in Class 9 and property owners in the SFHA receive a 5 percent
discount. Communities may receive additional credit for regulating
development outside the SFHA to the same standards as inside the SFHA.
Credits are also available for assessing future flood conditions,
including the impacts of future development, urbanization, and climate
change impacts including sea-level rise. Additionally, communities can
qualify for ``State-based credit'' based on the activities or
regulations a State or regional agency implements within communities. A
community that does not participate in the CRS program, or does not
obtain the minimum number of credit points, is a Class 10 community and
receives no discount on NFIP flood insurance premiums.
    FEMA is seeking input on ways the agency can improve the CRS
program: (1) To better align the CRS program with the improved
understanding of flood risk and flood risk approaches that have
developed since the program's inception; (2) to better incentivize
communities and policyholders to become more resilient and to not only
manage, but to lower their vulnerability to flood risk; and (3) to
support the sound financial framework of the NFIP.
    While the CRS program today has evolved, the overall approach and
framework of the program has been the same since the start of the
program. As FEMA undertakes many initiatives that will transform the
NFIP, the agency is also evaluating the CRS program and its potential
to support FEMA, State government, Tribal government, Territorial and
community goals and needs. While the agency has made incremental
changes since the CRS program's implementation, the agency is seeking
input to improve the program further through additional programmatic
changes. With the continuous learning around flood, flood risk
management, and flood risk reduction techniques, FEMA now has more
information about and

understanding of multi-frequency analysis, pluvial flooding, climate
change, and the extent of flood risk outside of the SFHA. FEMA seeks to
make larger improvements within our programs based on these
developments and is now taking a holistic look at the CRS program to
determine how the program can best meet FEMA and stakeholder needs.
    As FEMA reviews the CRS program, several foundational assumptions
underpin this programmatic review and improvement effort (called ``CRS
Next''), including that the CRS program will continue to provide whole-
community public benefits through a rewards-based program; the CRS
program will continue to increase both the visibility of comprehensive
flood risk and recognition of actions taken by a community; the CRS
program will support and contribute to the financial soundness of the
NFIP; the CRS program will be simpler for communities to join and
participate in; the CRS program will be simpler for FEMA to explain to
communities and also for communities to explain to their constituents;
the CRS program will clarify that it does not address structure-based
risk reduction activities; and FEMA will avoid duplication between the
approaches of the CRS program and other NFIP Transformation efforts.
    FEMA is also further reviewing the CRS program in light of recent
Executive orders focused on equity, climate change, and environmental
justice. FEMA recently sought input through another Request for
Information pursuant to the processes required by Executive Orders
13985, 13990, and 14008 \12\ that require agencies to assess existing
programs and policies to determine if: (1) Agency programs and policies
perpetuate systemic barriers to opportunities and benefits for people
of color and other underserved groups; (2) additional agency actions
are required to bolster resilience to climate change; and (3) agency
programs, policies, and activities address the disproportionately high
and adverse climate-related impacts on disadvantaged communities.\13\
The input received from that Request for Information will also be used
to assist FEMA's initiative to improve and update the CRS program.
Additional comments on equity related to CRS may also be provided
through this RFI.
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    \12\ See ``Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal Government,'' 86 FR 7009 (Jan. 25,
2021); ``Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring
Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis,'' 86 FR 7037 (Jan. 25, 2021);
and ``Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,'' 86 FR 7619
(Feb. 1, 2021).
    \13\ Request for Information on FEMA Programs, Regulations, and
Policies, 86 FR 21325 (April 22, 2021).
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    FEMA continually evaluates its programs, regulations, and policies,
to identify opportunities to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal.
FEMA does so through legally mandated review requirements (e.g.,
Unified Agenda reviews and reviews under section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act) and through other informal and long-established
mechanisms (e.g., use of Advisory Councils, feedback from FEMA field
personnel, input from internal working groups, and outreach to
regulated entities and the public). This Federal Register notice
supplements these existing extensive FEMA regulatory and program review
efforts.

II. Request for Input

A. Importance of Public Feedback

    FEMA is committed to obtaining public input to drive and focus
FEMA's review of the CRS program. Because Federal regulations and
policies have broad impacts on society in general, members of the
public are likely to have useful information, data, and perspectives on
the benefits and burdens of FEMA's existing programs, regulations,
information collections, and policies. Accordingly, FEMA is seeking
specific public feedback to facilitate the CRS program review and
improvement efforts in the context of equity for all, including those
in underserved communities. With the increasing risk of flooding and
flood damage, in part because of climate change, it is essential that
FEMA reevaluate programs to reduce unnecessary barriers to
participation and effectiveness, to serve all communities, to increase
equity, and to promote preparedness.

B. Maximizing the Value of Public Feedback

    This notice contains a list of questions, the answers to which will
assist FEMA in identifying those aspects of the CRS program that may
benefit from modification, streamlining, or expansion. FEMA encourages
public comment on these questions and seeks any other data commenters
believe are relevant to FEMA's efforts. The type of feedback that is
most useful to the agency will identify specific CRS program components
that could benefit from reform; refer to specific barriers to
participation; align the CRS program with the improved understanding of
flood risk and flood risk reduction approaches gained since the
initiation of the program; better incentivize communities and
policyholders to become more resilient and lower their vulnerability to
flood risk; offer actionable data; and specify viable alternatives to
existing approaches that meet statutory obligations.
    For example, feedback that contains specific information explaining
a proposed change to the CRS program, how such a change could be
implemented, and why said change would be beneficial (i.e., the
outcomes a proposed change would aim to effect) is more useful to FEMA
than generic feedback that omits these components. FEMA is looking for
new information and new data to support any proposed changes.
    Commenters should consider these principles as they answer and
respond to the questions in this notice.
     Commenters should identify, with specificity, the CRS
program policy or process at issue.
     Commenters should explain, with as much detail as
possible, why an aspect of the CRS program should be modified,
streamlined, expanded, or repealed, and provide specific suggestions of
ways the agency can better achieve its objectives.
     Commenters should provide specific data that document the
costs, burdens, and benefits of existing requirements to the extent
they are available. Commenters might also address how FEMA can best
obtain and consider accurate, objective information and data about the
costs, burdens, and benefits of the CRS program and whether there are
existing sources of data that FEMA can use to evaluate the effects of
the CRS program over time.
     Commenters should identify with specificity administrative
burdens, CRS program requirements, information collection burdens,
waiting time, or unnecessary complexity that may impose unjustified
barriers in general, or that may have adverse effects on equity for
all, including those in underserved communities. This Request for
Information and change effort aligns with broader FEMA efforts to
solicit public comments on FEMA Programs, Regulations, and Policies.
FEMA is seeking additional information specific to the CRS program and
the CRS Next change effort on the topics of equity for all, including
those in underserved communities. Commenters seeking to provide input
on these areas should respond to the questions below in this Request
for Information.
     Commenters should identify with specificity small or large
reforms that might be justified in light of the risks posed by climate
change, including but not limited to sea-level rise, intense

rainfall, changing weather patterns, riverine and coastal erosion, and
shifts in future development.
     Particularly where comments relate to the CRS program's
costs or benefits, comments will be most useful if there are data and
experience under the program available to ascertain the program's
actual impact.

C. List of Questions for Commenters

    The below non-exhaustive list of questions is meant to assist
members of the public in the formulation of comments and is not
intended to restrict the issues that commenters may address:
    (1) What are the strengths of the current CRS program? What
components of the program are currently working well and why?
    (2) What are the challenges with the current CRS program that need
to be addressed and why? How can the CRS program be modified, expanded,
or streamlined to better address or resolve these challenges?
    (3) While the CRS program is technically available to all compliant
NFIP communities, is access to the CRS program equitable for all
communities? If not, what changes to the CRS program could make it more
equitable for all communities? How could the CRS program provide better
outreach to disadvantaged communities to encourage participation? How
could the CRS program provide better outreach to households in
disadvantaged communities to encourage participation in the NFIP?
    (4) How could the CRS program better promote and/or incentivize
improved reduction of future conditions and risks such as climate
change, sea-level rise, urban flooding, and future development?
    (5) How could the CRS program better address the mitigation of
repetitive loss/severe repetitive loss \14\ properties and how could
FEMA further leverage the CRS program to achieve mitigation of
repetitive loss/severe repetitive loss properties?
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    \14\ ``Repetitive loss properties'' are those properties for
which two or more claims of more than $1,000 have been paid by the
NFIP within any 10-year period since 1978. ``Severe repetitive loss
properties'' are those as defined in the Flood Insurance Reform Act
of 2004 that are one-four family properties that have had four or
more claims of more than $5,000 or two to three claims that
cumulatively exceed the building's value. CRS considers non-
residential buildings that also meet these criteria to be severe
repetitive loss properties. See National Flood Insurance Program
Community Rating System Coordinator's Manual 2017 and National Flood
Insurance Program Community Rating System Addendum to the 2017 CRS
Coordinator's Manual at https://www.fema.gov/floodplain-management/community-rating-system (last accessed May 20, 2021).
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    (6) How can the CRS program be modified, expanded, or streamlined
to best incentivize participation by communities and flood insurance
policyholders to become more resilient and lower their vulnerability to
flood risk?
    (7) How can the CRS program better incentivize floodplain
management, risk management, and/or risk reduction efforts for
communities through CRS discounts, grants, trainings, technical
assistance or other means? Which efforts are most critical for the CRS
program to support?
    (8) What existing sources of data can FEMA leverage to better
assist communities to assess, communicate, and drive the reduction of
current and future flood risk? Can FEMA leverage new technologies to
modify or streamline the CRS program? If so, what are they and how can
FEMA use new technologies to achieve the statutory objectives of the
program?
    (9) The CRS program provides credits for flood risk reduction
activities. Are there flood risk reduction activities that are not
currently given credit within the CRS program that should be? If so,
what are they and why? Are there flood risk reduction activities that
are currently given excessive credit within the CRS program than they
should be given? If so, what are they and why? Should the CRS program
provide a list of optional risk reduction activities for communities to
choose from or a list of required risk reduction activities, and why?
    (10) What successful approaches have been taken by State, local,
Tribal, and Territorial governments that the CRS program could leverage
to better support community participation in the CRS program? In what
ways could the CRS program better support States, Tribes, Territories
and Regions, and flood control and water management districts to
improve community participation in the program? What innovative changes
could the CRS program make to be simpler for communities to join and
maintain participation?
    (11) How could the CRS program provide better outreach to
disadvantaged communities to encourage participation? How could the CRS
program provide better outreach to households in disadvantaged
communities to encourage participation in the NFIP?
    (11) In what ways could the CRS program facilitate collaboration
across jurisdictional boundaries to support a community's ability to
reduce flood risk? How could the CRS program be modified, expanded, or
streamlined to allow for multi-jurisdictional collaboration efforts to
receive credit under the CRS program?
    (12) What opportunities exist for the CRS program to better
integrate with other entities and/or programs? For example, in what
specific ways could the CRS program better work and integrate with
State, local, Tribal, and Territorial programs, including but not
limited to, floodplain management, emergency services, land use
planning and building code administration capital improvement,
transportation, redevelopment, pre- and post-disaster recovery, climate
adaptation, hazard mitigation planning, watershed management, and/or
wetlands, riparian, or environmental management programs? In what
specific ways could the CRS program better work and integrate with
Federal disaster assistance programs or Federal mitigation programs?
    FEMA notes that this notice is issued solely for information and
program-planning purposes. Responses to this notice do not bind FEMA to
any further actions related to the response.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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[Notices]
[Pages 70139-70140]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24423]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1818-023.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of Public Service Company
of Colorado.
    Filed Date: 10/28/20.
    Accession Number: 20201028-5168.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-465-004.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2020-10-29_Compliance Order 841
Electric Storage Resources to be effective 6/6/2022.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5016.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1864-005.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2020-10-29_OATT-Att N-LGIP-Order
845 Comp-0.6.4 to be effective 12/5/2019.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5172.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-1062-002.
    Applicants: Garden Wind, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Garden Wind, LLC, Docket No. ER20-
1062-002 to be effective 5/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5026.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2280-001.
    Applicants: Evergy Metro, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing, Electric
Interconnection & Delivery Service Agreements to be effective 9/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/28/20.
    Accession Number: 20201028-5147.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2331-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2020-10-28_SA 3511 Deficiency
Response ITC Midwest-MEC FSA (J344) to be effective 9/6/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/28/20.
    Accession Number: 20201028-5091.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2333-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2020-10-28 SA 3523 Deficiency
Response ITC-IPL FSA (J438) to be effective 6/30/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/28/20.
    Accession Number: 20201028-5079.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2353-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2020-10-28_SA 3510 Deficiency
Response OTP-GRE FSA (G788) to be effective 8/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/28/20.
    Accession Number: 20201028-5151.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2421-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2020-10-29_SA 3522 Deficiency
Response OTP-NSP FSA (J290) to be effective 8/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5005.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-237-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2020-10-28_PSCo-IREA-NERC
Plnner & Plnng Coord-467-0.0.0 to be effective 1/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 10/28/20.
    Accession Number: 20201028-5133.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-238-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original WMPA, Service
Agreement No. 5819; Queue No. AF2-043 to be effective 9/29/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/28/20.
    Accession Number: 20201028-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-239-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2020-10-29_Manual Redispatch
Compensation Filing to be effective 1/20/2021.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5024.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-240-000.
    Applicants: Gulf Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Amendments to Service
Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service to be effective
12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5031.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-241-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Attachment W to
Update Index of Grandfathered Agreements to be effective 1/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5058.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-242-000.
    Applicants: Entergy Texas, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: ETI-ETEC Wholesale
Distribution Service Agreement to be effective 10/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5065.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-243-000.
    Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Appendix X Cycle 9 to be
effective 1/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5104.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-244-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: NCMPA1 RS No. 318 Amendment
(2021) to be effective 1/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5127.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-245-000.
    Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of an Amended
Interconnection Facilities Agreement to be effective 12/29/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5133.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-246-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: DEC-PMPA RS. No. 340 Cancellation
to be effective 1/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5137.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-247-000.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of
Metering Agent Agreement to be effective 12/31/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5138.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-248-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Public Service Company.

    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2020-10-29_SPS-Tx Transp
Comn-Utility Agrmt-0.0.0 to be effective 10/30/2020.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5151.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-249-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Petition for Waiver of Appendix XI, Transmission
Maintenance and Compliance Review, et al. of Southern California Edison
Company.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5167.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-250-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: DEP-City of Camden RS No. 197
Cancellation to be effective 1/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 10/29/20.
    Accession Number: 20201029-5166.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.

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

    Dated: October 29, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4028-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2011-0001]

Massachusetts; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (FEMA-4028-DR), dated
September 3, 2011, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: September 3, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated September 3, 2011, the President issued a major disaster
declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the
``Stafford Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts resulting from Tropical Storm Irene
during the period of August 27-29, 2011, is of sufficient severity
and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare
that such a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Individual Assistance and Public
Assistance in the designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout
the Commonwealth. Direct Federal assistance is authorized.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance is
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs Assistance
will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The time period prescribed for the implementation of section
310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public
Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed
six months after the date of this declaration.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, James N. Russo, of FEMA is appointed
to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster.
    The following areas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have been
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Berkshire and Franklin Counties for Individual Assistance.
    Berkshire and Franklin Counties for Public Assistance. Direct
Federal assistance is authorized.
    All counties within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are
eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households in
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.)

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9928-97-OEI]

Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Kerwin<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and please refer to the appropriate
EPA Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Responses to Agency Clearance Requests

OMB Approvals

    EPA ICR Number 1723.07; Importation of Nonroad Engines and
Recreational Vehicles (Renewal); 40 CFR 85, 40 CFR part 89, 40 CFR part
90, 40 CR part 91, 40 CFR part 92, 40 CFR part 94, and 40 CFR part
1068; was approved without change on 5/20/2015; OMB Number 2060-0320;
expires on 5/31/2016.

    EPA ICR Number 0222.10; EPA's Light-Duty In-Use Vehicle Testing
Program (Renewal); was approved with change on 5/14/2015; OMB Number
2060-0086; expires on 5/31/2018.
    EPA ICR Number 1907.09; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline under the Tier 2
Rule (Final Rule for Tier 3) (Revision); 40 CFR 80, subpart O, 40 CFR
80.210, 40 CFR 80.270, 40 CFR 80.330, 40 CFR 80.340, 40 CFR 80.370, 40
CFR 80.380, 40 CFR 80.400, and 40 CFR 80.415; was approved without
change on 5/13/2015; OMB Number 2060-0437; expires on 5/31/2018.
    EPA ICR Number 2489.01; Willingness to Pay Survey for Salmon
Recovery in the Willamette Watershed (New); was approved with change on
5/8/2015; OMB Number 2080-0081; expires on 5/31/2018.
    EPA ICR Number 2410.03; NESHAP for Group I Polymers and Resins
(Renewal); 40 CFR 63, subparts A and U; was approved without change on
5/7/2015; OMB Number 2060-0665; expires on 5/31/2018.
    EPA ICR Number 1693.08; Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI
Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting (Renewal); 40 CFR 174.71
and 40 CFR part 174.9; was approved without change on 5/6/2015; OMB
Number 2070-0142; expires on 5/31/2018.
    EPA ICR Number 1781.07; NESHAP for Pharmaceutical Production
(Renewal); 40 CFR 63, subparts A and GGG; was approved without change
on 5/6/2015; OMB Number 2060-0358; expires on 5/31/2018.
    EPA ICR Number 1807.07; NESHAP for Pesticide Active Ingredient
Production (Revision); 40 CFR 63, subpart A and 40 CFR 63, subpart MMM;
was approved without change on 5/6/2015; OMB Number 2060-0370; expires
on 6/30/2015.
    EPA ICR Number 2031.07; Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request
for Applications from Critical use Exemption for the Phase-out of
Methyl Bromide (Change); 40 CFR 82; was approved without change on 5/5/
2015; OMB Number 2060-0482; expires on 5/31/2018.
    EPA ICR Number 1131.11; NSPS for Glass Manufacturing Plants
(Renewal); 40 CFR 60 Subpart A and 40 CFR 60 Subpart CC; was approved
with change on 5/4/2015; OMB Number 2060-0054; expires on 5/31/2018.
    EPA ICR Number 1125.07; NESHAP for Beryllium Rocket Motor Fuel
Firing (Renewal); 40 CFR 61, subparts A and D; was approved with change
on 5/4/2015; OMB Number 2060-0394; expires on 5/31/2018.

Comment Filed

    EPA ICR Number 2502.01; TSCA Sections 402 and Section 404 Training,
Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based Paint
Activities and Renovation, Repair and Painting (Proposed Rule); 40 CFR
745.225; OMB filed comment on 5/6/2015.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collections Strategies Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-132-000]

ANR Storage Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

December 8, 2005.
    Take notice that on December 2, 2005, ANR Storage Company (ANR
Storage) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original
Volume No. 1, Second Revised Sheet No. 142, to become effective on
January 2, 2006.
    ANR Storage states that the purpose of this filing is to change the
existing billing and payment provisions currently reflected in the
general terms and conditions of its tariff.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 33810; File No. 811-08387]

Waterside Capital Corporation

March 4, 2020.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application for an order under section 8(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') declaring that the
applicant has ceased to be an investment company.
    Applicant: Waterside Capital Corporation.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on January 18, 2018, and
amended on June 4, 2018, October 30, 2018, June 12, 2019, August 26,
2019, December 20, 2019, and February 26, 2020.
    Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the request
will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested
persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's Secretary
and serving applicant with a copy of the request, personally or by
mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30
p.m. on March 30, 2020 and should be accompanied by proof of service on
applicant, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate
of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should
state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the
desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request,
and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing
may request notification by writing to the Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. Applicant: c/o Jolie Kahn, Esq.,
12 E 49th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura J. Riegel, Senior Counsel, at
(202) 551-3038, or Daniele Marchesani, Assistant Chief Counsel, at
(202) 551-6821 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's
Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the
application. The complete application may be obtained via the
Commission's website by searching for the file number, or for an
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Summary of the Application

    1. Applicant was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia on July 13, 1993 and is registered under the Act as a closed-
end investment company. It operated as a small business investment
company under a license from the Small Business Administration (the
``SBA'') and was internally managed.\1\
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    \1\ Applicant's outstanding shares of common stock are traded on
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    2. On March 30, 2010, the SBA notified applicant that its account
had been transferred to liquidation status and that its outstanding
debentures plus accrued interest were due and payable within fifteen
days of the notification. Applicant did not have sufficient liquid
assets to make that payment and the SBA repurchased the debentures
under a note agreement with applicant (the ``Note Agreement'').
    3. On May 24, 2012, the SBA delivered to applicant a notice of an
event of default for failure to meet the principal repayment schedule
under the Note Agreement (the ``Notice''). Under the terms of the
Notice and the Note Agreement, the SBA maintained a continuing right to
terminate the Note Agreement and appoint a receiver to manage
applicant's assets.
    4. On November 20, 2013, the SBA filed a complaint in the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the
``District Court'') seeking, among other things, receivership for
applicant and a judgment in the amount outstanding under the Note
Agreement plus continuing interest. On May 28, 2014, the District Court
entered an order (the ``Order'') that appointed the SBA as receiver of
applicant. The SBA designated a principal agent to act on its behalf as
the receiver (the ``Receiver''). The Order authorized the Receiver to
act for the purpose of marshaling and liquidating in an orderly manner
all of applicant's assets (the ``Receivership''). The Order also served
to enter judgment against applicant for its liability in excess of
$11,000,000 to the SBA.
    5. Applicant effectively stopped conducting an active business upon
the appointment of the SBA as Receiver. Over the course of the
Receivership, the activity of applicant was limited to the liquidation
of applicant's assets by the Receiver and the payment of the proceeds
to the SBA and for the expenses of the Receivership. Effective March
20, 2017, the SBA revoked the license that it had granted to applicant.
    6. On June 28, 2017, the District Court entered an order that
terminated the Receivership and discharged all claims and obligations
of applicant other than

the judgment held by the SBA (the ``Final Order''). Before the District
Court entered the Final Order, the Receiver provided notice to all
shareholders of applicant. The Receiver also initiated separate
contacts with the largest shareholders of applicant in an attempt to
identify a shareholder willing to assume responsibility for the control
of applicant on behalf of applicant's shareholders. Roran Capital, LLC
(``Roran'') was the only shareholder willing to assume such control.\2\
At the direction of the Receiver, the Final Order stated that ``Control
of Waterside shall be unconditionally transferred and returned to its
shareholders c/o Roran Capital, LLC (``Roran'') upon notification of
entry of this Order.'' In reliance on and in compliance with the Final
Order, Roran appointed Zindel Zelmanovitch as the director and officer
of applicant.\3\
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    \2\ As of the Final Order, Roran owned 51,000 shares of
applicant's common stock, representing 2.7% of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock of applicant at that time.
    \3\ Because of the liability exposure inherent in serving on the
board of a public company, applicant's lack of financial resources,
and applicant's loss of its SBIC license, applicant states that
Roran was unable to locate any qualified individuals to serve on the
board of directors. Zindel Zelmanovitch agreed to serve as director.
Zindel Zelmanovitch is the father of Yitzhak Zelmanovitch, the
managing member of Roran. Applicant states that Zindel Zelmanovitch
has not been compensated for any of his services as a director or
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    7. In July 2017, Roran purchased from the SBA applicant's
outstanding judgment owed to the SBA. On May 16, 2019, Roran forgave
the entire principal amount and interest due under the judgment
payable.
    8. On September 19, 2017, applicant entered into a convertible loan
agreement with Roran (the ``Loan Agreement'') with loans advanced under
the terms of a convertible promissory note (the ``Note'').\4\ The
purpose of Roran's loans to the applicant, including subsequent ones
under amendments to the Loan Agreement, has been to pay for applicant's
reasonable operational expenses to third party service providers,
consisting solely of expenses such as legal, accounting, transfer agent
and edgarization costs, all at the actual cost for such services.\5\
Roran agreed to fund reasonable expenses of applicant so long as
progress was being made to reorganize applicant and to identify either
(a) a new business to enter into; or, (b) an active business with which
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    \4\ The Note bears interest at 12% per annum and has a maturity
date of June 19, 2020. Roran has the right to convert all or any
portion of the Note into shares of applicant's common stock at a
conversion price equal to 60% of the share price. Roran was not
compensated, and will not be compensated, for its efforts during and
after the Receivership. It will, however, be reimbursed for all
ordinary and necessary expenses incurred on behalf of applicant, and
it will be repaid all amounts it loans to applicant.
    \5\ Applicant states that for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2019 and all times after the most recent fiscal year, it had no
assets, other than cash on hand which the applicant used to pay
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    9. Applicant states that it is and hold itself out as being engaged
primarily in the business of seeking either (i) a new business to enter
into; or, (ii) merger or acquisition candidates which would benefit
from operating as a public entity; however, applicants represent that
until the Application is approved, no such transaction is feasible.
Applicant also states that it is not currently a party to any
litigation or administrative proceedings.
    10. Applicant represents that, if the requested order is granted,
its shares of common stock will continue to be quoted on the
Pink[supreg] Open Market.

Applicant's Legal Analysis

    1. Section 8(f) of the Act provides that whenever the Commission,
upon application or its own motion, finds that a registered investment
company has ceased to be an investment company, the Commission shall so
declare by order and upon the taking effect of such order, the
registration of such company shall cease to be in effect.
    2. Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Act defines an ``investment company''
as any issuer that ``is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily,
or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing,
reinvesting, or trading in securities.'' Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act
defines an ``investment company'' as any issuer that ``is engaged or
proposes to engage in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning,
holding, or trading in securities, and owns or proposes to acquire
investment securities having a value exceeding 40 per centum of the
value of such issuer's total assets (exclusive of Government securities
and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis.'' \6\
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    \6\ Section 3(a)(2) of the Act defines ``investment securities''
as ``all securities except (A) Government securities, (B) securities
issued by employees' securities companies, and (C) securities issued
by majority-owned subsidiaries of the owner which (i) are not
investment companies, and (ii) are not relying on the exception from
the definition of investment company in paragraph (1) or (7) of
subsection (c).''
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    3. Section 3(b)(1) of the Act provides that ``[n]otwithstanding
paragraph (1)(C) of subsection (a), none of the following persons is an
investment company within the meaning of this title: (1) Any issuer
primarily engaged, directly or through a wholly owned subsidiary or
subsidiaries, in a business or businesses other than that of investing,
reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in securities.'' Rule 3a-1
under the Act states that ``[n]otwithstanding section 3(a)(1)(C) of the
Act, an issuer will be deemed not to be an investment company under the
Act, provided, that: (a) No more than 45 percent of the value (as
defined in section 2(a)(41) of the Act) of such issuer's total assets
(exclusive of Government securities and cash items) consists of, and no
more than 45 percent of such issuer's net income after taxes (for the
last four fiscal quarters combined) is derived from, securities other
than: (1) Government securities; (2) securities issued by employees'
securities companies; (3) securities issued by majority-owned
subsidiaries of the issuer (other than subsidiaries relying on the
exclusion from the definition of investment company in section 3(b)(3)
or (c)(1) of the Act) which are not investment companies; and (4)
securities issued by companies: (i) Which are controlled primarily by
such issuer; (ii) through which such issuer engages in a business other
than that of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in
securities; and (iii) which are not investment companies; (b) the
issuer is not an investment company as defined in section 3(a)(1)(A) or
3(a)(1)(B) of the Act and is not a special situation investment
company; and (c) the percentages described in paragraph (a) of this
section are determined on an unconsolidated basis, except that the
issuer shall consolidate its financial statements with the financial
statements of any wholly-owned subsidiaries.''
    4. Applicant states that it is no longer an investment company as
defined in section 3(a)(1)(A) or section 3(a)(1)(C). Applicant states
that its business is: (a) To enter into a new business; or, (b) to
merge with, or otherwise acquire, an active business which would
benefit from operating as a public entity. Applicant states that its
historical development, its public representations, the activities of
its director and officer, its lack of assets and income support this
assertion. Applicant states that it is thus qualified for an order of
the Commission pursuant to section 8(f) of the Act.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0877; Product Identifier 2019-NM-146-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series
100 & 440) airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that a
fouling condition was found between the generator power cables and the
support brackets of the auxiliary-aft fuel tank during production. This
proposed AD would require a visual inspection of the generator power
cables for damage, installation of protective conduits and edging
grommets, and applicable corrective actions. The FAA is proposing this
AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 16,
2020.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact
Bombardier, Inc., 400 C[ocirc]te-Vertu Road West, Dorval, Qu[eacute]bec
H4S 1Y9, Canada; Widebody Customer Response Center North America toll-
free telephone 1-866-538-1247 or direct-dial telephone 1-514-855-2999;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet http://www.bombardier.com. You may view this service information at the FAA,
Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 206-
231-3195.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-
0877; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this NPRM, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other
information. The street address for Docket Operations is listed above.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Niczky, Aerospace Engineer,
Avionics and Electrical Systems Services Section, FAA, New York ACO
Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone
516-228-7347; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2019-0877;
Product Identifier 2019-NM-146-AD'' at the beginning of your comments.
The FAA specifically invites comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this NPRM. The FAA will
consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this
NPRM because of those comments.
    The FAA will post all comments received, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide.
The FAA will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about this NPRM.

Discussion

    Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), which is the aviation
authority for Canada, has issued Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-
2019-22, dated May 27, 2019 (referred to after this as the Mandatory
Continuing Airworthiness Information, or ``the MCAI''), to correct an
unsafe condition for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-2B19
(Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes. You may examine the MCAI in
the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-0877.
    This proposed AD was prompted by a report that a fouling condition
was found between the generator power cables and the support brackets
of the auxiliary-aft fuel tank during production. The FAA is proposing
this AD to address damage to the insulation sleeve of the generator
power cables that can potentially cause a short circuit, arcing, and a
malfunction of one or both main generators. See the MCAI for additional
background information.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Bombardier has issued Service Bulletin 601R-24-131, dated June 28,
2012. This service information describes procedures for visual
inspection of the generator power cables for damage, installation of
protective insulation and edging grommets, and applicable corrective
actions. Corrective actions include repair. This service information is
reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it
through their normal course of business or by the means identified in
the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

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

Proposed Requirements of This NPRM

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified
in the service information described previously.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this proposed AD affects 9 airplanes of U.S.
registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this
proposed AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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                                                                                Cost per       Cost on U.S.
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        product         operators
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22 work-hours x $85 per hour = $1,870........................            $524           $2,394          $21,546
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    The FAA has received no definitive data that would enable the
agency to provide cost estimates for the on-condition actions specified
in this proposed AD.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    The FAA is issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices,
methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in
air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or
develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
    This proposed AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated
by the Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as
authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order,
issuance of ADs is normally a function of the Compliance and
Airworthiness Division, but during this transition period, the
Executive Director has delegated the authority to issue ADs applicable
to transport category airplanes and associated appliances to the
Director of the System Oversight Division.

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

Bombardier, Inc.: Docket No. FAA-2019-0877; Product Identifier 2019-
NM-146-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments by January 16, 2020.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional
Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes, certificated in any category, as
identified in Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-24-131, dated June
28, 2012.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 24, Electrical
power.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a report that a fouling condition was
found between the generator power cables and the support brackets of
the auxiliary-aft fuel tank during production. The FAA is issuing
this AD to address damage to the insulation sleeve of the generator
power cables that can potentially cause a short circuit, arcing, and
a malfunction of one or both main generators.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Required Actions

    Within 18 months after the effective date of this AD, visually
inspect the generator power cables and wire strands for damage,
install protective conduits and edging grommets, and do all
applicable corrective actions in accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-24-131, dated June
28, 2012. Do all applicable corrective actions before further
flight.

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions

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

(i) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-2019-22, dated May 27,
2019, for related information. This MCAI may be found in the AD
docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-0877.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Thomas Niczky,
Aerospace Engineer, Avionics and Electrical Systems Services
Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Bombardier, Inc., 400 C[ocirc]te-Vertu Road West, Dorval,
Qu[eacute]bec H4S 1Y9, Canada; Widebody Customer Response Center
North America toll-free telephone 1-866-538-1247 or direct-dial
telephone 1-514-855-2999; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet http://www.bombardier.com. You
may view this service information at the FAA, Transport Standards
Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on November 21, 2019.
Dorr Anderson,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-25720 Filed 11-29-19; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. IC-27107]

Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940

September 30, 2005.
    The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of
September, 2005. A copy of each application may be obtained for a fee
at the SEC's Public Reference Branch (tel.<PHONE_NUMBER>). An order
granting each application will be issued unless the SEC orders a
hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by
writing to the SEC's Secretary at the address below and serving the
relevant applicant with a copy of the request, personally or by mail.
Hearing requests should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on October
25, 2005, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the
applicant, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate
of service. Hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's
interest, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons
who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by
writing to the Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100
F Street, NE.,Washington, DC 20549-9303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus at<PHONE_NUMBER>, SEC,
Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-0504.

The Aquinas Funds, Inc. [File No. 811-8122]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On July 8, 2005, applicant transferred its
assets to corresponding series of LKCM Funds, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $35,457 incurred in connection with the reorganization were
paid by Aquinas Investment Advisers, Inc., applicant's investment
adviser, and Luther King Capital Management Corporation, the surviving
fund's investment adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on September 1, 2005.
    Applicant's Address: 5310 Harvest Hill Rd., Suite 248, Dallas TX
75230.

AllianceBernstein Capital Reserves [File No. 811-2835]

AllianceBernstein Government Reserves [File No. 811-2889]

AllianceBernstein Municipal Trust [File No. 811-3586]

    Summary: Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased
to be an investment company. On June 24, 2005, each applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Applicants incurred no expenses in connection with the liquidations.
    Filing Date: The applications were filed on September 9, 2005.
    Applicants' Address: 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
10105.

BLK Subsidiary Inc. [File No. 811-8453]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On June 30,
2001, applicant made a liquidating distribution to its shareholders,
based on net asset value. Applicant incurred no expenses in connection
with the liquidation.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on August 31, 2005.
    Applicant's Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809.

The BlackRock 2001 Term Trust Inc. [File No. 811-6710]

The BlackRock Strategic Term Trust Inc. [File No. 811-6189]

    Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On June
29, 2001 and December 30, 2002, respectively, each applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Each applicant incurred $28,000 in expenses in connection with its
liquidation.
    Filing Date: The applications were filed on August 31, 2005.
    Applicants' Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809.

CCMI Funds [File No. 811-6561]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On March 21, 2005, applicant transferred its
assets to STI Classic Fund, based on net asset value. Expenses of
$212,200 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by
Trusco Capital Management, Inc., investment adviser of the acquiring
fund.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on July 21, 2005 and
amended on September 7, 2005.
    Applicant's Address: 431 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN
46204.

Oppenheimer Select Managers Series [File No. 811-10153]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Between September 4, 2003 and November 7,
2003, each series of applicant transferred its assets to corresponding
series of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc., Oppenheimer Growth Fund,
Oppenheimer Balanced Fund, Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer
MidCap Fund, based on net asset value. Expenses of approximately
$210,757 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by
applicant.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 19, 2005, and
amended on August 24, 2005.

    Applicant's Address: 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

The BlackRock Target Term Trust Inc. [File No. 811-5657]

The BlackRock 1998 Term Trust Inc. [File No. 811-6284]

The BlackRock 1999 Term Trust Inc. [File No. 811-7312]

    Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. By
September 28, 2001, each applicant had made a liquidating distribution
to its shareholders based on net asset value. Each applicant incurred
$28,000 in expenses in connection with the liquidations.
    Filing Dates: The applications were filed on January 7, 2002, and
amended on August 31, 2005.
    Applicants' Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809.

Navellier Variable Insurance Series Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-8079]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On September 26, 2003, the Board of Directors
voted to liquidate the applicant. On May 26, 2004, the applicant made
liquidating distributions to its shareholders, based on net asset
value. Expenses of $60,384.32 incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by Navellier & Associates, Inc.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on December 8, 2004 and
amended and restated on September 13, 2005.
    Applicant's Address: One East Liberty, Third Floor, Reno, NV 89501.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0837; Airspace Docket No. 10-ACE-10]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Central City, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Central City, NE,
to accommodate new Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures (SIAP) at Central City Municipal--Larry Reineke Field
Airport, Central City, NE. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the
safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at the
airport.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, March 10, 2011. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and
publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Enander, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone (817) 321-
7716.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On October 21, 2010, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking to establish Class E airspace for Central
City, NE, creating controlled airspace at Central City Municipal--Larry
Reineke Field Airport (75 FR 64971) Docket No. FAA-2010-0837.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No
comments were received. Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9U dated August 18, 2010, and
effective September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document
will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to accommodate SIAPs at Central City Municipal--Larry
Reineke Field Airport, Central City, NE. This action is necessary for
the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule''
under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, section 106, describes
the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority

described in subtitle VII, part A, subpart I, section 40103. Under that
section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the
use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it establishes controlled airspace at Central City
Municipal--Larry Reineke Field Airport, Central City, NE.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15,
2010, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface.

* * * * *

ACE NE E5 Central City, NE [New]

Central City Municipal--Larry Reineke Field Airport, IL
    (Lat. 41[deg]06'42'' N., long. 98[deg]03'05'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.3-mile radius of Central City Municipal--Larry Reineke
Field Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 15, 2010.
Walter L. Tweedy,
Acting Manager Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0159]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved
Information Collection: Inspection, Repair and Maintenance

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. The information
collection concerns records of inspection, repair, and maintenance of
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). FMCSA requests approval to revise an
ICR titled, ``Inspection, Repair and Maintenance.''

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before November 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2023-0159 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER> before
visiting Dockets Operations.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jose R. Cestero, Vehicle and
Roadside Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590;<PHONE_NUMBER>;
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Instructions

    All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For
detailed instructions on submitting comments, see the Public
Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2023-0159), indicate the specific section of this
document to which your comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your
document so FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your
submission. If you want us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that appears after
submitting comments online.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2023-0159/document, click on this notice, click
``Comment,'' and type your comment into the text box on the following
screen.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an

unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing.
    Comments received after the comment closing date will be included
in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable.

Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

Background

    The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is authorized under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 31502 to prescribe requirements for, among
other things, safety of operations of equipment of motor carriers that
operate CMVs in interstate commerce. Under 49 U.S.C. 31136, the
Secretary also has authority to prescribe regulations to ensure that
CMVs are maintained, equipped, loaded, and operated safely. Under 49
U.S.C. 31142 the Secretary must establish standards for annual or more
frequent inspections of CMVs. The Secretary's authority to establish
improved standards or methods to ensure brakes and brake systems of
CMVs are inspected by appropriate employees and maintained properly is
provided under 49 U.S.C. 31137(g).
    Motor carriers must maintain, or require maintenance of, records
documenting the inspection, repair and maintenance activities performed
on their owned and leased vehicles. There are no prescribed forms.
Electronic recordkeeping is allowed (see 49 CFR 390.31(d)). Documents
requiring a signature must be capable of replication (e.g., photocopy,
facsimile, etc.) in such form that will provide an opportunity for
signature verification upon demand. Also, if electronic recordkeeping
is used, all of the relevant data on the original documents must be
included in the electronic transmission for the records to be valid.
    The motor carrier industry has never questioned the need to keep
CMV maintenance records. In fact, most motor carriers would keep some
records without any regulatory requirements to do so. Records of
inspection, repair, and maintenance; roadside inspection reports;
driver vehicle inspection reports; the documentation of periodic
inspections; the evidence of the qualifications of individuals
performing periodic inspections; and the evidence of brake inspectors'
qualifications contain the minimum amount of information necessary to
document that a motor carrier has established a system of inspection,
repair, and maintenance for its equipment which meets the standards in
49 CFR part 396.
    FMCSA and its representatives use these records to verify motor
carriers' compliance with the inspection, repair, and maintenance
standards in part 396. This ICR supports DOT's strategic goal of
safety. The ICR also ensures that motor carriers have adequate records
to document the inspection, repair, and maintenance of their CMVs, and
to ensure that adequate measures are taken to keep their CMVs in safe
and proper operating condition at all times. Compliance with the
inspection, repair, and maintenance regulations helps to reduce the
likelihood of accidents attributable, in whole or in part, to the
mechanical condition of the CMV.
    This ICR submittal includes updated data regarding the number of
motor carriers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations,
vehicle counts, inspections, and other underlying data used to estimate
the total burden hours. In addition, this revision eliminates the
requirement that drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs operating in
interstate commerce submit, and motor carriers retain, Driver-Vehicle
Inspection Reports (DVIRs) when the driver has neither found nor been
made aware of any vehicle defects or deficiencies (no-defect DVIRs).
    If the recordkeeping were required to be completed less frequently,
it would greatly hinder the ability of FMCSA and State officials and
representatives to ascertain that CMVs are satisfactorily maintained.
The timely documentation of CMV inspection, repair, and maintenance
enables FMCSA and State officials to evaluate the present state of a
motor carrier's CMV maintenance program and to check the current level
of regulatory compliance at any point in a carrier's maintenance
schedule or program.
    FMCSA has identified periodic inspection standards of 22 States,
the District of Columbia, the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, 10
Canadian Provinces, and one Canadian Territory that are comparable to,
or as effective as, the Federal periodic inspection requirements. FMCSA
does not require Federal periodic inspections and the related
recordkeeping for motor carriers that comply with these equivalent
periodic inspection programs. FMCSA is not aware of any other
duplicative standards or recordkeeping requirements that apply to motor
carriers.
    FMCSA does not employ this collection of information for
statistical use.
    Title: Inspection, Repair and Maintenance.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0003.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers and CMV drivers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 757,652 motor carriers and
5,646,722 drivers.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies according to the requirements
for specific records.
    Expiration Date: December 31, 2023.
    Frequency of Response: Varies according to requirements for
specific records.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 19,103,153 hours [14,602,802 hours
for inspection, repair, and maintenance + 3,516,342 hours for driver
inspection reports + 161,528 hours for disposition of roadside
inspection reports + 777,864 hours for periodic inspections + 23,571
hours for records of inspector qualifications + 21,046 hours for
records of brake inspector qualifications].
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2023-20641 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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