[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49769]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0867; Airspace Docket No. 21-AAL-39]
RIN 2120-AA66

Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-
435; Sand Point, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final rule that published in the
Federal Register on June 28, 2022, that established RNAV route T-435 in
the vicinity of Sandy Point, AK. In the description of T-435, the final
rule identified the RAYMD, AK route point as a waypoint (WP), in error.
This action makes editorial corrections to all references of the RAYMD,
AK, WP to change them to the RAYMD, AK, Fix to match the FAA's
aeronautical database information.

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, September 8, 2022. 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 7400.11 and
publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The FAA published a final rule in the Federal Register (87 FR
38265; June 28, 2022) for Docket No. FAA-2022-0867, which established
RNAV route T-435. Subsequent to publication, the FAA determined that
the RAYMD, AK, route point was inadvertently identified as a WP, in
error. This rule corrects that error by changing all references from
the RAYMD, AK, WP, to the RAYMD, AK, Fix. This is an editorial change
only to match the FAA's aeronautical database information and does not
alter the alignment of T-435.
    United States RNAV routes are published in paragraph 6011 are
published in paragraph 6011 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The RNAV route listed in this document will
be published subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.

Correction to Final Rule

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, reference
to the RAYMD, AK, WP, published in the Federal Register of June 28,
2022 (87 FR 38265), FR Doc. 2022-13682, is corrected as follows:

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1. On page 38266, in the first column, at line 26, correct ``RAYMD, AK
WP'' to read ``RAYMD, AK FIX.''

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61178-61180]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0383; FRL-9972-49-Region 9]

Approval of California Air Plan Revisions; Anti-Idling
Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve a revision to the California State Implementation
Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and particulate
matter (PM) from the idling of diesel-powered trucks. We are approving
portions of a state rule submitted by the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act
(CAA or the Act).

DATES: This rule will be effective on January 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0383. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available through http://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Buss, EPA Region IX, (415)
947-4152, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Proposed Action

    On September 29, 2017, the EPA proposed to approve subsections
(c)(1)(A) and (c)(1)(B) of Title 13 California Code of Regulations
(CCR) Section 2485, ``Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Limit Diesel-
Fueled Commercial Motor Vehicle Idling'' (collectively, ``Idling
Restrictions''). The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted
Section 2485 on September 1, 2006, and submitted the Idling
Restrictions and other portions of Section 2485 to the EPA on December
9, 2011.\1\
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    \1\ As described in the proposal, the EPA previously approved
other portions of section 2485 into the SIP on June 16, 2016. 81 FR
39423, 39443.
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    We proposed to approve these provisions because we determined that
they comply with relevant CAA

requirements. Our proposed action contains more information on the rule
and our evaluation.

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses

    The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During this period, we received 10 comments. All comments received were
either supportive of or not specific to this action and thus are not
addressed here.

III. EPA Action

    No comments were submitted that change our assessment of the rule
as described in our proposed action. Therefore, as authorized in
section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA is fully approving this rule into
the California SIP.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the
portions of 13 CCR 2485 described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52
set forth below. Therefore, these materials have been approved by the
EPA for inclusion in the SIP, have been incorporated by reference by
the EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections
110 and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final rulemaking
of the EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference by the
Director of the Federal Register in the next update to the SIP
compilation.\2\ The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
documents available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region
IX Office (please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
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V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely proposes to approve state law as
meeting federal requirements and does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this
action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866.
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by February 26, 2018. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.

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

    Dated: December 12, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart F--California

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2. Section 52.220a is amended by adding in paragraph (c) in table 1 an
entry for ``2485, subsections (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B) only'' after the
entry for ``2485, excluding (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B), (c)(3)(B)'' to read
as follows:

Sec.  52.220a  Identification of plan--in part.

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    (c) * * *

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        State citation           Title/subject       State effective date           date           explanation
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2485, subsections (c)(1)(A),   Airborne Toxic    November 15, 2006..........  [Insert Federal   Submitted
 (c)(1)(B) only.                Control Measure                                Register          December 9,
                                to Limit Diesel-                               citation],        2011. Limits
                                Fueled                                         December 27,      diesel vehicle
                                Commercial                                     2017.             idling to 5
                                Motor Vehicle                                                    minutes.
                                Idling.

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\1\ Table 1 lists EPA-approved California statutes and regulations incorporated by reference in the applicable
  SIP. Table 2 of paragraph (c) lists approved California test procedures, test methods and specifications that
  are cited in certain regulations listed in Table 1. Approved California statutes that are nonregulatory or
  quasi-regulatory are listed in paragraph (e).

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30020-30021]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0043]

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Texas Eastern
Transmission, L.P.

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

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on
a request for special permit received from Texas Eastern Transmission,
L.P. (TETLP). The special permit request is seeking relief from
compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline safety
regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will
review the comments received from this notice as part of its evaluation
to grant or deny the special permit request.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by
June 18, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific
special permit request and may be submitted in the following ways:
     E-Gov Website: http://www.Regulations.gov. This site
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice
issued by any agency.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: 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: Docket Management System: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special
permit request you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments.
If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two (2) copies. To
receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments, please
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit
comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Note: There is a privacy statement published on http://www.Regulations.gov. Comments, including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Sec.  190.343, you may ask PHMSA to give confidential
treatment to information you give to the agency by taking the following
steps: (1) Mark each page of the original document submission
containing CBI as ``Confidential''; (2) send PHMSA, along with the
original document, a second copy of the original document with the CBI
deleted; and (3) explain why the information you are submitting is CBI.
Unless you are notified otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed
in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should
be sent to Kay McIver, DOT, PHMSA-PHP-80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for
this matter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Technical: Mr. Steve Nanney by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA received a special permit request from
TETLP, owned by Enbridge, Inc., seeking a waiver from the requirements
of 49 CFR 192.611: Change in class location: Confirmation or revision
of maximum allowable operating pressure. This special permit is being
requested for Class 1 to Class 3 location changes in lieu of pipe
replacement or pressure reduction for six (6) special permit segments
totaling 8.12 miles of the TETLP interstate natural gas transmission
pipeline system located in Williamson County, Tennessee. The special
permit segments are comprised of 2.70 miles of 30-inch diameter Line
10, 2.72 miles of 30-inch diameter Line 15, and 2.70 miles of 36-inch
diameter Line 25 pipelines with existing maximum allowable operating
pressures of 936 pounds per square inch gauge. The installation dates
of the TETLP special permit segments range from 1952 to 1968.
    The special permit request, proposed special permit with
conditions, and Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the TETLP
pipelines are available for review and public comment in Docket No.
PHMSA-2020-0043. We invite interested persons to review and submit
comments on the special permit request and DEA in the docket. Please
include any comments on potential safety and environmental impacts that
may result if the special permit is granted. Comments may include
relevant data.
    Before issuing a decision on the special permit request, PHMSA will
evaluate all comments received on or before the comment closing date.
Comments received after the closing date will be evaluated, if it is
possible to do so without incurring additional expense or delay. PHMSA
will consider each relevant comment we receive in making our decision
to grant or deny this request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10892-10893]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9271-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0187]

Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global Change: Challenges
of Conducting Multi-Stressor Vulnerability Assessments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the release of the draft report titled,
``Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global Change: Challenges of
Conducting Multi-stressor Vulnerability Assessments'' (EPA/600/R-11/
011) and a 45-day public comment period for the report. The document
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within
EPA's Office of Research and Development.
    This draft report investigates the issues and challenges associated
with identifying, calculating, and mapping indicators of the relative
vulnerability of water quality and aquatic ecosystems, across the
United States, to the potential impacts of global change. Using a large
set of environmental indicators drawn from the scientific and
management literature, this draft report explores the conceptual and
practical challenges associated with using such indicators to assess
how the resilience of ecosystems and human systems may vary as a
function of existing stresses and maladaptations.
    The public comment period and the external peer review are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document. EPA intends to forward the public comments
that are submitted in accordance with this notice to the external peer
reviewers for their consideration prior to the finalization of their
review comments. When finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to
consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this
notice.
    EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
    The draft document and EPA's peer review charge are available via
the Internet on the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea.

DATES: The 45-day public comment period begins February 28, 2011, and
ends April 14, 2011. Technical comments should be in writing and must
be received by EPA by April 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The draft ``Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global
Change: Challenges of Conducting Multi-stressor Vulnerability
Assessments'' is available primarily via the Internet on the National
Center for Environmental Assessments home page under the Recent
Additions and the Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from the
Information Management Team, NCEA; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:
703-347-8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your
name, your mailing address, and the document title, ``Aquatic
Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global Change: Challenges of Conducting
Multi-stressor Vulnerability Assessments.'' The EPA's National Service
Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419,
Cincinnati, OH 45242; telephone: 1-800-490-9198; facsimile: 301-604-
3408; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please provide your name, your
mailing address, the title, and the EPA number of the requested
publication.
    Comments may be submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For technical information, contact Chris Weaver, NCEA; telephone:
703-347-8621; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About the Project/Document

    This draft report investigates the issues and challenges associated
with identifying, calculating, and mapping indicators of the relative
vulnerability of water quality and aquatic ecosystems, across the
United States, to the potential adverse impacts of external forces such
as long-term climate and land-use change. The draft does not directly
evaluate the potential impacts of global change on ecosystems and
watersheds. Rather, it explores the implications of the assumption that
a systematic evaluation of the impacts of existing stressors will be a
key input to any comprehensive global change vulnerability assessment,
as the impacts of global change will be expressed via (perhaps complex)
interactions with such stressors. This is an assumption with an
impressive pedigree, but, to date, there has been relatively little
exploration of the practical challenges associated with assessing how
the resilience of ecosystems and human systems in the face of global
change may vary as a function of existing stresses and maladaptations.
The work described in this draft report is a preliminary attempt at
such an exploration.
    This draft report takes as its starting point more than 600
indicators of water quality and aquatic ecosystem condition, along with
numerous datasets from EPA, other Federal agencies, and other
organizations, as a testbed for identifying challenges and best
practices (as well as gaps in ideas, methods, data, and tools) for
calculating and mapping vulnerability nationally. Specifically:
     Challenges associated with identifying those indicators
that speak specifically to ``vulnerability'' as opposed to those
reflecting simply a state or condition;
     Challenges associated with calculating and estimating the
values of these vulnerability indicators, including establishing
important indicator thresholds that reflect abrupt or large changes in
the vulnerability of water quality or aquatic ecosystems;
     Challenges associated with mapping these vulnerability
indicators nationally, including data availability and spatial
aggregation of the data;
     Challenges associated with combining and compositing
indicators and developing multi-indicator indices of vulnerability.
    This draft report is intended to be one building block for future
work on multi-stressor global change vulnerability assessments. It is
hoped that it will contribute to improved links between the decision
support needs of the water quality and aquatic ecosystem management
communities and the priorities and capabilities of the global

change science data and modeling communities.

II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2011-
0187, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center's Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit
three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number
pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original
and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2011-0187. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket
without change and to make the comments available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-
mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials,
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: February 17, 2011.
Rebecca Clark,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

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Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2023-1054; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-01513-G;
Amendment 39-22531; AD 2023-17-05]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH (Schempp-Hirth) Model Ventus-2a and
Ventus-2b gliders. This AD is prompted by reports of the uncommanded
extraction of the airbrakes on one or both wings, possibly resulting in
reduced control of the glider. This AD requires repetitively inspecting
airbrake bell cranks and airbrake drive funnels for cracking,
repetitively inspecting the clearance of the airbrake control system,
and taking corrective action as necessary. This AD also requires
modifying the airbrake system, which is terminating action for the
repetitive inspections. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the
unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective October 12, 2023.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of October 12,
2023.

ADDRESSES:
    AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov under
Docket No.FAA-2023-1054; 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 final rule, the mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The
address for Docket Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
    Material Incorporated by Reference:
     For service information identified in this final rule,
contact Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH, Krebenstrasse 25, Kirchheim
unter Teck, Germany; phone: +49 7021 7298-0; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>website: schempp-hirth.com.
     You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust,
Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available at
regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2023-1054.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Rutherford, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14
CFR part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to all Schempp-Hirth Model
Ventus-2a and Ventus-2b gliders. The NPRM published in the Federal
Register on June 9, 2023 (88 FR 37807). The NPRM was prompted by AD
2022-0229, dated November 28, 2022, issued by the European Union
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the
Member States of the European Union (referred to after this as the
MCAI). The MCAI states that permanent excessive loads on the automatic
connections of the airbrake control system can cause damage to the
drive funnels in the fuselage and to the airbrake bell cranks at the
root ribs of the wings. The MCAI requires repetitively inspecting the
airbrake bell cranks and drive funnels for damage, inspecting the
airbrake control system for clearance, taking corrective actions if
necessary, and modifying the airbrake control system by replacing the
airbrake bell cranks with reinforced airbrake bell cranks and replacing
airbrake drive funnels with reinforced drive funnels. The MCAI states
that this modification is terminating action for the repetitive
inspections.
    In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to require repetitively inspecting
airbrake bell cranks and airbrake drive funnels for cracking,
repetitively inspecting the clearance of the airbrake control system,
and taking corrective action as necessary. The FAA also proposed to
require modifying the airbrake system, which is terminating action for
the repetitive inspections. This condition, if not detected and
corrected, could lead to the uncommanded extraction of the airbrakes on
one or both wings and result in reduced control of the glider. The FAA
is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket at regulations.gov under
Docket No. FAA-2023-1054.

Discussion of Final Airworthiness Directive

Comments

    The FAA received no comments on the NPRM or on the determination of
the costs.

Conclusion

    These products have been approved by the aviation authority of
another country and are approved for operation in the United States.
Pursuant to the FAA's bilateral agreement with this State of Design
Authority, it has notified the FAA of the unsafe condition described in
the MCAI referenced above. The FAA reviewed the relevant data and
determined that air safety requires adopting this AD as proposed.
Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition
on these products. Except for minor editorial changes, this AD is
adopted as proposed in the NPRM.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Schempp-Hirth Technical Note 349-43, dated August
9, 2022, which specifies procedures for inspecting the automatic
airbrake control connections, including the airbrake bell cranks, for
any crack or damage at the welding seams, the airbrake drive funnels
for any crack or damage at the welding seams, and the clearance of the
airbrake control system, and modifying the airbrake control system by
replacing airbrake bell cranks with reinforced airbrake bell cranks and

replacing airbrake drive funnels with reinforced drive funnels.
    The FAA also reviewed Schempp-Hirth Working Instruction for
Technical Note 349-43, dated August 9, 2022 (Schempp-Hirth Working
Instruction TN 349-43), which specifies procedures for inspecting the
clearance of the airbrake control system in the wings, inspecting the
airbrake bell crank and airbrake drive funnel to determine if a
reinforced airbrake bell crank and a reinforced airbrake drive funnel
are already installed, replacing any airbrake bell crank that is not
reinforced with a mounting plate having a reinforced airbrake bell
crank attached, replacing any airbrake drive funnel that is not
reinforced with a reinforced airbrake drive funnel, checking the
control system of the wings after installation of any reinforced parts,
and adjusting the control system as necessary. This service information
also specifies contacting the manufacturer if it is determined that
there is interference among the components of the airbrake control
system and adjustments to the airbrake control system are needed.
    This service information is reasonably available because the
interested parties have access to it through their normal course of
business or by the means identified in ADDRESSES.

Differences Between This AD and the MCAI

    Schempp-Hirth Working Instruction TN 349-43 specifies to contact
the manufacturer if it is determined that there is interference between
the components of the airbrake control system and adjustments to the
airbrake control system are needed. This AD requires doing those
adjustments in accordance with a method approved by the FAA; EASA; or
Schempp-Hirth's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by
the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.
    Schempp-Hirth Working Instruction TN 349-43 specifies to purchase a
new mounting plate with a reinforced airbrake bell crank installed from
the manufacturer or its international representative. This AD does not
specify the source from which new parts should be purchased.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD affects 32 gliders of U.S. registry.
    The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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            Action                Labor cost      Parts cost      Cost per product       Cost on U.S. operators
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* Inspect airbrake bell        4 work-hours x             $0  $340 per inspection       $10,880 per inspection
 cranks and drive funnels.      $85 per hour =                 cycle.                    cycle.
                                $340.
* Inspect clearance of         4 work-hours x              0  $340 per inspection       $10,880 per inspection
 airbrake control system.       $85 per hour =                 cycle.                    cycle.
                                $340.
Replace airbrake bell cranks   8 work-hours x          1,000  $1,680..................  $53,760.
 and drive funnels.             $85 per hour =
                                $680.
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* The cost estimates provided for the inspection of the airbrake bell cranks and drive funnels and the
  inspection of the airbrake control system clearance are for the first occurrence. If no cracks are found, then
  the inspection is repeated at intervals not to exceed 100 hours time-in-service. The replacement of the bell
  cranks and drive funnels occurs if any cracking is found during the inspection (on-condition) or within 12
  months (required action), whichever occurs first.

    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary actions
that will be required based on the results of the inspection. The
agency has no way of determining the number of gliders that might need
this action:

                                               On-Condition Costs
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                                                                                Cost per
                    Action                                Labor cost               Parts cost        product
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Replace airbrake bell cranks and drive         8 work-hours x $85 per hour =            $1,000           $1,680
 funnels.                                       $680.
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Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will 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 that this AD:
    (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 Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 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:

2023-17-05 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH: Amendment 39-22531;
Docket No. FAA-2023-1054; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-01513-G.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective October 12, 2023.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH (Schempp-
Hirth) Model Ventus-2a and Ventus-2b gliders, all serial numbers,
certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 2760, Drag Control
System.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD is prompted by reports of uncommanded extraction of the
airbrakes on one or both wings, possibly resulting in reduced
control of the glider. The FAA is issuing this AD to address this
condition. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could result in
reduced control of the glider.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Required Actions

    (1) Within 40 days after the effective date of this AD and
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 hours time-in-service
(TIS), do the actions in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (ii) of this AD.
    (i) Inspect the airbrake bell cranks and airbrake drive funnels
for cracking at the welding seams, in accordance with Action
paragraphs (1a) and (1b) in Schempp-Hirth Technical Note 349-43,
dated August 9, 2022 (Schempp-Hirth TN 349-43).
    (ii) Inspect the clearance of the airbrake control system, in
accordance with Action paragraph (1c) in Schempp-Hirth TN 349-43;
and Action paragraph (1.c) in Schempp-Hirth Working Instruction for
Technical Note 349-43 dated August 9, 2022 (Schempp-Hirth Working
Instruction TN 349-43). Where Schempp-Hirth Working Instruction TN
349-43 specifies ``if in doubt'' use plasticine lines, this AD
requires using plasticine lines.
    Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1): This service information contains
German to English translation. The European Union Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) used the English translation in referencing the
document from Schempp-Hirth. For enforceability purposes, the FAA
will refer to the Schempp-Hirth service information in English as it
appears on the document.
    (2) If, during any inspection required by paragraph (g)(1)(i) of
this AD, any cracking at the welding seams is detected, before next
flight, do the applicable corrective actions in accordance with
Action paragraph(s) (2a), (2b), (2c), and (2d), in Schempp-Hirth TN
349-43; and Action paragraph(s) (2.a), (2.b), (2.c), and (2.d), in
Schempp-Hirth Working Instruction TN 349-43. Where Schempp-Hirth
Working Instruction TN 349-43 specifies to purchase a new mounting
plate with a reinforced airbrake bell crank installed from the
manufacturer or its international representative, this AD does not
specify the source from which new parts should be purchased.
    (3) If, during any inspection required by paragraph (g)(1)(ii)
of this AD, it is determined that there is interference among the
components of the airbrake control system and adjustments to the
airbrake control system are needed, do those adjustments in
accordance with a method approved by the FAA; EASA; or Schempp-
Hirth's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the
DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.
    (4) Unless already accomplished as required by paragraph (g)(2)
of this AD, within 12 months after the effective date of this AD,
replace the airbrake bell cranks with reinforced airbrake bell
cranks and replace the airbrake drive funnels with reinforced drive
funnels, in accordance with Action paragraph (2d) in Schempp-Hirth
TN 349-43; and Action paragraph(s) (2.a), (2.b), (2.c), and (2.d),
in Schempp-Hirth Working Instruction TN 349-43. Where Schempp-Hirth
Working Instruction TN 349-43 specifies to purchase a new mounting
plate with a reinforced airbrake bell crank installed from the
manufacturer or its international representative, this AD does not
specify the source from which new parts should be purchased.
    (5) Replacement on a glider of each airbrake bell crank and
airbrake drive funnel with a reinforced airbrake bell crank and a
reinforced airbrake drive funnel, as required by paragraph (g)(2) or
paragraph (g)(4) of this AD, constitutes terminating action for the
repetitive inspections required by paragraph (g)(1) of this AD for
that glider. The initial inspection is required for all gliders.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, International Validation 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 International Validation Branch, mail
it to the address identified in paragraph (i)(2) of this AD or email
to: [email protected]. If mailing information, also submit
information by email. 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.

(i) Additional Information

    (1) Refer to EASA AD 2022-0229, dated November 28, 2022, for
related information. This EASA AD may be found in the AD docket at
regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2023-1054.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Jim Rutherford,
Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
[email protected].

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of the service information listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note 349-43, dated
August 9, 2022.
    (ii) Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Working Instruction for
Technical Note 349-43, dated August 9, 2022.
    Note 1 to paragraph (j)(2): This service information contains
German to English translation. EASA used the English translation in
referencing the document from Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH. For
enforceability purposes, the FAA will refer to the Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH service information in English as it appears on the
document.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH, Krebenstrasse 25, Kirchheim unter
Teck, Germany; phone: +49 7021 7298-0; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>website: schempp-hirth.com.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on the availability
of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, email: [email protected], or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued on August 17, 2023.
Victor Wicklund,
Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19223 Filed 9-6-23; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12083]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 806

[Docket No. FDA-2019-N-1345]

Medical Devices; Technical Amendment

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration; HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is amending
the medical device reports of corrections and removals regulation to
correct three inaccurate cross-references. This action is editorial in
nature and is intended to improve the accuracy of the Agency's
regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective April 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madhusoodana Nambiar, Office of the
Center Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5518,
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is amending 21 CFR 806.1 to correct
three inaccurate cross-references to ensure accuracy and clarity in the
Agency's medical device regulations regarding medical device reports of
corrections and removals. Publication of this document constitutes
final action under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). FDA
has determined that notice and public comment are unnecessary because
this amendment to the regulation is nonsubstantive and provides only
technical changes to correct inaccurate cross-references.
    In the Federal Register of September 24, 2013 (78 FR 58821), FDA
added the definition of ``Human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-
based product (HCT/P) regulated as a device'' at Sec.  806.2(f). The
addition of this definition caused the paragraphs following paragraph
(f) in Sec.  806.2 to be redesignated alphabetically. Although the
definitions of the terms were correct in Sec.  806.2, the paragraphs in
Sec.  806.1(b) cross-referenced three of the definitions (market
withdrawal, routine servicing, and stock recovery) from Sec.  806.2
based on the previous designations.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 806

    Imports; Medical devices; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part
806 is amended as follows:

PART 806--MEDICAL DEVICES; REPORTS OF CORRECTIONS AND REMOVALS

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1. The authority citation for part 806 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 352, 360, 360i, 360j, 371, 374.

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2. In Sec.  806.1, revise paragraphs (b)(2) through (4) to read as
follows:

Sec.  806.1   Scope.

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    (b) * * *
    (2) Market withdrawal as defined in Sec.  806.2(i)
    (3) Routine servicing as defined in Sec.  806.2(l).
    (4) Stock recovery as defined in Sec.  806.2(m).

    Dated: March 26, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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