[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38886-38887]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13928]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0563; FRL-10011-72-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards
for Consumer Products (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted
an information collection request (ICR), National Volatile Organic
Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products (EPA ICR Number
1764.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0348) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed

extension of the Information Collection Request (ICR), which is
currently approved through August 31, 2020. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on December 2, 2019,
during a 60-day comment period. No comments were received on that
document. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0563, to the EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov/ (our
preferred method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to
EPA Docket Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information, or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kaye Whitfield, Sector Policies
and Programs Division (D243-04), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
https://www.regulations.gov/ or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
The telephone number for the EPA Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For
additional information about the EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The EPA is required under section 183(e) of the Clean Air
Act (CAA) to regulate volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from
the use of consumer and commercial products. Pursuant to CAA section
183(e)(3), the EPA published a list of consumer and commercial products
and a schedule for their regulation (60 FR 15264). The standards for
consumer products are codified at 40 CFR part 59, subpart C. The
information collection includes initial reports and periodic
recordkeeping necessary for the EPA to ensure compliance with Federal
standards for VOC in consumer products. Respondents are manufacturers,
distributors, and importers of consumer products. All information
submitted to the EPA for which a claim of confidentiality is made will
be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in 40 CFR
part 2, subpart B, Confidentiality of Business Information. The reports
required under the standards enable the EPA to identify all consumer
products manufacturers, distributors, and importers in the United
States and to determine which consumer products are subject to the
standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action as respondents are manufacturers, distributors, and
importers of consumer products.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Responses to the collection are
mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, subpart C.
    Estimated number of respondents: 300 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 16,126 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,765,427 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is no change in the burden estimate
currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13062-13063]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04940]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-D-0191]

Advancing Regulatory Science for High Throughput Sequencing
Devices for Microbial Identification and Detection of Antimicrobial
Resistance Markers

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following
public workshop entitled ``Advancing Regulatory Science for High
Throughput Sequencing Devices for Microbial Identification and
Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Markers.'' The purpose of the
public workshop is to discuss the clinical and public health
applications and performance validation of these devices, the quality
criteria for establishing the accuracy of reference databases for
regulatory use and ways to streamline clinical trials for microbial
identification. This discussion is essential to establish the safety
and effectiveness of high throughput sequencing devices when used to
test human specimens or clinical isolates for the diagnosis of
infectious diseases and detection of antimicrobial resistance markers.

DATES: Date and Time: The public workshop will be held on April 1,
2014, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Location: The public workshop will be held at the FDA White Oak
Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31 Conference Center, the
Great Room (Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. For parking and
security information, please visit the following Web site: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ucm241740.htm.
    Contact Person: Heike Sichtig, Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
66, Rm. 5269, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Registration: Registration is free and on a first-come, first-
served basis. Persons interested in attending this public workshop must
register online by 5 p.m. on March 25, 2014. Early registration is
recommended because seating is limited. FDA may limit the number of
participants from each organization based on space limitations.

Registrants will receive confirmation once their registration has been
accepted. Onsite registration on the day of the public workshop will be
provided on a space-available basis beginning at 7 a.m.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Susan Monahan, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food
and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 4321,
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>at least 7 days in advance of the workshop.
    To register for the public workshop, please visit FDA's Medical
Devices News & Events-Workshops & Conferences calendar at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/default.htm
(select the appropriate meeting from the list). Please provide complete
contact information for each attendee, including name, title,
affiliation, email, and telephone number. If you are unable to register
online, please contact Susan Monahan<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
susan.monahan@fda.hhs.gov). Registration requests should be received by
5 p.m., March 25, 2014.
    In advance of the meeting, registered attendees will receive a
draft of FDA's proposed concept for the performance evaluation of High
Throughput Sequencing Devices for Microbial Identification and
Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Markers. Additional information,
including a workshop agenda, will be available at a later date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    High throughput sequencing devices for the diagnosis of infectious
diseases, including detection of antimicrobial resistance markers, are
a new generation of diagnostic products that have the capability to
simultaneously identify and differentiate a large number of microbial
pathogens using a single clinical specimen or clinical isolate. These
devices have already emerged as a critical tool in many research areas
and soon they will become both a fixture in clinical microbiology
reference laboratories and a routine part of diagnostic laboratory
workflows. Use of this technology requires a process of sample/library
preparation, sequencing, and output de-convolution/results
interpretation. The identification of the organism or resistance marker
is often based on genomic sequence information in comparison to
reference databases that were created by the device manufacturer or are
otherwise publicly available.
    High throughput sequencing devices have the potential to
dramatically change clinical microbiology. These diagnostic devices
present several advantages, such as identifying potential disease
etiology in situations where many different pathogens share a common
clinical manifestation without the need for any a priori target
specific information to select the appropriate test. However, the
processes of selecting the methods used to establish and validate the
performance of these devices to make informed clinical and public
health decisions pose significant scientific and regulatory challenges.
    The purpose of the public workshop is to discuss the implementation
of high throughput sequencing devices for the diagnosis of infectious
disease. Specifically, the FDA seeks input from clinical laboratories,
infectious disease physicians, industry, government, academia, and
other stakeholders on the following topics: Clinical applications and
public health needs; device performance validation; reference
databases; and ways to streamline clinical evaluations/trials for
microbial identification. This information is viewed as essential in
establishing the safety and effectiveness of high throughput sequencing
devices when used for the clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases and
markers of antimicrobial resistance from human specimens or clinical
isolates.

II. Workshop Overview

    This public workshop will consist of brief presentations providing
information to frame the goals of the workshop, and an interactive
discussion. The presentations will focus on current and anticipated
uses for high throughput sequencing devices, a proposal for the
performance evaluation approach preferred by FDA, and information on
the criteria for acceptable reference databases. Following the
presentations there will be a moderated discussion where the
participants will be asked to provide their individual perspectives.
The outcome of the meeting will be captured and released as a draft
guidance document.
    The draft guidance document is expected to be available at a later
date. This information will be placed on file in the public docket
(docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document),
which is available at http://www.regulations.gov. This information will
also be available at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/default.htm (select the appropriate workshop from
the list).

III. Topics for Input

    FDA will seek input on its proposed performance evaluation
approach, which will include the following topics:
    1. Clinical applications and public health needs: Identify specific
applications where high throughput sequencing could be used for
diagnosis of infectious diseases and markers of antimicrobial
resistance from human specimens or clinical isolates.
    2. Device validation: Develop and adapt standards for the microbial
genome sequencing process (from sample collection to result reporting),
discuss best practices for sample/library preparation, variant
identification, genome annotation, output de-convolution/results
interpretation, and reporting.
    3. Reference databases: Develop quality criteria to establish
accurate reference databases, methods for curating, maintaining, and
updating these databases.
    4. Streamline clinical evaluations/trials for microbial
identification: Establish a new comparator paradigm for high throughput
sequencing as the reference method to augment or replace existing
reference testing methods.

IV. Transcripts

    Please be advised that as soon as a transcript is available, it
will be accessible at http://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at
the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. A
transcript will also be available in either hardcopy or on CD-ROM,
after submission of a Freedom of Information request. Written requests
are to be sent to Division of Freedom of Information (ELEM-1029), Food
and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Element Bldg., Rockville,
MD 20857.

    Dated: February 28, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10762-10764]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2016-0100]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Newtown Creek, Queens, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
navigable waters of Newtown Creek between the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
(mile 1.3) and the entrance to Dutch Kills. The safety zone is needed
to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from
potential hazards created by a sunken vessel adjacent to the Federal
navigation channel. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is
prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port
New York.

DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from March 2, 2016
through March 5, 2016. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice
will be used from February 3, 2016 through March 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2016-0100 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Mr. Jeff Yunker, Coast Guard Sector New York Waterways
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port New York
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because a vessel sank adjacent to the Federal
navigation channel at the Sims Hugo Neu facility on Newtown Creek and
immediate action is needed to respond to the potential safety hazards
associated with removing cargo from the vessel and refloating the
vessel. It is impracticable to publish an NPRM because we must
establish this safety zone by February 3, 2016.
    We are issuing this rule, and under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast
Guard finds that good cause exists for making it effective less than 30
days after publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective
date of this rule would be contrary to public interest because
immediate action is needed to respond to the potential safety hazards
associated with removing cargo from the vessel and refloating the
vessel.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 33 U.S.C.
1231. The COTP has determined that potential hazards associated with
refloating a sunken barge adjacent to the Federal navigation channel
starting February 4, 2016 will be a safety concern for anyone between
the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge (mile 1.3) and the confluence of Newtown
Creek and Dutch Kills during this process. This rule is needed to
protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment in the navigable
waters within the safety zone while cargo is removed from the vessel
and the vessel is refloated. Therefore, this rule will remain in effect
for the time stated herein but will be cancelled if response activities
are finished cease before March 5, 2016. The preliminary estimate for
completion of the cargo removal and refloating the vessel is February
6, 2016. This TFR provides for an extended enforcement period in case
of unforeseen circumstances that prevent the contractors from
completing the work within their initial estimated timeline.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a safety zone from 7 a.m. on Wednesday,
February 3, 2016 through 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2016. The
safety zone will cover all navigable waters between the Greenpoint
Avenue Bridge (mile 1.3) and the confluence of Newtown Creek and Dutch
Kills. The duration of the zone is intended to protect personnel,
vessels, and the marine environment in these navigable waters while the
vessel is being refloated. No vessel or person will be permitted to
enter the safety zone without obtaining permission from the COTP or a
designated representative.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive order related to rulemaking.

Below we summarize our analyses based on a number of these statutes and
Executive orders, and we discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing
rules, and of promoting flexibility. This rule has not been designated
a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, it has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and
Budget.
    This regulatory action determination is based on the size,
location, duration, and time-of-year of the safety zone. Vessel traffic
will be able to safely transit through this safety zone which will
impact a small designated area of Newtown Creek in Queens, NY after
making passing arrangements with the work vessels while cargo is being
removed from the sunken barge during daylight hours on February 3,
2016. Moreover, the Coast Guard will issue Broadcast Notice to Mariners
via VHF-FM marine channel 16 about the zone and the rule allows vessels
to seek permission to enter the zone.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
safety zone may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
V.A above, this rule will not have a significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has 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. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this rule has implications for federalism or Indian tribes,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section above.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined that
this action is one of a category of actions that do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This
rule involves a safety zone lasting less than 31 days that will
prohibit entry between the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge (mile 1.3) and the
entrance to Dutch Kills on Newtown Creek being used by personnel to
remove cargo from a sunken vessel and to refloat the vessel. It is
categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of
Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental analysis
checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical Exclusion
Determination will be in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We
seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a
significant environmental impact from this rule.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-
1, 6.04-6, and 160.5;

Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

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2. Add Sec.  165.T01-0100 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T01-0100  Safety Zone: Newtown Creek, Queens, NY

    (a) Location. The following area is a temporary safety zone: All
U.S. navigable waters of Newtown Creek between the Greenpoint Avenue
Bridge (mile 1.3) and the entrance to Dutch Kills
    (b) Enforcement period. The safety zone described in paragraph (a)
of this section will be enforced from February 3, 2016 until March 5,
2016, unless terminated sooner by the COTP.
    (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in
33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within this safety
zone is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP or a designated on
scene representative.
    (3) A ``on-scene representative'' of the COTP is any Coast Guard
commissioned, warrant or petty officer or a Federal, State or local law
enforcement officer designated by or assisting the COTP to act on his
behalf.
    (4) Vessel operators must contact the COTP via the Command Center
to obtain permission to enter or operate within the safety zone. The
COTP may be contacted via VHF Channel 16 or at<PHONE_NUMBER>. Vessel
operators given permission to enter or operate within the safety zone
must comply with all directions given to them by the COTP, via the
Command Center or an on-scene representative.

    Dated: Februrary 3, 2016.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0986]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter Air
Ambulance Operator Reports

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The collection involves the requirement for Helicopter Air
Ambulance Operators to report certain information to the FAA. The FAA
collects 14 pieces of data from helicopter air ambulance operators, 8
of which are mandated in the report to Congress. We collect data on the
following: number of helicopters, helicopter base locations, number of
hours the helicopters are flown, number of patients transported, number
of transportation requests accepted or denied, number of accidents,
number of instrument flight hours flown, number of night flight hours
flown, number of incidents, and the rate of accidents or incidents per
100,000 flight hours. The information to be collected will be used in
helping the FAA develop risk mitigation strategies and provide
information to Congress.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 14, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field).
    By mail: Sandra Ray, Federal Aviation Administration, Policy
Integration Branch AFS-270, 1187 Thorn Run Road, Suite 200, Coraopolis,
PA 15108.
    By fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Luipersbeck by email at:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0761.
    Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports.
    Form Numbers: 2120-0756.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (The Act)

mandates that all helicopter air ambulance operators must begin
reporting the number of flights and hours flown, along with other
specified information, during which helicopters operated by the
certificate holder were providing helicopter air ambulance services.
See Public Law 112-95, Sec. 306, 49 U.S.C. 44731. The Act further
mandates that not later than 2 years after the date of enactment, and
annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a
report containing a summary of the data collected.
    The helicopter air ambulance operational data provided to the FAA
will be used by the agency as background information useful in the
development of risk mitigation strategies to reduce the helicopter air
ambulance accident rate, and to meet the mandates set by Congress. The
information requested is limited to the minimum necessary to fulfill
these new reporting requirements mandated by the Act and as developed
by FAA. The amount of data required to be submitted is proportional to
the size of the operation.
    Respondents: 62 Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies per size of
operation.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 738 Hours for all operators.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2020.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, Policy Integration Branch, AFS-270.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-291-002]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing

July 18, 2006.
    Take notice that on June 23, 2006, National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation (National Fuel) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas
Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 1, certain pro forma tariff sheets.
    National Fuel states that the filing is being made in compliance
with the Commission's Order Accepting and Suspending Tariff Sheets
issued April 28, 2006 in the above-referenced proceeding.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests
must be filed in accordance with the provisions of section 154.210 of
the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest
must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests 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 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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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #2

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1586-006; ER12-2511-009; ER10-1630-006.
    Applicants: Big Sandy Peaker Plant, LLC, C.P. Crane LLC, Wolf Hills
Energy, LLC.
    Description: Updated Market Power Analysis for the Northeast Region
of Big Sandy Peaker Plant, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5147.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2627-011; ER10-2629.
    Applicants: FirstLight Hydro Generating Company, FirstLight Power
Resources Management, LLC.
    Description: Updated Market Power Analysis for the Northeast Region
of FirstLight Hydro Generating Company, et al.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5142.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-1850-007.
    Applicants: Direct Energy Business, LLC.
    Description: Northeast Region Triennial Report of the Direct Energy
Sellers.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5080.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1641-004.
    Applicants: Chestnut Flats Lessee, LLC.
    Description: Market-Based Triennial Review Filing: 2017 Triennial
Market Power Update for Northeast Region--Chestnut Flats Lessee to be
effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5173.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1370-001.
    Applicants: ENGIE Energy Marketing NA, Inc., ENGIE Portfolio
Management, LLC, ENGIE Resources LLC, ENGIE Retail, LLC, Mt. Tom
Generating Company, LLC, Pinetree Power-Tamworth, LLC, Waterbury
Generation LLC, Nassau Energy, LLC.
    Description: Updated Market Power Analysis for the Northeast Region
of the ENGIE Northeast MBR Sellers.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5070.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1594-001.
    Applicants: Archer Energy, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amend Application for Market Based
Rate Authority to be effective 7/15/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5122.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1924-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of Service
Agreement No. 4656, Queue No. AA1-138 to be effective 6/6/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5098.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1925-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of Service
Agreement No. 4645, Queue No. AA1-049/AA1-132 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5099.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1926-000.
    Applicants: Entegra Power Services LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Complete Cancellation of FERC
Electric Tariff to be effective 6/29/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5106.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1927-000.
    Applicants: Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership.
    Description: Market-Based Triennial Review Filing: Northeast
Triennial & Order No. 819 to be effective 6/29/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5120.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1928-000.
    Applicants: AEP Texas Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: AEPTX Notice of Succession
Pt 1 of 2 over AEP Texas Central and North Companies to be effective 6/
30/2017.

    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5124.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1929-000.
    Applicants: AEP Texas Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: AEPTX Notice of Succession
Pt 2 of 2 over AEP Texas Central and North Companies to be effective 6/
30/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5126.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1930-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
    Description: Compliance filing: PSO CSW Operating Companies MBR
Filing to be effective 6/30/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1931-000.
    Applicants: AEP Texas Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: AEPTX CSW Operating
Companies MBR Concurrence to be effective 6/30/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5135.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1932-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Electric Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: SWEPCO CSW Oper Cos MBR
Concurrence Revision to be effective 6/30/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5136.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1933-000.
    Applicants: CSW Energy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: CSW ES RS FERC No. 1 MBR Tariff
DB Cancellation to be effective 6/30/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5139.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1934-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2881R4 City of Chanute, KS
NITSA NOA to be effective 9/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5140.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/17.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following qualifying
facility filings:

    Docket Numbers: QF17-1135-000.
    Applicants: Prestage AgEnergy of NC, LLC.
    Description: Form 556 of Prestage AgEnergy of NC, LLC.
    Filed Date: 6/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20170628-5087.
    Comments Due: None Applicable.

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

    Dated: June 28, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9910-08-Region 3]

Adequacy Status of the Submitted Maintenance Plan for the
Maryland Portion of the Metropolitan Washington, DC, (DC-MD-VA) 1997
Fine Particulate National Ambient Air Quality Standard Nonattainment
Area for Transportation Conformity Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
notifying the public that EPA has found that the motor vehicle
emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the Maryland portion of the Metropolitan
Washington, DC, (DC-MD-VA) 1997 Fine Particulate (PM2.5)
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Nonattainment Area
(hereafter, the Washington Area) Maintenance Plan, submitted as a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision by the Maryland Department of the
Environment (MDE), are adequate for transportation conformity purposes.

DATE: This finding is effective on May 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Becoat, Physical Scientist,
Office of Air Program Planning (3AP30), United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
19103,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Today's notice is simply an announcement of a finding that EPA has
already made. EPA Region III sent a letter to MDE on March 25, 2014,
stating that EPA has found that the MVEBs in the Washington Area's
Maintenance Plan for budget years 2017 and 2025, submitted on July 10,
2013 by MDE, are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. As a
result of EPA's finding, the State of Maryland must use the 2017 and
2025 Tier 1 MVEBs shown in Table 1 from the Washington Area's
Maintenance Plan for future conformity determinations for the 1997
PM2.5 NAAQS. The Tier 2 MVEBS shown in Table 2 adds a twenty
percent (20%)

transportation buffer to the mobile emissions inventory projections for
PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides (NOX) in 2017 and 2025.
The Tier 2 MVEBs will become effective if it is determined that
technical uncertainties primarily due to model changes and to vehicle
fleet turnover, which may affect future motor vehicle emissions
inventories, lead to motor vehicle emissions estimates above the Tier 1
MVEBs. The determination will be made through the interagency
consultation process and fully documented within the first conformity
analysis that uses the Tier 2 MVEBs. Receipt of the submittal was
announced on EPA's transportation conformity Web site. No comments were
received. The findings letter is available at EPA's conformity Web
site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.
The adequate direct particulate matter (PM) and NOX MVEBs
for Tier 1 and Tier 2 are provided in Table 1 and Table 2.

     Table 1--Tier 1 On-Road MVEBs Contained in the Washington Area
                Maintenance Plan for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS
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                                           Motor vehicle  Mobile vehicle
                                             emissions       emissions
                                            budget for    budget for NOX
                  Year                     PM2.5 on-road      on-road
                                             emissions       emissions
                                             (tons per       (tons per
                                               year)           year)
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2017....................................           1,787          41,709
2025....................................           1,350          27,400
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     Table 2--Tier 2 On-Road MVEBs Contained in the Washington Area
                Maintenance Plan for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS
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                                           Motor vehicle  Mobile vehicle
                                             emissions       emissions
                                            budget for    budget for NOX
                  Year                     PM2.5 on-road      on-road
                                             emissions       emissions
                                             (tons per       (tons per
                                               year)           year)
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2017....................................           2,144          50,051
2025....................................           1,586          32,880
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    Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the
Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation
plans, transportation improvement programs, and projects conform to
SIPs and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining
whether or not they do. Conformity to a SIP means that transportation
activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing
violations, or delay timely attainment of the national ambient air
quality standards.
    The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's MVEBs are
adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4).
EPA described the process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP
budgets in a July 1, 2004 preamble starting at 69 FR 40038 and used the
information in these resources in making this adequacy determination.
Maryland did not provide emission budgets for sulfur dioxide
(SO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), or ammonia for the
Washington Area's Maintenance Plan because it concluded that emissions
of these precursors from motor vehicles are not significant
contributors to the area's PM2.5 air quality problem. The
transportation conformity rule provision at 40 CFR 93.102(b)(2)(v)
indicates that conformity does not apply for these precursors, due to
the lack of motor vehicle emissions budgets for these precursors and
state's conclusion that motor vehicle emissions of SO2,
VOCs, and ammonia do not contribute significantly to the area's
PM2.5 nonattainment problem. This provision of the
transportation conformity rule predates and was not disturbed by the
January 4, 2013 decision in the litigation on the PM2.5
implementation rule. EPA has preliminarily concluded that the State's
decision to not include budgets for SO2, VOCs, and ammonia
is consistent with the requirements of the transportation conformity
rule. That decision does not affect EPA's adequacy finding for the
submitted direct PM and NOX MVEBs for the Washington Area's
Maintenance Plan.
    Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA's
completeness review, and should not be used to prejudge EPA's ultimate
approval action for the SIP. Even if EPA finds the budgets for the
Washington Area's Maintenance Plan adequate, the SIP could later be
disapproved. The finding and the response to comments are available at
EPA's conformity Web site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: April 11, 2014.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 591 and 592

[Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0076]
RIN 2127-AL63

Allowing Importers To Provide Information to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection in Electronic Format

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On September 2, 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) published an interim final rule and request for
comment entitled ``Allowing Importers to Provide Information to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection in Electronic Format.'' No comments were
received in response to the interim final rule. Accordingly, this final
rule confirms that the September 2, 2015 interim final rule will not be
changed and its effective date is September 2, 2015.

DATES: Effective December 23, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arija Flowers, Trial Attorney, Office
of the Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-366-
5263).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As NHTSA received no comments on its interim
final rule published on September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53011), the agency is
making no changes to the rule and its effective date is September 2,
2015. For regulatory analyses and notices associated with this action,
please see the interim final rule published at 80 FR 53011.
    Accordingly, the interim rule amending 49 CFR parts 591 and 592,
published at 80 FR 53011 on September 2, 2015, is adopted as final
without change.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2015 under authority
delegated in 49 CFR part 1.95.
Mark R. Rosekind,
Administrator.
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