[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51351-51355]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24110]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0362; FRL-9969-99]

Formaldehyde, Polymer With 1,3-Benzenediol, 2-Methyloxirane and
Oxirane, Ethers With Polyethylene Glycol Mono-Me Ether; Exemption From
the Requirement of a Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-
benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene
glycol mono-Me ether (CAS Reg. No. 1998118-31-2) when

used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation. Eco
Verde Technologies Inc. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to
establish a maximum permissible level for residues of formaldehyde,
polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with
polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether on food or feed commodities.

DATES: This regulation is effective November 6, 2017. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before January 5, 2018,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0362, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, Director Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR
part 180 through the Government Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.

C. Can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0362 in the subject line on the first
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must
be in writing, and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before
January 5, 2018. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections and
hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0362, by one of
the following methods.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background and Statutory Findings

    In the Federal Register of September 15, 2017 (82 FR 43352; FRL-
9965-43), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408, 21
U.S.C. 346a, announcing the receipt of a pesticide petition (PP IN-
11043) filed by Eco Verde Technologies Inc., 400 NW. 172nd Avenue,
Pembroke Pines, FL. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.960 be
amended by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol,
2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me
ether (CAS Reg. No. 1998118-31-2). That document included a summary of
the petition prepared by the petitioner and solicited comments on the
petitioner's request. There were no comments received in response to
the notice of filing.
    Section 408(c)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish an
exemption from the requirement for a tolerance (the legal limit for a
pesticide chemical residue in or on a food) only if EPA determines that
the exemption is ``safe.'' Section 408(c)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines
``safe'' to mean that ``there is a reasonable certainty that no harm
will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue,
including all anticipated dietary exposures and all other exposures for
which there is reliable information.'' This includes exposure through
drinking water and use in residential settings, but does not include
occupational exposure. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to
give special consideration to exposure of infants and children to the
pesticide chemical residue in establishing an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance and to ``ensure that there is a reasonable
certainty that no harm will result to infants and children from
aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue . . .'' and
specifies factors EPA is to consider in establishing an exemption.

III. Risk Assessment and Statutory Findings

    EPA establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance only
in those cases where it can be shown that the risks from aggregate
exposure to pesticide chemical residues under reasonably foreseeable
circumstances will pose no appreciable risks to human health. In order
to determine the risks from aggregate exposure to pesticide

inert ingredients, the Agency considers the toxicity of the inert in
conjunction with possible exposure to residues of the inert ingredient
through food, drinking water, and through other exposures that occur as
a result of pesticide use in residential settings. If EPA is able to
determine that a finite tolerance is not necessary to ensure that there
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate
exposure to the inert ingredient, an exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance may be established.
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the
available scientific data and other relevant information in support of
this action and considered its validity, completeness and reliability
and the relationship of this information to human risk. EPA has also
considered available information concerning the variability of the
sensitivities of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including
infants and children. In the case of certain chemical substances that
are defined as polymers, the Agency has established a set of criteria
to identify categories of polymers expected to present minimal or no
risk. The definition of a polymer is given in 40 CFR 723.250(b) and the
exclusion criteria for identifying these low-risk polymers are
described in 40 CFR 723.250(d). Formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-
benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene
glycol mono-Me ether conforms to the definition of a polymer given in
40 CFR 723.250(b) and meets the following criteria that are used to
identify low-risk polymers.
    1. The polymer is a cationic or potentially cationic polymer with
low cationic density (the percent of cationic or potentially cationic
species with respect to the overall weight of polymer).
    2. The polymer does contain as an integral part of its composition
the atomic elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
    3. The polymer does not contain as an integral part of its
composition, except as impurities, any element other than those listed
in 40 CFR 723.250(d)(2)(ii).
    4. The polymer is neither designed nor can it be reasonably
anticipated to substantially degrade, decompose, or depolymerize.
    5. The polymer is manufactured or imported from monomers and/or
reactants that are already included on the TSCA Chemical Substance
Inventory or manufactured under an applicable TSCA section 5 exemption.
    6. The polymer is not a water absorbing polymer with a number
average molecular weight (MW) greater than or equal to 10,000 daltons.
    Additionally, the polymer also meets as required the following
exemption criteria specified in 40 CFR 723.250(e).
    7. The polymer's minimum number average MW of 1,000,000 is greater
than 10,000 daltons. The polymer contains less than 2% oligomeric
material below MW 500 and less than 5% oligomeric material below MW
1,000, and the polymer does not contain any reactive functional groups.
    Thus, formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane
and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether meets the
criteria for a polymer to be considered low risk under 40 CFR 723.250.
Based on its conformance to the criteria in this unit, no mammalian
toxicity is anticipated from dietary, inhalation, or dermal exposure to
formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and
oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether.

IV. Aggregate Exposures

    For the purposes of assessing potential exposure under this
exemption, EPA considered that formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-
benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene
glycol mono-Me ether could be present in all raw and processed
agricultural commodities and drinking water, and that non-occupational
non-dietary exposure was possible. The minimum number average MW of
formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and
oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether is 1,000,000
daltons. Generally, a polymer of this size would be poorly absorbed
through the intact gastrointestinal tract or through intact human skin.
Since formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and
oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether conforms to the
criteria that identify a low-risk polymer, there are no concerns for
risks associated with any potential exposure scenarios that are
reasonably foreseeable. The Agency has determined that a tolerance is
not necessary to protect the public health.

V. Cumulative Effects From Substances With a Common Mechanism of
Toxicity

    Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when considering
whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the Agency
consider ``available information'' concerning the cumulative effects of
a particular pesticide's residues and ``other substances that have a
common mechanism of toxicity.''
    EPA has not found formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-
methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me
ether to share a common mechanism of toxicity with any other
substances, and formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-
methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me
ether does not appear to produce a toxic metabolite produced by other
substances. For the purposes of this tolerance action, therefore, EPA
has assumed that formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-
methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me
ether does not have a common mechanism of toxicity with other
substances. For information regarding EPA's efforts to determine which
chemicals have a common mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate the
cumulative effects of such chemicals, see EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative.

VI. Additional Safety Factor for the Protection of Infants and Children

    Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA shall apply an
additional tenfold margin of safety for infants and children in the
case of threshold effects to account for prenatal and postnatal
toxicity and the completeness of the data base unless EPA concludes
that a different margin of safety will be safe for infants and
children. Due to the expected low toxicity of formaldehyde, polymer
with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with
polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether, EPA has not used a safety factor
analysis to assess the risk. For the same reasons the additional
tenfold safety factor is unnecessary.

VII. Determination of Safety

    Based on the conformance to the criteria used to identify a low-
risk polymer, EPA concludes that there is a reasonable certainty of no
harm to the U.S. population, including infants and children, from
aggregate exposure to residues of formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-
benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene
glycol mono-Me ether.

VIII. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    An analytical method is not required for enforcement purposes since
the Agency is establishing an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance without any numerical limitation.

B. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with

international standards whenever possible, consistent with U.S. food
safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA considers the
international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA section
408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food standards
program, and it is recognized as an international food safety
standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United
States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from
a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain
the reasons for departing from the Codex level.
    The Codex has not established a MRL for formaldehyde, polymer with
1,3-benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene
glycol mono-Me ether.

IX. Conclusion

    Accordingly, EPA finds that exempting residues of formaldehyde,
polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with
polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether from the requirement of a tolerance
will be safe.

X. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action establishes a tolerance under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from
review under Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and
Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this action has been
exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this action is not
subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This action does not contain any
information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require any
special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance in this
final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), do not apply.
    This action directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or
tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government
and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In addition, this
action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

XI. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule 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. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: October 20, 2017.
Michael Goodis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

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2. In Sec.  180.960, add alphabetically an entry to the table to read
as follows:

Sec.  [emsp14]180.960   Polymers; exemptions from the requirement of a
tolerance.

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                         Polymer                              CAS No.
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Formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3[hyphen]benzenediol,          1998118-31-2
 2[hyphen]methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with
 polyethylene glycol mono[hyphen]Me ether, minimum
 number average molecular weight (in amu) 1,000,000.....

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18640-18641]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 848-037]

 Wells Rural Electric Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-848-037.
    c. Date filed: May 18, 2016.
    d. Applicant: Wells Rural Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Trout Creek Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On Trout Creek, near the town of Wells, Elko County,
Nevada. The project's intake structure, pipeline, debris collection
box, surge tank, and approximately 1,500 feet of penstock are located
on federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Lonnie Abbott, Manager of Loss Control and
Risk Services, Wells Rural Electric Company, P.O. Box 365, Wells,
Nevada 89835,<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments:
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-848-037.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
    l. The existing Trout Creek project consists of: (1) An intake
structure on a spring feeding Trout Creek; (2) a 14-inch-diameter, 715-
foot-long steel pipe; (3) a debris collection box; (4) a 15-inch-
diameter, 1,900-foot-long PVC pipe; (4) an 8-foot-diameter, 20-foot-
high surge tank; (5) a 16-inch-diameter, 2,125-foot-long penstock; (6)
a powerhouse with a 125-kilowatt turbine-generator unit; (7) a 5 to 7-
foot-wide, 30-foot-long tailrace; (8) a 4,412-foot-long, 24.9-kilovolt
transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project is
estimated to generate an average of 325,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to address the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    o. Scoping Process.
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Trout Creek Hydroelectric Project in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both
site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information, on Scoping Document 1 (SD1) issued on
April 12, 2017.
    Copies of SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA
were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or
for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: April 12, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31511; Amdt. No. 4082]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These
regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised
criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace
System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities,
adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These
changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective October 3, 2023. The compliance date for
each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the
amendatory provisions.
    The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of October 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:

For Examination

    1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Ops-M30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg., Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001;
    2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the
affected airport is located;
    3. The office of Aeronautical Information Services, 6500 South
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or,
    4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
    For information on the availability of this material at NARA, email
[email protected] or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

Availability

    All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available online free
of charge. Visit the National Flight Data Center online at nfdc.faa.gov
to register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP
copies may be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic Organization Service
Area in which the affected airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedures
and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address:
FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace
Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., STB Annex, Bldg. 26, Room 217,
Oklahoma City, OK 73099. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends 14 CFR part 97 by amending
the referenced SIAPs. The complete regulatory description of each SIAP
is listed on the appropriate FAA Form 8260, as modified by the National
Flight Data Center (NFDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), and is
incorporated by reference under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14
CFR 97.20. The large number of SIAPs, their complex nature, and the
need for a special format make their verbatim publication in the
Federal Register expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use
the regulatory text of the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic depiction
on charts printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. Thus, the
advantages of incorporation by reference are realized and publication
of the complete description of each SIAP contained on FAA form
documents is unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR
sections, and specifies the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with
their applicable effective dates. This amendment also identifies the
airport and its location, the procedure and the amendment number.

Availability and Summary of Material Incorporated by Reference

    The material incorporated by reference is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    The material incorporated by reference describes SIAPs, Takeoff

Minimums and ODPs as identified in the amendatory language for Part 97
of this final rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of
each separate SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP as amended in the
transmittal. For safety and timeliness of change considerations, this
amendment incorporates only specific changes contained for each SIAP
and Takeoff Minimums and ODP as modified by FDC permanent NOTAMs.
    The SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, as modified by FDC
permanent NOTAM, and contained in this amendment are based on criteria
contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures
(TERPS). In developing these changes to SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and
ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied only to specific conditions
existing at the affected airports. All SIAP amendments in this rule
have been previously issued by the FAA in a FDC NOTAM as an emergency
action of immediate flight safety relating directly to published
aeronautical charts.
    The circumstances that created the need for these SIAP and Takeoff
Minimums and ODP amendments require making them effective in less than
30 days.
    Because of the close and immediate relationship between these
SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find
that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are
impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where
applicable, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), good cause exists for making these
SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air traffic control, Airports, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2023.
Wade E.K. Terrell,
Manager, Flight Procedures & Airspace Group.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 14 CFR part
97 is amended by amending Standard Instrument Approach Procedures and
Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, effective at 0901 UTC on the dates
specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

0
1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114,
40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

0
2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
    By amending: Sec.  97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or
TACAN; Sec.  97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; Sec.
97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; Sec.  97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, MLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV;
Sec.  97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec.  97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec.  97.35 COPTER
SIAPs, Identified as follows:

Effective Upon Publication

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      AIRAC date           State              City              Airport name        FDC No.      FDC date                  Procedure name
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2-Nov-23.............  IA             Clarinda............  Schenck Fld.........       3/0220       9/5/23  This NOTAM, published in Docket No. 31509,
                                                                                Amdt No. 4080, TL 23-23, (88 FR 65597,
                                                                                September 25, 2023) is hereby rescinded in
                                                                                its entirety.
2-Nov-23.............  IA             Clarinda............  Schenck Fld.........       3/0224       9/5/23  This NOTAM, published in Docket No. 31509,
                                                                                Amdt No. 4080, TL 23-23, (88 FR 65597,
                                                                                September 25, 2023) is hereby rescinded in
                                                                                its entirety.
2-Nov-23.............  AZ             Willcox.............  Cochise County......       3/0824      9/18/23  RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Amdt 1C.
2-Nov-23.............  AZ             Willcox.............  Cochise County......       3/0825      9/18/23  RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Amdt 1B.
2-Nov-23.............  WI             Middleton...........  Middleton Muni/Morey       3/3577      9/22/23  VOR RWY 28, Orig-C.
                                                             Fld.
2-Nov-23.............  OH             Hamilton............  Butler County Rgnl/        3/6340      9/21/23  RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 1A.
                                                             Hogan Fld.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Notice of Availability
and Request for Comment on the Second Draft Environmental Assessment
(EA) for the Kodiak Launch Complex Launch Pad 3, Kodiak Island, Alaska

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTIONS: Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, and
Request for Comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA; 42 United States Code 4321 et seq.), Council on
Environmental Quality NEPA implementing regulations (40 Code of Federal
Regulations parts 1500 to 1508), and FAA Order 1050.1E, Change 1,
Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing
the availability of and requesting comments on the Second Draft
Environmental Assessment for the Kodiak Launch Complex Launch Pad 3
(Second Draft EA).
    On September 15, 2014, the FAA issued a Draft EA for public review
and comment and received 54 written comments and 26 oral comments over
the public comment and review period that was extended to November 1,
2014. After taking into consideration the nature of public comments
received on the Draft EA, the FAA is providing the public with an
opportunity to review and comment on updates and clarification
information that have since been added to the EA in response to public
comments. The FAA is issuing an updated version of the Draft EA for a
second public review and comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacey M. Zee, Federal Aviation
Administration, c/o ICF International, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA
22031; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Second Draft EA is an updated version of
the September 2014 Draft EA, and incorporates all public comments
received on the Draft EA. All written and oral public comments received
on the Draft EA, as well as the FAA's responses to these comments, can
be found in Appendix R of the Second Draft EA. The FAA considered all
public comments while preparing the Second Draft EA, and changes have
been made to the EA where warranted.
    The EA was prepared to analyze the potential environmental impacts
of the FAA modifying the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's (AAC's) Launch
Site Operator License to include medium-lift launch capability at the
Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), a commercial launch site currently
operated under a FAA Launch Site Operator License (LSO-03-008), which
authorizes only small-lift operations. The Kodiak Launch Complex was
renamed as Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska, effective April 21, 2015.
The EA keeps the name as KLC for continuity and ease of reviewing.
    Expansion of launch capabilities at KLC would include the addition
of new infrastructure necessary to support

medium-lift launches, including the construction of a launch pad and
associated facilities. As part of the Proposed Action addressed in the
EA, AAC would make improvements to the KLC to add both solid and
liquid-propellant, medium-lift launch capability, and to operate the
KLC in the future as a small-lift and medium-lift launch complex.
Proposed construction at KLC includes six primary modifications:
Construction of Launch Pad 3 (LP3), a vehicle processing facility,
rocket staging facility, liquid fuel facility, mission control center
and improvements to Pasagshak Point Road. Proposed launch operations
would include up to six orbital small-lift launches and three medium-
lift launches per year from the existing launch pads and from the
proposed LP3; however, to be conservative in the analysis of potential
environmental impacts, the EA assumes a maximum of nine medium-lift
launches per year.
    The EA addresses the potential environmental impacts of
implementing the Proposed Action and the No Action Alternative. Under
the No Action Alternative, the FAA would not modify AAC's Launch Site
Operator License to include medium-lift launch capability and AAC would
not proceed with the construction of medium-lift launch support
infrastructure at KLC. Existing launch activities for up to nine
orbital small-lift class launches per year from the existing launch
pads would continue.
    The impact categories considered in the EA include air quality;
compatible land use; Department of Transportation Act: Section 4(f);
fish, wildlife, and plants; hazardous materials, pollution prevention,
and solid waste; historical, architectural, archaeological, and
cultural resources; light emissions and visual impacts; natural
resources and energy supply; noise; socioeconomic, environmental
justice, and children's environmental health and safety risk; water
quality; and wetlands. The EA also considers the potential cumulative
environmental impacts.
    The FAA has posted the Second Draft EA on the FAA Office of
Commercial Space Transportation Web site: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/environmental/nepa_docs/review/documents_progress/kodiak_launch/.
    A paper copy and a CD version of the Second Draft EA may be
reviewed for comment during regular business hours at the following
libraries:

 Kodiak Public Library, 612 Egan Way, Kodiak, AK 99615
 University of Alaska Anchorage--Carolyn Floyd Library, 117
Benny Benson Drive, Kodiak, AK 99615
 Anchorage Municipal Library, 3600 Denali St., Anchorage, AK
99503
DATES: The FAA encourages all interested parties to provide comments
concerning the scope and content of the Second Draft EA. To ensure that
all comments can be addressed in the Final EA, comments on the draft
must be received by the FAA no later than January 11, 2016. Comments
should be as specific as possible and address the analysis of potential
environmental impacts and the adequacy of the proposed action or merits
of alternatives and the mitigation being considered. Reviewers should
organize their comments to be meaningful and inform the FAA of their
interests and concerns by quoting or providing specific references to
the text of the Second Draft EA. Matters that could have been raised
with specificity during the comment period on the Second Draft EA may
not be considered if they are raised for the first time later in the
decision process. This commenting procedure is intended to ensure that
substantive comments and concerns are made available to the FAA in a
timely manner so that the FAA has an opportunity to address them.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in
your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments in writing to Stacey M. Zee, Federal
Aviation Administration, c/o ICF International, 9300 Lee Highway,
Fairfax, VA 22031; or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Issued in Washington, DC on November 30, 2015.
Daniel Murray,
Manager, Space Transportation Development Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP99-518-102]

Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rate
Filing

June 5, 2007.
    Take notice that on May 31, 2007, Gas Transmission Northwest
Corporation (GTN) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,
Third Revised Volume No. 1-A, the following tariff sheets to update
GTN's reporting of negotiated rate transactions that it has entered
into, to become effective June 1, 2007:

Forty-Third Revised Sheet No. 15
Second Revised Sheet No. 20

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Sec.  154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone
filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on
the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or

before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

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

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

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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