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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER09-3-000]

Wessington Wind I LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

October 6, 2008.
    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Wessington Wind I LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is October 27, 2008.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also 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 dockets(s). For assistance
with any

FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13005-13007]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-64022; File No. SR-MSRB-2011-02]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Rule Change
Consisting of Amendments to MSRB Rule A-3, on Membership on the Board

March 3, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on February 18, 2011, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(``Board'' or ``MSRB'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by
the MSRB. The MSRB has filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial''
rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii),\3\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal effective upon filing
with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The MSRB is filing with the SEC a proposed rule change consisting
of amendments to MSRB Rule A-3, on membership on the Board.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the MSRB's Web
site at http://www.msrb.org/Rules-and-Interpretations/SEC-Filings/2011-Filings.aspx, at the MSRB's principal office, and at the Commission's
Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the MSRB included statements
concerning

the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below.
The Board has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, and C
below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to make changes to MSRB
Rule A-3(i) as are necessary and appropriate to retain a 21 member
Board of Directors, including 11 public members and 10 regulated
representatives, consistent with current MSRB transitional Rule A-3(i)
and the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010) (the ``Dodd-
Frank Act'').\5\ Transitional Rule A-3(i), adopted on September 30,
2010 to comply with the Board composition requirements of Section 975
of the Dodd-Frank Act, established a two-year transition period for
achieving a permanent Board structure under the new composition
requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act and envisioned a series of further
amendments to the rule during the transition period in furtherance
thereof. The transitional period commenced on October 1, 2010 and
concludes on September 30, 2012. The proposed rule change consists of
amendments to MSRB Rule A-3(i) to provide for a three-year term for the
class of five Board members--two public and three representing MSRB
regulated entities--who will commence service on October 1, 2011. The
amendments to Rule A-3(i) provide that the next class of Board members
will consist of two public members and three members representing any
category of regulated entity, including broker-dealers, bank dealers,
and municipal advisors. The rule change further provides that the new
class of five members of the Board of Directors will serve a three-year
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    The rule would state explicitly that five new members would be
elected to the Board of Directors, although implicit in the rule, since
five Board members are retiring as of September 30, 2010, and the MSRB
must maintain a Board of Directors of 21 members during the
transitional period. Further, the rule would state explicitly that two
of the five new members would be public directors and three would be
representative of MSRB regulated entities. While also implicit in Rule
A-3(i), the rule change would make clear that the three industry
positions may be filled by representatives of broker-dealers, bank
dealers or municipal advisors, since the retiring industry members are
representative of broker-dealers or bank dealers. Finally, the rule
change would provide that the new class of five directors would have a
three-year term. While the directors have historically served three-
year terms, the most recent Board class, elected at the start of the
transitional period, was elected for a two-year term.
    Thus, this proposed rule change is intended to establish a three-
year term for the five new Board members who will commence service on
October 1, 2011, consistent with Section 15B(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and prior Board practice. The proposed rule change
would amend MSRB Rule A-3(i) in order to provide for the election of a
new five member class for a three-year term commencing on October 1,
2011. Of the five new members, two would be members of the public and
three would be regulated representatives who are representative of and
associated with brokers, dealers, municipal securities dealers or
municipal advisors.
2. Statutory Basis
    The MSRB has adopted the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
15B(b)(2)(B) \6\ of the Act, which provides that the MSRB's rules
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-4(b)(2)(B)

establish fair procedures for the nomination and election of members
of the Board and assure fair representation in such nominations and
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bank representatives, and advisor representatives.

    The MSRB believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act, in that it would provide for
the maintenance of a 21 member Board with a majority of public members
and have fair representation of broker-dealers, bank dealers, and
municipal advisors, consistent with MSRB Rule A-3(i) as approved by the
SEC.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The MSRB does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act, since it is solely concerned with the
administration of the MSRB and, in any event, provides for fair
representation on the Board of public representatives, broker dealer
representatives, bank dealer representatives and municipal advisor
representatives.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received on the
proposed rule change.

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

    The MSRB represented that the proposed rule change qualifies for
immediate effectiveness pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act
\7\ because it: (i) Does not significantly affect the protection of
investors or the public interest; (ii) does not impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) does not become operative for 30 days
after filing or such shorter time as the Commission may designate
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.\8\
The MSRB provided the required written notice of its intention to file
the proposed rule change to the Commission on February 10, 2011, and
the proposed rule change will become operative on April 1, 2011, which
is more than 30 days after the filing of the proposed rule change.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \8\ In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-
regulatory organization to give the Commission written notice of its
intent to file the proposed rule change at least five business days
prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule change, or such
shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.\9\
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-MSRB-2011-02 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-MSRB-2011-02. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the MSRB's offices. All comments received
will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-MSRB-2011-02 and should be submitted on
or before March 30, 2011.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51134-51136]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 7

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0925]

Special Load Line Exemption for the Gulf of Mexico: Petition for
Rulemaking

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of decision.

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SUMMARY: On October 1, 2012, the Coast Guard published a Notice of
Availability and Request for Public Comment regarding a petition for a
rulemaking action. The petition requested that the Coast Guard
establish a load line-exempted route in the Gulf of Mexico, along the
western coast of Florida. Upon review of the comments as well as
analysis of safety considerations and other factors described in the
discussion section, the Coast Guard has decided not to proceed with the
requested rulemaking. The public comments, and the Coast Guard's
reasoning for its decision, are discussed in this notice.

DATES: This decision was issued on August 15, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
contact Mr. Thomas Jordan, Naval Architecture Division (CG-ENG-2), U.S.
Coast Guard Headquarters, at telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History and Background

    The purpose of a load line (LL) assignment is to ensure a vessel is
seaworthy for operation outside the Boundary Line. Load lines are
required by 46 U.S.C. 5101-5116 and 46 CFR Subchapter E. In general,
the LL assignment requires that vessels are robustly constructed,
fitted with

watertight and weathertight closures, and are inspected annually to
ensure that they are being maintained in a seaworthy condition. Because
non-LL river barges are not constructed to those standards, nor subject
to the same periodic inspection, they are not normally allowed to
operate outside the Boundary Line. However, certain non-LL river barges
might be allowed on carefully-evaluated routes, under restricted
conditions.
    Along the U.S. Gulf coast there is a 12-mile-wide nearshore marine
corridor, inside of which non-LL vessels can operate (and outside of
which commercial vessels 79 feet or longer must have a load line).
However, this marine corridor is constricted by an expanse of shallow
water off the western coast of Florida. To navigate around that shallow
zone requires most commercial vessels to move more than 12 miles
offshore (i.e. outside the Boundary Line) for a 32-mile stretch between
Crystal River and Tarpon Springs. This excursion outside the Boundary
Line precludes fully-loaded non-LL river barges from making that
passage (although partially-loaded or empty river barges could make the
passage inside the Boundary Line). Therefore, cargoes destined for the
Tampa Bay region are transported on LL vessels (which can transit
outside the Boundary Line), or by overland modes (truck or rail).
    On June 29, 2011, Parker Towing Company, Inc., a towboat and barge
operator on the U.S. Gulf Coast, sent the Coast Guard a petition
letter. The petition requested that the Coast Guard establish a load
line-exempted route along the western Florida coast between Crystal
River and Tarpon Springs. Commercial vessels 79 feet or longer are
normally required to have a load line to operate in those waters; the
exemption would allow non-load line river barges to operate on the
route under restricted weather and loading conditions.
    The requested exemption would be a route approximately 32 nautical
miles long, 12 to 15 nautical miles offshore. The petition suggests
that non-load line (non-LL) river barges could operate on this route
under favorable weather conditions and other loading restrictions. This
would allow them to directly transport dry, non-hazardous cargoes from
upriver terminals (in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi) to the Tampa
Bay ports and terminals.
    The Coast Guard opened docket USCG-2011-0925 and published a Notice
of Availability and Request for Public Comment (77 FR 59881, October 1,
2012) with a 90-day comment period. The comment period closed on
December 31, 2012; however, several comments were submitted after the
closing date. The Coast Guard has considered all comments submitted up
to March 21, 2014.

Discussion of Comments

    In response to the notice, eleven commenters submitted 38 comments
to the docket. The commenters included local manufacturers, towboat and
barge operators, mariner association and seafarer unions, and port
operators; their comments can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov
(enter ``USCG-2011-0925'' in the search box).
    Collectively, the comments fell into five basic categories:
    In favor of the petition: Supportive commenters included
manufacturers located on or near upriver terminals. Although river
barges can presently serve some of those companies, their products
cannot be shipped by river barges to Tampa Bay. Establishing the
exempted route would allow them to use river barges (rather than
overland modes, or other maritime transportation options). The Tampa
Port Authority and Port Manatee (located on Tampa Bay) also favored the
petition as a means to expand cargo movements through their ports.
    Opposed for reasons of operational safety: Two commenters are
towboat and barge companies who operate barges with load lines (LL
barges) on the Gulf. On the basis of their operational familiarity with
the Gulf waters, they raised concerns regarding the exposed route, the
volatility of Gulf weather and sea conditions, and lack of ports-of-
refuge where a tow could find shelter. The commenters also pointed out
that LL vessels are periodically inspected to verify that they are
maintained in a seaworthy condition, whereas non-LL vessels are not
subject to any such inspections, and consequently their seaworthiness
is not ensured. For these reasons, the commenters stated that the
exempted route would put both the non-LL river barges--and their
cargoes--at risk. Another commenter (a mariner association) raised
these concerns, too.
    Opposed for reasons of competitive disadvantage: The LL barge
operators pointed out the higher costs of LL barges versus non-LL
barges, and expressed concerns that they could find themselves unfairly
competing against lower-cost non-LL operators on load line routes. As
one commenter stated: ``Companies which invest such substantial sums,
not just to meet the requirements of law and regulation, but to ensure
that they safely and responsibly serve the requirements of shippers in
that market, should not have to compete against unsafe operations
facilitated by a waiver of the rules.''
    Opposed for reasons of mariner safety: Several commenters expressed
concerns about mariners working on a non-LL barge in offshore waters
(even if boarding only temporarily, to adjust towlines for example).
One commenter asked several detailed questions about the type of barge
and cargo contemplated, and the specifics of the route planned.
    Administrative comments: One commenter inquired about a May 2011
letter from the Coast Guard referenced in the petitioner's letter. We
have posted the letter in the docket. The commenter also asks about the
status of MARAD docket number 2010-0035 regarding America's Marine
Highways, but we have no relevant information about that Department of
Transportation docket.

Discussion of Decision

    The overall purpose of a load line assignment, and the waters in
which commercial vessels must comply, are described in the Notice of
Availability (79 FR 59881, October 1, 2012) and in 46 CFR subchapter E.
When assigning a load line, the Coast Guard is required by 46 U.S.C.
5104(b) to consider the service, type and character of the vessel, the
geographic area in which the vessel will operate, and applicable
international agreements to which the United States is a party. The
Coast Guard may exempt vessels from load line requirements for good
cause (see 46 U.S.C. 5108 and 46 CFR 42.03-30) and vessel owners and
operators may apply for special service load lines (46 CFR part 44).
The Coast Guard has existing regulations at 46 CFR part 45, subpart E,
exempting certain unmanned, river-service, dry-cargo barges from Great
Lakes load line requirements in limited circumstances.
    The Coast Guard's analysis and public comments highlighted the fact
that there are barges, which meet the load line standards, that are
already engaged in commercial service along this route today. Barges
which meet load line standards include design features to prevent down-
flooding, and to prevent progressive flooding and sinking through
subdivision of the vessel's interior. If the Coast Guard were to
approve this petition, it would allow vessels of a type and character
which do not meet the same safety standards for design, construction,
operation and inspection to engage in trade along this route, thereby
reducing the established minimum safe construction and operating
standards for vessels traveling along this offshore route.

    Although the petitioner argues that operating a few miles beyond
the limits established in the regulations should be considered as safe
as operating within the limits, the maritime regulations are based on
the existence of well documented thresholds beyond which higher
standards apply. To consider this request under that logic would be to
undermine a key foundation in the Coast Guard's approach to maritime
regulation. Moreover, the area's geography contains a large expanse of
shallow water along the proposed route, which would preclude a fully
laden barge from seeking a close port of refuge in an emergency.
Depending on where the barge was in its journey, the nearest accessible
port of refuge may be as far as 31 miles away.
    We also considered evaluating this request based on geographically
limiting the route from a specific upriver port or terminal to a
specific port or destination in Tampa. In a prior petition for an
exemption on the Great Lakes, this was the approach that was taken to
severely limit the scope of application and ensure an adequate level of
safety along a limited route within the Great Lakes. Even if the Coast
Guard restricted the exemption to only those vessels that originated at
certain up-river terminals, as was done on the Great Lakes, this
decision would allow non-LL river barges to operate on a LL route,
which would create a multi-tiered regulatory regime, based on specific
routes between designated upriver terminals and the Tampa Bay ports.
Under this regime, a tug that traveled from a designated upriver
terminal to Tampa Bay would be able to use a non-LL river barge, but a
tug that traveled along the same waters between other coastal ports and
Tampa Bay would have to use a LL barge. The Coast Guard believes such
discrepancies do not serve the interests of maritime safety or maritime
commerce generally, because they foster confusion and opportunities for
abuse, and can remove or weaken incentives for safety and efficiency.
    Moreover, a multi-tiered regulatory regime is unenforceable as a
practical matter. Load line and non-LL barges can legitimately be found
in the same port and there is nothing that inherently identifies a non-
LL barge participating in any such multi-tiered program. Therefore, if
the requested exempted route is established, there is nothing that
effectively prevents non-LL barges from loading cargoes at any Gulf
port (not just upriver terminals) for delivery to Tampa, or for return
cargoes (loaded at Tampa) to be delivered to any Gulf port. In order to
prevent such transits, the Coast Guard would need to individually
inspect the cargo manifest and vessel logs for all non-LL barges,
causing delay to all vessels including those that may be on permissible
voyages inside the Boundary Line. The delay to commercial shipping and
the diversion of Coast Guard resources to this effort are not
practicable or in the interest of maritime commerce.
    With minor exceptions, the U.S. requirements for domestic load line
are the same as the requirements for an international load line and are
consistent with the International Load Line Convention. As a party to
the convention, the U.S. is obliged to promote standardization of load
line regulations. Our decision to deny the petition is consistent with
this obligation.
    For all the reasons above, the Coast Guard denies the petition and
will not undertake the rulemaking requested.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 553(e), 555(e)
and 46 U.S.C. 5108.

    Dated: August 15, 2014.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0422]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zones: Central Massachusetts August Swim Events

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes establishing safety zones for two
swimming events in the Captain of the Port Boston zone. This rule is
intended

to restrict vessels from entering portions of the involved waterways
during the respective events. The safety zones are necessary to protect
participants and vessels from the hazards associated with a swim event.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before August 7, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number USCG-2008-0422 to the Docket Management Facility at the U.S.
Department of Transportation. To avoid duplication, please use only one
of the following methods:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: Room W12-140 on the Ground Floor of the West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (4) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call Chief Petty Officer Eldridge McFadden at<PHONE_NUMBER>. If
you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted,
without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. We have an agreement with the
Department of Transportation (DOT) to use the Docket Management
Facility. Please see DOT's ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2008-0422), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each
comment. We recommend that you include your name and a mailing address,
an e-mail address, or a phone number in the body of your document so
that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail,
fax, or delivery to the Docket Management Facility at the address under
ADDRESSES; but please submit your comments and material by only one
means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period. We may change this
proposed rule in view of them.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov at
any time. Enter the docket number for this rulemaking (USCG-2008-0422)
in the Search box, and click ``Go >>.'' You may also visit either the
Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays; or U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Boston, 427 Commercial St,
Boston, MA 02109 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received into
any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Department of
Transportation's Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit http://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one to the Docket Management Facility at the address under
ADDRESSES explaining why one would be beneficial. If we determine that
one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and place
announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

    Temporary safety zones are necessary to ensure the safety of
vessels, participants, and spectators at swimming events. Swim events
pose a significant risk to the public because of the combination of
numerous swimmers, high-speed vessels, and potentially congested
waterways. A safety zone will reduce the risk to the public by
separating swimmers from vessel traffic.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The safety zones established are necessary to ensure the safety of
vessels and people during events in the Captain of the Port Boston area
of responsibility, which may pose a hazard to the public. The safety
zones described in subparagraph (a) for this regulation will be
enforced only immediately before and during the event. The Captain of
the Port Boston will inform the public by all appropriate means
including Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, and
on-scene Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary units.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits
under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that Order.
    We expect the economic impact of this proposed rule to be so
minimal that a full Regulatory Assessment is unnecessary.
    The Coast Guard's implementation of these safety zones will be of
short duration and designed to minimize the impact on navigable waters.
These safety zones will only be enforced immediately before and during
the time the swimmers are in the water. Furthermore, these safety zones
have been designed to allow vessels to transit unrestricted to portions
of the waterway not affected by the safety zone. The Coast Guard
expects insignificant adverse impact to mariners from the activation of
this safety zone.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities.

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 proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
    This proposed rule would affect the following entities, some of
which might be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels
intending to transit or anchor in the areas designated as safety zones
in subparagraphs (a) during the date and time the safety zones are
being enforced. These safety zones would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities for the
following reasons: The safety zones in this proposed rule would be in
effect for short periods, and will not preclude vessels from transit
outside the zones.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

    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 proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. 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 Chief Petty Officer Eldridge
McFadden at<PHONE_NUMBER>. 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.

Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications
for federalism.

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 or more in any
one year. Though this proposed rule would not result in such an
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this
preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not effect a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would 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.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD and Department of Homeland Security Management Directive
5100.1, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is not likely to
have a significant effect on the human environment. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist supporting this preliminary
determination is available 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 proposed
rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

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

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

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306,
3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5;
Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.

    2. Add temporary Sec.  165.T01-0422 to read as follows: Sec.
165.T01-0422 Safety Zones: Central Massachusetts August Swim Events.
    (a) Location. The following swim events include safety zones as
described herein:
    (1) Plymouth Rock Triathlon, Plymouth Inner Harbor, Plymouth, MA
    (i) All waters of Plymouth Inner Harbor, from surface to bottom.
    (ii) Effective Date. This rule will be enforced from 7:30 a.m.
through 12:30 p.m. on August 31, 2008.
    (2) 30th Annual Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim, Gloucester Harbor,
Gloucester, MA
    (i) All waters of Gloucester Harbor, from surface to bottom, within
the zone marked by two buoys west of Niles Beach.
    (ii) Effective Date. This rule will be enforced from 8:30 a.m.
through 12:30 p.m. on August 16, 2008, with a rain date of August 17,
2008 at the same times.
    (b) Definition: As used in this section, designated representative
means any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer, or any
federal, state, or local law enforcement officer authorized to enforce
this regulation on behalf of the Coat Guard Captain of the Port (COTP).
    (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in
section 165.23 of this part, entry into or remaining in the safety
zones described in paragraph (a) of this section is prohibited unless
authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP), Boston, or
the COTP's designated representative.
    (2) Persons desiring to transit within the safety zones established
in this section may contact the Captain of the Port at telephone number
617-223-3008 or via on-scene patrol personnel on VHF channel 16 to seek
permission to do so. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels
must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port or his or
her designated representative.

    Dated: June 24, 2008.
Gail P. Kulisch,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Boston.
[FR Doc. E8-15388 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49016-49020]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22875]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0408; FRL-9969-17]

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for August
2017

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN); an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), both pending and/or expired; and a periodic status
report on any new chemicals under EPA review and the receipt of notices
of commencement (NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. This document
covers the period from August 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017.

DATES: Comments identified by the specific case number provided in this
document, must be received on or before November 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0408, and the specific PMN number or TME
number for the chemical related to your comment, 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 Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: Jim Rahai, IMD 7407M, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8593; email address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. As such, the
Agency has not attempted to describe the specific entities that this
action may apply to. Although others may be affected, this action
applies directly to the submitters of the actions addressed in this
document.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR parts 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This document provides receipt and status reports, which cover the
period from August 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017, and consists of the PMNs
and TMEs both pending and/or expired, and the NOCs to manufacture a new
chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this
time period.

III. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    Under TSCA, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., EPA classifies a chemical
substance as either an ``existing'' chemical or a ``new'' chemical. Any
chemical substance that is not on EPA's TSCA Inventory is classified as
a ``new chemical,'' while those that are on the TSCA Inventory are
classified as an ``existing chemical.'' For more information about the
TSCA Inventory, please go to: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/pubs/inventory.htm.
    Anyone who plans to manufacture or import a new chemical substance
for a non-exempt commercial purpose is required by TSCA section 5 to
provide EPA with a PMN, before initiating the activity. Section 5(h)(1)
of TSCA authorizes EPA to allow persons, upon application, to
manufacture (includes import) or process a new chemical substance, or a
chemical substance subject to a significant new use rule (SNUR) issued
under TSCA section 5(a), for ``test marketing'' purposes, which is
referred to as a test marketing exemption, or TME. For more

information about the requirements applicable to a new chemical go to:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems.
    Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to publish
in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a PMN or an application
for a TME and to publish in the Federal Register periodic reports on
the status of new chemicals under review and the receipt of NOCs to
manufacture those chemicals.

IV. Receipt and Status Reports

    As used in each of the tables in this unit, (S) indicates that the
information in the table is the specific information provided by the
submitter, and (G) indicates that the information in the table is
generic information because the specific information provided by the
submitter was claimed as CBI.
    For the 42 PMNs received by EPA during this period, Table 1
provides the following information (to the extent that such information
is not claimed as CBI): The EPA case number assigned to the PMN; The
date the PMN was received by EPA; the projected end date for EPA's
review of the PMN; the submitting manufacturer/importer; the potential
uses identified by the manufacturer/importer in the PMN; and the
chemical identity.

                          Table 1--PMNs Received From August 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017
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                                          Projected
       Case No.         Received date    notice end     Manufacturer  /         Use               Chemical
                                            date           importer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P-17-0003............        8/8/2017       11/6/2017  CBI.............  (G) Printing ink  (G) Styrene(ated)
                                                                          applications.     copolymer with
                                                                                alkyl(meth)acrylate,
                                                                                and
                                                                                (meth)acrylic acid.
P-17-0228............       8/14/2017      11/12/2017  CBI.............  (G) Coating for   (G) 2'-fluoro-4''-
                                                                          displays.         alkyl-4-propyl-
                                                                                1,1':4',1''-
                                                                                terphenyl.
P-17-0229............       8/14/2017      11/12/2017  CBI.............  (G) Coating for   (G) 4-ethyl-2'-fluoro-
                                                                          displays.         4''-alkyl-
                                                                                1,1':4',1''-
                                                                                terphenyl.
P-17-0235............       8/22/2017      11/20/2017  CBI.............  (G) Anti-         (G) Amidoamino
                                                                          agglomerate.      quaternary ammonium
                                                                                salt.
P-17-0239............       8/11/2017       11/9/2017  CBI.............  (G) Adhesive for  (G) Substituted
                                                                          open non-         carboxylic acid,
                                                                          descriptive use.  polymer with 2,4-
                                                                                diisocyanato-1-
                                                                                methylbenzene,
                                                                                hexanedioic acid,
                                                                                alpha-hydro-omega-
                                                                                hydroxypoly[oxy(meth
                                                                                yl-1,2-ethanediyl)],
                                                                                1,1'-methylenebis[4-
                                                                                isocyanatobenzene],
                                                                                2,2'-
                                                                                oxybis[ethanol],
                                                                                1,1'-oxybis[2-
                                                                                propanol] and 1,2-
                                                                                propanediol.
P-17-0245............       8/15/2017      11/13/2017  CBI.............  (G) Adhesive for  (G) Unsaturated
                                                                          open, non-        polyfluoro ester.
                                                                          dispersive use.
P-17-0270............        8/9/2017       11/7/2017  CBI.............  (G) Low           (G) Alkyl
                                                                          refractive        perfluorinated
                                                                          index coating.    acryloyl ester.
P-17-0281............        8/1/2017      10/30/2017  CBI.............  (G) Water         (G) Polysiloxane-
                                                                          reducible resin.  polyester polyol
                                                                                carboxylate.
P-17-0312............        8/1/2017      10/30/2017  CBI.............  (G) Additive for  (G) Organic acid,
                                                                          electrocoat       compds. with
                                                                          formulas.         bisphenol a-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin-
                                                                                polypropylene glycol
                                                                                diglycidyl ether
                                                                                polymer-
                                                                                disubstituted amine-
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene glycol
                                                                                reaction products.
P-17-0313............        8/1/2017      10/30/2017  CBI.............  (G) Additive for  (G) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
                                                                          electrocoat       methylethylidene)bis-
                                                                          formulas.         , polymer with 2-
                                                                                (chloromethyl)oxiran
                                                                                e and alpha-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethyl)-
                                                                                omega-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethoxy)poly
                                                                                [oxy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                                ethanediyl)],
                                                                                reaction products
                                                                                with disubstituted
                                                                                amine and
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol, organic acid
                                                                                salts.
P-17-0313............        8/1/2017      10/30/2017  CBI.............  (G) Additive for  (G) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
                                                                          electrocoat       methylethylidene)bis-
                                                                          formulas.         , polymer with 2-
                                                                                (chloromethyl)oxiran
                                                                                e and alpha-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethyl)-
                                                                                omega-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethoxy)poly
                                                                                [oxy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                                ethanediyl)],
                                                                                reaction products
                                                                                with disubstituted
                                                                                amine and
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol, organic acid
                                                                                salts.
P-17-0314............        8/1/2017      10/30/2017  CBI.............  (G) Additive for  (G) Organic acid, 2-
                                                                          electrocoat       substituted-,
                                                                          formulas.         compds. with
                                                                                bisphenol a-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin-
                                                                                polypropylene glycol
                                                                                diglycidyl ether
                                                                                polymer-
                                                                                disubstituted amine-
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene glycol
                                                                                reaction products.
P-17-0315............        8/1/2017      10/30/2017  CBI.............  (G) Additive for  (G) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
                                                                          electrocoat       methylethylidene)bis-
                                                                          formulas.         , polymer with alpha-
                                                                                (2-substituted-
                                                                                methylethyl)-omega-
                                                                                (2-substituted-
                                                                                methylethoxy)poly[ox
                                                                                y(methyl-1,2-
                                                                                ethanediyl)], 2-
                                                                                (chloromethyl)oxiran
                                                                                e and alpha-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethyl)-
                                                                                omega-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethoxy)poly
                                                                                [oxy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                                ethanediyl)],
                                                                                alkylphenyl ethers,
                                                                                reaction products
                                                                                with disubstituted
                                                                                amine, organic acid
                                                                                salts.
P-17-0316............        8/1/2017      10/30/2017  CBI.............  (G) Additive for  (G) Organic acid,
                                                                          electrocoat       compds. with
                                                                          formulas.         bisphenol a-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin-
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene glycol-
                                                                                polypropylene glycol
                                                                                diglycidyl ether
                                                                                polymer alkylphenyl
                                                                                ethers-disubstituted
                                                                                amine reaction
                                                                                products.
P-17-0317............        8/1/2017      10/30/2017  CBI.............  (G) Additive for  (G) Organic acid,
                                                                          electrocoat       compds. with
                                                                          formulas.         bisphenol a-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin-
                                                                                polypropylene glycol
                                                                                diglycidyl ether
                                                                                polymer-
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene glycol
                                                                                reaction products.
P-17-0319............       8/14/2017      11/12/2017  Inolex Chemical   (S) This          (S) L-isoleucine, c18-
                                                        Company.          material will     22-alkyl esters,
                                                                          be used an an     ethanesulfonates.
                                                                          emollient for a
                                                                          fabric softener/
                                                                          conditioning
                                                                          product.

P-17-0320............       8/14/2017      11/12/2017  H.B. Fuller       (G) Industrial    (G) Dodecanedioic
                                                        Company.          Adhesive.         acid and 1,6-
                                                                                hexanediol polymer
                                                                                with 3-hydroxy-2,2-
                                                                                dimethylpropyl 2,2-
                                                                                dimethylhydracrylate
                                                                                , neopentylglycol,
                                                                                1,2 ethanediol,
                                                                                adipic acid,
                                                                                isophthalic acid,
                                                                                terephthalic acid, 2-
                                                                                oxooxopane, bayflex
                                                                                2002h and 1,1'-
                                                                                methylenebis[isocyan
                                                                                atobenzene].
P-17-0325............        8/8/2017       11/6/2017  Cekal             (S) Used in       (S) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                        Specialties,      textile           polymer with 2-
                                                        Inc.              industry in       methyl-2-((1-oxo-2-
                                                                          bleaching and     propenyl)amino)-1-
                                                                          dyeing            propanesulfonic
                                                                          operations as a   acid.
                                                                          dispersing
                                                                          agent, for
                                                                          professional
                                                                          use according
                                                                          to the
                                                                          instructions in
                                                                          the Technical
                                                                          Bulletin.
P-17-0328............        8/9/2017       11/7/2017  AGC Electronics   (S)               (S) Tetrahydrofuran-2-
                                                        America Inc.      Tetrahydrofuran-  carboxylic acid.
                                                                          2-carboxylic
                                                                          acid is used as
                                                                          an additive for
                                                                          controlling
                                                                          selectivity of
                                                                          Chemical
                                                                          Mechanical
                                                                          Polishing (CMP)
                                                                          Slurry used for
                                                                          Semiconductor
                                                                          wafer
                                                                          polishing. The
                                                                          additive helps
                                                                          to selectively
                                                                          protect certain
                                                                          thin film
                                                                          layers from
                                                                          polishing while
                                                                          some other
                                                                          layers are
                                                                          being polished
                                                                          from the wafer
                                                                          surface during
                                                                          CMP process.
P-17-0329............       8/30/2017      11/28/2017  CBI.............  (G) Intermediate  (G) Substituted
                                                                          used in           haloaromatic
                                                                          synthesis.        trihaloalkyl-
                                                                                aromatic alkanone.
P-17-0343............        8/9/2017       11/7/2017  CBI.............  (G) Corrosion     (G) Modified
                                                                          Inhibitor in      benzimidazole salt.
                                                                          Aqueous Systems.
P-17-0355............       8/23/2017      11/21/2017  CBI.............  (G) Site          (G) Benzoic acid,
                                                                          intermediate.     alkyl derivs.
P-17-0366............        8/9/2017       11/7/2017  CBI.............  (G) Dispersant..  (G) Fatty acids
                                                                                polymer with
                                                                                alkylamino-
                                                                                alkylsulfonic-poly
                                                                                glycol-blocked
                                                                                compounds with
                                                                                alkylamine.
P-17-0367............        8/4/2017       11/2/2017  CBI.............  (S) Intermediate  (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                          for use in the    polymer with
                                                                          manufacture of    alkanedioic acid,
                                                                          polymers.         alkali lignin,
                                                                                diethylene glycol-
                                                                                and polyol-depolymd.
                                                                                poly(ethylene
                                                                                terephthalate) waste
                                                                                plastics and
                                                                                arylcarboxylic acid
                                                                                anhydride.
P-17-0368............        8/4/2017       11/2/2017  CBI.............  (S) Intermediate  (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                          for use in the    polymer with
                                                                          manufacture of    alkanedioic acid,
                                                                          polymers.         alkali lignin,
                                                                                diethylene glycol-
                                                                                and polyol-depolymd.
                                                                                poly(ethylene
                                                                                terephthalate) waste
                                                                                plastics.
P-17-0369............        8/4/2017       11/2/2017  CBI.............  (S) Intermediate  (G) Waste plastics,
                                                                          for use in the    poly(ethylene
                                                                          manufacture of    terephthalate),
                                                                          polymers.         depolymd. with
                                                                                diethylene glycol,
                                                                                polymers with
                                                                                alkanedioic acid,
                                                                                alkali lignin and
                                                                                arylcarboxylic acid
                                                                                anhydride.
P-17-0370............        8/4/2017       11/2/2017  CBI.............  (S) Intermediate  (G) Waste plastics,
                                                                          for use in the    poly(ethylene
                                                                          manufacture of    terephthalate),
                                                                          polymers.         depolymd. with
                                                                                diethylene glycol
                                                                                and polyol, polymers
                                                                                with alkanedioic
                                                                                acid, alkali lignin
                                                                                and arylcarboxylic
                                                                                acid anhydride.
P-17-0371............        8/4/2017       11/2/2017  CBI.............  (S) Intermediate  (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                          for use in the    polymer with
                                                                          manufacture of    alkanedioic acid,
                                                                          polymers.         alkali lignin,
                                                                                diethylene glycol-
                                                                                and polyol-depolymd.
                                                                                poly(ethylene
                                                                                terephthalate) waste
                                                                                plastics and
                                                                                arylcarboxylic acid
                                                                                anhydride.
P-17-0372............        8/4/2017       11/2/2017  CBI.............  (S) Intermediate  (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                          for use in the    polymer with
                                                                          manufacture of    alkanedioic acid,
                                                                          polymers.         alkali lignin,
                                                                                diethylene glycol-
                                                                                depolymd.
                                                                                poly(ethylene
                                                                                terephthalate) waste
                                                                                plastics and
                                                                                arylcarboxylic acid
                                                                                anhydride.
P-17-0374............       8/17/2017      11/15/2017  Allnex USA Inc..  (S) Ultra Violet  (G) Polysiloxanes, di
                                                                          curable coating   alkyl , substituted
                                                                          resin.            alky group-
                                                                                terminated,
                                                                                alkoxylated,
                                                                                reaction products
                                                                                with alkanoic acid,
                                                                                isocyanate
                                                                                substituted-alkyl
                                                                                carbomonocycle and
                                                                                polyol.
P-17-0375............       8/18/2017      11/16/2017  CBI.............  (G) Paint         (G) 2-
                                                                          additive.         oxepanone,polymer
                                                                                with
                                                                                diisocyanatohexane,
                                                                                alkyl-
                                                                                ((hydroxyalkyl)-
                                                                                alkanediol and
                                                                                isocyanato-
                                                                                (isocyanatoalkyl)-
                                                                                trialkylcyclohexane,
                                                                                di-alkyl malonate-
                                                                                and polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol mono-me ether-
                                                                                blocked, reaction
                                                                                products with
                                                                                (methylalkyl)-
                                                                                propanamine.
P-17-0376............       8/23/2017      11/21/2017  CBI.............  (G) Processing    (G) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                                          additive.         2-methyl-, 2-
                                                                                hydroxyethyl ester
                                                                                polymer with
                                                                                hexadecyl 2-
                                                                                propenoate,
                                                                                octadecyl 2-
                                                                                propenoate and
                                                                                3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,
                                                                                8,8,8-
                                                                                tridecasubstitutedoc
                                                                                tyl 2-propenoate.
P-17-0377............       8/24/2017      11/22/2017  CBI.............  (G) Processing    (G) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                                          additive.         2-methyl-, 2-
                                                                                hydroxyethyl ester,
                                                                                polymer with
                                                                                hexadecyl 2-
                                                                                propenoate,
                                                                                octadecyl 2-
                                                                                propenoate and
                                                                                3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,
                                                                                8,8,8-
                                                                                tridecasubstitutedoc
                                                                                tyl 2-methyl-2-
                                                                                propenoate.
P-17-0378............       8/23/2017      11/21/2017  CBI.............  (G) Processing    (G) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                                          additive.         2-methyl-, hexadecyl
                                                                                ester, polymer with
                                                                                2-hydroxyethyl 2-
                                                                                methyl-2-propenoate,
                                                                                octadecyl 2-methyl-2-
                                                                                propenoate and
                                                                                3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,
                                                                                8,8,8-
                                                                                tridecasubstitutedoc
                                                                                tyl 2-propenoate.

P-17-0379............       8/23/2017      11/21/2017  CBI.............  (G) Processing    (G) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                                          additive.         2-methyl-, hexadecyl
                                                                                ester, polymer with
                                                                                2-hydroxyethyl 2-
                                                                                methyl-2-propenoate,
                                                                                octadecyl 2-methyl-2-
                                                                                propenoate and
                                                                                3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,
                                                                                8,8,8-
                                                                                tridecasubstitutedoc
                                                                                tyl 2-methyl-2-
                                                                                propenoate.
P-17-0380............       8/24/2017      11/22/2017  CBI.............  (G) Open, non-    (G) Amine- and
                                                                          dispersive use.   hydroxy-functional
                                                                                acrylic polymer.
P-17-0381............       8/24/2017      11/22/2017  CBI.............  (G) Open, non-    (G) Hydroxy acrylic
                                                                          dispersive use.   polymer,
                                                                                methanesulfonates.
P-17-0382............       8/24/2017      11/22/2017  Chemtura          (S) Friction      (S) Amides, tallow,
                                                        Corporation.      modifier for      n,n-bis(2-
                                                                          motor oil         ydroxypropyl).
                                                                          lubricants.
P-17-0383............       8/25/2017      11/23/2017  Toagosei America  (G) Binder......  (G) Alkenoic acid,
                                                        Inc..                               polymer will
                                                                                ammonium alkenoate
                                                                                (1:1) and
                                                                                polyalkylenediol
                                                                                diacrylate.
P-17-0386............       8/30/2017      11/28/2017  Durez             (S) Use as an     (S) Cashew, nutshell
                                                        Corporation.      additive as a     liquid, polymer with
                                                                          processing aid    formaldehyde, phenol
                                                                          for automotive    and resorcinol.
                                                                          tire stock.
P-17-0387............       8/30/2017      11/28/2017  CBI.............  (G) Paint.......  (G) Dicarboxylic
                                                                                acids, polymers with
                                                                                alkanoic acid,
                                                                                alkanediol,
                                                                                susbtituted-
                                                                                alkylalkanoic acid,
                                                                                substituted alkyl
                                                                                carbomonocyle,
                                                                                alkanedioic acid and
                                                                                alkanediol,
                                                                                alkanolamine
                                                                                blocked, compds with
                                                                                alkanolamine.
P-17-0388............       8/30/2017      11/28/2017  CBI.............  (G) Paint.......  (G) Dicarboxylic
                                                                                acids, polymers with
                                                                                alkanoic acid,
                                                                                alkanediol,
                                                                                susbtituted-
                                                                                alkylalkanoic acid,
                                                                                substituted alkyl
                                                                                carbomonocyle,
                                                                                alkanedioic acid and
                                                                                alkanediol,
                                                                                alkanolamine
                                                                                blocked, compds with
                                                                                alkanolamine.
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    For the 13 NOCs received by EPA during this period, Table 2
provides the following information (to the extent that such information
is not claimed as CBI): The EPA case number assigned to the NOC; the
date the NOC was received by EPA; the projected date of commencement
provided by the submitter in the NOC; and the chemical identity.

                          Table 2--NOCs Received From August 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017
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                                                           Commencement
               Case No.                  Received date         date                       Chemical
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J-17-0008............................          8/2/2017          8/2/2017  (G) Genetically modified
                                                                            microorganism.
P-14-0364............................         8/16/2017          8/2/2017  (S) Phenol, styrenated, reaction
                                                                            products with polyethylene glycol
                                                                            and 2-[(2-propen-1-
                                                                            yloxy)methyl]oxirane.
P-15-0143............................          8/1/2017         7/17/2017  (G) Metallic salt of aromatic
                                                                            carboxylic acid.
P-15-0484............................         8/22/2017         7/28/2017  (G) Amino benzyl acrylic copolymer.
P-15-0535............................          8/7/2017         7/11/2016  (G) Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-
                                                                            (hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-, compds.
                                                                            with hydroxylamine-blocked
                                                                            polymethylenepolyphenylene
                                                                            isocyanate-polymeric diol.
P-15-0660............................          8/4/2017         8/19/2016  (G) Alicyclic anhydride, polymer with
                                                                            alkanepolyol, 2-
                                                                            (chloromethyl)oxirane, 4,4'-(1-
                                                                            methylethylidene)bis[phenol] and
                                                                            cyclic ester.
P-15-0662............................          8/7/2017         8/26/2016  (G) Alicyclic anhydride, polymer with
                                                                            alkanepolyol, 2-
                                                                            (chloromethyl)oxirane, ,
                                                                            alkanediol,4,4'-(1-
                                                                            methylethylidene)bis[phenol] and
                                                                            cyclic ester.
P-16-0553............................         8/15/2017         7/20/2017  (G) 2-propenoic acid ester, polymer
                                                                            with alkyl propenoate, reaction
                                                                            products with alkylamine and
                                                                            aldehyde.
P-16-0578............................          8/1/2017         7/10/2017  (G) Alkenoic acid, alkyester, polymer
                                                                            with n-(dialkyl-oxoalkyl)-
                                                                            alkenamide, alkenylbenzene, alkyl
                                                                            alkenoate and alkenoic acid.
P-17-0118............................         8/23/2017         8/22/2017  (S) 1,6,10-dodecatriene, 7,11-
                                                                            dimethyl-3-methylene-, 6(e)-,
                                                                            homopolymer, 2-hydroxyethyl-
                                                                            terminated.
P-17-0231............................          8/4/2017          8/3/2017  (G) Fatty acids, polymers with
                                                                            benzoic acid,
                                                                            cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid
                                                                            anhydride, aliphatic diisocyanate,
                                                                            alkyl diol, alkyl triol,
                                                                            pentaerythritol, phthalic anhydride,
                                                                            polyalkylene glycol amine, and
                                                                            aromatic dicarboxylate sulphonic
                                                                            acid and sodium salt.
P-17-0256............................         8/29/2017         8/15/2017  (G) Carbopolycyclic dicarboxylic
                                                                            acid, dialkyl ester, polymer with
                                                                            dialkyl carbomonocyclic diester,
                                                                            dialkyl substituted carbomonocyclic
                                                                            diester alkali metal salt and
                                                                            alkanediol.
P-17-0272............................         8/16/2017          8/2/2017  (G) Fatty acid amide alkyl amine
                                                                            salts.
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    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: October 12, 2017.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2017-22875 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am]
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