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[Pages 13742-13743]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0016]

Meetings To Implement Pandemic Response Voluntary Agreement Under
Section 708 of the Defense Production Act

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

ACTION: Announcement of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is holding a
series of meetings, under the Plan of Action to Establish a National
Strategy for the Coordination of National Multimodal Healthcare Supply
Chains to Respond to COVID-19, to implement the Voluntary Agreement for
the Manufacture and Distribution of Critical Healthcare Resources
Necessary to Respond to a Pandemic.

DATES:
     Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET).
     Wednesday, March 16, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
     Wednesday, March 30, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
     Wednesday, April 13, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
     Wednesday, April 27, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
     Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
     Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Glenn, Office of Business,
Industry, and Infrastructure Integration, via email at
[email protected] or via phone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is provided as
required by section 708(h)(8) of the Defense Production Act (DPA), 50
U.S.C. 4558(h)(8), and consistent with 44 CFR part 332.
    The DPA authorizes the making of ``voluntary agreements and plans
of action'' with representatives of industry, business, and other
interests to help provide for the national defense.\1\ The President's
authority to facilitate voluntary agreements with respect to responding
to the spread of COVID-19 within the United States was delegated to the
Secretary of Homeland Security in Executive Order 13911.\2\ The
Secretary of Homeland Security further delegated this authority to the
FEMA Administrator.\3\
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    \1\ 50 U.S.C. 4558(c)(1).
    \2\ 85 FR 18403 (Apr. 1, 2020).
    \3\ DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020); DHS
Delegation Number 09052 Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 2017).
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    On August 17, 2020, after the appropriate consultations with the
Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, FEMA
completed and published in the Federal Register a ``Voluntary
Agreement, Manufacture and Distribution of Critical Healthcare
Resources Necessary to Respond to a Pandemic'' (Voluntary
Agreement).\4\ Unless terminated earlier, the Voluntary Agreement is
effective until August 17, 2025, and may be extended subject to
additional approval by the Attorney General after consultation with the
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. The Agreement may be used to
prepare for or respond to any pandemic, including COVID-19, during that
time.
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    \4\ 85 FR 50035 (Aug. 17, 2020). The Attorney General, in
consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, made
the required finding that the purpose of the voluntary agreement may
not reasonably be achieved through an agreement having less
anticompetitive effects or without any voluntary agreement and
published the finding in the Federal Register on the same day. 85 FR
50049 (Aug. 17, 2020).
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    On October 15, 2021, the sixth plan of action under the Voluntary
Agreement--the Plan of Action to Establish a National Strategy for the
Coordination of National Multimodal Healthcare Supply Chains to Respond
to COVID-19--was finalized.\5\ This plan of action established several
sub-committees under the Voluntary Agreement, focusing on different
transportation categories.
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    \5\ See 86 FR 57444 (Oct. 15, 2021). See also 87 FR 6880 (Feb.
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    The meetings are chaired by the FEMA Administrator's delegates from
the Office of Response and Recovery (ORR) and Office of Policy and
Program Analysis (OPPA), attended by the Attorney General's delegates
from the U.S. Department of Justice, and attended by the Chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission's delegates. In implementing the Voluntary
Agreement, FEMA adheres to all procedural requirements of 50 U.S.C.
4558 and 44 CFR part 332.
    Meeting Objectives: The objectives of the meetings are as follows:

    1. Convene the various Sub-Committees focused on Surface,
Maritime, and Aviation Transportation under the National Multimodal
Healthcare Supply Chains Plan of Action to establish priorities
related to the COVID-19 response under the Voluntary Agreement.
    2. Convene the Requirements Sub-Committee under the National
Multimodal Healthcare Supply Chains Plan of Action, as a culmination
of the above series of meetings, by the end of May 2022.
    3. Gather Sub-Committee Participants and Attendees to ask
targeted questions for situational awareness.
    4. Identify pandemic-related supply chain issues, information
gaps, and areas for potential additional discussion.
    5. Identify potential Objectives and Actions under the Sub-
Committees focused on Surface, Maritime, and Aviation
Transportation.

    Meetings Closed to the Public: By default, the DPA requires
meetings held to implement a voluntary agreement or plan of action be
open to the public.\6\ However, attendance may be limited if the
Sponsor \7\ of the Voluntary Agreement finds that the matter to be
discussed at a meeting falls within the purview of matters described in
5 U.S.C. 552b(c), such as trade secrets and commercial or financial
information.
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    \6\ See 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
    \7\ ``[T]he individual designated by the President in subsection
(c)(2) [of section 708 of the DPA] to administer the voluntary
agreement, or plan of action.'' 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
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    The Sponsor of the Voluntary Agreement, the FEMA Administrator,
found that these meetings to implement the Voluntary Agreement involve
matters which fall within the purview of matters described in 5 U.S.C.
552b(c) and the meetings are therefore closed to the public.
    Specifically, these meetings may require participants to disclose
trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged
or confidential. Disclosure of such information allows for meetings to
be closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
    The success of the Voluntary Agreement depends wholly on the
willing participation of the private sector participants. Failure to
close these meetings to the public could reduce active participation by
the signatories due to a perceived risk that sensitive company
information could be released to the public. A public disclosure of a
private sector participant's information executed prematurely could
reduce trust and support for the Voluntary Agreement.
    A resulting loss of support by the participants for the Voluntary
Agreement would significantly hinder

the implementation of the Agency's objectives. Thus, these meeting
closures are permitted pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-95683; File No. SR-ICEEU-2022-010]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe Limited; Notice
of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendments to the ICE
Clear Europe Clearing Membership Procedures

September 7, 2022.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on August 30, 2022, ICE Clear Europe Limited (``ICE Clear Europe'' or
the ``Clearing House'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule changes described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared primarily by
ICE Clear Europe. 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.
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change

    The principal purpose of the proposed amendments is for ICE Clear
Europe to modify its Clearing Membership Procedures (``Clearing
Membership Procedures'' or ``Procedures'') to make certain
clarifications and updates.

II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, ICE Clear Europe 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. ICE Clear Europe has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections (A), (B), and (C) below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

(a) Purpose
    ICE Clear Europe is proposing to amend its Clearing Membership
Procedures to make certain clarifications and enhancements to remove
certain provisions that are duplicative of the Clearing House's
Counterparty Credit Risk Policy and Counterparty Credit Risk
Procedures,\3\ to more clearly document certain practices and to make
certain non-substantive changes to improve clarity and readability.
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    \3\ The Counterparty Credit Risk Policy and Procedures are
described in Exchange Act Release No. 34-93880, SR ICEEU-2021-15
(Dec. 30, 2021) 87 FR 513 (Jan. 5, 2022).
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    The section describing the purpose of the Procedures would add a
defined term referencing the Clearing House's Clearing Rules.
Conforming changes would be made to each reference to the ``Clearing
Rules'' appearing in the remainder of the Procedures.
    The section describing the application process would update the
names of certain departments responsible for reviewing Clearing
Membership applications as follows: such applications (i) would be
reviewed by the Credit and Clearing Risk department (this change does
not represent a change in departments, rather, it is an inclusion of
the relevant department names rather than stating ``Risk'' generally)
and (ii) are subject to the approval of the Executive Risk Committee
(rather than simply the ``Committee''), which would also be known as
``the Committee or ``ERC'' in shorthand in the Procedures. Conforming
changes would be made in the remainder of the Procedures.
    A paragraph which provided that the Clearing Risk Department would
conduct a credit review which may include a credit check and
assessments based on the Clearing House's Counterparty Ratings System
would be removed as the credit review is covered by the Counterparty
Credit Risk Policy and Procedures.
    The proposed amendments would provide that the list of Approved
Jurisdiction for applicants (those jurisdictions for which additional
legal and regulatory analysis is not required) would be maintained by
the legal department, rather than in the Clearing Membership
Parameters. This change reflects current practice as the list of
Approved Jurisdictions is currently maintained by the legal department.
Further, in order to consolidate information and because the legal
department is placed to provide guidance on Approved Jurisdictions, the
Clearing Membership Procedures would reflect that such list would be
maintained by the legal department only.
    The subsection discussing termination of Clearing Membership by ICE
Clear Europe would be updated to remove a sentence which provided that
the Board is required to approve the issuance of a Termination Notice
against

a Clearing Member. There is no such requirement under the Rules, and
accordingly the amendments would bring the Procedures into line with
the Rules and the scope of authority currently delegated by the Board
and does not represent a change in existing practice or procedures as
they relate to Termination Notices. Action by the Clearing House to
terminate a member under Rule 209 would be subject to the existing
general governance provisions of the Rules, including Rule 114. Rule
114(a) allows the Clearing House to delegate authority to its Board,
Chairman, President or any other Director or employee. Although ICE
Clear Europe would expect that a decision to issue a Termination Notice
against a Clearing Member would likely be made by the Board, the
Clearing House's existing Delegation of Authority to its President
implemented pursuant to Rule 114(a) could potentially apply to issuance
of a Termination Notice in certain emergency scenarios including
situations where time is of the essence for the interests of the
Clearing House and its Clearing Members. In such cases and pursuant to
the specifications included in the Delegation of Authority, the
President may be authorized to issue a Termination Notice. Accordingly,
the proposed update will conform the Clearing Membership Procedures to
reflect the Clearing House's existing authority under the Rules and
Delegation of Authority to issue Termination Notice in respect of
Clearing Members.
    The subsection discussing the minimum capital requirements that the
Clearing House requires of Clearing Members would be updated to remove
a reference to data sources used to determine a Clearing Member's
Capital. Such matters are addressed in the Counterparty Credit Risk
Policy and Procedures and do not need to be addressed in the Clearing
Membership Procedures. Additionally, the amendments clarify that
certain additional risk-based requirements that may be imposed under
the CDS Procedures would apply only to CDS Clearing Members in
accordance with the terms of the CDS Procedures. This update does not
represent a change to the Clearing Membership Procedures and is
intended to reflect that the Clearing Membership Procedures align with
the CDS Procedures.
    The subsection discussing contributions to the Guaranty Fund for
CDS and F&O would be updated to clarify that the Clearing Membership
applications would be required to make Guaranty Fund contributions as
specified by the F&O Guaranty Fund Policy and Section 5 of the CDS Risk
Policy. The change is intended to update references to the correct F&O
and CDS policies and does not represent a change in substantive
requirements.
    A subsection discussing the Clearing House's margin-to-capital
ratio requirement would be removed as unnecessary because such
requirement is addressed in greater detail in the Clearing House's
Counterparty Credit Risk Policy and Procedures.
    In the section discussing on-going monitoring of the Clearing
Members by the Clearing House, a sentence which cross-referenced the
Counterparty Credit Risk Policy would be removed as unnecessary.
    The proposed amendments would provide that the Clearing House's
periodic counterparty review includes know-your-customer and anti-money
laundering assessments. This amendment is intended to reflect current
practice.
    A subsection referencing the Clearing House's Quarterly
Counterparty Rating System Report would be removed as the topic is
discussed in greater detail in the Counterparty Credit Risk Policy and
Procedures.
    A subsection discussing the information the Clearing House requires
that Clearing Members provide through the Annual Member Return (AMR)
would be updated to expressly include updated Clearing Member
information. AMR is an annual process by which ICE Clear Europe
requests Clearing Members to provide and confirm certain information
related to their clearing membership; AMR is a means for the Clearing
House to ensure that it has up-to-date information about Clearing
Members. The proposed change is intended to inform Clearing Members
that information requested as part of AMR will include updated Clearing
Member information, which may include, for example, a change of a
Clearing Member's registered or operational address, its legal entity
name, etc.
    Other non-substantive typographical and similar drafting
clarifications and updates would be made throughout the Procedures to
improve readability and correct grammatical errors.
(b) Statutory Basis
    ICE Clear Europe believes that the proposed amendments to the
Clearing Membership Procedures are consistent with the requirements of
Section 17A of the Act \4\ and the regulations thereunder applicable to
it. In particular, Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \5\ requires, among
other things, that the rules of a clearing agency be designed to
promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities
transactions and, to the extent applicable, derivative agreements,
contracts, and transactions, the safeguarding of securities and funds
in the custody or control of the clearing agency or for which it is
responsible, and the protection of investors and the public interest.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    The proposed changes to the Clearing Membership Procedures are
intended to update and more clearly document the Clearing House's
procedures for reviewing applications for clearing membership,
variations of membership permissions and on-going monitoring and
termination of membership of ICEU. The amendments remove certain
overlapping or duplicative information that is addressed in more detail
in the Clearing House's Counterparty Credit Risk Policy and Procedures.
In ICE Clear Europe's view the amendments would thus facilitate the
clearing membership process, and related risk management by the
Clearing House. The amendments would therefore facilitate the prompt
and accurate clearing of cleared contracts and protect investors and
the public interest in the sound operations of the Clearing House,
consistent with the requirement s of Section 17A(b)(3)(F).\6\ Further,
the amendments will not affect the safeguarding of securities and funds
in the custody or control of the Clearing House or for which it is
responsible, within the meaning Section 17A(b)(3)(F).\7\
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    The amendments to the Procedures are also consistent with relevant
provisions of Rule 17Ad-22.\8\ Rule 17Ad-22(e)(18) provides that
``[e]ach covered clearing agency shall establish, implement, maintain
and enforce written policies and procedures reasonable designed to, as
applicable [. . .] establish objective, risk-based and publicly
disclosed criteria for participation, which permit fair and open access
by direct . . . participants . . . require participants to have
sufficient financial resources and robust operational capacity to meet
obligations arising from participation in the clearing agency, and
monitor compliance with such participation requirements on an ongoing
basis''.\9\ As set forth above, the amendments to the Clearing
Membership Procedures are intended to clarify and enhance the Clearing

House's procedures as they relate to Clearing Membership application
and monitoring processes. The amendments do not substantively change
the requirements for membership or the related Rules, but rather update
the Procedures to reflect the Clearing House's current practices, avoid
duplication of other Clearing House policies (specifically the
Counterparty Credit Risk Policy and Procedures) and make other updates
to improve clarity and readability. The amendments will facilitate the
Clearing House's ability to implement and monitor its participation
requirements. In ICE Clear Europe's view, the amendments are therefore
consistent with the requirements of Rule 17Ad-22(e)(18).\10\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 240.17 Ad-22.
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.17 Ad-22(e)(18).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(18).
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    Rule 17Ad-22(e)(2) further provides that ``[e]ach covered clearing
agency shall establish, implement, maintain and enforce written
policies and procedures reasonable designed to, as applicable [. . .]
provide for governance arrangements that are (i) clear and transparent,
(ii) clearly prioritize the safety and efficiency of the covered
clearing agency; and (iii) support the public interest requirement in
Section 17A of the Act'' \11\ among other requirements. As set forth
above, the amendments clarify the governance arrangements around the
termination of clearing membership status under Rule 209, to remove a
requirement that terminations be approved by the Board. Such a
requirement is not provided in the Rules, and accordingly the
amendments would make the Procedures consistent with the governance
procedures of the Rules, including Rule 114. As such, in ICE Clear
Europe's view, the amendments are consistent with the requirements of
Rule 17Ad-22(e)(2).\12\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(2).
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    ICE Clear Europe does not believe the proposed amendments would
have any impact, or impose any burden, on competition not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The amendments
are being adopted to update and clarify the Clearing Membership
Procedures, which relates to the Clearing House's internal processes
for implementation and ongoing monitoring of its membership
requirements. No substantive changes are being made to the membership
requirements themselves or the Rules. Accordingly, ICE Clear Europe
does not believe the amendments would affect the costs of clearing, the
ability of market participants to access clearing, or the market for
clearing services generally. Therefore, ICE Clear Europe does not
believe the proposed rule change imposes any burden on competition that
is inappropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change
Received From Members, Participants or Others

    Written comments relating to the proposed amendments have not been
solicited or received by ICE Clear Europe. ICE Clear Europe will notify
the Commission of any written comments received with respect to the
proposed rule change and adoption.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) by order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

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 email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-ICEEU-2022-010 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICEEU-2022-010. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email 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 website (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 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of such filings will also be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Europe and on ICE
Clear Europe's website at https://www.theice.com/clear-europe/regulation. All comments received will be posted without change.
Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit
personal identifying information from comment submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICEEU-2022-010 and should be
submitted on or before October 4, 2022.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8697-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0543]

The Development of Land-Use Scenarios Consistent With Climate
Change Emissions Storylines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft
document entitled, ``The Development of Land-Use Scenarios Consistent
with Climate Change Emissions Storylines'' (EPA/600/R-08/076). The
document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental
Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development.
    EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information-quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent, and should not be construed to represent, any
Agency policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments
submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document.

DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins July 25, 2008, and ends
August 25, 2008. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by August 25, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The draft is available primarily via the Internet on the
National Center for Environmental Assessment's home page under the
Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from
the Information Management Team, NCEA; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>. If you are requesting a paper copy, please
provide your name, your mailing address, and the document title, ``The
Development of Land-Use Scenarios Consistent with Climate Change
Emissions Storylines.''
    Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions

provided in the ``Supplementary Information'' section of this notice.

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

I. Information About the Project/Document

    This draft report describes the modeling methodology used to create
scenarios of housing density changes across the contiguous United
States for each decade from the year 2000 to 2100 that are consistent
with socio-economic storylines used by climate change modelers. The
method consists of adapting the four main storylines used in the
reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to the
United States, then running a demographic model for the United States
at the county level that is consistent with these storylines, and
distributing new housing at a 100-meter scale using a spatial
allocation model that translates the population projections to housing.
    The scenarios not only reflect different assumptions about
fertility rates and domestic and international migration, but also
assumptions about the allocation of housing on the landscape from more
compact to less compact forms of growth. The draft report also
describes the methods used to convert housing density into impervious
surface cover--an output that will facilitate future assessments of
changes in water quality, aquatic ecosystems, air quality, and human
health. The draft report concludes with recommendations for future
modifications to the model to integrate climate change variables and
for further analyses using the present results.

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

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2008-
0543, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit
three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number
pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original
and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2008-0543. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket
without change and to make the comments available online at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-
mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials,
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: July 16, 2008.
Rebecca Clark,
Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. E8-17086 Filed 7-24-08; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register: August 31, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 169)]
[Notices]
[Page 51868-51869]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon written request, copies available from: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC
20549.

Extension: Rule 6c-7; SEC File No. 270-269; OMB Control No. 3235-
0276.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of the previously approved
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 6c-7 (17 CFR 270.6c-7) under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``1940 Act'') provides exemption from
certain provisions of Sections 22(e) and 27 of the 1940 Act for
registered separate accounts offering variable annuity contracts to
certain employees of Texas institutions of higher education
participating in the Texas Optional Retirement Program. There are
approximately 80 registrants governed by Rule 6c-7. The burden of
compliance with Rule 6c-7, in connection with the registrants obtaining
from a purchaser, prior to or at the time of purchase, a signed
document acknowledging the restrictions on redeemability imposed by
Texas law, is estimated to be approximately 3 minutes per response for
each of approximately 2,600 purchasers annually (at an estimated $70
per hour), for a total annual burden of 130 hours (at a total annual
cost of $9,100).
    Rule 6c-7 requires that the separate account's registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.)
include a representation that Rule 6c-7 is being relied upon and is
being complied with. This requirement enhances the Commission's ability
to monitor utilization of and compliance with the rule. There are no
recordkeeping requirements with respect to Rule 6c-7.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of
Commission rules or forms. The Commission does not include in the
estimate of average burden hours the time preparing registration
statements and sales literature disclosure regarding the restrictions
on redeemability imposed by Texas law. The estimate of burden hours for
completing the relevant registration statements are reported on the
separate PRA submissions for those statements. (See the separate PRA
submissions for Form N-3 (17 CFR 274.11b) and Form N-4 (17 CFR
274.11c).
    Complying with the collection of information requirements of the
rules is necessary to obtain a benefit. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control
number.
    General comments regarding the above information should be directed
to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or e-mail to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information

Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson,
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312, or send and e-mail
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30
days of this notice.

    Dated: August 23, 2006.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-7302 Filed 8-30-06; 8:45 am]

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     Consultation Questions Regarding an Information Collection Activity:
     Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product

                     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Distributor Company Representative(s) Consulted

      Name						: Jeffery Jones
      Company Represented			: USDA APHIS WS
      Contact Information (email and mailing<EMAIL_ADDRESS>      4700 River Road, Unit 87 Riverdale, MD 20737

Questionnaire

(1)	Publicly Available Data

       Are the data that the Agency seeks available from any public source, or already collected by another office at EPA or by another agency?  No.

       If yes, where can you find the data?  (Does your answer indicate a true duplication, or does the input indicate that certain data elements are available, but that they don't meet our data needs very well?)

(2)	 Frequency of Collection

       Can the Agency collect the information less frequently and still produce the same outcome? No.

(3)	Clarity of Instructions

    The ICR is intended to require that respondents provide certain data so that the Agency can utilize them.

       Based on the instructions (regulations, PR Notices, etc.), is it clear what you are required to do and how to submit such data? If not, what suggestions do you have to clarify the instructions? Yes.

       Do you understand that you are required to maintain records?   Yes.

       Are there forms associated with this process?  Do you use them?  Are they clear, logical, and easy to complete? Yes.

(4)	Electronic Reporting and Record keeping

   The Government Paperwork Elimination Act requires agencies make available to the public electronic reporting alternatives to paper-based submissions by 2003, unless there is a strong reason for not doing so.  One such reason is that, at the present time, the Agency is unable to ensure the security of CBI that might be transmitted over the Internet.

       What do you think about electronic alternatives to paper-based records and data submissions?  Current electronic reporting alternatives include the use of web forms/XML based submissions via the Agency's Internet site and magnetic media-based submissions, e.g., diskette, CD-ROM, etc.  Would you be interested in pursuing electronic reporting? Yes, however, USDA APHIS has not yet provided guidance on electronic signature authority.

       Are you keeping your records electronically?  No. If yes, in what format?

       Although the Agency does not offer an electronic reporting option because of CBI-related security concerns at this time, would you be more inclined to submit CBI on diskette (CD or DVD) than on paper? NA.

       What benefits would electronic submission bring you in terms of burden reduction or greater efficiency in compiling the information?  Compliance with records management system.

(5)	Burden and Costs

       Are the labor rates accurate? Yes.

       The Agency assumes there is no capital cost associated with this activity.  Is that correct?  Yes.

       Bearing in mind that the burden and cost estimates include only burden hours and costs associated with the paperwork involved with this ICR (e.g., the ICR does not include estimated burden hours and costs for conducting studies), are the estimated burden hours and labor rates accurate? Yes.   If you provide burden and cost estimates that are substantially different from EPA's, please provide an explanation of how you arrived at your estimates.

       Are there other costs that should be accounted for that may have been missed? No.

Distributor Company Representative(s) Consulted

      Name						: Kent Drake
      Company Represented			: Wyoming Department of Agriculture
      Contact Information (email and mailing<EMAIL_ADDRESS>      						   6607 Campstool Road
      						   Cheyenne, WY   82002

Questionnaire

(1)	Publicly Available Data

       Are the data that the Agency seeks available from any public source, or already collected by another office at EPA or by another agency? already collected

       If yes, where can you find the data?  (Does your answer indicate a true duplication, or does the input indicate that certain data elements are available, but that they don't meet our data needs very well?)  	My office files

(2)	 Frequency of Collection

       Can the Agency collect the information less frequently and still produce the same outcome? yes

(3)	Clarity of Instructions

    The ICR is intended to require that respondents provide certain data so that the Agency can utilize them.

       Based on the instructions (regulations, PR Notices, etc.), is it clear what you are required to do and how to submit such data? If not, what suggestions do you have to clarify the instructions? yes

       Do you understand that you are required to maintain records?   yes

       Are there forms associated with this process?  Do you use them?  Are they clear, logical, and easy to complete? yes, yes, yes

(4)	Electronic Reporting and Record keeping

   The Government Paperwork Elimination Act requires agencies make available to the public electronic reporting alternatives to paper-based submissions by 2003, unless there is a strong reason for not doing so.  One such reason is that, at the present time, the Agency is unable to ensure the security of CBI that might be transmitted over the Internet.

       What do you think about electronic alternatives to paper-based records and data submissions?  Current electronic reporting alternatives include the use of web forms/XML based submissions via the Agency's Internet site and magnetic media-based submissions, e.g., diskette, CD-ROM, etc.  Would you be interested in pursuing electronic reporting? yes

       Are you keeping your records electronically?   If yes, in what format? no

       Although the Agency does not offer an electronic reporting option because of CBI-related security concerns at this time, would you be more inclined to submit CBI on diskette (CD or DVD) than on paper? no

       What benefits would electronic submission bring you in terms of burden reduction or greater efficiency in compiling the information?  less postage costs, less paper, greater storage efficiency

(5)	Burden and Costs

       Are the labor rates accurate? yes

       The Agency assumes there is no capital cost associated with this activity.  Is that correct?  yes

       Bearing in mind that the burden and cost estimates include only burden hours and costs associated with the paperwork involved with this ICR (e.g., the ICR does not include estimated burden hours and costs for conducting studies), are the estimated burden hours and labor rates accurate? If you provide burden and cost estimates that are substantially different from EPA's, please provide an explanation of how you arrived at your estimates. yes

       Are there other costs that should be accounted for that may have been missed? no


README: Overview of SAS Program “Krinsky and Robb Sensitivity Analysis by Reach Including WQ Calcs.sas”

Author: Abt Associates Inc.

Date: November 23, 2009

This document describes the input files, output files, and steps taken in the SAS program “Krinsky and Robb Sensitivity Analysis by Reach Including WQ Calcs.sas” (DNC 6-7907)

PLEASE REMOVE THE DCN X-XXX PART FROM THE FILE NAMES PRIOR TO RUNNING ANY PROGRAMS

Input Files:

metadataforCandD9.10.09.csv (DCN 6-7902)

WTPcoef v3.xls  (DCN  6-7906)

predict_base_revised.sas7bdat (DCN 6-7400)

predict_base_tn_tp.sas7bdat (DCN 6-7401)

predict_Option1_092809.sas7bdat (DCN 6-7402)

predict_Option2_092809.sas7bdat (DCN 6-7403)

predict_Option3_092809.sas7bdat (DCN 6-7404)

predict_Option4_092809.sas7bdat (DCN 6-7405)

predict_Zero_loadings_092909.sas7bdat (DCN 6-7406)

Output Files:

Krinsky and Robb Sensitivity Analysis WTP by Reach Including WQ Calcs_Final Rule.lst (DNC 6-7908)

SPARROW Data for AV Cost 16NOV09.xls (DNC 6-7909)

DCP Summary Tables 16NOV09.xls (DNC 6-7910)

WTP per Reach 16NOV09.xls (DNC 6-7911)

WQ Reg miles Improv 16NOV09.xls  (DNC 6-7912)

TSS_TN_TP_base.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7913)

TSS_TN_TP_option_1.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7914)

TSS_TN_TP_option_2.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7915)

TSS_TN_TP_option_3.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7916)

TSS_TN_TP_option_4.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7917)

TSS_TN_TP_option_5.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7918)

Est_base.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7919)

Est_option_1.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7920)

Est_option_2.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7921)

Est_option_3.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7922)

Est_option_4.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7923)

Est_option_5.sas7bdat  (DCN 6-7924)

This SAS program has 9 main Sections which perform a Different Function:

Using the meta-data to estimate coefficient values for the meta-analysis using a trans-log model.  Then using the Krinsky and Robb (1986) bootstrapping approach 1,000 random coefficient values are calculated for each variable.

Importing and cleaning TSS, nutrient, and other data for the baseline baseline, the four regulatory options, and the hypothetical no discharge scenario.

Generating input files to be used in the avoided cost analysis to estimate the benefits for drinking water and navigation.

Estimating the change in TSS and nutrient concentrations under all regulatory options for both freshwater reaches and estuaries.

Creating tables summarizing the DCP values for estuaries, and the number of estuaries using DCP in the analysis.

 Generating input files for  “C&D TSS, TN, and TP Summary Stats.sas (DCN X-XXX)

Calculating baseline and change in water quality for each RF1 reach.  Water quality values are calculated separately for freshwater and saltwater reaches

Using the meta-analysis results and the water quality data to calculate household willingness to pay and total benefits by region for improvements in water quality which result from the C&D regulation

Using the water quality data to calculate the total number of river miles which fall in to each baseline water quality level.  And then using the water quality data to calculate the total number of miles which improve by region and option under each of the 12 analytical scenarios.

Meta-Analysis and Krinsky and Robb Bootstrapping

Coefficient values for the WTP function are estimated using meta-analysis using a trans-log model.  The meta-data is imported from the ‘metadataforCandD9.10.09.csv ’.  The Proc Mixed command is used to estimate the regression results.

The program then estimates 1,000 random coefficient estimates using the Krinsky and Robb (1986) bootstrapping approach.  WTP values are calculated using the variance covariance matrix of the estimated coefficient values in the meta-analysis.

The output file ‘Updated Krinsky and Robb Sensitivity Analysis by Reach Including WQ Calcs.lst’ contains the results of the trans-log meta-analysis regression.  It also contains the variance-covariance matrix of the estimated coefficients.

Data Importation and Cleaning

Baseline SPARROW data is imported from “predict_base_revised.sas7bdat” and “predict_base_tn_tp.sas7bdat”.  These datasets contain baseline TN, TP, and SCC concentrations.  The data is cleaned and merged with demographic, other WQ data, and TN/TSS and TP/TSS ratios are imported from “WTPcoef v3 10-5-09.xls”.  The 95th baseline SCC concentration is calculated and all concentrations above this value are considered outliers and are replaced with the 95th percentile concentration.  The option specific SPARROW data is then imported and baseline TSS values are calculated.

Generating Input files for the Avoided Cost Analysis

Several macros are used to calculate input data for the drinking water and navigational benefits analysis is calculated.  Average total incremental yield is calculated at the state level, and total res decay is calculated by EPA region and at the state level.  Average incremental yield is also calculated as a percentage of the baseline value.

Calculating change in TSS, TN, and TP under all Regulatory Options

TSS and change in TSS from the baseline is calculated for all regulatory options.  In addition, change in TN and TP from the baseline are calculated for each regulatory option.  Change in TN and TP are calculated as a function of change in TSS, these ratios are imported from the Excel file

Generating Input files for the “TSS, TN, and TP Summary Stats_Final Rule.sas” SAS program

Next input files for the SAS program “TSS, TN, and TP Summary Stats_Final Rule.sas” (DCN 6-7703) are created containing TSS, TN, and TP data for all reaches in the analysis under the baseline and each option.  Separate files are generated for freshwater and estuarine reaches.

Baseline and Change in Water Quality Calculations

Water quality is then calculated for each reach under the baseline and all four options, using either the freshwater or an estuary WQI calculation.  An eco region specific subindex curve is used to calculate the TSS subindex for all reaches.  The subindex curve is inputted from “WTPcoef v3 10-5-09.xls”.The freshwater reach and saltwater reach datasets are combined.  Change in water quality is calculated for each reach under all fout regulatory options.

Average State Willingness to Pay for Water Quality and benefits per reach calculations

 (WQ < 26, 26 ≤ WQ < 50, 50 ≤ WQ < 70, and WQ ≥ 70), and change in water quality (0.01≤ ∆WQ < 0.1, 0.1≤ ∆WQ < .5, and   ∆WQ ≥ .5).

The water quality data is then combined with the coefficient estimates created by the Krinsky and Robb bootstrapping approach, and state demographic data to estimate average state WTP for each of the 12 analytical scenarios under each option.  State demographic data such as the number of households and average household income is inputted from the file “WTPcoef v3 10-5-09.xls”.  Separate WTP calculations are performed for freshwater and saltwater reaches.  Means and 90% confidence levels are calculated for each state under all analytical scenarios and options.

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[Federal Register: August 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 156)]
[Notices]
[Page 46912-46913]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2003-16158]
RIN 1625-AA77

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will hold public meetings to let members of
the public present comments on the advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANPRM) for commercial fishing industry vessels and reopen
the previously announced public comment period. Two public meetings
will be held at the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, WA, on November 21
and 22, 2008. This proposed rulemaking would consider several changes
to the current regulations.

DATES: The Coast Guard will hold the public meetings on Friday,
November 21, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and Saturday, November 22, from 9
a.m. to 12 noon, except that the meetings may close early if all
business is finished. Other comments and related material must reach
the Docket Management Facility on or before December 15, 2008. The
comment period is reopened from August 12, 2008 to December 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The Coast Guard will hold these public meetings in
conjunction with the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, WA, at the Qwest
Field Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134.
    You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number
USCG-2003-16158 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: Same as mail address above, 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 notice,
call M.M. Rosecrans, Chief, Fishing Vessel Safety Division (CG-5433),
U.S. Coast Guard, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments and related material on the
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANPRM) published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2008
(73 FR 16815). 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 to use the Docket Management Facility.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this notice (USCG-2003-16158), and give the reason
for each comment. 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. 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. 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.
The comment period is hereby reopened; comments and related material
must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before December 15,
2008.
    Viewing the comments as well as other background documents
available in the docket: To view the comments and other documents
listed in the ANPRM, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Enter the docket number for this notice (USCG-2003-16158) in the Search
box, and click ``Go >>.'' If you do not have access to the internet,
you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of
Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 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 a
Privacy Act, system of records notice regarding our public dockets in
the January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Procedural

    These meetings are open to the public. Please note that the
meetings may close early if all business is finished.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting(s),
contact the Coast Guard at the number listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as possible.

Background and Purpose

    In addition to announcing public meetings, the Coast Guard is
reopening the public comment period announced in the ANPRM from August
12, 2008 to December 15, 2008.
    Commercial fishing remains one of the most hazardous occupations in
the United States. Congress addressed this problem by enacting the
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988 (``the 1988
Act,'' Pub. L. 100-424, as subsequently amended; see generally, 46
U.S.C. chapter 45, ``Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry
Vessels''). The Act directed the Secretary of Transportation to provide
safety requirements for fishing vessels, fish processing vessels, and
fish tender vessels. It also established the Commercial Fishing
Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee (CFIVSAC) to advise the
Secretary on matters relating to the safe operation of commercial
fishing vessels.
    Coast Guard regulations under the 1988 Act were first issued on
August 14, 1991 (56 FR 40364), and were further addressed in the
following documents:
     August 3, 1992, interim rule (57 FR 34188) that amended
the 1991 immersion suit requirements in 46 CFR 28.110, but advised the
public that immersion suits would be the subject of further rulemaking;
     October 27, 1992, SNPRM (57 FR 48670) that proposed the
adoption of stability regulations for vessels less than 79 feet in
length;
     May 20, 1993, NPRM (58 FR 29502) that proposed further
changes to immersion suit requirements;
     October 24, 1995, final rule (60 FR 54441) that adopted
regulations for Aleutian Trade Act vessels;
     November 5, 1996, interim rule (61 FR 57268) that adopted
safety equipment and vessel operating procedure regulations and
deferred further action on the 1992 SNPRM's proposal to extend
stability regulations to smaller vessels;
     September 4, 1997, final rule (62 FR 46672) that finalized
the 1996 regulations with some changes; and
     July 15, 1998, notice (63 FR 38141) that announced the
termination of the 1993 NPRM and the Coast Guard's plans for a
subsequent rulemaking to address immersion suits, vessel stability, and
other commercial fishing industry vessel issues.
    These documents, as well as other background documents, are
available in the docket. Each document may be downloaded.

    Dated: August 1, 2008.
J.G. Lantz,
U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. E8-18532 Filed 8-11-08; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41497]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15035]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2015-0366; FRL-9948-20-Region 5]

Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Sulfur Dioxide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a revision to the Minnesota sulfur dioxide (SO2)
State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Flint Hills Resources, LLC Pine
Bend Refinery (FHR) as submitted on May 1, 2015. The revision will
consolidate existing permanent and enforceable SO2 SIP
conditions into the facility's joint Title I/Title V SIP document. This
action highlights process modifications necessary to meet EPA's Tier 3
gasoline sulfur standards; a comprehensive monitoring strategy to
better quantify SO2 emissions from fuel gas-fired emission
units; a new restrictive flaring procedure for refinery process units,
and other updates and administrative changes. This revision results in
a modeled reduction in SO2 emissions from FHR and modeled
SO2 ambient air concentrations less than half of the
national ambient air quality standards.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2015-0366 at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the For Further Information Contact section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Maietta, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch
(AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this rule, no
further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the
direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received
will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed
rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment,
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    Dated: June 21, 2016.
Robert Kaplan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2016-15035 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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