[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19613]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0322]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hillsborough River, Tampa, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the operation of the Hillsborough
Bridge across the Hillsborough River, Tampa, Florida. This deviation is
necessary to allow the bridge owner, Florida Department of
Transportation to repair the Hillsborough Bridge. Due to the type of
repairs this bridge will be required to remain closed to navigation
until all components can be removed and replaced.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on May 10, 2017, until 7
p.m. on June 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2017-0322] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH''. Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Eddie Lawrence with the Seventh
Coast Guard District Bridge Office; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Florida Department of Transportation, the
bridge owner, has requested a temporary deviation from the operating
schedule of the Hillsborough Bridge across the Hillsborough River,
Tampa, Florida to conduct needed repairs. The Florida Department of
Transportation advised ``the work is not an emergency but is needed now
as the original counterweight cables from 1939 are at the end of their
service life. It is not possible to remove the counterweight cables and
keep the bridge in operation at the same time''; the Coast Guard has
taken this into consideration prior to allowing this closure. This
temporary deviation will impact navigation since no vessel with a
height greater than 10 feet will be able to pass during this closure
period. Not allowing the necessary bridge repairs will also have an
impact to navigation. The current operating regulation is under 33 CFR
117.291.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may
do so at any time The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies
and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass through
the bridge in closed positions. The Coast Guard will also inform the
users of the waterways through Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners
of the change in operating schedule for the bridge so that vessel
operators can arrange their transits to minimize any impact caused by
the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: April 24, 2017.
Barry Dragon,
Director, Bridge Branch, Seventh Coast Guard District.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36775-36776]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14485]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0660; FRL-9532-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Halogenated Solvent
Cleaners/Halogenated Hazardous Air Pollutants (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0660, to: (1) EPA online, using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB
at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On October 17, 2012 (77 FR 63813), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to both EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0660, which is available for either public
viewing online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at
the Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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 Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202)
566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov to either submit or view public comments, access
the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI), or
other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Halogenated Solvent Cleaners/Halogenated
Hazardous Air Pollutants (Renewal)
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1652.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0273
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2013. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to either conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General
Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes,
or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart T.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial
notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results.
Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the
monitoring system is inoperative. Reports are required semiannually at
a minimum.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Halogenated solvent cleaners.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,431.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, quarterly,
semiannually, and annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 45,242.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $5,395,561, which includes $4,380,761
in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $1,014,800 in operation
and maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an apparent increase in burden
hours for the respondent and the Agency as compared to the previous ICR
due to burden calculation revisions. The calculations presented in the
previous ICR assumed that total respondent hours per year associated
with each burden item included technical, managerial, and clerical
labor. The previous ICR calculated technical, managerial, and clerical
labor hours as being 85, 5, and 10 percent, respectively, of the total
hours. To be consistent with the estimation methodology used in other
ICRs, this ICR considers total respondent hours to include only
technical labor, and that managerial and clerical hours account for an
additional 5 and 10 percent, respectively, of those technical labor
hours. Additionally, there is an adjustment increase in the respondent
labor estimates associated with semiannual and quarterly reporting. The
previous ICR estimated labor burdens for one semiannual report and
three quarterly reports per year. We have revised the calculations to
account

for the burden associated with two semiannual and four quarterly
reports per year.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Federal Register: September 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 182)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 48173-48177]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 38

[Docket No. RM05-5-017]

Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for
Public Utilities

Issued September 17, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes
to incorporate by reference in its regulations regarding business
practice standards adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant of the
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) to categorize various
demand response products and services and to support the measurement
and verification of these products and services in wholesale electric
energy markets.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule are due October 22, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. RM05-5-017,
by one of the following methods:
     Agency Web site: http://www.ferc.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the
Comment Procedures Section of the preamble.
    Mail: Commenters unable to file comments electronically must mail
or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer to the Comment
Procedures Section of the preamble for additional information on how to
file paper comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bruce McAllister (technical issues), Office of Energy Market
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Ryan M. Irwin (technical issues), Office of Energy Market Regulation,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Gary D. Cohen (legal issues), Office of the General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Issued September 17, 2009

    1. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to amend its regulations
under the Federal Power Act \1\ to incorporate by reference business
practice standards adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of
the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) to categorize various
demand response products and services and to support the measurement
and verification of these products and services in wholesale electric
energy markets.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 791a, et seq.
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I. Background

    2. NAESB is a non-profit standards development organization that
serves as an industry forum for the development of business practice
standards. These standards promote a seamless marketplace for wholesale
and retail natural gas and electricity.\2\ Since 1995, NAESB and its
predecessor, the Gas Industry Standards Board, have been accredited
members of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), complying
with ANSI's requirements that its standards reflect a consensus of the
affected industries.\3\
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    \2\ See Standards for Business Practices and Communication
Protocols for Public Utilities, Final Rule, FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
31,274, at P 2 (2008).
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    3. NAESB's standards include business practices that streamline the
transactional processes of the natural gas and electric industries, as
well as communication protocols and related standards designed to
improve the efficiency of communication within each industry. NAESB
supports all four quadrants of the gas and electric industries--
wholesale gas, wholesale electric, retail gas, and retail electric. All
participants in the gas and electric industries are eligible to join
NAESB and participate in standards development.\4\
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    4. Wholesale electric industry business practice standards are
developed by the WEQ (Wholesale Electric Quadrant) of NAESB. To become
a WEQ standard, a consensus of six industry segments, transmission,
generation, marketer/brokers, distribution/load serving entities, end
users, and independent grid operators/planners, must approve the
standard. Under the WEQ process, for a standard to be approved, it must
receive a super-majority vote of 67 percent of the members of the WEQ's
Executive Committee with support from at least 40

percent of each of the six industry segments. For final approval, 67
percent of the WEQ's general membership must ratify the standards.\5\
In a series of Orders,\6\ the Commission has incorporated certain of
NAESB's standards into its regulations. These standards include
standards for business practices as well as standards and protocols for
electronic communication, and business practice standards related to
reliability standards promulgated by NERC and approved by the
Commission.
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    \5\ Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols
for Public Utilities, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FERC Stats. &
Regs. ] 32,582, at P 13 (2005); Standards for Business Practices of
Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines, Final Rule, Order No. 587-O, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,129, n. 14 (2002).
    \6\ See n.2 supra.
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    5. On April 17, 2009, after two years of development, NAESB
reported to the Commission that, on March 16, 2009, it adopted its
initial set of business practice standards for the measurement and
verification of demand response products and services (NAESB Phase I
M&V Standards).\7\ NAESB states that these initial standards will need
to be followed by the development of more detailed technical standards
for the measurement and verification of demand response products and
services in independent system operator/regional transmission
organization (ISO/RTO) footprint areas. NAESB states that its Demand
Side Management-Energy Efficiency subcommittee has already begun
efforts to plan the development of these more detailed (Phase II)
standards; however, actual standards development has not yet started.
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    \7\ When NAESB adopts a business practice standard as a Final
Action, the standard is considered complete from NAESB's
perspective, but, from the Commission's perspective, compliance with
such a standard is not mandatory until such time as the Commission
takes formal action to incorporate such a standard by reference into
its regulations. NAESB's Phase I M&V Standards were adopted in the
WEQ's 2009 Annual Plan 5(a) Final Action. NAESB's Apr. 17, 2009
submittal is also available for viewing in eLibrary under Docket No.
RM05-5-017. The link to eLibrary is as follows: http://www.ferc.gov/
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    6. The NAESB Phase I M&V Standards include 40 definitions and 31
business practice standards. The definitions identify basic product
categories, i.e., energy service, capacity service, reserve service and
regulation service. They identify the measurement and verification
characteristics of demand response products and services offered in
organized wholesale electricity markets, such as reduction deadlines,
advance notification instructions, telemetry accuracy, and
communication protocols. The business practice standards address the
major operational categories associated with demand response. NAESB
stresses that the key to several NAESB participants' willingness to
accept the standards submitted on April 17th was the agreement among
participants to include more specific technical measurement and
verification standards in NAESB's current annual work plan and to
proceed with further work on more detailed technical standards.

II. Description of NAESB's Phase I M&V Standards

    7. The Phase I M&V Standards include two parts. First, there are
standards that identify operational information about demand response
products that system operators need to make available. Second, specific
standards address the performance evaluation methods appropriate to use
for demand response products. These standards are described briefly
below. In addition, associated terms are defined in a glossary.
    8. First, the NAESB Phase I M&V Standards address transparency of
the provision of four wholesale electric demand response products:
Energy (WEQ-015-1.0 through WEQ-015-1.3); capacity (WEQ-015-1.4 through
1.7); reserves (WEQ-015-1.8 through 1.11); and regulation (WEQ-015-1.12
through 1.15). For each of these products, the standards require system
operators to make information publicly available on: (1) Specific
operational requirements listed in the business practice standards,
e.g., notification requirements; (2) telemetry requirements, e.g., the
telemetry interval shall not exceed five minutes; (3) after-the-fact
metering requirements, e.g., the metering accuracy shall not exceed
three percent of full scale; and (4) performance evaluation rules,
e.g., the performance evaluation method applicable to the product being
delivered. Most of these transparency requirements are the same for all
four products, although some only apply where appropriate. Other
requirements apply only to one product; for example, demand resources
providing regulation services are required to automatically respond to
grid frequency deviations, similar to the governor action provided by
generation resources, unless otherwise specified by the system
operator.
    9. Second, the NAESB Phase I M&V Standards require the system
operator to make publicly available the specific method to be used and
the information required for the performance of resources providing
demand response products (the performance evaluation method).
Information standards specify that a system operator must define
criteria and requirements for telemetry, metering, and performance
evaluation, including baseline window, calculation type, sampling,
baseline adjustments and measurement methods for each method that may
be used to evaluate the performance of each demand response product.
The system operator must specify that some or all of five methods may
be used: Maximum Base Load Evaluation (WEQ-015-1.16 through WEQ-015-
1.18); Meter Before/Meter After (WEQ-015-1.19 through WEQ-015-1.21);
Baseline Type I--Interval Meter (WEQ-015-1.22 through WEQ-015-1.24);
Baseline Type II--Non-Interval Meter (WEQ-015-1.25 through WEQ-015-
1.27); and Metering Generator Output (WEQ-015-1.28 through WEQ-015-
1.30).

III. Discussion

    10. The Commission proposes to incorporate by reference into our
regulations the NAESB Phase I M&V Standards and associated terms used
in the WEQ-015 glossary.\8\ The Phase I M&V Standards are primarily
intended to enhance the transparency and consistency of the methods
used to measure and verify demand response products in wholesale
electricity markets administered by RTOs and ISOs. The glossary
provides standardized definitions of demand response services,
operational terms and performance measurements. The NAESB Phase I M&V
Standards that we are proposing to incorporate by reference in this
NOPR provide a starting place to develop a more comprehensive set of
standards for the provision of demand response products in wholesale
markets.
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    \8\ We propose to incorporate by reference the following
standards collectively identified by NAESB as 2008 Annual Plan Item
5(a): Provision of Wholesale Electric Demand Response Energy
Products--Standards 015-1.0-1.3; Provision of Wholesale Electric
Demand Response Capacity Products--Standards 015-1.4-1.7; Provision
of Wholesale Electric Demand Response Reserve Products--Standards
015-1.8-1.11; Provision of Wholesale Electric Demand Response
Regulation Products--Standards 015-1.12-1.15; Maximum Base Load
Evaluation--Standards 015-1.16-1.18; Meter Before/Meter After--
Standards 015-1.19-1.21; Baseline Type I--(Interval Meter)--
Standards 015-1.22-1.24; Baseline Type II--(Non-Interval Meter)--
Standards 015-1.25-1.27; and Metering Generator Output--Standards
015-1.28-1.30.
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    11. NAESB adopted its Phase I M&V Standards under its consensus
procedures.\9\ Adoption of consensus standards is appropriate because
the consensus process helps to ensure the reasonableness of the
standards by requiring that the standards draw support from a broad
spectrum of all

segments of the industry. Moreover, because the industry itself has to
conduct business under these standards, the Commission's regulations
should reflect those standards that have the widest possible support.
In section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTT&AA), Congress affirmatively requires Federal agencies
to use technical standards developed by voluntary consensus standards
organizations, like NAESB, as a means to carry out policy objectives or
activities determined by the agencies unless use of such standards
would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical.\10\
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    \9\ See P 4 supra.
    \10\ Pub. L. 104-113, 12(d), 110 Stat. 775 (1996), 15 U.S.C. 272
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    12. The NAESB Phase II M&V Standards are intended to establish
business practice standards that facilitate the ability of demand
response providers to participate in electricity markets, reducing
transaction costs and providing an opportunity for more customers to
participate in these programs, especially customers that operate in
more than one organized market. The NAESB Phase I M&V Standards provide
a framework for further business practice standardization efforts, and
participants in the WEQ process can use these standards to identify
those elements for which standardization would be beneficial. We
believe it is appropriate to develop criteria and standards that system
operators can use to determine how demand response will be initiated,
communicated, controlled, adjusted, measured and verified.
    13. We appreciate the efforts of the WEQ thus far in developing
these standards. It is clear, however, that much work still needs to be
done. Members of the WEQ need to continue their efforts to develop the
substantive standards needed to achieve greater efficiency in the
operation and evaluation of the performance of demand response products
and services. The Commission continues to believe that the industry
should take the lead in developing and implementing demand response
standards that will be both practical and workable. However, we request
comments on whether the Commission should establish a deadline for the
development of these remaining critical standards and, if so, what that
deadline should be.

IV. Notice of Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards

    14. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-119 (section 11)
(Feb. 10, 1998) provides that Federal agencies should publish a request
for comment in a NOPR when the agency is seeking to issue or revise a
regulation proposing to adopt a voluntary consensus standard or a
government-unique standard. In this NOPR, the Commission is proposing
to incorporate by reference a voluntary consensus standard developed by
the NAESB WEQ.

V. Information Collection Statement

    15. The following collections of information contained in this
proposed rule have been submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review under section 3507(d) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(d). The Commission solicits
comments on the Commission's need for this information, whether the
information will have practical utility, the accuracy of the provided
burden estimates, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected, and any suggested methods for
minimizing respondents' burden, including the use of automated
information techniques. Respondents subject to the filing requirements
of this rule will not be penalized for failing to respond to these
collections of information unless the collections of information
display a valid OMB Control number.
    16. The following burden estimate is based on the projected costs
for the industry to implement revisions to the WEQ Standards currently
incorporated by reference into the Commission's regulations at 18 CFR
38.2 and to implement the new standards adopted by NAESB that we
propose here to incorporate by reference.

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                 Data collection                     Number of     responses per     Hours per     Total Number
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FERC-516 \11\...................................               6               1               6              36
FERC-717 \12\...................................               6               1              12              72
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    Total Annual Hours for Collection: (Reporting and Recordkeeping,
(if appropriate)) = 108 hours.
    Information Collection Costs: The Commission seeks comments on the
costs to comply with these requirements. It has projected the average
annualized cost for all respondents to be the following: \13\
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    \11\ ``FERC-516'' is the Commission's identifier that
corresponds to OMB control no. 1902-0096 which identifies the
information collection associated with Electric Rate Schedules and
Tariff Filings.
    \12\ ``FERC-717'' is the Commission's identifier that
corresponds to OMB control no. 1902-0173 which identifies the
information collection associated with Standards for Business
Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities.
    \13\ The total annualized costs for the information collection
is $39,960. This number is reached by multiplying the total hours to
prepare responses (108) by an hourly wage estimate of $370 (a
composite estimate that includes legal, technical and support staff
rates, $250 + $95 + $25 = $370), 108 hours x $370/hour = $39,960.

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Annualized Capital/Startup Costs............       $13,320       $26,640
Annualized Costs (Operations & Maintenance).           N/A  ............
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    \14\ We note that 36 hours at $370/hr. = $13,320 and 72 hours at
$370/hr. = $26,640. Together, $13,320 + $26,640 = $39,960 as in note
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    17. OMB regulations\15\ require OMB to approve certain information
collection requirements imposed by agency rule. The Commission is

submitting notification of this proposed rule to OMB. These information
collections are mandatory requirements.
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    Title: Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols
for Public Utilities (formerly Open Access Same Time Information
System) (FERC-717); Electric Rate Schedule Filings (FERC-516).
    Action: Proposed collection.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0096 (FERC-516); 1902-0173 (FERC-717).
    Respondents: Business or other for profit, (Public Utilities--Not
applicable to small businesses).
    Frequency of Responses: One-time implementation (business
procedures, capital/start-up).
    Necessity of the Information: This proposed rule, if implemented
would standardize the definitions used by ISOs and RTOs to identify
their various demand response products and to measure and verify the
results obtained by these products.
    18. Internal Review: The Commission has reviewed the revised
business practice standards proposed in this NOPR and has made a
preliminary determination that these standards are necessary to
maintain consistency among the ISOs/RTOs as to the demand response
products they offer in their wholesale electricity markets. The
Commission has assured itself, by means of its internal review, that
there is specific, objective support for the burden estimate associated
with the information requirements.
    19. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting
requirements by contacting the following: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>/Fax: (202)
273-0873, E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    20. Comments concerning the information collections proposed in
this NOPR and the associated burden estimates, should be sent to the
contact listed above and to the Office of Management and Budget, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503 [Attention:
Desk Officer for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, phone: (202)
395-7345, fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>].

VI. Environmental Analysis

    21. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may
have a significant adverse effect on the human environment.\16\ The
Commission has categorically excluded certain actions from these
requirements as not having a significant effect on the human
environment.\17\ The actions proposed here fall within categorical
exclusions in the Commission's regulations for rules that are
clarifying, corrective, or procedural, for information gathering,
analysis, and dissemination, and for sales, exchange, and
transportation of electric power that requires no construction of
facilities.\18\ Therefore, an environmental assessment is unnecessary
and has not been prepared in this NOPR.
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    \16\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act, Order No. 486, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 30,783 (1987).
    \17\ 18 CFR 380.4.
    \18\ See 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii), 380.4(a)(5), 380.4(a)(27).
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VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    22. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \19\ generally
requires a description and analysis of final rules that will have
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
The regulations proposed here impose requirements only on ISOs and
RTOs, which are not small businesses. Moreover, these requirements are
designed to benefit all customers, including small businesses.
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    \19\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
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    23. The Commission has followed the provisions of both the RFA and
the Paperwork Reduction Act on potential impact on small business and
other small entities. Specifically, the RFA directs agencies to
consider four regulatory alternatives to be considered in a rulemaking
to lessen the impact on small entities: Tiering or establishment of
different compliance or reporting requirements for small entities,
classification, consolidation, clarification or simplification of
compliance and reporting requirements, performance rather than design
standards, and exemptions. As these proposed standards would only be
applicable to ISOs and RTOs, which are not small entities, the
Commission hereby certifies, pursuant to section 605(b) of the RFA,\20\
that the regulations proposed herein will not have a significant
adverse impact on a substantial number of small entities.
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VIII. Comment Procedures

    24. The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on
the matters and issues proposed in this notice to be adopted, including
any related matters or alternative proposals that commenters may wish
to discuss. Comments are due October 22, 2009. Comments must refer to
Docket No. RM05-5-017, and must include the commenter's name, the
organization they represent, if applicable, and their address. Comments
may be filed either in electronic or paper format.
    25. Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission
accepts most standard word processing formats and commenters may attach
additional files with supporting information in certain other file
formats. Commenters filing electronically do not need to make a paper
filing. Commenters that are not able to file comments electronically
must send an original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    26. All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files
and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the
Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are
not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters.

IX. Document Availability

    27. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and in FERC's
Public Reference Room during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
    28. From FERC's Home Page on the Internet, this information is
available in the eLibrary. The full text of this document is available
in the eLibrary both in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, go
to the FERC Web site at http://www.ferc.gov and type the docket number
``RM05-5'' in the docket number field, type ``017'' under the subdocket
field, and request submittals filed on April 17, 2009.
    29. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC's Web
site during our normal business hours. For assistance contact FERC
Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 38

    Conflict of interests, Electric power plants, Electric utilities,
Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    By direction of the Commission.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
    In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission proposes to
revise Chapter I, Title 18, part 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
as follows:

PART 38--BUSINESS PRACTICE STANDARDS AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS
FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES

    1. The authority citation for part 38 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791-825r, 2601-2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42
U.S.C. 7101-7352.

    2. In Sec.  38.2, paragraph (a)(12) is added to read as follows:

Sec.  38.2  Incorporation by Reference of North American Energy
Standards Board Wholesale Electric Quadrant Standards.

    (a) * * *
    (12) Measurement and Verification of Wholesale Electricity Demand
Response (WEQ-015, 2008 Annual Plan Item 5(a), Mar. 16, 2009).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54871; File No. SR-NASD-2006-124]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to
Proposed Rule 2342 Requiring Members To Provide New Customers, and All
Customers Annually, Specific Information About the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation (``SIPC'')

December 5, 2006.
    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 November 9, 2006, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (``NASD'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by NASD. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    NASD is proposing Rule 2342, which would require members to advise
all new customers in writing at the opening of an account, and advise
all customers in writing at least once each year, that they may obtain
information about SIPC, including the SIPC Brochure,\3\ by contacting
SIPC. Members would also provide customers with SIPC's telephone number
and Web site address at those times. Below is the text of the proposed
rule change. Proposed new language is in italics.
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    \3\ In brief, the SIPC Brochure describes such things as the
role of SIPC, what SIPC covers and what it does not, and how to
avoid investment fraud.
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2000. Business Conduct

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2300. Transactions with Customers

* * * * *

2342. SIPC Information

    Members shall advise all new customers, in writing, at the opening
of an account, that they may obtain information about the Securities
Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), including the SIPC Brochure, by
contacting SIPC, and also shall provide the Web site address and
telephone number of SIPC. In addition, members shall provide all
customers with the same information, in writing, at least once each
year. In cases where both an introducing firm and clearing firm service
an account, the firms may assign these requirements to one of the
firms.
* * * * *

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

    In its filing with the Commission, NASD 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. NASD 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
    In May 2001, the U.S. General Accounting Office (``GAO'') \4\
issued a report in which the GAO made recommendations to the SEC and
SIPC about ways to improve the information available to the public
about SIPC and the Securities Investor Protection Act (``SIPA'').\5\
Among other things, the GAO recommended that self-regulatory
organizations (``SROs'') explore ways to encourage broader
dissemination of the SIPC Brochure to customers so that they can become
more aware of the scope of coverage of the SIPA.\6\
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    \4\ The GAO has since been renamed the Government Accountability
Office.
    \5\ GAO, Securities Investor Protection: Steps Needed to Better
Disclose SIPC Policies to Investors, GAO-01-653 (May 25, 2001). In
July 2003, the GAO noted that the Commission was working with SROs
to explore ways in which the GAO's recommendations could be
implemented. See GAO, Securities Investor Protection: Update on
Matters Related to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation,
GAO-03-811 (July 11, 2003).
    \6\ In its report, the GAO also recommended that SROs consider
requiring firms to include information on periodic statements or
trade confirmations advising investors that they should document
account discrepancies in writing. In response to this
recommendation, NASD amended Rule 2340 to require that account
statements include a statement advising each customer to report
promptly any inaccuracy or discrepancy in that person's account to
his or her brokerage firm and clearing firm (where these are
different firms). Such statement also must advise the customer that
any oral communication should be re-confirmed in writing to further
protect the customer's rights, including rights under SIPA. See
Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 54411 (September 7, 2006) 71 FR
54105 (September 13, 2006) (SR-NASD-2004-171), as corrected by
Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 54411A (October 6, 2006) 71 FR
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    In response, NASD is proposing Rule 2342, which would require
members to advise all new customers, in writing, at the opening of an
account, that they may obtain information about SIPC, including the
SIPC Brochure, by contacting SIPC, and to provide SIPC's Web site
address and telephone number. In addition, proposed Rule 2342 would
require members to provide all customers with the same information, in
writing, at least once each year. In cases where both an introducing
firm and clearing firm service an account, the firms could assign these
requirements to one of the firms.
    NASD is proposing an effective date of May 31, 2007, and states
that it will announce this effective date for the proposed rule change
in a Notice to Members to be published no later than 30 days following
Commission approval. According to NASD, this will give members time to
make necessary changes to their customer documentation and systems.
2. Statutory Basis
    NASD believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\7\ which provides, among
other things, that NASD rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. NASD believes that the proposed rule change is
consistent with this provision of the Act because NASD members will be
required to provide new customers with SIPC's telephone number and Web
site address and to provide that same information to all customers,
annually. This new requirement will further assist investors in
obtaining information that will help them to understand SIPC and how
SIPC protects investors.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    NASD does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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.

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

    Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) As the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date 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 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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-NASD-2006-124 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASD-2006-124. 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 inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of NASD. 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 the File Number SR-NASD-2006-124 and should
be submitted on or before January 3, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0829; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00189-R]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD)
2021-04-21, which applies to certain Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B
helicopters. AD 2021-04-21 requires an inspection of the attachment
bolts of the main rotor (MR) hub scissors assembly for discrepancies
and repair if necessary; part marking of the attachment bolts of the MR
hub scissors assembly; and repetitive inspections of the part marking
of the attachment bolts, and repair if necessary. Since the FAA issued
AD 2021-04-21, the FAA has determined that additional part marking of
the washer, scissor branch, and mast ring of the corresponding nut
side, and repetitive inspections of the additional part markings are
necessary. This proposed AD would continue to require the actions in AD
2021-04-21; and also would require part marking of the washer, scissor
branch, and mast ring of the corresponding nut side, and repetitive
inspections of the additional part markings and repair if necessary; as
specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which
is proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR). The FAA is proposing
this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by November 8,
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For material that is proposed for IBR in this AD, contact the EASA,
Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999
000; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet: www.easa.europa.eu. You may
find this IBR material on the EASA website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this material at the FAA, Office of the
Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N-321,
Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available in the AD
docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0829.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-
0829; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this NPRM, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for Docket Operations is listed above. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hal Jensen, Aerospace Engineer,
Operational Safety Branch, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, FAA,
950 L'Enfant Plaza N SW, Washington, DC 20024; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2021-0829; Project Identifier
MCAI-2021-00189-R'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposal because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this proposal.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Hal
Jensen, Aerospace Engineer, Operational Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 950 L'Enfant Plaza N SW, Washington, DC
20024; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Any commentary
that the FAA receives that is not specifically designated as CBI will
be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.

Background

    The FAA issued AD 2021-04-21, Amendment 39-21443 (86 FR 17278,
April 2, 2021) (AD 2021-04-21), which applies to certain Airbus
Helicopters Model EC120B helicopters. AD 2021-04-21 requires an
inspection of the attachment bolts of the MR hub scissors

assembly for discrepancies and repair if necessary; part marking of the
attachment bolts of the MR hub scissors assembly; and repetitive
inspections of the part marking of the attachment bolts, and repair if
necessary. The FAA issued AD 2021-04-21 to address broken and bent
attachment bolts of the MR hub scissors assembly, which could lead to
detachment of a MR hub scissors attachment bolt, possibly resulting in
complete loss of control of the helicopter.

Actions Since AD 2021-04-21 Was Issued

    Since the FAA issued AD 2021-04-21, the FAA has determined that
additional part marking of the washer, scissor branch, and mast ring of
the corresponding nut side, and repetitive inspections of the
additional part markings are necessary to detect rotation of the
attachment bolts of the MR hub scissors assembly.
    The EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA AD 2021-0046, dated February 12, 2021
(EASA AD 2021-0046) (also referred to as the Mandatory Continuing
Airworthiness Information, or the MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition
for all Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B helicopters. Although EASA AD
2021-0046 applies to all Model EC120B helicopters, this proposed AD
would apply to helicopters with an affected part installed instead.
    This proposed AD was prompted by a report of broken and bent
attachment bolts of the MR hub scissors assembly and a determination
that additional part markings of the washer, scissor branch, and mast
ring of the corresponding nut side, and repetitive inspections of the
additional part markings are necessary. The FAA is proposing this AD to
address broken and bent attachment bolts of the MR hub scissors
assembly, which could lead to detachment of a MR hub scissors
attachment bolt, possibly resulting in complete loss of control of the
helicopter. See the MCAI for additional background information.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    EASA AD 2021-0046 specifies procedures for an inspection of the
attachment bolts of the MR hub scissors assembly for discrepancies
(discrepancies include corrosion, fretting, wear, cracking, bolt play,
and bolt tightening torque) and repair if necessary; part marking of
the washer, scissor branch, and mast ring of the attachment bolts and
corresponding nut side of the MR hub scissors assembly; and repetitive
inspections, after part marking, for discrepancies, and repair if
necessary. The inspections of the attachment bolts of the MR hub
assembly include checking the play and torque of the scissors
attachment bolts and making sure that there are no hard spots in the
scissors link hinge.
    This material is reasonably available because the interested
parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by
the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to the bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, the FAA
has been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI
referenced above. The FAA is proposing this AD after evaluating all the
relevant information and determining the unsafe condition described
previously is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same
type design.

Explanation of Retained Requirements

    Although this proposed AD does not explicitly restate the
requirements of AD 2021-04-21, this proposed AD would retain all of the
requirements of AD 2021-04-21. Those requirements are referenced in
EASA AD 2021-0046, which, in turn, is referenced in paragraph (g) of
this proposed AD.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified
in EASA AD 2021-0046 described previously, as incorporated by
reference, except for any differences identified as exceptions in the
regulatory text of this AD.

Explanation of Required Compliance Information

    In the FAA's ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of the AD
process, the FAA initially worked with Airbus and EASA to develop a
process to use certain EASA ADs as the primary source of information
for compliance with requirements for corresponding FAA ADs. The FAA has
since coordinated with other manufacturers and civil aviation
authorities to use this process. As a result, EASA AD 2021-0046 will be
incorporated by reference in the FAA final rule. This proposed AD
would, therefore, require compliance with EASA AD 2021-0046 in its
entirety, through that incorporation, except for any differences
identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of this proposed AD.
Using common terms that are the same as the heading of a particular
section in the EASA AD does not mean that operators need comply only
with that section. For example, where the AD requirement refers to
``all required actions and compliance times,'' compliance with this AD
requirement is not limited to the section titled ``Required Action(s)
and Compliance Time(s)'' in the EASA AD. Service information specified
in EASA AD 2021-0046 that is required for compliance with EASA AD 2021-
0046 will be available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov
by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0829 after the FAA
final rule is published.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this proposed AD affects 89 helicopters of
U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with
this proposed AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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                                                                                Cost on U.S.
             Action                      Labor cost          Parts cost    Cost per product        operators
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Inspection for discrepancies      4 work-hours x $85 per             $0  $340...............  $30,260.
 (retained actions from AD 2021-   hour = $340.
 04-21).
Part Marking (retained actions    1 work-hour x $85 per               0  85.................  7,565.
 from AD 2021-04-21).              hour = $85.
Repetitive Inspection of          1 work-hour x $85 per               0  85 per inspection    7,565 per
 Markings (retained actions from   hour = $85 per                         cycle.               inspection cycle.
 AD 2021-04-21).                   inspection cycle.
Additional Part Marking (new      1 work-hour x $85 per               0  85.................  7,565.
 proposed action).                 hour = $85.
Repetitive Inspection (new        1 work-hours x $85 per              0  85 per inspection    7,565 per
 proposed action).                 hour = $85 per                         cycle.               inspection cycle.
                                   inspection cycle.
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    The FAA estimates that it would take about 1 hour per product to
comply with the proposed reporting requirement in this proposed AD. The
average labor rate is $85 per hour. Based on these figures, the FAA
estimates the cost of reporting on U.S. operators to be $7,565, or $85
per product.
    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-
condition actions that would be required based on the results of any
required actions. The FAA has no way of determining the number of
helicopters that might need these on-condition actions:

                                               On-Condition Costs
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                                                                                Cost per
                    Action                                 Labor cost               Parts cost        product
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Repair of the attachment bolts................  4 work-hours x $85 per hour =                $40            $380
                                                 $340.
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Paperwork Reduction Act

    A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to penalty for
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of
information displays a current valid OMB control number. The control
number for the collection of information required by this proposed AD
is 2120-0056. The paperwork cost associated with this proposed AD has
been detailed in the Costs of Compliance section of this document and
includes time for reviewing instructions, as well as completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Therefore, all reporting
associated with this proposed AD is mandatory. Comments concerning the
accuracy of this burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should
be directed to Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal
Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177-
1524.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    The FAA determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by:
0
a. Removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-04-21, Amendment 39-21443
(86 FR 17278, April 2, 2021); and
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b. Adding the following new AD:

Airbus Helicopters: Docket No. FAA-2021-0829; Project Identifier
MCAI-2021-00189-R.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by November 8, 2021.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 2021-04-21, Amendment 39-21443 (86 FR 17278,
April 2, 2021) (AD 2021-04-21).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B helicopters,
certificated in any category, having an affected part as defined in
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021-0046, dated
February 12, 2021 (EASA AD 2021-0046).

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 6200, Main Rotor
System.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a report of broken and bent attachment
bolts of the main rotor (MR) hub scissors assembly and a
determination that additional part markings of the washer, scissor
branch, and mast ring of the corresponding nut side, and repetitive
inspections of those part markings, are necessary to detect any
rotation. The FAA is issuing this AD to address broken and bent
attachment bolts of the MR hub scissors assembly, which could lead
to detachment of a MR hub scissors attachment bolt, possibly
resulting in complete loss of control of the helicopter.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Requirements

    Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, EASA AD 2021-0046.

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021-0046

    (1) Where EASA AD 2021-0046 refers to its effective date, this
AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
    (2) Where EASA AD 2021-0046 refers to September 05, 2018 (the
effective date of EASA AD 2018-0186), this AD requires using May 7,
2021 (the effective date of AD 2021-04-21).
    (3) This AD does not mandate compliance with the ``Remarks''
section of EASA AD 2021-0046.
    (4) Where the service information referenced in EASA AD 2021-
0046 specifies to discard certain parts, this AD requires removing
those parts from service.

    (5) Where EASA AD 2021-0046 refers to flight hours (FH), this AD
requires using hours time-in-service.
    (6) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of EASA AD 2021-0046 refer to
``discrepancies.'' For this AD, discrepancies include corrosion,
fretting, wear, cracking, bolt play, twist, shearing, rupture, and
bolt tightening torque.
    (7) Where EASA AD 2021-0046 specifies to contact the
manufacturer for repair instructions, this AD requires the repair to
be done in accordance with a method approved by the Manager, General
Aviation and Rotorcraft Section, International Validation Branch,
FAA; or EASA; or Airbus Helicopter's EASA Design Organization
Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval must include
the DOA-authorized signature.
    (8) Paragraph (5) of EASA AD 2021-0046 specifies to report
inspection results to Airbus Helicopters within a certain compliance
time. For this AD, report inspection results at the applicable time
specified in paragraph (h)(8)(i) or (ii) of this AD.
    (i) If the inspection was done on or after May 7, 2021 (the
effective date of AD 2021-04-21): Submit the report within 30 days
after the inspection.
    (ii) If the inspection was done before May 7, 2021 (the
effective date of AD 2021-04-21): Submit the report within 30 days
after May 7, 2021.

(i) Special Flight Permit

    Special flight permits, as described in 14 CFR 21.197 and
21.199, are not allowed.

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA, has the
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19,
send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the manager of the International Validation Branch, send
it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (k)(2) of
this AD. Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.

(k) Related Information

    (1) For EASA AD 2021-0046, contact the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-
Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet: www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this
EASA AD on the EASA website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may
view this material at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel,
Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N-321, Fort Worth, TX
76177. For information on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. This material may be found in the AD docket
on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0829.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Hal Jensen,
Aerospace Engineer, Operational Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 950 L'Enfant Plaza N SW, Washington, DC
20024; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Issued on September 16, 2021.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-55266; File No. SR-CBOE-2007-12]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to the Extension of a Pilot Program that Increases
the Standard Position and Exercise Limits for Certain Options Traded on
the Exchange

February 9, 2007.
    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 February 6, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by CBOE. The
Exchange has filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial'' rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder,\4\ which renders it 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).
    \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

    CBOE proposes to extend an existing pilot program that increases
the standard position and exercise limits for certain options traded on
the Exchange (``Pilot Program''). The text of the proposed rule change
is available at CBOE, the Commission's Public Reference Room, and
http://www.cboe.com.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, CBOE 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 Exchange 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 Pilot Program, as previously approved by the Commission,
provides for an increase to the standard position and exercise limits
for equity option contracts and for options on QQQQs for a six-month
period.\5\ Specifically, the Pilot Program increased the applicable
position and exercise limits for equity options and options on the QQQQ
in accordance with the following levels:
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    \5\ The Pilot Program was approved by the Commission on
February23, 2005. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51244
(February 23, 2005), 70 FR 10010 (March 1, 2005) (SR-CBOE-2003-30)
(``Pilot Program Order''). The Pilot Program has been extended three
times and is due to expire on March 1, 2007. See Securities Exchange
Act Release Nos. 52262 (August 15, 2005), 70 FR 48995 (August 22,
2005) (SR-CBOE-2005-61); 53348 (February 22, 2006), 71 FR 10574
(March 1, 2006) (SR-CBOE-2006-11); and 54336 (August 18, 2006), 71
FR 50952 (August 28, 2006) (SR-CBOE-2006-69).

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  Current equity option contract limit     Pilot program equity option
                  \6\                             contract limit
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13,500 contracts.......................  25,000 contracts.
22,500 contracts.......................  50,000 contracts.
31,500 contracts.......................  75,000 contracts.
60,000 contracts.......................  200,000 contracts.
75,000 contracts.......................  250,000 contracts.
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Current QQQQ option contract limit       Pilot program QQQQ option
                                          contract limit
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300,000 contracts......................  900,000 contracts.
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    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to extend the Pilot
Program for an additional six-month period, through September 1, 2007.
The Exchange believes that extending the Pilot Program for six months
is warranted due to the positive feedback from members and for the
reasons cited in the original rule filing that proposed the

adoption of the Pilot Program.\7\ Also, the Exchange has not
encountered any problems or difficulties relating to the Pilot Program
since its inception. For these reasons, the Exchange requests that the
Commission extend the Pilot Program for the aforementioned additional
period.
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    \6\ Except when the Pilot Program is in effect.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements provided under Section 6(b)(5) \8\ of the Act
that the rules of an exchange be designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f (b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    Because the forgoing rule change does not: (1) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (3) become operative for 30 days
after the date of this filing, or such shorter time as the Commission
may designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act \9\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\10\
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under 19b-4(f)(6) normally may not
become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing.\11\
However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \12\ permits the Commission to designate
a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The Exchange has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative delay. The Commission believes
that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the
protection of investors and in the public interest because it will
allow the Pilot Program to continue uninterrupted.\13\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii). In addition, Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii)requires that a self-regulatory organization submit to
the Commission written notice of its intent to file the proposed
rule change, along with a brief description and text of 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. CBOE has satisfied the five-day pre-filing
requirement.
    \12\ Id.
    \13\ For the purposes only of waiving the operative delay,
theCommission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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 Act.

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 No. SR-CBOE-2007-12 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File No. SR-CBOE-2007-12. 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 inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such
filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of CBOE. 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 No. SR-
CBOE-2007-12 and should be submitted on or before March 9, 2007.

For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant
to delegated authority.\14\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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