[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22492-22495]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9056]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0144]
RIN 1625-AA09

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Long Island, New York Inland
Waterway from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the drawbridge
operating regulations governing the operation of the Atlantic Beach
Bridge, mile 0.4, across Reynolds Channel at Lawrence, New York. The
owner of the bridge has requested a temporary change to the regulations
to facilitate major rehabilitation at the bridge. It is expected that
this temporary change to the regulations will help facilitate the
bridge rehabilitation. This interim rule is intended to better meet the
present needs of navigation by allowing the bridge rehabilitation
repairs to continue on schedule while providing the public the
opportunity to submit comments.

DATES: This interim rule is effective from April 23, 2012 through May
15, 2013. Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on
or before May 15, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2012-0144 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) 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.
    (4) 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>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this interim
rule,

call or email Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, the Coast Guard Project Officer;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<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 participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted,
without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2012-0144), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online, or by fax, mail or hand delivery, but please use only one of
these means. If you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received by the Coast Guard
when you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver,
or mail your comment, it will be considered as having been received by
the Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket Management Facility.
We recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that we can
contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Proposed Rules'' and insert ``USCG-2012-0144'' in the ``Keyword''
box. Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the
``Actions'' column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand
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
and may change this rule based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2012-0144'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit 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. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.

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 notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting, but you may submit a
request for one using one of the four methods specified under
ADDRESSES. Please explain why one would be beneficial. If we determine
that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and
place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.

Regulatory Information

    The Coast Guard is issuing this interim final rule without prior
notice and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section
4(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because sufficient time to promulgate a
notice of proposed rulemaking with a comment period and then a final
rule would result in the temporary final rule not going into effect
until July 2012, which would then impact two boating seasons instead of
just one, and delay of the bridge rehabilitation would result in
significant additional taxpayer expense.
    We received the bridge owner's request for deviation on February 9,
2012. The bridge owner mistakenly believed they were required to
provide only 30 days notice to the Coast Guard to implement the
temporary regulation change.
    The Coast Guard normally requires 30 days advance notice for
temporary deviations from the drawbridge operation regulations of less
than 180 days in total duration.
    In this case, the total time the regulations will be temporarily
changed exceeds 180 days, which requires at least 90 days notice in
order to allow sufficient time for the Coast Guard to promulgate a
notice of proposed rulemaking with a comment period and a final rule.
    Failure to commence the rehabilitation project on April 23, 2012
will cause a significant delay to this project. The bridge
rehabilitation repairs scheduled to commence April 23, 2012, include
the removal and replacement of the following: The primary and secondary
gear drive motors, brakes, shafts, couplings, bearings, lubrication
lines, span lock motors, span lock reducers, span lock guides, receiver
bushings, electrical bridge controls, bridge power and lighting, motor
control center, navigation lighting, and electrical conduits and
wiring.
    The contractor has arranged for personnel and equipment to be
available between April 2012 and May 2013 to conduct the bridge
rehabilitation repairs. Should the project not commence on April 23,
2012, a significant financial loss to the bridge owner and taxpayers
would result, and this bridge rehabilitation project would continue
into a second recreational boating season further impacting marine
interests.
    As a result of the information above, the Coast Guard believes that
delaying this bridge repair project would be contrary to the best
interest of the general public and the marine transportation system
that transit Reynolds Channel.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds good cause exists,
for the reasons discussed above, for making this rule effective less
than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Basis and Purpose

    The Atlantic Beach Bridge, mile 0.4, across Reynolds Channel at
Lawrence, New York, has a vertical clearance in the closed position of
25 feet at mean high water and 30 feet at mean low water. The
drawbridge operation

regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.799(e).
    The existing drawbridge operation regulations require the draw to
open on signal October 1 through May 14. From May 15 through September
30 the draw shall open on signal, except that it need only open on the
hour and half hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, and from 11 a.m.
to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and
Labor Day.
    The Coast Guard received a request from the owner of the bridge,
Nassau County, asking permission to temporarily change the drawbridge
operation regulations to help facilitate major rehabilitation at the
bridge.
    During the bridge rehabilitation project only one of the two
movable spans will be raised for the passage of vessel traffic when
work is underway.
    In order to facilitate the extensive rehabilitation required at the
bridge, scheduled bridge openings will be necessary from April 23, 2012
through May 15, 2013.
    The horizontal clearance of the navigable channel is 125 feet when
both spans are opened. A horizontal clearance of 62.5 feet, available
during single span openings, is expected to be sufficient for the
anticipated vessel traffic transiting the bridge during the bridge
rehabilitation period.
    The owner of the bridge and the Coast Guard coordinated and
discussed this rehabilitation project and the necessary temporary
changes to the drawbridge regulations with the commercial and
recreational waterway users that normally transit the bridge. Users of
the waterway consist of oil barges and tugs as well as power and sail
recreational craft. No objections were raised.
    As a result of the above coordination, the drawbridge regulations
will be temporarily changed from April 23, 2012 through May 15, 2013,
to facilitate the bridge repairs. Based on our coordination with the
waterway users it is expected that this action will meet the reasonable
needs of navigation.
    Because the temporary change to the operating schedule of the
drawbridge will be greater than 180 days, we are issuing a temporary
interim rule requesting public comment in order to both facilitate
completion of the bridge rehabilitation and to have the public
participate in the rulemaking process.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily suspend 33 CFR 117.799(e)
and add a temporary paragraph (k) from April 23, 2012 through May 15,
2013, to read as follows:
    From April 23, 2012 through September 30, 2012, except for the
closure period identified in the following paragraph, from Monday
through Friday the Atlantic Beach Bridge, mile 0.4, across Reynolds
Channel, may operate a single span every two hours on the even hour
between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and on signal between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. On
weekends and holidays the bridge shall open both spans every hour on
the hour from Friday at 8 p.m. through Monday at 6 a.m.
    From July 23, 2012 through July 30, 2012, the bridge may remain in
the closed position between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m., daily.
    From October 1, 2012 through May 15, 2013, the bridge shall operate
a single span, Monday through Sunday, at 6 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8
p.m. Between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. the bridge will operate a single span on
signal. During the above time period the bridge will open both spans
for commercial vessel traffic at all times after at least a 48 hour
advance notice is given.

Regulatory Analysis

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

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under section
3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as
supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Order 12866. The Office of
Management and Budget has not reviewed it under that Order.
    The Coast Guard determined that this rule is not a significant
regulatory action because the bridge will continue to open on a set
schedule that was discussed with the waterway users in advance and no
objections were received.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this rule will have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under section 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This rule will affect the following entities,
some of which may be small entities: the owners or operators of vessels
intending to transit the bridge between April 23, 2012 and May 15,
2013. The bridge will open on a set schedule that was discussed with
the waterway users in advance and no objections were received.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this interim final rule so that they can
better evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking.
If the rule will affect your small business, organization, or
governmental jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its
provisions or options for compliance, please contact Commander (dpb),
First Coast Guard District Bridge Branch, One South Street, New York,
NY 10004. The telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Coast Guard will
not retaliate against small entities that question or complain about
this interim rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

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

Federalism

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

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions

that may result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal
government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000
or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in such an
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this
preamble.

Taking of Private Property

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

Civil Justice Reform

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

Protection of Children

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

Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it would not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

Energy Effects

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

Technical Standards

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

Environment

    We have analyzed this interim rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01, and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD which guides the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment because it simply
promulgates the operating regulations or procedures for drawbridges. We
seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a
significant environmental impact from this interim rule.
    Under figure 2-1, paragraph (32)(e) of the Instruction, an
environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion
determination are not required for this rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard is
amending 33 CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g); Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

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2. Effective April 23, 2012 through May 15, 2013, Sec.  117.799 is
amended by suspending paragraph (e) and adding a temporary paragraph
(k) to read as follows:

Sec.  117.799  Long Island, New York Inland Waterway from East Rockaway
Inlet to Shinnecock Canal.

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    (k) The draw of the Atlantic Beach Bridge at mile 0.4, across
Reynolds Channel shall open on signal as follows:
    (1) Except as provided in paragraph (k)(2) of this section, from
April 23, 2012 through September 30, 2012, Monday through Friday, the
draw may operate a single span on signal, every two hours, on the even
hour, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday from 8 p.m.
through 6 a.m. the draw may operate a single span on signal. On
weekends and holidays from Friday at 8 p.m. through Monday at 6 a.m.
the bridge shall open both spans every hour on the hour.
    (2) From July 23, 2012 through July 30, 2012, the bridge may remain
in the closed position between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m., daily.
    (3) From October 1, 2012 through May 15, 2013, the draw may operate
a single span on signal at 6 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. and at
any time between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. The draw shall open both spans at
all times for commercial vessel traffic after at least a 48 hour
advance notice is given by calling the number posted at the bridge.

    Dated: March 23, 2012.
Daniel A. Neptun,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2012-9056 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4535-4536]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01627]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2021-0945; FRL-9487-01-R1]

Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Conformity

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the
State of New Hampshire. This submission revises previously approved
transportation conformity criteria and procedures related to
interagency consultation and enforceability of certain transportation-
related control measures and mitigation measures. In addition, the
revision continues to rely on the Federal rule for General Conformity.
The intended effect of this action is to approve State criteria and
procedures to govern conformity determinations. This action is being
taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 28,
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2021-0945 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
[email protected]. 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, the 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. The 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. Publicly
available docket materials are available at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional
Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100,
Boston, MA. EPA requests that, if at all possible, you contact the
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Rackauskas, Air Quality Branch,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, (Mail code 05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel. (617)
918-1628, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background and Purpose
    a. What is Transportation Conformity?
    b. What is General Conformity?
    c. Evaluation of State Submittal
II. Proposed Action
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background and Purpose

    On September 9, 2021, the New Hampshire Air Resources Division
(ARD) submitted a revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP)
consisting of amendments to Env-A 1500, Conformity. This revision
consists of minor administrative language changes, updated definitions
and references to Federal rules, and clarifications to roles and
responsibilities for Federal, state, and municipal partners.

a. What is Transportation Conformity?

    Transportation Conformity is required under Section 176(c) of the
Clean Air Act to ensure that Federally-supported highway, transit
projects, and other activities are consistent with (``conform to'') the
purpose of the SIP. Conformity currently applies to areas that are
designated nonattainment, and those redesignated to attainment after
1990 (maintenance areas) with plans developed under section 175A of the
Clean Air Act, for the following transportation related criteria
pollutants: Ozone, particulate matter (PM2.5 and
PM10), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen dioxide
(NO2). Conformity to the purpose of the SIP means that
transportation activities will not cause new air quality violations,
worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the relevant
national ambient air quality standards. The transportation conformity
regulation is found in 40 CFR part 93, subpart A and provisions related
to conformity SIPs are found in 40 CFR 51.390.

b. What is General Conformity?

    General Conformity is a requirement of section 176(c) of the Clean
Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990. General Conformity is a safeguard
that no action by the Federal government interferes with a SIP's
protection of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Under
General Conformity, any action by the Federal government cannot: Cause
or contribute to any new violation of any standard in any area;
interfere with provisions in the applicable SIP for maintenance of any
standard; increase the frequency or severity of any existing violation
of any standard in any area; or delay timely attainment of any
standard, any required interim emission reductions, or any other
milestones, in any area. The general conformity regulation is found in
40 CFR part 93, subpart B and provisions related to conformity SIPs are
found in 40 CFR 51.851.
    On April 5, 2010, EPA revisited the Federal General Conformity
Requirements Rule to clarify the conformity process, authorize
innovative and flexible compliance approaches, remove outdated or
unnecessary requirements, reduce the paperwork burden, provide
transition tools for implementing new standards, address issues raised
by Federal agencies affected by the rules, and provide a better
explanation of conformity regulations and policies (75

FR 17254). This April 2010 General Conformity rule eliminated the
Federal regulatory requirement for states to adopt and submit general
conformity SIPs, instead making submission of a general conformity SIP
a state option.

c. Evaluation of State Submittal

    EPA previously approved a version of EnvA-1500 into the New
Hampshire SIP on November 29, 2013 (78 FR 71504). For transportation
conformity, the September 9, 2021, revision contains updated references
to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), updates to public comment
period timeframes, and clarifications to roles of interagency partners.
Specifically, the rule updates multiple references to the CFR to the
April 1, 2018, version from April 1, 2011. The rule also changes
language for a public comment for planning organizations and New
Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) from ``a minimum of 10
days'' to ``between 10 and 30 days,'' to match language in the NHDOT
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Revision
Procedures.
    The New Hampshire submittal also provides updated language to
project-level conformity determinations for carbon monoxide (CO) hot
spot areas. EPA notes that New Hampshire's twenty-year maintenance
period for the CO NAAQS expired on January 29, 2021. As a result of
this maintenance period expiration, conformity requirements for the CO
standard, including hot spot analyses, also expired.\1\ No conformity
or project level hot spot analyses are required for the State's CO
maintenance area, but the language would continue to apply in the event
of a future more stringent CO NAAQS and/or future nonattainment
classification.
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    The NH submittal contains updated language for General Conformity.
As noted above, States are not required to submit state-level General
Conformity regulations into the SIP, rather they can rely upon the
federal provisions. The New Hampshire submittal adequately refers to
the General Conformity Federal rule for implementation and contains
only minor changes in references to the 2018 Code of Federal
Regulations, as mentioned above.

II. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to approve New Hampshire's Env-A 1500 Conformity
into the New Hampshire SIP. This revision and proposed approval are
consistent with the CAA. EPA is soliciting public comments on the
issues discussed in this notice or on other relevant matters. These
comments will be considered before taking final action. Interested
parties may participate in the Federal rulemaking procedure by
submitting written comments to this proposed rule by following the
instructions listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Federal Register.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by
reference of NH's updated Env-A 1500, Conformity, as discussed in
sections I. and II. of this preamble, into 40 CFR part 52. The EPA has
made, and will continue to make, these documents generally available
through https://www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 1 Office
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this preamble for more information).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this proposed action merely approves state law as meeting
Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: January 24, 2022.
Deborah Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 172

Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous
Materials Communications, Emergency Response Information, Training
Requirements, and Security Plans

CFR Correction

    In Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 100 to 177,
revised as of October 1, 2012, on page 242, in Sec.  172.101, in the
Hazardous Materials Table, in the entry for ``Oxygen, compressed'', in
column 10A, the letter ``A'' is added.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2016-43]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Drone
Surveys and Reports

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's
awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process.
Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of
information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of
the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket
number and must be received on or before May 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-1020
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Ngo,<PHONE_NUMBER>, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2016.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2015-1020.
    Petitioner: Drone Surveys and Reports.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec.  61.51.
    Description of Relief Sought: Petitioner is requesting to amend
Exemption No. 11800 to allow operations of a small unmanned aircraft
system (UAS) by a person who does not hold an FAA-issued pilot
certificate under the direct supervision of a pilot holding either an
airline transport or commercial pilot certificate, in accordance with
the conditions and limitations. The petitioner would also like to add
the following aircraft to the exemption: 3D Robotics X8, 3DR Solo,
Bheema Walkera QR X350 Pro, Blade 350 QX V2, Blade Chroma, DJI Phantom
3, DJI SPREADING WINGS S1000, DJI SPREADING WINGS S900, Dreamfly
Walkera Voyager 3, FLYPRO PX400 PRO 2, FREEFLY Alta Drone, HUBSAN X4
Pro High Edition, Lehmann LA100 GoPro Drone, Lumenier QAV250, Parrot
AR.Drone 2.0, Parrot BeBop, Q500 4K Typhoon, QAV400, Robotics Iris+,
Steadidrone Flare, The Live Video Camera Drone, Turbo Ace Matrix, Turbo
Ace X830D Drone RTF, Walkera Scout X4, Walkera Tali, H500, xFold CINEMA
X12, xFold CINEMA X8, xFold DRAGON X8 KDE, xFold DRAGON X8 U11,
XProHeli ProPack XP2, XProHeli XPX, and Yuneec Typhoon Q500+.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-56003; File No. SR-NASD-2007-028]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 1 Thereto, Relating to the Order Audit Trail System

July 2, 2007.
    On April 17, 2007, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (``NASD'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to amend Rules 6951 and 6954 to require members
that transmit an intermarket sweep order (``ISO'') to another member,
electronic communications network, nonmember, or exchange to record and
report the fact that the order was an ISO. On May 18, 2007, NASD filed
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change. The proposed rule change,
as amended, was published for comment in the Federal Register on May
31, 2007.\3\ The Commission received no comment letters on the
proposal. This order approves the proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 1.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55806 (May 23,
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    The Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to NASD,\4\ and, in particular, section 15A(b)(6)
of the Act \5\ which requires, among other things, that NASD rules be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in regulating transactions in
securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a
free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to
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    \4\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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    On June 9, 2005, the Commission adopted Regulation NMS,\6\ which
among other things, adopted an Order Protection Rule \7\ that requires
trading centers to establish, maintain, and enforce policies and
procedures designed to prevent the execution of trades at prices
inferior to protected quotations displayed by automated trading
centers, subject to applicable exceptions. One of the exceptions from
the Order Protection Rule is when the transaction that constitutes a
trade-through \8\ is ``effected by a trading center that simultaneously
routed an intermarket sweep order to execute against the full displayed
size of any protected quotation in the NMS stock that was traded
through.'' \9\
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    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9,
2005), 70 FR 37496 (June 29, 2005).
    \7\ 17 CFR 242.611.
    \8\ A ``trade-through'' is ``the purchase or sale of an NMS
stock during regular trading hours, either as principal or agent, at
a price that is lower than a protected bid or higher than a
protected offer.'' See 17 CFR 242.600(b)(77).
    \9\ See 17 CFR 242.611(b)(6). The phrase ``intermarket sweep
order'' is defined as ``a limit order for an NMS stock that meets
the following requirements: (i) When routed to a trading center, the
limit order is identified as an intermarket sweep order; and (ii)
Simultaneously with the routing of the limit order identified as an
intermarket sweep order, one or more additional limit orders, as
necessary, are routed to execute against the full displayed size of
any protected bid, in the case of a limit order to sell, or the full
displayed size of any protected offer, in the case of a limit order
to buy, for the NMS stock with a price that is superior to the limit
price of the limit order identified as an intermarket sweep order.
These additional routed orders must also be marked as intermarket
sweep orders.'' The proposed rule change adopts this same definition
of intermarket sweep order for purposes of the OATS Rules. See 17
CFR 242.600(b)(30).
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    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to require member firms
to record the fact that an order in an OATS-eligible security is an ISO
when the member routes an ISO to another member or non-member. The
member would be required to include this information in the Route
Report it submits to NASD pursuant to the OATS Rules.\10\ This
requirement should ensure that NASD knows that the order was an ISO and
can utilize that information when reviewing audit trails.\11\
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    \10\ When a member transmits an order in an OATS-eligible
security to another member, electronic communications network, non-
member, or exchange for handling or execution, the routing member is
required to submit a Route Report to NASD. The categories of
information that a member must include in a Route Report are set
forth in NASD Rule 6954(c) and in the OATS Reporting Technical
Specifications published by NASD.
    \11\ As discussed in the Notice, firms will not be required to
begin using the ISO routing method code on Route Reports until
February 4, 2008, but the code will be available for use by firms
immediately on approval. Firms are encouraged to use the ISO code as
soon as possible to facilitate NASD's ability to determine whether
the trade was made in reliance on an ISO exception from the Order
Protection Rule.
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    The Commission believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the Act and should enhance OATS data and help ensure that the NASD
is able to more effectively monitor compliance with Regulation NMS.
    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\12\ that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NASD-2007-028), as
amended, be, and hereby is, approved.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-56678; File No. SR-NSCC-2007-13]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing
Corporation; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Its Rules and Procedures With Regard to the Automated Customer Account
Transfer Service (ACATS) and ACATS Fund/SERV Processing

October 19, 2007.

I. Introduction

    On August 15, 2007, National Securities Clearing Corporation
(``NSCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') a proposed rule change pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'').\1\ Notice of the
proposal was published in the Federal Register on September 13,
2007.\2\ No comment letters were received.\3\ For the reasons discussed
below, the Commission is approving the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56372 (September 7,
2007), 72 FR 52416.
    \3\ But see comment letters to a similar rule change submitted
by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 56677 (October 19, 2007) [File No. SR-FINRA-2007-
005].
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II. Description

    NSCC is modifying its Rules to shorten the account transfer time
frame for Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (``ACATS'') and
ACATS Fund/SERV transfers.\4\
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    \4\ Rule 50 (Automated Customer Account Transfer Service) is
generally nonspecific with respect to account transfer time frames.
Rule 52 (Mutual Fund Services), section 16 (ACAT/Transfers) is
nonspecific with respect to account transfer time frames and does
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(1) Background

    ACATS enables members of NSCC to effect automated transfers of
customer accounts among themselves. In operation since 1985, ACATS was
designed to facilitate compliance with New York Stock Exchange
(``NYSE'') Rule 412 and National Association of Securities Dealers
(``NASD'') \5\ Uniform Practice Code section 11870 that require NYSE
and NASD members to use clearing agency automated customer account
transfer services and to effect customer account transfers within
specified time frames. ACATS has been modified over time, with its most
significant redesign in 1999, to provide NSCC members with a more
seamless and timely customer account transfer process.\6\
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    \5\ Rule 50 (Automated Customer Account Transfer Service) is
generally nonspecific with respect to account transfer time frames.
Rule 52 (Mutual Fund Services), Section 16 (ACAT/Transfers) is
nonspecific with respect to account transfer time frames and does
not require modification.
    \6\ The NASD is now known as The Financial Industry Regulatory
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(2) Modifications

    NSCC, its members, the Customer Account Division of the Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association (``SIFMA''), NYSE, and NASD
believe that because technology and processing has improved since the
1999 redesign additional modifications to ACATS processing can be made
that will further enhance the timeliness and efficiency of customer
account transfers. FINRA has submitted a comparable rule filing on
behalf of the NYSE and NASD with the Commission.\7\
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    \7\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56677 (October 19, 2007)
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(a) Standard ACATS Transfers
    Standard ACATS transfers currently include a three business day
``Request'' period. The proposed change reduces the ``Request'' time
frame from three business days to one business day. The time frame
within which an account transfer may be responded to (i.e., accepted or
rejected) is accordingly shortened.\8\
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    \8\ In addition to changes to the ``Request'' period, NSCC is
modifying the ACATS ``Status'' time frames for Request-Adjust,
Request-Adjust Past, Request-Past, and Review-Error from a maximum
of three business days to a maximum of one business day. Rule 50 is
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(b) Nonstandard ACATS Transfers--Partial Transfer Receiver
    In a ``partial transfer,'' the Receiving Member (Partial Transfer
Receiver or ``PTR'') currently has a two business day ``Request''
period. The proposed change reduces the ``Request'' time frame from two
business days to one business day. The time within which an account
transfer may be responded to (i.e., accepted or rejected) is
accordingly shortened.\9\
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    \9\ Other non-standard transfers are: Fail reversals, reclaims
and residual credits (see Rule 50, Sec. 12). PTD's do not have a
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(c) ACATS Fund/SERV
    In an ACATS transfer that includes mutual fund assets, during the
``Review'' period the Receiving Member (or if applicable its ACATS-
Fund/SERV Agent) requests the reregistration of mutual fund assets by
submitting a Fund Registration input record through ACATS to the Fund
Member/Mutual Fund Processor. The Fund Member/Mutual Fund Processor
then has four business days to either reject or acknowledge the
request. NSCC has found that the majority of Fund Member/Mutual Fund
Processors act upon such requests during the first day of receipt.
Therefore, NSCC is reducing the time frame for Fund Member/Mutual Fund
Processors to either reject or acknowledge the request from four
business days to one business day.

(3) Technical Correction to Rule 50

    NSCC is also making a technical correction to Rule 50, section 13.
Section 13 (which addresses Receiving Member initiated Partial
Transfers) states that a Delivering Member may respond to a request at
any time by following the procedure set forth in section 12. However,
section 12 addresses actions taken with respect to Delivering Member
initiated transactions. NSCC is correcting this text accordingly.

(4) Implementation of the Proposed Changes

    NSCC is coordinating implementation of the changes with FINRA and
SIFMA. NSCC anticipates that implementation of the changes set forth in
this rule filing will take place in October of 2007. Members will be
advised of the implementation through an NSCC Important Notice.

III. Discussion

    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act requires, among other things, that
the rules of a clearing agency be designed to remove impediments to and
to perfect the mechanism of a national system for prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of securities transactions.\10\ By reducing
the time frame for the transfer of customer accounts between NSCC
members, the rule change will bring enhanced efficiency to members and
will benefit investors. As such, the rule change is consistent with
NSCC's statutory obligation to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a national system for prompt and accurate clearance and
settlement of securities transactions.
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IV. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and
in particular section 17A of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder.\11\
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    \11\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission
considered the proposal's impact on efficiency, competition, and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,
that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NSCC-2007-13) be and hereby
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    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation,
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Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9948-80-OECA]

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of
Public Teleconference and Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public teleconference.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public
Law 92-463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby
provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory
Council (NEJAC) will meet on the dates and times described below. All
meetings are open to the public. Members of the public are encouraged
to provide comments relevant to the specific issues being considered by
the NEJAC. For additional information about registering to attend the
meeting or to provide public comment, please see ``Registration'' under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to a limited number of telephone lines,
attendance will be on a first-come, first served basis. Pre-
registration is required.

DATES: The NEJAC will host a public teleconference meeting on
Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The topics of
discussion will include: (1) Water infrastructure financing in
vulnerable and overburdened communities and (2) the implementation and
outreach of EPA's Revised Agricultural Worker Protection Regulation.
Public comment period relevant to the specific issues being considered
by the NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) is scheduled for
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Members of
the public who wish to participate during the public comment period are
highly encouraged to pre-register by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on
Monday, July 18, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or correspondence concerning
the teleconference meeting should be directed to Karen L. Martin, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>; via
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>. Additional
information about the NEJAC is available at: www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the NEJAC states that the
advisory committee ``will provide independent advice and
recommendations to the Administrator about broad, crosscutting issues
related to environmental justice. The NEJAC's efforts will include
evaluation of a broad range of strategic, scientific, technological,
regulatory, community engagement and economic issues related to
environmental justice.''

Registration

    Registrations for the July 20, 2016, pubic teleconference will be
processed http://nejac-teleconference-july-20-2016.eventbrite.com. Pre-
registration is required. Registration for the July 20, 2016,
teleconference meeting closes at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time on Monday,
July 18, 2016. The deadline to sign up to speak during the public
comment period, or to submit written public comments, is also 11:59
p.m., Eastern

Time Monday, July 18, 2016. When registering, please provide your name,
organization, city and state, email address, and telephone number for
follow up. Please also state whether you would like to be put on the
list to provide public comment, and whether you are submitting written
comments before the Monday, July 18, 2016, 11:59 p.m. Due to a limited
number of telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first
served basis.

Public Comment

    Individuals or groups making remarks during the public comment
period will be limited to seven (7) minutes. To accommodate the number
of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one representative of a
particular community, organization, or group will be allowed to speak.
Written comments can also be submitted for the record. The suggested
format for individuals providing public comments is as follows: Name of
speaker; name of organization/community; city and state; and email
address; brief description of the concern, and what you want the NEJAC
to advise EPA to do. Written comments received by registration
deadline, will be included in the materials distributed to the NEJAC
prior to the teleconference. Written comments received after that time
will be provided to the NEJAC as time allows. All written comments
should be sent to Karen L. Martin, EPA, via email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Information About Services for Individuals With Disabilities or
Requiring English Language Translation Assistance

    For information about access or services for individuals requiring
assistance, please contact Karen L. Martin, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or via
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To request special accommodations for a
disability or other assistance, please submit your request at least
seven (7) working days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient
time to process your request. All requests should be sent to the
address, email, or phone/fax number listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

    Dated: June 28, 2016.
Matthew Tejada,
Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory
Council.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Financial
Responsibility for Licensed Launch Activities

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on June 28, 2018. The required information to be collected
will be used to determine if licensees or those who have permits have
complied with financial responsibility requirements for maximum
probable loss determination (MPL) analysis as set forth in FAA
regulations. The FAA is responsible for determining MPL required to
covered claims by a third party for bodily injury or property damage,
and the United States, its agencies, and its contractors and
subcontractors for covered property damage or loss, resulting from a
Commercial space transportation permitted or licensed activity. The MPL
determination forms the basis for financial responsibility requirements
issued in a license or permit order.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to
[email protected], or faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0601.
    Title: Financial Responsibility for Licensed Launch Activities.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on June 28, 2018 (83 FR 30475). The information is
collected per 14 CFR part 440 Appendix A. A permit or license applicant
who is seeking a permit or license to conduct launch actives is
required to provide the FAA information to conduct maximum probable
loss determination. The information is collected once based on vehicle
configuration, launch site, and flight trajectory that are introduced
in the license or permit application. Furthermore, it is a mandatory
requirement that all commercial permitted and licensed launch
applicants obtain financial coverage for claims by a third party for
bodily injury or property damage. FAA is responsible for determining
the amount of financial responsibility required using maximum probable
loss determination. The financial responsibility must be in place and
active for every launch activity. Applicants' launched activity can
vary, on average, from once a week to once a year. If there are
significant changes to the launch vehicle, launch site, or flight
trajectory this could lead to the permitted or licensed applicant
providing updated information to the FAA. The FAA will use the updated
collected information to revise the financial responsibility results.
    Respondents: 10 commercial space launch services providers.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 100 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2018.
Robin Darden,
Management Support Specialist, Performance, Policy, and Records
Management Branch, ASP-110.
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