[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71410-71411]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-15-000]

Regency Field Services, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on November 12, 2014, Regency Field Services, LLC
(Regency), 2001 Bryan St., Suite 3700, Dallas, Texas 75201, filed in
Docket No. CP15-15-000 an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations,
requesting: (i) A certificate of public convenience and necessity
authorizing Regency to own, operate and maintain its Crescent Residue
Line, located in Logan County, Oklahoma, for the purpose of
transporting its own natural gas; (ii) a blanket certificate, pursuant
to Part 157, Subpart F, of the Commission's regulations; (iii) waivers
of certain regulatory requirements; and (iv) confirmation that the
Commission's assertion of jurisdiction over the Crescent Residue Line
will not jeopardize the non-jurisdictional status of Regency's
otherwise non-jurisdictional gathering and processing facilities and
operations.
    Regency states that it recently acquired the Crescent Residue Line.
The Crescent Residue line is approximately 19 miles of ten-inch
diameter natural gas residue pipeline, which transports Regency's own
natural gas to the pipeline system of Southern Star Central Gas
Pipeline, Inc., all as more fully set forth in the application which is
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing
may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Ms.
Deena L. Jordan, Chief Compliance Officer, Regency Field Services, LLC,
2001 Bryant Street, Suite 3700, Dallas, Texas 75201, by telephone at
(214) 840-5812 or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the

Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement
(FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the
Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify
federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all
necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal
authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission
staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit seven copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and five copies of the protest or intervention to
the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables
subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a
subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service,
please email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll
free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: December 15, 2014.

    Dated: November 24, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Page 19249]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0007; OMB No. 1660-0029]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Approval and Coordination of Requirements To
Use the NETC for Extracurricular and Training Activities

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents,
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 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 Desk
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Records Management Division, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472-
3100, or email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2017 at 82
FR 9388 with a 60 day public comment period. FEMA received one request
for a copy of the proposed information collection by the public. The
Agency responded to this comment and provided the most up-to-date copy
of the proposed information collection to the requester. The purpose of
this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Approval and Coordination of Requirements To Use the NETC
for Extracurricular and Training Activities.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0029.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 119-17-1, Request for Housing
Accommodations; FEMA Form 119-17-2, Request for Use of NETC Facilities.
    Abstract: FEMA established the National Emergency Training Center
(NETC), located in Emmitsburg, Maryland to offer training for the
purpose of emergency preparedness. The NETC site has facilities and
housing available for those participating in emergency preparedness.
When training space and/or housing is required for those attending the
training, a request for use of these areas must be made in advance and
this collection provides the mechanism for such requests to be made.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government;
State, Local or Tribal Government; individuals or households; and
business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 120 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $407.04. The annual costs to respondents' operations and
maintenance costs for technical services is $956.40. There are no
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is
$1,014.60.

    Dated: April 12, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Records Management Program Chief (Acting), Mission Support, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19811-19813]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0891; Notice No. 25-21-04-SC]

Special Conditions: Airbus Model A321neoXLR Airplane; Passenger
Protection From External Fire

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed special conditions.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes special conditions for the Airbus Model
A321neoXLR airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design
feature when compared to the technology envisaged by the airworthiness
standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is an
integral rear center tank (RCT). The applicable airworthiness
regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for
this design feature. These proposed special conditions contain the
additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary
to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the
existing airworthiness standards.

DATES: Send comments on or before May 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by Docket No. FAA-2021-0891 using
any of the following methods:
     Federal eRegulations 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: 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 http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal
information you provide. The FAA will also post a report summarizing
each substantive verbal contact received about this proposal.
    Confidential Business Information: 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 Notice 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 Notice, 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 the indicated comments
will not be placed in the public docket of this Notice. Submissions
containing CBI should be sent to Shannon Lennon, Human Machine
Interface, AIR-626, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and
Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198;
telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected]. Comments
the FAA receives, which are not specifically designated as CBI, will be
placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.
    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 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: Shannon Lennon, Human Machine
Interface, AIR-626, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and
Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198;
telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested people to take part in this rulemaking
by sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the
reason for any

recommended change, and include supporting data.
    The FAA will consider all comments received by the closing date for
comments. The FAA may change these special conditions based on the
comments received.

Background

    On September 16, 2019, Airbus applied for an amendment to Type
Certificate No. A28NM to include the new Model A321neoXLR airplane. The
Model A321neoXLR airplane, which is a derivative of the Model
A321neoACF airplane currently approved under Type Certificate No.
A28NM, is a twin-engine transport category aircraft that seats 244
passengers and has a maximum takeoff weight of 202,000 lbs.

Type Certification Basis

    Under the provisions of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.101, Airbus must show that the Model A321neoXLR airplane meets
the applicable provisions of the regulations listed in Type Certificate
No. A28NM, or the applicable regulations in effect on the date of
application for the change, except for earlier amendments as agreed
upon by the FAA.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (e.g., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Airbus Model A321NeoXLR airplane
because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are
prescribed under the provisions of Sec.  21.16.
    Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same novel or
unusual design feature, or should any other model already included on
the same type certificate be modified to incorporate the same novel or
unusual design feature, these special conditions would also apply to
the other model under Sec.  21.101.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Airbus Model A321NeoXLR airplane must comply with the
fuel vent and exhaust emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the
noise certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36.
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in
accordance with Sec.  11.38, and they become part of the type
certification basis under Sec.  21.101.

Novel or Unusual Design Feature

    The Airbus Model A321NeoXLR airplane will incorporate the following
novel or unusual design feature:
    An integral RCT.

Discussion

    The proposed Airbus Model A321neoXLR incorporates an integral RCT.
This tank is a ``center'' fuel tank, in that would, if approved, be
located in the airplane fuselage rather than in its wings. The tank is
a ``rear'' tank, that would be located aft of the wheel bay; it would
be in an area of the lower fuselage that partially replaces the aft
cargo compartment of the airplane from which this proposed model is
derived. The top of the tank would be directly below the floor of the
passenger cabin. The fuel tank would be ``integral'' to the airplane,
in that its walls would be part of the airplane structure. The exterior
skin of the airplane fuselage would constitute part of the walls of the
fuel tank, and these areas would lack the thermal/acoustic insulation
that usually lines the exterior skin of an airplane fuselage.
    This proposed design was not envisaged by the FAA's regulatory
requirements for insulation installations on transport category
airplanes. 14 CFR 25.856(b) requires all thermal/acoustic insulation in
the lower half of the airplane fuselage and their installation to
comply with the flame penetration resistance test of Appendix F Part
VII. The FAA adopted Sec.  25.856(b) to raise the level of post-crash
fire safety on transport category airplanes. Part VII of Appendix F
requires a stringent test method for all thermal/acoustic insulation
proposed for installation in the lower half of the fuselage. The FAA's
intent in imposing this requirement was to ensure that this insulation
provides an additional barrier between the occupants and an external
post-crash fire, especially a fire resulting from a pool of spilled
aviation fuel.\1\ This barrier extends the time available for
evacuation.
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    \1\ See pg. 2 of FAA Advisory Circular 25.856-2A, Installation
of Thermal/Acoustic Insulation for Burnthrough Protection (Jul. 29,
2008), available at drs.faa.gov.
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    While the rule applies to the thermal/acoustic insulation that an
applicant proposes as part of their design, it does not require
applicants to install such insulation. Since the fuselage skins of the
lower half of transport category airplanes are generally insulated, and
were at the time these standards were developed, the FAA considered
this approach to be sufficient to ensure safety. The rulemaking also
noted, however, that if applicants began to propose designs that
omitted this thermal/acoustic insulation, the FAA would revisit the
need for a specific fuselage burnthrough standard.\2\
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    \2\ Improved Flammability Standards for Thermal/Acoustic
Insulation Materials Used In Transport Category Airplanes, 68 FR
45046, 45049 (Jul. 31, 2003).
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    Thus, since this proposed design will lack thermal/acoustic
insulation under the fuselage skin in the area of the fuel tank,
current FAA regulations do not ensure that it will provide a continuous
flame penetration (burnthrough) resistant barrier between the
passengers and an external fire, nor that it will provide enough
protection, against an external post-crash fire, to allow time for
passengers to evacuate.
    According to Airbus, its proposed design does not allow for
compliant thermal/acoustic insulation to be placed beneath the cabin
floor. This large volume of unheated liquid (fuel), directly below the
floor of the passenger cabin, would, without mitigation, create a `cold
feet' effect for the passengers above it. Therefore, Airbus plans to
install insulation panels between the fuel tank and the cabin floor,
for comfort reasons. These insulation panels would normally be required
to meet Sec.  25.856(b). However, Airbus states that it is technically
not feasible to install thermal/acoustic insulation that complies with
Sec.  25.856(b), due to the lack of space in this area, and the need to
keep nearby decompression panels free of blockages and ensure adequate
ventilation.
    To address the assumption in the FAA's current flammability
standards that proposed airplane designs would include thermal/acoustic
insulation in the lower fuselage, and to ensure that this proposed
design does not reduce the time available for passenger evacuation in
the case of a post-crash external fire, special conditions are needed.
Specifically, the FAA proposes to require that the lower half of the
airplane fuselage, spanning the longitudinal area of the tank, be
resistant to fire penetration. ``Resistant to fire penetration'' would,
for this special condition, mean that this area provides fire
penetration resistance equivalent to the resistance which would be
provided if the fuselage were lined with thermal/acoustic insulation
that meets the flame penetration resistance test requirements of part
VII of Appendix F. The applicant's method of compliance may, but is not
required to, be based upon any inherent flame penetration resistance
capability

provided by the construction of the fuel tank and/or other surrounding
features.
    The proposed special conditions contain the additional safety
standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a
level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing
airworthiness standards.

Applicability

    As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the
Airbus Model A321NeoXLR airplane. Should Airbus apply at a later date
for a change to the type certificate to include another model
incorporating the same novel or unusual design feature, these special
conditions would apply to that model as well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature
on one model of airplane. It is not a rule of general applicability.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

Authority Citation

    The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.

The Proposed Special Conditions

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes the following
special conditions as part of the type certification basis for Airbus
Model A321NeoXLR airplanes.

Passenger Protection From External Fire

    The lower half of the fuselage, spanning the longitudinal location
of the rear center fuel tank, must be resistant to fire penetration.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 1, 2022.
Patrick R. Mullen,
Manager, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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[Notices]
[Pages 49469-49471]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1008; FRL-8883-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rule
(PAIR)'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0586.12 and OMB Control No.
2070-0054, is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2012. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1008, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1008. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2010-1008. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM

you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in
hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Mike Mattheisen, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-3077; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it to:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

II. What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    6. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
    8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.

III. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR are
companies that manufacture, process or import chemical substances,
mixtures or categories.
    Title: TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rule
(PAIR).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0586.12, OMB Control No. 2070-0054.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on January
31, 2012. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
authorizes EPA to promulgate rules under which manufacturers, importers
and processors of chemical substances and mixtures must maintain
records and submit reports to EPA. EPA has promulgated the Preliminary
Assessment Information Rule (PAIR) under TSCA section 8(a). EPA uses
PAIR to collect information to identify, assess and manage human health
and environmental risks from chemical substances, mixtures and
categories. PAIR requires chemical manufacturers and importers to
complete a standardized reporting form to help evaluate the potential
for adverse human health and environmental effects caused by the
manufacture or importation of identified chemical substances, mixtures
or categories. Chemicals identified by EPA or any other federal agency,
for which a justifiable information need for production, use or
exposure-related data can be satisfied by the use of the PAIR are
proper subjects for TSCA section 8(a) PAIR rulemaking. In most
instances the information that EPA receives from a PAIR report is
sufficient to satisfy the information need in question. This
information collection addresses the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements associated with TSCA section 8(a).
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR parts 712, 766, and 792). Respondents may claim all or part of a
document confidential. EPA will disclose information that is covered by
a claim of confidentiality only to the extent permitted by, and in
accordance with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average range
28.7 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).

    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 15.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
2.2.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 948 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $59,158. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $59,158 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.

IV. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    There is a decrease of 620 hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This decrease reflects a decrease in the assumed number of PAIR
reports filed annually, and the average annual number of respondents,
based on the past five fiscal years of PAIR reporting data. This change
is an adjustment.

V. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce
the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 3, 2011.
Stephen A. Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-20202 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40366-40367]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0860]

Glen R. Justice: Debarment Order

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) debarring
Glen R. Justice, M.D. from providing services in any capacity to a
person that has an approved or pending drug product application for a
period of 25 years. We base this order on a finding that Dr. Justice
was convicted of five felony counts under Federal law for conduct
involving health care fraud and that this pattern of conduct was
sufficient to find that there is reason to believe he may violate
requirements under the FD&C Act relating to drug products. Dr. Justice
was given notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to
request a hearing within the timeframe prescribed by regulation. Dr.
Justice failed to respond. Dr. Justice's failure to respond constitutes
a waiver of his right to a hearing concerning this action.

DATES: This order is effective July 9, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications for special termination of debarment to
the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenny Shade, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rockville,
MD 20857,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 306(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.
335a(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)) permits debarment of an individual if FDA finds
that the individual has been convicted of a felony under Federal law
for conduct which involves bribery, payment of illegal gratuities,
fraud, perjury, false statement, racketeering, blackmail, extortion,
falsification or destruction of records, or interference with,
obstruction of an investigation into, or prosecution of any criminal
offense, and it finds, on the basis of the conviction and other
information, that such individual has demonstrated a pattern of conduct
sufficient to find that there is reason to believe the individual may
violate requirements under the FD&C Act relating to drug products.
    On July 25, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Central District
of California entered judgment against Dr. Justice for health care
fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1347, and aiding and abetting and
causing an act to be done in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2.
    The FDA's finding that debarment is appropriate is based on the
felony convictions referenced herein. The factual basis for this
conviction is as follows: Dr. Justice was a physician licensed by the
State of California. Dr. Justice owned and operated a medical practice
in the Central District of California and he enrolled as a provider
with federally-funded and private health care programs.
    Dr. Justice devised and executed a scheme to defraud federally-
funded and private health care benefit programs. As part of the scheme,
Dr. Justice knowingly and willfully submitted, and caused to be
submitted, false and fraudulent claims to health care benefit programs
for injectable medications, knowing that those medications were never
provided to the patients and he billed patients health care benefit
programs for more expensive injectable medications when less expensive
medications were provided. Dr. Justice continued his conduct despite
being advised by staff to desist and subsequent to the execution of a
search warrant at his medical practice in 2006. As a result of Dr.
Justice's fraudulent business practices, health care benefit programs
suffered losses between $400,000 and $1,000,000.
    As a result of his convictions, on March 26, 2012, FDA sent Dr.
Justice a notice by certified mail proposing to debar him for 25 years
from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an
approved or pending drug product application. The proposal was based on
the finding, under section 306(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of the FD&C Act, that
Dr. Justice was convicted of felonies under Federal law for conduct
which involved health care fraud, and that the Agency found, on the
basis of the conviction and other information, that Dr. Justice had
demonstrated a pattern of conduct sufficient to find that there is
reason to believe he may violate

requirements under the FD&C Act relating to drug products. This
conclusion was based on the fact that Dr. Justice had legal and
professional obligations to ensure that he submitted accurate medical
claims for procedures he performed, as well as administering medicines
that were appropriate for his patients' condition, which he knowingly
and willingly disregarded, as well as the fact that Dr. Justice
intentionally billed for different FDA-regulated drug products than
what he wrote prescriptions for. Therefore, FDA had reason to believe
that, if Dr. Justice were to provide services to a person that has an
approved or pending drug application, he may violate requirements under
the FD&C Act relating to drug products. The proposal offered Dr.
Justice an opportunity to request a hearing, providing him 30 days from
the date of receipt of the letter in which to file the request, and
advised him that failure to request a hearing constituted a waiver of
the opportunity for a hearing and of any contentions concerning this
action. The proposal was received on March 29, 2012. Dr. Justice failed
to respond within the timeframe prescribed by regulation and has,
therefore, waived his opportunity for a hearing and has waived any
contentions concerning his debarment (21 CFR part 12).

II. Findings and Order

    Therefore, the Director, Office of Enforcement, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, under section 306(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of the FD&C Act,
under authority delegated to the Director (Staff Manual Guide 1410.35),
finds that Glen R. Justice has been convicted of five counts of a
felony under Federal law for conduct involving health care fraud, and,
on the basis of the conviction and other information, finds that Dr.
Justice has demonstrated a pattern of conduct sufficient to find that
there is reason to believe he may violate requirements under the FD&C
Act relating to drug products.
    As a result of the foregoing finding, Dr. Justice is debarred for
25 years from providing services in any capacity to a person with an
approved or pending drug product application under sections 505, 512,
or 802 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360b, or 382), or under section
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), effective (see
DATES) (see sections 306(c)(1)(B), (c)(2)(A)(ii), and 201(dd) of the
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 335a(c)(1)(B), (c)(2)(A)(ii), and 321(dd))). Any
person with an approved or pending drug product application who
knowingly employs or retains as a consultant or contractor, or
otherwise uses the services of Dr. Justice, in any capacity during Dr.
Justice's debarment, will be subject to civil money penalties (section
307(a)(6) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 335b(a)(6))). If Dr. Justice
provides services in any capacity to a person with an approved or
pending drug product application during his period of debarment he will
be subject to civil money penalties (section 307(a)(7) of the FD&C
Act). In addition, FDA will not accept or review any abbreviated new
drug applications submitted by or with the assistance of Dr. Justice
during his period of debarment (section 306(c)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act).
    Any application by Dr. Justice for special termination of debarment
under section 306(d)(4) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 335a(d)(4)) should
be identified with Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0860 and sent to the Division
of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). All such submissions are to be
filed in four copies. The public availability of information in these
submissions is governed by 21 CFR 10.20(j).
    Publicly available submissions may be seen in the Division of
Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    Dated: June 22, 2012.
Armando Zamora,
Acting Director, Office of Enforcement, Office of Regulatory Affairs.
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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Workshop on Hearing Protector Devices March 27  28, 2003 ( Agenda)

Thursday, March 27, 2003 8: 00   8: 30 Registration Plenary Session 8: 30   8: 45 Welcoming remarks: Kenneth Feith, EPA Office of Air and Radiation EPA's purpose of the workshop and the anticipated revision of the federal labeling regulation for hearing protector devices.

8: 45   9: 00 Facilitator: Stephen Brightwell Explanation of organization and operating procedures for the plenary and " break out" sessions.

Invited Presentations 9: 00   10: 00 Dr. Alice Suter, Suter and Associates History of hearing protector labeling rule, its intent, its use, its misuse, and why there is need for regulatory revision 10: 00  10: 30 Dr. John Franks, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH) Comparison of the regulatory Noise Reduction Rating ( NRR) and the required ANSI S3.19 test method with real world outcomes and results from testing with the new ANSI S12.6B method 10: 30   11: 00 Dr. William Murphy, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH) Deriving a new NRR from ANSI S12.6B method, inter laboratory reproducibility of data, precision of the data 11: 00   11: 30 Dr. John Casali, Virginia Tech ( w/ Gary Robinson) New technologies: active noise reduction, sound restoration, and passive non linear protectors, and the development of ratings systems for describing them.

11: 30   12: 00 Elliott Berger, American National Standards Institute ( ANSI) Rating Metrics for Hearing Protectors 12: 00   1: 00 Lunch Offered Papers by Interested Parties 1: 00   5: 00 Presentations of formal papers by interested parties  15 minutes each with 5 minutes for questions NOTE: Presentations will be given based on the order in which they were received.

5: 00  5: 30 Dr. Alice Suter Summary of day's presentations and discussions All participants should meet in Room 1153 at 8 a. m. to be escorted to the breakout sessions.

Friday, March 28, 2003 Breakout Sessions:

There will be three breakout sessions that will run concurrently. Each session will consist of two parts, i. e. morning and afternoon, to allow registered participants to attend any two of the three sessions. Each session will have a facilitator and resident technical advisor 8: 00   11: 30 Session I  Hearing Protector Label ( Room 4349) ( Facilitator: Clayton Doak)( Technical Advisor: John Franks)   Primary label   Secondary labels   Placement of labels   Expiration of labels   Other topics   Summary 8: 00  11: 30 Session II  Noise Reduction Rating ( NRR) Strategies ( Room 2379) ( Facilitator: Barbara McKensie)( Technical Advisor: Rick Davis)   NRR  what does it mean?   Use of mean and standard deviations vs. other descriptors   Relationship of NRR to environmental noise levels   NRR and implied protection from noise induced hearing loss   Other topics   Summary 8: 00  11: 30 Session III  New Hearing Protector Technologies ( Room 5349) ( Facilitator: Alliston Davis)( Technical Advisor: Bill Murphy)   Sound restoration systems   active / passive non linear devices   Active noise reduction   Communication systems/ radios   Present and future test methods and metrics to describe effectiveness   Other topics   Summary 11: 30   12: 30 Lunch 12: 30   4: 30 Reconvene Sessions I, II, and III Session I  Hearing Protector Label ( Room 4349) ( Facilitator: Clayton Doak)( Technical Advisor: Rick Davis)

Session II  Noise Reduction Rating ( NRR) Strategies ( Room 2379) ( Facilitator: Barbara McKensie)( Technical Advisor: Bill Murphy)

Session III  New Hearing Protector Technologies ( Room 5349) ( Facilitator: Alliston Davis)( Technical Advisor: John Franks)

Plenary Session 4: 30   5: 30 Facilitator: Stephen Brightwell   Presentation of Break out Session findings and recommendations   Dr. Alice Suter: Conclusions and wrap up   Kenneth Feith: EPA's regulatory agenda


[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39117-39118]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD17-18-000]

Village of Waterbury; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene

    On August 4, 2017, the Village of Waterbury filed a notice of
intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant
to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by section 4
of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The
proposed Guptil Road 4.0 kW In-conduit Hydroelectric Net-Metered
Project (Guptil Road Project) would have an installed capacity of 4
kilowatts (kW), and would be located along a 12-inch diameter potable
water pipeline. The project would be located near the Village of
Waterbury in Washington County, Vermont.
    Applicant Contact: William Shepeluk, Municipal Manager, Village of
Waterbury, 28 North Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05676; Phone No. (802)
244-7033
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.<PHONE_NUMBER>; Email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A new 4 foot-long, 1.5-inch diameter
intake pipe off of the 12-inch diameter potable water pipeline, (2) one
generating unit with an installed capacity of four kW located within an
existing 8-foot-long by 12-foot-wide pressure reducing vault; (3) a new
4-foot-long, 2-inch diameter outlet pipe returning water to the 12-inch
diameter water main; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would have an estimated annual generation of 35.6 megawatt-
hours.
    A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.

      Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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      Statutory provision            Description        Satisfies (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by  The conduit the        Y
 HREA.                           facility uses is a
                                 tunnel, canal,
                                 pipeline, aqueduct,
                                 flume, ditch, or
                                 similar manmade
                                 water conveyance
                                 that is operated for
                                 the distribution of
                                 water for
                                 agricultural,
                                 municipal, or
                                 industrial
                                 consumption and not
                                 primarily for the
                                 generation of
                                 electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended  The facility is        Y
 by HREA.                        constructed,
                                 operated, or
                                 maintained for the
                                 generation of
                                 electric power and
                                 uses for such
                                 generation only the
                                 hydroelectric
                                 potential of a non-
                                 federally owned
                                 conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as         The facility has an    Y
 amended by HREA.                installed capacity
                                 that does not exceed
                                 5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as        On or before August    Y
 amended by HREA.                9, 2013, the
                                 facility is not
                                 licensed, or
                                 exempted from the
                                 licensing
                                 requirements of Part
                                 I of the FPA.
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    Preliminary Determination: The proposed hydroelectric project will
utilize an existing potable water pipeline, the primary purpose of
which is to convey drinking water to the Village of Waterbury. The
addition of the Guptil Road Project will not alter the conduit's
primary purpose. Therefore, based upon the above criteria, Commission
staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies the
requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is not
required to be licensed or exempted from licensing.
    Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45
days from the issuance date of this notice.
    Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
    Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the ``COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR
A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3)
state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and
(4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through
385.2005 of the Commission's regulations.\1\ All comments contesting
Commission staff's preliminary determination that the facility meets
the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis.
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    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and comments using the Commission's eFiling system
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of all other filings in
reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service
on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can
be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed
and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be
viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (i.e., CD17-18) in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3676 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For TTY, call
(202) 502-8659.

    Dated: August 10, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-17351 Filed 8-16-17; 8:45 am]
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