From:
Jones, DonnaLee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sent:
Friday, April 1, 2016 2:07 PM
To:
David Ailor<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Cc:
Allen Dittenhoefer<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Bill Osborn<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Bryan Kresak<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Charles Jones<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Chris Hardin<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Coleen Davis<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Dan Belack<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Dave Hacker<EMAIL_ADDRESS>David Fanning<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Ed Dinsmore<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>James Hosfield<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Janis Deitch<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Jay Cornelius<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Joe Hanning<EMAIL_ADDRESS>John Hill<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Jonelle Scheetz<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Julianne Kurdila<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Katie Kistler<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Keith Nagel<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Krista Armentrout<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Marian Gammon<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Mark Poling<EMAIL_ADDRESS>May, Jeffrey X<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Mike Dzurinko<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Nicole Siviy<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Parker Adams<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Patrick Smith<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Randy Wiler<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Rich Zavoda<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Scott Kiechle<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Solomon Nyathi<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Taylor Mackey<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Tishie Woodwell<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Traci Self<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Victoria Morton<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Raymond, Gabrielle<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Jones, DonnaLee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Subject:
RE: Parent Company representatives and mailing addresses

 Thanks for update. I will set up an email group for the future communications. I also will be developing a calendar schedule that translates the "weeks from signature date" into actual dates. I am using Monday 4/4/16 as the "date" since that's when the packages will be mailed out. Due dates can be on or around the date; try to make it close, within a couple days. Early is always OK. J
 We are posting all enclosures and datafiles today on the website. https://icr2010.rti.org/. So only item new in the mail will be the cover letters. I will send a pdf of the signed letters by email Monday to individual companies using provided today.

Here is a table showing (only) the ICR facilities and requirements for Enclosures 1 and 2, as David requested.
_____________________________________________________________
Regards,
Donna Lee Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Advisor, Metals Sector
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Sector Policies and Programs Division / Metals & Inorganic Chemicals Group (D 243-02)
Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:<PHONE_NUMBER>  Fax<PHONE_NUMBER>
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"Reasonableness never fails to be appreciated."  - anon.

<< Coke ICR 114-04-01-16.docx >>
<< Coke ICR 114-04-01-16.pdf >>

From: David Ailor<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 1:25 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Cc: Allen Dittenhoefer<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Bill Osborn<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Bryan Kresak<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Charles Jones<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Chris Hardin<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Coleen Davis<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Dan Belack<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Dave Hacker<EMAIL_ADDRESS>David Ailor<EMAIL_ADDRESS>David Fanning<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Ed Dinsmore<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>James Hosfield<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Janis Deitch<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Jay Cornelius<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Joe Hanning<EMAIL_ADDRESS>John Hill<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Jonelle Scheetz<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Julianne Kurdila<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Katie Kistler<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Keith Nagel<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Krista Armentrout<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Marian Gammon<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Mark Poling<EMAIL_ADDRESS>May, Jeffrey X<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Mike Dzurinko<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Nicole Siviy<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Parker Adams<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Patrick Smith<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Randy Wiler<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Rich Zavoda<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Scott Kiechle<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Solomon Nyathi<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Taylor Mackey<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Tishie Woodwell<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Traci Self<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Victoria Morton<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Subject: RE: Parent Company representatives and mailing addresses

Donna Lee:

Attached is what I believe is a complete and accurate ownership list.  I'm cc'ing the COETF on this transmittal, in case I've made an error.

For the sake of completeness on the ICR, can you send me and the COETF the current lists of facilities that have to complete the Enclosure 1 Questionnaire and that have to test per Enclosure 2?

Thanks, DCA

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
eFax.:<PHONE_NUMBER>
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>www.accci.org


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Securities Act of 1933, Release No. 9721/February 4, 2015;
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Release No. 74203/February 4, 2015;
Order Approving Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Budget and
Annual Accounting Support Fee for Calendar Year 2015

    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the ``Sarbanes-Oxley
Act''),\1\ established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(``PCAOB'') to oversee the audits of companies that are subject to the
securities laws, and related matters, in order to protect the interests
of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of
informative, accurate and independent audit reports. The PCAOB is to
accomplish these goals through registration of public accounting firms
and standard setting, inspection, and disciplinary programs. The PCAOB
is subject to the comprehensive oversight of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'').
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    Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act provides that the PCAOB shall
establish a reasonable annual accounting support fee, as may be
necessary or appropriate to establish and maintain the PCAOB. Under
Section 109(f) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the aggregate annual
accounting support fee shall not exceed the PCAOB's aggregate
``recoverable budget expenses,'' which may include operating, capital
and accrued items. The PCAOB's annual budget and accounting support fee
are subject to approval by the Commission.
    Section 982 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (the ``Dodd-Frank Act'') \2\ amended the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act to provide the PCAOB with explicit authority to oversee auditors of
broker-dealers registered with the Commission. In addition, the PCAOB
must allocate the annual accounting support fee among issuers and among
brokers and dealers.
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    Section 109(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act directs the PCAOB to
establish a budget for each fiscal year in accordance with the PCAOB's
internal procedures, subject to approval by the Commission. Rule 190 of
Regulation P facilitates the Commission's review and approval of PCAOB
budgets and annual accounting support fees.\3\ This budget rule
provides, among other things, a timetable for the preparation and

submission of the PCAOB budget and for Commission actions related to
each budget, a description of the information that should be included
in each budget submission, limits on the PCAOB's ability to incur
expenses and obligations except as provided in the approved budget,
procedures relating to supplemental budget requests, requirements for
the PCAOB to furnish on a quarterly basis certain budget-related
information, and a list of definitions that apply to the rule and to
general discussions of PCAOB budget matters.
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    In accordance with the budget rule, in March 2014 the PCAOB
provided the Commission with a narrative description of its program
issues and outlook for the 2015 budget year. In response, the
Commission provided the PCAOB with economic assumptions and budgetary
guidance for the 2015 budget year. The PCAOB subsequently delivered a
preliminary budget and budget justification to the Commission. Staff
from the Commission's Offices of the Chief Accountant and Financial
Management dedicated a substantial amount of time to the review and
analysis of the PCAOB's programs, projects and budget estimates;
reviewed the PCAOB's estimates of 2014 actual spending; and attended
several meetings with management and staff of the PCAOB to further
develop its understanding of the PCAOB's budget and operations. During
the course of this review, Commission staff relied upon representations
and supporting documentation from the PCAOB. Based on this review, the
Commission issued a ``pass back'' letter to the PCAOB. On November 25,
2014, the PCAOB approved its 2015 budget during an open meeting, and
subsequently submitted that budget to the Commission for approval.
    After considering the above, the Commission did not identify any
proposed disbursements in the 2015 budget adopted by the PCAOB that are
not properly recoverable through the annual accounting support fee, and
the Commission believes that the aggregate proposed 2015 annual
accounting support fee does not exceed the PCAOB's aggregate
recoverable budget expenses for 2015. The Commission also acknowledges
the PCAOB's updated strategic plan and encourages the PCAOB to continue
keeping the Commission and its staff apprised of developments
throughout the PCAOB's implementation of its near-term priority
projects. The Commission looks forward to providing views to the PCAOB
as future updates are made to the plan.
    The Commission is aware that some of the projects on the PCAOB's
standard setting agenda to update auditing and quality control
standards have been slow to advance. The Commission also understands
that the Board intends to undertake a review of performance and
management of the standard setting agenda. The Commission directs the
PCAOB during 2015 to provide timely updates to the Commission's staff
on the Board's evaluation of all aspects of its standard setting
process including performance and management of the process and the
potential actions being considered by the Board for process
improvements. The Commission also directs the PCAOB, upon its
finalization of a process improvement plan for the standard setting
agenda, to include in its quarterly reports to the Commission updates
on the Board's assessment of the improvements in the performance and
management of the standard setting agenda.
    Similarly, as part of its review of the 2015 budget, the Commission
notes that the Center for Economic Analysis (``Center''), established
in 2014, requires continued Board oversight to align its activities
with the PCAOB's mission. The Commission directs the PCAOB during 2015
to provide timely updates to the Commission's staff on the activities
of the Center, including with respect to defining its role and aligning
its activities with the Board's mission. The Commission also directs
the PCAOB to include in its quarterly reports to the Commission,
updates on the Board's assessment of the performance of the Center.
    The Commission understands that in recent years the PCAOB has taken
significant and productive steps to improve its information technology
(``IT'') program. These steps include IT staffing changes, implementing
stronger IT governance structures, and strengthening Board oversight of
its IT program. Based upon updates provided by the PCAOB, the
Commission also understands that these efforts are ongoing; and directs
the Board to continue to provide in its quarterly reports to the
Commission detailed information about the state of the PCAOB's IT
program, including planned, estimated, and actual costs for IT
projects, and the level of involvement of consultants. These reports
also should continue to include: (a) A discussion of the Board's
assessment of the progress and implementation of the Board actions
mentioned above; and (b) the quarterly IT report that is prepared by
PCAOB staff and submitted to the Board.
    The Commission also directs the PCAOB during 2015 to continue to
include in its quarterly reports to the Commission information about
the PCAOB's inspections program. Such information is to include: (a)
Statistics relative to the numbers and types of firms budgeted and
expected to be inspected in 2015, including by location and by year the
inspections are required to be conducted in accordance with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and PCAOB rules; (b) information about the timing of
the issuance of inspections reports for domestic and non-U.S.
inspections; and (c) updates on the PCAOB's efforts to establish
cooperative arrangements with respective non-U.S. authorities for
inspections required in those countries.
    The Commission understands that the Office of Management and Budget
(``OMB'') has determined the 2015 budget of the PCAOB to be
sequestrable under the Budget Control Act of 2011.\4\ Unless
legislation occurs that avoids sequestration, we expect the PCAOB will
have approximately $1 million in excess funds available from the 2014
sequestration for spending in 2015. As such, the PCAOB has reduced its
accounting support fee for 2015 by approximately $1 million.
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    The Commission has determined that the PCAOB's 2015 budget and
annual accounting support fee are consistent with Section 109 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Accordingly,
    It is ordered, pursuant to Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
that the PCAOB budget and annual accounting support fee for calendar
year 2015 are approved.

    By the Commission.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-D-0663]

Determining the Need for and Content of Environmental Assessments
for Gene Therapies, Vectored Vaccines, and Related Recombinant Viral or
Microbial Products; Guidance for Industry: Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of a document entitled ``Determining the Need for and
Content of Environmental Assessments for Gene Therapies, Vectored
Vaccines, and Related Recombinant Viral or Microbial Products; Guidance
for Industry'' dated March 2015. The guidance document provides
investigational new drug application (IND) sponsors and applicants for
a biologics license application (BLA) or a supplement to a BLA (BLA
supplement), with recommendations on considerations when assessing
whether to submit an Environmental Assessment (EA) for gene therapies,
vectored vaccines, and related recombinant viral or microbial products
(GTVVs). The guidance also contains recommendations as to what
information should be included in an EA and what you can expect once an
EA is filed. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft
guidance of the same title dated June 2014.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances
at any time.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to
the Office of Communication, Outreach and Development, Center for
Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist the office in
processing your requests. The guidance may also be obtained by mail by
calling CBER at 1-800-835-4709 or<PHONE_NUMBER>. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the guidance document.
    Submit electronic comments on the guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tami Belouin, Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-
402-7911.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a document entitled
``Determining the Need for and Content of Environmental Assessments for
Gene Therapies, Vectored Vaccines, and Related Recombinant Viral or
Microbial Products; Guidance for Industry'' dated March 2015. The
guidance document provides IND sponsors and applicants for a BLA or a
BLA supplement, with recommendations on considerations when assessing
whether to submit an EA for GTVVs. The guidance also contains
recommendations as to what information should be included in an EA and
what you can expect once an EA is filed. The guidance supplements the
guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Environmental Assessment of
Human Drug and Biologics Applications'' dated July 1998 (July 27, 1998,
63 FR 40127) (1998 Guidance) and supersedes the recommendations for
GTVVs in section IV.B.1 ``Assessing Toxicity to Environmental
Organisms'' in the 1998 Guidance. The guidance announced in this notice
finalizes the draft guidance of the same title dated June 2014.
    In the Federal Register of June 20, 2014 (79 FR 35361), FDA
announced the availability of the draft guidance of the same title
dated June 2014. FDA received a few comments on the draft guidance and
those comments were considered as the guidance was finalized. There
were no changes to the guidance except for one correction to a
technical error regarding influenza taxonomy. The guidance announced in
this notice finalizes the draft guidance dated June 2014.
    The guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents FDA's
current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights
for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An
alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the
requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The
collections of information in 21 CFR part 25 have been approved under
OMB control number 0910-0322; the collections of information in 21 CFR
part 312 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0014; and the
collections of information for 21 CFR part 601 have been approved under
OMB control number 0910-0338.

III. Comments

    Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
this document to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to
send one set of comments. Identify comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments
may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

IV. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the guidance at
either http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: March 19, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0002]

Determination That BIAXIN XL Oral Tablets Were Not Withdrawn From
Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the
drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for
reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA
will not begin procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug
applications (ANDAs) that refer to these drug products, and it will
allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs that refer to the products as
long as they meet relevant legal and regulatory requirements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy Kane, Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.
Bldg. 51, Rm. 6207, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1984, Congress enacted the Drug Price
Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-417)
(the 1984 amendments), which authorized the approval of duplicate
versions of drug products approved under an ANDA procedure. ANDA
sponsors must, with certain exceptions, show that the drug for which
they are seeking approval contains the same active ingredient in the
same strength and dosage form as the ``listed drug,'' which is a
version of the drug that was previously approved. Sponsors of ANDAs do
not have to repeat the extensive clinical testing otherwise necessary
to gain approval of a new drug application (NDA).
    The 1984 amendments include what is now section 505(j)(7) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)), which
requires FDA to publish a list of all approved drugs. FDA publishes
this list as part of the ``Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic
Equivalence Evaluations,'' which is generally known as the ``Orange
Book.'' Under FDA regulations, a drug is removed from the list if the
Agency withdraws or suspends approval of the drug's NDA or ANDA for
reasons of safety or effectiveness, or if FDA determines that the
listed drug was withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or
effectiveness (21 CFR 314.162).
    Under Sec.  314.161(a) (21 CFR 314.161(a)), the Agency must
determine whether a listed drug was withdrawn from sale for reasons of
safety or effectiveness: (1) Before an ANDA that refers to that listed
drug may be approved, (2) whenever a listed drug is voluntarily
withdrawn from sale and ANDAs that refer to the listed drug have been
approved, and (3) when a person petitions for such a determination
under 21 CFR 10.25(a) and 10.30. Section 314.161(d) provides that if
FDA determines that a listed drug was withdrawn from sale for safety or
effectiveness reasons, the Agency will initiate proceedings that could
result in the withdrawal of approval of the ANDAs that refer to the
listed drug.
    FDA has become aware that the drug products listed in the table in
this document are no longer being marketed.

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       Application No.                Drug                Applicant
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NDA 050775..................  BIAXIN XL Tablet;     AbbVie Inc., 1 North
                               Oral 500 mg.          Waukegan Road,
                                                     North Chicago, IL
                                                     60064
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    FDA has reviewed its records and, under Sec.  314.161, has
determined that the drug products listed in this document were not
withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness.
Accordingly, the Agency will continue to list the drug products listed
in this document in the ``Discontinued Drug Product List'' section of
the Orange Book. The ``Discontinued Drug Product List'' identifies,
among other items, drug products that have been discontinued from
marketing for reasons other than safety or effectiveness.
    Approved ANDAs that refer to the NDAs and ANDAs listed in this
document are unaffected by the discontinued marketing of the products
subject to those NDAs and ANDAs. Additional ANDAs that refer to these
products may also be approved by the Agency if they comply with
relevant legal and regulatory requirements. If FDA determines that
labeling for these drug products should be revised to meet current
standards, the Agency will advise ANDA applicants to submit such
labeling.

    Dated: August 21, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2290-003.
    Applicants: Avista Corporation.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change of Status.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5029.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-485-002.
    Applicants: Tucson Electric Power Company.
    Description: TEP Order No. 784 Correction Filing 2 to be effective
1/27/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5047.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1639-002.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
    Description: Demand Curve Compliance Filing to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5027.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2400-000.
    Applicants: Western Massachusetts Electric Company, ISO New England
Inc.
    Description: Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corp SGIA to be
effective 6/23/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5073.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2401-000.
    Applicants: Kansas City Power & Light Company.
    Description: Kansas City Power & Light Company submits tariff
filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: KCP&L Rate Schedule 139 Filing to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5075.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2402-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Queue Position Y3-087, Original Service Agreement No.
3878 to be effective 6/11/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5088.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2403-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: OATT Revisions to Part V Small Gen IC Agmts &
Procedures (Order 792) to be effective 7/11/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5113.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2404-000.
    Applicants: New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.
    Description: Rate Schedule FERC No 193 to be effective 8/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5128.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2405-000.
    Applicants: New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.
    Description: Rate Schedule FERC No 194 to be effective 8/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5129.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2406-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation.
    Description: TO 205 filing between NiMo and WM Renewables Energy to
be effective 6/2/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5130.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2407-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool
Participants Committee.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii): Winter 2014-15 Reliability Program (Part 1 of 2) to
be effective 9/9/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/11/14.
    Accession Number: 20140711-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/1/14.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: July 11, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. IC-32139]

Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940

May 27, 2016.
    The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of May
2016. A copy of each application may be obtained via the Commission's
Web site by searching for the file number, or for an applicant using
the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by
calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. An order granting each application will be
issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may request
a hearing on any application by writing to the SEC's Secretary at the
address below and serving the relevant applicant with a copy of the
request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by
the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on June 21, 2016, and should be accompanied by
proof of service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for
lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to Rule 0-5 under the Act,
hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any
facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the
reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to
be notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the
Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES:  The Commission: Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jessica Shin, Attorney-Adviser, at
(202) 551-5921 or Chief Counsel's Office at<PHONE_NUMBER>; SEC,
Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549-8010.

John Hancock Diversified Income Fund [811-21367]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to
make a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on December 29, 2015, and
amended on May 3, 2016 and May 13, 2016.
    Applicant's Address: 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02210.

Morgan Stanley Global Infrastructure Fund [811-05415]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Applicant has transferred its assets to
Global Infrastructure Portfolio, a series of Morgan Stanley
Institutional Fund, Inc. and, on March 30, 2015, made a final
distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of
$135,481 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by
applicant's investment adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 4, 2016.
    Applicant's Address: 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036.

O'Connor EQUUS [File No. 811-22937]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On April 4,
2016, applicant made a liquidating distribution to shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by UBS O'Connor LLC, applicant's investment
adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on April 25, 2016.
    Applicant's Address: One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania
19456.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-13043 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21103-21104]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8401]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1245]

Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists communities where the addition or
modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths,
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or
the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
reports, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for
each community, is appropriate because of new scientific or technical
data. The FIRM, and where applicable, portions of the FIS report, have
been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through
issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title
44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR part 65). The
LOMR will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the
contents of those buildings. For rating purposes, the currently
effective community number is shown in the table below and must be used
for all new policies and renewals.

DATES: These flood hazard determinations will become effective on the
dates listed in the table below and revise the FIRM panels and FIS
report in effect prior to this determination for the listed
communities.
    From the date of the second publication of notification of these
changes in a newspaper of local circulation, any person has ninety (90)
days in which to request through the community that the Deputy
Associate Administrator for Mitigation reconsider the changes. The
flood hazard determination information may be changed during the 90-day
period.

ADDRESSES: The affected communities are listed in the table below.
Revised flood hazard information for each community is available for
inspection at both the online location and the respective community map
repository address listed in the table below. Additionally, the current
effective FIRM and FIS report for each community are accessible online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    Submit comments and/or appeals to the Chief Executive Officer of
the community as listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
(email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specific flood hazard determinations are
not described for each community in this notice. However, the online
location and local community map repository address where the flood
hazard determination information is available for inspection is
provided.
    Any request for reconsideration of flood hazard determinations must
be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer of the community as listed
in the table below.
    The modifications are made pursuant to section 201 of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance
with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.,
and with 44 CFR Part 65.
    The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management
measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show
evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified
for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    These flood hazard determinations, together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are
required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must
change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their
floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact
stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by
other Federal, State, or regional entities. The flood hazard
determinations are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    The affected communities are listed in the following table. Flood
hazard determination information for each community is available for
inspection at both the online location and the respective community map
repository address listed in the table below. Additionally, the current
effective FIRM and FIS report for each community are accessible online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.

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                                                          Chief executive                          Online location of
         State and county           Location and case        officer of         Community map        letter of map       Effective date of    Community
                                           No.               community            repository            revision           modification          No.
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Alabama:
    Lee..........................  City of Auburn (11-  The Honorable Bill   Public Works         http://              May 4, 2012.........       010144
                                    04-8290P).           Ham, Jr., Mayor,     Department, 171      www.bakeraecom.com/
                                                         City of Auburn,      North Ross Street,   index.php/alabama/
                                                         144 Tichenor         Auburn, AL 36830.    lee-4/.
                                                         Avenue, Auburn, AL
                                                         36830.
    Lee..........................  Unincorporated       The Honorable Judge  Lee County Building  http://              May 4, 2012.........       010250
                                    areas of Lee         Bill English,        Inspector, 909       www.bakeraecom.com/
                                    County (11-04-       Chairman, Lee        Avenue A, Opelika,   index.php/alabama/
                                    8290P).              County Board of      AL 36801.            lee-4/.
                                                         Commissioners,
                                                         P.O. Box 811,
                                                         Opelika, AL 36803.
    Mobile.......................  Unincorporated       The Honorable        205 Government       http://              April 27, 2012......       015008
                                    areas of Mobile      Merceria Ludgood,    Street, 3rd Floor,   www.bakeraecom.com/
                                    County (11-04-       President, Mobile    South Tower,         index.php/alabama/
                                    5526P).              County Commission,   Mobile, AL 36644.    mobile/.
                                                         P.O. Box 1443,
                                                         Mobile, AL 36633.
Arizona:
    Maricopa.....................  Town of Buckeye (11- The Honorable        Flood Control        http://              April 27, 2012......       040039
                                    09-3299P).           Jackie A. Meck,      District of          www.bakeraecom.com/
                                                         Mayor, Town of       Maricopa County,     index.php/arizona/
                                                         Buckeye, 530 East    2801 West Durango    maricopa-county/.
                                                         Monroe Avenue,       Street, Phoenix,
                                                         Buckeye, AZ 85326.   AZ 85009.
    Maricopa.....................  Town of Wickenburg   The Honorable Kelly  Town Hall, 155       http://              May 4, 2012.........       040056
                                    (11-09-3216P).       Blunt, Mayor, Town   North Tegner         www.bakeraecom.com/
                                                         of Wickenburg, 155   Street,              index.php/arizona/
                                                         North Tegner         Wickenburg, AZ       maricopa-county/.
                                                         Street, Suite A,     85390.
                                                         Wickenburg, AZ
                                                         85390.
    Maricopa.....................  Unincorporated       The Honorable        Flood Control        http://              April 27, 2012......       040037
                                    areas of Maricopa    Andrew Kunasek,      District of          www.bakeraecom.com/
                                    County (11-09-       Chairman, Maricopa   Maricopa County,     index.php/arizona/
                                    3299P).              County Board of      2801 West Durango    maricopa-county/.
                                                         Supervisors, 301     Street, Phoenix,
                                                         West Jefferson       AZ 85009.
                                                         Street, 10th
                                                         Floor, Phoenix, AZ
                                                         85003.
    Maricopa.....................  Unincorporated       The Honorable        Flood Control        http://              May 4, 2012.........       040037
                                    areas of Maricopa    Andrew W. Kunasek,   District of          www.bakeraecom.com/
                                    County (11-09-       Chairman, Maricopa   Maricopa County,     index.php/arizona/
                                    3216P).              County, Board of     2801 West Durango    maricopa-county/.
                                                         Supervisors, 301     Street, Phoenix,
                                                         West Jefferson       AZ 85009.
                                                         Street, 10th
                                                         Floor, Phoenix, AZ
                                                         85003.
California:
    Tulare.......................  Unincorporated       The Honorable Mike   Tulare County        http://              April 24, 2012......       065066
                                    areas of Tulare      Ennis, Chairman,     Resource             www.bakeraecom.com/
                                    County (11-09-       Tulare County        Management Agency,   index.php/
                                    3490P).              Board of             5961 South Mooney    california/tulare-
                                                         Supervisors, 2800    Boulevard,           county/.
                                                         West Burrell         Visalia, CA 93227.
                                                         Avenue, Visalia,
                                                         CA 93291.
Tennessee:
    Hamilton.....................  City of Chattanooga  The Honorable Ron    Planning             http://              April 24, 2012......       470072
                                    (11-04-2368P).       Littlefield,         Department, 1250     www.bakeraecom.com/
                                                         Mayor, City of       Market Street,       index.php/
                                                         Chattanooga, 101     Chattanooga, TN      tennessee/hamilton/
                                                         East 11th Street,    37402.               .
                                                         Chattanooga, TN
                                                         37402.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: March 13, 2012.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-8401 Filed 4-6-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67677-67680]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27999]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0271]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New River, Fort Lauderdale, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating schedule that
governs the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) Railroad Bridge across the
New River, mile 2.5, at Fort Lauderdale, FL. This proposed rule
implements requirements for the operator designed to ensure that
adequate notice of bridge closure times are available to the waterway
traffic. It also changes the on demand schedule to an operating
regulation requiring the bridge to be open at least 60 minutes in every
2 hour period. Modifying the bridge operating schedule will allow the
bridge owner to operate the bridge remotely with assistance from the
onsite bridge tender.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before December 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2015-0271 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Mr. Rod Elkins with the Coast Guard; telephone 305-
415-6989, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Acronyms

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Sec.  Section Symbol
U.S.C. United States Code
FEC Florida East Coast Railway

A. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and
can be viewed by following that Web site's instructions. Additionally,
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will
be notified when comments are posted or a final rule is published.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).

B. Regulatory History and Information

    From May 18 through October 16, 2015, a test deviation was in
effect for the FEC Railroad Bridge (80 FR 28184). The comment period
ended on 17 August 2015. There were eight comments received from the
test deviation. Of these comments, three comments expressed opposition
to a

future rail project, which we would like to emphasize, is not the focus
of this proposed regulation. One comment opposed the proposed
modification and recommended a schedule of four 15 minute openings
every two hours. Based on input from the bridge owner and input
gathered at Coast Guard public meetings, the Coast Guard determined
that this is not a viable option because trains would have considerable
difficulty coordinating passage across the bridge with this schedule.
Additionally, it would not benefit waterway users, because the proposed
regulation provides for the same minimum opening times in a two hour
period, and it is more flexible because the bridge will remain open
when trains are not crossing. The remaining four comments supported the
proposed modification, but recommended minimum time limits to bridge
openings. A temporary deviation was conducted and waterway users were
satisfied with the operating schedule implemented, but requested a
minimum time limit of 15 minutes for each opening. We refrained from
specifying such limits because these limits would require the bridge to
remain open for 15 minutes or more when less time may be adequate for
vessel traffic to pass. For example, if the bridge was closed for a
train crossing and another train was crossing five minutes later, the
bridge would remain closed until the later train passed. Establishing a
minimum amount of time for the bridge to remain open could unduly
restrict the tender from conducting a short duration opening to allow a
vessel through. The Coast Guard anticipates the proposed regulation
will meet or exceed the recommended minimum time limits while allowing
for more flexibility to accommodate vessel traffic.
    One of the eight comments requested a public meeting. A public
meeting was held on 12 November 2014, and the proposed schedule
modification was developed from the input received from the public
meeting.

C. Basis and Purpose

    Presently, in accordance with 33 CFR 117.5, the FEC Railroad Bridge
is required to open on signal for the passage of vessels.
    Prior to implementing a test deviation on May 18, 2015, the Bridge
operated without a tender or monitor. An automated system closed the
Bridge when a train approached and reopened the Bridge when a train
cleared. The Coast Guard received multiple complaints from mariners
because there was no means of obtaining notice of bridge closure times
or potential closure duration. The proposed schedule, discussed further
below, balances the reasonable needs of waterway traffic on the New
River with train traffic moving through condensed population areas such
as Ft. Lauderdale where train schedules at the crossings cannot be
precisely timed because of delays caused by train car loading and
vehicular traffic crossing the track.
    Also, train bridges must be in the down position well in advance of
the train's arrival to ensure that it can safely navigate the bridge or
stop if there are problems with the bridge. The purpose of this
proposed regulation is to improve navigation on the New River through
increased communications and closure time limits.
    The FEC Railroad Bridge across the New River, mile 2.5, at Fort
Lauderdale, FL is a single leaf bascule bridge. It has a vertical
clearance of 4 feet at mean high water in the closed position and
horizontal clearance of 60 feet. Traffic on the waterway includes both
commercial and recreational vessels.

D. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    This proposed rule is for the draw of the FEC Railroad Bridge
across the New River, mile 2.5, at Fort Lauderdale, FL, to operate as
follows:
    (a) The bridge shall be tended constantly.
    (b) The bridge tender will utilize a VHF-FM radio to communicate on
channels 9 and 16 and may be contacted by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (c) Signs will be posted displaying VHF radio contact information
and telephone numbers for the bridge tender and dispatch. A countdown
clock giving notice of the time remaining before bridge closure shall
be posted at the bridge site and visible for maritime traffic.
    (d) A bridge log will be maintained including, at a minimum, bridge
opening and closing times.
    (e) When the draw is in the fully open position, green lights will
be displayed to indicate that vessels may pass.
    (f) When a train approaches, the lights flash red and a horn starts
four blasts, pauses, and then continues four blasts, then the draw
lowers and locks.
    (g) After the train has cleared the bridge, the draw opens and the
lights turn to green.
    (h) The bridge shall not be closed more than 60 minutes combined
for any 120 minute time period beginning at 12:01 a.m. each day.
    (i) The bridge shall remain open to maritime traffic when trains
are not crossing.

E. Regulatory Analyses

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

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
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 or under
section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and Budget
has not reviewed it under those Orders.
    This regulatory action is not a significant regulatory action
because it will still allow vessels to pass through the bridge at more
consistant intervals while taking into account the reasonable needs of
other modes of transportation.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
    This proposed rule would affect the following entities, some of
which might be small entities: the owners or operators of vessels
needing to transit the bridge may experience delays when the bridge is
closed to allow train crossings. Vessels will still be allowed to
transit this waterway but at more consistent and shorter intervals.
This change in operating schedule will still meet the reasonable needs
of navigation while taking into account other modes of transportation.
    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.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, above. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

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

5. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it does not have implications for federalism.

6. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

7. 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 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule will not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this
proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.

8. Taking of Private Property

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

9. Civil Justice Reform

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

10. Protection of Children

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

11. Indian Tribal Governments

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

12. Energy Effects

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant energy action'' under
Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

13. Technical Standards

    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed 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. This proposed rule simply
promulgates the operating regulations or procedures for drawbridges.
This rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph
(32)(e), of the Instruction.
    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. We seek any comments or
information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

0
1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as follows:

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

0
2. In Sec.  117.313, revise paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) to read as
follows:
* * * * *
    (c) The following requirements apply to the Florida East Coast
Railway Railroad Bridge across the New River, mile 2.5, at Fort
Lauderdale, FL:
    1. The bridge shall be constantly tended.
    2. The bridge tender will utilize a VHF-FM radio to communicate on
channels 9 and 16 and may be contacted by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    3. Signs will be posted displaying VHF radio contact information
and telephone numbers for the bridge tender and dispatch. A countdown
clock giving notice of time remaining before bridge closure shall
remain at the bridge site and must be visible for maritime traffic.
    4. A bridge log will be maintained including, at a minimum, bridge
opening and closing times.
    5. When the draw is in the fully open position, green lights will
be displayed to indicate that vessels may pass.
    6. When a train approaches, the lights go to flashing red and a
horn starts four blasts, pauses, and then continues four blasts then
the draw lowers and locks.
    7. After the train has cleared the bridge, the draw opens and the
lights return to green.
    8. The bridge shall not be closed more than 60 minutes combined for
any 120 minute time period beginning at 12:01 a.m. each day.
    9. The bridge shall remain open to maritime traffic when trains are
not crossing.
    (d) Reserved
    (e) The draw of the Marshal (Seventh Avenue) bridge, mile 2.7 at
Fort Lauderdale shall open on signal; except

that, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays, the draw need not open. Public vessels
of the United States, tugs with tows, and vessels in distress shall be
passed at any time.

    Dated: October 22, 2015.
S.A. Buschman,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard
District.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24775-24778]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA 2017-0002-N-18]

Agency Request for Regular Processing of Collection of
Information by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this document provides notice that FRA is
submitting an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information on railroads'
implementation of positive train control (PTC) systems on a quarterly
form entitled the Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form (Form FRA F
6180.165). On June 20, 2016, following the required notice and comment
period, including a public meeting with industry stakeholders, OMB
approved the Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form (Form FRA F 6180.165)
for a period of 12 months, expiring June 30, 2017. After OMB's initial
approval, FRA made three minor modifications to Form FRA F 6180.165, as
described below. FRA sought public comment on the proposed revisions
during a period of 60 days, ending May 15, 2017. FRA requests regular
processing and OMB authorization for 3 years to collect the information
on revised Form FRA F 6180.165, as identified below, beginning 30 days
after publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Railroad
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, FRA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20,
FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590
(telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>). These telephone numbers are not toll-free.
Comments or questions about any aspect of this ICR should be directed
to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB
Desk Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

    On March 14, 2017, FRA published a notice in the Federal Register
seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its Quarterly PTC
Progress Report Form (Form FRA F 6180.165 or Form). 82 FR 13717. The
PRA and its implementing regulations require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days' notice to the public to solicit comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB's approval, reinstatement, or
renewal of those activities. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). The comment period closed on
May 15, 2017. FRA did not receive any comments in response to its March
14, 2017 notice.

II. Background on the Quarterly PTC Reporting Requirement

    The Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of
2015 (PTCEI Act) requires FRA to conduct compliance reviews at least
annually to ensure each railroad subject to the statutory mandate to
implement a positive train control (PTC) system is complying with its
Revised PTC Implementation Plan (PTCIP). 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2). To
enable FRA to meet this statutory mandate, the PTCEI Act requires
railroads to provide information to FRA that FRA determines is
necessary to adequately conduct such compliance reviews. 49 U.S.C.
20157(c)(2).
    Under its statutory and regulatory investigative authorities, FRA
currently requires, and seeks to continue requiring, each railroad
subject to the PTC system mandate to submit Quarterly PTC Progress
Reports (Form FRA F 6180.165) on its PTC system implementation
progress. See 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2); see also 49 U.S.C. 20107; 49 CFR
236.1009(h); 49 CFR 1.89. Specifically, in addition to the Annual PTC
Progress Report (Form FRA F 6180.166) due each March 31 under 49 U.S.C.
20157(c)(1), railroads must provide Quarterly PTC Progress Reports
covering the preceding three-month period and submit the completed
Forms to FRA on the dates in the following table until full PTC system
implementation is completed:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Due dates for quarterly
             Coverage period                          reports
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q1 January 1-March 31....................  April 30.
Q2 April 1-June 30.......................  July 31.
Q3 July 1-September 30...................  October 31.
Q4 October 1-December 31.................  January 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Each railroad must submit its quarterly progress reports on Form FRA F
6180.165 using FRA's Secure Information Repository (SIR) at https://sir.fra.dot.gov.
    FRA has determined that quarterly reporting is necessary for FRA to
effectively monitor industry's implementation of PTC systems and to
meet the statutory mandate to conduct compliance reviews at least
annually to ensure each railroad is complying with its Revised PTCIP.
See 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2). The annual reports (which contain five more
sections than the quarterly reports) are due by March 31 each year
under the PTCEI Act and retrospectively describe railroads' PTC system
implementation progress for the entire preceding calendar year. The
quarterly reports, on the other hand, show FRA individual railroad's
PTC system implementation progress in as close to real time as possible
for the current calendar year, enabling FRA to identify railroads not
on track to meet the core implementation milestones they set in their
Revised PTCIPs. FRA specifically chose quarterly reports in

lieu of the monthly reports, which OMB previously approved under OMB
Control No. 2130-0553 to monitor industry progress implementing PTC
systems, to minimize the burden on industry. See 81 FR 28140 (May 9,
2016). The structure of the quarterly report form enables railroads to
complete the more comprehensive Annual PTC Progress Reports (Form FRA F
6180.166) in a clear and efficient manner. The frequency of quarterly
reporting allows FRA to actively monitor railroads' implementation
progress and identify railroad-specific and industry-wide roadblocks
and obstacles to full PTC system implementation and to provide
technical assistance early enough for such assistance to be effective.
The quarterly reports also enable FRA to determine which railroads are
at risk of not meeting the statutory deadline for PTC system
implementation and the multiple statutory criteria required to obtain
FRA approval of a deadline extension beyond December 31, 2018, but no
later than December 31, 2020, for certain non-hardware, operational
aspects of PTC system implementation. Moreover, the quarterly reports
enable FRA to provide the public and Congress with data-driven status
reports on industry's progress implementing this critical, life-saving
technology four times per year. Because of the quarterly reporting
requirement, FRA has been able to respond to urgent requests from
members of Congress and the White House about railroads' up-to-date PTC
system implementation progress following certain fatal accidents.
    Congress made it clear in the PTCEI Act and the Fixing America's
Surface Transportation Act that enforcement is FRA's main oversight
tool for ensuring each railroad subject to the PTC system statutory
mandate implements a PTC system consistent with its Revised PTCIP and
by the new statutory deadline. 49 U.S.C. 20157(e)(1)-(4). FRA needs the
quarterly reports to conduct the compliance reviews the PTCEI Act
mandates and, when necessary, to initiate well-supported enforcement
action against a railroad. In the PTCEI Act, Congress required each
railroad to provide detailed implementation information in its Revised
PTCIP, including milestones for spectrum acquisition, employee
training, and hardware installation, with totals separated by each
major hardware category. 49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(2)(A)(iii). The PTCEI Act
requires each railroad to comply with its Revised PTCIP, including its
milestones, and FRA is authorized to assess a civil penalty for any
failure to meet those milestones. 49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(2)(D), (e)(2), 49
CFR 1.89.
    By statute, railroads are required to provide FRA with any
information FRA deems necessary to adequately conduct its compliance
reviews. See 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2). PTC systems are required to be
implemented on over 60,000 miles of the 140,000-mile U.S. rail network.
And, while FRA will perform random audits of PTC system implementation,
FRA inspectors cannot feasibly inspect every mile of the U.S. rail
network at different points in time to determine where the hardware of
PTC systems, for example, has and has not been installed and to confirm
that individual railroads are implementing PTC systems as each stated
it would in its statutorily-mandated revised PTCIP. See 49 U.S.C.
20157(a)(2)(D), (c)(2), (e). Therefore, FRA has reasonably determined
that Quarterly PTC Progress Reports are necessary for FRA to perform
the Congressionally-mandated compliance reviews. And, indeed, as
discussed further below in the proposed changes to the Quarterly PTC
Progress Report Form, Congress has implicitly agreed with FRA's
determination this form is necessary by requesting that FRA collect
additional information.

II. Proposed Revisions to the Quarterly PTC Progress Report

    On June 20, 2016, OMB approved the Quarterly PTC Progress Report
(Form FRA F 6180.165) for a period of one year, expiring on June 30,
2017. The current Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form, as approved
through June 30, 2017, can be accessed and downloaded in FRA's eLibrary
at: https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L17365. The approved quarterly
form took into account the Association of American Railroads' (AAR)
written comments on behalf of itself and its member railroads; the
American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) written comments on
behalf of Northeast Illinois Commuter Rail System (Metra), the Utah
Transit Authority, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District
of Oregon, and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority; and industry
stakeholders' comments during FRA's public meeting on April 19, 2016,
which included representatives from, and members of, AAR, APTA, the
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, and several
individual railroad representatives. FRA published minutes from the
meeting on www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FRA 2016-0002. For a
summary of the oral and written comments and FRA's responses to the
comments, please see 81 FR 28140 (May 9, 2016).
    As FRA described in its March 14, 2017, notice, FRA proposes three
minor modifications to the Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form (Form FRA
F 6180.165, OMB Control No. 2130-0553; OMB Approval Expires June 30,
2017).
    First, FRA proposes removing a now inapplicable instruction from
page 1 of the quarterly form, which stated,

    * Please note that FRA did not require a Q1 progress report to
be submitted in April 2016. For 2016, the Q1 and Q2 reports are both
due in the same form on July 31, 2016.

FRA delayed the due date for submitting the first 2016 quarterly report
to allow time for the normal 60 days of notice and public comment to
FRA and additional 30 days of public comment to OMB while it underwent
OMB review as the PRA and its concomitant regulations require. Because
that due date extension applied only in 2016, FRA proposes removing
that note from page 1 of the form and retaining the standard quarterly
due dates below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Due dates for  quarterly
             Coverage period                          reports
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q1 January 1-March 31....................  April 30.
Q2 April 1-June 30.......................  July 31.
Q3 July 1-September 30...................  October 31.
Q4 October 1-December 31.................  January 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, FRA proposes making the following two changes to
Section 1 of the form (Summary Section) to clarify the section and
respond to a Congressional request that FRA collect certain additional
information:
    (i) To ensure clarity and consistent interpretations by
respondents, FRA proposes adding instructions to the existing Summary
Section row entitled, ``Route Miles in Testing or Revenue Service
Demonstration,'' as a footnote. The current Summary Section in the
Quarterly PTC Progress Report requires railroads to provide the
following information:

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                                                                                Total quantity
                           Category                               Cumulative quantity        required for PTC
                                                                   completed to date          implementation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Locomotives Fully Equipped and PTC Operable...................
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Installation/Track Segments Completed.........................
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Radio Towers Fully Installed and Equipped.....................
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Employees Trained.............................................
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Route Miles in Testing or Revenue Service Demonstration.......
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Route Miles in PTC Operation..................................
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    In the Summary Section of the Quarterly PTC Progress Reports
railroads have submitted to date, some railroads have improperly listed
the same number of miles in the ``Route Miles in Testing or Revenue
Service Demonstration'' and ``Route Miles in PTC Operation'' fields,
under the heading ``Cumulative Quantity Completed To Date.'' This makes
it impossible for FRA to know if the railroad is still conducting PTC
testing (i.e., field testing or Revenue Service Demonstration (RSD)) on
those route miles or if the railroad is operating the PTC system in
revenue service on those route miles. This prevents FRA from compiling
data in its database and using it for the statutorily mandated
compliance reviews. To clarify the scope of those two rows and simplify
the reporting process, FRA proposes adding the following explanatory
instructions as a footnote to the row entitled, ``Route Miles in
Testing or Revenue Service Demonstration'':

    Enter the cumulative number of route miles where PTC technology
is currently undergoing field testing or Revenue Service
Demonstration. Railroads must only identify in the ``Route Miles in
Testing or Revenue Service Demonstration'' field any route miles
that are still currently undergoing PTC field testing or Revenue
Service Demonstration (e.g., in a case where FRA granted a railroad
provisional revenue service operations authorization for only a
portion of its network but the railroad is still conducting field
testing or Revenue Service Demonstration elsewhere in its network).
Once a railroad has received written authorization from FRA to
operate its PTC system in revenue service (through either
provisional operations authorization under 49 U.S.C. 20157(h)(2) or
PTC System Certification under 49 U.S.C. 20157(h)(1)), the railroad
must identify any miles where a PTC system is being operated in
revenue service in the ``Route Miles in PTC Operation'' field. If a
railroad is operating the PTC system in revenue service and has
completed all field testing and Revenue Service Demonstration, it
may write ``Complete'' in the ``Route Miles in Testing or Revenue
Service Demonstration'' fields.

    (ii) In September 2016, when reviewing data collected in the OMB-
approved Quarterly PTC Progress Report (Form FRA F 6180.165), staff
from the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation requested that FRA also collect information to directly
show each railroad's progress towards completing the RSD criteria under
49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(3)(B)(vi)-(vii). Specifically, to receive an
extension beyond December 31, 2018, but no later than December 31,
2020, for certain non-hardware, operational aspects of PTC system
implementation, a railroad must complete each of the statutory
prerequisites under 49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(3)(B), including one
prerequisite that differs depending on whether a railroad is or is not
a Class I railroad or Amtrak. 49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(3)(B)(vi)-(vii). For
Class I railroads and Amtrak, one of the statutory prerequisites is
that the railroad must have ``implemented a [PTC] system or initiated
[RSD] on the majority of territories, such as subdivisions or
districts, or route miles'' the railroad owns or controls that are
required to have operations governed by a PTC system. 49 U.S.C.
20157(a)(3)(B)(vi). For other railroads (railroads that are not Class I
railroads or Amtrak), one of the statutory prerequisites is that the
entity must have initiated RSD on at least 1 territory required to have
PTC-governed operations, or met any other criteria FRA established. 49
U.S.C. 20157(a)(3)(B)(vii). To be clear, by law, Congress authorizes
FRA to establish alternative RSD criteria only for entities that are
not Class I railroads or Amtrak. Id. At this time, FRA has established
alternative RSD criteria for only one commuter railroad.
    The Summary Section in the current Quarterly PTC Progress Report,
approved through June 30, 2017, asks railroads to report route miles in
``Testing or Revenue Service Demonstration.'' However, that does not
directly indicate whether or not the railroad has satisfied the above
criteria because, for example, those route miles might refer to a
combination of route miles in field testing and route miles in RSD, and
also it does not provide any information about the number of
territories where the railroad has initiated RSD and how many
territories are required to have operations governed by a PTC system.
Similarly, the drop-down menu in Section 4 regarding the overall
current status of track segments has a ``Testing'' option, which
provides only an overview of whether that railroad is currently doing
either field testing or RSD in the track segment, but does not
differentiate between field testing and RSD, as there might be various
stages of testing occurring in a particular track segment.
    Rather than substantially changing the existing Summary Section and
Section 4 of the form, and thus requiring railroads to deviate from the
procedures and formulas they already have in place for quarterly
reporting, FRA proposes simply adding one new row to the Summary
Section and leaving the rest of the form and fields unchanged.
    Specifically, to address the request from Congressional staff, FRA
proposes adding a new row in the Summary Section entitled,
``Territories Where Revenue Service Demonstration Has Been Initiated.''
The table headings, ``Cumulative Quantity Completed To Date'' and
``Total Quantity Required for PTC Implementation'' would remain in
place in the Summary Section. FRA proposes adding a footnote after the
word ``Territories'' in the new row to define a territory as ``an
entire installation/track segment as identified in the railroad's PTCIP
(e.g., a track segment, territory, subdivision, district, etc.),''
consistent with 49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(3)(B)(vi), 49 CFR part 236, subpart
I, and other footnotes in the quarterly form. FRA estimates the
additional burden for this new row would be approximately thirty
minutes on average for Class I, Class II, large

passenger, and medium passenger railroads and approximately fifteen
minutes on average for Class III, terminal, and small passenger
railroads. The burden is low because it is a high-level question that
would require a railroad to state only the number of territories where
it has initiated RSD and the number of territories required to have
operations governed by a PTC system, both of which are readily known by
and available to respondent railroads.
    Finally, FRA has made one additional formatting change, which
reduces the length of the form. FRA removed the final page from the 10-
page Appendix B, entitled ``Additional Rows for Installation/Track
Segment Progress--Current Status,'' as that page was not necessary for
any of the 41 reporting railroads to complete based on the number of
railroads' track segments.

III. Overview of Information Collection

    The associated collection of information is summarized below.
    Title: Quarterly Positive Train Control Progress Report Form.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0553.
    Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.165.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Respondent Universe: 41 Railroad Carriers.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                                                Average time
   Quarterly PTC progress report     Respondent  universe       Total annual       per response    Total annual
                                                                 responses          (in hours)     burden hours
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Form FRA F 6180.165...............  41 Railroads.........  164 Reports/Forms....           21.60           3,543
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FRA notes that the 21.60-hour estimate is an average for all
railroads. FRA estimated the quarterly reporting burden is
approximately 40.5 hours for the 11 Class I and large passenger
railroads per quarterly form, approximately 27.5 hours for the 11 Class
II and medium passenger railroads per quarterly form, and approximately
7.25 hours for the 19 Class III, terminal, and small passenger
railroads per quarterly form.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses for Form FRA F 6180.165: 164.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden for Form FRA F 6180.165: 3,543 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses for Entire Information Collection:
147,776.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden for Entire Information Collection:
3,126,102.
    Status: Regular Review.
    For the reasons outlined above, FRA requests regular processing and
OMB authorization to collect the information on the revised Quarterly
PTC Progress Report Form (Form FRA F 6180.165), 30 days after
publication of this notice for a period of 3 years.
    Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi),
FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor,
and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2).

John Seguin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-11090 Filed 5-26-17; 8:45 am]
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