[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58349-58351]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20543]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9052-8]

Amended Environmental Impact Statement Filing System Guidance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending its
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Filing System Guidance. The
purpose of the EPA EIS Filing System Guidelines is to provide guidance
to Federal agencies on filing EISs, including draft, final, and
supplemental EISs.

DATES: The amended EIS Filing System Guidance is available on the date
of publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: The amended EIS Filing System Guidance is available via the
internet at https://www.epa.gov/nepa/environmental-impact-statement-filing-guidance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Roemele, NEPA Compliance
Division, Office of Federal Activities, Mail Code 2203A, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

    On October 7, 1977, the Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) and
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) that allocated the responsibilities of the two agencies
for assuring the government-wide implementation of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the MOA
transferred to EPA the administrative aspects of the environmental
impact statement (ElS) filing process. Within EPA, the Office of
Federal Activities has been designated the official recipient in EPA of
all EISs. These responsibilities have been codified in CEQ's NEPA
Implementing Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and are totally
separate from the substantive EPA reviews performed pursuant to both
NEPA and Section 309 of the Clean Air Act.
    Under 40 CFR 1506.10, EPA can issue guidelines to implement its EIS
filing responsibilities. The purpose of the EPA Filing System
Guidelines is to provide guidance to Federal agencies on filing EISs,
including draft, final, and supplemental EISs. Information is provided
on: (1) How to file EISs; (2) the steps to follow when a Federal agency
is adopting an EIS, or when an EIS is withdrawn, delayed or reopened;
(3) public review periods; (4) issuance of notices of availability in
the Federal Register; and (5) retention of filed EISs.
    The guidelines published today update the previous guidelines,
which were first published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2012.
These updated guidelines have been modified to incorporate changes
necessary to make it consistent with the updated CEQ NEPA regulations.
85 FR 43304 (July 16, 2020).

Purpose

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.10 and 1506.11, EPA is responsible for
administering the EIS filing process, and can issue guidelines to
implement those responsibilities. The process of EIS filing includes
the following: (1) Receiving and recording of the EISs, so that
information in them can be incorporated into EPA's electronic EIS
database; (2) establishing the beginning and ending dates for comment
and review periods for draft and final EISs, respectively; (3)
publishing these dates in a weekly Notice of Availability (NOA) in the
Federal Register; (4) retaining the EISs in a central repository; and
(5) determining whether time periods can be lengthened or shortened for
``compelling reasons of national policy.''

Filing Draft, Final, and Supplemental EISs

    Federal agencies are required to prepare EISs in accordance with 40
CFR part 1502, and to file the EISs with EPA as specified in 40 CFR
1506.10.
    As of October 1, 2012, Federal agencies file an EIS by submitting
the complete EIS, including appendices, to EPA through the e-NEPA
electronic filing system.
    Please note that if a Federal agency prepares an abbreviated Final
EIS (as described in 40 CFR 1503.4(c)), it should include a new cover
sheet on the Draft EIS when filing it as the Final EIS. To sign up for
e-NEPA, register for an account at https://cdx.epa.gov/, select ``NEPA
Electronic Filing System (e-NEPA)'' when prompted to add a program.
Inquiries can also be made to:<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER> or by
email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The e-NEPA Guide on Registration and
Preparing an EIS for Electronic Submission is available on EPA's
website at https://www.epa.gov/nepa/e-nepa-guide-registration-and-preparing-eis-electronic-submission. EPA recommends that filers review
this guidance before filing the EIS to ensure that the documents are
properly formatted and meet the file size requirements.
    Once received by EPA, each EIS is assigned an official filing date
and checked for completeness and compliance with 40 CFR 1502.10. If the
EIS is not ``complete'' (i.e., if the documents do not contain the
required components), EPA will contact the lead agency to obtain the
omitted information or to resolve any questions prior to publishing the
NOA in the Federal Register.
    The EIS submittal deadline is on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
for publication that same week in Friday's Federal Register. When
Mondays are designated federal holidays, the deadline will be 10:00
a.m. Eastern Time of the Friday before the federal holiday until
further notice.
    The EISs must be filed no earlier than they are transmitted to
participating agencies and made available to the public (40 CFR
1506.10). This will assure that the EIS is received by all interested
parties by the time EPA's NOA appears in the Federal Register, and,
therefore, allows for the full minimum comment and review periods. If
EPA receives a request to file an EIS and transmittal of that EIS is
not complete, it will not publish a NOA in the Federal Register until
assurances have been given that the transmittal process is complete.
Similarly, if EPA discovers that a filed EIS has not been transmitted
by the lead agency, EPA will issue a notice with the weekly NOA
retracting the EIS from public review of the EIS until the transmittal
process is completed. Once the agency has fulfilled the requirements of
40 CFR 1506.10, and has completed the transmittal process, EPA will
reestablish the filing date and the minimum comment or review period,
and will publish this information in the next NOA. Requirements for
publication of EISs appear in 40 CFR 1502.20. Please note that the EIS
submitted to the Office of Federal Activities through e-NEPA is only
for filing purposes.

Adoptions

    EPA must be notified when a Federal agency adopts an EIS in order
to commence the appropriate comment or review period. If a Federal
agency chooses to adopt an EIS written by another agency, and it was
not a cooperating agency in the preparation of the original EIS, the
EIS must be republished and filed with EPA according to the
requirements set forth in 40 CFR 1506.3(b)(1). In turn, EPA will
publish a NOA in the Federal Register announcing that the document will
have an appropriate comment or review period.
    When an agency adopts an EIS on which it served as a cooperating
agency (40 CFR 1506.3(b)(2)), the document does not need to be
republished for public comment or review; it is not necessary to file
the EIS again with EPA.

However, EPA should be notified in order to ensure that the official
EIS record is accurate. Notifications can be sent by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Official notification is a signed letter on agency
letterhead by an appropriate approving official. EPA will publish a NOA
in the Federal Register that states that an adoption has occurred. This
will not establish a comment or review period, but will complete the
public record.

Withdrawing, Delaying, or Reopening a Comment or Review Period

    EPA should also be notified of all situations where an agency has
decided to withdraw, delay, or reopen a comment or review period on an
EIS. Notifications can be sent by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Official notification may be a signed letter on agency letterhead by an
appropriate approving official or a copy of the agency's published
Federal Register public notice detailing a withdraw, delay or a
reopening of a comment or review period. All such notices to EPA will
be reflected in EPA's weekly NOA published in the Federal Register. In
the case of reopening an EIS comment or review periods, the lead agency
should notify EPA as to what measures will be taken to ensure that the
EIS is available to all interested parties. This is especially
important for EISs that are being reopened after a substantial amount
of time has passed since the original comment or review period closed.

Notice in the Federal Register

    EPA will prepare a weekly report of all EISs filed during the
preceding week for publication each Friday under an NOA in the Federal
Register. If the Friday is a Federal holiday the publication will be on
Thursday. At the time EPA sends its weekly report for publication in
the Federal Register, the report will also be sent to the CEQ. Amended
notices may be added to the NOA to include corrections, changes in
comment or review periods of previously filed EISs, withdrawals of EISs
by lead agencies, and retractions of EISs by EPA.

Comment/Review Periods

    The minimum time periods set forth in 40 CFR 1506.11 (b), (c), and
(d) are calculated from the date EPA publishes the NOA in the Federal
Register.
    Comment periods for draft EISs, draft supplements, and revised
draft EISs will end 45 calendar days after publication of the NOA in
the Federal Register; review periods for final EISs and final
supplements will end 30 calendar days after publication of the NOA in
the Federal Register, unless otherwise provided by law. If a calculated
comment or review period ends on a weekend or holiday, then the comment
or review period would end on the next Federal business day. While
these comment or review periods are minimum time periods, a lead agency
may establish longer comment or review periods when filing the EIS
through e-NEPA.
    If the lead agency extends the comment or review period after the
publication of EPA's NOA, it must notify EPA of the extended comment or
review period by submitting an official notification to EPA Office of
Federal Activities. Official notification may be a signed letter on
agency letterhead by an appropriate approving official or a copy of the
agency's published Federal Register public notice detailing a comment
or review period extension. For more detail on the process, please
contact [email protected]
    Agencies often publish (either in their EISs or individual notices
to the public) a date by which all comments on an EIS are to be
received; such actions are encouraged. However, agencies should ensure
that the date they use is based on the date of publication of EPA's NOA
in the Federal Register. If the published date gives reviewers less
than the minimum review time computed by EPA, EPA will contact the
agency explaining how the comment/review period is calculated and the
correct date by which comments are due back to the lead agency. In
these cases, EPA encourages agencies to notify all reviewers and
interested parties of the corrected comment/review periods.
    It should be noted that 40 CFR 1506.11(c) allows for an exception
to the rules of timing. An exception may be made in the case of an
agency decision which is subject to a formal internal appeal. Agencies
should assure that EPA is informed when the agency determines to run
the period for appeal of the decision concurrent with the 30-day review
period so that it can be coordinated with EPA's NOA publication in the
Federal Register.
    Moreover, under 40 CFR 1506.11(e), EPA has the authority to extend
or reduce the time periods on draft and final EISs based on a
demonstration of ``compelling reasons of national policy.'' A lead
agency request to EPA to reduce comment or review periods or another
Federal agency (not the lead agency) request to formally extend a time
period should be submitted in writing to the Director, Office of
Federal Activities, and outline the reasons for the request. These
requests can be submitted by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>A meeting to
discuss the consequences for the project and any decision to change
comment or review periods may be necessary. For this reason, EPA asks
that it be made aware of any intent to submit requests of this type as
early as possible in the NEPA process. This is to prevent the
possibility of the time frame for the decision on the comment or review
period modification from interfering with the lead agency's schedule
for the EIS. EPA will notify CEQ of any reduction or extension granted.

Retention

    Filed EISs are retained in the EPA EIS database and made available
to the public through EPA's website. After a total of fifteen (15)
years the EISs are transferred to the National Archives Records
Administration. The retention schedule does not affect the availability
of these electronic copies.

    Dated: September 14, 2020.
Cindy S. Barger,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals March 24, 2003 The National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals provides an ongoing assessment of the U. S. population's exposure to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring. This information is collected in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ( NHANES) conducted by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. The report can be viewed online at http:// www. cdc. gov/ exposurereport/ pdf/ SecondNER. pdf.

Purpose: The overall purpose of the report is to provide unique exposure information to scientists, health officials and others to help prevent disease that results from exposure to environmental chemicals. Some of the specific public health uses of the exposure information are: ° To determine which chemicals get into Americans and at what concentrations ° For chemicals with a known toxicity level, to determine the prevalence of people with levels above those toxicity levels ( e. g. lead) ° To establish reference ranges that can be used by physicians and scientists to determine whether a person or group has an unusually high exposure ° To assess the effectiveness of public health efforts to reduce exposure of Americans to specific chemicals ° To determine whether exposure levels are higher among minorities, children, women of childbearing age, or other potentially vulnerable groups ° To track, over time, trends in levels of exposure of the population ° To set priorities for research on human health Chemicals: The first report presented exposure data for 27 chemicals from NHANES 1999. The second report presents biomonitoring exposure data for 116 environmental chemicals, including the 27 in the first report. The first report measured lead, mercury, cadmium, and other metals; dialkyl phosphate metabolites of organophosphate pesticides; cotinine; and phthalates. The second report includes these chemicals and adds: ° Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ( PAHs) ° Dioxins, furans, and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls ( BCPs) ° Non coplanar PCBs ° Phytoestrogens ° Selected organophosphate pesticides ° Organochlorine pesticides ° Carbamate pesticides ° Herbicides ° Pest repellents and disinfectants See Attachment # 1 for a complete, detailed list.

CDC has solicited nominations for chemicals or categories of chemicals to include in future reports ( Federal Register, Vol. 67, Nol194, October 7, 2002, pages 62477 8). Sample Locations: The data are representative of the noninstitutional, civilian U. S. population. The survey design provides estimates for the U. S. population. The current design does not permit estimates to be made on a state by state or city by city basis.

Sample Design: Chemicals and their metabolites were measured in both blood and urine samples. For urine measurements, data are shown for both the concentration in urine and the concentration corrected for urine creatinine level. The report presents exposure data for the U. S. population divided into age, gender, and race/ ethnicity groups.

Study Duration: The first report was issued in March 2001. The second report was released in January 2003 and covers the 2 year period from 1999 2000. Future reports are expected to be released every two years.

Results: The report presents tables of descriptive statistics on the distribution of blood or urine levels for each environmental chemical. Statistics include geometric means and percentiles with confidence intervals.

Attachment # 2 shows the results for Mercury.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Laboratory Science; 1 866 670 6052; e mail: ncehdls@ cdc. gov.

Short term Followup: None.

Long term Followup: Any pollutants we identify as being of concern should be checked to see if they are included in the NHANES and what the results were. Alternatively, we might be able to link the pollutants with potential sources once the pollution/ industry crosswalk is completed. Attachment 1 Chemicals in the NHANES Report Metals ( 13) ( all in urine) Lead ( also in blood) Cadmium ( also in blood) Mercury ( also in blood) Cobalt Uranium Antimony Barium Beryllium Cesium Molybdenum Platinum Thallium Tungsten Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons ( PAHs) ( 14) 1 Hydroxybenz[ a] anthracene 3 Hydroxybenz[ a] anthracene 1 Hydroxybenzo[ c] phenanthrene 2 Hydroxybenzo[ c] phenanthrene 3 Hydroxybenzo[ c] phenanthrene 3 Hydroxychrysene 6 Hydroxychrysene 3 Hydroxyfluoranthene 2 Hydroxyfluorene 3 Hydroxyfluorene 1 Hydroxyphenanthrene 2 Hydroxyphenanthrene 3 Hydroxyphenanthrene 1 Hydroxypyrene Tobacco Smoke ( 1) Cotinine Phthalates ( 7) Mono ethyl phthalate Mono butyl phthalates Mono benzyl phthalate Mono cyclohexyl phthalate Mono 2 ethylhexyl phthalate Mono n octyl phthalate Mono isononyl phthalate Phytoestrogens ( 6) Daidzein Enterodiol Enterolactone Equol Genistein O Desmethylangolensin Polychlorinated Dibenzo p dioxins, Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans, and Coplanar Polychlorinated Biphenyls ( 18) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 Octachlorodibenzo p dioxin ( OCCD) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 Heptachlorodibenzo p dioxin ( HpCDD) 1,2,3,6,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzo p dioxin ( HxCDD) 1,2,3,7,8,9 Hexachlorodibenzo p dioxin ( HxCDD) 1,2,3,7,8 Pentachlorodibenzo p dioxin ( PeCDD) 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin ( TCDD) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 Octachlorodibenzofuran ( OCDF) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 Heptachlorodibenzofuran ( HpCDF) 1,2,3,4,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzofuran ( HxCDF) 1,2,3,6,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzofuran ( HxCDF) 1,2,3,7,8,9 Hexachlorodibenzofuran ( HxCDF) 1,2,3,7,8 Pentachlorodibenzofuran ( PeCDF) 2,3,4,6,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzofuran ( HxCDF) 2,3,4,7,8 Pentachlorodibenzofuran ( PeCDF) 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzofuran ( TCDF) 3,3', 4,4', 5,5' Hexachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 169) 3,3', 4,4', 5 Pentachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 126) 3,4,4', 5 Tetrachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 81)

Polychlorinated Biphenyls ( 22) 2,4,4' Trichlorobiphenyl ( PCB 28) 2,2', 5,5' Tetrachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 52) 2,3', 4,4' Tetrachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 66) 2,4,4', 5 Tetrachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 74) 2,2', 4,4', 5 Pentachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 99) 2,2', 4,5,5' Pentachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 101) 2,3,3', 4,4' Pentachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 105) 2,3', 4,4', 5 Pentachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 118) 2,2', 3,3', 4,4' Hexachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 128) 2,2', 3,4,4', 5' Hexachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 138) 2,2', 3,4', 5,5' Hexachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 146) 2,2', 4,4', 5,5' Hexachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 153) 2,3,3', 4,4', 5 Hexachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 156) 2,3,3', 4,4', 5' Hexachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 157) 2,3', 4,4', 5,5' Hexachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 167) 2,2', 3,3', 4,4', 5 Heptachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 170) 2,2', 3,3', 4,5,5' Heptachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 172) 2,2', 3,3', 4,5', 6' Heptachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 177) 2,2', 3,3', 5,5', 6 Heptachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 178) 2,2', 3,4,4', 5,5' Heptachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 180) 2,2', 3,4,4', 5', 6 Heptachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 183) 2,2', 3,4', 5,5', 6 Heptachlorobiphenyl ( PCB 187)

Organophosphate Pesticides: Dialkyl Phosphate Metabolites ( 6) Dimethylphosphate Dimethylthiophosphate Dimethyldithiophosphate Diethylphosphate Diethylthiophosphate Diethyldithiophosphate Organophosphate Pesticides: Specific Metabolites ( 4) Malathion dicarboxylic acid para Nitrophenol 3,5,6 Trichloro 2 pyridinol 2 Isopropyl 4 methyl 6 hydroxypyrimidine Organochlorine Pesticides ( 13) Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorocylclohexane Beta hexachlorocyclohexane Gamma hexachlorocyclohexane Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane p, p' DDT p, p' DDE o, p' DDT Oxychlordane trans Nonachlor Heptachlor epoxide Mirex Pentachlorophenol Trichlorophenols 2,4,5 Trichlorophenol 2,4,6 Trichlorophenol Carbamate Pesticides ( 3) 1 Naphthol 2 Isopropoxyphenol Carbofuranphenol Herbicides ( 5) 2,4,5 Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid 2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid 2,4 Dichlorophenol Atrazine mercapturate Alachlor mercapturate Pest Repellents and Disinfectants ( 4) 2 Naphthol 2,5 Dichlorophenol N, N diethyl 3 methylbenzamide ortho phenylphenol Attachment 2 Excerpt from the Second National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals Mercury CAS No. 7439 97 6 General Information Mercury is a naturally occurring metal that has metallic, inorganic, and organic forms. Metallic mercury ( quicksilver) is a shiny, silver white liquid. Metallic elemental mercury is used to produce chlorine gas and caustic soda. It also can be used in detonating devices, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, blood pressure devices, electrical equipment ( e. g., thermostats and switches), thermometers, dental fillings, and batteries. Spills of metallic mercury can volatilize into the air and be inhaled. Elemental mercury is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Vaporization of mercury from dental amalgams also contributes to exposure ( Ritchie et al., 2002).

Inorganic mercury exists in two oxidative states ( mercurous and mercuric) and combines with other elements, such as chlorine ( mercuric chloride), sulfur, or oxygen, to form inorganic mercury compounds or salts. Inorganic mercury enters the air from the mining of ore deposits, the burning of coal, and the incineration of waste. It also enters the water or soil from natural deposits, disposal of wastes, and volcanic activity.

Mercury can combine with organic compounds ( e. g., methyl mercury, phenyl mercury, merthiolate). In mercurycontaminated water or soil, microorganisms can organify mercury into methyl mercury, which concentrates in the food chain. Fish consumption is the primary source of methyl lmercury exposure in people.

The health effects of mercury are diverse and can depend on the form of the mercury encountered and the severity and length of exposure. With large acute exposures to elemental mercury vapor, the lungs may be injured. At levels below those that cause lung injury, low dose or chronic inhalation may affect the nervous system. Symptoms include weakness; fatigue; loss of weight ( with anorexia); gastrointestinal disturbances; salivation; tremors; and behavioral and personality changes, including depression and emotional instability.

Exposure to inorganic mercury usually occurs by ingestion. The most prominent effect is on the kidneys, where mercury accumulates, leading to tubular necrosis. In addition, there may be an irritant or corrosive effect on the gastrointestinal tract involving stomatitis, ulceration, diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding. Psychomotor and neuromuscular effects also may occur.

Organic mercury is more toxic than inorganic mercury. The effects of organic mercury include changes in vision, sensory disturbances in the arms and legs, cognitive disturbances, dermatitis, and muscle wasting. The developing nervous system of the fetus and infants are considered to be susceptible to the effects of methyl mercury as measured by neurobehavioral testing in population studies ( National Academy of Sciences, 2000). Information about external exposure ( environmental levels) and health effects is available at the EPA IRIS Web site at http:// www. epa. gov/ iris and from ATSDR at http:// www. atsdr. cdc. gov/ toxprofiles. Interpreting Blood and Urine Mercury Levels Reported in the Tables Blood mercury levels were measured in a subsample of NHANES participants aged 1 5 years and in females aged 16 49 years. Urine mercury levels were measured in a subsample of females aged 16 49 years. Subsamples were randomly selected within the specified age ranges to be a representative sample of the U. S. population. The measurement of total blood mercury includes both inorganic and organic forms. In the general population, total blood mercury is due mostly to the dietary intake of organic forms, particularly methyl mercury. Urinary mercury mostly comprises inorganic mercury, since little organic mercury is excreted in the urine. These distinctions can assist in the interpretation of the meaning of elevated mercury blood levels in people. Finding a measurable amount of mercury in blood or urine does not mean that the level of mercury causes an adverse health effect.

Total blood mercury levels in this Report were well below occupational thresholds of concern. ACGIH recommends that the blood inorganic mercury of workers not exceed 15 µ g/ L and that urine values not exceed 35 µ g/ gram creatinine. Information about the biological exposure indices ( BEI) is provided here for comparison, not to imply that the BEI is a safety level for general population exposure. The measurement of urinary protein excretion for assessment of early kidney tubular damage is also recommended. Roels et al. ( 1999) evaluated the utility of urinary mercury concentrations in assessing renal injury. They concluded that, to prevent cytotoxic and functional renal effects, urinary mercury levels should not exceed 50 µ g/ gram creatinine.

Blood mercury levels in this NHANES 1999 2000 subsample are consistent with levels found in other population studies. In Germany, the geometric mean for blood mercury was 0.58 µ g/ L in all 4,645 participants and was 0.33 µ g/ L for children 6 14 years old ( Becker et al., 1998). During the years 1996 through 1998, Benes et al. ( 2000) studied 1,216 blood donors ( 896 males and 320 females; average age 33 years) and 758 children ( average age 9.9 years). They found concentrations of mercury in blood for adults ( medians) of 0.78 µ g/ L and in the juvenile population of 0.46 µ g/ L. Total blood mercury is known to increase with greater fish consumption ( Grandjean et al., 1995; Mahaffey and Mergler 1998; Sanzo et al., 2001; Dewailly et al., 2001) and with the number of teeth filled with mercury containing amalgams ( Becker et al., 1998). The levels reported in this NHANES 1999 2000 subsample for maternal aged females were below levels associated with in utero effects on the fetus, or with effects in children and adults ( National Academy of Sciences, 2000).

Geometric mean blood levels of the demographic groups were compared after adjustment for the covariates of race/ ethnicity, age, gender, log serum cotinine and urinary creatinine. Females aged 16 49 years had blood mercury levels that were more than double those of children aged 1 5 years. Among children 1 5 years old, girls had higher values than boys. In addition, non Hispanic whites had lower blood mercury levels than either non Hispanic blacks or Mexican Americans. Among maternal aged women ( 16 49 years old), blood mercury levels in non Hispanic blacks were higher than levels in non Hispanic whites and Mexican Americans.

In this Report, no differences existed between racial/ ethnic groups for urinary mercury levels. Use of certain mercury containing cosmetic creams can increase urine mercury levels slightly ( McRill et al., 2000).

These data provide physicians with a reference range so that they can determine whether people have been exposed to higher levels of mercury than those found in the general population. These data will also help scientists plan and conduct research about mercury exposure and health effects.

For Tables 8, 9, and 10, see http:// www. cdc. gov/ exposurereport/ pdf/ SecondNER. pdf, pages17, 18, and 19.


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4614-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

New Jersey; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-4614-DR), dated September 5, 2021,
and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued September 10, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of New Jersey is hereby amended to include the following
areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of September 5, 2021.

    Essex, Hudson, Mercer, and Union Counties for Individual
Assistance.
    Essex, Hudson, Mercer, and Union Counties for Public Assistance.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans;
97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster
Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing
Assistance to Individuals and Households In Presidentially Declared
Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and
Households; 97.050 Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance to
Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--
Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0370]

Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE); Application for Renewal of Exemption

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of application for renewal of exemption; request for
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SUMMARY: FMCSA has received an application from the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) for a renewal of its exemption from the 30-minute rest
break provision of the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. DOE currently holds an
exemption for the period June 30, 2015, through June 29, 2020, which
enables DOE's contract motor carriers and their employee-drivers
engaged in the transportation of security-sensitive radioactive
materials to be treated similarly to drivers of shipments of
explosives. The exemption allows the drivers to use 30 minutes or more
of ``attendance time'' to meet the HOS rest break requirements provided
the drivers do not perform any other work during the break. FMCSA
requests public comment on the renewal of the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 26, 2020. The
requested exemption renewal would be effective from June 30, 2020
through June 29, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2012-0370 using any of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations; U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to Docket
Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number
for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without
change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or visit Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER> before visiting Docket
Operations.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and
Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle
Safety Standards; Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you
have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact
Docket Services, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2012-0370), indicate the specific section of this
document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for
suggestions or recommendations. You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so the Agency can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov and put
the docket number, ``FMCSA-2012-0370'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and
click ``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on ``Comment
Now!'' button and type your

comment into the text box in the following screen. Choose whether you
are submitting your comment as an individual or on behalf of a third
party and then submit. If you submit your comments by mail or hand
delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11
inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA
will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period and may continue this exemption or not based on your comments.

II. Legal Basis

    FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b) to grant
exemptions from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA
must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register
(49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the public an opportunity
to inspect the information relevant to the application, including any
safety analyses that have been conducted. The Agency must also provide
an opportunity for public comment on the request.
    The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments, and
determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of
the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(b)) with the reason for the grant or denial, and, if granted,
the specific person or class of persons receiving the exemption, and
the regulatory provision or provisions from which exemption is granted.
The notice must also specify the effective period of the exemption (up
to 5 years), and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)).

III. Background

    From 2013 to 2015, DOE held a limited exemption from the mandatory
30-minute rest break requirement of 49 CFR 395.3(a)(3)(ii) that allowed
DOE contract carriers and their drivers transporting security-sensitive
radioactive materials to be treated the same as drivers transporting
explosives pursuant to Sec.  395.1(q). As that exemption neared
expiration, DOE applied for its renewal. FMCSA reviewed DOE's request
and the public comments and reaffirmed its previous conclusion that
allowing these drivers to count on-duty time ``attending'' their CMVs
toward the required 30-minute break, would provide a level of safety
equivalent to what would be achieved by the break. The notice renewing
the DOE exemption was published on June 22, 2015 (80 FR 35703).
    On July 25, 2016 (81 FR 48495), FMCSA announced the extension of
the DOE exemption notice that was published on June 22, 2015. The
Agency extended the expiration date of the exemption to June 29, 2020
in response to section 5206(b)(2)(A) of the ``Fixing America's Surface
Transportation Act'' (FAST Act). That section extends the expiration
date of all HOS exemptions in effect on the date of enactment to five
years from the date of issuance of the exemptions.
    DOE has now requested a renewal of the exemption that would be
effective from June 30, 2020 through June 29, 2025. A copy of DOE's
request is in the docket referenced at the beginning of this notice.

IV. Request for Comments

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on DOE's request for a renewal of
its exemption from the 30-minute rest break rule. All comments received
before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated at
the beginning of this notice will be considered and will be available
for examination in the docket at the location listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. Comments received after the comment
closing date will be filed in the public docket and will be considered
to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, FMCSA will
also continue to file, in the public docket, relevant information that
becomes available after the comment closing date. Interested persons
should continue to examine the public docket for new material.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-08579 Filed 4-22-20; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER18-1708-000]

Copenhagen Wind Farm, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Copenhagen Wind Farm, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is June 21, 2018.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the website 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 protected]. or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 1, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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MEMORANDUM DATE: October 25, 2005 TO: The Record FROM: Elaine Eby, Environmental Scientist Office of Solid Waste SUBJECT: Correspondence with Mr. David Case, Environmental Technology Council,

Washington, DC.

On November 1, 2004, I send an email to Mr. David Case at the Environmental Technology Council. The email read as follows:

  Generator ICR ( 820.08)( 2001) states:

  EPA notes that generators must determine, under the LDR program whther their hazardous waste is restricted from land disposal, as required by 40 CFR 268.7( a)( 1)

and 268.9( a). EPA has burdened generators for their LDR determinations in the LDR ICR, Number 1442.

EPA has confirmed through consultation with industry that generators normally make their hazardous waste and LDR determination simultaneously and therefore do not incur a separate burden for each determination. For example, a generator would normally make a single request to a laboratory to determine if its waste is both hazardous and restricted from land disposal. Given this reasoning, EPA does not burden generators in this ICR rulemaking for making hazardous waste determinations,

since this burden is already reflected in ICR 1442.17 ( the LDR ICR) .

David

Does this ring true with you?

Thanks Elaine

On November 4, 2004, I received the following response:

  Elaine,

I have received email replies to your question from eight ETC member companies, and I have discussed the question by telephone in more detail with 4 other companies.

Basically, all confirm that nearly all of their customers make their hazardous waste and LDR determinations simultaneously when testing their waste. You should be aware that most of the time generators use knowledge of their waste to make both determinations, but when waste samples are periodically sent to labs for analysis, the test results are used for both waste identification and LDR determinations. There is little or no added burden imposed by 268.7( a)( 1) and 268.9( a).

Please call if you have any questions.

David Case Executive Director


[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61614-61615]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

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                                                   Docket Nos.
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Marion County Solar Farm I LLC.........  EL20-6-000
Marion County Solar Farm I LLC.........  QF20-83-001
Marion County Solar Farm II LLC........  QF20-84-001
Taylor County Solar LLC................  QF20-85-001
Plum Solar Farm LLC....................  QF20-123-001
Stillmore Solar Farm LLC...............  QF20-121-001
Plum Solar Farm LLC....................  QF20-122-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-86-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-87-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-88-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-89-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-90-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-91-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-92-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-93-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-94-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-95-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-96-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-97-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-98-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-99-001

Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-100-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-101-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-102-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-103-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-104-001
Taylor Solar LLC.......................  QF20-105-001
Fulton Mill Solar Farm LLC.............  QF20-125-001
Fulton Mill Solar Farm LLC.............  QF20-124-001
Fulton Mill Solar Farm LLC.............  QF20-126-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-106-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-107-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-108-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-109-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-110-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-111-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-112-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-113-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-114-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-115-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-116-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-117-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-118-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-119-001
Cook Solar LLC.........................  QF20-120-001
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    Take notice that on November 5, 2019, pursuant to Rule 207 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, Marion County Solar Farm I LLC, Marion
County Solar Farm II LLC, Taylor County Solar LLC, Plum Solar Farm LLC,
Stillmore Solar Farm LLC, Taylor Solar LLC, Fulton Mill Solar Farm LLC,
and Cook Solar LLC, (jointly, Petitioners) filed a petition for a
declaratory order seeking limited waiver of the filing requirements
applicable to small power production facilities set forth in section
292.203(a)(3) of the Commission's regulations for varying time periods
beginning when these facilities were placed in service up to October
21, 2019 when Petitioners filed FERC Form 556s, as more fully explained
in the petition.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Petitioner.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
eLibrary link and is available for review in the Commission's Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the
website 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
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on December 5, 2019.

    Dated: November 6, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5730-5731]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0540; Airspace Docket No. 22-AAL-49]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Alaskan Federal Airway V-531 Near Point Hope, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Alaskan Very High Frequency (VHF)
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airway V-531 (hereinafter referred
to as Alaskan V-531) due to the planned decommissioning of the Point
Hope, AK (PHO), Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) navigational aid (NAVAID).

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, April 20, 2023. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11
and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it modifies the route structure as necessary to preserve
the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National Airspace
System.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for Docket
No. FAA-2022-0540 in the Federal Register (87 FR 32378; May 31, 2022),
amending Alaskan V-531 due to the planned decommissioning of the Point
Hope, AK, NDB NAVAID. Interested parties were invited to participate in
this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal.
No comments were received.
    Alaskan VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(b) of
FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated August 19, 2022, and effective September
15, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The
Alaskan VOR Federal airway action listed in this document will be
published subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.

Differences From the NPRM

    The NPRM proposed amending Alaskan V-531 to read: ``From Fairbanks,
AK, via Tanana, AK; Huslia, AK; Selawik, AK; to Kotzebue, AK''. Use of
the word ``via'' to describe the change was in error. To conform to the
FAA's preferred language, the final rule removes the ``via'' from the
regulatory text. The route remains the same as proposed; the final rule
does not incorporate any substantive changes to the airway.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated August 19, 2022, and effective September
15, 2022. FAA Order JO 7400.11G is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11G lists Class
A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by amending Alaskan V-531 due to
the planned decommissioning of the Point Hope, AK, NDB NAVAID. The
airway amendment action is described below.
    Alaskan V-531. Alaskan V-531 extends between the Fairbanks, AK,
VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and the Point Hope, AK, NDB. The
airway segment between the Kotzebue, AK, VOR/Distance Measuring
Equipment (VOR/DME) and the Point Hope, AK, NDB is removed. As amended,
the airway is changed to extend between the Fairbanks VORTAC and the
Kotzebue VOR/DME.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore: (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation
of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when
promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action of amending Alaskan V-531
due to the planned decommissioning of the Point Hope, AK, NDB NAVAID,
qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at
40 CFR part 1500, and in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F,
Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5-6.5a, which
categorically excludes from further environmental impact review
rulemaking actions that designate or modify classes of airspace areas,
airways, routes, and reporting points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation
of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes;
and Reporting Points), and paragraph 5-6.5k, which categorically
excludes from further environmental impact review the publication of
existing air traffic control procedures that do not essentially change
existing tracks, create new tracks, change altitude, or change
concentration of aircraft on these tracks. As such, this action is not
expected to result in any potentially significant environmental
impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding
Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed this action for
factors and circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded
action may have a significant environmental impact requiring further
analysis. The FAA has determined that no extraordinary circumstances
exist that warrant preparation of an environmental assessment or
environmental impact study.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

0
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19,
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(b). Alaskan VOR Federal Airways.

* * * * *

V-531 [Amended]

    From Fairbanks, AK; Tanana, AK; Huslia, AK; Selawik, AK; to
Kotzebue, AK.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2023.
Brian Konie,
Acting Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2023-01607 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 41269]
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER14-2290-000]

Josco Energy Corp.; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based
Rate Filing Includes Request For Blanket Section 204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Josco Energy Corp.'s application for market-based rate authority, with
an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is July 29, 2014.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. 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>.

    Dated: July 9, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-16555 Filed 7-14-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16035-16036]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2000-8398; FMCSA-
2002-13411; FMCSA-2005-20027]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemptions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the
vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for
5 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from
the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise
safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemption renewals
will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than
the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.

DATES: This decision is effective April 5, 2013. Comments must be
received on or before April 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) numbers: [Docket No. FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-
2000-7006; FMCSA-2000-8398; FMCSA-2002-13411; FMCSA-2005-20027] using
any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket number for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments
received without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting comments on-line.
    Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the

name of the individual submitting the comment (or of the person signing
the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT's Privacy Act Statement for the
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) published in the Federal
Register on December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82132), or you may visit http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-12-29/pdf/2010-32876.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical
Programs Division,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-224,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may renew an exemption
from the vision requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies to
drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a two-year period if it
finds ``such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to or greater than the level that would be achieved absent
such exemption.'' The procedures for requesting an exemption (including
renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381.

Exemption Decision

    This notice addresses 5 individuals who have requested renewal of
their exemptions in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 5 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:

Richard D. Carlson (MN)
Robert P. Conrad, Sr. (MD)
Donald P. Dodson, Jr. (WV)
James A. Stoudt (PA)
Ralph A. Thompson (KY)

    The exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) That each individual has a physical examination every year (a) by
an ophthalmologist or optometrist who attests that the vision in the
better eye continues to meet the requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),
and (b) by a medical examiner who attests that the individual is
otherwise physically qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each
individual provides a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's
report to the medical examiner at the time of the annual medical
examination; and (3) that each individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for retention in the driver's
qualification file and retains a copy of the certification on his/her
person while driving for presentation to a duly authorized Federal,
State, or local enforcement official. Each exemption will be valid for
two years unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be
rescinded if: (1) The person fails to comply with the terms and
conditions of the exemption; (2) the exemption has resulted in a lower
level of safety than was maintained before it was granted; or (3)
continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals
and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315.

Basis for Renewing Exemptions

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no
longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon
application for additional two year periods. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 5 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (63 FR 66226; 64 FR 16517; 65 FR 20245; 65 FR 57230; 65 FR
78256; 66 FR 16311; 66 FR 17994; 67 FR 57266; 67 FR 76439; 68 FR 10298;
68 FR 13360; 68 FR 15037; 69 FR 52741; 70 FR 12265; 70 FR 14747; 70 FR
16887; 70 FR 2701; 70 FR 7545; 72 FR 12665; 74 FR 9329; 76 FR 15360).
Each of these 5 applicants has requested renewal of the exemption and
has submitted evidence showing that the vision in the better eye
continues to meet the requirement specified at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and
that the vision impairment is stable. In addition, a review of each
record of safety while driving with the respective vision deficiencies
over the past two years indicates each applicant continues to meet the
vision exemption requirements.
    These factors provide an adequate basis for predicting each
driver's ability to continue to drive safely in interstate commerce.
Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the exemption for each
renewal applicant for a period of two years is likely to achieve a
level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption.

Request for Comments

    FMCSA will review comments received at any time concerning a
particular driver's safety record and determine if the continuation of
the exemption is consistent with the requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315. However, FMCSA requests that interested parties with
specific data concerning the safety records of these drivers submit
comments by April 12, 2013.
    FMCSA believes that the requirements for a renewal of an exemption
under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 can be satisfied by initially
granting the renewal and then requesting and evaluating, if needed,
subsequent comments submitted by interested parties. As indicated
above, the Agency previously published notices of final disposition
announcing its decision to exempt these 5 individuals from the vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final decision to grant an
exemption to each of these individuals was made on the merits of each
case and made only after careful consideration of the comments received
to its notices of applications. The notices of applications stated in
detail the qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each
applicant for an exemption from the vision requirements. That
information is available by consulting the above cited Federal Register
publications.
    Interested parties or organizations possessing information that
would otherwise show that any, or all, of these drivers are not
currently achieving the statutory level of safety should immediately
notify FMCSA. The Agency will evaluate any adverse evidence submitted
and, if safety is being compromised or if continuation of the exemption
would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.

    Issued on: March 4, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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41130 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 132 / Thursday, July 10, 2003 / Notices humans with agents that might be found in or released to the environment under different situations. The intent of these studies is to obtain data that can be used in evaluating the human health effects associated with such agents. These studies are often conducted by third parties ( not the government itself) and can be used to support decision making conducted pursuant to a variety of EPA legislative mandates. The SAB might be asked to advise on specific issues that arise in association with the use of such studies.

Request for Nominations Background The EPA SAB Staff Office requests nominations of individuals who are regarded as national level experts in the issues described in this notice. In soliciting these nominations, the SAB recognizes that in questions of ethical development and use of scientific information, relevant issues and expertise come from many disciplines and not just those disciplines associated with human health and environmental risk assessment. Examples of areas of expertise that reflect domains of knowledge possessed by individuals who have commonly been involved in the consideration of bioethics issues include at least the following: medicine in many specialties, human toxicology and pharmacology; ecology; risk assessment; statistics; clinical and epidemiology studies; genetics; occupational and public health; human subjects protection; ethics; religious studies; sociology; public policy; tribal health; health policy; law; psychology; technology studies; and animal welfare.

Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals for the Committee who have expertise as discussed above. The nominating form requests contact information about the person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the nominee's resume; and a general biosketch of the nominee indicating education, expertise, past research, recent service on other advisory committees or with professional associations, and recent grant and/ or contract support. Anyone who is unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site or has any question concerning any aspect of the nomination process may contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller as indicated above in this FR notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than July 31, 2003. The EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. From the nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register notice and through other sources ( termed the `` Widecast''), the SAB Staff Office will develop a smaller subset ( known as the `` Short List'') for more detailed consideration. Criteria used by the SAB Staff in developing this Short List are given at the end of the following paragraph. The SAB Staff Office will contact individuals who are considered for inclusion on the Short List to determine whether they are willing to serve on the Committee. The Short List will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http:// www. epa. gov/ sab and will include, for each candidate, the nominee's name and their biosketch. The Short List also will be available from Mr. Miller at the address listed above. Public comments will be accepted for 21 calendar days on the Short List. During this comment period, the public will be requested to provide information, analysis or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff should consider in evaluating candidates for the Committee. For the EPA SAB, a balanced committee is characterized by inclusion of candidates who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant scientific perspectives ( which, among other factors, can be influenced by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of experience to adequately address the charge. Public responses to the Short List candidates will be considered in the selection of the Committee members, along with information provided by candidates and information gathered by the EPA SAB Staff Office independently on the background of each candidate ( e. g., financial disclosure information and computer searches to evaluate a nominee's prior involvement with and statements on the topic under review). Specific criteria to be used in evaluating an individual committee member include: ( a) Scientific and/ or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience ( primary factors); ( b) absence of financial conflicts of interest; ( c) scientific credibility and impartiality; ( d) availability and willingness to serve; and ( e) ability to work constructively and effectively in committees. Those Short List candidates ultimately chosen to serve on the Committee will be appointed as Special Government Employees. Therefore, all Short List candidates will also be required to fill out the `` Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency'' ( EPA Form 3110   48). This confidential form allows Government officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between that person's public responsibilities as a Special Government Employee and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined by Federal regulation. The blank form may be viewed and downloaded from the following URL address: http:// www. epa. gov/ sab/ pdf/ epaform3110   48. pdf. Committee members will likely be asked to attend two to three public meetings and public conferences per year over the anticipated course of the advisory activity.

Dated: July 2, 2003. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [ FR Doc. 03   17511 Filed 7   9   03; 8: 45 am]

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Transition Work Group of the EPAUSDA Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition; Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA). ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Transition Work Group of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency U. S. Department of Agriculture Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition ( EPA USDA CARAT) will hold a public meeting on July 17 and 18, 2003. This meeting will focus on recent case studies for the following selected commodities: Almonds, carrots, cranberries, peaches, potatoes, and walnuts. This first round of case studies was selected because of current pest management problems either from regulatory action, pest resistance, or a lack of adequate control measures. The Work Group intends to develop recommendations for EPA and USDA which will be presented to the full Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition at a future meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2003, from 9 a. m. to 5: 30 p. m., and Friday, July 18, 2003, from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson VerDate Jan< 31> 2003 16: 23 Jul 09, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\ FR\ FM\ 10JYN1. SGM 10JYN1 41131 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 132 / Thursday, July 10, 2003 / Notices Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The telephone number is ( 703) 418   6800. The Hilton Crystal City is a 5   minute walk from the Crystal City Metro Station and about a 10 minute taxi ride from National Airport. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide Programs, Mail code 7501C, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703   308   4775; fax number: 703   308   4776; e mail address: Fehrenbach. Margie@ epa. gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general; however, persons may be interested who work in agricultural settings or persons who are concerned about implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( FFDCA); and the amendments to both of these major pesticide laws by the Food Quality Protection Act ( FQPA) of 1996. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Potentially affected entities may include but are not limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; pesticide industry and trade associations; environmental, consumer and farmworker groups; pesticide users and growers; pest consultants; State, local and Tribal governments; academia; public health organizations; food processors; and the public. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification ( ID) number OPP   2003   0247. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information ( CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch ( PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall # 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is ( 703) 305   5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the `` Federal Register'' listings at http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. An agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA's website at www. epa. gov/ pesticides/ carat. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket/ to view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I. B. 1. Once in the system, select `` search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number.

II. Background The Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition ( CARAT) was established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide advice and counsel to the Administrator of EPA and the Secretary of Agriculture regarding strategic approaches for pest management planning and tolerance reassessment for pesticides as required by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 ( FQPA). Through CARAT, EPA and the USDA are working together to ensure smooth implementation of FQPA through use of sound science, consultation with stakeholders, increased transparency, and reasonable transition for agriculture. CARAT is composed of a balanced group of participants from the following sectors: Pesticide user, grower and commodity groups; industry and trade associations; food processors and distributors; environmental/ public interest and farmworker groups; Federal, State and Tribal governments; public health organizations; and academia. The CARAT Work Group on Transition was established to identify barriers to the development and adoption by users of new, safer and effective pest management techniques and to formulate recommendations for Federal agency actions that, in partnership with the range of stakeholders, will reduce or eliminate these barriers.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

This meeting will be open to the public. Opportunity will be provided for questions and comments by the public. Any person who wishes to file a written statement may do so before or after the meeting. These statements will become part of the permanent record and will be available for public inspection at the address listed under Unit I. B. 1.

List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural workers, Agriculture, Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides, Pests, Risk assessment.

Dated: July 7, 2003. James Jones, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[ FR Doc. 03   17608 Filed 7   9   03; 8: 45 am]

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Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee's Registration Review Work Group; Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA). ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public meeting of the Registration Review Work Group of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee ( PPDC) on July 16, 2003. The Registration Review Work Group was established as a forum to provide advice and recommendations to the PPDC regarding a registration review program that is efficient and fair to all stakeholders, focuses on risk reduction, and considers user needs for agricultural, non agricultural and public health pesticides. Under section 3( g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, EPA must publish procedures for reviewing the registration of pesticides every 15 years. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2003, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The telephone number is ( 703) 486   1111.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75801; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2015-56]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule
Change Adopting New Equity Trading Rules Relating to Orders and
Modifiers and the Retail Liquidity Program To Reflect the
Implementation of Pillar, the Exchange's New Trading Technology
Platform

September 1, 2015.
    On July 7, 2015, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE
Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change adopting new equity trading rules relating to
orders and modifiers and the Retail Liquidity Program to reflect the
implementation of Pillar, the Exchange's new trading technology
platform. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on July 28, 2015.\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that within 45 days of the
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day for this filing is September 11, 2015. The Commission is
extending this 45-day time period.
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period
within which to take action on the proposed rule change, so that it has
sufficient time to consider this proposed rule change.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\5\ designates October 26, 2015, as the date by which the
Commission should either approve or disapprove, or institute
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule
change (File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2015-56).
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM10-13-000]

Credit Reforms in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets; Further
Notice Concerning Technical Conference

May 10, 2010.
    Take notice that on May 11, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission staff will convene a technical conference related to the
Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Credit Reforms in
Organized Wholesale Electric Markets,\1\ as previously announced.\2\
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    \1\ This workshop is being held in accordance with the
Commission's order Obtaining Guidance on Regulatory Requirements,
123 FERC ] 61,157 (2008).
    \2\ Notice of Technical Conference, 75 FR 20991, as supplemented
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    The discussions at the conference, which is open to the public, may
address matters at issue in the following Commission proceedings:

Docket No. ER10-942-000, ISO New England Inc., and New England Power
Pool.
Docket No. ER10-1190-000, ISO New England Inc., and New England Power
Pool.
Docket No. ER10-1196-000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., and PJM
Settlement, Inc.

    For more information, please contact Sarah McKinley,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for logistical issues, and Scott Miller, 202-
502-8456<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Christina Hayes<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for other concerns.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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