[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 80420-80425]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32139]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50 and 51

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0891, FRL-9241-9]
RIN 2060-AQ65

Reasonable Further Progress Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to revise the Agency's earlier
interpretation of its rule regarding requirements for Reasonable
Further Progress (RFP) that allowed certain emissions reductions from
outside the nonattainment area to be credited toward meeting the RFP
requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS). Specifically, EPA is proposing that States may not
take credit for emission reductions from outside the nonattainment area
to meet the area's RFP obligations. EPA is also taking comment on
whether it would be appropriate for States to rely on emission
reductions credit from outside the nonattainment area for RFP
obligations.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before February 7,
2011.
    Public Hearings. If anyone contacts us requesting a public hearing
on or before January 6, 2011, we will hold a public hearing. Please
refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the
comment period and the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0891, by one of the following methods:
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instructions for submitting comments.
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Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0891, Environmental Protection
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Center, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0891, Environmental
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Friday, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
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included in the public docket without change and may be made available
on-line at  http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
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comments, go to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
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in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
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p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further general information on
this rulemaking, contact Mr. H. Lynn Dail, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (C539-
01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, phone number<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax
number<PHONE_NUMBER> or by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    Entities potentially affected directly by this action include
State, local, and Tribal governments. Entities potentially affected
indirectly by this rule include owners and operators of sources of
emissions [volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides
(NOX)] that contribute to ground-level ozone concentrations.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk
or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed to be CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
     Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

C. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related
information?

    In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of
this notice will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/air/ozonepollution/actions.html#impl under ``recent actions.''

D. What information should I know about possible public hearing?

    EPA will hold a public hearing only if a party notifies EPA by
January 3, 2011. Further details concerning a public hearing for this
proposed rule will be published in a separate Federal Register notice.
For updates and additional information on a public hearing, please
check EPA's Web site for this rulemaking at http://www.epa.gov/ozonepollution/actions.html#impl.

E. How is this notice organized?

    The information presented in this notice is organized as follows:

I. General Information
    A. Does this action apply to me?
    B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
    C. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related
information?
    D. What information should I know about possible public
hearings?
    E. How is this notice organized?
II. Can emissions reductions from sources located outside the
nonattainment area boundary be used to meet RFP requirements?
    A. Background
    B. NRDC's Petition for Reconsideration of the August 2009 RFP
Rule on Credits for Outside Reductions
    C. EPA's Proposed Approach to Relying on Credits From Outside
the Nonattainment Area to Meet the RFP Obligations and Response to
the Request for Reconsideration
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
    B. Paperwork Reduction Act
    C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
    E. Executive Order 13132--Federalism
    F. Executive Order 13175--Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
    G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health and Safety Risks
    H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
    I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
    J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
    K. Determination Under Section 307(d)
IV. Statutory Authority
List of Subjects

II. Can emissions reductions from sources located outside the
nonattainment area boundary be used to meet RFP requirements?

A. Background

    Under EPA's Phase 2 \1\ Rule, certain emission reductions from
sources located outside a nonattainment area could be credited toward
meeting the 1997 ozone NAAQS RFP requirement. In the preamble to that
rule, EPA stated that credit could be taken for VOC and NOX
emission reductions within 100 kilometers (km) and 200 km,
respectively, outside the nonattainment area under certain
circumstances. In addition, if a regional NOX control
strategy were in place in a State, NOX reductions within
that State beyond 200 km could be credited toward meeting the RFP
target. In all cases, areas had to include a demonstration that the
emissions from outside the nonattainment area had an impact on ozone
air quality levels within the nonattainment area. EPA explained that
where data indicated that emissions reductions from sources outside a
nonattainment area improved ozone air quality within the nonattainment
area, it was appropriate to allow States to take RFP credit for such
reductions from outside the nonattainment area. This interpretation was
consistent with the policy EPA had established under the 1-hour ozone
standard ``Guidance for Implementing the 1-Hour Ozone and Pre-Existing
PM10 NAAQS,'' December

29, 1997.\2\ For a more complete discussion of EPA's rationale for
applying this interpretation in the Phase 2 Rule, see 70 FR at 71647-
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    \1\ See Final Rule to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standard--Phase 2 (70 FR 71612, November 29,
2005).
    \2\ The memorandum is available on the EPA Technology and
Transfer Network (TTN) Policy and Guidance page for Title I at this
Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1pgm.html.
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    On January 27, 2006, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
filed a petition for review of EPA's Phase 2 Ozone Implementation Rule
in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the
Court). NRDC challenged several aspects of the Phase 2 Rule including
EPA's interpretation that formed the basis of its policy for allowing
credit for reductions outside the nonattainment area, namely EPA's
interpretation that the intent of section 182(c)(2)(C) is to reduce
ambient ozone concentrations within an area rather than to reduce
emissions within the nonattainment area. NRDC claimed that EPA's
interpretation and implementation of these provisions were both
unlawful and arbitrary. NRDC also argued that the rule was arbitrary
because it allowed the State to claim credit for emission reductions
from selected outside-the-nonattainment-area sources without also
adding emissions from other outside sources to the RFP baseline, even
where those other sources impact air quality in the nonattainment area.
    Following the conclusion of briefing in this case, EPA published a
final rule implementing the NAAQS for fine particulate matter (the
PM2.5 Implementation Rule) where we adopted a different
approach for crediting reductions from outside nonattainment areas
(``outside'' reductions). See 72 FR 20586 (April 25, 2007). The
PM2.5 Rule allows States to take credit for ``outside''
reductions of NOX and sulfur dioxide (SO2)
emissions up to 200 km from the nonattainment area (and potentially VOC
or ammonia as well) provided certain conditions are met, including that
when taking RFP credit for emissions reductions achieved in ``outside''
areas, the baseline emissions inventory for the nonattainment area
contain all, rather than a select few, sources in the outside area.\3\
The primary objective of this policy was to reflect the net emission
reductions in the ``outside'' area that could affect the nonattainment
area rather than crediting only reductions from selected sources.
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    \3\ In addition, where State RFP plans rely on ``outside''
reductions to meet the RFP obligations, such plans must include a
technical demonstration showing that such outside emissions
significantly affected the PM2.5 concentrations within
the nonattainment area. And, the area outside the nonattainment area
from which creditable reductions are taken must be within the State;
areas outside the State but within 200 km would not be eligible for
credit for RFP purposes.
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    Following publication of the PM2.5 Implementation Rule,
EPA requested from the Court on July 17, 2007, a partial voluntary
remand of the Phase 2 Rule to reevaluate and consider whether to revise
the RFP interpretation for ozone to assure consistency with the
provisions in the PM2.5 Implementation Rule. In response to
EPA's motion for a partial voluntary remand of the ozone RFP policy,
NRDC asked the Court to also vacate this provision. On November 2,
2007, the Court issued an order that vacated and remanded the portion
of the Phase 2 Rule that permitted credit for reductions of VOC and
NOX from outside nonattainment areas. On August 11, 2009 (74
FR 40074), EPA issued a final rule to revise the RFP policy in the
Phase 2 Rule to be consistent with the interpretation in the
PM2.5 Implementation rule.
    Meanwhile on July 10, 2009, the Court issued its decision on the
other issues in the Phase 2 Ozone Implementation Rule case. NRDC v.
EPA, 571 F.3d 1245 (DC Cir. 2009). The Court examined the phrase ``in
the area'' included in separate provisions relating to reductions from
the application of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) (CAA
sections 172 (1) and 182(b)(2)). In the Phase 2 Rule, EPA had explained
that because an interstate emissions trading program [the
NOX State implementation plan (SIP) call's NOX
budget program] would achieve beyond RACT-level NOX
reductions regionally, areas did not have to meet the RACT-level
reductions required under CAA section 172(c)(1) solely from within the
nonattainment area. The Court, however, concluded that the phrase ``in
the area'' means that reductions must occur within the area and
``reductions from outside the nonattainment area do not satisfy the
requirement.'' 571 F.3d at 1256. Although such region-wide reductions
could potentially satisfy the statutory requirement that the reductions
must be from sources within the nonattainment area, the Court found
that EPA had not made a demonstration for all nonattainment areas
within the SIP Call area showing that the regional emissions trading
program did in fact produce sufficient reductions from inside each
nonattainment area to represent RACT-level reductions. Id.

B. NRDC's Petition for Reconsideration of the August 2009 RFP Rule on
Credits for Outside Reductions

    Following the Court's decision, on October 9, 2009, NRDC filed a
petition with EPA for administrative reconsideration of the August 2009
final rule revising EPA's interpretation in the Phase 2 Ozone
Implementation Rule on allowing credit toward meeting the RFP
requirements using emissions reductions from outside of ozone
nonattainment areas. In its petition, NRDC based its objections to the
rule on the following grounds: (1) The Court's decision on the RACT
provisions in the Phase 2 Rule and its interpretation of the phrase
``sources in the area'' requires that RFP emission reductions also be
achieved only from sources within the nonattainment area; (2) EPA
presented a new rationale, i.e., there is some ambiguity in the
statutory provisions because they do not prohibit credits for
reductions from outside the nonattainment area, for which it did not
provide an opportunity for comment; (3) EPA offered a new and arbitrary
rationale for its choice of the 100 and 200 km distances for
``outside'' reductions; (4) EPA stated a new and arbitrary rationale,
i.e., creditable ``outside'' reductions must be reasonably expected to
provide ozone air quality benefits comparable to those from reductions
in the area, for evaluating ``outside'' reductions; and (5) EPA relied
on a new rationale when it explained that sources that are outside the
nonattainment area are not necessarily ``nearby'' for designations
purposes and certain factors would need to be considered for judging
whether an area is ``nearby.''
    On May 13, 2010, EPA granted reconsideration of the rule based on
NRDC's petition and stated it would initiate rulemaking to address the
reconsideration. EPA is addressing the reconsideration through this
proposed rulemaking. NRDC's first objection is addressed in the
following section and EPA believes that the proposed action makes
NRDC's other objections moot. Therefore, EPA is not addressing any of
those subsequent points here.

C. EPA's Proposed Approach to Relying on Credits From Outside the
Nonattainment Area to Meet the RFP Obligations and Response to the
Request for Reconsideration

    EPA is proposing to set aside its earlier interpretation of the RFP
provisions in the August 2009 final rule and no longer permit States to
rely on credit for emission reductions from outside the ozone
nonattainment area to meet such an area's RFP obligations. In light of
the Court's decision in NRDC discussed previously, and upon
consideration of NRDC's petition for reconsideration, EPA believes that
the language in the baseline emissions

provision for determining the emissions reductions required for RFP
purposes (CAA sections 182(b)(1)(B) and 182(c)(2)(B)) is almost
identical to the language in the RACT provision (section 172(c)(1))
addressed by the Court, and thus compels a similar interpretation. All
three sections contain the phrase ``in the area'' and in examining the
RACT provision the Court found that language compelled that the
reductions must come from within the nonattainment area, and that
reductions from outside the nonattainment area would not satisfy the
statutory requirement for reductions ``in the area.'' We see no basis
for interpreting that same clause in the RFP provisions in a different
manner in light of the Court's decision.
    EPA is therefore proposing that for the 1997 ozone NAAQS States may
not take credit for VOC or NOX reductions occurring outside
the nonattainment area for purposes of meeting the section 182(b) and
(c) RFP requirements. This includes the 15 percent VOC plan requirement
for Moderate and above ozone nonattainment areas in section 182(b)(1)
and the additional 3 percent per year requirement for Serious and above
ozone nonattainment areas in section 182(c)(2)(B).
    EPA recognizes that not allowing credit for emissions reductions
outside the nonattainment area will make it more challenging for some
areas, such as nonattainment areas adjacent to the South Coast Air
Quality Management District, namely, Coachella Valley, West Mojave
Desert and Ventura County in California, to meet the RFP requirements,
and may limit the extent to which regional programs can be creditable
toward RFP. For ozone nonattainment areas that are not able to meet the
182(b)(1) and 182(c)(2)(B)(i) RFP requirements, the CAA allows for a
lesser amount of RFP if certain conditions are met. For an area to
qualify for a less than the required 15 percent emissions reduction,
that State must demonstrate that, in the area, New Source Review (NSR)
provisions are applicable in the same manner and to the same extent as
in an Extreme area, RACT is required for all existing major sources,
and the RFP plan includes all feasible measures that can be implemented
in light of technological achievability. For purposes of applying this
provision, a major source is defined as a source that emits or has the
potential to emit at least 5 tons per year of VOC. Similarly, for
Serious and above areas to qualify for less than the required 3 percent
each year of reductions in emissions to meet their RFP obligations, a
State must show that the SIP includes all feasible measures that can be
implemented in the area in light of technological achievability. In
both instances, the State must also demonstrate that the SIP for the
area includes measures that are achieved in practice by sources in the
same source category in nonattainment areas of the next higher
classification. See 182(b)(1)(A)(ii) and 182(c)(2)(B)(ii).
    Despite the Court's opinion in NRDC, there may remain valid policy
reasons for giving States incentive to focus on obtaining emission
reductions that are the most beneficial and cost effective for
attaining the ozone standards. Also, there may be cases where the most
beneficial and cost-effective reductions are from sources located
outside the nonattainment area boundaries. In these cases, there may be
good reason to credit the emission reductions toward meeting RFP
requirements. To this end, EPA is also taking comment on allowing
credit for reductions outside the nonattainment area to satisfy the RFP
requirements for the 1997 and 2010 ozone NAAQS. If EPA finalizes this
proposal to provide that credit cannot be taken for emission reductions
from outside the nonattainment area, States that previously submitted
plans that relied on such credit will need to submit new RFP
demonstrations for those areas.
    EPA requests comments on the proposal and the implications for the
1997 ozone NAAQS.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review

    Under Executive Order (EO) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993),
this action is a ``non-significant regulatory action'' because it does
not raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This action does not impose any new information collection burden.
The CAA imposes the obligation for States to submit SIPs, including
RFP, to implement the ozone NAAQS. In this proposal, EPA is merely
providing an interpretation of those requirements; thus there is no
information collection burden. However, the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has previously approved the information collection
requirements contained in the existing regulations 40 CFR parts 50 and
51 under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq. and has assigned OMB control number 2060-0594. The OMB control
numbers for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an Agency
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any regulation subject
to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative
Procedures Act or any other statute unless the Agency certifies the
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses,
small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions.
    For purposes of assessing the impacts of these proposed regulations
on small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as
defined in the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations at 13
CFR 121.201); (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a
government of a city, county, town, school district or special district
with a population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization
that is any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and
operated and is not dominant in its field.
    After considering the economic impact of these proposed revisions
to the regulations on small entities, I certify that this action will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. This proposal will not impose any requirements on small
entities.
    We continue to be interested in the potential impacts of the
proposed rule on small entities and welcome comments on issues related
to such impacts.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    This action contains no Federal mandate under the provisions of
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (URMA), 2 U.S.C.
1531-1538 for State, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate,
or the private sector. This action imposes no enforceable duty on any
State, local or Tribal governments or the private sector. Therefore,
this action is not subject to the requirements of section 202 and 205
of the UMRA.
    This action is also not subject to the requirements of section 203
of UMRA because it contains no regulatory requirements that might
significantly or uniquely affect small governments.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism.

    Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
``meaningful and timely input by State

and local officials in the development of regulator policies that have
Federalism implications.'' Policies that have ``Federalism
implications'' are defined in the Executive Order to include
regulations that have ``substantial direct effects 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.'' This action does not have Federalism implications. It
will not have substantial direct effects 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, as specified in Executive Order 13132. This proposed rule,
if made final, would modify the rules for implementing the 1997 8-hour
ozone NAAQS. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to these
proposed regulation revisions.
    In the spirit of Executive Order 13121 and consistent with EPA
policy to promote communications between EPA and State and local
governments, EPA is soliciting comments on this proposal from State and
local officials.

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments

    Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful
and timely input by Tribal officials in the development of regulatory
policies that have Tribal implications.''
    This action does not have Tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). They do not have
a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian Tribes, since no
Tribe has to develop a SIP under these proposed regulatory revisions.
Furthermore, these proposed regulation revisions do not affect the
relationship or distribution of power and responsibilities between the
Federal government and Indian Tribes. The CAA and the Tribal Air Rule
establish the relationship of the Federal government and Tribes in
developing plans to attain the NAAQS, and these revisions to the
regulations do nothing to modify that relationship. This proposed
regulation revision does not have Tribal implications. Thus, Executive
Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children from Environmental
Health and Safety Risks

    EPA interprets EO 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) as applying
only to those regulatory actions that concern health or safety risks,
such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of the EO has the
potential to influence the regulation. This action is not subject to EO
13045 because this proposed revision addresses whether allowing outside
the nonattainment area emission reduction credits for purposes of RFP
obligations will adequately ensure attainment and maintenance of the
1997 ozone NAAQS and meet the obligations of the CAA. The NAAQS are
promulgated to protect the health and welfare of sensitive population,
including children.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355
(May 22, 2001)), because it is not a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

    Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272
note) directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its
regulatory activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical. The voluntary consensus
standards are technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test
methods, sampling procedures, and business practices) that are
developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA
directs EPA to provide Congress, through OMB, explanations when the
Agency decides not to use available and applicable voluntary consensus
standards.
    This proposed revision to the regulations does not involve
technical standards. Therefore, EPA is not considering the use of any
voluntary consensus standards.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes
Federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision
directs Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income
populations in the United States.
    EPA has determined that this proposed rule will not have
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority or low-income populations because it does not
affect the level of protection provided to human health or the
environment. The CAA imposes the obligation for States to submit SIPs,
including RFP, to implement the ozone NAAQS. In this proposal, EPA is
merely providing an interpretation of those requirements. The proposed
interpretation, if promulgated, would no longer permit States to rely
on credit for emission reductions from outside a nonattainment area to
meet such an area's RFP obligations, which are designed to protect all
segments of the general population. As such, they do not adversely
affect the health or safety of minority or low-income populations and
are designed to protect and enhance the health and safety of these and
other populations.

K. Determination Under Section 307(d)

    Pursuant to sections 307(d)(1)(E) and 307(d)(1)(V) of the CAA, the
Administrator determines that this action is subject to the provisions
of section 307(d). Section 307(d)(1)(V) provides that the provisions of
section 307(d) apply to ``such other actions as the Administrator may
determine.''

VII. Statutory Authority

    The statutory authority for this action is provided by sections
109; 110; 172; 181 through 185B; and 301(a)(1) of the CAA, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 7409; 42 U.S.C. 7410; 42 U.S.C. 7502; 42 U.S.C. 7511-7511f;
42 U.S.C. 7601(a)(1)). This notice is also subject to section 307(d) of
the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 50

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Ozone,
Particulate.

40 CFR Part 51

    Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Nitrogen
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: December 15, 2010.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD19-13-000]

Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference: Reliability
Technical Conference

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will hold a Technical Conference on Thursday, June 27,
2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This Commissioner-led conference will
be held in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of
the conference is to discuss policy issues related to the reliability
of the Bulk-Power System. The agenda for this event is attached.
    The conference will be open for the public to attend. There is no
fee for attendance. However, members of the public are encouraged to
preregister online at: http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-27-19-form.asp.
    Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events
on the Commission's website, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
The conference will also be webcast and transcribed. Anyone with
internet access who desires to listen to this event can do so by
navigating to the Calendar of Events at http://www.ferc.gov and
locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to
the webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for
webcasts and offers the option of listening to the meeting via phone-
bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. Transcripts of the
technical conference will be available for a fee from Ace-Federal
Reporters, Inc. at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free 1 (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about this technical conference, please
contact Lodie White<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>For
information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at
(202) 502-8368<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: May 10, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-10295 Filed 5-16-19; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 232

[Release Nos. 33-10413; 34-81592; 39-2518; IC-32818]

Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') is
adopting revisions to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and
Retrieval System (``EDGAR'') Filer Manual and related rules to reflect
updates to the EDGAR system. The EDGAR system is scheduled to be
upgraded on September 11, 2017.

DATES: Effective September 29, 2017, except that amendatory instruction
4 to Sec.  232.301 is effective June 1, 2018. The incorporation by
reference of the EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the Director of the
Federal Register as of September 29, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In the Division of Investment
Management, for questions concerning Forms N-PORT and N-CEN, contact
Heather Fernandez at<PHONE_NUMBER>; in the Division of Corporation
Finance, for questions concerning Forms S-1, S-3, S-4, S-8, S-11, F-1,
F-3, F-4, 8-K, 10, 10-K, 10-Q, 20-F, and 40-F, contact Heather
Mackintosh at<PHONE_NUMBER>; in the Office of Financial Management,
for questions about negative account balances, contact Andrew Grimaldi
at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are adopting an updated EDGAR Filer
Manual, Volume I and Volume II. The Filer Manual describes the
technical formatting requirements for the preparation and submission of
electronic filings through the EDGAR system.\1\ It also describes the
requirements for filing using EDGARLink Online and the Online Forms/XML
Web site.
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    \1\ We originally adopted the Filer Manual on April 1, 1993,
with an effective date of April 26, 1993. Release No. 33-6986 (April
1, 1993) [58 FR 18638]. We implemented the most recent update to the
Filer Manual on July 17, 2017. See Release No. 33-10385 (July 6,
2017) [82 FR 35062].
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    The revisions to the Filer Manual reflect changes within Volume I,
entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: ``General Information,'' Version
29 (September 2017), and Volume II, entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume
II: ``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 43 (September 2017). The updated manual
will be incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations.
    The Filer Manual contains all the technical specifications for
filers to submit filings using the EDGAR system. Filers must comply
with the applicable provisions of the Filer Manual in order to assure
the timely acceptance and processing of filings made in electronic
format.\2\ Filers may consult the Filer Manual in conjunction with our
rules governing mandated electronic filing when preparing documents for
electronic submission.\3\
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    \2\ See Rule 301 of Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.301).
    \3\ See Release No. 33-10385 in which we implemented revisions
to reflect EDGAR Release 17.2. For additional history of EDGAR Filer
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    The EDGAR system will be upgraded to Release 17.3 on September 11,
2017, and will introduce the following changes:
    In Release No. 33-10231 (October 13, 2016) [81 FR 81870], the
Commission adopted changes to the reporting requirements for investment
companies. Among the changes was the adoption of Form N-PORT, which
requires investment companies to report information about portfolio
holdings monthly in a structured format. EDGAR Release 17.3 will
provide a pilot program whereby filers may submit TEST versions of the
following form types:
     Public Monthly Portfolio Investments Report on Form N-PORT
(NPORT-P).
     Amended Public Monthly Portfolio Investments Report on
Form N-PORT (NPORT-P/A).
     Non-Public Monthly Portfolio Investments Report on Form N-
PORT (NPORT-NP).
     Amended Non-Public Monthly Portfolio Investments Report on
Form N-PORT (NPORT-NP/A).

     Portfolio Holdings Exhibit to Form N-PORT (NPORT-EX).
     Amended Portfolio Holdings Exhibit to Form N-PORT (NPORT-
EX/A).
    In Release No. 33-10231 the Commission also adopted new Form N-CEN,
which will require investment companies, other than face amount
certificate companies, to provide an annual report of census-type
information in a structured format. EDGAR Release 17.3 will permit
investment companies to submit TEST versions of the following form
types:
     Annual Report for Registered Investment Companies (N-CEN).
     Amendment to Annual Report for Registered Investment
Companies (N-CEN/A).
     EDGAR Release 17.3 will also introduce two additional
submission form types:
     Notice under Exchange Act Rule 12b-25 of the inability to
timely file Form N-CEN (NT-NCEN).
     Amendment to Notice under Exchange Act Rule 12b-25 of the
inability to timely file Form N-CEN (NT-NCEN/A).
    EDGAR will only accept TEST submissions of form types NPORT-P,
NPORT-P/A, NPORT-NP, NPORT- NP/A, NPORT-EX, NPORT-EX/A, N-CEN, and N-
CEN/A from September 11, 2017, through December 31, 2017, and then
again from March 1, 2018 until May 31, 2018. Beginning June 1, 2018,
EDGAR will accept both TEST and LIVE submissions of form types NPORT-P,
NPORT-P/A, NPORT-NP, NPORT- NP/A, NPORT-EX, NPORT-EX/A, N-CEN, and N-
CEN/A. The EDGAR Filer Manual will be revised to provide instructions
for making TEST N-PORT and N-CEN filings. Corresponding changes will be
made to Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online Submissions) of
the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: ``EDGAR Filing.''
    In Release No. 33-10332 (March 31, 2017) [82 FR 17545] the
Commission made rule and form changes to effectuate inflation
adjustments and other technical amendments required under Titles I &
III of the JOBS Act. Among the technical changes was the revision to
Commission forms so that registrants can designate whether they are an
Emerging Growth Company and whether they have elected not to use the
extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards.
    Updates are being made in EDGAR Release 17.3 so that the same
disclosures can be provided for any co-registrants. The following
EDGARLink Online submission form types will be revised to reflect the
two fields for each co-registrant: S-1, S-1/A, S-3, S-3/A, S-4, S-4/A,
S-8, S-11, S-11/A, F-1, F-1/A, F-3, F-3/A, F-4, F-4/A, 10-12B, 10-12B/
A, 10-12G, 10-12G/A, 8-K, 8-K/A, 8-K12B, 8-K12B/A, 8-K12G3, 8-K12G3/A,
8-K15D5, 8-K15D5/A, 10-Q, 10-Q/A, 10-QT, 10-QT/A, 10-K, 10-K/A, 10-KT,
10-KT/A, 20-F, 20-F/A, 20FR12B, 20FR12B/A, 20FR12G, 20FR12G/A, 40-F,
40-F/A, 40FR12B, 40FR12B/A, 40FR12G, and 40FR12G/A. Corresponding
changes will be made to Chapter 7 (Preparing and Transmitting EDGARLink
Online Submissions) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: ``EDGAR
Filing.''
    The ``Balance Information'' and ``Account Activity Statement''
screen of the EDGAR Filing Web site will be updated with the following
text: ``A negative balance amount indicates that money is owed to the
SEC and the account is past due. For more information on making filing
fee payments, see https://www.sec.gov/paymentoptions.'' Corresponding
changes will be made to Chapter 5 (Maintenance of Company Data) of the
EDGAR Filer Manual Volume I: ``General Information.''
    Along with the adoption of the Filer Manual, we are amending Rule
301 of Regulation S-T to provide for the incorporation by reference
into the Code of Federal Regulations of today's revisions. This
incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal
Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    The updated EDGAR Filer Manual will be available for Web site
viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm. You may also obtain paper copies
of the EDGAR Filer Manual from the following address: Public Reference
Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m.
    Since the Filer Manual and the corresponding rule changes relate
solely to agency procedures or practice, publication for notice and
comment is not required under the Administrative Procedure Act
(``APA'').\4\ It follows that the requirements of the Regulatory
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    \4\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).
    \5\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
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    The effective date for the updated Filer Manual and the rule
amendments is September 29, 2017. In accordance with the APA,\6\ we
find that there is good cause to establish an effective date less than
30 days after publication of these rules. The EDGAR system upgrade to
Release 17.3 is scheduled to become available on September 11, 2017.
The Commission believes that establishing an effective date less than
30 days after publication of these rules is necessary to coordinate the
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    \6\ 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
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Statutory Basis

    We are adopting the amendments to Regulation S-T under Sections 6,
7, 8, 10, and 19(a) of the Securities Act of 1933,\7\ Sections 3, 12,
13, 14, 15, 23, and 35A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,\8\
Section 319 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,\9\ and Sections 8, 30,
31, and 38 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.\10\
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78w, and 78ll.
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 77sss.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, and 80a-37.
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List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232

    Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Securities.

Text of the Amendment

    In accordance with the foregoing, title 17, chapter II of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 232--REGULATION S-T--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
ELECTRONIC FILINGS

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1. The authority citation for part 232 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 77s(a), 77z-3,
77sss(a), 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o(d), 78w(a), 78ll, 80a-6(c),
80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, 80a-37, and 7201 et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 1350,
unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *

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2. The amendment to Sec.  232.301 published November 18, 2016 (81 FR
82019) is withdrawn.

0
3. Effective September 29, 2017, Sec.  232.301 is revised to read as
follows:

Sec.  232.301  EDGAR Filer Manual.

    Filers must prepare electronic filings in the manner prescribed by
the EDGAR Filer Manual, promulgated by the Commission, which sets fort
the technical formatting requirements for electronic submissions. The
requirements for becoming an EDGAR Filer and updating company data are
set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: ``General
Information,'' Version 29 (September 2017). The requirements for filing
on EDGAR are set forth in the updated

EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: ``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 43 (September
2017). Additional provisions applicable to Form N-SAR filers are set
forth in the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume III: ``N-SAR Supplement,''
Version 6 (January 2017). All of these provisions have been
incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations, which
action was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You must comply with
these requirements in order for documents to be timely received and
accepted. The EDGAR Filer Manual is available for Web site viewing and
printing; the address for the Filer Manual is https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm. You can obtain paper copies of the EDGAR Filer
Manual from the following address: Public Reference Room, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. You can also inspect the document at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability
of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

Sec.  232.301  [Amended]

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4. Effective June 1, 2018, amend Sec.  232.301 by removing the fourth
sentence.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: September 13, 2017.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF20-4-000]

Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Planned Delta
Lateral Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental document that will discuss
the environmental impacts of the Delta Lateral Project involving
construction and operation of facilities by Kern River Gas Transmission
Company (Kern River) in Millard County, Utah. The Commission will use
this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies regarding the project. As part of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account
concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental
impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the
issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. This
gathering of public input is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal
of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental
document on the important environmental issues. Additional information
about the Commission's NEPA process is described below in the NEPA
Process and Environmental Document section of this notice.
    By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the
scope of issues to address in the environmental document. To ensure
that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your
comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 3, 2021. Comments may be
submitted in written form. Further details on how to submit comments
are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice.
    Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental
impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what
issues they need to evaluate in the environmental document. Commission
staff will consider all written comments during the preparation of the
environmental document.
    If you submitted comments on this project to the Commission before
the opening of this docket on July 1, 2020, you will need to file those
comments in Docket No. PF20-4-000 to ensure they are considered.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable easement agreement. You
are not required to enter into an agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys the right of eminent
domain to the company. Therefore, if you and the company do not reach
an easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings in court. In such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance with state law. The Commission does
not subsequently grant, exercise, or oversee the exercise of that
eminent domain authority. The courts have exclusive authority to handle
eminent domain cases; the Commission has no jurisdiction over these
matters.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' addresses typically
asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission's proceedings. This fact sheet along with
other landowner topics of interest are available for viewing on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) under the links to Natural Gas Questions or
Landowner Topics.

Public Participation

    There are three methods you can use to submit your written comments
to the Commission. Please carefully follow these instructions so that
your comments are properly recorded. The Commission encourages
electronic filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at
(866) 208-3676 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to FERC Online. Using eComment is an easy method for
submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you
are making; a comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment
on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (PF20-4-
000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Additionally, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription, which makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances
and submittals regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe.
These instant email notifications are the fastest way to receive
notification and provide a link to the document files which can reduce
the amount of time you spend researching proceedings. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription.

Summary of the Planned Project

    Kern River plans to construct and operate an approximately 35.84-
mile-long, 24-inch-diameter pipeline; a delivery meter station located
near Delta, Utah; and appurtenant facilities including a block valve,
taps, and a launcher and receiver in Millard County, Utah. The planned
Delta Lateral Project would provide about 140 million standard cubic
feet of natural gas per day to the Intermountain Power Agency's
Intermountain Power Project.
    The Delta Lateral Project would consist of the following
facilities:
     A 35.84-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
     a delivery meter station;
     two mainline taps with automated lateral inlet valve
assemblies;
     an in-line inspection device (i.e., pig \1\) launcher and
receiver;
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     an automated lateral block valve assembly; and
     ancillary facilities.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary.'' For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. At
this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's
Public Reference Room due to the proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19),
issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact
FERC at [email protected] or call toll free,<PHONE_NUMBER>
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the planned facilities would disturb about 538
acres of land for the pipeline and aboveground facilities. Following
construction, Kern River would maintain about 218 acres for permanent
operation of the project's facilities; the remaining acreage would be
restored and revert to former uses. About 50 percent of the planned
pipeline route parallels existing pipeline, utility, or road rights-of-
way.

NEPA Process and the Environmental Document

    Any environmental document issued by Commission staff will discuss
impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation
of the planned project under the relevant general resource areas:
     Geology and soils;
     water resources and wetlands;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     threatened and endangered species;
     cultural resources;
     land use;
     air quality and noise; and
     reliability and safety.
    Commission staff will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the
planned project or portions of the project and make recommendations on
how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Your
comments will help Commission staff identify and focus on the issues
that might have an effect on the human environment and potentially
eliminate others from further study and discussion in the environmental
document.
    Although no formal application has been filed, Commission staff
have already initiated a NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing
process. The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve
issues before the Commission receives an application. As part of the
pre-filing review, Commission staff will contact federal and state
agencies to discuss their involvement in the scoping process and the
preparation of the environmental document.
    If a formal application is filed, Commission staff will then
determine whether to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the EIS will present
Commission staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues. If
Commission staff prepares an EA, a Notice of Schedule for the
Preparation of an Environmental Assessment will be issued. The EA may
be issued for an allotted public comment period. The Commission would
consider timely comments on the EA before making its determination on
the proposed project. If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an EIS/Notice of Schedule will be issued after an
application is filed, which will open an additional public comment
period. Staff will then prepare a draft EIS that will be issued for
public comment. Commission staff will consider all timely comments
received during the comment period on the draft EIS, and revise the
document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Any EA or draft and
final EIS will be available in electronic format in the public record
through eLibrary \3\ and the

Commission's natural gas environmental documents web page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). If eSubscribed, you will receive instant email notification
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    With this notice, the Commission is asking agencies with
jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the
environmental issues related to this project to formally cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental document.\4\ Agencies that would
like to request cooperating agency status should follow the
instructions for filing comments provided under the Public
Participation section of this notice. Currently, the U.S Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management has expressed its intention to
participate as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the
environmental document to satisfy its NEPA responsibilities related to
this project.
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    \4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
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Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Commission is using this notice to initiate
consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s),
and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies,
interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential
effects on historic properties.\5\ The environmental document for this
project will document our findings on the impacts on historic
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project and includes a mailing address with their
comments. Commission staff will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices related to
this environmental review are sent to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by
the planned project.
    If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the
attached ``Mailing List Update Form'' (appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    Once Kern River files its application with the Commission, you may
want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision and be heard by the courts if
they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor
formally participates in the proceeding by filing a request to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to.asp. Please
note that the Commission will not accept requests for intervenor status
at this time. You must wait until the Commission receives a formal
application for the project, after which the Commission will issue a
public notice that establishes an intervention deadline.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number
in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>,
or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides
access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events along with
other related information.

    Dated: January 4, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Availability for Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(Draft EIS), Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, Draft Subsistence
Evaluation, and Schedule of Public Hearings for the Proposed Airport,
Angoon, Alaska

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA), notice of comment period, notice
of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the FAA issues this
notice to advise the public that a Draft EIS for the proposed airport
in Angoon has been prepared and is available for public review and
comment. Included in the Draft EIS are a subsistence evaluation
consistent with Section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (ANILCA) and a draft evaluation pursuant to Section
4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (recodified as 49
U.S.C. 303(c)).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2015. The
public comment period will commence on January 9, 2015 and will close
on March 11, 2015. The FAA intends to host public information meetings
and hearings on the Draft EIS/810 Evaluation/4(f) Evaluation on the
following dates:
    1. March 3, 2015 in Juneau, Alaska, at the Centennial Hall, 101
Egan Dr., Juneau, AK from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    2. March 5, 2015 in Angoon, Alaska, at the Angoon Community
Association Building, 315 Heendae Rd., Angoon, AK from 2:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m.
    3. March 10, 2015 at the Holiday Inn, 550 C St. SW., Washington,
DC, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft EIS and the evaluations are available at
the following locations:

1. Online at www.angoonairporteis.com
2. Juneau Public Library
 Downtown Branch, 292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK 99801
 Douglas Branch, 1016 3rd Street, Douglas, AK 99824
 Mendenhall Mall Branch, 9109 Mendenhall Mall Rd., Juneau, AK
99801
3. U.S. Forest Service, Admiralty Island National Monument Office, 8510
Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801
4. Angoon Community Association Building, 315 Heendae Rd., Angoon, AK
99820
5. Angoon City Government Office, 700 Aan Deina Aat Street, Angoon, AK
99820
6. Angoon Senior Center, 812 Xootz Rd., Angoon, AK 99820
7. The FAA, Airports Division. Please contact Leslie Grey at (907) 271-
5453 for a copy.

    You may submit comments or request more information by any of the
following methods:
    1. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>include ``Angoon Airport
EIS comments'' in the subject line of the message.
    2. U.S. Mail: Angoon Airport EIS Comments, 1220 SW. Morrison, Suite
700, Portland, Oregon 97205.
    3. In person: To drop off comments, contact Leslie Grey at (907)
271-5453.
    Comments from interested parties on the Draft EIS are encouraged,
and may be presented orally at the public hearings. Testimony will be
limited to 5 minutes per speaker. The FAA encourages all interested
parties to provide comments concerning the scope and content of the
Draft EIS. Comments should be as specific as possible and address the
analysis of potential environmental impacts and the adequacy of the
proposed action or merits of alternatives and the mitigation being
considered. Reviewers should organize their participation so that it is
meaningful and makes the agency aware of the viewer's interests and
concerns using quotations and other specific references to the text of
the Draft EIS and related documents. Matters that could have been
raised with specificity during the comment period on the Draft EIS may
not be considered if they are raised for the first time later in the
decision process. This commenting procedure is intended to ensure that
substantive comments and concerns are made available to the FAA in a
timely manner so that the FAA has an opportunity to address them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Grey, AAL-611, Federal Aviation
Administration, Alaskan Region, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue,
Box #14, Anchorage, AK 99513. Ms. Grey may be contacted during business
hours at<PHONE_NUMBER> (telephone) and<PHONE_NUMBER> (fax), or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Department of Transportation and
Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has requested funding and approval from the
FAA for a new land-based airport and an access road to improve the
availability and reliability of transportation services to and from
Angoon. The DOT&PF's proposed action is located in the Admiralty Island
National Monument and Kootznoowoo Wilderness Area (Monument-Wilderness
Area). The FAA has proposed additional alternatives to the proposed
action, including the no action alternative. The purpose and need is
discussed in detail in the Draft EIS.
    The proposed project would be comparable to other rural airports in
Southeast Alaska, such as those at Kake or Hoonah. It would consist of
a paved, 3,300-foot-long and 75-foot-wide runway, with future expansion
to 4,000 feet long.
    Construction of the proposed airport would be completed in two to
three construction seasons. The impact categories considered in the
Draft EIS include numerous categories as required by FAA Orders 1050.1E
and 5050.4B. In addition, subsistence activities and wilderness
character are evaluated. Because the DOT&PF's proposed action is
located in the Monument-Wilderness Area, the DOT&PF has indicated that
it intends to submit an application under ANILCA Title XI to use the
lands, using the Draft EIS as supporting documentation.
    Additional details regarding the project can be found on the
project Web site at www.angoonairporteis.com.

    Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on December 31, 2014.
Byron K. Huffman,
Manager, Airports Division, AAL-600.
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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: ER11-4507-010.
    Applicants: Canastota Windpower, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Canastota
Windpower, LLC.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5250.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1421-001.
    Applicants: Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Informational Filing Pursuant to
Schedule 2 of the PJM OATT & Request for Waiver to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5186.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1934-001.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: OATT Compliance Filing (Relating to
Sale of Gulf Power) to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190130-5084.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1938-001.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Transmission Facility Cost
Allocation Tariff Compliance Filing to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190130-5085.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-256-002.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Power and Light Company.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment to WPL Wholesale Formula
Rate Application to be effective 12/31/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5209.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-257-002.
    Applicants: Interstate Power and Light Company.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment to IPL Wholesale Formula
Rate Application to be effective 12/31/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5212.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-361-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.,
International Transmission Company, Michigan Electric Transmission
Company, LLC, ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: 2019-01-29_Refund Report for ITC
Companies re Transco Adder (EL18-140) to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5163.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-541-001.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment to Filing of JUA with Jo-
Carroll Energy to be effective 2/11/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5201.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-846-000.
    Applicants: Antelope DSR 3, LLC.
    Description: Supplement to January 22, 2019 Antelope DSR 3, LLC
tariff filing.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5239.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-847-000.
    Applicants: San Pablo Raceway, LLC.
    Description: Supplement to January 22, 2019 San Pablo Raceway, LLC
tariff filing.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5243.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-884-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: DEC-SoCo Amended and
Restated Interconnection Contract Filing to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5137.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-886-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: DEF-SoCo Amended and
Restated Interconnection Contract Filing to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5139.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-887-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of Interchange
Contract Amendments (to remove Gulf) to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5141.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-888-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of NITSA Amendments
(to remove Gulf) to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5143.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-889-000.

    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: FPU NITSA Termination Filing to
be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5144.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-890-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: PowerSouth Long-Term Firm
PTP Agreement Filing to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5146.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-891-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: PowerSouth NITSA 2019
Rollover Filing to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5150.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-892-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: PowerSouth Amended and
Restated NITSA Filing to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5154.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-893-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: SEPA Network Agreement
Amendment Filing (Revision Nos. 5 & 6) to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5159.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-894-000.
    Applicants: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Succession (OATT)
to be effective 12/31/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5165.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-895-000.
    Applicants: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Succession
(WestConnect Point-to-Point) to be effective 12/31/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5166.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-896-000.
    Applicants: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Succession
(Agreements and Rate Schedules) to be effective 12/31/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5167.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-897-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 20190129 Joint Dispatch
Agreement_Black Hills Name Change to be effective 12/31/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5168.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-898-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Alliant
Energy Corporate Services, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-01-29_SA 2605
Termination of IPL-City of Guttenberg DAFC to be effective 3/31/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5171.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-899-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Alliant
Energy Corporate Services, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-01-29_SA 2604 IPL-City
of Guttenberg 1st Rev IFA to be effective 3/31/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5198.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-900-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to Engineering and
Permitting Agrmt with CA High Speed Rail (RS 247) to be effective 1/30/
2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5202.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-901-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of WMPA SA
No. 4184; Queue No. Z2-106 to be effective 12/10/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5207.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-902-000.
    Applicants: Valcour Wind Energy, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: MBR Application to be
effective 3/15/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5214.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-903-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Alliant
Energy Corporate Services, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-01-29_SA 2636 IPL-RPGI
1st Rev DAFC to be effective 3/31/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5215.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-904-000.
    Applicants: Mulberry Farm, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing--Category 2
Seller to be effective 3/30/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190130-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-905-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Southern Power (Franklin 3)
LGIA Amendment Filing to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190130-5006.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-906-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: LGIA Amendments Filing #1
(to Remove Gulf) to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190130-5007.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-907-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: LGIA Amendments Filing #2
(to Remove Gulf) to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190130-5008.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-908-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: LGIA Amendments Filing #3
(to Remove Gulf) to be effective 1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190130-5009.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-909-000.
    Applicants: Georgia Power Company, Alabama Power Company,
Mississippi Power Company.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of Umbrella Service Agreements
of Alabama Power Company, et al.
    Filed Date: 1/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190129-5240.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/19/19.

    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: January 30, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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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: ER19-34-002.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2019-04-16_Compliance re MISO
Pseudo-Tie Congestion Overlap Phase 2 Filing to be effective 3/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/16/19.
    Accession Number: 20190416-5006.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1392-001.
    Applicants: High Lonesome Mesa Wind, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment to the High Lonesome Mesa
Wind, LLC Application for Market-Based Rates to be effective 5/20/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/15/19.
    Accession Number: 20190415-5263.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/6/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1577-000.
    Applicants: Kearny Mesa Storage, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for Market Based
Rate to be effective 6/15/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/16/19.
    Accession Number: 20190416-5054.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1578-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-04-16 Certificate of
Concurrence for UFA Sunshine Valley, SCE & CAISO to be effective 2/21/
2019.
    Filed Date: 4/16/19.
    Accession Number: 20190416-5112.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1579-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Implement
Generator Interconnection Three-Stage Study Process to be effective 7/
1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/16/19.
    Accession Number: 20190416-5131.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1580-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Electric Company.
    Description: Notice of Termination of Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement of El Paso Electric Company.
    Filed Date: 4/16/19.
    Accession Number: 20190416-5130.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1581-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 205 filing of Fixed Price
TCC Credit requirement to be effective 6/18/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/16/19.
    Accession Number: 20190416-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/19.

    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: April 16, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on a Land Release Request at Spadaro
Airport (1N2), East Moriches, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request to release airport land for disposal and
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the
application for a release for disposal of approximately 22.4 acres of
federally obligated airport property at Spadaro Airport, East Moriches,
Suffolk, NY, to accommodate the construction of a residential
development. This acreage was originally purchased with federal
financial assistance through the AIP program under Grant Agreements 3-
36-0228-02-1997 and 3-36-0228-03-1998.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 8, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments on this application may be
mailed or delivered to the FAA at the following address: Evelyn
Martinez, Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, New York Airports
District Office, Federal Register Comment, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica,
NY 11434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Wendell H. Ford
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21),
Public Law 106-181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61), this notice must be
published in the Federal Register 30 days before the Secretary may
waive any condition imposed on a federally obligated airport by surplus
property conveyance deeds or grant agreements. The following is a brief
overview of the request.
    On November 9, 2011, the sponsor of Spadaro Airport sold
approximately 22.4 acres of airport property, acquired with federal
financial assistance, to a local developer. The release of this land is
being sought so as to enable the local developer to construct a
residential development consisting of a retirement community. Although
this acreage was acquired for the purpose of airport development, it
has been determined that it is highly unlikely that this acreage could
be used for such purpose due to local zoning laws. Nevertheless, given
that the acreage was acquired with federal financial assistance the
portion of the proceeds of the sale of this acreage which is
proportionate to the United States' share of the cost of the
acquisition of the land ($1,260,000) will be provided to the FAA for
deposit in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Due to local zoning laws
aircraft operations at Spadaro Airport have been suspended since 2016.
Even if aircraft operations at Spadaro Airport were to resume, however,
the proposed use of the property will not interfere with the airport or
its operation.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on April 2, 2019.
Evelyn Martinez,
Manager, New York Airports District Office.
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