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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0204; FRL-9969-02--Region 9]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California;
South Coast Moderate Area Plan for the 2006 PM2.5 Standards;
Correction of Deficiency

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve California's Reasonably Available Control Measures/Reasonably
Available Control Technology and Reasonable Further Progress
demonstrations for the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS or
``standards'') in the Los Angeles-South Coast nonattainment area and to
determine that the State has corrected the deficiency that formed the
basis for the prior partial disapproval of the Moderate Area Plan
submitted for these NAAQS. The proposed determination is based on the
EPA's final approval of revisions to the South Coast Air Quality
Management District's Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM)
program and 2016 Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)
Demonstration. If today's action is finalized as proposed, the
sanctions clocks triggered by the partial disapproval will be
terminated.

DATES: Any comments must arrive by November 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2015-0204 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Wienke
Tax, Air Planning Office, at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For comments submitted
at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or edited from
Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA may publish
any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
will generally not

consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public
comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
II. Proposed Action
III. Request for Public Comment
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    On October 17, 2006, the EPA revised the 24-hour NAAQS for
PM2.5, particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 microns or
less or ``fine particles,'' to provide increased protection of public
health by lowering its level from 65 micrograms per cubic meter
([micro]g/m\3\) to 35 [micro]g/m\3\ (40 CFR 50.13). Epidemiological
studies have shown statistically significant correlations between
elevated PM2.5 levels and premature mortality. Other
important health effects associated with PM2.5 exposure
include aggravation of respiratory and cardiovascular disease (as
indicated by increased hospital admissions, emergency room visits,
absences from school or work, and restricted activity days), changes in
lung function and increased respiratory symptoms. Individuals
particularly sensitive to PM2.5 exposure include older
adults, people with heart and lung disease, and children (78 FR 3086 at
3088, January 15, 2013). Fine particles can be emitted directly into
the atmosphere as a solid or liquid particle or can be formed in the
atmosphere as a result of various chemical reactions among precursor
pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, volatile organic
compounds, and ammonia.
    Following promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS, section 107(d) of
the CAA requires the EPA to designate areas throughout the nation as
attaining or not attaining the NAAQS. On November 13, 2009, the EPA
designated the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin (``South Coast'') as
nonattainment for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS of 35
[micro]g/m3 (74 FR 58688). This designation became effective
on December 14, 2009 (40 CFR 81.305). The South Coast nonattainment
area is also designated nonattainment for the 1997 annual and 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS and the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
Today's proposed action addresses only requirements for the 2006 24-
hour PM2.5 NAAQS in the South Coast nonattainment area.
    On February 13, 2013 and March 4, 2015, California submitted SIP
revisions to address planning requirements for the 2006
PM2.5 NAAQS in the South Coast nonattainment area. We refer
to these submissions collectively as the ``2012 PM2.5 Plan''
or ``Plan.'' On April 14, 2016, we finalized a partial approval and
partial disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan (81 FR 22025).
Our partial disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan was based on
deficiencies in the Plan with respect to the Reasonably Available
Control Measures/Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACM/RACT)
and Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) requirements. Specifically, we
found that the 2012 PM2.5 Plan failed to satisfy the RACM/
RACT requirement in CAA sections 172(c)(1) and 189(a)(1)(C) because it
did not provide a demonstration that the South Coast Air Quality
Management District's (SCAQMD or ``District'') nitrogen oxides (NOX)
RECLAIM program ensures that the level of NOX emissions reductions
resulting from the RECLAIM program is equivalent, in the aggregate, to
those NOX emissions reductions expected from the direct application of
RACT on all covered sources within the South Coast nonattainment area.
We also found that the Plan failed to meet the requirement for RFP in
CAA section 172(c)(2) because the deficiency with respect to RACM/RACT
also meant that the State was not implementing all RACM/RACT as
expeditiously as practicable. We noted in our final action on the 2012
PM2.5 Plan that the State could remedy these deficiencies by
submitting revisions to the NOX RECLAIM program together with
documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the revised program
ensures, in the aggregate, NOX emission reductions equivalent to RACT-
level controls for all covered facilities (81 FR at 22028, 22029).
    Our April 14, 2016 partial disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5
Plan became effective on May 16, 2016, and started a sanctions clock
for imposition of offset sanctions 18 months after May 16, 2016, and
highway sanctions 6 months later, pursuant to CAA section 179 and our
regulations at 40 CFR 52.31. Accordingly, offset sanctions will apply
on November 16, 2017, and highway sanctions will apply on May 16, 2018,
unless the EPA determines that the State has corrected the deficiency
forming the basis of the disapproval.
    On March 17, 2017, the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
submitted a SIP revision consisting of a series of amendments to the
SCAQMD's NOX RECLAIM program. The submittal was intended to strengthen
the program and correct the deficiencies identified in both the EPA's
partial disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan (81 FR 22025,
April 14, 2016) and in the EPA's separate proposal to partially
disapprove the SCAQMD's ``2016 AQMP Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) Demonstration'' (``2016 AQMP RACT SIP'') (81 FR
76547, November 3, 2016). Additionally, on May 22, 2017, CARB submitted
the District's public draft version of the ``Supplemental RACM/RACT
Analysis for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 and 2008 8-Hour Ozone
Standards'' (``2017 RACT Supplement'') to address these same
deficiencies. On June 6, 2017, the EPA proposed to approve the
submitted NOX RECLAIM program amendments as satisfying general CAA
requirements for SIP revisions (82 FR 25996). The EPA finalized this
action on September 14, 2017 (82 FR 43176). On June 15, 2017, the EPA
proposed to approve the 2016 AQMP RACT SIP and the 2017 RACT Supplement
as satisfying the RACT requirements of CAA sections 182(b) and (f) and
40 CFR 51.1112 for the South Coast and Coachella Valley nonattainment
areas for the 2008 ozone NAAQS (82 FR 27451). The EPA finalized this
action on September 20, 2017 (82 FR 43850).\1\
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    \1\ CARB submitted the final ``Supplemental RACM/RACT Analysis
for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 and 2008 8-Hour Ozone
Standards'' (``2017 RACT Supplement'') on July 27, 2017. See letter
dated July 27, 2017, from Richard Corey, Executive Officer, CARB, to
Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX.
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II. Proposed Action

    We are proposing to determine that the RECLAIM program amendments
submitted by CARB on March 17, 2017, and the 2017 RACT Supplement
submitted by CARB on May 22, 2017, together correct the deficiency in
the RACM/RACT element of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan that had
provided the basis for the EPA's prior partial disapproval of the Plan.
As explained in our June 6, 2017 proposed action on the RECLAIM program
amendments, the revised program lowers the NOX emission cap
in the RECLAIM program and establishes requirements for removing
RECLAIM trading credits (RTCs) from

the trading market to prevent NOX RTCs associated with
facilities that have shut down from entering the RECLAIM market and
potentially delaying the installation of pollution controls at other
facilities (82 FR 25996, 25998, June 6, 2017). These revisions to the
RECLAIM program strengthen the SIP by requiring major NOX
emission sources covered by the program to collectively achieve
additional emission reductions,\2\ and were fully approved into the
California SIP on September 14, 2017 (see 82 FR 43176). Additionally,
as explained in our June 15, 2017 proposed action on the 2016 AQMP RACT
SIP and 2017 RACT Supplement, the 2017 RACT Supplement contains the
District's demonstration of how the SIP-approved RECLAIM program has
achieved and continues to achieve, in the aggregate, RACT level of
control for major NOX sources in the South Coast (82 FR at
27454-27455, June 15, 2017).\3\ As part of our September 20, 2017 final
approval of the 2016 AQMP RACT SIP and 2017 RACT Supplement, we
concluded that major NOX sources covered by the RECLAIM
program are now subject to RACT level control requirements (82 FR
43850, 43856). Implementation of RACT-level control requirements at
major NOX sources covered by the RECLAIM program satisfies
the RACM/RACT requirement in CAA sections 172(c)(1) and 189(a)(1)(C)
for these sources. We propose to determine that these SIP submissions
correct the RACM/RACT deficiency that we identified in our partial
disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan and to approve the RACM/
RACT demonstration in the Plan, as revised.
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    \2\ The revisions to the RECLAIM program are projected to reduce
NOX emissions by 12 tons per day by 2023. See SCAQMD,
Summary Minutes of the Board of the South Coast Air Quality
Management District, December 4, 2015, at 15; see also U.S. EPA,
Region IX Air Division, ``Technical Support Document for EPA's
Rulemaking for the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast
Air Quality Management District Regional Clean Air Incentives Market
Program Rules,'' May 2017, at 9, 10.
    \3\ For more information on our evaluation of the RECLAIM
program in accordance with CAA RACT requirements, see the Technical
Support Document accompanying our June 15, 2017 proposed rule (82 FR
27451) and our responses to comments on that proposal (82 FR 43856,
September 20, 2017).
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    In addition, we are proposing to determine that these SIP
submissions correct the RFP deficiency that we identified in our
partial disapproval of the Plan. Our partial disapproval of the 2012
PM2.5 Plan for failure to satisfy the RFP requirement in CAA
section 172(c)(2) was predicated on our disapproval of the Plan with
respect to the RACM/RACT requirement (81 FR at 22028, April 14, 2016).
The Plan, as revised, demonstrates that the State is now implementing
RACM/RACT for NOX from covered sources in the South Coast
nonattainment area. Therefore, based on our proposal to determine that
the State has corrected the RACM/RACT deficiency, we also propose to
determine that the State has corrected the RFP deficiency that we
identified in our partial disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan
and to approve the RFP demonstration in the Plan, as revised.
    If finalized as proposed, these determinations will permanently
stop the sanctions clocks triggered by our April 14, 2016 partial
disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan.

III. Request for Public Comment

    We will accept comments from the public on this proposal for the
next 30 days. The deadline and instructions for submission of comments
are provided in the DATES and ADDRESSES sections at the beginning of
this preamble.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

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

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: September 26, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2014-0992; OMB Control Numbers 1625-(0013, 0094, 0096, 0097,
0101)]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding Information Collection Requests (ICRs),
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of a
revision to the following collections of information: 1625-0013, Plan
Approval and Records for Load Lines--Title 46 CFR Subchapter E; 1625-
0094, Ships Carrying Bulk hazardous Liquids; 1625-0096, Report of Oil
or Hazardous Substance Discharge and Report of Suspicious Maritime
Activity; 1625-0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering
Systems--Title 46 CFR Subchapter F; and 1625-0101, Periodic Gauging and
Engineering Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels over 30 Years Old. Review
and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens
commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before April
8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2014-0992] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and/or to OIRA. To avoid
duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulations.gov. (b) To OIRA by email via<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Mail: (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) To
OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk Officer
for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Hand Delivery: To DMF address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is
202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: (a) To DMF,<PHONE_NUMBER>. (b) To OIRA at<PHONE_NUMBER>. To
ensure your comments are received in a timely manner, mark the fax,
attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and
material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in
this Notice as being available in the docket, will become part of the
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also find the docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Copies of the ICRs are available through the docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from:
COMMANDANT (CG-612), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, US COAST
GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE SE., STOP 7710, Washington, DC
20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of
Information Management, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, for
questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations,<PHONE_NUMBER>, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,
and other important information describing the Collections. There is
one ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be
granted based on the Collections being necessary for the proper
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the
Collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the
Collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
information subject to the Collections; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the Collections on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve
the ICRs referred to in this Notice.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the
OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number
of this request, [USCG 2014-0992], and must be received by April 8,
2015. We will post all comments received, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal information you
provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their DMF. Please see the
``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-
2014-0992]; indicate the specific section of the document to which each
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If
you submit a comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is
received at the DMF. We recommend you include your name, mailing
address, an email address, or other contact information in the body of
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding
your submission.
    You may submit comments and material by electronic means, mail,
fax, or hand delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES, but
please submit them by only one means. To submit your comment online, go
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2014-0992'' in the
``Search'' box. 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. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period and will address them
accordingly.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as
being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, click
on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted in
blue. In the ``Search'' box insert ``USCG-2014-0992'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the DMF in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice
of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB
Control Numbers: 1625-(0013, 0094, 0096, 0097, 0101).

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received in
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act statement
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (80 FR 46, January2, 2014)
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Load Lines--Title 46 CFR
Subchapter E.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0013.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Abstract: This collection is required to ensure that certain
vessels are not loaded deeper than appropriate for safety. Vessels over
150 gross tons or 79 feet in length engaged in commerce on
international or coastwise voyages by sea are required to obtain a Load
Line Certificate.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 1,761
hours to 907 hours a year due to a decrease in the number of estimated
annual respondents.
    2. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0094.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.
    Abstract: This information is needed to ensure the safe transport
of bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to protect the
environment from pollution.
    Forms: CG-4602B, CG-5148, CG-5148A, CG-5148B and CG-5461.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 5,291
hours to 5,539 hours a year due to an increase in the number
respondents.
    3. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge and Report
of Suspicious Maritime Activity.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0096.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Persons-in-charge of a vessel or onshore/offshore
facility; owners or operators of vessels or facilities required to have
security plans; and the public.
    Abstract: Any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance must be
reported to the National Response Center (NRC) so that the pre-
designated on-scene coordinator can be informed and appropriate spill
mitigation action carried out. The NRC also receives suspicious
activity reports from the public and disseminates the information to
the appropriate entities.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 12,098
hours to 3,275 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated number
of annual responses.
    4. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering
Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0097.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
    Abstract: This collection of information requires an owner or
builder of a commercial vessel to submit to the U.S. Coast Guard for
review and approval, plans pertaining to marine engineering systems to
ensure that the vessel will meet regulatory standards.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,695
hours to 5,512 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual
number of responses.
    5. Title: Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain
Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0101.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of certain tank vessels.
    Abstract: The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 required the issuance of
regulations related to the structural integrity of tank vessels,
including periodic gauging of the plating thickness of tank vessels
over 30 years old. This collection of information is used to verify the
structural integrity of older tank vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 7,946
hours to 5,278 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated number
of annual respondents.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: February 27, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
Chief Information Officer, Acting, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF05-6-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Supplemental Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Leidy
to Long Island Expansion Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues

October 19, 2005.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) are preparing an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Leidy to Long Island Expansion
Project (project) proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation (Transco). The FERC will be the lead Federal agency in the
preparation of the EA, but will prepare the EA in coordination with its
cooperating agencies: The Environmental Protection Agency, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries
Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service. The document will satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act.
    This notice supplements the informational letter issued by the FERC
on January 13, 2005, which announced FERC's initiation of a pre-filing
environmental review for the project, and the Notice of Intent (NOI) to
prepare an EA issued on May 25, 2005. Those previous transmittals
provided information about the proposed project and the FERC's
environmental review process and requested comments on the scope of
issues to address in the EA. The comment period for the NOI closed on
June 24, 2005.
    Transco has recently identified two new potential compressor
station sites in Middlesex County, New Jersey. These new sites were not
included in the previous transmittals issued by FERC. The sites, known
as Mario's Concrete (Lot 8) and Manzo site (Lot 13.13), are located
southeast of the Madison Park subdivision, and also southeast of the
proposed Cheesequake site. They are bordered by Bordentown Avenue to
the west. A map depicting the proposed site locations is included in
Appendix A.\1\ We \2\ are specifically requesting comments on the new
sites or any previously proposed sites. The scoping period for this
notice ends on November 18, 2005.
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies are available on the
Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) at the

``eLibrary'' link or from the Commission's Public Reference and
Files Maintenance Branch at<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the end of this notice. Copies of
the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the
mail.
    \2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects.
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Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. You should focus on the
potential environmental effects of the proposal and measures to avoid
or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will
be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission. Please
carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your

comments are received in time and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 3, DG2E;
     Reference Docket No. PF05-6-000 on the original and both
copies; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before November 18, 2005.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. Therefore, the Commission
encourages electronic filing of comments. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Internet
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the

link to the User's Guide. Prepare your submission in the same manner as
you would if filing on paper and save it to a file on your hard drive.
Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account by
clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New User Account.'' You will
be asked to select the type of filing you are making. This filing is
considered a ``Comment on Filing.''

Becoming an Intervenor

    Because the NEPA Pre-Filing Process occurs before an application to
begin a proceeding is officially filed, petitions to intervene during
this process are premature and will not be accepted by the Commission.
Transco proposes to file its application for authorization to construct
the proposed facilities in mid-November. At that time, the Commission
will publish notice of the application in the Federal Register and
establish a deadline for interested persons to intervene in the
proceeding.
    To become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene
according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision. Motions to Intervene should be
electronically submitted using the Commission's eFiling system at
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons without Internet access should send an

original and 14 copies of their motion to the Secretary of the
Commission at the address indicated previously. Persons filing Motions
to Intervene on or before the comment deadline indicated above must
send a copy of the motion to the Applicant. All filings, including late
interventions, submitted after the comment deadline must be served on
the Applicant and all other intervenors identified on the Commission's
service list for this proceeding. Persons on the service list with e-
mail addresses may be served electronically; others must be served a
hard copy of the filing.
    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your environmental comments considered.

Environmental Mailing List

    This notice is being sent to affected landowners; Federal, State,
and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and
newspapers; and other interested parties that expressed an interest in
the project. We encourage government representatives to notify their
constituents of this planned project and encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.

Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number
field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can be reached at 1-
The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to
the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Finally, Transco has established a toll-free information telephone
line at<PHONE_NUMBER>, as well as an e-mail address at
questions@northeastexpansion. williams.com. Transco's single point of

contact for the project is Mr. James Goudreau, and can be reached by
phone at<PHONE_NUMBER>. You may also access Transco's Leidy to Long
Island Expansion Project Web site at http://www.williams.com/northeastexpansion
.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5905 Filed 10-25-05; 8:45 am]

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