[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41376-41379]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18502]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0397; FRL-9967-19-Region 5]

Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Rule Part 225, Control of Emissions
From Large Combustion Sources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Illinois state
implementation plan (SIP) to amend requirements applicable to certain
coal-fired electric generating units (EGUs). These amendments require
the Will County 3 and Joliet 6, 7, and 8 EGUs to permanently cease
combusting coal; allow other subject EGUs to cease combusting coal as
an alternative means of compliance with mercury emission standards;
exempt the Will County 4 EGU from sulfur dioxide (SO2)
control technology requirements; require all subject EGUs to comply
with a group annual nitrogen oxide (NOX) emission rate; and
require only those subject EGUs that combust coal to comply with a
group annual SO2 emission rate.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2016-0397 at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, 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. 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: Charles Hatten, Environmental
Engineer, Control Strategy Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:

I. Background
II. Discussion of the State's Submittal
    A. Rule Revisions That EPA Is Proposing To Approve
    B. Rule Revisions for Which EPA Is Taking No Action
    C. Analysis of the State's Submittal
III. What action is EPA taking?
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    On June 24, 2011, Illinois EPA submitted to EPA state rules to
address the visibility protection requirements of Section 169A of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) and the regional haze rule, as codified in 40 CFR
51.308. This submission included the following provisions contained in
Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code (IAC), Part 225 (Part
225): sections 225.291, 225.292, 225.293, 225.295 and 225.296 (except
for 225.296(d)), and Appendix A to Part 225. On July 6, 2012, EPA
approved these provisions (77 FR 39943).
    On June 23, 2016, Illinois submitted revisions to these rules and
on January 9, 2017, Illinois submitted additional information
explaining the revisions.\1\ These rules are known as the ``Combined
Pollutant Standard,'' and are codified at 35 IAC Part 225, Subpart B,
titled ``Control of Emissions from Large Combustion Sources'' (CPS or
Part 225 rules). The CPS provides certain EGUs an alternative means of
compliance with the mercury emission standards in 35 IAC 225.230(a).\2\
The CPS applies to EGUs at six power plants, which are identified in
Appendix A to the CPS. Illinois is revising the CPS to address the
conversion of certain EGUs to fuel other than coal.
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    \1\ Illinois' final rule amended other state regulations, Parts
214 (Sulfur limitations), and Part 217(Nitrogen oxide emissions),
and other portions of Part 225, that are not part of the Illinois
SIP, and were not submitted to EPA as part of this action. Illinois
stated in its statement of reasons for the final rule that these
revisions are proposed to control emissions of sulfur dioxide
(SO2) in and around areas designated as nonattainment
with respect to the 2010 National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS), and are intended to aid Illinois' attainment planning
efforts for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS.
    \2\ 35 IAC 225.230 contains Illinois' mercury emission standards
for EGUs, and is not part of the federally enforceable SIP.
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II. Discussion of the State's Submittal

A. Rule Revisions That EPA Is Proposing To Approve

    EPA is proposing to approve the following revisions as part of
Illinois' SIP:
Section 225.291 Combined Pollutant Standard: Purpose
    SIP Section 225.291 sets forth the purpose of the CPS, which is to
allow an alternate means of compliance with the emissions standards for
mercury in 35 IAC 225.230(a) for specified EGUs through permanent
shutdown, the installation of an activated carbon injection system, or
the application of pollution control technology for NOX,
SO2, and particulate matter (PM) emissions that also reduce
mercury emissions as a co-benefit.
    Illinois revised section 225.291 by stating as its purpose the
conversion of an EGU to a fuel other than coal (such as natural gas or
distillate fuel oil with sulfur content no greater than 15 parts per
million (ppm)) as an additional alternative means of compliance with
the mercury emission standards under the CPS.

Section 225.292 Applicability of the Combined Pollutant Standard
    SIP Section 225.292 describes the applicability of the CPS to the
owner or operator of EGUs located at the Fisk, Crawford, Joliet,
Powerton, Waukegan, and Will County power plants, which are specified
in Appendix A of section 225. This section establishes what constitutes
ownership of an EGU under the CPS, which EGUs may elect to comply with
the CPS, the process by which an owner or operator may elect to
demonstrate compliance with the emission standards for mercury at 35
IAC 225.230 pursuant to the CPS, and compliance deadlines.
    Illinois revised subsection (b) of section 225.292 to address EGUs
that burn fuel other than coal. Illinois removed a reference that
describes specified EGUs as ``coal-fired,'' and added a statement that
a ``specified EGU'' is an EGU listed in Appendix A of section 225,
irrespective of, among other things, ``the type of fuel combusted
(including natural gas or distillate fuel oil with sulfur content no
greater than 15 ppm).'' Illinois further amended subsection (a) of
225.292 by adding the word ``the'' before listing the specific power
plants to which the CPS applies.
Section 225.293 Combined Pollutant Standard: Notice of Intent
    SIP Section 225.293 contains the notification requirements for the
owner or operator of one or more specified EGUs who elects to comply
with the mercury emission standards in 35 IAC 225.230 by means of the
CPS.
    Illinois amended this section by adding subsection (d), which
establishes a notification requirement for owners and operators of EGUs
listed in Appendix A of section 225 who, on or after January 1, 2015,
change the type of primary fuel combusted by the unit or the control
device or devices installed and operating on the unit. Such owners and
operators must notify Illinois EPA of such change by January 1, 2017,
or within 30 days after the completion of such change, whichever is
later.
Section 225.295 Combined Pollutant Standard: Emissions Standards for
NOX and SO2
    SIP Section 225.295 contains the emission standards, reporting
requirements, and compliance dates for NOX and
SO2 applicable to the EGUs in the CPS group. Of relevance
here, subsection (a) contains the NOX emission standards and
reporting requirements, subsection (b) contains the emission standards
for SO2, and subsection (d) contains requirements for
determining the CPS group average annual SO2 emission rate,
annual NOX emission rate and ozone season NOX
emission rates.
    Illinois amended this section to include specified EGUs that burn
fuel other than coal. Section 225.295(a)(1) and (a)(2) was revised to
specify that the NOX emission rates apply to all EGUs in the
CPS ``regardless of the type of fuel combusted.'' The NOX
emission standard for both the CPS group average annual and ozone
season emission rate remains unchanged at 0.11 pounds/million British
thermal unit (lbs/mmBtu).
    Illinois further amended Section 225.295 to specify that the
SO2 emission standards in subsections (b) only apply to
those specified EGUs in the CPS group that combust coal.
    Finally, Illinois revised Section 225.295(d) to specify that the
calculations for determining the group annual average SO2
emission rate only applies to those specified EGUs that combust coal
identified in subsection (b); and to change the references from
``tons'' to ``lbs'' used in the equations to determine compliance with
the CPS group average annual SO2 emission rate, annual
NOX emission rate and the ozone season NOX
emission rate, on a lbs/mmBTU basis.
Section 225.296 Combined Pollutant Standard: Control Technology
Requirements for NOX, SO2, and PM Emissions
    SIP Section 225.296 sets forth control technology requirements and
compliance dates for SO2, NOX, and PM emissions
for specified EGUs under the CPS. It also contains certain exemptions
from compliance.
    Illinois amended section 225.296(b)--``Other Control Technology
Requirements for SO2,'' to require that Will County 3 stop
combusting coal on and after April 16, 2016, and Joliet 6, 7, and 8
stop combusting coal on and after December 31, 2016. Additionally,
Illinois added to the requirements for the owners or operators of the
other specified EGUs in Appendix A of section 225 the option to
permanently cease combusting coal in addition to permanent shutdown or
installation of fluidized gas desulfurization (FGD) equipment on or
before December 18, 2018, unless an earlier date applies. Illinois
further exempts Will County 4 from compliance with this section instead
of Joliet 6.\3\
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    \3\ According to Illinois, the Joliet 6 EGU was incorrectly
identified in this section as ``Joliet 5'' because Joliet 6 is
powered by ``Boiler 5'' at the facility. Technical Support Document
at 11. All references to Joliet 6 in this action refer to the Joliet
5 EGU identified in 35 IAC 225.296(b).
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    Illinois further amended section 225.296(c)--``Control Technology
Requirements for PM'' to remove Will County 3 from the compliance
requirements for PM in this section, which requires the owner or
operator to make certain changes to the electro-static precipitator or
permanently shut down the EGU by the date specified in this section.
Section 225.296(c) now only applies to Waukegan 7, which was required
to be in compliance with this section on or before December 31, 2013.
Section 225 Appendix A: Specified EGUs for Purposes of the Combined
Pollutant Standard
    Appendix A of SIP Section 225 identifies the EGUs that are subject
to the CPS. Illinois revised this section by removing references to
``Midwest Generation,'' and leaving the names of the city of the plants
and the identification of the EGUs. This administrative change will
eliminate the need for revisions to this section should there be future
changes in ownership of the EGUs in Appendix A.

B. Rule Revisions for Which EPA Is Taking No Action

    Illinois' final rule also amended 35 IAC Part 214 (Sulfur
Limitations), Part 217 (Nitrogen Oxides Emissions), and other portions
of Part 225 that are not part of Illinois' SIP and for which EPA is
taking no action.
    Most relevant to this action, Illinois amended section 225.295,
``Emission Standards for NOX and SO2'' (discussed
above) by adding subsection (a)(4). New subsection (a)(4) states, ``the
specified EGUs are not subject to the requirements set forth in 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 217, Subpart M, including without limitation the
NOX emission standards set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
217.344.''
    EPA is taking no action on this amendment because the requirements
of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 217, Subpart M, are not approved as part of the
Illinois SIP, and Illinois EPA has not submitted the requirements for
approval. Therefore, EPA is taking no action with respect to 35 IAC
225.295(a)(4).

C. Analysis of the State's Submittal

    EPA is proposing to approve the revisions discussed above because
the revisions meet all applicable requirements under the CAA,
consistent with section 110(k)(3) of the CAA and the regional haze
rule. Furthermore, the revisions do not interfere with any applicable
requirement concerning

attainment and reasonable further progress or any other applicable CAA
requirement, consistent with section 110(l) of the CAA.
1. The Revisions Do Not Interfere With Illinois' Regional Haze SIP
Rules
    The proposed SIP revisions do not interfere with Illinois' regional
haze SIP rules. Illinois relied on emission reductions of
NOX and SO2 achieved through implementation of
the CPS in its SIP submittal to EPA for the regional haze SIP rules.
Illinois has shown that the proposed SIP revisions will result in
significant reductions of emissions of SO2, and no change or
potential reductions in emissions of NOX. Additionally,
although Illinois did not rely on emission reductions of PM in its
regional haze SIP submittal, Illinois has shown that the proposed SIP
amendments should result in reductions of PM emissions.
    First, Illinois has shown that the amendments to the CPS will
result in significantly lower emissions of SO2 from the
converted EGUs. EGUs that combust natural gas emit trace amounts of
SO2. Using EPA's Air Markets Program Division Data, Illinois
has estimated that the amendments will result in reductions of more
than 6,000 tons of SO2 annually in 2017, and more than 4,500
tons of SO2 annually in 2019 and subsequent years, beyond
what would occur under the original CPS emission standards. Illinois
assumed that the EGUs will continue to operate with the same heat input
after their conversion. Illinois believes that this is a conservative
estimate of emissions because the converted EGUs will likely not be
operating as frequently and the heat inputs should lower, which would
also result in lower emissions. See Section 3.3 of Illinois EPA's
Technical Support Document for Proposed Rule Revisions Necessary to
Demonstrate Attainment of the One-Hour NAAQS for Oxides of Sulfur
(TSD).
    In addition, by applying the SO2 group annual emission
rates to only those EGUs that combust coal, the SO2 emission
rates will effectively become more stringent. This is because there
will be fewer EGUs to average after the four EGUs under the CPS are
required to cease combusting coal. The SO2 group annual
average emission limits in 35 IAC 225.295(b) have not changed and are
0.15 lbs/mmBtu in 2017, 0.13 lbs/mmBtu in 2018, and 0.11 lbs/mmBtu in
2019 and beyond.
    Second, Illinois has shown that the amendments to the CPS will, at
worst, result in no change in emissions of NOX and will
likely result in reductions of this pollutant. The NOX
emission standard for both the CPS group average annual and ozone
season emission rates remain unchanged at 0.11 lbs/mmBtu. The most
conservative analysis, under which heat inputs at converted EGUs remain
the same, would result in no change in NOX emissions because
the same EGUs will continue to be subject to the group wide average
NOX emission rate. However, Illinois believes it is likely
that there will be a considerable decline in utilization of and heat
input at the converted EGUs, which would likely result in
NOX emission reductions because the group wide average limit
is on a lbs/mmBtu basis. See Section 3.4 of the TSD.
    Illinois has further illustrated that there should be no change in
NOX emissions by referring to the ``Technical Support
Document for Best Available Retrofit Technology'' (BART TSD) that was
included as Attachment 2 to Illinois' original Regional Haze SIP
submittal. The BART TSD shows that only the group-wide average of 0.11
lbs/mmBTU was used to estimate future emissions for the Illinois
regional haze SIP rules. While several EGUs have since been retired,
and a number of them have converted to firing natural gas, the group-
wide average continues to apply to all EGUs, and shows that the
NOX emission reductions will remain the same.
    Third, while Illinois did not rely on emission reductions of PM
from the EGU sector in its initial regional haze SIP submittal, it has
shown that amendments to the CPS should result in an overall reduction
in PM emissions. The amendments require Joliet 6, 7, and 8
(approximately 66 million mmBtu) and Will County 3 (approximately 16
million mmBtu) to permanently cease combusting coal. All of these EGUs
were permitted to emit PM at a rate of 0.10 lbs/mmBtu. These units will
either be shutting down or converting to natural gas combustion. The
AP-42 emission factor for PM emissions from natural gas combustion is
approximately 0.0075 lbs/mmBtu. This would result in a 92.5% reduction
in PM emissions from the Joliet EGUs from their previous allowable
emission rates when they are operating, and does not include any
reductions from reduced operating time that Illinois anticipates will
occur after conversion.
    Fourth, Illinois has shown that the ``transfer'' of the exemption
from complying with SO2 control technology requirements to
Will County 4 unit from Joliet 6 do not affect the regional Haze rules.
Previously, 35 IAC 225.296(b) required Will County 4 to either
permanently shut down or install FGD equipment to control
SO2 on or before December 31, 2018.\4\ Illinois exempts Will
County 4 from this requirement. However, Will County 4 remains subject
to the 0.10 lbs/mmBtu PM emission rate, and the group wide
SO2 and NOX emission standards under the CPS.
Additionally, this transfer does not alter the emission standards for
SO2 and NOX that were relied upon in approving
Illinois' regional haze rules. The intent of the regional haze program
is mitigation of visibility impairment at specified national parks and
wilderness areas, known as ``Class I areas'' under the CAA. Illinois
does not have any Class I areas within the state, the nearest being
either in southwestern Missouri or northern Michigan. See 77 FR 3966,
3967 (January 12, 2012). The redistribution of emission reductions from
Joliet 6 to Will County 4, particularly as accompanied by substantial
emission reductions at other converted EGUs, should result in equal if
not more reasonable progress toward achieving natural visibility
conditions in Class I areas under Illinois' regional haze rules, given
the net overall reduction in emissions.
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    \4\ The SO2 emissions reductions from the cessation
of coal combustion from Will County 3 and Joliet 6, 7, and 8 will
occur at least two years earlier than any SO2 emission
reductions from the installation of FGD equipment on or before
December 31, 2018 under the CPS.
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    Therefore, these revisions do not alter the EGU group-wide emission
standards for SO2 and NOX that were relied upon
in approving Illinois' regional haze rules. The only exception to this
is the removal of non-coal fired EGUs from SO2 emissions
averaging, which should result in significant reductions of
SO2 emissions from the CPS group of EGUs.
2. The Revisions Do Not Interfere With Any Applicable CAA Requirement
Under Section 110(l) of the CAA
    Under Section 110(l) of the CAA, EPA shall not approve a SIP
revision if it would interfere with any applicable requirement
concerning attainment and reasonable further progress (as defined in
section 171 of the CAA) or any other applicable requirement of the CAA.
The proposed SIP revisions would not interfere with any applicable CAA
requirements based on technical analysis submitted by Illinois EPA.
    Illinois made these revisions to aid in attainment planning efforts
for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS for the Lemont nonattainment area.
See 78 FR 47191, 47192 (Aug. 5, 2013). As discussed above, Illinois has
shown that the revisions will result in reduction of SO2 and
PM emissions, and no change or a reduction in NOX emissions,
which are the pollutants of concern. See TSD.

Furthermore, the emission standards under the CPS, which are based on
group averaging, remain unchanged, except that the averaging method for
determining compliance with the SO2 emission standard will
become more stringent, because the averaging will exclude natural gas
units.
    Therefore, the proposed revisions to CPS in Part 225 are approvable
under Section 110(l) because: (1) There are no proposed changes to any
SIP emission limits, except to make the SO2 limit more
stringent; (2) the conversion of the EGUs from coal to natural gas will
result in a significant decrease in emissions of SO2, no
increase in emissions of NOX, and reductions in emissions of
PM; and (3) the changes are consistent with Illinois' long-term
strategy for making reasonable progress toward meeting the visibility
goals of Section 169A of the CAA contained in the state's regional haze
rules.

III. What action is EPA taking?

    EPA is proposing to approve the revisions to the Illinois air
pollution control rules at 35 IAC Part 225, specifically, sections
225.291, 225.292, 225.293, 225.295 (except for 225.295(a)(4)), and
225.296 (except for 225.296(d)) and 225.Appendix A. Illinois EPA
submitted the revisions to Part 225 on June 23, 2016, and submitted
supplemental information on January 9, 2017.
    Illinois' final rule also included revisions to Parts 214 (Sulfur
limitations) and 217 (Nitrogen oxide emissions), and other sections of
the Part 225 rules. EPA is not taking any action on those revisions,
and, as noted above, Illinois' addition of 35 IAC 225.295(a)(4).

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is proposing to incorporate by
reference revisions to Title 35 of Illinois Administrative Code Rule
Part 225--Control of Emissions from Large Combustion Sources, sections
225.291, 225.292, 225.293, 225.295 (except for 225.295(a)(4)), and
225.296 (except for 225.296(d)) and 225.Appendix A, effective December
7, 2015. EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents
generally available through www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA
Region 5 Office (please contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for more
information).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this 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 (Public Law 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 CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable 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 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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: August 21, 2017.
Robert A. Kaplan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20380-20383]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1928]

Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists communities where the addition or
modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths,
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or
the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
reports, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for
each community, is appropriate because of

new scientific or technical data. The FIRM, and where applicable,
portions of the FIS report, have been revised to reflect these flood
hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision
(LOMR), in accordance with Federal Regulations. The LOMR will be used
by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance
premium rates for new buildings and the contents of those buildings.
For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is shown
in the table below and must be used for all new policies and renewals.

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

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

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

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

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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        State and county           Location and case       officer of         Community map        letter of map      Date of  modification   Community
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Alabama:
    Madison.....................  Unincorporated       The Honorable Dale  Engineering         https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 29, 2019........       010151
                                   areas of Madison     W. Strong,          Department, 100     portal/advanceSearch.
                                   County (19-04-       Chairman, Madison   Hughes Road,
                                   1087P).              County              Madison, AL 35758.
                                                        Commission, 100
                                                        North Side
                                                        Square,
                                                        Huntsville, AL
                                                        35801.
    Russell.....................  City of Phenix City  The Honorable       Engineering and     https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 5, 2019.........       010184
                                   (17-04-3686P).       Eddie N. Lowe,      Public Works        portal/advanceSearch.
                                                        Mayor, City of      Department, 1206
                                                        Phenix City, 1206   7th Avenue,
                                                        7th Avenue,         Phenix City, AL
                                                        Phenix City, AL     36867.
                                                        36867.
Connecticut: New Haven..........  Town of Branford     The Honorable       Engineering         https://msc.fema.gov/  Jun. 28, 2019........       090073
                                   (19-01-0264P).       James B.            Department, 1019    portal/advanceSearch.
                                                        Cosgrove, First     Main Street,
                                                        Selectman, Town     Branford, CT
                                                        of Branford Board   06405.
                                                        of Selectmen,
                                                        1019 Main Street,
                                                        Branford, CT
                                                        06405.
Florida:
    Duval.......................  City of              The Honorable       Development         https://msc.fema.gov/  Aug. 2, 2019.........       120077
                                   Jacksonville (18-    Lenny Curry,        Services            portal/advanceSearch.
                                   04-7273P).           Mayor, City of      Department, 214
                                                        Jacksonville, 117   North Hogan
                                                        West Duval          Street, Suite
                                                        Street, Suite       2100,
                                                        400,                Jacksonville, FL
                                                        Jacksonville, FL    32002.
                                                        32002.
    Duval.......................  City of Neptune      Mr. Andrew E.       Planning and        https://msc.fema.gov/  Aug. 2, 2019.........       120079
                                   Beach (18-04-        Hyatt, Manager,     Community           portal/advanceSearch.
                                   7273P).              City of Neptune     Development
                                                        Beach, 116 1st      Department, 116
                                                        Street, Neptune     1st Street,
                                                        Beach, FL 32266.    Neptune Beach, FL
                                                                            32266.

    Leon........................  City of Tallahassee  The Honorable       City Hall, 300      https://msc.fema.gov/  Aug. 5, 2019.........       120144
                                   (18-04-2534P).       Andrew Gillum,      South Adams         portal/advanceSearch.
                                                        Mayor, City of      Street,
                                                        Tallahassee, 300    Tallahassee, FL
                                                        South Adams         32301.
                                                        Street,
                                                        Tallahassee, FL
                                                        32301.
    Monroe......................  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Monroe County       https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 22, 2019........       125129
                                   areas of Monroe      Sylvia Murphy,      Building            portal/advanceSearch.
                                   County (19-04-       Mayor, Monroe       Department, 2798
                                   1616P).              County Board of     Overseas Highway,
                                                        Commissioners,      Suite 300,
                                                        102050 Overseas     Marathon, FL
                                                        Highway, Suite      33050.
                                                        234, Key Largo,
                                                        FL 33037.
Georgia: Muscogee...............  Columbus             The Honorable       Stormwater          https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 5, 2019.........       135158
                                   Consolidated         Teresa Tomlinson,   Division, 420       portal/advanceSearch.
                                   Government (17-04-   Mayor, City of      10th Street,
                                   3686P).              Columbus, 100       Columbus, GA
                                                        East 10th Street,   31901.
                                                        Columbus, GA
                                                        31901.
Mississippi: Madison............  City of Canton (19-  The Honorable       Building and        https://msc.fema.gov/  Aug. 2, 2019.........       280109
                                   04-0575P).           William Truly,      Development         portal/advanceSearch.
                                                        Jr., Mayor, City    Department, 226
                                                        of Canton, P.O.     East Peace
                                                        Box 1605, Canton,   Street, Canton,
                                                        MS 39046.           MS 39046.
Nevada: Clark...................  City of North Las    Mr. Ryann Juden,    Public Works        https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 30, 2019........       320007
                                   Vegas (18-09-        Manager, City of    Department, 2200    portal/advanceSearch.
                                   1807P).              North Las Vegas,    Civic Center
                                                        2250 Las Vegas      Drive, North Las
                                                        Boulevard North,    Vegas, NV 89030.
                                                        Suite 900, North
                                                        Las Vegas, NV
                                                        89030.
Pennsylvania:
    Beaver......................  Borough of Big       The Honorable Don   Zoning and Code     https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 15, 2019........       422307
                                   Beaver (19-03-       Wachter, Mayor,     Enforcement         portal/advanceSearch.
                                   0284P).              Borough of Big      Department, 114
                                                        Beaver, 114         Forest Drive,
                                                        Forest Drive,       Darlington, PA
                                                        Darlington, PA      16115.
                                                        16115.
    Beaver......................  Township of          The Honorable Chad  Zoning and Code     https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 15, 2019........       422312
                                   Darlington (19-03-   Crawford, Mayor,    Enforcement         portal/advanceSearch.
                                   0284P).              Township of         Department, 3590
                                                        Darlington Board    Darlington Road,
                                                        of Supervisors,     Darlington, PA
                                                        3590 Darlington     16115.
                                                        Road, Darlington,
                                                        PA 16115.
Texas:
    Collin......................  City of Celina (18-  The Honorable Sean  Engineering         https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 15, 2019........       480133
                                   06-2512P).           Terry, Mayor,       Services            portal/advanceSearch.
                                                        City of Celina,     Department, 142
                                                        142 North Ohio      North Ohio
                                                        Street, Celina,     Street, Celina,
                                                        TX 75009.           TX 75009.
    Collin......................  Town of Fairview     The Honorable       Town Hall, 372      https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 8, 2019.........       481069
                                   (18-06-1879P).       Darion              Town Place,         portal/advanceSearch.
                                                        Culbertson,         Fairview, TX
                                                        Mayor, Town of      75069.
                                                        Fairview, 372
                                                        Town Place,
                                                        Fairview, TX
                                                        75069.
    Collin......................  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Collin County       https://msc.fema.gov/  Jul. 15, 2019........       480130
                                   areas of Collin      Chris Hill,         Engineering         portal/advanceSearch.
                                   County (18-06-       Collin County       Department, 4690
                                   2512P).              Judge, 2300         Community Avenue,
                                                        Bloomdale Road,     Suite 200,
                                                        Suite 4192,         McKinney, TX
                                                        McKinney, TX        75071.
                                                        75071.
    Fort Bend...................  Unincorporated       The Honorable K.    Fort Bend County    https://msc.fema.gov/  Aug. 8, 2019.........       480228
                                   areas of Fort Bend   P. George, Fort     Engineering         portal/advanceSearch.
                                   County (19-06-       Bend County         Department, 301
                                   0254P).              Judge, 401          Jackson Street,
                                                        Jackson Street,     Richmond, TX
                                                        Richmond, TX        77469.
                                                        77469.
    Tarrant.....................  City of Fort Worth   The Honorable       Transportation and  https://msc.fema.gov/  Jun. 17, 2019........       480596
                                   (18-06-1342P).       Betsy Price,        Public Works        portal/advanceSearch.
                                                        Mayor, City of      Department, 200
                                                        Fort Worth, 200     Texas Street,
                                                        Texas Street,       Fort Worth, TX
                                                        Fort Worth, TX      76102.
                                                        76102.
    Tarrant.....................  City of Fort Worth   The Honorable       Transportation and  https://msc.fema.gov/  Apr. 11, 2019........       480596
                                   (18-06-2089P).       Betsy Price,        Public Works        portal/advanceSearch.
                                                        Mayor, City of      Department, 200
                                                        Fort Worth, 200     Texas Street,
                                                        Texas Street,       Fort Worth, TX
                                                        Fort Worth, TX      76102.
                                                        76102.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45770-45772]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9874-01-OW]

Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas
Trustee Implementation Group Final Restoration Plan/Environmental
Assessment #2: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
Habitats; Nutrient Reduction; Oysters; Sea Turtles; and Birds and
Finding of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal and State natural
resource trustee agencies for the Texas Trustee Implementation Group
(Texas TIG) prepared the Final Restoration Plan/Environmental
Assessment #2: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
Habitats; Nutrient Reduction; Oysters; Sea Turtles; and Birds (Final
RP/EA #2). The Final RP/EA #2 describes and, in conjunction with the
associated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), selects thirteen
restoration project alternatives considered by the Texas TIG to restore
natural resources and ecological services injured or lost as a result
of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Texas TIG evaluated these
alternatives in accordance with the OPA, including

criteria set forth in the OPA natural resource damage assessment (NRDA)
regulations, and evaluated the environmental consequences of the
restoration alternatives in accordance with the NEPA. The selected
projects are consistent with the restoration alternatives selected in
the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Final Programmatic Damage Assessment
and Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PDARP/PEIS). The Federal Trustees of the Texas TIG have
determined that implementation of the Final RP/EA #2 is not a major
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment within the context of the NEPA. They have concluded a FONSI
is appropriate, and, therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement will
not be prepared. This notice informs the public of the approval and
availability of the Final RP/EA #2 and FONSI.

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the Final RP/EA #2 and
FONSI at https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/texas. Alternatively, you may request a compact disc (CD) of the Final
RP/EA #2 and FONSI (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section). You
may also view the Final RP/EA #2 and FONSI at the following locations:

 Port Arthur Public Library, 4615 9th Avenue, Port Arthur, TX
77642
 Jack K. Williams Library, Texas A&M University at Galveston,
200 Seawolf Parkway Building #3010, Galveston, TX 77554
 Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University--Corpus
Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 Texas--Angela Schrift; [email protected]; 512-389-
8755.
 EPA--Douglas Jacobson; [email protected];<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

    On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater
Horizon, which was being used to drill a well for BP Exploration and
Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252-
MC252), experienced a significant explosion, fire, and subsequent
sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the release of an
unprecedented volume of oil and other discharges from the rig and from
the wellhead on the seabed. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the
largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, discharging millions of
barrels of oil over a period of 87 days. The Trustees conducted the
natural resource damage assessment for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
under the OPA. Under the OPA, Federal and State agencies act as
trustees on behalf of the public to assess natural resource injuries
and losses and to determine the actions required to compensate the
public for those injuries and losses. The OPA further instructs the
designated trustees to develop and implement a plan for the
restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the
equivalent of the injured natural resources under their trusteeship,
including the loss of use and services from those resources from the
time of injury until the time restoration to baseline (i.e., the
resource quality and conditions that would exist if the spill had not
occurred) is complete.
    The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Trustees are:
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
     U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as represented by
the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau
of Land Management;
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on
behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce;
     U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA);
     State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD),
General Land Office (TGLO), and Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ);
     State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority, Oil Spill Coordinator's Office, Department of Environmental
Quality, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and Department of
Natural Resources;
     State of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality;
     State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources and Geological Survey of Alabama; and
     State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection
and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
    On April 4, 2016, the Trustees reached and finalized a settlement
of their natural resource damage claims with BP in a Consent Decree
approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration projects in
the Texas Restoration Area are chosen and managed by the Texas TIG. The
Texas TIG is composed of the following Trustees: TPWD, TGLO, TCEQ, EPA,
DOI, NOAA, and USDA.

Background

    A Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas
Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental
Assessment #2: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
Habitats; Nutrient Reduction; Oysters; Sea Turtles; and Birds (Draft
RP/EA #2) was published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 10787 on
February 25, 2022. The Texas TIG hosted a public webinar on March 9,
2022, and the public comment period for the Draft RP/EA #2 closed on
March 28, 2022. In the Draft RP/EA #2, the Texas TIG evaluated eighteen
restoration project alternatives in accordance with the OPA and the
NEPA. Of these restoration project alternatives, thirteen were
identified as preferred, and five were identified as non-preferred. The
Draft RP/EA #2 also evaluated a no-action alternative. The Texas TIG
considered the public comments received on the Draft RP/EA #2 which
informed the Texas TIG's analyses and selection of thirteen restoration
projects for implementation in the Final RP/EA #2. A summary of the
public comments received and the Trustees' responses to those comments
are included in Chapter 7 of the Final RP/EA #2.

Overview of the Final RP/EA

    The Final RP/EA #2 is being released in accordance with the OPA,
its NRDA implementing regulations, and the NEPA. In the Final RP/EA #2,
the Texas TIG selects the following preferred project alternatives for
each restoration type:

Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats
     Bird Island Cove Habitat Restoration--Construction;
     Bahia Grande Channel F Hydrologic Restoration;
     Follets Island Habitat Acquisition Phase 2; and
     Galveston Island Habitat Acquisition.
Nutrient Reduction
     Petronila Creek Constructed Wetlands Planning; and
     Petronila Creek Watershed Nutrient Reduction Initiative.
Oysters
     Landscape Scale Oyster Restoration in Galveston Bay.
Sea Turtles
     Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Facility; and
     Reducing Sea Turtle Mortality through Removal of Illegal
Fishing Gear.
Birds
     Laguna Vista Rookery Island

Habitat Protection;
     Jones Bay Oystercatcher Habitat Restoration;
     San Antonio Bay Bird Island; and
     Texas Breeding Shorebird and Seabird Stewardship.

    The total estimated cost of the selected restoration projects is
approximately $39 million. The Texas TIG has examined the injuries
assessed by the Deepwater Horizon Trustees and evaluated restoration
alternatives to address the injuries. In the Final RP/EA #2, the Texas
TIG presents to the public the Texas TIG's most recent plan to restore
natural resources and ecological services injured or lost as a result
of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Additional restoration planning for
the Texas Restoration Area will continue.

Administrative Record

    The documents comprising the Administrative Record for the Final
RP/EA #2 and FONSI can be viewed electronically at https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord under folder <IP_ADDRESS>.2.

Authority

    The authority for this action is the OPA (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.),
its implementing NRDA regulations found at 15 CFR part 990, and the
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

Benita Best-Wong,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7662-7665]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02832]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0021; FRL-9906-39-OECA]

Inquiry To Learn Whether Businesses Assert Business

    Confidentiality Claims Regarding Waste Import and Export
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) receives from time
to time Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documentation
received or issued by EPA or data contained in EPA database systems
pertaining to the export and import of Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste from/to the United States, the
export of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and spent lead acid batteries
(SLABs) from the United States, and the export and import of RCRA
universal waste from/to the United States. These documents and data may
identify or reference multiple parties, and describe transactions
involving the movement of specified materials in which the parties
propose to participate or have participated. The purpose of this notice
is to inform ``affected businesses'' about the documents or data sought
by these types of FOIA requests in order to provide the businesses with
the opportunity to assert claims that any of the information sought
that pertains to them is entitled to treatment as confidential business
information (CBI), and to send comments to EPA supporting their claims
for such treatment. Certain businesses, however, do not meet the
definition of ``affected business,'' and are not covered by today's
notice. They consist of any business that actually submitted to EPA any
document at issue pursuant to applicable RCRA regulatory requirements
and did not assert a CBI claim as to information that pertains to that
business in connection with the document at the time of its submission;
they have waived their right to do so at a later time. Nevertheless,
other businesses identified or referenced in the documents that were
submitted to EPA by the submitting business may have a right to assert
a CBI claim concerning information that pertains to them and may do so
in response to this notice.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 12, 2014. The
period for submission of comments may be extended if, before the
comments are due, you make a request for an extension of the comment
period and it is approved by the EPA legal office. Except in
extraordinary circumstances, the EPA legal office will not approve such
an extension without the consent of any person whose request for
release of the information under the FOIA is pending.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0021, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Address: Eva Kreisler, International Compliance Assurance
Division, Office of Federal Activities, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2254A,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2014-0021. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. Instructions about how to submit comments
claimed as CBI are given later in this notice.
    The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an email comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment. Please include your name and
other contact information with any disk or CD-ROM you submit by mail.
If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and
cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider
your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically in
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the HQ EPA Docket Center,
EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the
docket for this notice is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Kreisler, International Compliance
Assurance Division, Office of Federal Activities, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode:
2254A, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Today's notice relates to any documents or
data in the following areas: (1) export of Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste, during calendar year 2013 or
before, under 40 CFR part 262, subparts E and H; (2) import of RCRA
hazardous waste, during calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part
262, subparts F and H; (3) transit of RCRA hazardous waste, during
calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part 262, subpart H, through
the United States and foreign countries; (4) export of cathode ray
tubes, during calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part 261,
subpart E; (5) exports of non-crushed spent lead acid batteries with
intact casings, during calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part
266 subpart G; (6) export and import of RCRA universal waste, during
calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part 273, subparts B, C, D,
and F;(7) submissions from transporters, during calendar year 2013 or
before, under 40 CFR part 263, or from treatment, storage or disposal
facilities under 40 CFR parts 264 and 265, related to exports or
imports of hazardous waste which occurred during calendar year 2013 or
before, including receiving facility notices under 40 CFR 264.12(a)(1)
and 265.12(a)(1) and import consent documentation under 40 CFR
264.71(a)3) and 265.71(a)(3).

I. General Information

    EPA has previously published notices similar to this one in the
Federal Register, the latest one being at 77 FR 25475, January 14, 2013
that address issues similar to those raised by today's notice. The
Agency did not receive any comments on the previous notices. Since the
publication of the January 14, 2013 notice, the Agency has continued to
receive FOIA requests for documents and data contained in EPA's
database related to hazardous waste exports and imports.

II. Issues Covered by This Notice

    Specifically, EPA receives FOIA requests from time to time for
documentation or data related to hazardous waste exports and imports
that may identify or reference multiple parties, and that describe
transactions involving the movement of specified materials in which the
parties propose to participate or have participated. This notice
informs ``affected businesses,'' \1\ which could include, among others,
``transporters'' \2\ and ``consignees,'' \3\ of the requests for
information in EPA database systems and/or contained in one or more of
the following documents: (1) documents related to the export of
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste, during
calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part 262, subparts E and H,
including but not limited to the ``notification of intent to export,''
\4\'' manifests,'' \5\ ``annual reports,'' \6\ ``EPA acknowledgements
of consent, \7\ '' '' any subsequent communication withdrawing a prior
consent or objection,'' \8\ ``responses that neither consent nor
object,'' ``exception reports,'' \9\ ``transit notifications,'' \10\
and ``renotifications;'' \11\ (2) documents related to the import of
hazardous waste, during calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part
262, subparts F and H, including but not limited to notifications of
intent to import hazardous waste into the U.S. from foreign countries;
(3) documents related to the transit of hazardous waste, during
calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part 262, subpart H,
including notifications from U.S. exporters of intent to transit
through foreign countries, or notifications from foreign countries of
intent to transit through the U.S.; (4) documents related to the export
of cathode ray tubes (CRTs), during calendar year 2013 or before, under
40 CFR part 261, subpart E, including but not limited to notifications
of intent to export CRTs; (5) documents related to the export of non-
crushed spent lead acid batteries (SLABs) with intact casings, during
calendar year 2013 or before, under 40 CFR part 266 subpart G,
including but not limited to notifications of intent to export SLABs;
(6) submissions from transporters under 40 CFR part 263, or from
treatment, storage or disposal facilities under 40 CFR parts 264 and
265, related to exports or imports of hazardous waste which occurred
during calendar year 2013 or before, including receiving facility
notices under 40 CFR 264.12(a)(1) and 265.12(a)(1) and import consent
documentation under 40 CFR 264.71(a)(3) and 265.71(a)(3),and (7)
documents related to the export and import of RCRA ``universal waste''
\12\ under 40 CFR part 273, subparts B, C, D, and F.
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    \1\ The term ``affected business'' is defined at 40 CFR
2.201(d), and is set forth in this notice, below.
    \2\ The term ``transporter'' is defined at 40 CFR 260.10.
    \3\ The term ``consignee'' is defined, for different purposes,
at 40 CFR 262.51 and 262.81(c).
    \4\ The term ``notification of intent to export'' is described
at 40 CFR 262.53.
    \5\ The term ``manifest'' is defined at 40 CFR 260.10.
    \6\ The term ``annual reports'' is described at 40 CFR 262.56.
    \7\ The term ``EPA acknowledgement of consent'' is defined at 40
CFR 262.51.
    \8\ The requirement to forward to the exporter ``any subsequent
communication withdrawing a prior consent or objection'' is found at
42 U.S.C. Sec.  6938(e)
    \9\ The term ``exception reports'' is described at 40 CFR
262.55.
    \10\ The term ``transit notifications'' is described at 40 CFR
262.53(e).
    \11\ The term ``renotifications'' is described at 40 CFR
262.53(c).
    \12\ The term ``universal waste'' is defined at 40 CFR 273.9.
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    Certain businesses, however, do not meet the definition of
``affected business,'' and are not covered by today's notice. They
consist of any business that actually submitted information responsive
to a FOIA request, under the authority of 40 CFR parts 260 through 266
and 268, and did not assert a claim of business confidentiality
covering any of that information at the time of submission. As set
forth in the RCRA regulations at 40 CFR 260.2(b), ``if no such
[business confidentiality] claim accompanies the information when it is
received by EPA, it may be made available to the public without further
notice to the person submitting it.'' Thus, for purposes of this notice
and as a general matter under 40 CFR 260.2(b), a business that
submitted to EPA the documents at issue, pursuant to applicable
regulatory requirements, and that failed to assert a claim as to
information that pertains to it at the time of submission, cannot later

make a business confidentiality claim.\13\ Nevertheless, other
businesses identified or referenced in the same documents that were
submitted to EPA by the submitting business may have a right to assert
a CBI claim concerning information that pertains to them and may do so
in response to this notice.
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    \13\ However, businesses having submitted information to EPA
relating to the export and import of RCRA universal waste are not
subject to 40 CFR 260.2(b) since they submitted information in
accordance with 40 CFR part 273, and not parts 260 through 266 and
268, as set forth in 40 CFR 260.2(b). They are therefore affected
businesses that could make a claim of CBI at the time of submission
or in response to this notice.
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    In addition, EPA may develop its own documents and organize into
its database systems information that was originally contained in
documents from submitting businesses relating to exports and imports of
hazardous waste. If a submitting business fails to assert a CBI claim
for the documents it submits to EPA at the time of submission, not only
does it waive its right to claim CBI for those documents, but it also
waives its right to claim CBI for information in EPA's documents or
databases that is based on or derived from the documents that were
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    \14\ With the exception, noted above, of the submission of
information relating to the export and import of RCRA universal
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    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.204(c) and (e), this notice inquires
whether any affected business asserts a claim that any of the requested
information constitutes CBI, and affords such business an opportunity
to comment to EPA on the issue. This notice also informs affected
businesses that, if a claim is made, EPA would determine under 40 CFR
part 2, subpart B, whether any of the requested information is entitled
to business confidential treatment.

1. Affected Businesses

    EPA's FOIA regulations at 40 CFR 2.204(c)(1) require an EPA office
that is responsible for responding to a FOIA request for the release of
business information (``EPA office'') ``to determine which businesses,
if any, are affected businesses * * *.'' ``Affected business'' is
defined at 40 CFR 2.201(d) as, ``* * * with reference to an item of
business information, a business which has asserted (and not waived or
withdrawn) a business confidentiality claim covering the information,
or a business which could be expected to make such a claim if it were
aware that disclosure of the information to the public was proposed.''

2. The Purposes of This Notice

    This notice encompasses two distinct steps in the process of
communication with affected businesses prior to EPA's making a final
determination concerning the business confidentiality of the
information at issue: the preliminary inquiry and the notice of
opportunity to comment.
a. Inquiry To Learn Whether Affected Businesses (Other Than Those
Businesses That Previously Asserted a CBI Claim) Assert Claims Covering
Any of the Requested Information
    Section 2.204(c)(2)(i) provides, in relevant part:
    If the examination conducted under paragraph (c)(1) of this section
discloses the existence of any business which, although it has not
asserted a claim, might be expected to assert a claim if it knew EPA
proposed to disclose the information, the EPA office shall contact a
responsible official of each such business to learn whether the
business asserts a claim covering the information.
b. Notice of Opportunity To Submit Comments
    Sections 2.204(d)(1)(i) and 2.204(e)(1) of Title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations require that written notice be provided to
businesses that have made claims of business confidentiality for any of
the information at issue, stating that EPA is determining under 40 CFR
part 2, subpart B, whether the information is entitled to business
confidential treatment, and affording each business an opportunity to
comment as to the reasons why it believes that the information deserves
business confidential treatment.

3. The Use of Publication in the Federal Register

    Section 2.204(e)(1) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
requires that this type of notice be furnished by certified mail
(return receipt requested), by personal delivery, or by other means
which allows verification of the fact and date of receipt. EPA,
however, has determined that in the present circumstances the use of a
Federal Register notice is a practical and efficient way to contact
affected businesses and to furnish the notice of opportunity to submit
comments. The Agency's decision to follow this course was made in
recognition of the administrative difficulty and impracticality of
directly contacting potentially thousands of individual businesses.

4. Submission of Your Response in the English Language

    All responses to this notice must be in the English language.

5. The Effect of Failure To Respond to This Notice

    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.204(e)(1) and 2.205(d)(1), EPA will
construe your failure to furnish timely comments in response to this
notice as a waiver of your business's claim(s) of business
confidentiality for any information in the types of documents
identified in this notice.

6. What To Include in Your Comments

    If you believe that any of the information contained in the types
of documents which are described in this notice and which are
currently, or may become, subject to FOIA requests, is entitled to
business confidential treatment, please specify which portions of the
information you consider business confidential. Information not
specifically identified as subject to a business confidentiality claim
may be disclosed to the requestor without further notice to you.
    For each item or class of information that you identify as being
subject to your claim, please answer the following questions, giving as
much detail as possible:
    1. For what period of time do you request that the information be
maintained as business confidential, e.g., until a certain date, until
the occurrence of a specified event, or permanently? If the occurrence
of a specific event will eliminate the need for business
confidentiality, please specify that event.
    2. Information submitted to EPA becomes stale over time. Why should
the information you claim as business confidential be protected for the
time period specified in your answer to question no. 1?
    3. What measures have you taken to protect the information claimed
as business confidential? Have you disclosed the information to anyone
other than a governmental body or someone who is bound by an agreement
not to disclose the information further? If so, why should the
information still be considered business confidential?
    4. Is the information contained in any publicly available material
such as the Internet, publicly available data bases, promotional
publications, annual reports, or articles? Is there any means by which
a member of the public could obtain access to the information? Is the
information of a kind that you would customarily not release to the
public?

    5. Has any governmental body made a determination as to the
business confidentiality of the information? If so, please attach a
copy of the determination.
    6. For each category of information claimed as business
confidential, explain with specificity why and how release of the
information is likely to cause substantial harm to your competitive
position. Explain the specific nature of those harmful effects, why
they should be viewed as substantial, and the causal relationship
between disclosure and such harmful effects. How could your competitors
make use of this information to your detriment?
    7. Do you assert that the information is submitted on a voluntary
or a mandatory basis? Please explain the reason for your assertion. If
the business asserts that the information is voluntarily submitted
information, please explain whether and why disclosure of the
information would tend to lessen the availability to EPA of similar
information in the future.
    8. Any other issue you deem relevant.
    Please note that you bear the burden of substantiating your
business confidentiality claim. Conclusory allegations will be given
little or no weight in the determination. If you wish to claim any of
the information in your response as business confidential, you must
mark the response ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' or with a similar
designation, and must bracket all text so claimed. Information so
designated will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent allowed by, and
by means of, the procedures set forth in, 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. If
you fail to claim the information as business confidential, it may be
made available to the requestor without further notice to you.

III. 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 email. Please submit this information by
mail to the address identified in the ADDRESSES section of today's
notice for inclusion in the non-public CBI docket. 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.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
the procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. In addition to
the submission of one complete version of the comment that includes
information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain
the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
     Identify the notice by docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

    Dated: February 3, 2014.
Susan E.Bromm,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 1, 63, 121, 125, 135, 147, and 170

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0733; Amdt. Nos. 1-71, 63-39, 121-379, 125-67,
135-137, 147-8, 170-4]
RIN 2120-AL10

Removal of References to Obsolete Navigation Systems; Technical
Amendment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is removing
references to the obsolete navigation systems Loran, Omega and Consol
that currently appear in FAA regulations.

DATES: Effective July 25, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin C. Kelley, Flight Technologies
and Procedures Division, Flight Standards Service, 470 L'Enfant Plaza
SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Good Cause for Immediate Adoption Without Prior Notice

    Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and
comment procedures for rules when the agency for ``good cause'' finds
that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' Under this section, an agency, upon finding good
cause, may issue a final rule without seeking comment prior to the
rulemaking. Further, section 553(d)(3) of the APA requires that
agencies publish a rule not less than 30 days before its effective
date, except as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found
and published with the rule.
    This technical amendment removes obsolete references in title 14
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 1, 63, 121, 125, 135, 147, and
170. Loran, Consol, and Omega ground stations have ceased operations,
which makes these avionics receivers obsolete and useless. Continued
mention of these obsolete navigation aids in title 14 of the CFR serves
no purpose, and could only confuse the public. Any additional delay in
correcting the regulations would be unnecessary because the

changes affect terms referencing navigation aids that ceased operations
over 6 years ago and as such, are not in use. Further, these
corrections will not impose any additional restrictions on the persons
affected by these regulations because the amendments merely align the
CFR with the current state of affairs regarding operational navigation
aids.
    Based on the foregoing, public comment and a 30-day effective date
would be unnecessary and thus, the FAA finds good cause to forgo public
comment and to make the amendment effective in less than 30 days.

Technical Amendment

    Loran, Consol, and Omega ground stations ceased operations over six
years ago and are no longer in use. See 75 FR 22674 (April 29, 2010);
75 FR 42819 (July 22, 2010); 73 FR 26465 (May 9, 2008); 73 FR 46345
(August 8, 2008) and Amendment 71 to ICAO Annex 10, Volume 1,
Aeronautical Telecommunications (adopted 12 March 1996). Therefore,
with this technical amendment, the FAA is removing all references to
these obsolete navigation systems from title 14 of the CFR.

List of Subjects

14 CFR Part 1

    Air transportation.

14 CFR Part 63

    Aircraft, Airman, Aviation Safety, Navigation (air).

14 CFR Part 121

    Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, Safety.

14 CFR Part 125

    Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety.

14 CFR Part 135

    Air taxis, Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety.

14 CFR Part 147

    Aircraft, Airmen, Schools.

14 CFR Part 170

    Air traffic control, Airports.

The Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends chapter I of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:

PART 1--DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

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

0
2. Amend Sec.  1.1 by revising the definition of ``Long-range
navigation system (LRNS)'' to read as follows:

Sec.  1.1  General definitions.

* * * * *
    Long-range navigation system (LRNS). An electronic navigation unit
that is approved for use under instrument flight rules as a primary
means of navigation, and has at least one source of navigational input,
such as inertial navigation system or global positioning system.
* * * * *

 Sec.  1.2  [Amended]

0
3. Amend Sec.  1.2 by removing the entry ``CONSOL or CONSOLAN''.

PART 63--CERTIFICATION: FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS OTHER THAN PILOTS

0
4. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-
44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

0
5. Amend appendix A to part 63 as follows:
0
a. Remove and reserve paragraphs (e)(26), (27), and (28); and
0
b. Revise paragraphs (e)(37) and (44).
    The revisions read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 63--Test Requirements for Flight Navigator
Certificate

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (37) Take celestial fixes at hourly intervals when conditions
permit. The accuracy of these fixes shall be checked by means of a
radio or visual fix whenever practicable. After allowing for the
probable error of a radio or visual fix, a celestial fix under
favorable conditions should plot within 10 miles of the actual
position.
* * * * *
    (44) Work with sufficient speed to determine the aircraft's
position hourly by celestial means and also make all other
observations and records pertinent to the navigation. The applicant
should be able to take the observation, compute, and plot a
celestial LOP within a time limit of 8 minutes; observe the absolute
and pressure altimeters and compute the drift or lateral
displacement within a time limit of 3 minutes.
* * * * *

0
6. In appendix B to part 63, the table in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) is
amended by revising the entry for ``Radio and long-range navigational
aids'' to read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 63--Flight Navigator Training Course Requirements

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iii) * * *

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                                                             Classroom
                         Subject                               hours
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                                * * * * *
Radio and long-range navigational aids..................              35
    To include:
    Principles of radio transmission and reception......  ..............
    Radio aids to navigation............................  ..............
    Government publications.............................  ..............
    Airborne D/F equipment..............................  ..............
    Errors of radio bearings............................  ..............
    Quadrantal correction...............................  ..............
Plotting radio bearings.................................  ..............
    ICAO Q code for direction finding...................  ..............

                                * * * * *
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* * * * *

PART 121--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, AND SUPPLEMENTAL
OPERATIONS

0
7. The authority citation for part 121 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40119, 41706,
42301 preceding note added by Pub. L. 112-95, sec. 412, 126 Stat.
89, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717,
44722, 44729, 44732; 46105; Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (49
U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat 62 (49 U.S.C. 44732
note).

Appendix G to Part 121 [Amended]

0
8. Amend appendix G to part 121 by removing the words ``Loran,
Consol,'' from paragraph 4.(c).

Appendix M to Part 121 [Amended]

0
9. Amend the table in appendix M to part 1211 by revising entry 60 to
read as follows:

Appendix M to Part 121--Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications

* * * * *

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                                                                            Accuracy       Seconds  per
               Parameters                             Range                  (sensor         sampling       Resolution                Remarks
                                                                             input)          interval
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
60. Primary Navigation System Reference  Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME,     ..............               4   ..............  A suitable combination of
                                          MLS, Localizer Glideslope.                                                       discretes to determine the
                                                                                Primary Navigation System
                                                                                reference.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
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* * * * *

PART 125--CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS: AIRPLANES HAVING A SEATING
CAPACITY OF 20 OR MORE PASSENGERS OR A MAXIMUM PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF
6,000 POUNDS OR MORE; AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH
AIRCRAFT

0
10. The authority citation for part 125 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44705,
44710-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722.

Appendix E to Part 125 [Amended]

0
11. Amend the table in appendix E to part 125 by revising entry 60 to
read as follows:

Appendix E to Part 125--Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications

* * * * *

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                                                                            Accuracy       Seconds  per
               Parameters                             Range                  (sensor         sampling       Resolution                Remarks
                                                                             input)          interval
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                      * * * * * * *
60. Primary Navigation System Reference  Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME,     ..............               4   ..............  A suitable combination of
                                          MLS, Localizer Glideslope.                                                       discretes to determine the
                                                                                Primary Navigation System
                                                                                reference.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
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* * * * *

PART 135--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON DEMAND OPERATIONS
AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT

0
12. The authority citation for part 135 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 41706, 40113, 44701-44702,
44705, 44709, 44711-44713, 44715-44717, 44722, 44730, 45101-45105;
Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 58 (49 U.S.C. 44730).

0
13. Amend the table in appendix F to part 135 by revising entry 60 to
read as follows:

Appendix F to Part 135--Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications

* * * * *

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                                                                                Seconds per
               Parameters                             Range                 Accuracy         sampling       Resolution                Remarks
                                                                         (sensor input)      interval
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                      * * * * * * *
60. Primary Navigation System Reference  Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME,     ..............               4   ..............  A suitable combination of
                                          MLS, Localizer Glideslope.                                                       discretes to determine the
                                                                                Primary Navigation System
                                                                                reference.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
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* * * * *

PART 147--AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN SCHOOLS

0
14. The authority citation for part 147 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44707-44709.

0
15. Amend the second table in appendix C to part 147 by revising entry
39 to read as follows:

Appendix C to Part 147--Airframe Curriculum Subjects

* * * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Teaching level
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                              * * * * * * *
(1)..........................  39. Inspect, check, and service aircraft
                                electronic communication and navigation
                                systems, including VHF passenger address
                                interphones and static discharge
                                devices, aircraft VOR, ILS, Radar beacon
                                transponders, flight management
                                computers, and GPWS.

                              * * * * * * *
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PART 170--ESTABLISHMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE CRITERIA FOR AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL SERVICES AND NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES

0
16. The authority citation for part 170 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103-40107, 40113, 44502, 44701-
44702, 44708-44709, 44719, 44721-44722, 46308.

Sec.  170.3   [Amended]

0
17. Amend Sec.  170.3 by removing the definition of ``LORAN-C''.

Subpart C [Removed and Reserved]

0
18. Remove and Reserve subpart C.

    Issued under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f) and
44701(a) in Washington, DC on July 18, 2017.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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