[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10945-10947]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03583]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-96936; File No. SR-NSCC-2023-002]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing
Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change To Establish Implementation Date of Revisions Relating to
Excess Capital Premium Charge

February 15, 2023.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on February 9, 2023, National Securities Clearing Corporation
(``NSCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the clearing agency.
NSCC filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of
the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(4) thereunder.\4\ The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4).
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change consists of amendments to the NSCC Rules &
Procedures (``Rules'') \5\ in order to state that the changes to the
Rules that were proposed pursuant to File Number SR-NSCC-2022-005
(``Rule Filing''), as amended, and were approved by the Commission on
February 1, 2023 (``Approved Rule Changes'') will be implemented by
March 13, 2023, as described in greater detail below.
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    \5\ Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the
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II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the clearing agency included
statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule
change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule
change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places
specified in Item IV below. The clearing agency has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B,

and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    On May 20, 2022, NSCC filed the Rule Filing with the Commission
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Act \6\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\7\ NSCC filed amendments to the Rule Filing on June 1, 2022
(``Amendment No. 1''), July 6, 2022 (``Amendment No. 2''), and November
28, 2022 (``Amendment No. 3'').
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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    On February 1, 2023, the Commission approved the Rule Filing, as
modified by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, and 3, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of
the Act.\8\ The Approved Rule Changes consist of modifications to the
Rules to revise the Excess Capital Premium (``ECP'') charge by
enhancing the methodology for calculating the charge, and improve the
transparency of the Rules regarding the ECP charge.\9\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 96786 (February 1,
2023), 88 FR 8013 (February 7, 2023) (SR-NSCC-2022-005).
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    NSCC is proposing to amend the Rules to add a legend to Rule 1
(Definitions and Descriptions), Procedure XV (Clearing Fund Formula and
Other Matters) and Addendum B (Qualifications and Standards of
Financial Responsibility, Operational Capability and Business History)
of the Rules to state that the Approved Rule Changes will be
implemented by March 13, 2023.\10\ Upon implementation of the Approved
Rule Changes, the legend will automatically be removed from these
Rules.
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    \10\ Supra note 5.
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2. Statutory Basis
    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act requires, in part, that the Rules
be designed to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement
of securities transactions.\11\
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    By establishing the date on which the Approved Rule Changes would
be implemented, this proposal would enable Members to timely fulfill
their obligations to NSCC, which would in turn support NSCC's ability
to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions. Therefore, NSCC believes that the proposal is
consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.

(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    NSCC does not believe that the proposal to establish an
implementation date of the Approved Rule Changes would have any impact,
or impose any burden, on competition.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change
Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    NSCC has not received or solicited any written comments relating to
this proposal. If any written comments are received, they will be
publicly filed as an Exhibit 2 to this filing, as required by Form 19b-
4 and the General Instructions thereto.
    Persons submitting comments are cautioned that, according to
Section IV (Solicitation of Comments) of the Exhibit 1A in the General
Instructions to Form 19b-4, the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from comment submissions. Commenters should
submit only information that they wish to make available publicly,
including their name, email address, and any other identifying
information.
    All prospective commenters should follow the Commission's
instructions on how to submit comments, available at https://www.sec.gov/regulatory-actions/how-to-submit-comments. General
questions regarding the rule filing process or logistical questions
regarding this filing should be directed to the Main Office of the
Commission's Division of Trading and Markets at
[email protected] or<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    NSCC reserves the right to not respond to any comments received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change, and Timing for
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) \12\ of the Act and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\13\ At any time within 60 days of the filing of the
proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend
such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-NSCC-2023-002 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NSCC-2023-002. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of NSCC and on DTCC's website
(http://dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings.aspx). All comments received
will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-NSCC-2023-002 and should be submitted on
or before March 15, 2023.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65673-65675]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25297]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31283; Amdt. No. 3879]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or removes Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) for operations at certain
airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption
of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the
National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational
facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements.
These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective November 29, 2019. The compliance date
for each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the
amendatory provisions.
    The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of November 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:

For Examination

    1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Ops-M30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg., Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the
affected airport is located;
    3. The office of Aeronautical Navigation Products, 6500 South
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or,
    4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

Availability

    All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available online free
of charge. Visit the National Flight Data Center at nfdc.faa.gov to
register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP
copies may be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic Organization Service
Area in which the affected airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedures
and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address:
FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace
Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg 29 Room 104, Oklahoma
City, OK 73169. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by establishing,
amending, suspending, or removes SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and/or ODPS.
The complete regulatory description of each SIAP and its associated
Takeoff Minimums or ODP

for an identified airport is listed on FAA form documents which are
incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1
CFR part 51, and 14 CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA forms are FAA
Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A, and 8260-15B when required by
an entry on 8260-15A.
    The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, their complex
nature, and the need for a special format make publication in the
Federal Register expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use
the regulatory text of the SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead
refer to their graphic depiction on charts printed by publishers of
aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantages of incorporation by
reference are realized and publication of the complete description of
each SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on FAA form documents is
unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR sections and
specifies the types of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with their
applicable effective dates. This amendment also identifies the airport
and its location, the procedure, and the amendment number.

Availability and Summary of Material Incorporated by Reference

    The material incorporated by reference is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    The material incorporated by reference describes SIAPS, Takeoff
Minimums and/or ODPS as identified in the amendatory language for part
97 of this final rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of
each separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP as Amended in the
transmittal. Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and textual ODP amendments
may have been issued previously by the FAA in a Flight Data Center
(FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate
flight safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts.
    The circumstances that created the need for some SIAP and Takeoff
Minimums and ODP amendments may require making them effective in less
than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, an
effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.
    Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs contained in this
amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for
Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPs and
Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to the
conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. Because of
the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs, Takeoff
Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and
public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary
to the public interest and, where applicable, under 5 U.S.C 553(d),
good cause exists for making some SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore--(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,1979); and
(3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air Traffic Control, Airports, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2019.
Rick Domingo,
Executive Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, Title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by
establishing, amending, suspending, or removing Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure
Procedures effective at 0901 UTC on the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

0
1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113,
40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

* * * Effective 2 January 2020

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 36C, Amdt 3F
Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 36C, Orig-F
New Bern, NC, Coastal Carolina Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 2
Morristown, NJ, Morristown Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Amdt 8

* * * Effective 30 January 2020

Mobile, AL, Mobile Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1C
Reform, AL, North Pickens, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig-B
Dumas, AR, Billy Free Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1
Hot Springs, AR, Memorial Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 2A
Columbia, CA, Columbia, FICHU THREE, Graphic DP
Columbia, CA, Columbia, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig-C
Columbia, CA, Columbia, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Mather, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22L, Amdt 3A
Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 30, Amdt 8A
Watsonville, CA, Watsonville Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 2
Denver, CO, Colorado Air and Space Port, ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 1C
Denver, CO, Colorado Air and Space Port, ILS OR LOC RWY 26, Amdt 6A
Denver, CO, Colorado Air and Space Port, ILS OR LOC RWY 35, Amdt 2B
Denver, CO, Colorado Air and Space Port, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1C
Denver, CO, Colorado Air and Space Port, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Amdt 2A
Denver, CO, Colorado Air and Space Port, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 2A
Montrose, CO, Montrose Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 3
Montrose, CO, Montrose Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1
Montrose, CO, Montrose Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1
Montrose, CO, Montrose Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17, Orig-C, CANCELLED
Boca Raton, FL, Boca Raton, VOR-A, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED
Fort Pierce, FL, Treasure Coast Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 10R, Amdt 4E
Fort Pierce, FL, Treasure Coast Intl, NDB RWY 28L, Amdt 2B,
CANCELLED
Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Amdt 2
Titusville, FL, Arthur Dunn Air Park, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig-A
Titusville, FL, Arthur Dunn Air Park, RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig-A
Claxton, GA, Claxton-Evans County, NDB RWY 9, Orig, CANCELLED
Claxton, GA, Claxton-Evans County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Amdt 2
Claxton, GA, Claxton-Evans County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 1
Claxton, GA, Claxton-Evans County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Amdt 1
Monroe, GA, Monroe-Walton County, NDB-A, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED
Moultrie, GA, Moultrie Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 2
Moultrie, GA, Moultrie Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 2
Moultrie, GA, Moultrie Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt
3

Sylvania, GA, Plantation Airpark, NDB RWY 23, Amdt 3
Sylvania, GA, Plantation Airpark, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 1
Sylvania, GA, Plantation Airpark, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 1
Sylvania, GA, Plantation Airpark, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Amdt 1
Hana, HI, Hana, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Hana, HI, Hana, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Amdt 1
Forest City, IA, Forest City Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Amdt 3
Shenandoah, IA, Shenandoah, Muni, NDB RWY 4, Orig-D, CANCELLED
Jerome, ID, Jerome County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1
Jerome, ID, Jerome County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Amdt 1
Jerome, ID, Jerome County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3
Jerome, ID, Jerome County, VOR-A, Amdt 3
Greenville, IL, Greenville, VOR-A, Amdt 3A
Liberal, KS, Liberal Mid-America Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 1A
Glasgow, KY, Glasgow Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Amdt 2C
Greenville, KY, Muhlenberg County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 5C, CANCELLED
Jackson, KY, Julian Carroll, VOR/DME RWY 1, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED
Madisonville, KY, Madisonville Rgnl, VOR RWY 23, Amdt 15, CANCELLED
Mansfield, LA, C E `Rusty' Williams, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-B
Shreveport, LA, Shreveport Downtown, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Shreveport, LA, Shreveport Downtown, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 1A
Shreveport, LA, Shreveport Downtown, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Shreveport, LA, Shreveport Downtown, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Amdt 4
Rangeley, ME, Steven A Bean Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Amdt 1
Big Rapids, MI, Roben-Hood, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 8, CANCELLED
Ludington, MI, Mason County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig-B
Bemidji, MN, Bemidji Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 25, Amdt 1B
Bemidji, MN, Bemidji Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1B
Bemidji, MN, Bemidji Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig-C
Bemidji, MN, Bemidji Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1B
Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 4B
Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 5B
Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Amdt 3
Pine River, MN, Pine River Rgnl, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 2
Rochester, MN, Rochester Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 3C
Rochester, MN, Rochester Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 2A
Tupelo, MS, Tupelo Rgnl, ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 36, Amdt 10B
Newark, NJ, Newark Liberty Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 4R, Orig-E
Robbinsville, NJ, Trenton-Robbinsville, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Orig-B
Robbinsville, NJ, Trenton-Robbinsville, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Amdt 1B
Robbinsville, NJ, Trenton-Robbinsville, VOR RWY 29, Amdt 11B
London, OH, Madison County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1
Bartlesville, OK, Bartlesville Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Orig-A
Cushing, OK, Cushing Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2A
Wagoner, OK, Hefner-Easley, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2
Madras, OR, Madras Municipal, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt
1A
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Amdt 8
Philipsburg, PA, Mid-State, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig-D
State College, PA, University Park, VOR-B, Amdt 11A, CANCELLED
Wellsboro, PA, Wellsboro Johnston, VOR-A, Amdt 6A
Providence, RI, Theodore Francis Green State, VOR Y RWY 34, Amdt 5A
Pierre, SD, Pierre Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1
Caddo Mills, TX, Caddo Mills Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1
Comanche, TX, Comanche County-City, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Amdt 1
Ennis, TX, Ennis Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig-A
Gladewater, TX, Gladewater Muni, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 3B, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, RNAV (RNP) Y RWY
26L, Orig-D
Mineral Wells, TX, Mineral Wells Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 1A
Forest, VA, New London, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-B
Forest, VA, New London, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig-B
Richmond/Ashland, VA, Hanover County Muni, Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle DP, Amdt 1
Wise, VA, Lonesome Pine, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig-A
Kelso, WA, Southwest Washington Rgnl, KELSO ONE, Graphic DP
Kelso, WA, Southwest Washington Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Amdt 4
Friendship (Adams), WI, Adams County Legion Field, Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Lewisburg, WV, Greenbrier Valley, VOR RWY 22, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

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[Federal Register: October 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 198)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 60201-60203]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-1085; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-057-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-46-350P,
PA-46R-350T, and PA-46-500TP Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-46-350P, PA-46R-350T,
and PA-46-500TP airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to
install a stall warning heat control modification kit. This proposed AD
results from ice forming on the stall vane heater during flights into
icing conditions with the landing gear down. We are proposing this AD
to prevent ice from forming on the stall vane, which may result in
failure of the stall warning system. This failure could result in the
pilot being unaware of an approaching stall situation.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by December 9,
2008.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this
proposed AD:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Piper Aircraft, Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32960;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Web site: http://
www.newpiper.com/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lee, Aerospace Engineer, Federal
Aviation Administration, Aircraft Certification Office, One Crown
Center, 1895 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 450, Atlanta, Georgia 30349;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments regarding this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number, ``FAA-
2008-1085; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-057-AD'' at the beginning of
your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall
regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed
AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may
amend the proposed AD in light of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive concerning this proposed AD.

Discussion

    Recently, it was discovered on a Piper Model PA-46-500TP airplane
that the stall warning did not activate when expected. Upon landing,
the stall vane was found iced over, which temporarily disabled the lift
detector.
    The design of the Model PA-46-500TP airplane includes a landing
gear up-lock switch. When this switch is not

engaged, the electrical flow to the stall vane de-icing element is
reduced. After reviewing the maintenance manual, it was determined that
the system was functioning as designed.
    Piper changed the stall warning heat wiring schematic in Models PA-
46-350P, PA-46R-350T, and PA-46-500TP airplanes. All of the previous
Piper PA-46 series airplanes have a two-stage stall vane heater. They
are wired with a squat switch such that when stall warning heat is in
the on position, the heater sets to low when there is weight on wheels
(when the aircraft is on the ground) and switches to high when there is
no weight on the wheels (during all phases of flight).
    Instead of using the squat switch to change the heat setting from
low to high, Piper Models PA-46-350P, PA-46R-350T, and PA-46-500TP
airplanes use the landing gear up-lock switch. When using this switch
and the stall warning heat is in the on position, the heater sets to
low when the landing gear doors are open and switches to high when the
landing gear doors are closed.
    This condition, if not corrected, could result in failure of the
stall warning system. This failure could result in the pilot being
unaware of an approaching stall situation.

Relevant Service Information

    We have reviewed Piper Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 1192, dated
September 15, 2008.
    The service information specifies installing Stall Warning Heat
Control Modification Kit, Piper part number 88452-002.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all information and
determined the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist
or develop on other products of the same type design. This proposed AD
would require you to install a stall warning heat control modification
kit.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 803 airplanes in the
U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the proposed modification:

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                                                                                Total cost per   Total cost on
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        airplane      U.S. operators
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1.5 work-hours x $80 per hour = $120.........................             $95             $215         $172,645
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    Warranty credit may be given to the extent noted in the service
bulletin.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We have determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that the proposed
regulation:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket that contains the proposed AD, the
regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket
Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>)
is located at the street address stated in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

    1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

Piper Aircraft, Inc.: Docket No. FAA-2008-1085; Directorate
Identifier 2008-CE-057-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) action by December 9, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to the following airplane models and serial
numbers that are certificated in any category:

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                Model                             Serial Nos.
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PA-46-350P...........................  4622001 through 4622200 and
                                        4636001 through 4636445.
PA-46R-350T..........................  4692001 through 4692054.
PA-46-500TP..........................  4697001 through 4697365.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from ice forming on the stall vane heater
during flights into icing conditions with the landing gear down. We
are issuing this AD to prevent ice from forming on the stall vane,
which may result in failure of the stall warning system. This
failure could result in the pilot being unaware of an approaching
stall situation.

Compliance

    (e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless
already done:

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               Actions                             Compliance                            Procedures
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Install Stall Warning Heat Control    Within the next 100 hours time-in-    As specified in Piper Mandatory
 Modification Kit, Piper part number   service after the effective date of   Service Bulletin No. 1192, dated
 88452-002.                            this AD.                              September 15, 2008, following
                                                                             Drawing No. 88452 dated June 19,
                                                                             2008.
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Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (f) The Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to
ATTN: John Lee, Aerospace Engineer, Federal Aviation Administration,
Atlanta ACO, One Crown Center, 1895 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 450,
Atlanta, Georgia 30349; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (770) 703-
6097. Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the
AMOC applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in
the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI,
your local FSDO.

Related Information

    (g) To get copies of the service information referenced in this
AD, contact Piper Aircraft, Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach,
Florida 32960; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Web
site: http://www.newpiper.com/. To view the AD docket, go to U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, or on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 3, 2008.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-24136 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-13-P


                           SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR
                 INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST NUMBER 1688.08

                   "RCRA EXPANDED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION"

                                   May 2015

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.	IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION	4
1(a)	Title of the Information Collection	4
1(b)	Short Characterization	4
2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION	5
2(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection	5
2(b)	Practical Utility/Users of the Data	5
3.	NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA	5
3(a)	Nonduplication	5
3(b)  	Public Notice	6
3(c)	Consultations	6
3(d)	Effects of Less Frequent Collection	6
3(e)	General Guidelines	6
3(f)	Confidentiality	6
3(g)	Sensitive Questions	6
4.	THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED	7
4(a)	Respondents/NAICS Codes	7
4(b)	Information Requested	8
5.	THE INFORMATION COLLECTED -- AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	10
5(a)	Agency Activities	11
5(b)	Collection Methodology and Management	11
5(c)	Small Entity Flexibility	11
5(d)	Collection Schedule	12
6.	ESTIMATING THE HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF THE COLLECTION	12
6(a)	Estimating Respondent Hours	12
6(b)	Estimating Respondent Costs	12
Labor Costs	12
Capital/Start-Up Costs	13
6(c)	Estimating Agency Hour and Cost Burden	14
6(d)	Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Hour and Cost Burden	16
6(e)	Bottom Line Hour and Cost Burden	17
6(f)	Reasons for Change in Burden	21
6(g)	Burden Statement	17

                                  SUPPORTING STATEMENT
                            ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a)	Title of the Information Collection

RCRA Expanded Public Participation (Renewal), EPA ICR number 1688.08, OMB control number 2050-0149.

1(b)	Short Characterization

      The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, requires EPA to establish a national regulatory program to ensure that hazardous wastes are managed in a manner protective of human health and the environment. EPA has a statutory obligation, under Section 7004(b) of RCRA, to provide for, encourage, and assist public participation in the development, revision, implementation, and enforcement of any regulation, guideline, information, or program under the Act. The regulations implementing these requirements are codified at 40 CFR 124 and 40 CFR 270.
	EPA promulgated requirements for providing additional opportunities for the public to be involved in the RCRA permitting process at 40 CFR 124.31 through 124.33 and at 40 CFR 270.62 and 270.66. The 40 CFR 124 requirements apply to all types of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, unless exempted under a specific section; the 40 CFR270 requirements apply only to hazardous waste combustors planning trial burns.

	Under 40 CFR 124.31(a) and (b), facilities applying for an initial Part B permit or a Part B permit renewal, where the renewal application is proposing a change that would qualify as a Class 3 permit modification under 40 CFR 270.42, are required to hold at least one meeting with the public prior to submitting the Part B permit application to the permitting agency. The applicant must submit a summary of the meeting, along with the list of attendees and their addresses, and copies of any written comments or materials submitted at the meeting, to the permitting agency as part of the Part B application (§124.31(c)).

	Under 40 CFR 124.31(d), applicants must provide public notice (i.e., newspaper advertisement, visible and accessible sign, and broadcast media announcement) of the pre-application meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting. The applicant also must provide a copy of the notice to the permitting agency and to the appropriate units of State and local government.
	The required activities and information are needed to help assure timely and effective public participation in the permitting process. The requirements are intended to provide equal access to information to all stakeholders in the permitting process: the permitting agency, the permit applicant, and the community where a facility is located. EPA believes that these regulations encourage people to become involved in the permitting process and increase understanding of hazardous waste facilities.

NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

2(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection

      Section 7004(b) of RCRA gives EPA broad authority to provide for, encourage, and assist public participation in the development, revision, implementation, and enforcement of any regulation, guideline, information, or program under RCRA. In addition, the statute specifies certain public notices (i.e., radio, newspaper, and a letter to relevant agencies) that EPA must provide before issuing any RCRA permit. The statute also establishes a process by which the public can dispute a permit and request a public hearing to discuss it. EPA carries out much of its RCRA public involvement at 40 CFR Parts 124 and 270.

      In 1995, EPA expanded the public participation requirements under the RCRA program by promulgating the RCRA Expanded Public Participation Rule (60 FR 63417; December 11, 1995).  The rule responded to calls by the Administration and stakeholders (e.g., States and private citizens) to provide earlier and better public participation in EPA's permitting programs, including procedures for more timely information sharing.  In particular, the rule required earlier public involvement in the permitting process (e.g., pre-application meetings), expanded public notice for significant events (e.g., notices of upcoming trial burns), and more opportunities for the exchange of permitting information (e.g., information repository).

      In May of 2003, EPA finalized the Public Involvement Policy. The policy updates an earlier policy issued in 1981. Among other things, the policy calls for a strengthened commitment to meaningful public involvement, greater attention to the specific concerns and interests of affected people and entities, and use of a wider variety of public involvement techniques. In this regard, the RCRA Expanded Public Participation Rule can serve as an example to the EPA programs of how to achieve many of the goals of the policy.

2(b)	Practical Utility/Users of the Data

      The required activities and information are needed to help assure timely and effective public participation in the permitting process. The requirements are intended to provide equal access to information to all stakeholders in the permitting process: the permitting agency, the permit applicant, and the community where a facility is located. Some facilities may be required to develop information repositories to allow for expanded public participation and access to detailed facility information as part of the permitting process.

NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

3(a)	Nonduplication

      The information collections covered in this ICR are not available from sources other than the respondents. EPA's Office of Solid Waste is the only office within the Agency collecting this information, and no other Federal agency or department collects this information.

3(b)  	Public Notice

      In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, EPA issued a public notice in the Federal Register on March 13, 2015. EPA announced in the Federal Register (80 FR 13375) that it intended to this ICR. The comment period ended on May 12, 2015. No comments were received.

3(c)	Consultations

      EPA consulted with two facilities that have recently submitted Part B permit applications and thus were subject to these information submission requirements. EPA specifically inquired about the requirements regarding the pre-application public meeting. Ed Krise of Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., in Nashville Tennessee<PHONE_NUMBER>) said the estimate of 89.1 hours was a little high. Richie Haddock of Precious Metals Recovery LLC, Crescent Valley, Nevada<PHONE_NUMBER>), however, felt the estimate was too low, and suggested 150 hours. Based on these consultations, plus the consultations conducted for the previous ICR, which indicated the 89.1 hour estimate was accurate, the Agency has raised the estimate from 89.1 hours to 90 hours.

3(d)	Effects of Less Frequent Collection

      EPA sought to reduce the reporting frequency to the minimum that is necessary to ensure compliance with the rule. It would not be possible to collect this information less frequently and still assure that the requirements of permit and public involvement regulations are met by owners or operators. The reporting frequency is essential to assure that any changes in the trial burn plans or in the anticipated permit application contents are made known to EPA and to the public.

3(e)	General Guidelines

      This ICR adheres to the guidelines stated in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, OMB's implementing regulations, EPA's Information Collection Review Handbook, and other applicable OMB guidance.

3(f)		Confidentiality

      Section 3007(b) of RCRA and 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B, which define EPA's general policy on the public disclosure of information, contain provisions for confidentiality. If the Agency receives any confidential information, it will manage that information according to the protocols established by the Agency, as appropriate.

3(g)	Sensitive Questions

      No questions of a sensitive nature are included in any of the information collection requirements.

THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

4(a)	Respondents/NAICS Codes

      The following is a list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes associated with the facilities most likely to be affected by the expanded public participation requirements analyzed under this ICR:

      22132		Sewage Treatment Facilities
      32411		Petroleum Refineries
      32511		Petrochemical Manufacturing
      32512		Industrial Gas Manufacturing
      32551		Paint and Coating Manufacturing
      33271		Machine Shops
      33422		Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
      33633		Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing
      33634		Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
      33635		Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
      42271		Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
      44111		New Car Dealers
      44711		Gasoline Stations with Convenience Store
      44719		Other Gasoline Stations
      48411		General Freight Trucking, Local
      48421		Used Household and Office Goods Moving
      48422		Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local
      56292		Materials Recovery Facilities
      221111	Hydroelectric Power Generation
      221112	Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
      221113	Nuclear Electric Power Generation
      221119	Other Electric Power Generation
      221121	Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control
      221122	Electric Power Distribution
      311942	Spice and Extract Manufacturing
      323110	Commercial Lithographic Printing
      323114	Quick Printing
      325131	Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
      325188	All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
      325193	Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing
      325199	All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
      325211	Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
      325998	All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product Manufacturing
      331311	Alumina Refining
      332813	Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
      332999	Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
      333319	Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
      333999	All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
      334418	Printed Circuit/Electronics Assembly Manufacturing
      334419	Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
      336211	Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
      336312	Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
      336322	Other Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing
      336399	All Other Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing
      454311	Heating Oil Dealers
      454312	Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers
      562111	Solid Waste Collection
      562112	Hazardous Waste Collection
      562119	Other Waste Collection
      562211	Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
      562212	Solid Waste Landfills
      562213	Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators
      562219	Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
      811111	General Automotive Repair

4(b)	Information Requested

      Pre-application Public Meeting and Notice

      Under 40 CFR 124.31(a) and (b), facilities applying for an initial Part B permit or a Part B permit renewal, where the renewal application is proposing a change that would qualify as a Class 3 permit modification under 40 CFR 270.42, are required to hold at least one meeting with the public prior to submitting the Part B permit application to the permitting agency. The applicant must submit a summary of the meeting, along with the list of attendees and their addresses, and copies of any written comments or materials submitted at the meeting, to the permitting agency as part of the Part B application (§124.31(c)). Under 40 CFR 124.31(d), applicants must provide public notice (i.e., newspaper advertisement, visible and accessible sign, and broadcast media announcement) of the pre-application meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting. The applicant also must provide a copy of the notice to the permitting agency and to the appropriate units of State and local government. (Note: In regard to 40 CFR 124.31(c), this ICR addresses the respondent activities associated with collecting the required information.  Submittal of this information to the permitting agency is addressed in Supporting Statement for EPA Information Collection Request Number 1573, "Part B Permit Application, Permit Modifications, and Special Permits."

      (i)	Data Items:

 A public notice that includes:

--			The date, time, and location of the meeting;

--			A brief description of the purpose of the meeting;

--			A brief description of the facility and proposed operations, including the address or a map (e.g., a sketched or copied street map) of the facility location;

--			A statement encouraging people to contact the facility at least 72 hours before the meeting if they need special access to participate in the meeting; and

--			The name, address, and telephone number of a contact person for the applicant.

 Information to be submitted to the permitting agency as part of the Part B permit application:

--			Copy of newspaper notice announcing the pre-application meeting;

--			A summary of a pre-application meeting with the public;

--			A list of attendees and their addresses; and

--			Copies of any written comments or materials distributed at the meeting.

      (ii)	Respondent Activities:

      To comply with the requirements in Section 124.31, applicants must perform the following activities:

 Read the regulations;

 Prepare notice of pre-application meeting;

 Prepare a multilingual notice of pre-application meeting, if appropriate;

 Provide for publication/posting/broadcasting of notice;

 Provide copy of pre-application meeting notice to the permitting agency and appropriate units of State and local government;

 Retain documentation of the notice;

 Prepare for and conduct the meeting;

 Prepare a meeting summary; and

 Copy the list of attendees with their addresses.

      Information Repository

      Under 40 CFR 124.33, the Agency Director has the authority to require certain applicants/facilities to establish and maintain an information repository. Applicants/facilities instructed by the Agency Director to establish an information repository must, at a minimum, provide a written notice about the information repository to all individuals on the facility mailing list. The Agency Director will determine the information to be placed in the information repository.

Data Items:

 Written notice about the information repository; and

 Information in the repository, e.g.:

--			A summary of the pre-application public meeting;

--			A copy of the Part B permit application; and

--			Any other information the Agency Director determines to be relevant to public understanding of permitting activities at the facility.

      (ii)	Respondent Activities:

      To comply with the requirements in section 124.33, applicants must conduct the following activities:

 Read the regulations;

 Arrange with a local building for space to establish the information repository;

 Provide notice of the repository to individuals on the facility mailing list;

 Provide a multilingual notice of the repository to individuals on the facility mailing list, if appropriate;

 Establish the information repository; and

 Maintain the information repository.

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED -- AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

5(a)	Agency Activities

      Notice at Application Submittal

      40 CFR 124.32 requires the Agency to provide public notice, as set forth in sections 124.10(c)(1)(ix) and (x), at the application submittal stage.

      Information Repository

      40 CFR 124.33 provides discretionary authority for the Agency to require, on a case-by-case basis, the owner or operator of a facility to set up an information repository, and to provide a notice to the facility mailing list about the repository. Section 124.33(d) requires the Agency Director to specify the contents of the repository and establish requirements for informing the public about the establishment of the repository (at a minimum, the Agency Director will require the facility to provide written notice to the facility mailing list).

      Trial Burn Notice

      40 CFR 270.62(b)(6), 40 CFR 270.62(d), 40 CFR 270.66(d)(3), and 40 CFR 270.66(g) require the Agency to provide public notice, as set forth in sections 124.10(c)(1)(ix) and (x), of an impending trial burn at a permitted hazardous waste combustion facility, or at a hazardous waste combustion facility operating under interim status.
	5(b)	Collection Methodology and Management

      In collecting and analyzing the information required by the expanded public participation activities, EPA uses equipment such as personal computers and applicable data base software, when appropriate. The public will receive information through newspaper announcements and other media, and, in some cases, will have access to additional data through an information repository as specified by the Agency under 40 CFR 124.33.

5(c)	Small Entity Flexibility

      In developing the regulations for expanding public involvement in the RCRA permitting process, EPA was sensitive to the needs and concerns of small businesses. Therefore, the regulations describe the minimum efforts necessary to fulfill the public involvement requirements. EPA avoided including narrow, prescriptive requirements in the final RCRA Expanded Public Participation Rule, in order to provide as much flexibility as possible -- for the facility, the community, and the Agency -- in implementing the requirements. Furthermore, EPA conducted a small entity impact screening analysis for the proposed rule and determined that there were no small entities significantly impacted (see 59 FR 28680; June 2, 1994). Because there were no substantive changes to the public participation requirements since the proposal, EPA determined that the requirements do not significantly impact small entities.

      EPA's intent in developing the requirements was to provide flexibility for a facility, in cooperation with local agencies or community groups, to determine the most effective communication mechanisms for a particular situation. EPA recognizes that, in some situations, an information repository could become resource-intensive for a facility or for the local community. EPA addressed this concern by providing discretion to the Director to determine whether to require a repository, rather than requiring it for all facilities.

5(d)	Collection Schedule

      Many of the requirements do not have specific schedules governing the submittal of the information. Requirements that have specific time frames associated with them are described below.

      Pre-application Public Meeting and Notice

      40 CFR 124.31(d) requires the applicant to provide public notice of the pre-application meeting at least 30 days before the meeting is scheduled.

      Notice at Application Submittal

      40 CFR 124.32(b)(2) requires the Agency Director to publish the notice "within a reasonable period of time after the application is received."

      Trial Burn Notice

      40 CFR 270.62(b)(6)(i), 270.62(d), 270.66(d)(3)(i), and 270.66(g) require the Agency Director to provide notice to the mailing list and to appropriate units of State and local government "within a reasonable time period before the scheduled trial burn."

ESTIMATING THE HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF THE COLLECTION

6(a)	Estimating Respondent Hours

      EPA estimates respondent burden hours for the information collection requirements associated with the pre-application meeting and the information repository requirements in Exhibit 1. The burden estimates for each activity presented in Exhibit 1 include the burden hours (total and by labor type) per facility, as well as the overall burden hours associated with the given activities.

6(b)	Estimating Respondent Costs

Labor Costs

      EPA estimates an average hourly respondent labor cost of $128.72 for legal staff, $93.22 for managerial staff, $71.02 for technical staff, and $39.95 for clerical staff. These respondent labor costs were obtained from the previously approved ICR (i.e., EPA ICR Number 1688.07), and updated to 2015 levels using Employment Cost Indexes developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Capital/Start-Up Costs

      Capital costs usually include any produced physical good needed to provide the needed information, such as machinery, computers, and other equipment. For this ICR, capital costs include the purchase of file cabinets for an information repository.

      In complying with the requirements covered in this ICR, facilities may be required to maintain an information repository. The information repository will require file cabinet space to retain the information required. EPA took the following steps to estimate the cost of the file cabinets:

      ::	Estimate the number of file cabinets per facility required for the information repository.  Given that the standard-size, five-drawer, lateral file cabinet is expected to hold approximately 16,000 pages of material, EPA estimates that each facility would need to purchase only one file cabinet to retain copies of the applications and other required documentation within the time period of this ICR. The approximate cost of purchasing a file cabinet is estimated at $830.

      ::	Calculate the annualized cost.  EPA used the following formula to calculate the annual cost to facilities for acquiring the file cabinets:

            Annualized Net Present Value  =  $830 x [1/(∑1/(1+k)[t])]

               where	k = discount rate of 7 percent; and
                        t = life of permit (10 years).

      EPA estimates that each facility will pay an annual cost of $118 for its file cabinet. This capital cost is shown in Exhibit 3.

      Operation and Maintenance Costs

      Operation and maintenance (O&M) costs are those costs associated with a paperwork requirement incurred continually over the life of the ICR. They are defined by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 as "the recurring dollar amount of costs associated with O&M or purchasing services."  For this ICR, O&M costs include:

Newspaper advertisement: EPA estimates that a permit applicant will incur a cost of $28 for one inch of column space in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or equivalent jurisdiction that hosts the proposed location of the facility.

Broadcast media announcement: EPA assumes that the radio broadcast will be a public service. Therefore, the applicant will incur no costs for the radio announcement.

Meeting materials: EPA estimates that a permit applicant will incur a cost of $30 for 100 copies of a three-piece handout (i.e., 300 pages @ $0.10/page).

Space rental: EPA assumes that a permit applicant will conduct the pre-application public meeting in a community center. Thus, the applicant will incur no space rental costs.

Mailing costs: EPA estimates that a permit applicant will incur a cost of $3.48 to mail the pre-application notice to the permitting agency and the appropriate units of State and local government (i.e., 6 government agencies @ $0.58/agency ($0.49 for stamp and $0.09 for envelope)). EPA also estimates a cost of $145 for mailing a written notice about the information repository to all individuals on the facility mailing list (i.e., 250 individuals on the facility mailing list @ $0.58/individual).

These O&M costs are shown in Exhibit 1. The total estimated O&M costs are $5,681.00.

6(c)	Estimating Agency Hour and Cost Burden

      EPA estimates the Agency hour and cost burden associated with all of the requirements covered in this ICR in Exhibit 2.

      Describing Agency Activities

      Notice at Application Submittal. To estimate the number of facilities for which the Agency will have to provide public notice at application submittal in each year covered by the ICR, EPA referred to RCRAInfo.,   Based on RCRAInfo data, EPA estimated the average annual number of Part B permit applications to be received over a three year period for initial permits and permit renewals.  By adding these two estimates, EPA ascertained the number of application submittals for which the Agency will have to provide public notice during the three-year period covered in the ICR. Based on RCRAInfo data, EPA estimates that 4 initial Part B permit applications, on average, will be received annually over a three year period and 55 permits, on average, will be renewed annually over a three year period.

      Based on the above assumptions, EPA estimates that the Agency will have to provide public notice at application submittal for 59 facilities per year (i.e., 4 + 55 = 59).

      Information Repository.  The Agency Director may require facilities to establish information repositories at any point during the permit application process, or during the life of the permit. EPA anticipates that information repositories will be required in a limited number of situations. Unlike the pre-application meeting requirements, facilities submitting post-closure permit applications or modification requests (e.g., a Class 3 modification to add a combustion unit or to begin burning dioxin) could also potentially be required to establish a repository.

      EPA is assuming that 15 percent of the estimated 59 annual respondents subject to the pre-application meeting requirements (i.e., 0.15 x 59 = 9 facilities) will be required to set up a repository (see Section 6(d) for a description of the respondent universe estimate for the pre-application requirements).

      Trial Burn Notice.  In estimating the number of facilities for which the Agency will have to provide public notice of an upcoming trial burn, EPA again referred to RCRAInfo.  RCRAInfo indicates that only one trial burn plan was approved over a three year period.  For purposes of this ICR, EPA assumes that the same number will be approved annually over a three year period.

      Estimating Agency Hour and Cost Burden

	EPA estimates Agency burden hours for the information collection requirements associated with the application submittal notice, the information repository, and the trial burn notice requirements in Exhibit 2. The burden estimates for each activity presented in Exhibit 2 include the burden hours (total and by labor type) per respondent, as well as the overall burden hours associated with the given activities.

	EPA estimates an average hourly labor cost (labor plus overhead) of $77.92 for legal staff, $72.86 for managerial staff, $53.42 for technical staff, and $21.46 for clerical staff. To derive these estimates, EPA used the General Schedule (GS) Salary Table 2015. For purposes of this ICR, EPA assigned staff the following government service levels:

       Legal Staff		GS-15, Step 1
       Managerial Staff	GS-14, Step 4
       Technical Staff	GS-12, Step 5
       Clerical Staff		GS-5, Step 1

      To derive hourly estimates, EPA divided annual compensation estimates by 2,080, which is the number of hours in the Federal work-year. EPA then multiplied hourly rates by the standard government overhead factor of 1.6.

      Capital/Start-Up Costs.  The Agency is not expected to incur capital costs in conducting the activities covered in this ICR.

      Operation and Maintenance Costs. For this ICR, O&M costs to the Agency include the costs associated with a public notice announcing that a Part B permit application has been received or that a trial burn will take place. For the announcement of receipt of a RCRA permit application, EPA estimates the total cost of each public notice to be $150.50. This cost includes the cost of a newspaper announcement and mailing costs for providing a written notice to all individuals on the facility mailing list. EPA assumes that the radio announcement will be a public service. Thus, the Agency will incur no cost for a radio announcement. For the announcement of a trial burn, EPA estimates the total O&M cost of each notice to be $122.50.  These O&M costs are shown in Exhibit 2. The total O&M cost is $5,681.00.

6(d)	Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Hour and Cost Burden

      Pre-application Public Meeting and Notice

      The pre-application meeting requirements apply to all facilities applying for an initial RCRA permit, and to already permitted facilities proposing a significant change in facility operations (i.e., changes equivalent to a Class 3 modification) at renewal. These requirements do not apply to other renewal applications (i.e., those that do not include significant changes), post-closure applications, or routine permit modification requests.

      To estimate the number of initial RCRA permits, EPA referred to RCRAInfo. Based on RCRAInfo data, EPA estimates that 4 initial Part B permit applications, on average, will be received annually over a three year period.

      To estimate the number of permit renewals involving a significant change in facility operations, EPA again relied on RCRAInfo. RCRAInfo indicates that 55 RCRA permits, on average, will be renewed annually over a three year period. EPA assumes that only ten percent (i.e., 55 x 0.10 = 5 permits) will involve significant changes to facility operations and thus be subject to the pre-application meeting requirements.

      Based on the above assumptions, EPA estimates that 9 facilities (i.e., 4 + 5 = 9), on average, will be subject to the pre-application requirements each year.

      Information Repository

      EPA estimates that, each year, seven facilities will incur the costs associated with the information repository. (See Section 6(c) for a description of the universe estimate for the information repository requirements.)

6(e)	Bottom Line Hour and Cost Burden

      Respondent Tally

      Exhibit 3 shows the aggregate annual hour and cost burden to respondents. As shown in the exhibit, EPA estimates the annual respondent burden to be 5,614 hours.

      Agency Tally

      Exhibit 4 shows the aggregate annual hour and cost burden to the Agency. As shown in the exhibit, EPA estimates the annual Agency burden to be 472 hours, at a cost of $29,379.

	6(f) 	Reasons for Change in Burden

	There is increase of 2,609 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to the adjustment in the respondent universe from 33 to 59.

6(g)	Burden Statement

      The annual public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 90 hours per response. The estimated recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 hours per response. The overall annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 95 hours per response.

      Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

      To comment on EPA 's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0108, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the RCRA Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The EPA Docket Center 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 Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the RCRA Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov. This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select "search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0108 and OMB Control Number 2050-0149 in any correspondence.

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14517-14518]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-D-0248]

Draft Guidance for Industry on Allowable Excess Volume and
Labeled Vial Fill Size in Injectable Drug and Biological Products;
Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Allowable
Excess Volume and Labeled Vial Fill Size in Injectable Drug and
Biological Products.'' This guidance clarifies the FDA requirements and
regulations pertaining to allowable excess volume in injectable vials
and reinforces the importance of appropriate packaging sizes for
injectable drug \1\ and biological products.
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    \1\ The term drug used throughout this guidance refers to drugs
and biological products.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
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guidance by June 12, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the draft
guidance to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2201, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing
your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance document.
    Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pallavi Nithyanandan, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 4171, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-7546, or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and
Research (HFM-17), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike,
Suite 200N, Rockville, MD 20852-1448,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
entitled ``Allowable Excess Volume and Labeled Vial Fill Size in
Injectable Drug and Biological Products.'' FDA is concerned that
injectable vial misuse, including unsafe handling and injection
techniques, has led to an increase in vial contamination and an
increased risk of bloodborne illness transmission between patients.
This guidance clarifies the FDA requirements and regulations pertaining
to allowable excess volume in injectable vials and describes when
justification is needed for a proposed excess volume in an injectable
drug or biological product. This guidance also discusses the importance
of appropriate packaging sizes for injectable drug and biological
products and recommends that labeled vial fill sizes be appropriate for
the use and dosing of the drug and biological product. This guidance
specifically addresses fill and packaging issues for injectable drug
and biological products packaged in vials and ampules.
    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the Agency's current thinking on this topic.
It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does

not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be
used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable
statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance contains information collection provisions that
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520). The collection of information requested in the draft guidance is
covered under FDA regulations at 21 CFR parts 312 and 314 and is
approved under OMB Control Numbers 0910-0014 and 0910-0001. In
accordance with the PRA, prior to publication of any final guidance
document, FDA intends to solicit public comment and obtain OMB approval
for any information collections recommended in this guidance that are
new or that would represent material modifications to those previously
approved collections of information found in FDA regulations or
guidances.

III. Comments

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

IV. Electronic Access

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

    Dated: March 11, 2014.
Peter Lurie,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34652-34653]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15544]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0107; FMCSA-2013-0109; FMCSA-2015-0119]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and
Seizure Disorders

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

ACTION: Notice of final disposition.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for three
individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers have ``no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of
epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of
consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.'' The exemptions
enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are
taking anti-seizure medication to continue to operate CMVs in
interstate commerce.

DATES: The exemptions were applicable on February 14, 2018. The
exemptions expire on February 14, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief,
Medical Programs Division,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected], FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64-224,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have
questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Electronic Access

    You may see all the comments online through the Federal Document
Management System (FDMS) at: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov and/or Room W12-140 on the
ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any

personal information the commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.

II. Background

    On April 27, 2018, FMCSA published a notice announcing its decision
to renew exemptions for three individuals from the epilepsy and seizure
disorders prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8) to operate a CMV in
interstate commerce and requested comments from the public (83 FR
18624). The public comment period ended on May 29, 2018, and no
comments were received.
    As stated in the previous notice, FMCSA has evaluated the
eligibility of these applicants and determined that renewing these
exemptions would achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater
than the level that would be achieved by complying with the current
regulation 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8).
    The physical qualification standard for drivers regarding epilepsy
found in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8) states that a person is physically
qualified to drive a CMV if that person has no established medical
history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which
is likely to cause the loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to
control a CMV.
    In addition to the regulations, FMCSA has published advisory
criteria to assist Medical Examiners in determining whether drivers
with certain medical conditions are qualified to operate a CMV in
interstate commerce. [49 CFR part 391, APPENDIX A TO PART 391--MEDICAL
ADVISORY CRITERIA, section H. Epilepsy: Sec.  391.41(b)(8), paragraphs
3, 4, and 5.]

III. Discussion of Comments

    FMCSA received no comments in this proceeding.

IV. Conclusion

    Based upon its evaluation of the three renewal exemption
applications, FMCSA announces its decision to exempt the following
drivers from the epilepsy and seizure disorders prohibition in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(8):

Gregory L. Hrutkay, (PA)
John Johnson, (WI) and
George K. Webb, (MA).

    The drivers were included in docket numbers FMCSA-2013-0107; FMCSA-
2013-0109; FMCSA-2015-0119. Their exemptions are applicable as of
February 14, 2018, and will expire on February 14, 2020.
    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315, each exemption will be valid
for two years from the effective date unless revoked earlier by FMCSA.
The exemption will be revoked if the following occurs: (1) The person
fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption; (2) the
exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained
prior to being granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not
be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and
31315.

    Issued on: July 13, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-15544 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am]
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