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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76023; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2015-83]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Modifying Certain
Proprietary Options Data Products

September 29, 2015.
    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 September 18, 2015, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE
Arca'') 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 Exchange. 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.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to modify certain proprietary options data
products. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
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 those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to modify certain proprietary options data
products.
    The Exchange currently offers the following real-time options
market data feeds through its ArcaBook for Arca Options data product
(collectively, ``Current Options Products''): \3\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67720 (August 23,
2012), 77 FR 52769 (August 30, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-89)
(proposing to offer certain proprietary options data products).
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     ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Trades'' makes available NYSE
Arca Options last sale information on a real-time basis as it is
reported to the Options Price Reporting Authority (``OPRA'') and
disseminated on a consolidated basis under the OPRA Plan.\4\
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    \4\ The OPRA Plan is a national market system plan approved by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') pursuant to
Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and
Rule 608 thereunder (formerly Rule 11Aa3-2). See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 17638 (March 18, 1981), 22 S.E.C. Docket 484 (March
31, 1981). The full text of the OPRA Plan is available at http://www.opradata.com. The OPRA Plan provides for the collection and
dissemination of last sale and quotation information on options that
are traded on the participant exchanges. Section 5.2(c) of the OPRA
Plan also permits OPRA Plan participants to disseminate
unconsolidated market information to certain of their members under
certain circumstances.
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     ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Top of Book'' makes available
NYSE Arca Options best bids and offers (``BBO'') (including orders and
quotes) on a real-time basis as reported to OPRA and disseminated on a
consolidated basis under the OPRA Plan.
     ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Series Status'' makes
available series status messages for each individual options series
(and in the case of complex orders, per-instrument) relating to events
such as a delayed opening or trading halt.
     ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Order Imbalance'' makes
available order imbalance information prior to the opening of the
market and during a trading halt.
     ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Depth of Book'' makes
available NYSE Arca Options quotes and orders at the first five price
levels in each series on a real-time basis.
     ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Complex'' makes available
NYSE Arca Options quote and trade information (including orders/quotes,
requests for responses, and trades) for the complex order book on a
real-time basis.\5\
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    \5\ See Rule 6.62(e), which defines complex orders, and Rule
6.91, that describes electronic complex order trading, including
requests for responses.
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    The Exchange charges a single fee for its ArcaBook for Arca Options
data product, which includes all six of the Current Options Products.
The Exchange also charges a separate fee for ArcaBook for Arca
Options--Complex for subscribers that seek to obtain this Current
Options Product on a standalone basis.\6\
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    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68005 (Oct. 9,
2012), 77 FR 63362 (Oct. 16, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-106)
(establishing fees for certain proprietary options market data
products). See also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 69523 (May
6, 2013), 78 FR 27452 (May 10, 2013) (SR-NYSEArca-2013-41)
(establishing a schedule of NYSE Arca Options proprietary market
data fees); 69554 (May 10, 2013), 78 FR 28917 (May 16, 2013) (SR-
NYSEArca-2013-47) (establishing non-display usage fees and amending
the professional end-user fees); 71933 (April 11, 2014), 79 FR 21821
(April 17, 2014) (SR-NYSEArca-2014-34) (amending the professional
user fees); 73010 (Sept. 5, 2014), 79 FR 54307 (Sept. 11, 2014) (SR-
NYSEArca 2014-94) (amending fees for non-display use); 73588 (Nov.
13, 2014), 79 FR 68922 (Nov. 19, 2014) (SR-NYSEArca-2014-129)
(establishing fees for the complex order book feed).
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    The Exchange proposes to modify the Current Options Products as
follows:
    First, the Exchange proposes to combine in one market data product,
called ``Arca Options Top,'' the data made available currently in
``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Trades,'' ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Top
of Book,'' ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Series Status,'' and ``ArcaBook
for Arca Options--Order Imbalance.'' Offering a data product that
combines, in one market data product, last sale data, BBO, and order
imbalance information and series status messages, would provide greater
efficiencies and better sequencing for vendors and subscribers that
currently choose to integrate the data after receiving it from the
Exchange. As with ArcaBook for Arca Options--Trades and ArcaBook for
Arca Options--Top of Book, Arca Options Top would provide last sale and
BBO information on a real-time basis as reported to OPRA and
disseminated on a consolidated basis under the OPRA Plan.\7\ Other
exchanges offer options data products that similarly combine data
elements.\8\
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    \7\ See supra note 4. The manner in which the Exchange proposes
to disseminate the products would comply with Section 5.2(c) of the
OPRA Plan, pursuant to which the Exchange may not disseminate the
products ``on any more timely basis than the same information is
furnished to the OPRA System for inclusion in OPRA's consolidated
dissemination of Options Information.''
    \8\ For example, Chicago Board Options Exchange (``CBOE''),
NASDAQ Options Market (``NOM''), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC (``PHLX'')
offer proprietary products that include both last sale and BBO
information. See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73955
(Dec. 30, 2014), 80 FR 598 (Jan. 6, 2015) (SR-CBOE-2014-094); NOM
Rules, Chapter VI, Section 1(a)(3) and Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 64652 (June 13, 2011), 76 FR 35498 (June 17, 2011) (SR-
NASDAQ-2011-075); and Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67352
(July 5, 2012), 77 FR 40930 (July 11, 2012) (SR-Phlx-2012-83),
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    Second, the Exchange proposes to modify ``ArcaBook for Arca
Options--Depth of Book'' market data product so that quotes and orders
would be available at the first three price levels in each series on a
real-time basis rather than at the first five price levels. The
Exchange also proposes to change the name of this product to ``Arca
Options Deep.'' The Exchange believes that reducing the number of
levels in the feed will reduce the size of the messages by a
significant amount, which the Exchange anticipates will reduce
customers' bandwidth needs while retaining the functionality of this
product.
    Finally, the Exchange proposes to change the name of the ``ArcaBook
for Arca Options--Complex'' market data product to ``Arca Options
Complex.''
    The proposed Arca Options Top, Arca Options Deep and Arca Options
Complex market data products (the ``Arca Options Products'') would be
distributed in a new format, Exchange Data Protocol (XDP), aligning the
format of the Arca Options Products with that of other market data
products offered by the Exchange. This format change would not affect
the real-time data content other than as described herein.
    The Exchange does not propose to make any changes to the fees. The
single fee charged for the Current Options Products that comprise the
ArcaBook for Arca Options market data product would similarly apply to
subscribers to of all three proposed market data products--Arca Options
Top, Arca Options Deep and Arca Options Complex. The standalone fee
that now applies to ``ArcaBook for Arca Options--Complex,'' would
likewise apply to Arca Options Complex market data product. The
Exchange proposes to change the references to the names of the products
in the NYSE Arca Options Proprietary Market Data Fee Schedule to the
names of the products as proposed.
    As with the Current Options Products, each of the Arca Options
Products would be offered through the Exchange's Liquidity Center
Network (``LCN''), a local area network in the Exchange's Mahwah, New
Jersey data center that is available to users of the Exchange's co-
location services. The Exchange would also offer the products through
the Exchange's Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (``SFTI'')
network, through which all other users and member organizations access
the Exchange's trading and execution systems and other proprietary
market data products.
    The Exchange will announce the date that the Arca Options Products
will be available through an NYSE Market Data Notice.
    The proposed change is not intended to address any issues other
than those described herein, and the Exchange is not aware of any
problems that vendors or subscribers would have in complying with the
proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) \9\ of the
Act, in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \10\ of
the Act, in particular, in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, to remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and
a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest, and it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination
among customers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange also believes this proposal is consistent with Section
6(b)(5) of the Act because it protects investors and the public
interest and promotes just and equitable principles of trade by
providing investors with improved options for receiving market data.
The proposed rule changes would benefit investors by facilitating their
prompt access to the real-time information contained in the Arca
Options Products.
    In particular, the Exchange believes that combining last sale data,
best bids and offers, order imbalance information and series status
messages in the Arca Options Top product is reasonable because it would
provide greater efficiencies and reduce errors for vendors and
subscribers that currently choose to integrate the data after receiving
it from the Exchange. In addition, the change to the Arca Options Deep
product reflects the interests and needs of vendors by streamlining the
product using smaller message sizes. The changes are reasonable because
they would provide vendors and subscribers with higher quality market
data products.
    In adopting Regulation NMS, the Commission granted self-regulatory
organizations and broker-dealers increased authority and flexibility to
offer new and unique market data to consumers of such data. It was
believed that this authority would expand the amount of data available
to users and consumers of such data and also spur innovation and
competition for the provision of market data. The Exchange believes
that the options data product changes proposed herein are precisely the
sort of market data product evolutions that the Commission envisioned
when it adopted Regulation NMS. The Commission concluded that
Regulation NMS--by lessening regulation of the market in proprietary
data--would itself further the Act's goals of facilitating efficiency
and competition:

    [E]fficiency is promoted when broker-dealers who do not need the
data beyond the prices, sizes, market center identifications of the
NBBO and consolidated last sale information are not required to
receive (and pay for) such data. The Commission also believes that
efficiency is promoted when broker-dealers may choose to receive
(and pay for) additional market data based on their own internal
analysis of the need for such data.\11\

    \11\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9,
2005), 70 FR 37496 (June 29, 2005).

    By removing ``unnecessary regulatory restrictions'' on the ability
of exchanges to sell their own data, Regulation NMS advanced the goals
of the Act and the principles reflected in its legislative history.
    The Exchange further notes that the existence of alternatives to
the Exchange's products, including real-time consolidated data, free
delayed consolidated data, and proprietary data from other sources,
ensures that the Exchange is not unreasonably discriminatory because
vendors and subscribers can elect these alternatives.
    The proposed options data products will help to protect a free and
open market by providing additional data to the marketplace and give
investors greater choices. In addition, the proposal would not permit
unfair discrimination because the products will be available to all of
the Exchange's customers and broker-dealers through both the LCN and
SFTI.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\12\ the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden
on competition that

is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act. The market for proprietary data products is currently competitive
and inherently contestable because there is fierce competition for the
inputs necessary to the creation of proprietary data. Numerous
exchanges compete with each other for listings, trades, and market data
itself, providing virtually limitless opportunities for entrepreneurs
who wish to produce and distribute their own market data. This
proprietary data is produced by each individual exchange, as well as
other entities (such as internalizing broker-dealers and various forms
of alternative trading systems, including dark pools and electronic
communication networks), in a vigorously competitive market. It is
common for market participants to further and exploit this competition
by sending their order flow and transaction reports to multiple
markets, rather than providing them all to a single market.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \13\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\14\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \15\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b4(f)(6)(iii),\16\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest.
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    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such 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. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \17\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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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_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEARCA-2015-83 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEARCA-2015-83. 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 Web site (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 Web site 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 such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal offices of the Exchange.
All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEARCA-2015-
83, and should be submitted on or before October 26, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-1063]
RIN 1625-AA87

Moving Security Zone Around Escorted Vessels On the Lower
Mississippi River Between Mile Marker 90.0 Above Head of Passes to Mile
Marker 110.0 Above Head of Passes

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Captain of the Port of New Orleans (COTP New Orleans) has
established moving security zones on the Mississippi River, from mile
marker 90 through mile marker 110, extending 300 yards on all sides of
vessels being escorted by one or more Coast Guard assets or other
federal, state, or local law enforcement agency assets clearly
identifiable by lights, vessel markings, or with agency insignia. This
moving security zone regulation is necessary to protect vessels deemed
to be in need of escort protection by the COTP New Orleans for security
reasons. No person or vessel is permitted to enter or transit the
security zones created by this temporary rule without permission of the
COTP New Orleans.

DATES: This rule is effective from January 1, 2012, through March 31,
2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2011-1063 and are available online
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2011-1063 in the
``Keyword'' box, and then clicking ``Search.'' They are also available
for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30),
U.S. Department of Transportation, 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary rule, call or email Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Kenneth
Blair, Sector New Orleans, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing the docket,
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
(202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary final rule without prior
notice and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section
4(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule. Certain vessels qualifying as vessels
requiring security escorts will transit through the COTP New Orleans
area of responsibility. Based on risk evaluations completed, and
information gathered from November 26, 2011, to December 26, 2011, and
after evaluating the security needs for escorted vessels, the Coast
Guard determined that a security zone regulation is required, beginning
January 1, 2012. This temporary final rule establishing moving security
zones is needed to protect escorted vessels and personnel from
destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage or other subversive acts,
accidents, or other causes of a similar nature. The NPRM process would
unnecessarily delay the effective dates and would be contrary to public
interest by delaying or foregoing the necessary protections required
for the escorted vessels and their personnel. The moving security zones
established by this rulemaking are temporary. A rulemaking proposing to
establish moving security zones on a permanent basis is anticipated;
that rulemaking would provide notice and a comment period.
    For these same reasons, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard
finds that good cause exists for making this rule effective less than
30 days after publication in the Federal Register. This temporary final
rule establishing moving security zones is needed to protect escorted
vessels and personnel from destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage
or other subversive acts, accidents, or other causes of a similar
nature. A 30-day delayed-effective-date period would be contrary to the
public interest because it would delay necessary protections required
for these escorted vessels and personnel.

Basis and Purpose

    Certain vessels, including high capacity passenger vessels, vessels
carrying certain dangerous cargoes as defined in 33 CFR part 160, tank
vessels constructed to carry oil or hazardous materials in bulk, and
vessels carrying liquefied hazardous gas as defined in 33 CFR part 127
have been deemed by the COTP New Orleans to require escort protection
during transit between mile marker 90.0 to mile marker 110.0 of the
Lower Mississippi River. This temporary rule establishes moving
security zones to assist and support the Coast Guard with the required
vessel escorts between mile marker 90.0 to mile marker 110.0. These
moving security zones extend 300 yards in all directions from the
escorted vessels. Vessels will not be allowed to transit through these
moving security zones without the permission of the Captain of the
Port, New Orleans or the on-scene Coast Guard or enforcement agency
asset. The moving security zones established by this temporary rule are
necessary to protect escorted vessels and personnel from destruction,
loss or injury from sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents or
other causes of a similar nature.

Discussion of Rule

    Under the authority of the Magnuson Act, 50 U.S.C. 191-195, and 33
CFR part 6, the Coast Guard has established a moving security zone
regulation to protect escorted vessels and personnel. While this
temporary rule is effective, vessels are prohibited from transiting
within 300 yards in all directions from each escorted vessel.
Deviations from this rule may be requested from the Captain of the Port
New Orleans through the on-scene Coast Guard or enforcement agency
asset, via VHF Ch. 67 or the Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Center at (504)
365-2230. Notice of the moving security zones established by this
temporary rule will be made through broadcast notices to mariners.
    You may request permission of the COTP New Orleans or the on-scene
Coast Guard or enforcement agency asset to enter the security zone. If
permitted to enter the security zone, a vessel must proceed at the
minimum safe speed and must comply with the order of the COTP New
Orleans or the on-scene asset. No vessel may enter the inner 50-yard
portion of the security zone closest to the vessel being escorted. The
COTP New Orleans will inform the public of the existence or status of
the security zones around escorted vessels in the regulated area by
Marine Safety Information Bulletins or Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
Coast Guard assets or other Federal, State or local law enforcement
agency assets will be clearly identified by lights, vessel markings, or
with agency insignia.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not
require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section
6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not
reviewed it under that Order.
    Due to its duration and location the impacts of this rule on
routine navigation are expected to be minimal.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this rule would have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
    This rule will affect the following entities, some of which may be
small entities: the owners or operators of vessels, intending to
transit in the vicinity of mile marker 90.0 through mile marker 110.0
of the Lower Mississippi River, extending 300 yards in all directions
of an escorted vessel. This security zone regulation will not have
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities because of
its location and duration. If you are a small business entity and are
significantly affected by this regulation please contact Lieutenant
Commander (LCDR) Kenneth Blair, Sector New Orleans, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we offer to assist small
entities in understanding the rule so that they can better evaluate its
effects on them and participate in the rulemaking process.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine

compliance with, Federal regulations to the Small Business and
Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small
Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these
actions annually and rates each agency's responsiveness to small
business. If you wish to comment on actions by employees of the Coast
Guard, call 1 (888) REG-FAIR (1<PHONE_NUMBER>). The Coast Guard will
not retaliate against small entities that question or complain about
this rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this rule under
that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for
federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 or more in any
one year. Though this rule will not result in such an expenditure, we
do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not affect a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded
this action is one of a category of actions which do not individually
or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment.
This rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph
(34)(g), of the Instruction.
    An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion
determination will be made available and accessible in the docket as
indicated in the ADDRESSES section.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record-
keeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703;
50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.06-1, 6.05-6 and 160.5; Pub. L.
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1.

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2. A new temporary Sec.  165.T08-040 is added to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T08-040  Moving Security Zone, Escorted Vessels

    (a) Location. The following areas are security zones: Navigable
waters of the Lower Mississippi River, from mile marker 90.0 to mile
marker 110.0, extending 300 yards in all directions of escorted
vessels. Escorted vessels will be escorted by one or more Coast Guard
assets or other federal, state, or local law enforcement agency assets
clearly identifiable by lights, vessel markings, or with agency
insignia.
    (b) Effective period. This rule is effective from January 1, 2012,
through March 31, 2012.
    (c) Regulation. (1) Under the general regulations in Sec.  165.33
of this part, vessels are prohibited from entering or transiting the
security zones described in paragraph (a) of this temporary section,
Sec.  165.T08-040.
    (2) If granted permission to enter a security zone, a vessel must
operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course,
unless required to maintain speed by the Navigation Rules, and shall
proceed as directed by the Coast Guard. When within the security zone,
no vessel or person is allowed within 50 yards of the escorted vessel
unless authorized by the Coast Guard.

    (3) Persons or vessels requiring deviations from this rule must
request permission from the Captain of the Port New Orleans through the
on-scene Coast Guard or other agency asset, via VHF Ch. 67 or the Coast
Guard Vessel Traffic Center at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (4) All persons and vessels granted permission to enter a security
zone must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port New
Orleans and designated personnel. Designated personnel include
commissioned, warrant and petty officers of the U.S. Coast Guard, and
local, state, and federal law enforcement officers on clearly
identified law enforcement agency vessels.
    (d) Informational broadcasts. The Captain of the Port or a
designated representative will inform the public through marine safety
information bulletins or broadcast notices to mariners of this
regulation.

    Dated: December 27, 2011.
J. J. Arenstam,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port New Orleans.
[FR Doc. 2012-2674 Filed 2-6-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P


2004 Average Crude Oil  WTI ( Cushing) $/ Bbl Products  US Gulf Coast Regular Unleaded Gasoline ¢ / gal 117.50 Premium Unleaded Gasoline ¢ / gal 123.20 N Butane ¢ / gal 87.50 Mixed Butanes ¢ / gal 86.00 Isobutylene ( Value) ¢ / gal 97.39 Pentanes ¢ / gal 105.50 Natural Gasoline ¢ / gal 99.50 Methanol ¢ / gal 83.53 MTBE ¢ / gal 134.27 TBA ¢ / gal 173.50 Alkylate ( C4) ¢ / gal 132.90


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[Notices]
[Page 57375]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5679-033]

Toutant Hydro Power, Inc.; Energy System, LLC.; Notice of
Application for Transfer of License, and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene

    On September 6, 2013, Toutant Hydro Power, Inc. (transferor) and
Energy System, LLC (transferee) filed an application for transfer of
license for the M.S.C. Power Project, FERC No. 5679, located on the
Quinebaug River in Windham County, Connecticut.
    Applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for the
M.S.C. Power Project from transferor to transferee.
    Applicants' Contact: For Transferor: Mr. Roland Toutant, Vice
President, Toutant Hydro Power, Incorporated, 80 Bungay Hill Road,
Woodstock, CT 06281, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. For Transferee: Mr.
Rolland Zeleny, President, Energy Stream, LLC, 18 Washington Street,
Suite 18, Canton, MA 02021, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. Comments and
motions to intervene may be filed electronically via the Internet. See
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original plus seven
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. More
information about this project can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary
link of Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-5679) in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-
3372.

    Dated: September 12, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-22695 Filed 9-17-13; 8:45 am]
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MEMORANDUM TO: 304( m) Record ( EPA Docket Number OW 2003 0074)

FROM: Bob Southworth, ERG Senior Environmental Engineer DATE: November 19, 2003 SUBJECT: Review of the Facilities Listed in the 2000 PCS Database for the Fertilizer and Phosphate Manufacturing Point Source Categories This memorandum presents the results of a review of the facilities listed in the 2000 Permit Compliance System ( PCS) database for the fertilizer and phosphate manufacturing point source categories. It discusses the purpose of the review, identifies the SIC code for the facilities that discharged 90 percent or more of the toxic weighted pound equivalent ( TWPE) load for these categories, and presents the revised TWPE load for the fertilizer and phosphates categories based on the results of the review.

Purpose The purposes of the review of the facilities in the 2000 PCS database for the fertilizer and phosphate industrial categories was to identify facilities listed in more than one category and to determine the correct category for those facilities.

Facilities That Discharged 90 Percent of the TWPE Load For the fertilizer category, two facilities discharged 97 percent of the TWPE load for the category. The facilities, the SIC code for the facilities, and the TWPE load for each facility are listed in Table 1. The TWPE loads for all of the facilities in the fertilizer category as of November 6, 2003, are presented in Attachment A.

For the phosphate category, four facilities discharged 90 percent of the TWPE load for the category. The facilities, the SIC code for the facilities, and the TWPE load for each facility are listed in Table 2. The TWPE load for all of the facilities in the phosphate category as of November 6, 2003, are presented in Attachment B. MEMORANDUM 19 November 2003 Page 2 TABLE 1 FACILITIES THAT DISCHARGED 97 PERCENT OF THE TWPE LOAD FOR THE FERTILIZER CATEGORY1 Facility SIC Code TWPE ( pounds)

IMC Phosphates Co Uncle Sam, LA 2874 1,081,075 IMC Phosphates Co. Donaldsonville, LA 2873 97,604 Total 1,178,679 1 For TWPE loads generated on November 6, 2003.

TABLE 2 FACILITIES THAT DISCHARGED 90 PERCENT OF THE TWPE LOAD FOR THE PHOSPHATE CATEGORY1 Facility SIC Code TWPE ( pounds)

IMC Phosphates Co  Uncle Sam, LA 2874 1,081,075 Norit Americas Inc. 2819 359,891 Kincaid Enterprises 2879 168,828 Clearon Corporation 2819 74,656 Total 1,684,450 1 For TWPE loads generated on November 6, 2003.

The IMC Phosphates Co. facility in Uncle Sam, LA., is the facility with the highest TWPE load in both Tables 1 and 2. To determine the correct category for the Uncle Sam facility, a call was made to the contact listed on the Toxic Release Inventory ( TRI) Form R for the facility. According to Russell G. Oliver of IMC Phosphates Co., the Uncle Sam facility produces phosphoric acid and hydrofluoric acid. Both of these production processes are in the phosphate category. Sulfuric acid also is produced at the Uncle Sam facility by burning sulfur ( i. e., a fertilizer category process). All of the sulfuric acid produced is used in the production phosphoric acid. The only wastewater generated during the production of sulfuric acid is non contact cooling water. MEMORANDUM 19 November 2003 Page 3 Mr. Oliver agreed that the Uncle Sam facility should be in the phosphate category. For this reason, the TWPE load for the Uncle Sam facility was deleted from the TWPE load for the fertilizer category in the 2000 PCS database.

As shown in Table 2, two of the four facilities that discharged 90 percent of the TWPE load for the phosphate category have a SIC Code of 2819 and one has a SIC Code of 2879. Follow up calls were made to each of these facilities to verify their SIC code.

Curtis Miles of Norit Americas and Ken Smith of Clearon Corporation indicated that the SIC code for their facility is 2819 and that their primary business is the manufacture of inorganic chemicals. For this reason, the TWPE load for those facilities was deleted from the TWPE load for the phosphate category in the 2000 PCS database. [ Note that these loads are already included in the inorganic chemicals point source category.]

Brian S. Kincaid of Kincaid Enterprises indicated that Kincaid Enterprises produces pesticides. For this reason, TWPE load for this facility should not be included in the TWPE load for either the inorganic chemicals manufacturing or phosphate categories. The TWPE load for Kincaid Enterprises was deleted, therefore, from the TWPE load for those two categories and added to the TWPE load for the pesticide category.


  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 MEMORANDUM

DATE:		March 7, 2011

SUBJECT:	Cost and Environmental Impacts for Amendments to CI NSPS

FROM:	Tanya Parise, EC/R, Inc.

TO:		Melanie King, EPA OAQPS/SPPD/ESG

1.0	PURPOSE

The purpose of this memorandum is to present the estimated impacts
associated with amendments to the new source performance standards
(NSPS) for stationary compression ignition (CI) internal combustion
engines.  The original CI NSPS was published as 40 CFR part 60, subpart
IIII on June 11, 2006 (71 FR 39154).  EPA proposed amendments to the CI
NSPS on June 8, 2010 (75 FR 32612).

The amendments are expected to reduce particulate matter (PM1) by 8 tons
per year (tpy), nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 295 tpy, and hydrocarbons (HC)
by 4 tpy in 2018.  Impacts are presented for the year 2018 because the
year 2018 is the first year the emission standards will be fully
implemented for stationary CI engines between 10 and 30 liters per
cylinder (l/cyl).  The capital cost associated with the amendments to
the CI NSPS is $236,000 ($2009) in 2018.  The annual cost is estimated
to be $142,000 ($2009) in 2018.  In the year 2030, the amendments are
expected to reduce PM by 38 tpy, NOx by 1,100 tpy, and HC by 18 tpy.
The capital and annual cost in year 2030 are estimated at $235,000 and
$711,000 ($2009), respectively.  EPA did not receive any comments on the
environmental and cost impacts that were estimated for the proposed rule
and EPA is finalizing the emission standards as proposed.  The impacts
for the final rule are therefore consistent with those estimated for the
proposed rule.

2.0	BACKGROUND

	EPA is amending the CI NSPS for stationary engines that were published
on June 11, 2006.  Based on a settlement agreement resulting from a
legal challenge to the original rule, EPA had to amend the CI NSPS to
address certain issues and problems identified by the petitioner.  The
impacts discussed in this memorandum are based on implementing more
stringent standards for stationary CI engines with a displacement
greater than or equal to 10 l/cyl and less than 30 l/cyl, consistent
with recent revisions to standards for similar mobile source marine
engines.  No other changes that EPA is making are expected to have an
environmental or cost impact.

	Specifically, EPA is amending the CI NSPS to require stationary CI
engines greater than or equal to 10 l/cyl and less than 30 l/cyl to meet
the emission standards for the same size and displacement engines as
currently required under 40 CFR part 1042, Control of Emissions from New
and In-Use Marine Compression-Ignition Engines and Vessels.  These
standards will be phased-in between 2013 and 2017 model year engines
depending on the size and displacement.

3.0	BASIS OF ESTIMATED EMISSION REDUCTIONS

The 40 CFR part 1042 emission standards include recently finalized more
stringent standards, i.e., Tier 3 and Tier 4 emission standards, and are
the standards that EPA is adopting for stationary CI engines greater
than or equal to 10 l/cyl and less than 30 l/cyl.  Tier 3 standards are
based on in-engine controls and ultra low sulfur diesel.  The Tier 4
standards are based on diesel particulate filters (DPF) and selective
catalytic reduction (SCR).  Consistent with how EPA has treated
stationary emergency CI engines in the past, EPA is not requiring
standards that force aftertreatment for stationary emergency CI engines.
 Only stationary non-emergency CI engines greater than or equal to 10
l/cyl and less than 30 l/cyl will be subject to emission standards based
on aftertreatment under the final amended rule.

In order to estimate the number of new stationary CI in the displacement
range that would be subject to Tier 3 and Tier 4 emission standards
under the amendments to the CI NSPS, EPA obtained information from the
Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA).  According to EMA, it is
estimated that 8 new engines between 10 l/cyl and 30 l/cyl would be
produced yearly and would become subject to the rule.  Of these 8
engines, 3 are expected to be non-emergency engines and 5 are expected
to be emergency engines, according to EMA.  These engines are primarily
used to generate electricity, either in remote areas or for backup power
at nuclear power plants or other large facilities, and are also used for
emergency flood water pumps.

In order to estimate the pollutant reductions for stationary CI engines
between 10 l/cyl and 30 l/cyl that would be subject to 40 CFR part 1042
emission standards, EPA compared Tier 4 emission standards from 40 CFR
part 1042 to the previous standards that applied to these engines under
the CI NSPS, which were consistent with the emission standards in 40 CFR
part 94.  EPA used emission standards from Tables 3-16 and 3-41 of the
2008 Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) for locomotive and marine CI
engines.  The cumulative emissions reductions associated with the
amendments in the year 2018 are 8 tpy of PM, 295 tpy of NOx, and 4 tpy
of HC.  The year 2018 is the first year these emission standards would
be fully implemented for stationary CI engines between 10 and 30 liters
l/cyl.  In the year 2030, the cumulative emissions reductions are
estimated at 38 tpy of PM4, 1,100 tpy of NOx, and 18 tpy of  HC.

4.0	BASIS OF ESTIMATED COSTS TO AFFECTED SOURCES

	In order to estimate the costs associated with requiring Tier 4
emission standards for new non-emergency stationary CI engines, EPA
consulted with the Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ).  EPA
used the costs presented in the 2008 RIA for locomotive and marine
engines2 in order to estimate the cost associated with meeting Tier 4
emission standards based on aftertreatment controls.  Specifically,
after consulting with OTAQ, it was found most appropriate to use the
hardware (or variable) costs in Tables 7A-5 and 7A-6 and the auxiliary
engine costs from Tables 7B-20 and 7B-21 of the 2008 RIA for locomotive
and marine engines.2  The hardware and auxiliary costs were multiplied
by the number of new stationary non-emergency CI engines between 10
l/cyl and 30 l/cyl to determine the total capital costs.  No capital
costs were attributed to new stationary emergency CI engines between 10
l/cyl and 30 l/cyl because these engines will not be subject to emission
standards that force aftertreatment.  The capital cost associated with
the amendments to the CI NSPS is $236,000 ($2009) in 2018.

The annual costs associated with the requirements for new non-emergency
CI engines between 10 l/cyl and 30 l/cyl include the operating costs for
the urea usage for the SCR control system, DPF maintenance, and the
increased fuel consumption associated with DPF.  These annual cost
elements were estimated based on communication with OTAQ, and
information from Nonroad Engine Modeling documents.  The following
assumptions were used in order to determine the annual costs:

Brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC):	0.367 lb/HP-hr

Urea cost:					$1.34/gallon

Urea usage rate:				4% of fuel used

DPF maintenance cost:			$200/200,000 gallons

Increased fuel usage:				1%

Diesel fuel price:				$1.57/gallon

Fuel density:					7.1 lb/gallons

Hours of operation:				1,000 hrs/yr

The annual fuel usage, annual urea usage cost, annual DPF maintenance
cost, and increased fuel usage cost were estimated as follows:

Fuel Usage (gal/yr) = [BSFC (lb-HP-hr) x Engine Size (HP) x Operation
(hrs/yr)] / Fuel Density (lb/gal)

Urea Usage Cost ($/yr) = Fuel Usage (gal/yr) x Urea Usage Rate (% of
Fuel Used) x Urea Cost ($/gal)

DPF Maintenance Cost ($/yr) = Fuel Usage (gal/yr) x DPF Maintenance Cost
($200/200,000 gal)

Increased Fuel Usage Cost ($/yr) = Fuel Usage (gal/yr) x Increased Fuel
Usage (%) x Fuel Cost ($/gal)

 All PM emissions are in fine particulate (PM2.5) mass fraction.

 Email from Joe Suchecki, EMA to Tanya Parise, EC/R, Inc.  April 7,
2010.

 Regulatory Impact Analysis: Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from
Locomotive Engines and Marine Compression Ignition Engines Less than 30
Liters Per Cylinder, EPA420-R-08-001a May 2008.

All PM emissions are in fine particulate (PM2.5) mass fraction.

 Email from Todd Sherwood, OTAQ to Tanya Parise, EC/R, Inc.  October 6,
2009.

 Email from Todd Sherwood, OTAQ to Tanya Parise, EC/R, Inc.  April 21,
2010.

 Exhaust and Crankcase Emission Factors for Nonroad Engine Modeling --
Compression Ignition EPA420--P-04-009 April 2004 NR-009c.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0253; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00220-T;
Amendment 39-21491; AD 2021-07-14]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Yabor[atilde] Ind[uacute]stria
Aeron[aacute]utica S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Embraer
S.A.) Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Yabor[atilde] Ind[uacute]stria Aeron[aacute]utica S.A. Model EMB-135
and EMB-145 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report involving
disconnection of a side arm strut from the right main landing gear
(MLG); a subsequent investigation found that the side arm strut lower
bearing was installed inverted on the airplane. This AD requires doing
a general visual inspection of the right and left MLG to verify certain
conditions and doing all applicable on-condition actions, as specified
in an Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o Civil (ANAC) AD,
which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to
address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 20, 2021.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of April 20,
2021.
    The FAA must receive comments on this AD by May 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://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: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For material incorporated by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact
the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), Aeronautical Products
Certification Branch (GGCP), Rua Dr. Orlando Feirabend Filho, 230--
Centro Empresarial Aquarius--Torre B--Andares 14 a 18, Parque
Residencial Aquarius, CEP 12.246-190--S[atilde]o Jos[eacute] dos
Campos--SP, BRAZIL, Tel: 55 (12) 3203-6600; Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
internet www.anac.gov.br/en/. You may find this IBR material on the
ANAC website at https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/certificacao/DA/DAE.asp.
You may find this IBR material on the ANAC website at https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/certificacao/DA/DAE.asp. You may also view this
IBR material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational
Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on
the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is
also available in the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-
0253.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-
0253; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this AD, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for Docket Operations is listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ho-Joon Lim, Aerospace Engineer, Large
Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The ANAC, which is the aviation authority for Brazil, has issued
ANAC AD 2021-02-02, effective February 26, 2021; corrected February 26,
2021 (ANAC AD 2021-02-02) (also referred to as the Mandatory Continuing
Airworthiness Information, or the MCAI); to correct an unsafe condition
for all Yabor[atilde] Ind[uacute]stria Aeron[aacute]utica S.A. Model
EMB-135 and EMB-145 airplanes. Model EMB-145EU, -145LU, and -145MK
airplanes (which are included in the MCAI applicability) are not
certificated by the FAA and are not included on the U.S. type
certificate data sheet; this AD therefore does not include those
airplanes in the applicability.
    This AD was prompted by a report involving disconnection of a side
arm

strut from the right MLG; a subsequent investigation found that the
side arm strut lower bearing was installed inverted on the airplane.
Further inspections found more instances of inverted installations on
other airplanes as well as other improper installations (e.g., damaged
or missing sealant, or grease fittings incorrectly installed). The FAA
is issuing this AD to address disconnection of the MLG side arm strut,
which could prevent the MLG from being locked in the down position and
possibly lead to loss of control of the airplane during take-off and
landing. See the MCAI for additional background information.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    ANAC AD 2021-02-02 specifies procedures for doing a general visual
inspection of the right and left MLG to verify the following: That the
grease fittings are installed on the same side of the MLG lower side
arm and the fittings are facing the flight direction, that the flanges
of the MLG side arm bearings are facing the flight direction, and that
there is no migration of the MLG side arm bearings. ANAC AD 2021-02-02
also specifies procedures for applicable on-condition actions,
including replacing the MLG lower side arm and the MLG side arm
bearings with serviceable parts, and reinstalling the MLG lower side
arm and the MLG bearing in the correct position. This material is
reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it
through their normal course of business or by the means identified in
the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to the FAA's bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority,
the FAA has been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI
referenced above. The FAA is issuing this AD because the FAA evaluated
all pertinent information and determined the unsafe condition exists
and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type
design.

Requirements of This AD

    This AD requires accomplishing the actions specified in ANAC AD
2021-02-02 described previously, as incorporated by reference, except
for any differences identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of
this AD.

Explanation of Required Compliance Information

    In the FAA's ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of the AD
process, the FAA initially worked with Airbus and the European Union
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to develop a process to use certain EASA
ADs as the primary source of information for compliance with
requirements for corresponding FAA ADs. The FAA has since coordinated
with other manufacturers and civil aviation authorities (CAAs) to use
this process. As a result, ANAC AD 2021-02-02 is incorporated by
reference in this final rule. This AD, therefore, requires compliance
with ANAC AD 2021-02-02 in its entirety, through that incorporation,
except for any differences identified as exceptions in the regulatory
text of this AD. Service information specified in ANAC AD 2021-02-02
that is required for compliance with ANAC AD 2021-02-02 is available on
the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0253.

FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date

    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 providing notice and seeking
comment prior to issuance. Further, section 553(d) of the APA
authorizes agencies to make rules effective in less than thirty days,
upon a finding of good cause.
    An unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate adoption of
this AD without providing an opportunity for public comments prior to
adoption. The FAA has found that the risk to the flying public
justifies forgoing notice and comment prior to adoption of this rule
because disconnection of the MLG side arm strut could prevent the MLG
from being locked in the down position and possibly lead to loss of
control of the airplane during take-off and landing. Accordingly,
notice and opportunity for prior public comment are impracticable and
contrary to the public interest pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).
    In addition, the FAA finds that good cause exists pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(d) for making this amendment effective in less than 30 days,
for the same reasons the FAA found good cause to forgo notice and
comment.

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under
ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2021-0253; Project Identifier MCAI-
2021-00220-T'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the final rule, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this final rule because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this final rule.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this AD contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this AD, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this AD. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Ho-Joon
Lim, Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International
Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Any
commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated
as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    The requirements of the RFA do not apply when an agency finds good
cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without prior notice and
comment. Because the FAA has determined that it has good cause to adopt
this rule

without notice and comment, RFA analysis is not required.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD affects 304 airplanes of U.S.
registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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                                                                                Cost per       Cost on U.S.
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        product         operators
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1 work-hour x $85 per hour = $85.............................              $0              $85          $25,840
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    The FAA estimates that it would take about 1 work-hour per product
to comply with the on-condition reporting requirement in this AD. The
average labor rate is $85 per hour. Based on these figures, the FAA
estimates the cost of reporting the inspection results on U.S.
operators to be $25,840, or $85 per product.
    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-
condition actions that would be required based on the results of any
required actions. The FAA has no way of determining the number of
aircraft that might need these on-condition actions:

                 Estimated Costs of On-Condition Actions
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                                                             Cost per
              Labor cost                   Parts cost        product
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6 work-hours x $85 per hour = $510....      $14,532.32       $15,042.32
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Paperwork Reduction Act

    A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB
control number for this information collection is 2120-0056. Public
reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be
approximately 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, completing and reviewing the collection of
information. All responses to this collection of information are
mandatory. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Federal Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177-1524.

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.
    The FAA is 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

    The FAA determined that this AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will 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 this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866, and
    (2) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
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]

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

2021-07-14 Yabor[atilde] Ind[uacute]stria Aeron[aacute]utica S.A.
(Type Certificate Previously Held by Embraer S.A.): Amendment 39-
21491; Docket No. FAA-2021-0253; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00220-
T.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective April 20,
2021.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Yabor[atilde] Ind[uacute]stria
Aeron[aacute]utica S.A. Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, -
135LR, -145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP
airplanes, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 32, Main landing
gear.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a report involving disconnection of a
side arm strut from the right main landing gear (MLG); a subsequent
investigation found that the side arm strut lower bearing was
installed inverted on the airplane. The FAA is issuing this AD to
address disconnection of the MLG side arm strut, which could prevent
the MLG from being locked in the down position and

possibly lead to loss of control of the airplane during take-off and
landing.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Requirements

    Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o
Civil (ANAC) AD 2021-02-02, effective February 26, 2021; corrected
February 26, 2021 (ANAC AD 2021-02-02).

(h) Exceptions to ANAC AD 2021-02-02

    (1) Where ANAC AD 2021-02-02 refers to its effective date, this
AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
    (2) The ``Alternative method of compliance (AMOC)'' section of
ANAC AD 2021-02-02 does not apply to this AD.
    (3) Paragraph (c) of ANAC AD 2021-02-02 specifies to report
inspection results to ANAC and Yabor[atilde] Ind[uacute]stria
Aeron[aacute]utica S.A. within a certain compliance time. For this
AD, report inspection results only if any discrepancies (i.e.,
positioning of the grease fittings is incorrect, installation of the
bearings are inverted, bearings have migrated) are found at the
applicable time specified in paragraph (h)(3)(i) or (ii) of this AD.
    (i) If the inspections were done on or after the effective date
of this AD: Submit the report within 10 days after the inspection.
    (ii) If the inspections were done before the effective date of
this AD: Submit the report within 10 days after the effective date
of this AD.
    (4) Where figure 2 of ANAC AD 2021-02-02 specifies an ``arrow
indication,'' this AD allows installation of all spherical bearings
with arrows missing and/or with evidence of spherical bearing
rotation (arrows misaligned with the MLG lower side arm center
line), provided that the spherical bearings are original equipment
manufacturer (OEM) units.
    (5) Where paragraph (a) of ANAC AD 2021-02-02 states to ``refer
to'' certain airplane maintenance manual (AMM) and component
maintenance manual (CMM) procedures for removal and installation of
the MLG lower side arm and the MLG side arm bearings, this AD
requires those AMM and CMM procedures. Therefore, those actions must
be done in accordance with the applicable AMM and CMM procedures
specified in ANAC AD 2021-02-02.

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, has
the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19,
send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight
Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to
the Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, send it
to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (j) of this
AD. Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, Large Aircraft
Section, International Validation Branch, FAA; or ANAC; or ANAC's
authorized Designee. If approved by the ANAC Designee, the approval
must include the Designee's authorized signature.

(j) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Ho-Joon Lim,
Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation
Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone
and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(k) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o Civil (ANAC)
AD 2021-02-02, effective February 26, 2021; corrected February 26,
2021.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (3) For ANAC AD 2021-02-02, contact the National Civil Aviation
Agency (ANAC), Aeronautical Products Certification Branch (GGCP),
Rua Dr. Orlando Feirabend Filho, 230--Centro Empresarial Aquarius--
Torre B--Andares 14 a 18, Parque Residencial Aquarius, CEP 12.246-
190--S[atilde]o Jos[eacute] dos Campos--SP, BRAZIL, Tel: 55 (12)
3203-6600; Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet www.anac.gov.br/en/. You
may find this IBR material on the ANAC website at https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/certificacao/DA/DAE.asp. You may find this IBR
material on the ANAC website at https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/certificacao/DA/DAE.asp.
    (4) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material
at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. This material may be found in the AD
docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0253.
    (5) You may view this material that is incorporated by reference
at 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.

    Issued on March 25, 2021.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER05-1318-000, ER05-1318-001 and ER05-1318-002]

Geneva Energy, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order

January 9, 2006.
    Geneva Energy LLC (Geneva) filed an application for market-based
rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff. The proposed rate
tariff provides for the sales of energy and capacity at market-based
rates and for the reassignment of transmission capacity. Geneva also
requested waiver of various Commission regulations. In particular,
Geneva requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18
CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability by Geneva.
    On January 9, 2006, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market Development--West, granted the request
for blanket approval under part 34. The Director's order also stated
that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register establishing a period of time for the filing of protests.
Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket
approval of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by
Geneva should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004).
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to
intervene or protests is February 8, 2006.
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition by the deadline above,
Geneva is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or
liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect
of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or
assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of
Geneva, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
    The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by
continued approval of Nuclear Geneva's issuances of securities or
assumptions of liability.
    Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the

docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may
be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the

``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic
filings.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD23-9-000]

Reliability Technical Conference; Notice of Technical Conference

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will convene its annual Reliability

Technical Conference in the above-referenced proceeding on Thursday,
November 9, 2023, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time. The conference will include Commissioner-led and staff-led
panels. The conference will be held in-person at the Commission's
headquarters at 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 in the
Commission Meeting Room.
    The purpose of this conference is to discuss policy issues related
to the reliability and security of the Bulk-Power System. The
conference will also discuss the impact of the Environmental Protection
Agency's proposed rule under section 111 of the Clean Air Act on
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    \1\ New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas
Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired
Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas
Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units;
and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, 88 FR 33,240
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    The conference will be open for the public to attend, and there is
no fee for attendance. Supplemental notices will be issued prior to the
conference with further details regarding the agenda, how to register
to participate, and the format. Information on this technical
conference will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the
Commission's website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
    The conference will also be transcribed. Transcripts will be
available for a fee from Ace Reporting,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to [email protected], call toll-free<PHONE_NUMBER>
(voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this technical conference, please
contact Michael Gildea at [email protected] or<PHONE_NUMBER>.
For information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at
[email protected] or<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 3, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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