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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 750

[HQ-OPPT-2016-0525; FRL-9955-15]
RIN 2070-AK28

Procedures for Rulemaking Under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances
Control Act; Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides
EPA with several authorities for addressing risks from chemical
substances and includes procedures that EPA must follow in doing so.
EPA promulgated regulations shortly after TSCA was enacted to implement
the procedural requirements for rulemaking under TSCA section 6 as they
existed at that time. TSCA was recently amended by the Frank R.
Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. This final rule
removes the regulations specifying certain procedural requirements for
rulemaking under TSCA section 6, including the requirement for a
hearing, because TSCA, as amended, no longer mandates those procedures.

DATES: This final rule is effective December 21, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Wheeler, Chemical Control
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    The authority for this action is TSCA section 6, as amended by the
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (15 U.S.C.
2605).
    Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(A), provides that ``rules of agency organization, procedure,
or practice'' are exempt from notice and comment requirements. This
action involves revisions to the rules that set out the general
rulemaking procedure for EPA under the prior version of TSCA, and the
action does not affect the substance of any determinations EPA will
make under the amended TSCA section 6. Accordingly, these revisions
fall under the exemption provided in APA section 553(b)(3)(A), and the
EPA is not taking comment on this action.

B. Does this action apply to me?

    This action affects only Agency procedure in future rulemakings
under TSCA section 6 and has no particular applicability to the public.
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action,
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. Background

A. What action is the agency taking?

    This action removes 40 CFR part 750, subpart A (the general
procedural requirements for rulemaking under TSCA section 6, including
the requirement for a hearing). Subpart A detailed hearing-related
procedures as well as the content and timing of EPA's notices and the
Agency's record. This action also removes the similar provisions from
the procedural rules in subparts B and C for exemptions from the
prohibitions in TSCA section 6(e) applicable to polychlorinated
biphenyls.
    TSCA, enacted in 1976, was intended to provide EPA with the tools
necessary to develop information and manage risks associated with
chemicals in commerce. TSCA section 6(a) requires EPA to take action to
address unreasonable risks that EPA determines are presented by
chemical substances or mixtures. Under TSCA section 6 as enacted in
1976, if EPA had a reasonable basis to conclude that the manufacture
(including import), processing, distribution in commerce, use, or
disposal of a chemical substance or mixture presented an unreasonable
risk of injury to health or the environment, EPA would have to by rule
apply requirements to the substance or mixture to the extent necessary
to address the unreasonable risk using the least burdensome
requirement. These requirements could include prohibitions or
limitations on manufacturing processing, distribution in commerce,
commercial use, or disposal; marking (labeling) requirements; and
recordkeeping requirements. This section of TSCA also established
certain procedures that EPA would have to follow in promulgating such
rules. As enacted in 1976, TSCA section 6(c) required, among other
things, that EPA provide the opportunity for an informal hearing and
that EPA make certain findings and publish certain statements.
    EPA published final procedural regulations to implement the TSCA
section 6 procedural requirements shortly thereafter in the Federal
Register of December 2, 1977, (42 FR 61259). These procedural
regulations, codified as 40 CFR part 750, are quite detailed with
respect to the contents of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, hearing
procedures, the handling of public comments, and docketing of comments
and other supporting materials. These procedural requirements for
rulemaking under TSCA section 6 have been amended several times, most
notably in 1978 to add interim procedural rules for filing and
processing petitions for exemptions from the TSCA section 6(e) ban on
the manufacture of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (43 FR 50905,
November 1, 1978), and in 1979 to add similar rules for petitions for
exemptions from the TSCA section 6(e) bans on PCB processing and
distribution in commerce (44 FR 31558, May 31, 1979).
    On June 22, 2016, the President signed the Frank R. Lautenberg
Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act into law. This legislation
amends many sections of TSCA, including TSCA section 6. While the new
law still directs EPA to take action against unreasonable risks
presented by chemical substances or mixtures, EPA's duties under TSCA
section 6 have been significantly modified to include specific
deadlines and procedures for prioritizing chemicals for risk
evaluations, conducting the risk evaluations and promulgating
regulations to address unreasonable risks that are identified. Notably,
once unreasonable risks have been identified through a risk evaluation,
TSCA section 6(c)(1) now requires EPA to issue a proposed rule to
address the risks no later than one year after the final risk
evaluation is published, and the final rule must be issued no later
than two years after the final risk evaluation is published, subject to
the limited extension authorized by TSCA section 6(c)(1)(C).
    After reviewing 40 CFR part 750 in light of the amendments to TSCA,
EPA has determined that the procedural regulations in subpart A do not
facilitate the efficient administrative process envisioned by the Frank
R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Subpart A was
principally promulgated to provide further details related to the
informal hearing process under TSCA as originally enacted. However,
with the statutory amendments' removal of the informal hearing
requirement and addition of ambitious deadlines for action under
section 6, subpart A is particularly outdated and no longer designed
for effective implementation of section 6. To the extent subpart A
simply reflected administrative requirements of TSCA and the
Administrative Procedure Act, the current version of TSCA and the
Administrative Procedure Act will continue to apply on their own terms,
and section 6 of TSCA as amended prescribes considerably more procedure
than the previous version of TSCA. To the extent subpart A goes beyond
the current statutory requirements of such law, EPA believes that the
layering of additional procedural requirements by regulation is both
unnecessary to ensure a transparent rulemaking process with robust
public participation and not well-suited to the rapid throughput
required by the law. EPA also believes the requirements are in some
respects outdated with respect to current technology. The remainder of
this notice elaborates on these points.
    First, regarding the hearing-related provisions of 40 CFR part 750,
TSCA section 6, as amended, no longer requires EPA to provide an
opportunity for an informal hearing on a proposed rule. After TSCA was
amended on June 22, 2016 and before this final rule, 40 CFR part 750
inaccurately referred to ``the informal hearing required by section
6(c)(2)(C) of TSCA'' when, in fact, TSCA section 6 no longer requires
EPA to provide an opportunity for informal hearing and TSCA section
6(c)(2)(C) in particular now refers to another topic. Given that EPA is
no longer required to provide an opportunity for an informal hearing on
a proposed rule under TSCA section 6, and that the statutory citations
in the hearing-related regulations are no longer correct, much of 40
CFR part 750 is no longer needed or appropriate.
    Moreover, by establishing a two-year deadline for final rules after
unreasonable risks are identified through risk evaluation, Congress
expressed an intention for EPA to move relatively quickly to address
unreasonable risks. Although Congress also established a limited
process by which EPA could extend this deadline, EPA does not believe
that Congress intended for extended deadlines to be a routine
occurrence. The cumbersome nature of the informal hearing-related
provisions established in 40 CFR part 750 would make it difficult for
EPA to meet the newly-established rulemaking deadlines.
    Yet EPA does not interpret the removal of the hearing requirement
as an indication that reduced public input is desired. To the contrary,
the amended TSCA section 6 specifically requires public comment periods
at several stages during the chemical prioritization, risk evaluation,
and risk management processes. EPA interprets the removal of the
informal hearing requirement as being motivated by Congressional intent
to simplify and thereby quicken the pace of TSCA section 6 rulemaking,
considering the establishment of new rulemaking deadlines and the
manner in which the tools for managing EPA's administrative rulemaking
process have evolved over the 40 years since TSCA was enacted (e.g.,
the advent of electronic commenting). Under the Administrative

Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), EPA must give interested persons an
opportunity to participate in a legislative rulemaking by submitting
written comments. In addition, for existing chemicals under TSCA, EPA
often holds public meetings in order to solicit oral comments as well
as written comments.
    Next, while EPA must still consider and publish a statement on
certain factors when promulgating a rule under TSCA section 6(a), the
factors have changed. For example, TSCA section 6(c) as originally
enacted required EPA to consider and publish a statement with respect
to the availability of substitutes for various uses of a chemical
substance or mixture. TSCA section 6(c) as amended requires EPA to, in
deciding whether to prohibit or restrict a chemical substance or
mixture in a manner that substantially prevents a specific condition of
use, and in setting an appropriate transition period for such chemical
substance or mixture, consider, to the extent practicable, whether
technically and economically feasible alternatives that benefit health
or the environment will be reasonably available as a substitute when
the proposed prohibition or other restriction takes effect. Therefore,
EPA is removing the outdated specification of the content and timing of
EPA notices in 40 CFR part 750, subpart A, and instead EPA's notices in
future section 6 rulemakings will conform to TSCA as amended.
    As EPA noted in 1987 (52 FR 23054), the initiation of a section 6
proceeding could be by proposed rule, advance notice of proposed
rulemaking, or notice of other appropriate action. The agency is not
changing its position on this matter by removing 40 CFR 750.2(a). As
the agency stated previously, ``Federal courts have acknowledged that
rulemaking commences before the publication of a notice of proposed
rulemaking. See, for example, Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA,
595 F. Supp. 1255 (S.D.N.Y. 1984), where the court found that EPA may
use an ANPR to initiate a rulemaking proceeding under section 4 of
TSCA.'' Therefore, the provision regarding when a proceeding begins
does not need to be codified in the CFR.
    Lastly, modern electronic tools and remote conferencing were not
available when TSCA was enacted nor when procedural requirements under
40 CFR part 750 regarding Agency records were promulgated by EPA. EPA
believes that it is now reasonable and prudent to use its information
resources, including information technology, to establish an electronic
record to contain rulemaking documents being considered and public
comments submitted, a possibility not anticipated by the outdated
record provisions. Consistent with TSCA section 2's expression of
Congressional intent that EPA carry out TSCA in a reasonable and
prudent manner, and in consideration of the environmental, economic,
and social impacts that any action taken under TSCA may have, (15
U.S.C. 2601), electronic correspondence can reduce burden and costs for
the regulated entities by eliminating the costs associated with
printing and mailing documents, and traveling to hearings, while at the
same time improving EPA's efficiency in reviewing public comments,
making decisions, and disseminating information to the public.
    Therefore, after considering the points discussed earlier in this
notice, EPA is removing the general TSCA section 6 procedural
requirements contained in subpart A of 40 CFR part 750. EPA is not
making any changes to the procedures contained in subparts B and C of
40 CFR part 750 for petitions for exemptions from the prohibitions in
TSCA section 6(e), other than to remove references to the informal
hearing-related procedures as well as the content and timing of EPA's
notices and the Agency's record corresponding to the removal of subpart
A.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Additional information about these statutes and Executive Orders
can be found at http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993)
and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011).

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not contain any information collection activities
that require approval under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. This
rulemaking removes unnecessary internal EPA procedures and does not
impose any requirements on the public.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    This action is not subject to the RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. The RFA
applies only to rules subject to notice and comment rulemaking
requirements under the APA, 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other statute.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. This action imposes no enforceable duty on any
state, local or tribal governments or the private sector.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). It will not have
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between
the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.

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

    This action does not have tribal implications as specified in
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because it
merely removes procedural requirements that the Agency must follow when
conducting rulemaking under TSCA section 6. Thus, Executive Order 13175
does not apply to this action.

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

    EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997),
as applying only to those regulatory actions that concern environmental
health or safety risks that the EPA has reason to believe may
disproportionately affect children, per the definition of ``covered
regulatory action'' in section 2-202 of the Executive Order. This
action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it does not
concern an environmental health risk or safety risk.

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

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

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    This rulemaking does not involve any technical standards, and is
therefore not subject to considerations under NTTAA section 12(d), 15
U.S.C. 272 note.

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

    This action does not establish an environmental health or safety
standard, and is therefore not is not subject to environmental justice
considerations under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994), because it does not establish an environmental health or safety
standard. This regulatory action is a procedural change and does not
have any impact on human health or the environment.

K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

    This rule is exempt from the CRA (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) because it
is a rule of agency organization, procedure or practice that does not
substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 750

    Administrative practice and procedure, Chemicals, Environmental
protection, Hazardous substances.

    Dated: December 8, 2016.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 750--PROCEDURES FOR RULEMAKING UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT [AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 750 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605.

Subpart A--[Removed and Reserved]

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2. Subpart A, consisting of Sec. Sec.  750.1 through 750.9 and an
appendix, is removed and reserved.

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3. Revise Sec.  750.10 to read as follows:

Sec.  750.10  Applicability

    Sections 750.10-750.15 apply to all rulemakings under authority of
section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15
U.S.C. 2605(e)(3)(B) with respect to petitions filed pursuant to Sec.
750.11(a).

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4. Revise Sec.  750.13 to read as follows:

Sec.  750.13  Notice of proposed rulemaking.

    Rulemaking for PCB exemptions filed pursuant to Sec.  750.11(a)
shall begin with the publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in
the Federal Register. The notice shall state in summary form the
required information described in Sec.  750.11(c). Due to time
constraints, the notice need not indicate what action EPA proposes to
take on the exemption petitions.

Sec. Sec.  750.14 and 750.15   [Removed]

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5. Remove Sec. Sec.  750.14 and 750.15.

Sec.  750.16   [Redesignated as Sec.  750.14]

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6. Redesignate Sec.  750.16 as Sec.  750.14.

Sec. Sec.  750.17 through 750.20   [Removed]

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7. Remove Sec. Sec.  750.17 through 750.20.

Sec. Sec.  750.21   [Redesignated as Sec.  750.15]

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8. Redesignate Sec.  750.21 as Sec.  750.15, and revise it to read as
follows:

Sec.  750.15  Final rule.

    (a) [Reserved]
    (b) EPA will grant or deny petitions under TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B)
submitted pursuant to Sec.  750.11.
    (c) In determining whether to grant an exemption to the PCB ban,
the Agency shall apply the two standards enunciated in TSCA section
6(e)(3)(B).

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9. Revise Sec.  750.30 to read as follows:

Sec.  750.30  Applicability

    Sections 750.30 through 750.35 apply to all rulemakings under
authority of section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2605(e)(3)(B) with respect to petitions for PCB
processing and distribution in commerce exemptions filed pursuant to
Sec.  750.31(a).

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10. Revise Sec.  750.33 to read as follows:

Sec.  750.33  Notice of proposed rulemaking.

    Rulemaking for PCB exemptions filed pursuant to Sec.  750.31(a)
shall begin with the publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in
the Federal Register. The notice shall state in summary form the
required information described in Sec.  750.31(c).

Sec. Sec.  750.34 and 750.35   [Removed]

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11. Remove Sec. Sec.  750.34 and 750.35.

Sec.  750.36   [Redesignated as Sec.  750.34]

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12. Redesignate Sec.  750.36 as Sec.  750.34.

Sec. Sec.  750.37 through 750.40   [Removed]

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13. Remove Sec. Sec.  750.37 through 750.40.

Sec.  750.41   [Redesignated as Sec.  750.35]

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14. Redesignate Sec.  750.41 as Sec.  750.35, and revise it to read as
follows:

Sec.  750.35  Final rule.

    (a) [Reserved]
    (b) EPA will grant or deny petitions under TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B)
submitted pursuant to Sec.  750.31.
    (c) In determining whether to grant an exemption to the PCB ban,
EPA will apply the two standards enunciated in TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B).

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Regulation S-T; OMB Control No. 3235-0424, SEC File No. 270-375.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget for extension and approval.
    Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.10-232.313 and 232.401-232.402 and
232.501) sets forth the filing requirements relating to the submission
of documents in electronic format on the Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis,

and Retrieval (``EDGAR'') system. Regulation S-T is only assigned one
burden hour for administrative convenience because it does not directly
impose any information collection requirements.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden imposed by the collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60
days of this publication.
    Please direct your written comments to R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O
Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312;
or send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: April 28, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE:  2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2022.

PLACE: The meeting will be held via remote means and/or at the
Commission's headquarters, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners,
the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend
the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the
matters also may be present.
    In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting
changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date,
and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission's website
at https://www.sec.gov.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10),
permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.
    The subject matter of the closed meeting will consist of the
following topics:

    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Resolution of litigation claims; and
    Other matters relating to examinations and enforcement
proceedings.

    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting agenda items that may consist of
adjudicatory, examination, litigation, or regulatory matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information; please
contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202)
551-5400.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.

    Dated: December 30, 2021.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2154-005.
    Applicants: Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of Twin Eagle Resource
Management, LLC.
    Filed Date: 10/25/16.
    Accession Number: 20161025-5136.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-938-005.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing--APS EIM OATT
Revisions to be effective 5/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/25/16.
    Accession Number: 20161025-5112.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2304-001
    Applicants: Duke Energy Florida, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Unfiled GIAs Compliance Filing to
be effective 9/26/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5063.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-181-000.
    Applicants: Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Submission of Notice of
Cancellation--NREMC to be effective 6/30/2015.
    Filed Date: 10/25/16.
    Accession Number: 20161025-5107.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-182-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Resubmittal of Revisions to WDT
LGIA & SGIA In Compliance With Orders 827 & 828 to be effective 10/17/
2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-183-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: DEP-SEPA Amended RS No. 126
to be effective 12/31/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5030.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-184-000.
    Applicants: SociVolta Inc.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Baseline new to be effective
1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5033.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-185-000.
    Applicants: Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: UMERC to Alger Delta Rate
Schedule No. 3 to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5041.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-186-000.
    Applicants: Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: UMERC to Ontonagon Rate
Schedule No 5 to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5042.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-187-000.
    Applicants: Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Change in Category Status to
be effective 12/27/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5056.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-188-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notices of Cancellation GIA & DSA
SunEdison ? Terminal Freezers--Oxnard, Calif to be effective 12/26/
2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5081.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-189-000.
    Applicants: Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: MP Maint Svcs Agrmt--628--
0.0.0 to be effective 12/23/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5089.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:

    Docket Numbers: ES17-6-000.
    Applicants: National Grid USA, Nantucket Electric Company, The
Narragansett Electric Company, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, New
England Hydro-Transmission Electric, Inc., National Grid Generation
LLC.
    Description: Application of National Grid USA, on behalf of
Nantucket Electric Company, et al., for Authority to Issue Securities.
    Filed Date: 10/25/16.
    Accession Number: 20161025-5129.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/15/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following open access
transmission tariff filings:

    Docket Numbers: OA08-14-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Informational Compliance Filing regarding operational
penalties of Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. under OA08-
14.
    Filed Date: 10/24/16.
    Accession Number: 20161024-5198.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/14/16.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: October 26, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

February 19, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG09-28-000.
    Applicants: RPL Holdings, Inc.
    Description: RPL Holdings, Inc. submits notice of Self-
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0171.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: EG09-29-000.
    Applicants: Reliant Energy Florida, LLC.
    Description: Reliant Energy Florida, LLC submits a Notice of Self-
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0170.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER98-4512-006.
    Applicants: Consolidated Water Power Company.
    Description: Consolidated Water Power Co. submits supplements to
their request to replace the FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1,
Second Revised Sheet 1 et al.
    Filed Date: 02/12/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0135.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 27, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-428-008.
    Applicants: ConocoPhillips Company.
    Description: ConocoPhillips Company submits an updated market power
analysis for the Southeast Region.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0151.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-563-065.
    Applicants: Devon Power LLC.
    Description: ISO New England, Inc. et al. submits their Compliance
Statement re New England's capacity market design.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0153.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-787-007.
    Applicants: Idaho Power Company.
    Description: Idaho Power Co. submits revisions to its rate schedule
reflecting the Commission's findings in the 1/15/09 Order.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0166.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1356-004; ER07-1112-003; ER07-1113-003; ER07-
1115-003; ER07-1116-003; ER07-1117-003; ER07-1358-004; ER07-1118-003;
ER07-1119-003; ER07-1120-003; ER07-1122-003; ER00-2885-019; ER01-2765-
018; ER02-1582-016; ER08-148-003; ER05-1232-011; ER02-1582-016; ER02-
2102-018; ER03-1283-013.
    Applicants: BE Alabama LLC; BE Allegheny LLC; BE CA LLC; BE
Colquitt LLC; BE Ironwood LLC; BE KJ LLC; BE Louisiana LLC; BE Rayle
LLC; BE Red Oak LLC; BE Satilla LLC; BE Walton LLC; Cedar Brakes I,
L.L.C.; Cedar Brakes II, LLC; Mohawk River Funding IV, L.L.C.; CENTRAL
POWER & LIME INC; J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation; Mohawk River
Fund IV, L.L.C.; Utility Contract Funding, L.L.C.; Vineland Energy LLC.
    Description: JP Morgan Companies submits response to recent request
from Commission Staff re the updated compliance filing that was
submitted on 11/13/08.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090210-0040.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 2, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-539-001.
    Applicants: Aspire Capital Management LLC.
    Description: Aspire Capital Management LLC submits Amended Petition
for Acceptance of Initial Tariff, Waiver and Blanket Authority et al.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0054.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-687-000.
    Applicants: Florida MSW LLC.
    Description: Florida MSW, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0165.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 06, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-688-000.
    Applicants: Florida MSW5 LLC.
    Description: Florida MSW5, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0164.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-689-000.
    Applicants: Florida MSW3 LLC.

    Description: Florida MSW3, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0163.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 06, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-690-000.
    Applicants: Florida MSW4 LLC.
    Description: Florida MSW4, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0162.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-691-000.
    Applicants: Florida MSW2 LLC.
    Description: Florida MSW2, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0161.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-692-000.
    Applicants: Marshall County/Holly Springs MSW LLC.
    Description: Marshall County/Holly Springs MSW, LLC submits
petition for acceptance of their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume
1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0160.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-693-000.
    Applicants: Kentucky MSW1 LLC.
    Description: Kentucky MSW1, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0159.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-694-000.
    Applicants: Kentucky MSW2 LLC.
    Description: Kentucky MSW2, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0158.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-695-000.
    Applicants: Ohio MSW1 LLC.
    Description: Ohio MSW1, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0157.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-696-000.
    Applicants: New Mexico MSW2 LLC.
    Description: New Mexico MSW2, LLC submits petition for acceptance
of their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0156.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-697-000.
    Applicants: Utah MSW1 LLC.
    Description: Utah MSW1, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0155.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-698-000.
    Applicants: New Mexico MSW1 LLC.
    Description: New Mexico MSW1, LLC submits petition for acceptance
of initial tariff, waivers and blanket authority (FERC Electric Tariff,
Original Volume 1).
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0154.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-699-000.
    Applicants: Oregon MSW1 LLC.
    Description: Oregon MSW1, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0167.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-700-000.
    Applicants: Minnesota MSW1 LLC.
    Description: Minnesota MSW1, LLC submits petition for acceptance of
their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/13/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0168.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-701-001.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, LLC submits an errata filing,
Second Revised Sheet 74 has been corrected to reflect a designation of
Third Revised Sheet 74, Superseding Second Revised Sheet 74 etc.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0055.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-723-000.
    Applicants: American Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: American Transmission Company LLC submits executed
Distribution-Transmission Interconnection Agreement with ATCLLC and
Escanaba Municipal Electric Utility.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0052.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-724-000.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
    Description: Wisconsin Electric Power Company submits Notice of
Termination of FERC Electric Tariff, Rate Schedule 119 with Northern
States Power Company.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0051.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-725-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Southern California Edison Company submits for filing
revised rate sheets to the Small Generator Interconnection Agreement et
al. with the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County et al.
    Filed Date: 02/17/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090218-0053.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's

eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list.
They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site
that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document
is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online
service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call (866) 208-
3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9974-92-OEI]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of Environmental Information, Environmental Protection
Agency.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of
General Counsel is giving notice that it proposes to create a new
system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of
1974. The Employment Law Practice Group Case Management System (ELPG-
CMS) is being created to meet the needs of the Office of General
Counsel, Employment Law Practice Group Attorney Advisors and Agency
Leadership. This system will provide automated information support to
the Employment Law Practice Group in tracing and managing the flow of
labor and employment advice and litigation through the litigation
process. The information collected in the case management program will
be used to: Assign incoming cases and more efficiently track
significant events in the litigation such as filing deadlines;
electronically collect and store in one location all documents relevant
to a case, including discovery materials, filings, submissions, case
correspondence and case research information. The system is accessed
from an internet browser using the Agency's secured portal.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system or records notice must
do so by April 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2017-0307, by one of the following methods:
    Regulations.gov: www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
    Email: [email protected].
    Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: OEI Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2017-0307. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov.
The www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system for
EPA, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. However,
over 180 federal agencies use www.regulations.gov and some may require
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and some may not. Each agency
determines submission requirements within their own internal processes
and standards. EPA has no requirement of personal information. If you
send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through
www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or
CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not
be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use
of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any
defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI
Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW, Washington. DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the OEI Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Y. Miller, [email protected],
(202) 564-8942.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) plans to create a Privacy Act system of records for the
Employment Law Practice Group Case Management System (ELPG-CMS). ELPG-
CMS will be used by Employment Law attorneys in the Office General
Counsel to: (1) Track, manage, and report on employment matters,
including litigation, counseling, disciplinary actions, performance
actions, and investigations into allegations of workplace harassment.
(2) assign incoming cases and more efficiently track significant events
in the litigation such as filing deadlines; (3) electronically collect
and store in one location all documents relevant to a case, including
discovery materials,

filings, submissions, case correspondence and case research
information; (4) electronically provide access to case records to the
case attorney(s), OGC support staff, and supervisory attorneys; (5)
electronically provide access to case records to other ELPG attorneys
working on other cases who may benefit from information collected in
other cases; (6) facilitate the filing of submissions before
administrative tribunals that require electronic filing of case
materials, such as the EEOC and MSPB, and (7) generate reports that
will allow the agency to track and evaluate a variety of employment
litigation trends such as recurring employee misconduct, imposed
disciplinary penalties, discrimination claims, etc.
    The implementation of the ELPG-CMS will have no effect on the
privacy of individuals. The system is password-protected and access is
restricted to Office of General Counsel Employment Law Practice Group
Attorneys and legal staff who have a work-related need to utilize the
information in the system. Permission-level assignments allow users
access only to those functions for which they are authorized. All
records are maintained in secure, access-controlled areas of buildings.
The system is accessed from an internet browser using the Agency's
secured portal and requires a user to have an established log-in name
and password. The system is maintained at a contractor's secured and
FedRAMP-certified data center, discretely located in Ashburn, VA. ELPG-
CMS is maintained by the Office of General Counsel, Employment Law
Practice Group.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
    ELPG Case Management System (ELPG-CMS), EPA-76.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    The paper records will be located at the EPA, Office of General
Counsel, Employment Law Practice Group,1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001. The electronic records will be located on
servers housed in Ashburn, VA.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, General Law
Office, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Mailcode 2377A, Washington, DC
20460.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.
(1964); Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), 29 U.S.C. 206(d) (1963); Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. 621-634
(2013); Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101-
12213 (2013) (amended 2008); Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
of 2008 (GINA), Public Law 110-233, 122 Stat. 881; Sections 501 and 505
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, 87 Stat. 355
(codified as amended in scattered sections of the 29 U.S.C and 31-41c
U.S.C.); Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights of 1994,
38 U.S.C. 4301-4335 (1994); Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Public
Law 95-454, 92 Stat. 1111; Occupation Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29
U.S.C. ch. 15, Sec.  651 et seq. (1971); Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act of 2012 (WPEA), Public Law 112-199.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The ELPG-CMS will allow ELPG to track case activity, generate
mandated and ad hoc reports, and provide access to a centralized case
management system to ELPG personnel.
    These records are maintained in ELPG-CMS to support the Agency's
Employment Law Practice Group in its efforts to track, manage, and
report on employment matters, including litigation, counseling,
disciplinary actions, performance actions, and investigations into
allegations of workplace harassment.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Current and former EPA employees; Individuals who have filed, or
had filed on their behalf, discrimination complaints against the EPA.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    This system will contain general human resources elements,
including First/Middle/Last Name, Appointment Type, Appointment Not-to-
Exceed Date (if applicable), Service Computation Date for Leave Accrual
Purposes, Service Computation Date for Retirement Eligibility Purposes,
Position Title, Pay Plan, Occupational Series, Grade, Step, Supervisory
Code, Bargaining Unit Status Code, Organizational Breakdown of
Position's Location and Duty Station. The system will also contain
Adverse Action case file information regarding employee counseling for
misconduct or poor performance, disciplinary actions, adverse actions,
performance-based actions, performance assistance plans, performance
improvement plans, reasonable accommodation requests, including medical
information. The system will also contain Office of Inspector General
investigatory information regarding allegations of employee misconduct,
including Reports of Investigation, Final Summary Reports, Memorandums
of Interviews, Memorandum of Activity, and supporting exhibits.
    The system will also contain documents created and/or submitted in
anticipation of litigation, as well as during the course of litigation,
including, but not limited to, Merit System Protection Board (MSPB)
appeals, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appeals,
Department of Labor (DOL) appeals, Unemployment proceedings, Office of
Special Counsel complaints, and Federal District Court proceedings.
    Documents provided as part of litigation or employment law matters
may include various types of information including, but not limited to,
names, addresses, social security numbers, medical and/or financial
information contained in pleadings, motions, exhibits, and any other
documents provided to the Office of General Counsel.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Sources include Agency databases, employee personnel files, files
maintained by the Office of Administration and Resources Management
(OARM) Complainants, Complainant's attorneys or representatives,
witnesses, EPA investigators, EPA Office of the Inspector General,
other EPA personnel, Department of Justice, EEOC Administrative Judges,
MSPB Judges, DOL Administrative Law Judges, and other persons with
information relevant to an employment law matter before the Agency for
consideration.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    EPA General routine uses A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L apply
to this system. (73 FR 2245)

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    The records in the system are stored in paper files and computer
databases. The computer storage devices are located at the contractor's
FedRAMP approved facility in Ashburn, VA.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    The system will retrieve records employee name.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Records stored in the system are subject to records schedule 1025.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Paper records are maintained in lockable file cabinets in secure,
access-controlled rooms, areas, of buildings. Computer records are
maintained in a secure password-protected environment. Access to
computer records is limited to those who have a need to know the
information contained in the records. Permission-level assignments
allow users access only to those functions for which they are
authorized. All records are maintained in secure, access controlled
areas of buildings. The system is accessed from an internet browser
using the Agency's secured portal and requires a user to have an
established log-in name and password.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking access to information in this system of records
about themselves should make a written request to the Freedom of
Information Act Office. Requesters are required to provide adequate
identification (e.g. driver's license, military identification card,
employee badge or identification card). Additional identity
verification procedures may be required, as warranted. Requests must
meet the requirements of EPA regulations that implement the Privacy Act
of 1974, at 40 CFR part 16.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Requests for correction or amendment must identify the record to be
changed and the corrective action sought. Complete EPA Privacy Act
procedures are set out in EPA's Privacy Act regulations at 40 CFR part
16.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Any individual who wants to know whether this system of records
contains a record about him or her, who wants access to his or her
record, or who wants to contest the contents of a record, should make a
written request to the EPA National Privacy Program, Attn: Privacy Act
Officer, WJC West, MC 2831T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    None.

    Dated: January 9, 2018.
Steven Fine,
 Acting Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG05-102-000]

Noble Thumb Windpark I, LLC; Notice of Application for Commission
Determination of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status

October 4, 2005.
    Take notice that on September 28, 2005, Noble Thumb Windpark I, LLC
(Noble) submitted for filing an application for determination of exempt
wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's
regulations.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person
wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion
to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 19, 2005.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5551 Filed 10-7-05; 8:45 am]

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