[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37506-37507]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13379]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0104; FRL-9958-01-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Brownfields Program--Accomplishment
Reporting (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Brownfields Program--
Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 2104.09, OMB Control
Number 2050-0192) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through December 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on March 23, 2022 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2012-0104, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 2821T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public

Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Gorini, Office of Brownfields
and Land Revitalization, (5105T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
566-1702; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the collection of information from those
organizations that receive cooperative agreements, contracts, and
Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) funds from EPA under the
authority of the section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the
Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act
(Pub. L. 115-141). CERCLA 104(k), as amended, authorizes EPA to award
grants or cooperative agreements and contract funding to states,
tribes, local governments, other eligible entities, and nonprofit
organizations to support the assessment and cleanup of brownfields
sites. Under section 101(39) of CERCLA, a brownfields site means real
property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous
substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Cooperative agreement recipients
(``recipients'') have general reporting and record keeping requirements
as a condition of their cooperative agreement that result in burden. A
portion of this reporting and record keeping burden is authorized under
2 CFR part 1500 and identified in the EPA's general grants ICR (OMB
Control Number 2030-0020). EPA requires Brownfields program recipients
to maintain and report additional information to EPA on the uses and
accomplishments associated with funded brownfields activities. EPA
intends to expand programmatic reporting requirements to include TBA
contractors and technical assistance contractors. EPA will use several
forms to assist recipients and contractors in reporting the information
and to ensure consistency of the information collected. EPA uses this
information to meet Federal stewardship responsibilities to manage and
track how program funds are being spent, to evaluate the performance of
the Brownfields Cleanup and Land Revitalization Program, to meet the
Agency's reporting requirements under the Government Performance
Results Act, and to report to Congress and other program stakeholders
on the status and accomplishments of the program.
    Respondents/affected entities: State/local/tribal governments; Non-
Profits; Contractors.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or Retain
Benefits (2 CFR part 1500).
    Estimated number of respondents: 6,562 (total).
    Frequency of response: Bi-annual for subtitle CERCLA 128
recipients; quarterly for CERCLA 104(k) recipients.
    Total estimated burden: 3,808 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $480,509 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is decrease of 2,335 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease can be attributed to tremendous
improvements in the ACRES database to streamline reporting
requirements. Additional ACRES training and outreach efforts have also
greatly increased grantees familiarity with the database. Grantees have
reported that ACRES is now more intuitive, and the layout is
significantly easier to follow. Grantees interviewed for this burden
estimate self-reported data entry times at half the burden hours
compared to estimates gathered 2 years ago. These combined factors
result in the significant burden reduction.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36848-36852]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16076]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0343; FRL-9997-31-Region 5]

Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for
the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS; Interstate Transport

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from
Indiana regarding the infrastructure requirements of section 110 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or
standard). The infrastructure requirements are designed to ensure that
the structural components of each state's air quality management
program are adequate to meet the state's responsibilities under the
CAA. This action pertains specifically to infrastructure requirements
concerning interstate transport provisions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2016-0343 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the For Further Information Contact section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Panock, Environmental
Scientist, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:

I. What is the background of this SIP submission?
II. What guidance/memoranda is EPA using to evaluate this SIP
submission?
III. Indiana's Analysis and Conclusion
IV. EPA's Additional Analysis, Review, and Conclusion
V. What action is EPA taking?
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What is the background of this SIP submission?

    This rulemaking addresses a submission from the Indiana Department
of Environmental Management (IDEM) dated June 10, 2016, supplemented on
December 28, 2016, which relates to its requirements for an
infrastructure SIP for the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS (78 FR
3086). Specifically, this rulemaking concerns the portion of the
submission dealing with interstate pollution transport under CAA
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i), otherwise known as the ``good neighbor''
provision. The requirement for states to make a SIP submission of this
type arises from section 110(a)(1) of the CAA. Pursuant to section
110(a)(1), states must submit ``within 3 years (or such shorter period
as the Administrator may prescribe) after the promulgation of a
national primary ambient air quality standard (or any revision
thereof),'' a plan that provides for the ``implementation, maintenance,
and enforcement'' of such NAAQS. The statute directly imposes on states
the duty to make these SIP submissions, and the requirement to make the
submissions is not conditioned upon EPA's taking any action other than
promulgating a new or revised NAAQS. Section 110(a)(2) includes a list
of specific elements that ``[e]ach such plan'' submission must address.
EPA commonly refers to such state plans as ``infrastructure SIPs.''
    State plans must address four requirements of the good neighbor
provisions (commonly referred to as ``prongs''), including:
    --Prong one: Prohibiting any source or other type of emissions
activity in one state from contributing significantly to nonattainment
of the NAAQS in another state;
    --Prong two: Prohibiting any source or other type of emissions
activity in one state from interfering with maintenance of the NAAQS in
another state;
    --Prong three: Prohibiting any source or other type of emissions
activity in

one state from interfering with measures required to prevent
significant deterioration (PSD) of air quality in another state; and
    --Prong four: Protecting visibility in another state.
    In this rulemaking, EPA is evaluating whether Indiana's interstate
transport provisions in its PM2.5 infrastructure SIP meet
prongs one and two of the good neighbor requirements of the CAA. Prongs
three and four will be evaluated in a separate rulemaking.
    EPA has developed a consistent framework for addressing the prong
one and prong two interstate transport requirements with respect to the
PM2.5 NAAQS in several previous Federal rulemakings. The
four basic steps of that framework are: (1) Identifying downwind
receptors that are expected to have problems attaining or maintaining
the NAAQS; (2) identifying which upwind states contribute to these
identified problems in amounts sufficient to warrant further review and
analysis; (3) for states identified as contributing to downwind air
quality problems, identifying upwind emissions reductions necessary to
prevent an upwind state from significantly contributing to
nonattainment or interfering with maintenance of the NAAQS downwind;
and (4) for states that are found to have emissions that significantly
contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the NAAQS
downwind, reducing the identified upwind emissions through adoption of
permanent and enforceable measures. With respect to PM2.5,
this framework was applied in the August 8, 2011 Cross-State Air
Pollution Rule (CSAPR) (76 FR 48208), designed to address both the 1997
and 2006 PM2.5 standards, as well as the 1997 and 2008 ozone
standards.

II. What guidance/memoranda is EPA using to evaluate this SIP
submission?

    EPA highlighted the statutory requirement to submit infrastructure
SIPs within three years of promulgation of a new NAAQS in an October 2,
2007, guidance document entitled ``Guidance on SIP Elements Required
Under Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 1997 8-hour Ozone and
PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (2007
Guidance). EPA has issued additional guidance, including a September
13, 2013, document titled ``Guidance on Infrastructure State
Implementation Plan (SIP) Elements under Clean Air Act Sections
110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2)'' (2013 Guidance).
    The most recent relevant document is an EPA memorandum issued on
March 17, 2016, titled ``Information on the Interstate Transport ``Good
Neighbor'' Provision for the 2012 Fine Particulate Matter National
Ambient Air Quality Standards under Clean Air Act Section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)'' (2016 memorandum). The 2016 memorandum describes
EPA's consistent approach over the years to address interstate
transport and provides EPA's general review of relevant modeling data
and air quality projections as they relate to the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS.
    The 2016 memorandum provides states and EPA regional offices with
future year annual PM2.5 design values for monitors in the
United States based on quality assured and certified ambient monitoring
data and air quality modeling. The 2016 memorandum further describes
how these projected potential design values can be used to help
determine which monitors should be further evaluated to potentially
address whether emissions from other states significantly contribute to
nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS at those sites. Where a potential receptor is
projected to show nonattainment or maintenance in 2017, but projected
to show attainment in 2025, the 2016 memorandum suggests that
additional analysis of the emissions and modeling may be needed to make
a further judgement regarding the receptor status in 2021 (the
attainment deadline for moderate PM2.5 areas).
    The 2016 memorandum indicates that, for all but one monitoring site
in the eastern United States with complete and valid PM2.5
design values from 2009 to 2013, the modeling data shows that monitors
were expected to both attain and maintain the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS in both 2017 and 2025. The modeling results
provided in the 2016 memorandum show that out of seven PM2.5
monitors located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, one monitor is
expected to be above the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS in 2017.
That monitor, the Liberty monitor (ID number 420030064), is projected
to be above the NAAQS only under the model's maximum projected
conditions (used in EPA's interstate transport framework to identify
maintenance receptors) and is projected to both attain and maintain the
NAAQS (along with all Allegheny County monitors) in 2025. The 2016
memorandum therefore indicates that, under such a condition, further
analysis of the site should be performed to determine if the site
contains nonattainment or maintenance receptor in 2021 (the attainment
deadline for moderate PM2.5 areas). Since the Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, receptor is the only location considered downwind
of Indiana, this Indiana submission focuses on that single receptor.
    However, the 2016 memorandum also indicates that for five states
(portions of Florida, Illinois, Idaho (outside of Shoshone County),
Tennessee, and Kentucky) with incomplete ambient monitoring data,
additional information, including the latest available data, should be
analyzed to determine whether there are potential downwind air quality
problems that may be impacted by transported emissions. With the
exception of Florida, the data quality problems have subsequently been
resolved for these areas, and they now have design values below the
2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. In addition, these areas are
expected to maintain the NAAQS due to downward emission trends for
nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). With respect
to Florida, in the CSAPR modeling analysis for the 1997
PM2.5 NAAQS, Florida did not have any potential
nonattainment or maintenance receptors identified for the 1997 or 2006
PM2.5 NAAQS. Due to the ambient monitoring data gaps in the
2009-2013 data, modeling was not performed to eliminate the potential
for any PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance receptors. It is
anticipated, however, that due to the downward trend in emissions,
Florida's receptor status has not changed. Therefore, Indiana does not
need to perform further analysis for these areas listed above.
    Indiana did not focus on potential contribution to other areas EPA
identified as not attaining the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS
based on current monitor data in Alaska, California, Idaho, Nevada, or
Hawaii or the 18 potential PM2.5 nonattainment or
maintenance receptors, based on modeling projections from the 2016
memorandum, in the western United States. The distance between Indiana
and these areas, coupled with the prevailing wind directions, leads EPA
to propose that Indiana will not contribute significantly to any of the
potential receptors in those states.
    Indiana's submittal indicates that it used data from the 2016
memorandum and supplied its own additional information in its analysis.
EPA considered the analysis from Indiana, as well as additional
analysis conducted by EPA, in its review of the Indiana submittal.

III. Indiana's Analysis and Conclusion

    Indiana's submittal contains a technical analysis of its interstate
transport of pollution relative to the

2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. As reflected in the 2016
memorandum, the only receptor identified as nonattainment or
maintenance on which Indiana might have an impact is the Liberty
monitor (42-003-0064) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania located in
southwest Pennsylvania. In this technical analysis, Indiana examined
meteorological conditions, backward trajectories, PM2.5
measurements, and source emissions within the southwest Pennsylvania
airshed. As stated previously, Indiana's technical analysis considers
CSAPR rule implementation and EPA guidance and memoranda. Since the
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania receptor is the only location considered
downwind of Indiana, this submission focuses on that single receptor.
Indiana concluded that it has no significant impacts on the attainment
and maintenance of the PM2.5 NAAQS in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania. Indiana satisfies the responsibilities under CAA section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) based on these analyses presented in the Indiana
submission:
    --IDEM selected daily PM2.5 concentrations at the
Liberty monitor that exceed the 2006 PM2.5 24-hour NAAQS of
35 [mu]g/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter) for the years 2012 to 2015 for
analysis. There were 26 days in this period that exceeded the standard.
IDEM analyzed hourly PM2.5 concentrations from these 26 days
to determine if there was a temporal pattern in elevated concentrations
during these days. Based on the data collected and presented in the
Indiana submittal, a clear pattern of high PM2.5
concentrations during the morning and occasional evening hours is
evident at this monitor. In examining the hourly data for these 26
days, IDEM found the following: Of 283 hours of PM2.5
concentrations measured greater than 35 [mu]g/m3, 68% occurred before 9
a.m.; of 91 hours of PM2.5 concentrations measured greater
than 70 [mu]g/m3, 78% of those hours occurred before 9 a.m.; of 29
hours of PM2.5 concentrations measured greater than 100
[mu]g/m3, 90% occurred before 9 a.m. Moreover, the high
PM2.5 concentrations seen in the morning and evening hours
during colder months at the Liberty monitor led IDEM to investigate and
ultimately determine that temperature inversions did occur during the
days that high PM2.5 concentrations were measured.
Temperature inversions occur when warmer air is present above a cooler
layer of air at the ground level.
    --Wind and pollution roses were analyzed for the 26 exceedance days
and showed that high hourly PM2.5 values occurred with
southernly and westerly winds. Several facilities that emit large
quantities of PM2.5 and precursor emissions of
NOX and SO2 were identified by IDEM and found to
be located within four kilometers to the south and west of the Liberty
monitor. Indiana presented maps of these locations in the submittal.
More specifically, using available information on the Allegheny County
Health Department website, IDEM determined that two large U.S. Steel
facilities are located to the south and west of the monitor as well as
two large NOX and SO2 emitting facilities also to
the south.
    --Back trajectory analyses conducted by Indiana determined that
ambient air arriving at the Liberty monitor on high pollution days
rarely traveled over Indiana. A back trajectory analysis using National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's HYSPLIT model was performed to
evaluate Indiana's contribution to PM2.5 in Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania. In total, 35,040 trajectories were run for 100,
500, and 1000 meters above ground level (AGL). Back trajectories were
run starting at each hour of the day, every day, over a 4-year period
from 2012 through 2015. The trajectories started in the center of
Allegheny County and were run backwards over a 24-hour period.
Meteorological data used in this analysis consisted of the North
American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) dataset. In total, 31 values on 26
days from 2012-2015 at the Liberty monitor were identified as exceeding
the 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. Moreover, individual exceedance
days and their associated trajectories were also examined by Indiana.
This analysis shows that at 100 meters AGL, which is closest to the
level of the monitor recording the sample value, air arriving in
Allegheny County passes through Indiana very infrequently. For air
arriving at higher levels above the monitor, at 500 and 1000 meters,
air flow has southerly and southwesterly flow. Of the 16,200 trajectory
points associated with exceedances at the 100-meter level, only 49
points, or 0.03% passed through Indiana. At the 500-meter level, 617
out of the 16,200 points (3.8%) passed through Indiana. This analysis
shows that Indiana does not contribute significantly to Allegheny
County PM2.5 concentrations, and Indiana concludes that a
corridor of probable transport exists elsewhere.
    Indiana has concluded that that no further measures are necessary
to satisfy its responsibilities under CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I),
because it does not contribute to projected nonattainment or
maintenance issues at the Liberty monitor site. Instead, IDEM found
that local meteorological conditions in the Allegheny county,
temperature inversion, ambient air traveling from westerly and
southernly winds, and air pollution transport from the Appalachian
Mountain Range are more likely contributing to projected nonattainment
or maintenance issues at the site.

IV. EPA's Additional Analysis, Review, and Conclusion

    The modeling information contained in EPA's 2016 memorandum shows
that one monitor in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (the Liberty
monitor, 420030064) may have a maintenance issue in 2017, but that the
area is projected to both attain and maintain the NAAQS by 2025. A
linear interpolation of the modeled design values to 2021 shows that
the monitor is likely to demonstrate both attainment and maintenance of
the standard by 2021. Emissions and air quality data trends help to
corroborate this interpolation.
    Over the last decade, local and regional emissions reductions of
PM2.5, SO2, and NOX, have led to large
reductions in annual PM2.5 design values in Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania. In 2007, all of Allegheny County's
PM2.5 monitors exceeded the level of the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS (the 2005-2007 annual average design values
ranged from 12.9-19.8 [micro]g/m\3\, as shown in Table 1). The 2015-
2017 annual average PM2.5 design values now show that only
one monitor (Liberty, at 13.0 [micro]g/m\3\) exceeds the annual
PM2.5 NAAQS of 12.0 [micro]g/m\3\.

                                                                      Table 1--PM2.5 Annual Design Values in [micro]g/m\3\
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                           Monitor                             2005-2007   2006-2008   2007-2009   2008-2010   2009-2011   2010-2012   2011-2013   2012-2014   2013-2015   2014-2016   2015-2017
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Avalon......................................................  ..........  ..........  ..........      * 16.3      * 14.7        13.4        11.4        10.6        10.6      * 10.4      * 10.2
Lawrenceville...............................................        15.0        14.0        13.1        12.2        11.6        11.1        10.3        10.0         9.7         9.5         9.2
Liberty.....................................................        19.8        18.3        17.0        16.0        15.0        14.8        13.4        13.0        12.6        12.8        13.0
South Fayette...............................................        12.9      * 11.8        11.7        11.1        11.0        10.5         9.6         9.0         8.8       * 8.5       * 8.4
North Park..................................................      * 13.0      * 12.3      * 11.3      * 10.1         9.7         9.4         8.8         8.5         8.5       * 8.2       * 8.2

Harrison....................................................        15.0        14.2        13.7        13.0        12.4      * 11.7        10.6        10.0         9.8         9.8         9.8
North Braddock..............................................        16.2        15.2        14.3        13.3        12.7        12.5      * 11.7        11.4        11.2        11.0        10.8
Parkway East Near-Road......................................  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........      * 10.6      * 10.6
Clairton....................................................        15.3        14.3        13.2        12.4      * 11.5      * 10.9       * 9.8         9.5         9.8       * 9.8       * 9.8
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* Value does not contain a complete year worth of data.

    The Liberty monitor is already close to showing attainment of the
NAAQS and expected emissions reductions in the next three years will
lead to additional reductions in measured PM2.5
concentrations. There are both local and regional components to the
measured PM2.5 levels in Allegheny County and the greater
Pittsburgh area. Previous CSAPR modeling showed that regional emissions
from upwind states, particularly SO2 and NOX
emissions, contribute to PM2.5 nonattainment at the Liberty
monitor. In recent years, large SO2 and NOX
reductions from power plants have occurred in Pennsylvania and states
upwind from the Greater Pittsburgh region. Based on existing CSAPR
budgets, Pennsylvania's energy sector emissions of SO2 will
have decreased 166,000 tons between 2015-2017 as a result of CSAPR
implementation. This is due to both the installation of emissions
controls and retirements of electric generating units (EGUs).
    Between 2011 and 2016, 27.4 gigawatts of coal-fired EGUs have
retired in Pennsylvania and the closest upwind states (West Virginia,
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan) according to the
Energy Information Administration's Preliminary Monthly Electric
Generator Inventory, April 2017 (form EIA-860M, at https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/april_generator2017.xlsx). In addition,
between 2017 and 2021, an additional 8.8 gigawatts of coal-fired EGUs
are expected to retire in the same upwind states. This includes large
EGUs such as JM Stuart in Ohio (2,308 megawatts [MW]), Killen Station
in Ohio (600 MW), WH Sammis in Ohio (720 MW), Michigan City in Indiana
(469 MW), Will County in Illinois (510 MW), Baldwin Energy Complex in
Illinois (576 MW), Paradise in Kentucky (1,230 MW), and Baily in
Indiana (480 MW). These regional coal unit retirements will lead to
further emissions reductions which will help ensure that Alleghany
County monitors will not have nonattainment or maintenance issues by
2021.
    In addition to regional emissions reductions and plant closures
noted above, local reductions in both PM2.5 and
SO2 emissions are also expected to occur and should also
contribute to further declines at Allegheny County's PM2.5
monitor concentrations. For example, significant SO2
reductions will occur at U.S. Steel's integrated steel mill facilities
in southern Allegheny County due to reductions required via federally
enforceable permits issued by Allegheny County to support its
attainment plan submitted to meet requirements in CAA section 172(c)
for the 1-hour SO2 NAAQS. Reductions occurred in October
2018 largely due to declining sulfur content in the Clairton Coke
Work's coke oven gas (COG) due to upgraded controls. Because this COG
is burned at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, Irvin Mill, and Edgar
Thompson Steel Mill, these reductions in sulfur content contribute to
much lower PM2.5 formation from precursors in the immediate
future after October 4, 2018 as SO2 is a precursor to
PM2.5. Additionally, the expected retirement of the Bruce
Mansfield Power Plant by June 2021 should reduce precursor emissions
from neighboring Beaver County, PA. The Allegheny County and Beaver
County SO2 SIP submissions, which EPA is currently reviewing
pursuant to CAA requirements, also discuss expected lower
SO2 emissions in the Allegheny County area resulting from
reduced sulfur content requirements in vehicle fuels, reductions in
general emissions due to declining population in the Greater Pittsburgh
region, and several shutdowns of significant emitters of SO2
in Allegheny County.
    Projected power plant closures and additional emissions controls in
Pennsylvania and upwind states will help further reduce both
PM2.5 and PM2.5 precursors. Regional emission
reductions will continue to occur from current on-the-books Federal and
state regulations such as the Federal on-road and non-road vehicle
programs and various rules for major stationary emissions sources.
    EPA modeling projections, the recent downward trend in local and
upwind emissions reductions, the expected continued downward trend in
emissions between 2018 and 2021, and the downward trend in monitored
PM2.5 concentrations all indicate that the Liberty monitor
will be able to show attainment and maintenance of m the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS by 2021.
    The conclusions of Indiana's analysis are consistent with EPA's
expanded review of its submittal. The area (Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania) that Indiana sources potentially contribute to is
expected to attain and maintain the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS,
and as demonstrated in its submittal, Indiana will not contribute to
projected nonattainment or maintenance issues at any sites in 2021.
Indiana's analysis shows that, through permanent and enforceable
measures currently contained in its SIP and other emissions reductions
occurring in other states, monitored PM2.5 air quality in
the identified area will continue to improve, and that no further
measures are necessary to satisfy Indiana's responsibilities under CAA
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). Therefore, EPA is proposing that prongs one
and two of the interstate pollution transport element of Indiana's
infrastructure SIP are approvable.

V. What action is EPA taking?

    EPA is proposing to approve a portion of Indiana's June 10, 2016
submittal, supplemented on December 28, 2016, certifying that the
current Indiana SIP is sufficient to meet the required transport
elements of the infrastructure SIP requirements under CAA section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), specifically prongs one and two, as set forth
above.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:

     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866.
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: July 17, 2019.
Cathy Stepp,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002]

Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified
BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and
modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that
each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being
already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for
participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may be
obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for
inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each
community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the modified
BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been
published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have
elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administrator has resolved any appeals resulting from this
notification.
    This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the
address cited below for each community. The BFEs and modified BFEs are
made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at

selected locations in each community are shown.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This final rule is categorically
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental
Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been
prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets
the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp., p. 376.

Sec.  67.11  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.11 are amended
as follows:

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                                                                      * Elevation in
                                                                      feet (NGVD) +
                                                                    Elevation in feet
                                                                     (NAVD)
           Flooding source(s)              Location of referenced     Depth in feet      Communities  affected
                                                 elevation             above ground
                                                                    [caret] Elevation
                                                                     in meters (MSL)
                                                                         Modified
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                               Rio Grande County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1097
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Willow Creek...........................  At the confluence with                + 8154  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          the Rio Grande,                               Rio Grande County.
                                          approximately 400 feet
                                          north of U.S. Route 160.
                                         Approximately 1.1 miles               + 8766
                                          south of East Lake Court.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES

                                    Unincorporated Areas of Rio Grande County
Maps are available for inspection at 925 6th Street, Del Norte, CO 81132.
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                                  Clay County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1115
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Birch Creek-Pouges Run.................  Approximately 720 feet                 + 624  City of Brazil,
                                          downstream of White Rock                      Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Road.                                         Clay County.
                                         Approximately 1.29 miles               + 652
                                          upstream of White Rock
                                          Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES

City of Brazil
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 203 East National Avenue, Brazil, IN 47834.

                                       Unincorporated Areas of Clay County
Maps are available for inspection at the Clay County Emergency Management Agency, Clay County Justice Center,
 611 East Jackson Street, Brazil, IN 47834.
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                                Wyandotte County, Kansas, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA B-1098
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Marshall Creek.........................  At the confluence with                 + 833  City of Kansas City.
                                          Wyandotte County Lake.
                                         Approximately 80 feet                  + 928
                                          downstream of North 99th
                                          Street.
Marshall Creek Tributary...............  At the confluence with                 + 842  City of Kansas City.
                                          Marshall Creek.
                                         Approximately 2,000 feet               + 916
                                          upstream of Parallel
                                          Avenue.
Missouri River.........................  Approximately 3,500 feet               + 756  City of Kansas City.
                                          downstream of Fairfax
                                          Bridge.
                                         Just upstream of I-635...              + 758
                                         At the confluence with                 + 764
                                          Connor Creek.
Spring Creek...........................  Approximately 700 feet                 + 787  City of Bonner Springs.
                                          upstream of 2nd Street.
                                         Just upstream of Lakewood              + 857
                                          Drive.
Wolf Creek.............................  Approximately 1,500 feet               + 777  City of Bonner Springs.
                                          downstream of Woodend
                                          Road.

                                         Approximately 3,100 feet               + 794
                                          upstream of Kump Avenue.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES

City of Bonner Springs
Maps are available for inspection at 205 East 2nd Street, Bonner Springs, KS 66012.

City of Kansas City
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 701 North 7th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.
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                               Franklin Parish, Louisiana, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1109
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Ash Slough.............................  Just upstream of Riser                  + 69  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Road.                                         Franklin Parish.
                                         Approximately 700 feet                  + 70
                                          downstream of Wyman Road.
Batey Bayou............................  Just downstream of Kansas               + 65  Town of Wisner,
                                          Street.                                       Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                Franklin Parish.
                                         Approximately 800 feet                  + 72
                                          upstream of State
                                          Highway 15.
Cypress Slough.........................  Just upstream of Kansas                 + 65  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Street.                                       Franklin Parish.
                                         Just downstream of Maple                + 73
                                          Street.
Turkey Creek...........................  Approximately 500 feet                  + 64  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream of Highway 3201.                     Franklin Parish.
                                         Approximately 0.5 mile                  + 69
                                          upstream of Alice Shaw
                                          Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES

Town of Wisner
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 9530 Natchez Street, Wisner, LA 71378.

                                     Unincorporated Areas of Franklin Parish
Maps are available for inspection at the Franklin Parish Police Jury, 6558 Main Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295.
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                               Simpson County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1098
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Pearl River............................  Approximately 1.2 miles                + 229  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of U.S. Route                      Simpson County.
                                          28.
                                         Approximately 1.0 mile                 + 233
                                          upstream of U.S. Route
                                          28.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES

                                     Unincorporated Areas of Simpson County
Maps are available for inspection at 100 Court Street, Room 2, Mendenhall, MS 39114.
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                                Gallatin County, Montana, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1109
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Bridger Creek..........................  Approximately 1.0 mile                + 4688  City of Bozeman.
                                          downstream of Story Mill
                                          Road.
                                         Just downstream of Story              + 4731
                                          Mill Road.
Buster Gulch...........................  Approximately 0.9 mile                + 4480  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream of Airport Road.                     Gallatin County.
                                         Approximately 4.2 miles               + 4568
                                          upstream of Airport Road.
East Gallatin River....................  Just downstream of                    + 4463  City of Bozeman,
                                          Airport Road.                                 Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                Gallatin County.
                                         Approximately 2.1 miles               + 4791
                                          downstream of Story Hill
                                          Road.

East Gallatin River Golf Course Reach..  Just upstream of the                  + 4604  City of Bozeman.
                                          confluence with the East
                                          Gallatin River
                                          Springhill Reach.
                                         Approximately 0.5 mile                + 4617
                                          upstream of the
                                          confluence with the East
                                          Gallatin River
                                          Springhill Reach.
East Gallatin River Overflow Reach.....  Approximately 1,300 feet              + 4596  City of Bozeman,
                                          downstream of Springhill                      Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Road.                                         Gallatin County.
                                         Approximately 2.6 miles               + 4674
                                          upstream of Springhill
                                          Road.
East Gallatin River Spillway Reach.....  Just upstream of the                  + 4591  City of Bozeman.
                                          confluence with the East
                                          Gallatin River Overflow
                                          Reach.
                                         Approximately 0.5 mile                + 4603
                                          upstream of the
                                          confluence with the East
                                          Gallatin River Overflow
                                          Reach.
East Gallatin River Springhill Reach...  Just upstream of the                  + 4594  City of Bozeman.
                                          confluence with the East
                                          Gallatin River.
                                         Just downstream of the                + 4604
                                          confluence with the East
                                          Gallatin River Golf
                                          Course Reach.
Jefferson River........................  Approximately 0.6 mile                + 4061  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of Old Town                        Gallatin County.
                                          Road.
                                         Approximately 120 feet                + 4090
                                          upstream of Frontage
                                          Road.
Madison River..........................  Approximately 0.8 mile                + 4058  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of Frontage                        Gallatin County.
                                          Road.
                                         Approximately 1.2 miles               + 4083
                                          upstream of I[dash]90.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES

City of Bozeman
Maps are available for inspection at 411 East Main Street, Bozeman, MT 59771.

                                     Unincorporated Areas of Gallatin County
Maps are available for inspection at 311 West Main Street, Bozeman, MT 59771.
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                                    Wood County, Ohio, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1122
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Crane Creek............................  Approximately 0.5 mile                 + 609  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of State                           Wood County.
                                          Highway 51.
                                         At State Highway 51......              + 609
Maumee River...........................  At the Lucas County                    + 579  City of Rossford, Village
                                          boundary.                                     of Grand Rapids.
                                         At the Henry County                    + 649
                                          boundary.
North Branch Portage River.............  Approximately 1,000 feet               + 668  City of Bowling Green,
                                          downstream of State                           Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Highway 6.                                    Wood County.
                                         Approximately 1,650 feet               + 678
                                          upstream of State
                                          Highway 25.
Rock Ford Creek Tributary..............  Approximately 130 feet                 + 725  Village of North
                                          downstream of North                           Baltimore.
                                          Baltimore Road.
                                         Approximately 400 feet                 + 726
                                          upstream of North
                                          Baltimore Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES

City of Bowling Green
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 304 North Church Street, Bowling Green, OH 43402.

City of Rossford
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 133 Osborn Street, Rossford, OH 43460.

                                       Unincorporated Areas of Wood County
Maps are available for inspection at the Wood County Office Building, 1 Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, OH
 43402.

Village of Grand Rapids
Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 17460 Sycamore Road, Grand Rapids, OH 43522.

Village of North Baltimore

Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 205 North Main Street, North Baltimore, OH 45872.
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                                 Grant County, Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1089
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Mississippi River......................  Approximately 2.4 miles                + 610  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of Lock and                        Grant County, Village of
                                          Dam No. 11.                                   Potosi.
                                         Approximately 10.8 miles               + 613
                                          upstream of Lock and Dam
                                          No. 11.
                                         Approximately 7.4 miles                + 625  Village of Bagley.
                                          upstream of Lock and Dam
                                          No. 10.
                                         Approximately 8.0 miles                + 625
                                          upstream of Lock and Dam
                                          No. 10.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES

                                      Unincorporated Areas of Grant County
Maps are available for inspection at 111 South Jefferson Street, Lancaster, WI 53813.

Village of Bagley
Maps are available for inspection at 400 South Jackley Lane, Bagley, WI 53801.

Village of Potosi
Maps are available for inspection at 105 North Main Street, Potosi, WI 53820.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: June 23, 2011.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 44]

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC); Working Group Activity
Update

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee working
group activities.

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SUMMARY: FRA is updating its announcement of RSAC's working group
activities to reflect its current status.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Woolverton, RSAC Coordinator,
FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 493-6212 or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for
Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC
20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice serves to update FRA's last
announcement of working group activities and status reports as of
October 30, 2007 (72 FR 61418). The 33rd full RSAC Committee meeting
was held October 25, 2007, and the 34th meeting is scheduled for
February 20, 2008, at the National Housing Center in Washington, DC.
    Since its first meeting in April 1996, the RSAC has accepted 24
tasks. The status for each of the tasks is provided below.

Open Tasks

    Task 96-4--Reviewing the appropriateness of the Agency's current
policy regarding the applicability of existing and proposed regulations
to tourist, excursion, scenic, and historic railroads. This task was
accepted on April 2, 1996, and a working group was established. The
working group monitored the steam locomotive regulation task and
planned future activities involving the review of other regulations for
possible adaptation to the safety needs of tourist and historic
railroads. Contact: Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 03-01--Passenger Safety. This task was accepted on May 20,
2003, and a working group was established. Prior to embarking on
substantive discussions of a specific task, the working group sets
forth in writing a specific description of the task. The working group
also reports planned activity to the full Committee at each scheduled
full RSAC meeting, including milestones for the completion of projects
and progress toward completion. At the first meeting held September 9-
10, 2003, a consolidated list of issues was completed. At the second
meeting held November 6-7, 2003, four task groups were established:
emergency preparedness, mechanical-general issues, mechanical-safety
appliances, and track/vehicle interaction. The task groups met and
reported on activities for working group consideration at the third
meeting held May 11-12, 2004, and a fourth meeting was held October 26-
27, 2004. The working group met on March 21-22, 2006, and again on
September 12-13, 2006, at which time the group agreed to establish a
task force on general passenger safety. The full Passenger Safety
Working Group met on April 17-18, 2007, and again on December 11-12,
2007. The next meeting is scheduled for June 18, 2008. Contact: Charles
Bielitz,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (Emergency Preparedness Task Force) At the working group meeting on
March 9-10, 2005, the working group received and approved the consensus
report of the Emergency Preparedness Task Force related to emergency
egress and rescue access. These recommendations were presented to, and
approved by, the full RSAC Committee on May 18, 2005. The working group
met on September 7-8, 2005, and additional, supplementary
recommendations were presented to, and accepted by, the full RSAC on
October 11, 2005. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was
published on August 24, 2006, and was open for comments until October
23, 2006. The working group agreed upon recommendations for the
resolution of final comments during the April 17-18, 2007, meeting. The
recommendations were presented to, and approved by, the full RSAC
Committee on June 26, 2007. The final rule regarding emergency egress
and rescue access is expected to be published in early 2008. The task
force met on October 17-18, 2007, and the group reached consensus on
the draft rule text for a follow-up NPRM on passenger train emergency
systems. The task force presented the draft rule text to the Passenger
Safety Working Group on December 11-12, 2007, and the consensus draft
rule text will be presented for full RSAC vote during the February 20,
2008, meeting. Contact: Brenda Moscoso,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (General Mechanical Task Force) (COMPLETED) Initial recommendations
on mechanical issues (revisions to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 238) were approved by the full Committee on January 26,
2005. At the working group meeting of September 7-8, 2005, the task
force presented additional perfecting amendments and the full RSAC
approved them on October 11, 2005. An NPRM was published in the Federal
Register on December 8, 2005 (70 FR 73070). Public comments were due by
February 17, 2006. The final rule was published in the Federal Register
on October 19, 2006, (71 FR 61835) effective December 18, 2006.
    (General Passenger Safety Task Force) At the working group meeting
on April 17-18, 2007, the task force presented a progress report to the
working group. The task force met on July 18-19, 2007, and afterwards
it reported proposed reporting cause codes for injuries involving the
platform gap, which were approved by the working group by mail ballot
in September 2007. The full RSAC approved the recommendations for
changes to 49 CFR Part 225 accident/incident cause codes on October 25,
2007. The task force continues work on passenger train door securement,
``second train in station,'' trespasser incidents, and system safety-
based solutions by developing a regulatory approach to system safety.
The General Passenger Safety Task Force presented draft guidance
material for management of the gap, which was considered and approved
by the working group during the December 11-12, 2007, meeting and will
present the material to the full RSAC for approval during the February
2008 meeting. Contact: Dan Knote,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (Passenger Equipment Crashworthiness Task Force) The
Crashworthiness Task Force provided consensus recommendations on
static-end strength, which were adopted by the working group on
September 7-8, 2005. The full Committee accepted the recommendations on
October 11, 2005. The Front-End Strength of Cab Cars and Multiple-Unit
Locomotives NPRM was published in the Federal Register on August 1,
2007, (72 FR 42016) with comments due by October 1, 2007. Several
comments were entered into the docket. FRA is evaluating each of the
comments received, and plans to have the final rule text completed by
June 2008. To demonstrate the means of

determining compliance with the crashworthiness requirements of the
rule, FRA has scheduled two full-scale deformation tests as prescribed
in the NPRM, a corner post test in February 2008, a collision post test
in March 2008, and a dynamic test in April 2008. Contact: Gary
Fairbanks,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (Vehicle/Track Interaction Task Force) The task force is developing
proposed revisions to 49 CFR Parts 213 and 238 principally regarding
high-speed passenger service. The task force met on October 9-11, 2007,
and November 19-20, 2007, in Washington, DC, and presented the final
task force report and final recommendations and proposed rule text for
approval by the Passenger Safety Working Group at the December 11-12,
2007, meeting. The final report and the proposed rule text were
approved by the working group and the proposal will be presented to the
full RSAC for approval at the February 2008 meeting. Contact: John
Mardente,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 05-01--Review of Roadway Worker Protection Issues. This task
was accepted on January 26, 2005, to review 49 CFR Part 214, Subpart C,
Roadway Worker Protection, and related sections of Subpart A; recommend
consideration of specific actions to advance the on-track safety of
railroad employees and contractors engaged in maintenance-of-way
activities throughout the general system of railroad transportation,
including clarification of existing requirements. A working group was
established and reported to the RSAC any specific actions identified as
appropriate. The first meeting of the working group was held on April
12-14, 2005. The working group reported planned activity to the full
Committee at each scheduled Committee meeting, including milestones for
completion of projects and progress toward completion. The working
group met on June 22-24, 2005, August 8-11, 2005, September 20-22,
2005, November 8-9, 2005, January 10-11, 2006, February 1-2, 2006,
March 15-16, 2006, April 11-12, 2006, August 22-23, 2006, November 14-
15, 2006, January 17-18, 2007, February 27-28, 2007, and March 1, 2007.
The group drafted and accepted regulatory language for various
revisions, clarifications, and additions to 32 separate items in 19
sections of the rule. However, two parties raised technical concerns
regarding the draft language concerning the electronic display of track
authorities. The working group reported recommendations to the full
Committee at the June 26, 2007, meeting. FRA, through the NPRM process,
is to address this issue along with eight additional items on which the
working group was unable to reach a consensus. A draft NPRM is
currently under review by FRA Office of Safety staff and legal counsel,
and is expected to be published in early 2008. Contact: Christopher
Schulte,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 05-02--Reduce Human Factor-Caused Train Accident/Incidents.
This task was accepted on May 18, 2005, to reduce the number of human
factor-caused train accidents/incidents and related employee injuries.
An Operating Rules Working Group has been established. The working
group reports planned activity to the full Committee at each scheduled
full RSAC meeting, including milestones for completion of projects and
progress toward completion. The working group met on July 12-13, 2005,
August 31-September 1, 2005, September 28-29, 2005, October 25-26,
2005, November 16-17, 2005, and December 6-7, 2005. The final working
group meeting, devoted to developing a proposed rule, was held February
8-9, 2006. The working group was not able to deliver a consensus
regulatory proposal, but did recommend that it be used to review
comments on FRA's NPRM, which was published in the Federal Register on
October 12, 2006, (FR 71 60372) with public comments due by December
11, 2006. Two reviews were held; one on February 8-9, 2007, and the
other on April 4-5, 2007. Consensus was reached on four items, which
were presented and accepted by the full RSAC Committee at the June 26,
2007, meeting. The most recent working group meeting was held September
27-28, 2007, and the next scheduled meeting will occur on January 17-
18, 2008. Contact: Douglas Taylor,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 06-01--Locomotive Safety Standards. This task was accepted on
February 22, 2006, to review 49 CFR Part 229, Railroad Locomotive
Safety Standards, and revise as appropriate. A working group was
established with the mandate to report any planned activity to the full
Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting, to include milestones
for completion of projects and progress toward completion. The first
working group meeting was held May 8-10, 2006. Working group meetings
were held on August 8-9, 2006, September 25-26, 2006, October 30-31,
2006, January 9-10, 2007, and the working group presented
recommendations regarding revisions to requirements for locomotive
sanders to the full RSAC on September 21, 2006. The NPRM regarding
sanders was published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2007 (72 FR
9904). Comments received were discussed by the working group for
clarification, and FRA published a final rule on October 19, 2007 (72
FR 59216). The working group is continuing the review of 49 CFR Part
229 with a view to proposing further revisions to update the standards.
The working group met November 27-28, 2007, and the next meeting is
scheduled for February 5-6, 2008. Contact: George Scerbo, (202) 493-
6249.
    Task 06-02--Track Safety Standards and Continuous Welded Rail.
Section 9005 of the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Pub.L. No. 109-59, ``SAFETEA-LU''), the
2005 Surface Transportation Authorization Act, requires FRA to issue
requirements for inspection of joint bars in continuous welded rail
(CWR) to detect cracks that could affect the integrity of the track
structure (Title 49 U.S.C. 20142(e)). FRA published an interim final
rule (IFR) establishing new requirements for inspections on November 2,
2005 (70 FR 66288). On October 11, 2005, FRA offered the RSAC a task to
review comments on this IFR, but the conditions could not be
established under which the Committee could have undertaken this with a
view toward consensus. Comments on the IFR were received through
December 19, 2005, and FRA reviewed the comments. On February 22, 2006,
the RSAC accepted this task to review and revise the CWR related to
provisions of the Track Safety Standards, with particular emphasis on
the reduction of derailments and consequent injuries, and damage caused
by defective conditions, including joint failures, in track using CWR.
A working group was established. The working group will report any
planned activity to the full Committee at each scheduled full RSAC
meeting, including milestones for completion of projects and progress
toward completion. The first working group meeting was held April 3-4,
2006, at which time the working group reviewed comments on the IFR. The
second working group meeting was held April 26-28, 2006. The working
group also met May 24-25, 2006, and July 19-20, 2006. The working group
reported consensus recommendations for the final rule, which were
accepted by the full RSAC Committee by mail ballot on August 11, 2006.
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on October 11,
2006 (71 FR 59677). The working group is continuing its review of 49
CFR 213.119 with a view to proposing further revisions to update the
standards. The working group met

January 30-31, 2007, April 10-11, 2007, June 27-28, 2007, August 15-16,
2007, and October 23-24, 2007, and the next meeting is scheduled for
January, 8-9, 2008. Contact: Ken Rusk,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 06-03--Medical Standards for Safety-Critical Personnel. This
task was accepted on September 21, 2006, to enhance the safety of
persons in the railroad operating environment and the public by
establishing standards and procedures for determining the medical
fitness of duty of personnel engaged in safety-critical functions. A
working group was established and will report any planned activity to
the full Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting, including
milestones for completion of projects and progress toward completion.
The first working group meeting was held December 12-13, 2006. The
working group met on February 20-21, 2007, July 24-25, 2007, August 29-
30, 2007, October 31-November 1, 2007, and December 4-5, 2007. A task
force of physicians was established in May 2007 to work on specific
medical exam-related issues. The task force had meetings or conference
calls on July 24, 2007, August 20, 2007, October 15, 2007, and October
31, 2007. The next Medical Standards Working Group meeting is scheduled
for February 13-14, 2008. Contact: Alan Misiaszek,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 07-01--Track Safety Standards. This task was accepted on
February 22, 2007, to consider specific improvements to the Track
Safety Standards or other responsive actions, supplementing work
already underway on CWR, specifically: review controls applied to the
reuse of rail in CWR ``plug rail,'' review the issue of cracks
emanating from bond wire attachments, consider improvements in the
Track Safety Standards related to fastening of rail to concrete ties,
and ensure a common understanding within the regulated community
concerning requirements for internal rail flaw inspections. These tasks
were assigned to the Track Safety Standards Working Group. The working
group will report any planned activity to the full Committee at each
scheduled full RSAC meeting, including milestones for completion of
projects and progress toward completion. The first working group
meeting was held on June 27-28, 2007, and the group met again on August
15-16, 2007, and October 23-24, 2007. Two task forces were created
under the working group; the Concrete Ties Task Force and the Rail
Integrity Task Force. The Concrete Ties Task Force first met on
November 26-27, 2007, and the next meeting is scheduled for February
13-14, 2008. The Rail Integrity Task Force first met on November 28-29,
2007, and the next meeting is scheduled for February 12-13, 2008.
Contact: Ken Rusk,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Completed Tasks

    Task 96-1--(Completed) Revising the Freight Power Brake
Regulations.
    Task 96-2--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to the
Track Safety Standards (49 CFR Part 213).
    Task 96-3--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to the
Radio Standards and Procedures (found under 49 CFR Part 220).
    Task 96-5--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to the
Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards (49 CFR Part
230).
    Task 96-6--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to
miscellaneous aspects of the regulations addressing Locomotive Engineer
Certification (49 CFR Part 240).
    Task 96-7--(Completed) Developing Roadway Maintenance Machines (On-
Track Equipment) Safety Standards.
    Task 96-8--(Completed) This planning task evaluated the need for
action in response to recommendations contained in a report to Congress
entitled, Locomotive Crashworthiness & Working Conditions.
    Task 97-1--(Completed) Developing crashworthiness specifications
(49 CFR Part 229) to promote the integrity of the locomotive cab in
accidents resulting from collisions.
    Task 97-2--(Completed) Evaluating the extent to which
environmental, sanitary, and other working conditions in locomotive
cabs affect the crew's health and the safe operation of locomotives,
proposing standards where appropriate.
    Task 97-3--(Completed) Developing event recorder data survivability
standards.
    Task 97-4 and Task 97-5--(Completed) Defining positive train
control functionalities, describing available technologies, evaluating
costs and benefits of potential systems, and considering implementation
opportunities and challenges, including demonstration and deployment.
    Task 97-6--(Completed) Revising various regulations to address the
safety implications of processor-based signal and train control
technologies, including communications-based operating systems.
    Task 97-7--(Completed) Determining damages qualifying an event as a
reportable train accident.
    Task 00-1--(Completed--task withdrawn) Determining the need to
amend regulations protecting persons who work on, under, or between
rolling equipment and persons applying, removing, or inspecting rear
end marking devices (Blue Signal Protection).
    Task 01-1--(Completed) Developing conformity of FRA's regulations
for accident/incident reporting (49 CFR Part 225) to revised
regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, and to make appropriate revisions to the FRA Guide
for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports (reporting guide).
    Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on
March 11, 1996, (61 FR 9740) for more information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 28, 2008.
Michael J. Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10081-10082]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03759]

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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
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC11-119-001.
    Applicants: Gabelli, Mario J., GGCP, Inc., GGCP Holdings, LLC,
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
    Description: Request for Reauthorization and Extension of Blanket
Authorizations Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act and Request
for Expedited Consideration of Mario J. Gabelli, et al.
    Filed Date: 2/12/15.
    Accession Number: 20150212-5210.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/15.

    Docket Numbers: EC15-74-000.
    Applicants: Quantum Choctaw Power, LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization of Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities under FPA Section 203 of Quantum Choctaw
Power, LLC.
    Filed Date: 2/12/15.
    Accession Number: 20150212-5217.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/15.

    Docket Numbers: EC15-75-000.

    Applicants: Bluco Energy, LLC.
    Description: Application Under Section 203 of Bluco Energy, LLC.
    Filed Date: 2/12/15.
    Accession Number: 20150212-5219.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/15.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG15-47-000.
    Applicants: Shafter Solar, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Shafter Solar, LLC.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5145.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER13-80-005.
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: OATT Order No. 1000
Amendment of Compliance Filing to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5065.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-86-005.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Florida, Inc., Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Additional Enrollees Filing
to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5073.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-104-006.
    Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: FPL Order No. 1000 Further
Regional Compliance Filings to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5146.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2518-002.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment per 35.17(b): Deficiency Response,
request to change effective date--Outage States to be effective 5/1/
2015.
    Filed Date: 2/12/15.
    Accession Number: 20150212-5198.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-838-001.
    Applicants: AEP Texas Central Company.
    Description: Tariff Amendment per 35.17(b): TCC-San Roman Wind I
Interconnection Agreement Amendment to be effective 1/29/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5088.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1033-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii):
Original Service Agreement No. 4093; Queue Y2-055 (WMPA) to be
effective 1/14/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/12/15.
    Accession Number: 20150212-5171.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1034-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Service
Agreement No. 3754; Queue No. Y3-036 to be effective 1/13/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/12/15.
    Accession Number: 20150212-5177.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1035-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Three
GIAs with Boomer Solar 8 LLC, Boomer Solar 22 LLC, Boomer Solar 14 LLC
to be effective 2/14/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1036-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits 4th Quarter 2014 Capital
Budget Report.
    Filed Date: 2/12/15.
    Accession Number: 20150212-5211.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1037-000.
    Applicants: Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii):
Amendment to Section <IP_ADDRESS>--Amended T&LF Agreement to be
effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5074.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1038-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Amended
TL&F Agreement to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5075.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1039-000.
    Applicants: Homer City Generation, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Homer
City Offer of Settlement to be effective 2/12/2015.
    Filed Date: 2/13/15.
    Accession Number: 20150213-5090.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15.

    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: February 13, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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