[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67174-67175]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

33 CFR Part 328

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 110, 112, 116, 117, 122, 232, 300, 302, and 401

[EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; FRL-9988-72-OW]
RIN 2040-AF75

Revised Definition of ``Waters of the United States''

AGENCIES: Department of the Army; and Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On December 11, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency and
the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) signed a proposed rule
revising the definition of ``waters of the United States'' to clarify
the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. The
agencies are announcing that a public hearing will be held in Kansas
City, Kansas on January 23, 2019, to provide interested parties the
opportunity to present data, views, or information concerning the
proposed rule. The pre-publication version of this proposal can be
found at https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/step-two-revise.

DATES: The agencies will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January
23, 2019, in Kansas City, Kansas. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for additional information on the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in the Wyandotte Ballroom of the
Reardon Convention Center, 520 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas
66101. The hearing will convene at 1:00 p.m. (local time) and will
conclude no later than 8:00 p.m. There will be a break from 5:00 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
    A complete set of documents related to the proposal will be
available for public inspection through the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149 once the
notice of proposed rulemaking publishes in the Federal Register.
Documents can also be viewed at the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 3334,
Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. In addition, the pre-publication version of
the notice of proposed rule, the economic analysis for the proposed
rule, and the resource and programmatic assessment for the proposed
rule are available at https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/step-two-revise.
    If you are unable to attend the public hearing you will be able to
submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149,
to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for
this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov/, including any

personal information provided. For additional information on the public
hearing, see the ``Public Participation'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Damaris Christensen, Office of
Water (4504-T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Ms. Cindy Barger, Office of
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, 441 G Street NW,
Washington, DC 20014; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On December 11, 2018, the agencies signed a proposed rule defining
the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act, in
light of the U.S. Supreme Court cases in United States v. Riverside
Bayview Homes, Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United
States, and Rapanos v. United States, and consistent with Executive
Order 13778, signed on February 28, 2017, entitled ``Restoring the Rule
of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the `Waters of the
United States' Rule.'' The agencies are holding a public hearing in
Kansas City, Kansas on January 23, 2019, to provide interested parties
the opportunity to present data, views, or information concerning the
proposed rule. The agencies have submitted the proposed rule to the
Office of the Federal Register, and it will be published separately in
the Federal Register. The comment period on the proposed action will
end 60 days after the notice of proposed rulemaking publishes in the
Federal Register. The pre-publication version of the proposed rule can
be found at https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/step-two-revise and will be
replaced with the official version of the notice after it publishes.

II. Public Participation

A. Participation in Public Hearing

    The public is invited to speak during the public hearing on January
23, 2019. The agencies will begin pre-registering speakers for the
hearing upon signature of this document. Those interested in speaking
at the hearing can sign up for a three-minute speaking slot within an
identified 45-minute timeframe. To register to speak at the hearing,
please use the online registration form available at https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/proposed-revised-definition-wotus-public-hearing. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be
January 17, 2019. On January 22, 2019, the agencies will post a general
agenda for the hearing that will list pre-registered speakers in
approximate order at: https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/proposed-revised-definition-wotus-public-hearing.
    The agencies will make every effort to follow the schedule as
closely as possible on the day of the hearing; however, please plan for
the hearings to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.
Additionally, requests to speak will be taken the day of the hearing at
the hearing registration desk. The agencies will make every effort to
accommodate all speakers who arrive and register, although preferences
on speaking times may not be available.
    Each commenter will have three minutes to provide oral testimony.
The agencies encourage commenters to provide the agencies with a copy
of their oral testimony electronically (via email) or in hard copy
form.
    The agencies may ask clarifying questions during the oral
presentations but will not respond to the presentations at that time.
Written statements and supporting information submitted during the
comment period will be considered with the same weight as oral comments
and supporting information presented at the public hearing. Written
comments must be received by the last day of the comment period, as
specified in the notice of proposed rulemaking. Verbatim transcripts of
the hearing and written statements will be included in the docket for
the rulemaking.
    Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing will
be posted online at https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/proposed-revised-definition-wotus-public-hearing. While the agencies expect the hearing
to go forward as set forth above, please monitor our website for any
updates. The agencies do not intend to publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing updates.
    The agencies will not provide audiovisual equipment for
presentations. Any media presentations should be submitted to the
public docket at https://www.regulations.gov/, identified by Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149. If you require the service of a translator or
special accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register
for the hearing and describe your needs by January 17, 2019. We may not
be able to arrange accommodations without advanced notice.

    Dated: December 20, 2018.
John T. Goodin,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Office of Water,
Environmental Protection Agency.
    Dated: December 20, 2018.
Ryan A. Fisher,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),
Department of the Army.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21308-21309]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09832]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0186]

Inorganic Arsenic Standard; Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements specified in the Inorganic Arsenic
Standard.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
July 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0186, U.S. Department
of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3653,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand,
express mail, messenger, and courier service) are accepted during the
Docket Office's normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2011-0186) for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through the website. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You also may contact Theda Kenney at
the phone number below to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act, or for developing
information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also
requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce
to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
    The information collection requirements in the Inorganic Arsenic
Standard provide protection for workers from the adverse health effects
associated with exposure to inorganic arsenic. The Inorganic Arsenic
Standard requires employers to: Monitor workers' exposure to inorganic
arsenic, and notify workers of exposure-monitoring results; notify
anyone who cleans protective clothing or equipment of inorganic arsenic
exposure; develop, update, and maintain a housekeeping and maintenance
plan; monitor worker health by providing medical surveillance; post
warning signs, and apply labels to shipping and storage containers of
inorganic arsenic; develop and maintain worker exposure monitoring and
medical records; establish and implement written compliance programs;
and provide workers with information about their exposures and the
health effects of exposure to inorganic arsenic.

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
     The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

    The Agency is requesting an adjustment decrease of 1,920 burden
hours, from 12,466 to 10,546 hours. This decrease is due to a decrease
in the number of workers being exposed above the permissible exposure
limit (PEL), and being exposed above the action level (AL), but below
the PEL. There is also a decrease in the number of medical examinations
administered annually. Therefore, this reduces the total cost burden
for exposure monitoring sampling and medical exams from $1,350,395 to
$1,121,959, even though the total cost has gone up for medical exams
from $221 to $243.33.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Inorganic Arsenic Standard (29 CFR 1910.1018).
    OMB Number: 1218-0104.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 889.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion; quarterly; semi-annually;
annually.
    Total Responses: 16,463.
    Average Time per response: Various.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10,546.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $1,121,959.

IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions

    You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile; or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for this ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0186).
You may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES).
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments
by your name, date, and docket number so the Agency can attach them to
your comments.
    Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at<PHONE_NUMBER>, TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
dates of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this
website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the http://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments and
access the docket is available at the website's ``User Tips'' link.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not
available through the website, and for assistance in using the internet
to locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The
authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR
3912).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 3, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-40-000 PF08-16-000]

Southeast Supply Header, LLC & Southern Natural Gas Company;
Notice of Application

January 7, 2009.
    Take notice that on December 19, 2008, Southeast Supply Header, LLC
(SESH), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056 and Southern
Natural Gas Company (Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama
35202-2563 filed in the above referenced docket a joint application
pursuant to section 7(c) of the NGA and Part 157 of the Commission's
regulations, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to
expand by compression a portion of their jointly owned pipeline
facilities approved in Docket Nos. CP07-44-000 and CP07-45-000 (JPE
Phase II Project), all as more fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The
filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site web at
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, SESH/Southern propose to install one additional
15,000 horsepower (HP) compressor and appurtenances at both the Delhi
Compressor Station in Richland Parish, Louisiana and the Gwinville
Compressor Station in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. The
applicants state that the JPE Phase II Project will provide an
additional 360,000 Dth/d of capacity for Southern on their jointly
owned pipeline facilities. The applicants estimate that the expansion
will cost Phase II Project is $67,687,059 and propose an in-service
date of June 1, 2011.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Brian
O'Neill, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1101 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20005-4213 at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    On April 4, 2008, the Commission staff granted SESH's request to
utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF08-16-000 to
staff activities involved the JPE Phase II Project. Now as of the
filing the December 19, 2008 application, the Pre-Filing Process for
this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be
conducted in Docket No. CP09-40-000, as noted in the caption of this
Notice.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 14 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
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: January 28, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0772; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-090-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing Company Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011-08-
51, which applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 737-300, -400,
and -500 series airplanes. AD 2011-08-51 currently requires repetitive
inspections of the lap joint at certain stringers along the entire
length from certain body stations. Since we issued AD 2011-08-51, an
evaluation by the design approval holder (DAH) has determined that the
lower fastener holes in the lower skin of the fuselage lap splice are
subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD), and as a result the DAH
specified revised compliance times, an expanded inspection area, and
additional inspections for cracks and open pockets, and corrective
actions if necessary. Additionally, this evaluation has also determined
that the repetitive inspection interval can be increased for lap
splices with certain new fay scratches. This proposed AD would expand
the inspection area, require additional inspections for cracks and open
pockets, and corrective actions if necessary, and revise the compliance
times. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking
of the lower fastener holes in the lower skin of the fuselage lap
splice, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the
airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management, P.
O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, WA 98124-2207; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
extension 1; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com.
You may view this referenced service information at the FAA, Transport
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2014-
0772; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for the Docket
Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Lockett, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe Branch, ANM-120S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office
(ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; phone: 425-917-
6447; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2014-0772;
Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-090-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    Structural fatigue damage is progressive. It begins as minute
cracks, and those cracks grow under the action of repeated stresses.
This can happen because of normal operational conditions and design
attributes, or because of isolated situations or incidents such as
material defects, poor fabrication quality, or corrosion pits, dings,
or scratches. Fatigue damage can occur locally, in small areas or
structural design details, or globally. Global fatigue damage is
general degradation of large areas of structure with similar structural
details and stress levels. Multiple-site damage is global damage that
occurs in a large structural element such as a single rivet line of a
lap splice joining two large skin panels. Global damage can also occur
in multiple elements such as adjacent frames or stringers. Multiple-
site-damage and multiple-element-damage cracks are typically too small
initially to be reliably detected with normal inspection methods.
Without intervention, these cracks will grow, and eventually compromise
the structural integrity of the airplane, in a condition known as
widespread fatigue damage (WFD). As an airplane ages, WFD will likely
occur, and will certainly occur if the airplane is operated long enough
without any intervention.
    The FAA's WFD final rule (75 FR 69746, November 15, 2010) became
effective on January 14, 2011. The WFD rule requires certain actions to
prevent structural failure due to WFD throughout the operational life
of certain existing transport category airplanes and all of these
airplanes that will be certificated in the future. For existing and
future airplanes subject to the WFD rule, the rule requires that DAHs
establish a limit of validity (LOV) of the engineering data that
support the structural maintenance program. Operators affected by the
WFD rule may not fly an airplane beyond its LOV, unless an extended LOV
is approved.
    The WFD rule (75 FR 69746, November 15, 2010) does not require
identifying and developing maintenance actions if the DAHs can show
that such actions are not necessary to prevent WFD before the airplane
reaches the LOV. Many LOVs, however, do depend on accomplishment of
future maintenance actions. As stated in the WFD rule, any maintenance
actions necessary to reach the LOV will be mandated by airworthiness
directives through separate rulemaking actions.
    In the context of WFD, this action is necessary to enable DAHs to
propose LOVs that allow operators the longest operational lives for
their airplanes, and still ensure that WFD will not occur. This
approach allows for an implementation strategy that provides
flexibility to DAHs in determining the timing of service information
development (with FAA approval), while providing operators with
certainty regarding the LOV applicable to their airplanes.
    On May 6, 2011, we issued AD 2011-08-51, Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR
28632, May 18, 2011), for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-300, -
400, and -500 series airplanes. AD 2011-08-51 requires repetitive
external eddy current inspections of the lap joints at stringers S-4R
and S-4L, from body station (BS) 360 to BS 908. If a crack indication
is found, AD 2011-08-51 requires either confirming the crack by doing
internal eddy current inspections, or repairing the crack. As an
alternative to the external eddy current inspections, AD 2011-08-51
provides for internal eddy current and detailed inspections for cracks
in the lower skin at the lower row of fasteners at stringers S-4L and
S-4R. AD 2011-08-51 resulted from a report indicating that a Model 737-
300 series airplane experienced a rapid decompression when the lap
joint at stringer S-4L between BS 664 and BS 727 cracked and opened up
due to cracking in the lower skin at the lower row of fasteners. We
issued AD 2011-08-51 to detect and correct such cracking, which could
result in an uncontrolled decompression of the airplane.

Actions Since AD 2011-08-51, Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR 28632, May 18,
2011), Was Issued

    Since we issued AD 2011-08-51, Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR 28632, May
18, 2011), an evaluation by the DAH has determined that the lower
fastener holes in the lower skin of the fuselage lap splice are subject
to WFD, and as a result the DAH specified revised compliance times, an
expanded inspection area, and additional inspections for cracks and
open pockets, and corrective actions if necessary. Additionally, this
evaluation has also determined that the repetitive inspection interval
can be increased for lap splices with certain new fay scratches.

Relevant Service Information

    We reviewed Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2,
dated April 4, 2014. For information on the procedures and compliance
times, see this service information at http://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2014-0772.

FAA's Determination

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other products of these same type
designs.

Proposed AD Requirements

    Although this proposed AD does not explicitly restate the
requirements of AD 2011-08-51, Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR 28632, May 18,
2011), this proposed AD would retain certain requirements of AD 2011-
08-51. Those requirements are referenced in the service information
identified previously, which, in turn, are referenced in paragraphs (g)
and (l) of this proposed AD. This proposed AD would require
accomplishing the actions specified in the service information
described previously, except as discussed under ``Differences Between
the Proposed AD and the Service Information.''

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the Service Information

    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April
4, 2014, specifies to contact the manufacturer for instructions on how
to inspect and repair certain conditions, but this proposed AD would
require repairing those conditions in one of the following ways:
     In accordance with a method that we approve; or
     Using data that meet the certification basis of the
airplane, and that have been approved by the Boeing Commercial
Airplanes Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) whom we have
authorized to make those findings.

Interim Action

    We consider this proposed AD interim action. An investigation is
ongoing and no terminating action has been developed. Once terminating
action is developed, approved, and available, we might consider
additional rulemaking.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 130 airplanes of U.S.
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost on U.S.
             Action                    Labor cost            Parts cost      Cost per product      operators
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Repetitive inspections [actions  6 or 4,270 work-hours   None.............  $510 or $362,950   $66,300 or
 retained from AD 2011-08-51,     (depending on                              per inspection     $47,183,500 per
 Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR        inspection method) x                       cycle.             inspection
 28632, May 18, 2011)].           $85 per work-hour =                                           cycle.
                                  $510 or $362,950 per
                                  inspection cycle.
Repetitive inspections [new      4 or 550 work-hours     None.............  $340 or 46,750     $44,200 or
 proposed action].                (depending on                              per inspection     $6,077,500 per
                                  inspection method) x                       cycle.             inspection
                                  $85 per hour = $340                                           cycle.
                                  or 46,750 per
                                  inspection cycle.
One-time inspections [new        5,370 work-hours x $85  None.............  $456,450.........  $59,338,500.
 proposed action].                per hour = $456,450.
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    We have received no definitive data that would enable us to provide
a cost estimates for the on-condition actions specified in this
proposed AD.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

0
2. Amend Sec.  39.13 by removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011-08-
51, Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR 28632, May 18, 2011), and adding the
following new AD:

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA-2014-0772; Directorate Identifier
2014-NM-090-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this AD action by January 2,
2015.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 2011-08-51, Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR 28632,
May 18, 2011).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 737-300, -400, and -
500 series airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April
4, 2014.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 53: Fuselage.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design approval
holder (DAH) that has determined that the lower fastener holes in
the lower skin of the fuselage lap splice are subject to widespread
fatigue damage (WFD). We are issuing this AD to detect and correct
fatigue cracking of the lower fastener holes in the lower skin of
the fuselage lap splice, which could result in reduced structural
integrity of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Repetitive Inspections for Crack Indications at Stringers S-4R and
S-4L, Body Station (BS) 360 to BS 908

    At the applicable time specified in Table 1 of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014: Do an external eddy current
inspection, or internal eddy current and detailed inspections, for
crack indications at stringers S-4R and S-4L, from body station (BS)
360 to BS 908, except as provided by paragraph (h) of this AD, in
accordance with Part 1 of the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing
Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014.
Repeat the inspection(s) thereafter at the applicable intervals
specified in Table 1 or Table 2, as applicable, of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014. Either inspection option may be
used at any repetitive inspection cycle.

(h) One-Time Inspections for Cracks at Stringers S-4L and S-4R, BS 360
to BS 908

    At the applicable time specified in Table 3 of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014, except as required by paragraph (m)
of this AD: Do one-time internal detailed and eddy current
inspections for cracks at stringers S-4R and S-4L, from BS 360 to BS
908, in accordance with Part 2 of the Accomplishment Instructions of
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April
4, 2014. Accomplishment of the inspections required by this
paragraph does not terminate the repetitive inspections required by
paragraph (g) of this AD.

(i) One-Time Inspections for Cracks at Stringer S-4R, BS 908 to BS 1016

    For airplanes identified as Group 2, 3, 5, and 7 in Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014: At
the applicable time specified in Table 4 of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014, except as required by paragraph (m)
of this AD, do one-time internal detailed and eddy current
inspections for cracks at stringer S-4R, from BS 908 to BS 1016, in
accordance with Part 3 of the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing
Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014.

(j) Repetitive Inspections for Cracks at Stringer S-4R, BS 908 to BS
1016

    For airplanes identified as Group 2, 3, 5, and 7 in Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014: At
the applicable time specified in Table 5 of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014, except as required by paragraph (m)
of this AD, do external eddy current inspections, or internal eddy
current and detailed inspections, for cracks at stringer S-4R, from
BS 908 to BS 1016, in accordance with Part 4 of the Accomplishment
Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision
2, dated April 4, 2014. Repeat the inspection(s) thereafter at the
applicable intervals specified in Table 5 of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014. Either inspection option may be
used at any repetitive inspection cycle.

(k) General Visual Inspection for Open Pockets at Stringer S-4R, BS 908
to BS 1016

    For airplanes identified as Group 1, 4, and 6 in Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014: At
the applicable time specified in Table 6 of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014, except as required by paragraph (m)
of this AD, do a general visual inspection for open pockets of the
lower skin panel at stringer S-4R, from BS 908 to BS 1016, in
accordance with Part 5 of the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing
Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2, dated April 4, 2014.
If any open pocket is found, before further flight, inspect and
repair using a method approved in accordance with the procedures
specified in paragraph (o) of this AD.

(l) Corrective Action

    If any crack is found during any inspection required by this AD:
Before further flight, repair using a method approved in accordance
with the procedures specified in paragraph (o) of this AD.
Accomplishment of repairs approved in accordance with the procedures
specified in paragraph (o) of this AD terminates the repetitive
inspections specified in paragraphs (g) and (j) of this AD in the
repaired areas only.

(m) Service Information Exception

    Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 2,
dated April 4, 2014, specifies a compliance time ``after the
Revision 2 date of this service bulletin,'' this AD requires
compliance within the specified compliance time after the effective
date of this AD.

(n) Credit for Previous Actions

    This paragraph provides credit for actions required by paragraph
(g) of this AD, if those actions were performed before the effective
date of this AD using Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
dated April 4, 2011; or Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319,
Revision 1, dated April 8, 2011. Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-
53A1319, dated April 4, 2011, is incorporated by reference in AD
2011-08-51, Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR 28632, May 18, 2011). Boeing
Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1319, Revision 1, dated April 8, is
not incorporated by reference in this AD.

(o) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14
CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending
information directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the
attention of the person identified in paragraph (p)(1) of this AD.
Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.
    (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable level of safety may be
used for any repair required by this AD if it is approved by the
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization Designation Authorization
(ODA) that has been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO, to make
those findings. For a repair method to be approved, the repair must
meet the certification basis of the airplane, and the approval must
specifically refer to this AD.
    (4) AMOCs approved for AD 2011-08-51, Amendment 39-16701 (76 FR
28632, May 18, 2011), are approved as AMOCs for the corresponding
provisions of paragraphs (g) and (l) of this AD.

(p) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Wayne Lockett,
Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM-120S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-
3356; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management,
P. O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, WA 98124-2207; telephone 206-544-
5000, extension 1; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this referenced service
information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on November 5, 2014.
Jeffrey E. Duven,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-27070 Filed 11-14-14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-1325; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-157-AD;
Amendment 39-16024; AD 2009-20-01]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727-281 Airplanes Equipped
With Auxiliary Fuel Tanks Installed in Accordance With Supplemental
Type Certificate SA3449NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Boeing Model 727-281 airplanes. This AD requires deactivation of
Rogerson Aircraft Corporation auxiliary fuel tanks. This AD results
from fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer, which
identified potential unsafe conditions but has not provided associated
corrective actions. We are issuing this AD to prevent the potential of
ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with
flammable fuel vapors, could result in fuel tank explosions and
consequent loss of the airplane.

DATES: This AD is effective October 26, 2009.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The address for the
Docket Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is the Document Management
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Serj Harutunian, Aerospace Engineer,
Propulsion Branch, ANM-140L, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification
Office, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, California 90712-4137;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to
certain Boeing Model 727-281 airplanes. That NPRM was published in the
Federal Register on December 23, 2008 (73 FR 78675). That NPRM proposed
to require deactivation of Rogerson Aircraft Corporation auxiliary fuel
tanks.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We considered the comment received. Boeing supports the NPRM.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comment received, and
determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting the
AD as proposed.

Costs of Compliance

    This AD would affect about 17 U.S.-registered airplanes. The
following table provides the estimated costs to comply with this AD.

                                                                     Estimated Costs
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                                                          Average labor                                  Cost per
                 Action                    Work hours     rate per hour             Parts                airplane                 Fleet cost
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Report.................................               1             $80  None.......................             $80  $1,360.
Preparation of tank deactivation                     80              80  None.......................           6,400  Up to $108,800.
 procedure.
Physical tank deactivation.............              30              80  $1,200.....................           3,600  Up to $61,200.
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Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979), and
    (3) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    You can find our regulatory evaluation and the estimated costs of
compliance in the AD Docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

0
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2009-20-01 Boeing: Amendment 39-16024. Docket No. FAA-2008-1325;
Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-157-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective October 26,
2009.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 727-281 airplanes,
certificated in any category, and equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks
installed in accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
SA3449NM.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from fuel system reviews conducted by the
manufacturer. We are issuing this AD to prevent the potential of
ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with
flammable fuel vapors, could result in fuel tank explosions and
consequent loss of the airplane.

Compliance

    (e) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.

Report

    (f) Within 60 days after the effective date of this AD, submit a
report to the Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office
(ACO), FAA. Information collection requirements in this AD are
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
and are assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0056. The report must
include the following information:
    (1) The airplane registration and auxiliary tank STC number
installed.
    (2) The usage frequency in terms of total number of flights per
year and total number of flights for which the auxiliary tank is
used.

Prevent Usage of Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

    (g) Within 90 days after the effective date of this AD,
deactivate the auxiliary fuel tanks, in accordance with a
deactivation procedure approved by the Manager of the Los Angeles
ACO. Any auxiliary tank component that remains on the airplane must
be secured and must have no effect on the continued operational
safety and airworthiness of the airplane. Deactivation may not
result in the need for additional instructions for continued
airworthiness.

    Note 1: Appendix A of this AD provides criteria that might need
to be included in the deactivation procedure. Timely approval is
dependent on early submittal of the deactivation procedures.

    Note 2:  For technical information, contact Dan Zevallos,
Director of Program Management, Rogerson Aircraft Corporation, 2201
Alton Parkway, Irvine, California 92606; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (h)(1) The Manager, Los Angeles ACO, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: Serj Harutunian,
Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion Branch, ANM-140L, FAA, Los Angeles
Aircraft Certification Office, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood,
California 90712-4137; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (2) To request a different method of compliance or a different
compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your principal maintenance inspector (PMI) or
principal avionics inspector (PAI), as appropriate, or lacking a
principal inspector, your local Flight Standards District Office.
The AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (i) None.

Appendix A

Deactivation Criteria

    The auxiliary fuel tank deactivation procedure required by
paragraph (g) of this AD might need to address the following
actions.
    (1) Permanently drain auxiliary fuel tanks, and clear them of
fuel vapors to eliminate the possibility of out-gassing of fuel
vapors from the emptied auxiliary tank.

    Note: If applicable, removing the bladder might help eliminate
out-gassing.

    (2) Disconnect all electrical connections from the fuel quantity
indication system (FQIS), fuel pumps if applicable, float switches,
and all other electrical connections required for auxiliary tank
operation, and stow them at the auxiliary tank interface.
    (3) Disconnect all pneumatic connections if applicable, cap them
at the pneumatic source, and secure them.
    (4) Disconnect all fuel feed and fuel vent plumbing interfaces
with airplane original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tanks, cap them
at the airplane tank side, and secure them in accordance with a
method approved by the FAA; one approved method is specified in AC
25-8 Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems Installations. In order to
eliminate the possibility of structural deformation during cabin
decompression, leave open and secure the disconnected auxiliary fuel
tank vent lines.
    (5) Pull and collar all circuit breakers used to operate the
auxiliary tank.
    (6) Revise the weight and balance document, if required, and
obtain FAA approval.
    (7) Amend the applicable sections of the applicable airplane
flight manual (AFM) to indicate that the auxiliary fuel tank is
deactivated. Remove auxiliary fuel tank operating procedures to
ensure that only the OEM fuel system operational procedures are
contained in the AFM. Amend the Limitations Section of the AFM to
indicate that the AFM Supplement for the STC is not in effect. Place
a placard in the flight deck indicating that the auxiliary tank is
deactivated. The AFM revisions specified in this paragraph may be
accomplished by inserting a copy of this AD into the AFM.
    (8) Amend the applicable sections of the applicable airplane
maintenance manual to remove auxiliary tank maintenance procedures.
    (9) After the auxiliary fuel tank is deactivated, accomplish
procedures such as leak checks and pressure checks deemed necessary
before returning the airplane to service. These procedures must
include verification that the airplane FQIS and fuel distribution
systems have not been adversely affected.
    (10) Include with the operator's proposed procedures any
relevant information or additional steps that are deemed necessary
by the operator to comply with the deactivation and return the
airplane to service.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on September 11, 2009.
Stephen P. Boyd,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-59987; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-016]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change as Amended,
Relating to the Adoption of FINRA Rule 2080 (Obtaining an Order of
Expungement of Customer Dispute Information From the Central
Registration Depository (CRD System)), FINRA Rule 2310 (Direct
Participation Programs), FINRA Rule 4551 (Requirements for Alternative
Trading Systems to Record and Transmit Order and Execution Information
for Security Futures) and FINRA Rule 2266 (SIPC Information) in the
Consolidated FINRA Rulebook

May 27, 2009.

I. Introduction

    On March 25, 2009, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') (f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(``NASD'')) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to (1) adopt NASD Rules 2130 (Obtaining an Order
of Expungement of Customer Dispute Information from the Central
Registration Depository (CRD System)), 2810 (Direct Participation
Programs) and 3115 (Requirements for Alternative Trading Systems to
Record and Transmit Order and Execution Information for Security
Futures) as FINRA rules in the consolidated FINRA rulebook without
material change; and (2) adopt NASD Rule 2342 (SIPC Information) in the
consolidated FINRA rulebook without material change and to delete NYSE
Rule 409A (SIPC Disclosures). The proposed rule change would renumber
NASD Rule 2130 as FINRA Rule 2080, NASD Rule 2810 as FINRA Rule 2310,
NASD Rule 3115 as FINRA Rule 4551 and NASD Rule 2342 as FINRA Rule 2266
in the consolidated FINRA rulebook. On April 14, 2009, FINRA filed
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed Rule Change.\3\ The proposed rule
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on April 15,
2009.\4\ The Commission received no comment letters on the proposed
rule change. This order approves the proposed rule change as amended.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Amendment No. 1 replaced and superseded the original filing.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59771 (April 15,
2009), 74 FR 18411.
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to adopt NASD Rule 2130 without material change
in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook as FINRA Rule 2080. NASD Rule 2130
addresses the expungement of customer dispute information from the
Central Registration Depository system.
    FINRA is proposing to adopt NASD Rule 2810 without material change
in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook as FINRA Rule 2310. NASD Rule 2810
addresses underwriting terms and arrangements in public offerings of
direct participation programs and unlisted real estate investment
trusts.
    FINRA is proposing to adopt NASD Rule 3115 without material change
in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook as FINRA Rule 4551. NASD Rule 3115
(Requirements for Alternative Trading Systems to Record and Transmit
Order and Execution Information for Security Futures) requires
alternative trading

systems (``ATSs'') \5\ that accept orders for security futures \6\ to
record and report to FINRA certain information regarding those orders,
including the date and time the order was received, the security future
product name and symbol, the details of the order, and the date and
time that the order was executed. The rule provides FINRA with an audit
trail of orders for security futures placed on an ATS.
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    \5\ ATSs generally are registered broker-dealers that provide or
maintain a marketplace for bringing together purchasers and sellers
of securities or otherwise perform the functions commonly performed
by a securities exchange but do not perform self-regulatory
functions.
    \6\ A security future is a contract of sale for future delivery
of a single security or of a narrow-based security index. Security
futures are defined as ``securities'' under the Act; consequently,
the federal securities laws are generally applicable to security
futures. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(10).
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    FINRA is proposing to adopt NASD Rule 2342 without material change
in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook as FINRA Rule 2266 and to delete
comparable Incorporated NYSE Rule 409A. NASD Rule 2342 and Incorporated
NYSE Rule 409A were adopted in response to a May 2001 report issued by
the Government Accountability Office (``GAO''), entitled ``Securities
Investor Protection: Steps Needed to Better Disclose SIPC Policies to
Investors.'' \7\
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    \7\ See U.S. Government Accountability Office, ``Securities
Investor Protection: Steps Needed to Better Disclose SIPC Policies
to Investors,'' Publication GAO-01-653 (May 25, 2001).
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III. Discussion and Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
association.\8\ In particular, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of
the Act,\9\ which requires, among other things, that FINRA rules be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, and, in general, to
protect investors and the public interest.
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    \8\ In approving this proposal, the Commission has considered
the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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    The Commission believes that that transferring NASD Rule 2130 into
the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook will ensure that its standards and
procedures regarding expungement of customer dispute information from
the CRD continue to be reasonably designed to ensure that information
submitted to and maintained in the CRD is accurate and complete. The
Commission believes that transferring NASD Rule 2810 into the
Consolidated FINRA Rulebook will ensure that policies and procedures
regarding FINRA's members' participation in public offerings of
Investment Programs continue to meet statutory mandates. The Commission
believes that transferring NASD Rule 3115 into the Consolidated FINRA
Rulebook will continue to allow ATSs to provide trading facilities for
security futures while also ensuring that FINRA will receive sufficient
information to maintain an audit trail regarding the trading of
security futures on ATSs. Finally, the Commission believes that
transferring NASD Rule 2342 into the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook will
continue to ensure that SIPC information is provided to customers
effectively. The proposed rule change makes non-material changes to
rules that have proven effective in meeting the statutory mandates.

IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\10\ that the proposed rule change (SR-FINRA-2009-016), as amended,
be, and hereby is, approved.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 65

Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are
finalized for the communities listed below. These modified BFEs will be
used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and
their contents.

DATES: The effective dates for these modified BFEs are indicated on the
following table and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in
effect for the listed communities prior to this date.

ADDRESSES: The modified 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: William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering
Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below of the modified BFEs
for each community listed. These modified BFEs have been published in
newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since
that publication. The Mitigation Division Director of FEMA resolved any
appeals resulting from this notification.
    The modified BFEs are not listed for each community in this notice.
However, this final rule includes the address of the Chief Executive
Officer of the community where the modified BFEs determinations are
available for inspection.
    The modified BFEs are made pursuant to section 206 of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance
with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.,
and with 44 CFR part 65.
    For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is
shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals.
    The modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management
measures that the community is required to either adopt or to show
evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or to remain
qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
    These modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management
criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required.
They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any
existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain
management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter
requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established by other
Federal, State, or regional entities.
    These modified BFEs are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these
elevations are made final, and for the contents in these buildings. The
changes in BFEs are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    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,
Federalism.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets
the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 65

    Flood insurance, Floodplains, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

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Accordingly, 44 CFR part 65 is amended to read as follows:

PART 65--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 65 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.  65.4  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  65.4 are amended
as follows:

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                                                             Date and name of
         State and county           Location and case No.     newspaper where     Chief executive officer   Effective date of  modification   Community
                                                           notice was published         of community                                             No.
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Alabama: Talladega (FEMA Docket     Unincorporated areas   December 14, 2007;    The Honorable James G.     March 21, 2008.................       010297
 No.: B-7766).                       of Talladega County    December 21, 2007;    Hilber, Administrator,
                                     (07-04-6542P).         The Daily Home.       Talladega County, P.O.
                                                                                Box 6170, Talladega, AL
                                                                                35161.
California:
    Riverside (FEMA Docket No.: B-  City of Corona (07-09- November 1, 2007;     The Honorable Eugene       February 7, 2008...............       060250
     7766).                          1194P).                November 8, 2007;     Montanez, Mayor, City of
                                                            The Press-            Corona, 400 South
                                                            Enterprise.           Vincentia Avenue,
                                                                                Corona, CA 92882.
    Santa Barbara (FEMA Docket      Unincorporated areas   December 20, 2007;    The Honorable Brooks       December 6, 2007...............       060331
     No.: B-7766).                   of Santa Barbara       December 27, 2007;    Firestone, Chair, Santa
                                     County (06-09-BF87P).  Santa Barbara News-   Barbara County Board of
                                                            Press.                Supervisors, 105 East
                                                                                Anapamu Street, Santa
                                                                                Barbara, CA 93101.
Colorado:
    El Paso (FEMA Docket No.: B-    Unincorporated areas   December 5, 2007;     The Honorable Dennis       March 12, 2008.................       080059
     7766).                          of El Paso County      December 12, 2007;    Hisey, Chairman, El Paso
                                     (07-08-0324P).         El Paso County        County Board of
                                                            Advertiser and News.  Commissioners, 27 East
                                                                                Vermijo Avenue, Colorado
                                                                                Springs, CO 80903-2208.
    El Paso (FEMA Docket No.: B-    Unincorporated areas   December 12, 2007;    The Honorable Dennis       November 30, 2007..............       080059
     7766).                          of El Paso County      December 19, 2007;    Hisey, Chairman, El Paso
                                     (07-08-0475P).         El Paso County        County Board of
                                                            Advertiser and News.  Commissioners, 27 East
                                                                                Vermijo Avenue, Colorado
                                                                                Springs, CO 80903.
    Jefferson (FEMA Docket No.: B-  City of Arvada (07-08- December 13, 2007;    The Honorable Ken          March 20, 2008.................       085072
     7766).                          0940P).                December 20, 2007;    Fellman, Mayor, City of
                                                            The Golden            Arvada, 8101 Ralston
                                                            Transcript.           Road, Arvada, CO 80002.
Florida: Polk (FEMA Docket No.: B-  Unincorporated areas   December 12, 2007;    Mr. Bob English,           March 19, 2008.................       120261
 7766).                              of Polk County (07-    December 19, 2007;    Chairman, Polk County
                                     04-5883P).             The Polk County       Board of Commissioners,
                                                            Democrat.             P.O. Box 9005, Drawer
                                                                                BC01, Bartow, FL 33831.
Georgia: Columbia (FEMA Docket      Unincorporated areas   December 12, 2007;    The Honorable Ron C.       March 19, 2008.................       130059
 No.: B-7766).                       of Columbia County     December 19, 2007;    Cross, Chairman,
                                     (07-04-4973P).         Columbia County       Columbia County Board of
                                                            News-Times.           Commissioners, P.O. Box
                                                                                498, Evans, GA 30809.
Illinois:
    Cook (FEMA Docket No.: B-7766)  City of Hickory Hills  December 13, 2007;    The Honorable Michael      November 30, 2007..............       170103
                                     (07-05-6033P).         December 20, 2007;    Howley, Mayor, City of
                                                            The Reporter.         Hickory Hills, 8652 West
                                                                                95th Street, Hickory
                                                                                Hills, IL 60457.
    Morgan (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Jacksonville   January 10, 2008;     The Honorable Ron          December 12, 2007..............       170516
     7772).                          (07-05-0512P).         January 17, 2008;     Tendick, Mayor, City of
                                                            Jacksonville          Jacksonville, 200 West
                                                            Journal-Courier.      Douglas Avenue,
                                                                                Jacksonville, IL 62650.
Kentucky: Jefferson (FEMA Docket    Metropolitan           December 13, 2007;    The Honorable Jerry E.     March 20, 2008.................       210120
 No.: B-7766).                       Government of          December 20, 2007;    Abramson, Mayor,
                                     Louisville-Jefferson   The Courier Journal.  Metropolitan Government
                                     County (07-04-4634P).                        of Louisville-Jefferson
                                                                                County, 527 West
                                                                                Jefferson Street,
                                                                                Louisville, KY 40202.
Missouri:
    Jackson (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of Lee's Summit   November 23, 2007;    The Honorable Karen        December 10, 2007..............       290174
     7761).                          (07-07-1867P).         November 30, 2007;    Messerli, Mayor, City of
                                                            Lee's Summit          Lee's Summit, 220
                                                            Journal.              Southeast Green Street,
                                                                                Lee's Summit, MO 64063.
    St. Charles (FEMA Docket No.:   Unincorporated areas   December 12, 2007;    The Honorable Steve        December 21, 2007..............       290315
     B-7766).                        of St. Charles         December 19, 2007;    Ehlmann, County
                                     County (07-07-1738P).  St. Charles Journal.  Executive, St. Charles
                                                                                County, 201 North Second
                                                                                Street, St. Charles, MO
                                                                                63301.
Nevada: Washoe (FEMA Docket No.: B- Unincorporated areas   November 14, 2007;    The Honorable Robert       November 30, 2007..............       320019
 7761).                              of Washoe County (07-  November 21, 2007;    Larkin, Chair, Washoe
                                     09-1314P).             Reno Gazette-         County Board of
                                                            Journal.              Commissioners, P.O. Box
                                                                                11130, Reno, NV 89520.
South Carolina:
    Greenville (FEMA Docket No.: B- Unincorporated areas   December 13, 2007;    The Honorable Butch        March 20, 2008.................       450089
     7766).                          of Greenville County   December 20, 2007;    Kirven, Chairman,
                                     (07-04-4899P).         The Greenville News.  Greenville County
                                                                                Council, 213 League
                                                                                Road, Simpsonville, SC
                                                                                29681.
    Greenville (FEMA Docket No.: B- Unincorporated areas   December 13, 2007;    Mr. Joseph Kernell,        March 20, 2008.................       450089
     7766).                          of Greenville County   December 20, 2007;    County Administrator,
                                     (07-04-5198P).         The Greenville News.  Greenville County, 301
                                                                                University Ridge, Suite
                                                                                2400, Greenville, SC
                                                                                29601.
    Greenville (FEMA Docket No.: B- Unincorporated areas   December 13, 2007;    The Honorable Butch        March 20, 2008.................       450089
     7766).                          of Greenville County   December 20, 2007;    Kirven, Chairman,
                                     (07-04-5413P).         The Greenville News.  Greenville County
                                                                                Council, 213 League
                                                                                Road, Simpsonville, SC
                                                                                29681.
South Dakota: Pennington (FEMA      City of Hill City (07- December 12, 2007,    The Honorable Don          November 30, 2007..............       460116
 Docket No.: B-7766).                08-0906P).             December 19, 2007;    Voorhees, Mayor, City of
                                                            Hill City Prevailer-  Hill City, City Hall,
                                                            News.                 324 Main Street, Hill
                                                                                City, SD 57745.
Texas:
    Collin (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of McKinney (08-  December 6, 2007;     The Honorable Bill         November 21, 2007..............       480135
     7766).                          06-0334P).             December 13, 2007;    Whitfield, Mayor, City
                                                            McKinney Courier-     of McKinney, 222 North
                                                            Gazette.              Tennessee Street,
                                                                                McKinney, TX 75069.
    Collin and Dallas (FEMA Docket  City of Sachse (07-06- December 14, 2007;    The Honorable Mike Felix,  March 21, 2008.................       480186
     No.: B-7766).                   2553P).                December 21, 2007;    Mayor, City of Sachse,
                                                            The Rowlett           5109 Peachtree Lane,
                                                            Lakeshore Times.      Sachse, TX 75048.

    Dallas (FEMA Docket No.: B-     Town of Highland Park  December 13, 2007;    The Honorable William D.   March 20, 2008.................       480178
     7766).                          (07-06-1969P).         December 20, 2007;    White, Jr., Mayor, Town
                                                            The Park Cities       of Highland Park, 4700
                                                            News.                 Drexel Drive, Highland
                                                                                Park, TX 75205.
    El Paso (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of El Paso (07-   December 13, 2007;    The Honorable John Cook,   November 30, 2007..............       480214
     7766).                          06-2364P).             December 20, 2007;    Mayor, City of El Paso,
                                                            El Paso Times.        Two Civic Center Plaza,
                                                                                Tenth Floor, El Paso, TX
                                                                                79901.
    Johnson (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of Burleson (07-  December 12, 2007;    The Honorable Kenneth      March 19, 2008.................       485459
     7766).                          06-2685P).             December 19, 2007;    Shetter, Mayor, City of
                                                            Burleson Star.        Burleson, 141 West
                                                                                Renfro Street, Burleson,
                                                                                TX 76028.
    Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of North          December 13, 2007;    The Honorable T. Oscar     March 20, 2008.................       480607
     7766).                          Richland Hills (07-    December 20, 2007;    Trevino, Jr., P.E.,
                                     06-2421P).             Fort Worth Star-      Mayor, City of North
                                                            Telegram.             Richland Hills, 7301
                                                                                Northeast Loop 820,
                                                                                North Richland Hills, TX
                                                                                76180.
Virginia:
    Fauquier (FEMA Docket No.: B-   Unincorporated areas   December 5, 2007;     The Honorable Harry        March 12, 2008.................       510055
     7766).                          of Fauquier County     December 12, 2007;    Atherton, Chairman,
                                     (07-03-1209P).         Fauquier Times        Fauquier County Board of
                                                            Democrat.             Supervisors, 10 Hotel
                                                                                Street, Suite 208,
                                                                                Warrenton, VA 20186.
    Fauquier (FEMA Docket No.: B-   Unincorporated areas   October 31, 2007;     The Honorable Harry        February 7, 2008...............       510055
     7766).                          of Fauquier County     November 7, 2007;     Atherton, Chairman,
                                     (07-03-1250P).         Fauquier Times        Fauquier County Board of
                                                            Democrat.             Supervisors, 10 Hotel
                                                                                Street, Suite 208
                                                                                Warrenton, VA 20186.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: May 28, 2008.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP22-92-000]

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the
Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Venture Global
Plaquemines LNG Uprate Amendment Project

    On March 11, 2022, Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines
LNG) filed an application in Docket No. CP22-92-000 requesting an
amendment to its Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act authorization granted
by the

Commission on September 30, 2019 in Docket No. CP17-66-000. The
proposed amendment is known as the Venture Global Plaquemines LNG
Uprate Amendment Project (Project). Plaquemines LNG's proposed Project
would increase the authorized peak liquefaction capacity of the
Plaquemines LNG Export Terminal from 24.0 million metric tons per annum
(MTPA) to 27.2 MTPA of liquified natural gas (LNG)--or from
approximately 1,240 billion cubic feet to 1,405 billion cubic feet per
year (gas equivalence).
    On March 25, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project.
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's
environmental document for the Project.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the Project and the planned schedule
for the completion of the environmental review.\1\
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    \1\ 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020).
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Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA January 6, 2023

90-Day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline \2\ April 6, 2023
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    \2\ The Commission's deadline applies to the decisions of other
federal agencies, and state agencies acting under federally
delegated authority, that are responsible for federal
authorizations, permits, and other approvals necessary for proposed
projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 18 CFR 157.22(a), the
Commission's deadline for other agency's decisions applies unless a
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    This schedule is dependent upon the applicant providing complete
responses to information requested by staff in the timeframe identified
in staff's environmental information requests. If a schedule change
becomes necessary, additional notice will be provided so that the
relevant agencies are kept informed of the Project's progress.

Project Description

    Plaquemines LNG proposes to increase the Export Terminal's
authorized peak liquefaction capacity achievable under optimal
conditions from 24.0 MTPA to 27.2 MTPA of LNG. According to Plaquemines
LNG, this proposed increase in the peak liquefaction capacity reflects
refinements in the conditions and assumptions concerning the maximum
potential operations. The requested increase does not involve the
construction of any new facilities nor any modification of the
previously authorized facilities. There would be no land disturbance
required for the Project.

Background

    On May 11, 2022, the Commission issued a Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Venture
Global Plaquemines LNG Uprate Amendment Project. The Notice of Scoping
was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. Comments were filed by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma,
Louisiana Bucket Brigade, the Deep South Center for Environmental
Justice, and Sierra Club, stating concerns with air quality impacts,
climate change, environmental justice, and economic impacts. All
substantive comments received will be addressed in the EA.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to
keep track of formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the
Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This service
provides automatic notification of filings made to subscribed dockets,
document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov). Using the ``eLibrary'' link, select
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP22-92), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at<PHONE_NUMBER>, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at [email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC
website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: August 26, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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