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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-53346; File No. SR-NASD-2006-025]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Extend a Pilot Program That Increases Position and
Exercise Limits for Certain Equity Options

February 22, 2006.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on February 16, 2006, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (``NASD'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by NASD. NASD has filed the
proposal as a ``non-controversial'' rule change pursuant to

section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\
which renders it effective upon filing with the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    NASD proposes to amend NASD Rule 2860 to extend a pilot program
increasing certain options position and exercise limits. The text of
the proposed rule change is available on NASD's Web site (http://www.nasd.com
), at NASD's principal office, and at the Commission's

Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    NASD is proposing to amend NASD Rule 2860 to extend a pilot program
until September 1, 2006 (unless extended) increasing position and
exercise limits for both standardized and conventional options (``Pilot
Program'').\5\ Unless extended, the Pilot Program will expire on March
3, 2006.\6\ NASD believes that the Pilot Program should be extended so
that it may continue without interruption for the same reasons that are
discussed in the Pilot Program Notice.
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51520 (April 11,
2005), 70 FR 19977 (April 15, 2005) (notice of filing and immediate
effectiveness of SR-NASD-2005-040) (``Pilot Program Notice'').
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52271 (August 16,
2005), 70 FR 49344 (August 23, 2005) (notice of filing and immediate
effectiveness of SR-NASD-2005-097).
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2. Statutory Basis
    NASD believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\7\ which requires, among
other things, that NASD's rules must 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. The proposed rule change is being made so that the
Pilot Program, which achieves these goals as discussed in the Pilot
Program Notice, may continue without interruption.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    NASD does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the forgoing rule change does not: (1) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (3) become operative for 30 days
after the date of this filing, or such shorter time as the Commission
may designate, it has become effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under 19b-4(f)(6) normally may not
become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing.\10\
However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \11\ permits the Commission to designate
a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. NASD provided the Commission with
written notice of its intent to file this proposed rule change at least
five business days prior to the date of filing the proposed rule
change. In addition, NASD has requested that the Commission waive the
30-day pre-operative delay. The Commission believes that waiving the
30-day pre-operative delay is consistent with the protection of
investors and in the public interest because it will allow the Pilot
Program to continue uninterrupted.\12\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \11\ Id.
    \12\ For the purposes only of waiving the pre-operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File No. SR-NASD-2006-025 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File No. SR-NASD-2006-025. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all

written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing will also be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of NASD. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does

not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File No. SR-NASD-2006-025 and should be
submitted on or before March 22, 2006.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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[Pages 19595-19596]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER16-1255-000]

Antelope Big Sky Ranch LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Antelope Big Sky Ranch LLC`s application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of

future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is April
19, 2016.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic 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
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: March 30, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9997-51-OMS]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of Mission Support, Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), is a regulatory,
multi-agency use system that contains Federal Register notices,
materials supporting regulatory actions such as scientific and economic
analyses, and public comments.
    The system of records is being amended to remove all information
and data elements related to the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) tracking system, FOIAonline,
and to change the number assigned to the FDMS system of records. The
status and storage of FOIAonline records should henceforth be detailed
in a separate SORN for that system. The number previously assigned to
FDMS identified the system as a government wide system of records. FDMS
is a multi-agency use system and should be identified as such. The
original system of records notice for FDMS was published in the Federal
Register on March 24, 2005, was amended on October 2, 2013 and February
18, 2014, to add records collected and categories of records in a
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) system.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system of records notice must
do so by September 13, 2019. New or Modified routine uses for this
modified system of records will be effective September 13, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2015-0757, by one of the following methods:
    Regulations.gov: www.regulations.gov Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
    Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Mail: OMS Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code:
2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: OMS Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2015-0757. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or other information for
which disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CUI or otherwise protected through
www.regulations.gov. The www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous
access'' system for EPA, which means the EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. However, over 180 federal partner and participating
agencies use www.regulations.gov and some may require Personally
Identifiable Information (PII) and some may not. Each agency determines
submission requirements within their own internal processes and
standards. EPA has no requirement of personal information. If you send
an email comment directly to the EPA without going through
www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your comment. If the EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about the EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CUI or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OMS
Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW, Washington. DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the OMS Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Tobias Schroeder,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>eRulemaking Program Management Office, U.S.
EPA, Office of Mission Support, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS),
is a regulatory, multi-agency use system that contains Federal Register
notices, materials supporting regulatory actions such as scientific and
economic analyses, and public comments. The repository also contains
dockets that are non-rulemaking. The system is used by over 180 federal
partner and participating agencies that conduct rulemaking activities.
Each agency is responsible for managing its own docket and rulemaking
documents. An agency may share documents with other agencies or persons
in addition to making them available to the public on the
regulations.gov website. Each agency has sole responsibility for
documents submitted in support of its rulemakings. These documents will
be processed by the responsible agencies. Some agencies require
individuals to provide personally identifiable

information when submitting a comment (e.g., name and contact
information) that the agency can use if it experiences a problem
receiving the comment or requires additional information to process the
comment. A comment that meets all requirements of the recipient agency
will be posted at www.regulations.gov. Once the comment is posted, the
public may access those regulatory records. All the contents of posted
comments will be searchable. Information in FDMS is accessed via the
FDMS website by FDMS agency administrators, docket managers, rule
writers, agency viewers (this is a view only access) and records
managers. Each agency manages, accesses, and controls the information
in the regulatory system that is submitted to it and maintains the sole
ability to disclose the information it receives. Records in FDMS are
maintained in a secure, password protected electronic system that
utilizes security hardware and software to include multiple firewalls,
active intrusion detection, and role-based access controls. Additional
safeguards will vary by agency. FDMS is located at the U.S. EPA,
Research Triangle Park, N.C. The system is maintained by the Office of
Mission Support, eRulemaking Program Management Office.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
    Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), EPA-71.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Tobias Schroeder,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
eRulemaking Program Management Office, U.S. EPA, Office of Mission
Support, MC 2282T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347,
44 U.S.C. Ch 36); Clinger-Cohen Act of 1986, 40 U.S.C. 11318; and 5
U.S.C. 301.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    To provide the public a central online location to search, view,
download and comment on Federal rulemaking documents.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM
    Any individual commenting on a Federal agency's rulemaking
activities or submitting supporting materials.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Agency rulemaking materials including Federal Register
publications, supporting rulemaking documentation, scientific and
financial studies and public comments.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Agencies and other individuals who create records derived from
individuals commenting on Federal rulemaking activities.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    The following new routine uses apply to this system because the use
of the record is necessary for the efficient conduct of government
operations. The routine uses are related to and compatible with the
original purpose for which the information was collected. EPA general
routine uses A (Disclosure for Law Enforcement Purposes), B (Disclosure
Incident to Requesting Information), C (Disclosure to Requesting
Agency), D (Disclosure to Office of Management and Budget), E
(Disclosure to Congressional Offices), F (Disclosure to Department of
Justice), G (Disclosure to National Archives), H (Disclosure to
Contractors, Grantees and Others), K (Disclosure in Connection with
Litigation), apply to this system (73 FR 2245). (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/01/14/E8-445.pdf) The following
new routine uses are in accordance with M-17-12.
    To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the Agency
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records, (2) the Agency has determined that as a result of the
suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals,
the Agency (including its information systems, programs, and
operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the
disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably
necessary to assist in connection with the Agency's efforts to respond
to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy
such harm.
    To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the Agency
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to
a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or
entity (including its information systems, programs, and operations),
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a
suspected or confirmed breach.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records are stored in file folders in lockable file cabinets as
maintained by the agency from where the record was initiated. Records
are also stored in a secure, password protected electronic system that
utilizes security hardware and software to include firewalls,
encryption, active intrusion detection and role-based access controls.
Additional safeguards vary by participating agencies.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    The system retrieves records by numerous data elements and key word
searches, including agency, dates, subject, docket type, docket sub-
type, agency docket ID, docket title, docket category, document type,
CFR Part, date received and Federal Register publication date, and name
of the commenter, document, and docket.
    The unique identifiers within the system are the docket ID, comment
tracking number, and document ID.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Each Federal agency handles its records in accordance with its
records schedule as approved by the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    FDMS security protocols meet multiple security standards from
authentication to certification and accreditation, as identified by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Records in the
system are maintained in a secure, password protected electronic system
that utilizes security hardware and software to include multiple
firewalls, active intrusion detection, and role-based access controls.
Additional safeguards vary by agency for the regulatory records.
Security controls are commensurate with those required for an
information system rated moderate for confidentiality, integrity and
availability as prescribed by NIST.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Uncontrolled access to information is restricted to publically
available information. Partner agencies determine the specific
unrestricted information that may be accessed by the public. That
information is posted on an open publically accessible website,
Regulations.gov. Information

maintained on FDMS is only available to the particular partner agency
that posts the particular information. User access is controlled by
password access. Passwords are maintained in accordance with the
government security guidelines. Individuals seeking access to their own
personal information in this system of records are required to provide
adequate identification (e.g., driver's license, military
identification card, employee badge or identification card). Additional
identity verification procedures may be required as warranted. Requests
must meet the requirements of EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 16.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Record content is controlled by individual partner agencies. The
system collects public comment. All comments are assigned a tracking
number. Comments are publically viewable. The system does not accept
requests for correction or amendment only initial input. Requests for
correction or amendment must identify the record to be changed and the
corrective action sought. Requests must be submitted to the agency
contact indicated on the initial document for which the related
contested record was submitted. Complete EPA Privacy Act procedures are
described in EPA's Privacy Act regulations at 40 CFR part 16.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Any individual who wants to know whether this system of records
contains a record about him or her should contact the agency
responsible for the rulemaking activity that the individual believes
may contain this information. Agency contact information is provided in
the corresponding Federal Register notice. If an individual wants to
contact EPA regarding an EPA rulemaking activity, they should send a
written request to OMS Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    81 FR 81096--Posted on December 27, 2016--The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) provided notice that it was amending the FOIA
Request and Appeal File system of records. All information and data
elements collected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
participating agencies as it relates to FOIA requests, appeals and
responses was removed from the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)
system of records and being added to the FOIA Request and Appeal File
(EPA-9) system of records.
    79 FR 9201--Posted on February 18, 2014--The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) provided notice that it had amended the Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) system of records to include additional
categories of records. The amendment was required to address additional
categories of information collected from Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) requesters by some participating agencies and information
voluntarily provided, even when not required.
    78 FR 60868--Posted on October 2, 2013--The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) provided notice that it had amended the Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) system of records to add information
collected in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) system.
    73 FR 2245--Posted on January 14, 2008--The Environmental
Protection Agency provided notice that it proposed to amend its current
list of General Routine Uses to add a new routine use. The new general
routine use will allow the Agency to disclose information in its
systems covered under the Privacy Act to persons and entities that may
be needed by the Agency to respond, prevent, minimize or remedy harm
resulting from an actual or suspected breach or compromise of
personally identifiable information.
    70 FR 15086--Posted on March 24, 2005--The EPA, as managing partner
of the Federal-wide eRulemaking, eGovernment Initiative, provided
notice that it proposed to establish a government-wide system of
records, the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS).

    Dated: August 1, 2019.
Vaughn Noga,
Senior Agency Official for Privacy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas and Oil Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP23-914-000.
    Applicants: Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2023 Jul Quarterly FL&U Filing
to be effective 9/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/27/23.
    Accession Number: 20230727-5083.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-915-000.
    Applicants: Big Sandy Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Big Sandy Pipeline, LLC submits
tariff filing per 154.203: Big Sandy Fuel Filing effective 9/1/2023 to
be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 7/27/23.
    Accession Number: 20230727-5108.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-916-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreement
Update (SRP Sept-Oct 2023) to be effective 9/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/27/23.
    Accession Number: 20230727-5125.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-917-000.
    Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2023 NGA Section 4 Rate Case
to be effective 9/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/28/23.
    Accession Number: 20230728-5001.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/9/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-918-000.
    Applicants: Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Amend NRAs--FPL & TECO to be
effective 8/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/28/23.
    Accession Number: 20230728-5012.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/9/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-919-000.
    Applicants: Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: RP 2023-07-28 Negotiated Rate
Agreement to be effective 9/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/28/23.
    Accession Number: 20230728-5026.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/9/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-920-000.
    Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Amended NRA Filing--SWN Energy
Services to be effective 8/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/28/23.
    Accession Number: 20230728-5052.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/9/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-921-000.
    Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Cancel SWN Energy Agreements
to be effective 8/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/28/23.
    Accession Number: 20230728-5055.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/9/23.

    Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a
complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with
Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211,
385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the
specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the proceeding.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Commission's Office of Public Participation
(OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such
as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].

    Dated: July 28, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25410-25412]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[EPA-R05-OAR-2022-0008; FRL-9609-02-R5]

Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Revised Door
County (Partial) Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds that the
revised Door County (partial) nonattainment area in Wisconsin is
attaining the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
and is approving, in accordance with a request from the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the redesignation of the area
to attainment for the 2015 ozone NAAQS, because the request meets the
statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
WDNR submitted this request on January 5, 2022. EPA is also proposing
to approve, as a revision to the Wisconsin SIP, the State's maintenance
plan for the area. The maintenance plan is designed to keep the area in
attainment of the 2015 ozone NAAQS through 2035. Additionally, EPA is
approving the emissions inventory for this area, which satisfies the
emissions inventory requirement for the area under the 2015 ozone
NAAQS. The CAA requires emission inventories for all areas that were
designated nonattainment. Finally, EPA is approving the 2030 and 2035
motor vehicle emissions budgets for the area.

DATES: This final rule is effective on April 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established dockets for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2022-0008. All documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard
copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
through www.regulations.gov or at the Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays and facility
closures due to COVID-19. We recommend that you telephone Jenny
Liljegren, Physical Scientist, at<PHONE_NUMBER> before visiting the
Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Liljegren, Physical Scientist,
Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-
18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

I. Background Information

    On March 3, 2022 (87 FR 12020), EPA proposed to approve the 2015
ozone NAAQS redesignation, maintenance plan, emission inventory, and
motor vehicle emissions budgets for the area. An explanation of the CAA
requirements, a detailed analysis of the revisions, and EPA's reasons
for proposing approval were provided in the notice of proposed
rulemaking and will not be restated here. The public comment period for
this proposed rule ended on April 4, 2022.
    During the comment period, EPA received one supportive comment,
which is included in the docket for this action. EPA did not receive
any adverse comments. In this rulemaking, we are finalizing our action
as proposed.

II. What action is EPA taking?

    EPA finds that the area \1\ is attaining the 2015 ozone NAAQS based
on quality-assured and certified monitoring data for 2019-2021 showing
that the area has met the requirements for redesignation under section
107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA. EPA is thus approving a change in the legal
designation of the area from nonattainment to attainment for the 2015
ozone NAAQS. EPA is also approving, as a revision to the Wisconsin SIP,
the State's maintenance plan for the area. The maintenance plan is
designed to keep the area in attainment of the 2015 ozone NAAQS through
2035. EPA also finds adequate and is approving the newly established
2030 and 2035 volatile organic compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen
(NOX) motor vehicle emission budgets for the area. EPA is
also approving the base year emissions inventories for the area under
the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
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    \1\ The portion of Door County, Wisconsin, north of the Sturgeon
Bay Canal (excluding Newport State Park) is the ``Revised Door
County'' nonattainment area (or area) and is the subject of this
notice.
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    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d) of the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA), EPA finds there is good cause for this action to become
effective immediately upon publication. The immediate effective date
for this action is authorized under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1).
    Section 553(d)(1) of the APA provides that final rules shall not
become effective until 30 days after publication in the Federal
Register ``except . . . a substantive rule which grants or recognizes
an exemption or relieves a restriction.'' The purpose of this provision
is to ``give affected parties a reasonable time to adjust their
behavior before the final rule takes effect.'' Omnipoint Corp. v. Fed.
Commc'n Comm'n, 78 F.3d 620, 630 (D.C. Cir. 1996); see also United
States v. Gavrilovic, 551 F.2d 1099, 1104 (8th Cir. 1977) (quoting
legislative history).

However, when the agency grants or recognizes an exemption or relieves
a restriction, affected parties do not need a reasonable time to adjust
because the effect is not adverse. EPA has determined that this rule
relieves a restriction because this rule relieves sources in the area
of Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) permitting requirements. Upon
the effective date of this action, sources will be subject to less
restrictive Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting
requirements. For this reason, EPA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(1) for this action to become effective on the date of
publication of this action.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, redesignation of an area to attainment and the
accompanying approval of a maintenance plan under section 107(d)(3)(E)
are actions that affect the status of a geographical area and do not
impose any additional regulatory requirements on sources beyond those
imposed by state law. A redesignation to attainment does not in and of
itself create any new requirements, but rather results in the
applicability of requirements contained in the CAA for areas that have
been redesignated to attainment. Moreover, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions
of the CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40
CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to
approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and EPA
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States. This action is not a ``major
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by June 28, 2022. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, and
Volatile organic compounds.

40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks,
Wilderness areas.

    Dated: April 20, 2022.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

0
2. Section 52.2585 is amended by adding paragraph (tt) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.2585   Control strategy: Ozone.

* * * * *
    (tt) Redesignation. Approval--On January 5, 2022, Wisconsin
submitted a request to redesignate the revised Door County (partial)
area to attainment of the 2015 8-hour ozone standard. As part of the
redesignation request, the State submitted a maintenance plan as
required by section 175A of the Clean Air Act. Elements of the section
175 maintenance plan include a contingency plan and an obligation to
submit a subsequent maintenance plan revision in eight years as
required by the Clean Air Act. The ozone maintenance plan also
establishes 2030 and 2035 motor vehicle emission budgets for the area.
The 2030 MVEBs for the area are 0.1349 tons per summer day for VOC and
0.2995 tons per summer day for NOX. The 2035 MVEBs for the
area are 0.1153 tons per summer day for VOC and 0.2586 tons per summer
day for NOX.
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PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES

0
3. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.

0
4. In Sec.  81.350, the table entitled ``Wisconsin--2015 8-Hour Ozone
NAAQS [Primary and Secondary]'' is amended by:
0
a. Revising the entry for ``Door County-Revised (part)''; and
0
b. Removing footnote 4.
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  81.350   Wisconsin.

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                                       Wisconsin--2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS
                                             [Primary and secondary]
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Door County-Revised (part)......       4/29/2022   Attainment.........                       Marginal (Rural
                                                                                Transport).
    The portion of Door County
     north of Sturgeon Bay Canal
     excluding Newport State
     Park.

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2007-28049]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), this provides the public notice that by a document
dated November 29, 2016, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for extension of a
waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad
safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 229, Railroad Locomotive
Safety Standards. Specifically, UP seeks extension of the provision,
which allows locomotives with increased pilot height (allowed in yard
service under 49 CFR 229.123(b)) to operate in the lead position over
approximately one mile of track between Englewood and Settegast yards
in Houston, TX. This petition has been assigned Docket Number FRA-2007-
28049. In the petition for extension, UP states that it has been
operating under the conditions set out in the original approval for
this waiver for a period of 9 years with no adverse impact on the
safety of operations.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at the Department of Transportation's
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations Facility is open from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment, they should notify FRA, in
writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for
their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, US Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by February 2, 2017 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered as far as practicable.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the document,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
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