PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION Please read the instructions before completing this form. For additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your agency's Paperwork Clearance Officer. Send two copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement and any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503.

1. Agency/ Subagency originating request USEPA/ Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 2. OMB control number b. G None a. 2060 0004 3. Type of information collection ( check one) a. G New collection b. G Revision of a currently approved collection c. X Extension of a currently approved collection d. G Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired e. G Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired f. G Existing collection in use without an OMB control number 4. Type of review requested ( check one) a . X Regular b. G Emergency  Approval requested by: / / c. G Delegated 5. Small entities Will this information collection have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities? G Yes X No For b f, note item A2 of Supporting Statement Instructions 6. Requested expiration date a. X Three years from approval date b. G Other Specify: / /___

7. Title: NSPS for Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label Surface Coating ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart RR)

8. Agency form number( s) ( If applicable) EPA ICR Number 0658.08 9. Keywords Air Pollution Control, Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection, Pressure Sensitive Tape, Label Surface Coating 10. Abstract Owners/ operators of pressure sensitive tape and label surface coating operations must notify EPA of construction, modification, start ups, shutdowns, malfunctions, and dates and results of performance tests. Owners/ operators shall submit quarterly reports of exceedences of VOC emission limits and semiannual reports. Records shall be kept of coatings used and solvents re captured or destroyed.

11. Affected public ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. Individuals or households d. Farms b. P Business or other for profit e. X Federal Government c. Not for profit institutions f. X State, Local or Tribal Government 12. Obligation to respond ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. G Voluntary b. G Required to obtain or retain benefits c. P Mandatory 13. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden a. Number of respondents 37 b. Total annual responses 90 1. Percentage of these responses collected electronically 10% c. Total hours requested 3,179 d. Current OMB inventory 39,104 e. Difference ( 35,925) f. Explanation of difference0 1. Program Change 0 2. Adjustment ( 35,925) 14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden ( in thousands of dollars) a. Total annualized capital/ startup costs 7 b. Total annual costs ( O& M) 65 c. Total annualized cost requested 72 d. Current OMB inventory 1,880 e. Difference ( 1,808) f. Explanation of difference 1. Program change 0 2. Adjustment ( 1,808)

15. Purpose of information collection ( Mark Primary With " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. Application for benefits e. Program planning or management b. Program evaluation f. __ Research c. General purpose statistics g. P Regulatory or compliance d. __ Audit 16. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting ( check all that apply) a. X Recordkeeping b. Q Third party disclosure c. X Reporting 1. X On occasion 2. Q Weekly 3. Q Monthly 4. X Quarterly 5. X Semi annually 6. Q Annually 7. Q Biannually 8. X Other ( describe) Initial reports 17. Statistical methods Does this information collection employ statistical methods?

Q Yes X No 18. Agency contact ( person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this submission) Name: Leonard Lazarus Phone: 202 564 6369 OMB 83 I 10/ 95 19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with' 5 CFR 1320.9.

NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3), appear at the end of the instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in the instructions.

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

( a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

( b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

( c) It reduces burden on small entities;

( d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is understandable to respondents;

( e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

( f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

( g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3):

( i) Why the information is being collected; ( ii) Use of information; ( iii) Burden estimate; ( iv) Nature of response ( voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory); ( v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and ( vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

( h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected ( see note in Item 19 of the instructions);

( i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and ( j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

Signature of Program Official Michael S. Alushin, Director Compliance Assessment and Media Programs Division Office of Compliance Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Date Signature of Senior Official or designee Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division Office of Environmental Information Date OMB 83 I 10/ 95 Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions 5 CFR 1320.9 reads " As part of the agency submission to OMB of a proposed collection of information, the agency ( through the head of the agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify ( and provide a record supporting such certification) that the proposed collection of information

"( a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including that the information to be collected will have practical utility;

"( b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency;

"( c) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U. S. C. § 601( 6)), the use of such techniques as:

"( 1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to those who are to respond; "( 2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or collection of information , or any part thereof; "( 3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or any part thereof;

"( d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond;

"( e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond;

"( f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified;

"( g) informs potential respondents of the information called for under § 1320.8( b)( 3); [ see below]

"( h) has been developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected, including the processing of the information in a manner which shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of the information to agencies and the public;

"( i) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the information is to be collected; and "( j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate information technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public."

NOTE: 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3) requires that each collection of information:

"( 3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential persons to whom the collection of information is addressed of:

"( i) the reasons the information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( ii) the way such information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the average burden of the collection ( together with a request that the public direct to the agency any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden); "( iv) whether responses to the collection of information are voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit ( citing authority), or mandatory ( citing authority); "( v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any ( citing authority); and "( vi) the fact that any agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number."

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR12-23-000]

Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order; Shell Pipeline Company
LP

    Take notice that on August 10, 2012, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2),
Shell Pipeline Company LP submitted a petition requesting that the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issue a declaratory
order approving the overall rate structure and pro-rationing rules and
other tariff terms and conditions of service for a new pipeline from
St. James LA to Houston TX (Westward HO project) to transport crude
petroleum from deepwater Gulf of Mexico wells to Houston and Nederland,
Texas area refineries and markets.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in this proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests
will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate
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the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must
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    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
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intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
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of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0889; Project Identifier AD-2021-00614-T]
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: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for all The Boeing Company Model 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes.
This proposed AD was prompted by reports of ram air turbine (RAT) pump
barrel assembly failures, which caused the RAT to fail to provide
hydraulic power. The failures were determined to be caused by
variations in the bronze metal used during manufacturing, which can
result in varying fatigue properties. This proposed AD would require an
inspection or records review to determine the part number of the RAT
pump and control module (PCM) and of the RAT assembly, and replacement
of any RAT PCM or any RAT assembly having certain part numbers. This
proposed AD would also prohibit the installation of affected parts. The
FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these
products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by November 7,
2022.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Boeing
Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data Services (C&DS),
2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 110-SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740-5600;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may
view this referenced service information at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des
Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-
0889.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0889; or in person at
Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this NPRM, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for Docket
Operations is listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Tsuji, Senior Aerospace
Engineer, Systems and Equipment Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2022-0889; Project Identifier
AD-2021-00614-T'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposal because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this NPRM.

Confidential Business Information

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

Background

    The FAA has received a report indicating that RAT pump barrel
assembly failures during production flights have caused the RAT to fail
to provide hydraulic power. An investigation by the manufacturer
determined that the failures are caused by variations in the bronze
material used during the manufacturing process, which can result in
varying fatigue properties. The varying fatigue properties of the RAT
pump cylinder

block, along with fatigue cracks, can result in failure of the RAT
pump, which is a component within the RAT PCM and the larger RAT
assembly. This condition, if not addressed, could cause fatigue or
cracking of the hydraulic pump bronze cylinder block and lead to
failures of the RAT pump and subsequent loss of backup hydraulic power
for the flight controls, which can result in loss of continued safe
flight and landing.

FAA's Determination

    The FAA is issuing this NPRM after determining that the unsafe
condition described previously is likely to exist or develop on other
products of the same type design.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin B787-81205-
SB290039-00 RB, Issue 002, dated October 26, 2021. This service
information specifies procedures for replacing any RAT PCM having part
number (P/N) 7001267H06 with P/N 7001267H07, and replacing any RAT
assembly having P/N 7000011H08 with P/N 7000011H09.
    This service information is reasonably available because the
interested parties have access to it through their normal course of
business or by the means identified in ADDRESSES.

Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM

    This proposed AD would require an inspection or records review to
determine the part number of each RAT PCM and RAT assembly. This
proposed AD would also require accomplishing the actions specified in
the service information already described, except for any differences
identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of this proposed AD.
This proposed AD would also prohibit the installation of affected
parts. For information on the procedures and compliance times, see this
service information at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0889.

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the Service Information

    The effectivity of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin B787-81205-
SB290039-00 RB, Issue 002, dated October 26, 2021, is limited to Model
787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes, having certain line numbers between
6 and 1048. However, the applicability of this proposed AD includes all
Boeing Model 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes. Because the affected
RAT PCMs and RAT assemblies are rotable parts, the FAA has determined
that these parts could later be installed on airplanes that were
initially delivered with acceptable RAT PCMs and RAT assemblies,
thereby subjecting those airplanes to the unsafe condition.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would
affect 148 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following
costs to comply with this proposed AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost per      Cost on U.S.
                Action                         Labor cost           Parts cost        product        operators
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Inspection or records review..........  1 work-hour x $85 per                 $0             $85         $12,580
                                         hour = $85.
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                                      Estimated Costs for Optional Actions
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              Action                    Labor cost                Parts cost               Cost per product
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Replace RAT PCM..................  5 work-hours x $85    Up to $95,210..............  Up to $95,635.
                                    per hour = $425.
Replace RAT assembly.............  5 work-hours x $85    Up to $680,912.............  Up to $681,337.
                                    per hour = $425.
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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.
    The FAA is issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements.
Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight
of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for
practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary
for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to
exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    The FAA determined that this 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 this proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) Would 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]

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

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA-2022-0889; Project Identifier AD-
2021-00614-T.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by November 7, 2022.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all The Boeing Company Model 787-8, 787-9,
and 787-10 airplanes, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 29, Hydraulic
power.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of ram air turbine (RAT)
assembly failures, which caused the RAT to fail to provide hydraulic
power. The failures were determined to be caused by variations in
the bronze metal used during manufacturing, which can result in
varying fatigue properties. The FAA is issuing this AD to address
fatigue or cracking of the RAT hydraulic pump bronze cylinder block.
This condition, if not addressed, could cause failure of the RAT
pump and subsequent loss of backup hydraulic power for the flight
controls, which can result in loss of continued safe flight and
landing.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Inspection

    For airplanes with an original airworthiness certificate or
original certificate of airworthiness issued on or before the
effective date of this AD: Within 60 months after the effective date
of this AD, inspect the RAT pump and control module (PCM) and the
RAT assembly to determine the part number. A review of airplane
maintenance records is acceptable in lieu of this inspection if the
RAT PCM and the RAT assembly part numbers can be conclusively
determined from that review.

(h) Replacements

    If, during the inspection required by paragraph (g) of this AD,
any RAT PCM having part number (P/N) 7001267H06 or any RAT assembly
having P/N 7000011H08 is found: Except as specified by paragraph (i)
of this AD, at the applicable times specified in the ``Compliance''
paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin B787-81205-SB290039-
00 RB, Issue 002, dated October 26, 2021, do all applicable actions
identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment
Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin B787-81205-
SB290039-00 RB, Issue 002, dated October 26, 2021.
    Note 1 to paragraph (h): Guidance for accomplishing the actions
required by this AD can be found in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin
B787-81205-SB290039-00, Issue 002, dated October 26, 2021, which is
referred to in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin B787-81205-
SB290039-00 RB, Issue 002, dated October 26, 2021.

(i) Exception to Service Information Specifications

    Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin B787-81205-SB290039-00
RB, Issue 002, dated October 26, 2021, uses the phrase ``the Issue
001 date of Requirements Bulletin B787-81205-SB290039-00 RB,'' this
AD requires using ``the effective date of this AD.''

(j) Parts Installation Prohibition

    (1) For airplanes with an original airworthiness certificate or
original export certificate of airworthiness issued after the
effective date of this AD: Installation of a RAT PCM, part number
(P/N) 7001267H06, or RAT assembly, P/N 700011H08, is prohibited as
of the effective date of this AD.
    (2) For airplanes with an original airworthiness certificate or
original export certificate of airworthiness issued on or before the
effective date of this AD, installation of a RAT PCM, P/N
7001267H06, or RAT assembly, P/N 700011H08, is allowed until the
actions required by paragraph (h) of this AD are accomplished.

(k) Credit for Previous Actions

    This paragraph provides credit for the actions specified in
paragraph (h) of this AD, if those actions were performed before the
effective date of this AD using Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin
B787-81205-SB290039-00 RB, Issue 001, dated November 3, 2020.

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Seattle ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request
to your principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office,
as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of
the certification office, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (m) of this AD. Information may be emailed
to: [email protected].
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable level of safety may be
used for any repair, modification, or alteration required by this AD
if it is approved by The Boeing Company Organization Designation
Authorization (ODA) that has been authorized by the Manager, Seattle
ACO Branch, FAA, to make those findings. To be approved, the repair
method, modification deviation, or alteration deviation must meet
the certification basis of the airplane, and the approval must
specifically refer to this AD.

(m) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Douglas Tsuji,
Senior Aerospace Engineer, Systems and Equipment Section, FAA,
Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198;
phone and fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email: [email protected].
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data Services
(C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 110-SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740-
5600; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this referenced service
information at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational
Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued on July 18, 2022.
Christina Underwood,
Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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40 CFR Part 81

[EPA-R09-OAR-2021-0340; FRL-10024-58-Region 9]

Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes;
California; Eastern Kern Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reclassification to
Severe

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is granting a request by the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) to reclassify the Eastern Kern, California (``Eastern
Kern'') ozone nonattainment area from ``Serious'' to ``Severe'' for the
2008 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS).

DATES: This rule is effective on July 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2021-0340. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
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 through https://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information. If you need assistance
in a language other than English or if you are a person with
disabilities who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you,
please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Leers, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), EPA Region IX,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.

I. Reclassification of Eastern Kern to Severe Ozone Nonattainment

    In March 2008, the EPA strengthened the primary and secondary
eight-hour ozone NAAQS from 0.08 parts per million (ppm) to 0.075 ppm
(``2008 ozone NAAQS'').\1\ In accordance with section 107(d) of the
CAA, the EPA must designate an area ``nonattainment'' if it is
violating the NAAQS or if it is contributing to a violation of the
NAAQS in a nearby area. With respect to the ozone NAAQS, the EPA
further classifies nonattainment areas as ``Marginal,'' ``Moderate,''
``Serious,'' ``Severe,'' \2\ or ``Extreme,'' depending upon the ozone
design value for an area.\3\ See CAA section 181(a)(1). As a general
matter, higher classified ozone nonattainment areas are subject to a
greater number of, and more stringent, CAA planning requirements than
lower classified areas but are allowed more time to attain the ozone
NAAQS. See, generally, subpart 2 of part D of title I of the CAA.
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    \1\ 73 FR 16436 (March 27, 2008).
    \2\ Throughout this document and in our final rule, we use the
term ``Severe'' to refer to Severe areas that have up to 15 years to
attain the ozone standards. The ozone area designation tables in 40
CFR part 81 specify ``Severe-15'' to distinguish such areas from
``Severe-17'' areas, which are Severe areas that have up to 17 years
to attain the ozone standards.
    \3\ For the 2008 ozone NAAQS, the design value at each
monitoring site is the annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour
average ozone concentration, averaged over three years. The design
value for an area is the highest design value among the monitoring
sites.
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    Effective July 20, 2012, the EPA designated and classified the
Eastern Kern \4\ area under the CAA as Marginal nonattainment for the
2008 ozone NAAQS.\5\ The EPA's classification of the Eastern Kern area
as a Marginal ozone nonattainment area established a requirement that
the area attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS as expeditiously as practicable,
but no later than three years from the date of designation as
nonattainment, i.e., July 20, 2015. Under CAA section 181(b)(2), the
EPA is required to determine whether an area attained the ozone NAAQS
by the applicable attainment date. In May 2016, the EPA found that
Eastern Kern failed to attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the July 20, 2015
Marginal attainment date and reclassified the area as Moderate for the
2008 ozone NAAQS with a new maximum attainment date of July 20,
2018.\6\
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    \4\ Kern County is located in the southern-most portion of
California's Central Valley. The western portion of Kern County is
part of the San Joaquin Valley air basin and is included within the
San Joaquin Valley ozone nonattainment area. The eastern portion of
Kern County is part of the Mojave Desert air basin. The Eastern Kern
ozone nonattainment area covers the eastern portion of the county
excluding Indian Wells Valley. For more detail on the boundaries of
the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment area, see the 2008 ozone table
in 40 CFR 81.305.
    \5\ 77 FR 30088 (May 21, 2012).
    \6\ 81 FR 26697 (May 4, 2016).
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    On October 25, 2017, CARB submitted the ``Eastern Kern Air
Pollution Control District 2017 Ozone Attainment Plan for the Federal
75 ppb 8-Hour Ozone Standard'' (``the Eastern Kern 2017 Ozone Plan'').
The Eastern Kern 2017 Ozone Plan includes a request for voluntary
reclassification of the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment area from
Moderate to Serious. Effective August 6, 2018, the EPA granted CARB's
request and reclassified the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment area as
Serious for the 2008 ozone NAAQS with a new maximum attainment date of
July 20, 2021.\7\ By letter dated May 15, 2021, CARB submitted a
request from the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District to the EPA
to voluntarily reclassify the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment area
from Serious to Severe for the 2008 ozone NAAQS.\8\
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    \7\ 83 FR 31334 (July 5, 2018).
    \8\ Letter dated May 15, 2021, from Richard W. Corey, Executive
Officer, CARB, to Deborah Jordan, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA
Region IX. In the letter, CARB also requests reclassification of
Eastern Kern to Serious for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. The EPA will take
action on the reclassification request with respect to the 2015
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    Consistent with CAA section 181(b)(3), we are granting California's
request and reclassifying the Eastern Kern area from Serious to Severe
nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. CAA section 181(b)(3) provides
for ``voluntary reclassification'' and states: ``The Administrator
shall grant the request of any State to reclassify a nonattainment area
in that State in accordance with table 1 of subsection (a) of this
section to a higher classification. The Administrator shall publish a
notice in the Federal Register of any such request and of action by the
Administrator granting the request.'' Under 40 CFR 51.1103(b), a state
``may request, and the Administrator must approve, a higher
classification for any reason in accordance with CAA section
181(b)(3)'' and 40 CFR 51.1103(a), Table 1. The EPA is therefore
granting CARB's request for voluntary reclassification under section
181(b)(3) for the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment area, and the EPA is
reclassifying the area from Serious to Severe for the 2008 ozone NAAQS.
In the Proposed Rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is
proposing a schedule for CARB to submit the plan elements for a Severe
ozone nonattainment area.

    As a result of this action, the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment
area must attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS as expeditiously as practicable,
but no later than fifteen years from the effective date of designation
as nonattainment, i.e., no later than July 20, 2027.
    The EPA has determined this action falls under the ``good cause''
exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act
which, upon finding ``good cause,'' authorizes agencies to dispense
with public participation where public notice and comment procedures
are ``impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest.''
The EPA has determined that public notice and comment for today's
action is unnecessary because our action to approve voluntary
reclassification requests under CAA section 181(b)(3) is
nondiscretionary both in its issuance and in its content. As such,
notice and comment rulemaking procedures would serve no useful purpose.

II. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and
13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011), this final action is not a
``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not subject to
Executive Order 12866. With respect to lands under state jurisdiction,
voluntary reclassifications under CAA section 181(b)(3) of the CAA are
based solely upon requests by the state, and the EPA is required under
the CAA to grant them. These actions do not, in and of themselves,
impose any new requirements on any sectors of the economy. In addition,
because the statutory requirements are clearly defined with respect to
the differently classified areas, and because those requirements are
automatically triggered by reclassification, reclassification does not
impose a materially adverse impact under Executive Order 12866. For
these reasons, this final action is also not subject to Executive Order
13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001).
    In addition, I certify that this final rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and that
this final rule 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), because the EPA is
required to grant requests by states for voluntary reclassifications
and such reclassifications in and of themselves do not impose any
federal intergovernmental mandate, and because tribes are not subject
to implementation plan submittal deadlines that apply to states as a
result of reclassifications.
    This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the federal
government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). There are no Indian reservation lands or
other areas where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction within the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment
area, and thus, this reclassification action 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.
    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) establishes
federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision
directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income
populations in the United States. This reclassification action does not
provide the EPA with the discretionary authority to address
disproportionate human health or environmental effects with practical,
appropriate, and legally permissible methods under Executive Order
12898.
    This final action also does not have federalism implications
because it does not have substantial direct effects on the states, on
the relationship between the national government and the states, nor on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels
of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999). This final action does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the CAA.
    This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045,
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because the EPA interprets
Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those regulatory actions that
concern health or safety risks, such that the analysis required under
section 5-501 of the Executive Order has the potential to influence the
regulation.
    Reclassification actions do not involve technical standards and
thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply.
This rule does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
    The Congressional Review Act (CRA), 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added
by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. The EPA will submit a rule report to each
House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A
major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in
the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by
5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by August 6, 2021. 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 in 40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, National parks, Ozone, Wilderness areas.

    Dated: May 27, 2021.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends part 81,
chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES

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

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

Subpart C--Section 107 Attainment Status Designations

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2. In Sec.  81.305, the table entitled ``California--2008 8-Hour Ozone
NAAQS [Primary and Secondary]'' is amended by revising the entry for
``Kern County (Eastern Kern), CA'' to read as follows:

Sec.  81.305   California.

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                                                           California-2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS
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             Designated area             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Kern County (Eastern Kern), CA: \2\       ..........................  Nonattainment.............  July 7, 2021..............  Severe-15.
    Kern County (part):
        That portion of Kern County
         (with the exception of that
         portion in Hydrologic Unit
         Number 18090205--the Indian
         Wells Valley) east and south of
         a line described as follows:
         Beginning at the Kern-Los
         Angeles County boundary and
         running north and east along
         the northwest boundary of the
         Rancho La Liebre Land Grant to
         the point of intersection with
         the range line common to Range
         16 West and Range 17 West, San
         Bernardino Base and Meridian;
         north along the range line to
         the point of intersection with
         the Rancho El Tejon Land Grant
         boundary; then southeast,
         northeast, and northwest along
         the boundary of the Rancho El
         Tejon Grant to the northwest
         corner of Section 3, Township
         11 North, Range 17 West; then
         west 1.2 miles; then north to
         the Rancho El Tejon Land Grant
         boundary; then northwest along
         the Rancho El Tejon line to the
         southeast corner of Section 34,
         Township 32 South, Range 30
         East, Mount Diablo Base and
         Meridian; then north to the
         northwest corner of Section 35,
         Township 31 South, Range 30
         East; then northeast along the
         boundary of the Rancho El Tejon
         Land Grant to the southwest
         corner of Section 18, Township
         31 South, Range 31 East; then
         east to the southeast corner of
         Section 13, Township 31 South,
         Range 31 East; then north along
         the range line common to Range
         31 East and Range 32 East,
         Mount Diablo Base and Meridian,
         to the northwest corner of
         Section 6, Township 29 South,
         Range 32 East; then east to the
         southwest corner of Section 31,
         Township 28 South, Range 32
         East; then north along the
         range line common to Range 31
         East and Range 32 East to the
         northwest corner of Section 6,
         Township 28 South, Range 32
         East, then west to the
         southeast corner of Section 36,
         Township 27 South, Range 31
         East, then north along the
         range line common to Range 31
         East and Range 32 East to the
         Kern-Tulare County boundary.

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\1\ This date is July 20, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ Excludes Indian country located in each area, unless otherwise noted.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2955-011]

City of Watervliet, New York; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment

    On February 28, 2020, the City of Watervliett, New York filed an
application for a subsequent minor license for the 1.25-megawatt
Normanskill Hydroelectric Project (Normanskill Project) (FERC No.
2955). The Normanskill Project is located on the Normans Kill in the
Town of Guilderland in Albany County, New York. The project is located
approximately 22.4 river miles upstream of the mouth of the Hudson
River. The project does not occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 11, 2021,
Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for
environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the
record, including comments filed on the REA notice, staff does not
anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
Therefore, staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) on
the application to license the Normanskill Project.
    The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
    The application will be processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                            Target date
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Commission issues EA...................  November 2021.\1\
Comments on EA.........................  December 2021.
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\1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations under 40
  CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed within 1 year of the
  federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. This notice
  establishes the Commission's intent to prepare an EA for the
  Normanskill Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations,
  the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this
  notice.

    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Woohee Choi
at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: July 27, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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