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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 Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP16-716-000.
    Applicants: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Oglethorpe Release to Sequent
to be effective 3/5/2016.

    Filed Date: 3/7/16.
    Accession Number: 20160307-5146.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/16.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
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Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Sec.  385.214) on or
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may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to
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    Docket Numbers: RP16-545-001.
    Applicants: Rendezvous Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing Compliance Clarification Filing.
    Filed Date: 3/7/16.
    Accession Number: 20160307-5135.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/16.

    Any person desiring to protest in any of the above proceedings must
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    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
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    Dated: March 8, 2016.
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Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL15-14-000]

Energy Producers and Users Coalition; Notice of Petition for
Declaratory Order

    Take notice that on November 4, 2014, pursuant to Rule 207 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207 (2014), Energy Producers and Users
Coalition filed a petition for declaratory order finding that
California Public Utilities Commission's approval \1\ of as-available
procurement options relying on short-run avoided cost pricing as part
of the QF/CHP Settlement was an exercise of its authority under the
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    \1\ Decision Adopting Proposed Settlement, D.10-12-035, Docket
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    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on December 4, 2014.

    Dated: November 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2021-0307; FRL10636-01-R3]

Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date for the 2012
Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard; Pennsylvania; Allegheny County
Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
determine that the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania nonattainment area
(NAA) has attained the 2012 annual fine particulate matter
(PM2.5 or fine particulate matter) national ambient air
quality standard (NAAQS) by the December 31, 2021 attainment date
applicable to Moderate NAAs. This determination is based upon quality-
assured, quality-controlled, and certified ambient air monitoring data
for the 2019-2021 period available in EPA's Air Quality Monitoring
(AMS) database. The determination is based upon the three-year average
of annual mean PM2.5 concentrations for each eligible
monitoring site being less than or equal to the level of the annual
NAAQS of 12 micrograms per cubic meter ([micro]g/m\3\). This action is
being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2021-0307 at www.regulations.gov, or via email to
[email protected]. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow
the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be confidential business information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the For Further Information Contact section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rehn, Planning & Implementation
Branch (3AD30), Air & Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, Four Penn Center--1600 JFK Blvd., Philadelphia, PA
19103. The telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Mr. Rehn can also be
reached via electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
    A. The 2012 Annual PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality
Standard
    B. Clean Air Act Requirements for PM2.5 Nonattainment
Areas
    C. Allegheny County Designation for the 2012 PM2.5
NAAQS
II. Evaluation of Attainment Determination
    A. Applicable Statutory and Regulatory Provisions for
Determination of Attainment
    B. Monitoring Network Review, Data Quality Assurance, and Data
Completeness
    C. EPA Evaluation of Attainment
III. Proposed Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

A. The 2012 Annual PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality
Standard

    Under section 109 of the Clean Air Act, EPA has established NAAQS
for certain pervasive air pollutants (referred to as criteria
pollutants) and conducts periodic reviews of the NAAQS to determine
whether they should be revised or whether new NAAQS should be
established. EPA established these standards after considering
substantial evidence from numerous health studies demonstrating that
serious adverse health effects are associated with exposures to these
criteria pollutants.\1\
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    \1\ For a given air pollutant, ``primary'' NAAQS are those
determined by EPA as requisite to protect the public health,
allowing an adequate margin of safety, and ``secondary'' standards
are those determined by EPA as requisite to protect the public
welfare from any known or anticipated adverse effects associated
with the presence of such air pollutant in the ambient air. See CAA
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    Particulate matter includes particles with diameters that are
generally 2.5 microns or smaller (PM2.5), and particles with
diameters that are generally 10

microns or smaller (PM10). PM2.5 can be emitted
by sources directly into the atmosphere as a solid or liquid particle
(primary PM2.5 or direct PM2.5) or can be formed
in the atmosphere (secondary PM2.5) as a result of various
chemical reactions among precursor pollutants such as nitrogen oxides
(NOX), sulfur dioxide (SO2), volatile organic
compounds (VOC), and ammonia (NH3).\2\
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    \2\ 80 FR 15340, 15342 (March 23, 2015).
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    On July 18, 1997, EPA first established annual and 24-hour NAAQS
for PM2.5.\3\ EPA set the annual primary and secondary
standards to 15.0 micrograms per cubic meter ([mu]g/m\3\), based on a
3-year average of annual mean PM2.5 concentrations. On
January 15th, 2013, in order to provide increased protection of public
health, EPA promulgated a more stringent annual PM2.5 NAAQS,
revising the primary standard to 12.0 [mu]g/m\3\, based on a 3-year
average of annual mean PM2.5 concentrations--while retaining
the secondary standard at 15.0 [mu]g/m\3\.\4\
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    \3\ 62 FR 38652 (July 18, 1997). In October 2006, EPA lowered
the 24-hour NAAQS for PM2.5 from 65 micrograms per cubic
meter ([mu]g/m\3\) to 35 [mu]g/m\3\. 71 FR 61144 (October 17, 2006).
    \4\ 78 FR 3086 (January 15, 2013) and 40 CFR 50.18. Unless
otherwise noted, all references to the PM2.5 NAAQS in
this document refer to the 2012 annual NAAQS of 12.0 [mu]g/m\3\,
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B. Clean Air Act Requirements for PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas

    The CAA requires states to develop a SIP that provides generally
for the attainment, maintenance, and enforcement of the NAAQS. In
addition, the CAA requires states to make a plan submittal to address
nonattainment planning requirements of the CAA. This plan SIP submittal
(also referred to as an attainment plan) imposes additional controls
for purposes of attaining the PM2.5 NAAQS to achieve
reductions of PM2.5 and PM2.5 precursor
emissions.
    The general CAA part D nonattainment area planning requirements are
found in subpart 1 and the specific nonattainment area planning
requirements for particulate matter are found in subpart 4. The subpart
1 statutory requirements for attainment plans include the following:
section 172(c)(1) requirements for reasonably available control
measures (RACM)/reasonably available control technology (RACT) and
attainment demonstrations; the section 172(c)(2) requirement to
demonstrate reasonable further progress (RFP); the section 172(c)(3)
requirement for emissions inventories; the section 172(c)(5)
requirements for a nonattainment new source review (NNSR) permitting
program; and the section 172(c)(9) requirement for contingency
measures.
    The more specific subpart 4 statutory requirements for Moderate
PM2.5 nonattainment areas include the following: the CAA
section 189(a)(1)(A) NNSR permit program requirements; the section
189(a)(1)(B) requirements for attainment demonstrations; the section
189(a)(1)(C) requirements for RACM; the section 189(c) requirements for
RFP and quantitative milestones; and the section 189(e) requirement for
controls on sources of particulate matter precursors.
    Under CAA subpart 4, section 188(c)(1) establishes that states with
Moderate PM2.5 nonattainment areas must provide for
attainment in the area as expeditiously as practicable, but no later
than the end of the sixth calendar year after designation. For the 2012
PM2.5 annual NAAQS, this date is December 31, 2021.\5\ In
addition, under subpart 4, direct PM2.5 and all precursors
to the formation of PM2.5 are subject to control unless EPA
approves a demonstration from the state establishing that a given
precursor does not contribute significantly to PM2.5 levels
that exceed the PM2.5 NAAQS in the area.\6\
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    \5\ 40 CFR 51.1004(a)(1).
    \6\ 40 CFR 51.1006 and 40 CFR 51.1009.
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    To implement the PM2.5 NAAQS, EPA has promulgated the
``Fine Particle Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard: State
Implementation Plan Requirements; Final Rule'' (also referred to as the
PM2.5 Implementation Rule).\7\ The PM2.5
Implementation Rule provides additional regulatory requirements and
guidance applicable to attainment plan submittals for the
PM2.5 NAAQS, including the 2012 annual PM2.5
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    \7\ 81 FR 58010 (August 24, 2016).
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C. Allegheny County Designation for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS

    Following promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS, EPA is required
under CAA section 107(d) to designate regions throughout the nation as
attaining or not attaining these NAAQS. Those regions found not to be
attaining the NAAQS are also given a classification that describes the
degree of nonattainment. Under subpart 4 of part D of title I of the
CAA, EPA designates areas found to be violating the PM2.5
NAAQS, and areas that contribute to such violations, as nonattainment
and classifies them initially as Moderate nonattainment areas.
    Effective April 15, 2015, EPA designated Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, as a Moderate nonattainment area (Allegheny County
Nonattainment Area) for the 2012 PM2.5 annual NAAQS based on
ambient monitoring data that showed the area was above the 12.0 [mu]g/
m\3\ primary standard for the 3-year 2011-2013 monitoring period, based
on the area's design value.\8\ A design value (DV) is the 3-year
average NAAQS metric that is compared to the NAAQS level to determine
when a monitoring site meets or does not meet the NAAQS. The specific
methodologies for calculating whether the annual PM2.5 NAAQS
is met at each eligible monitoring site in an area are found in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), at 40 CFR part 50, Appendix N,
section 4.1.
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II. Evaluation of Attainment Determination

A. Applicable Statutory and Regulatory Provisions for Determination of
Attainment

    Sections 179(c)(1) and 188(b)(2) of the CAA require EPA to
determine whether a PM2.5 nonattainment area attained by the
applicable attainment date, based on the area's air quality ``as of the
attainment date.'' Generally, this determination of whether an area's
air quality meets the PM2.5 NAAQS is based upon the most
recent three years of complete, certified data gathered at eligible
monitoring sites in accordance with 40 CFR part 58.\9\ The requirements
of 40 CFR part 58 include quality assurance procedures for monitor
operation and data handling, siting parameters for instruments or
instrument probes, and minimum ambient air quality monitoring network
requirements. State, local, or tribal agencies operating air monitoring
sites, in accordance with 40 CFR part 58, must enter the ambient air
quality data and associated quality assurance data from these sites
into EPA's Air Quality System (AQS) database.\10\ These monitoring
agencies certify annually that these data are accurate to the best of
their knowledge, taking into consideration the quality assurance
findings.\11\ Accordingly, EPA relies primarily on AQS data when
determining the attainment status of an area. In determining whether
data are suitable for regulatory determinations, EPA uses a ``weight of
evidence'' approach, considering the requirements of 40 CFR part 58,
Appendix A ``in combination with other data quality

information, reports, and similar documentation that demonstrate
overall compliance with Part 58.'' \12\
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    \9\ 40 CFR part 50, Appendix N, section 3.0.
    \10\ 40 CFR 58.16. AQS is EPA's national repository of ambient
air quality data.
    \11\ 40 CFR 58.15(a).
    \12\ 40 CFR part 58, Appendix A, section 1.2.3.
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    The 2012 primary annual PM2.5 standard is met when the
3-year average of the annual arithmetic mean concentration, as
determined in accordance with 40 CFR part 50 Appendix N, is less than
or equal to 12.0 [mu]g/m\3\ at each eligible monitoring site.\13\ For
the annual PM2.5 standard, eligible monitoring sites are
those monitoring stations that meet the criteria specified in 40 CFR
58.11 and 58.30, and thus are approved for comparison to the annual
PM2.5 NAAQS.\14\ Three years of valid annual means are
required to produce a valid annual PM2.5 NAAQS design
value.\15\ Data completeness requirements for a given year are met when
at least 75 percent of the scheduled sampling days for each quarter
have valid data.\16\
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    \13\ 40 CFR 50.18(b); 40 CFR part 50, Appendix N, section
4.1(a).
    \14\ 40 CFR part 50, Appendix N, section 1.0(c).
    \15\ 40 CFR part 50, Appendix N, section 4.1(b).
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B. Monitoring Network Review, Data Quality Assurance, and Data
Completeness

    The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is the governmental
agency with the primary authority and responsibility under the
Commonwealth's laws for collecting ambient air quality data for the
Allegheny County PM2.5 nonattainment area. ACHD submits
annual monitoring network plans to EPA documenting the status of the
Allegheny County air monitoring network, as required under 40 CFR
58.10.\17\ EPA reviews these annual network plans for compliance with
specific requirements in 40 CFR part 58. With respect to the Allegheny
County nonattainment area, we have found that the annual network plans
submitted by ACHD meet these requirements under 40 CFR part 58,
including minimum monitoring requirements.\18\
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    \17\ See 40 CFR 58.15(c).
    \18\ The ACHD 2021-22 monitoring network plan and EPA reviews of
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    In accordance with 40 CFR 58.15, ACHD certifies annually that the
previous year's ambient concentration and quality assurance data are
completely submitted to AQS and that the ambient concentration data are
accurate, taking into consideration the quality assurance findings.\19\
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    \19\ ACHD's annual data certifications for 2019, 2020, and 2021
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    By a letter to EPA dated April 12, 2022, ACHD certified its 2021
ambient air quality monitoring data. EPA issued final 2019-2021 design
values on May 25, 2022.\20\ There are nine PM2.5 eligible
Federal Reference Method (FRM) or Federal Equivalent Method (FEM)
monitoring sites in the Allegheny County PM2.5 nonattainment
area. Table 1 in this document shows the Allegheny County Area design
values for the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS for the years 2019-
2021 at these nine area monitoring sites.
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    \20\ See EPA's Air Quality Design Values web page, at
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                                       Table 1--2019-2021 Annual PM2.5 Values for the Allegheny County PM2.5 Area
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                                                                                Weighted mean ([micro]g/      Complete quarters         Certified
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                           Monitor name                               Monitor ID                                                               2021
                                                                                2019     2020     2021     2019     2020     2021     ([micro]g/
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Avalon............................................................       420030002      9.9      8.6      9.8        4        4        4             9.4
Lawrenceville.....................................................       420030008      9.0      7.7      9.8        4        4        4             8.8
South Fayette.....................................................       420030067      7.7      6.6      7.8        4        4        4             7.3
North Park........................................................       420030093      6.8      5.7  .......        4        3  .......             [*]
Harrison..........................................................       420031008      8.6      7.3      8.2        4        4        4             8.1
North Braddock....................................................       420031301      9.9      9.0     10.7        4        4        4             9.9
Clairton..........................................................       420033007      7.9      7.3      9.2        4        4        4             8.1
Liberty...........................................................       420030064     12.2      9.8     11.8        4        4        4            11.2
Parkway East......................................................       420031376     10.8      9.0     10.4        4        4        4            10.0
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* North Park has incomplete data sets for 2020 and 2021 (and was shut down in the third quarter of 2021).

    As shown in Table 1 in this document, all ambient air monitors in
the Allegheny County area except for the North Park monitor site have
complete 2019-2021 reporting data capture rates of at least 75%. The
North Park monitor site [Monitor ID 420030093] had a fourth quarter
2020 capture rate of 13%. The North Park monitor site was approved for
shut down in the third quarter of 2021 in ACHD's ``Annual Monitoring
Plan for Calendar Year 2021.'' The data capture rates for the North
Park monitor for the 2019-2021 period are shown in Table 2 in this
document.

  Table 2--Data Capture Rates (%) and Creditable Samples by Quarter (Q) for the North Park Monitor [420030093]
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                                Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4
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Creditable Samples..........     14     15     15     14     15     14     15      2      0      0      0      0
Capture Rate................     93    100     94     93    100     93     94     13      0      0      0      0
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* North Park has incomplete data sets for 2020 and 2021 and was shut down in the third quarter of 2021.

    As described in section II.A in this document, the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS is met when the 3-year average of
PM2.5 annual mean mass concentrations for each eligible
monitoring site is less than or equal to

12.0 [micro]g/m\3\. Three years of valid, annual means are required to
produce a valid annual PM2.5 NAAQS design value. A year of
data meets data completeness requirements when quarterly data capture
rates for all four quarters are at least 75 percent from eligible
monitoring sites.\21\
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    Consistent with the requirements contained in 40 CFR part 58, EPA
has reviewed the PM2.5 ambient air quality monitoring data
for the monitoring period from 2019 through 2021 for the Allegheny
County nonattainment area, as recorded in the AQS database, and has
determined that the monitoring data meets the quality assurance
requirements set forth in 40 CFR part 58. In this respect, the data has
been deemed usable by EPA for regulatory compliance purposes. As shown
in Table 1 in this document, each quarter from 2019 through 2021 is
complete, with all four quarters reporting data capture rates of at
least 75 percent (with the exception of the North Park monitor, as
noted above). The highest certified annual design value for 2019-2021
is 11.2 [micro]g/m3, with all nine ambient monitors below the 2012
annual PM2.5 NAAQS of 12.0 [micro]g/m3.
    In summary, based on the relevant monitoring network plans, data
completeness, and data certifications, we propose to find that the
PM2.5 data collected from the ambient air monitoring network
for the Allegheny County PM2.5 nonattainment area are
suitable for determining whether the area attained the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS by the applicable December 2021 attainment date.

C. EPA Evaluation of Attainment

    Under CAA section 188(c)(2), EPA is required to determine within
six months of the applicable attainment date whether a nonattainment
area attained the standard by that deadline. The 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS is met when the PM2.5 NAAQS design
value at each eligible monitoring site is less than or equal to 12 mg/
m\3\. As discussed above, EPA's evaluation on whether the Allegheny
County PM2.5 NAA has attained the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS is based on our review of the monitoring data
and takes into account the adequacy of the PM2.5 monitoring
network in the nonattainment area and the reliability of the data
collected by the network as discussed in the previous section of this
document.
    Table 1 in this document provides the 2021 PM2.5 design
value from the regulatory monitors within the Allegheny County
nonattainment area, expressed as a design value for each monitor
representing the average of the annual mean values from the 2019-2021
period. The weighted mean for each individual year is also listed. The
PM2.5 data show that the highest 2019-2021 design value
occurred at the Liberty monitor site and was 11.2 [mu]g/m\3\. No design
value for any monitor in the area exceeded the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS of 12.0 [mu]g/m\3\ for the 3-year period prior
to the attainment deadline. Based on our review of the PM2.5
ambient air monitoring data from the Allegheny County monitoring
network, the monitoring sites for the nonattainment area are consistent
with the relevant requirements in 40 CFR part 50, as recorded in EPA's
AQS database for the area. Therefore, the Allegheny County
nonattainment area attained the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS (in
accordance with the requirements in 40 CFR 50.18 and Appendix N) by the
December 31, 2021 attainment date applicable to Moderate NAAs.
    Consequently, EPA proposes to determine, based upon three years of
complete, certified data from 2019 through 2021 (that has been both
quality-assured and quality-controlled) that the Allegheny County
nonattainment area attained the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS by
the applicable attainment date of December 31, 2021. For purposes of
determining attainment by the December 31, 2021 Moderate attainment
date, EPA determines that ACHD has met minimum monitoring site
requirements under 40 CFR part 58 and that the design values for the
2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS for the years 2019-2021 at the
monitors in the nonattainment area are below the standard of 12 mg/
m\3\. On the basis of our review, we are proposing to determine that
the Allegheny County nonattainment area attained the 2012 annual NAAQS
by the Moderate area attainment date.

III. Proposed Action

    Pursuant to CAA section 188(c)(2), EPA is proposing to determine,
based on the most recent three years (2019-2021) of valid air
monitoring data, that the Allegheny County nonattainment area has
attained the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS by the applicable
attainment date of December 31, 2021.
    This proposed determination of attainment by the attainment date
does not constitute a redesignation to attainment of the NAAQS. Upon a
final determination of attainment by the Moderate attainment date,
Allegheny County will remain nonattainment for the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS until such time that EPA determines the
Allegheny County nonattainment area meets the CAA requirements for
redesignation to attainment, including an approved maintenance plan,
pursuant to CAA sections 107 and 175A.
    EPA is soliciting public comments on this proposed determination of
attainment. All received comments will be considered prior to EPA final
action.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This rulemaking action proposes a determination for attainment of
the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS based on monitored air quality and does
not impose additional requirements. For that reason, this proposed
determination of attainment:
     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).
    This proposed determination of attainment by the attainment date
for the Allegheny County area by the December 31, 2021 Moderate
attainment date for the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS does not
have tribal implications as

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because it is not a SIP action approved to apply in Indian country
located in the State. This action will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

Adam Ortiz,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2021-1188]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Notice of
Proposed Construction or Alteration, Notice of Actual Construction or
Alteration

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The FAA uses the information collected on form 7460-1 to
determine the effect a proposed construction or alteration would have
on air navigation and the National Airspace System (NAS) and the
information collected on form 7460-2 to measure the progress of actual
construction.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    By mail: Obstruction Evaluation Group, ATTN: David Maddox, Federal
Aviation Administration, 1305 East West Highway, Room 4434, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
    By fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Maddox by email at:
[email protected]; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0001.
    Title: Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration, Notice of
Actual Construction or Alteration.
    Form Numbers: FAA Forms 7460-1 and 7460-2.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on February 3, 2022 (87 FR 6228). 49 U.S.C. 44718 states
that the Secretary of Transportation shall require notice of structures
that may affect navigable airspace, air commerce, or air capacity.
These notice requirements are contained in 14 CFR 77. The information
is collected via FAA Forms 7460-1 and 7460-2.
    Respondents: Approximately 85,000 registered respondents including
individuals or organizations that propose construction or alteration
projects and are required to provide adequate notification to the FAA
of that construction or alteration.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 58,858 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2023.
Michael Helvey,
Manager, Obstruction Evaluation Group, AJV-A500.
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[Release No. 34-54938; File No. PCAOB-2006-02]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Adjusting
Implementation Schedule of Rule 3523, Tax Services for Persons in
Financial Reporting Oversight Roles

December 14, 2006.
    Pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the
``Act''), notice is hereby given that on October 31, 2006, the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (the ``Board'' or the ``PCAOB'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``SEC'' or
``Commission'') the proposed rule change described in Items I and II
below, which items have been prepared by the Board. The PCAOB has
designated the proposed rule change as ``constituting a stated policy,
practice, or interpretation with respect to the meaning,
administration, or enforcement of an existing rule'' under Section
19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange
Act'') (as incorporated, by reference, into Section 107(b)(4) of the
Act), which renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this filing
by the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.

I. Board's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule
Change

    The PCAOB is filing with the SEC an adjustment of the
implementation schedule for Rule 3523, Tax Services for Persons in
Financial Reporting Oversight Roles. Specifically the Board will not
apply Rule 3523 to tax services provided on or before April 30, 2007,
when those services are provided during the audit period and are
completed before the professional engagement period begins. The PCAOB
is not proposing any textual changes to the Rules of the PCAOB.

II. Board's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
Proposed Rule Change

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

A. Board's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
Proposed Rule Change

(a) Purpose
    On July 26, 2005, the Board adopted certain rules related to
registered public accounting firms' provision of tax services to public
company audit clients. The rules were designed to address certain
concerns related to auditor independence when auditors become involved
in marketing or otherwise opining in favor of aggressive tax shelter
schemes or in selling personal tax services to individuals who play a
direct role in preparing the financial statements of public company
audit clients. As part of this rulemaking, the Board adopted Rule 3523
to prohibit registered public accounting firms from providing any tax
services to persons in a financial reporting oversight role at an audit
client. Rule 3523 was approved by the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 19, 2006. Under the current implementation schedule
set by the Board, Rule 3523 will not apply to tax services being
provided pursuant to an engagement in process on April 19, 2006,
provided that such services are completed on or before October 31,
2006.\1\
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    Rule 3523 applies to all tax services performed for persons in a
financial reporting oversight role during the ``audit and professional
engagement period.'' The Board intends to revisit the application of
Rule 3523 to tax services provided during the period before a
registered public accounting firm becomes auditor of record for an
audit client--that is, during only the ``audit period.'' \2\
Accordingly, the Board has decided to adjust the implementation
schedule for Rule 3523, as it applies to tax services provided during
the ``audit period,'' while it revisits this aspect of the rule.
Specifically the Board will not apply Rule 3523 to tax services
provided on or before April 30, 2007, when those services are provided
during the audit period and are completed before the professional
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    \2\ Consistent with the SEC's independence rules, 17 CFR 210.2-
01(f)(5), the phrase ``audit and professional engagement period'' is
defined to include two discrete periods of time. The ``audit
period'' is the period covered by any financial statements being
audited or reviewed. Rule 3501(a)(iii)(1). The ``professional
engagement period'' is the period beginning when the accounting firm
either signs the initial engagement letter or begins audit
procedures and ends when the audit client or the accounting firm
notifies the SEC that the client is no longer that firm's audit
client. Rule 3501(a)(iii)(2).
    \3\ This will apply whether there is an engagement in process on
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    The implementation schedule for Rule 3523 as it applies to tax
services provided during the professional engagement period remains
unchanged.\4\ Accordingly, as of November 1, 2006, registered public
accounting firms must comply with Rule 3523 as it relates to tax
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(b) Statutory Basis
    The statutory basis for the proposed rule change is Title I of the
Act.

B. Board's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Board 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.

C. Board's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received
From Members, Participants or Others

    The Board did not solicit or receive written comments on the
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Exchange Act (as incorporated, by reference, into
Section 107(b)(4) of the Act), in that the proposed rule change
constitutes a stated policy, practice, or interpretation with respect
to the meaning, administration, or enforcement of an existing rule of
the

PCAOB. 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 purposes of the Exchange Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
is consistent with the requirements of Title I of 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/pcaob.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number PCAOB-2006-02 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number PCAOB-2006-02. 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/pcaob.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. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the PCAOB. All comments received will be posted
without change; we do 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 Number PCAOB-
2006-02 and should be submitted on or before January 10, 2007.

    By the Commission.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-79651; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2016-121]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Change Modifying the NYSE Amex
Options Fee Schedule

December 21, 2016.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that, on December 15, 2016, NYSE MKT LLC (``Exchange'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have
been prepared by the self-regulatory organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to modify the NYSE Amex Options Fee Schedule
(``Fee Schedule''). The Exchange proposes to implement the fee change
effective December 15, 2016. The proposed change is available on the
Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, 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, the self-regulatory organization
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 those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this filing is to amend Section III.C. of the Fee
Schedule to exempt Binary Return Derivatives contracts (``ByRDs'') from
the monthly Rights Fees assessed on Specialists, e-Specialists,
Directed Order Market Markers (each a ``DOMM''). The Exchange proposes
to implement these changes effective December 15, 2016.
    The Exchange added rules related to ByRDs in 2007 and re-launched
trading in ByRDs in March 2016.\4\ To encourage

trading in ByRDs, the Exchange currently exempts transactions in ByRDs
from all transactions fees and credits.\5\ However, ByRDs are subject
to monthly Rights Fees.\6\ The Exchange proposes to exempt ByRDs from
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    \4\ The Exchange adopted ByRDs in 2007 and plans to re-launch
trading in ByRDs in March. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
56251 (August 14, 2007), 72 FR 46523 (August 20, 2007) (SR-Amex-
2004-27) (Order approving listing of Fixed Return Options
(``FROs'')); see also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 71957
(April 16, 2014), 79 FR 22563 (April 22, 2014) (SR-NYSEMKT-2014-06)
(Order approving name change from FROs to Binary Return Derivatives
(ByRDs) and re-launch of these products, with certain modification,
and amending Obvious Errors rules to include ByRDs); 77014 (February
2, 2016), 81 FR 6566 (February 8, 2016) (SR-NYSEMKT-2016-16)
(immediate effectiveness filing amending amend certain of rules
related to ByRDs). ByRDs are European-style option contracts on
individual stocks, exchange-traded funds (``ETFs'') and Section 107
Securities that have a fixed return in cash based on a set strike
price; satisfy specified listing criteria; and may only be exercised
at expiration pursuant to the Rules of the Options Clearing
Corporation (the ``OCC'').
    \5\ See Fee Schedule, Section I.A., n. 5 (exempting ByRDs from
all fees and credits for standard options transactions), available
here, https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/amex-options/NYSE_Amex_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf.
    \6\ The Exchange charges a monthly Rights Fee on each issue in
the allocation of an e-Specialist, DOMM, and Specialist, which
ranges from $50 to $2,500 (absent any applicable discount) and is
based on the Average National Daily Customer Contracts per issue.
See id., Fee Schedule, Section III.C. (e-Specialist, DOMM and
Specialist Monthly Rights Fees).
    \7\ See proposed Fee Schedule, Section III.C. at n. 1 (stating
that ByRDs are exempt from the Rights Fees). The Exchange proposes
to delete as obsolete language from current note 1 to Section
III.C., which provides that options listed before June 1, 2012 would
be ``grandfathered'' for purposes of certain Rights Fee. See id. The
Exchange believes this proposed change adds clarity and transparency
to the Fee Schedule, as any options series listed before 2012 would
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    The Exchange believes the proposed treatment of ByRDs for purposes
of the Fee Schedule would further the Exchange's goal of introducing
new products to the marketplace by encouraging trading in these
products.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\8\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and (5) of the Act,\9\ in particular,
because it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues,
fees, and other charges among its members, issuers and other persons
using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between
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    The Exchange believes the proposed change is reasonable, equitable
and not unfairly discriminatory because the Exchange's treatment of
ByRDs would apply equally to all market participants that opted to
trade ByRDs. Further, the proposed change is reasonable and does not
unfairly discriminate because exempting ByRDs from monthly Rights Fees
would further the Exchange's goal of introducing new products to the
marketplace by encouraging trading in these products. To the extent
that the proposed change incentivizes any market participants to direct
their order flow to the Exchange, all market participants would benefit
from increased liquidity and trading opportunities on the Exchange.
    The Exchange believes the proposed change to remove obsolete
language from the Fee Schedule adds clarity and transparency to the Fee
Schedule, which makes it easier for market participants to comprehend.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is
consistent with the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\10\ the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any burden
on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes that the proposed change
is pro-competitive as it would further the Exchange's goal of
introducing new products to the marketplace and encouraging trading in
these products, which would in turn, benefit market participants. To
the extent that this purpose is achieved, all of the Exchange's market
participants should benefit from the improved market liquidity.
Enhanced market quality and increased transaction volume that results
from the anticipated increase in order flow directed to the Exchange
will benefit all market participants and improve competition on the
Exchange.
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    The Exchange notes that it operates in a highly competitive market
in which market participants can readily favor competing venues. In
such an environment, the Exchange must continually review, and consider
adjusting, its fees and credits to remain competitive with other
exchanges. For the reasons described above, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change reflects this competitive environment.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \11\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule
19b-4 \12\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other
charge imposed by the Exchange.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend 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 purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \13\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
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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 email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2016-121 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2016-121. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. 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 Number SR-NYSEMKT-2016-121 and should
be submitted on or before January 18, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PR07-10-001]

Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing

July 24, 2007.
    Take notice that on July 12, 2007, Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC
filed a revised Statement of Operating Conditions in compliance with
the Commission's letter order issued on June 21, 2007, in Docket No.
PR07-10-000.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a
protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons

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

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

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 31, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER23-2694-000]

Cereal City Solar, 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
Cereal City Solar, 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 September 14, 2023.
    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 may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<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: August 25, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-63313; File No. SR-MSRB-2010-14]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Amendments to
Rule A-12, on Initial Fee, and Rule A-14, on Annual Fee

November 12, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on November 9, 2010, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(``Board'' or ``MSRB''), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared by the MSRB.
The MSRB has designated the proposed rule change as changing a fee
applicable to municipal advisors pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of
the Act,\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which renders the
proposal 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)(ii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The MSRB is filing a proposed rule change consisting of amendments
to Rule A-12, on initial fee, and Rule A-14, on annual fee, to provide
for the payment to the Board by municipal advisors of initial and
annual fees. The proposed rule change is effective immediately upon
filing.
    The proposed rule change would apply to municipal advisors
immediately; however, it will have a deferred compliance date of
December 31, 2010. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the MSRB's Web site at http://www.msrb.org/Rules-and-Interpretations/
SEC-Filings/2010-Filings.aspx, at the MSRB'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, the MSRB 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. The MSRB 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
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to provide for the
assessment of reasonable fees to defray a portion of the increased
costs and expenses associated with the operation and administration of
the Board attributable to the Board's regulation of municipal advisors,
including an initial fee of $100 and an annual fee of $500. Except as
described below, the proposed rule change applies the provisions of
Rules A-12 and A-14 to municipal advisor firms in the same manner that
they currently apply to brokers, dealers, and municipal securities
dealers (``dealers''). Individuals will not be required to pay these
fees unless they are sole proprietorships. Although the initial fee
under Rule A-12 normally would be payable to the Board prior to a
municipal advisor engaging in any municipal advisory activities, the
proposed rule change would permit a municipal advisor firm to engage in
such activities prior to January 1, 2011 so long as the initial fee is
paid by January 1, 2011. Similarly, although the annual fee under Rule
A-14 normally would be payable by October 31 of each fiscal year (or,
for municipal advisor firms becoming subject to MSRB rules in the
current fiscal year, simultaneously with the initial fee under Rule A-
12), the proposed rule change would permit a municipal advisor firm to
engage in such activities prior to January 1, 2011 so long as the
annual fee for the current fiscal year of the Board is paid by January
1, 2011. Each firm subject to the rules of the Board shall be required
to pay the initial fee only once, and the annual fee only once each
fiscal year, even if a firm is both a dealer and a municipal advisor.
2. Statutory Basis
    The MSRB believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 15B(b)(2)(J) of the Act, which provides that the Board's rules
shall:

    Provide that each municipal securities broker, municipal
securities dealer, and municipal advisor shall pay to the Board such
reasonable fees and charges as may be necessary or appropriate to
defray the costs and expenses of operating and administering the
Board.

    The $100 initial fee imposed on municipal advisors by amended Rule
A-12 and the $500 annual fee imposed on municipal advisors by amended
Rule A-14 are reasonable. In its filing, the MSRB noted that the annual
fee is comparable to the fees that municipal advisors must pay to State
regulators if they must register as investment advisers. The initial
fee is less than most States impose for the initial registration of
investment advisers. The revenue resulting from these fees will defray
only a small portion of the cost of MSRB regulation of municipal
advisors.

    Section 15B(2)(L) of the Act requires that rules adopted by the
Board

    not impose a regulatory burden on small municipal advisors that
is not necessary or appropriate in the public interest and for the
protection of investors, municipal entities, and obligated persons,
provided that there is robust protection of investors against fraud.

    The proposed rule change does not impose a regulatory burden on
small advisors that is not necessary or appropriate in the public
interest and for the protection of investors, municipal entities, and
obligated persons and for the robust protection of investors against
fraud. The MSRB stated that it considers the $100 initial fee and $500
annual fee to be de minimis. The annual fee is comparable to the fees
that municipal advisors must pay to State regulators if they must
register as investment advisers. The initial fee is less than most
States impose for the initial registration of investment advisers. The
MSRB stated that, while the proposed rule change, at best, imposes only
a de minimis burden on municipal advisors, the proposed rule change is
necessary to help defray the costs of the MSRB's registration of
municipal advisors, which in turn permits the MSRB to have a record of
the municipal advisors it regulates, so that it may keep them abreast
of regulatory developments, better target its rulemaking and
professional qualifications examinations to different types of
municipal advisors, and identify to the Commission those municipal
advisors who have reportedly violated MSRB rules.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The MSRB does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act, since it would apply equally to all
municipal advisors.

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 on the
proposed rule change.

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

    The proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \5\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \6\ thereunder, in
that it establishes fees applicable to municipal advisors. At any time
within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may temporarily suspend 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 purposes of the Act.\7\
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \6\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
    \7\ See Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).
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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 Number SR-MSRB-2010-14 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-MSRB-2010-14. 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 Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the MSRB. 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 Number SR-MSRB-2010-14 and should be
submitted on or before December 9, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29080 Filed 11-17-10; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43450-43453]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15558]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0885; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01429-T]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate
Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) 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 MHI RJ Aviation ULC Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700,
701 & 702); CL-600-2C11 (Regional Jet Series 550); CL-600-2D15
(Regional Jet Series 705); CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900); and
CL-600-2E25 (Regional Jet Series 1000) airplanes. This proposed AD was
prompted by reports that the landing gear age of certain airplanes was
higher than expected for gear overhaul, which could increase the risk
of corrosion. This proposed AD would require verifying the calendar age
of the nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) by way of
component maintenance documents, and performing corrective actions if
necessary. This proposed AD would also prohibit installing certain
components. 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 September
6, 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 MHI RJ
Aviation Group, Customer Response Center, 3655 Ave. des Grandes-
Tourelles, Suite 110, Boisbriand, Qu[eacute]bec J7H 0E2 Canada; North
America toll-free telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or direct-dial telephone 450-
990-7272; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected]; internet https://mhirj.com. You may view this 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>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0885; 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: Antariksh Shetty, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe and Propulsion Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart
Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<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-2022-0885; Project Identifier
MCAI-2021-01429-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
the 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
Antariksh Shetty, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe and Propulsion Section,
FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue,

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<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

    Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), which is the aviation
authority for Canada, has issued TCCA AD CF-2021-49, dated December 20,
2021 (TCCA AD CF-2021-49) (also referred to after this as the Mandatory
Continuing Airworthiness Information, or the MCAI), to correct an
unsafe condition for all MHI RJ Aviation ULC Model CL-600-2C10
(Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702); CL-600-2C11 (Regional Jet Series
550); CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705); CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet
Series 900); and CL-600-2E25 (Regional Jet Series 1000) airplanes. You
may examine the MCAI in the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0885.
    This proposed AD was prompted by reports that the landing gear age
of certain airplanes was higher than expected for gear overhaul. The
FAA is proposing this AD to address the possibility of undetected
corrosion due to landing gear age that could lead to MLG and/or NLG
collapse, and consequent damage to the airplane and injury to the
occupants. See the MCAI for additional background information.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    MHI RJ has issued SB 670BA-32-062, dated December 2, 2021. This
service information describes procedures for, among other actions,
verifying the calendar age of the NLG and MLG by way of component
maintenance documents and for removing affected landing gear components
and replacing them with serviceable components.
    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 the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to the FAA's bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority,
the FAA has been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI
and service information referenced above. The FAA is proposing this AD
because the FAA evaluated all the relevant information and determined
the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or develop
on other products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified
in the service information already described except as discussed under
``Differences Between this Proposed AD and the MCAI.'' This proposed AD
would also prohibit installing certain affected parts.

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the MCAI

    TCCA AD CF-2021-49 requires the replacement of affected components
with a calendar age of 10 years or more. However, this proposed AD also
includes affected components with a calendar age of less than 10 years.
MHI RJ Aviation ULC intends to revise Part 1 of the maintenance
requirements manual (MRM) for the affected components to include a
calendar age life limit in addition to the existing flight cycle life
limit. TCCA then plans to issue an AD to enforce the calendar age life
limit in the revised MRM, which would address the unsafe condition for
components with a calendar age of less than 10 years for Canadian
operators. However, for U.S. operators, affected components with a
calendar age of less than 10 years may reach the new calendar age life
limit before an FAA AD is issued to mandate the revised MRM once it is
available. Therefore, components with a calendar age of less than 10
years are included in this proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would
affect 624 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following
costs to comply with this proposed AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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                                                                                Cost per       Cost on U.S.
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        product         operators
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4 work-hours x $85 per hour = $340...........................              $0             $340         $212,160
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    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-
condition actions that would be required based on the results of any
required actions. The FAA has no way of determining the number of
aircraft that might need these on-condition actions:

                                     Estimated Costs of On-Condition Actions
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               Labor cost                             Parts cost                       Cost per  product
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Up to 32 work-hours x $85 per hour = Up   Up to $340,000....................  Up to $342,720.
 to $2,720.
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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]

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

MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier,
Inc.): Docket No. FAA-2022-0885; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01429-
T.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by September 6, 2022.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all MHI RJ Aviation ULC airplanes identified
in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this AD, certificated in any
category.
    (1) Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702).
    (2) Model CL-600-2C11 (Regional Jet Series 550).
    (3) Model CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705).
    (4) Model CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900).
    (5) Model CL-600-2E25 (Regional Jet Series 1000) airplanes.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 32, Landing
gear.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports that the landing gear age of
certain airplanes was higher than expected for gear overhaul. The
FAA is issuing this AD to address the possibility of undetected
corrosion due to landing gear age that could lead to main landing
gear (MLG) and/or nose landing gear (NLG) collapse, and consequent
damage to the airplane and injury to the occupants.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Determination of Component Calendar Age

    Within 90 days after the effective date of this AD: Verify the
airplane and/or the airplane technical records to determine whether
any MLG and NLG components are affected components based on their
calendar age, in accordance with Section 2, Part A, of the
Accomplishment Instructions of MHI RJ Service Bulletin (SB) 670BA-
32-062, Revision A, dated December 2, 2021.

(h) Removal and Replacement of Affected NLG Components

    (1) Within the applicable compliance time indicated in figure 1
to paragraph (h) of this AD: Remove the affected NLG components
identified in paragraph (g) of this AD in accordance with Section 2,
Part B, of the Accomplishment Instructions of MHI RJ SB 670BA-32-
062, Revision A, dated December 2, 2021.
    (2) Before further flight after removal of the affected
components, replace the removed components with serviceable
components, in accordance with Section 2, Part D, of the
Accomplishment Instructions of MHI RJ SB 670BA-32-062, Revision A,
dated December 2, 2021.
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(i) Removal and Replacement of Affected MLG Components

    (1) Within the applicable compliance time indicated in figure 1
to paragraph (h) of this AD: Remove the affected MLG components
identified in paragraph (g) of this AD in accordance with Section 2
Part E or H, as applicable, of the Accomplishment Instructions of
MHI RJ SB 670BA-32-062, Revision A, dated December 2, 2021.
    (2) Before further flight after removing the affected
components, replace the removed components with serviceable
components, in accordance with Section 2, Part G or J, as
applicable, of the Accomplishment Instructions of MHI RJ SB 670BA-
32-062, Revision A, dated December 2, 2021.

(k) Parts Installation Limitation

    (1) As of the effective date of this AD, no person may install,
on any airplane, any MLG or NLG component with a calendar age of 12
years or more unless it has been overhauled in accordance with
Section 2 Part C, F, or I, as applicable, of the Accomplishment
Instructions of MHI RJ SB 670BA-32-062, Revision A, dated December
2, 2021.
    (2) As of the effective date of this AD, any MLG or NLG
component with a calendar age of less than 12 years may be installed
on any airplane, provided it is overhauled in accordance with
Section 2 Part C, F, or I, as applicable, of the Accomplishment
Instructions of MHI RJ SB 670BA-32-062, Revision A, dated December
2, 2021, prior to reaching 12 years' component calendar age.

(l) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New
York 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 ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing Operational
Safety, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Before
using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO
Branch, FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); or MHI RJ
Aviation ULC's TCCA Design Approval Organization (DAO). If approved
by the DAO, the approval must include the DAO-authorized signature.

(m) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) TCCA AD CF-2021-49, dated December 20, 2021, for related
information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the internet
at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket
No. FAA-2022-0885.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Antariksh
Shetty, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe and Propulsion Section, FAA,
New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY
11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected].
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact MHI
RJ Aviation Group, Customer Response Center, 3655 Ave. des Grandes-
Tourelles, Suite 110, Boisbriand, Qu[eacute]bec J7H 0E2 Canada;
North America toll-free telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or direct-dial
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected];
internet https://mhirj.com. You may view this 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 15, 2022.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15558 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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 ADVANCE \y63

	UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	REGION III

1650 Arch Street

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029

Mar 20 2007

Mr. Jim Sydnor, Director

Commonwealth of Virginia

Department of Environmental Quality

Air Quality and Monitoring

P.O. Box 1105

Richmond, VA 23218

Dear Mr. Sydnor:

On October 3, 2006, the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) received a revision to the Virginia State Implementation Plan
(SIP) from the Department of Environmental Quality pertaining to the
September 28, 2006, submittal of amendments to Virginia’s non-CTG NOx
RACT regulations (Regulation revision A99).  The EPA has determined that
the submittal is administratively and technically complete, and is
reviewing it to prepare a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

If members of your staff have any questions, they may direct them to
Christopher Cripps, Air Quality Planning Branch, at<PHONE_NUMBER>.  He
is the principal contact for this rulemaking.

Sincerely,

	/s/

   	Judith M. Katz, Director

                          			   	Air Protection Division

cc:  Robert Mann, VADEQ

	Customer Service Hotline: 1-800-438-2474