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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 637-086]

Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Non-Capacity Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 637-086.
    c. Date Filed: August 30, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Chelan Project No. 637 Hydroelectric
Project.
    f. Location: On the Chelan River, near the City of Chelan in Chelan
County, Washington.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Michelle Smith, Licensing & Compliance
Manager, Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, 327 N.
Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801, Telephone No.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Mrs. Anumzziatta Purchiaroni,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests, October 19, 2012. All documents may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be
paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and seven copies should be
mailed to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments.
    Please include the project number (P-637-086) on any comments,
motions, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of proposed amendment: The licensee submitted the
filing to reflect a change on the hydraulic capacity of the project as
a result of an upgrade and modernization of the project. The proposed
upgrade of the units was authorized by the Commission in an order
issued in 2009. The as-built hydraulic capacity of the project is 2,600
cfs, which is 100 cfs higher than the designed (authorized) hydraulic
capacity of 2,500 cfs. The licensee is not proposing any changes to the
existing project operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will
consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file
a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may
become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to
intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for
the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate
to project works which are the subject of the license surrender.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.

    Dated: September 18, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER15-1066-000]

Red Horse Wind 2, 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
Red Horse Wind 2, 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 March 11, 2015.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 19, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0264]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office
of Management and Budget Approval; Request for Designation as Country
Not Subject to the Restrictions Applicable to Human Food and Cosmetics
Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material
From Cattle

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
collection of information entitled ``Request for Designation as Country
Not Subject to the Restrictions Applicable to Human Food and Cosmetics
Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material
From Cattle'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Jr., Office of
Information Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr.,
PI50-400B, Rockville, MD 20850,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 28, 2011, the Agency submitted a
proposed collection of information entitled ``Request for Designation
as Country Not Subject to the Restrictions Applicable to Human Food and
Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing,
Material From Cattle'' to OMB for review and clearance under 44 U.S.C.
3507. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has now approved the
information collection and has assigned OMB control number 0910-0623.
The approval expires on September 30, 2014. A copy of the supporting
statement for this information collection is available on the Internet
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

    Dated: October 18, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modifications to
Special Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for modification of special permits.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the
application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a
particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the
``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1--
Motor vehicle, 2--Rail freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft
only, 5--Passenger-carrying aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Burger, Chief, Office of
Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at http://regulations.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 02, 2020.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                                                Nature of the special permits
       Application No.                 Applicant          Regulation(s) affected              thereof
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10704-M......................  Airgas USA, LLC.........  172.200, 172.400,         To modify the special permit
                                                          172.500, 173.302(a),      to authorize additional 2.2
                                                          174.1, 177.800.           hazmat. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4).
11180-M......................  Affival Inc.............  172.300, 172.500,         To modify the special permit
                                                          172.400, 173.24(c).       to authorize a new optional
                                                                                method to close the
                                                                                longitudinal seam of the
                                                                                metal tube by welding.
                                                                                (modes 1, 2, 3).
11215-M......................  Orbital Sciences          172.300, 172.600,         To modify the special permit
                                Corporation.              172.400, 172.500,         to authorize additional
                                                          173.62, 175.75.           hazmat contained in a new
                                                                                launch vehicle. (mode 4).
11380-M......................  Baker Hughes Oilfield     173.302a(a).............  To modify the special permit
                                Operations LLC.                                     to authorize design changes/
                                                                                improvements in the
                                                                                authorized cylinders. (modes
                                                                                1, 2, 3, 4).
12479-M......................  Luxfer Inc..............  173.302a(a)(1)..........  To modify the special permit
                                                                                to authorize passenger
                                                                                carrying vessel as a mode of
                                                                                transport.
14453-M......................  FIBA Technologies, Inc..  180.209(a), 180.209(b),   To modify the special permit
                                                          180.209(b)(1)(iv).        to authorize an additional
                                                                                2.1 hazmat. (modes 1, 2, 3).
14584-M......................  Techknowserv Corp.......  173.302a(b)(2),           To modify the special permit
                                                          173.302a(b)(3),           to authorize additional
                                                          173.302a(b)(4),           cylinders to be requalified
                                                          173.302a(b)(5),           by these methods. (modes 1,
                                                          180.205(c), 180.205(f),   2, 3).
                                                          180.205(g), 180.205(i),
                                                          180.209(a), 180.209(a).
14601-M......................  Gulbrandsen Chemicals,    173.302a(a)(1)..........  To modify the special permit
                                Inc.                                                to authorize the option of
                                                                                removing the safety relief
                                                                                system from non-DOT
                                                                                specification spherical
                                                                                pressure vessels
                                                                                manufactured in accordance
                                                                                with the special permit.
                                                                                (modes 1, 2, 3).
15536-M......................  Techknowserv Corp.......  180.507, 180.509,         To modify the special permit
                                                          180.519(a).               to authorize additional tank
                                                                                cars. (modes 1, 2, 3).
15610-M......................  Techknowserv Corp.......  173.302a(b)(2),           To modify the special permit
                                                          173.302a(b)(3),           to authorize additional
                                                          173.302a(b)(4),           cylinders. (modes 1, 2, 3).
                                                          173.302a(b)(5),
                                                          180.205(c), 180.205(f),
                                                          180.205(g), 180.205(i),
                                                          180.209(a), 180.213.
20391-M......................  Hexagon Purus LLC.......  173.301(f), 173.302(a)..  To modify the special permit
                                                                                to authorize additional
                                                                                cylinders with a volume up
                                                                                to 3000 liters. (modes 1, 2,
                                                                                3).
20949-M......................  Sigma-Aldrich, Inc......  178.601(k)..............  To modify the special permit
                                                                                to remove the requirement to
                                                                                carry a copy of the SP
                                                                                aboard each vehicle, vessel
                                                                                or aircraft and to remove
                                                                                the requirement to maintain
                                                                                a copy of the SP at each
                                                                                facility offering or
                                                                                reoffering packages covered
                                                                                by the SP. (modes 1, 2, 3,
                                                                                4, 5).
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A 1 APPENDIX A MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN FUELS This appendix provides the basis of the assumptions in this study on the mercury concentrations of fossil and non fossil fuels.

FOSSIL FUELS This section describes this study's assumptions on mercury concentrations for coal, oil, and natural gas and explains the methodologies used to arrive at them.

Coal Mercury concentrations in different types of coal in different regions of the country were calculated through the following four steps:

  Collected data on mercury concentrations in different types of coal by State. The three coal types are bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite.

  Made adjustments in mercury concentrations for coals in those States, where companies would clean them and EPA had data on their mercury concentrations prior to cleaning.

  Converted data on mercury concentrations that were expressed in parts per million weight ( ppmw) to pounds of mercury per trillion Btus of heat content of each coal ( lbs / TBtus).

  Conducted cluster analysis to group the same types of coals with similar mercury concentrations together to arrive at an average estimate of the mercury concentrations in that set of coals.

These steps are described below in detail.

Compilation of State Data EPA relied primarily on the EPA's Report to Congress on hazardous air pollutant ( HAP) emissions ( HAP Study; EPA, 1998a). 1 The mercury concentrations in coal used for the purposes of the IPM mercury emissions analyses are reported in Exhibit A1. For bituminous coals from Illinois and Colorado, mercury concentrations pertain to as shipped coals, which are deemed cleaned prior to shipping.

1 EPA. 1998a. Study of Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions from Electric Utility Steam Generating Units   Final Report to Congress. Volumes I and II. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA 453/ R 98 004a &  004b. February 1998. A 2 Coal Cleaning Bituminous coals from selected States are cleaned to meet customer specifications for heating value, and ash and sulfur content. EPA estimates that the average mercury reduction due to coal washing is 21 percent in the HAP Study. In the IPM mercury analyses, the Agency assumed a 21 percent reduction for bituminous coals shipped from 14 States ( i. e., Alabama, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia). Consistent with the HAP Study, no mercury removal factor was applied to lignite and subbituminous coals, nor to bituminous coals shipped from Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

Mercury Concentrations in IPM Mercury concentrations of coal ( i. e., amount of mercury per unit of heat content, which is expressed as " lbs/ TBtu") differs by type, based on their initial mercury concentrations on a parts per million weight ( ppmw) basis and heat content. 2 EPA estimated the mercury concentrations in coals for use in IPM using the following formula:

Mercury concentration of coal in ppmw * lbs to short ton conversion factor / heat content of coal * MMBtu to Trillion Btu conversion factor. 3 The mercury concentrations reported in column 5 of Exhibit A1 pertain to the average mercury concentrations of coal. 4 There can be substantial variation in the mercury concentrations of coal from different mines in a State and in different coal seams at the same mine. However, Exhibit A1 shows that certain types of coals in various regions of the country do have average concentrations of mercury that differ markedly from the average concentrations of mercury of other types of coal. In the same coal class, there are also marked differences in average mercury concentrations between States.

2 The different sulfur grades of coal that are used in the IPM mercury analyses include the following six sulfur grades of bituminous coals, three sulfur grades of subbituminous coals, and two sulfur grades of lignite coals: Low Sulfur Eastern Bituminous ( BA), Low Sulfur Western Bituminous ( BB), Low Medium Sulfur Bituminous ( BD), Medium Sulfur Bituminous ( BE), Medium High Sulfur Bituminous ( BF), and High Sulfur Bituminous ( BG); Low Sulfur Subbbituminous ( SB), Low Medium Sulfur Subbituminous ( SD), and Medium Sulfur Subbituminous ( SE); and Low Medium Sulfur Lignite ( LD) and Medium High Sulfur Lignite ( LF). 3 The details of this calculation are: ( x lbs of Hg / 106 lbs of coal) * ( 2,000 lbs / ton) * ( ton / y MMBtu) * ( 106 MMBtu/ TBtu) where, x is the mercury concentration reported in the HAP Study and y is the heat content of coal, derived from IPM. 4 The average mercury concentration of coal for a State indicates simple average mercury concentration of various sulfur grades of a particular type of coal shipped from that State. A 3 Exhibit A1 Average Mercury Concentrations in Coal by State of Origin and Coal Type State of Origin Coal Type Original Average Mercury Concentrations ( ppmw) 1 Final Average Mercury Concentrations ( ppmw) Final Average Mercury Concentrations ( lbs of Hg per Trillion Btu) Alabama Bituminous 0.19 0.15 11.91 Arkansas2 Bituminous 0.17 0.13 21.84 Arizona2 Bituminous 0.07 0.07 6.45 Colorado Bituminous 0.07 0.07 5.89 Iowa Bituminous 0.19 0.15 14.70 Illinois Bituminous 0.08 0.08 7.18 Indiana Bituminous 0.11 0.09 7.96 Kansas Bituminous 0.19 0.15 13.18 Kentucky Bituminous 0.15 0.12 9.92 Maryland Bituminous 0.42 0.33 26.58 Missouri Bituminous 0.17 0.13 12.04 Montana Bituminous 0.09 0.09 8.38 New Mexico2 Bituminous 0.06 0.06 5.76 Ohio Bituminous 0.22 0.17 14.94 Oklahoma Bituminous 0.17 0.13 10.76 Pennsylvania Bituminous 0.29 0.23 18.13 Tennessee2 Bituminous 0.15 0.12 9.63 Utah Bituminous 0.04 0.03 2.87 Virginia Bituminous 0.14 0.11 8.65 West Virginia Bituminous 0.16 0.13 10.11 Wyoming2 Bituminous 0.08 0.08 8.13 Alaska Subbituminous 0.07 0.07 9.32 Montana Subbituminous 0.09 0.09 9.97 New Mexico Subbituminous 0.06 0.06 7.06 Washington Subbituminous 0.06 0.06 7.40 Wyoming Subbituminous 0.08 0.08 9.35 Colorado2 Lignite 0.18 0.18 29.81 Louisiana Lignite 0.19 0.19 28.04 Montana Lignite 0.12 0.12 17.87 North Dakota Lignite 0.13 0.13 19.73 Texas Lignite 0.19 0.19 31.51 Notes: 1 ppmw = parts per million weight = lbs. of mercury / million lbs. of coal. 2 For Tennessee, the mercury concentration was obtained from another EPA study ( EPA, 1998b), 5 as the HAP Study does not report this information. For Arkansas, the mercury concentration of bituminous coal was assumed to be the same as that for bituminous coal from Oklahoma. Additionally, for Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming, it was assumed that the mercury concentrations of bituminous coal were the same as the mercury concentrations of subbituminous coal from those states. For lignite coal from Colorado, the average mercury concentration of all lignite coals, as reported in the HAP Study, was used. Source: EPA 5 EPA, Analyzing Electric Power Generation under the CAAA, March 1998. A 4 Cluster Analysis Mercury concentrations in coal vary widely across different types in different States. The wide range of mercury concentrations for each grade of coal across supply regions was divided into similar groups using " clustering" analysis for the purposes of the IPM mercury analyses.

The clustering analysis places objects into groups or clusters, such that the data in a given cluster tend to be similar to each other, and that they are dissimilar to the data in other clusters. In other words, the clustering analysis minimizes the variance ( i. e., the square of the average deviation of the data from their arithmetic mean) of the data within each cluster. 6 The clustering analysis was performed to minimize the complexity involved in incorporating the wide range of mercury concentrations of each individual sulfur grade and type of coal into the IPM input file. The clustering analysis was performed through the following two steps:

  First, the number of clusters of mercury concentrations within each sulfur grade of coal was determined based on the range of mercury concentrations for that sulfur grade of coal and the extent of its supply.

  Second, the SAS clustering analysis program was used to group the mercury concentrations of each sulfur grade of coal across various supply regions into a specified number of clusters, such that the variance of mercury concentrations within each coal cluster is minimized.

For example, mercury concentrations of Low Sulfur Western Bituminous ( BB) coals across nine supply regions are in the range of 2.61 to 8.12 lbs of Hg/ TBtu. Based on the amount of BB coal supplied and the range of its mercury concentrations, it was determined that BB coal would be divided into two clusters. Then, using the SAS clustering analysis program, BB coals were divided into a BB1 cluster, with mercury concentrations not exceeding 5.5 lbs of Hg/ TBtu, and into a BB2 cluster, with mercury concentrations exceeding 5.5 lbs of Hg/ TBtu.

Exhibit A2 shows the clusters of various sulfur grades of coal and their mercury concentrations that were developed and analyzed in this effort. EPA assumed in IPM that the coals identified in the first column had the average mercury concentrations of each cluster shown in the columns on the far right in Exhibit A2. For example, the mercury concentration of BA coals from Alabama is estimated to be approximately 11.87 lbs of Hg/ TBtu. Exhibit A2 indicates that this coal falls into the second cluster ( i. e., BB2), as its mercury concentration is greater than 10.5 lbs of Hg/ TBtu. Therefore, for the purposes of calculating mercury emissions using IPM, the average mercury concentration of the BB2 cluster (= 11.87 lbs of Hg/ TBtu) was used for all BB2 coals.

6 In other words, it is a measure of dispersion of the data from their arithmetic mean. A 5 Exhibit A2 Coal Clusters and Average Mercury Concentrations ( Lbs of Hg per Trillion Btu) Range of mercury concentration within each coal cluster Average mercury concentration within each cluster Coal Type by Sulfur Grade No. of clusters Cluster # 1 Cluster # 2 Cluster # 3 Cluster # 1 Cluster # 2 Cluster # 3 Low Sulfur Eastern Bituminous ( BA) 2   10.5 > 10.5  9.62 11.87

Low Sulfur Western Bituminous ( BB) 2   5.5 > 5.5  2.79 6.14

Low Medium Sulfur Bituminous ( BD) 3   7.0 > 7.0 to   14.0 > 14.0 5.22 9.64 17.89 Medium Sulfur Bituminous ( BE) 3   9.0 > 9.0 to   13.0 > 13.0 7.98 10.01 17.83 Medium High Sulfur Bituminous ( BF) 3   13.0 > 13.0 to   20.0 > 20.0 9.55 18.10 26.58 High Sulfur Bituminous ( BG) 3   8.0 > 8.0 to   14.0 > 14.0 7.43 10.38 15.91 Low Sulfur Subbituminous ( SB) 1   0   9.46

Low Medium Sulfur Subbituminous ( SD) 1   0   8.84

Medium Sulfur Subbituminous ( SE) 1   0   9.37

Low Medium Sulfur Lignite ( LD) 1   0   23.80

Medium High Sulfur Lignite ( LF) 2   25.0 > 25.0  19.73 31.31

Notes:  = not applicable. A 6 Oil and Natural Gas EPA used data from the HAP study to develop average mercury concentrations of oil and natural gas ( see Exhibit A3). The Agency estimated mercury concentrations in oil and natural gas for use in the IPM analysis in the following manner:

  Oil  The mercury concentration of 0.0092 ppmw was converted to a mercury concentration in pounds per TBtu using the following formula: Mercury concentration * lbs to gallon conversion factor / heat content * Btu to Trillion Btu conversion factor = ( 0.0092 lbs / 106 lbs) * ( 7.88 lbs / gal) * ( gal / 150,000 Btu) * ( 1012 Btu / TBtu) = 0.483 lbs/ TBtu.

  Natural gas  The mercury concentration of 0.0000024 mg/ cm was converted to a mercury concentration in pounds per TBtu using the following formula: Mercury concentration * cubic meter ( cm) to cubic feet ( cft) conversion factor / heat content * Btu to Trillion Btu conversion factor * mg to kg conversion factor * kg to lbs conversion factor = ( 2.4 * 10 6 mg/ cm) * ( 0.027 cm/ cft) * ( cft/ 1,035 Btu) * ( 1012 Btu/ TBtu) * ( kg/ 106 mg) * ( 2.21 lbs/ kg) = 0.000138 lbs/ TBtu.

Exhibit A3 Average Mercury Concentrations in Oil and Natural Gas Fuel Type Unit for Mercury Concentration in the HAP Study Mercury Concentration in the HAP Study Mercury Concentration In IPM ( lbs of Hg/ TBtu) Oil Ppmw 0.0092 0.483 Natural Gas mg/ cm 0.0000024 0.00014 Notes: ppmw = parts per million weight = lbs. of mercury / million lbs. of oil. Source: EPA NON FOSSIL FUELS The non fossil fuels covered in this study are wood waste, municipal solid waste, and geothermal resources. The source of data on the mercury concentrations in these fuels is EPA's Mercury Study Report to Congress. Volume II: An Inventory of Anthropogenic Mercury Emissions in the United States, December 1997 ( Mercury Study). 7 Exhibit A4 reports the assumptions on the mercury concentrations of non fossil fuels that EPA uses in the IPM analysis. Details on how EPA prepared these estimates are provided below.

7 EPA. 1997. Mercury Study Report to Congress. Volume II: An Inventory of Anthropogenic Mercury missions in the United States. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards and Office of Research and Development. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA 452/ R 97 004. December 1997. A 7 Exhibit A4 Average Mercury Concentrations of Non Fossil Fuels ( lbs of Hg per TBtu) Fuel Type Average Mercury Concentration in IPM Wood Waste 0.57 Municipal Solid Waste 71.85 Geothermal Resource 4.08 Wood Waste Consistent with the Mercury Study, the mercury concentration of wood waste is assumed to be 0.0000052 lbs per ton. Also, based on the same study, the heat content of wood waste has been assumed to be 4,560 Btu/ lb. Based on these estimates, the mercury concentration in wood waste was calculated for use in the IPM analysis as follows: = ( 5.2* 10 6 lbs/ ton) * ( lbs/ 4,560 Btu) * ( ton/ 2,000 lbs) * ( 1012 Btu/ TBtu) = 0.57 lbs/ TBtu.

Municipal Solid Waste Municipal Waste Combustors ( MWCs) are subject to the New Source Performance Standards for MWCs, which require MWCs to reduce mercury emissions by about 90 percent. For the purposes of the IPM mercury analyses, EPA assumed that MWCs would achieve this reduction by the year 2005 and mercury concentrations in the MSW are assumed to be 0.08 mg/ dscm. Based on this estimate, the mercury concentration of municipal waste was calculated for use in the IPM analysis as follows: = ( 20.9/ 13.9) * ( 0.08 mg/ dscm) * ( 9,570 cft/ MMBtu) * ( cm/ 35.31 cft) * ( 106 MMBtu/ TBtu) * ( Metric Ton/ 109 mg) * ( 1.102 tons/ Metric ton) * ( 2,000 lbs/ ton) = 71.85 lb/ TBtu.

Geothermal EPA estimates that the average mercury emissions factor for geothermal plants is estimated to be 0.00012 lbs/ MWh. Assuming a heat rate of 29,425 Btu/ KWh, the mercury concentration of a geothermal resource was calculated for use in the IPM analysis in the following way: = ( 0.00012 lbs/ MWh) * ( MW/ 1,000KW) * ( KWh/ 29,425 Btu) * ( 1012 Btu/ TBtu) = 4.078 lbs/ TBtu


[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1371-1372]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2019-0096]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on October 30, 2019, the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation

(Amtrak) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a
waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad
safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 238. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA-2019-0096.
    Specifically, Amtrak has petitioned FRA for a waiver from the
requirements of 49 CFR 238.111(a), pre-revenue service acceptance
testing, for Siemens Charger locomotives, ALC-42 variants included, to
operate across the entirety of Amtrak's operating network. Following
FRA's correspondence to Amtrak dated May 16, 2019, Amtrak began to
perform a select number of SC-44 Charger performance tests on several
long-distance network routes. Results have been generally positive thus
far with a low number of correctional recommendations sent back to the
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Amtrak intends to perform
additional SC-44 testing in 2020 to further validate the Charger
platform in a long-distance environment prior to receiving ALC-42
deliveries.
    Since the receipt of FRA's May 16, 2019 correspondence, Amtrak has
also provided to FRA the entirety of the design documentation received
to date from Siemens for the ALC-42 procurement. Most of these ALC-42
preliminary design review documents are the SC-44 final design
documents. These include designs of the suspension system, wheel
profile, crash energy management, fuel tank, and other car body
drawings. Further, no changes to the dimensions or car body profile of
the locomotive will vary between the ALC-42 or the SC-44. The ALC-42
will have a minimal (<0.5%) empty weight variance due to different
internal components such as head-end power (HEP) transformer and cab
signal, and a minimal (<2.0%) loaded gross weight variance due to
increased fuel/diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)/sand capacity than the SC-44.
Amtrak states these small weight variances reside below the floor and
therefore should have negligible effect from low center of gravity. The
other notable differences between the two platform versions will reside
within the cab (additional positive train control systems, screen
interfaces) and inside the engine room (different fuel filtration, HEP
inverter, brake grid, etc.).
    Based on the above and the Charger platform testing that has been
performed to date, Amtrak requests a waiver from the requirements of 49
CFR 238.111(a) testing for Siemens Charger locomotives, ALC-42 variants
included.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations Facility is
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested parties
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
     Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by February 24, 2020 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable.
    Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-00231 Filed 1-9-20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0144]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the U.S. 70/Alfred C. Cunningham Bridge
which carries U.S. 70 and East Front Street across the Trent River,
mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. The deviation is necessary to facilitate the
2018 Neuse River Bridge Run. This deviation allows the bridge to remain
in the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 6:45 a.m. through 10 a.m. on
Saturday, March 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2018-0144] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH''. Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Michael Thorogood, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North Carolina Department of
Transportation, owner and operator of the U.S. 70/Alfred C. Cunningham
Bridge that carries U.S. 70 and East Front Street over the Trent River,
mile 0.0, at New Bern, NJ, has requested a temporary deviation from the
current operating regulations to ensure the safety of the participants
and spectators associated with the 2018 Neuse River Bridge Run on
Saturday, March 24, 2018. This bridge is a double bascule drawbridge,
with a vertical clearance of 14 feet above mean high water in the
closed position and unlimited vertical clearance in the open position.
    The current operating regulation is set out in 33 CFR 117.843(a).
Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be maintained in the
closed-to-navigation position from 6:45 a.m. through 10 a.m. on
Saturday, March 24, 2018.
    The Trent River is used by a variety of vessels including small
commercial vessels and recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has
carefully coordinated the restrictions with waterway users in
publishing this temporary deviation.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation
position may do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open for
emergencies, if 5 minutes prior notification is given, and there is no
immediate alternative route for vessels unable to pass through the
bridge in the closed position. The Coast Guard will also inform the
users of the waterway through our Local and Broadcast Notices to
Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the bridge so that
vessel operators can arrange their transits to minimize any impact
caused by the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: March 13, 2018.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-05349 Filed 3-15-18; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 10192-10193]
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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: PR21-56-001.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Submits tariff filing per 284.123(b),(e)+(g):
Administrative Tariff update Statement of Rates to be effective 4/1/
2021.
    Filed Date: 2/14/2022.
    Accession Number: 20220214-5076.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/7/22.
    284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-551-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreement
Update (Conoco Feb 22) to be effective 2/16/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/15/22.
    Accession Number: 20220215-5092.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-552-000.
    Applicants: Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel Retention Rates--Summer
2022 to be effective 4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/16/22.
    Accession Number: 20220216-5051.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-553-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: MEP Cashout Filing February
2022 to be effective 4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/16/22.
    Accession Number: 20220216-5058.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-554-000.
    Applicants: Elba Express Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel Tracker Filing--2022 to
be effective 4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/16/22.

    Accession Number: 20220216-5064.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-555-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2.16.22 Negotiated Rates--DTE
Energy Trading, Inc. R-1830-18 to be effective 4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/16/22.
    Accession Number: 20220216-5065.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-556-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2.16.22 Negotiated Rates--
Macquarie Energy LLC R-4090-24 to be effective 4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/16/22.
    Accession Number: 20220216-5067.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-557-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2.16.22 Negotiated Rates--
Freepoint Commodities LLC R-7250-41 to be effective 4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/16/22.
    Accession Number: 20220216-5068.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-558-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2.16.22 Negotiated Rates--
Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading L.P. R-4010-31 to be effective
4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/16/22.
    Accession Number: 20220216-5071.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP21-1042-002.
    Applicants: Rover Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: File and Motion Revised & Cancelled
Records RP21-1042-000 to be effective 2/20/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/15/22.
    Accession Number: 20220215-5114.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
comment date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 16, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-03801 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67351-67354]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24307]

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

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Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2022-1247; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01066-T;
Amendment 39-22200; AD 2022-21-01]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-06-
07, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200 series and A330-
300 series airplanes. AD 2021-06-07 required repetitive detailed
inspections of the courier area oxygen system (CAOS) and replacement of
affected parts if necessary. Since the FAA issued AD 2021-06-07,
improved flexible oxygen hoses have been developed. This AD continues
to require repetitive detailed inspections of the CAOS and replacement
of affected parts if necessary. This AD also requires replacing each
affected part with an improved serviceable part, which is terminating
action for the repetitive inspections. The FAA is issuing this AD to
address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective November 23, 2022.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of November 23,
2022.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain other publications listed in this AD as of April
20, 2021 (86 FR 17512, April 5, 2021).
    The FAA must receive comments on this AD by December 23, 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 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 final rule, contact Elbe
Flugzeugwerke GmbH Customer Support, Grenzstra[szlig]e 1, 01109
Dresden, Germany; phone: +49 351 8839 2749; fax: +49 351 8839 2125;
email: [email protected]; website: elbeflugzeugwerke.com/en/. 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 regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-1247.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-1247; or in person at the Docket
Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) any comments received, and
other information. The street address for the Docket Operations office
is listed above. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Dowling, Aerospace Engineer,
Mechanical Systems and Administrative Services Section, FAA, New York
ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The FAA issued AD 2021-06-07, Amendment 39-21474 (86 FR 17512,
April 5, 2021) (AD 2021-06-07), for certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200
series and A330-300 series airplanes. AD 2021-06-07 was prompted by
reports of cracked flexible hoses in the CAOS. AD 2021-06-07 required
repetitive detailed inspections of the CAOS and replacement of affected
parts if necessary. The FAA issued AD 2021-06-07 to address cracked
CAOS hoses. This condition, if not addressed, could lead to oxygen
leakage in the flexible hoses of the CAOS, which, in combination with
in-flight depressurization or smoke evacuation procedure, could result
in injury to occupants of the courier area.

Actions Since AD 2021-06-07 Was Issued

    Since the FAA issued AD 2021-06-07, improved flexible oxygen hoses
have been developed and EASA and the FAA have determined that
replacement of each affected part with a new flexible oxygen hose is
necessary to address the unsafe condition.
    European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the
Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued
EASA AD 2021-0173, dated July 21, 2021 (EASA AD 2021-0173) (also
referred to as the MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition for certain
Airbus SAS Model A330-243, A330-322, and A330-343 airplanes. You may
examine the MCAI in the AD docket at regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-1247.
    This AD was prompted by reports of cracked flexible hoses in the
CAOS, and the development of, and the development of improved flexible
oxygen hoses. The FAA is issuing this AD to address cracked CAOS hoses.
This condition, if not addressed, could lead to oxygen leakage in the
flexible hoses of the CAOS, which, in combination with in-flight
depressurization or smoke evacuation procedure, could result in injury
to occupants of the courier area. See the MCAI for additional
background information.

Change to the Applicability of AD 2021-06-07

    The applicability of AD 2021-06-07 is Airbus SAS Model A330-201, -
202, -203, -223, -243, -301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342,
and -343 airplanes that were converted to freighter airplanes in
accordance with FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) ST04038NY and
STC ST04045NY. However, the applicability of this AD is limited to
Model A330-243, -322, and -343 airplanes having manufacturer serial
numbers 0116, 0127, 0231, 0600, 0610, 0709, 0777, and 0781. Due to a
design change introduced during passenger-to-freighter conversion,
airplanes converted in the future will not be affected by the
identified unsafe condition.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) has issued Service Bulletin EFW-SB-
35-0001, Revision 01, dated July 3, 2020; and Service Bulletin EFW-SB-
35-0002, Revision 01, dated June 22, 2020. This service information
describes procedures for repetitive detailed inspections (including
functional tests) of the CAOS to detect any leakage or damage
(cracking) in the 32209-series oxygen distribution hoses installed in
the courier area and in lavatory A, and replacement.
    EFW has also issued Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0003, dated January
27, 2021; and Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0006, dated June 9, 2021. This
service information describes procedures for modifying the CAOS by
replacing the 32209-series oxygen distribution hoses with improved
flexible oxygen hoses.
    This AD would also require Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin
EFW-SB-35-0001, dated March 8, 2019; and Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH
Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0002, dated September 2, 2019, which the
Director of the Federal Register approved for incorporation by
reference as of April 20, 2021 (86 FR 17512, April 5, 2021).
    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 issuing this AD
because the FAA evaluated all pertinent information and determined the
unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or develop on other
products of the same type design.

Requirements of This AD

    This AD requires accomplishing the actions specified in the service
information described previously.

FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date

    There are currently no domestic operators of these products.
Accordingly, notice and opportunity for prior public comment are
unnecessary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). In addition, for the
forgoing reason(s), the FAA finds that good cause exists pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(d) for making this amendment effective in less than 30 days.

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under
ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2022-1247; Project Identifier MCAI-
2021-01066-T'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the final rule, 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 final rule 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
regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. The
agency will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about this final rule.

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 AD 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 AD, 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 AD. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to
Elizabeth Dowling, Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Systems and
Administrative Services 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.

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    The requirements of the RFA do not apply when an agency finds good
cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without prior notice and
comment. Because the FAA has determined that it has good cause to adopt
this rule without notice and comment, RFA analysis is not required.

Costs of Compliance

    Currently, there are no affected U.S.-registered airplanes. If an
affected airplane is imported and placed on the U.S. Register in the
future, the FAA provides the following cost estimates to comply with
this AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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                                                                                Cost per
                    Action                                 Labor cost               Parts cost        product
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Retained actions from AD 2021-06-07...........  20 work-hours x $85 per hour =                $0          $1,700
                                                 $1,700.
New actions...................................  7 work-hours x $85 per hour =             13,485          14,080
                                                 $595.
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    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-
condition action 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 this on-condition action:

                 Estimated Costs of On-Condition Actions
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                                                             Cost per
              Labor cost                   Parts cost        product
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7 work-hours x $85 per hour = $595....         $13,485          $14,080
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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 AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866, and
    (2) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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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:
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a. Removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-06-07, Amendment 39-21474
(86 FR 17512, April 5, 2021); and
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b. Adding the following new AD:

2022-21-01 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39-22200; Docket No. FAA-2022-1247;
Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01066-T.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective November 23,
2022.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 2021-06-07, Amendment 39-21474 (86 FR 17512,
April 5, 2021) (AD 2021-06-07).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model A330-243, -322, and -343
airplanes, certificated in any category, converted to freighter
airplanes in accordance with FAA supplemental type certificate (STC)
ST04038NY and STC ST04045NY, having manufacturer serial numbers
0116, 0127, 0231, 0600, 0610, 0709, 0777, and 0781.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 35, Oxygen.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by reports of cracked flexible hoses in the
courier area oxygen system (CAOS), and the development of improved
flexible oxygen hoses. The FAA is issuing this AD to address cracked
CAOS hoses. This condition, if not addressed, could lead to oxygen
leakage in the flexible hoses of the CAOS, which, in combination
with in-flight depressurization or smoke evacuation procedure, could
result in injury to occupants of the courier area.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Definitions

    The definitions in paragraphs (g)(1) through (3) of this AD
apply.
    (1) An affected part is a 32209-series oxygen flexible hose used
in the CAOS, having a part number specified in figure 1 to paragraph
(g)(1) of this AD.
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    (2) A serviceable part is an affected part that is new (never
previously installed), or that, before further flight after
installation into the CAOS, has passed an inspection and functional
test (no leakage or damage found) as specified in paragraph (h) of
this AD.

    (3) An improved serviceable part is a flexible hose having a
part number as specified in figure 1 to paragraph (g)(1) of this AD.

(h) Retained Repetitive Inspections, With Revised Service Information

    This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph (h) of AD
2021-06-07, with revised service information. Within 1,600 flight
hours after April 20, 2021 (the effective date of AD 2021-06-07) and
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 1,600 flight hours, do a
detailed inspection (including functional testing) for leakage or
damage of the CAOS and lavatory A oxygen system in accordance with
the Accomplishment Instructions of Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service
Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0001, dated March 8, 2019; Elbe Flugzeugwerke
GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0002, dated September 2, 2019; Elbe
Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0001, Revision 01,
dated July 3, 2020; or Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-
SB-35-0002, Revision 01, dated June 22, 2020; as applicable.

(i) Retained Replacement, With Revised Service Information and a New
Replacement Action Option

    This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph (i) of AD
2021-06-07, with revised service information and a new replacement
action option. If, during any inspection required by paragraph (h)
of this AD, any leakage or damage (i.e., cracking) is found: Before
further flight, do the actions specified in paragraph (i)(1) or (2)
of this AD:
    (1) Replace the affected part with a serviceable part, as
defined in paragraph (g)(2) of this AD, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service
Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0001, dated March 8, 2019; Elbe Flugzeugwerke
GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0002, dated September 2, 2019; Elbe
Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0001, Revision 01,
dated July 3, 2020; or Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-
SB-35-0002, Revision 01, dated June 22, 2020; as applicable.
    (2) Replace each affected part with an improved serviceable
part, as defined in paragraph (g)(3) of this AD, in accordance with
the Accomplishment Instructions of Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service
Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0003, dated January 27, 2021; or Elbe
Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0006, dated June 9,
2021; as applicable.

(j) New Requirement of This AD: Modification

    Unless already accomplished as specified in paragraph (i) of
this AD, within 42 months after the effective date of this AD,
modify the airplane by replacing each affected part with an improved
serviceable part, as defined in paragraph (g)(3) of this AD, in
accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Elbe
Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0003, dated January
27, 2021; or Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-
0006, dated June 9, 2021; as applicable.

(k) Terminating Action

    (1) Replacement of an affected part with a serviceable part, as
specified in paragraph (i) of this AD, does not terminate the
repetitive inspections required by paragraph (h) of this AD.
    (2) Modification of an airplane by installing improved
serviceable parts as required by paragraph (j) of this AD, or as
specified in paragraph (i) of this AD, as applicable, terminates the
repetitive inspections required by paragraph (h) of this AD for that
airplane.

(l) Parts Installation Prohibition

    After modifying an airplane by replacing each affected part with
an improved serviceable part as required by paragraph (j) of this
AD, or as specified in paragraph (i) of this AD, as applicable, no
person may install an affected part on any airplane.

(m) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Validation 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 International
Validation Branch, send it to the attention of the person identified
in paragraph (n)(2) of this AD. Information may be emailed to: [email protected]. 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, Large Aircraft
Section, International Validation Branch, FAA; or the European Union
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus SAS's EASA Design
Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval
must include the DOA-authorized signature.

(n) Related Information

    (1) Refer to EASA AD 2021-0173, dated July 21, 2021, for related
information. This EASA AD may be found in the AD docket at
regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-
1247.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Elizabeth
Dowling, Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Systems and Administrative
Services Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue,
Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected].

(o) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
    (3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
November 23, 2022.
    (i) Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0001,
Revision 01, dated July 3, 2020.
    (ii) Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0002,
Revision 01, dated June 22, 2020.
    (iii) Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0003,
dated January 27, 2021.
    (iv) Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0006,
dated June 9, 2021.
    (4) The following service information was approved for IBR on
April 20, 2021 (86 FR 17512, April 5, 2021).
    (i) Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0001,
dated March 8, 2019.
    (ii) Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH Service Bulletin EFW-SB-35-0002,
dated September 2, 2019.
    (5) For service information identified in this AD, contact Elbe
Flugzeugwerke GmbH Customer Support, Grenzstra[szlig]e 1, 01109
Dresden, Germany; phone: +49 351 8839 2749; fax: +49 351 8839 2125;
email: [email protected]; website: elbeflugzeugwerke.com/en/.
    (6) 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>.
    (7) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, email [email protected], or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued on September 26, 2022.
Christina Underwood,
Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-24307 Filed 11-7-22; 8:45 am]
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