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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77079; File No. SR-ICC-2016-002]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of
Filing, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, of Proposed Rule Change
To Provide for the Clearance of Certain Asia-Pacific Credit Default
Swap Contracts

February 8, 2016.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on January 27, 2016, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed rule
change to adopt new rules that will provide the basis for ICC to clear
certain Asia-Pacific credit default swap (``CDS'') contracts, as
described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared
primarily by ICC. On January 29, 2016, ICC filed Amendment No. 1 to the
proposal.\3\ The Commission is publishing this notice, as modified by
Amendment No. 1, 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\ In Amendment No. 1, ICC deleted a factual error in the
originally filed proposal that stated that no changes would be made
to ICC's Risk Management Framework. Amendment No. 1 amends and
replaces the original filing in its entirety.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    ICC is proposing an amendment to its previously submitted proposed
rule change to adopt new rules that will provide the basis for ICC to
clear certain Asia-Pacific CDS contracts. Specifically, ICC proposed to
amend Chapter 26 of the ICC Rulebook (``ICC Rules'') to add Subchapters
26J and 26L to provide for the clearance of iTraxx Asia/Pacific CDS
contracts (``iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts'') and Standard Asia/Pacific
Sovereign CDS contracts (``SAS Contracts'', collectively with iTraxx
Asia/Pacific Contracts ``Asia-Pacific CDS Contracts''). Additionally,
ICC proposed to amend the ICC End-of-Day Price Discovery Policies and
Procedures to add two additional pricing windows to accommodate the
submission of end-of-day prices relating to such Asia-Pacific CDS
Contracts. Finally, ICC proposed to amend the ICC Risk Management
Framework to include the risk horizon utilized for instruments traded
during Asia-Pacific hours and to

amend the ICC Risk Management Model Description document to add Asia-
Pacific to the list of regions to be considered in General Wrong Way
Risk calculations. This Amendment No. 1 deletes a factual error and is
intended to replace the original filing in its entirety.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, ICC included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the additional rule change in
Amendment No. 1. The text of these statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. ICC has prepared summaries, set
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of
these statements.

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

    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to adopt new rules that
will provide the basis for ICC to clear Asia-Pacific CDS Contracts.
Specifically, ICC proposes amending chapter 26 of the ICC Rules to add
Subchapters 26J and 26L to provide for the clearance of iTraxx Asia/
Pacific Contracts and Standard Asia/Pacific Sovereign CDS contracts
(specifically the Commonwealth of Australia, the Malaysian Federation,
the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic
of Korea and the Republic of the Philippines), respectively. Further,
ICC proposes amending the ICC End-of-Day Price Discovery Policies and
Procedures to add two additional pricing windows to accommodate the
submission of end-of-day prices relating to such Asia-Pacific CDS
Contracts. Finally, ICC proposes amending the ICC Risk Management
Framework to include the risk horizon utilized for instruments traded
during Asia-Pacific hours and amending the ICC Risk Management Model
Description document to add Asia-Pacific to the list of regions to be
considered in General Wrong Way Risk calculations. The addition of
these Asia-Pacific CDS Contracts will benefit the CDS market by
providing market participants the benefits of clearing, including
reduction in counterparty risk and safeguarding of margin assets
pursuant to clearing house rules.
    The iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts have similar terms to the CDX
North American IG/HY/XO CDS contracts (``CDX NA Contracts'') currently
cleared by ICC and governed by Subchapter 26A of the ICC Rules, the CDX
Emerging Markets CDS contracts (``CDX EM Contracts'') currently cleared
by ICC and governed by Subchapter 26C of the ICC Rules, and the iTraxx
Europe CDS contracts (``iTraxx Europe Contracts'') currently cleared by
ICC and governed by Subchapter 26F of the ICC Rules. Accordingly, the
proposed rules found in Subchapter 26J largely mirror the ICC Rules for
CDX NA Contracts in Subchapter 26A, CDX EM Contracts in Subchapter 26C,
and iTraxx Europe Contracts in Subchapter 26F, with certain
modifications that reflect differences in terms and market conventions
between those contracts and iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts. iTraxx Asia/
Pacific Contracts will be denominated in United States Dollars.
    ICC Rule 26J-102 (Definitions) sets forth the definitions used for
the iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts. The definitions are substantially
the same as the definitions found in Subchapters 26A, 26C, and 26F of
the ICC Rules, other than certain conforming changes.
    ICC Rules 26J-309 (Acceptance of iTraxx Asia/Pacific Untranched
Contracts by ICE Clear Credit), 26J-315 (Terms of the Cleared iTraxx
Asia/Pacific Untranched Contract), 26J-316 (Updating Index Version of
Fungible Contracts After a Credit Event or a Succession Event; Updating
Relevant Untranched Standard Terms Supplement), and 26J-317 (Terms of
iTraxx Asia/Pacific Untranched Contracts) reflect or incorporate the
basic contract specifications for iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts and are
substantially the same as under Subchapters 26A, 26C, and 26F of the
ICC Rules.
    SAS Contracts have similar terms to the Standard North American
Corporate Single Name CDS contracts (``SNAC Contracts'') currently
cleared by ICC and governed by Subchapter 26B of the ICC Rules, the
Standard Emerging Sovereign CDS contracts (``SES Contracts'') currently
cleared by ICC and governed by Subchapter 26D of the ICC Rules, the
Standard European Corporate Single Name CDS contracts (``STEC
Contracts'') currently cleared at ICC and governed by Subchapter 26G of
the ICC Rules, the Standard European Financial Corporate Single Name
CDS Contracts (``STEFC Contracts'') currently cleared at ICC and
governed by Subchapter 26H of the ICC Rules, and the Standard Western
European Corporate Single Name CDS contracts (``SWES Contracts'')
currently cleared by ICC and governed by Subchapter 26I of the ICC
Rules. Accordingly, the proposed rules found in Subchapter 26L largely
mirror the ICC Rules for SNAC Contracts in Subchapter 26B, SES
Contracts in Subchapter 26D, STEC Contracts in Subchapter 26G, STEFC
Contracts in Subchapter 26H, and SWES Contracts in Subchapter 26I, with
certain modifications that reflect differences in terms and market
conventions between those contracts and SAS Contracts. SAS Contracts
will be denominated in United States Dollars.
    ICC Rule 26L-102 (Definitions) sets forth the definitions used for
the SAS Contracts. ``Eligible SAS Reference Entities'' are defined as
``each particular Reference Entity included in the List of Eligible SAS
Reference Entities,'' which is a list maintained, updated and published
from time to time by ICC containing certain specified information with
respect to each reference entity. ICC is proposing to add the
Commonwealth of Australia, the Malaysian Federation, the People's
Republic of China, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and
the Republic of the Philippines to its List of Eligible SAS Reference
Entities. If ICC determines to add or remove additional SAS Contracts
from the List of Eligible SAS Reference Entities, it will seek approval
from the Commission for such contracts (or for a class of product
including such contracts) by a subsequent filing. The remaining
definitions are substantially the same as the definitions found in
Subchapters 26B, 26D, 26G, 26H, and 26I of the ICC Rules, other than
certain conforming changes.
    ICC Rules 26L-203 (Restriction on Activity), 26L-206 (Notices
Required of Participants with respect to SAS Contracts), 26L-303 (SAS
Contract Adjustments), 26L-309 (Acceptance of SAS Contracts by ICE
Clear Credit), 26L-315 (Terms of the Cleared SAS Contract), 26L-316
(Relevant Physical Settlement Matrix Updates), 26L-502 (Specified
Actions), and 26L-616 (Contract Modification) reflect or incorporate
the basic contract specifications for SAS Contracts and are
substantially the same as under Subchapters 26B, 26D, 26G, 26H, and 26I
of the ICC Rules.
    Additionally, ICC is proposing to amend the ICC End-of-Day Price
Discovery Policies and Procedures to add two additional pricing windows
to accommodate the submission of end-of-day prices relating to such
Asia-Pacific CDS Contracts. Specifically, ICC is proposing adding one
pricing window at the end of the Sydney trading day to determine prices
for instruments primarily traded in Sydney hours and one pricing window
at the end of the Singapore trading day to determine prices for
instruments primarily traded

in Singapore/Hong Kong hours. ICC will apply the same price discovery
methodology to all submission windows. For easier comprehension, ICC
also consolidated information regarding the timing of all pricing
windows into a table in an appendix to the policy. Accordingly, ICC
replaced references throughout the document to specific pricing window
times with a reference to this table. ICC also removed a reference to
end-of-day risk requirements, as such information is more appropriately
included in the Risk Management Framework.
    Finally, ICC is proposing to amend the ICC Risk Management
Framework to include the risk horizon utilized for instruments traded
during Asia-Pacific hours and to amend the ICC Risk Management Model
Description document to add Asia-Pacific to the list of regions to be
considered in General Wrong Way Risk calculations.
    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \4\ requires, among other things,
that the rules of a clearing agency be designed to promote the prompt
and accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions and,
to the extent applicable, derivative agreements, contracts, and
transactions and to comply with the provisions of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder. These iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts are
similar to CDX NA, CDX EM, and iTraxx Europe Contracts currently
cleared by ICC, and the SAS Contracts are similar to the SNAC, SES,
STEC, STEFC, and SWES Contracts currently cleared by ICC. The iTraxx
Asia/Pacific Contracts and SAS Contracts will be cleared pursuant to
ICC's existing clearing arrangements and related financial safeguards,
protections and risk management procedures.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    The addition of iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts and SAS Contracts
will allow market participants an increased ability to manage risk. ICC
believes that acceptance of the new contracts, on the terms and
conditions set out in the ICC Rules, is consistent with the prompt and
accurate clearance of and settlement of securities transactions and
derivative agreements, contracts and transactions cleared by ICC, the
safeguarding of securities and funds in the custody or control of ICC,
and the protection of investors and the public interest, within the
meaning of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\5\ ICC performed a
comprehensive risk analysis related to the clearing of iTraxx Asia/
Pacific Contracts and SAS Contract and has identified no additional
risk or systemic risk concerns introduced by clearing these contracts,
not accounted for by ICC's existing risk management procedures. As
such, clearing the new iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts and SAS Contracts
is consistent with the requirement of promoting and protecting the
public interest in Section 17A(b)(3)(F).\6\
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    \5\ Id.
    \6\ Id.
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    Clearing of the iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts and SAS Contracts
will also satisfy the requirements of Rule 17Ad-22.\7\ In particular,
in terms of financial resources, ICC will apply its existing margin
methodology (which includes General Wrong Way Risk considerations) to
the additional contracts. ICC believes that this model will provide
sufficient margin to cover its credit exposure to its clearing members
from clearing such contracts, consistent with the requirements of Rule
17Ad-22(b)(2).\8\ In addition, ICC believes its Guaranty Fund, under
its existing methodology, will, together with the required margin,
provide sufficient financial resources to support the clearing of the
new contracts consistent with the requirements of Rule 17Ad-
22(b)(3).\9\ ICC also believes that its existing operational and
managerial resources will be sufficient for clearing of the new
contracts, consistent with the requirements of Rule 17Ad-22(d)(4),\10\
as the new contracts are substantially the same from an operational
perspective as existing contracts. Similarly, ICC will use its existing
settlement procedures and account structures for the new contracts,
consistent with the requirements of Rule 17Ad-22(d)(5), (12) and
(15)\11\ as to the finality and accuracy of its daily settlement
process and avoidance of the risk to ICC of settlement failures. ICC
determined to accept the iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts and SAS
Contracts for clearing in accordance with its governance process, which
included review of the contracts and related risk management
considerations by the ICC Risk Committee and approval by its Board.
These governance arrangements are consistent with the requirements of
Rule 17Ad-22(d)(8).\12\ Finally, ICC will apply its existing default
management policies and procedures for the iTraxx Asia/Pacific
Contracts and SAS Contracts. ICC believes that these procedures allow
for it to take timely action to contain losses and liquidity pressures
and to continue meeting its obligations in the event of clearing member
insolvencies or defaults in respect of the new contracts, in accordance
with Rule 17Ad-22(d)(11).\13\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(2).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(3).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(d)(4).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(d)(5), (12) and (15).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(d)(8).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(d)(11).
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    Furthermore, ICC believes that the proposed changes to the ICC End-
of-Day Price Discovery Policies and Procedures are consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to ICC, in particular, to Section 17(A)(b)(3)(F),\14\
because ICC believes that such changes will assure the prompt and
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions,
derivatives agreements, contracts, and transactions, as the proposed
revisions will allow ICC to receive end-of-day prices for Asia-Pacific
CDS Contracts, complete its end-of-day price discovery process, and
determine end-of-day prices for such Asia-Pacific CDS Contracts. As
such, the proposed changes are designed to promote the prompt and
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions,
derivatives agreements, contracts, and transactions within the meaning
of Section 17A(b)(3)(F)\15\ of the Act.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \15\ Id.
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    Finally, ICC believes that the proposed changes to the ICC Risk
Management Framework and the ICC Risk Management Model Description
document are consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder applicable to ICC, in particular, to Section
17(A)(b)(3)(F),\16\ because ICC believes that such changes will assure
the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities
transactions, derivatives agreements, contracts, and transactions, as
the proposed revisions allow for the consideration of Asia-Pacific
contracts within ICC's risk model. As such, the proposed changes are
designed to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions, derivatives agreements, contracts, and
transactions within the meaning of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) \17\ of the
Act. In addition, the proposed revisions are consistent with the
relevant requirements of Rule 17Ad-22.\18\ In particular, the
amendments to the Risk Management Framework and the ICC Risk Management
Model Description document allow for the consideration of Asia-Pacific
contracts within the ICC risk model, which, as discussed above,

ICC believes will provide sufficient margin and financial resources to
support the clearing of the new contracts consistent with the margin
and financial resource requirements of Rule 17Ad-22(b)(2-3).\19\
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \17\ Id.
    \18\ 17 CFRSec.  240.17Ad-22.
    \19\ 17 CFRSec.  240.17Ad-22(b)(2-3).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    ICC does not believe the proposed rule change would have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The iTraxx Asia/Pacific
Contracts and SAS Contracts will be available for clearing to all ICC
Clearing Participants. The clearing of iTraxx Asia/Pacific Contracts
and SAS Contracts by ICC does not preclude the offering of this product
for clearing by other market participants. Further, the changes to the
ICC End-of-Day Price Discovery Policies and Procedures, ICC Risk
Management Framework, and ICC Risk Management Model Description
document apply uniformly across all market participants. Therefore, ICC
does not believe the proposed rule change imposes any burden on
competition that is inappropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act.

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

    Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not been
solicited or received. ICC will notify the Commission of any written
comments received by ICC.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

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-ICC-2016-002 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-ICC-2016-002. 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 such filings will also be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Credit
and on ICE Clear Credit's Web site at https://www.theice.com/clear-credit/regulation.
    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-ICC-2016-002
and should be submitted on or before March 4, 2016.
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051; FRL-8198-9]
RIN 2060-AJ78

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the
Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is reopening the comment period for certain portions of
the proposed amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry,
published on December 2, 2005. The comment period is being reopened
until August 1, 2006. The portions of the proposed amendments for which
we are reopening the comment period are the proposed emission standards
for mercury, hydrogen chloride, and total hydrocarbons.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2002-0051, by one of the following methods: http://www.regulations.gov.
 Follow the on-line instructions for submitting

comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0051.
     Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket
Center (6102T), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total
of two copies.
     Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments
to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-
0051, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B-108, Washington, DC 20004.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
    Instructions. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0051. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov

or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified as CBI to only the
following address: Mr. Roberto Morales, OAQPS Document Control Officer,
EPA (C404-02), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. The http://www.regulations.gov

Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA
without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address

will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that
is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If
you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with
any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA

cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For
additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket
Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm    Docket. All documents in the docket are listed in the http://.

http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center,

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, EPA West Building, Room B-102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the EPA
Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. A reasonable fee may be charged for
copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Keith Barnett, EPA, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division,
Metals and Minerals Group (D243-02), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile number<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-
mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulated Entities. Entities potentially
affected by the proposed amendments to the national emission standards
for hazardous air pollutants for the manufacturing of portland cement
are those that manufacture portland cement. Regulated categories and
entities include:

                   Table 1.--Regulated Entities Table
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                                                   Examples of regulated
           Category                 NAICS \1\             entities
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Industry......................  32731............  Owners or operators
                                                    of portland cement
                                                    manufacturing
                                                    plants.
State.........................  32731............  Owners or operators
                                                    of portland cement
                                                    manufacturing
                                                    plants.
Tribal Associations...........  32731............  Owners or operators
                                                    of portland cement
                                                    manufacturing
                                                    plants.
Federal Agencies..............  None.............  None.
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\1\North American Industry Classification System.

    This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this
action. This table lists the types of entities that may potentially be
regulated by this action. To determine whether your facility is
regulated by this action, you should carefully examine the
applicability criteria in 40 CFR 63.1340 of the rule. If you have
questions regarding the applicability of the proposed amendments to a
particular entity, consult the person listed in the preceding FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information through http://www.regulations.gov
 or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified

as CBI only to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. Clearly mark the part or all the information you claim to be
CBI. For CBI information submitted on a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to
EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify
electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment
that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that
does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part
2.
    Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date, and
page number).
     Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
    Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket,
an electronic copy of today's proposal will also be available through
the http://WWW. Following the Administrator's signature, a copy of this action

will be posted on EPA's Technology Transfer Network (TTN) policy and
guidance page for newly proposed or promulgated rules at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/.
 The TTN at EPA's Web site provides information

and technology exchange in various areas of air pollution control.

Reopening of Comment Period

    On December 2, 2005, EPA proposed amendments to the National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Portland
Cement Manufacturing Industry. (70 FR 72330). Among other things, we
there proposed to amend the emission standards for mercury, hydrogen
chloride, and total hydrocarbons.
    In response to a request to reopen the comment period to address
these proposed standards, EPA is reopening the comment period for a
period of two weeks. This solicitation is limited to the standards for
mercury, hydrogen chloride, and total hydrocarbons.

How can I get copies of the proposed amendments and other related
information?

    EPA has established the official public docket for the proposed
rulemaking under docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051. Information on how
to access the docket is presented above in the ADDRESSES section. In
addition, information may be obtained from the Web page for the
proposed

rulemaking at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pcem/pcempg.html.

    Dated: July 5, 2006.
William L. Wehrum,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0138] (formerly Docket No. 2007N-0313)

Outcome of Meeting of the International Cooperation on Cosmetic
Regulation, September 26-28, 2007; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of the International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation
(ICCR) Outcome of Meeting, September 26-28, 2007. This notice is in
keeping with an FDA/ICCR commitment to transparency as well as
providing opportunity for public comment.

DATES: To ensure that the agency considers your comment on this ICCR
outcome of meeting, please submit written or electronic comments on the
outcome of meeting by July 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to http://
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Limoli, Office of the
Commissioner, Office of International Programs (HFG-1), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 15A-55, Rockville, MD 20857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    ICCR is a voluntary international group of cosmetics regulatory
authorities from the United States, Japan, the European Union, and
Canada. It should be noted that the definition and regulatory
classification of ``cosmetics'' in the different countries/regions is
not identical. For this reason, ICCR will consider some U.S. over-the-
counter drugs that are regulated as ``cosmetics'' outside the United
States. ICCR members are: FDA; the Ministry of Health, Labor, and
Welfare of Japan; the European Commission Directorate General
Enterprise; and Health Canada. This multilateral framework was created
to identify ways to remove regulatory obstacles among the regions,
while maintaining the highest level of global consumer protection. The
first group meeting occured in Brussels, Belgium, September 26-28,
2007.
    ICCR will operate on a consensus basis whereby all decisions of the
representatives of the regulatory members and subsequent actions must
be taken by consensus. Members agree to take steps as appropriate to
implement the items that have reached consensus within the boundaries
of their legal and institutional constraints. In this respect, they
agree to promote the documents reflecting the consensus within their
own jurisdictions and to seek convergence of regulatory policies and
practices.
    The members' responsibilities will include providing overall
strategic guidance and direction to activities of ICCR; defining
subject areas for ICCR activities and deciding on future topics for
activity; exchanging information on regulatory, trade, and market
developments of interest; determining policies related to the ICCR
process, administration, and external communications; appointing ad-hoc
working groups to carry out technical work as needed; adopting
guidelines and policy statements, including those developed by the ad-
hoc working groups; and taking on any other initiatives that contribute
to achieving ICCR objectives.
    It is recognized that successful implementation requires the input
of a constructive dialogue with the cosmetics' industry trade
associations and other relevant stakeholders, hence the scheduling of
this public meeting.
    The industry trade associations of each region will gather input in
order to represent all affected industry sectors on specific issues at
ICCR meetings. Well in advance of ICCR meetings (to allow adequate time
for preparation), industry will suggest items for priority actions to
be consider by ICCR members. During the ICCR meeting, industry trade
associations will enter in a constructive dialogue with the members and
give their opinion and directions for future work.
    According to specific needs, on an ad-hoc and temporary basis
members may establish ICCR working groups with a precise mandate.
Working groups are created primarily for the purpose of developing
proposed guidelines and policy statements for adoption by the members.
The working group participants are appointed by consensus of the
members. Outside technical experts may be invited on an as-needed
basis.
    ICCR will meet at least once per year, but may alter the frequency
of meetings if considered necessary to ensure progress. The venue of
meetings rotates among the territory of the four members.

II. Comments

    Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) written or electronic comments regarding this document.
Submit a single copy of electronic comments or two paper copies of any
mailed comments, except that individuals may submit one paper copy.
Comments are to be identified with the docket number found in brackets
in the heading of this document. Received comments may be seen in the
Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
    Please note that on January 15, 2008, the FDA Web site transitioned
to the Federal Dockets Management System (FDMS). FDMS is a Government-
wide, electronic docket management system. Electronic submissions will
be accepted by FDA through FDMS only.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the outcome of
meeting document at http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm.

    Dated: February 29, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER22-2924-000]

RWE Supply & Trading Americas, 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
RWE Supply & Trading Americas, 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
October 17, 2022.
    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>.

    Dated: September 26, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0454; FRL-8232-8]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Community Water System Survey
2006; EPA ICR No. 2232.01; OMB Control No. 2040--New

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 20,
2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0454, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to

Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rourke, Standards and Risk
Management Division (Mailcode 4607M), Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number
202-564-3760; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On June 1, 2006 71 FR 31176-31177), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received 2 comments during
the comment period, which are addressed in the ICR. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0454, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the Water Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov
, to submit or view public comments, access the

index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA

receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: Community Water System Survey 2006.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2232.01, OMB Control No. 2040--new.
    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Last conducted in 2001, the Community Water System Survey
is conducted about every 5 years to gather information on the operating
and financial characteristics of a nationally representative sample of
community water systems. The agency uses the data provided by this
survey to meet its Regulatory Impact Analysis obligations under EO
12866 and its obligations to assess and mitigate regulatory impacts on
small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. Also, under Section
1412(b)(3)(C) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Agency must prepare a
Health Risk Reduction and Cost Analysis for any proposed National
Primary Drinking Water Regulation. Through this survey EPA seeks to
gather information on community drinking water system finances, as well
as infrastructure characteristics that bear on both present costs and
future cost impacts, including current treatment, storage and
distribution system configurations, to help inform the Agency's
determination of baseline conditions for effective economic analysis.
In addition, the survey will provide a limited amount of information to
help the agency better conduct its outreach efforts to assist the
regulated community and gauge the effectiveness of current program
initiatives in the area of water security. This is a one-time
collection effort. Responses are voluntary and are not required in
order to obtain or retain any benefit. The Agency does not intend to
share or make public the names or identities of survey participants.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one
to five hours per response, depending on the size of the water system
sampled. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements
which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond
to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Investor-owned water systems (SIC
4941) and publicly owned water systems (SIC 9511).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,692.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,060 (respondents); 300
(States).
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $191,693 (respondents); $10,830
(States), includes $0 annualized capital or O&M costs.

    Dated: October 11, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D. C. 20460 OFFICE OF PREVENTION, PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Imazapyr Use Closure Memo ( PC Codes 128821 & 128829)

FROM: Robert McNally, Branch Chief Special Review Branch Special Review and Reregistration Division TO: Tina Levine, Director Health Effects Division Steven Bradbury, Director Environmental Fate and Effects Division This memo serves as the imazapyr Use Closure Memo and clarifies imazapyr uses and usage data for the Reregistration Eligibility Decision ( RED) risk assessments. The risk assessments for imazapyr will be based on the use sites and usage data in BEAD's LUIS report, documents presented by the registrants, and the product labels.

Imazapyr is a systemic herbicide and belongs to the imidazolinone chemical family. Imazapyr is used on both agricultural and non agricultural sites, including: corn, agricultural rights of way/ fencerows/ hedgerows, agricultural uncultivated areas, drainage systems, forests, outdoor industrial areas, non agricultural outdoor buildings/ structures, non agricultural rights of way/ fencerows/ hedgerows, non agricultural cultivated areas, paved areas ( pre construction), household/ domestic dwellings/ walkways, lakes/ ponds/ reservoirs, streams/ rivers/ channeled water, swamps/ marshes/ wetlands/ stagnant water, urban areas, and conifer trees ( for conifer release). A complete list of use sites and use patterns is included in the use information attached with this memo.

Imazapyr can be applied as a pre emergence or post emergence treatment. Applications can be made with aerial and ground equipment. Hand held applications can also be made; including applications with handguns, hand held sprayers, paint brushes, pump sprayers, backpack sprayers, sprinkler cans, and tree injection equipment.

The technical registrant, BASF, is supporting all of the uses for reregistration that are currently on active labels. Usage information for imazapyr can be found in the attached tables. The A2 table contains information on food/ feed use patterns and the A3 table contains information on non food/ non feed use patterns.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this memorandum, please contact Mika J. Hunter at ( 703) 308 0041.

Attachments: Table A2 and A3 for PC Code 128821 Table A2 and A3 for PC Code 128829 Cc: Daniel Rieder Bill Hazel Sherrie Kinard Charles ( Billy) Smith Elissa Reaves Lucy Shanaman Stephanie Syslo Jim Tompkins Bill Phillips TJ Wyatt


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9291-6]

National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List: Deletion of the Spiegelberg Landfill
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is
publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the Spiegelberg
Landfill Superfund Site (Site), located in Green Oak Township, Michigan
from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant
to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an
appendix to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). This direct final deletion is being published
by EPA with the concurrence of the State of Michigan through the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), because EPA has
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been
completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions
under Superfund.

DATES: This direct final deletion is effective June 13, 2011 unless EPA
receives adverse comments by May 13, 2011. If adverse comments are
received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final
deletion in the Federal Register informing the public that the deletion
will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1983-0002, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow on-line instructions
for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Howard Caine, Remedial Project Manager, at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Cheryl Allen, Community Involvement
Coordinator, at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax: Gladys Beard, Deletion Process Manager, at (312) 697-
2077.
     Mail: Howard Caine, Remedial Project Manager, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (SR-6J), 77 W. Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, IL 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Cheryl Allen, Community
Involvement Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SI-7J),
77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER> or (800)
621-8431.
     Hand delivery: Cheryl Allen, Community Involvement
Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SI-7J), 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The normal business
hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-SFUND-
1983-0002. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment

that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet.
If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include
your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and
with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information may not be publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only
in the hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available
either electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at:
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 5, 77 W.
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
     Hamburg Township Library, 10411 Merrill Road, P.O. Box
247, Hamburg, MI 48139, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Hours: Monday through
Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Caine, Remedial Project
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SR-6J), 77 W. Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. NPL Deletion Criteria
III. Deletion Procedures
IV. Basis for Site Deletion
V. Deletion Action

I. Introduction

    EPA Region 5 is publishing this direct final Notice of Deletion of
the Spiegelberg Landfill Superfund Site from the NPL. The NPL
constitutes Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which is the National Oil
and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA
promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended.
EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. Sites
on the NPL may be the subject of remedial actions financed by the
Hazardous Substance Superfund (Fund). As described in 300.425(e)(3) of
the NCP, sites deleted from the NPL remain eligible for Fund-financed
remedial actions if future conditions warrant such actions.
    Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and
routine, this action will be effective June 13, 2011 unless EPA
receives adverse comments by May 13, 2011. Along with this direct final
Notice of Deletion, EPA is co-publishing a Notice of Intent to Delete
in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of the Federal Register. If adverse
comments are received within the 30-day public comment period on this
deletion action, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this direct
final Notice of Deletion before the effective date of the deletion, and
the deletion will not take effect. EPA will, as appropriate, prepare a
response to comments and continue with the deletion process on the
basis of the Notice of Intent To Delete and the comments already
received. There will be no additional opportunity to comment.
    Section II., of this document explains the criteria for deleting
sites from the NPL. Section III., discusses procedures that EPA is
using for this action. Section IV., discusses the Spiegelberg Landfill
Site and demonstrates how it meets the deletion criteria. Section V.,
discusses EPA's action to delete the Site from the NPL unless adverse
comments are received during the public comment period.

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

    The NCP establishes the criteria that EPA uses to delete sites from
the NPL. In accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e), sites may be deleted
from the NPL where no further response is appropriate. In making such a
determination pursuant to 40 CFR 300.425(e), EPA will consider, in
consultation with the State, whether any of the following criteria have
been met:
    i. Responsible parties or other persons have implemented all
appropriate response actions required;
    ii. All appropriate Fund-financed response under CERCLA has been
implemented, and no further response action by responsible parties is
appropriate; or
    iii. The remedial investigation has shown that the release poses no
significant threat to public health or the environment and, therefore,
the taking of remedial measures is not appropriate.

III. Deletion Procedures

    The following procedures apply to deletion of the Site:
    (1) EPA consulted with the State of Michigan prior to developing
this direct final Notice of Deletion and the Notice of Intent To Delete
co-published today in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of the Federal
Register.
    (2) EPA has provided the State 30 working days for review of this
notice and the parallel Notice of Intent To Delete prior to their
publication today, and the State, through the MDEQ, has concurred on
the deletion of the Site from the NPL.
    (3) Concurrently with the publication of this direct final Notice
of Deletion, a notice of the availability of the parallel Notice of
Intent To Delete is being published in a major local newspaper, the
Livingston Daily News. The newspaper notice announces the 30-day public
comment period concerning the Notice of Intent To Delete the Site from
the NPL.
    (4) EPA placed copies of documents supporting the proposed deletion
in the deletion docket and made these items available for public
inspection and copying at the Site information repositories identified
above.
    (5) If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public
comment period on this deletion action, EPA will publish a timely
notice of withdrawal of this direct final Notice of Deletion before its
effective date and will prepare a response to comments and continue
with the deletion process on the basis of the Notice of Intent to
Delete and the comments already received.
    Deletion of a site from the NPL does not itself create, alter, or
revoke any individual's rights or obligations. Deletion of a site from
the NPL does not in any way alter EPA's right to take enforcement
actions, as appropriate. The NPL is designed primarily for
informational purposes and to assist EPA management. Section
300.425(e)(3) of the NCP states that the deletion of a site from the
NPL does not preclude eligibility for future response actions, should
future conditions warrant such actions.

IV. Basis for Site Deletion

Site Background and History

    The privately owned Spiegelberg property consists of approximately
115 acres and is located on Spicer Road about 40 miles west of Detroit
and 5 miles south of Brighton, in Green Oak Township, Livingston
County, Michigan. A rental home and barn are located on the northwest
corner of the property. Gravel mining at this property

predated 1940, and continues through the present time. The property is
surrounded by woods, open fields, and rural residences.
    A paint sludge disposal area covered a section of about one-half
acre in the northern third of the property at the base of a sand and
gravel quarry. Resulting soil and groundwater contamination became the
Spiegelberg Landfill Superfund Site (EPA ID: MID980794481). While the
entire Spiegelberg property is 115 acres, the Spiegelberg Landfill
Superfund site is approximately 2\1/2\ acres (including the extent of
the groundwater contamination under the \1/2\-acre paint sludge
disposal area) and is a subset of the Spiegelberg property. A map of
the Spiegelberg Landfill site is located in the deletion docket.
    The site was proposed to the NPL on December 30, 1982 (47 FR 58476)
and was finalized on the NPL on September 8, 1983 (48 FR 40658). There
is potential for redevelopment at this site, but any redevelopment on
the site would be subject to ensuring that there is no interfering with
the current remedy at the adjacent Rasmussen's Dump Superfund Site.

Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS)

    The Remedial Investigation (RI) was initiated in May 1984. Sampling
and analysis of subsurface soils in the paint sludge area indicated the
presence of high concentrations of organic and inorganic compounds from
the Hazardous Substances List (HSL) also known as the contaminants of
concern (COCs). The HSL chemicals included acetone, 2-butanone,
benzene, toluene, xylenes, 1,1,1,-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane,
4-methyl-2-pentanone, ethybenzene, chlorobenzene, bis(2-
ethylhexyl)phthalate, di-N-octyl phthalate, di-N-buty phthalate,
chloroethane, 2-hexanone, cadmium, nickel, and lead. The detection of
organic constituents in downgradient monitoring wells and the mobility
characteristics of the compounds found in the paint sludge area
indicated transport via groundwater was a major potential pathway at
the site. The results indicated the need for a remedial action which
addresses source control of the paint sludge and contaminated soils
contained in the paint sludge disposal area on the site, in order to
reduce or eliminate exposure of potential receptors to site
contaminants. Additional field work was conducted to address the
groundwater portion of this investigation. In September 1988, the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and EPA issued a
Remedial Investigation Report and Risk Assessment for both the
Spiegelberg and Rasmussen's Dump Superfund sites due to their proximity
to one another. During the investigation, the areas of concern
identified for the Spiegelberg site were: (1) Operable Unit 1 (OU1)--
The Paint Sludge Disposal Area and associated contaminated soils, and
(2) Operable Unit 2 (OU2)--The Groundwater Contamination Plume
resulting from the Paint Sludge Disposal Area. The groundwater
contamination plume originated from the contaminated soils and waste
materials in the paint sludge disposal area.
    The contaminated groundwater plume was defined as an area of
contamination approximately 500 feet by 200 feet flowing in a north/
northwesterly direction from the paint sludge area. It was estimated
that 3.77 million cubic feet of contaminated groundwater existed
beneath the site. Upper and lower aquifers are present and are
separated by a discontinuous clay layer. Contaminants had migrated from
the upper aquifer to the lower aquifer. Groundwater flow rate was
calculated as 266 feet per year in the upper aquifer and 131 feet per
year in the lower aquifer.
    The Feasibility Study evaluated remedial alternatives for
addressing site contamination. The primary threat from the paint sludge
disposal area to public health was by ingestion of contaminated
groundwater. There was a potential for continued migration of
contamination downward into residential drinking water wells.

Selected Remedy

1986 Record of Decision (ROD) Findings
    The remedy chosen in the September 30, 1986 ROD was to address the
OU1--Paint Sludge Area source material. The recommended and selected
remedial action for source materials was excavation, offsite
incineration, and landfill disposal. The remedial action objective
(RAO) of the action was to remove the source of continued contaminant
migration from the site. This alternative included excavation of 15,000
cubic yards of waste material and separating it into liquid sludges,
paint residue with garbage intermixed, and solid paint sludges. At the
time of the FS, it was estimated there were about 5,000 cubic yards of
the combined material to be incinerated and 10,000 cubic yards of solid
paint sludge to be landfilled in a RCRA licensed landfill. The material
was transported to the incineration site and the landfill site by
truck.
1990 ROD Findings
    The remedy chosen in the June 29, 1990 ROD to address the OU2
groundwater contamination included groundwater extraction followed by
on-site treatment with re-injection of treated groundwater. The RAOs of
the groundwater remedy were to eliminate the potential for human
exposure to remaining hazardous substances, which may occur due to
ingestion of contaminated site groundwater and to address all potential
risks to human health and/or impacts to the environment. The area of
attainment, as defined in the ROD, extends throughout the plume in the
upper and lower aquifers in the area underlying and surrounding the
Spiegelberg site.
    The major components of the treatment included the following:
removal of inorganic contaminants by chemical precipitation followed by
pH adjustment; removal of the bulk of the organic contaminants,
including ketones, by a biological treatment system; and removal of
residual organic contaminants via granular activated carbon. Treated
groundwater was discharged via injection wells. Deed restrictions and/
or other institutional controls to prevent unacceptable exposure and to
ensure the integrity of the remedy were also required.
1991 and 1998 ESD Findings
    An explanation significant differences (ESD) issued in 1991 changed
the OU2 ROD cleanup standards for toluene and xylene to 800 ppb and 300
ppb respectively. A subsequent ESD was signed on October 22, 1998 which
changed the remedy to intermittent pumping and semi-annual sampling
events based on monitoring results which showed only trace
contamination was present in the groundwater plume. The second ESD
changed the sampling schedule from quarterly to semi-annual sampling in
the Operational and Monitoring Plan.

Response Actions

    EPA issued a July 8, 1991 Unilateral Order (UAO) to the Potentially
Responsible Parties (PRPs) to conduct the Remedial Design/Remedial
Action. An amendment to the Unilateral Order was issued by EPA on
August 28, 1991. The UAO Amendment modified the ``Parties Bound'' which
required that the UAO be recorded with each parcel of land, modified
the definition of ``Facility'' and modified the Quality Assurance
requirements.
    The remedial activities designed and eventually implemented by the
PRPs included:

     Procurement and implementation of the institutional
controls in 1991 for the purpose of preventing interference with the
performance of the remedial action. In general, this includes no use
that could cause exposure of humans or animals to contaminated
groundwater: no use of the real estate that will interfere with the
remedial action; and, no residential or commercial use of that part of
the real estate that would allow continued presence of humans;
     Implementation of a Remedial Design (RD) Data Collection
Program confirming the hydrogeologic site characterization and chemical
characterization of groundwater, and conducting field tests and
treatability studies. The results of the RD Data Collection Program
supplemented the existing site data and were used to design the
treatment system and extraction/injection well networks;
     Construction of a groundwater extraction system to capture
and extract groundwater for treatment from the affected groundwater
zones;
     Construction of a groundwater treatment plant to treat the
extracted groundwater prior to reinjection;
     Construction of a groundwater injection system to
discharge the treated groundwater. The injection system provided for a
``closed loop'' system and enhanced movement of the affected
groundwater towards the extraction wells;
     Construction of fencing to secure the constructed
treatment plant;
     Implementation of all operation, maintenance, and
monitoring activities for the constructed remedial action activities
including, but not limited to, operation and maintenance of the
groundwater treatment plant and monitoring the progress of groundwater
remediation; and
     Implementation of a residential well monitoring program.
    The PRPs were also required to prepare and submit: Design Plans and
Specifications; Operation and Maintenance Plan; Project Schedule;
Construction Quality Assurance Plan; Construction Health and Safety
Plan, Design Phases; and a Community Relations Support Program.

Paint Sludge Disposal Area (OU1)

    The remedy for source control commenced on August 10, 1989. The
remedy was implemented by the Ford Motor Company pursuant to the
December 1988 Consent Decree. The paint sludge was excavated to the
surveyed groundwater level and to the visual lateral extent of the
waste. Clean soil from the cutback around the periphery of the paint
sludge pit was placed on the soil storage cell and used for backfill at
the completion of the source control activities. From August 14, 1989
to September 20, 1989 a total of 817 loads of paint sludge and debris
totaling 19,300 tons were transported and disposed of at Wayne
Disposal, an off-site RCRA Subtitle C landfill. From September 20, 1989
to October 23 1989 a total of 1,217 loads of subsoil totaling 29,600
tons were transported and disposed of at Wayne Disposal. From October
24, 1989 to November 15, 1989 a total of 425 loads of subsoil totaling
9,600 tons were transported and disposed of at CID Landfill located in
Chicago, Illinois. Thirty-three drums of liquid wastes were disposed at
Chemical Waste Management located in Chicago, Illinois, an off-site
incinerator. Four gas cylinders were disposed at AQUA-TECH Laboratories
in Texas.
    Project closeout activities included backfilling operations, final
grading, disposal of decontamination wash waters, and the removal of
all site facilities including all concrete pads, construction trailers,
and fencing. According to CRA Progress Report No. 11, excavation,
transport, and disposal of soil underlying the paint sludge area was
completed on November 15, 1989. Excavation of soil was completed to
groundwater at the northern portion of the paint sludge disposal area
on November 15, 1989. The area was surveyed prior to backfilling to
document the limit of excavation. The limits of excavation were agreed
to by the CRA Engineer and the MDNR Project Coordinator. No soil
remediation confirmation samples were collected since the source was
excavated to groundwater. It was determined that the monitoring of
groundwater concentrations would provide data to ensure that all source
materials had been addressed. Backfilling commenced on November 16,
1989. The final site inspection was completed by the MDNR Project
Coordinator and EPA Remedial Project Manager on February 9, 1990
following demobilization activities.

Groundwater (OU2)

    Remedial actions began in November 1994 after testing and operating
an on-site pump and treat treatment pilot plant. Construction
activities included: site clearing and degrading; installation of
extraction and reinjection wells and associated piping systems;
installation of process equipment for treating the contaminated
groundwater; access road upgrade; and fencing around the treatment
facility. A pre-final inspection of the construction activities was
conducted by the MDNR and EPA remedial project managers and the EPA
oversight contractor on June 9, 1995. During the pre-final inspection
it was determined that the extraction, reinjection, and treatment
systems were constructed as designed and were operational. With the
completion of construction at OU2, the site was designated construction
complete with the signing of the Preliminary Close-Out Report on June
29, 1995. Upon signature of the ESD in 1998, the pump and treat system
operation was suspended because groundwater concentrations were below
cleanup levels but would be reactivated if contaminant concentrations
exceeded risk-based cleanup levels.

Cleanup Goals

    All paint sludge and contaminated soils in the paint sludge pit
were removed and the excavation extended down to groundwater in
accordance with the 1986 ROD. The 1990 ROD for groundwater restoration
has been completed. Groundwater treatment has restored the aquifer to
cleanup standards. Those cleanup levels are listed in the following
table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Cleanup
                                                              level part
                          Chemical                                per
                                                                billion
                                                                 (ppb)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benzene.....................................................         1.2
Vinyl Chloride..............................................         0.5
2-Butanone..................................................       350
2-Hexanone..................................................        50
Toluene.....................................................       800
Xylenes.....................................................       300
Lead........................................................         5
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The confirmation monitoring period consisted of twelve monitoring
events from wells in the shallow and deep aquifer both within the
former footprint of the source area and downgradient of the source
area. The sampling was conducted from September 1998 to December 2004.
The monitoring results have demonstrated continued compliance with the
1998 Cleanup Standards and have established that the Site has achieved
groundwater cleanup goals established in the 1990 ROD and modified in
the 1991 and 1998 ESDs. No COCs have been found above clean up levels
since 1998. A Final Close Out was approved by EPA on July 19, 2010.

Operation and Maintenance

    The pump and treat system operation took place from June 1995
through September 1998. Intermittent operation of the groundwater
remediation system occurred from September 1998 through August 2004.
EPA approved the PRPs' Operating Plan on September 14, 1998. This plan
called for confirmatory

hydraulic monitoring, additional hydrogeologic investigations,
installation of additional monitoring wells, and a contingency plan.
The confirmatory sampling report was submitted in January 1999 and the
hydraulic investigation results were submitted in April 1999. The
results of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) analysis from all
groundwater monitoring events post intermittent pumping mode have shown
no exceedences of contaminant concentrations in either the upper or
lower aquifers above the established cleanup levels.
    There are two deed restrictions associated with the entire
Spiegelberg property and encompass the former footprint of the
landfill. One deed restriction prohibits activities on the Spiegelberg
Site that may interfere with the remedy. The Site is cleaned up;
therefore, this deed restriction can be removed from the property.
There is a second deed restriction on the Spiegelberg property for the
adjoining Rasmussen's Dump Superfund Site remedy. This deed restriction
prohibits interfering with existing or future monitoring wells on the
Spiegelberg property needed to implement and monitor the Rasmussen's
Dump Site groundwater remedy. These deed restrictions are not required
for the Spiegelberg CERCLA remedy; however the second institutional
control related to the Rasmussen's Dump Site will remain in place until
the contaminated groundwater from the Rasmussen's Dump Site is
remediated.
    No operation and maintenance is needed for the Spiegelberg Site
since the remedial actions restored both site-related contaminated
soils and groundwater to levels that allow for unlimited use and
unrestricted exposure. Any monitoring done at the Spiegelberg property
is done in conjunction with the Rasmussen's Dump Superfund Site remedy.

Five-Year Review

    Five-Year Review (FYR) reports were written in 2000 and 2005. The
2000 FYR concluded that the implemented remedy is protective of human
health and the environment. The on-site groundwater treatment system
was operating as described in the Spiegelberg Landfill Site ROD. This
FYR recommended continuing the monitoring requirements from the
Statement of Work (SOW) which included four consecutive semi-annual
sampling events. The confirmation monitoring period consisted of twelve
monitoring events from September 1998 to December 2004.
    The 2005 FYR also found the remedy to be protective of human health
and the environment. It concluded that the confirmation monitoring
period (post intermittent pumping monitoring) included twelve
monitoring events since 1998, to demonstrate continued compliance with
the 1998 groundwater Cleanup Standards. The 2005 FYR also concluded,
``This is the final Five-Year Review for the Spiegelberg Site.
Groundwater treatment has restored the aquifer to clean-up standards.
Delisting, more formally known as Deletion from the NPL, should be
evaluated and pursued as appropriate.''

Community Involvement

    Public participation activities have been satisfied as required in
CERCLA Section 113(k), 42 U.S.C. 9613(k), and CERCLA Section 117, 42
U.S.C. 9617. Documents in the deletion docket which EPA relied on for
recommendation of the deletion of this site from the NPL are available
to the public in the information repositories and at http://www.regulations.gov.

Determination That the Site Meets the Criteria for Deletion in the NCP

    The NCP (40 CFR 300.425(e)) states that a site may be deleted from
the NPL when no further response action is appropriate. EPA, in
consultation with the State of Michigan, has determined that the
responsible parties have implemented all required response actions and
that no further response action by responsible parties is appropriate.

V. Deletion Action

    The EPA, with concurrence from State of Michigan through the MDEQ,
has determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have
been completed. EPA received concurrence from the State of Michigan on
December 17, 2010. Therefore, EPA is deleting the Site from the NPL.
    Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and
routine, EPA is taking it without prior publication. This action will
be effective June 13, 2011 unless EPA receives adverse comments by May
13, 2011. If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public
comment period, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this direct
final Notice of Deletion before the effective date of the deletion, and
it will not take effect. EPA will prepare a response to comments and
continue with the deletion process on the basis of the notice of intent
to delete and the comments already received. There will be no
additional opportunity to comment.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.

    Dated: April 5, 2011.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.

    For the reasons set out in this document, 40 CFR part 300 is
amended as follows:

PART 300--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O.
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
2923; 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Appendix B to Part 300 [Amended]

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2. Table 1 of Appendix B to Part 300 is amended by removing
``Spiegelberg Landfill, Green Oak Township, MI.''

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0122]

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its
working groups will meet to discuss matters relating to medical
certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of
registry, merchant mariners' documents, medical standards and
guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial
vessels, medical examiner education, and medical research. The meetings
will be open to the public. DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical
Advisory Committee and its working groups are scheduled to meet on
Monday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 15, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that these meetings may adjourn early
if the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Crowley Maritime
Corporation, 1st Floor Conference Room, 9487 Regency Square Blvd.,
Jacksonville, FL 32225 (http://www.crowley.com). For further
information about the meeting facilities, please contact Ms. Becky
Kelly at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Please be advised that all attendees are required to check-in to
the visitor's booth located to the right of the main building entrance.
All attendees will be required to provide a government-issued picture
identification card in order to gain admittance to the building. For
planning purposes, please notify the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory
Committee Alternate Designated Federal Officer of your attendance as
soon as possible using the contact information provided in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the Alternate Designated Federal Officer as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments for distribution to
committee members must be submitted no later than March 7, 2016, if you
want the committee members to be able to review your comments before
the meeting, and must be identified by docket number USCG-2016-0122.
Written comments may be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using
http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the Alternate
Designated Federal Officer for alternate instructions.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the words ``Department
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this action. Comments
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management
System in the March 24, 2005 issue of the Federal Register (70 FR
15086).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments
related to this Notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, insert USCG-
2016-0122 in the ``SEARCH'' box, press Enter and then click on the item
you wish to view.
    A public comment period will be held on March 14, 2016, from
approximately 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and March 15, 2016 from approximately
2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5
minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the
time indicated, following the last call for comments. Additionally,
public comment will be sought throughout the meeting as specific issues
are discussed by the committee. Contact Lieutenant Ashley Holm as
indicated below to register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Ashley Holm, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer for the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory
Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE., Stop (7501), telephone
202-372-1128, fax<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code Appendix.
The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is authorized
by 46 United States Code 7115 and advises the Secretary on matters
related to (a) medical certification determinations for issuance of
licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners' documents;
(b) medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of
operators of commercial vessels; (c) medical examiner education; and
(d) medical research.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the March 14, 2016 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Opening remarks from Crowley Maritime leadership.
    (2) Opening remarks from Coast Guard leadership.
    (3) Opening remarks from the Designated Federal Officer.
    (4) Roll call of committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (5) Review of last full committee meeting's minutes.
    (6) Introduction of new task(s).
    (7) Presentation and discussion on marine casualty investigations
and data analysis (could lead to future tasking for the committee).
    (8) Public comment period.
    (9) Presentation on mariner wellness.
    (10) Working Groups addressing the following task statements may
meet to deliberate-
    (a) Task statement 13, Mariner Occupational Health Risk Analysis.
This is a joint task statement with the Merchant Marine Personnel
Advisory Committee.
    (b) Task statement(s) requesting recommendations on training
content for a Designated Medical Examiner program.
    (c) Task statement requesting recommendations on guidance to
mariners on over the counter medications, energy drinks/pills, diet
aids, and dietary supplements.
    (d) The Committee may receive new task statements from the Coast
Guard, review the information presented on each issue, deliberate and
formulate recommendations for the Department's consideration.
    (10) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the March 15, 2016 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Continue work on Task Statements.
    (2) Presentation from the Council on Chiropractic Education.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) By mid-afternoon, the Working Groups will report, and if
applicable, make recommendations for the full committee to consider for
presentation to the Coast Guard. The committee may vote on the working
group's recommendations on this date. The public will have an
opportunity to speak after each Working Group's Report before the full
committee takes any action on each report.

    (5) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (6) Adjournment of Meeting.

    Dated: February 11, 2016.
V.B. Gifford,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4546-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2020-0001]

Alabama; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Alabama (FEMA-4546-DR), dated May 21, 2020, and
related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued July 31, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Alabama is hereby amended to include the following
area among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of May 21, 2020.
    Blount County for Public Assistance.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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