[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1065; FRL-8854-8]

Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of
the products listed in Tables 1A and 1B of Unit II., pursuant to
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows two Notices of
Receipt of Requests from the respective registrants listed in Table 2
of Unit II. The notice dated August 25, 2010, pertains to the
fenoxycarb product registrations and the notice dated August 18, 2010,
pertains to the propetamphos product registrations. In those notices,
EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the
cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within
the 30-day comment periods that would merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency
did not receive any comments on the notice for fenoxycarb or
propetamphos and neither request was withdrawn. Accordingly, EPA hereby
issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested
cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject
to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the
terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The cancellations are effective as provided in Unit IV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Lloyd, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-
mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    EPA has established a docket for the fenoxycarb action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0623. EPA has established a
docket for the propetamphos action under docket identification (ID)
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1195. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only

available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    This notice announces the cancellation, as requested by
registrants, of products registered under FIFRA section 3. These
registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Tables
1A and 1B of this unit.

               Table 1A--Fenoxycarb Product Cancellations
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        EPA registration No.                     Product name
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100-722............................  Award Fire Ant Bait.
100-723............................  Fenoxycarb Technical.
499-437............................  Whitmire PT 2120 TF Preclude.
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              Table 1B--Propetamphos Product Cancellations
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        EPA registration No.                     Product name
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002724-00313.......................  Propetamphos Technical.
002724-00450.......................  Zoecon 9001 EW.
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Tables 1A and 1B of this unit, in
sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first
part of the EPA registration numbers of the products listed in Tables
1A and 1B of this unit.

                Table 2--Registrants of Canceled Products
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          EPA company No.                  Company name and address
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100................................  Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.,
                                      P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC
                                      27419-8300.
499................................  Whitmire Micro-Gen Research
                                      Laboratories, Inc., 3568 Tree
                                      Court Industrial Blvd., St. Louis,
                                      MO 63122-6682.
002724.............................  Wellmark International, Attn: James
                                      McFadden, 1501 E. Woodfield Rd.,
                                      Suite 200 West, Schaumberg, IL
                                      60173.
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments

    During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments
in response to the August 18, 2010 or August 25, 2010 Federal Register
notices announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary
cancellations of products listed in Tables 1A and 1B, respectively, of
Unit II.

 IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellations of the registrations identified in Tables 1A and 1B of
Unit II. Accordingly, for the fenoxycarb registrations (Table 1A), the
Agency hereby orders that Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.'s technical
product (EPA Reg. No. 100-723) and the Whitmire Micro-Gen Research
Laboratories, Inc.'s end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 499-437) are
canceled effective immediately. The Agency further orders that Syngenta
Crop Protection Inc.'s end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 100-722) is
canceled effective December 31, 2012.
    For the propetamphos registrations (Table 1B), the Agency hereby
orders that propetamphos technical product (EPA Reg. No. 2724-313) is
canceled effective immediately. The Agency further orders that the
propetamphos end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 2724-450) is canceled
effective March 30, 2012.
    Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products
identified in Table 1A and 1B of Unit II. in a manner inconsistent with
any of the provisions for disposition of existing stocks set forth in
Unit VI. will be a violation of FIFRA.

V. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further
provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice
of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period, the EPA Administrator may approve
such a request. The notice of receipt for the fenoxycarb action was
published for comment in the Federal Register issue of August 25, 2010
(75 FR 53240) (FRL-8843-1). The comment period for fenoxycarb closed on
September 24, 2010. The notice of receipt for the propetamphos action
was published for comment in the Federal Register issue of August 18,
2010 (75 FR 51053) (FRL-8840-3). The comment period for propetamphos
closed on September 17, 2010.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. The existing stocks provisions for the products
subject to this order are as follows.

A. Disposition of Existing Stocks for All Fenoxycarb (Table 1A)
Products

    Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. is prohibited from using, selling,
or distributing technical fenoxycarb (EPA Reg. No. 100-723), except for
(i) Export consistent with FIFRA section 17, (ii) for proper disposal,
or (iii) to formulate existing stocks of the technical fenoxycarb (EPA
Reg. No. 100-723) into its end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 100-722)
effective immediately. After December 31, 2012, Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc. is prohibited from selling or distributing its end-use
product (EPA Reg. No. 100-722), except for export consistent with FIFRA
section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons other than Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc. are allowed to sell, distribute, and use existing
stocks of the canceled end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 100-722) until
supplies are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, and use
is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or
that accompanied, the canceled product.
    Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, Inc. is permitted to sell
and distribute existing stocks of its end-use fenoxycarb product (EPA
Reg. No. 499-437) until December 31, 2013. Thereafter, Whitmire Micro-
Gen Research Laboratories, Inc. is prohibited from selling or
distributing its end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 499-437), except for
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons
other than Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, Inc. are allowed
to sell, distribute, and use existing stocks of the canceled end-use
product (EPA Reg. No. 499-437) until supplies are exhausted, provided
that such sale, distribution, and use is consistent with the terms of
the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the canceled
product.

B. Disposition of Existing Stocks for All Table 1B Products

    Wellmark International is prohibited from using, selling, or
distributing propetamphos technical (EPA Reg. No. 2724-313), except for
(i) Export consistent with FIFRA section 17, (ii) for proper disposal
or (iii) to formulate existing stocks of propetamphos technical (EPA
Reg. No. 2724-313) into its propetamphos end-use product (EPA Reg. No.
2724-450) effective immediately. After March 30, 2012, Wellmark
International is prohibited from using, as well as continuing to be
prohibited from selling or distributing, its propetamphos technical
(EPA Reg. No. 2724-313), except for export consistent with FIFRA
section 17 or for proper disposal.
    The cancellation of the propetamphos end-use product (EPA Reg. No.
2724-450) is effective March 30, 2012. Wellmark International is
permitted to sell or distribute existing stocks of the canceled end-use
product (EPA Reg. No. 2724-450) until such stocks are exhausted.
Persons other than Wellmark International are allowed to sell,
distribute, and use existing stocks of the canceled propetamphos end-
use product (EPA Reg. No 2724-450) until supplies are exhausted,
provided that such sale, distribution, and use is consistent with the
terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the
canceled product. The existing stocks provisions outlined in this
notice are intended to allow depletion of the amount of technical
propetamphos (EPA Reg. No. 2724-313) that Wellmark International
currently has on-hand from purchases made prior to its decision to
request voluntary cancellation. Use until depletion will preclude
environmental disposal concerns of quantities of undiluted propetamphos
that cannot be formulated or used.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides, Pests.

    Dated: December 14, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13881-000]

City of Astoria, OR; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and
Interventions

January 21, 2011.
    On November 19, 2010, the City of Astoria, Oregon filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Bear Creek
Water Supply Hydroelectric Project utilizing the Astoria Municipal
Water System on Bear Creek in Clatsop County, Oregon. The sole purpose
of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any
land disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of three developments, Site 1
Plant, Reservoir 3 Plant, and Reservoir 2 Plant, and would include the
following facilities:

Site 1 Plant

    (1) An 8-foot-long, 14-foot-wide vault housing a single 40-kilowatt
(kW) turbine/generator unit; and (2) an approximately 1,290-foot-long,
26-inch-diameter high density polyethylene penstock.

Reservoir 3 Plant

    (1) The existing Reservoir 3 with a surface area of 3.4-acres and a
storage capacity of approximately 61-acre-foot at elevation 426 feet
mean sea level (msl); (2) an existing structure which will house a
single turbine/generator with an installed capacity of 50 kW unit; (3)
a standard flow meter; and (4) an approximately 10-mile-long, 21-inch-
diameter steel penstock.

Reservoir 2 Plant

    (1) The existing Reservoir 2 with a surface area of approximately
2.4-acres and a storage capacity of approximately 15-acre-foot at
elevation of 265-feet msl; (2) an existing structure which will house a
single turbine/generator unit with an installed capacity of 50 kW; (3)
a standard flow meter; and (4) an approximately one-mile-long, 21-inch-
diameter steel penstock.
    The three developments would have a combined capacity of 145
kilowatts. The proposed project would have an average annual generation
of 850,000 kilowatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Paul Benoit, City of Astoria, Oregon, 1095 Duane
St., Astoria, OR 97103; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Competing Applications: This application competes with Project No.
13720-000 filed May 5, 2010.
    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be
filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic
filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13881) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0536]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Medical Device User Fee Cover Sheet, Form FDA 3601 and
Device Facility User Fee Cover Sheet, Form FDA 3601a

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed revision of an existing collection of information, and to
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments revising the information collection by adding Form
FDA 3601a, entitled ``Device Facility User Fee Cover Sheet,'' which is
submitted along with registration and listing fee payments.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by August 11, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before August 11, 2020. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of August 11, 2020. Comments
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions)
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2012-N-0536 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Medical Device User Fee Cover
Sheet, Form FDA 3601 and Device Facility User Fee Cover Sheet, Form FDA
3601(a).'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see
ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Sanford, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed revision of an

existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to
OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, FDA is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of information set forth in this
document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Medical Device User Fee Cover Sheet, Form FDA 3601 and Device Facility
User Fee Cover Sheet, Form FDA 3601a

OMB Control Number 0910-0511--Revision

    The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Medical
Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-250), and
the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007 (Title II of the Food
and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007), authorizes FDA to
collect user fees for certain medical device applications. Under this
authority, companies pay a fee for certain new medical device
applications or supplements submitted to the Agency for review. Because
the submission of user fees concurrently with applications and
supplements is required, the review of an application cannot begin
until the fee is submitted. Form FDA 3601, the ``Medical Device User
Fee Cover Sheet,'' is designed to provide the minimum necessary
information to determine whether a fee is required for review of an
application, to determine the amount of the fee required, and to
account for and track user fees. The form provides a cross-reference
between the fees submitted for an application with the actual submitted
application by using a unique number tracking system. The information
collected is used by FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health
and FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research to initiate the
administrative screening of new medical device applications and
supplemental applications.
    We are revising the information collection to add Form FDA 3601a,
the ``Device Facility User Fee Cover Sheet.'' Owners or operators of
places of business (also called establishments or facilities) that are
involved in the production and distribution of medical devices intended
for use in the United States are required to register annually with
FDA, a process known as establishment registration (21 CFR part 807,
subparts A through D). (The information collection for medical device
establishment registration and listing is approved under OMB control
number 0910-0625.) All establishments required to register must pay a
user fee. Form FDA 3601a, the ``Device Facility User Fee Cover Sheet,''
is designed to collect payments for the annual establishment
registration fee for medical device establishments.
    The total number of annual responses for Form FDA 3601 is based on
the average number of cover sheet submissions received by FDA in recent
years. The number of received annual responses includes cover sheets
for applications that were qualified for small businesses and fee
waivers or reductions. The estimated hours per response are based on
past FDA experience with the various cover sheet submissions and range
from 5 to 30 minutes. For this analysis, we estimate 18 minutes per
coversheet.
    The total number of annual responses for Form FDA 3601a is based on
the average number of cover sheet submissions received by FDA in recent
years. Based on past FDA experience with various cover sheet
submissions, we estimate 10 minutes per response.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                                      Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden1 2
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                                                                  Number of
                 FDA Form No.                     Number of     responses per   Total annual          Average burden per response           Total hours
                                                 respondents     respondent       responses
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3601.........................................           6,182               1           6,182  0.30 (18 minutes)........................           1,855
3601a........................................          24,086               1          24,086  0.17 (10 minutes)........................           4,095
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    Total....................................  ..............  ..............          30,268  .........................................           5,950
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ Numbers have been rounded.

    Our estimated burden for the information collection reflects an
overall increase of 4,036 hours and a corresponding increase of 23,889
responses/records. We attribute these increases to two factors: we have
revised the burden estimate to include Form FDA 3601a and we have
adjusted the number of respondents for Form FDA 3601 to reflect our
current data.

    Dated: June 1, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM19-6-000]

Hydroelectric Licensing Regulations Under America's Water
Infrastructure Act of 2018; Notice Inviting Federal and State Agencies
and Indian Tribes To Request Participation in the Interagency Task
Force Pursuant to America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

    On October 23, 2018, the President signed America's Water
Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Act) into law. Sections 3003 and 3004 of
the Act require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue rules
establishing expedited processes for issuing and amending licenses for
qualifying facilities at existing nonpowered dams and for closed-loop
pumped storage projects. The processes must seek to ensure a final
decision by the Commission on an application for a license by no later
than two years after receipt of a completed application. These sections
also require the Commission to convene an interagency task force (ITF)
to coordinate the regulatory processes associated with the
authorizations required in connection with the new processes. Because
of the Congressionally-mandated deadline, participation in the ITF will
be time sensitive.
    The Commission invites federal and state agencies and Indian tribes
to request participation on the ITF. Federal and state agencies and
Indian tribes who wish to participate on the ITF must file a statement
of interest with the Commission by November 29, 2018. The statement of
interest should include the following information: The name of the
agency or tribe; the name, title, phone number, and email address of
the contact person; a brief explanation of the agency's or tribe's
interest in joining the ITF; and a brief description of the agency's or
tribe's experience with hydropower license proceedings.
    In light of the Congressionally-mandated deadline and in the
interest of facilitating an efficient and effective discussion,
Commission staff will select a representative group of federal
agencies, state agencies, and Indian tribes to participate on the ITF.
The Commission will directly notify the agencies and tribes selected to
participate on the ITF. Commission staff plans to hold a coordination
session for ITF participants, which is scheduled for December 12, 2018.
By concurrent notice, the Commission has established a schedule in
order to implement the requirements of the Act.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
ITF-interest statements in Docket No. RM19-6-000 using the Commission's
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket RM19-6-000.
    For more information about this notice, please contact: Shana
Wiseman, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

    Dated: November 13, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER10-290-000]

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Filing

February 2, 2010.
    Take notice that on January 26, 2010, New York Independent System
Operator, Inc. submitted its response to the Commission's deficiency
letter issued on January 6, 2010, New York Independent System Operator,
Inc., Deficiency Letter at 2, Docket No. ER10-290-000 (issued January
6, 2010).
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 4, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-63217; File No. SR-OCC-2010-14]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation;
Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Revise Its Rules To Expand the
Forms of Collateral Eligible for Incorporation in the System for
Theoretical Analysis and Numerical Simulations Risk Management
Methodology

November 1, 2010.

I. Introduction

    On August 25, 2010, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'')
proposed rule change SR-OCC-2010-14 pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\2\ The proposed rule change was published in the Federal
Register on September 13, 2010. No comment letters were received on the
proposal. This order approves the proposal.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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II. Description

    This rule change revises OCC's Rules to expand the forms of
collateral eligible for incorporation in OCC's System for Theoretical
Analysis and Numerical Simulations (``STANS'') risk management
methodology.
    The rule change alters Interpretation and Policy .06 to Rule 601 in
connection with expanding the forms of collateral eligible for
incorporation in the STANS risk management methodology. Prior to the
rule change, OCC incorporated common stock and ETFs \3\ in the STANS
margin calculation process.\4\ When OCC began including common stock
and ETFs in the STANS margin calculation process, it noted its belief
that the procedure would more accurately measure risk in Clearing
Members' accounts and thereby permit OCC to more precisely set margin
requirements to reflect that risk. For those same reasons, OCC will now
incorporate certain fixed-income, ``government securities'' into the
STANS margin calculation process.
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    \3\ ETFs fall within the definition of ``fund shares'' as that
term is defined in Article I, Section 1 of OCC's By-Laws.
    \4\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-58158 (July 15,
2008), 73 FR 42626
     (July 22, 2008) (SR-OCC-2007-20).
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    The specific amendments to OCC's Rules that facilitate
incorporation of government securities into the STANS margin
calculation process can be found at http://www.optionsclearing.com/components/docs/legal/rules_and_bylaws/sr_occ_10_14.pdf.
    OCC will now incorporate in phases certain ``government
securities'' into the STANS margin calculation beginning with U.S.
Government securities.\5\ Treasury Inflation Protected Securities and
callable U.S Treasury Securities will be excluded from the initial
phase, as will be Canadian government securities and GSE debt
securities.\6\
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    \5\ This would include but would not be limited to Government
securities and GSE debt securities.
    \6\ The government securities being initially excluded will be
evaluated by OCC for possible inclusion in STANS as appropriate
models are developed.
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    Currently, government securities deposited as collateral to satisfy
margin requirements are priced on a nightly basis and are assigned a
value equal to their current market value less an applicable haircut
based on the term to maturity. While this method of valuing collateral
has generally served OCC well in the past, OCC believes analyzing
cleared positions and margin assets as a single portfolio using STANS
provides a more accurate valuation of the Clearing Members' securities
deposited as collateral in relation to other account positions. As when
OCC began including common stocks and ETFs in the STANS calculation,
OCC believes phasing in government securities will align risk-
management techniques utilized to manage market risk of cleared
positions, for example for Treasury futures contracts, with those
techniques used to value margin deposits.
    The inclusion of government securities into STANS will be
implemented using an approach similar to that used when common stocks
and ETFs were added into STANS. The value of the securities deposited
in a Clearing Member's account will be determined along with the risk
on the margin assets on a portfolio basis with reference to the
volatility and correlation of each deposited security to the other
positions in the account. Given the conservative nature of the current
haircuts applied to deposits of government securities, OCC anticipates
a modest increase in their collateral valuation upon the implementation
of this change.
    As a part of this rule change, OCC will apply a portfolio specific
adjustment factor when determining whether there is sufficient margin
excess in an account. This will enable OCC to release margin collateral
to a Clearing Member on an intraday basis. The adjustment factor is
account and security specific

and is determined by approximating the change in margin requirement
caused by depositing or withdrawing a particular security from the
Clearing Member's account based on the risk characteristics of that
security and its consequent assessed value. OCC believes this process
will provide a more accurate projection of the margin impact of
collateral withdrawals and substitutions on a Clearing Member's
account. This process is already used to analyze the impact of
substitutions and withdrawals of equity collateral within the STANS
Monte Carlo simulations.\7\
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    \7\ OCC believes the approach currently used to assess the
impact of collateral substitutions and withdrawals represents an
improvement over that outlined in File No. SR-OCC-2007-20.
Interpretation and Policy .01 under Rule 608 generally provides that
OCC may specify procedures from time-to-time to assess the impact of
collateral withdrawals and substitutions.
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    OCC's Rule 601, ``Margin Requirements,'' already provides that
margin assets in the form of securities may be incorporated into the
Monte Carlo calculations as an alternative to valuing such assets under
Rule 604, ``Form of Margin Assets.'' In connection with incorporating
common stocks and ETFs into the STANS calculation, OCC adopted
Interpretation and Policy .06 under Rule 601 to clarify that margin
assets in the form of common stocks and ETFs would be included in the
Monte Carlo simulations described in Rule 601 for purposes of
determining the minimum expected liquidating value of an account with
other margin assets being valued as provided for under Rule 604.\8\ OCC
is now broadening the interpretation to provide that OCC may designate
those margin assets which if deposited into a Clearing Member's account
will be valued as provided in Rule 601 rather than Rule 604. This
change is intended to facilitate OCC's adoption of certain government
securities into the STANS margin calculation process.
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    \8\ Rule 604(f) provides that, in lieu of the valuations
provided for in Rule 604, OCC may elect to value any or all margin
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III. Discussion

    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) \9\ requires, among other things, that the
rules of a clearing agency are designed to safeguard securities and
funds in the clearing agency's possession or control or for which it is
responsible. This requires OCC to have the ability to meet its
settlement obligations following a member's default. It is therefore
necessary that OCC have an effective methodology for calculating margin
requirements that are sufficient to enable OCC to complete settlement
in the event a member becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to meet its
obligations to OCC. The Commission believes that the changes OCC is
making to include government securities within the STANS risk
management methodology should better enable OCC to fulfill its
safeguarding obligations under the Act and therefore is consistent with
the Act.
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IV. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act and in
particular with the requirements of Section 17A of the Act \10\ and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\11\ that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-OCC-2010-14) be,
and hereby is, approved.\12\
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \12\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission
considered the proposal's impact on efficiency, competition, and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC15-194-000.
    Applicants: Aesir Power, LLC.
    Description: Application of Aesir Power, LLC for Authorization
Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, Request for Expedited
Consideration, and Request for Confidential Treatment.
    Filed Date: 8/25/15.
    Accession Number: 20150825-5206.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/15/15.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2331-034; ER14-630-011; ER10-2319-026; ER10-
2317-026; ER10-2326-032; ER14-1468-010; ER13-1351-008; ER10-2330-033.
    Applicants: J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, AlphaGen Power
LLC, BE Alabama LLC, BE CA LLC, Cedar Brakes I, L.L.C. KMC Thermo, LLC,
Florida Power Development LLC, Utility Contract Funding, L.L.C.
    Description: Non-Material Change in Status of the J.P. Morgan
Sellers.
    Filed Date: 8/25/15.
    Accession Number: 20150825-5203.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/15/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-1933-005.
    Applicants: Green Mountain Power Corporation.
    Description: Supplement to March 17, 2015 Non-Material Change-in-
Status Report of Green Mountain Power Corporation.
    Filed Date: 8/25/15.
    Accession Number: 20150825-5201.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/15/15.
    Docket Numbers: ER15-2525-000.
    Applicants: The Dayton Power and Light Company.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: FERC Rate Schedule No.
307, Local Delivery Service Agreement with Buckeye to be effective 8/
25/2015.
    Filed Date: 8/26/15.
    Accession Number: 20150826-5063.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/16/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2526-000.
    Applicants: Kentucky Utilities Company.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Revised KU Muni Contracts
for CR7 Depreciation Rates to be effective 6/19/2015.
    Filed Date: 8/26/15.
    Accession Number: 20150826-5125.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/16/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2527-000.
    Applicants: Oasis Power, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for MBR to be
effective 8/27/2015.
    Filed Date: 8/26/15.
    Accession Number: 20150826-5127.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/16/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2528-000.
    Applicants: Spark Energy, L.P.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Succession to be
effective 8/27/2015.
    Filed Date: 8/26/15.
    Accession Number: 20150826-5128.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/16/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2529-000.
    Applicants: Censtar Energy Corp.
    Description: Compliance filing: Application for MBR to be effective
8/27/2015.
    Filed Date: 8/26/15.
    Accession Number: 20150826-5129.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/16/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2530-000.
    Applicants: Censtar Operating Company, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for MBR to be
effective 8/27/2015.
    Filed Date: 8/26/15.
    Accession Number: 20150826-5130.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/16/15.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    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.
    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: August 26, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0517; Directorate Identifier 2009-SW-73-AD;
Amendment 39-17137; AD 2012-15-08]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76A helicopters to
require modifying the electric rotor brake (ERB) and inserting changes
into the ``Normal Procedures'' and ``Emergency Procedures'' sections of
the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM). This AD was prompted by a fire in
the main gearbox area as a result of a hot electric rotor brake (ERB).
The actions are intended to prevent overheating of the ERB, ignition of
the ERB hydraulic fluid, a fire in the main gearbox area, and
subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

DATES: This AD is effective September 21, 2012.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain documents listed in this AD as of September 21,
2012.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Attn: Manager, Commercial Technical
Support, mailstop s581a, 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06614;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or at http://www.sikorsky.com. You may review the referenced service information at
the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham
Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.
    Examining the AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person at the Docket
Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, any
incorporated-by-reference service information, the economic evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The street address for
the Docket Operations Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations Office, M-30, West Building Ground

Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caspar Wang, Aviation Safety Engineer,
Boston Aircraft Certification Office, Engine & Propeller Directorate,
12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; telephone (781)
238-7799; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    A number of service documents and ADs have been issued relating to
the ERB on this and similar model helicopters. AD 82-17-03, issued July
30, 1982 (47 FR 35469, August 16, 1982), requires a puck-to-disc
inspection of rotor brake, P/N 76363-09101-101, and modification of the
ERB system including, among other modifications, installation of a
warning relay by following Sikorsky Customer Service Bulletin No. 76-
66-10B, Revision 2, dated November 25, 1981 (pages 1 and 9 through 13
of the service bulletin are dated November 25, 1981 and pages 2 through
8 are dated July 30, 1981). AD 2003-04-15, issued February 14, 2003 (68
FR 8994, February 27, 2003), requires inspecting certain rotor brake
discs for cracks that resulted from improper heat treating of the disc.
    On October 26, 2011, at 76 FR 66205, the Federal Register published
our notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which proposed to amend 14
CFR part 39 to include an AD that would apply to Sikorsky Model S-76A
helicopters with a different part-numbered ERB, part number (P/N)
76363-09100-012, installed. That NPRM proposed to require, within 120
days, modifying the ERB by installing and operationally testing the
parts contained in an ERB warning relay kit (P/N 76070-55023-011), an
ERB circuit modification kit (P/N 76070-55033-012), and an ERB
modification kit (P/N 76070-55207-011). That NPRM was prompted by a
reported incident of a fire occurring in an ERB installed on a Model S-
76A helicopter in Brazil. The proposed requirements were intended to
prevent overheating of the ERB assembly, ignition of the ERB hydraulic
fluid, fire in the main gearbox area, and subsequent loss of control of
the helicopter.

Related Service Information

    We have reviewed the following documents from Sikorsky:
     Customer Service Bulletin No. 76-66-10B, Revision 2, dated
November 25, 1981 (pages 1 and 9 through 13 of the service bulletin are
dated November 25, 1981 and pages 2 through 8 are dated July 30, 1981),
which specifies installing an ERB warning relay kit;
     Customer Service Notice No. 76-113, dated June 1, 1983,
which specifies installing an ERB circuit breaker and modification kit;
     Alert Service Bulletin No. 76-66-48B, Revision B, dated
July 8, 2009, which specifies a one-time installation of an ERB
modification kit containing two other kits and several modifications;
and
     RFM Supplement No. 41, Part 1, approved September 6, 2005,
which revises the information in the basic RFM normal and emergency
procedures sections when the ERB system is modified.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD, but we did not receive any comments on the NPRM.

FAA's Determination

    We have reviewed the relevant information and determined that an
unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or develop on other
products of the same type design and that air safety and the public
interest require adopting the AD requirements as proposed, except for
editorial changes. These editorial changes are consistent with the
intent of the proposals and will not increase the economic burden on
any operator nor increase the scope of the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 180 helicopters of U.S.
Registry. We estimate that operators may incur the following costs in
order to comply with this AD. It will take about 38 work-hours per
helicopter to perform the modifications and operational tests at an
average labor rate of $85 per work-hour. Required parts will cost
$13,300 per helicopter. Based on these figures, we estimate the total
cost impact of the AD on U.S. operators to be $2,975,400 for the fleet.

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.
    We are 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

    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;
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction; and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared an economic evaluation of the estimated costs to comply
with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of 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

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new Airworthiness
Directive (AD):

2012-15-08 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky): Amendment 39-
17137; Docket No. FAA-2010-0517; Directorate Identifier 2009-SW-73-
AD.

(a) Applicability

    This AD applies to Model S-76A helicopters, with an electric
rotor brake

(ERB), part number (P/N) 76363-09100-012, installed, certificated in
any category.

(b) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as an overheated ERB. This
condition could result in ignition of hydraulic fluid, fire in the
main gearbox area, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

(c) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective September 21, 2012.

(d) Compliance

    You are responsible for performing each action required by this
AD within the specified compliance time unless it has already been
accomplished prior to that time.

(e) Required Actions

    (1) Within 120 days, modify the ERB by installing:
    (i) Warning relay system parts contained in modification kit, P/
N 76070-55023-011, and operationally testing the ERB system in
accordance with paragraphs 2.A. through 2.F., of Sikorsky Customer
Service Bulletin No. 76-66-10B, Revision 2, dated November 25, 1981
(pages 1 and 9 through 13 of the service bulletin are dated November
25, 1981 and pages 2 through 8 are dated July 30, 1981);
    (ii) Circuit breaker and diodes contained in ERB circuit
modification kit, P/N 76070-55033-012, and operationally testing the
ERB system in accordance with paragraph B. through F. of Sikorsky
Customer Service Notice 76-113, dated June 1, 1983; and
    (iii) Manifold, relay box, junction box, right-hand relay panel,
and wiring harness parts contained in ERB modification kit, P/N
76070-55207-011, and operationally testing the ERB system in
accordance with paragraphs 3.B. through 3.I. of the Accomplishment
Instructions of Sikorsky Alert Service Bulletin No. 76-66-48B,
Revision B, dated July 8, 2009.
    (2) After accomplishing paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, insert into
the Sikorsky Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) the changes to the
``Normal Procedures (Part 1, Section II)'' and ``Emergency
Procedures (Part 1, Section III)'' contained in Sikorsky RFM,
Supplement No. 41, approved September 6, 2005.

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, may
approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: Caspar Wang,
Aviation Safety Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office,
Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park,
Burlington, MA 01803; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For operations conducted under a 14 CFR part 119 operating
certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you
notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office before operating any aircraft
complying with this AD through an AMOC.

(g) Subject

    Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 6321, Main Rotor
Brake.

(h) 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 the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Sikorsky Customer Service Bulletin No. 76-66-10B, Revision
2, dated November 25, 1981 (pages 1 and 9 through 13 of the service
bulletin are dated November 25, 1981 and pages 2 through 8 are dated
July 30, 1981);
    (ii) Sikorsky Customer Service Notice No. 76-113, dated June 1,
1983;
    (iii) Sikorsky Alert Service Bulletin No. 76-66-48B, Revision B,
dated July 8, 2009; and
    (iv) Sikorsky Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement No. 41, Part
1, approved September 6, 2005.
    (3) For Sikorsky service information identified in this AD,
contact Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Attn: Manager, Commercial
Technical Support, mailstop s581a, 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT
06614; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
at http://www.sikorsky.com.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Office of
the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room
663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.
    (5) You may also view this service information at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go
to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 20, 2012.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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