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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-650]

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Application Type: Shoreline Management Plan.

    b. Project No: 2232-650.
    c. Date Filed: October 4, 2016 and November 4, 2016 (dated October
3, 2016).
    d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Burke, McDowell, Caldwell, Catawba, Alexander,
Iredell, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, and Gaston Counties, North Carolina, and
York, Lancaster, Chester, Fairfield, and Kershaw Counties in South
Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kelvin Reagan, Lake Services--Duke Energy
Carolinas, 526 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202,
704 382-9386 or email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Jon Cofrancesco at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: February 24, 2017.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Please include the project number (P-2232-650) on any comments,
motions, or recommendations filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: Pursuant to license article 409, in
part, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (licensee) filed, for Commission
approval, an updated shoreline management plan (SMP) for the Catawba-
Wateree Project incorporating the 2003 Commission-approved SMP, as
amended. As required, the updated SMP includes: (1) A provision for
addressing any licensee-requested authority to make changes to the SMP,
shoreline classification maps, or shoreline management guidelines
without prior Commission approval; (2) a provision for addressing how
and when shoreline reclassification requests, including identified
mapping errors, will be filed with the Commission for approval; and (3)
a provision for filing a report with the Commission every 10 years
describing whether or not revisions to the SMP, are needed. The updated
SMP also includes, as required, revised shoreline classification maps
that incorporate the proposed shoreline classification maps included in
the license application filed August 29, 2006 and the proposed
shoreline management guidelines included in the Comprehensive
Relicensing Agreement filed on December 29, 2006.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field (P-2232) to access the document. You
may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-
208-3676 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (h) above. Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.

    Dated: January 25, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD10-12-014]

Increasing Market and Planning Efficiency Through Improved
Software; Notice of Technical Conference: Increasing Real-Time and Day-
Ahead Market and Planning Efficiency Through Improved Software

    Take notice that Commission staff will convene a technical
conference on June 27, 28, and 29, 2023 to discuss opportunities for
increasing real-time and day-ahead market and planning efficiency
through improved software. A detailed agenda with the list of and times
for the selected speakers will be published on the Commission's website
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    This conference will bring together and encourage discussion
between experts from diverse backgrounds, including electric power
system operators, software developers, and professionals from
government, research centers, and academia. The conference will bring
these experts together for the purposes of stimulating discussion,
sharing information, and identifying fruitful avenues for research on
improving software for increased efficiency and reliability of the bulk
power system.
    This conference will build on discussions at prior conferences in
this proceeding by focusing on topics identified as important to market
efficiency in those conferences. Broadly, such topics fall into the
following categories:
    Topics for presentations at the conference will include:
    (1) Advances in power market software that can shorten day-ahead
and real-time market solve times. This might include taking advantage
of multiple cores and/or graphics processing units, reducing model
granularity and/or the number of modeled constraints in places where it
has little impact (especially in the day-ahead markets), migrating to
higher-performance computing solutions, more efficient unit commitment
formulations, and any other approaches to shortening day-ahead and
real-time market solve times.
    (2) Software related to implementing grid-enhancing technologies,
such as those described in Docket Nos. AD19-19 \2\ and AD19-15,\3\
including optimal transmission switching, dynamic transmission line
ratings, power flow controls, and any software related to implementing
the Commission's recent rulemaking regarding line ratings in Order No.
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    \2\ Electric Transmission Incentives Policy under Section 219 of
the Federal Power Act, Docket No. AD19-19-000.
    \3\ Managing Transmission Line Ratings, Docket No. AD19-15-000.
    \4\ Managing Transmission Line Ratings, Order No. 881, 177 FERC
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    (3) Software advances to help with the transition to increased use
of probabilistic models in system planning and operations, whether
scenario-based or stochastic, to better account for low-probability,
high-impact events, such as extreme weather events, which are
increasingly common. This could include software that improves resource
adequacy and transmission planning models through means such as using
down-scaled climate change scenarios in such models. This could also
include software that improves forecasting of loads and generation
during extreme weather events.
    (4) Software and/or market designs that better represent and
improve power markets' ability to meet emerging system needs. Among
emerging needs described in recent Commission proceedings,\5\ key
examples include flexibility to manage increasing uncertainty in the
operational and day-ahead and real-time time frame. Examples of
software and/or market designs that improve power markets' ability to
meet these and other emerging system needs include dynamic demand
curves for existing reserve products, new reserve products, multi-
interval market clearing, more granular market clearing (e.g., 15-
minute day-ahead markets), stochastic market clearing, improvements in
forecasting and visibility, novel constraint relaxation hierarchies,
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    (5) Software for better modeling and computation of resources with
distinct operating characteristics such as storage resources, hybrid
resources, aggregations of DERs, and others, including software that
addresses challenges such resources pose to current market-clearing and
dispatch algorithms.
    (6) Other improvements in algorithms, model formulations, or
hardware that may allow for increases in market efficiency and enhanced
bulk power system reliability.
    The conference will take place in a hybrid format, with presenters
and attendees allowed to participate either in person or virtually.
Further details on both in-person and virtual participation will be
released prior to the conference.
    Attendees must register through the Commission's website on or
before June 2, 2023. Access to the conference (virtual or in-person)
may not be available to those who do not register.
    Speaker nominations must be submitted on or before March 24, 2023
through the Commission's website by providing the proposed speaker's
contact information along with a title, abstract, and list of
contributing authors for the proposed presentation. Proposed
presentations should be related to the topics discussed above. Speakers
and presentations will be selected to ensure relevance to those topics
and to accommodate time constraints.
    The Commission will accept comments following the conference, with
a deadline of July 28, 2023.
    There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Commission's website that
enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is
added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online
service, please email [email protected], or call (866) 208-
3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>
with the required accommodations.
    For further information about these conferences, please contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs,
(202) 502-8004, [email protected]
Alexander Smith (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected]

    Dated: February 7, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2023-N-3573]

Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Program--OTC Monograph
Order Requests Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2024

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is
announcing the over-the-counter (OTC) monograph order request (OMOR)
fee rates under the OTC monograph drug user fee program (OMUFA) for
fiscal year (FY) 2024. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C
Act) authorizes FDA to assess and collect user fees from qualifying
manufacturers of OTC monograph drugs and submitters of OMORs. This
notice publishes the OMOR fee rates under OMUFA for FY 2024. FDA plans
to publish the FY 2024 OMUFA facility fee rates in a subsequent Federal
Register notice (and anticipates its issuance will generally align with
the timing of OMUFA facility fee rate publication for prior fiscal
years).

DATES: These fees are effective on October 1, 2023, and will remain in
effect through September 30, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olufunmilayo Ariyo, Office of
Financial Management, Food and Drug Administration, 4041 Powder Mill
Rd., 6th Floor, Beltsville, MD 20705-4304,<PHONE_NUMBER>; or the User
Fees Support Staff at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 744M of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-72), authorizes FDA to
assess and collect: (1) facility fees from qualifying owners of OTC
monograph drug facilities and (2) fees from submitters of qualifying
OTC monograph order requests. These fees are to support FDA's OTC
monograph drug activities, which are detailed in section 744L(6) of the
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-71(6)) and include various FDA activities
associated with OTC monograph drugs.\1\
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    \1\ For OMUFA purposes, an OTC monograph drug is a
nonprescription drug without an approved new drug application that
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    For OMUFA purposes, an OTC monograph order request (OMOR) is a
request for an administrative order, with respect to an OTC monograph
drug, which is submitted under section 505G(b)(5) of the FD&C Act (see
section 744L(7) of the FD&C Act). Given that OMOR fees are due on the
date of submission of the OMOR,\2\ the Agency is publishing the OMOR
fee rates for FY 2024 in advance of the fiscal year to ensure that
applicable OMOR fee rates are available in the event that OMORs are
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    \2\ Section 744M(a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act.
    \3\ The Agency anticipates a greater likelihood of OMOR
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    Under section 744M(a)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act, the Agency is
authorized to assess and collect fees from submitters of OMORs, except
for OMORs that request certain safety-related changes (as discussed
below). There are two levels of OMOR fees, based on whether the OMOR at
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    \4\ Under OMUFA, a Tier 1 OMOR is defined as any OMOR that is
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    For FY 2024, the OMUFA fee rates are: Tier 1 OMOR fees ($537,471),
Tier 2 OMOR fees ($107,494). These fees are effective for the period
from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. This document is
issued pursuant to sections 744M(a)(4) and 744M(c)(4)(B) of the FD&C
Act and describes the calculations used to set the OMUFA OMOR fees for
FY 2024 in accordance with the directives in the statute.

II. Determination of FY 2024 OMOR Fees

    Under OMUFA, the FY 2024 Tier 1 OMOR fee is $537,471 and the Tier 2
OMOR fee is $107,494, including an adjustment for inflation (see
sections 744M(a)(2)(A)(i) and (ii) of the FD&C Act, respectively). OMOR
fees are not included in the OMUFA target revenue calculation, which is
based on the facility fees (see section 744M(b) of the FD&C Act).
    An OMOR fee is generally assessed to each person who submits an
OMOR (see section 744M(a)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act). OMOR fees are due on
the date of the submission of the OMOR (see section 744M(a)(2)(B) of
the FD&C Act). The payor should submit the OMOR fee that applies to the
type of OMOR they are submitting (i.e., Tier 1 or Tier 2). FDA will
determine whether the appropriate OMOR fee has been submitted following
receipt of the OMOR and the fee.
    An OMOR fee will not be assessed if the OMOR seeks to make certain
safety changes with respect to an OTC monograph drug. Specifically, no
fee will be assessed if FDA finds that the OMOR seeks to change the
drug facts labeling of an OTC monograph drug in a way that would add to
or strengthen: (1) a contraindication, warning, or precaution; (2) a
statement about risk associated with misuse or abuse; or (3) an
instruction about dosage and administration that is intended to
increase the safe use of the OTC monograph drug (see section
744M(a)(2)(C) of the FD&C Act).

III. OMOR Fee Adjustment for Inflation

    Under OMUFA, the OMOR fee is adjusted for inflation for FY 2022 and
each subsequent fiscal year (see section 744M(c)(1)(B) of the FD&C
Act). That provision states that the dollar amount of the inflation
adjustment to the fee for OMORs is equal to the product of the
applicable fee for the preceding fiscal year and the inflation
adjustment percentage.\5\ For FY 2024, the inflation adjustment
percentage is equal to the sum of
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     (1) the average annual percent change in the cost, per
full-time equivalent position of the FDA, of all personnel compensation
and benefits paid with respect to such positions for the first 3 years
of the preceding 4 fiscal years, multiplied by the proportion of
personnel compensation and benefits costs to total costs of OTC
monograph drug activities for the first 3 years of the preceding 4
fiscal years (see section 744M(c)(1)(C)(ii)(I) of the FD&C Act); and
     (2) the average annual percent change that occurred in the
Consumer Price Index for urban consumers (Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-
VA-WV; Not Seasonally Adjusted; All items; Annual Index) for the first
3 years of the preceding 4 years of available data multiplied by the
proportion of all costs

other than personnel compensation and benefits costs to total costs of
OTC monograph drug activities for the first 3 years of the preceding 4
fiscal years (see section 744M(c)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the FD&C Act).
    As a result of a geographical revision made by the Bureau of Labor
and Statistics in January 2018, the ``Washington, DC-Baltimore'' index
was discontinued and replaced with two separate indices (i.e., the
``Washington-Arlington-Alexandria'' and ``Baltimore-Columbia-Towson''
indices). To continue applying a CPI that best reflects the geographic
region in which FDA is located and that provides the most current data
available, the ``Washington-Arlington-Alexandria'' index is used in
calculating the inflation adjustment percentage.
    Table 1 summarizes the actual cost and FTE data for the specified
fiscal years, provides the percent changes from the previous fiscal
years, and provides the average percent changes over the first 3 of the
4 fiscal years preceding FY 2024. The 3-year average is 3.9280 percent.

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Total PC&B..............................    $2,875,592,000    $3,039,513,000    $3,165,477,000  ................
Total FTE...............................            17,535            18,501            18,474  ................
PC&B per FTE............................           163,992           164,289           171,348  ................
Percent Change From Previous Year.......            7.3063            0.1811            4.2967            3.9280
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    Under the statute, this 3.9280 percent would be multiplied by the
proportion of PC&B costs to the total FDA costs of OTC monograph drug
activities for the first 3 years of the preceding 4 fiscal years (see
section 744M(c)(1)(C)(ii) of the FD&C Act). Because OMUFA was first
authorized beginning with FY 2021, FDA used cost data of OTC monograph
drug activities for the preceding 3 fiscal years (i.e., FYs 2021-2023)
to align with OMUFA's authorization. Because final FY 2023 spending
data (total FDA PC&B costs and OTC monograph drug activities cost) were
unavailable at the time of this fee rate notice, the Agency estimated
final FY 2023 costs by using actual plus planned FY 2023 spending on
PC&B costs and actual plus planned FY 2023 spending on OTC monograph
drug activities cost. The above approach reflects FDA's application of
the OMUFA inflation adjustment in a manner that aligns with initiation
of the OMUFA user fee program and the need to make FY 2024 OMOR fee
rates available in a timely manner, so that these fees can be assessed
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    \6\ Under section 744M(f)(1) of the FD&C Act, OMUFA fees are
authorized to support OTC monograph drug activities. Although
authority for OMUFA fees (and the accompanying OMUFA definition of
``OTC monograph drug activities'') was enacted on March 27, 2020,
under the CARES Act, OMUFA's first authorized program year was FY
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    Table 2 shows the PC&B and the total obligations for OTC monograph
drug activities for the last 3 fiscal years.

                    Table 2--PC&B as a Percent of Total Cost of OTC Monograph Drug Activities
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                                                2021              2022             2023 *        3-year average
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Total PC&B..............................    $23,133,775.00    $25,415,237.00    $28,622,100.47  ................
Total Costs.............................     35,030,659.00     49,644,273.00     56,038,274.22  ................
PC&B Percent............................           66.0387           51.1947           51.0760           56.1031
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* FY 2023 actual plus planned FY 2023 spending on PC&B costs to the actual plus planned FY 2023 spending on OTC
  monograph drug activities cost.

    The payroll adjustment is 3.9280 percent from table 1 multiplied by
56.1031 percent resulting in 2.2037 percent.
    Table 3 provides the summary data for the percent changes in the
specified CPI for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The
data are published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on its website:
https://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet?data_tool=dropmap&series_id=CUURS35ASA0,CUUSS35ASA0.

 Table 3--Annual and 3-Year Average Percent Change in CPI for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Area
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                  Year                          2020              2021              2022         3-year average
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Annual CPI..............................            267.16            277.73            296.12  ................
Annual Percent Change...................            0.8989            3.9568            6.6212            3.8256
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    The statute specifies that this 3.8256 percent be multiplied by the
proportion of all costs other than PC&B to total costs of OTC monograph
drug activities. Because 56.1031 percent was obligated for PC&B (as
shown in table 2), 43.8969 percent is the portion of costs other than
PC&B (100 percent minus 56.1031 percent equals 43.8969 percent). The
non-payroll adjustment is 3.8256 percent times 43.8969 percent, or
1.6793 percent.
    Next, we add the payroll adjustment (2.2037 percent) to the non-
payroll adjustment (1.6793 percent), for a total inflation adjustment
of 3.8830 percent (rounded) for FY 2024.

IV. OMOR Fee Calculations

    Under section 744M(a)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act, each person that
submits a

qualifying OMOR shall be subject to a fee for an OMOR. The amount of
such fee shall be:
    (1) For a Tier 1 OTC monograph order request, $500,000, adjusted
for inflation for the fiscal year (see section 744M(c)(1)(B) of the
FD&C Act); and
    (2) For a Tier 2 OTC monograph order request, $100,000, adjusted
for inflation for the fiscal year (see section 744M(c)(1)(B) of the
FD&C Act).
    In addition, under section 744M(c)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act and for
purposes of section 744M(a)(2) of the FD&C Act, the dollar amount of
the inflation adjustment to the fee for OMORs for FY 2022 and each
subsequent fiscal year shall be equal to the product of:
    (1) The applicable fee under section 744M(a)(2) of the FD&C Act for
the preceding fiscal year; and
    (2) The inflation adjustment percentage under section 744M(c)(1)(C)
of the FD&C Act.
    Thus, for FY 2024, the base of OMOR fees taken from the preceding
fiscal year (i.e., FY 2023) are: Tier 1: $517,381 and Tier 2: $103,476.
The FY 2024 inflation adjustment percentage is: 3.8830%.

V. Fee Schedule

    The fee rates for FY 2024 are displayed in Table 4.

                    Table 4--Fee Schedule for FY 2024
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OMOR:
  Tier 1....................................................    $537,471
  Tier 2....................................................     107,494
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VI. Fee Payment Options and Procedures

    The new OMOR fee rates are for the period from October 1, 2023,
through September 30, 2024. To pay the OMOR fees, complete an OTC
Monograph User Fee Cover Sheet, available at: https://userfees.fda.gov/OA_HTML/omufaCAcdLogin.jsp.
    A user fee identification (ID) number will be generated. Payment
must be made in U.S. currency by electronic check or wire transfer,
payable to the order of the Food and Drug Administration. The preferred
payment method is online using electronic check (Automated Clearing
House (ACH) also known as eCheck) or credit card for payments under
$25,000 (Discover, VISA, MasterCard, American Express).
    FDA has partnered with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to use
Pay.gov, a web-based payment application, for online electronic
payment. The Pay.gov feature is available on the FDA website after
completing the OTC Monograph User Fee Cover Sheet and generating the
user fee ID number. Secure electronic payments can be submitted using
the User Fees Payment Portal at https://userfees.fda.gov/pay. (Note:
Only full payments are accepted through https://userfees.fda.gov/pay.
No partial payments can be made online). Once an invoice is located,
``Pay Now'' should be selected to be redirected to Pay.gov. Electronic
payment options are based on the balance due. Payment by credit card is
available for balances that are less than $25,000. If the balance
exceeds this amount, only the ACH option is available. Payments must be
made using U.S. bank accounts as well as U.S. credit cards.
    For payments made by wire transfer, include the unique user fee ID
number to ensure that the payment is applied to the correct fee(s).
Without the unique user fee ID number, the payment may not be applied,
which could result in FDA not filing an OMOR request, or other
consequences of nonpayment. The originating financial institution may
charge a wire transfer fee. Applicable wire transfer fees must be
included with payment to ensure fees are fully paid. Questions about
wire transfer fees should be addressed to the financial institution.
The account information for wire transfers is as follows: U.S.
Department of the Treasury, TREAS NYC, 33 Liberty St., New York, NY
10045, Acct. No.: 75060099, Routing No.: 021030004, SWIFT: FRNYUS33. If
needed, FDA's tax identification number is 53-0196965.

    Dated: September 6, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

Proposed Modification of the Charlotte, NC, Class B Airspace
Area; Public Meetings

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces two fact-finding informal airspace
meetings to solicit information from airspace users and others,
concerning a proposal to revise the Class B airspace area at Charlotte,
NC. The purpose of these meetings is to provide interested parties an
opportunity to present views, recommendations, and comments on the
proposal. All comments received during these meetings will be
considered prior to any issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking.

Times and Dates: The informal airspace meetings will be held on
Wednesday, January 7, 2009, from 3 p.m.-8 p.m.; and Thursday, January
8, 2009, from 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Comments must be received on or before
February 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: 1. The meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, will be held
at the Concord Regional Airport, Conference Room, 9000 Aviation Blvd.,
Concord, NC 28027. 2. The meeting on Thursday, January 8, 2009, will be
held at the Rock Hill Airport, Conference Room, 550 Airport Rd., Rock
Hill, SC 29732.
    Comments: Send comments on the proposal to: Mark D. Ward, Manager,
Operations Support Group, Air Traffic Organization, Eastern Service
Area, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA
30320

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Schmidt, Support Manager,
Charlotte Airport Traffic Control Tower, 5507 Josh Birmingham Pkwy.,
Charlotte, NC 28208; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

    a. The meetings will be informal in nature and will be conducted by
one or more representatives of the FAA Eastern Service Center. A
representative from the FAA will present an informal briefing on the
planned modification to the Class B airspace area at Charlotte, NC.
Each participant will be given an opportunity to deliver comments or
make a presentation. Only comments concerning the plan to modify the
Class B airspace area at Charlotte, NC, will be accepted.
    b. The meetings will be open to all persons on a space-available
basis. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend and
participate.
    c. Any person wishing to make a presentation to the FAA panel will
be asked to sign in and estimate the amount of time needed for such
presentation. This will permit the panel to allocate an appropriate
amount of time for each presenter. These meetings will not be adjourned
until everyone on the list has had an opportunity to address the panel.
    d. Position papers or other handout material relating to the
substance of these meetings will be accepted. Participants wishing to
submit handout material should present an original and two copies (3
copies total) to the presiding officer. There should be additional
copies of each handout available for other attendees.
    e. These meetings will not be formally recorded. However, a summary
of comments made at the meeting will be filed in the docket.

Agenda for the Meetings

--Sign-in
--Presentation of Meeting Procedures
--FAA Explanation of the Proposed Class B Modifications
--Public Presentations and Discussions
--Closing Comments

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2008.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings  1

April 2, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER08-394-020.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits revisions to its Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating
Reserve Markets Tariff to comply with FERC's 2/19/09 Order.
    Filed Date: 03/23/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090324-0288.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-637-008.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits Part II Module F to the Open Access Transmission, Energy and
Operating Reserve Markets Tariff in compliance with the Commission's 2/
19/09 Order.
    Filed Date: 03/23/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090324-0294.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-356-001.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc. and New England Power Pool.
    Description: ISO New England Inc and the New England Power Pool
submits revisions to Market Rule 1 related to reconfiguration auctions
and bilateral contracts in the Forward Capacity Market.
    Filed Date: 03/16/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090317-0267.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-878-000.
    Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
    Description: Entergy Arkansas, Inc submits the 2009 Wholesale
Formula Rate Update under ER09-878.
    Filed Date: 03/23/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090324-0274.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-900-000.
    Applicants: Victory Garden Phase IV, LLC.
    Description: Victory Garden Phase IV, LLC submits authorization to
sell energy and capacity at market based rates and workpapers of Julie
R Soloman associated with the attached affidavit.
    Filed Date: 04/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090402-0170.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-901-000.
    Applicants: Sky River LLC.
    Description: Sky River LLC submits authorization to sell energy and
capacity at market based rates and workpapers of Julie R. Soloman
associated with the attached affidavit.
    Filed Date: 04/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090402-0171.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-902-000.
    Applicants: FPL Energy Cabazon Wind, LLC.
    Description: FPL Energy Cabazon Wind LLC submits authorization to
sell energy and capacity at market based rates and workpapers of Julie
R Soloman associated with the attached affidavit.
    Filed Date: 04/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090402-0172.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-903-000; ER09-904-000.
    Applicants: PPL New Jersey Solar, LLC; PPL New Jersey Biogas, LLC.
    Description: PPL New Jersey Biogas, LLC et al. submits Application
to Sell Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services under ER09-904
et al.
    Filed Date: 03/31/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090401-0090.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-924-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Pool.
    Description: The New England Power Pool (``NEPOOL'') Participants
Committee submits member applications and termination of memberships
for Consolidated Hydro New Hampshire, Inc. et al.
    Filed Date: 03/31/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090401-0097.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-925-000.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Entergy Services, Inc et al. submits a mutually-
executed Dynamic Transfer Operating Agreement.
    Filed Date: 03/31/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090401-0096
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-926-000.
    Applicants: Powerex Corp.
    Description: Powerex Corp. submits a new rate schedule, designated
as Original Rate Schedule 5m which authorize the sale, et al.
    Filed Date: 03/31/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090401-0094
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-927-000.
    Applicants: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC.
    Description: Allegheny Energy Supply Co, LLC submits Notices of
Termination of Power Sales Agreements.
    Filed Date: 03/31/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090401-0095.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-928-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits Original Service
Agreement 1764 to FERC Electric Tariff, Firth Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 03/31/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090401-0093.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-929-000.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Entergy Operating Companies and Louisiana Generating,
LLC submits Fourth Revised Network Integration Transmission Service
Agreement.
    Filed Date: 03/31/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090401-0092.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-930-000.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Entergy Arkansas, Inc submits Fortieth Amendment to
the

Power Coordination, Interchange and Transmission Service Agreement et
al.
    Filed Date: 03/31/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090401-0091.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-937-000.
    Applicants: Commonwealth Edison Company.
    Description: Commonwealth Edison submits updated stated
depreciation rate and PBOP expense inputs into Formula Rate.
    Filed Date: 04/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090402-0174.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-938-000.
    Applicants: Central Maine Power Company.
    Description: Central Maine Power Company submits proposed revisions
to the regional and local formula rates contained in Attachment F and
Schedule 21-CMP of Section II of the ISO New England Inc., etc.
    Filed Date: 04/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090402-0173.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also 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>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79216; File No. SR-CHX-2016-16]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a
Proposed Rule Change To Adopt the CHX Liquidity Taking Access Delay

November 1, 2016.
    On September 6, 2016, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (``CHX'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''),
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to
adopt the CHX Liquidity Taking Access Delay. The proposed rule change
was published for comment in the Federal Register on September 22,
2016.\3\ The Commission received thirteen comment letters on the
proposed rule change \4\ and a response letter from the Exchange.\5\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78860 (September 16,
2016), 81 FR 65442.
    \4\ See letters from: Douglas A. Cifu, Chief Executive Officer,
Virtu Financial, dated September 21, 2016; R.T. Leuchtkafer, dated
September 29, 2016; Adam Nunes, Head of Business Development, Hudson
River Trading LLC, dated October 6, 2016; Beste Bidd, Trader, dated
October 9, 2016; Joanna Mallers, Secretary, FIA Principal Traders
Group, dated October 13, 2016; John L. Thornton, Co-Chair, Hal S.
Scott, Director, and R. Glenn Hubbard, Co-Chair, Committee on
Capital Markets Regulation, dated October 13, 2016; Adam C. Cooper,
Senior Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer, Citadel
Securities, dated October 13, 2016; Tyler Gellasch, Executive
Director, Healthy Markets Association, dated October 13, 2016; Eric
Budish, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School
of Business, dated October 13, 2016; Elizabeth K. King, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary, New York Stock Exchange, dated
October 14, 2016; James J. Angel, Associate Professor, McDonough
School of Business, Georgetown University, dated October 16, 2016;
Eric Swanson, EVP, General Counsel, and Secretary, Bats Global
Markets, Inc., dated October 25, 2016; and Eric Pritchett, Chief
Executive Officer, Potamus Trading LLC, dated October 26, 2016. All
of the comment letters are available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-chx-2016-16/chx201616.shtml.
    \5\ See letter from James Ongena, Executive Vice President and
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \6\ provides that, within 45 days of
the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change
is November 6, 2016. The Commission is extending this 45-day time
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    The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that
it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change and the
comment letters. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section
19(b)(2) of the Act,\7\ designates December 21, 2016, as the date by
which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove or institute
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DOCUMENTS REVIEWED TO DEVELOP THE RECORD OF DECISION

DOCUMENT DATE:	August 30, 1982
NUMBER OF PAGES:	66
AUTHOR:		Black &Veatch Engineers-Architects
RECIPIENT:		U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
DOCUMENT TYPE:	Draft Report
DOCUMENT TITLE:	Description of Current Situation
SEMS DOCUMENT ID:	200550

DOCUMENT DATE:	September 21, 1983
NUMBER OF PAGES:	333
AUTHOR:		Black &Veatch Engineers-Architects
RECIPIENT:		U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
DOCUMENT TYPE:	Report
DOCUMENT TITLE:	Remedial Investigation, Volume I: Summary Report and Volume II: Appendices
SEMS DOCUMENT ID:	200731

DOCUMENT DATE:	September 28, 1983
NUMBER OF PAGES:	91
AUTHOR:		Black &Veatch Engineers-Architects
RECIPIENT:		U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
DOCUMENT TYPE:	Report
DOCUMENT TITLE:	Remedial Feasibility Study, Ellisville Hazardous Waste Disposal Site
SEMS DOCUMENT ID:	200731

DOCUMENT DATE:
NUMBER OF PAGES:	15
AUTHOR:		U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
RECIPIENT:		U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
DOCUMENT TYPE:	Report
DOCUMENT TITLE:	Summary of Remedial Alternative Selection Ellisville Area Site, Rosalie and Callahan Properties
SEMS DOCUMENT ID:	30244814


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP08-443-000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of
Application

July 23, 2008.
    Take notice that on July 21, 2008, Williston Basin Interstate
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), P.O. Box 5601, Bismarck North
Dakota 58506-5601, filed in Docket Number CP08-443-000, pursuant to
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), an application for authority
to lease certain gas volumes for use as cushion gas in its Elk Basin
Storage Reservoir located in Park County, Wyoming and Carbon County,
Montana. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
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. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for
TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to
Keith A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs for Williston Basin,
1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, by phone at
(701) 530-1560 or by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the below listed comment date, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the

Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by
the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the
Commission's final order.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
    Comment Date: August 13, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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