[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58411-58412]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24278]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 65

[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002]

Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are
finalized for the communities listed below. These modified BFEs will be
used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and
their contents.

DATES: The effective dates for these modified BFEs are indicated on the
following table and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in
effect for the listed communities prior to this date.

ADDRESSES: The modified BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each
community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below of the modified BFEs
for each community listed. These modified BFEs have been published in
newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since
that publication. The Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administrator has resolved any appeals resulting from this
notification.
    The modified BFEs are not listed for each community in this notice.
However, this final rule includes the address of the Chief Executive
Officer of the community where the modified BFE determinations are
available for inspection.
    The modified BFEs are made pursuant to section 206 of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance
with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.,
and with 44 CFR part 65.
    For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is
shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals.
    The modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management
measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show
evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or to remain
qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
    These modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management
criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required.
They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any
existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain
management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter
requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by other
Federal, State, or regional entities.
    These modified BFEs are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these
elevations are made final, and for the contents in those buildings. The
changes in BFEs are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This final rule is categorically
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental
Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been
prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets
the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 65

    Flood insurance, Floodplains, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 65 is amended to read as follows:

PART 65--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 65 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp., p.376.

Sec.  65.4  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  65.4 are amended
as follows:

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                                                             Date and name of
         State and county           Location and Case No.     newspaper where     Chief executive officer   Effective date of  modification   Community
                                                           notice was published         of community                                             No.
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Arkansas: Benton (FEMA Docket No.:  City of Bentonville    July 30, 2010;        The Honorable Bob          December 6, 2010...............       050012
 B-1162).                            (09-06-3053P).         August 6, 2010; The   McCaslin, Mayor, City of
                                                            Benton County Daily   Bentonville, 117 West
                                                            Record.               Central Avenue;
                                                                                Bentonville, AR 72712.
New Mexico: Bernalillo (FEMA        Unincorporated areas   May 26, 2010; June    The Honorable Deanna A.    September 30, 2010.............       350001
 Docket No.: B-1141).                of Bernalillo County   2, 2010; The          Archuleta, Chair,
                                     (10-06-1078P).         Albuquerque Journal.  Bernalillo County Board
                                                                                of Commissioners, 1
                                                                                Civic Plaza Northwest,
                                                                                10th Floor, Albuquerque,
                                                                                NM 87102.
New York:
    Suffolk (FEMA Docket No.: B-    Town of Southampton    March 4, 2010; March  The Honorable Anna Throne- August 19, 2010................       365342
     1116).                          (09-02-1473P).         11, 2010; The         Holst, Southampton Town
                                                            Southampton Press.    Board Supervisor, 116
                                                                                Hampton Road,
                                                                                Southampton, NY 11968.
    Westchester (FEMA Docket No.:   Village of Mamaroneck  April 26, 2010; May   The Honorable Norman S.    October 19, 2010...............       360916
     B-1141).                        (10-02-0098P).         3, 2010; The          Rosenblum, Mayor,
                                                            Journal News.         Village of Mamaroneck,
                                                                                123 Mamaroneck Avenue,
                                                                                Mamaroneck, NY 10543.
Pennsylvania: Montgomery (FEMA      Township of Upper      July 23, 2010; July   Mr. Ronald Wagenmann,      July 16, 2010..................       420957
 Docket No.: B-1162).                Merion (10-03-0510P).  30, 2010; The Times   Upper Merion Township
                                                            Herald.               Manager, 175 West Valley
                                                                                Forge Road, King of
                                                                                Prussia, PA 19406.
Texas:
    Bexar (FEMA Docket No.: B-      City of San Antonio    April 2, 2010; April  The Honorable Julian       August 9, 2010.................       480045
     1123).                          (09-06-2985P).         9, 2010; The San      Castro, Mayor, City of
                                                            Antonio Express-      San Antonio, P.O. Box
                                                            News.                 839966, San Antonio, TX
                                                                                78283.
    Collin (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Dallas (10-06- May 25, 2010; June    The Honorable Tom          May 17, 2010...................       480171
     1141).                          1626P).                1, 2010; The Dallas   Leppert, Mayor, City of
                                                            Morning News.         Dallas, 1500 Marilla
                                                                                Street, Room 5EN,
                                                                                Dallas, TX 75201.
     Comal (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Schertz (09-   August 23, 2010;      The Honorable Harold D.    August 13, 2010................       480269
     1162).                          06-3497P).             September 1, 2010;    Baldwin, Mayor, City of
                                                            The Daily             Schertz, 1400 Schertz
                                                            Commercial Recorder.  Parkway, Schertz, TX
                                                                                78154.
    Dallas (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Dallas (09-06- March 3, 2010; March  The Honorable Tom          March 26, 2010.................       480171
     1113).                          2964P).                10, 2010; The         Leppert, Mayor, City of
                                                            Dallas Morning News.  Dallas, 1500 Marilla
                                                                                Street, Room 5EN,
                                                                                Dallas, TX 75201.
    Potter and Randall (FEMA        City of Amarillo (10-  August 20, 2010;      The Honorable Debra        August 13, 2010................       480529
     Docket No.: B-1162).            06-2283P).             August 26, 2010;      McCartt, Mayor, City of
                                                            The Amarillo Globe-   Amarillo, P.O. Box 1971,
                                                            News.                 Amarillo, TX 79105.
    Rockwall (FEMA Docket No.: B-   City of Rockwall (10-  January 14, 2010;     The Honorable William      January 20, 2010...............       480547
     1124).                          06-0882X).             January 21, 2010;     Cecil, Mayor, City of
                                                            The Dallas Morning    Rockwall, 385 South
                                                            News.                 Goliad Street, Rockwall,
                                                                                TX 75087.
    Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of North          August 4, 2010;       The Honorable Oscar        July 28, 2010..................       480607
     1162).                          Richland Hills (10-    August 11, 2010;      Trevino, Mayor, City of
                                     06-1011P).             The Fort Worth Star-  North Richland Hills,
                                                            Telegram.             7301 Northeast Loop 820,
                                                                                North Richland Hills, TX
                                                                                76180.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
    Dated: September 9, 2011.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-24278 Filed 9-20-11; 8:45 am]
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
November 2011
Economic Impact and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis  -  Proposed Mineral Wool and Wool Fiberglass RTR NESHAP
	This report is the economic impact and initial regulatory flexibility analysis (or IRFA) for the proposed Mineral Wool and Wool Fiberglass Risk and Technology Review (RTR) standard.   This standard is scheduled to be proposed under court-order on November 4, 2011.   The report presents impacts to firms affected by the requirements in the proposal and their consumers.   Impacts to small firms are accounted for in adherence to the Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA).
Background on Mineral Wool Industry
	Mineral wood often is defined as any fibrous glassy substance made from minerals or mineral products such as slag and glass. The chemical composition of mineral wool can vary widely.   The basic materials for glass wool manufacture include sand, soda ash, dolomite, limestone, sodium sulfate, sodium nitrate, and minerals containing boron and alumina.  Traditional stone wool production involves melting a combination of alumino-silicate rock (usually basalt), blast furnace slag, and limestone or dolomite.  In addition, for both glass and stone wool the batch may contain recycled process or product waste.  For glass wool, other forms of waste glass (cullet) are also used as feedstock.
	These materials are processed into insulation and other fibrous building materials that are used for structural strength and fire resistance.  Generally, these products take one of four forms:  "blowing" wool or "pouring" wool, which is put into the structural spaces of buildings; batts, which may be covered with a vapor barrier of paper or foil and are shaped to fit between the structural members of buildings; industrial and commercial products such as high-density fiber felts and blankets, which are used for insulating boilers, ovens, pipes, refrigerators, and other process equipment; and bulk fiber, which is used as a raw material in manufacturing other products, such as ceiling tile, wall board, spray-one insulation, cement, and mortar.
	Glass wool and stone wool production make use of different proprietary technologies, including melting, fiberising and curing.   Production of mineral wool is a high temperature, energy intensive process.  Mineral wool plants use a mix of technologies and fuels:  a total of 11 proprietary fiberising technologies are employed worldwide.  Glass wool furnaces are predominantly gas fired, but there are a substantial number of furnaces that are electrically heated.
In the production of mineral wool products that do not require high rigidity, oil is typically applied to suppress dust and add some strength to the fiber; the fiber is then sized and bagged or baled. This is known as a "nonbonded" product which is manufactured on a "nonbonded" production line.

For mineral wool products requiring a higher structural rigidity, a HAP-based (phenol/formaldehyde) binder may be applied to the fiber. This is known as a "bonded" product made on a bonded production line. The binder-laden fiber mat is then thermoset in a curing oven and cooled. The major differences between the "nonbonded" and bonded production lines are the application of binder and the presence of the curing oven. Four facilities only manufacture nonbonded products, while the other 3 facilities operate both bonded and nonbonded production lines. A total of 11 cupolas and 3 curing ovens are operated by the facilities in this source category.

Mineral wool manufacturing facilities are included in NAICS 327993.     The industry's revenue for 2010 was $5.1 billion, and the estimated gross profit was 40.15%.  Exports from US mineral wool firms exceeded imports by about $330 million in 2010.  No new mineral wool facilities have been built in the last 21 years, but new mineral wool facilities may be built in the foreseeable future. According to the size definition applied to this industry by the U.S. Small Business Administration (500 company employees or less), five of the six parent firms in this industry are classified as small businesses.   Of the five small firms, their average number of employees is 108.   All of these firms are U.S. owned.

For these firms, the impacts of the proposed rule range from 0.01 percent to 6.7 percent, expressed as annual compliance costs as a percent of sales.  Only one firm is expected to experience an impact of more than 3 percent of sales, and thus it experiences a significant impact.    The price elasticity of demand for the mineral wool industry is estimated at -0.8, and the price elasticity of supply for the industry is estimated at -0.7.  With the responsiveness of mineral wool demand and supply to be less in percentage terms than the change in product price as approximated by the cost to revenue ratio, since this ratio is the maximum price change that producers may face, and with this ratio at or below 1 percent for the majority of production from this industry, it is expected that mineral wool price and output changes in response to this proposal will be less than 1 percent.  The total annual compliance costs of the proposal for this industry are less than $600,000 (2010 dollars).  Since confidential business information (CBI) has been used to estimate these impacts, we will not provide the names of the affected firms nor provide impact estimates by firm.

Background on the Wool Fiberglass Industry
      Wool fiberglass is a thick, fluffy material made from discontinuous fibers, is used for thermal insulation and sound absorption. It is commonly found in ship and submarine bulkheads and hulls; automobile engine compartments and body panel liners; in furnaces and air conditioning units; acoustical wall and ceiling panels; and architectural partitions. Fiberglass can be tailored for specific applications such as Type E (electrical), used as electrical insulation tape, textiles and reinforcement; Type C (chemical), which has superior acid resistance, and Type T, for thermal insulation.

	The basic raw materials for fiberglass products are a variety of natural minerals and manufactured chemicals. The major ingredients are silica sand, limestone, and soda ash. Other ingredients may include calcined alumina, borax, feldspar, nepheline syenite, magnesite, and kaolin clay, among others. Silica sand is used as the glass former, and soda ash and limestone help primarily to lower the melting temperature. Other ingredients are used to improve certain properties, such as borax for chemical resistance. Waste glass, also called cullet, is also used as a raw material. The raw materials must be carefully weighed in exact quantities and thoroughly mixed together (called batching) before being melted into glass.
	Wool fiberglass facilities are also included in NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System) 327993 along with mineral wool facilities.   There are two  parent firms owning these facilities with major HAP sources affected by this proposal, and these firms are shown in Table 1.  Neither of these two firms is a small business.     Each of these firms have revenues in excess of $1 billion in 2010.   Both of the firms, Johns Manville and Owens Corning, are owned by parent companies based in the U.S.  EPA used no CBI in generating economic impacts for this industry.
	Table 1:  Wool Fiberglass Firms Operating in the U.S. That Are Affected by the Proposed Rule
Wool Fiberglass Firm
Annual Revenues in 2010 (billions)
Owens Corning
                                                                      $5.00[d]
Johns Manville (owned by Berkshire-Hathaway)
                                                                    $136.19[e]
[a] Revenues are for 2009.  Taken from http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/21/private-companies-10_Guardian-Industries_BARO.html.
b Taken from http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/22/idUS50641+22-Jul-2011+BW20110722.  Conversion from euros uses euro to U.S. dollar value as of August 15, 2011.
c Taken from 2010 annual report for Saint-Gobain, Inc., found at   http://www.saint-gobain.com/files/Rapport_annuel_2010_EN.pdf, p. 6.    Conversion from euros uses euro to U.S. dollar value as of August 15, 2011.
[d] Taken from http://investor.owenscorning.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71581&p=irol-IRHome.
[e] Taken from the 2010 Berkshire-Hathaway annual report at http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2010ar/2010ar.pdf, p. 27.
	The economic impact on these firms, measured in annual compliance costs as a percent of sales or revenues, is less than 0.001 percent for each of the affected parent firms.    The total annualized costs of the proposal to the wool fiberglass industry are approximately $0.1 million (2010 dollars).  The impacts to producers affected by this proposed rule are annualized costs of less than 0.1 percent of their revenues using the most current year available for revenue data. The price elasticity of demand for the wool fiberglass industry is estimated at -0.8, and the price elasticity of supply for the wool fiberglass industry is estimated at -0.7.  With the responsiveness of wool fiberglass demand and supply at less than 1:1 compared to a price change of 1 percent, and with the change in product price as approximated by the cost to revenue ratio at less than 0.1 percent, for this ratio is the maximum price change that producers may face, it is expected that wool fiberglass price and output changes will be less than 0.1 percent. Hence, the overall economic impact of this proposed rule should be low on the affected industry and its consumers.The total annualized costs of the proposal are approximately $0.7 million (2010 dollars).  For more information on the compliance costs (i.e., the costs of control + the costs of monitoring, testing, and other administrative costs), please refer to the cost memos for these industries for this proposal.
	For the proposal, we find that there is a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities (or SISNOSE).  This is based on the high economic impact to one small firm affected by this proposal and the dominance of small businesses to the mineral wool industry, an industry that makes up about half of the facilities affected by this proposal.  Thus, this report serves as the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) for this proposal.  Of the eleven firms affected by this proposal, five are small firms, and one of the small firms is affected significantly.  All of these small firms are mineral wool manufacturers.
      A Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) panel was convened for this proposal.  Details of the findings and conclusions of this panel can be found in the report of the panel in the docket for this rulemaking.  Some of the flexibilities under consideration in this proposal for mitigation small entity impacts are the following:
               oo Subcategorize  - applies only to collection  -  sets emission limits at current levels for all sources.  Bundle collection with curing to maximize flexibility in reduction technology.
               oo Basing cupola MACT limits on available existing test data (not emission factors as well)  -  sets COS, HCl, HF limits at cost effective levels
               oo Remove surrogacy (except PM for HAP metals)- low cost impact
               oo Extend compliance deadlines (up to 4 years total)


[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 91 (Friday, May 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22149-22150]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09610]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4305-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2017-0001]

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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of California (FEMA-4305-DR), dated March 16, 2017, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective May 3, 2017.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of California is hereby amended to include the following
areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of March 16, 2017.

    Alameda, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Inyo, Modoc, and Mono Counties
for Public Assistance.

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

Robert J. Fenton,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-09610 Filed 5-11-17; 8:45 am]
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SUPPORTING STATEMENT

AIRCRAFT ENGINES  --  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO EXHAUST EMISSIONS

RENEWAL                                                                    OMB Control No. 2060-0680                               EPA ICR No. 2427.04 IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION  Title of the Information Collection       TITLE: "Aircraft Engines  -  Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (Renewal)" OMB Control Number: 2060-0680 EPA ICR Number: 2427.04 Short Characterization/Abstract This Information Collection Request (ICR) documents the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) intent to renew and amend its data collection on new aircraft engine emissions information. In addition to the data it already collects (under Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 231 and 114), the EPA is proposing to collect new data on non-volatile particulate matter (nvPM)  emissions from certain classes of aircraft engines. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION Authority for the Collection/Need Under CAA section 231, 42 U.S.C. § 7571, the EPA is responsible for establishing standards for emissions from aircraft engines, and under CAA section 232, 42 U.S.C. § 7572, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for enforcing these standards. The EPA and the FAA traditionally work within the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to establish international aircraft emission standards and related requirements. Individual nations, including the U.S., later adopt these standards into their domestic law in fulfillment of their obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).  CAA section 114 additionally provides broad authority for the EPA to collect information related to the regulations we adopt for aircraft engines and other emission sources (42 U.S.C. § 7414(a)(1)).  In March 2017, ICAO adopted a new measurement (test) procedure, emissions standard and reporting requirement for nvPM emissions from subsonic aircraft gas turbine engines with a thrust greater than 26.7 kilonewtons (kN), with an implementation date of January 1, 2020. This new international emissions standard is based on nvPM mass concentration and was derived from the current international visibility standard (the EPA's visibility standards, as measured by engine smoke number, are set forth at 40 CFR part 87, subpart C). This international nvPM standard requires new measurement procedures to gather emissions data and requires engine manufacturers to complete nvPM emissions tests by January 1, 2020, for all in-production aircraft gas turbine engines with rated thrust greater than 26.7kN.  The EPA and the FAA, along with other regulatory authorities around the world, are working with manufacturers to fund nvPM emissions tests for 24 aircraft gas turbine engines. Data for 23 engines was provided to ICAO by the end of the summer of 2017, and this data will be used to inform the development of future international nvPM mass and particle number standards, which are currently the subject of negotiations among member nations. The U.S., as one of the member nations, would adopt domestic standards at least as stringent as these international standards to meet our treaty obligations under the Chicago Convention.  Although the existing ICR (OMB Control Number 2060-0680) does not expire until September 30, 2018, the EPA, in consultation with the FAA, has decided to renew and amend the ICR now, in order to incorporate a requirement to report the new nvPM data. This will ensure sufficient lead time for aircraft gas turbine engine manufacturers to perform engine emission tests according to the new measurement procedure set forth in ICAO Annex 16, Volume II, Chapter 4 and Appendices 7 and 8.  Establishing, and then collecting data according to, a new nvPM reporting regime will be a two-part process in which the EPA and FAA play separate roles. Prior to January 1, 2020, manufacturers will submit the nvPM data to the FAA for verification. The FAA will verify that the nvPM data, test equipment, and procedures, are in accordance with ICAO Annex 16 Volume II Chapter 4 and Appendices 7 and 8. The FAA will notify the manufacturer and the EPA once this verification has been successfully completed. After that point, manufacturers will submit the data to the EPA. The full list of parameters to be submitted to EPA are described later in Section 4(b) (ii) and (iii), and these parameters are consistent with ICAO's reporting requirement.  Practical Utility/Users of the Data The EPA believes it is necessary to continue and amend the existing collection to further understand the characteristics of aircraft engines that are subject to emission standards and their impact on emission inventories. Much of this information is required to develop both present and future emission inventories. The emission inventory methodology includes the following information:  Engine model or submodel;   Mass of hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and nvPM by engine model or submodel for each operating mode of the landing and takeoff cycle (LTO) (i.e., take-off, climbout, taxi/ground idle); and   Number of LTOs by engine model or submodel operating in the study area (e.g., one or more airports) over the study time period (e.g., annually).  Projecting future emission inventories requires information on the emissions characteristics of particular engines to be coupled with data used to forecast fleet turnover (older airplanes and engines being retired as new equipment is added to the fleet). More specifically, the forecast methodology relies on:  emission rate information,  knowledge of the annual production levels for each engine model or submodel including the year in which production of certain engine models or submodels ended, and   information on the activity and life expectancy of the aircraft/engines (e.g., the life of an aircraft is nominally 25-30 years)  Having such information available helps the Agency set and enforce appropriate and achievable emission standards and related requirements for aircraft engines in the context of the international process. This data may also be useful in evaluating alternative approaches to transitioning to new standards.  With participation from the EPA and the FAA, ICAO is working on developing future subsonic aircraft gas turbine engine standards for nvPM mass and particle number emissions. These future ICAO nvPM standards may replace the existing international visibility standards. The new nvPM data collected pursuant to this information collection would be used to help inform any future EPA rulemaking to codify such possible future standards under U.S. law. Current estimates of aircraft engine nvPM emissions are based on rough approximations using smoke number data correlated to limited nvPM testing. The new nvPM data proposed to be collected will characterize the aircraft engine emission measurements at the instruments and at the aircraft engine exit, through the application of a correction for particles lost in the measurement system according to procedures listed in in Annex 16 Volume II Chapter 4 and Appendices 7 and 8. The system losses are significant as the measurement system is permitted to be up to 35 meters long.  NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA Non-duplication ICAO maintains an "emissions databank" with much of the information that is the subject of the new reporting requirement. The ICAO databank is a useful tool for providing a general overview of the aircraft fleet, but it is not updated on a consistent basis, it contains a varying amount of voluntarily reported data from each manufacturer, and it does not specifically include information for every engine sub-model. It also lacks information on smaller thrust category turbofans or turboprops and contains no information on engine production volumes. The EPA has attempted to use the emissions databank to conduct analyses in support of policy development, but were not able to get reliable information in certain key areas.  EPA needs the information on engine technology, performance parameters, and emissions data, submitted under this ICR to conduct accurate technology assessments and aircraft emission inventories and develop appropriate policy; therefore, the ICAO databank is not alone a sufficient tool to inform our policy decisions, including future standard-setting actions. In the context of the roles of the EPA and the FAA with regard to aircraft engine emission standards, it is consistent with EPA policy and practice to ask for timely and reasonable reporting of emission certification testing and other information that is relevant to our emission standards.  Public Notice Required Prior to Information Collection Request (ICR) Submissions to OMB The EPA published a notice in the Federal Register on October 16, 2017, announcing the proposed ICR renewal and providing a 60-day public comment period. The EPA received 7 public comments; however, only 1 comment was relevant to this renewal. The one substantive comment was received from the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), which requested that some aircraft engines that have low-production volumes, and may end production in the near future be excluded from the new data requests for nvPM information. AIA suggested that this exclusion could be for up to 50 engines per year, but AIA did not propose a time frame to end the exclusion. The EPA does not believe it is appropriate to adopt AIA's request to include exclusion provisions for an engine model nearing the end of its production cycle. There were no exemption provisions included in the CAEP/10 nvPM standards adopted by ICAO. The EPA believes that adopting AIA's suggested exclusion provisions would create an inconsistency between the U.S. requirements and those adopted by other countries. Such an inconsistency would undermine the bi-lateral agreements the U.S. has in place with foreign airworthiness authorities which serve as a basis for the common certification of aviation products. However, after discussions with the FAA, the EPA believes that it is reasonable and consistent with international agreements to exclude engines meeting the definition of "spare engine"[2] that will not be installed on a new aircraft, subject to EPA's regulations addressing such spare engines at 40 CFR 87.50(c) and (d).  The EPA is submitting the revised documents to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and publishing revised renewal materials for another public comment period. Consultations When developing the existing collection, the EPA has communicated with manufacturers on a regular basis as a part of our work at ICAO. These discussions have included the extent, form, and timing of the information submissions. There have been no substantive changes to the ICR since its last approval by OMB. For the new collection of nvPM data, the EPA, along with the FAA, worked through ICAO to develop a consistent and robust test procedure to measure nvPM emissions from aircraft engines. This test procedure is described in Annex 16 Vol. III, Appendix 7 and Appendix 8. This consultative process involved the active participation of aircraft gas turbine engine manufacturers and regulating authorities from around the world. In Feb. 2016 ICAO decided to require the collection of nvPM emissions information from all in-production engines by 2020. The EPA is proposing to adopt data collection requirements that are consistent in scope and timing with those agreed upon internationally by manufacturers and regulators at ICAO.  Effects of Less Frequent Collection We require annual reporting. This is consistent with the current requirement to submit aircraft engine-related NOx, HC, CO, smoke, and CO2 information (see 40 CFR §§ 87.42 and 87.64 for the EPA's regulations requiring reporting of these emissions). Since the technical emissions information will not typically change from year to year; much of the new information received each year will often be limited to the production volumes for the preceding year and to manufacturers introducing new aircraft engine types or models. Having the information updated every year will be most helpful for assessing technology trends and their impacts on national emissions inventories. It will also help us to stay abreast of developments in the aircraft engine industry.  General Guidelines This collection of information is consistent with all OMB guidelines under 5 CFR § 1320.5.  Confidentiality In general, emission data and related technical information collected under CAA section 114 cannot be treated as confidential business information (CBI). However, consistent with governing EPA regulations, in instances where engine manufacturers clearly mark information that they consider to be confidential, EPA will store and disclose such claimed CBI as described in 40 CFR part 2. If manufacturers send the EPA information without claiming it as CBI, the EPA may make it available to the public without further notice to the manufacturer. Although CBI determinations are usually made on a case-by-case basis, the EPA has issued guidance on what constitutes emission data that cannot be considered CBI (56 FR 7042, February 21, 1991). Sensitive Questions This information collection does not ask any questions concerning sexual behavior or attitudes, religious beliefs, or other matters usually considered private. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED Respondents/North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) Codes All the expected respondents are manufacturers of new aircraft engines, which are represented by NAICS Code 336412. Information Requested  Data items, including record keeping requirements Reporting elements, identified in 4 (b)(ii) list the 14 elements approved in the existing collection. Each element is applicable for each affected aircraft gas turbine engine sub-model and serves as a key tool for informing public policy assessments.  The EPA is proposing to require 13 additional reporting elements listed below in 4 (b)(iii) for each affected aircraft gas turbine engine sub-model as a key tool for informing public policy assessments. This information will be gathered using the test procedures described in Annex 16, Volume II, Chapter 4, Appendices 7 and 8.  This new nvPM data will be reported in addition to the reporting elements with the annual report on HC, CO, NOx, smoke, and CO2 emissions that is already required to be submitted under 40 CFR § 87.42 and 87.64.  Information from existing collection request:           Company corporate name as listed on the engine type certificate;           Calendar year of reporting period;           Complete sub-model name (this will generally include the model name and the sub-model identifier, but may also include an engine type certificate family identifier);            The type certificate number, as issued by the FAA (specify if the sub-model also has a type certificate issued by a certificating authority other than the FAA);           Date of issue of type certificate and/or exemption, i.e. month and year;           Emission standards to which the engine is certified, i.e. Annex 16, Volume II, edition number and publication date;           If this is a derivative engine, identify the original certified engine model;           Engine sub-model that received the original type certificate for the engine type certificate family;           Production volume of the sub-model for the previous calendar year, or if zero, state that the engine model is not in production and list the date of manufacture (month and year) of the last engine produced;           Regarding the above production volume report, specify (if known) the number of engines that are intended for use on new aircraft, the number intended for use as certified (non-exempt) spare engines on in-use aircraft, and the number of excepted spare engines;           Reference pressure ratio;           Combustor description (type of combustor where more than one type available on an engine);           Engine maximum rated thrust output, in kilonewtons (kN) or watts (W) (depending on engine type);           Unburned hydrocarbon (HC) mass (g) total (weighted) and over each segment of the Landing and Take-off Cycle (LTO), i.e. Take-off, Climb, Approach, Taxi / Ground Idle;            HC characteristic level;            Carbon monoxide (CO) mass (g) total (weighted) and over each segment of the LTO cycle;           CO characteristic level (i.e. mass of CO over LTO cycle / Rated Thrust (Dp/Foo));           Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) mass (g) total (weighted) and over each segment of the LTO Cycle;           NOx characteristic level (i.e. mass of NOx over LTO cycle / Rated Thrust (Dp/Foo));            Smoke number (SN) at each segment of the LTO cycle;           Maximum SN at any thrust setting;            SN characteristic level;            Carbon dioxide (CO2) mass (g) total (weighted) and over each segment of the LTO Cycle;           Number of emission tests run per sub-model;           Number of engines tested per sub-model;           Fuel flow (grams / second) total (weighted) and over the LTO Cycle;           Any additional remarks to the EPA.

New data collection for nvPM emissions from aircraft gas turbine engines:           Maximum nvPMmass -  concentration (micrograms (ug)/meter[3] (m[3]));           Characteristic nvPMmass concentration (ug/m[3])           nvPM EImass (milligram (mg)/kilogram (kg) of fuel) for each thrust setting of the LTO cycle;           nvPM EImass (mg/kg of fuel) system loss correction factor for each thrust setting of the LTO cycle;           nvPM EImass (mg/kg of fuel) corrected for system losses (i.e. nvPM EImass at the engine exit) for each thrust setting of the LTO cycle;           nvPM EInum (number of particles/kg of fuel) for each thrust setting of the LTO cycle;           nvPM EInum (number of particles/kg of fuel) system loss correction factor for each thrust setting of the LTO cycle;           nvPM EInum (number of particles/kg of fuel) corrected for system losses (i.e. nvPM EInum at the engine exit) for each thrust setting of the LTO cycle;           Maximum nvPM EImass (mg/kg of fuel);           Maximum nvPM EImass (mg/kg of fuel) system loss correction factor;           Maximum nvPM EImass (mg/kg of fuel) corrected for system losses (i.e. nvPM EImass at the engine exit);           Maximum nvPM EInum (number of particles/kg of fuel);           Maximum nvPM EInum (number of particles/kg of fuel) system loss correction factor; and           Maximum nvPM EInum (number of particles/kg of fuel) corrected for system losses (i.e. nvPM EInum at the engine exit). The annual report must be submitted for each calendar year in which a manufacturer produces any affected aircraft gas turbine engine. These reports are due to the EPA by February 28 of each year, for the previous calendar year. The nvPM emissions data will be required starting in 2020 for aircraft gas turbine engine models produced in the 2019 calendar year. In instances where emissions information provided for a previous year remains valid and complete for the current reporting year, manufacturers may report production figures and state that there are no changes instead of resubmitting the original information, as provided by 40 CFR § 87.42(f). Production volume for engines produced under an exemptions/exception should be reported here, as provided by 40 CFR 87.50(d). The additional information required under 40 CFR 87.50(d) should be reported in a separate report to the Designated EPA Program Officer. To facilitate and standardize reporting, we will continue to provide an Excel template to each manufacturer. Both the existing NOx, HC, CO, smoke, and CO2 reporting and the new nvPM reporting (beginning in 2020 for nvPM) will be incorporated into one submission utilizing this template in order to minimize the reporting burden to the manufacturer, as previously discussed.  The EPA will begin adding the new nvPM columns to the reporting template in the first year after this existing collection is amended and renewed. This will give manufacturers the opportunity to voluntarily report any data they may have at that point. However, we do not anticipate any responses for 2019. Providing this nvPM emissions data to the EPA will not be required until 2020. Recordkeeping Requirements Manufacturers need not keep records other than copies of the information submitted to the EPA. They must keep these records for at least three years, the records must be kept readily available, and the EPA may review them at any time. See 40 CFR § 87.46. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED  -  AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODS, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Agency Activities EPA The EPA activities associated with the information collection request include creating a reporting template, coordinating with the FAA on emission testing and nvPM reporting, and answering manufacturers' questions about how to complete the template. Once the reporting program is in place, the EPA activities will include monitoring and review of emission reports, further communication and outreach, and program evaluation. FAA The FAA activities for the information collection request are limited to the new nvPM data. These activities include reviewing manufacturers' emissions reports to verify that the nvPM data, test equipment, and procedures are in accordance with ICAO Annex 16 Volume II Chapter 4 and Appendices 7 and 8. Also, the FAA activities will include answering manufacturers' questions about these emissions reports. Once the reporting program is in place, the FAA activities will include review and verification of emission reports for nvPM data and further communication with manufacturers. The FAA will notify the manufacturer and the EPA after this verification has been successfully completed.  Collection Methodology and Management Data requested through the existing ICR (described in 4 (b)(ii)) will be collected in the process of type certification on an aircraft engine under 40 CFR part 87. All manufacturers seeking a type certificate from the FAA under 14 CFR part 21 shall submit data to the EPA for these engine types. The new nvPM data requested in this collection will be submitted to the FAA for verification that it has been collected in the proper manner. The manufacturers will collect nvPM data using the procedures described in Annex 16 Volume II Chapter 4 and Appendices 7 and 8. Following the notification of verification from the FAA, manufacturers will fill out the reporting template with the nvPM data and provide this to the EPA. The EPA will ensure completeness of the collected information by reviewing each submittal. We generally expect manufacturers to submit data electronically via email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>We will maintain records of these files and plan to post non-CBI data on our website. Small Entity Flexibility One manufacturer, Williams International, is a small business under the criteria established by the Small Business Administration. The information collection involves a minimal amount of effort, so we have not adopted any provisions to reduce the burden of sending or keeping this information. Williams International is not expected to respond to the additional request for nvPM data because they do not produce an aircraft engine that produces a thrust greater than 26.7kN and therefore would not be subject to this requirement.  Collection Schedule We require annual reporting. This is consistent with the existing collection requirement to submit aircraft engine-related NOx, HC, CO, smoke, and CO2 information (see 40 CFR §§ 87.42 and 87.64). The EPA anticipates issuing the CAA section 114 letters by January 1, 2019. These CAA section 114 letters will serve as a reminder to respondents about what data we are requiring to be submitted and provide any necessary clarification about the process. These letters will require the manufacturer of an aircraft gas turbine engine to submit completed reporting forms to the EPA by February 28, 2019. Aircraft gas turbine engine manufacturers have conducted nvPM engine emissions tests in accordance with the test procedures in Annex 16 to support work at ICAO. Once this renewal of the existing collection is approved, including the new nvPM data, the EPA anticipates that manufacturers will begin to collect and submit all data to the FAA for verification. There is no requirement to provide the additional nvPM data to the EPA until 2020. Prior to that, manufacturers may choose to voluntarily provide the EPA with the nvPM data if it has been collected by the manufacturer and verified by the FAA.  Much of the information will not change from year to year; we expect that the new information will often be limited to production volumes for the preceding year and to manufacturers introducing new aircraft engine types or models. Having the information updated every year will be most helpful for assessing technology trends and impacts and in a broader sense confirming, in a timely way, that manufacturers are properly complying with regulatory requirements. It will also help us to stay abreast of any developments in the characteristics of the aircraft engine industry. The EPA plans to add the new nvPM data items listed in section 4 (b)(iii) of this Supporting Statement as additional columns to the existing reporting template. The EPA will issue CAA section 114 and 40 CFR part 87 letters using this updated template beginning in 2019. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION  Section 6(a) of this Supporting Statement provides estimates of burden hours for all respondent types. Section 6(b) contains estimates of respondent costs for the information collection. Section 6(c) summarizes Federal burden and costs. Section 6(d) describes the respondent universe and the total burden and cost of this collection to respondents. Section 6(e) presents the bottom line burden and cost. The burden statement for this information collection is in Section 6(f). Estimating Respondent Burden  Estimated burden for elements in the existing collection The EPA estimates that the annual burden of the existing ICR to each respondent would be 6 hours per year over the three years covered by this information collection.  The EPA estimates that up to 7 respondents will submit a report to the EPA each year relating to the existing ICR.  Estimated burden of proposed new nvPM data collection  The EPA estimates that the one-time startup burden to affected entities for reporting information to the FAA for verification will be 40 hours per engine type. This burden would be incurred only once for each engine type for the first incidence of nvPM data being reported for that engine type, and would not be incurred again for that same engine type when reported in subsequent years. The EPA estimates that the additional annual reporting burden of the new nvPM collection to each respondent would be 5 hours per year over the three years covered by this information collection. The EPA estimates that up to 6 respondents will submit data in their report to the EPA each year relating to the new nvPM collection. Estimating Respondent Costs Costs to respondents associated with this information collection include labor costs (i.e., the cost of labor by manufacturers to meet the existing information collection requirements). Because the requirements merely supplement existing activities, we believe manufacturers will incur no non-labor costs (e.g., the cost of purchasing and installing equipment or contractor costs associated with providing the required information).  To calculate labor costs, the EPA estimated technical, managerial, clerical, and legal loaded labor rates for each industry sector using labor rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and applying a 60% loading factor. The loaded labor rates in 2017 US Dollars are: $123.02 for managers; $85.71 for aerospace Engineers; $37.54 for clerical staff, and $141.46 for legal staff in 2017 dollars.  Existing Collection  During the three years covered by this information collection, the EPA estimates that the annual burden imposed on each of the 7 anticipated respondents/engine manufacturers will average 6 hours or $539 n (42 hours or $3,772 annually in total) each year for tasks covered under the existing ICR. ). This is based on an estimated effort involving 1 hour for managers, 1.5 hours for engineers, 2 hours for clerical staff, and 1.5 hours or attorneys. Manufacturers are already required to submit similar information annually, so we expect that continuing to submit and keeping the additional records will involve no capital costs and no Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs. Table 1 presents the total cost to all manufacturers each year for the existing collection.  Table 1: Estimated Annual Burden for Elements of the Existing Collection     Hours per Response BLS Mean Hourly Wage (2016) Inflated Mean Hourly Wage - 2017 Load Factor Loaded Labor Rate Labor Cost Number of Respondents Total Hours Total Cost Respondent Annual Burden Manager 1 $76.00 $  76.89  0.6  $   123.02  $   123.02  7 7 $   861

Aerospace Engineer 1.5 $52.95 $  53.57  0.6  $   85.71  $   128.57  7 10.5 $   900

Clerical Staff 2 $23.19 $  23.46  0.6  $   37.54  $    75.08  7 14 $   526

Legal Staff 1.5 $87.39 $  88.41  0.6  $   141.46  $   212.19  7 10.5 $1,485   Totals

6 hours

$539 / respondent

42 hours $3,772             New nvPM data collection  Based on the information that has been provided to the EPA under the existing reporting requirements, and the nvPM testing being funded by regulators, the EPA has initially estimated that there would be 33 engine types expected to provide nvPM data to the EPA under this new requirement.  The EPA anticipates only 6 of the 7 expected respondents will submit data on the new nvPM collection. One manufacturer does not produce any engines that would meet the requirements to report under this new collection.   One Time Start-up costs for new nvPM collection Before manufactures submit emission data to the EPA, the data will need to be submitted to the FAA for review and verification. Based on input from the FAA, the EPA estimates it could take up to 40 hours or $3,428 per engine type to prepare and submit nvPM data to the FAA. Expecting there will be 33 engine types being used during this ICR's reporting period, the EPA estimates a total of 1,320 hours and $113,139 in one-time labor costs associated with efforts to prepare and submit data to the FAA. Annualized over the 3 years, across all six respondents, the average annual total burden would be 440 hours or $37,713.  Table 2- Respondent one-time start-up cost

Hours per Response BLS - Mean Hourly Wage (2016) Inflated Mean Hourly Wage - 2017 Load Factor Loaded Labor Rate Labor Cost per Engine # of Engine Types/Models Total Startup Hours Total Startup Labor Cost Aerospace Engineer 40 $   52.95  $   53.57  0.6 $   85.71  $   3,428  33 1,320  $   113,139  Annual Labor Costs for new nvPM collection The EPA estimates that the annual cost to each aircraft gas turbine engine manufacturer to fill out this additional nvPM data could average up to 5 hours or $429 per year, over the three years covered by this information collection. This is based on an estimated effort involving 5 hours for aerospace engineers. Table 3 - Annual Labor Costs for new nvPM Collection

Hours per Response BLS Mean Hourly Wage (2016) Inflated Mean Hourly Wage  (2017) Load Factor Loaded Labor Rate Labor Cost Number of Respondents Total Hours Total Cost Aerospace Engineer 5 $ 52.95 $ 53.57 0.6 $ 85.71 $ 429 6 30 $ 2,571

Estimating Agency Burden and Cost This section describes the burden and cost to the Federal government associated with this information collection, both existing and new data. Federal activities under this information collection include FAA verification of testing and EPA oversight of the reporting program. The EPA estimates the salary, overhead, and benefits of agency staff to be $54.48. To derive this figure, the EPA multiplied the hourly compensation at GS-12, Step 5 on the 2017 General Schedule pay scale ($34.05) by the standard government benefits multiplication factor of 1.6 to account for overhead and benefits.  FAA burden and cost  There are no FAA costs associated with the existing collection of data. The FAA activities associated with the proposed collection of new nvPM data includes oversight and implementation of guidance to manufacturers for data collection and testing, monitoring and verification of emission reports, communication and outreach, and program evaluation. The EPA estimates that this would involve up to 20 staff hours per engine type. The EPA estimates that there could be 33 engine types to be verified by the FAA. The anticipated costs for FAA activities related to this collection are not included in the Agency burden tabulations for this ICR.  EPA burden and cost  The EPA activities associated with the collection include oversight and implementation of the reporting program, e.g., monitoring and verification of emission reports, communication and outreach, and program evaluation. The EPA estimates that this will involve up to 10 staff hours per year for the existing collection. The new nvPM collection could involve up to 5 staff hours per manufacturer per year for these activities. Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs For the existing collection, the EPA expects to receive annual reports from 7 manufacturers, 6 of whom have previously submitted data, and potentially 1 new manufacturer. The EPA expects to receive data from 6 manufacturers for the data associated with the new nvPM collection.  Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs The EPA estimates that each respondent's burden and costs associated with the activities described in Section 4(b)(ii) over the three years covered by this request, will average 6 hours or $539 per year (Table 1). This results in a total for all respondents of 126 hours or $11,316 over the 3 years (42 hours or $3,772 per year)  For the new nvPM data collection, the EPA estimates that respondents would incur one-time start-up burden of 40 labor hours or $3,428 per engine type to prepare and submit the test results to the FAA for verification (Table 2). The EPA estimates that the additional reporting burden and costs associated with the activities described in Section 4(b)(iii), over the three years covered by this request, will average 5 hours per year or $429 (Table 3). This results in a total estimated burden for all respondents of 1350 hours or $115,710 total over the 3 years (450 hours or $37,570 per year). The total cost over the 3 years to all respondents for this information collection is estimated to be 1,506 hours or $129,597. Individually this ICR is estimated to be 215 hours and $18,514 per respondent over the 3 years (or 72 hours and $6,171 per year). This is described in more detail in Table 4. The EPA's estimated burden for this information collection is 30 hours or $1,634 per year (90 hours or $4,903 over 3 years)

Table 4 - Total burden

Existing Collection New Collection Total

Response hours Labor Cost Number of Respondents Startup Cost Response hours Labor Cost Number of Respondents Startup Hours  Startup Cost Annual Burden (hours) Annual Cost (2017 $) Respondent Burden 2019 6 $   539 7 $     - 0 $     - 0 440 $     37,713 482 $	41,485

2020 6 $   539 7 $     - 5 $ 429 6 440 $     37,713 512 $	44,056

2021 6 $   539 7 $     - 5 $ 429 6 440 $     37,713 512 $	44,056

EPA Burden 2019 10 $   545 1 $     - 0 $     - 0 0 $     - 10 $	545

2020 10 $   545 1 $     - 5 $ 272 6 0 $     - 10 $	2,179

2021 10 $   545 1 $     - 5 $ 272 6 0 $     - 40 $	2,179 FAA Burden Data Verification 0 $     - 0 $     - 0 $     - 6 600 $     35,957 600 $	32,688

Total Respondent Reporting Burden 1506 $	 129,597

(year) 502 $	43,199

Individual Respondent Burden  215  $ 	18,514

(year) 72 $	6,171

Total Government (EPA & FAA) Burden 750 $ 	40,860

(year) 250 $ 	13,620

Total EPA Burden 90  $ 	4,903

(year) 30 $	1,634

Total Burden 2256 $	170,457

Change in Burden Estimates The EPA had previously estimated there would be 10 responses to the data collection. This estimate included some joint ventures between aircraft engine manufacturers as separate respondents. However, it has been the EPA's experience that these ventures do not report separately. For this reason, the number of respondents for the existing collection has been reduced to 7 reflect the number of responses that the EPA has received. There has been no change in the requirements for the existing collection. Labor costs have changed slightly due to updated cost data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  A new data collection, for nvPM emissions data, has been added to the existing collection. The addition of nvPM data to the ICR will allow U.S. aircraft engine manufacturers to demonstrate compliance with international standards developed at ICAO. The additional collection has resulted in an estimated increase of 1,326 hours (442 hours/year) of respondent burden to collect nvPM data, submit the data to the FAA for verification, and submit verified data to the EPA. Only 6 respondents are expected for the new data collection. This is because one manufacturer subject of the existing data collection does not produce any engines that meet the requirements of the new data collection.  Burden Statement The respondent reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to be up to 1,506 hours or $129,597 over the 3 years of this collection. Total burden to the government and all respondents is estimated to be 2,256 hours or $180,457. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9. To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, the EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0546, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov. This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select "search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0546 and OMB Control Number 2060-0680 in any correspondence.


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. IC-30585]

Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940

June 28, 2013.
    The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of
June 2013. A copy of each application may be obtained via the
Commission's Web site by searching for the file number, or for an
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. An order granting each
application will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested
persons may request a hearing on any application by writing to the
SEC's Secretary at the address below and serving the relevant applicant
with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on July 23, 2013, and should
be accompanied by proof of service on the applicant, in the form of an
affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing requests
should state the nature of the writer's interest, the reason for the
request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a
hearing may request notification by writing to the Secretary, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549-1090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus at<PHONE_NUMBER>, SEC,
Division of Investment Management, Exemptive Applications Office, 100 F
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-8010.

Glickenhaus Value Portfolios 1996 Equity Collection [File No. 811-7423]

    Summary: Applicant, a unit investment trust, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On February
23, 1999, applicant made a liquidating distribution to its
shareholders, based on net asset value.

    Filing Dates: The application was filed on February 25, 2013, and
amended on June 13, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 546 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10022.

Empire Builder Tax Free Bond Fund [File No. 811-3907]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Applicant transferred its assets to Neuberger
Berman New York Municipal Income Fund and, on March 8, 2013, made a
final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value.
Expenses of $162,230 incurred in connection with the reorganization
were paid by Neuberger Berman Management LLC, the investment adviser to
the acquiring fund.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 30, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: Neuberger Berman Income Funds, 605 Third Ave.,
2nd Floor, New York, NY 10158.

Jacob Funds II [File No. 811-7881]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Applicant transferred its assets to Jacob
Funds Inc. and, on November 9, 2012, made a final distribution to its
shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $372,095 incurred in
connection with the reorganization were paid by applicant and Jacob
Asset Management of New York LLC, applicant's investment adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 24, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 399 Park Ave., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

Salient Alternative Strategies Fund [File No. 811-22388]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant
transferred its assets to Salient Alternative Strategies I Fund and, on
March 31, 2013, made a final distribution to its shareholders based on
net asset value. Expenses of $16,244 incurred in connection with the
reorganization were paid by applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 21, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: c/o Salient Advisors, L.P., 4265 San Felipe
Rd., Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027.

Armstrong Associates Inc. [File No. 811-1548]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On May 10, 2013, applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value. Expenses of
$99,804 incurred in connection with the liquidation were paid by
applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 23, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 750 North St. Paul St., Suite 1300, Dallas, TX
75201.

Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund [File No. 811-21920]

Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund [File No. 811-21921]

Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund [File No. 811-21923]

Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund [File No. 811-21924]

Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund [File No. 811-22150]

Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund [File No. 811-22151]

Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund [File No. 811-22152]

    Summary: Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased
to be an investment company. The applicants have transferred their
assets to series of Oppenheimer Portfolio Series and, between October
5, 2012, and November 2, 2012, each applicant made a final distribution
to its shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $39,605,
$41,694, $45,138, $49,893, $43,318, $45,271, and $41,549, respectively,
incurred in connection with the reorganizations were paid by each
applicant.
    Filing Date: The applications were filed on May 31, 2013.
    Applicants' Address: 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

Madison Mosaic Equity Trust [File No. 811-3615]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. The applicant has transferred its assets to
corresponding series of Madison Funds and, on April 19, 2013, made a
final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value.
Expenses of $176,003 incurred in connection with the reorganization
were paid by Madison Investment Advisors, LLC, applicant's investment
adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 2, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 500 Science Dr., Madison, WI 53711.

Global Chartist Fund, LLC [File No. 811-22617]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has
fewer than one hundred beneficial owners and does not propose to make a
public offering of its securities. Applicant will continue to operate
as a private investment fund in reliance on section 3(c)(1) of the Act.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 29, 2013, and
amended on June 6, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 85 Broad St., 24th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

Lord Abbett Stock Appreciation Fund [File No. 811-9597]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Applicant transferred its assets to Lord
Abbett Growth Leaders Fund, a series of Lord Abbett Securities Trust,
and on March 22, 2013, made a distribution to its shareholders based on
net asset value. Expenses of $138,196 incurred in connection with the
reorganization were paid by Lord Abbett & Co. LLC, investment adviser
to the applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on June 5, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 90 Hudson St., Jersey City, NJ 07302.

Persimmon Growth Partners Fund LP [File No. 811-22457]

Persimmon Growth Partners Investor Fund [File No. 811-22458]

    Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On June
11, 2013, each applicant made final liquidating distributions to its
shareholders, based on net asset value. Expenses of $31,498 and
$52,742, respectively, incurred in connection with the liquidations
were paid by each applicant.
    Filing Dates: The applications were filed on March 11, 2013, and
amended on June 21, 2013.
    Applicants' Address: 1777 Sentry Pkwy. West, Gwynedd Hall, Suite
102, Blue Bell, PA 19422.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-16218 Filed 7-5-13; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33490-33492]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15243]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC17-10-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form No. 2 and
FERC Form No. 2-A); Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection [FERC
Form No. 2 (Major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Report) and FERC Form No.
2-A (Non-major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Report).] to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission previously issued a Notice April 11,
2017, in the Federal Register requesting public comments. The
Commission received no comments on these collections and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due by August 21,
2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control Nos.
1902-0028 and 1902-0030, should be sent via email to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may
also be reached via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC17-10-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll-free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC Form No. 2 (Annual Report of Major Natural Gas
Companies) and FERC Form No. 2-A (Annual Report of Non-major Natural
Gas Companies).\1\
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    \1\ The FERC Form No. 2 and Form 2-A are also part of the Forms
Refresh effort (started in Docket No. AD15-11), which is a separate
activity and not addressed in this Notice.
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    OMB Control Nos.: 1902-0028 (FERC Form No. 2) and 1902-0030 (FERC
Form No. 2-A).
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form No. 2 and
FERC Form No. 2-A information collection requirements with no changes
to the reporting requirements.
    Abstract: Pursuant to sections 8, 10 and 14 of the National Gas Act
(NGA), (15 U.S.C. 717g-717m, Pub. L. 75-688), the Commission is
authorized to make investigations and collect and record data, to
prescribe rules and regulations concerning accounts, records and
memoranda as necessary or appropriate for purposes of administering the
NGA. The Commission includes the filing requirements in 18 CFR parts
260.1 and 260.2.
    The forms provide information concerning a company's past
performance. The information is compiled using a standard chart of
accounts contained in the Commission's Uniform System of Accounts
(USofA).\2\ The forms contain schedules which include a basic set of
financial statements: Comparative Balance Sheet, Statement of Income
and Retained Earnings, Statement of Cash Flows, and the Statement of
Comprehensive Income and Hedging Activities. Supporting schedules
containing supplementary information are filed, including revenues and
the related quantities of products sold or transported; account
balances for various operating and maintenance expenses; selected plant
cost data; and other information.
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    \2\ See 18 CFR part 201.
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    The information collected in the forms is used by Commission staff,
state regulatory agencies and others in the review of the financial
condition of regulated companies. The information is also used in
various rate proceedings, industry analyses and in the Commission's
audit programs and, as appropriate, for the computation of annual
charges based on Page 520 of the forms. The Commission provides the
information to the public, interveners and all interested parties to
assist in the proceedings before the Commission.
    Print versions of the Forms No. 2 and 2-A are located on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#2
and http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#2a respectively.
    Type of Respondents: Each natural gas company whose combined gas
transported or stored for a fee exceeds 50 million dekatherms in each
of the previous three years must file the Form 2. Each natural gas
company not meeting the filing threshold for the Form 2 but having
total gas sales or volume transactions exceeding 200,000 dekatherms in
each of the previous three calendar years must submit the Form 2-A.
    Estimate of Annual Burden \3\: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collections as:
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    \3\ Burden is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
    \4\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: 2017 Average Burden Hours per Response * $76.50
per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure of
$76.50 is the average FERC employee wage plus benefits. We assume
that respondents earn at a similar rate.

          FERC Form No. 2: Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies and FERC Form No. 2-A: Annual Report of Non-Major Natural Gas Companies
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                                                        Annual number
                                          Number of     of responses    Total number    Average burden and cost  Total annual burden and     Cost per
                                         respondents   per respondent   of responses       per response \4\         total annual cost     respondent ($)
                                                  (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).....................  (3) * (4) = (5)........       (5) / (1)
                                                                                (3)
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FERC Form No. 2......................              92               1              92  1,629 hrs.; $124,619....  149,868 hrs.;                  $124,619
                                                                                $11,464,902.
FERC Form No. 2-A....................              66               1              66  253.39 hrs.; 19,384.....  16,724 hrs.; $1,279,366         $19,384
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
costs of the collections of information, including the validity of the
methodologies and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: July 13, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-15243 Filed 7-19-17; 8:45 am]
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