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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0056]

Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webcast.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public forum on Research and
Development for pipeline safety titled ``Pipeline Safety Research and
Development Forum 2023.'' PHMSA periodically holds this forum to help
generate a national research agenda that identifies technical
challenges and fosters solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect
the environment.

DATES: The forum will be held October 31-November 1, 2023, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-site registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. on both
days. Online preregistration will open on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, and
close on Friday, October 20, 2023. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary
aids, should notify Andrea Ceartin, Engineering & Research Division, by
phone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or email [email protected] no later than
October 4, 2023. For additional information, see the ADDRESSES section
of this notice.

ADDRESSES: This public meeting and forum will be held in person at the
Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport, 1800 Richmond Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202, with a webcast to include the opening
technical presentations. Once finalized, the hotel reservation link,
meeting agenda, and instructions on how to attend will be published on
the public meeting registration page at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=166.
    Presentations: Presentations will be available on the meeting
website and at https://regulations.gov, Docket Number PHMSA-2023-0056,
no later than 30 days following the meeting.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments, identified by Docket
Number. PHMSA-2023-0056, by any of the following methods:
     Website: The following website, http://www.regulations.gov, allows the public to enter comments on any Federal
Register notice issued by any agency. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
     Mail: Docket Management System, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System, located at
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. DOT Docket Management Facility.
Confirmation notices for faxed comments will not be issued.
     Instructions: Identify Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0056 at the
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, please
submit two copies. If you wish to receive confirmation that PHMSA
received your comments, you must include a self-addressed stamped
postcard. Internet users may submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov.
     Note: All comments received are posted without edits to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
     Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments in response to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 190.343, you may ask PHMSA to provide confidential
treatment to information you give the agency by taking the following
steps: (1) mark each page of the original document submission
containing CBI as ``Confidential;'' (2) send PHMSA a copy of the
original document with the CBI deleted along with the original,
unaltered document; and (3) explain why the information you are
submitting is CBI. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Mary
McDaniel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, DOT: PHMSA--PHP-40, Washington, DC
20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not specifically
designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket.
     Privacy Act: DOT may solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT posts these

comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to https://www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
     Docket: For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.
Alternatively, you may review the documents in person at the street
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary L. McDaniel, Acting Director of
the Engineering and Research Division, by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mission of PHMSA is to protect people
and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy
products and other hazardous materials that are essential to our daily
lives.
    Public Participation: The meeting and forum will be open to the
public. Members of the public who wish to attend must register on the
meeting website, including their names and organizational affiliation.
PHMSA is committed to providing all participants with equal access to
these meetings. If you need disability accommodations, please contact
Janice Morgan by email at [email protected].
    PHMSA is not always able to publish a notice in the Federal
Register quickly enough to provide timely notification of last-minute
changes that impact scheduled meetings. Therefore, individuals should
check the meeting website listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice or contact Janice Morgan by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or email at
[email protected] regarding any possible changes.
    PHMSA invites public participation and public comment on the topics
addressed in this public meeting and forum. Please review the ADDRESSES
section of this notice for information on how to submit written
comments.
    Agenda Summary: The PHMSA Pipeline Safety R&D Forum is held to
generate a national research agenda that identifies technical
challenges; foster solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect the
environment; and provide a venue for information exchange among key
stakeholders, including the public, states, tribal governments, other
federal agencies, industry, and international colleagues.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2023, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0033; FRL-9210-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR
No. 2078.01 to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. OAR-2003-
0033 by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Air and Radiation Docket, EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0033. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Kent, Climate Protection
Partnership Division, Office of Air and Radiation, MC 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number: 202-
343-2200; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?

    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. HQ-OAR-2003-0033 for each of the ICRs identified in this document,
which is available for online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, or
inperson viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 Air and Radiation Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.

What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
    7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.

What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?

Docket ID No. HQ-OAR-2003-0033

    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action
include Partners in ENERGY STAR's product labeling program.
    Title: Information Collection Activities associate with EPA's
ENERGY STAR product labeling.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2078.01, OMB Control No. 2060-0528.
    ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on March 31,
2011. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program developed in
collaboration with industry to create a self-sustaining market for
energy efficient products. The centerpiece of the program is the ENERGY
STAR label, a registered certification label that helps consumers
identify products that save energy, save money, and help protect the
environment without sacrificing quality or performance. In order to
protect the integrity of the label and enhance its effectiveness in the
marketplace, EPA must ensure that products carrying the label meet
appropriate program requirements.
    The ENERGY STAR program has determined it necessary to shift from a
self-certification program to one in which we have an enhanced
qualification and verification process with all testing being done in
EPA-recognized, accredited labs and partners participating in product-
specific certification programs. These changes are an effort to
preserve the consumer confidence in the ENERGY STAR label and to
protect the significant value it offers program partners. EPA believes
that the new requirements will mean that leadership companies'
participation and the ENERGY STAR label will become even more
meaningful in the market.
    Maintaining the value of this brand requires ensuring products
labeled with the ENERGY STAR deliver on their promise to the consumer.
So beginning in January 2011, manufacturers must obtain third party
certification for new products labeled with the ENERGY STAR mark. As
with previous program requirements, program participants submit signed
Partnership Agreements indicating that they will adhere to logo-use
guidelines and that participating products meet specified energy
performance criteria based on a standard test method.
    As part of our contribution to the overall success of the program,
EPA has agreed to facilitate the sale of qualifying products by
providing consumers with easy-to-use information about the products. To
be effective, EPA and its relevant recognized certification body must
receive qualifying product information from participating
manufacturers. Partners need to provide qualifying information prior to
labeling so as to ensure that EPA information is recent and accurate.
The information will be compiled by the certification body which will
then provide EPA with the appropriate data so the product may be
incorporated into a complete qualifying products list per product
category, posted on the ENERGY STAR Web site, and supplied to those
purchasers who request it via phone, fax, or e-mail.
    In order to monitor progress and support the best allocation of
resources, EPA also asks manufacturers to submit annual shipment data
for their ENERGY STAR qualifying products. EPA is flexible as to the
methods by which manufacturers may submit unit shipment data. For
example, if manufacturers already submit this type of information to a
third party, such as a trade association, they are given the option of
arranging for shipment data to be sent to EPA via this third party to
avoid duplication of efforts and to ensure confidentiality. In using
any shipment data received directly from a partner, EPA will mask the
source of the data so as to protect confidentiality.
    Finally, Partners that wish to receive recognition for their
efforts in ENERGY STAR may submit an application for the Partner of the
Year Award.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 76.53
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete
and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
    The annual burden to respondents is approximately 49,738 hours, at
a cost of approximately $4,565,289. The total cost for the Agency is
$407,854, and the hourly burden is approximately 17,954 hours. A grand
total of $5,352,668 and the hourly burden of approximately 67,692 hours
is estimated for all information collection activities under ENERGY
STAR product labeling.
    EPA collects initial information in the Partnership Agreement (PA),
which is completed and submitted by every Partner participating in
ENERGY STAR. One overarching PA has been developed by EPA for ENERGY
STAR product labeling. It is expected that over 1000 new Partners will
join each year for the three years of this ICR. The reporting burden
for information collection requirements associated with completing the
PA for each respondent is estimated to be 4.20 hours. This estimate
includes time for reviewing the instructions on the PA, completing and
reviewing the information requested by the PA, and submitting the PA.
    EPA processes and approves applications for EPA recognition of
accreditation bodies, laboratories and certification bodies. All of
these entities seek EPA recognition by submitting an application that
EPA will then review and ultimately approve or reject. The universe of
accreditation bodies is limited and the number of certification bodies
is also a limited universe. The number of laboratories seeking EPA
recognitions is potentially quite large. EPA estimates that a total of
250 entities will seek recognition of each year for the three years of
this ICR.
    Every manufacturing Partner is required to obtain third party
certification for each of their qualifying products. Sixty three
different product categories are covered by EPA under ENERGY STAR. Each
product category has specific qualifying efficiency criteria the
products must be certified against. Manufacturing partners must work
with a product specific certification body. EPA estimates there will
20-30 different certification bodies to cover the 63 product
categories. with certification bodies covering one or more product
category. EPA estimates that over 16,000 new qualifying products will
be recognized each year for the three years of this ICR. The qualifying
product list for each product category is updated by the Agency twice a
month, for a total of 1638 times annually (63 qualifying product lists
multiplied by 26 months in a year).
    Each year, ENERGY STAR Partners are required to submit unit
shipment data for their ENERGY STAR qualified products. There will be
an average of nearly 3000 Partners each year for the three years of
this ICR. Therefore, 2250 reports of unit shipment data are expected
each year for the three years of this ICR. Unit shipment data will be
aggregated for each of the 63 product categories covered by EPA under
ENERGY STAR. The reporting burden for information collection
requirements associated with unit shipment data for each respondent is
estimated to be 6.69 hours. This estimate includes reviewing
instructions, gathering unit shipment data, compiling and reviewing it
by category, and submitting it.
    Partners interested in receiving recognition for their efforts on
ENERGY STAR are required to submit a Partner of the Year application.
One set of Partner of the Year award criteria are developed by the
Agency each year and posted on the ENERGY STAR Web site. An average of
63 award applications are expected each year for the three years of
this ICR. The reporting burden for information collection requirements
associated with the Partner of the Year application for each respondent
is estimated to be 59.29 hours. This estimate includes reviewing
instructions on the application, gathering data and information for
submission, completing the application, reviewing the information and
narrative description required, and submitting the application to EPA.

Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    There is a decrease of approximately 39,411 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. The majority of t the decrease is due to
EPA's program change to the ENERGY STAR program from one where the
program relied on a supplier's self declaration that a product meets
the ENERGY STAR criteria to one which manufacturers must obtain third
party certification in order to label new products. These decrease are
also offset by the increase in the number of respondents submitting new
partnership agreements, reporting annually on unit shipment data and
applying for Partner of the Year awards.

What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: September 29, 2010.
Beth Craig,
Acting Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0264; FRL-9389-2]

Bacillus pumilus Strain BU F-33; Exemption From the Requirement
of a Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33 in or on
all food commodities when applied to elicit induced systemic resistance
in plants and used in accordance with label directions and good
agricultural practices. Becker Underwood, Inc., submitted a petition to
the EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33 under the FFDCA.

DATES: This regulation is effective June 12, 2013. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before August 12, 2013,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0264, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannine Kausch, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR
part 180 through the Government Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.

C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a(g), any person may file
an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0264 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All objections and requests for a
hearing must be in writing, and must be received by the Hearing Clerk
on or before August 12, 2013. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of
objections and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by the EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0264, by one of
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    In the Federal Register of September 28, 2012 (77 FR 59578) (FRL-
9364-6), the EPA issued a notice pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3),
21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide tolerance
petition (PP 2F7978) by Becker Underwood, Inc., 801 Dayton Ave., P.O.
Box 667, Ames, IA 50010. The petition requested that 40 CFR part 180 be
amended by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33. The notice
referenced a summary of the petition prepared by the petitioner, Becker
Underwood, Inc., which is available in the docket via http://www.regulations.gov. There were no comments received in response to the
notice of filing.

III. Final Rule

A. The EPA's Safety Determination

    Section 408(c)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows the EPA to establish an
exemption from the requirement for a tolerance (the legal limit for a
pesticide chemical residue in or on a food) only if the EPA determines
that the exemption is ``safe.'' Section 408(c)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA
defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a reasonable certainty that no
harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical
residue, including all anticipated dietary exposures and all other
exposures for which there is reliable information.'' Pursuant to FFDCA
section 408(c)(2)(B), in establishing or maintaining in effect an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance, the EPA must take into
account the factors set forth in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(C), which
require the EPA to give special consideration to exposure of infants
and children to the pesticide chemical residue in establishing a
tolerance exemption and to ``ensure that there is a reasonable
certainty that no harm will result to infants and children from
aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . . .''
Additionally, FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D) requires that the EPA consider
``available information concerning the cumulative effects of [a
particular pesticide's] . . . residues and other substances that have a
common mechanism of toxicity.''
    The EPA evaluated the available toxicity and exposure data on
Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33 and considered its validity,
completeness, and reliability, as well as the relationship of this
information to human risk. Based upon that evaluation, the EPA
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result
to the U.S. population, including infants and children, from aggregate
exposure to residues of Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33. Therefore, an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for
residues of Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33 in or on all food
commodities when applied to elicit induced systemic resistance in
plants and used in accordance with label directions and good
agricultural practices. A full explanation of the data upon which the
EPA relied and its risk assessment based on that data can be found
within the May 22, 2013 document entitled ``Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) Considerations for Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-
33.'' This document, as well as other relevant information, is
available in the docket

for this action as described under ADDRESSES.

B. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    An analytical method is not required for enforcement purposes for
the reasons stated above and in the document entitled ``Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) Considerations for Bacillus pumilus
strain BU F-33,'' and because the EPA is establishing an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance without any numerical limitation.

C. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, the EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. In this
context, the EPA considers the international maximum residue limits
(MRLs) established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as
required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health
Organization food standards program, and it is recognized as an
international food safety standards-setting organization in trade
agreements to which the United States is a party. The EPA may establish
a tolerance that is different from a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section
408(b)(4) requires that the EPA explain the reasons for departing from
the Codex level.
    The Codex has not established a MRL for Bacillus pumilus strain BU
F-33.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final rule establishes a tolerance exemption under FFDCA
section 408(d) in response to a petition submitted to the EPA. The
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of
actions from review under Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory
Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this
final rule has been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866,
this final rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), or
Executive Order 13045, entitled ``Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23,
1997). This final rule does not contain any information collections
subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require any special considerations
under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance
exemption in this final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed
rule, the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply.
    This final rule directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes. As a result, this
action does not alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the EPA determined that this
action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or tribal
governments, on the relationship between the national government and
the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government or between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the EPA determined that
Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999), and Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000), do not apply to this final rule. In addition, this final rule
does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded mandate as
described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require the EPA's consideration of voluntary consensus standards
pursuant to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

V. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 31, 2013.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

0
2. Add Sec.  180.1322 to subpart D to read as follows:

Sec.  180.1322  Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33; exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance.

    An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for
residues of Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33 in or on all food
commodities when applied to elicit induced systemic resistance in
plants and used in accordance with label directions and good
agricultural practices.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: ER13-49-000.
    Applicants: Valley Electric Association, Inc.
    Description: eTariff filing per 35.19a(b): Refund Report for Valley
Electric to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 11/21/14.
    Accession Number: 20141121-5107.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/12/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-79-006.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Supplement to Order No. 1000
OATT Regional Compliance Filing to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/21/14.
    Accession Number: 20141121-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/12/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2868-001.
    Applicants: Portland General Electric Company.
    Description: Tariff Amendment per 35.17(b): 7th Amend Boardman

Agreement Deficiency Response to be effective 11/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/21/14.
    Accession Number: 20141121-5101.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/12/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-124-001.
    Applicants: Tucson Electric Power Company.
    Description: Tariff Amendment per 35.17(b): Amendment to Filing to
be effective 9/17/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/21/14.
    Accession Number: 20141121-5085.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/12/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-190-001.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Renewable Services, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment per 35.17(b): Amendment to MBR
Application to be effective 12/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/21/14.
    Accession Number: 20141121-5081.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/12/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-439-000; ER15-437-000; ER15-436-000; ER15-438-
000; ER15-440-000.
    Applicants: J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation.
    Description: Supplement to November 18, 2014 J.P. Morgan Ventures
Energy Corporation, et. al. tariff filings.
    Filed Date: 11/20/14.
    Accession Number: 20141120-5209.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/11/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-456-000.
    Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Florida Power & Light
Company's Order No. 676-H Compliance Filing to be effective 2/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/20/14.
    Accession Number: 20141120-5190.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/11/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-457-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Service
Agreement No. 4038; Queue No. Z2-001 to be effective 11/10/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/20/14.
    Accession Number: 20141120-5191.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/11/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-458-000.
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Compliance Filing under
Order 676-H to be effective 2/2/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/21/14.
    Accession Number: 20141121-5054.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/12/14.

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

    Docket Numbers: ES15-5-000.
    Applicants: Kingfisher Transmission, LLC, Kingfisher Wind, LLC.
    Description: Application for authorization to issue securities and
assume obligations and liabilities under Section 204 of the Federal
Power Act of Kingfisher Transmission, LLC, et. al.
    Filed Date: 11/20/14.
    Accession Number: 20141120-5214.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/11/14.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following qualifying
facility filings:

    Docket Numbers: QF14-742-000.
    Applicants: Telephonics.
    Description: Form 556 of Telephonics.
    Filed Date: 8/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140828-5260.
    Comments Due: None Applicable.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 21, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Pages 37597-37599]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0098]

Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information
Collection: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team
Driving Applications

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. This notice invites
comments on a proposed information collection titled ``Safety Impacts
of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications.'' It
is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will
quantify the safety implications of team driving applications between
humans and ADS-equipped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Specifically,
this study will focus on team driving applications with an SAE Level 4
(L4) CMV. In L4 automation, as specified by SAE (2021), CMVs are
capable of all functions and controls necessary for driving without
human monitoring in limited conditions, and the human driver will not
be asked to take over control of the vehicle. The L4 CMV will not
operate outside of the conditions it was designed for without human
control. Approximately 80 CMV drivers will participate in the study.
The study will assess the safety benefits and disbenefits of human-ADS
team driving applications and support the analysis of potential
requests for relief from FMCSA's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before August 7,
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2023-0098 using any of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Routhier, Office of Research and
Registration, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001;<PHONE_NUMBER>;
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation

    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see
the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket, or go to the street
address listed above.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``FAQ'' section
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.

Background

    Over the past 15 years, ADS technology has advanced rapidly through
innovation. As more manufacturers and technology companies move toward
higher levels of automation (i.e., SAE ``L4''), it is not fully clear
how human drivers will team with ADS-equipped trucks. L4 ADS-equipped
CMVs are capable of all functions and controls necessary for driving
without human monitoring in limited conditions, and the human driver
will not be asked to take over control of the vehicle. L4 ADS will not
operate outside of the conditions for which it was designed. Currently,
there are at least four use cases where a human may team with an ADS-
equipped CMV:
    1. In-vehicle driver teams with an ADS CMV;
    2. In-vehicle driver teams with a following ADS-equipped CMV;
    3. In-vehicle driver teams with a remote human to monitor and
control an ADS CMV; and
    4. Remote monitor/operator teaming with ADS CMV.
    Each of the teaming use cases above offers different potential
human factors benefits and challenges. However, it is unclear how each
human-ADS teaming use case will affect safety, productivity, and
efficiency. Each teaming combination may positively or negatively
affect a driver's cognitive workload and level of fatigue, alertness,
or distraction compared to the case of a traditional driver in a truck
without ADS. For example, the in-vehicle drivers and remote monitors/
operators in the above teaming use cases may experience varying
workloads and differences in the development of fatigue.
    Previous research conducted by FMCSA found a paucity of extant
research related to ADS-equipped CMVs. To date, most commercial ADSs on
U.S. roadways are in passenger vehicles, and CMV ADSs are only recently
being implemented in real-world operations. Therefore, FMCSA needs more
data on ADS-equipped CMVs to understand the human factors surrounding
team driving applications between humans and ADS-equipped CMVs.
    The purpose for obtaining data in this study is to quantify safety
implications of the four human-ADS teaming use cases described above.
Specifically, this project will provide data to assess the safety
benefits and disbenefits on human-ADS teaming scenarios: (i) driver
use, workload, fatigue, alertness, and distraction when teaming with an
ADS; (ii) remote operator use, workload, fatigue, alertness, and
distraction while actively monitoring and/or controlling an ADS-
equipped truck; (iii) driver re-engagement to the driving task after
ADS or remote operator control; and (iv) fleet acceptance and future
integration possibilities. Additionally, data from this study will
support the analysis of potential requests for relief from FMCSA's HOS
regulations under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 49 CFR part 381. Answers to these
research questions will provide insight into the potential safety
implications and human factors associated with human-ADS team driving
applications.
    The study includes data collection from a series of questionnaires
and a driving-simulator focused experiment. The collected survey data
will support the simulator experiment data. The survey data will be
used in two ways: in the assessment of driving performance data as
covariates in the model (to control for certain demographic variables,
such as age, gender, and experience) and to answer research questions
on the human factors and the relationship the safety benefits of each
of the four human-ADS team driving applications. Data on workload,
fatigue, alertness, inattention, and performance will be collected from
the simulator experiment. Eligible drivers will hold a valid commercial
driver's license, currently drive a CMV, be 21 years of age or older,
and pass the motion sickness history screening questionnaire.
    We anticipate 80 participants in total for the driving simulator
study. Data will be collected over one study session lasting up to 17
hours. Questionnaire data will be collected prior to the simulator
study, during the simulator study, and after the simulator study. All
questionnaires will be preloaded in an app format for drivers to
complete on a tablet.
    The analysis methodology uses a multifaceted approach to address
research questions on driver workload, fatigue, alertness, distraction,
and rate of safety-critical events. The principal statistical method
for analyzing the data will include mixed models to account for
multiple, correlated data points from a single participant. Eye-
tracking data will be used to assess driver workload, fatigue,
alertness, distraction, and reaction time. These data will be described
using summary statistics and advanced plotting techniques to visually
compare drivers and remote operators during in-vehicle driving, in-
vehicle monitoring, and remote operation. A generalized linear mixed
model (GLMM) will be used to assess differences in average fatigue,
workload, alertness, distraction, and reaction times between in-vehicle
driving and remote operator driving operation types. In the
transportation safety field, GLMMs are

often used to analyze driver behavior and assess relationships between
driving scenarios and behaviors. Finally, rates of safety-critical
events, including unintentional lane deviations (which are surrogates
for fatigue and alertness) will be analyzed using a Poisson or negative
binomial mixed-effect regression model. Poisson or negative binomial
regression models are standard practice for the assessment of events
over a unit of exposure in the field of transportation safety.
    Title: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team
Driving Applications.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-00XX.
    Type of Request: New ICR.
    Respondents: CMV drivers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Time per Response: 17 hours.
    Expiration Date: This is a new ICR.
    Frequency of Response: One response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 508.5 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0664]

Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of
Meeting

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory
Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on December 7, 2009, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, 620 Perry
Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD. The hotel phone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Contact Person: Elaine Ferguson, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
(for express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1093), Rockville, MD
20857,<PHONE_NUMBER>, FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FDA Advisory Committee Information
Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC area), code
3014512533. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information
on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute
modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee
meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely
notice. Therefore, you should always check the agency's Web site and
call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn
about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.
    Agenda: On December 7, 2009, the committee will discuss new drug
application (NDA) 21-560, for everolimus oral tablets, by Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corporation, to be used in patients with kidney
transplants to prevent rejection of the transplanted kidney.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/
default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
November 23, 2009. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Those desiring to make formal
oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief
statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish
to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an
indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation
on or before November 13, 2009. Time allotted for each presentation may
be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater
than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public
hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers
for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will
notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by November
16, 2009.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Elaine Ferguson at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: October 1, 2009.
David Horowitz,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80542; File No. SR-NYSE-2017-18]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Adopt an Annual Fee Cap for Acquisition Companies

April 27, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on April 14, 2017, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-
regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to adopt an annual fee cap for Acquisition
Companies. The proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web
site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to adopt an annual fee cap for Acquisition
Companies.
    Acquisition Companies (commonly referred to in the marketplace as
``special purpose acquisition companies'' or ``SPACs'') are listed
pursuant to Section 102.06 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (the
``Manual''). Acquisition Companies typically sell units in their
initial public offering, consisting of a common equity security and a
whole or fractional warrant to purchase common stock.\4\ Holders of
Acquisition Company units typically have the right to separate the
units shortly after the IPO and the Exchange lists the common equity
securities and the warrants (in addition to the units) upon separation.
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    \4\ The number of warrants included in the units sold in an
Acquisition Company IPO varies. Sometimes there is a warrant to
purchase one common share included as part of each unit. Recently
the units sold in some Acquisition Company IPOs have included a
fractional warrant to purchase a share. In order to exercise these
fractional warrants or trade them separate from the units, an
investor would need to acquire sufficient warrants to be able to
exercise them for whole numbers of shares.
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    Currently, Section 902.11 of the Manual specifies that the common
shares listed as part of an Acquisition Company unit offering are
subject to the annual fee schedule for common stock set forth in
Section 902.03 of the Manual and the warrants are subject to the annual
fee schedule set forth in Section 902.06 for short-term warrants to
purchase equity securities.\5\ The Exchange proposes to retain this
annual fee structure, but proposes to establish a limit of $85,000 on
the aggregate of all annual fees payable by an Acquisition Company with
respect to its listed common shares and warrants in any calendar year.
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    \5\ Section 902.03 requires listed companies to pay annual fees
of $0.00105 per share for common stock, subject to a minimum of
$59,500. Section 902.06 requires a fee of $0.00105 per warrant,
subject to a $5,000 annual cap. All of the fees payable on both a
company's common stock and warrants are subject to the overall
annual cap on listing fees of $500,000 set forth in Section 902.02.
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    An Acquisition Company's listing often lasts for a brief period of
time. Under the Acquisition Company structure, the company's charter
provides that it must either enter into a business combination within a
specified limited period of time (typically two years or less, but no
longer than three years is permitted under Section 102.06) or return
the funds held in trust to the company's shareholders and dissolve the
company. Acquisition Company business combinations do not always result
in a continued listing of the post-business combination entity, as the
resultant entity may be a private company or list on another exchange
or the Acquisition Company may be acquired by another company that is
already listed. In contrast to an Acquisition Company, an operating
company that lists on the Exchange will typically remain listed for
many years.
    Acquisition Companies do not have the same right to receive
services from the Exchange under Section 907.00 as operating companies
do. An Acquisition Company is not deemed eligible for the services
provided to an Eligible New Listing at the time of its initial listing,
but becomes eligible for those services at such time as it has
completed one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair
market value of at least 80% of the value of the trust account as
specified in Section 102.06 if it remains listed after meeting that
requirement. As discussed above, many Acquisition Companies either
liquidate or do not remain listed after their business combination is
consummated.

Consequently, many Acquisition Companies would never become eligible
for services under Section 907.00.\6\ Consequently, the Exchange
believes it is reasonable to limit the amount of annual fees a listed
Acquisition Company must pay, as the ineligibility of Acquisition
Companies to receive services under Section 907.00 means that the cost
of servicing an Acquisition Company listing would be generally lower
than the cost to the Exchange of servicing the listing of an operating
company of comparable size.
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    \6\ Moreover, an Acquisition Company that remains listed after
its business combination will be subject to the higher annual fees
charged to operating companies commencing with its first full year
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    The Exchange does not expect the financial impact of the proposed
amendment to be material in terms of the level of listing fees
collected from issuers on the Exchange. Specifically, the Exchange
notes that Acquisition Companies represent a relatively small number of
potential listings and therefore anticipates that only a limited number
of Acquisition Companies will list. In addition, the Exchange does not
anticipate that the annual fees payable by all Acquisition Companies
would exceed the proposed cap, so the reduction in revenue would not be
relevant to all listed Acquisition Companies. Accordingly, the Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change will not impact the Exchange's
resource commitment to its regulatory oversight of the listing process
or its regulatory programs.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Exchange Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) \8\ of the Exchange Act, in particular,
in that it is designed to provide for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges and is not designed to permit
unfair discrimination among its members and issuers and other persons
using its facilities. The Exchange also believes that the proposed rule
change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act, in
particular in that it is designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing
information with respect to, and facilitating transactions in
securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a
free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, to
protect investors and the public interest.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act in that it
represents an equitable allocation of fees and does not unfairly
discriminate among listed companies. In particular, the Exchange notes
that the proposed amendment is not unfairly discriminatory as
Acquisition Companies frequently have a much shorter period of listing
on the Exchange than operating companies and they are ineligible to
receive services from the Exchange that are generally available to
newly-listed operating companies.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change is
designed to limit the amount a listed Acquisition Company pays in
annual listing fees and should therefore increase competition for
Acquisition Company listings by making the Exchange a more attractive
listing venue.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \9\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-
4 \10\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the Exchange.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \11\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSE-2017-18 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2017-18. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2017-18 and should be
submitted on or before May 24, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18292]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07184]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP14-638-000]

Atmos Energy Corporation v. American Midstream (Midla) LLC;
Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on March 24, 2014, pursuant to section 206 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, Atmos Energy Corporation (Complainant)
filed a formal complaint against American Midstream (Midla) LLC
(Respondent) alleging that, Respondent's open season notice and process
and its refusal to process and extend Complainant's service agreements:
(1) Violates the requirements of section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act,
15 USC 717(f)(b) and Complainant's FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised
Volume No. 1; (2) are inconsistent with the Commission's policies and
procedures for authorizing abandonment of service to captive customers;
and (3)impermissibly discriminates against Complainant in the provision
of service and implementation of its tariffs. Complainant also requests
that the Commission establish a conference, pursuant to Rule 601 of its
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.601, in an effort to foster
settlement negotiations and address physical pipeline issues raised by
the Respondent.
    The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served
on the contacts for the Respondent as listed on the Commission's list
of Corporate Officials.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2014.

    Dated: March 25, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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IMPORTANT NOTE TO USER: February 26, 1996 This OMB form has been recreated in WP6.0 by OPPTS staff. The margins and lines are NOT block protected, so you must fill the form with caution, paying attention to any shifting of the existing text. The following tips should make this a simple task:

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 It is not recommended that you convert this form to WP5.1, some of these features are not available in WP5.1, so the text will scramble.

If you have any problems or questions, please call your RID Desk Officer @ 260 2706. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION Please read the instructions before completing this form. For additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your agency's Paperwork Clearance Officer. Send two copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement and any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503.

1. Agency/ Subagency originating request EPA/ OSWER/ OEPPR/ Oil Program 2. OMB control number b. G None a. 2050  0141 __ __ __ __

3. Type of information collection ( check one) a. G New collection b. G Revision of a currently approved collection c. X Extension of a currently approved collection d. G Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired e. G Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired f. G Existing collection in use without an OMB control number 4. Type of review requested ( check one) a. X Regular b. G Emergency  Approval requested by: / / c. G Delegated 5. Small entities Will this information collection have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities? G Yes X No For b f, note item A2 of Supporting Statement Instructions 6. Requested expiration date a. X Three years from approval date b. G Other Specify: / /___

7. Title National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, Subpart J 8. Agency form number( s) ( If applicable) EPA ICR # 1664.05 9. Keywords NCP Subpart J, Product Schedule, Oil Spill Mitigation Agents 10. Abstract This information collection request ( ICR) renewal supports activities to implement the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan ( NCP), Subpart J ( 40CFR 300.900, " Use of Dispersants and Other Chemicals"). Subpart J requirements include criteria for listing oil spill mitigating agents on the NCP Product Schedule. Under Subpart J, respondents who want to add a product to the Schedule must submit technical product data to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Specifically, Subpart J requires the manufacturer to conduct specific toxicity and effectiveness tests and submit the corresponding technical product data along with other detailed information to the EPA Oil Program Center. It is estimated that 14 products per year will be submitted to EPA for listing on the Schedule. Over the three year information collection period, that will result in an estimated 42 products to be listed. Additionally, it is estimated that approximately 10 manufacturers will submit sorbent certification. The annual public reporting burden will be 390 hours. The total annual cost to manufacturers under Subpart J will be $ 95,558.

11. Affected public ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. X Individuals or households d. X Farms b. P Business or other for profit e. X Federal Government c. Not for profit institutions f. X State, Local or Tribal Government 12. Obligation to respond ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. X Voluntary b. P Required to obtain or retain benefits c. X Mandatory 13. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden a. Number of respondents 14 b. Total annual responses 14 1. Percentage of these responses collected electronically 0 % c. Total annual hours requested 390 d. Current OMB inventory 826 e. Difference  436 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program Change 0 2. Adjustment  436 14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden ( in thousands of dollars)

a. Total annualized capital/ startup costs $ 83. b. Total annual costs ( O& M) $ 0 c. Total annualized cost requested $ 83 d. Current OMB inventory $ 150 e. Difference $ 67 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program change $ 0 2. Adjustment $ 67 15. Purpose of information collection ( Mark Primary With " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. __ Application for benefits e. __ Program planning or management b. __ Program evaluation f. __ Research c. __ General purpose statistics g. P Regulatory or compliance d. __ Audit 16. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting ( check all that apply) a. Q Recordkeeping b. Q Third party disclosure c. X Reporting 1. X On occasion 2. Q Weekly 3. Q Monthly 4. Q Quarterly 5. Q Semi annually 6. Q Annually 7. Q Biennually 8. X Other ( describe) As needed 17. Statistical methods Does this information collection employ statistical methods?

Q Yes X No 18. Agency contact ( person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this submission) Name: William " Nick" Nichols Phone: ( 703) 603 9918 OMB 83 I 10/ 95 19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions On behalf of this Federal agency, 1 certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with' 5 CFR 1320.9.

NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3), appear at the end of the instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in the instructions.

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

( a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

( b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

( c) It reduces burden on small entities;

( d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is understandable to respondents;

( e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

( f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

( g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3): ( i) Why the information is being collected; ( ii) Use of information; ( iii) Burden estimate; ( iv) Nature of response ( voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory); ( v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and ( vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

( h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected ( see note in Item 19 of the instructions);

( i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and ( j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

Signature of Program Office Official Date Signature of Senior Official or designee Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division Office of Environmental Information Date OMB 83 I 10/ 95 Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions 5 CFR 1320.9 reads " As part of the agency submission to OMB of a proposed collection of information, the agency ( through the head of the agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify ( and provide a record supporting such certification) that the proposed collection of information

"( a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including that the information to be collected will have practical utility;

"( b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency;

"( c) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U. S. C § 601( 6)), the use of such techniques as:

"( 1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to those who are to respond; "( 2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or collection of information , or any part thereof; "( 3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or any part thereof;

"( d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond;

"( e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond;

"( f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified;

"( g) informs potential respondents of the information called for under § 1320.8( b)( 3); [ see below]

"( h) has been developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected, including the processing of the information in a manner which shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of the information to agencies and the public;

"( i) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the information is to be collected; and "( j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate information technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public."

NOTE: 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3) requires that each collection of information:

"( 3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential persons to whom the collection of information is addressed of: "( i) the reasons the information is planned to be and/ or has been collected; "( ii) the way such information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the average burden of the collection ( together with a request that the public direct to the agency any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden); "( iv) whether responses to the collection of information are voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit ( citing authority), or mandatory ( citing authority); "( v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any ( citing authority); and "( vi) the fact that any 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."

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