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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-B-7790]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent annual-
chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the
communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to
seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory
flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream
locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of
the floodplain management measures that the community is required
either to adopt or show evidence of having in effect in order to
qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once
finalized, will be used by insurance agents, and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the
contents in those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before September 29, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the community's map repository. The respective addresses
are listed in the table below.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-7790, to
William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch,
Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (e-mail)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief,
Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646-3151 or (e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for
each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR
67.4(a).
    These proposed BFEs and 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 proposed
elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of
the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance
premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made
final, and for the contents in these buildings.
    Comments on any aspect of the Flood Insurance Study and FIRM, other
than the proposed BFEs, will be considered. A letter acknowledging
receipt of any comments will not be sent.
    Administrative Procedure Act Statement. This matter is not a
rulemaking governed by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.
553. FEMA publishes flood elevation determinations for notice and
comment; however, they are governed by the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and do not fall under the APA.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed 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.
    Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. This
proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria
of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This proposed rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule
meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 67 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.  67.4  [Amended]

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.4 are
proposed to be amended as follows:

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                                                                                * Elevation in feet
                                                                                (NGVD) + Elevation in
                                                                                feet (NAVD)
                State                      City/town/county                  Source of flooding                                     Location **                            Depth in feet above
                                                                                ground
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                                                                                Existing     Modified
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                                                                                Village of Maple Bluff, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin............................  Village of Maple Bluff..  Lake Mendota.............................  Entire Shoreline..........................................         +852         +853
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood
 Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                                                ADDRESSES

Village of Maple Bluff

Maps are available for inspection at 18 Oxford Place, Madison, WI 53704.

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                                                                  * Elevation in feet
                                                                 (NGVD) + Elevation in
                                                                 feet (NAVD)
         Flooding source(s)            Location of referenced     Depth in feet above      Communities affected
                                            elevation **                ground
                                                              --------------------------
                                                                Effective     Modified
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                                 Lea County, New Mexico, and Incorporated Areas
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Main Street Ditch...................  Approximately 270 feet          None        +3887  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       downstream of S.                                   Lea County.
                                       Industrial Rd.
                                      Approximately 2050 feet         None        +3893
                                       upstream of S.
                                       Industrial Road.
Railroad Ditch......................  Intersection of S. Main         None        +3880  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       Street and E. Gilmore                              Lea County.
                                       Road.
                                      Intersection of R               None        +3911
                                       Avenue and 9th Street.
Stream 2............................  Intersection with Dal           None        +3637  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       Paso Street.                                       Lea County.
                                      Approximately 2650 feet         None        +3643
                                       upstream of Dal Paso
                                       St. (City of Hobbs
                                       limits).
Stream 3............................  Intersection with N.            None        +3655  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       Dal Paso St.                                       Lea County.
                                      Approximately 2850 feet         None        +3674
                                       upstream of N. Rolling
                                       Meadows Dr.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
 Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES

                                       Unincorporated Areas of Lea County

Maps are available for inspection at 100 North Main, Lovington, NM 88260.
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                                 Nassau County, New York, and Incorporated Areas
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Atlantic Ocean......................  Approximately 1,000              +11           +6  Town of Oyster Bay.
                                       feet west of the
                                       county line and 1,600
                                       feet inland from the
                                       Atlantic Ocean.
                                      Approximately 2.86                +9           +8
                                       miles west of the
                                       county line and 0.547
                                       miles inland from the
                                       Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Ocean                        Approximately 510 feet            +9          +10  City of Long Beach,
                                       north of the                                       Village of Atlantic
                                       intersection of Bay                                Beach.
                                       Boulevard and Coronado
                                       Street.
                                      At the intersection of            +9          +16
                                       East Broadway and
                                       Riverside Boulevard.
Cold Spring Harbor..................  Approximately 1,960              +12          +11  Village of Cove Neck.
                                       feet northeast of the
                                       intersection of
                                       Elfland Court and
                                       Tennis Court Road.
                                      Approximately 0.4 mile           +14          +11
                                       northeast of the
                                       intersection of
                                       Elfland Court and
                                       Tennis Court Road.
Glen Cove Creek.....................  On Morris Avenue, 1,070          +13          +11  City of Glen Cove.
                                       feet west northwest of
                                       the intersection of
                                       Shore Boulevard and
                                       Glen Cove Avenue.
                                      Approximately 850 feet           +13          +12
                                       west northwest of the
                                       intersection of
                                       Hammond Road and Shore
                                       Boulevard.
Head of Bay.........................  At the intersection of            +7          +11  Town of Hempstead.
                                       Bayswater Boulevard
                                       and Walnut Road.
Motts Creek.........................  At a point                        +7          +11  Village of Valley
                                       approximately 1,234                                Stream.
                                       feet downstream of
                                       Cochran Place.
                                      At a point                       +10          +11
                                       approximately 40 feet
                                       downstream of Rockaway
                                       Avenue.
South Oyster Bay....................  At the intersection of            +6           +7  Village of Freeport,
                                       Deerwater Avenue and                               Town of Oyster Bay.
                                       Edgewater Avenue.
                                      Approximately 195 feet            +6          +10
                                       southwest of the
                                       intersection of
                                       Woodcleft Avenue and
                                       Richmond Street.
Valley Stream.......................  At a point                        +7          +11  Village of Valley
                                       approximately 95 feet                              Stream.
                                       downstream of Central
                                       Avenue.
                                      At Sunrise Highway.....          +10          +11
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
 Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES

City of Glen Cove

Maps are available for inspection at Glen Cove City Hall, 9 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY.

City of Long Beach

Maps are available for inspection at Long Beach City Hall, 1 West Chester Street, Long Beach, NY.

Town of Hempstead

Maps are available for inspection at Hempstead Town Hall, One Washington Street, Hempstead, NY.

Town of Oyster Bay

Maps are available for inspection at Oyster Bay Town Hall North, 74 Audry Avenue, Oyster Bay, NY.

Village of Atlantic Beach

Maps are available for inspection at Atlantic Beach Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, NY.

Village of Cove Neck

Maps are available for inspection at Cove Neck Village Attorney's Office, 147 Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, NY.

Village of Freeport

Maps are available for inspection at Freeport Village Hall, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY.

Village of Valley Stream

Maps are available for inspection at Valley Stream Village Hall, 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, NY.
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                             Haywood County, North Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Plott Creek.........................  Approximately 200 feet         +2701        +2702  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       upstream of the                                    Haywood County, Town
                                       confluence with                                    of Waynesville.
                                       Richland Creek.
                                      Approximately 650 feet          None        +3225
                                       upstream of Serenity
                                       Mountain Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.

** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
 Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES

Town of Waynesville

Maps are available for inspection at Waynesville Town Hall, 16 South Main Street, Waynesville, NC.

                                     Unincorporated Areas of Haywood County

Maps are available for inspection at Haywood County Planning Office, 1233 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC.
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                                    Knox County, Ohio, and Incorporated Areas
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Center Run..........................  At East Gambier Rd.....         None         +979  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                Knox County.
                                      Approximately 700 feet          None         +981
                                       downstream of E Vine
                                       St.
Kokosing River......................  0.55 miles upstream of          None         +944  Village of Gambier.
                                       Big Run Road.
                                      Approximately 360 feet          None         +953
                                       upstream of Laymon Rd.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
 Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES

                                       Unincorporated Areas of Knox County

               Maps are available for inspection at 117 East High Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050.

Village of Gambier

Maps are available for inspection at 115 Meadow Lane, Gambier, OH 43022.
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                               Waukesha County, Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas
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Lake Nagawicka......................  Entire Shoreline.......         *891         *893  Village of Nashotah.
North Lake..........................  Entire Shoreline.......         None         *900  Village of Chenequa.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
 Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES

Village of Chenequa

Maps are available for inspection at 31275 W. Hwy. K, Chenequa, WI 53029.

Village of Nashotah

Maps are available for inspection at N44 W32950 Watertown Plank Rd., Nashotah, WI 53058-0123.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: June 20, 2008.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
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EPA Announces Air Quality Compliance Agreement for Animal Feeding Operations Contact: Cynthia Bergman 202 564 9828/ bergman. cynthia@ epa. gov Note on June 22, 2005: several of the dates in this initial news release have changed. Please see the updated page for current information.

( Washington, D. C. 01/ 21/ 05) The Environmental Protection Agency today announced an air quality compliance agreement to address emissions from certain animal feeding operations, also known as AFOs. This agreement is part of the Agency's ongoing effort to minimize air emissions from animal feeding operations and to ensure those operations comply with the Clean Air Act and other laws.

" This agreement is a huge step forward," said Thomas V. Skinner, EPA's Acting Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. " It will allow us to reach the largest number of AFOs in the shortest period of time and ensure that they comply with applicable clean air requirements."

The purpose of the agreement is to ensure that AFOs comply with applicable environmental requirements and to gather scientific data the Agency needs to make informed regulatory and policy determinations. The agreement will establish an industry funded emissions monitoring program that will help provide this information, leading to better tools to help the farm industry, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and EPA determine the compliance status of feeding operations.

I n recent years, the increased size and consolidation of agricultural operations including poultry, swine and dairy operations have been the focus of an increasing number of citizen complaints and concern about possible health impacts. A 2002 report by the National Academy of Sciences called on EPA to improve its method for estimating emissions from AFOs   a key step in mitigating air pollution from those operations.

The emissions of air pollutants and hazardous substances from certain feeding operations may be subject to requirements of the Clean Air Act and notification provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ( CERCLA), and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act ( EPCRA). Though EPA previously has brought Clean Air Act enforcement actions against AFOs, more data are necessary to determine whether operations are in violation, the nature and extent of any violations and the best practices to control industry wide emissions.

AFO operators participating in the agreement will pay a civil penalty of between $ 200 and $ 100,000, based on the size and number of farms in their operation, and also will contribute to a fund that will cover the cost of the two year emissions monitoring program. Qualifying AFOs may sign up to participate within 90 days following publication of the agreement in the Federal Register.

Data from the monitoring program will help EPA develop a method for estimating emissions from different types and sizes of feeding operations. Once these methods have been established, operators will be required to apply for all applicable air permits, install all needed controls, implement all required practices, and otherwise come into full compliance.

Though participating AFOs will not be sued for past violations, provided that they comply with specific conditions, the agreement does not limit EPAs ability to take action in the event of imminent and substantial danger to public health or the environment. AFOs that are the subject of current enforcement actions may be barred from joining the study. The agreement also preserves state and local authorities' authority to enforce local odor or nuisance laws.

EPA will accept public comment on the agreement for 30 days following publication in the Federal Register. For information on how to submit comments, go to http:// www. epa. gov/ compliance/ agreements/ afo # # #

Release date: 01/ 21/ 2005


[Federal Register: October 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 201)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP05-553-001]

Egan Hub Storage, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing

October 12, 2005.
    Take notice that on October 11, 2005, Egan Hub Storage, LLC (Egan
Hub) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised
Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets to become effective on the
dates indicated.

Effective September 12, 2005

Sub First Revised Sheet No. 108.

Effective November 11, 2005

First Revised Sheet No. 108A.

    Egan Hub states that it is making this filing in compliance with an
order issued by the Commission on September 9, 2005.
    Egan Hub states that copies of its filing have been served upon all
affected customers of Egan Hub and interested state commissions, and
all parties on the Commission's official service list.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests
must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of
the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest
must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons

unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-5766 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67067-67070]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2011-0470, FRL-9484-5]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Iowa:
Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving an Iowa State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision relating to regulation of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) under Iowa's
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. This revision
was submitted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to EPA
on December 22, 2010. It is designed to align Iowa's regulations with
the ``PSD and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Final Rule'' published
June 3, 2010, in the Federal Register. EPA is approving the revision
because the Agency has determined that the SIP revision, already
adopted by Iowa as a final effective rule, is in accordance with the
Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA regulations regarding PSD permitting for
GHGs.

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule will be effective November 30,
2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R07-OAR-2011-0470. All documents in the docket
are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Planning and
Development Branch, Air and Waste Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas
City, Kansas 66101. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the Iowa
SIP, contact Mr. Larry Gonzalez, Air Planning and Development Branch,
Air and Waste Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 7, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Mr.
Gonzalez's telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and his email address
is<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. What final action is EPA taking in this final rule?
II. What is the background for the PSD SIP approval by EPA in this
final rule?
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What final action is EPA taking in this final rule?

    On December 22, 2010, IDNR submitted a request to EPA to approve
revisions to the State's SIP and Title V program to incorporate recent
rule amendments adopted by the Iowa Environmental Protection
Commission. These amendments establish thresholds for GHG emissions in
Iowa's PSD and Title V regulations at the same emissions thresholds and
in the same time-frames as those specified by EPA in the ``PSD and
Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Final Rule'' (75 FR 31514), hereafter
referred to as the ``Tailoring Rule,'' ensuring that smaller GHG
sources emitting less than these thresholds will not be subject to
permitting requirements for GHGs that they emit. The amendments to the
SIP clarify the applicable thresholds in the Iowa SIP, address the flaw
discussed in the ``Limitation of Approval of Prevention of Significant
Deterioration Provisions Concerning Greenhouse Gas Emitting-Sources in
State Implementation Plans Final Rule,'' 75 FR 82536 (December 30,
2010) (the ``PSD SIP Narrowing Rule''), and incorporate state rule
changes adopted at the state level into the Federally-approved SIP.
    On August 11, 2011, EPA published a proposed rulemaking to approve
Iowa's SIP revision. See 76 FR 49708. EPA did not receive any public
comments on this proposal. In this final rule, pursuant to section 110
of the CAA, EPA is approving these revisions into the Iowa SIP.\1\
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    \1\ As stated in the proposal, EPA intends to address Iowa's
December 22, 2010, request to approve revisions to the Title V
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II. What is the background for the PSD SIP approval by EPA in this
final rule?

    This section briefly summarizes EPA's recent GHG-related actions
that provide the background for this final action. More detailed
discussion of the background is found in the preambles for those
actions. In particular, the background is contained in what we call the
PSD SIP Narrowing Rule,\2\ and in the preambles to the actions cited
therein.
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    \2\ ``Limitation of Approval of Prevention of Significant
Deterioration Provisions Concerning Greenhouse Gas Emitting-Sources
in State Implementation Plans; Final Rule.'' 75 FR 82536 (December
30, 2010).
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A. GHG-Related Actions

    EPA has recently undertaken a series of actions pertaining to the
regulation of GHGs that, although for the most part distinct from one
another, establish the overall framework for this final action on the
Iowa SIP. Four of these actions include, as they are commonly called,
the ``Endangerment Finding'' and ``Cause or Contribute Finding,'' which
EPA issued in a single final action,\3\ the ``Johnson Memo
Reconsideration,'' \4\ the ``Light-Duty Vehicle Rule,'' \5\ and the
``Tailoring Rule.'' Taken together and in conjunction with the CAA,
these actions established regulatory requirements for GHGs emitted from
new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines; determined that such
regulations, when they took effect on January 2, 2011, subjected GHGs
emitted from stationary sources to PSD requirements; and limited the
applicability of PSD requirements to GHG sources on a phased-in basis.
EPA took this last action in the Tailoring Rule, which, more
specifically, established appropriate GHG emission thresholds for
determining the applicability of PSD requirements to GHG-emitting
sources.
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    \3\ ``Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for
Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.'' 74 FR
66496 (December 15, 2009).
    \4\ ``Interpretation of Regulations that Determine Pollutants
Covered by Clean Air Act Permitting Programs.'' 75 FR 17004 (April
2, 2010).
    \5\ ``Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Final Rule.'' 75 FR 25324
(May 7, 2010).
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    In many states, such as Iowa, PSD is implemented through the SIP
and so in December 2010, EPA promulgated several rules to implement the
new GHG PSD SIP program. Recognizing that some states had approved SIP
PSD programs that did not apply PSD to

GHGs, EPA issued a SIP Call and, for some of these states, a Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP).\6\ Recognizing that other states had
approved SIP PSD programs that do apply PSD to GHGs, but that do so for
sources that emit as little as 100 or 250 tpy of GHG, and that do not
limit PSD applicability to GHGs to the higher thresholds in the
Tailoring Rule, EPA issued the PSD SIP Narrowing Rule. Under that rule,
EPA withdrew its approval of the affected SIPs to the extent those SIPs
covered GHG-emitting sources below the Tailoring Rule thresholds. EPA
based its action primarily on the ``error correction'' provisions of
CAA section 110(k)(6).
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    \6\ Specifically, by notice dated December 13, 2010, EPA
finalized a ``SIP Call'' that would require those states with SIPs
that have approved PSD programs but do not authorize PSD permitting
for GHGs to submit a SIP revision providing such authority. ``Action
To Ensure Authority To Issue Permits Under the Prevention of
Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions: Finding of Substantial Inadequacy and SIP Call,'' 75 FR
77698 (December 13, 2010). EPA made findings of failure to submit in
some states which were unable to submit the required SIP revision by
their deadlines, and finalized FIPs for such states. See, e.g.
``Action To Ensure Authority To Issue Permits Under the Prevention
of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions: Finding of Failure To Submit State Implementation Plan
Revisions Required for Greenhouse Gases,'' 75 FR 81874 (December 29,
2010); ``Action To Ensure Authority To Issue Permits Under the
Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Federal Implementation Plan,'' 75 FR 82246
(December 30, 2010). Because Iowa's SIP already authorizes Iowa to
regulate GHGs once GHGs became subject to PSD requirements on
January 2, 2011, Iowa is not subject to the SIP Call or FIP.
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B. Iowa's Actions

    On July 20, 2010, Iowa provided a letter to EPA, in accordance with
a request to all states from EPA in the Tailoring Rule, with
confirmation that the State of Iowa has the authority to regulate GHGs
in its PSD program. The letter also confirmed Iowa's intent to amend
its air quality rules for the PSD program for GHGs to match the
thresholds set in the Tailoring Rule. See the docket for this final
rulemaking for a copy of Iowa's letter.
    In the PSD SIP Narrowing Rule, published on December 30, 2010, EPA
withdrew its approval of Iowa's SIP (among other SIPs) to the extent
that the SIP applies PSD permitting requirements to GHG emissions from
sources emitting at levels below those set in the Tailoring Rule.\7\ As
a result, Iowa's current approved SIP provides the State with authority
to regulate GHGs, but only at and above the Tailoring Rule thresholds;
and requires new and modified sources to receive a Federal PSD permit
based on GHG emissions only if they emit at or above the Tailoring Rule
thresholds.
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    \7\ ``Limitation of Approval of Prevention of Significant
Deterioration Provisions Concerning Greenhouse Gas Emitting-Sources
in State Implementation Plans; Final Rule.'' 75 FR 82536 (December
30, 2010).
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    The basis for this SIP revision is that limiting PSD applicability
to GHG sources at the higher thresholds in the Tailoring Rule is
consistent with the SIP provisions that require assurances of adequate
resources, and thereby addresses the flaw in the SIP that led to the
PSD SIP Narrowing Rule. Specifically, CAA section 110(a)(2)(E) includes
as a requirement for SIP approval that states provide ``necessary
assurances that the State * * * will have adequate personnel [and]
funding * * * to carry out such [SIP].'' In the Tailoring Rule, EPA
established higher thresholds for PSD applicability to GHG-emitting
sources on grounds that the states generally did not have adequate
resources to apply PSD to GHG-emitting sources below the Tailoring Rule
thresholds,\8\ and no state, including Iowa, asserted that it did have
adequate resources to do so.\9\ In the PSD SIP Narrowing Rule, EPA
found that the affected states, including Iowa, had a flaw in their SIP
at the time they submitted their PSD programs, which was that the
applicability of the PSD programs was potentially broader than the
resources available to them under their SIP.\10\ Accordingly, for each
affected state, including Iowa, EPA concluded that EPA's action in
approving the SIP was in error, under CAA section 110(k)(6), and EPA
rescinded its approval to the extent the PSD program applies to GHG-
emitting sources below the Tailoring Rule thresholds.\11\ EPA
recommended that states adopt a SIP revision to incorporate the
Tailoring Rule thresholds, thereby (i) assuring that under state law,
only sources at or above the Tailoring Rule thresholds would be subject
to PSD; and (ii) avoiding confusion under the Federally approved SIP by
clarifying that the SIP applies to only sources at or above the
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    \8\ Tailoring Rule, 75 FR at 31517.
    \9\ PSD SIP Narrowing Rule, 75 FR at 82540.
    \10\ Id. at 82542.
    \11\ Id. at 82544.
    \12\ Id. at 82540.
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    IDNR's December 22, 2010, SIP submission establishes thresholds for
determining which stationary sources and modification projects become
subject to permitting requirements for GHG emissions under Iowa's PSD
program. Specifically, the SIP revision includes changes--which are
already effective--to Iowa's Administrative Code, revising the subrule
33.3(1) definition of ``regulated New Source Review (NSR) pollutant''
to specifically define the term ``subject to regulation'' for the PSD
program, and to define ``greenhouse gases (GHGs)'' and ``tpy
CO2 equivalent emissions (CO2e).'' Additionally,
the amendments to subrule 33.3(1) specify the methodology for
calculating an emissions increase for GHGs, the applicable thresholds
for GHG emissions subject to PSD, and the schedule for when the
applicability thresholds take effect.
    Iowa is currently a SIP-approved State for the PSD program, and has
previously incorporated EPA's 2002 NSR reform revisions for PSD into
its SIP. See 72 FR 27056 (May 14, 2007).\13\ The changes to Iowa's PSD
program regulations are substantively the same as the Federal
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    \13\ This rulemaking does not act on any other revisions to the
Iowa PSD rules occurring after the PSD rules approved by EPA in
2007. Therefore this rulemaking only addresses the 2010 revisions
discussed herein, relating to the State's adoption of the Tailoring
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    As part of its review of Iowa's submittal, EPA performed a line-by-
line review of Iowa's proposed revision and has determined that it is
consistent with the Tailoring Rule.

III. Final Action

    Pursuant to section 110 of the CAA, EPA is approving Iowa's
December 22, 2010 revisions to the Iowa SIP, relating to PSD
requirements for GHG-emitting sources. EPA has made the determination
that this SIP revision is approvable because it is in accordance with
the CAA and EPA regulations regarding PSD permitting for GHGs. The
detailed rationale for this action is set forth in the proposed
rulemaking referenced above, and in this final rule.
    Since EPA is finalizing its approval of Iowa's changes to its air
quality regulations to incorporate appropriate thresholds for GHG
permitting applicability into Iowa's SIP, then section 52.822(b) of 40
CFR part 52, added in EPA's PSD SIP Narrowing Rule to codify the
limitation of its approval of Iowa's PSD SIP to exclude the
applicability of PSD to GHG-emitting sources below the Tailoring Rule
thresholds, is no longer necessary. In this action, EPA is also
amending section 52.822(b) of 40 CFR part 52 to remove this unnecessary
regulatory language.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k), 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves the State's law as meeting Federal requirements
and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by the
State's law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the terms
of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this final rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP program is not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the State, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial
direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as amended by
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this
action 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. A
major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in
the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by
5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by December 30, 2011. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review, nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Air pollution control, Environmental protection, Greenhouse gases,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, and Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: October 20, 2011.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart Q--Iowa

0
2. Section 52.820(c) is amended by revising the entry for ``567-33.3''
under Chapter 33 to read as follows:

Sec.  52.820  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

                                          EPA-Approved Iowa Regulations
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      Iowa citation                Title         effective date    EPA approval date          Explanation
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Chapter 33--Special Regulations and Construction Permit Requirements for Major Stationary Sources--Prevention of
 Significant Deterioration (PSD) of Air Quality.

                                                  * * * * * * *
567-33.3.................  Special construction      12/22/2010  10/31/2011 [Insert    .........................
                            permit requirement                    citation of
                            for major                             publication].
                            stationary sources
                            in areas designated
                            attainment or
                            unclassified (PSD).

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Sec.  52.822  [Amended]

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3. Section 52.822 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph (b).

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[Notices]
[Pages 9612-9613]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP22-547-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2.15.22 Negotiated Rates--
Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading L.P. R-4010-06 to be effective
4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/15/22.
    Accession Number: 20220215-5044.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-548-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2.15.22 Negotiated Rates--
Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC R-7465-08 to be effective 4/1/
2022.
    Filed Date: 2/15/22.
    Accession Number: 20220215-5045.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-549-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2.15.22 Negotiated Rates--
Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC R-7465-02 to be effective 4/1/
2022.
    Filed Date: 2/15/22.
    Accession Number: 20220215-5049.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-550-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.

    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2.15.22 Negotiated Rates--
Citadel Energy Marketing LLC R-7705-09 to be effective 4/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 2/15/22.
    Accession Number: 20220215-5050.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.

    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.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    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: February 15, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER12-186-000]

PNE Energy Supply, LLC;

    Supplemental Notice that Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization
    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
PNE Energy Supply, LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure
    (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene
or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is November 15, 2011.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive 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>.

    Dated: October 26, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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     UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

                             OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

RE:  	Meeting with the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association on the Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h)
List of Contents
 Meeting Summary
 Attendees

Meeting Summary

On September 30, 2022, representatives from EPA met with the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) to discuss comments submitted in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0598 on the Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h); Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1); Compliance Date Extension, published March 8, 2022. During the meeting, MEMA gave an overview of their memberships' concerns regarding the upcoming compliance deadline for the for processing and distribution in commerce and the associated recordkeeping requirements for PIP (3:1) in certain articles. MEMA also presented on their use of PIP (3:1) in new and replacement parts for motor vehicles. Additionally, MEMA reiterated that their industry is having major difficulties with identifying and replacing articles that contain PIP (3:1). EPA gave an overview of the TSCA section 6(h) rulemaking activities to date. MEMA indicated they would continue engaging with the EPA rulemaking process.

Attendees:
EPA:
Niva Kramek
Cindy Wheeler
Gabriela Rossner

MEMA:
Alex Boesenberg


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[Notices]
[Pages 21700-21701]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting on Transport
Airplane and Engine Issues

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aviation
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) Transportation Airplane and Engine
(TAE) Subcommittee to discuss transport airplane and engine issues.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2013, starting at
9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Arrange for oral presentations by
April 30, 2013.

ADDRESSES: FAA--Northwest Mountain Region, conference room 130, 1601
Lind Ave. SW., Renton, WA 98057.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralen Gao, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-
209, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone
(202) 267-3168, Fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, or email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. app. III), notice is
given of an ARAC meeting to be held May 7, 2013.
    The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

 Opening Remarks, Review Agenda and Minutes
 FAA Report
 ARAC Report
 Transport Canada Report
 EASA Report
 Flight Controls Harmonization Working Group Report
 Aging Airplanes Working Group Report
 Engine Harmonization Working Group--New Tasking
 Flight Test Harmonization Working Group--New Tasking
 Action Item Review and Other Business
    Attendance is open to the public, but will be limited to the
availability of meeting room space. Please confirm your attendance with
the person listed

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than April 30,
2013. Please provide the following information: Full legal name,
country of citizenship, and name of your industry association, or
applicable affiliation. If you are attending as a public citizen,
please indicate so.
    For persons participating by telephone, please contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by email or phone
for the teleconference call-in number and passcode. Anyone calling from
outside the Renton, WA, metropolitan area will be responsible for
paying long-distance charges.
    The public must make arrangements by April 30, 2013, to present
oral statements at the meeting. Written statements may be presented to
the ARAC at any time by providing 25 copies to the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or by providing copies at the
meeting. Copies of the documents to be presented to ARAC may be made
available by contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    If you need assistance or require a reasonable accommodation for
the meeting or meeting documents, please contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Sign and oral
interpretation, as well as a listening device, can be made available if
requested 10 calendar days before the meeting.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2013.
Brenda D. Courtney,
Acting Designated Federal Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC18-17-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-576); Comment
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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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 soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection FERC-576 (Report of Service Interruptions) and
submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file comments
directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the
Commission as explained below. On July 23, 2018, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. IC18-17-000
requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due November 9,
2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0004, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC18-17-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Website: 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 protected], 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 protected], telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and fax at (202)
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0004.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-576 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: A natural gas company must obtain Commission
authorization to engage in the transportation, sale, or exchange of
natural gas in interstate commerce under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).\1\
The NGA also empowers the Commission to oversee continuity of service
in the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce. The
information collected under FERC-576 notifies the Commission of: (1)
Damage to jurisdictional natural gas facilities as a result of a
hurricane, earthquake, or other natural disaster, or terrorist
activity, (2) serious interruptions to service, and (3) damage to
jurisdictional natural gas facilities due to natural disaster or
terrorist activity, that creates the potential for serious delivery
problems on the pipeline's own system or the pipeline grid.
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    \1\ Public Law 75 688; 15 U.S.C. 717-717w.
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    Filings (in accordance with the provisions of section 4(d) of the
NGA) \2\ must contain information necessary to advise the Commission
when a change in service has occurred. Section 7(d) of the NGA \3\
authorizes the Commission to issue a temporary certificate in cases of
emergency to assure maintenance of adequate service or to serve
particular customers, without notice or hearing.
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    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 717c.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 717f.
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    Respondents to the FERC-576 are encouraged to submit the reports by
email to [email protected] but also have the option of faxing
the reports to the Director of the Division of Pipeline Certificates.
18 CFR 260.9(b) requires that a report of service interruption or
damage to natural gas facilities state: (1) The location of the service
interruption or damage to natural gas pipeline or storage facilities;
(2) The nature of any damage to pipeline or storage facilities; (3)
Specific identification of the facilities damaged; (4) The time the
service interruption or damage to the facilities occurred; (5) The
customers affected by the service interruption or damage to the
facilities; (6) Emergency actions taken to maintain

service; and (7) Company contact and telephone number. The Commission
may contact pipelines reporting damage or other pipelines to determine
availability of supply, and if necessary, authorize transportation or
construction of facilities to alleviate constraints in response to
these reports.
    A report required by 18 CFR 260.9(a)(1)(i) of damage to natural gas
facilities resulting in loss of pipeline throughput or storage
deliverability shall be reported to the Director of the Commission's
Division of Pipeline Certificates at the earliest feasible time when
pipeline throughput or storage deliverability has been restored.
    In any instance in which an incident or damage report involving
jurisdictional natural gas facilities is required by Department of
Transportation (DOT) reporting requirements under the Natural Gas
Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, a copy of such report shall be submitted
to the Director of the Commission's Division of Pipeline Certificates,
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    If the Commission failed to collect these data, it would lose the
ability to monitor and evaluate transactions, operations, and
reliability of interstate pipelines and perform its regulatory
functions. These reports are kept by the Commission Staff as non-public
information and are not made part of the public record.
    Type of Respondents: Natural gas companies.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ The Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost \6\ for this information collection as follows.
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    \5\ Burden is defined as 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. Refer to
5 CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
    \6\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage figures
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for May 2016 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for
December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). Commission staff estimates that 20% of
the work is performed by a manager, and 80% is performed by legal
staff members. The hourly costs for wages plus benefits are: $94.28
for management services (code 11-0000), and $143.68 for legal
services (code 23-0000). Therefore, the weighted hourly cost (for
wages plus benefits) is $133.80 [or (0.80 * $143.68) + (0.20 *
$94.28)].

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                                               Annual  number
                                  Number of     of  responses   Total number     Average burden hours and     Total annual burden hours      Cost per
                                 respondents         per        of responses       cost ($) per response        and total  annual cost    respondent \7\
                                                 respondent                                                                                ($)
                                          (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).........................  (3) * (4) = (5)............       (5) / (1)
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Submittal of Original Email/               21               3              63  1 hr.; $133.80..............  63 hrs.; $8,429.40.........         $401.40
 Fax.
Submittal of Damage Report...              21               3              63  0.25 hrs.; $33.45...........  15.75 hrs.; $2,107.35......          100.35
Submittal of DOT Incident                  21               1              21  0.25 hrs.; $33.45...........  5.25 hrs.; $702.45.........           33.45
 Report.
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    Total....................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ............................  84 hrs.; $11,239.20........  ..............
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection 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 estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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    \7\ In the 60-day Notice published July 23, 2018, the figures in
this column for ``Submittal of Original Email/Fax'' and ``Submittal
of Damage Report'' inadvertently showed ``cost per response'' rather
than ``cost per respondent.'' Those figures are corrected in this
notice to show ``cost per respondent.''

    Dated: October 2, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21890 Filed 10-9-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P