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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74981; File No. SR-OCC-2014-811]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation;
Notice of No Objection to an Advance Notice, as Modified by Amendment
No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, To Establish Procedures Regarding the
Monthly Resizing of Its Clearing Fund and the Addition of Financial
Resources

May 15, 2015.
    On December 1, 2014, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'')
advance notice SR-OCC-2014-811 (``Advance Notice'') pursuant to Section
806(e)(1) of the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of
2010 (``Payment, Clearing and Settlement Supervision Act'') \1\ and
Rule 19b-4(n)(1)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Exchange Act'').\2\ On December 16, 2014, OCC filed amendment number
1 to the Advance Notice (``Amendment No. 1''), which amended and
replaced, in its entirety, the Advance Notice as originally filed on
December 1, 2014.\3\ The Advance Notice, as modified by Amendment No.
1, was published for comment in the Federal Register on January 26,
2015.\4\ On January 27, 2015, pursuant to section 806(e)(1)(D) of the
Payment, Clearing and Settlement Supervision Act,\5\ the Commission
required OCC to provide additional information concerning the Advance
Notice.\6\ On March 4, 2015, OCC filed amendment number 2 to the
Advance Notice (``Amendment No. 2''), which amended and replaced, in
its entirety, Amendment No. 1.\7\ Notice of Amendment No. 2 was
published for comment in the Federal Register on April 16, 2015.\8\ The
Commission did not receive any comments on the Advance Notice or any of
the amendments thereto. This publication serves as a notice of no
objection to the Advance Notice.
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    \1\ 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1). The Financial Stability Oversight
Council designated OCC a systemically important financial market
utility on July 18, 2012. See Financial Stability Oversight Council
2012 Annual Report, Appendix A, http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/fsoc/Documents/2012%20Annual%20Report.pdf. Therefore, OCC is
required to comply with the Clearing Supervision Act and file
advance notices with the Commission. See 12 U.S.C. 5465(e).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(n)(1)(i).
    \3\ In Amendment No. 1, OCC amended the Advance Notice to
include the Monthly Clearing Fund Sizing Procedure and the Financial
Resource Monitoring and Call Procedure as exhibits to the filing,
both defined hereinafter, as Exhibit 5A and Exhibit 5B,
respectively. OCC requested confidential treatment for Exhibit 5A
and Exhibit 5B pursuant to the Rule 24b-2 under the Exchange Act.
    \4\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74091 (January 20,
2015), 80 FR 4001 (January 26, 2015) (SR-OCC-2014-811).
    \5\ 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(D).
    \6\ The Commission received a response from OCC with the further
information for consideration on March 17, 2015, which, pursuant to
Sections 806(e)(1)(E) and (G) of the Payment, Clearing and
Settlement Supervision Act, initiated a new 60 day period of review.
See 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(E) and 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(G).
    \7\ Amendment No. 2 amended and replaced, in its entirety,
Amendment No. 1. OCC filed Amendment No. 2 to clarify the operation
of a Margin Call Event, as that term is defined and used
hereinafter. To accommodate these clarifications, OCC made
conforming changes to Exhibit 5B, the Financial Resources Monitoring
and Call Procedure, and added the Clearing Fund Intra-Month Re-
sizing Procedure as Exhibit 5C to provide additional clarity
regarding the resizing of the clearing fund. OCC requested
confidential treatment for Exhibit 5A, Exhibit 5B, and Exhibit 5C
pursuant to the Rule 24b-2 under the Exchange Act. In Amendment No.
2, OCC also clarified that the definition of Financial Resources,
hereinafter defined, takes into account the margin deposits of a
Clearing Member or a Clearing Member Group, as applicable.
    \8\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74713 (April 10, 2015),
80 FR 20534 (April 16, 2015) (SR-OCC-2014-811). OCC also filed the
proposal contained in the Advance Notice as a proposed rule change
under Section 19(b)(1) of the Exchange Act and Rule 19b-4
thereunder. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73853 (December
16, 2014), 79 FR 76417 (December 22, 2014) (SR-OCC-2014-22). On
March 13, 2015, OCC withdrew SR-OCC-2014-22 and filed the proposal
previously contained therein as SR-OCC-2015-009. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 74603 (March 27, 2015), 80 FR 17808 (April
2, 2015) (SR-OCC-2015-009). The Commission did not receive any
comments on the proposed rule change.
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I. Description of the Advance Notice

    The proposal establishes new procedures to govern: (i) OCC's
resizing of the clearing fund on a monthly basis pursuant to OCC Rule
1001(a) (``Monthly Clearing Fund Sizing Procedure''); and (ii) the
addition of Financial Resources \9\ through an intra-day margin call on
one or more Clearing Members \10\ pursuant to OCC Rule 609 and, if
necessary, an intra-month increase of the clearing fund pursuant to OCC
Rule 1001(a) to ensure that OCC maintains adequate Financial Resources

in the event of a default of a Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group
\11\ presenting the largest exposure to OCC (``Financial Resource
Monitoring and Call Procedure'').\12\
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    \9\ For purposes of this Advance Notice, ``Financial Resources''
means, with respect to a projected loss that is attributable to a
particular Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group, as defined
hereinafter, the sum of (i) the margin deposits (less any excess
margin a Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group may have on
deposit at OCC) and deposits in lieu of margin with respect to the
accounts of such Clearing Members or Clearing Member Groups, and
(ii) the value of OCC's clearing fund, including both the Base
Amount, as defined hereinafter, and the prudential margin of safety,
as described below.
    \10\ ``Clearing Member'' is defined, in relevant part, as a
person or organization that has been admitted to membership in the
Corporation pursuant to the provisions of the By-Laws and Rules. See
OCC By-Laws, Article I.
    \11\ ``Clearing Member Group'' is defined as a Clearing Member
and any Member Affiliates of such Clearing Member. ``Member
Affiliate'' is defined as an affiliated entity of a Clearing Member
that controls, is controlled by, or under common control with, the
Clearing Member. See OCC By-Laws, Article I.
    \12\ According to OCC, the procedures described herein will be
in effect until the development of a new standard clearing fund
sizing methodology and a revised methodology for the intra-month
increase of Financial Resources. Following such development, OCC has
stated that it will file a separate rule change and advance notice
with the Commission that will include a description of the new and
revised methodologies as well as a revised Monthly Clearing Fund
Sizing Procedure and Financial Resource Monitoring and Call
Procedure.
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a. Monthly Clearing Fund Sizing Procedure

    According to OCC, under the Monthly Clearing Fund Sizing Procedure,
OCC will continue to use its daily stress test exposures under
simulated default scenarios (as described in the first sentence of OCC
Rule 1001(a)) to calculate the size of the clearing fund and resize the
clearing fund on the first business day of each month. However, instead
of resizing the clearing fund based on the average of the daily
calculations during the preceding calendar month, OCC intends to resize
the clearing fund using a new formula, which is the sum of: (i) An
amount equal to the peak five-day rolling average of clearing fund
draws observed over the preceding three calendar months using the daily
idiosyncratic default and minor systemic default scenario calculations
based on OCC's daily Monte Carlo simulations (``Base Amount''); and
(ii) a prudential margin of safety determined by OCC that is currently
set at $1.8 billion.\13\ OCC believes that the Monthly Clearing Fund
Sizing Procedure provides a sound and prudent approach to ensure that
it maintains adequate Financial Resources to protect against a default
of a Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group presenting the largest
exposure to OCC. By sizing the Base Amount of the clearing fund using
the peak five-day rolling average over the preceding three month look-
back period, rather than an average over the preceding month, OCC
believes that the new resizing formula should be more responsive to
sudden increases in exposure and less sensitive to short-run reductions
in exposures that could inappropriately reduce the overall size of the
clearing fund. OCC further asserts that the prudential margin of safety
provides an additional buffer to absorb potential future exposures not
previously observed during the look-back period. The Monthly Clearing
Fund Sizing Procedure will be supplemented by the Financial Resource
Monitoring and Call Procedure, which is described below, to provide
further assurance that the Financial Resources are adequate to protect
against such risk of loss.
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    \13\ According to OCC, it computes its exposure under the
idiosyncratic default scenario and minor systemic default scenario
on a daily basis. The greater of these two exposures will be that
day's peak exposure. To calculate the rolling five-day average, OCC
will compute the average of the peak exposure for each consecutive
five-day period observed over the prior three-month period. To
determine the Base Amount, OCC will use the largest five-day rolling
average observed over the past three months.
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b. Financial Resource Monitoring and Call Procedure

    According to OCC, under the Financial Resource Monitoring and Call
Procedure, OCC will use the same daily idiosyncratic default
calculation that is currently used under the Monthly Clearing Fund
Sizing Procedure to monitor daily the adequacy of the Financial
Resources to withstand a default by the Clearing Member or Clearing
Member Group presenting the largest exposure under extreme but
plausible market conditions.\14\ If such a daily idiosyncratic default
calculation projected a draw on the clearing fund (``Projected Draw'')
that is at least 75% of the clearing fund maintained by OCC, OCC will
be required to issue an intra-day margin call pursuant to OCC Rule 609
against the Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group that caused such a
draw (``Margin Call Event'').\15\ The amount of the intra-day margin
call made pursuant to a Margin Call Event will be the difference
between the Projected Draw and the Base Amount of the clearing fund
(``Exceedance Above Base Amount'').
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    \14\ According to OCC, since the minor systemic default scenario
contemplates the simultaneous default of two Clearing Members and
OCC maintains Financial Resources sufficient to cover a default by a
Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group presenting the greatest
exposure to OCC, OCC does not use the minor systemic default
scenario to determine the adequacy of the Financial Resources under
the Financial Resource Monitoring and Call Procedure.
    \15\ OCC Rule 609 authorizes OCC to require the deposit of
additional margin in any account at any time during any business day
by any Clearing Member for, among other reasons, the protection of
OCC, other Clearing Members or the general public. Under OCC Rule
609, a Clearing Member must meet a required deposit of intra-day
margin in immediately available funds at a time prescribed by OCC or
within one hour of OCC's issuance of debit settlement instructions
against the bank account of the applicable Clearing Member.
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    In the case of a Clearing Member Group that causes the Exceedance
Above Base Amount, the Exceedance Above Base Amount will be pro-rated
among the individual Clearing Members that compose the Clearing Member
Group based on each individual Clearing Member's proportionate share of
the total risk for such Clearing Member Group as defined in OCC Rule
1001(b) (i.e., the margin requirement with respect to all accounts of
the Clearing Member Group exclusive of the net asset value of the
positions in such accounts aggregated across all such accounts). In the
case of an individual Clearing Member or a Clearing Member Group, the
intra-day margin call will be subject to a limitation under which it
cannot exceed the lower of: (a) $500 million; or (b) 100% of the net
capital of a Clearing Member (the ``500/100 Limitation'').\16\ This
limitation will apply in aggregate to all Margin Call Events within the
same monthly period. Therefore, if the same Clearing Member or Clearing
Member Group is subject to more than one Margin Call Event in the same
month, the total amount of funds that are collected cannot exceed the
500/100 Limitation. The 500/100 Limitation will remain in place until
OCC has collected all funds to satisfy the next monthly clearing fund
resizing.\17\
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    \16\ According to OCC, implementing the 500/100 Limitation on
the intra-day margin call avoids placing a ``liquidity squeeze'' on
the subject Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group based on
exposures presented by a hypothetical stress test, which otherwise
could cause a default on the intra-day margin call. OCC back-testing
results determined that intra-day margin calls resulting from a
Margin Call Event would have been made against Clearing Members or
Clearing Member Groups that are large, well-capitalized firms, with
more than sufficient resources to satisfy the call for additional
margin subject to the 500/100 Limitation.
    \17\ The Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (``Risk
Committee'') will be notified, and can take action to address
potential Financial Resource deficiencies, in the event that a
Projected Draw resulted in a Margin Call Event and, as a result of
the 500/100 Limitation, the intra-day margin call is less than the
Exceedance Above Base Amount, but the Projected Draw is not large
enough to result in an increase in the clearing fund as discussed
below.
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    Additionally, OCC will rely on OCC Rule 608 to preclude the
withdrawal of such additional margin amount until all of the funds from
the next monthly clearing fund resizing have been collected. Based on
three years of back-testing data, OCC determined that a Margin Call
Event would have occurred in 10 of the months during this period.
During each of these 10 months, the maximum call amount would have been
equal to $500 million.\18\ After giving effect to the intra-day margin
calls (i.e., increasing the Financial Resources by

$500 million), there was only one Margin Call Event where there was
still an observed stress test exceedance of Financial Resources.
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    \18\ The back-testing analysis performed by OCC assumed that a
single Clearing Member caused the Exceedance Above Base Amount.
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    To address this one observed instance, the Financial Resource
Monitoring and Call Procedure will require OCC to increase the size of
the clearing fund, if a Projected Draw exceeds 90% of the clearing fund
(``Clearing Fund Intra-month Increase Event''), after applying any
funds then on deposit with OCC from the applicable Clearing Member or
Clearing Member Group pursuant to a Margin Call Event. The amount of
such increase (``Clearing Fund Increase'') will be the greater of: (a)
$1 billion; or (b) 125% of the difference between (i) the Projected
Draw, as reduced by the deposits resulting from the Margin Call Event,
and (ii) the clearing fund. Each Clearing Member's proportionate share
of the Clearing Fund Increase will equal its proportionate share of the
variable portion of the clearing fund for the month in question as
calculated pursuant to OCC Rule 1001(b).
    According to OCC, it will notify the Risk Committee, Clearing
Members and appropriate regulatory authorities of the Clearing Fund
Increase on the business day that the Clearing Fund Intra-month
Increase Event occurs. OCC believes that this will ensure that OCC
management maintains authority to address any potential Financial
Resource deficiencies when compared to its Projected Draw estimates.
The Risk Committee will then determine whether the Clearing Fund
Increase is sufficient, and will retain authority under the Risk
Committee charter to increase the Clearing Fund Increase or the intra-
day margin call made pursuant to a Margin Call Event in its discretion.
Clearing Members will be required to meet the call for additional
clearing fund assets by 9:00 a.m. CT on the second business day
following the Clearing Fund Intra-Month Increase Event. OCC believes
that this collection process ensures that additional clearing fund
assets are promptly deposited by Clearing Members following notice of a
Clearing Fund Increase, while also providing Clearing Members with a
reasonable period of time to source such assets. According to OCC,
based on its back-testing results, after giving effect to the intra-day
margin call in response to a Margin Call Event plus the prudential
margin of safety, the Financial Resources would have been sufficient
upon implementing the one instance of a Clearing Fund Intra-month
Increase Event.
    OCC believes the Financial Resource Monitoring and Call Procedure
strikes a prudent balance between mutualizing the burden of requiring
additional Financial Resources and requiring the Clearing Member or
Clearing Member Group causing the increased exposure to bear such
burden. In the event a Projected Draw exceeds 75% of the clearing fund,
the Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group that triggers the
exceedance will be assessed an intra-day margin call to address the
increase in exposure. However, where a Projected Draw exceeds 90% of
OCC's clearing fund, OCC determined that it should mutualize the burden
of the additional Financial Resources at this threshold through a
Clearing Fund Increase. OCC believes that this balance will provide OCC
with sufficient Financial Resources without increasing the likelihood
that its procedures, based solely on stress testing results, will cause
a liquidity strain that could result in the default of a Clearing
Member or Clearing Member Group.

II. Discussion and Commission Findings

    Although Title VIII does not specify a standard of review for an
advance notice, the Commission believes that the stated purpose of
Title VIII is instructive.\19\ The stated purpose of Title VIII is to
mitigate systemic risk in the financial system and promote financial
stability by, among other things, promoting uniform risk management
standards for systemically-important financial market utilities and
strengthening the liquidity of systemically important financial market
utilities.\20\
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    \19\ See 12 U.S.C. 5461(b).
    \20\ Id.
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    Section 805(a)(2) of the Payment, Clearing and Settlement
Supervision Act \21\ authorizes the Commission to prescribe risk
management standards for the payment, clearing, and settlement
activities of designated clearing entities and financial institutions
engaged in designated activities for which it is the supervisory agency
or the appropriate financial regulator. Section 805(b) of the Payment,
Clearing and Settlement Supervision Act \22\ states that the objectives
and principles for the risk management standards prescribed under
Section 805(a) shall be to:
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    \21\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(a)(2).
    \22\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(b).
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     Promote robust risk management;
     promote safety and soundness;
     reduce systemic risks; and
     support the stability of the broader financial system.
    The Commission has adopted risk management standards under Section
805(a)(2) of the Payment, Clearing and Settlement Supervision Act
(``Clearing Agency Standards'').\23\ The Clearing Agency Standards
became effective on January 2, 2013, and require registered clearing
agencies that perform central counterparty (``CCP'') services to
establish, implement, maintain, and enforce written policies and
procedures that are reasonably designed to meet certain minimum
requirements for their operations and risk management practices on an
ongoing basis.\24\ As such, it is appropriate for the Commission to
review advance notices against these Clearing Agency Standards, and the
objectives and principles of these risk management standards as
described in Section 805(b) of the Payment, Clearing and Settlement
Supervision Act.\25\
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    \23\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
    \24\ The Clearing Agency Standards are substantially similar to
the risk management standards established by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System governing the operations of designated
financial market utilities that are not clearing entities and
financial institutions engaged in designated activities for which
the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is the
Supervisory Agency. See Financial Market Utilities, 77 FR 45907
(August 2, 2012).
    \25\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(b).
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    The Commission believes that the proposal in this Advance Notice is
designed to further the objectives and principles of Section 805(b) of
the Payment, Clearing and Settlement Supervision Act.\26\ The
Commission believes that the Monthly Clearing Fund Sizing Procedure and
Financial Resource Monitoring and Call Procedure promote robust risk
management by setting forth a process that ensures OCC is able to
collect funds, in a timely manner, to effectively manage a potential
default of a Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group to which it has
the greatest exposure. Given that OCC is designated as a systemically-
important financial market utility, OCC's ability to effectively manage
a default contributes to promoting safety and soundness, reducing
systemic risks, and supporting the stability of the broader financial
system.
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    \26\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(b).
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    The Commission believes that the proposal in this Advance Notice is
consistent with Clearing Agency Standards, in particular, Rule 17Ad-
22(b)(3) under the Exchange Act,\27\ which, in relevant part, requires
registered clearing agencies that perform central counterparty services
to establish, implement, maintain and enforce written policies and
procedures reasonably designed to maintain

sufficient financial resources to withstand, at a minimum, a default by
the participant family to which it has the largest exposure in extreme
but plausible market conditions. The Commission believes that this
proposal is consistent with Exchange Act Rule 17Ad-22(b)(3) \28\
because the Monthly Clearing Fund Sizing Procedure and Financial
Resource Monitoring and Call Procedure should ensure that OCC can
obtain sufficient financial resources in a timely manner to withstand a
default of the Clearing Member or Clearing Member Group presenting it
the largest exposure.
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    \27\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(3).
    \28\ Id.
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    By using a peak five-day rolling average and extending the look-
back period from one to three calendar months, the Monthly Clearing
Fund Sizing Procedure should be more responsive than OCC's existing
resizing formula to sudden increases in exposure and less sensitive to
short-run reductions in exposure that could inappropriately reduce the
overall size of the clearing fund. Furthermore, the prudential margin
of safety, which is currently $1.8 billion, will provide an additional
buffer to absorb potential future exposures that may not be observed
during the look-back period. In addition, the Financial Resource
Monitoring and Call Procedure will establish a process by which OCC
will be able to respond to increases in exposure on an intra-month
basis. In doing so, the Commission believes the Financial Resource
Monitoring and Call Procedure should ensure that a balance is struck
between mutualizing the burden of the additional financial resources
across all Clearing Members, while also requiring the Clearing Member
or Clearing Member Group causing the increased exposure to bear the
burden.

III. Conclusion

    It is therefore noticed, pursuant to Section 806(e)(1)(I) of the
Payment, Clearing and Settlement Supervision Act,\29\ that the
Commission does not object to advance notice proposal (SR-OCC-2014-811)
and that OCC is authorized to implement the proposal as of the date of
this notice or the date of an order by the Commission approving a
proposed rule change that reflects rule changes that are consistent
with this advance notice proposal (SR-OCC-2015-009), whichever is
later.
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    \29\ 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(I).

    By the Commission.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0352]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0126

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR),
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension
of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0126,
Requirements for Vessels that Perform Certain Aquaculture Support
Operations; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek
to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only
impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before
September 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2019-0352] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. To ensure your comments are received in a
timely manner, mark the fax, attention Desk Officer for the Coast
Guard.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet
at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available
from: Commandant (CG-612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S.
Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7710,
Washington, DC 20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of
Information Management, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>,
for questions on these documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,
and other important information describing the Collection. There is one
ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be
granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the
Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection;
(3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Consistent with the requirements of Executive
Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and
Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, the
Coast Guard is also requesting comments on the extent to which this
request for information could be modified to reduce the burden on
respondents. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve
the ICR referred to in this notice.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the
OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number
of this request, [USCG-2019-0352], and must be received by September
30, 2019.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and
can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally,
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will
be notified when comments are posted.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice
of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB
Control Number: 1625-0126.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (84 FR 27343, June 12,
2019) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no
comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Requirements for Vessels that Perform Certain Aquaculture
Support Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0126.
    Summary: This information is required to ensure that a vessel
engaged in certain aquaculture operations has applied for and received
a waiver. A vessel owner or operator must notify Coast Guard and
provide a copy of the waiver.
    Need: The Coast Guard regulations are prescribed in 46 CFR part
106. The Coast Guard uses the information in this collection to ensure
compliance with the requirements.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of aquaculture operations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1
hour to 2 hours a year, due to an increase in the estimated annual
number of responses.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: August 27, 2019.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Information Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0739; Directorate Identifier 2012-SW-044-AD;
Amendment 39-17125; AD 2012-14-11]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Arrow
Falcon Exporters, Inc. (AFE), Rotorcraft Development Corporation (RDC),
and San Joaquin Helicopters (SJH) Model OH-58A, OH-58A+, and OH-58C
helicopters to require inspecting the main rotor mast (mast) for a
crack. This AD is prompted by two reported failures of the mast from
corrosion-initiated fatigue cracking. The actions specified by this AD
are intended to prevent failure of the mast and subsequent loss of
control of the helicopter.

DATES: This AD becomes effective August 7, 2012.
    We must receive comments on this AD by September 21, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Send comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to the ``Mail'' address between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Examining the AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket
Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the economic
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in
the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket
shortly after receipt.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact Arrow Falcon
Exporters, Inc., 2081 South Wildcat Way, Porterville, CA 93257;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    You may review the referenced service information at the FAA,
Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd.,
Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Cecil, Aviation Safety Engineer,
Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, Transport Airplane
Directorate, FAA, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA 90712; telephone
(562) 627-5228; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety, and we did not provide you with notice and an opportunity to
provide your comments prior to it becoming effective. However, we
invite you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting written
comments, data, or views. We also invite comments relating to the
economic, environmental, energy, or federalism impacts that resulted
from adopting this AD. The most helpful comments reference a specific
portion of the AD, explain the reason for any recommended change, and
include supporting data. To ensure the docket does not contain
duplicate comments, commenters should send only one copy of written
comments, or if comments are filed electronically, commenters should
submit them only one time. We will file in the docket all comments that
we receive, as well as a report summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerning this rulemaking during the
comment period. We will consider all the comments we receive and may
conduct additional rulemaking based on those comments.

Discussion

    AFE reported two failures of a mast on an OH-58A+ and an OH-58C
helicopter used in agricultural spraying operations. Investigation
revealed that the mast failures were caused by fatigue cracking, which
initiated from corrosion pitting found in the threaded section of the
mast approximately 45 inches from

the top of the mast. AFE issued Alert Service Bulletin: 2012-58-01,
Revision 1, dated February 20, 2012 (ASB 2012-58-01), which specifies
overhauling and inspecting the mast for any cracks, pitting, or
corrosion by following the procedures in the latest revision of
Aviation Unit and Intermediate Maintenance Manual TM55-1520-228-23. ASB
2012-58-01 further specifies replacing any mast with a crack, pitting,
or corrosion beyond surface rust that is removed with a wire brush or
steel wool in the threaded portion of the mast.

FAA's Determination

    We are issuing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other helicopters of the same type
design.

AD Requirements

    This AD requires overhauling the mast and performing specific
inspections for a crack, pitting, or corrosion in the threaded area of
the mast and associated parts. If there is a crack, pitting, or
corrosion, this AD requires replacing the mast with an airworthy mast.
This AD also requires the operator to report any crack, pitting, or
corrosion found during the inspections. The report must include the
number of hours time-in-service (TIS) and calendar time since the last
overhaul of the mast.

Differences Between This AD and the Service Information

    RDC and SJH helicopters are included in this AD because they have
the same mast design and are operated similarly to the AFE fleet. This
AD does not include the 1200 hour TIS repetitive inspections required
by ASB 2012-58-01.

Interim Action

    We consider this AD to be an interim action. We are considering a
repetitive inspection for this unsafe condition. The planned inspection
interval would allow sufficient opportunity for prior public notice and
comment.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 80 helicopters of U.S.
Registry, and that operators may incur the following costs in order to
comply with this AD. Inspecting the mast and reporting the results will
require about 20 work hours at an average labor rate of $85 per hour,
for a total cost of $1,700 per helicopter, and a total cost to the U.S.
operator fleet of $136,000. Replacing a cracked main rotor mast will
require about 20 work hours at an average labor rate of $85 per hour,
and required parts will cost about $11,891 for a total cost per
helicopter of $13,591.

FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date

    Providing an opportunity for public comments prior to adopting
these AD requirements would delay implementing the safety actions
needed to correct this known unsafe condition. Therefore, we find that
the risk to the flying public justifies waiving notice and comment
prior to the adoption of this rule because the required corrective
actions must be accomplished within 30 days.
    Since an unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate
adoption of this AD, we determined that notice and opportunity for
public comment before issuing this AD are impracticable and that good
cause exists for making this amendment effective in less than 30 days.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this AD will not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct
effect on the States, on the relationship between the national
Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed, I certify that this AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent that
it justifies making a regulatory distinction; and
    4. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared an economic evaluation of the estimated costs to comply
with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

2012-14-11 Various Restricted Category Helicopters: Amendment 39-
17125; Docket No. FAA-2012-0739; Directorate Identifier 2012-SW-044-
AD.

(a) Applicability

    This AD applies to Arrow Falcon Exporters, Inc. (AFE),
Rotorcraft Development Corporation (formerly Garlick Helicopter
Corporation, and Garlick Helicopter, Inc.), and San Joaquin
Helicopters Model OH-58A, OH-58A+, and OH-58C helicopters,
certificated in any category.

(b) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as a crack in the main
rotor mast, which could result in failure of the mast and subsequent
loss of control of the helicopter.

(c) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective August 7, 2012.

(d) Compliance

    You are responsible for performing each action required by this
AD within the specified compliance time.

(e) Required Actions

    (1) Within 30 days, unless accomplished previously within the
last 12 months:
    (i) Overhaul the main rotor mast assembly and magnetic particle
inspect the mast; mast bearing nut; plate, mast and seal; and
bearing liner for a crack.
    (ii) Fluorescent penetrant inspect the locking plate for a
crack.
    (iii) Using a 10X or higher magnifying glass, inspect the
threaded area of the mast

as shown in area E of figure 1 to paragraph (e) of this AD for
pitting, corrosion, or a crack. Remove any surface rust with a wire
brush or steel wool.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR23JY12.003

    (2) If there is a crack, pitting, or corrosion, before further
flight, replace the mast with an airworthy mast.
    (3) Within 10 days, report any findings of a crack, pitting, or
corrosion to the address listed in paragraph (g)(1) of this AD.
Include the number of hours TIS and calendar time since the last
overhaul and inspection of the mast and the restricted category type
of the helicopter.

(f) Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement

    A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that
collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is
2120-0056. Public reporting for this collection of information is
estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the
collection of information. All responses to this collection of
information are mandatory. Comments concerning the accuracy of this
burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to
the FAA at: 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn:
Information Collection Clearance Officer, AES-200.

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA,
may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: John Cecil,
Aviation Safety Engineer, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood,
CA 90712; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For operations conducted under a 14 CFR part 119 operating
certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you
notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office before operating any aircraft
complying with this AD through an AMOC.

(h) Additional Information

    (1) Arrow Falcon Exporters, Inc., Alert Service Bulletin: 2012-
58-01, Revision 1, dated February 20, 2012, which is not
incorporated by reference, contains more information about the
subject of this AD.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Arrow
Falcon Exporters, Inc., 2081 South Wildcat Way, Porterville, CA
93257; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) You may review the service information at the FAA, Office of
the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room
663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.

(i) Subject

    Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 6300: Main Rotor
Drive.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 5, 2012.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-17279 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 556 and 558

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0002]

New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feed; Withdrawal of Approval
of New Animal Drug Applications; Nitarsone

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal
drug regulations to reflect the withdrawal of approval of three new
animal drug applications (NADAs) providing for the use of nitarsone in
medicated feed for chickens and turkeys. This action is being taken at
the sponsor's request because these products are no longer manufactured
or marketed.

DATES: This rule is effective December 31, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sujaya Dessai, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-212), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Zoetis Inc., 333 Portage St., Kalamazoo, MI
49007 has requested that FDA withdraw approval of the following NADAs
that provide for the use of nitarsone in medicated feed for chickens
and turkeys because the products are no longer manufactured or
marketed:

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          File No.                   Product name             Section
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007-616....................  HISTOSTAT 50 (nitarsone)            558.369
                              Type A Medicated Article.
141-088....................  HISTOSTAT 50 (nitarsone)/           558.369
                              BMD (bacitracin methylene
                              disalicylate).
141-132....................  HISTOSTAT 50/ALBAC                  558.369
                              (bacitracin zinc).
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    Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA gave notice
that approval of NADAs 007-616, 141-088, and 141-132, and all
supplements and amendments thereto, is withdrawn, effective December
31, 2015. As provided in the regulatory text of this document, the
animal drug regulations are amended to reflect these voluntary
withdrawals of approval.
    This rule does not meet the definition of ``rule'' in 5 U.S.C.
804(3)(A) because it is a rule of ``particular applicability.''
Therefore, it is not subject to the congressional review requirements
in 5 U.S.C. 801-808.

List of Subjects

21 CFR Parts 556

    Animal drugs, Food.

21 CFR Parts 558

    Animal drugs, Animal feeds.

    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and
redelegated to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21 CFR parts 556 and
558 are amended as follows:

PART 556--TOLERANCES FOR RESIDUES OF NEW ANIMAL DRUGS IN FOOD

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1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 556 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 342, 360b, 371.

Sec.  556.60  [Removed]

0
2. Remove Sec.  556.60.

PART 558--NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEEDS

0
3. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 558 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 354, 360b, 360ccc, 360ccc-1, 371.

Sec.  558.4  [Amended]

0
4. In Sec.  558.4(d), in the ``Category II'' table, remove the entry
for ``Nitarsone''.

Sec.  558.76  [Amended]

0
5. In Sec.  558.76, remove and reserve paragraph (d)(3)(xiii).

Sec.  558.78  [Amended]

0
6. In Sec.  558.78, remove and reserve paragraph (d)(3)(vii).

Sec.  558.369  [Removed]

0
7. Remove Sec.  558.369.

    Dated: December 11, 2015.
Bernadette Dunham,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 2015-31827 Filed 12-17-15; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 19775-19776]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: EC19-83-000.
    Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, Consumers
Energy Company.
    Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203
of the Federal Power Act, et al. of Michigan Electric Transmission
Company, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5173.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1915-010; ER10-1963-010.
    Applicants: Bayswater Peaking Facility, LLC, Jamaica Bay Peaking
Facility, LLC.
    Description: Notification of Change in Status of Bayswater Peaking
Facility, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 4/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190429-5343.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1589-004.
    Applicants: RockGen Energy LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Informational Filing Regarding
Upstream Change in Control to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5185.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2735-005.
    Applicants: Garrison Energy Center LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Informational Filing Regarding
Upstream Change in Control and Request for Waiver to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5183.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1201-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Ameren
Illinois Company.
    Description: Report Filing: 2019-04-29_SA 2004 Ameren-City of
Kahoka 1st Rev WDS Supplement to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190429-5263.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1365-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2019-04-30_SA 3268_Astoria
Substation BSSB In Out Sub MPFCA (J493 J510) OTP NSP to be effective 3/
19/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5226.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1367-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2019-04-30_SA 3270 Johnson Junction-

Ortonville Line Sub MPFCA (J493 J526) OTP to be effective 3/19/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5286.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1690-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2019-04-26 Petition for Limited
Tariff Waiver--Calculate EFC Values for PDR to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/26/19.
    Accession Number: 20190426-5216.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1718-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Florida, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: DEF IA Annual Cost Factor
Update (2019) to be effective 5/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5022.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1719-000.
    Applicants: Virginia Electric and Power Company, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Dominion submits a WDSA,
Service Agreement No. 5304 with Gloucester Solar to be effective 4/8/
2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5074.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1720-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: May 2019 Membership Filing
to be effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5237.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1721-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 20190430_Non-conforming
Market Based Rate Agreement to be effective 7/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5242.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1722-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: DEC-Revised Rate Schedule
Nos 329 and 333 (Towns of Prosperity and Due West, SC) to be effective
1/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5274.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1723-000.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation to be
effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5276.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1724-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: DEC-Central EPC (RS No. 336)
Revised PPA to be effective 1/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5282.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1725-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Q1 2019 Quarterly Filing of
City and County of San Francisco's WDT SA (SA 275) to be effective 3/
31/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5284.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1726-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 3549 WAPA & Minnkota Power
Coop Interconnection Agreement to be effective 4/26/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5294.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1727-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Public Service Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: LP&L Production Template
Update to be effective 6/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5314.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1728-000.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation to be
effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5326.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1729-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to Original WMPA
SA No. 5095; Queue No. AB2-022 to be effective 5/21/2018.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5340.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1730-000.
    Applicants: Wind Park Bear Creek, L.L.C.
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    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5373.
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    Docket Numbers: ER19-1731-000.
    Applicants: California Power Exchange Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rate Filing for Rate Period
35 to be effective 7/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5380.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1732-000.
    Applicants: Talen Energy Marketing, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Market-Based Rate Tariff
Revisions to be effective 5/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5386.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/19.

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

    Docket Numbers: QF19-1140-000.
    Applicants: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Description: Form 556 of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. [Richmond Refinery
STG-3640].
    Filed Date: 4/30/19.
    Accession Number: 20190430-5230.
    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: April 30, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0355; FRL-9237-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Beryllium (Renewal),
EPA ICR Number 0193.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0092

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 10,
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2010-0355 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30813), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0355, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The
EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents, whether submitted electronically or in paper will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about in the docket that are available
electronically. Once in the system, select ``docket search,'' then key
in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy
is that public comments the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Beryllium (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0193.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0092.
    ICR Status: This ICR is schedule to expire on January 31, 2011.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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, and 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: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Beryllium, 40 CFR, part 61, subpart C, were
proposed on

December 7, 1971 (36 FR 23939), and promulgated on April 6, 1973 (38 FR
8826). This standard applies to all extraction plants, ceramic plants,
foundries, incinerators, and propellant plants which process beryllium
ore, beryllium, beryllium oxide, beryllium alloys, or beryllium-
containing waste. The standard also applies to machine shops which
process beryllium, beryllium oxides, or any alloy when such alloy
contains more than five percent beryllium by weight. All sources known
to have caused, or have the potential to cause, dangerous levels of
beryllium in the ambient air are covered by the Beryllium NESHAP. This
information is being collected to ensure compliance with 40 CFR part
61, subpart C.
    There are approximately 236 existing sources subject to this rule.
Of the total number of existing sources, we have assumed that
approximately 10 sources (i.e., respondents) have elected to comply
with an alternative ambient air quality limit by operating a continuous
monitor in the vicinity of the affected facility. The monitoring
requirements for these facilities provide information on ambient air
quality and ensure that locally, the airborne beryllium concentration
does not exceed 0.01 micrograms/m\3\. The sources that are meeting the
rule requirements by means of ambient monitoring are required to submit
a monthly report of all measured concentrations to the administrator.
The remaining 226 sources have elected to comply with the rule by
conducting a one-time-only stack test to determine beryllium emissions
levels. We have assumed that 10 percent of the 226 sources (or 23
respondents) complying with the emission limit standard will engage in
an operational change at their facilities that could potentially
increase beryllium emissions, and would be required to repeat the stack
test to determine the beryllium emission limits. Consequently, these
sources will have recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated
with the stack test. We have assumed that no additional sources are
expected to become subject to the standard in the next three years.
Therefore, there are 33 respondents for the purpose of determining the
recordkeeping and reporting burden associated with this rule.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least
five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance
reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or
local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated
authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office.
This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR
part 61, subpart C, as authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of the
Clean Air Act. The required information consists of emissions data and
other information that have been determined to be private.
    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 Number for EPA's
regulations are list in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 16
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 purpose of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining, information, and disclosing and providing information. All
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously
applicable instructions and requirements that 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Beryllium.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly, and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,627.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $281,442, which includes $246,442 in
labor costs, zero capital/startup costs, and $35,000 in operation and
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no increase in the number of
affected facilities, labor hours, or the number of responses compared
to the previous ICR. There is, however, an increase in the estimated
labor burden cost as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program change. The
change in the labor burden cost estimates has occurred because we
updated the labor rates, which resulted in an increase in labor costs.

    Dated: December 6, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0366; FRL-8067-4]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment to
Regulations for Residues of Bifenthrin in or on Leafy Brassica Greens,
Subgroup 5B; Turnip Greens; Tuberous and Corm Vegetables, Subgroup 1C;
Okra; Dried Shelled Pea and Bean (Except Soybean), Subgroup 6C; and
Cilantro

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide
petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of
Bifenthrin in or on Leafy Brassica Greens, Subgroup 5B; Turnip Greens;
Tuberous and Corm Vegetables, Subgroup 1C; Okra; Dried Shelled Pea and
Bean (Except Soybean), Subgroup 6C; and Cilantro.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 9, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0366, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
pm., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0366. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal 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
regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., 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 in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard

copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours
of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Docket Facility is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail 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.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing a summary of each pesticide petition received under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment of regulations in 40 CFR part
180.442 for residues of bifenthrin in or on leafy brassica greens,
subgroup 5B; turnip greens; tuberous and corm vegetables, subgroup 1C;
okra; dried shelled pea and bean (except soybean), subgroup 6C; and
cilantro. EPA has determined that this pesticide petitions contain data
or information regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section
408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the
pesticide petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on
these pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petitions included in
this notice, prepared by the petitioner is available on EPA's
Electronic Docket at http://www.regulations.gov. To locate this

information on the home page of EPA's Electronic Docket, select ``Quick
Search'' and type the OPP docket ID number. Once the search has located
the docket, clicking on the ``Docket ID'' will bring up a list of all
documents in the docket for the pesticide including the petition
summary.

New Tolerance

    PP 2E6451, 3E6882, 2E6492, 2E6423, and 4E6843. Interregional
Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), 681 Highway 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ
08902-33901, proposes to establish tolerances for residues of the
insecticide bifenthrin, ((2-methyl 1,1 -biphenyl-3-yl) methyl-3-(2-
chloro-3,3,3,-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in or on leafy brassica greens,
subgroup 5B at 3.0 parts per million (ppm) (2E6451); turnip greens at
3.0 ppm (2E6451); tuberous and corm vegetables, subgroup 1C at 0.1 ppm
(3E2688), okra at 0.5 ppm (2E2649); dried shelled pea and bean (except
soybean), subgroup 6C at 0.1 ppm (2E6423); and cilantro at 5.0 ppm
(4E6843). There is a practical analytical method for detecting and
measuring levels of bifenthrin in or on food with a limit of detection
that allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set
in these tolerances Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection
(GC/ECD).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: April 28, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

November 13, 2008.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:
    Docket Numbers: EC09-19-000.
    Applicants: Sempra Energy Trading LLC, Sempra Energy Solutions LLC,
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
    Description: Sempra Energy Trading LLC et al. submits emergency
application for authorization for disposition of jurisdictional
facilities and request for expedited action and effective date of
authorization.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081113-0009.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
    Docket Numbers: EG09-12-000.
    Applicants: NRG Texas Power LLC.
    Description: Self Certification Notice of NRG Texas Power LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081107-5117.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: EG09-13-000.
    Applicants: FPL Energy Oliver Wind I, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of FPL Energy Oliver Wind I, LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-5154.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: EG09-14-000.
    Applicants: Bull Creek Wind LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Bull Creek Wind LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/12/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-5098.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 3, 2008.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER94-1188-045; ER98-4540-014; ER99-1623-014; ER98-
1279-016.
    Applicants: LG&E Energy Marketing Inc., Louisville Gas & Electric
Company, Kentucky Utilities Company, Western Kentucky Energy
Corporation.
    Description: Errata of LG&E Energy Marketing Inc., et al.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081113-5027.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 4, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER98-4421-010; ER99-791-008; ER99-806-007; ER99-
3677-009; ER01-570-010; ER04-543-006.
    Applicants: Consumers Energy Company, CMS Energy Resource
Management Company, GRAYLING GENERATING STATION LIMITED PART, Genesee
Power Station Ltd. Partnership, CMS Generation Michigan Power, L.L.C.,
Dearborn Industrial Generation, L.L.C.
    Description: Consumers Energy Co submits notice of non-material
change in status.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081113-0011.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-1552-007; ER08-416-005.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission of System Operator,
Inc submits filing supplementing the Midwest ISO's 9/17/08 compliance
filing.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0258.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-370-005; EL08-22-003.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent System Transmission Operator, Inc.
    Description: Missouri River Energy Services and the Midwest
Independent System Operator, Inc submits revised MRES Attachment O
transmission rate formula tariff sheets etc.
    Filed Date: 10/30/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081104-0130.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 20, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-1072-001.
    Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
    Description: Nevada Power Company submits compliance filing.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0202.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-1209-001.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc. & New England Power.
    Description: ISO New England Inc et al. informs that on 7/1/08
filed tariff revisions related to resources needed for reliability in
the Forward Capacity Market.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0259.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-1521-002.
    Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corp.
    Description: American Electric Power Service Corp submits Exhibit
AEP-4 which was inadvertently excluded from the 11/6/08 filing.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081113-0010.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-62-001.
    Applicants: Enel Stillwater, LLC.
    Description: Enel Stillwater, LLC submits an Amendment to the
Application of Enel for Order Accepting Market-Based Rate Tariff,
Granting Waivers and Blanket Authority, and Request for Waiver of Prior
Notice Requirement etc.
    Filed Date: 11/06/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0201.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-226-000.
    Applicants: ALLETE, Inc.
    Description: Allete, Inc submits seventeen full energy and capacity
requirements contracts for service to provide wholesale customers
located in Northeastern Minnesota etc under ER09-226.
    Filed Date: 11/03/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0263.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 24, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-247-000.
    Applicants: CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC.
    Description: CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC submits
Second Revised Sheet No. 29 et al. to FERC Electric Tariff, Fifth
Revised Volume No. 1, effective 11/5/08.
    Filed Date: 11/06/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0244.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-248-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits a Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement with Taloga Wind, LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/06/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0243.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-249-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Electric and Gas Company.
    Description: Public Service Electric and Gas Company submits
Revised Sheet 311U et al. to FERC Electric Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume
1 etc and on 11/6/08 submit Revised Sheets to its OATT illustrating the
proposed changes to Attachment 7, Schedule H-10A etc.

    Filed Date: 11/04/08; 11/06/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081113-0171; 20081110-0241.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-250-000.
    Applicants: Florida Power Corporation.
    Description: Florida Power Corp submits a cost-based power sales
agreement with the City of Gainesville, Florida.
    Filed Date: 11/06/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0242.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-251-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits a Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement with Spitfire Power Partners, LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/06/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0245.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-253-000.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
    Description: Wisconsin Public Service Corp et al. submits the Local
Balancing Area Operations Coordination Agreement.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0247.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-254-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits revised pages to its
Open Access Transmission Tariff to Implement New Pricing Rate Zones
etc.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0248.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-255-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits an addition of rate
zone and formula rate template to SPP tariff for new member: Nebraska
Public Power District.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0249.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-256-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits the direct testimony
and exhibits of Jay D Anderson on behalf of the Omaha Public Power
District to implement a revenue requirement formula rate etc.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0250.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-257-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc on behalf of Lincoln
Electric System submits exhibits to implement a formula rate for
transmission service using the facilities of LES etc.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0251.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-258-000.
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
    Description: Tampa Electric Co submits the Interconnection and
Operating Agreement with Florida Power Corp under ER09-258.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0252.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-259-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corp submits a
unilaterally-executed Second Amended and Restated NCPA MSS Aggregator
Agreement under ER09-259.
    Filed Date: 11/07/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081110-0256.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-260-000.
    Applicants: Weyerhaeuser Company.
    Description: Weyerhaeuser Company submits Notice of Cancellation of
Market Based Rate Tariff, Original Volume 1, to be effective 1/1/09
under ER09-260 et al.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0106.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-261-000.
    Applicants: Southern Company Services, Inc.
    Description: Alabama Power Co et al. (Southern Companies) submits
Notice of Cancellation of the network integration transmission service
agreement with PowerSouth Electric Cooperative under ER09-261.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0105.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-262-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc petition the Commission to
grant a waiver of certain provisions of its Large Generator
Interconnection Procedures to its Open Access Transmission Tariff etc
under ER09-262.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0104.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-263-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Electric Company.
    Description: El Paso Electric Co submits First Amendment to Service
Agreements for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with Public
Service Company of New Mexico under ER09-263.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0103.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-264-000.
    Applicants: Florida Power Corporation.
    Description: Florida Power Corp and Progress Energy Florida, Inc
submits an executed interconnection and operating agreement with Tampa
Electric Co designated as FERC Rate Schedule 202 under ER09-264.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0102.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-265-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Southern California Edison Co submits a Small
Generator Interconnection Agreement and a Service Agreement for
Wholesale Distribution Service with FlexEnergy, LLC under ER09-265.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0101.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-266-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc
submits its Coordination Agreement with the Independent Electricity
System Operator under ER09-266.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0113.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-267-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc
submits its Adjacent Balancing Authority Coordination Agreement with
Dairyland Power Coop under ER09-267.

    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0107.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-268-000.
    Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc.
    Description: Westar Energy, Inc submits First Revised Sheet 1 to
FERC Electric Tariff Volume 11, reflecting termination of a
Supplemental Generation Agreement with the City of Burlingame, Kansas
under ER09-268.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0108.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-269-000.
    Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc.
    Description: Westar Energy, Inc submits First Revised Sheet 1 to
FERC Electric Tariff Volume 12, reflecting termination of a
Supplemental Generation Agreement with City of Herington, Kansas under
ER09-269.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0110.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-270-000.
    Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc.
    Description: Westar Energy, Inc submits First Revised Sheet 1 to
FERC Electric Tariff Volume 13, reflecting termination of a
Supplemental Generation Agreement with City of Horton, Kansas under
ER09-270.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0109.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-271-000.
    Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc.
    Description: Westar Energy, Inc submits First Revised Sheet 1 to
FERC Electric Tariff Volume 14, reflecting termination of a
Supplemental Generation Agreement with Osage City, Kansas under ER09-
271.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0111.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-272-000.
    Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc.
    Description: Westar Energy, Inc submits First Revised Sheet 1 to
FERC Electric Tariff Volume 15, reflecting termination of a
Supplemental Generation Agreement with City of Wamego, Kansas under
ER09-272.
    Filed Date: 11/10/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081112-0112.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2008.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-27809 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]

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