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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0654]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; SFOBB Demolition Safety Zone, San Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the
navigable waters of the San

Francisco Bay near Yerba Buena Island, CA in support of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB) Demolition Safety Zone from
December 31, 2014 through December 30, 2015. An earlier temporary
safety zone was established in this same area from September 1, 2013
through December 30, 2014 to protect mariners transiting the area from
the dangers associated with over-head demolition and debris removal
operations of the SFOBB. Extended demolition efforts necessitate a new
temporary safety zone in the area. Unauthorized persons or vessels are
prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the
safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port or their
designated representative.

DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from January 21,
2015 until December 30, 2015. For the purposes of enforcement, actual
notice will be used from December 31, 2014 until January 21, 2015. This
rule will be enforced from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily on the dates
mentioned above.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket
USCG-2013-0654. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rulemaking. You may also
visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground
floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Joshua Dykman, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector San Francisco; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Acronyms

CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
SFOBB San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

A. Regulatory History and Information

    On September 3, 2013, the Coast Guard published a temporary final
rule entitled, ``Safety Zone; SFOBB Demolition Safety Zone, San
Francisco, CA'' (78 FR 54171) establishing a safety zone in the
navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay near Yerba Buena Island, CA.
The purpose of the safety zone was to provide for the safety of
mariners from dangers posed by over-head demolition and debris removal
operations of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB) demolition
project. On November 6, 2014, the California Department of
Transportation (CALTRANS) submitted a request to extend the safety zone
for an additional year due to an extension of the demolition project.
    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary final rule without prior
notice and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section
4(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.''
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) with
respect to this rule because publishing an NPRM would be impractical
and contrary to the public interest. CALTRANS submitted its request to
extend the safety zone on November 6, 2014, and the demolition project
extension began before the rulemaking process would be completed.
Because of the dangers posed by over-head demolition and debris removal
operations of the SFOBB, the safety zone is necessary to provide for
the safety of mariners transiting the area. For the safety concerns
noted, it is in the public interest to have this safety zone in effect
during the event.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), for the same reasons stated above, the
Coast Guard finds that good cause exists for making this rule effective
less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

B. Basis and Purpose

    The legal basis for the proposed rule is 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C.
Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1,
6.04-6, 160.5; Public Law 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, which collectively authorize
the Coast Guard to establish safety zones.
    CALTRANS will sponsor the SFOBB Demolition Safety Zone from
December 31, 2014 through December 30, 2015, in the navigable waters of
the San Francisco Bay near Yerba Buena Island, CA. Demolition and
debris removal operations are scheduled to take place from 6 a.m. to 7
p.m. daily beginning on December 31, 2014 and ending on December 30,
2015. The safety zone will encompass the navigable waters of the San
Francisco Bay within 100 yards of the SFOBB from Yerba Buena Island to
the ``I'' Pier, also known as ``E4'' Pier. The demolition project is
necessary to facilitate the completion of the Bay Bridge project. The
safety zone is issued to establish a temporary limited access area on
the waters surrounding the demolition operation. The safety zone is
necessary to protect mariners transiting the area from the dangers
associated with over-head debris removal.

C. Discussion of the Final Rule

    The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in navigable waters
around and under the SFOBB within 100 yards of the bridge beginning at
Yerba Buena Island and ending at the ``I'' Pier for the demolition and
debris removal of the Yerba Buena Island Detour and the Cantilever
Truss segment of the SFOBB. Demolition and debris removal is scheduled
to take place from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily beginning on December 31,
2014 and ending on December 30, 2015. At the conclusion of the
demolition operations the safety zone shall terminate.
    The effect of the temporary safety zone will be to restrict
navigation in the vicinity of the demolition and debris removal
operations. Except for persons or vessels authorized by the Coast Guard
Patrol Commander, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the
restricted area. This safety zone is needed to protect public safety by
keeping mariners and vessels away from the immediate vicinity of the
construction operation. The maritime public will be advised in advance
of this safety zone via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

D. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on these statutes and executive orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as
supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that Executive Order

12866 or under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of
Management and Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders.
    We expect the economic impact of this rule will not rise to the
level of necessitating a full Regulatory Evaluation. The safety zone is
limited in duration, and is limited to a narrowly tailored geographic
area. In addition, although this rule restricts access to the waters
encompassed by the safety zone, the effect of this rule will not be
significant because the local waterway users will be notified via
public Broadcast Notice to Mariners to ensure the safety zone will
result in minimum impact. The entities most likely to be affected are
waterfront facilities, commercial vessels, and pleasure craft engaged
in recreational activities.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. This rule may affect the following entities, some of
which may be small entities: Owners and operators of waterfront
facilities, commercial vessels, and pleasure craft engaged in
recreational activities and sightseeing, if these facilities or vessels
are in the vicinity of the safety zone at times when this zone is being
enforced. This rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons: (i)
This rule will encompass only a small portion of the waterway for a
limited period of time, (ii) vessel traffic can transit safely around
the safety zone, and (iii) the maritime public will be advised in
advance of this safety zone via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
above.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

5. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has 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. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it does not have implications for federalism.

6. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

8. Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.

9. Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

10. Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may
disproportionately affect children.

11. Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

12. Energy Effects

    This action is not a ``significant energy action'' under Executive
Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

13. Technical Standards

    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined
that this action is one of a category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. This rule involves a safety zone of limited size and
duration. This rule is categorically excluded from further review under
paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. An
environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination and a
Categorical Exclusion

Determination are available in the docket where indicated under
ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the
discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, and Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50
U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub. L.
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1.

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2. Add temporary Sec.  165.T11-589 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T11-589  Safety zone; SFOBB Demolition Safety Zone, San
Francisco, CA.

    (a) Location. This temporary safety zone is established in the
navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay near Yerba Buena Island,
California as depicted in National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Chart 18650. The safety zone will encompass the
navigable waters around the SFOBB within 100 yards beginning at Yerba
Buena Island and ending at the ``I'' Pier.
    (b) Enforcement period. The zone described in paragraph (a) of this
section will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily from December 31,
2014 until December 30, 2015. The Captain of the Port San Francisco
(COTP) will notify the maritime community of periods during which this
zone will be enforced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners in accordance
with 33 CFR 165.7.
    (c) Definitions. As used in this section, ``designated
representative'' means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a
Coast Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer on a Coast Guard
vessel or a Federal, State, or local officer designated by or assisting
the COTP in the enforcement of the safety zone.
    (d) Regulations. (1) Under the general regulations in 33 CFR part
165, subpart C, entry into, transiting or anchoring within this safety
zone is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP or a designated
representative.
    (2) The safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may
be permitted by the COTP or a designated representative.
    (3) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety
zone must contact the COTP or a designated representative to obtain
permission to do so. Vessel operators given permission to enter or
operate in the safety zone must comply with all directions given to
them by the COTP or a designated representative. Persons and vessels
may request permission to enter the safety zone on VHF-23A or through
the 24-hour Command Center at telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: December 16, 2014.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
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Michael Horowitz/ DC/ USEPA/ US 02/ 23/ 2005 05: 24 PM To jbecker@ autoalliance. org, mhb@ vnf. com cc Subject: revisions to 86.1834 01 Julie and Mitch,

I hope the meeting today was helpful. Feel free to follow up as this issue develops. As promised, here are the revisions we will be making to 86.1834 01 to fix the incorrect cross references. Any questions you or your clients have on these revisions would be welcome.

Section 86.1834 01 is amended by revising paragraph ( b)( 4) introductory text, ( b)( 6)( ii) introductory text, and ( b)( 6)( ii)( D) to read as follows; § 86.1834 01 Allowable maintenance. * * * * * ( b) * * * ( 4) For diesel cycle light duty vehicles and light duty trucks, emission related maintenance in addition to, or at shorter intervals than the following will not be accepted as technologically necessary, except as provided in paragraph ( b)( 7) of this section: * * * * * ( 6) * * * ( ii) All critical emission related scheduled maintenance must have a reasonable likelihood of being performed in use. The manufacturer shall be required to show the reasonable likelihood of such maintenance being performed in use, and such showing shall be made prior to the performance of the maintenance on the durability data vehicle. Critical emission related scheduled maintenance items which satisfy one of the following conditions will be accepted as having a reasonable likelihood of the maintenance item being performed in use: * * * ( D) A manufacturer may desire to demonstrate through a survey that a critical maintenance item is likely to be performed without a visible signal on a maintenance item for which there is no prior in use experience without the signal. To that end, the manufacturer may in a given model year market up to 200 randomly selected vehicles per critical emission related maintenance item without such visible signals, and monitor the performance of the critical maintenance item by the owners to show compliance with paragraph ( b)( 6)( ii)( B) of this section. This option is restricted to two consecutive model years and may not be repeated until any previous survey has been completed. If the critical maintenance involves more than one test group, the sample will be sales weighted to ensure that it is representative of all the groups in question. * * * * *

 Michael


[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2850-2851]
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 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2013-0814; FRL-9921-53-Region 8]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan;
State of Colorado; Second Ten-Year PM10 Maintenance Plan for
Steamboat Springs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing
approval of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by
the State of Colorado. On May 11, 2012, the designee of the Governor of
Colorado submitted to EPA a revised maintenance plan for the Steamboat
Springs area for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to
10 microns (PM10). The SIP was adopted by the State on
December 15, 2011. As required by Clean Air Act (CAA) section 175A,
this revised maintenance plan addresses maintenance of the
PM10 standard for a second 10-year period beyond the area's
original redesignation to attainment for the PM10 NAAQS. In
addition, EPA is proposing approval of the revised maintenance plan's
2024 transportation conformity motor vehicle emissions budget for
PM10. This action is being taken under sections 110 and 175A
of the CAA.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 20,
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket number EPA-R08-
OAR-2013-0814, by one of the following methods:

     http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER> (please alert the individual listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing comments).
     Mail: Carl Daly, Director, Air Program, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street,
Denver, Colorado 80202-1129.
     Hand Delivery: Carl Daly, Director, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. Such deliveries are only
accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
federal holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Please see the direct final rule, which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register for detailed instruction on how to
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Ostigaard, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules section of this Federal
Register, the EPA is approving the State's SIP revision through a
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this
as a noncontroversial SIP revision and anticipates no adverse comments.
A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the preamble to
the direct final rule. If EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will
not take further action on this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse
comments, EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take
effect. Then, EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent
final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting
must do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that
provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an
adverse comment. See the information provided in the direct final
action of the same title which is located in the Rules section of this
Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, PM10,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

    Dated: December 17, 2014.
Shaun L. McGrath,
Regional Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1850-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2008-0018]

Illinois; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1850-DR), dated July 2, 2009,
and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: July 2, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated July 2, 2009, the President issued a major disaster declaration
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford
Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of Illinois resulting from severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes
during the period of May 8-9, 2009, is of sufficient severity and
magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare that such
a major disaster exists in the State of Illinois.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the
designated areas, Hazard Mitigation throughout the State and any
other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act that you deem
appropriate. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance
is supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act
for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs. If Other Needs Assistance under
Section 408 of the Stafford Act is later warranted, Federal funding
under that program will also be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, Dolph A. Diemont, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
    The following areas of the State of Illinois have been designated
as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Franklin, Gallatin, Jackson, Randolph, Saline, and Williamson
Counties for Public Assistance.
    All counties within the State of Illinois are eligible to apply
for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

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

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator,
    Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9-17217 Filed 7-20-09; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3452-017]

Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice Soliciting Scoping
Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 3452-017.
    c. Date Filed: June 28, 2019.
    d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Oak Orchard Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located adjacent to the New York State
Canal Corporation's barge canal in the Village of Medina, Orleans
County, New York. The project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steven P. Murphy, Director, U.S.
Licensing, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 33 West 1st Street South,
Fulton, NY 13069;<PHONE_NUMBER>; email_
[email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Laurie Bauer at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-3452-017.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
    l. The Oak Orchard Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A concrete gravity dam containing a spillway with a
crest elevation of 507.6 feet mean sea level (msl) surmounted by 2-
foot-high flashboards and two 5-foot-high, 5-foot-wide flood gates; (2)
a forebay with a surface area of 0.25 acre and a storage capacity of 3
acre-feet at the normal pool elevation of 509.6 feet msl; (3) an intake
structure with trashracks; (4) a 7-foot-diameter, 85-foot-long welded
steel penstock from the intake to the turbine; (5) a 20-foot-long, 43-
foot-wide powerhouse containing a single turbine-generator unit with a
rated capacity of 350 kilowatts; (6) a tailrace located on the left
(west) bank of Oak Orchard Creek; (7) a 55-foot-long underground
generation lead; (8) three single-phase 167-kilovolt-ampere pole-
mounted power transformers; (9) a 400-foot-long access road; and (10)
appurtenant facilities.
    Erie operates the project off of flows provided to it from the
barge canal. During the navigation season, the Canal Corporation
provides approximately 225 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Under
normal operating conditions, Erie uses approximately 200 cfs of the
provided water for project operation and the remaining water
(approximately 25 cfs) is discharged directly to Oak Orchard Creek.
During the period from 2009 to 2016, the average annual generation was
approximately 1,147 megawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via

email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Scoping Process
    The Commission intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA)
for the Oak Orchard Project in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the
proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document 1 (SD1)
issued January 14, 2020.
    Copies of SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA
were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list.
Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: January 14, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-00922 Filed 1-21-20; 8:45 am]
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2011 NATA: Assessment Methods
The NATA analysis comprises four main parts:
 Compile a National Emissions Inventory (NEI)
 Estimate ambient concentrations of air toxics across the U.S.
 Estimate population exposures
 Characterize potential health risks from inhalation

Compile a National Emissions Inventory (NEI)
The 2011 National Emissions Inventory (NEI) is the underlying basis for the emissions used in this assessment.  To develop the NATA inventory, changes are made to the NEI as a result of reviews and quality assurance checks conducted by state and local agencies, and other reviewers.  Certain processing steps are also conducted, for example, to place individual chemicals into groups and to adjust emission rates of metal compounds based on the toxic metal proportion of the compound's molecular weight.
Emission source types included in NATA are:
 major stationary sources, also referred to as point sources (e.g., large waste incinerators, factories);
 area and other smaller stationary sources, also referred to as nonpoint sources (e.g., dry cleaners, small manufacturers);
 onroad and nonroad mobile sources (e.g., cars, trucks, boats);
 fires and biogenic sources;
In addition, estimates were also included for:
 background emissions (e.g., natural sources, anthropogenic air toxics emitted in prior years that persist in the environment, air toxics emitted from distant sources); and
 secondarily formed emissions (i.e., chemicals not directly emitted from a source  but formed in the atmosphere through photochemical reactions, examples include formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and acrolein).
For more information on emission inventories, see the Air Emissions Inventory web page.  More detailed information on development of the NATA inventory may be found in Section 2, Emissions, of the Technical Support Document (TSD). For those sources, such as non-point sources without specific known locations that must be allocated spatially across an area, more information can be found in Section 3, Air Quality Modeling and Characterization, of the TSD.
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Estimate ambient concentrations of air toxics across the U.S.
Using two models, EPA estimates ambient concentrations of air toxics across the United States.  The dispersion model AERMOD (in HEM-3) and the chemical transport model CMAQ are both used in order to take advantage of the strengths of each model.
CMAQ is used to conduct urban to regional scale simulations of multiple air-quality issues.  Its state-of-the-science capabilities bring together key physical and chemical functions associated with the dispersion and transformations of air pollution at various scales.  A 12 km by 12 km grid resolution is used.  Several abilities of CMAQ that contribute to its strengths for the 2011 NATA include: conservation of mass (i.e., if some mass of a pollutant leaves an area, it is accounted for in the new area); consideration of long-range transport of pollutants; and estimated concentrations of secondarily-formed pollutants (e.g., formaldehyde).  Forty of the highest risk HAP were modeled in CMAQ.  Fires and biogenic emissions were only modeled in CMAQ.  Secondary formation of pollutants was only estimated in CMAQ.  CMAQ provides an ambient air concentration for each grid.
AERMOD, EPA's preferred dispersion model for regulatory purposes, is used to estimate ambient concentrations at fine spatial scales.  For the 2011 NATA, AERMOD was run within the Human Exposure Model, version 3 (HEM-3) and for this discussion, AERMOD is the pertinent component of HEM-3. AERMOD receptor locations are based on the centroids of populated census blocks, monitoring site positions, and five evenly distributed points within each 12 km CMAQ grid cell.  Block-level concentrations are population-weighted to calculate census tract-level concentrations.  All pollutants in NATA were modeled using AERMOD.  All emission source types except fires and background estimates were modeled in AERMOD.  AERMOD provides an ambient air concentration for each receptor.
The air quality modeling for 40 of the most prevalent and highest risk air toxics used a hybrid method combining the fine spatial scale and source attributions of AERMOD (using HEM-3) with the full treatment of chemistry and transport afforded by CMAQ.  Because AERMOD treats all species as chemically non-reactive, the emissions and meteorological data used in CMAQ were processed further to generate AERMOD inputs consistent with CMAQ. This hybrid approach, combining CMAQ and AERMOD (in HEM-3), reflects an evolution of national-scale modeling of HAPs that attempts to optimize characterization of non-reactive and reactive species across multiple spatial scales. Using this hybrid approach (described in more detail in Section 3 of the TSD), EPA can "anchor" the ambient AERMOD receptor concentrations to the ambient CMAQ grid concentrations.  This allows mass to be conserved and avoids double counting, both improvements over the 2005 NATA.
Using a hybrid approach (described in more detail in Section 3 of the Technical Support Document) EPA can "anchor" the ambient AERMOD receptor concentrations to the ambient CMAQ grid concentrations.  This allows mass to be conserved and avoids double counting, both improvements over the 2005 NATA.
For NATA, EPA uses background concentrations to represent the contributions to ambient concentrations of air toxics resulting from natural sources, emissions of persistent chemicals that occurred in previous years, and long-range transport from distant sources.  These background concentrations are intended to represent levels of pollutants found in a particular year even if there had been no local anthropogenic emissions of those pollutants during that year.  For pollutants included in the CMAQ modeling runs, background was included in the CMAQ run.  For those pollutants not included in the CMAQ run (i.e., AERMOD-only pollutants), a spatially uniform remote background concentration was calculated and added to the modeled concentration.  More information about background concentrations can be found in Section 3 and Appendix E of the TSD. Using the hybrid approach (with the addition of background concentrations where appropriate), EPA estimates the ambient concentrations at every populated census block receptor.  For each census tract, EPA uses the population of each block to weight the concentrations and create a population-weighted average across the census tract.
More information about these models and the process for generating ambient concentration data may be found in Section 3 of the TSD.
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Estimate population exposures across the U.S.
Ambient concentrations are actually surrogates for exposure, as important exposure variables (e.g., human activity patterns, etc.) are not explicitly addressed by AERMOD or CMAQ.  The census tract level estimated ambient concentrations are used as inputs to the screening-level inhalation exposure model, HAPEM7.  Estimating exposure is important because the average concentration of a pollutant that people breathe may be significantly higher or lower than the concentration at a fixed location.
Through a series of calculations, HAPEM7 makes use of census data, human activity pattern data, ambient air quality levels, climate data, and indoor/outdoor concentration relationships to estimate an expected range of "apparent" inhalation exposure concentrations for groups of individuals.  The best estimate of exposure is estimated for a hypothetical "typical" person for a given census tract.
HAPEM simulation modeling was conducted for the 1999 NATA analysis for each combination of pollutant, census tract, and source group.  Because running HAPEM requires substantial time and resources, for the 2002 and 2005 NATAs, EPA relied on the exposure factors derived for the 1999 analysis and applied them to the modeled ambient concentrations.  The 2011 NATA used a mixture of new simulations and existing exposure factors.  New simulations were conducted for the following pollutants:  coke oven emissions, diesel PM, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, generic PAHs, chromium VI, and nickel.  Some of these pollutants were also used as surrogates for other similar pollutants (e.g., benzene was the surrogate for all other gas-phase pollutants).
For more information about the model, see the HAPEM7 Users Guide.  For more information about the method, see Section 4, Estimating Exposures for Populations, of the TSD.
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Characterize potential health risks from inhalation
EPA combines the census tract level exposure concentration estimates (generated in the previous step) with available unit risk estimates and inhalation reference concentrations to calculate risks and hazard quotients, respectively, for each pollutant.  Risks or hazard quotients were calculated for about 140 pollutants.  More details about unit risk estimates, inhalation reference concentrations, and risk characterization can be found in the following locations:  the Dose-Response Assessment web page; in Sections 5, Characterizing the Effects of Air Toxics of the TSD; and in Section 6 of the TSD, Characterizing Risks and Hazards in NATA.
The 2011 NATA results section presents ambient and exposure concentrations, cancer and noncancer risks at the tract, county, and state levels.  The noncancer results are presented for the respiratory endpoint, which previous NATA analyses have shown is a driver of noncancer risks.
It is important to consider when using these results that NATA is a screening-level assessment and only suitable to answer certain questions.  The variability and uncertainty in the assessment should be kept in mind.  For example, results are more uncertain at finer geographic scales.  And, results should not be used to compare different areas of the country or to rank different areas.  This is because emissions, air concentrations, exposures, and risks are not the same throughout the U.S., and are not the same for everyone.  It is important to have an idea of how these factors vary throughout the U.S.  In addition, the EPA seeks to protect health with reasonable confidence.  But scientific estimates of air concentrations, exposures, and risks always involve assumptions that simplify the real situation and introduce uncertainties in order to make the assessment possible.  A more complete discussion of variability and uncertainty is found in Section 7, Variability and Uncertainty Associated with NATA, of the TSD.


572.170), about the occipital condyles may not be less than 50 N-m
(36.9 ft-lbf) and not more than 62 N-m (45.7 ft-lbf). The positive
moment shall decay for the first time to 10 N-m (7.4 ft-lbf) between 86
ms and 105 ms after time zero.
    (ii) The moment shall be calculated by the following formula:
Moment (N-m) = My - (0.01778) x (Fx).
    (iii) My is the moment about the y-axis in Newton-
meters, Fx is the shear force measured by the neck
transducer (drawing SA572-S11) in Newtons, and 0.01778 is the distance
in meters from the load center of the neck transducer to the occipital
condyle.
    (2) Extension. (i) Plane D, referenced in Figure T3, shall rotate
in the direction of preimpact flight with respect to the pendulum's
longitudinal centerline between 96 degrees and 115 degrees. During the
time interval while the rotation is within the specified corridor, the
peak moment, measured by the neck transducer (drawing SA572-S11,
included in drawing 420-0000) (incorporated by reference, see Sec.
572.170), about the occipital condyles may not be more than -37 N-m (-
27.3 ft-lbf) and not less than -46 N-m (-33.9 ft-lbf). The positive
moment shall decay for the first time to -10 N-m (-7.4 ft-lbf) between
100 ms and 116 ms after time zero.
    (ii) The moment shall be calculated by the following formula:
Moment (N-m) = My - (0.01778) x (Fx).
    (iii) My is the moment about the y-axis in Newton-
meters, Fx is the shear force measured by the neck
transducer (drawing SA572-S11, included in drawing 420-0000)
(incorporated by reference, see Sec.  572.170) in Newtons, and 0.01778
is the distance in meters from the load center of the neck transducer
to the occipital condyle.
    (3) Time zero is defined as the time of initial contact between the
pendulum striker plate and the honeycomb material. All data channels
shall be at the zero level at this time.
    (c) Test procedure. The test procedure for the neck assembly is as
follows:
    (1) Soak the neck assembly in a controlled environment at any
temperature between 20.6 and 22.2 [deg]C (69 and 72 [deg]F) and a
relative humidity between 10 and 70 percent for at least four hours
prior to a test.
    (2) Torque the hex nut (drawing 420-2000, part 9000130) on the neck
cable (drawing 420-2060) (both incorporated by reference, see Sec.
572.170) to 0.9  0.2 N-m (8  2 in-lbf) before
each test on the same neck.
    (3) Mount the head-neck assembly, defined in paragraph (b) of this
section, on the pendulum described in Figure 22 of 49 CFR part 572 so
that the leading edge of the lower neck bracket coincides with the
leading edge of the pendulum as shown in Figure T2 for flexion tests
and Figure T3 for extension tests.
    (4)(i) Release the pendulum and allow it to fall freely from a
height to achieve an impact velocity of 6.1  0.12 m/s (20.0
 0.4 ft/s) for flexion tests and 5.03  0.12 m/s
(16.50  0.40 ft/s) for extension tests, measured by an
accelerometer mounted on the pendulum as shown in Figure T2 at the
instant of contact with the honeycomb.
    (ii) Stop the pendulum from the initial velocity with an
acceleration vs. time pulse that meets the velocity change as specified
below. Integrate the pendulum acceleration data channel to obtain the
velocity vs. time curve:

                                             Table B--Pendulum Pulse
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                                                              Flexion                        Extension
                    Time (ms)                    ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        M/s            ft/s             m/s            ft/s
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10..............................................       1.64-2.04       5.38-6.69       1.49-1.89       4.89-6.20
20..............................................       3.04-4.04      9.97-13.25       2.88-3.68      9.45-12.07
30..............................................       4.45-5.65     14.60-18.53       4.20-5.20     13.78-17.06
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Sec.  572.174  Thorax assembly and test procedure.

    (a) The thorax consists of the part of the torso assembly
designated as the upper torso (drawing 420-3000) (incorporated by
reference, see Sec.  572.170).
    (b) When the anterior surface of the thorax of a completely
assembled dummy (drawing 420-0000) (incorporated by reference, see
Sec.  572.170) is impacted by a test probe conforming to section
572.177 at 6.00  0.12 m/s (22.0  0.4 ft/s)
according to the test procedure in paragraph (c) of this section:
    (1) Maximum sternum displacement (compression) relative to the
spine, measured with chest deflection transducer (drawing SA572-T4,
included in drawing 420-0000) (incorporated by reference, see Sec.
572.170), must be not less than 37 mm (1.46 in) and not more than 46 mm
(1.81 in). Within this specified compression corridor, the peak force,
measured by the impact probe as defined in section 572.177 and
calculated in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this section, shall
not be less than 2.0 kN (450 lbf) and not more than 2.45 kN (551 lbf).
The peak force after 20 mm (0.79 in.) of sternum displacement but
before reaching the minimum required 37 mm (1.46 in.) sternum
displacement limit shall not exceed 2.52 kN (567 lbf).
    (2) The internal hysteresis of the ribcage in each impact as
determined by the plot of force vs. deflection in paragraph (a)(1) of
this section shall be not less than 69 percent but not more than 85
percent. The hysteresis shall be calculated by determining the ratio of
the area between the loading (from time zero to maximum deflection) and
unloading portions (from maximum deflection to zero force) of the force
deflection curve to the area under the loading portion of the curve.
    (3) The force shall be calculated by the product of the impactor
mass and its measured deceleration.
    (c) Test Procedure. The test procedure for the thorax assembly is
as follows:
    (1) The dummy is clothed in a form fitting cotton stretch above-
the-elbow sleeved shirt and above-the-knees pants. The weight of the
shirt and pants shall not exceed 0.14 kg (0.30 lb) each.
    (2) Torque the lumbar cable (drawing 420-4130) (incorporated by
reference, see Sec.  572.170) to 0.9  0.2 N-m (8  2 in-lbf) and set the lumbar adjustment angle to 12 degrees. Set
the neck angle to 16 degrees.
    (3) Soak the dummy in a controlled environment at any temperature
between 20.6 and 22.2 [deg]C (69 and 72 [deg]F) and a relative humidity
between 10 and 70 percent for at least four hours prior to a test.
    (4) Seat and orient the dummy on a seating surface without back
support as shown in Figure T4, with the limbs extended horizontally and
forward, parallel to the midsagittal plane, the midsagittal plane
vertical within  1 degree and the ribs level in the
anterior-posterior and lateral directions within  0.5
degrees.
    (5) Establish the impact point at the chest midsagittal plane so
that the impact point of the longitudinal centerline of the probe
coincides with the midsagittal plane of the dummy within
2.5 mm (0.1 in) and is 12.7  1.1 mm (0.5  0.04
in) below the horizontal-peripheral centerline of the No. 3 rib and is
within 0.5 degrees of a horizontal line in the dummy's midsagittal
plane.
    (6) Impact the thorax with the test probe so that at the moment of
contact the probe's longitudinal centerline falls within 2 degrees of a
horizontal line in the dummy's midsagittal plane.
    (7) Guide the test probe during impact so that there is no
significant lateral, vertical, or rotational movement.
    (8) No suspension hardware, suspension cables, or any other
attachments to the probe, including the velocity vane, shall make
contact with the dummy during the test.

Sec.  572.175  Upper and lower torso assemblies and torso flexion test
procedure.

    (a) The test objective is to determine the stiffness of the molded
lumbar assembly (drawing 420-4100), abdominal insert (drawing 420-
4300), and chest flesh assembly (drawing 420-3560) on resistance to
articulation between the upper torso assembly (drawing 420-3000) and
lower torso assembly (drawing 420-4000) (all incorporated by reference,
see Sec.  572.170).
    (b) When the upper torso assembly of a seated dummy is subjected to
a force continuously applied at the head to neck pivot pin level
through a rigidly attached adaptor bracket as shown in Figure T5
according to the test procedure set out in paragraph (c) of this
section:
    (1) The lumbar spine-abdomen-chest flesh assembly shall flex by an
amount that permits the upper torso assembly to translate in angular
motion relative to the vertical transverse plane 35  0.5
degrees at which time the force applied must be not less than 180 N
(40.5 lbf) and not more than 250 N (56.2 lbf).
    (2) Upon removal of the force, the torso assembly must return to
within 8 degrees of its initial position.
    (c) Test Procedure. The test procedure for the upper/lower torso
assembly is as follows:
    (1) Torque the lumbar cable (drawing 420-4130) (incorporated by
reference, see Sec.  572.170) to 0.9  0.2 N-m (8  2 in-lbf) and set the lumbar adjustment angle to 12 degrees. Set
the neck angle to 16 degrees.
    (2) Soak the dummy in a controlled environment at any temperature
between 20.6 and 22.2 [deg]C (69 and 72 [deg]F) and a relative humidity
between 10 and 70 percent for at least four hours prior to a test.
    (3) Assemble the complete dummy (with or without the legs below the
femurs) and attach to the fixture in a seated posture as shown in
Figure T5.
    (4) Secure the pelvis to the fixture at the pelvis instrument
cavity rear face by threading four \1/4\-inch cap screws into the
available threaded attachment holes. Tighten the mountings so that the
test material is rigidly affixed to the test fixture and the pelvic-
lumbar joining surface is 18 degrees from horizontal and the legs are
parallel with the test fixture.
    (5) Attach the loading adaptor bracket to the spine of the dummy as
shown in Figure T5.
    (6) Inspect and adjust, if necessary, the seating of the abdominal
insert within the pelvis cavity and with respect to the chest flesh,
assuring that the chest flesh provides uniform fit and overlap with
respect to the outside surface of the pelvis flesh.
    (7) Flex the dummy's upper torso three times between the vertical
and until the torso reference frame, as shown in Figure T5, reaches 30
degrees from the vertical transverse plane. Bring the torso to vertical
orientation and wait for 30 minutes before conducting the test. During
the 30-minute waiting period, the dummy's upper torso shall be
externally supported at or near its vertical orientation to prevent it
from drooping.
    (8) Remove all external support and wait two minutes. Measure the
initial orientation angle of the torso reference plane of the seated,
unsupported dummy as shown in Figure T5. The initial orientation angle
may not exceed 20 degrees.
    (9) Attach the pull cable and the load cell as shown in Figure T5.
    (10) Apply a tension force in the midsagittal plane to the pull
cable as shown in Figure T5 at any upper torso deflection rate between
0.5 and 1.5 degrees per second, until the angle reference plane is at
35  0.5 degrees of flexion relative to the vertical
transverse plane.

    (11) Continue to apply a force sufficient to maintain 35  0.5 degrees of flexion for 10 seconds, and record the highest
applied force during the 10-second period.
    (12) Release all force at the attachment bracket as rapidly as
possible, and measure the return angle with respect to the initial
angle reference plane as defined in paragraph (c)(7) of this section
three minutes after the release.

Sec.  572.176  Knees and knee impact test procedure.

    (a) The knee assembly for the purpose of this test is the part of
the leg assembly shown in drawing 420-5000 (incorporated by reference,
see Sec.  572.170).
    (b) When the knee assembly, consisting of lower upper leg assembly
(420-5200), femur load transducer (SA572-S10, included in drawing 420-
0000) or its structural replacement (420-5121), lower leg assembly
(420-5300), ankle assembly (420-5400), and foot molded assembly (420-
5500) (all incorporated by reference, see Sec.  572.170) is tested
according to the test procedure in subsection (c) of this section:
    (1) The peak resistance force as measured with the test probe-
mounted accelerometer must not be less than 2.6 kN (585 lbf) and not
more than 3.2 kN (719 lbf).
    (2) The force shall be calculated by the product of the impactor
mass and its deceleration.
    (c) Test Procedure. The test procedure for the knee assembly is as
follows:
    (1) Soak the knee assembly in a controlled environment at any
temperature between 20.6 and 22.2 [deg]C (69 and 72 [deg]F) and a
relative humidity between 10 and 70 percent for at least four hours
prior to a test.
    (2) Mount the test material and secure it to a rigid test fixture
as shown in Figure T6. No part of the foot or tibia may contact any
exterior surface.
    (3) Align the test probe so that throughout its stroke and at
contact with the knee it is within 2 degrees of horizontal and
collinear with the longitudinal centerline of the femur.
    (4) Guide the pendulum so that there is no significant lateral,
vertical, or rotational movement at the time of initial contact between
the impactor and the knee.
    (5) The test probe velocity at the time of contact shall be 2.1
 0.03 m/s (6.9  0.1 ft/s).
    (6) No suspension hardware, suspension cables, or any other
attachments to the probe, including the velocity vane, shall make
contact with the dummy during the test.

Sec.  572.177  Test conditions and instrumentation.

    (a) The following test equipment and instrumentation is needed for
qualification as set forth in this subpart:
    (1) The test probe for thoracic impacts is of rigid metallic
construction, concentric in shape, and symmetric about its longitudinal
axis. It has a mass of 6.89  0.012 kg (15.2
0.05 lb) and a minimum mass moment of inertia of 2040 kg-cm\2\ (1.81
lbf-in-sec\2\) in yaw and pitch about the CG. One-third (\1/3\) of the
weight of the suspension cables and their attachments to the impact
probe is included in the calculation of mass, and such components may
not exceed five percent of the total weight of the test probe. The
impacting end of the probe, perpendicular to and concentric with the
longitudinal axis, is at least 25.4 mm (1.0 in) long, and has a flat,
continuous, and non-deformable 121  0.25 mm (4.76  0.01 in) diameter face with a maximum edge radius of 12.7 mm
(0.5 in). The probe's end opposite to the impact face has provisions
for mounting of an accelerometer with its sensitive axis collinear with
the longitudinal axis of the probe. No concentric portions of the
impact probe may exceed the diameter of the impact face. The impact
probe has a free air resonant frequency of not less than 1000 Hz, which
may be determined using the procedure listed in the PADI (incorporated
by reference, see Sec.  572.170).
    (2) The test probe for knee impacts is of rigid metallic
construction, concentric in shape, and symmetric about its longitudinal
axis. It has a mass of 1.91  0.01 kg (4.21
0.02 lb) and a minimum mass moment of inertia of 140 kg-cm\2\ (0.124
lbf-in-sec\2\) in yaw and pitch about the CG. One third (\1/3\) of the
weight of the suspension cables and their attachments to the impact
probe may be included in the calculation of mass, and such components
may not exceed five percent of the total weight of the test probe. The
impacting end of the probe, perpendicular to and concentric with the
longitudinal axis, is at least 12.5 mm (0.5 in) long, and has a flat,
continuous, and non-deformable 76.2  0.2 mm (3.00  0.01 in) diameter face with a maximum edge radius of 12.7 mm
(0.5 in). The probe's end opposite to the impact face has provisions
for mounting an accelerometer with its sensitive axis collinear with
the longitudinal axis of the probe. No concentric portions of the
impact probe may exceed the diameter of the impact face. The impact
probe has a free air resonant frequency of not less than 1000 Hz, which
may be determined using the procedure listed in the PADI (incorporated
by reference, see Sec.  572.170).
    (3) Head accelerometers have dimensions, response characteristics,
and sensitive mass locations specified in drawing SA572-S4 (included in
drawing 420-0000) and are mounted in the head as shown in drawing 420-
0000 (both incorporated by reference, see Sec.  572.170), sheet 2 of 6.
    (4) The upper neck force and moment transducer has the dimensions,
response characteristics, and sensitive axis locations specified in
drawing SA572-S11 (included in drawing 420-0000) and is mounted in the
head-neck assembly as shown in drawing 420-0000 (both incorporated by
reference, see Sec.  572.170), sheet 2 of 6.
    (5) The chest deflection transducer has the dimensions and response
characteristics specified in drawing SA572-S50 (included in drawing
420-0000) and is mounted to the upper torso assembly as shown in
drawing 420-0000 (both incorporated by reference, see Sec.  572.170),
sheet 2 of 6.
    (b) The following instrumentation may be required for installation
in the dummy for compliance testing. If so, it is installed during
qualification procedures as described in this subpart:
    (1) The thorax CG accelerometers have the dimensions, response
characteristics, and sensitive mass locations specified in drawing
SA572-S4 (included in drawing 420-0000) (incorporated by reference, see
Sec.  572.170) and are mounted in the torso assembly in a triaxial
configuration within the spine box instrumentation cavity.
    (2) The lower neck force and moment transducer has the dimensions,
response characteristics, and sensitive axis locations specified in
drawing SA572-S40 (included in drawing 420-0000) and is mounted to the
neck assembly by replacing the lower neck mounting bracket 420-2070 as
shown in drawing 420-2000 (all incorporated by reference, see Sec.
572.170).
    (3) The clavicle force transducers have the dimensions, response
characteristics, and sensitive axis locations specified in drawing
SA572-S41 (included in drawing 420-0000) and are mounted in the
shoulder assembly as shown in drawing 420-3800 (both incorporated by
reference, see Sec.  572.170).
    (4) The IR-Tracc chest deflection transducers have the dimensions
and response characteristics specified in drawing SA572-S43 (included
in drawing 420-0000) and are mounted to

the spine box assembly as shown in drawing 420-8000 (both incorporated
by reference, see Sec.  572.170).
    (5) The spine and sternum accelerometers have the dimensions,
response characteristics, and sensitive mass locations specified in
drawing SA572-S4 (included in drawing 420-0000) and are mounted in the
torso assembly in uniaxial fore-and-aft oriented configuration arranged
as corresponding pairs in two locations each on the sternum and at the
spine box of the upper torso assembly as shown in drawing 420-0000
(both incorporated by reference, see Sec.  572.170), sheet 2 of 6.
    (6) The lumbar spine force-moment transducer has the dimensions,
response characteristics, and sensitive axis locations specified in
drawing SA572-S12 (included in drawing 420-0000) and is mounted in the
lower torso assembly as shown in drawing 420-4000 (both incorporated by
reference, see Sec.  572.170).
    (7) The iliac force transducers have the dimensions and response
characteristics specified in drawing SA572-S13 L and R (included in
drawing 420-0000) and are mounted in the lower torso assembly as shown
in drawing 420-4000 (both incorporated by reference, see Sec.
572.170).
    (8) The pelvis accelerometers have the dimensions, response
characteristics, and sensitive mass locations specified in drawing
SA572-S4 (included in drawing 420-0000) and are mounted in the torso
assembly in triaxial configuration in the pelvis bone as shown in
drawing 420-0000 (both incorporated by reference, see Sec.  572.170),
sheet 2 of 6.
    (9) The femur force and moment transducers (SA572-S10, included in
drawing 420-0000) have the dimensions, response characteristics, and
sensitive axis locations specified in the appropriate drawing and are
mounted in the upper leg assembly, replacing the femur load cell
simulator (drawing 420-5121) as shown in drawing 420-5100 (all
incorporated by reference, see Sec.  572.170).
    (10) The tilt sensors have the dimensions and response
characteristics specified in drawing SA572-S42 (included in drawing
420-0000) and are mounted to the head, thorax, and pelvis assemblies as
shown in drawing 420-0000 (both incorporated by reference, see Sec.
572.170), sheet 2 of 6.
    (c) The outputs of transducers installed in the dummy and in the
test equipment specified by this part are to be recorded in individual
data channels that conform to SAE Recommended Practice J211
(incorporated by reference, see Sec.  572.170) except as noted, with
channel frequency classes as follows:
    (1) Pendulum acceleration, CFC 180,
    (2) Pendulum D-plane rotation (if transducer is used), CFC 60,
    (3) Torso flexion pulling force (if transducer is used), CFC 60,
    (4) Head acceleration, CFC 1000,
    (5) Neck forces, upper and lower, CFC 1000,
    (6) Neck moments, upper and lower, CFC 600,
    (7) Thorax CG acceleration, CFC 180,
    (8) Sternum deflection, Class 600,
    (9) Sternum and rib accelerations, Class 1000,
    (10) Spine accelerations, CFC 180,
    (11) Lumbar forces, CFC 1000,
    (12) Lumbar moments, CFC 600,
    (13) Shoulder forces, CFC 180,
    (14) Pelvis accelerations, CFC 1000,
    (15) Iliac forces, CFC 180,
    (16) Femur and tibia forces, CFC 600,
    (17) Femur and tibia moments, CFC 600.
    (d) Coordinate signs for instrumentation polarity are to conform to
SAE Information Report J1733 (incorporated by reference, see Sec.
572.170).
    (e) The mountings for sensing devices have no resonant frequency
less than 3 times the frequency range of the applicable channel class.
    (f) Limb joints are set at one G, barely restraining the weight of
the limb when it is extended horizontally. The force needed to move a
limb segment is not to exceed 2G throughout the range of limb motion.
    (g) Performance tests of the same component, segment, assembly, or
fully assembled dummy are separated in time by not less than 30 minutes
unless otherwise noted.
    (h) Surfaces of dummy components may not be painted except as
specified in this subpart or in drawings subtended by this subpart.

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    Issued on: February 16, 2012.
David L. Strickland,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-4129 Filed 2-21-12; 11:15 am]
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