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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 9

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0118; FRL-7760-4]

OMB Approvals Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Technical
Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
technical amendment updates the table that lists the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers issued under PRA for
information collection requirements contained in EPA's regulations that
are promulgated in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
This technical amendment adds new approvals published in the Federal
Register since July 1, 2003, and removes expired and terminated
approvals.

DATES: This rule is effective March 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0118. All documents in the
docket are listed on the regulations.gov web site. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically at http://www.regulations.gov
 or in hard copy at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Rm. B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa L. Chun, Regulatory
Coordination Staff (7101M), Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-
mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to those persons who are concerned about OMB
approval for information collections required by EPA regulations. Since
other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to
a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. Background

A. Why is this Technical Amendment Being Issued?

    This document updates the OMB control numbers listed in 40 CFR part
9 for various actions published in the Federal Register since July 1,
2003, and issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15
U.S.C. 2601), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136), and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 408). Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to
an information collection request unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
codified in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the preamble of the
final rule. These numbers are listed in 40 CFR part 9, displayed in a
subsequent publication in the Federal Register, or displayed by other
appropriate means, such as on a related collection instrument or form,
or as part of the instructions to respondents. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9. In addition to displaying the applicable OMB control number in
the final rule and on the applicable collection instruments, the Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) has also
typically listed the OMB control number in the table at 40 CFR 9.1 for
regulations it has issued under TSCA, FIFRA, and FFDCA. With this
technical amendment, OPPTS is updating the table in 40 CFR 9.1 to list
the OMB control number assigned to several final rules that have
published since its last update.

B. Why is this Technical Amendment Issued as a Final Rule?

    The information collection activities referenced in this document
were previously subject to public notice and comment as part of the
rulemaking process, and this action does not in any way affect the
referenced information collection activities or rulemakings. This
action only amends the table at 40 CFR 9.1 to update the list of OMB
control numbers listed there. Due to the technical nature of the table,
EPA finds that further notice and comment about amending the table is
unnecessary. As a result, EPA finds that there is ``good cause'' under
section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), to amend this table without further notice and
comment.

C. What Specific Changes are Being Made?

    Since July 1, 2003, EPA has taken several actions related to
significant new use rules (SNURs) promulgated under TSCA section
5(a)(2). The paperwork burden associated with a new chemical SNUR is
approved under OMB control number 2070-0012 (EPA ICR No. 0574), and
under OMB control number 2070-0038 (EPA ICR No. 1188) when related to
existing chemicals. These ICRs were first approved in the late 1980s
and have been renewed every 3 years, with the latest approval for these
ICRs published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2005 (70 FR 3195)
(FRL-7862-6) for OMB control number 2070-0012, and on February 3, 2003
(68 FR 5288) (FRL-7446-7) for OMB control number 2070-0038. For futher
information on this ICR, please refer to the docket.
    EPA is removing several entries because the SNURs have been
revoked. Since these provisions no longer exist, the corresponding
listing in the table should be removed as well. EPA is adding several
entries to reflect the promulgation of new SNURs. The table is amended
to list these new sections, along with their corresponding OMB control
number as identified in the final rule.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final rule implements technical amendments to 40 CFR part 9 to
reflect

changes to OMB approvals under PRA. It does not otherwise impose or
amend any requirements. As such, this action does not require review by
OMB under Executive Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and
Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), or Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997). Nor does it impose any enforceable duty, contain any
unfunded mandate, or impose any significant or unique impact on small
governments as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(UMRA) (Public Law 104-4).
    This action will not have substantial direct effects on State or
tribal governments, on the relationship between the Federal Government
and States or Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and States or Indian
tribes. As such, it will not have any ``federalism implications'' as
described by Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999) or ``tribal implications'' as described by Executive
Order 13175, entitled Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000). Nor does it involve any
technical standards that would require Agency consideration of
voluntary consensus standards pursuant to section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law
104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note), environmental justice-
related issues that would require consideration under Executive Order
12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February
16, 1994), or otherwise involve anything that would have any adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy that would require
consideration under Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions Concerning
Regulations that Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001).
    In addition, since this action is not subject to notice-and-comment
requirements under the APA or any other statute, it is not subject to
the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

IV. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act (CRA), 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added
by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. Section 808 of CRA allows the issuing
agency to make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the
CRA if the agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public
procedure is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest. This determination must be supported by a brief statement (5
U.S.C. 808(2)). As stated previously, EPA has made such a good cause
finding, including the reasons therefore, and established an effective
date of March 23, 2006. EPA will submit a report containing this rule
and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of this rule in the Federal Register. This rule is not a
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: March 16, 2006.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.

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Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 2003,
2005, 2006, 2601-2671, 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 33
U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 1330,
1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR,
1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 300g,
300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-2,
300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q, 7542,
9601-9657, 11023, 11048.

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2. In Sec.  9.1, the table is amended by removing under the
undesignated center heading ``Significant New Uses of Chemical
Substances'' Sec.  Sec.  721.1710, 721.4200, 721.4240, and 721.4466.

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3. In Sec.  9.1, the table is amended by adding the following sections
under the undesignated center heading ``Significant New Uses of
Chemical Substances'' and further amended by adding in numerical order
by CFR designation a new undesignated center heading ``Reporting
Requirements and Review Processes for Microorganisms'' and its entry
Sec.  725.1075 to read as follows:

Sec.  9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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721.304..............................................          2070-0012
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721.330..............................................          2070-0012
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721.535..............................................          2070-0012
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721.647..............................................          2070-0012
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721.983..............................................          2070-0012
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721.1070.............................................          2070-0012
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721.1620.............................................          2070-0012
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721.1648.............................................          2070-0012
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721.1680.............................................          2070-0012
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721.1747.............................................          2070-0012
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721.2060.............................................          2070-0012
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721.2076.............................................          2070-0012
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721.2098.............................................          2070-0012
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721.2685.............................................          2070-0012
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721.2752.............................................          2070-0012
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721.3062.............................................          2070-0012
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721.3110.............................................          2070-0012
 721.3130............................................          2070-0012
721.3135.............................................          2070-0012
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721.3438.............................................          2070-0012
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721.3835.............................................          2070-0012
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721.4096.............................................          2070-0012
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721.4258.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5252.............................................          2070-0012
721.5253.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5288.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5293.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5315.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5340.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5358.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5546.............................................          2070-0012

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721.5560.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5713.............................................          2070-0012
721.5718.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5762.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5905.............................................          2070-0012
721.5908.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5917.............................................          2070-0012
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721.5935.............................................          2070-0012
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721.6167.............................................          2070-0012
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721.7250.............................................          2070-0012
721.7255.............................................          2070-0012
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721.7270.............................................          2070-0012
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721.7290.............................................          2070-0012
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721.8130.............................................          2070-0012
721.8140.............................................          2070-0012
721.8145.............................................          2070-0012
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721.8340.............................................          2070-0012
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721.8485.............................................          2070-0012
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721.8940.............................................          2070-0012
721.8950.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9078.............................................          2070-0012
721.9079.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9501.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9506.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9511.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9572.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9640.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9674.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9929.............................................          2070-0012
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721.9959.............................................          2070-0012
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     Reporting Requirements and Review Processes for Microorganisms
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 725.1075............................................          2070-0012
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2264-001.
    Applicants: Northern Indiana Public Service Company.

    Description: Tariff Amendment: Errata to Filing of an Amended CIAC
Agreement to be effective 6/27/2019.
    Filed Date: 8/1/19.
    Accession Number: 20190801-5138.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2324-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 3125R6 Basin Electric Power
Cooperative NITSA and NOA Amended Filing to be effective 6/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 8/1/19.
    Accession Number: 20190801-5073.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2511-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-07-31_SA 3337
Wolverine-Zeeland Interconnection Facilities Agrmt (Fairview) to be
effective 7/19/2019.
    Filed Date: 7/31/19.
    Accession Number: 20190731-5157.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2512-000.
    Applicants: North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: PJM and NCEMC submit Revised
Service Agreement No. 3347 to be effective 7/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 7/31/19.
    Accession Number: 20190731-5159.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2513-000.
    Applicants: Wilton Wind Energy II, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Wilton Wind Energy II, LLC
Application for MBR Authority to be effective 9/30/2019.
    Filed Date: 7/31/19.
    Accession Number: 20190731-5181.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2514-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2nd Quarter 2019 Revisions
to OA, Schedule 12 and RAA, Schedule 17 to be effective 6/30/2019.
    Filed Date: 7/31/19.
    Accession Number: 20190731-5197.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2515-000.
    Applicants: UNS Electric, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Hilltop Interconnection
Agreement to be effective 7/2/2019.
    Filed Date: 7/31/19.
    Accession Number: 20190731-5201.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2516-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-08-01_Revisions to
Schedules 7, 8, and 9 to add City of Breckenridge, MN to be effective
10/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 8/1/19.
    Accession Number: 20190801-5042.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2517-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Clean-up to OATT, Schedule
12-Appendix A (JCPL) and (MetEd) to be effective 1/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 8/1/19.
    Accession Number: 20190801-5052.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2518-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Claxton Solar LGIA Filing to
be effective 7/22/2019.
    Filed Date: 8/1/19.
    Accession Number: 20190801-5082.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-2519-000.
    Applicants: Avista Corporation.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Avista Corp Cancellation of RS
532 Dyn Cap and Energy to be effective 8/2/2018.
    Filed Date: 8/1/19.
    Accession Number: 20190801-5086.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/19.

    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: August 1, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-66931; File No. SR-CME-2012-15]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Relating to Adoption of Interest Rate Futures Contracts Portfolio
Margining Program With Eris Exchange, LLC

May 7, 2012.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on April 25, 2012, Chicago
Mercantile Exchange Inc. (``CME'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change described
in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared
substantially by CME. CME filed the proposal pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act, and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \2\ thereunder so that
the proposal was effective upon filing with the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the rule
change from interested parties.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    CME proposes to adopt an interest rate futures contracts portfolio
margining program with Eris Exchange, LLC (``Eris''). CME currently
clears interest rate swap futures contracts listed by Eris. Separately,
the CME clearinghouse settles and clears Eurodollar futures listed by
CME. CME is proposing to adopt a program that would allow it to offer
portfolio margining of CME Eurodollar futures together with Eris
Exchange Interest Rate Swap futures. The portfolio margining program
will allow accounts with offsetting positions in CME Eurodollar futures
and Eris Exchange contracts to obtain risk offsets and, hence, lower
performance bond (i.e., initial margin) requirements. The proposed
change will immediately become effective on filing but will not become
operational until April 30, 2012.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, CME included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. CME has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these
statements.

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

    CME currently clears interest rate swap futures contracts listed by
Eris. Separately, the CME clearinghouse settles and clears Eurodollar
futures listed by CME. CME is proposing to adopt a program that would
allow it to offer portfolio margining of CME Eurodollar futures
together with Eris Exchange Interest Rate Swap futures. The proposed
rule change will immediately become effective on filing but will not
become operational until April 30, 2012.
    The portfolio margining program will allow accounts with offsetting
positions in CME Eurodollar futures and Eris Exchange contracts to
obtain risk offsets and, hence, lower performance bond (i.e., initial
margin) requirements. Actual risk offsets will vary by portfolio, and
will be higher for more highly correlated positions. The reduced margin
requirements will be reflected in datafiles provided by CME Clearing to
clearing members. Firms will also be able to use CME's margin software
to verify margin calculations for these portfolios and perform ``what
if'' analyses.
    The portfolio margining program would be available for house
accounts and customer accounts. With regard to customer accounts, all
products in the proposed program are futures governed by Section
4d(a)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations promulgated
thereunder. CME notes that the proposed portfolio margining program
comports with the CFTC's DCO Core Principle G (Risk Management), and
with new CFTC Regulation 39.13(g)(4) (Spread and Portfolio Margins),
which provides, in pertinent part, that a DCO ``may allow reductions in
initial margin requirements for related positions if the price risks
with respect to such positions are significantly and reliably
correlated.''
    CME also certified the proposed changes that are the subject of
this filing to its primary regulator, the CFTC, in CME Submission 12-
114.
    The proposed change is limited to CME's activities as a derivatives
clearing organization clearing futures

transactions. As such, the proposed change does not significantly
affect the security-based swap clearing operations of CME or any
related rights or obligations of CME security-based swap clearing
participants. The proposed change is therefore properly filed under
Section 19(b)(3)(A) and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) thereunder because it
effects a change in an existing service of a registered clearing agency
that primarily affects the futures clearing operations of the clearing
agency with respect to futures that are not security futures and does
not significantly affect any securities clearing operations of the
clearing agency or any related rights or obligations of the clearing
agency or persons using such service.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CME does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any
impact or impose any burden on competition.

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

    CME has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments
regarding this proposed change. CME has not received any unsolicited
written comments from interested parties.

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

    The foregoing proposed rule change has become effective upon filing
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) \3\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii)
\4\ thereunder because it effects a change in an existing service of
CME that primarily affects the futures clearing operations of CME with
respect to futures that are not security futures and does not
significantly affect any securities clearing operations of CME or any
related rights or obligations of the clearing agency or persons using
such service. At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed
rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CME-2012-15 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CME-2012-15. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
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for inspection and copying at the principal office of CME and on CME's
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    All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
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    \5\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\5\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-11364 Filed 5-10-12; 8:45 am]
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  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1                                INFORMATION
COLLECTION REQUEST (ICR)

                             United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)

			         Part A of the Supporting Statement

					(October 2007)

IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a) 	Title: 	Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline
Volatility (Renewal)

			EPA ICR Number 1367.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0178

	1(b) Abstract

	Gasoline volatility, as measured by Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) in pounds
per square inch (psi), is controlled in the spring and summer in order
to minimize evaporative hydrocarbon emissions from motor vehicles.  The
standards, 7.8 psi or 9.0 psi, for each state and the District of
Columbia, are at 40 CFR 80.27 (a).  The addition of ethanol to gasoline
increases the RVP by about one psi.  Gasoline that contains at least
nine volume percent ethanol is subject to a standard that is 1.0 psi
greater.  As an aid to compliance and enforcement, the regulation at 40
CFR 80.27 (d)(3) requires that the product transfer document (PTD) which
accompanies a shipment of gasoline containing ethanol shall contain a
legible and conspicuous statement that the gasoline contains ethanol and
the percentage concentration of ethanol.  This is intended to deter the
mixing within the distribution system, particularly in retail storage
tanks, of gasoline which contains ethanol with gasoline that does not
contain ethanol.  Such mixing would likely result in gasoline with an
ethanol concentration of less than nine volume percent, but with an RVP
above the standard.  It is estimated that there are approximately 2,000
producers and importers (mostly blenders as opposed to refiners and
importers) of gasoline that blend with ethanol.  There are approximately
10,000 shippers/distributors/transferors, mostly truckers, of gasoline
containing ethanol.  It is estimated that each transferor handles about
300 shipments annually.  Parties wishing to conduct research or
emissions certification on gasoline that does not meet the volatility
standard are required to obtain a testing exemption in accordance with
40 CFR 80.27(e).  The EPA receives approximately two requests per year
for testing exemptions.  The total annual respondent burden for this
collection is 13,997 hours and $916,845, which includes $20 in
annualized capital and operation and maintenance costs.  The total
annual burden for the Agency is 1 hour and $48.91.

NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

	2(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection

	Section 211(h) of the Clean Air Act (Act) requires EPA to promulgate
regulations prohibiting the sale or distribution of gasoline whose
volatility, as measured by RVP, exceeds certain standards during the
high ozone season.  The Act and regulations at 40 C.F.R. 80.27 and 80.28
permit gasoline containing nine percent ethanol to have an RVP that is
one psi greater than the standard that would otherwise apply.  Normally,
the gasoline distribution system treats gasoline as a fungible product.
That is, gasolines from numerous sources are mixed together (also known
as commingling) in tanks at terminals and retail outlets.  Therefore,
without the required statement on the PTD, gasoline containing ethanol
could easily be commingled with gasoline not containing ethanol.  This
could result in gasoline containing enough ethanol to cause a violation
of the RVP standard, but not at least nine percent ethanol to qualify
for the one psi exemption allowed by the Act and regulations.  Thus, it
is imperative that gasoline marketers, shippers, and distributors know
if a shipment of gasoline contains ethanol, and in what concentration.
The required statement on the PTD of gasoline blended with ethanol will
significantly aid industry compliance and EPA’s ability to enforce the
volatility standards.

	Thus, the rule requires that the PTD for a shipment of gasoline
containing ethanol state that the gasoline contains ethanol and the
percentage concentration of ethanol.  The rule does not have a
recordkeeping requirement.  However, PTDs are usually retained in the
normal course of business for five years.

	As required by section 211(h) of the Act, the Agency promulgated a
final rule in 1991.  The reporting requirement in 40 C.F.R. 80.27(d)(3)
was promulgated under authority of section 211(h) of the Act, 42 U.S.C.
§ 7545(h) and sections 114 and 208 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7414 and
7542, and provides:

"Each invoice, loading ticket, bill of lading, delivery ticket and other
document which accompanies the shipment of gasoline containing ethanol
shall contain a legible and conspicuous statement that the gasoline
being shipped contains ethanol and the percentage concentration of
ethanol."

	These regulations provide for the enforcement of the standards for the
maximum RVP that will be allowed during the high ozone portion of the
year, extending from May 1 (suppliers) or June 1 (all other persons)
through September 15.  Regulatory control of volatility stems from a
recognition of the major impact that increases in the RVP of gasoline
have on the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).  Consequent
to the excessive emission of VOCs is the formation of ozone in the
ambient air, a major summertime health problem in many urban areas.

     	The reporting (actually labeling) requirement is necessary because
the Act gave ethanol blends a one pound per square inch (psi) allowance
above the otherwise applicable RVP standard.  The records regarding the
shipment of ethanol blends to a retailer or to any "midstream"
distribution point will assist Agency enforcement officials, when
inspecting those shipments, in identifying those gasoline blends that
qualify for the one psi allowance and those parties who may be liable
for violations if the blend does not qualify for the allowance.  The
records are also necessary to assist regulated parties in avoiding
violations (for example, mixing loads of gasoline with ten percent
ethanol and loads without ethanol during the high ozone season can
result in violations), and can be used by parties in establishing a
legal defense.

	Parties wishing to conduct research or emissions certification on
gasoline that does not meet the volatility standard may obtain a testing
exemption by providing the information specified at 40 CFR 80.27(e) to
EPA.  Thus, if a test facility was inspected by EPA, and gasoline was
found that did not meet the standard, and the facility had an exemption,
there would not be a violation.

     2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data

	The collection of information is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency and has practical utility.  The
information contained in the PTDs for gasoline blended with ethanol is
used to identify those gasoline blends that may qualify for the one psi
allowance, as provided by the Act and by the rule.  The required record
also helps prevent the commingling of gasoline containing the required
amount of ethanol necessary to be eligible for the one psi waiver with
gasoline not containing ethanol.  Such commingling would usually result
in a violation.  The testing exemption provides flexibility for research
or emissions certification.

	The Agency enforcement officers need this information to identify
violations and to identify violating parties.  There is no recordkeeping
requirement under this rule.  Industry entities, including blenders of
ethanol and gasoline, and distributors of gasoline containing ethanol,
as well as retailers (who ultimately receive the gasoline but have no
recordkeeping requirements under the rule) need the information in order
to prevent violations that can occur from commingling ethanol blends and
non-ethanol blends during the high ozone season.

3.  NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

	3(a) Nonduplication

	The information collection is not duplicative.  The PTDs are the only
records available to recipients of gasoline that document that ethanol
has been blended into the gasoline.  The reporting requirement for a
testing exemption is the only practical approach.

	3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

	In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, a notice was published
in the Federal Register on July 23, 2007 (72 FR 40146), with a comment
period of 60 days.  No comments were received.

	3(c) Consultations

	EPA consulted the following people for their opinion of the new burden
estimate:

Joel Elstein, Big West Oil Company,<PHONE_NUMBER>

Terri Johnson, CITGO Petroleum Corporation,<PHONE_NUMBER>

Keith Camp, Exxon Mobil Corporation,<PHONE_NUMBER>

Steve Papaleo, Hess Corporation,<PHONE_NUMBER>

The general consensus is that the burden is very small and our estimates
are accurate.  The information is generally computer-generated,
pre-printed, or hand stamped on the PTDs.  The rule does not require
that the PTDs be retained.  Only about two requests for testing
exemptions are received annually.

	3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

	This labeling activity is the minimum necessary to alert downstream
distributors/marketers that a shipment of gasoline contains ethanol.
The labeling requirement applies only to those producing or importing
gasoline blended with ethanol.  The Agency allows maximum flexibility in
the form of the labeling.  Neither record maintenance nor reporting to
the Agency is required.  No new documents are required, since PTDs are
routinely used in the gasoline distribution network.  Testing exemptions
are requested only as necessary.

	3(e) General Guidelines

	The collection is in compliance with OMB guidelines.  To the extent
that some affected companies may be relatively small businesses, their
informational requirements do not change since the requirement is
already the minimal possible in order to give other businesses and EPA
information that is necessary for compliance.

	3(f) Confidentiality

	Information claimed as confidential is handled in accordance with EPA
Freedom of Information Act regulations at 40 CFR 2.

	3(g) Sensitive Questions

       	There are no sensitive questions.

4.  THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

    	 4(a) Respondents/SIC/NAICS Codes

	The respondents are related to the following major group Standard
Industrialization Classification (SIC) codes:

2869 - Denatured Alcohol Manufacturing

2911 - Petroleum Refineries

4212 - Gasoline Distributors

5171 - Gasoline Bulk Stations and Terminals

5172 - Gasoline Merchant Wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)

5541 - Retailers/Wholesale Purchaser-consumers

	The respondents are related to the following major group NAICS codes:

324110 - Petroleum Refineries

325193 - Denatured Alcohol Manufacturing

424710 - Gasoline Bulk Stations and Terminals

424720 - Gasoline Merchant Wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)

	4(b) Information Requested

	(i)  Data Items, Including Recordkeeping Requirements

	This ICR covers the reporting/labeling requirement at 40 CFR
80.27(d)(3) for the PTDs for shipments of gasoline containing ethanol.
Ethanol is generally splash-blended into a gasoline tanker truck at a
terminal truck rack at ten volume percent.  The blender creates a
statement on the PTD that the product contains ten percent ethanol.  The
same is required for a refiner who produces gasoline blended with
ethanol at a refinery and an importer of gasoline blended with ethanol.
Each distributor/transferor transfers this PTD on to the next transferor
and ultimately to the retail level.  Many refiners/blenders/importers
already included this information on the PTDs prior to the EPA
regulatory requirement (also, some states already required this
information), and for them this requirement represented no new burden.
Even where it did represent a new burden, the information is now encoded
automatically by computer or otherwise routinely stamped or entered on
the PTD, resulting in an extremely small reporting burden.  There is no
burden for transferors, as they already had to transfer a PTD with each
shipment of gasoline as a customary business practice (CBP).  This rule
has no recordkeeping requirement.  Parties needing a testing exemption
must submit the information specified at 40 CFR 80.27(e).

	(ii)  Respondent Activities

	The following are required:

Read and comprehend the regulations.

Train personnel to meet the requirements.

Develop the information for the PTD and/or testing exemption.

Gather and organize the information.

Review the information, perform quality assurance, and take corrective
action, if necessary, to meet the regulatory requirements.

Enter the information onto the PTD or submit the request for a testing
exemption to EPA.

5.         THE INFORMATION COLLECTED--AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION

    	METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

	5(a) Agency Activities

	The following are required:

Develop a thorough understanding of the regulatory requirements.

Convey the requirements and respond to inquiries in a clear manner.

Provide access to the regulations and guidance documents.

Timely process requests for testing exemptions.

Monitor compliance with the PTD requirement.

	5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

	The information collection, to the maximum extent practicable, uses
appropriate information technology to reduce burden and improve data
quality, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public.  Ethanol
blender/distributors generally use computer-printed language stating
that the product contains ten percent ethanol.  This information is
printed on PTDs, and in many cases the information itself was already
printed prior to the rule.  EPA also allows the use of coded statements
to reduce the space the statement requires on the PTD.  EPA may examine
these records during investigations regarding gasoline exceeding the
applicable RVP standard.  Requests for a testing exemption are routinely
reviewed and granted by EPA.

	5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

	The information collection reduces to the extent practicable and
appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to or
for the Agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined by
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. § 601(6)), the use of such
techniques as: (1) establishing differing compliance or reporting
requirements or timetables that take into account the resources
available to those who are to respond; (2) the clarification,
consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting
requirements; or (3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of
information, or any part thereof.

	The approach of this information collection holds burdens to the
irreducible minimum consistent with obtaining the required compliance
levels.  The labeling requirement applies only to those entities that
produce or import ethanol blends.  It enables those parties, as well as
retail level entities, to comply with the law.  However, retail entities
have no requirement to make or maintain records.  Therefore, the
smallest entities have no burden under this collection and for those
small distributors who do have a burden, the burden is minimal.  The
information required is not in any prescribed format, allowing for
maximum flexibility in how to print the information, including the use
of short codes, and does not necessitate any new records.  Therefore, no
further flexibility is needed.

	5(d) Collection Schedule

     There is no reporting requirement and there is no required
maintenance period.  There is no collection schedule; the statement is
added to CBP transfer documents when the blend is produced or imported.

6.   ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION

	It is estimated that there are 2,000 producers and importers of
gasoline blended with ethanol.  The vast majority is blended at
terminals.  Some ethanol is blended at a refinery or contained in
imported gasoline

            Based on information received from respondents and from EPA
experience, for most respondents the required information is
automatically computer-generated or preprinted on the PTDs.  This means
the reporting requirement is almost immeasurable for these parties.
Other parties may spend about ten seconds per transaction to stamp or
otherwise enter the information on the PTDs.  The average for all
respondents is estimated to be about five seconds per transaction.
There is no recordkeeping requirement.  It is estimated to take four
hours to prepare a request for a testing exemption.

	Based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, (2005 data),  EPA estimates that the hourly cost, including
benefits and other employee costs, for this industry and for the period
of this ICR, to be about $65 per hour for a typical labor mix.

	Almost all gasoline containing ethanol will be shipped by truck.
Assume 60 percent of all gasoline contains ethanol.  If 60 percent of
the 140 billion gallons of gasoline that is consumed annually nationwide
contains ethanol, this comes to 84 billion gallons of gasoline.  If each
truck carries 8,500 gallons of gasoline, then about 10 million
truckloads/shipments of gasoline with ethanol are produced/imported
annually.  Thus 10 million PTDs will receive the required statement on
ethanol content annually.

	6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

	For 10 million PTDs (responses), at an average burden of 5 seconds per
PTD, the annual burden is 13,889 hours, or about seven hours for each of
the estimated 2,000 producers and importers.  There is an additional
hour of labor for each of the estimated 100 new producers or importers
annually to implement the requirement, for a net annual burden for
producers and importers of 13,889+100= 13,989 hours.  The two requests
for testing exemptions, at 4 hours each, add 8 hours annually, for an
annual total of 10,000,002 responses and 13,989+8= 13,997 hours.  There
is no burden for the estimated 10,000 transferors because the
transmittal of PTDs is a customary business practice.

	6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

	For producers and importers of gasoline containing ethanol, 13,997
hours at $65 per hour gives a total of $909,805, or about $455 per
respondent (2,000 respondents) annually to generate the required
statement on PTDs.  For the estimated 100 new producers or importers
each year, there is an additional hour of labor for each, $65 per
respondent, to implement the requirement, for a total of $6,500.  Thus,
the total annual cost for producers and importers is
$909,805+$6,500=$916,305.  For parties wishing a testing exemption, 8
hours at $65 per hour gives a total of $520, or $260 per respondent.
There are no costs for the 10,000 transferors.

	There are no Purchased Services Costs.  There are no Annualized Startup
Costs.  There are no Annualized Capital Costs.  Thus, the only non-labor
costs are Operating and Maintenance (O&M) costs are for copying and
postage for the two exemption requests annually, and are estimated at
$10 each for a total of $20.

	6(c) Estimating EPA Burden and Cost

     	The labeling activity that is the subject of this ICR imposes no
burden or costs on the

Agency.  The Agency would conduct inspections even without the
requirement but the required information facilitates the investigation
of possible violations.  Reviewing the two requests for testing
exemptions imposes a total of one hour of burden costing $48.91.  EPA
estimates this average hourly labor cost for technical staff based on
the hourly wage for a GS 12 Step 5 multiplied by the standard government
overhead factor of 1.6.

	6(d) Reasons for Change of Burden

	The use of ethanol in gasoline has increased since the previous ICR.
Thus, the annual number of respondents is estimated to have increased
from 1,500 in the previous ICR to 2,000, and the annual number of PTDs
that will contain the required language has increased from 4,600,00 in
the previous ICR to 10 million.

	6(e) Burden Statement

	The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 5 seconds per
response.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply
with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of
the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing
respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques,
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0478, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number for the Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  An electronic version of the public docket is
available at www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically.  When in the system, select “search,”
then key in the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send
comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503,
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID
Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0478 and OMB Control Number 2060-0178 in any
correspondence.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP02-363-012]

North Baja Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Refund Report

September 16, 2005.
    Take notice that on September 12, 2005, North Baja Pipeline, LLC
(NBP) tendered for filing a Refund Report to report refunds associated
with a reduction in NBP's maximum recourse rates for the period August
12, 2002 through June 30, 2005.
    NBP further states that a copy of this filing has been served on
NBP's jurisdictional customers and interested State regulatory
agencies.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a
protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons

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

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive 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>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 23, 2005.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1  ADVANCE \y 63 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION III

1650 Arch Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103-2029

										September 28, 2007

Mr. George S. Aburn, Jr., Director

Maryland Department of the Environment

Air and Radiation Management Administration

1800 Washington Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21230  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1

Dear Mr. Aburn:

	On July 13, 2007, EPA received a revision to the Maryland State
Implementation Plan (SIP) from the Maryland Department of the
Environment (MDE) pertaining to emission limitations and related
requirements for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) at 15
coal-fired electric generating units in Maryland.  EPA has determined
that the submittal is administratively and technically complete, and is
reviewing it to prepare a (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR).

	If members of your staff have any questions, they may direct them to
Irene Shandruk, Air Quality Planning Branch, at<PHONE_NUMBER>.  She is
the principal contact for this rulemaking.

Sincerely,

						/s/

					   Judith M. Katz, Director

                          			   Air Protection Division  (3AP00)

cc: Brian Hug, MDE

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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: EC17-35-000.
    Applicants: Calpine Energy Services Holdco LLC, North American
Power Business, LLC, North American Power and Gas, LLC.
    Description: Joint Application of Calpine Energy Services Holdco
LLC, et al. for Approval Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act and
Request for Expedited Action.
    Filed Date: 11/17/16.
    Accession Number: 20161117-5201.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG17-30-000.
    Applicants: Niles Valley Energy LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status for Niles Valley Energy LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161116-5138.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: EG17-31-000.
    Applicants: IMG Midstream LLC.
    Description: Self-Certification of EWG of Wolf Run Energy LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161116-5139.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: EG17-32-000.
    Applicants: SR South Loving LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of SR South Loving LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5042.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1350-006.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Entergy Services, Inc. submits Refund Report.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5070.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2564-006; ER10-2289-006; ER10-2600-006.
    Applicants: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Tucson
Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc., UniSource Energy
Development Company.
    Description: Amendment and Third Supplement to December 31, 2015
Triennial Market Power Update for the Southwest Region of the Fortis,
Inc. subsidiaries.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5148.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1973-001.
    Applicants: Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B
LLC MBR Tariff to be effective 6/22/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5047.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2298-003.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: DEK Errata to Supplemental Revised
Filing RS No. 14 to be effective 10/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5127.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2730-001.
    Applicants: LSC Communications US, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: LSCC MBRA App Supplement to be
effective 10/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5105.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-157-001.
    Applicants: Moapa Southern Paiute Solar, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Supplement to Application for Order
Accepting Initial Market-Based Rate Tariff to be effective 10/22/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5119.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-263-001.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Substitute Original Service
Agreement No. 4573, Queue No. NQ139 to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/17/16.
    Accession Number: 20161117-5149.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-297-001.
    Applicants: Ampex Energy, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amend MBR Application to be
effective 11/15/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/17/16.
    Accession Number: 20161117-5116.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-355-000.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: Errata to Filing of CIAC Agreement with
Northern States Power to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 11/17/16.
    Accession Number: 20161117-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-381-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to OATT Schedule
12--

Appdx A re RTEP Approved by the Board in Oct 2016 to be effective 2/15/
2017.
    Filed Date: 11/17/16.
    Accession Number: 20161117-5164.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-382-000.
    Applicants: CED Ducor Solar 1, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rates Tariff to
be effective 11/19/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5067.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-383-000.
    Applicants: CED Ducor Solar 2, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rates Tariff to
be effective 11/19/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5069.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-384-000.
    Applicants: CED Ducor Solar 3, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rates Tariff to
be effective 11/19/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5071.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-385-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of ICSA
No. 3409 Queue Position #T107, X3-004 & Y2-019 to be effective 7/20/
2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5096.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-386-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: NYISO tariff revision--ICAP
Demand Curve Reset to be effective 1/17/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5098.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-387-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2016-11-18 Revisions to
Attachment FF-6 to address cost allocation gap to be effective 1/18/
2017.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5099.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-389-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2016-11-18 SA 2872 Montana
Dakota-Montana Dakota 1st Rev. GIA (J405) to be effective 11/19/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5115.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-390-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., ITC
Midwest LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2016-11-18_SA 2728
MidAmerican-ITCM 2nd Rev. FSA (H021) to be effective 11/18/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/18/16.
    Accession Number: 20161118-5117.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/9/16.

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

    Docket Numbers: RD17-1-000.
    Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
    Description: Petition of the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation for Retirement of Reliability Standard BAL-004-0.
    Filed Date: 11/10/16.
    Accession Number: 20161110-5240.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/19/16.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 18, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP07-494-000]

Dauphin Island Gathering Partners; Notice of Revenue Report

June 28, 2007.
    Take notice that on June 26, 2007, Dauphin Island Gathering
Partners (Dauphin Island) tendered for filing its report of net revenue
received from cash outs. Dauphin Island states that it has made the
refund to its customers based upon its calculation method as set out in
its report.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated
below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or
protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve
motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive 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>.

    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time July 5, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0152]

Think Technology AS; Receipt of Application for a Temporary
Exemption From the Advanced Air Bag Requirements of FMVSS No. 208

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for temporary exemption from
certain provisions of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures in 49 CFR Part 555, Think
Technology AS has petitioned the agency for a temporary exemption from
certain advanced air bag requirements of FMVSS No. 208. The basis for
the application is that the exemption would make the development or
field evaluation of a low-emission vehicle easier and would not
unreasonably lower the safety or impact protection level of the
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    This notice of receipt of an application for temporary exemption is
published in accordance with the applicable statutory provisions. NHTSA
has not made any judgment on the merits of the application.

DATES: You should submit your comments not later than October 22, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ari Scott, Office of the Chief
Counsel, NCC-112, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 4th Floor, Room W41-326,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments: We invite you to submit comments on the application
described above. You may submit comments identified by docket number at
the heading of this notice by any of the following methods:
     Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the electronic docket site by
clicking on ``Help and Information'' or ``Help/Info.''
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington,
DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 am and 5 pm,
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted without
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78), or you may visit
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
    Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit any
information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit three
copies of your complete submission, including the information you claim
to be confidential business information, to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA,
at the address given under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In
addition, you should submit two copies, from which you have deleted the
claimed confidential business information, to Docket Management at the
address given above. When you send a comment containing information
claimed to be confidential business information, you should include a
cover letter setting forth the information specified in our
confidential business information regulation (49 CFR Part 512).
    We will consider all comments received before the close of business
on the comment closing date indicated above. To the extent possible, we
shall also consider comments filed after the closing date.

I. Advanced Air Bag Requirements

    In 2000, NHTSA upgraded the requirements for air bags in passenger
cars and light trucks, requiring what are commonly known as ``advanced
air bags.'' \2\ The upgrade was designed to meet the goals of improving
protection for occupants of all sizes, belted and unbelted, in
moderate-to-high-speed crashes, and of minimizing the risks posed by
air bags to infants, children, and other occupants, especially in low-
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    The advanced air bag requirements were a culmination of a
comprehensive plan that the agency announced in 1996 to address the
adverse effects of air bags. This plan also included an extensive
consumer education program to encourage the placement of children in
rear seats. The new requirements were phased in beginning with the 2004
model year.

    The agency has carefully tracked occupant fatalities resulting from
air bag deployment. Our data indicate that the agency's efforts in the
area of consumer education and manufacturers' providing depowered air
bags were successful in reducing air bag fatalities even before
advanced air bag requirements were implemented.
    As always, we are concerned about the potential safety implication
of any temporary exemptions granted by this agency. In the present
case, we are seeking comments on a petition for a temporary exemption
from the advanced air bag requirements submitted by Think Technology
AS, a Norwegian manufacturer of battery electric vehicles, which
utilize chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs and
electric motors instead of internal combustion engines. The vehicle at
issue is entitled the Think City EV, a zero-emissions vehicle.

II. Background of Manufacturer

    The Think City EV originally began as a project started in 1998 by
PIVCO AS in Norway. According to the petitioner, in 2000, the PIVCO
project was acquired by Ford Motor Company, a major U.S. automobile
manufacturer, as part of an effort to comply with the State of
California's Zero Emissions Vehicle mandate. Ford created a project
called Think, which produced 350 Think City EV cars based on the PIVCO
project in 2000, which were leased as part of a demonstration and
testing project. However, in light of the California Air Resources
Board's decision in 2003 to essentially end the requirement for
``pure'' electric cars, Ford sold the Think project to KamKorp, a
company based in Switzerland. In 2006, a new ownership occurred
creating Think Global AS.
    Think Technology AS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Think Global
AS, a holding company that possesses the intellectual property rights
to the Think City EV. The current owners of Think Global AS include the
founders of the PIVCO project, the precursor to the Think City EV, as
well as various other entities in Norway and other countries. Neither
Think Global AS nor Think Technology AS (hereinafter, ``Think'') has
sold any vehicles in the U.S. to date.

III. Statutory Basis for Requested Part 555 Exemption

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 30113 and the procedures in 49 CFR
Part 555, Think has petitioned the agency for a temporary exemption
from certain advanced air bag requirements of FMVSS No. 208. The basis
for the application is that the exemption would make the development or
field evaluation of a low-emission vehicle easier and would not
unreasonably lower the safety or impact protection level of the
vehicle. A copy of the petition is available for review and has been
placed in the docket for this notice. Specifically, Think has requested
an exemption for a period of two years upon the grant of the petition.
This requested exemption includes the advanced air bag requirements in
S14.5.2 of FMVSS No. 208, the rigid barrier test requirement using the
5th percentile adult female test dummy (belted and unbelted, S15), the
offset deformable barrier test requirement using the 5th percentile
adult female test dummy (S17), the requirements to provide protection
for infants and children (S19, S21, and S23) and the requirement using
an out-of-position 5th percentile adult female test dummy at the driver
position (S25). The petitioner stated that the vehicle will be equipped
with standard air bags and will comply with the rigid barrier belted
test requirement using the 50th percentile adult male test dummy set
forth in S14.5.1(a) of FMVSS No. 208.

IV. Summary of Information Provided by Petitioner and Supporting
Arguments

    A petitioner must provide specified information in submitting a
petition for exemption. These requirements are specified in 49 CFR
555.5, and include a number of items. Foremost among them are that the
petitioner must set forth the basis of the application under Sec.
555.6, and the reasons why the exemption would be in the public
interest and consistent with the objectives of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301.
    This section summarizes the information provided by the petitioner
and its supporting arguments. In this case, the basis of the
application is to facilitate the development and evaluation of a low
emission vehicle, the requirements of which are given in Sec.
555.6(c). The main requirements of this section include: (1)
Substantiation that the vehicle is a low-emission vehicle; (2)
documentation establishing that a temporary exemption would not
unreasonably degrade the safety of the vehicle; (3) substantiation that
a temporary exemption would facilitate the development or field
evaluation of the vehicle; (4) a statement of whether the petitioner
intends to conform to the standard at the end of the exemption period;
and (5) a statement that not more than 2,500 exempted vehicles will be
sold in the United States in any 12-month period for which an exemption
may be granted.

a. Petitioner's Statement That the Think City EV Is a Low-Emission
Vehicle

    Think asserts that the Think City EV is a low-emission vehicle. It
states that 49 U.S.C. 30113(a) defines a low-emission vehicle as one
that conforms to the applicable standards for new vehicles contained in
section 202 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521), and whose emissions
are significantly below on of those standards. Section 202 of the Clear
Air Act currently controls hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, oxides of
nitrogen, and particulate matter. Think asserts that the Think City EV
emits none of the listed pollutants. It also asserts that the vehicle
has no additional systems installed that could produce the named
pollutants, e.g., a fuel-fired heating system.

b. Petitioner's Statement That a Temporary Exemption Would Not
Unreasonably Degrade Safety

    This portion of the regulation requires that the petitioner provide
four items of information. The first is a detailed description of how
the low-emission vehicle would differ from one that complies with the
standard. The second, required only of manufacturers currently
producing a vehicle conforming to the standard, is the results of tests
conducted to substantiate certification with the standard. The third
requirement is for the petitioner to provide the results of any tests
that demonstrate the vehicle's failure to meet the standard, expressed
in as comparative performance levels. Finally, the fourth requirement
is for the petitioner to provide reasons why the failure to meet the
standard does not unreasonably degrade the safety or impact protection
of the vehicle.
i. Petitioner's Description of How the Think City Would Differ From a
Vehicle That Complies With FMVSS No. 208
    Think is applying for an exemption from the advanced air bag
requirements of Standard No. 208. However, the Think City EV is not
without air bags. Think states that the Think City EV will comply with
the pre-advanced air bag requirements of FMVSS No. 208. As stated in
the petition, the only differences between a compliant vehicle and the
Think City EV are the items discussed above in the requested exemption.
Namely, these are limited to the provisions in requirements in S14.5.2
of FMVSS No. 208, the rigid barrier test requirement using the 5th
percentile adult female test dummy (belted and unbelted, S15), the
offset deformable barrier test requirement using the 5th percentile
adult female

test dummy (S17), the requirements to provide protection for infants
and children (S19, S21, and S23) and the requirement using an out-of-
position 5th percentile adult female test dummy at the driver position
(S25).
ii. Testing Results Substantiating Certification With the Standard
    As Think has not designed vehicles that conform to FMVSS No. 208,
it is not required nor able to show testing results substantiating
certification with the standard.
iii. Any Testing Results Demonstrating the Vehicle's Failure To Meet
the Standard
    Think has not provided the results of testing demonstrating that
the Think City EV has specifically failed the advanced air bag
requirement. We note that generally a manufacturer would only be able
to meet those requirements by installing an air bag system specifically
designed to meet those requirements.
iv. Petitioner's Reasons as to Why the Vehicle Does Not Unreasonably
Degrade Safety or Impact Protection
    Think argues that safety and impact protection are not unreasonably
degraded by the requested exemption. The petitioner claimed that the
vehicle was designed, engineered and tested by Ford to meet all 2003
NHTSA requirements. It states further that the Think City EV will:
     Meet the new belted test requirements of S14.5.1(a), which
imposes more stringent limits for head injury criteria, chest, and neck
deflection than the old version to which the vehicle was originally
designed;
     Meet the new, more stringent criteria for injury
prevention under S13, with regard to the unbelted sled test;
     Have FMVSS No. 209 and 210 compliant belts and anchorages,
together with pretensioners and load limiters;
     Have a passenger air bag on-off switch permitted by FMVSS
No. 208; and
     Meet all other requirements of the FMVSSs.

Therefore, the petitioner argues that the Think City EV will not
unreasonably degrade safety or impact protection.

c. Petitioner's Statement That a Temporary Exemption Would Facilitate
the Development or Evaluation of the Think City EV

    Think states that the temporary exemption it seeks would facilitate
the evaluation and development of the Think City EV. The petitioner
claims that it currently does not have the ability to design or acquire
an air bag system that meets the advanced air bag requirements of
Standard No. 208. While the Think City EV air bag's system is a dual
stage system, it is currently designed with a fixed phase delay as
Think does not yet have an electrical control unit or hardware, such as
seat position sensing, that can meet all of the advanced air bag
requirements. Think also asserts that off-the-shelf systems that meet
the requirements are not currently available, and that the sourcing of
a custom designed system is not straightforward or financially viable
at this time.
    The requested exemption will facilitate the development of the
Think City EV by allowing Think to enter the U.S. market, a key target
market for the vehicle at issue. Think states that this will enable the
company to evaluate the vehicle, and based on this evaluation, continue
development, including successive models. Specifically, Think claims
that the two year exemption will permit:
     Evaluation and further development of alternative battery
concepts;
     Evaluation and further development of vehicle systems
based on real-world usage under U.S.-specific driving and storage
conditions;
     Product evaluation through U.S. warranty analysis and
customer feedback;
     Further evaluation of the company's plan to establish a
U.S. manufacturing operation; and
     Development of a compliant advanced air bag system.

d. Petitioner's Statement of Intent To Comply or Cease Production Upon
Expiration of the Temporary Exemption

    On the third page of its petition, Think states, ``[a]t the end of
the exemption period, Think intends to conform with all advanced air
bag requirements.''

e. Petitioner's Statement as to the Number of Vehicles To Be Produced
in Any 12-Month Period Covered by the Temporary Exemption

    Think has provided figures for the projected U.S. vehicle sales of
the Think City EV during the period of the requested exemption. For the
first year, Think projects that it will sell 500 Think City EVs. For
the second year, the company projects that it will sell 2500 Think City
EVs. Think stated that if the petition is granted, it undertakes not to
sell in the U.S. in excess of 2500 Think City exempted vehicles during
any 12-month period during the duration of the exemption.

f. Petitioner's Statement Regarding Public Interest Considerations for
Granting a Temporary Exemption

    Under Sec.  555.5(b)(7), a petitioner must set forth reasons why
the granting of the petition would be in the public interest and
consistent with the objectives of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301. We are
providing a summary of the petitioner's arguments and note that more
detailed arguments can be found by examining the petition.
    Think argued that the risk to safety is de minimis. Among other
things, it stated, as indicated above, that the Think City will be
equipped with a standard air bag system, and will also meet all other
FMVSSs.
    Think also argued that the Think City is a major step forward in
transportation that will help the environment, and that granting the
exemption will protect U.S. consumer choice and will benefit the
environment.
    Think provided the following reasons battery electric vehicles
(BEVs) are important:
     BEVs can reduce dependence on oil since electric power can
be generated in environmentally friendly ways, including from wind,
solar rays, waves, or geothermal power, and not just from fossil fuel.
     BEVs can be far more energy efficient compared to Internal
Combustion Engine (ICE) powered cars. Think's analysis indicates that
urban driving of a Think City compared with other fuel efficient cars
reduces CO2 emissions per driver kilometer by about 96% in Norway
(where electricity is generated from hydroelectric sources) and 30% in
the UK, where electricity is generated primarily from fossil fuels.
     BEVs are themselves zero-emissions vehicles and are not a
source of air pollution.
     BEVs recharging costs are more predictable than gasoline
prices, and not as subject to volatile international incidents.

V. Issuance of Notice of Final Action

    We are providing a 30-day comment period. After considering public
comments and other available information, we will publish a notice of
final action on the application in the Federal Register.

    Issued on: September 16, 2008.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER08-61-000, ER08-61-001]

ISO New England Inc.; Notice Establishing Post-Technical
Conference Comments

March 6, 2008.
    On March 5, 2008, Commission staff convened a technical conference
pursuant to the Commission's January 25, 2008 Order in this
proceeding.\1\ In accordance with the comment procedures established at
the technical conference, post-technical conference comments are due no
later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 19, 2008.
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    For further information please contact Joshua Konecni at (202) 502-
6291 or by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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