[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37391-37392]
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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: ER07-956-005.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Compliance Filing of Entergy Services, Inc.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5175.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1633-002.
    Applicants: U.S. Energy Partners, LLC.
    Description: U.S. Energy Amendment to Baseline Filing to be
effective 6/6/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1950-001.
    Applicants: Entergy Texas, Inc.
    Description: ER12-1950 ETEC Agrmt 199 Errata to be
effective 8/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5142.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1952-001.
    Applicants: Entergy Texas, Inc.
    Description: ER12-1952 ETEC Agrmt 200 Errata to be
effective 8/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5143.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1968-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

    Description: Unexecuted WDT SGIA for Acciona Solar Energy LLC's
Lakeview Solar One Project to be effective 8/9/2012 under ER12-1968.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5126.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1969-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreement No. 2788
in Docket No. ER11-3083-000 to be effective 5/7/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5133.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1970-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Public Service Company.
    Description: 6-6-12--RS139-144 SPS-NM Coop Agrmts to be effective
6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5147.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1971-000.
    Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
    Description: Rate Schedule No. 129 Cost Reimbursement Letter
Agreement--Valley Electric to be effective 6/5/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5149.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1972-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: 2012-06-06 CAISO's 7-Day Advanced Outage Reporting
Amendment to be effective 8/5/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5161.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1973-000.
    Applicants: New England States Committee on Electricity.
    Description: Informational Filing of New England States Committee
on Electricity regarding its 5-year pro forma budget framework.
    Filed Date: 6/1/12.
    Accession Number: 20120601-5376.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/22/12.

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

    Docket Numbers: ES12-40-000.
    Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC Response
to the Commission's Request for Reference to a Publication.
    Filed Date: 6/6/12.
    Accession Number: 20120606-5062.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/18/12.

    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: June 7, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0633; Airspace Docket No. 10-AWP-12]

Revision of Class E Airspace; Monterey, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Monterey Peninsula
Airport, Monterey, CA. The FAA is taking this action in response to a
request from the National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) to better
clarify the legal description of controlled airspace designated as an
extension to Class C surface area.

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, September 23, 2010. The Director of
the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action
under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9
and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The FAA received a request from NACO to clarify the legal
description of the existing Class E surface airspace area designated as
an extension to Class C airspace area, stating it was vague and
confusing and needed to be clarified. This action is in response to
that request.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6003 of
FAA Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15,
2009, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

    This action will amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) part 71 by revising the legal description of Class E airspace
designated as an extension to Class C airspace area for Monterey
Peninsula Airport, Monterey, CA. The legal description has been
clarified to avoid confusion on the part of pilots flying in the
Monterey, CA, area. This action will be in concert with a change in the
legal description for Class E surface area airspace being rewritten
under separate rulemaking. This is an administrative change and does
not affect the boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements of the
airspace, therefore, notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)
are unnecessary.
    The FAA has determined this regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments
are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this
regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The FAA's authority to
issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S.
Code. Subtitle 1, section 106 discusses the authority of the FAA
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more
detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority described in subtitle VII, part A,
subpart I, section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it revises
controlled airspace at Monterey Peninsula Airport, Monterey, CA.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E. O. 10854,
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15,
2009 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to Class
C Surface Areas.

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AWP CA, E3 Monterey, CA [Amended]

Monterey Peninsula Airport, CA
    (Lat. 36[deg]35'13'' N., long. 121[deg]50'35'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles
each side of the 113[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the
5-mile radius of Monterey Peninsula Airport to 15.7 miles east of
the airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 1, 2010.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2010-17249 Filed 7-14-10; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 59244-59245]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0048]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Currently-
Approved Information Collection Request: Annual and Quarterly Report of
Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its

review and approval. FMCSA requests approval to revise an ICR entitled,
``Annual and Quarterly Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers
(formerly OMB 2139-0003),'' which the Agency uses to ensure that motor
carriers of passengers comply with its financial and operating
statistics requirements in chapter III of title 49 CFR part 369
entitled, ``Reports of Motor Carriers.'' The Agency invites public
comment on this ICR. On April 20, 2012, FMCSA published a Federal
Register notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR. FMCSA
received one comment in response to the above notice. The comment did
not address the burden or utility of the ICR.

DATES: Please send your comments by October 26, 2012. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2012-0048. Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention
of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>, or mailed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Vivian Oliver, Transportation
Specialist, Office of Information Technology, Operations Division,
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email Address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Annual and Quarterly Report of Class
I Motor Carriers of Passengers (formerly OMB 2139-0003).
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0031.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information
collection.
    Respondents: Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2 (per year).
    Estimated Time per Response: 18 minutes per response.
    Expiration Date: September 30, 2012.
    Frequency of Response: Annually and Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3 hours [10 responses x 18 minutes
per response/60 minutes].
    Background: For-hire Class I motor carriers of passengers
(including interstate and intrastate) \1\ must file Motor Carrier
Quarterly and Annual Reports (Form MP-1) that provide financial and
operating data (see 49 U.S.C. 14123 and implementing FMCSA regulations
in 49 CFR part 369). The Agency uses this information to assess the
health of the industry and identify industry changes that may affect
national transportation policy. The info also shows company financial
stability and traffic patterns. Passengers carriers required to comply
with the regulations are classified on the basis of their annual gross
carrier operating revenues. Under the Financial & Operating Statistics
(F&OS) program, FMCSA collects balance sheet and income statement data
along with information on tonnage, mileage, employees, transportation
equipment, and other related data.
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    \1\ For purposes of the Financial & Operating Statistics (F&OS)
program, passenger carriers are classified into two groups: (1)
Class I carriers are those having average annual gross
transportation operating revenues (including interstate and
intrastate) of $5 million or more from passenger motor carrier
operations after applying the revenue deflator formula in the Note
of section 369.3; (2) Class II passenger carriers are those having
average annual gross transportation operating revenues (including
interstate and intrastate) of less than $5 million from passenger
motor carrier operations after applying the revenue deflator formula
as shown in Note A of section 369.3. Only Class I carriers of
passengers must file Annual and Quarterly Report Form MP-1, but
Class II passenger carriers must notify the agency when there is a
change in their classification or their revenues exceed the Class II
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    The Agency makes the data and information collected publicly
available as prescribed in 49 CFR part 369. In the past, the former
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) issued these regulations pursuant
to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. 11145, 49 U.S.C. 11343(d)(1)
and the Bus Regulatory Act of 1982. Later, the authority was
transferred to the U.S. Department of Transportation on January 1,
1996, by Chapter 141 of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA) (Pub.
L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 893 (Dec. 29, 1995)), now codified at 49
U.S.C. 14123. The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) transferred
the authority to administer the F&OS program to the former Bureau of
Transportation Statistics on September 30, 1998 (63 FR 52192). Pursuant
to this authority, the BTS, now part of the Research and Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA), became the responsible DOT modal
administration for implementing the F&OS program and requirements in 49
CFR part 1420. On September 29, 2004, the Secretary transferred the
responsibility for the F&OS program from BTS to FMCSA (69 FR 51009). On
August 10, 2006 (71 FR 45740), the Secretary published a final rule
that transferred and redesignated the motor carrier financial and
statistical reporting regulations of BTS formerly located in chapter XI
of title 49 CFR to FMCSA, See 49 CFR part 369.
    Public Comments Invited: FMCSA requests comments on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for FMCSA to perform its functions; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information.

    Issued on: September 18, 2012.
Kelly Leone,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-23677 Filed 9-25-12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 110

[Docket Number USCG-2016-0989]
RIN 1625-AA01

Anchorage Regulations; Passagassawakeag River, Belfast, ME;
Corrections

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: On July 8, 2019, the Coast Guard published a final rule that
established two special anchorage areas in the Passagassawakeag River
in the

vicinity of Belfast, ME, effective August 7, 2019. That rule contained
errors in the coordinates describing the boundaries of these special
anchorage areas, causing parts of them to extend into the navigable
channel. This document corrects those errors.

DATES: Effective April 20, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
document, call or email Mr. Craig D. Lapiejko, Coast Guard First
District Waterways Management Branch, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2019, the Coast Guard published a
final rule titled ``Anchorage Regulations; Passagassawakeag River,
Belfast, ME'' (84 FR 32269). Effective August 7, 2019, it established
Special Anchorage Area A and Special Anchorage Area B in the
Passagassawakeag River, Belfast Bay, Belfast, Maine.
    On August 15, 2019, the Coast Guard was made aware of a discrepancy
between the boundaries of the Belfast special anchorage areas and the
navigable channel by a cartographer from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). We have reviewed the information
provided by NOAA's cartographic production team and agree that there is
a discrepancy between the boundaries of the Belfast special anchorage
areas and the navigable channel.
    In the notice of proposed rulemaking we published to start the
process of designating these special anchorage areas, we made it clear
that they are intended to reduce the risk of vessel collisions and to
promote safe and efficient travel in the navigable channel of the
Passagassawakeag River to the mouth of Belfast Bay (82 FR 46004,
October 3, 2017). The potential of vessels anchoring in the navigable
channel is contrary to waterway safety and coordinates identifying any
portion of either special anchorage area in the navigable channel are
errors that must be corrected promptly to reduce the risk of vessel
collisions in the navigable channel. As we stated in the final rule, we
made no changes from the proposed rule (84 FR 32269, 32270, July 8,
2019). This document corrects the coordinates in 33 CFR 110.4(b) that
place any of the boundaries of Special Anchorage Area A and Special
Anchorage Area B in the navigable channel of the Pessagassawakeag
River.
    We find good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to make this correction
effective on its date of publication. Delaying its effective date would
continue the risk of vessel collisions in the navigable channel based
on errors in the coordinates describing the special anchorage areas.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110

    Anchorage Regulations.

    Accordingly, 33 CFR part 110 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:

PART 110--ANCHORAGE REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 471, 2071; 46 U.S.C. 70034; 33 CFR 1.05-1;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1

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2. In Sec.  110.4, revise paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) to read as follows:

Sec.  110.4  Penobscot Bay, Maine.

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    (d) * * *
    (1) Special anchorage area A. All of the waters enclosed by a line
beginning at latitude 44[deg]25'47.2458'' N, longitude
069[deg]00'7.5943'' W; thence to latitude 44[deg]25'48'' N, longitude
068[deg]59'57'' W; thence to latitude 44[deg]25'39'' N, longitude
068[deg]59'17'' W; thence to latitude 44[deg]25'33'' N, longitude
068[deg]59'15'' W; thence to latitude 44[deg]25'30'' N, longitude
068[deg]58'48'' W; thence to latitude 44[deg]25'23.9162'' N, longitude
069[deg]58'54.0838'' W; thence to latitude 44[deg]25'42.7050'' N,
longitude 069[deg]59'55.2686'' W thence to the point of beginning.
    (2) Special anchorage area B. All of the waters enclosed by a line
beginning at latitude 44[deg]25'45.3309'' N, longitude
069[deg]00'09.0265'' W; thence to latitude 44[deg]25'41.1720'' N,
longitude 068[deg]59'58.2017'' W; thence to latitude
44[deg]25'27.7645'' N, longitude 068[deg]59'23.3130'' W; thence to
latitude 44[deg]25'18.2707'' N, longitude 068[deg] 58'58.6083'' W;
thence to latitude 44[deg]24'56'' N, longitude 068[deg]59'23'' W;
thence to latitude 44[deg]25' 21.0416'' N, longitude
068[deg]59'37.5019'' W; thence to latitude 44[deg]25'35.5413'' N,
longitude 068[deg]59'58.1933'' W; thence to the point of beginning.
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    Dated: April 3, 2020.
A. J. Tiongson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9917-31-Region-1]

Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permit for
Stormwater Discharges From Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
in Massachusetts

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft NPDES general permit.

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SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection,
Environmental Protection Agency--Region 1 (EPA), is providing this
Notice of Availability of a draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for stormwater discharges
from small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) to certain
waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The draft NPDES general
permit establishes Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, prohibitions,
and management practices for stormwater discharges from small MS4s. EPA
has substantially modified the previous two draft general permits
released on February 4, 2010 and March 18, 2010 and is issuing a new
draft general permit for all eligible MS4s in Massachusetts.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 29, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Mail: Newton Tedder, US EPA--Region 1, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, Mail Code--OEP06-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912.
    No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.
    The draft permit is based on an administrative record available for
public review at EPA--Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post
Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3912. A
reasonable fee may be charged for copying requests. The fact sheet for
the draft permit sets forth principal facts and the significant
factual, legal, methodological and policy questions considered in the
development of the draft permit and is available upon request. A brief
summary is provided as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the
draft permit may be obtained between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. Monday through Friday excluding legal holidays from: Newton
Tedder, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Environmental Protection
Agency, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Comment Information

    Public Hearing Information: EPA will hold a public hearing in
accordance with 40 CFR 124.12 and will provide interested parties with
the opportunity to provide written and/or oral comments for the
official draft permit record. The public hearing will be held
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 from at 1:00 p.m. at the following
location: Leominster Public Library (Community Room), 30 West Street,
Leominster, Massachusetts 01453. An Alternate date in case of
cancelation due to inclement weather or other emergency is Wednesday,
December 3, 2014 at the same location.
    The public comment process and the public hearing will be conducted
in accordance with 40 CFR 124, EPA's Procedures for Decision making.
EPA will consider and respond to all significant comments before taking
final action. The general permit shall be effective on the date
specified in the Federal Register publication of the Notice of
Availability of the final general permit. The final general permit will
expire five years from the effective date.
    All persons, including applicants, who believe any condition of the
draft permit is inappropriate must raise all reasonably ascertainable
issues and submit all reasonably available arguments supporting their
position by the close of the public comment period, either by
submitting written comments to the EPA New England Regional Office
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Federal Register, or by
submitting written or oral comments at the public hearing. Any
supporting materials which are submitted shall be included in full and
may not be incorporated by reference, unless they are already part of
the administrative record in this proceeding, or consist of State or
Federal statutes and regulations, EPA documents of general
applicability, or other generally available reference materials.

Background of Proposed Permit

    EPA is proposing to reissue three draft NPDES general permits for
the discharge of stormwater from small MS4s to certain waters within
the commonwealth of Massachusetts. The three permits are:

MAR041000--Traditional cities and towns
MAR042000--Non-traditional state, federal, county and other publicly
owned systems
MAR043000--Non-traditional transportation systems

    While these are technically distinct permits, for convenience we
have grouped them together in a single document and have provided a
single fact sheet for all three of them, and this document refers to
the draft general ``permit'' in the singular. The draft general permit,
appendices, and fact sheet are available at: http://www.epa.gov/
region1/npdes/stormwater/MS4MA.html.
    The conditions in the draft permit are established pursuant to
Clean Water Act (CWA) section 402(p)(3)(iii) to ensure that pollutant
discharges from small MS4s are reduced to the Maximum Extent
Practicable (MEP), protect water quality, and satisfy the appropriate
requirements of the CWA. The regulations at 40 CFR 122.26(b)(16)

define a small municipal separate storm sewer system as ``all separate
storm sewers that are:
    (1) Owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town,
borough, county, parish, district, association, or other public body
(created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over disposal
of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including
special districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood
control district or drainage district, or similar entity, or an Indian
tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and
approved management agency under section 208 of the CWA that discharges
to waters of the United States.
    (2) Not defined as `large' or `medium' municipal separate storm
sewer systems pursuant to paragraphs (b)(4) or (b)(7) or designated
under paragraph (a)(1)(v) of this section [40 CFR 122.26].
    (3) This term includes systems similar to separate storm sewer
systems in municipalities such as systems at military bases, large
hospital or prison complexes, and highways or other thoroughfares. The
term does not include separate storm sewers in very discrete areas,
such as individual buildings.''
    EPA issued a final general permit to address stormwater discharges
from small MS4s on May 1, 2003. The 2003 general permit required small
MS4s to develop and implement a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)
designed to control pollutants to the maximum extent practicable and
protect water quality. This draft permit builds on the requirements of
the previous general permit.
    During 2010 EPA issued two separate draft Small MS4 General permits
to replace the 2003 Small MS4 permit for eligible Operators located
Massachusetts; one for Operators located in the North Coastal watershed
and the other for those located in the Interstate, Merrimack and South
Coastal watersheds. Based on comments and information gathered while
developing responses, EPA has modified the initial draft general
permits and is issuing a single new draft permit covering all eligible
operators in Massachusetts pursuant to 40 CFR 124.6. The changes to the
draft general permit include, but are not limited to: Provisions
addressing discharges to impaired waters with and without an approved
Total Maximum Daily Load and illicit discharge detection elimination
and monitoring provisions. The draft general permit has also been
revised to provide for coverage to MS4s that became subject to NPDES
permit requirements with the issuance of updated urbanized area
delineations based on the results of the 2010 Census.
    Please note that the new Draft Permit completely supersedes both
2010 draft permits, and EPA is providing an entirely new comment period
under 40 CFR 124.10. Consequently, all persons who believe any
condition of the new Draft Permit is inappropriate must raise all
reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all reasonably available
arguments supporting their position during this public comment period,
which includes the public hearing.

Obtaining Authorization

    In order for a small MS4 to obtain authorization to discharge, it
must submit a complete and accurate NOI containing the information in
Appendix E of the draft general permit. The NOI must be submitted
within 90 days of the effective date of the final permit. The effective
date of the final permit will be specified in the Federal Register
publication of the Notice of Availability of the final permit. A small
MS4 must meet the eligibility requirements of the general permit found
in Part 1.2 and Part 1.9 prior to submission of its NOI. A small MS4
will be authorized to discharge under the permit upon receipt of
written notice from EPA following a public notice of the submitted NOI.
EPA will authorize the discharge, request additional information, or
require the small MS4 to apply for an alternative permit or an
individual permit.

Non-Numeric Effluent Limitations

    When EPA has not promulgated effluent limitation guidelines for a
category of discharges, or if an operator is discharging a pollutant
not covered by an effluent limitation guideline, permit limitations may
be based on the best professional judgment (BPJ) of the agency or
permit writer. For this permit, effluent limits are based on BPJ. The
BPJ limits in this permit are in the form of non-numeric control
measures, commonly referred to as best management practices (BMPs).
Non-numeric limits are employed under limited circumstances, as
described in 40 CFR Sec.  122.44(k). EPA has interpreted the CWA to
allow BMPs to take the place of numeric effluent limitations under
certain circumstances. 40 CFR Sec.  122.44(k), provides that permits
may include BMPs to control or abate the discharge of pollutants when:
``(1) [A]uthorized under section 304(e) of the CWA for the control of
toxic pollutants and hazardous substances from ancillary industrial
activities; (2) [a]uthorized under section 402(p) of the CWA for the
control of stormwater discharges; (3) [n]umeric effluent limitations
are infeasible; or (4) [t]he practices are reasonable to achieve
effluent limitations and standards or to carry out the purpose of the
CWA.'' The permit regulates stormwater discharges with BMPs. Due to the
variability associated with stormwater, EPA believes the use of BMPs is
currently the most appropriate method to regulate discharges of
stormwater from municipal systems in accordance with the above
referenced regulation.
    Water Quality Based Effluent Limitations: Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii)
of CWA authorizes EPA to include in an MS4 permit ``such other
provisions as [EPA] determine[s] appropriate for control of . . .
pollutants.'' The draft permit includes provisions to ensure that
discharges do not cause or contribute to exceedances of water quality
standards. The provisions in Parts 2.1 and 2.2 of the draft general
permit constitute the water quality-based effluent limitations of the
permit. The purpose of these parts of the permit is to establish the
broad inclusion of water quality-based effluent limitations for those
discharges requiring additional controls in order to achieve water
quality standards and other water quality related objectives. This
specifically includes discharges to impaired waterbodies with and
without an approved TMDL. These non-numeric effluent limitation
requirements of this permit are expressed in the form of additional
control measures and BMPs beyond what is required in the MEP section of
the draft general permit (Part 2.3).
    Requirements To Reduce Pollutant to the Maximum Extent Practicable:
The draft general permit sets forth the requirements for the small MS4
to ``reduce the discharge of pollutants to the maximum extent
practicable (MEP), including management practices, control techniques,
and system, design and engineering methods'' (See section
402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the CWA). EPA believes that implementation of best
management practices (BMPs) designed to control stormwater runoff from
the MS4 is generally the most appropriate approach for reducing
pollutants to satisfy the MEP standard. Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.44(k),
the draft permit contains BMPs, including development and
implementation of a comprehensive stormwater management program (SWMP)
as the mechanism to achieve the required pollutant reductions. The
small MS4s are required to implement a SWMP that includes the following
control measures: public education and outreach; public participation;
illicit discharge detection and elimination;

construction stormwater management; stormwater management in new
development and redevelopment; and good housekeeping in municipal
operations. Implementation of the SWMP involves the identification of
BMPs and measurable goals for BMPs. The draft permit identifies an
objective for each minimum control measure. EPA views the MEP standard
in the CWA as an iterative process. MEP should continually adapt to
current conditions and BMP effectiveness. Compliance with the
requirements of this general permit will meet the MEP standard. The
iterative process of MEP consists of a permittee developing a program
consistent with specific permit requirements, implementing the program,
evaluating the effectiveness of the BMPs included as part of the
program, then revising those parts of the program that are not
effective at controlling pollutants, then implementing the revisions,
and evaluating again. The changes contained in the draft general permit
reflect the iterative process of MEP. Accordingly, the draft general
permit contains more specific tasks and details than the 2003 general
permit.

    Authority:  This action is being taken under the Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

    Dated: September 23, 2014.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, Region 1.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80363; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2017-13]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the
Exchange's Schedule of Fees and Charges

April 3, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934

(``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that, on March 20, 2017, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Exchange'' or ``NYSE
Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange's ``Schedule of Fees
and Charges'' to add new Commentary .6 relating to waiver of the Annual
Fee for an issuer that transfers its listing of securities to the
Exchange from another national securities exchange, effective March 20,
2017. The proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site
at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the
Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange's Schedule of Fees and
Charges (``Schedule'') to add new Commentary .6 relating to waiver of
the Annual Fee for an issuer that transfers the listing of its
securities to the Exchange from another national securities exchange,
effective March 20, 2017, as described below.
    Currently, note 8 to the Schedule provides that issues are subject
to Annual Fees in the year of listing, pro-rated based on days listed
that calendar year. Thus, if an issuer transfers its listing from
another national securities exchange to the Exchange, the issuer is
billed for a pro-rated amount of the Annual Fee in the year of listing.
    The Exchange proposes to add Commentery [sic] .6 to the Schedule to
provide that an issuer that transfers the listing of its securities
from another national securities exchange would not be subject to the
Annual Fee for the remainder of the calendar year following the date of
listing on the Exchange.
    The proposed waiver of the Annual Fee would apply as of March 20,
2017 and would not apply retroactively to transfers prior to such date.
    The Exchange believes that waiver of the Annual Fees in the
circumstances described above is appropriate because issuers incur
substantial legal and administrative costs in connection with delisting
from one exchange and listing on another. Waiver of Annual Fees during
the time frame specified above would partially offset such transfer
costs. In addition, the proposed waiver would apply to all issuers of
securities that transfer listing to the Exchange. Therefore, the
Exchange believes there would be no unfair discrimination against
issuers of securities listed on the Exchange.
    The Exchange notes that the market for listings is extremely
competitive. Each listing exchange has a different fee schedule that
applies to issuers seeking to list securities on its exchange. Issuers
have the option to list their securities on these alternative venues
based on the fees charged and the value provided by each listing. An
issuer may have previously incurred listing and/or annual fees in
connection with listing on another exchange. Therefore, such issuer may
incur multiple listing and/or annual fees in the same year in
connection with a listing transfer, which may operate as a disincentive
to transferring to an exchange that the issuer determines is preferable
based on the issuer's assessment of the exchange's services, value and
market quality.
    Notwithstanding the waiver of the Annual Fee, as described above,
the Exchange will continue to be able to fund its regulatory
obligations.
2. Statutory Basis
    NYSE Arca believes that the proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) \4\ of the Act, in general, and Section 6(b)(4) \5\ of the Act in
particular, in that it provides for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees and other charges among its issuers and other
persons using its facilities. In addition, the Exchange believes the
proposal is consistent with the requirement under Section 6(b)(5) \6\
that an exchange have rules that are designed to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing
information with respect to, and facilitating transactions in
securities, to remove impediments to, and perfect the mechanism of a
free and open market and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest; and are not designed to permit unfair discrimination
between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    In particular, the Exchange believes the proposal represents an
equitable allocation of fees and is not unfairly discriminatory because
the proposed amendment would enable all issuers transferring from any
other national securities exchange to benefit from the same waiver with
respect to Annual Fees for a specified time period. The proposed waiver
would apply to all issuers of securities that transfer listings to the
Exchange. Therefore, the Exchange believes there would be no unfair
discrimination against issuers of securities transferring listings to
the Exchange.
    In addition, the Exchange believes that the proposed waiver is not
unfairly discriminatory with respect to issuers that are already listed
on the Exchange because issuers transferring from other markets may
already have paid listing and/or annual fees at their predecessor
market and may incur multiple listing and/or annual fees in the same
year in connection with a listing transfer, which may operate as a
disincentive to transferring a listing to an exchange that the issuer
determines is preferable based on the issuer's assessment of an
exchange's services, value and market quality. Due to the very limited
anticipated loss of revenue associated with the proposed waiver, the
Exchange does not expect the proposed fee waiver to affect its ability
to devote the same level of resources to its oversight of its listed
issues that benefit from the waiver as it does for other issuers or,
more generally, impact its resource commitment to its regulatory
oversight of the listing process or its regulatory programs.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purpose of the Act. The proposed rule change is
designed to enable all issuers of securities that transfer listing from
any other national securities exchange to benefit from the same waiver
with respect to Annual Fees for a specified time period. Issuers have
the option to list their securities on alternative venues based on the
fees charged and the value provided by such venue. Because issuers have
a choice to list their securities on a different national securities
exchange, the Exchange does not believe that the proposed fee change
imposes a burden on competition. In addition, the waiver of Annual Fees
as described herein would apply equally to all issuers.

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

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

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

    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \7\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-
4 \8\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the Exchange.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \9\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2017-13 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2017-13. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2017-13 and should
be submitted on or before April 28, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP05-357-007]

Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Application

December 28, 2007.
    Take notice that on December 20, 2007, Cheniere Creole Trail
Pipeline, L.P (Cheniere), 700 Milam Street, Suite 800, Houston, Texas
77002, filed in the above-referenced docket an abbreviated application
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of
the regulations of the Commission, to amend its certificate authority
issued on June 15, 2006 in Docket No. CP05-357-000 et al., as amended,
in order to revise the initial transportation rates for Cheniere's Zone
1 facilities.
    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 comment date.
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is not
necessary to 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: January 18, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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