[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 435-437]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32994]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0797; Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-141-AD;
Amendment 39-16562; AD 2011-01-09]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; B/E Aerospace Protective Breathing
Equipment (PBE) Part Number 119003-11 Installed on Various Transport
Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This AD requires removing affected PBE units.
This AD was prompted by reports of potentially defective potassium
superoxide canisters used in PBE units, which could result in an
exothermic reaction and ignition. We are issuing this AD to prevent PBE
units from igniting, which could result in a fire and possible injury
to the flightcrew or other persons.

DATES: This AD is effective February 9, 2011.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in the AD as of February 9,
2011.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact B/E
Aerospace, Inc., Commercial Aircraft Products Group, RGA Department,
10800 Pflumm Road, Lenexa, KS 66215; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
(913) 469-8419; Internet http://www.beaerospace.com. You may review
copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Transport
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 425-
227-1221.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The address for the
Docket Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is Document Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Fairback, Aerospace Engineer,
Systems and Propulsion Branch, ACE-116W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent
Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (316)
946-4107; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to
the specified products. That NPRM published in the Federal Register on
August 18, 2010 (75 FR 50941). That NPRM proposed to require removing
affected PBE units.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. The following presents the comments received on the proposal
and the FAA's response to each comment.

Support for the NPRM

    Boeing supported the contents of the NPRM.

Request To Withdraw the NPRM

    Continental Airlines stated that Boeing has indicated in Fleet Team
Digest 737NG-FTD-25-10003 that all defective B/E Aerospace PBEs have
been successfully captured. We infer that Continental requested that we
withdraw the NPRM.
    We disagree with the request to withdraw the NPRM. We have not
received assurance of such accomplishment. We contacted B/E Aerospace
and it reported that their records show 422 of the 600 affected PBEs
were contained, leaving 178 affected PBEs in the field. We have not
changed the final rule in regard to this issue.

Request To Clarify Affected Serial Numbers

    ABX Air requested that we clarify that no further action is
required for PBEs with serial numbers outside the range. ABX Air
suggested adding a new paragraph (g)(3) to the final rule to state
``For any PBE not having a serial number from 003-50730M to 003-51329M
inclusive: No further action is required.''
    We agree that no further action is necessary for PBEs with serial
numbers outside the range specified in paragraph (g)(1) of this AD. We
added a new paragraph (g)(3) to this final rule. We have also clarified
paragraph (g)(2) of this AD to state that once the replacement has been
done, no further action is required by paragraph (g) of this AD.
However, paragraph (h) of this AD prohibits installations of the PBEs
within the serial number range.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
the AD with the changes described previously. We also determined that
these changes will not increase the economic burden on any operator or
increase the scope of the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects up to 600 airplanes of U.S.
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost per       Cost on U.S.
              Action                        Labor cost            Parts cost        product         operators
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Inspection........................  1 work-hour x $85 per                  $0              $85          $51,000
                                     hour = $85.
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Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

2011-01-09 B/E Aerospace: Amendment 39-16562; Docket No. FAA-2010-
0797; Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-141-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD is effective February 9, 2011.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to B/E Aerospace protective breathing
equipment (PBE) units having part number (P/N) 119003-11. These PBE
units may be installed on (or carried or stowed on board), but not
limited to, various transport category airplanes, certificated in
any category, identified in but not limited to the airplanes of the
manufacturers specified in Table 1 of this AD.

                     Table 1--Affected Manufacturers
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                              Manufacturers
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Airbus
ATR
Boeing
Bombardier
Embraer
Fokker
Hawker Beechcraft
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Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 35: Oxygen.

Unsafe Condition

    (e) This AD results from reports of potentially defective
potassium superoxide canisters used in PBE units, which could result
in an exothermic reaction and ignition. The Federal Aviation
Administration is issuing this AD to prevent PBE units from
igniting, which could result in a fire and possible injury to the
flightcrew or other persons.

Compliance

    (f) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.

 Inspection

    (g) Within 120 days after the effective date of this AD, inspect
to determine the serial number of the PBE units installed in the
aircraft, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of B/E
Aerospace Service Bulletin 119003-35-5, dated April 19, 2010. A
review of airplane records is acceptable in lieu of this inspection
if the serial numbers of the PBE can be conclusively determined from
that review.
    (1) For any PBE that has a serial number from 003-50730M to 003-
51329M inclusive: Before further flight, replace the PBE with a
serviceable PBE, except as provided by paragraph (g)(2) of this AD.
    (2) For any PBE that has a label showing that it has been
restored in accordance with B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin 119003-
35-6: The replacement has been done, and no further action is
required by paragraph (g) of this AD.
    (3) For any PBE not having a serial number from 003-50730M to
003-51329M inclusive: No further action is required by paragraph (g)
of this AD.

Parts Installation

    (h) As of the effective date of this AD, no person may install a
PBE unit having P/N 119003-11 with a serial number ranging from 003-
50730M to 003-51329M inclusive, unless it has a label showing it has
been restored in accordance with B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin
119003-35-6, dated May 21, 2010.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (i)(1) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to
ATTN: David Fairback, Aerospace Engineer, Systems and Propulsion
Branch, ACE-116W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas
67209; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) To request a different method of compliance or a different
compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your principal maintenance inspector (PMI) or
principal avionics inspector (PAI), as appropriate, or lacking a
principal inspector, your local Flight Standards District Office.
The AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.

Related Information

    (j) For more information about this AD, contact David Fairback,
Aerospace Engineer, Systems and Propulsion Branch, ACE-116W,

FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1801 Airport Road,
Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone
(316) 946-4154; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (k) You must use B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin 119003-35-5,
dated April 19, 2010, to do the actions required by this AD, unless
the AD specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin 119003-
35-5, dated April 19, 2010, under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact B/E
Aerospace, Inc., Commercial Aircraft Products Group, RGA Department,
10800 Pflumm Road, Lenexa, KS 66215; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
(913) 469-8419; Internet http://www.beaerospace.com.
    (3) You may review copies of the service information at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,
Washington. For information on the availability of this material at
the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (4) You may also review copies of the service information that
is incorporated by reference at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at an NARA facility, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 17, 2010.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-32994 Filed 1-4-11; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31606-31612]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14044]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0008]

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program; Fire Prevention and
Safety Grants

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of guidance.

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SUMMARY: This Notice provides guidelines that describe the application
process for grants and the criteria the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) will use for awarding Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S)
grants in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant
(AFG) Program. It explains the differences, if any, between these
guidelines and those recommended by representatives of the Nation's
fire service leadership during the annual Criteria Development meeting,
which was held January 16-18, 2018. The application period for the FY
2018 FP&S Grant Program was open from November 12, 2018 to December 21,
2018, and was announced on the AFG website (www.fema.gov/firegrants),
www.grants.gov, and the U.S. Fire Administration website
(www.usfa.fema.gov).

DATES: Grant applications for the FP&S Grant Program were accepted
electronically at https://portal.fema.gov, from November 12, 2018 at
8:00 a.m. ET to December 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Assistance to Firefighters Grants Branch, DHS/FEMA, 400 C
Street SW, 3N, Washington, DC 20472-3635.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Patterson, Chief, Assistance
to Firefighters Grants Branch, 1-866-274-0960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the FP&S Program is to

reduce fire and fire-related injuries and prevent deaths among the
public and firefighters by assisting fire prevention programs and
supporting firefighter health and safety research and development. The
FEMA Grant Programs Directorate administers the FP&S Grant Program as
part of the AFG Program.
    FP&S Grants are offered to support projects in two activities:
    1. Activities designed to reach high-risk target groups and
mitigate the incidence of death, injuries, and property damage caused
by fire and fire-related hazards (``FP&S Activity'').
    2. Projects aimed at improving firefighter safety, health, or
wellness through research and development that reduces firefighter
fatalities and injuries (``R&D Activity'').
    The grant program's authorizing statute requires that DHS publish
in the Federal Register each year the guidelines that describe the
application process and the criteria for grant awards. While the
application period has closed, the FY 2018 Fire Prevention and Safety
Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and application tools are
posted online and available for download at www.fema.gov/firegrants and
at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID: FEMA-2019-0008.

Appropriations

    Congress appropriated $350,000,000 for AFG in FY 2018 pursuant to
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018, Public
Law 115-141. From this amount, $35,000,000 will be made available for
FP&S Grant awards, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2229(h)(5), which states that
not less than 10 percent of available grant funds each year are awarded
under the FP&S Grant Program. Funds appropriated for all FY 2018 AFG
awards, pursuant to Public Law 115-141, will be available for
obligation and award until September 30, 2019.
    From the approximately 800 applications that requested assistance,
FEMA anticipates that it will award approximately 150 FP&S Grants from
available grant funding.

Background of the AFG Program

    DHS awards grants on a competitive basis to applicants that best
address the FP&S Grant Program's priorities and provide the most
compelling justification. Applications that best address the Program's
priorities will be reviewed by a panel composed of fire service
personnel.

Award Criteria

    All applications for grants were prepared and submitted through the
AFG e-Grant application portal (https://portal.fema.gov).
    The FP&S Grant Program panels will review the applications and
score them using the following criteria areas:

 Financial Need
 Vulnerability Statement
 Implementation Plan
 Evaluation Plan
 Cost-Benefit
 Funding Priorities

    The applications submitted under the R&D Activity will be reviewed
first by a panel of fire service members to identify those applications
most relevant to the fire service. The following evaluation criteria
will be used for this review:

 Purpose
 Potential Impact
 Implementation by the Fire Service
 Partners
 Barriers

    The applications that are determined most likely to enable
improvement in firefighter safety, health, or wellness will be deemed
to be in the ``competitive range'' and forwarded to the second level of
application review, which is the scientific panel review process. This
panel will be comprised of scientists and technology experts who have
expertise pertaining to the subject matter of the proposal.
    The Scientific Technical Evaluation Panel for the R&D Activity will
review the application and evaluate it using the following criteria:

 Project goals, objectives, and specific aims
 Literature Review
 Project Methods
 Project Measurements
 Project Analysis
 Dissemination and Implementation
 Cost vs. Benefit (additional consideration)
 Financial Need (additional consideration)
 Mentoring (additional consideration for Early Career
Investigator Projects only)

Eligible Applicants

    Under the FY 2018 FP&S Grant Program, eligible applicants were
limited to those entities described below within each activity:
    1. Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Activity: Eligible applicants
for this activity included fire departments; and national, regional,
State, local, federally recognized tribal, and nonprofit organizations
that are recognized for their experience and expertise in fire
prevention and safety programs and activities. Both private and public
non-profit organizations were eligible to apply for funding in this
activity. For-profit organizations, Federal agencies, and individuals
were not eligible to receive a FP&S Grant Award under the FP&S
Activity.
    2. Firefighter Safety Research and Development (R&D) Activity:
Eligible applicants for this activity included national, State, local,
federally recognized tribal, and nonprofit organizations, such as
academic (e.g., universities), public health, occupational health, and
injury prevention institutions. Both private and public non-profit
organizations were eligible to apply for funding in this activity.
    The aforementioned entities were encouraged to apply, especially
those that are recognized for their experience and expertise in
firefighter safety, health, and wellness research and development
activities. Fire departments were not eligible to apply for funding in
the R&D activity. Additionally, for-profit organizations, Federal
agencies, and individuals were not eligible to receive a grant award
under the R&D Activity.

Funding Limitations

    Awards are limited to a maximum federal share of $1.5 million
dollars, regardless of applicant type, in accordance with 15 U.S.C.
2229(d)(2). FP&S Research and Development applicants that applied under
the Early Career Investigator category are limited to a maximum federal
share of $75,000 per project year.

Cost Sharing

    Grant recipients must share in the costs of the projects funded
under this grant program as required by 15 U.S.C. 2229(k)(1) and in
accordance with 2 CFR 200.101(b)(1), but they were not required to have
the cost-share at the time of application nor are they required to have
it at the time of award. However, before a grant is awarded, FEMA may
contact potential awardees to determine whether the grant recipient has
the funding in hand or whether the grant recipient has a viable plan to
obtain the funding necessary to fulfill the cost-sharing requirement.
    In general, an eligible applicant seeking an FP&S grant to carry
out an activity shall agree to make available non-Federal funds to
carry out such activity in an amount equal to, and not less than, 5
percent of the grant awarded. Cash match and in-kind matches are both
allowable in the FP&S

Grant Program. Cash (hard) matches include non-Federal cash spent for
project-related costs. In-kind (soft) matches include, but are not
limited to, the valuation of in-kind services; complementary
activities; and provision of staff, facilities, services, material, or
equipment. In-kind is the value of something received or provided that
does not have a cost associated with it. For example, where an in-kind
match (other than cash payments) is permitted, then the value of
donated services could be used to comply with the match requirement.
Also, third party in-kind contributions may count toward satisfying
match requirements provided the grant recipient receiving the
contributions expends them as allowable costs in compliance with
provisions listed above.
    Grant recipients under this program must also agree to a
maintenance of effort requirement per 15 U.S.C. 2229(k)(3) (referred to
as a ``maintenance of expenditure'' requirement in that statute). Per
this requirement, a grant recipient shall agree to maintain during the
term of the grant, the grant recipient's aggregate expenditures
relating to the activities allowable under the FP&S NOFO at not less
than 80 percent of the average amount of such expenditures in the 2
fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the grant amounts are
received.
    In cases of demonstrated economic hardship and upon the request of
the grant recipient, the FEMA Administrator may waive or reduce certain
grant recipient's cost share or maintenance of expenditure requirements
(15 U.S.C. 2229(k)(4)(A)). As required by 15 U.S.C. 2229(k)(4)(B), the
Administrator established guidelines for determining what constitutes
economic hardship and published these guidelines at FEMA's website
www.fema.gov/grants. Per 15 U.S.C. 2229(k)(4)(C), FP&S nonprofit
organization grant recipients that are not fire departments or
emergency medical services organizations are not eligible to receive a
waiver of their cost share or economic hardship requirements.

System for Award Management (SAM)

    Per 2 CFR 25.200, all grant applicants and recipients were required
to register in https://SAM.gov, which is available free of charge. They
must maintain validated information in SAM that is consistent with the
data provided in their AFG grant application and in the Dun &
Bradstreet (DUNS) database. FEMA required active SAM registration at
the time of application, and will not process any awards, consider any
payment or amendment requests, or consider any amendment unless the
applicant or grant recipient has complied with the requirements to
provide a valid DUNS number and an active SAM registration with current
information. The banking information, employer identification number
(EIN), organization/entity name, address, and DUNS number provided in
the application must match the information that is provided in SAM.

Application Process

    Applicants were only permitted to submit one application, but were
permitted to submit for up to three projects under each activity (FP&S
and R&D). Any applicant that submitted more than one application may
have all applications deemed ineligible.

    Under the FP&S Activity, applicants could apply under the following
categories:

 Community Risk Reduction
 Fire & Arson Investigation
 Code Enforcement/Awareness
 National/State/Regional Programs and Studies

    Under the R&D Activity, applicants could apply under the following
categories:
 Clinical Studies
 Technology and Product Development
 Database System Development
 Dissemination and Implementation Research
 Preliminary Studies
 Early Career Investigator

    Prior to the start of the FY 2018 FP&S Grant Program application
period, FEMA provided applicants with technical assistance tools
(available at the AFG website: www.fema.gov/firegrants) and other
online information to help them prepare quality grant applications. AFG
staffed a Help Desk throughout the application period to assist
applicants with navigation through the automated application as well as
assistance with related questions. The AFG Help Desk can be reached
year-round through a toll-free telephone number (1-866-274-0960) or
email (firegrants@fema.dhs.gov).
    Applicants were advised to access the application electronically at
https://portal.fema.gov. The application was also accessible from the
Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov). New applicants were
required to register and establish a username and password for secure
access to their application. Applicants that applied to any previous
AFG or Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
funding opportunities were required to use their previously established
usernames and passwords when applying for an FP&S grant.
    In completing an application under this funding opportunity,
applicants were asked to provide relevant information on their
organization's characteristics and existing capabilities. Those
applicants were asked to answer questions about their grant request
that reflected the funding priorities, described below. In addition,
applicants were required to complete narratives for each project or
grant activity requested.
    The following are the funding priorities for each category under
the FP&S Activity:
     Community Risk Reduction--Under the Community Risk
Reduction category there are three funding priorities:
    [cir] Priority will be given to programs that target a specific
high-risk population to conduct both door-to-door smoke alarm
installations and provide home safety inspections, as part of a
comprehensive home fire safety campaign.
    [cir] Priority will be given to programs that include sprinkler
awareness that affect the entire community, such as educating the
public about residential sprinklers, promoting residential sprinklers,
and demonstrating working models of residential sprinklers.
    [cir] Priority will be given to programs to conduct community-
appropriate comprehensive risk assessments and risk reduction planning.
     Code Enforcement/Awareness--These are projects that focus
on first time or reinstatement of code adoption and code enforcement,
including Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) codes for communities with a
WUI-wildfire risk.
     Fire & Arson Investigation--These are projects that aim to
aggressively investigate every fire.
     National/State/Regional Programs and Studies--These are
projects that focus on residential fire issues and/or firefighter
behavior and wellness.
    Under the R&D Activity, in order to identify and address the most
important elements of firefighter safety, FEMA looked to the fire
service for its input and recommendations. In June 2005, the National
Fallen Firefighters' Foundation (NFFF) hosted a working group to
facilitate the development of an agenda for the Nation's fire service,
and in particular for firefighter safety. In November 2015, the NFFF
hosted its third working group to update the agenda with current
priorities. A copy of the research agenda is available on the NFFF
website at http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/resources/research-symposium-reports/.
    All proposed projects, regardless of whether they have been
identified by this working group, will be evaluated on

their relevance to firefighter health and safety, and scientific rigor.
    The electronic application process permitted the applicant to enter
and save the application data. The system did not permit the submission
of incomplete applications. Except for the narrative textboxes, the
application contained a ``point-and-click'' selection process or
required the entry of data (e.g., name and address). Applicants were
encouraged to read the FP&S NOFO for more details.

Criteria Development Process

    Each year, DHS convenes a panel of fire service professionals to
develop the funding priorities and other implementation criteria for
AFG. The Criteria Development Panel is composed of representatives from
nine major fire service organizations that are charged with making
recommendations to FEMA regarding the creation of new funding
priorities, the modification of existing funding priorities, and the
development of criteria for awarding grants. The nine major fire
service organizations represented on the panel:

 Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)
 International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
 International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
 International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
 International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI)
 National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM)
 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
 National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)
 North American Fire Training Directors (NAFTD)

    The FY 2018 criteria development panel meeting occurred January 16-
18, 2018. The content of the FY 2018 FP&S Notice of Funding Opportunity
reflects the implementation of the Criteria Development Panel's
recommendations with respect to the priorities, direction, and criteria
for awards. All of the funding priorities for the FY 2018 FP&S Grant
Program are designed to address the following:

 First responder safety
 Enhancing national capabilities
 Risk
 Interoperability

Changes for FY 2018

FY 2018 FP&S Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement

    (1) New performance metrics for each Activity within the FP&S Grant
Program have been added to better measure the impact of grant funding
on fire prevention and firefighter safety.
    (2) Under the FP&S Activity, clarification has been provided that
Risk Assessments can include Wildland and Wildland Urban Interface Risk
Assessments.

Application Review Process and Considerations

    The program's authorizing statute requires that each year DHS
publish in the Federal Register a description of the grant application
process and the criteria for grant awards. This information is provided
below.
    DHS will review and evaluate all FP&S applications submitted using
the funding priorities and evaluation criteria described in this
document, which are based on recommendations from the AFG Criteria
Development Panel.

Peer Review Process

Peer Review Panel Process--Fire Prevention and Safety Activity

    All FP&S activity applications will be evaluated by a peer review
process. A panel of peer reviewers is composed of fire service
representatives recommended by the Criteria Development Panel. These
reviewers will assess each application's merits with respect to the
detail provided in the Narrative Statement on the activity, including
the evaluation elements listed in the Evaluation Criteria identified
below. The panel will independently score each project within the
application, discuss the merits and/or shortcomings of the application,
and document the findings. A consensus is not required.

Peer Review Panel Process--Research and Development Activity

    R&D applications will go through a two-phase review process. First,
all applications will be reviewed by a panel of fire service experts to
assess the need for the research results and the likelihood that the
results would be implemented by the fire service in the United States.
Applications that are deemed likely to be implemented to enable
improvement in firefighter safety, health, or wellness will be deemed
to be in the ``competitive range'' and will be forwarded to the second
level of project review, which is the science review panel process.
This panel will be composed of scientists and technology experts who
have expertise pertaining to the subject matter of the proposal.
    Scientific reviewers will independently score applications in the
competitive range and, if necessary, discuss the merits or shortcomings
of the project in order to reconcile any major discrepancies identified
by the reviewers. A consensus is not required.

Technical Evaluation Process

    The highest ranked projects from both Activities will be deemed in
the fundable range. Applications that are in the fundable range will
undergo a Technical Review by the FEMA Program Office prior to being
recommended for award. The FEMA Program Office will assess the request
with respect to costs, quantities, feasibility, eligibility, and
recipient responsibility prior to recommending any application for
award.
    Once the review process is complete, each project's score will be
determined and a final ranking of project applications will be created.
FEMA will award grants based on this final ranking. Award announcements
will be made on a rolling basis until all available grant funds have
been committed. Awards will not be made in any specified order. DHS
will notify unsuccessful applicants as soon as it is feasible.

Evaluation Criteria for Projects--Fire Prevention and Safety Activity

    Funding decisions will be informed by an assessment of how well the
application addressed the criteria and considerations listed below.
Applications will be reviewed by the peer reviewers using weighted
evaluation criteria to score the project. These scores will impact the
ranking of a project for funding.
    The relative weight of the evaluation criteria in the determination
of the grant award is listed below.
     Financial Need (10%): Applicants should have provided
details on the need for financial assistance to carry out the proposed
project(s). Included in the description might be other unsuccessful
attempts to acquire financial assistance or specific examples of the
applicant's operational budget.
     Vulnerability Statement (25%): The assessment of fire risk
is essential in the development of an effective project goal, as well
as meeting FEMA's goal to reduce risk by conducting a risk assessment
as a basis for action. Vulnerability is a ``weak link'' demonstrating
high risk behavior, living conditions or any type of high risk
situation or behavior. The Vulnerability Statement should have included
a description of the steps taken to determine the vulnerability (weak
link) and identify the target audience. The methodology for
determination of vulnerability (i.e., how the weak link

was found) should have been discussed in-depth in the application's
Narrative Statement.
    [cir] The specific vulnerability (weak link) that will be addressed
with the proposed project can be established through a formal or
informal risk assessment. FEMA encouraged the use of local statistics,
rather than national statistics, when discussing the vulnerability.
    [cir] The applicant should have summarized the vulnerability
(weakness) the project will address in a clear, to-the-point statement
that addresses who is at risk, what the risks are, where the risks are,
and how the risks can be prevented, reduced, or mitigated.
    [cir] For the purpose of the FY 2018 FP&S NOFO, formal risk
assessments must have included either the use of software programs or
recognized expert analysis that assess risk trends.
    [cir] Informal risk assessments could have included an in-house
review of available data (e.g., National Fire Incident Reporting
System) to determine fire loss, burn injuries or loss of life over a
period of time, and the factors that are the cause and origin for each
occurrence.
     Implementation Plan (25%): Projects should have provided
details on the implementation plan, discussing the proposed project's
goals and objectives. The following information should have been
included to support the implementation plan:
    [cir] Goals and objectives.
    [cir] Details regarding the methods and specific steps that will be
used to achieve the goals and objectives.
    [cir] Timelines outlining the chronological project steps.
    [cir] Where applicable, examples of marketing efforts to promote
the project, who will deliver the project (e.g., effective
partnerships), and the manner in which materials or deliverables will
be distributed.
    [cir] Requests for props (i.e., tools used in educational or
awareness demonstrations), including specific goals, measurable
results, and details on the frequency for which the prop will be
utilized as part of the implementation plan. Applicants should have
included information describing the efforts that will be used to reach
the high risk audience and/or the number of people reached through the
proposed project.
     Evaluation Plan (25%): Projects should have included an
evaluation of effectiveness and should have identified measurable
goals. Applicants seeking to carry out awareness and educational
projects, for example, should have identified how they intend to
determine that there has been an increase in knowledge about fire
hazards, or measure a change in the safety behaviors of the audience.
Applicants should have demonstrated how they will measure risk at the
outset of the project in comparison to how much the risk decreased
after the project is finished. There are various ways to measure the
knowledge gained including the use of surveys, pre- and post-tests, or
documented observations.
     Cost-Benefit (10%): Projects will be evaluated based on
how well the applicant addressed the fire prevention needs of the
department or organization in an economical and efficient manner. The
applicant should have shown how it will maximize the level of funding
that goes directly into the delivery of the project. The costs
associated with the project must also be reasonable for the target
audience that will be reached, and a description of how the anticipated
benefit(s) of their projects outweighs the cost(s) of the requested
item(s) should have been included. The application should have provided
justification for all costs included in the project in order to assist
the FEMA Program Office with the Technical Evaluation Panel review.
     Funding Priorities (5%): Applicants will be evaluated on
whether the proposed project meets the stated funding priority (listed
below) for the applicable category.
    [cir] Community Risk Reduction Priority: Comprehensive home fire
safety campaign with door-to-door smoke alarm installations and/or
sprinkler awareness and/or community risk assessments.
    [cir] Fire/Arson Investigation Priority: Projects that aim to
aggressively investigate every fire.
    [cir] Code Enforcement/Awareness Priority: Projects that focus on
first time or reinstatement of code adoption and code enforcement,
including Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) codes for communities with a
WUI-wildfire risk.
    [cir] National/State/Regional Programs and Studies Priority:
Projects that focus on residential fire issues, and/or firefighter
safety and wellness projects or strategies that are designed to
measurably change firefighter behavior and decision-making.
    [ssquf] Meeting the needs of people with disabilities (additional
consideration): Applicants in the Community Risk Reduction category
will receive additional consideration if, as part of their
comprehensive smoke alarm installation and education program, they
address the needs of people with disabilities (e.g., deaf/hard-of-
hearing) in their community.
    [ssquf] Experience and Expertise (additional consideration):
Applicants that demonstrated their experience and ability to conduct
fire prevention and safety activities, and to execute the proposed or
similar project(s), will receive additional consideration.

Evaluation Criteria--Firefighter Safety Research and Development
Activity

    Funding decisions will be informed by an assessment of how well the
application addresses the criteria and considerations listed below. All
applications will be reviewed by a fire service expert panel using
weighted evaluation criteria, and those projects deemed to be in the
``competitive range'' will then be reviewed by a scientific peer review
panel evaluation using weighted evaluation criteria to score the
project. Scientific evaluations will impact the ranking of the project
for funding.

Fire Service Evaluation Criteria

     Purpose (25%): Applicants should have clearly identified
the benefits of the proposed research project to improve firefighter
safety, health, or wellness, and identified specific gaps in knowledge
that will be addressed.
     Implementation by Fire Service (25%): Applicants should
have discussed how the outcomes/products of this research, if
successful, are likely to be widely/nationally adopted and accepted by
the fire service as changes that enhance firefighter safety, health, or
wellness.
     Potential Impact (15%): Applicants should have discussed
the potential impact of the research outcome/product on firefighter
safety by quantifying the possible reduction in the number of fatal or
non-fatal injuries, or on the projected wellness by significantly
improving the overall health of firefighters.
     Barriers (15%): The applicant needed to identify and
discuss potential fire service and other barriers to successfully
complete the study on schedule, including contingencies and strategies
to deal with barriers if they materialize. This may include barriers
that could inhibit the proposed fire service participation in the study
or the adoption of successful results by the fire service when the
project is completed.
     Partners (20%): Applicants should have recognized that
participation of the fire service as a partner in the research, from
development to dissemination, is regarded as an essential part of all
projects. Applicants should have described the fire service partners
and contractors that will support the project to accomplish the
objectives of the

study. The specific roles and contributions of the partners should have
been described. Partnerships may be formed with local and regional fire
departments, and also with national fire-related organizations. Letters
of support and letters of commitment to actively participate in the
project should have been included in the appendix of the application.
Generally, participants of a diverse population, including both career
and volunteer firefighters, are expected to facilitate acceptance of
results nationally. In cases where this is not practical, due to the
nature of the study or other limitations, these circumstances should
have been clearly explained.

Science Panel Evaluation Criteria

     Project goals, objectives, and specific aims (15%):
Applicants should have addressed how the purpose, goals, objectives,
and aims of the proposal will lead to results that will improve
firefighter safety, health, or wellness. For multi-year projects,
greater detail should have been given for the first year, however
specific goals and objectives were required for the second and third
years (if applicable).
     Literature Review (10%): Applicants should have provided a
literature review that is relevant to the project's goals, objectives,
and specific aims. The citations should have been placed in the text of
the narrative statement, with references listed at the end of the
Narrative Statement (and not in the Appendix) of the application. The
review should have been in sufficient depth to make it clear that the
proposed project is necessary, adds to an existing body of knowledge,
is different from current and previous studies, and offers a unique
contribution.
     Project Methods (20%): Applicants should have provided a
description of how the project will be carried out, including
demonstration of the overall scientific and technical rigor and merit
of the project. This includes the operations to accomplish the purpose,
goals and objectives, and the specific aims of the project. Plans to
recruit and retain human participants for research, where applicable,
should have been described. Where human participants are involved in
the project, the applicant should have described plans for submission
to the Institutional Review Board (for further guidance and
requirements, see the FY 2018 FP&S NOFO).
     Project Measurements (20%): Applicants should have
provided evidence of the technical rigor and merit of the project, such
as data pertaining to validity, reliability, and sensitivity (where
established) of the facilities, equipment, instruments, standards, and
procedures that will be used to carry out the research. The applicant
should have discussed the data to be collected to evaluate the
performance methods, technologies, and products proposed to enhance
firefighter safety, health, or wellness. The applicant should have
demonstrated that the measurement methods and equipment selected for
use are appropriate and sufficient to successfully deliver the proposed
project objectives.
     Project Analysis (20%): The applicant should have
indicated the planned approach for analysis of the data obtained from
measurements, questionnaires, or computations. The applicant should
have specified within the plan what will be analyzed, the statistical
methods that will be used, the sequence of steps, and interactions as
appropriate. It should be clear that the Principal Investigator and
research team have the expertise to perform the planned analysis and
defend the results in a peer review process.
     Dissemination and Implementation (15%): Applicants should
have indicated dissemination plans for scientific audiences (such as
plans for submissions to specific peer review publications) and for
firefighter audiences (such as websites, magazines, and conferences).
Also, assuming positive results, the applicant should have indicated
future steps that would support dissemination and implementation
throughout the fire service, where applicable. These steps are likely
to be beyond the current study, so those features of the research
activity that will facilitate future dissemination and implementation
should have been discussed. All applicants should have specified how
the results of the project, if successful, might be disseminated and
implemented in the fire service to improve firefighter safety, health,
or wellness. It is expected that successful R&D Activity Projects may
give rise to future programs including FP&S Activity Projects.
     Cost vs. Benefit (additional consideration): Cost vs.
benefit in this evaluation element refers to the costs of the grant for
the research and development project as it relates to the benefits that
are projected for firefighters who would have improved safety, health,
or wellness. Applicants should have demonstrated a high benefit for the
cost incurred, and effective utilization of Federal funds for research
activities.
     Financial Need (additional consideration): In the
Applicant Information section of the application, applicants should
have provided details on the need for Federal financial assistance to
carry out the proposed project(s). Applicants may have included a
description of unsuccessful attempts to acquire financial assistance.
Applicants should have provided detail about the organization's
operating budget, including a high-level breakdown of the budget;
described the department's inability to address financial needs without
Federal assistance; and discussed other actions the department has
taken to meet their staffing needs (e.g., State assistance programs,
other grant programs, etc.).
     Mentoring (additional consideration for Early Career
Investigator Projects only): An important part of Early Career
Investigator projects is the integration of mentoring for the principal
investigator by experienced researchers in areas appropriate to the
research project, including exposure to the fire service community as
well as support for ongoing development of knowledge and skills.
Mentoring is regarded as critical to the research skills development of
early career principal investigators. As part of the application
Appendix, the applicant should have identified the mentor(s) who have
agreed to support the applicant and the expected benefit of their
interactions with the researcher. A biographical sketch and letter of
support from the mentor(s) were encouraged and should have been
included in the Appendix materials.

Other Selection Information

    Awards will be made using the results of peer-reviewed applications
as the primary basis for decisions, regardless of activity. However,
there are some exceptions to strictly using the peer review results.
The applicant's prior AFG, SAFER, and FP&S grant management performance
will also be taken into consideration when making recommendations for
award. All final funding determinations will be made by the FEMA
Administrator, or the Administrator's designee.
    Fire departments and other eligible applicants that have received
funding under the FP&S Grant Program in previous years were eligible to
apply for funding in the current year. However, DHS may take into
account an applicant's performance on prior grants when making funding
decisions on current applications.
    Once every application in the competitive range has been through
the technical evaluation phase, the applications will be ranked
according to the average score awarded by the panel.

    The ranking will be summarized in a Technical Report prepared by
the AFG Program Office. A Grants Management Specialist will contact the
applicant to discuss and/or negotiate the content of the application
and SAM.gov registration before making final award decisions.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2229.

Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Special Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for special permits.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the
application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a
particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the
``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1--
Motor vehicle, 2--Rail freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft
only, 5--Passenger-carrying aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 11, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-

addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of
Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC or at http://regulations.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2019.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                        Nature of the
 Application No.     Applicant      Regulation(s)      special permits
                                       affected            thereof
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                          SPECIAL PERMITS DATA
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20830-N.........  ARKEMA, INC....  173.302a(a)(1).  To authorize the
                                                     transportation of
                                                     boron trifluoride
                                                     in non-DOT
                                                     specification
                                                     spherical pressure
                                                     vessels. (modes 1,
                                                     2, 3).
20831-N.........  CYLINDER SALES   180.209(a),      To authorize the
                   AND TESTING,     180.209(b),      transportation in
                   LLC.             180.209(b)(1)(   commerce of certain
                                    iv).             hazardous materials
                                                     in DOT
                                                     Specification 3AL
                                                     cylinders
                                                     manufactured from
                                                     aluminum alloy 6061-
                                                     T6 that are
                                                     requalified every
                                                     ten years rather
                                                     than every five
                                                     years using 100%
                                                     ultrasonic
                                                     examination. (modes
                                                     1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
20833-N.........  SAMSUNG SDI      172.101(j).....  To authorize the air
                   AMERICA, INC.                     transportation of
                                                     lithium ion
                                                     batteries exceeding
                                                     35 kg net weight.
                                                     (mode 4).
20834-N.........  ECC CORROSION    107.503(b),      To authorizing the
                   INC.             107.503(c),      manufacture,
                                    173.241,         marking, sale and
                                    173.242,         use of non-DOT
                                    173.243,         specification glass
                                    178.345-1(d),    fiber reinforced
                                    178.345-1(f),    plastic cargo tanks
                                    178.345-2,       conforming with
                                    178.345-3,       regulations
                                    178.345-4,       applicable to DOT
                                    178.345-7,       Specifications 407
                                    180.405,         and 412 for the
                                    180.413.         transportation of
                                                     hazardous materials
                                                     in commerce. (mode
                                                     1).
20835-N.........  AKZO NOBEL       178.337-8(a)(3)  To authorize the
                   FUNCTIONAL       , 178.337-       shipment of UN3394
                   CHEMICALS LLC.   8(a)(4).         and UN3399 metal
                                                     alkyls in MC331
                                                     cargo tanks that
                                                     house product inlet
                                                     and discharge
                                                     opening valves in a
                                                     protective recessed
                                                     well of the cargo
                                                     tank. (mode 1).
20836-N.........  ELCO             173.35(e)......  To authorize the
                   CORPORATION.                      transportation of
                                                     certain hazmat
                                                     where two or more
                                                     closure systems are
                                                     fitted in series,
                                                     the system nearest
                                                     to the hazardous
                                                     material being
                                                     carried must be
                                                     closed first. (mode
                                                     1).
20838-N.........  AIR LIQUIDE      180.205(g).....  To authorize the
                   ELECTRONICS                       transportation in
                   U.S. LP.                          commerce of
                                                     cylinders
                                                     containing
                                                     dichlorosilane
                                                     which have been
                                                     periodically
                                                     requalified using
                                                     alternative
                                                     methods. (modes 1,
                                                     2, 3).
20839-N.........  A123 SYSTEMS     172.101(j).....  To authorize the
                   LLC.                              transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium
                                                     battery assemblies
                                                     exceeding 35 kg
                                                     aboard cargo-only
                                                     aircraft. (mode 4).
20841-N.........  STERILMED, INC.  172.203(a),      To authorize the
                                    172.302(c),      transportation in
                                    173.134(b)(12)   commerce of medical
                                    (i).             equipment in
                                                     accordance with 49
                                                     CFR
                                                     173.134(b)(12)(i)
                                                     when some medical
                                                     equipment will
                                                     ultimately be sent
                                                     for disposal. (mode
                                                     1).
20843-N.........  SPACEFLIGHT,     173.185(a).....  To authorize the
                   INC.                              transportation in
                                                     commerce of low
                                                     production lithium
                                                     ion batteries
                                                     contained in
                                                     spacecraft by air.
                                                     (mode 4).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP06-335-000 and CP96-810-006]

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Application

May 26, 2006.
    Take notice that on May 16, 2006, Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline,
L.L.C. (Maritimes), 890 Winter Street, Suite 300, Waltham,
Massachusetts 02451, filed in Docket No. CP06-335-000, an application
pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to
construct, own, operate and maintain certain pipeline facilities,
consisting of approximately 99,000 horsepower of compression at five
new compressor stations and two existing compressor stations and
approximately 1.7 miles of pipeline loop, all as more fully set forth
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to
public inspection. Additionally, in Docket No.CP96-810-006, Maritimes
seeks an amendment to its authorization under section 3 of the NGA and
its Presidential Permit to construct and operate facilities for the
importation of natural gas, reflecting increased volumes of natural gas
to be imported in connection with the proposed facilities. This filing
may be also viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the

``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the

document. For assistance, call<PHONE_NUMBER> or TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Steven
E. Tillman, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs, M&N Management
Company, 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-
1642.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, before the
comment date of this notice, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing''
link.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 16, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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"King, Heidi R."<EMAIL_ADDRESS> 04/07/2008 05:48 PM

To

Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathy Kaufman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

cc

Ron Evans/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, "Beck, Nancy"<EMAIL_ADDRESS> Subject

Pb NAAQS RIA follow up questions

Good afternoon, Pb NAAQS RIA team,

Thank you for briefing OMB last week on your approach to completing the Regulatory Impact Analysis under EO 12866 for the Pb NAAQS proposed rule.  Below are my follow up questions, which we might begin to address through email (sharing references, for example) and perhaps in a brief follow up meeting.  My apologies for failing to get these questions to you by this morning, as promised!

Thanks, and best regards,

heidi

For both Costs and Benefits Analysis:

1.	Confirm baseline (which MACTs are in the baseline?)

Benefits Analysis questions:

2.	Where can I get further information on methods for

a.	Buffer concentrations

b.	VNA interpolation

3.	Which peer-reviewed studies support Air-to-blood ratios among adults?

4.	Could you provide references for peer-reviewed studies used to support quantification of adult health effects:

a.	Relationship of Pb and Hypertension, including both endpoint and sequelae – including clarification of direction of causality, and which are endpoints vs which are risk factors (hypertension is a CV risk factor; are we quantifying HT as an endpoint, and if so, based on what?  Risk reduction?)

b.	Link from BP to Chronic Heart Disease, Stroke and Premature Mortality

c.	Which studies were considered and *not* used for quantifying these relationships?

5.	Valuations – both methodology and studies supporting values used

a.	What studies were considered and *not* used to support alternative valuations?

Cost Analysis questions:

6.	Please clarify time period for analysis, why that time period was selected over alternatives, key assumptions in the analysis, scope of cost estimates (engineering/control only?)

7.	Please clarify “unidentified controls” (unidentified sources vs unknown control methods vs other)

8.	To assess costs to achieve attainment for each alternative NAAQS standard, does EPA intend to use an extrapolated cost approach?  Other?

9.	We discussed labels etc on the tables to make sure they clearly communicate which standard is repres


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81782; File No. SR-NYSENat-2017-04]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE National, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt
Rules To Establish a Rule Numbering Framework in Connection With the
Re-Launch of Trading on the Exchange

September 29, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on September 28, 2017, NYSE National, Inc. (the ``Exchange''
or ``NYSE National'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the ``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
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to adopt rules to establish a rule numbering
framework in connection with the re-launch of trading on the Exchange.
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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    NYSE National, in connection with the re-launch of its trading
operations, proposes to adopt rules to establish a rule numbering
framework. The Exchange proposes to establish this framework in order
to facilitate the amendment and re-publication of its new rule book in
advance of the re-launch of trading operations on the Exchange.
    On January 31, 2017, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (``ICE''),
through its wholly-owned subsidiary NYSE Group, acquired all of the
outstanding capital stock of the Exchange (the ``Acquisition'').\4\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79902 (January 30,
2017), 82 FR 9258 (February 3, 2017) (SR-NSX-2016-16). Prior to the
Acquisition, the Exchange was named ``National Stock Exchange,
Inc.'' NYSE Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE Holdings LLC,
which is wholly owned by Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc., a
direct wholly-owned subsidiary of ICE. ICE is a public company
listed on the New York Stock Exchange LLC (the ``NYSE'').
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    Immediately following the closing of the Acquisition, effective
February 1, 2017, NYSE National ceased trading operations.\5\ NYSE
National continues to be registered as a national securities exchange
and has rules that are distinct from the rules of the three other
registered national securities exchanges owned by NYSE Group, namely,
NYSE, NYSE American LLC, and NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'', and
together, the ``NYSE Exchanges'').\6\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80018 (February 10,
2017), 82 FR 10947 (February 16, 2017) (SR-NSX-2017-04).
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    In connection with the Acquisition, NYSE Group announced its plans
to migrate NYSE National to the NYSE Pillar platform, which is an
integrated trading technology platform designed to use a single
specification for connecting to the equities and options markets
operated by the NYSE Exchanges.\7\ The Exchange now proposes to re-
launch trading using the NYSE Pillar platform.
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    To that end, in connection with the re-launch of trading operations
following the migration to Pillar, the Exchange proposes to adopt the
rule numbering framework of the rules governing the NYSE Arca equities
market. The Exchange believes that if it and its affiliates are
operating on the same trading platform, using the same rule numbering
scheme across all markets using the NYSE Pillar platform will make it
easier for members, the public and the Commission to navigate the rules
of each market. The Exchange therefore proposes to adopt a framework of
rule numbering that is based on the current rules governing the NYSE
Arca equities market: NYSE Arca Rules 0 through 3, 4-E through 9-E, and
10 through 14.\8\
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    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81419 (August 17,
2017), 82 FR 40044 (August 23, 2017) (SR-NYSEArca-2017-40), at
40046. Because the Exchange only has an equities market, the
proposed rule framework would not require the ``-E'' designation for
Rules 4 through 9.
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    As proposed, this framework would use the current rule numbering
scheme of the rules governing the NYSE Arca equities market, and would
consist of the following proposed rules:

RULE 0 REGULATION OF THE EXCHANGE AND ETP HOLDERS
RULE 1 DEFINITIONS
RULE 2 TRADING PERMITS
RULE 3 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
RULE 4 CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, FINANCIAL REPORTS, MARGIN
RULE 5 EQUITIES LISTINGS
RULE 6 ORDER AUDIT TRAIL SYSTEM
RULE 7 EQUITIES TRADING
RULE 8 TRADING OF CERTAIN EXCHANGE DERIVATIVES
RULE 9 CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITH THE PUBLIC
RULE 10 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS, OTHER HEARINGS AND APPEALS
RULE 11 BUSINESS CONDUCT
RULE 12 ARBITRATION

RULE 13 CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION, AND REINSTATEMENT
RULE 14 LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS AND EXCHANGE

    The Exchange proposes to establish this framework in order to
facilitate the amendment and re-publication of its new rule book in
advance of the re-launch of trading operations on the Exchange. The
Exchange intends to file separate proposed rules changes for the
substantive areas identified in its new rule book, as well as the
related price list.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\9\ in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\10\ in particular, because
it is 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 facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. The Exchange
believes that the proposed rules would remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market because the proposed
rule set establishing a rule numbering framework would promote
transparency in Exchange rules by using consistent rule numbers with
the equities market of NYSE Arca, which is the first market that
migrated to the Pillar trading platform. The Exchange believes that
using a common framework of rule numbers for the equity markets that
operate on the Pillar trading platform will better allow members,
regulators, and the public to navigate the Exchange's rulebook and
better understand how equity trading is conducted on the Exchange.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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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 purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change is
not designed to address any competitive issue but rather to adopt a new
rule numbering framework to support the Exchange's amendment and re-
publication of its rule book that in turn will support the re-launch of
its trading platform. The Exchange believes that the proposed rule
change would promote consistency and transparency on both the Exchange
and its affiliate NYSE Arca, thus making the Exchange's rules easier to
navigate.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \11\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\12\
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
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    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: (i)
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

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-NYSENat-2017-04 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-NYSENat-2017-04. 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 such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal offices 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-NYSENat-2017-
04, and should be submitted on or before October 26, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-21414 Filed 10-4-17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. TS09-5-000]

Honeoye Storage Corporation; Notice of Filing

July 8, 2009.
    Take notice that on April 14, 2009, Honeoye Storage Corporation
(Honeoye) filed a request for waiver of its Standards of Conduct so
that it may complete its posting and training, pursuant to the
Commission's Order 717 issued October 16, 2008, Standards of Conduct
for Transmission Providers, Order No. 717, 125 FERC ] 61,064.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 15, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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P-20-0057 Sanitized Support Documents Index:
 P-20-0057 Sanitized Determination Document (linked)
 P-20-0057 Sanitized CHEM Report (attached)
 P-20-0057 Sanitized ECO Report (attached)
 P-20-0057 Sanitized ENG Report (attached)
 P-20-0057 Sanitized EXP Report (attached)
 P-20-0057 Sanitized Fate Report (attached)
 P-20-0057 Sanitized HLTH Report_POST-FOCUS FINAL (attached)


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[Notices]
[Pages 67555-67556]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collections and their expected
burden. The  Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on June 24, 2011 [76 FR 37189].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Long, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Office of Defects Investigation,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Room 48-220, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Consumer Complaint.
    OMB Number: 2127--0008.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Abstract: Chapter 301 of title 49 of the United States Code, the
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to require manufacturers of
motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment to conduct owner
notification and remedy, i.e., a recall campaign, when it has been
determined that a safety defect exists in the performance,
construction, components, or materials in motor vehicles and motor
vehicle equipment. To make this determination, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) solicits information from vehicle
owners which is used to identify and evaluate possible safety-related
defects and provide the necessary evidence of the existence of such a
defect. Under the Authority of chapter 301 of Title 49 of the United
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to require
manufacturers of motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment which do not
comply with the applicable motor vehicle safety standards or contains a
defect that relates to motor vehicle safety to notify each owner that
their vehicle contains a safety defect or noncompliance. Also, the
manufacturer of each such motor vehicle item of replacement equipment
presented for remedy pursuant to such notification shall cause such
defect or noncompliance to be remedied without charge. In the case of a
motor vehicle presented for remedy pursuant to such notification, the
manufacturer shall cause the vehicle remedied by whichever of the
following means he elects: (1) By repairing such vehicle; (2) by
replacing such motor vehicle without charge; or (3) by refunding the
purchase price less depreciation. To ensure these objectives are being
met, NHTSA audits recalls conducted by manufacturer. These audits are
performed on a randomly selected number of vehicle owners for
verification and validation purposes.
    Estimated Burden Hours: 11,803.
    Number of Respondents: 47,211.

    ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of
Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
    A Comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30
days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 25, 2011.
Frank Borris,
Director, Office of Defects Investigation.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[File No. 500-1]

Abviva, Inc., ACTIS Global Ventures, Inc., aeroTelesis, Inc.,
Amwest Insurance Group, Inc., and Auto Underwriters of America, Inc.;
Order of Suspension of Trading

November 18, 2011.
    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of
Abviva, Inc. because it has not filed any periodic reports since the
period ended September 30, 2008.
    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of
ACTIS Global Ventures, Inc. because it has not filed any periodic
reports since the period ended September 30, 2007.
    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of
aeroTelesis, Inc. because it has not filed any periodic reports since
the period ended September 30, 2007.
    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of
Amwest Insurance Group, Inc. because it has not filed any periodic
reports since the period ended September 30, 2000.
    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of
Auto Underwriters of America, Inc. because it has not filed any
periodic reports since the period ended March 31, 2008.
    The Commission is of the opinion that the public interest and the
protection of investors require a suspension of trading in the
securities of the above-listed companies. Therefore, it is ordered,
pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that
trading in the securities of the above-listed companies is suspended
for the period from 9:30 a.m. EST on November 18, 2011, through 11:59
p.m. EST on December 2, 2011.

    By the Commission.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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