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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 21

[Docket No. FAA-2006-25877; Amendment No. 21-91]
RIN 2120-AI78

Production and Airworthiness Approvals, Part Marking, and
Miscellaneous Proposals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is amending its requirements to allow the issuance of
export airworthiness approvals for Class II and III products located at
facilities outside the United States. The FAA proposed this change in a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued on October 5, 2006. That
NPRM proposed comprehensive changes to 14 CFR part 21 to standardize
production and airworthiness requirements for production approval
holders. This final rule expedites the promulgation of a simple and
uncontroversial portion of that rulemaking. The FAA intends to issue a
separate final rule on other proposals in that NPRM.

DATES: This amendment becomes effective January 14, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning
this final rule, contact John Linsenmeyer, Production Certification
Branch, AIR-220, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile
(202) 267-5580, e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Under the laws of the United States, the Department of
Transportation has the responsibility to develop transportation
policies and programs that contribute to providing fast, safe,
efficient, and convenient transportation (49 U.S.C. 101). The Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA or ``we'') is an agency of the Department.
The FAA has general authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety,
including minimum standards for appliances and for the design,
material, construction, quality of work, and performance of aircraft,
aircraft engines, and propellers (49 U.S.C. 106(g) and 44701). We may
also prescribe regulations in the interest of safety for registering
and identifying an aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance (49 U.S.C.
44104).
    The FAA may issue, among other things, type certificates,
production certificates and airworthiness certificates (49 U.S.C.
44702). We issue a production certificate authorizing the production of
a duplicate of an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance
for which a type certificate has been issued when we find the duplicate
will conform to the certificate. We may include in a production
certificate terms required in the interest of safety. We issue an
airworthiness certificate for an aircraft when we find the aircraft
conforms to its type design and is in condition for safe operation. We
may include in an airworthiness certificate

terms required in the interest of safety (49 U.S.C. 44704).
    This document adopts a change to our regulations governing the
certification procedures for products and parts. This change will make
it easier for manufacturers to produce and obtain aircraft parts in the
global marketplace, which should aid the efficiency and competitiveness
of the industry. For these reasons, this final rule is a reasonable and
necessary exercise of the FAA's rulemaking authority and obligations.

Background

    On October 5, 2006, the FAA issued an NPRM to amend its
certification procedures and identification requirements for
aeronautical products and parts (71 FR 58914). Included in that NPRM
was a proposed change to Sec.  21.325(b)(3) to allow an export
airworthiness approval to be issued for a product or article located
outside of the U.S. if the FAA finds no undue burden in administering
its regulations (Emphasis added). One aspect of the proposed change was
to substitute the words ``product or article'' for ``Class II and III
products.'' This change was part of a comprehensive effort to
standardize terminology throughout part 21. Because the NPRM has not
yet been adopted, this final rule allows for the issuance of export
airworthiness approvals outside the U.S., but it retains the reference
to ``Class II and III products.''

Summary of Comments

    The FAA received one comment on our proposed changes to the
regulations affecting export airworthiness approvals. The Aviation
Suppliers Association noted that the proposal still imposes an
obligation to apply to the FAA for the ``no undue burden'' analysis. In
the commenter's view, such an analysis is not necessary. Designated
Airworthiness Representatives (DARs) must already receive permission to
operate outside his or her geographic region. If the DAR has the
authority to operate and make findings outside the U.S., then the DAR
should also be permitted to issue an export airworthiness approval. An
``undue burden analysis'' would be duplicative and a waste of
Government resources. The commenter recommends removal of the ``undue
burden analysis.''
    The FAA disagrees with the commenter. Pursuant to Title 49 of the
United States Code, the Administrator of the FAA may delegate to a
qualified private person a matter related to the examination, testing,
and inspection necessary to issue a certificate. However, these
assignees work on behalf of the Administrator. Ultimately, the FAA has
a statutory responsibility to inspect products and determine their
airworthiness status. We use the undue burden determination to ensure,
with FAA's limited resources, we can meet the requirements of Title 49;
our obligations under that statute cannot by circumvented by
application of a rule.

Discussion of the Final Rule

    Part 21, Subpart L contains regulations for exporting aviation
products. This rulemaking amends the regulations governing how export
airworthiness approvals for Class II and III products are issued.
Export airworthiness approvals are used to identify the airworthiness
status of a particular product. Specifically, export airworthiness
approvals attest that a particular product conforms to the approved
design and is in a condition for safe operation. These approvals
provide a certain level of assurance that a product or part that has
been placed in the aviation stream of commerce poses a negligible risk
to the flying public. They serve both civil aviation authorities
approving the products for import and the end-user who places them into
service. Although export approvals are required only when requested by
the importing civil airworthiness authority, these documents have
become increasingly valued in the aviation industry. Products and parts
with an airworthiness approval have increased sales potential over
those same parts that do not have an approval.
    This rulemaking amends Subpart L to allow the issuance of export
airworthiness approvals for Class II and III products, regardless of
their location. Previously, the rule only permitted approvals to be
issued for these products manufactured and located in the United
States.
    When Sec.  21.325(b)(3) was adopted (30 FR 8465, Jul. 2, 1965), the
international market for aviation products was minimal compared with
today's international market. Additionally, FAA resources were limited
for issuing export airworthiness approvals outside the United States.
However, FAA designees are now available to issue export airworthiness
approvals for production approval holders (PAHs) and other exporters.
This rulemaking relieves the past restriction on issuing approvals, as
well as the public's burden of petitioning for exemptions, by allowing
export airworthiness approvals to be issued for any Class II or Class
III product located in another country, if the FAA finds no undue
burden in administering its requirements. Consequently, a PAH may
direct ship its products from a supplier facility without first
shipping the product to the United States to obtain an export
airworthiness approval.
    Certificate management and designee oversight responsibilities are
examples of potential burdens on the FAA. For the PAHs, the assessment
of undue burden related to issuing an export airworthiness approval
would be performed during the FAA's undue burden assessment of a
prospective production facility located outside the United States. Part
of this assessment is a determination by the FAA that the PAH has
established and implemented supplier control procedures that are
acceptable to the FAA.
    The FAA has granted many petitions for exemption to Sec.
21.325(b)(3), and this rulemaking will resolve the direct-ship issue
that prompted organizations to request them. Expediting this rulemaking
results in a more efficient disposition of those petitions for
exemption.
    For the reasons stated above, this final rule adds new paragraph
Sec.  21.325(b)(4) which allows export airworthiness approvals to be
issued for Class II and III products located outside of the United
States if the FAA finds no undue burden in administering the applicable
requirements of Title 49 U.S.C. and subchapter C of Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    Information collection requirements associated with this final rule
have been approved previously by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3507(d)), and have been assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0721.
    An agency may not collect or sponsor the collection of information,
nor may it impose an information collection requirement unless it
displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.

International Compatibility

    In keeping with U.S. obligations under the Convention on
International Civil Aviation, it is FAA policy to comply with
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and
Recommended Practices to the maximum extent practicable. The FAA has
determined that there are no ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices
that correspond to this final rule.

Regulatory Evaluation, Regulatory Flexibility Determination,
International Trade Impact Assessment, and Unfunded Mandates Assessment

    Changes to Federal regulations must undergo several economic
analyses. First, Executive Order 12866 directs that each Federal agency
shall propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination
that the benefits of the intended regulation justify its costs. Second,
the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-354) requires
agencies to analyze the economic impact of regulatory changes on small
entities. Third, the Trade Agreements Act (Public Law 96-39) prohibits
agencies from setting standards that create unnecessary obstacles to
the foreign commerce of the United States. In developing U.S.
standards, this Trade Act requires agencies to consider international
standards and, where appropriate, that they be the basis of U.S.
standards. Fourth, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L.
104-4) requires agencies to prepare a written assessment of the costs,
benefits, and other effects of proposed or final rules that include a
Federal mandate likely to result in the expenditure by State, local, or
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more annually (adjusted for inflation with base year of
1995).
    In conducting these analyses, FAA has determined that this final
rule: (1) Has benefits that justify its costs, (2) is not an
economically ``significant regulatory action'' as defined in section
3(f) of Executive Order 12866, (3) is not ``significant'' as defined in
DOT's Regulatory Policies and Procedures; (4) will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities;
(5) will not create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of
the United States; and (6) will not impose an unfunded mandate on
state, local, or tribal governments, or on the private sector by
exceeding the threshold identified above. These analyses are summarized
below.

Regulatory Evaluation Summary

    This portion of the preamble summarizes the FAA's analysis of the
economic impact of this rule. It also includes summaries of the final
regulatory flexibility analysis, international trade impact assessment,
and the unfunded mandate assessment. For more information, we suggest
readers go to the full regulatory evaluation, a copy of which we have
placed in the docket for this rulemaking.

Total Costs and Benefits of This Rulemaking

    This Regulatory Evaluation examines the impact of an FAA rule
allowing for the issuance of export airworthiness approvals for Class
II (major components) and Class III (parts and components) products
located at facilities outside the United States. Export airworthiness
approvals are required by the FAA only if required by the importing
country. Consequently, there is no issue of ``market failure'', at
least from the perspective of the United States.
    As this rule relieves regulatory burden, there are cost-relieving
benefits and no costs. The FAA estimates the annual cost savings from
this rule to be $11,867,500. As the rule is a procedural change with no
front-loaded costs, we use a 10-year period of analysis. Discounting
this stream of annual cost savings (at 7%) for ten years yields a
present value of approximately $83 million.

Who Is Potentially Affected by This Rulemaking

    This rule potentially affects directly all production approval
holders, including holders of Production Certificates, Technical
Standard Order Authorizations, and Parts Manufacturer Approvals. The
rule also potentially affects distributors, importers and exporters of
airplane parts, air operators and carriers, and the flying public.

Assumptions

    This evaluation makes the following assumptions:
     This rule would become effective on January 1, 2008.
     The discount rate is 7 percent (Office of Management and
Budget, Circular A-94, ``Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost
Analysis of Federal Programs'', October 29, 1992, p. 8).
     The period of analysis is the 10-year period, 2008-2017.
     For purposes of discounting, cost savings are
conventionally assumed to occur at the end of the year. (If assumed to
occur at the beginning of the year, the discounted present value of the
cost savings increases by 7%.)

Changes From the NPRM to the Final Rule

     The effective date of the rule changes from 18 months
after publication in the Federal Register to effective on January 1,
2008.
     The period of analysis changes from 2009-2018 to 2008-
2017.
     The base year changes from 2005 to 2008.

Benefits of This Rulemaking

    The FAA estimates the present discounted value of the benefits of
this rule to be approximately $83 million.

Costs of This Rulemaking

    As this rule relieves regulatory burden, there are no costs of this
rule.

Alternatives Considered

    The Status Quo--The status quo represents a situation in which the
FAA would continue to issue exemptions from Sec.  21.325(b)(3)
indefinitely. As that would perpetuate ``rulemaking by exemption,'' we
choose not to continue with the status quo.

Final Regulatory Flexibility Determination

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-354) (RFA)
establishes ``as a principle of regulatory issuance that agencies shall
endeavor, consistent with the objectives of the rule and of applicable
statutes, to fit regulatory and informational requirements to the scale
of the businesses, organizations, and governmental jurisdictions
subject to regulation. To achieve this principle, agencies are required
to solicit and consider flexible regulatory proposals and to explain
the rationale for their actions to assure that such proposals are given
serious consideration.'' The RFA covers a wide-range of small entities,
including small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and small
governmental jurisdictions.
    Agencies must perform a review to determine whether a rule will
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. If the agency determines that it will, the agency must
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis as described in the RFA.
However, if an agency determines that a rule is not expected to have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities,
section 605(b) of the RFA provides that the head of the agency may so
certify and a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required. The
certification must include a statement providing the factual basis for
this determination, and the reasoning should be clear.
    The Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis of the rules proposed
in the NPRM found a significant economic impact on a substantial number
of small entities. This result was reported in the NPRM and the full
IRFA was placed in the docket (FAA-2006-25877), along with the Initial
Regulatory Analysis, and was also published in the Federal Register (72
FR 6968, February 14, 2007). This final rule, however, is cost
relieving and, therefore, imposes no

economic cost on small entities. Moreover, we did not receive any
comments regarding the small entity impact of this part of the NPRM.
Therefore as the Acting FAA Administrator, I certify that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.

International Trade Impact Assessment

    The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-39) prohibits Federal
agencies from establishing any standards or engaging in related
activities that create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of
the United States. Legitimate domestic objectives, such as safety, are
not considered unnecessary obstacles. The statute also requires
consideration of international standards and, where appropriate, that
they be the basis for U.S. standards. The FAA has assessed the
potential effect of this final rule and determined it would promote
international trade by reducing the cost of export airworthiness
approvals for Class II products (major components) and Class III
products (parts and components).

Unfunded Mandates Assessment

    Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-
4) requires each Federal agency to prepare a written statement
assessing the effects of any Federal mandate in a proposed or final
agency rule that may result in an expenditure of $100 million or more
(adjusted annually for inflation with the base year 1995) in any one
year by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by
the private sector; such a mandate is deemed to be a ``significant
regulatory action.'' The FAA currently uses an inflation-adjusted value
of $128.1 million.
    This final rule does not contain such a mandate. The requirements
of Title II do not apply.

Executive Order 13132, Federalism

    The FAA has analyzed this final rule under the principles and
criteria of Executive Order 13132, Federalism. We determined that this
action will not have a substantial direct effect on the States, or the
relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government, and, therefore, does not have federalism implications.

Environmental Analysis

    FAA Order 1050.1E identifies FAA actions that are categorically
excluded from preparation of an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy
Act in the absence of extraordinary circumstances. The FAA has
determined this rulemaking action qualifies for the categorical
exclusion identified in paragraph 308(b) and involves no extraordinary
circumstances.

Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use

    The FAA has analyzed this final rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations that Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use (May 18, 2001). We have determined that it is not
a ``significant energy action'' under the executive order because it is
not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866,
and it is not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the
supply, distribution, or use of energy.

Availability of Rulemaking Documents

    You can get an electronic copy of rulemaking documents using the
Internet by--
    1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov
;

    2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies Web page at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/
; or

    3. Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
.

    You can also get a copy by sending a request to the Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. Make
sure to identify the amendment number or docket number of this
rulemaking.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit
http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of
1996 requires FAA to comply with small entity requests for information
or advice about compliance with statutes and regulations within its
jurisdiction. If you are a small entity and you have a question
regarding this document, you may contact your local FAA official, or
the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT heading at
the beginning of the preamble. You can find out more about SBREFA on
the Internet at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/sbre_act/
.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 21

    Aircraft, Certification procedures for products and parts, Export
airworthiness approvals.

The Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
amends Chapter I of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 21--CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTS AND PARTS

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

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40105, 40113,
44701-44702, 44707, 44709, 44711, 44713, 44715, 45303.

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2. Amend Sec.  21.325 by adding new paragraph (b)(4) to read as
follows:

Sec.  21.325  Export airworthiness approvals.

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    (4) Class II and III products located outside of the United States
if the FAA finds no undue burden in administering the applicable
requirements of Title 49 U.S.C. and this subchapter.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2007.
Robert A. Sturgell,
Acting Administrator.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60288-60290]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23886]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0008]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Guidance for Industry on Citizen Petitions and
Petitions for Stay of Action Subject to Section 505(q) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection in
the guidance on citizen petitions and petitions for stay of action
subject to of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by December 2, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the
collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50-400B, Rockville,
MD 20850<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Guidance for Industry on Citizen Petitions and Petitions for Stay of
Action Subject to Section 505(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act--(OMB Control Number 0910-0679)--Extension

    In the Federal Register of June 8, 2011(76 FR 33309), FDA announced
the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Citizen
Petitions and Petitions for Stay of Action Subject to Section 505(q) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.'' The guidance provides
information regarding FDA's current thinking on interpreting section
914 of Title IX of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act
(FDAAA) (Pub. L. 110-85). Section 914 of FDAAA added new section 505(q)
to the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 355(q)) and governs certain citizen
petitions and petitions for stay of agency action that request that FDA
take any form of action related to a pending application submitted
under section 505(b)(2) or 505(j) (U.S.C. 355(b)(2) or U.S.C. 355(j))
of the FD&C Act. The guidance describes FDA's interpretation of section
505(q) of the FD&C Act regarding how the Agency will determine if: (1)
The provisions of section 505(q) addressing the treatment of citizen
petitions and petitions for stay of agency action (collectively,
petitions) apply to a particular petition and (2) a petition would
delay approval of a pending abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) or
a section 505(b)(2) application. The guidance also describes how FDA
will interpret the provisions of section 505(q) requiring that: (1) A
petition includes a certification and (2) supplemental information or
comments to a petition

include a verification. Finally, the guidance addresses the
relationship between the review of petitions and pending ANDAs and
section 505(b)(2) applications for which the Agency has not yet made a
decision on approvability.
    The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA)
was signed into law on July 9, 2012 (Pub. L. 112-144, 126 Stat. 993).
Section 1135 of FDASIA amended section 505(q) of the FD&C Act in two
ways. First, it shortened FDA's deadline from 180 days to 150 days for
responding to petitions subject to section 505(q) of the FD&C Act.
Second, it expanded the scope of section 505(q) of the FD&C Act to
include certain petitions concerning applications submitted under
section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), the
abbreviated pathway for the approval of biosimilar biological products.
Accordingly, we are now including submissions pertaining to biosimilar
biological product applications in the information collection burden
estimates below.
    Section 505(q)(1)(H) of the FD&C Act requires that citizen
petitions and petitions for stay of agency action that are subject to
section 505(q) include a certification to be considered for review by
FDA. Section 505(q)(1)(I) of the FD&C Act requires that supplemental
information or comments to such citizen petitions and petitions for
stay of agency action include a verification to be accepted for review
by FDA. The guidance sets forth the criteria the Agency will use in
determining if the provisions of section 505(q) of the FD&C Act apply
to a particular citizen petition or petition for stay of agency action.
The guidance states that one of the criteria for a citizen petition or
petition for stay of agency action to be subject to section 505(q) of
the FD&C Act is that a related ANDA or section 505(b)(2) application is
pending at the time the citizen petition or petition for stay is
submitted. Because petitioners or commenters may not be aware of the
existence of a pending ANDA or section 505(b)(2) application, the
guidance recommends that all petitioners challenging the approvability
of a possible ANDA or section 505(b)(2) application include the
certification required in section 505(q)(1)(H) of the FD&C Act and that
petitioners and commenters submitting supplements or comments,
respectively, to a citizen petition or petition for stay of action
challenging the approvability of a possible ANDA or section 505(b)(2)
application include the verification required in section 505(q)(1)(I)
of the FD&C Act. The guidance also recommends that if a petitioner
submits a citizen petition or petition for stay of agency action that
is missing the required certification but is otherwise within the scope
of section 505(q) of the FD&C Act and the petitioner would like FDA to
review the citizen petition or petition for stay of agency action, the
petitioner should submit a letter withdrawing the deficient petition
and submit a new petition that contains the required certification.
    FDA currently has OMB approval for the collection of information
entitled ``General Administrative Procedures: Citizen Petitions;
Petition for Reconsideration or Stay of Action; Advisory Opinions''
(OMB control number 0910-0183). This collection of information
includes, among other things: (1) The format and procedures by which an
interested person may submit to FDA, in accordance with Sec.  10.20 (21
CFR 10.20), a citizen petition requesting the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs (Commissioner) to issue, amend, or revoke a regulation or order,
or to take or refrain from taking any other form of administrative
action (Sec.  10.30(b) (21 CFR 10.30(b))); (2) the submission of
written comments on a filed citizen petition (Sec.  10.30(d)); (3) the
submission of a supplement or amendment to or a letter to withdraw a
filed citizen petition (Sec.  10.30(g)); (4) the format and procedures
by which an interested person may request, in accordance with Sec.
10.20, the Commissioner to stay the effective date of any
administrative action (Sec.  10.35(b) (21 CFR 10.35(b))); and (5) the
submission of written comments on a filed petition for administrative
stay of action (Sec.  10.35(c)). This information collection includes
citizen petitions, petitions for administrative stay of action,
comments to petitions, supplements to citizen petitions, and letters to
withdraw a citizen petition, as described previously in this document,
which are subject to section 505(q) of the FD&C Act and described in
the guidance.
    We are requesting OMB approval for the following collection of
information submitted to FDA under section 505(q) of the FD&C Act and
the guidance:
    1. The certification required under section 505(q)(1)(H) of the
FD&C Act for citizen petitions that are subject to section 505(q) and/
or that are challenging the approvability of a possible ANDA, section
505(b)(2) application, or biosimilar biological product application.
Although the submission of a certification for citizen petitions is
approved under OMB control number 0910-0183, the certification would be
broadened under section 505(q) of the FD&C Act and the guidance.
    2. The certification required under section 505(q)(1)(H) of the
FD&C Act for petitions for stay of agency action that are subject to
section 505(q) and/or that are challenging the approvability of a
possible ANDA, section 505(b)(2) application, or biosimilar biological
product application.
    3. The verification required under section 505(q)(1)(I) of the FD&C
Act for comments to citizen petitions.
    4. The verification required under section 505(q)(1)(I) of the FD&C
Act for comments to petitions for stay of agency action.
    5. The verification required under section 505(q)(1)(I) of the FD&C
Act for supplements to citizen petitions.
    6. Supplements to petitions for stay of agency action.
    7. The verification required under section 505(q)(1)(I) of the FD&C
Act for supplements to petitions for stay of agency action.
    8. The letter submitted by a petitioner withdrawing a deficient
petition for stay of agency action that is missing the required
certification but is otherwise within the scope of section 505(q) of
the FD&C Act.
    Section 505(q)(1)(B) and (C) of the FD&C Act and the guidance state
that if FDA determines that a delay in approval of an ANDA, section
505(b)(2) application, or biosimilar biological product application is
necessary based on a petition subject to section 505(q), the applicant
may submit to the petition docket clarifications or additional data to
allow FDA to review the petition promptly. This information collection
is not included in this analysis because it is approved under OMB
control number 0910-0001.
    Based on FDA's knowledge of citizen petitions and petitions for
stay of agency action subject to section 505(q) of the FD&C Act that
have been submitted to FDA, as well as the Agency's familiarity with
the time needed to prepare a supplement, a certification, and a
verification, FDA estimates the burden of this collection of
information as follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                     Number of
                    Activity                         Number of    responses  per   Total annual       Average  burden per  response        Total hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       responses
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Certification for citizen petitions                           26            1.15              32  0.5 (30 min.)........................             16
 (505(q)(1)(H)).
Certification for petitions for stay of agency                 1            1                  1  0.5 (30 min.)........................               .5
 action (505(q)(1)(H)).
Verification for comments to citizen petitions                 9            1.33              12  0.5 (30 min.)........................              6.0
 (505(q)(1)(I)).
Verification for comments to petitions for stay                1            1                  1  0.5 (30 min.)........................               .5
 of agency action (505(q)(1)(I)).
Verification for supplements to citizen                        7            1.43              10  0.5 (30 min.)........................              5.0
 petitions (505(q)(1)(I)).
Supplements to petitions for stay of agency                    1            1                  1  6....................................              6
 action.
Verification for supplements to petitions for                  1            1                  1  0.5 (30 min.)........................              0.5
 stay of agency action (505(q)(1)(I)).
Letter withdrawing a petition for stay of agency               1            1                  1  0.5 (30 min.)........................              0.5
 action.
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    Total Hours.................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .....................................             35
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    Dated: September 26, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68247; File No. SR-ISE-2012-22]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 1, To List and Trade Options on the ISE Max SPY Index

November 15, 2012.
    On March 9, 2012, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') a proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder \2\ to list and trade options on the ISE Max SPY Index. The
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register
on March 22, 2012.\3\ The Commission initially received three comment
letters on the proposed rule change.\4\ On May 1, 2012, the Commission
extended the time period for Commission action to June 20, 2012.\5\ On
May 4, 2012, the Exchange submitted a response to the comment letters
\6\ and filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\7\ The
Commission subsequently received three additional comment letters \8\
and a second response letter from the Exchange.\9\ On June 20, 2012,
the Commission instituted proceedings to determine whether to approve
or disapprove the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No.
1.\10\ The

Commission thereafter received six comment letters \11\ and two
response letters from the Exchange.\12\ On September 14, 2012, the
Commission issued a notice of designation of longer period for
Commission action on proceedings to determine whether to approve or
disapprove the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No.
1.\13\ The Commission thereafter received two additional comment
letters.\14\ On November 13, 2012, the Exchange withdrew the proposed
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1 (SR-ISE-2012-22).
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66614 (March 16,
2012), 77 FR 16883.
    \4\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission,
from Janet McGinness, EVP & Corporate Secretary, NYSE Euronext,
dated April 2, 2012; Kenneth M. Vittor, Executive Vice President and
General Counsel, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (``McGraw-Hill''),
dated April 11, 2012; and Edward T. Tilly, President and Chief
Operating Officer, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE''), dated April 13, 2012.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66889 (May 1, 2012),
77 FR 26812 (May 7, 2012).
    \6\ See letter to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission,
from Michael J. Simon, Secretary and General Counsel, ISE, dated May
4, 2012.
    \7\ See Order Instituting Proceedings, infra note 10, at note 7
(describing Amendment No. 1).
    \8\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission,
from Edward T. Tilly, President and Chief Operating Officer, CBOE,
dated June 7, 2012; Kenneth M. Vittor, Executive Vice President and
General Counsel, McGraw-Hill, dated June 18, 2012; and Edward T.
Tilly, President and Chief Operating Officer, CBOE, dated June 19,
2012.
    \9\ See letter to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission,
from Michael J. Simon, Secretary and General Counsel, ISE, dated
June 15, 2012.
    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67225 (June 20,
2012), 77 FR 38100 (June 26, 2012) (``Order Instituting
Proceedings'').
    \11\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission,
from Christopher Nagy, President, KOR Trading LLC, dated August 6,
2012; John L. Jacobs, Executive Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Global
Index Group, NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., dated August 10, 2012; Kenneth
M. Vittor, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, McGraw-
Hill, dated August 10, 2012; Edward T. Tilly, President and Chief
Operating Officer, CBOE, dated August 10, 2012; John V. O'Hanlon,
Dechert LLP, on behalf of the Index Industry Association, dated
August 10, 2012; and Edward T. Tilly, President and Chief Operating
Officer, CBOE, dated August 27, 2012.
    \12\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission,
from Michael J. Simon, Secretary, ISE, dated August 10, 2012 and
August 27, 2012.
    \13\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67865 (September
14, 2012), 77 FR 58432 (September 20, 2012).
    \14\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission,
from Kenneth M. Vittor, Executive Vice President and General
Counsel, McGraw-Hill, dated November 5, 2012 and Edward T. Tilly,
President and Chief Operating Officer, CBOE, dated November 7, 2012.
    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0536; FRL-8377-5]

Metam Sodium, Metam Potassium and Chloropicrin; Notice of Receipt
of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide
Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of request for amendments by registrants to delete
uses in certain pesticide registrations. Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA
provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time
request that any of its pesticide registrations be amended to delete
one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the
request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the
Federal Register.

DATES: The deletions are effective February 17, 2009, unless the Agency
receives a written withdrawal request on or before February 17, 2009.
The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than
February 17, 2009.
    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before
February 17, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) and chemical name for the pesticide of interest, as
shown in the table below, by one of the following methods:
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For metam sodium, metam potassium and
MITC, (EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125) contact Heather Garvie, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For chloropicrin, (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350) contact Andrea Carone,
Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use
pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the information in this notice, consult the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125 for metam sodium, metam potassium
and MITC; and EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350 for chloropicrin. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at
http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington,
VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from
registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. These
registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit by registration
number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses deleted:

     Table 1.--Registrations with Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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         EPA Registration No.                Product Name          Active Ingredient        Delete from Label
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1448-361                               Busan 1236               Metam sodium             Organic sludge
                                                                                fumigation
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1448-371                               Busan 1020L              Metam sodium             Leather and hide
                                                                                processing
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1448-93                                Busan 1016               Metam sodium             Cane and beet sugar
                                                                                mills
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1448-52                                Busan 40                 Metam potassium          Water-based drilling,
                                                                                completion and packer
                                                                                fluids;
                                                                                leather and hide
                                                                                processing (this use
                                                                                deletion is not
                                                                                inclusive of the
                                                                                tanning drum leather
                                                                                use); preservation
                                                                                of protective colloids,
                                                                                emulsion resins and
                                                                                water-thinned
                                                                                paints; cutting fluids
                                                                                (metalworking fluids)
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1448-47                                Busan 52                 Metam potassium          Water-based drilling,
                                                                                completion and packer
                                                                                fluids;
                                                                                leather and hide
                                                                                processing (this use
                                                                                deletion is
                                                                                not inclusive of the
                                                                                tanning drum leather
                                                                                use);
                                                                                preservation of
                                                                                protective colloids,
                                                                                emulsion resins and
                                                                                water-
                                                                                thinned paints; cutting
                                                                                fluids (metalworking
                                                                                fluids)
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1448-74                                PNMDC                    Metam potassium          Leather and hide
                                                                                processing (this use
                                                                                deletion is not
                                                                                inclusive of the
                                                                                tanning drum leather
                                                                                use); preservation of
                                                                                protective colloids,
                                                                                emulsion resins and
                                                                                water-thinned paints;
                                                                                cutting fluids
                                                                                (metalworking fluids);
                                                                                cane and beet sugar
                                                                                mills; petroleum
                                                                                secondary recovery
                                                                                operations; once-
                                                                                through
                                                                                cooling water
                                                                                applications
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1448-53                                Busan 881                Metam Potassium          Cane and beet sugar
                                                                                mills; petroleum
                                                                                secondary recovery
                                                                                operations; once-
                                                                                through cooling water
                                                                                applications
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1448-382                               NABE-M                   Metam potassium          Cane and beet sugar
                                                                                mills; petroleum
                                                                                secondary
                                                                                recovery operations;
                                                                                once-through cooling
                                                                                water
                                                                                applications
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8536-2                                 Chloropicrin 100         Chloropicrin             Treatment of wood,
                                        Fumigant                                          timbers, poles, piles,
                                                                                and glue-laminated
                                                                                beams; fumigation of
                                                                                enclosed
                                                                                spaces
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58266-2                                Tri-Clor Fumigant        Chloropicrin             Treatment of wood,
                                                                                timbers, poles, piles,
                                                                                and
                                                                                glue-laminated beams;
                                                                                fumigation of enclosed
                                                                                spaces
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66330-47                               NUTRAPIC                 Chloropicrin             Fumigation of enclosed
                                                                                spaces
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5785-17                                Chloro-O-Pic             Chloropicrin             Fumigation of enclosed
                                                                                spaces
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    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before February
17, 2009 to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This
180-day period will also permit interested members of the public to
intercede with registrants prior to the Agency's approval of the
deletion.
    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit, in
sequence by EPA company number.

  Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain
                         Pesticide Registrations
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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1448                                        Buckman Laboratories
                                            1256 North McLean Blvd.
                                            Memphis, TN 38108-1241
                                            Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>
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8536                                        Soil Chemicals Corporation
                                            8770 Highway 25
                                            P.O. Box 782
                                            Hollister, CA 95024-0782
                                            Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>
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58266                                       Shadow Mountain Products
                                             Corporation
                                            8770 Highway 25
                                            P.O. Box 1327
                                            Hollister, CA 95024-1327
                                            Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>
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66330                                       Arysta Lifescience North
                                             America Corporation
                                            15401 Weston Parkway, Suite
                                             150
                                            Cary, North Carolina 27513
                                            Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>
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5785                                        Great Lakes Chemical a
                                             Chemtura Co.
                                            P.O. Box 2200
                                            West Lafayette, Indiana
                                             47996-2200
                                            Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>
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III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be amended to delete one or more uses. The FIFRA further provides that,
before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of
any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the Administrator
may approve such a request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use deletion must
submit the withdrawal in writing to Heather Garvie (for metam sodium,
metam potassium and MITC) or Andrea Carone (for chloropicrin) using the
methods in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal
requests postmarked no later than February 17, 2009.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    The Agency has authorized the registrants to sell or distribute
product under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18
months after approval of the revision, unless other restrictions have
been imposed, as in special review actions.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: August 13, 2008.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OGC-2019-0411; 9999-30-OGC]

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), notice is given of a proposed consent
decree in Center for Biological Diversity, et al., v. Wheeler, No.
4:18-cv-03544 (N.D. Cal.). On June 4, 2018, the Center for Biological
Diversity, Center for Environmental Health, and Sierra Club filed a
complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District
of California, and filed an amended complaint on December 17, 2018,
alleging that the Administrator of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA'') failed to perform non-discretionary duties
to take final action to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part,
certain state implementation plans (``SIPs'') submitted to meet
attainment requirements under the 2010 primary sulfur dioxide
(``SO2'') national ambient air quality standard (``NAAQS''),
and to make findings of failure to submit SIPs for certain areas for
the 1971 or 2010 primary SO2 NAAQS. The proposed consent
decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take specified actions.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received
by October 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2019-0411, online at www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred method).
For comments submitted at www.regulations.gov, follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from www.regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Thrift, Air and Radiation Law
Office, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, c/o U.S. Environmental Protection Agency San Diego Border
Office, 610 W Ash Street, Suite 905, San Diego, CA, 92101; telephone:
(619) 321-1960; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

    The consent decree would resolve a lawsuit filed by the Center for
Biological Diversity, Center for Environmental Health and Sierra Club
seeking to compel the Administrator to take action under the Clean Air
Act to approve or disapprove several submitted SO2 SIPs
under CAA sections 110(k)(2)-(4), and to issue findings of failure to
submit SO2 SIPs for several areas under CAA section
110(k)(1)(B). Specifically, the lawsuit seeks to compel EPA action
under CAA section 110(k)(2)-(4) on SO2 SIPs submitted for
the Indianapolis, Indiana; Morgan County, Indiana; Southwest Indiana;
Terre Haute, Indiana; Muscatine, Iowa; Detroit, Michigan; Jackson
County, Missouri; Lake County, Ohio; Muskingum River, Ohio;
Steubenville, Ohio-West Virginia; Rhinelander, Wisconsin; Hayden,
Arizona; Miami, Arizona; Jefferson County, Kentucky; Allegheny,
Pennsylvania; Beaver, Pennsylvania; Indiana, Pennsylvania; and
Marshall, West Virginia SO2 nonattainment areas. The lawsuit
also seeks to compel EPA action under CAA section 110(k)(1)(B) to find
failure to submit SO2 SIPs for the New Jersey portion of the
Northeast Pennsylvania-Upper Delaware Valley Interstate Air Quality
Control Region; Alton Township, Illinois; Williamson County, Illinois;
Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County, Maryland; and St. Clair,
Michigan SO2 nonattainment areas.
    The EPA has already taken final action to approve the submitted
SO2 SIPs or elements thereof for the Indianapolis, Indiana;
Terre Haute, Indiana; Jackson County, Missouri; Lake County, Ohio;
Miami, Arizona; Marshall, West Virginia; and Jefferson County, Kentucky
SO2 nonattainment areas. See, 84 FR 10692 (March 22, 2019),
84 FR 3703 (February 13, 2019); 84 FR 3986 (February 14, 2019); 84 FR
8813 (March 12, 2019); 80 FR 45613 (July 31, 2015); and 84 FR 30920
(June 28, 2019). EPA has also found that SO2 SIP submitted
for the Alton Township, Illinois nonattainment area is complete. See,
letter from EPA Region 5 Director of Air and Radiation Division to
Director of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (June 5, 2019). In
addition, EPA previously approved some submitted elements for the New
Jersey portion of the Northeast Pennsylvania-Upper Delaware Valley
Interstate Air Quality Control Region. 61 FR 38591 (July 25, 1996), and
82 FR 44099 (September 21, 2017); see also, letter from Director of New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality
to Chief, Air Programs Branch, EPA Region 2 (July 23, 2019). On August
21, 2019, EPA published a final Clean Data Determination for the New
Jersey portion of the Northeast Pennsylvania-Upper Delaware Valley
Interstate Air Quality Control Region, concluding that the area had
attained the 1971 SO2 NAAQS and thereby suspending the
State's obligation to submit a nonattainment SIP for the area. 84 FR
43504 (August 21, 2019). Therefore, the lawsuit's claims regarding
these areas are moot.
    Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA shall take
actions regarding the remaining areas by the deadlines established in
the proposed consent decree, unless EPA or the relevant state takes
action that would automatically terminate EPA's obligations for
individual areas under the proposed consent decree.
    For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication
of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the
proposed consent decree from persons who are not named as parties or
intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of
Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree
if the comments disclose

facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is
inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the
requirements of the Act.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decree

A. How can I get a copy of the consent decree?

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2019-0411) contains a copy of the proposed consent
decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at
the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the OEI Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through
www.regulations.gov. You may use www.regulations.gov to submit or view
public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the
appropriate docket identification number then select ``search.''
    It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments,
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available
for public viewing online at www.regulations.gov without change, unless
the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI
and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not
included in the official public docket or in the electronic public
docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, including
copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed
in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all
docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access
any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket
Center.
    B. How and to whom do I submit comments?
    You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider late comments.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD
ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further
information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    Use of the www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to EPA
electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. The
electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail
(email) system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an
email comment directly to the Docket without going through
www.regulations.gov, your email address is automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.

    Dated: August 26, 2019.
Gautam Srinivasan,
Acting Associate General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0042; Directorate Identifier 2007-SW-26-AD;
Amendment 39-15614; AD 2008-15-02]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH Model MBB-
BK 117C-2 Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH (Eurocopter) Model MBB-BK 117C-2
helicopters. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The European Aviation Safety Agency for the Republic of
Germany, with which we have a bilateral agreement, states in the MCAI:

    During inadvertent operation of the fire extinguishing system,
in one case it occurred that one of the two injection tubes became
disconnected. This condition, if not corrected, could affect the
ability of the fire extinguishing system to perform its intended
function in the case of activation.

The inability of the fire extinguishing system to suppress an engine
fire creates an unsafe condition. We are issuing this AD to correct the
unsafe condition by further securing the injection tubes with improved
clamps, allowing suppression of a contained engine fire, and subsequent
loss of the helicopter.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on September 3, 2008.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of September 3,
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov or in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    You can get the service information identified in this AD from
American Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas
75053-4005, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Strasburger, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, Regulations and Guidance Group,
Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0111, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax (817) 222-
5961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would apply to the specified products.
That NPRM was published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2008 (73
FR 3885). That NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products. The MCAI states:

    During inadvertent operation of the fire extinguishing system,
in one case it occurred that one of the two injection tubes became
disconnected. This condition, if not corrected, could affect the
ability of the fire extinguishing system to perform its intended
function in the case of activation.

The inability of the fire extinguishing system to suppress an engine
fire creates an unsafe condition. The proposed actions are intended to
address this unsafe condition by further securing the injection tubes
with improved clamps, allowing suppression of a contained engine fire,
and preventing an uncontained engine fire and subsequent loss of the
helicopter.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM or on the determination of
the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the available data and determined that air safety and
the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed.

Differences Between This AD and the MCAI or Service Information

    We have reviewed the MCAI and related service information and, in

general, agree with their substance. However, we did change ``flight
hours'' referred to in the MCAI to ``hours time-in-service'' in our AD.
In making this change, we do not intend to differ substantively from
the information provided in the MCAI. This difference is highlighted in
the ``Differences Between the FAA AD and the MCAI'' section in this AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 26 helicopters of U.S.
registry. We also estimate that it will take about 3.5 work-hours per
helicopter to replace the clamps on the injection tubes. The average
labor rate is $80 per work-hour. Required parts will cost about $20 per
helicopter. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this AD to
U.S. operators to be $7,800 or $300 per helicopter.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains the NPRM, the economic evaluation, any
comments received, and other information. The street address for the
Docket Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES
section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after
receipt.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

0
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2008-15-02 Eurocopter Deutschland: Amendment 39-15614. Docket No.
FAA-2008-0042; Directorate Identifier 2007-SW-26-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective on
September 3, 2008.

Other Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Model MBB-BK 117C-2 helicopters, Serial
Number (S/N) 9004 through S/N 9104, and S/N 9106, 9107, and 9111,
with a fire extinguishing system B26K1002-801, B262K1003-801, or
B262K1004-801, installed, certificated in any category.

Reason

    (d) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
states:

    During inadvertent operation of the fire extinguishing system,
in one case it occurred that one of the two injection tubes became
disconnected. This condition, if not corrected, could affect the
ability of the fire extinguishing system to perform its intended
function in the case of activation.

The inability of the fire extinguishing system to suppress an engine
fire creates an unsafe condition. The proposed actions are intended
to address this unsafe condition by further securing the injection
tubes with improved clamps, allowing suppression of a contained
engine fire, and preventing an uncontained engine fire and
subsequent loss of the helicopter.

Actions and Compliance

    (e) At the next 100 hours time-in-service inspection, unless
already done, replace the current injection tube clamps by
installing GBS clamps, part number GBSM24/18W4SK, by following the
Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph A., and Figure 1 of
Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin MBB BK117 C-2-26A-001, dated
January 22, 2007.

Differences Between the FAA AD and the MCAI

    (f) The FAA refers to the compliance time by hours time-in-
service rather than flight hours as referred to in the MCAI.

Subject

    (g) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code JASC 262
Extinguishing System.

Other FAA AD Provisions

    (h) The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, 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: John
Strasburger, Aviation Safety Engineer, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0111,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (2) Airworthy Product: Use only FAA-approved corrective actions.
Corrective actions are considered FAA-approved if they are approved
by the State of Design Authority (or their delegated agent) if the
State of Design has an appropriate bilateral agreement with the
United States. You are required to assure the product is airworthy
before it is returned to service.
    (3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in
this AD, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information
collection requirements and has assigned OMB Control Number 2120-
0056.

Related Information

    (i) MCAI Airworthiness Directive No. 2007-0121, dated May 3,
2007, contains related information.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (j) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin MBB
BK117 C-2-26A-001, dated January 22, 2007 under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
1 CFR part 51.
    (k) For the service information identified in this AD, contact
American Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 Forum Drive, Grand

Prairie, Texas 75053-4005, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax (972) 641-
3527.
    (l) You may review copies of the service information at the FAA,
Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham
Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas, or at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability
of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 5, 2008.
David A. Downey,
Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. E8-17265 Filed 7-29-08; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee--Closed
Session

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee
Special Closed Session.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), and Title 41 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, section 102-3.160, notice is hereby given of a
special closed session of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory
Committee (COMSTAC). The special closed session will be an
administrative session for the Committee members to review the
structure of COMSTAC's public meetings and discuss if the current
structure is the most desirable arrangement of activities. The meeting
will take place on Thursday, February 10, 2010, at the Washington
Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW., Washington, DC 20001,
from 8 a.m. until 8:45 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lender (AST-100), Office of
Commercial Space Transportation (AST), 800 Independence Avenue SW.,
Room 325, Washington, DC 20591, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Issued in Washington, DC, January 18, 2011.
George C. Nield,
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2011-1410 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 23913-23914]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: EC18-92-000.
    Applicants: Mesquite Power, LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization for Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities and Requests for Expedited Action and
Confidential Treatment of Mesquite Power, LLC.
    Filed Date: 5/16/18.
    Accession Number: 20180516-5140.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/6/18.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2895-017; ER10-2917-017; ER10-2918-018 ER10-
2920-017; ER10-2921-017; ER10-2922-017 ER10-2966-017; ER10-3167-009;
ER11-2292-018 ER11-2293-018; ER11-2294-016; ER11-2383-012 ER11-3941-
015; ER11-3942-017; ER12-2447-016 ER13-1613-010; ER13-203-009; ER13-
2143-010 ER14-1964-008; ER16-287-003; ER17-482-002.
    Applicants: Bear Swamp Power Company LLC, BIF II Safe Harbor
Holdings LLC, BIF III Holtwood LLC, Black Bear Development Holdings,
LLC, Black Bear Hydro Partners, LLC, Black Bear SO, LLC, BREG
Aggregator LLC, Brookfield Energy Marketing Inc., Brookfield Energy
Marketing LP, Brookfield Energy Marketing US LLC, Brookfield Power
Piney & Deep Creek LLC, Brookfield Renewable Energy Marketing US, LLC,
Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LLC, Brookfield White Pine Hydro
LLC, Carr Street Generating Station, L.P., Erie Boulevard Hydropower,
L.P., Granite Reliable Power, LLC, Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC,
Hawks Nest Hydro LLC, Rumford Falls Hydro LLC, Safe Harbor Water Power
Corporation.
    Description: Second Supplement to June 30, 2017 Updated Market
Power Analysis for the Northeast Region of the Brookfield Companies.
    Filed Date: 5/16/18.
    Accession Number: 20180516-5145.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/6/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-603-001.
    Applicants: Bear Swamp Power Company LLC.
    Description: Supplement to February 20, 2018 Compliance Filing of
Updated Market Power Analysis of Bear Swamp Power Company LLC.
    Filed Date: 5/16/18.
    Accession Number: 20180516-5131.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/6/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1648-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2018-05-16_Filing to
establish Time Limits for Disputes and Resettlements to be effective 8/
1/2018.
    Filed Date: 5/16/18.
    Accession Number: 20180516-5119.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/6/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1649-000.
    Applicants: Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: NSPM-SIOUX-I-I-Agrmt-484-
0.0.0 to be effective 1/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 5/16/18.
    Accession Number: 20180516-5121.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/6/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1650-000.
    Applicants: WSPP Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: List of Members Update 2018
to be effective 3/26/2018.
    Filed Date: 5/17/18.
    Accession Number: 20180517-5003.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/7/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1651-000.
    Applicants: Solano 3 Wind LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation to be
effective 5/17/2018.

    Filed Date: 5/17/18.
    Accession Number: 20180517-5004.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/7/18.

    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: May 17, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Cancellation

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT:  86 FR 53355,
September 27, 2021.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF THE MEETING: Wednesday, September
29, 2021 at 10:01 a.m.

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The Closed Meeting scheduled for Wednesday,
September 29, 2021 at 10:01 a.m., has been cancelled.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information; please
contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202)
551-5400.

    Dated: September 29, 2021.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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