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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28773; Airspace Docket No. 07-ACE-9]

Amendment to Class E Airspace; Poplar Bluff, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E Airspace at Poplar Bluff, MO.
Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate a new
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Poplar Bluff Municipal
Airport, Poplar Bluff, MO. This will improve the safety of Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing the new SIAP at Poplar Bluff
Municipal Airport, MO.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, December 20, 2007. Comments for
inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before October 1,
2007. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation
by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part
51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication
of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to this final rule to U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590.
    You must identify the docket number FAA-2007-28773/Airspace Docket
No. 07-ACE-9, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit
comments through the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the

public docket containing the direct final rule, any comment received,
and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the ground level of the
Department of Transportation Building at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Nichols, System Support, DOT
Regional Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, 901
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comment and, therefore, is issuing it as a direct final
rule. Previous actions of this nature have not been controversial and
have not resulted in adverse comments or objections. Unless a written
adverse or negative comment or a written notice of intent to submit an
adverse or negative comment is received within the comment period, the
regulation will become effective on the date specified above. After the
close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the
Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were
received and confirming the date on which the final rule will become
effective. If the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an
adverse or negative comment, on written notice of intent to submit such
a comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be
published in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking
may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this rulemaking by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned
regulatory decisions on the direct final rule. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the direct final rule.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of
the direct final rule. Communications should identify both docket
numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket
No. FAA-2007-28773/Airspace Docket No. 07-ACE-9.'' The postcard will be
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 modifies the class E airspace area at Poplar Bluff Municipal
Airport, Poplar Bluff, MO. The radius of the Class E airspace area
extending upward from

700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is expanded from within
a 6.5-mile radius to within a 7.6-mile radius of the airport. This will
accommodate aircraft executing new SIAPs at Poplar Bluff Municipal
Airport. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA
order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
    The regulations adopted herein 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. Therefore, it
is determined that this final rule does not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this regulation (1) is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule''
under Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant
preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so
minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air
traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule,
when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under this section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace.
    This regulation is within the scope of that authority since it
improves the safety of aircraft executing IFR procedures at Poplar
Bluff Municipal Airport, Poplar Bluff, MO.

List of Subjects in CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71
as follows:

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

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

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective
September 15, 2006, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ACE MO E5 Poplar Bluff, MO [Amended]

Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport, MO
    (Lat. 36[deg]26'26'' N., long. 90[deg]19'29'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.6-mile radius of Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport, and
within 2.6 miles each side of the 181[deg] bearing from the Poplar
Bluff Municipal Airport extending from the 7.6-mile radius, to 7.6
miles south of the airport.
* * * * *

    Issued in Forth Worth, TX, on August 28, 2004.
Roger M. Trevino,
Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 07-4353 Filed 9-6-07; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-447-000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC; Notice of
Application

August 6, 2009.
    Take notice that on July 22, 2009, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America (Natural), 3250 Lacey Road, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-7918,
filed an application in Docket No. CP09-447-000, pursuant to sections
7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the
Commission's regulations, requesting: (1) A certificate of public
convenience and necessity authorizing Natural to construct, ultimately
own, and operate two 5.55-mile segments of 30-inch line and one 5.55-
mile segment of 36-inch line in Panola County, Texas and (2) permission
and approval to abandon by exchange and transfer to Luminant Mining
Company LLC (Luminant) two 4.3-mile segments of 30-inch line and one
4.3-mile segment of 36-inch line. The proposal seeks to allow Luminant
to construct rerouted replacement line segments to be exchanged for
Natural's existing line segments located in an area where Luminant has
mining operations (Natural Pipeline Relocation Project). The project
costs are approximately $29.7 million and are to be borne by Luminant.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America LLC, 3250 Lacey Road, 7th Floor, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-
7918, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail: bruce_
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission's
public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    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, on or
before the comment date stated below, 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.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: August 27, 2009.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-19599 Filed 8-14-09; 8:45 am]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER11-3643-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: Report Filing: Refund Report (Surcharge) to be
effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5126.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-693-004.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5007.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-695-004.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5205.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-696-004.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5214.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-697-005.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5006.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-699-004.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5219.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-699-005.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.

    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5225.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-700-005.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5221.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-701-004.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5222.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-703-004.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5223.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-704-004.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: EAI-ESI Response 7-16-2015 to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5224.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2574-005.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2015-07-16 FRAC MOO Compliance to
be effective 11/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5188.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.
    Docket Numbers: ER15-517-002.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Northeast Utilities Service
Company (as, Cross-Sound Cable Company, LLC, New England Power Company,
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Standards for Bus. Prac. & Comm.
Protocols for Public Utilities ER15-517- to be effective 5/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5227.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-524-001.
    Applicants: Tucson Electric Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Order No. 676-H Compliance Filing
to be effective 6/3/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5206.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-525-001.
    Applicants: UNS Electric, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Order 676-H Compliance Filing to be
effective 5/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5207.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-527-002.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing per 5/18/15 Order
in Docket No. ER15-527-001 to be effective 5/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5083.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-530-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2015-07-17 Attachment Q Compliance
Filing to be effective 5/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-540-001.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: OATT Attachment O Order No. 676-H
Second Compliance Filing to be effective 5/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5107.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-543-001.
    Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing to be effective
5/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5106.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-545-001.
    Applicants: Black Hills/Colorado Electric Utility Co.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing to be effective
5/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5108.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-546-001.
    Applicants: Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing to be effective
5/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5109.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-644-001.
    Applicants: Idaho Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Order No. 676-H Second Compliance
Filing to be effective 7/17/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1675-001.
    Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Blaine NITSA SA No. 785 Compliance
Filing to be effective 3/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5136.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2127-001.
    Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, New York Independent
System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: NMPC errata filing of amended and
restated LGIA between National Grid and Sithe to be effective 6/30/
2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5065.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2218-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Hampshire.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Cancellation of PSNH FERC Rate
Schedule No.SA-1 to be effective 7/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5192.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2219-000.
    Applicants: EONY Generation Limited.
    Description: Compliance filing: Baseline refile to be effective 7/
17/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/16/15.
    Accession Number: 20150716-5208.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/6/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2220-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notices of Cancellation GIA and
Distrib Serv Agmt SunEdison IM Fontana Project to be effective 4/30/
2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5003.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2221-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notices of Cancellation SGIA and
Distrib Service Agmt SunEdison 825 E. Project to be effective 7/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5029.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2222-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., ITC
Midwest LLC.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: 2015-07-17_SA 2820 ITC
Midwest-SMEC D-TIA to be effective 7/31/2015.

    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5110.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2223-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC, Wolverine Power Supply
Cooperative, Inc.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: 2015-07-17_SA 2818 METC-
Wolverine Power E&P (J392) to be effective 7/18/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/17/15.
    Accession Number: 20150717-5131.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    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: July 17, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-18106 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2004-17195; FMCSA-2008-0106; FMCSA-2010-0161]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

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

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemptions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the
vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for
14 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals
from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not
compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these
exemption renewals will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to
or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions
for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.

DATES: This decision is effective October 6, 2012. Comments must be
received on or before October 12, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. FMCSA-2004-17195; FMCSA-
2008-0106; FMCSA-2010-0161, using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket number for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments
received without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting comments on-line.
    Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's Privacy Act Statement for the FDMS published in
the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical
Programs Division,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-224,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may renew an exemption
from the vision requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies to
drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a two-year period if it
finds ``such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to or greater than the level that would be achieved absent
such exemption.'' The procedures for requesting an exemption (including
renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381.

Exemption Decision

    This notice addresses 14 individuals who have requested renewal of
their exemptions in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 14 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:

Ramon Adame (IL)
Calvin D. Bills (VA)
Joel W. Bryant (LA)
Jonathan E. Carriaga (NM)
Curtis E. Firari (WI)
Percy L. Gaston (TX)
Ronald M. Green (OH)
Charles S. Huffman (KS)
Richard Iocolano (NY)
Daniel W. Johnson (NY)
Charles R. Murphy (TX)
Danny W. Nuckles (VA)
Charles E. Queen (OH)
Matias P. Quintanilla (CA)
    The exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) That each individual has a physical examination every year (a) by
an ophthalmologist or optometrist who attests that the vision in the
better eye continues to meet the requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),
and (b) by a medical examiner who attests that the individual is
otherwise physically qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each
individual provides a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's
report to the medical examiner at the time of the annual medical
examination; and (3) that each individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for retention in the driver's
qualification file and retains a copy of the certification on his/her
person while driving for presentation to a duly authorized Federal,
State, or local enforcement official. Each exemption will be valid for
two years unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be
rescinded if: (1) The person fails to comply with the terms and
conditions of the exemption; (2) the exemption has resulted in a lower
level of safety than was maintained before it was granted; or (3)
continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals
and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315.

Basis for Renewing Exemptions

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no
longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon
application for additional two year periods. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 14 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (69 FR 17263; 69 FR 31447; 71 FR 27033; 73 FR 35194; 73 FR
36954; 73 FR 48273; 75 FR 38602; 75 FR 39725; 75 FR 44050; 75 FR
61833). Each of these 14 applicants has requested renewal of the
exemption and has submitted evidence showing that the vision in the
better eye continues to meet the requirement specified at 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10) and that the vision impairment is stable. In addition, a
review of each record of safety while driving with the respective
vision deficiencies over the past two years indicates each applicant
continues to meet the vision exemption requirements. These factors
provide an adequate basis for predicting each driver's ability to
continue to drive safely in interstate commerce. Therefore, FMCSA
concludes that extending the exemption for each renewal applicant for a
period of two years is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to
that existing without the exemption.

Request for Comments

    FMCSA will review comments received at any time concerning a
particular driver's safety record and determine if the continuation of
the exemption is consistent with the requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315. However, FMCSA requests that interested parties with
specific data concerning the safety records of these drivers submit
comments by October 12, 2012.
    FMCSA believes that the requirements for a renewal of an exemption
under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 can be satisfied by initially
granting the renewal and then requesting and evaluating, if needed,

subsequent comments submitted by interested parties. As indicated
above, the Agency previously published notices of final disposition
announcing its decision to exempt these 14 individuals from the vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final decision to grant an
exemption to each of these individuals was made on the merits of each
case and made only after careful consideration of the comments received
to its notices of applications. The notices of applications stated in
detail the qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each
applicant for an exemption from the vision requirements. That
information is available by consulting the above cited Federal Register
publications.
    Interested parties or organizations possessing information that
would otherwise show that any, or all, of these drivers are not
currently achieving the statutory level of safety should immediately
notify FMCSA. The Agency will evaluate any adverse evidence submitted
and, if safety is being compromised or if continuation of the exemption
would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.

    Issued on: August, 27, 2012.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-22459 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-314-000]

Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in
FERC Gas Tariff

April 27, 2006.
    Take notice that on April 21, 2006, Florida Gas Transmission
Company (FGT) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third
Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective
May 1, 2006:

Seventy-Sixth Revised Sheet No. 8A.
Sixty-Seventh Revised Sheet No. 8A.01.
Sixty-Seventh Revised Sheet No. 8A.02.
Twenty-Seventh Revised Sheet No. 8A.04.
Seventieth Revised Sheet No. 8B.
Sixty-Third Revised Sheet No. 8B.01.
Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 8B.02.

    FGT states that the tariff sheets listed above are being filed
pursuant to section 27.A.2.b of the General Terms and Conditions of
FGT's Tariff, which provides for flex adjustments to FGT's Base Fuel
Reimbursement Charge Percentage.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

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

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-6828 Filed 5-4-06; 8:45 am]

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