[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 192 (Thursday, October 7, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55688-55689]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21933]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0591; Airspace Docket No. 21-AWP-15]
RIN 2120-AA66

Revocation of Class E Airspace; Creech Air Force Base Airport, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface at Creech Air Force Base (AFB) Airport,
Indian Springs, NV. This action also implements several administrative
updates to the Class D legal description.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 27, 2022. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11
and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov//air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you
can contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. 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. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it revokes the Class E airspace at Creech AFB Airport, Indian
Springs, NV, to ensure the safety and management of operations at the
airport.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register (86 FR 40790; July 29, 2021) for Docket No. FAA-2021-0591 to
revoke the Class E airspace at Creech AFB Airport, Indian Springs, NV.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. Two
comments were received. One comment is in favor of the Class E airspace
revocation and the other comment is opposed to the airspace revocation.
    The commenter who opposes the Class E revocation discussed concerns
about the airspace's future use. Class E airspace areas, extending
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth, are
designated for airports with approved instrument approach procedure.
Creech AFB Airport does not have approved instrument approach
procedures, as such, the Class E airspace is being revoked. If the
airport develops instrument procedures, the FAA will reevaluate the
airspace to ensure containment of the instrument procedures.
    Class D and Class E5 airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11F,
dated August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 2021, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September
15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists Class
A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revokes the Class E airspace
extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface at Creech AFB Airport, Indian
Springs, NV. This type of Class E airspace is designed to contain
instrument approach procedures. This Class E airspace area is not
required because there are no instrument procedures published for
Creech AFB Airport.
    This action also implements two administrative updates to the Class
D legal description. The second line of the text header is updated from
``Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, NV'' to ``Creech AFB
Airport, NV'', to match the FAA database. Additionally, the third line
of the text header is updated from ``(lat. 36[deg]35'14'' N, long.
115[deg]40'24'' W)'' to ``(lat. 36[deg]35'11'' N, long. 115[deg]40'39''
W)'', to match the FAA database.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    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, is
non-controversial, and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant the preparation of an
environmental assessment.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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

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

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

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 FAA Order JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AWP NV D Indian Springs, NV [Amended]

Creech AFB Airport, NV
    (Lat. 36[deg]35'11'' N, long. 115[deg]40'39'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
5,700 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the airport, excluding
Restricted Area R-4806W. This Class D airspace area is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Chart Supplement.

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

* * * * *

AWP NV E5 Indian Springs, NV [Revoked]

Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, NV
    (Lat. 36[deg]35'14'' N, long. 115[deg]40'24'' W)

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on October 1, 2021.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-21933 Filed 10-6-21; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10418-10419]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03876]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-94277; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2021-101]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Order
Approving Proposed Rule Change To Amend Equity 4, Rule 4754 Relating to
Certain Order Handling in the Limit Up-Limit Down Closing Cross

February 17, 2022.

I. Introduction

    On December 22, 2021, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Exchange'' or
``Nasdaq'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to amend Equity 4, Rule (``Rule'') 4754 relating
to certain order handling in the Limit Up-Limit Down (``LULD'') closing
cross. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on January 5, 2022.\3\ The Commission has not received
any comment letters on the proposed rule change. This order approves
the proposed rule change.
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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. 93876 (December 29,
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Nasdaq closing cross is the Exchange's process for determining
the price at which orders will be executed at the close and for
executing those orders.\4\ In advance of the closing cross, the
Exchange disseminates an early order imbalance indicator (``EOII'')
every 10 seconds, beginning at 3:50 p.m.\5\ until the order imbalance
indicator (``NOII'') begins to disseminate.\6\ The Exchange
disseminates the NOII every second, beginning at 3:55 p.m. until market
close.\7\ Both the EOII and the NOII include, among other things, the
current reference price for a security, which is the single price that
is at or within the current Nasdaq best bid and offer at which the
maximum number of shares of market on close, limit on close (``LOC''),
and imbalance only orders can be paired.\8\
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    \4\ See Rule 4754(a)(6).
    \5\ All times referenced are in Eastern Time.
    \6\ See Rule 4754(b)(1)(A).
    \7\ See Rule 4754(b)(1)(B).
    \8\ See Rule 4754(a)(7)(A) (also setting forth various tie
breakers if more than one price meets this definition) and Rule
4754(a)(10).
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    Currently, Exchange participants may enter LOC orders between 4
a.m. and immediately prior to 3:55 p.m. for participation in the
closing cross.\9\ Exchange participants may also enter LOC orders
between 3:55 p.m. and immediately prior to 3:58 p.m. (``Late LOC
orders''), provided that there is a First Reference Price (i.e., the
current reference price disseminated in the EOII at 3:50 p.m.) \10\ or
a Second Reference Price (i.e., the current reference price
disseminated in the NOII at 3:55 p.m.) \11\ for the security.\12\ A
Late LOC order to buy (sell) is accepted at its limit price, unless its
limit price is higher (lower) than the higher (lower) of the First
Reference Price and the Second Reference Price, in which case the Late
LOC order will be handled consistent with the participant's instruction
that order is to be either rejected or re-priced to the higher (lower)
of the First Reference Price and the Second Reference Price.\13\
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    \9\ See Rule 4702(b)(12).
    \10\ See Rule 4754(a)(9).
    \11\ See Rule 4754(a)(11).
    \12\ See Rule 4702(b)(12).
    \13\ See id. (also describing the rounding methodology if the
First Reference Price or Second Reference Price is not at a
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    The LULD closing cross is the Exchange's process for executing
closing trades in Nasdaq-listed securities when an LULD trading pause
exists at or after 3:50 p.m. and before 4:00 p.m.\14\ In May 2021, the
Commission approved SR-NASDAQ-2021-009, which included certain changes
to the Exchange's LULD closing cross process.\15\ As approved,
consistent with the regular closing cross, the Exchange would
disseminate the EOII for the LULD closing cross every 10 seconds
beginning at 3:50 p.m. until the Exchange begins to disseminate the
NOII, and the NOII would be disseminated every second beginning at 3:55
p.m. until market close.\16\ Unlike the regular closing cross, the
reference price contained in such EOII and NOII represents the price at
which the LULD closing cross would execute should the cross conclude at
that time, and that price is bound by benchmarks that are calculated
using either the LULD price bands or the auction collars for reopening
following an LULD trading pause, depending on the time the trading
pause was initiated and whether the trading pause was extended.\17\
Also as approved in SR-NASDAQ-2021-009, consistent with the regular
closing cross, LOC orders (including Late LOC orders) for the LULD
closing cross may be entered, modified, and cancelled pursuant to Rule
4702(b)(12).\18\ In accordance with Rule 4702(b)(12), the Exchange
would determine whether Late LOC orders may be entered, rejected, or
re-priced using the reference prices disseminated in the EOII and NOII.
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    \14\ See Rule 4754(b)(6).
    \15\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92068 (May 28,
2021), 86 FR 29864 (June 3, 2021). The Exchange has not yet
implemented the changes made in SR-NASDAQ-2021-009. See Notice,
supra note 3, at 501.
    \16\ See Rule 4754(b)(6)(C).
    \17\ See id. and Rule 4754(b)(6)(E).
    \18\ See Rule 4754(b)(6)(F)(ii).
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    The Exchange now proposes to amend the handling of Late LOC orders
in an LULD closing cross. Specifically, for purposes of determining
whether to accept, reject, or re-price a Late LOC order, the Exchange
would use the First Reference Price and the Second Reference Price, if
any, that was disseminated in the regular closing cross EOII and NOII,
instead of any First Reference Price and Second Reference Price that
was disseminated in the LULD closing cross EOII and NOII.

    Accordingly, as proposed, if a security entered an LULD trading
pause prior and up to 3:50 p.m., the Exchange would not accept Late LOC
orders in that security,\19\ because that security would not have a
regular closing cross First Reference Price or Second Reference
Price.\20\ In addition, if a security entered an LULD trading pause
after 3:50 p.m. and up to 3:55 p.m., the Exchange would accept Late LOC
orders in that security, provided that there is a regular closing cross
First Reference Price.\21\ A security that entered an LULD trading
pause after 3:50 p.m. and up to 3:55 p.m. could have a regular closing
cross First Reference Price, but would not have a regular closing cross
Second Reference Price.\22\ Finally, if a security entered an LULD
trading pause after 3:55 p.m., the Exchange would accept Late LOC
orders in that security, provided that there is a regular closing cross
First Reference Price or Second Reference Price.\23\ A security that
entered an LULD trading pause after 3:55 p.m. could have both a regular
closing cross First Reference Price and a regular closing cross Second
Reference Price.\24\
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    \19\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(6)(F)(ii)(a).
    \20\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 503 n.15. A security that
entered an LULD trading pause prior and up to 3:50 p.m. would
instead have an LULD closing cross First Reference Price and Second
Reference Price. See id. at 503.
    \21\ Such orders may then be rejected or subject to re-pricing
in accordance with Rule 4702(b)(12), in either case consistent with
the participant's instructions. See proposed Rule
4754(b)(6)(F)(ii)(b).
    \22\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 503 n.16. A security that
entered an LULD trading pause after 3:50 p.m. and up to 3:55 p.m.
would instead have an LULD closing cross Second Reference Price. See
id. at 503.
    \23\ Such orders may then be rejected or subject to re-pricing
in accordance with Rule 4702(b)(12), in either case consistent with
the participant's instructions. See proposed Rule
4754(b)(6)(F)(ii)(c).
    \24\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 503 n.17.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    The Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange.\25\ In
particular, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change is
consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\26\ which requires, among
other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be
designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \25\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    As described above, the Exchange proposes to use the First
Reference Price and the Second Reference Price, if any, that was
disseminated in the regular closing cross EOII and NOII, for purposes
of determining whether to accept, reject, or re-price a Late LOC order
in the LULD closing cross. The Commission believes that the Exchange's
proposal would allow consistent handling of Late LOC orders in the LULD
closing cross and the regular closing cross. The Commission also
believes that the proposal would allow the Exchange to consistently use
reference prices that are bound by the Nasdaq best bid and offer (i.e.,
the First Reference Price and Second Reference Price, if any,
disseminated for the regular closing cross) for purposes of determining
whether to accept, reject, or re-price Late LOC orders, regardless of
whether a security entered an LULD trading pause prior and up to 3:50
p.m., after 3:50 p.m. and up to 3:55 p.m., or after 3:55 p.m.\27\
Accordingly, the Commission believes that the proposal would promote a
more consistent experience for Exchange participants that choose to
submit Late LOC orders to participate in the Exchange's closing
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    \27\ See supra notes 20, 22, and 24 and accompanying text
(describing the different First and Second Reference Prices that are
calculated for a security, depending on whether the security entered
an LULD trading pause prior and up to 3:50 p.m., after 3:50 p.m. and
up to 3:55 p.m., or after 3:55 p.m.).
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\28\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NASDAQ-2021-101), be, and
hereby is, approved.
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    \28\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\29\
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    \29\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51846-51848]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0160]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

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

ACTION: Notice of final disposition.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 10 individuals from the
vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for
various reasons. The exemptions will enable these individuals to
operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without
meeting the prescribed vision requirement in one eye. The Agency has
concluded that granting these exemptions will provide a level of safety
that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety maintained
without the exemptions for these CMV drivers.

DATES: The exemptions are effective August 27, 2012. The exemptions
expire on August 27, 2014.

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:

Electronic Access

    You may see all the comments online through the Federal Document
Management System (FDMS) at http://www.regulations.gov.
    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
FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgement 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.

Background

    On June 27, 2012, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of exemption
applications from certain individuals, and requested comments from the
public (77 FR 38381). That notice listed 10 applicants' case histories.
The 10 individuals applied for exemptions from the vision requirement
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who operate CMVs in interstate
commerce.
    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption
for a 2-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 statute also allows the
Agency to renew exemptions at the end of the 2-year period.
Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the 10 applications on their merits
and made a determination to grant exemptions to each of them.

Vision and Driving Experience of the Applicants

    The vision requirement in the FMCSRs provides:
    A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor
vehicle if that person has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40
(Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity
separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective
lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both
eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least
70[deg] in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to
recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing requirement
red, green, and amber (49 CFR 391.41(b)(10)).
    FMCSA recognizes that some drivers do not meet the vision
requirement but have adapted their driving to accommodate their vision
limitation and demonstrated their ability to drive safely. The 10
exemption applicants listed in this notice are in this category. They
are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various
reasons, including amblyopia, complete loss of vision, and cystoidal
macular edema. In most cases, their eye conditions were not recently
developed. Eight of the applicants were either born with their vision
impairments or have had them since childhood. The two individuals that
sustained their vision conditions as adults have had them for a period
of 1 to 16 years.
    Although each applicant has one eye which does not meet the vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), each has at least 20/40 corrected
vision in the other eye, and in a doctor's opinion, has sufficient
vision to perform all the tasks necessary to operate a CMV. Doctors'
opinions are supported by the applicants' possession of valid
commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) or non-CDLs to operate CMVs. Before
issuing CDLs, States subject drivers to knowledge and skills tests
designed to evaluate their qualifications to operate a CMV.
    All of these applicants satisfied the testing requirements for
their State of residence. By meeting State licensing requirements, the
applicants demonstrated their ability to operate a CMV, with their
limited vision, to the satisfaction of the State.
    While possessing a valid CDL or non-CDL, these 10 drivers have been
authorized to drive a CMV in intrastate commerce, even though their
vision disqualified them from driving in interstate commerce. They have
driven CMVs with their limited vision for careers ranging from 5 to 40
years. In the past 3 years, two of the drivers were involved in crashes
and none of the drivers was convicted of moving violations in a CMV.
    The qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each
applicant were stated and discussed in detail in the June 27, 2012
notice (77 FR 38381).

Basis for Exemption Determination

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption
from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) if the exemption is
likely to achieve an equivalent or greater level of safety than would
be achieved without the exemption. Without the exemption, applicants
will continue to be restricted to intrastate driving. With the
exemption, applicants can drive in interstate commerce. Thus, our
analysis focuses on whether an equal or greater level of safety is
likely to be achieved by permitting each of these drivers to drive in
interstate commerce as opposed to restricting him or her to driving in
intrastate commerce.
    To evaluate the effect of these exemptions on safety, FMCSA
considered the medical reports about the applicants' vision as well as
their driving records and experience with the vision deficiency.
    To qualify for an exemption from the vision requirement, FMCSA
requires a person to present verifiable evidence that he/she has driven
a commercial vehicle safely with the vision deficiency for the past 3
years. Recent driving performance is especially important in evaluating
future safety, according to several research studies designed to
correlate past and future driving performance. Results of these studies
support the principle that the best predictor of future performance by
a driver is his/her past record of crashes and traffic violations.
Copies of the studies may be found at Docket Number FMCSA-1998-3637.
    We believe we can properly apply the principle to monocular
drivers, because data from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA)
former waiver study program clearly demonstrate the driving performance
of experienced monocular drivers in the program is better than that of
all CMV drivers collectively (See 61 FR 13338, 13345, March 26, 1996).
The fact that experienced monocular drivers demonstrated safe driving
records in the waiver program supports a conclusion that other
monocular drivers, meeting the same qualifying conditions as those
required by the waiver program, are also likely to have adapted to
their vision deficiency and will continue to operate safely.
    The first major research correlating past and future performance
was done in England by Greenwood and Yule in 1920. Subsequent studies,
building on that model, concluded that crash rates for the same
individual exposed to certain risks for two different time periods vary
only slightly (See Bates and Neyman, University of California
Publications in Statistics, April 1952). Other studies demonstrated
theories of predicting crash proneness from crash history coupled with
other factors. These factors--such as age, sex, geographic location,
mileage driven and conviction history--are used every day

by insurance companies and motor vehicle bureaus to predict the
probability of an individual experiencing future crashes (See Weber,
Donald C., ``Accident Rate Potential: An Application of Multiple
Regression Analysis of a Poisson Process,'' Journal of American
Statistical Association, June 1971). A 1964 California Driver Record
Study prepared by the California Department of Motor Vehicles concluded
that the best overall crash predictor for both concurrent and
nonconcurrent events is the number of single convictions. This study
used 3 consecutive years of data, comparing the experiences of drivers
in the first 2 years with their experiences in the final year.
    Applying principles from these studies to the past 3-year record of
the 10 applicants, two of the drivers were involved in crashes and none
was convicted of moving violations in a CMV. All the applicants
achieved a record of safety while driving with their vision impairment,
demonstrating the likelihood that they have adapted their driving
skills to accommodate their condition. As the applicants' ample driving
histories with their vision deficiencies are good predictors of future
performance, FMCSA concludes their ability to drive safely can be
projected into the future.
    We believe that the applicants' intrastate driving experience and
history provide an adequate basis for predicting their ability to drive
safely in interstate commerce. Intrastate driving, like interstate
operations, involves substantial driving on highways on the interstate
system and on other roads built to interstate standards. Moreover,
driving in congested urban areas exposes the driver to more pedestrian
and vehicular traffic than exists on interstate highways. Faster
reaction to traffic and traffic signals is generally required because
distances between them are more compact. These conditions tax visual
capacity and driver response just as intensely as interstate driving
conditions. The veteran drivers in this proceeding have operated CMVs
safely under those conditions for at least 3 years, most for much
longer. Their experience and driving records lead us to believe that
each applicant is capable of operating in interstate commerce as safely
as he/she has been performing in intrastate commerce. Consequently,
FMCSA finds that exempting these applicants from the vision requirement
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to
that existing without the exemption. For this reason, the Agency is
granting the exemptions for the 2-year period allowed by 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315 to the 10 applicants listed in the notice of June
27, 2012 (77 FR 38381).
    We recognize that the vision of an applicant may change and affect
his/her ability to operate a CMV as safely as in the past. As a
condition of the exemption, therefore, FMCSA will impose requirements
on the 10 individuals consistent with the grandfathering provisions
applied to drivers who participated in the Agency's vision waiver
program.
    Those requirements are found at 49 CFR 391.64(b) and include the
following: (1) That each individual be physically examined every year
(a) by an ophthalmologist or optometrist who attests that the vision in
the better eye continues to meet the requirement 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 provide 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, or keep a copy in his/her driver's
qualification file if he/she is self-employed. The driver must have a
copy of the certification when driving, for presentation to a duly
authorized Federal, State, or local enforcement official.

Discussion of Comments

    FMCSA received no comments in this proceeding.

Conclusion

    Based upon its evaluation of the 10 exemption applications, FMCSA
exempts Kerry L. Baxter (UT), Tyrane Harper (AL), Edward C. Little
(WA), John P. Loichinger (IN), Jeffrey Macysyn (IN), Peter G. Packard
(NH), Raef O. Parmalee (OR), Ronald H. Sieg (MO), Ted L. Smeltzer (IN),
and Gregory S. Smith (AR) from the vision requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10), subject to the requirements cited above (49 CFR
391.64(b)).
    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each exemption
will be valid for 2 years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. The
exemption will be revoked 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 and 31315.
    If the exemption is still effective at the end of the 2-year
period, the person may apply to FMCSA for a renewal under procedures in
effect at that time.

    Issued on: August 20, 2012.
 Larry W. Minor,
 Associate Administrator for Policy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9485-8]

Proposed Settlement Agreement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; request for public
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a
proposed settlement agreement to address a lawsuit filed by the Engine
Manufacturers Association, in the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit: Engine Manufacturers Association v.
EPA, No. 10-1331 (DC Cir.). Petitioners filed a petition for review of
an EPA rule that revised the National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (the RICE
NESHAP). Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, EPA
anticipates that, by June 15, 2012, the Agency will sign a notice of
proposed rulemaking that includes a proposal to revise the RICE NESHAP
to allow owners and operators of spark-ignition 4-stroke rich burn
engines that meet an emission standard requiring a 76 percent or
greater reduction of the pollutant formaldehyde, to prove compliance
with the standard based on approved testing that shows at least a
thirty percent reduction in total hydrocarbons and that, by March 14,
2013, the Administrator of EPA will sign a final action on this
proposal, which may include signature of a final rule by the
Administrator. If EPA promulgates in final form an amendment to the
RICE NESHAP that includes changes that are substantially the same
substance as that set forth in the settlement agreement, then EMA shall
promptly file a stipulation of dismissal of No. 10-1331.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be
received by December 2, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2011-0869, online at www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred method);
by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by mail to EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Horowitz, Air and Radiation
Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Settlement Agreement

    This proposed settlement agreement would potentially resolve a
petition for judicial review filed by Engine Manufacturers Association
(EMA) for review of a rule promulgating standards that revised the
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (the RICE NESHAP), 75 FR
51570 (August 20, 2010). The RICE NESHAP requires certain subcategories
of four-stroke rich burn spark-ignition RICE to meet an emission
standard requiring a 76 percent or greater reduction of the pollutant
formaldehyde.
    EMA filed a petition for review regarding these provisions.
Discussions with EMA indicate that compliance with the standard can be
proven based on approved testing that shows at least a thirty percent
reduction in total hydrocarbons.
    Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, EPA states
that it anticipates that, by June 15, 2012, it will sign a notice of
proposed rulemaking that includes a proposal to revise these provisions
to allow owners and operators of spark-ignition four-stroke rich burn
engines that meet an emission standard requiring a 76 percent or
greater reduction of the pollutant formaldehyde, to prove compliance
with the standard based on approved testing that shows at least a
thirty percent reduction in total hydrocarbons

and that by March 14, 2013, the Administrator of EPA will sign a final
action on this proposal, which may include signature of a final rule by
the Administrator. Under the proposed settlement agreement, if EPA
fails to sign the proposal by June 15, 2012, or to take final action on
the proposal by March 14, 2013, EMA may move the Court to lift the
order staying proceedings and establish a briefing schedule.
Petitioners shall have no further remedy under the agreement.
    Under the proposed settlement agreement, if the relevant provisions
of the final rule are in substantial conformance with the revisions in
the proposed agreement, then EMA agrees to dismiss the petition for
review.
    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 settlement agreement from persons who were 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
settlement agreement if the comments disclose facts or considerations
that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate,
or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the
Department of Justice determines, based on any comment submitted, that
consent to this settlement agreement should be withdrawn, the terms of
the agreement will be affirmed.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Settlement
Agreement

A. How can I get a copy of the settlement agreement?

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2011-0869) contains a copy of the proposed settlement
agreement. 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 (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-
1752.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through
www.regulations.gov. You may use the www.regulations.gov to submit or
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to 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 these 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 Web site 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: October 20, 2011.
Kevin McLean,
Acting Associate General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3106-001]

New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Surrender of Conduit Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 3106-001.
    c. Date filed: December 11, 2012.
    d. Applicant: New York Power Authority (NYPA).
    e. Name of Project and Location: The Kensico Hydroelectric Project
is located within the headworks of the Kensico Reservoir--City of New
York Aqueduct, lower part of the Catskill Water Distribution System,
which is owned and operated by the City of New York.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.95.
    g. Applicant Contact: Robert J. Knowlton, P.E., Vice President
Engineering Operations, New York Power Authority.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    h. FERC Contact: Krista Sakallaris,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests, is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All
documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an
original and seven copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and
contact information at the end of your comments.
    Please include the project number (P-3106-001) on any comments,
motions, or protests filed.
    j. Description of Project Facilities: Three turbine generator units
each with a rated capacity of 1,000 kilowatts installed in the existing
bays within the lower aqueduct effluent chamber.
    k. Description of Request: The applicant received notification from
the

New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYDEP) stating
its intent to cease the delivery of water through a portion of the
Catskill Aqueduct required by the NYPA's Kensico Hydroelectric Project.
Due to the lack of water, the project is now inoperable. The NYDEP has
asked NYPA to remove the turbines and appurtenant facilities that are
located in the Catskill Lower Effluent Chamber.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208- 3676 or email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate
to project works which are the subject of the license surrender.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not
file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be
presumed to have no comments.

    Dated: September 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-14227-000]

Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On July 14, 2011, the Nevada Hydro Company (Nevada Hydro) filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Lake
Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project to be located on Lake Elsinore
and San Juan Creek, in Riverside, Orange and San Diego Counties,
California. All timely filings submitted pursuant to the original
November 29, 2011 notice will continue to be considered timely and do
not need to be resubmitted.
    The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
the permit holder priority to file a license application during the
permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder
to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands
or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new
upper reservoir (Decker Canyon) having a 240-foot-high main dam and a
gross storage volume of 5,500 feet, at a normal reservoir surface
elevation of 2,830 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a powerhouse
with two reversible pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity
of 600 megawatts; (3) the existing Lake Elsinore to be used as a lower
reservoir; (4) about 32 miles of 500-kV transmission line connecting
the project to an existing transmission line owned by Southern
California Edison located north of the proposed project and to an
existing San Diego Gas & Electric Company transmission line located to
the south.
    Applicant Contact: Arnold B. Podgorsky and Patrick L. Morand,
Wright & Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC
20005, Phone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Jim Fargo; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-14227-000) in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.

    Dated: April 4, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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40 CFR Part 141

[EPA-HQ-OW-2020-0486; FRL-10015-26-OW]

Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rules: Public Meeting To
Inform Potential Rule Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review each national primary
drinking water regulation (NPDWR) at least once every six years. As
part of the ``Six-Year Review'', EPA evaluates any newly available
data, information, and technologies to determine if any regulatory
revisions are needed. During the Agency's third Six-Year Review (Six-
Year Review 3) eight NPDWRs were identified as candidates for potential
regulatory revision. EPA is hosting a public meeting on October 14 and
15, 2020, to seek public input on the Agency's potential regulatory
revisions of these eight NDPWRs including: Chlorite, Cryptosporidium,
Haloacetic acids, Heterotrophic bacteria, Giardia lamblia, Legionella,
Total Trihalomethanes, and Viruses. The eight NPDWRs are included in
the following Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct (MDBP) rules: Stage
1 and Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rules, Surface
Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule,
and Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. At this meeting,
EPA is seeking public input on information and perspectives related to
the potential regulatory revisions. EPA will consider the data and/or
information discussed at this meeting, as well as at future stakeholder
engagements, in its determination on whether a rulemaking to revise any
MDBP regulations should be initiated. For more information on the
meeting visit the EPA's Revisions of the MDBP Rules website:
www.epa.gov/dwsixyearreview/revisions-microbial-and-disinfection-byproducts-rules and go to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.

DATES: The public meetings will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2020
(11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time), and Thursday, October 15, 2020 (11
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held in an online-only format in
the Online Meeting section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical inquiries, contact
Ashley Greene, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For more information about the MDBP revisions or
the Six-Year Review process, visit: www.epa.gov/dwsixyearreview/revisions-microbial-and-disinfection-byproducts-rules or www.epa.gov/dwsixyearreview, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Registration: Individuals planning to participate in the online
public meeting must register at this website www.epa.gov/dwsixyearreview/public-meeting-revisions-microbial-and-disinfection-products-rules no later than October 12, 2020. EPA will do its best to
include all those interested, however, may need to limit attendance due
to web conferencing size limitations and, therefore, urges potential
attendees to register early. Please check the MDBP website for event
materials as they become available, including a full meeting agenda and
other meeting materials. Web conferencing meeting details will be
emailed to registered participants in advance of the meeting. If you
have any difficulty registering or have additional questions or
comments about the public meeting, please email
(MDBPRevisions@epa.gov).
    Special Accommodations: For information on access or accommodations
for individuals with disabilities, please contact Ashley Greene at
(202) 566-1738 or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please allow at
least five business days prior to the meeting to give EPA time to
process your request.
    Online Meeting: This online meeting will be open to the public and
EPA encourages input and will provide opportunities for public
engagement. Additionally, the public will have the opportunity to
provide written public input. If you are unable to participate in the
meetings, you will be able to submit comments at www.regulations.gov,
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2020-0486. Meeting attendees are also
encouraged to send written statements to the public docket, as well as
any scientific data they would like EPA to consider during its analysis
of potential regulatory revisions. Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or
withdrawn. 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 written comment. The written comment
is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all
points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, ot other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions,
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    The Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct (MDBP) Rules: MDBP rules
are a series of interrelated regulations that address risks from
microbial pathogens and disinfectants/disinfection byproducts in
drinking water. The purpose of the Surface Water Treatment Rules
(SWTRs) within the scope of the potential regulatory revisions,
including the Surface Water Treatment Rule (40 CFR 141.70-141.75; June
5, 1989), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (40 CFR
141.170-141.175; December 16, 1998), and Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule (40 CFR 141.500-141.571; January 5, 2002), are to
reduce disease incidence associated with pathogens, including
Cryptosporidium, Giardia lamblia, Legionella, and viruses in drinking
water. The SWTRs require PWS to filter and disinfect surface water
sources to provide protection from microbial pathogens. The purpose of
the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rules
(63 FR 69390; December 16, 1998 and 71 FR 388; January 3, 2006,
respectively) are to reduce drinking water exposure to disinfection
byproducts which can form in water when disinfectants used to control
microbial pathogens react with naturally occurring materials found in
source water. If consumed in excess of EPA's standard over many years,
disinfection byproducts may increase health risks. On January 11, 2017
(82 FR 3518; January 11, 2017) EPA identified these MDBP rules as
candidates for

revision in the Agency's review of existing national primary drinking
water regulations.

Jennifer L. McLain,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54887; File No. SR-NYSE-2006-103]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Relating to an Amendment to the Earnings Standard Included in the
Exchange's Financial Listing Criteria

December 6, 2006.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 30, 2006, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been substantially prepared by the Exchange.
NYSE has filed this proposal pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act
\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal
effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    NYSE proposes to include an alternative method for meeting the
earnings standard alternative in its domestic financial listing
standards for companies proposing to list on the Exchange contained in
Section 102.01C of the Exchange's Listed Company Manual (the
``Manual'').
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site (http://www.nyse.com), at the Exchange's Office of the

Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to include an alternative method for meeting
the earnings standard alternative in its domestic financial listing
standards for companies proposing to list on the Exchange contained in
Section 102.01C of the Exchange's Manual.
    Section 102.01C of the Manual allows companies to list under the
Exchange's domestic listing criteria by meeting one of three
alternative standards. The earnings standard allows a company to list
if it has pre-tax earnings from continuing operations and after
minority interest, amortization and equity in the earnings or losses of
investees, adjusted for certain specified items, totaling at least
$10,000,000 in the aggregate for the last three fiscal years together
with a minimum of $2,000,000 in each of the two most recent fiscal
years, and positive amounts in all three years. Under certain
circumstances, the Exchange may qualify a company based on the most
recent completed nine months in lieu of the earliest fiscal year
otherwise required by the applicable standard, in circumstances where a
recapitalization transaction or significant change in operations has
rendered irrelevant the financial position of the company in that third
year back and the company would meet the requirements of Section
102.01C based on the most recent nine months and the two immediately
preceding fiscal years.
    The proposed amendment would amend the earnings standard to provide
an alternative to the existing requirements. The alternative earnings
standard would require total earnings over the three fiscal year period
of $12,000,000, with at least $5,000,000 in earnings in the most
recently completed fiscal year. The requirement of $2,000,000 in
earnings in the middle year would be retained, but the requirement that
the company have a positive amount in the earliest fiscal year in the
period would be eliminated. The Exchange is proposing to allow
companies listing under the proposed alternative earnings standard to
use the most recent nine fiscal months instead of the earliest fiscal
year, in the limited circumstances in which that approach is permitted
under the current earnings test.\5\ If a company that listed on the
basis of its most recent nine fiscal months does not actually meet the
alternative earnings standard upon completion of the full fiscal year
and does not at that time meet any of the other initial listing
standard options, the Exchange will commence immediate delisting
proceedings with respect to that company without the benefit of any of
the cure provisions normally available to companies that are below
continued listing standards. The amended rule text will also clarify
that companies listing under any of the Exchange's financial standards
using their most recent nine fiscal months will also be subject to
delisting as set forth in the foregoing sentence. Section 802.01B of
the Manual is also being amended to include an identical provision.
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    The proposed amendment would allow the Exchange to list financially
sound companies with substantial earnings that would be able to list
under the current earnings standard but for losses in the earliest
fiscal year of the three-year period. Frequently, that earliest year is
unrepresentative of the current financial position of the company, as,
for example, it has significantly changed its business model, was in a
start-up phase of its development at that time, or has since undergone
a recapitalization. The Exchange believes that the proposed alternative
earnings standard is as stringent as the existing standard, as it
requires $12,000,000 in total earnings over the measurement period
rather than the $10,000,000 of the current standard and it requires
$5,000,000 in earnings in the most recent fiscal year rather than the
$2,000,000 required by the current standard. The Exchange believes that
achieving these higher earnings requirements would be at least as good
an indication of financial health as is the current earnings standard,
even if a company had losses in the furthest back year of the period.
    The Exchange believes that its proposed alternative earnings
standard is at least as stringent as a standard the Commission has
approved previously for another self-regulatory agency. Specifically,
the Nasdaq Global Market's Standard Three (``Standard Three'') does not
require any demonstration of historical earnings. Standard Three
requires $20 million in market value of publicly-held shares, while the
Exchange's standards require $60 million in market value of publicly-
held shares in connection with initial public offerings or spin-offs
and $100 million

for all other companies. A company can list under Standard Three by
meeting only one other requirement: a market value of listed securities
of $75 million. The Exchange believes that a company that meets its own
$60 million in market value of publicly-held shares requirement would
most likely also meet Standard Three's market value of listed
securities test, as the Exchange requirement does not reflect the
ownership interests of officers, directors and holders of more than 10%
of the company's stock. The Exchange believes that even without
considering its earnings requirements, the proposed alternate earnings
standard is as stringent as Standard Three. When the earnings
requirement, which is absent from Standard Three is included in the
analysis, the proposed Exchange standard is clearly superior.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of Section 6(b) \6\ of the Act, in general, and
Section 6(b)(5) \7\ of the Act, in particular, in that it is designed
to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to, and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and, in general, to
protect investors and the public interest.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78(f)(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the proposed rule change: (1) Does not significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) does not impose
any significant burden on competition; and (3) does not become
operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such shorter
time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has
become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \8\ and
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required by Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
under the Act, the Exchange also provided with the Commission with
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at
least five business days prior to the date of the proposed rule
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    The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative
delay specified in Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii).\10\ The Exchange asserts that
the proposed amendment implements a listing standard that is at least
as stringent as a listing standard of another self-regulatory
organization previously approved by the Commission. In addition, the
Exchange believes that the proposed alternative does not weaken the
requirements of its earnings standard as, while a company would now be
able to meet the test even if it had incurred a loss in the earliest
year of the period, the aggregate earnings requirement for the whole
period and the requirement for the most recent year of the period have
been significantly increased.
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    The Commission hereby grants the request to waive the 30-day
operative delay.\11\ As the NYSE states, the increase in the aggregate
earnings requirement for the whole period and the increase in the
requirement for the most recent year of the period should help ensure
that financially sound companies are listed on the Exchange. In
addition, the proposal furthers the public interest by providing that
the Exchange will immediately delist, without the benefit of any of its
normally available cure provisions,\12\ a company listed on the
Exchange on the basis of such company's most recently completed nine
months,\13\ when that company does not subsequently meet the
alternative standard upon completion of the full fiscal year and does
not meet any of the other initial listing standard options. Based on
these facts, and that it appears that the proposed listing requirement
is at least as stringent as a listing standard previously approved by
the Commission for another market, the Commission believes that waiving
the 30 day operative delay is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest.
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    \11\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
    \12\ See Manual Sections 802.02 and 802.03.
    \13\ Section 102.01C of the Manual provides that financial
statements covering a period of nine to twelve months shall satisfy
the requirement for the most recent fiscal year in cases where the
applicant has changed its fiscal year or where there has been a
significant change in the company's operations or capital structure.
In these cases, the Exchange must conclude that the Company can
reasonably be expected to qualify under the regular standard upon
completion of its then current fiscal year in lieu of the earliest
fiscal year otherwise required by the applicable standard. See
Manual Section 102.01C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
); or     Send e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include File

Number SR-NYSE-2006-103 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2006-103. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all

written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such
filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the NYSE. All comments received will be posted

without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-NYSE-2006-103 and should be submitted on or before
January 3, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for
Modification of Special Permit

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

ACTION: List of Applications for Modification of Special Permit.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This
notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because
the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of
application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications,
they are not repeated here. Request of modifications of special permits
(e.g. to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design
changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in
footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with the
suffix ``M'' demote a modification request. There applications have
been separated from the new application for special permits to
facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 2, 2008.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are
available for inspection in the Records Center,

East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC
or at http://dms.dot.gov.

    This notice of receipt of applications for modification of special
permit is published in accordance with Part 107 of the Federal
hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR
1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2007.
Delmer F. Billings,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Special Permits and Approvals.

                                          Modification Special Permits
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                                                                      Regulation(s)     Nature of special permit
   Application No.          Docket No.             Applicant             affected                thereof
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7954-M..............  ......................  Air Products &       49 CFR               To modify the special
                                               Chemicals, Inc.,     173.301(d)(2);       permit to authorize the
                                               Allentown, PA.       173.302(a)(3).       transportation in
                                                                                commerce of an
                                                                                additional Division 2.3
                                                                                gas in 3T cylinders.
10232-M.............  ......................  ITW Sexton (Former   49 CFR 173.304.....  To modify the special
                                               Grantee: Sexton                           permit to authorize a
                                               Can Company,                              capacity increase to 61
                                               Inc.), Decatur, AL.                       cubic inches of the non-
                                                                                refillable, non-DOT
                                                                                specification container
                                                                                for the transportation
                                                                                of Division 2.2
                                                                                materials.
11513-M.............  ......................  ATK Launch Systems   49 CFR 172.101,      To modify the special
                                               Inc. (Former         173.52, 173.54.      permit to authorize the
                                               Grantee: ATK                              use of static free
                                               Thiokol, Inc.),                           plastic dividers
                                               Brigham City, UT.                         instead of individual
                                                                                static free inner
                                                                                packagings.
11526-M.............  ......................  BOC Gases..........  49 CFR 172.302(c),   To modify the special
                                                                    (2), (3), (4),       permit to authorize
                                                                    (5); 173.34(e)(1),   larger cylinders.
                                                                    (3), (4), (8);
                                                                    173.34(15)(vi).
11984-M.............  RSPA-3173.............  American Airlines,   49 CFR               To modify the special
                                               Inc. (formerly       172.102(c)(1)        permit to clarify that
                                               ATA), Tulsa, OK.     special provision    one safety device is
                                                                    60.                  necessary to prevent
                                                                                actuation and to
                                                                                clarify the packaging
                                                                                requirements.
12102-M.............  RSPA-4005.............  Veolia ES Technical  49 CFR 173.56(i);    To modify the special
                                               Solutions, L.L.C.,   173.56(b).           permit to authorize
                                               Flanders, NJ.                             transportation by
                                                                                common or contract
                                                                                carrier of an
                                                                                additional Class 1
                                                                                explosive material
                                                                                desensitized by wetting
                                                                                with water, alcohol or
                                                                                other suitable diluent
                                                                                so as to eliminate
                                                                                their explosive
                                                                                properties.
12405-M.............  RSPA-6766.............  Air Products &       49 CFR               To modify the special
                                               Chemicals, Inc.,     173.304(a)(2);       permit to make it
                                               Allentown, PA.       173.304(b).          consistent with other
                                                                                similar special permits
                                                                                regarding marking tube
                                                                                trailers.
12562-M.............  RSPA-8306.............  Taeyang Industrial   49 CFR               To modify the special
                                               Company Ltd.,        173.304(d)(3)(ii).   permit to authorize an
                                               Cheonan-City.                             additional Division 2.2
                                                                                hazardous material.
13107-M.............  RSPA-13276............  Sensors, Inc.,       49 CFR 172 Subparts  To modify the special
                                               Saline, MI.          C and G.             permit to authorize the
                                                                                discharge of a Division
                                                                                2.1 material from an
                                                                                authorized DOT
                                                                                specification cylinder
                                                                                without removing the
                                                                                cylinder from the
                                                                                vehicle on which it is
                                                                                transported.
13599-M.............  RSPA-18712............  Air Products &       49 CFR               To modify the special
                                               Chemicals Inc.,      173.304a(a)(2).      permit to authorize an
                                               Allentown, PA.                            increase in fill
                                                                                densities/ratios for
                                                                                the DOT Specification
                                                                                seamless steel
                                                                                cylinders transporting
                                                                                a Division 2.2
                                                                                material.
14167-M.............  PHMSA-20669...........  Trinityrail,         49 CFR 173.26,       To modify the special
                                               Dallas, TX.          173.314(c), 179.13   permit to authorize an
                                                                    and 179.100-12(c).   additional Division 6.1
                                                                                hazardous material.
14419-M.............  ......................  Voltaix, North       49 CFR 173.181(a)..  To modify the special
                                               Branch, NJ.                               permit to authorize an
                                                                                increase in cylinder
                                                                                capacity.
14510-M.............  PHMSA-28186...........  Clean Earth          49 CFR 173.12(b),    To modify the special
                                               Systems, Inc.,       173.12(b)(2)(i).     permit to authorize the
                                               Tampa, FL.                                transportation in
                                                                                commerce by motor
                                                                                vehicle of certain
                                                                                hazardous materials in
                                                                                larger UN4G fiberboard
                                                                                boxes lined with
                                                                                polyethylene.
14563-M.............  PHMSA-29093...........  The Procter &        49 CFR 171.8 and     To modify the special
                                               Gamble               173.306(a)(3).       permit to extend the
                                               Distributing LLC,                         date for the one-time,
                                               Cincinnati, OH.                           one-way, transportation
                                                                                in commerce of certain
                                                                                non-DOT specification
                                                                                metal receptacles
                                                                                containing Division 2.1
                                                                                material as Consumer
                                                                                commodity, ORM-D by
                                                                                motor vehicle for
                                                                                disposal only.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-13123-002--CA]

Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project, Eagle Crest
Energy; Notice of Teleconference

    a. Date and Time of Meeting: Friday, May 6, 2011 at 1 p.m. (Pacific
Time).
    b. Place: By copy of this notice we are inviting all interested
parties to attend a teleconference from their location.
    c. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan,<PHONE_NUMBER>:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    d. Purpose of the Meeting: Commission staff will be meeting with
the staff of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Eagle Crest Energy
as part of its on-going Section 7 Endangered Species Act consultation
efforts.
    e. All local, State, and Federal agencies, Tribes, and interested
parties, are hereby invited to listen in on the teleconference. The
phone number and passcode to the teleconference will be provided upon a
request made by interested parties. Please make that request to Ms.
Ginger Gillian, representative of Eagle Crest Energy, via e-mail at:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or via telephone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>. All
requests for the teleconference phone number and passcode must be made
no later than 3 p.m. (Pacific Time), Wednesday, May 4, 2011.

    Dated: April 15, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-9793 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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