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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

September 23, 2009.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER07-509-002.
    Applicants: California Power Holdings, LLC.
    Description: California Power Holdings, LLC submits revised
amendment to market based rate tariff.
    Filed Date: 09/18/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090922-0066.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 09, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-32-004.
    Applicants: Barton Windpower LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Barton
Windpower LLC.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090923-5048.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1479-001.
    Applicants: Kansas Energy LLC.
    Description: Kansas Energy LLC submits its amended Petition.
    Filed Date: 09/21/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090922-0070.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1643-001.
    Applicants: E.ON U.S., LLC.
    Description: Louisville Gas and Electric Co et al. submits
Substitute First Revised Sheet 104 et al. to FERC Electric Tariff,
Fourth Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 09/21/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090922-0036.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1677-001.
    Applicants: Big Sky Wind, LLC.
    Description: Big Sky Wind, LLC submits Sub. Original Sheet 3 to its
proposed tariff to correct an inadvertent error in the tariff submitted
on Sept. 3.
    Filed Date: 09/21/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090922-0071.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1711-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corporation
submits an informational filing that is intended to provide notice re
the ISO's revised transmission access charges effective 5/1/09.
    Filed Date: 09/15/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090916-0092.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 06, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1723-000.
    Applicants: Dry Lake Wind Power, LLC.
    Description: Application of Dry Lake Wind Power, LLC for order
accepting initial tariff, Waiving 60 day prior notice requirement and
granting Blanket Approvals etc.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090923-0008.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1724-000.
    Applicants: Cleco Power LLC.
    Description: Cleco Power, LLC submits an amendment to the Electric
System Interconnection Agreement with Southwestern Electric Power Co.
    Filed Date: 09/21/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090922-0037.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1726-000.
    Applicants: ALLETE, Inc.
    Description: Allete, Inc submits Schedule 2 to its Open Access
Transmission Tariff in order to govern the provision of reactive power
and voltage support over certain high-voltage direct-current
transmission facilities etc.
    Filed Date: 09/21/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090922-0072.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1727-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.;
ALLETE, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
et al. submits agency agreement and revisions to the Midwest ISO's open
access transmission, energy and operating reserve markets tariff.
    Filed Date: 09/21/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090922-0073.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1728-000.
    Applicants: ALLETE, Inc.
    Description: Allete, Inc. submits Interconnection and Operating
Agreement.
    Filed Date: 09/21/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090922-0068.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1732-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits Original Service
Agreement 1806 to FERC Electric Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090923-0007.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1733-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits revisions to an
executed Meter Agent Services Agreement between Dodwood Energy, LLC as
the

Market Participant and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090923-0006.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following PURPA
210(m)(3) filings:
    Docket Numbers: QM09-7-000.
    Applicants: Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    Description: Application of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative to
Terminate Purchase Obligation.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090923-5019.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-23546 Filed 9-29-09; 8:45 am]

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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0475]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Neches River, Beaumont, TX

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Kansas City Southern vertical lift
span bridge across the Neches River, mile 19.5, at Beaumont, Texas. The
deviation is necessary to replace the north vertical lift joints on the
bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed to navigation
for twelve consecutive hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. on
Thursday, July 11, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0475] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Kay Wade, Bridge Administration
Branch, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Barbara Hairston,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Kansas City Southern Railroad has
requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule of the
vertical lift span bridge across the Neches River at mile 19.5 in
Beaumont, Texas. The vertical clearance of the bridge in the closed-to-
navigation position is 13 feet above Mean High Water and 140 feet above
Mean High Water in the open-to-navigation position.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.971, the vertical lift span of the
bridge is automated and normally not manned but will open on signal for
the passage of vessels. This deviation allows the vertical lift span of
the bridge to remain closed to navigation from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Thursday, July 11, 2013.
    The closure is necessary in order to replace the north vertical
lift joints on the bridge, which allow the bridge to be raised. This
maintenance is essential for the continued operation of the bridge.
Notices will be published in the Eighth Coast Guard District Local
Notice to Mariners and will be broadcast via the Coast Guard Broadcast
Notice to Mariners System.
    Navigation on the waterway consists of commercial and recreational
fishing vessels, small to medium crew boats, and small tugs with and
without tows. No alternate routes are available for the passage of
vessels; however, the closure was coordinated with waterway interests
who have indicated that they will be able to adjust their operations
around the proposed work schedule. Small vessels may pass under the
bridge while in the closed-to-navigation position provided caution is
exercised.
    The bridge will be able to open manually in the event of an
emergency, but it will take about one hour to do so.
    Due to prior experience and coordination with waterway users, it
has been determined that this closure will not have a significant
effect on vessels that use the waterway.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: June 6, 2013.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator.
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documentation, plans and procedures...........                                                       (one-time)
Quarterly Reporting............................       \107\ 115               4              0.5             230
Annual Vegetation Inspections Documentation....             110               1              2               220
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    Total......................................  ..............  ..............  ...............           5,730
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\107\ While approval of FAC-003-2 is not expected to increase the number of reports made or the number of
  reportable outages experienced, some utilities may experience a slight increase in the amount of time required
  to confirm whether or not any reportable outages occurred due to the increased applicability of the standard
  to certain sub-200 kV transmission lines.

    Total Annual Hours for Collection: (Compliance/Documentation) =
5,730 hours.
    Quarterly Reporting Cost for Transmission Owners: = 230 hours @
$70/hour \108\ = $16,100.
    Annual Vegetation Inspections Documentation: = 220 hours @ $28/hour
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    \108\ This figure is the average of the salary plus benefits for
a manager and an engineer. The figures are taken from the Bureau of
Labor and Statistics Web site at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm.
    \109\ Wage figure is based on a Commission staff study of record
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    Total Annual Cost (Reporting + Record Retention): = $16,100 +
$6,160 = $22,260.
    One-Time Review and Modification of Plans and Documentation: 5,280
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    \110\ This figure is the average of the salary plus benefits for
an engineer and a forester. The figures are taken from Bureau of
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    Title: Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System.
    Action: Revisions to collection FERC-725A.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0244.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit institutions; not-for-
profit institutions.
    Frequency of Responses: Annual, quarterly, and one-time.
    Necessity of the Information: Reliability Standard FAC-003-2
Transmission Vegetation Management is part of the implementation of the
Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards to better ensure the
reliability of the nation's Bulk Power System. Specifically, the
revised standard would ensure that transmission owners are protecting
transmission lines from encroachment of vegetation.
    Internal Review: The Commission has reviewed the revisions to the
currently-effective Reliability Standard and made a determination that
its action is necessary to implement section 215 of the FPA. The
Commission has assured itself, by means of its internal review, that
there is specific, objective support for the burden estimate associated
with the information requirements.
    135. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting
requirements by contacting the following: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 [Attention:
Ellen Brown, Office of the Executive Director, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>].
    For submitting comments concerning the collection(s) of information
and the associated burden estimate(s), please send your comments to the
Commission and to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503 [Attention:
Desk Officer for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, phone: (202)
395-4638, fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>]. For security reasons, comments to OMB
should be submitted by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments
submitted to OMB should include OMB Control Number 1902-0244 and Docket
Number RM12-4-000.

IV. Environmental Analysis

    136. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for any
action that may have a significant adverse effect on the human
environment.\111\ The Commission has categorically excluded certain
actions from this requirement as not having a significant effect on the
human environment. In the NOPR, the Commission stated the proposed
action, i.e., approval of the revised Reliability Standard, falls
within the categorical exclusion for rules that are clarifying,
corrective, or procedural, or that do not substantially change the
effect of the regulations being amended.\112\
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    \111\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act, Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats. & Regs.
Regulations Preambles 1986-1990 ] 30,783 (1987).
    \112\ See NOPR, 141 FERC ] 61,046 at P 116 (citing 18 CFR
380.4(a)(2)(ii)).
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Comments
    137. Washington DNR urges the Commission to perform an EIS on
Reliability Standard FAC-003-2. According to Washington DNR, vegetation
management can conflict with protection of fragile vegetation species
that are identified in federal and state programs and, thus, changes to
the Reliability Standard may result in adverse environmental impacts.
Washington DNR comments that it cannot fully assess the impacts of the
proposed Reliability Standard since it is unaware of the locations of
all transmission lines operated below 200 kV that would be subject to
FAC-003-2 and may affect state lands. Washington DNR contends that the
proposed Commission rulemaking constitutes a major federal action with
the potential for significant impacts on the environment and must not
be promulgated without an EIS. Washington DNR disagrees with the
Commission's reliance on the categorical exclusion for rules that are
clarifying, corrective, or procedural, or do not substantially change
the effect of regulations being amended. Rather, according to
Washington DNR, the proposal substantively changes the existing
regulations by ``applying expanded clearance standards and an entirely
new and legally indefensible definition of `right-of-way', and does so
across unpublished miles of under-200 kV line not currently subject to
this regulation.'' \113\
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    138. Washington DNR also contends that the timeframe to comply with
the Version 2 standard does not include sufficient time for
transmission owners to give meaningful notice to landowners, obtain
relevant information about the environmental characteristics or
management of adjacent lands, obtain permits, and work with landowners
to create mutually agreed upon management plans.
    139. APS and PacifiCorp recommend that the Commission initiate an
EIS in conjunction with other federal agencies such as the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Interior and DOE.
According to APS, because the Version 1 standard ``compelled
transmission owners to determine what should be appropriate for
vegetation

management, the industry automatically referenced ANSI A-300 Best
Management Practices for Tree Care Operations.'' \114\ APS claims that
the elimination of a direct reference to ANSI A-300 will ``lead to weak
links'' and possibly result in some transmission owners regressing in
their vegetation management programs by reverting to tree pruning.
Thus, APS recommends that an EIS address implementation of ANSI A-300
and applicable best management practices on federal lands to ``provide
transmission owners authority and allow them to define their program of
work within the scope of their TVMP and eliminate personal opinion when
working at the local level of each federal agency.''\115\
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    \114\ APS Comments at 5.
    \115\ Id. at 6.
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Commission Determination
    140. The Commission is required to prepare an EA or an EIS for any
action that may have a significant adverse effect on the human
environment.\116\ We disagree with the assertion that we should require
an EIS or EA for Reliability Standard FAC-003-2.
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    \116\ Order No. 486, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 30,783.
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    141. Reliability Standard FAC-003-2 modifies the currently
effective Version 1 standard. For example, it includes minimum
vegetation clearance distances in the text of the standard, instead of
referencing another document as in the Version 1 standard. However, the
revised standard makes little change in minimum clearance distance
values from the current rule and, therefore, will not have a
significant impact on how transmission owners currently perform
vegetation management so as to warrant an EA or EIS. The differences in
minimum clearance distances between FAC-003-2 and the Version 1
standard are measured in inches, and thus do not give rise to concerns
that the modified standard may have a significant adverse effect on the
human environment.\117\
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    \117\ See May 23, 2012, NERC Comments on PNNL Report, Att. A at
5, identifying the ``additional distance afforded by MVCD'' for a
115 kV transmission line as 2.52 inches; the greatest difference
shown for a 500 kV line is 14.04 inches.
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    142. Further, we are not persuaded by Washington DNR that NERC's
revised definition of the term ``Right-of-Way'' justifies undertaking
an EA or EIS. Version 1 defines right-of-way based on a transmission
owner's legal rights.\118\ In Order No. 693, the Commission directed
NERC to consider whether to change the definition of right-of-way to
more precisely define the area that needed to be subject to vegetation
management, i.e., to encompass the required clearance area, and not the
entire legal right-of-way, particularly where the legal right-of-way
may greatly exceed the area needed for effective vegetation
management.\119\ The revised right-of-way definition submitted with
FAC-003-2 recognizes that a transmission owner may not always need to
maintain vegetation to the full extent of its legal right-of-way. For
example, PacifiCorp explains that a transmission owner may have
acquired rights in anticipation of adding facilities at a later date,
but maintenance of the additional corridor may not be necessary to
assure that vegetation will not encroach into existing transmission
lines.\120\ The new FAC-003-2 would allow transmission owners
flexibility to manage vegetation in an area less than their legal
right-of-way but still in an area appropriate to assure no encroachment
into a transmission line. Other than pointing to the fact that NERC
revised the right-of-way definition, Washington DNR provides no
explanation how bringing more precision to the area that needs to be
managed in the new right-of-way definition may have a significant
adverse effect on the human environment.
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    \118\ NERC's Version 1 ROW definition provides:
    A corridor of land on which electric lines may be located. The
Transmission Owner may own the land in fee, own an easement, or have
certain franchise, prescription, or license rights to construct and
maintain lines.
    \119\ NOPR, 141 FERC ] 61,046 at P 16.
    \120\ PacifiCorp comments at 7.
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    143. The application of the standard to certain sub-200 kV
facilities under the revised standard also does not warrant the
preparation of an EA or EIS. While the expanded applicability subjects
the owners of certain sub-200 kV transmission facilities to compliance
with FAC-003-2, we do not expect the expanded applicability of FAC-003-
2 to significantly change vegetation management practices at these
facilities or otherwise have a significant adverse effect on the human
environment. The transmission lines that are implicated by FAC-003-2,
even under the expanded applicability, by necessity, are currently
subject to vegetation management practices, as transmission owners must
maintain their existing rights-of-way to prevent flashovers and
outages.\121\ In many instances, utilities manage vegetation to comply
with either good utility practice or conduct vegetation management in
accordance with best industry practices.\122\
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    \121\ A 2004 study provided information on clearance distances
maintained by utilities for sub-230 kV transmission lines. A
comparison of this data with the minimum clearance distances for
sub-200 kV transmission lines set forth in FAC-003-2 indicates that,
historically, the vast majority of utilities have cleared vegetation
to greater distances than the minimum values set forth in the
standard. See Utility Vegetation Management and Bulk Electric
Reliability Report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Sept. 2004, p. 11, Table 4 (Vertical Clearances Reported).
    \122\ E.g., ANSI A-300--Best Management Practices for Tree Care
Operations.
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    144. Moreover, while the revised Reliability Standard requires a
specific result, i.e., that vegetation does not encroach into the MVCD,
the standard does not require any specific means of obtaining that
result. Transmission owners will have flexibility regarding how they
perform vegetation management to comply with the new standard, and the
circumstances (topography, weather, tree growth, etc.) will differ for
each transmission owner.\123\ Thus, while we believe that the impacts
will not be significant because transmission owners have generally
conducted vegetation management on the sub-230 kV facilities that will
now be subject to compliance with FAC-003-2 (or else there would have
been many more flashovers and outages), identifying those incremental
impacts of the revised Reliability Standard on either a programmatic or
site-specific basis would be difficult and likely not produce
meaningful results. In such circumstances, where the potential impacts
are not subject to meaningful quantification, courts have found that it
is not necessary to conduct an EIS or EA.\124\
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    \123\ In certain circumstances, transmission owners will
negotiate the vegetation management activities they undertake to
comply, also showing that the new standard does not dictate a
specific means to manage vegetation. See, e.g., Memorandum of
Understanding Among the Edison Electric Institute and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the U.S. Department of
the Interior Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Park Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(2006), with the stated purpose of establishing ``a framework for
developing cooperative right-of-way integrated vegetation management
(IVM) practices * * *''
    \124\ See, e.g., Piedmont Environmental Council v. FERC, 558
F.3d 304 (4th Cir. 2009) (finding that no EIS was required for FERC
rulemaking to implement FPA section 216 electric transmission line
siting authority); Northcoast Environmental Center v. Glickman, 136
F.3d 669 (9th Cir. 1998) (EA was not required for cedar management
plan because, while providing management goals and strategies, the
plan did not propose site-specific activities or call for specific
actions directly impacting the environment); Northeast Utilities
Service Co. v. FERC, 993 F.2d 937 at 958-9 (1st Cir. 1993) (holding
that EIS was not required for utility merger based on fact that new
generating facilities might wind up in different locations than
would have been the case absent the merger because that fact was not
of sufficient significance and ``its significance was not
quantifiable'').
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    145. Further, we are not persuaded by the claims of APS and
PacifiCorp. According to APS, because the Version 1 standard
``compelled transmission owners to determine what should be appropriate
for vegetation management,

the industry automatically referenced ANSI A-300 Best Management
Practices for Tree Care Operations.'' \125\ While the Version 1
standard references ANSI A-300, it does not require compliance with the
document.\126\ Moreover, FAC-003-2 references the same document, again
as a source for best industry practices in vegetation management.\127\
Thus, we are not persuaded by APS's claim that the change in references
to ANSI A-300 will ``lead to weak links'' and possible ``regression''
in vegetation management practices, or that the revisions to the
standard may result in a significant adverse effect on the human
environment, let alone a substantial change to the regulation.
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    \125\ APS Comments at 5.
    \126\ Reliability Standard FAC-003-1, fn 1 provides in full:
``ANSI A300, Tree Care Operations--Tree, Shrub, and Other Woody
Plant Maintenance--Standard Practices, while not a requirement of
this standard, is considered to be an industry best practice.''
    \127\ Reliability Standard FAC-003-2, Guidelines and Technical
Basis, p. 20, provides, ``[a]n example of one approach commonly used
by industry [to manage vegetation] is ANSI Standard A300.''
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    146. APS recommends that an EIS address implementation of ANSI A-
300 and best management practices on federal lands to ``provide
transmission owners authority and allow them to define their program of
work * * * and eliminate personal opinion when working at the local
level of each federal agency.'' \128\ However, implementation of ANSI
A-300 best practices is not a requirement of the Version 1 standard or
FAC-003-2. Thus, we are not persuaded by APS that an EIS is required to
study the implementation of ANSI A-300 best practices on federal lands.
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    \128\ APS Comments at 6.
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    147. For the reasons discussed above, we conclude that the
Commission correctly asserted that approval of the revised Reliability
Standard falls within the categorical exclusion set forth in section
380.4(a)(2)(ii) of the Commission's rules and regulations for
promulgation of rules that are ``clarifying, corrective or procedural,
or that do not substantively change the effect of * * * regulations
being amended.'' Accordingly, we will not require an EIS or EA on
Reliability Standard FAC-003-2.

V. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    148. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \129\ generally
requires a description and analysis of final rules that will have
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
The RFA mandates consideration of regulatory alternatives that
accomplish the stated objectives of a proposed rule and that minimize
any significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Size
Standards develops the numerical definition of a small business.\130\
The SBA has established a size standard for electric utilities, stating
that a firm is small if, including its affiliates, it is primarily
engaged in the transmission, generation and/or distribution of electric
energy for sale and its total electric output for the preceding twelve
months did not exceed four million megawatt hours.\131\
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    \129\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
    \130\ 13 CFR 121.101.
    \131\ 13 CFR 121.201, Sector 22, Utilities & n.1.
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    149. Reliability Standard FAC-003-2 applies to overhead
transmission lines operated at 200 kV or higher, and, for the first
time, to transmission lines operated at less than 200 kV if they are
elements of an IROL or elements of a Major WECC Transfer Path. In
addition, FAC-003-2 requires annual vegetation inspections for all
applicable lines, which could result in an increase in annual
inspections performed for a subset of transmission owners.
    150. Comparison of the NERC Compliance Registry with data submitted
to the Energy Information Administration on Form EIA-861 indicates
that, of the 330 transmission owners in the United States registered by
NERC, 127 of these entities qualify as small businesses. The Commission
estimates that the 127 transmission owners that qualify as small
businesses will incur increased costs associated solely with a one-time
review of the standard and modification to existing plans and
procedures. As described in the information collection section of this
Final Rule, the estimated cost for the increased data collection and
retention is approximately $1,000 per entity.
    151. Further, some transmission owners that qualify as small
entities will incur costs associated with an increase in frequency of
inspections. As indicated above, the Version 1 standard requires
periodic vegetation management inspections of transmission line rights-
of-way at an interval determined by each transmission owner.
Requirement R6 of FAC-003-2 requires each transmission owners to
inspect 100 percent of the transmission lines at least once per year.
Based on a review of available information, including data provided in
response to a 2004 vegetation management study performed by Commission
staff,\132\ we estimate that approximately one third, i.e., 42, of the
transmission owners that qualify as small entities would incur costs
associated with more frequent inspection cycles. Assuming that (1) such
small entities own approximately 50-200 miles of transmission lines,
(2) approximately 15-20 miles of transmission line can be inspected per
day and (3) cost of labor is approximately $47 per hour,\133\ the
estimated increase in inspection cost for these 42 small entities is in
the range of approximately $5,000 to $10,000 per entity. As discussed
above, FAC-003-2 modifies the applicability of the Reliability Standard
to include overhead transmission lines that are operated below 200 kV
if they are either an element of an IROL or an element of a Major WECC
Transfer Path. Based on a review of the Major WECC Transfer Paths and a
sample of sub-200 kV IROLs in the Eastern Interconnect, the Commission
believes that most, if not all, of the transmission lines subject to
the expanded applicability of FAC-003-2 are owned by large entities.
Thus, the increased cost of the new rule to small entities appears to
be negligible with respect to the expanded applicability of the
Reliability Standard.
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    \132\ See Utility Vegetation Management and Bulk Electric
Reliability Report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, p.
8-10 (Sept. 7, 2004). Available at: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/electric/indus-act/reliability/veg-mgmt-rpt-final.pdf.
    \133\ The wage figure is taken from the Bureau of Labor and
Statistics at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm.
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    152. Based on the above analysis, the Commission does not consider
the cost of the modified Reliability Standard to be a significant
economic impact for small entities because it should not represent a
significant percentage of an affected small entity's operating budget.
    153. Based on this understanding, the Commission certifies that the
Reliability Standard will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. Accordingly, no regulatory
flexibility analysis is required.

VI. Document Availability

    154. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in
the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and in FERC's
Public Reference Room during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington DC
20426.

    155. From FERC's Home Page on the Internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
    156. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC's Web
site during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at 202-502-
6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>. Email the Public Reference Room at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
VII. Effective Date and Congressional Notification

    157. These regulations are effective May 28, 2013. The Commission
has determined, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, that this rule is not a
``major rule'' as defined in section 351 of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996.

    By the Commission.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

    Note:  The Appendix will not appear in the Code of Federal
Regulations.

Appendix

Commenters

American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP)
Arizona Public Service Company (APS)
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
The City of Santa Clara, California, d/b/a Silicon Valley Power
(Santa Clara)
Duke Energy Corporation (Duke)
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
FirstEnergy Service Company (FirstEnergy)
Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power)
International Transmission Company d/b/a/ITCTransmission, Michigan
Electric Transmission Company, LLC, ITC Midwest LLC and ITC Great
Plains LLC (ITC Companies)
Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri
Operations Company, subsidiaries of Great Plains Energy, Inc. (KCPL)
Manitoba Hydro
The New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE)
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
PacifiCorp
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC)
Southern Company Services, Inc., on behalf of Alabama Power Company,
Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, and Mississippi Power
Company (Southern Companies)
Trade Associations (jointly, Edison Electric Institute, American
Public Power Association, Large Public Power Council, National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association, and Transmission Access Policy
Study Group)
Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. (VELCO)
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (Washington DNR)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0178]
RIN 1625-AA09

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Fox River, Green Bay, WI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to authorize the Main Street Bridge,
mile 1.58, the Walnut Street Bridge, mile 1.81, and the Tilleman
Memorial Bridge, mile 2.27, all over the Fox River at Green Bay, WI to
operate remotely. The request was made by WISDOT to operate all three
bridges from the Walnut Street Bridge. This proposed rule will test the
remote operations with tenders onsite, and will not change the
operating schedule of the bridges.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before October 28, 2019.

ADDRESSES:  You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2019-0178 using Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
    See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Mr. Lee D. Soule, Bridge Management Specialist,
Ninth Coast Guard District; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
HDCCTV High Definition Closed Circuit Television
IGLD85 International Great Lakes Datum of 1985
IRCCTV Infrared Closed Circuit Television
LWD Low Water Datum based on IGLD 85
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Advance, Supplemental)
OMB Office of Management and Budget
PLC Programmable Logic Control
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code
WI-FI Wireless Fidelity
WISDOT Wisconsin Department of Transportation

II. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, is located in the eastern portion of the
state at the head or southwest end of Green Bay. The Bay is oriented
northeast-southwest and is separated from Lake Michigan to the
southeast by the Door Peninsula. Green Bay Harbor, at the mouth of Fox
River at the south end of Green Bay, serves the cities of Green Bay,
WI, and De Pere, WI. The major commodities handled at the port are
coal, limestone, wood pulp, cement, aggregates and agricultural
products. The dredged

entrance channel leads generally southwest through the shallow water in
the south end of Green Bay for about 11.5 miles to the mouth of Fox
River and thence upstream for about 7.2 miles to a turning basin at De
Pere. There are three bascule bridges operated by WISDOT and the City
of Green Bay: Main Street Bridge, mile 1.58, provides 120 feet
horizontal and 12 feet vertical clearance in the closed position; the
Walnut Street Bridge, mile 1.81, provides 124 feet horizontal and 11
feet vertical clearance in the closed position; and the Tilleman
Memorial Bridge, mile 2.27, provides 124 feet horizontal and 32 feet
vertical clearance in the closed position.
    The Coast Guard is issuing this NPRM under authority 33 U.S.C. 499.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    Bridge owners are required to provide necessary drawtenders for the
safe and prompt opening of a bridge and to respond to visual, sound, or
radiotelephone communications for openings; unless, authorized by the
U.S. Coast Guard District Commander to operate remotely.
    This proposed rule will allow WISDOT and the City of Green Bay to
operate all three bridges from the Walnut Street Bridge while keeping
tenders at the Main Street and Tillman Memorial Bridge while the public
observes and comments on the remote operations throughout the summer.
    WISDOT stated that their updated PLC, HDCCT system and updated
communications systems have improved the safety of bridge operations.
These systems use a redundant closed band WI-FI network to communicate
between the bridges. The tenders operating the three bridges will be
City of Green Bay employees with WISDOT technical assistance. Three
distinct consoles will be used to control the three bridges from the
Walnut Street Bridge. WISDOT stated WI-FI security protocols are in
place to prevent unauthorized bridge operations and there are no
physical wires connecting the control panels to any of the bridges.
    Additional IFCCTV systems are installed on the bridges to see
vessels during limited visibility and WISDOT intends to have extra
drawtenders available during heavy weather and high traffic events.
WISDOT installed a public address system that allows 2-way voice
communication between vessels and the remote tender and a remotely
operated VHF-FM Marine Radiotelephone that monitors Channel 16.
    This proposed rule will require a tender to be physically at the
bridges to evaluate the remote operations and to intervene if there is
a failure in the remote abilities. If remote operations are approved
and there is a discrepancy with the remote equipment the tender from
Walnut Street can open all three bridges manually within 30-minutes.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive Orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on these statutes and Executive Orders and we discuss
First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This NPRM has not been
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, the NPRM has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive Order 13771.
    This regulatory action determination is based on the ability that
vessels can still transit the bridge and the bridge will continue to
open as required in the current regulation.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. While some owners or operators of
vessels intending to transit the bridge may be small entities, for the
reasons stated in section IV.A above this proposed rule would not have
a significant economic impact on any vessel owner or operator because
the bridge will continue to open on signal.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, above. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Government

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has 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. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions

that may result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal
government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000
(adjusted for inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed
rule will not result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects
of this proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guides the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This proposed rule simply
promulgates the operating regulations or procedures for drawbridges.
Normally such actions are categorically excluded from further review,
under figure 2-1, paragraph (32)(e), of the Instruction.
    A preliminary Record of Environmental Consideration and a
Memorandum for the Record are not required for this proposed rule. We
seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a
significant environmental impact from this proposed rule.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, visit http://www.regulations.gov/privacynotice.
    Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in this docket
and all public comments, will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a
final rule is published.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

0
1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

0
2. Amend Sec.  117.1087 by adding paragraph (a)(4) to read as follows:
    (a) * * *
    (4) The Main Street Bridge, mile 1.58, the Walnut Street Bridge,
mile 1.81, and the Tilleman Memorial Bridge, mile 2.27, are operated
remotely.
* * * * *

    Dated: April 23, 2019.
N.A. Bartolotta,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District,
Acting.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0053; OMB No. 1660-0036]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual
Assistance Customer Satisfaction Surveys

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice seeks comments concerning the collection of Individual
Assistance customer satisfaction survey responses and information for
assessment and improvement of the delivery of disaster assistance to
individuals and households.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2014.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA-2013-0053. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC
20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maggie Billing, Program Analyst,
Customer Satisfaction Analysis Section of the National Processing
Service Center Division, Recovery Directorate,<PHONE_NUMBER>. You may
contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile number<PHONE_NUMBER> or email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection is in accordance with
Executive Orders 12862 and 13571 requiring all Federal agencies to
survey customers to determine the kind and quality of services they
want and their level of satisfaction with existing services. The
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requires Federal agencies
to set missions and goals and to measure agency performance against
them. The GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 requires quarterly performance
assessments of government programs for the purposes of assessing agency

performance and improvement. The Federal Emergency Management Agency
fulfills these requirements by collecting customer satisfaction program
information through surveys of individuals and households who are
disaster survivors.

Collection of Information

    Title: Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance
Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 007-0-7, Disaster Recover Center Survey; FEMA
Form 007-0-3, Registration Survey; FEMA Form 007-0-5, Helpline/Contact
Survey; FEMA Form 007-0-6, Casework Survey; FEMA Form 007-0-2, Internet
Registration Survey; FEMA Form 007-0-2INT, Internet Registration
Survey; FEMA Form 007-0-19, Internet Registration Survey; FEMA Form
007-019INT, Internet Inquire Survey; FEMA Form 007-0-4, Direct Housing
Operations Survey-Move In; FEMA Form 007-0-21, Direct Housing
Operations Survey-Maintenance; FEMA Form 007-0-22, Direct Housing
Operations Survey-Move Out.
    Abstract: Federal agencies are required to survey their customers
to determine the kind and quality of services customers want and their
level of satisfaction with those services. FEMA managers use the survey
results to measure performance against standards for performance and
customer service, to measure achievement of strategic planning
objectives, and to gauge and make improvements to disaster service that
increase customer satisfaction.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Number of Respondents: 66,779.
    Number of Responses: 66,779.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,781.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated cost to respondents for traveling is
estimated to be $24,408.00.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) Evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

    Dated: December 11, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force; Notice of
Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Youth Access to
American Jobs in Aviation Task Force (YIATF).

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 9, 2021, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
    Requests for accommodations to a disability must be received by May
26, 2021.
    Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed during the
meeting must be received no later than May 26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. Members of the public
who wish to observe the virtual meeting may access the event live on
the FAA's Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channels. For copies of meeting
minutes along with all other information, please visit the YIATF
internet website at https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/committees/documents/index.cfm/committee/browse/committeeID/797.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Aliah Duckett, Federal Aviation
Administration, by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or phone at 202-
267-8361. Any committee related request should be sent to the person
listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The FAA established the Task Force by charter on October 3, 2019,
under Public Law 115-254. The Task Force is required by statute to
develop and provide independent recommendations and strategies to the
FAA Administrator to: (1) Facilitate and encourage high school students
in the United States to enroll in and complete career and technical
education courses, including science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM), that will prepare them to pursue a course of study
related to an aviation career at an institution of higher education, a
community college, or trade school; (2) facilitate and encourage these
students to enroll in a course of study related to an aviation career,
including aviation manufacturing, engineering and maintenance, at an
institution of higher education, including a community college or trade
school; and (3) identify and develop pathways for students to secure
registered apprenticeships, workforce development programs, or careers
in the aviation industry of the United States.

II. Agenda

    At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:

 Welcome/Opening Remarks
 Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
 Subcommittee Presentations
 Review of Action Items
 Closing Remarks

    A detailed agenda will be posted on the YIATF internet website
address listed in the ADDRESSES section at least 15 days in advance of
the meeting. Copies of the meeting minutes will also be available on
the YIATF internet website.

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public and livestreamed. Members of
the public who wish to observe the virtual meeting can access the
livestream on the FAA social media platforms listed in the ADDRESSES
section on the day of the event.
    The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing
equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need
alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as sign
language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    The FAA is not accepting oral presentations at this meeting due to
time constraints. However, the public may present written statements to
the Task Force by providing a copy to the Designated Federal Officer
via the email listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Angela O. Anderson,
Director, Regulatory Support Division, Office of Rulemaking, Federal
Aviation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER09-556-000; Docket Nos. ER09-556-000; and ER06-615-039;
ER08-367-003]

California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice
Shortening Answer Period

March 11, 2009.
    On March 6, 2009, the California Independent System Operator
Corporation (CAISO) filed a Motion to Modify Effective Date of Certain
Proposed Tariff Revisions and for Expedited Answer Period (March 6
Motion). In the filing, CAISO requests that the Commission establish an
expedited time period to file answers to the motion in order to
facilitate Commission consideration of the motion. By this notice, the
date for filing answers to CAISO's March 6 Motion is shortened to and
including March 13, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0160]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-
Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor
Carrier Operating Authority

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

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the information collection request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval
to renew the ICR titled ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier
Operating Authority,'' OMB Control No. 2126-0016. This ICR applies to:
(1) Existing registrants (i.e., entities that already have a USDOT
number and/or operating authority) that are subject to FMCSA's
licensing, registration, and certification regulations that wish to
apply for additional authorities; and (2) Mexico-domiciled carriers
that wish to operate beyond the U.S. municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico
border and their commercial zones. Existing registrants seeking
additional authorities must use forms OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-
1(NNA), to apply for such authority. Mexico-domiciled carriers seeking
the authority described above must apply for such authority using Form
OP-1(MX).

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before October 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2020-0160 using any of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
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Room W12-140, Washington, DC, 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see
the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the
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address listed above.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``help'' section
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that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Secrist, Office of
Registration and Safety Information, Chief, East and South Division,
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities
and of passengers, under 49 U.S.C. 13902(a); surface freight
forwarders, under 49 U.S.C. 13903; property brokers, under 49 U.S.C.
13904; and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers, under 49 U.S.C.
13902(c). These motor carriers may conduct transportation services in
the United States only if they are registered with FMCSA. Each
registration is effective from the date specified and remains in effect
for such period as the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)
determines by regulations.
    Prior to 2015, all entities seeking authority (both first-time
applicants and registered entities seeking additional authorities) were
required to apply for such authority using the OP-1 series of forms,
including OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), OP-1(NNA), and OP-1(MX) (for Mexico-
domiciled carriers only).
    The Final Rule titled ``Unified Registration System,'' (78 FR
52608) dated August 23, 2013, implemented statutory provisions for an
online registration system for entities that are subject to FMCSA's
licensing, registration, and certification regulations. The Unified
Registration System (URS) streamlines the registration process and
serves as a clearinghouse and repository of information on motor
carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, intermodal equipment providers,
hazardous materials safety permit applicants, and cargo tank facilities
required to register with FMCSA. When developing URS, FMCSA planned
that the OP-1 series of forms--except for OP-1(MX)--would ultimately be
folded into one overarching electronic application (MCSA-1), which
would be used by all motor carriers seeking authority.
    FMCSA began a phased rollout of URS in 2015. The first phase, which
went into effect on December 12, 2015, impacts only first-time
applicants seeking an FMCSA-issued registration. FMCSA had planned
subsequent rollout phases for existing registrants; however, there have
been substantial delays, and subsequent phases have not been rolled out
to date.
    On January 17, 2017, FMCSA issued a Final Rule titled ``Unified
Registration System; Suspension of Effectiveness,'' which indefinitely
suspended URS effectiveness dates for existing registrants only (82 FR
5292). Pursuant to this Final Rule, FMCSA is still accepting forms OP-
1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) for existing registrants wishing to
apply for additional authorities. Separately, FMCSA requires Form OP-
1(MX) for new and existing Mexico-domiciled motor carriers that wish to
operate beyond the U.S. municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico border and
their commercial zones. Information collected through the URS system,
utilizing the MCSA-1, does not accept registration form OP-1(MX) and
continue to remains a paper form outside the URS.
    Forms in the OP-1 series request information to identify the
applicant,

the nature and scope of its proposed operations, a narrative
description of the applicant's safety policies and procedures, and
information regarding the drivers and vehicles it plans to use in U.S.
operations. The OP-1 series also requests information on the
applicant's familiarity with relevant safety requirements, the
applicant's willingness to comply with those requirements during its
operations, and the applicant's willingness to meet any specific
statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to its proposed
operations. Information collected through these forms aids FMCSA in
determining the type of operation a company may run, the cargo it may
carry, and the resulting level of insurance coverage the applicant will
be required to obtain and maintain to continue its operating authority.

Changes From Previous Estimates

    The previously approved version of this ICR estimated the average
annual burden to be 147,124 annual burden hours, with 73,538 total
annual respondents. For this renewal the estimated average annual
burden is 162,476, with 81,213 total average annual respondents. The
annual burden hourly increase of 15,352 is due to the increase in
average annual respondents. This increase is in line with a growing
U.S. economy and U.S. population for calendar years 2017, 2018 and
2019.
    As discussed above, FMCSA has experienced delays in rolling out
Phase II of URS (which applies to existing registrants) and has
indefinitely suspended the effective date of URS requirements for such
entities. Until further notice, existing registrants must still use the
OP-1 series of forms to apply for additional authorities. FMCSA is
assuming that this will be the case for the 3-year period covered by
this ICR.
    As described above, only first-time applicants seeking an FMCSA-
issued registration must apply via URS. Under URS, all forms in the OP-
1 series, except OP-1(MX), are folded into Form MCSA-1. Information
collection activities associated with MCSA-1 are covered under a
different ICR, titled ``FMCSA Registration/Updates,'' OMB Control
Number 2126-0051.
    Title: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating
Authority.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0016.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Carrier compliance officer or equivalent from motor
carriers, motor passenger carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, and
certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers subject to FMCSA's licensing,
registration and certification regulations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 81,213.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours for forms OP-1, OP-1(P), and
OP-1(FF); 4 hours for forms OP-1(MX) and OP-1(NNA).
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2021.
    Frequency of Response: Other (as needed).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 162,476 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Kenneth Riddle,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-P-4224]

Determination That PARAFON FORTE DSC (Chlorzoxazone) Tablets, 500
Milligrams, Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or
Effectiveness

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has
determined that PARAFON FORTE DSC (chlorzoxazone) tablets, 500
milligrams (mg), were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or
effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin
procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug applications
(ANDAs) that refer to this drug product, and this determination will
allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs for chlorzoxane tablets, 500 mg,
if all other legal and regulatory requirements are met.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Faranda, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6213, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-8767.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1984, Congress enacted the Drug Price
Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-417)
(the 1984 amendments), which authorized the approval of duplicate
versions of drug products under an ANDA procedure. ANDA applicants
must, with certain exceptions, show that the drug for which they are
seeking approval contains the same active ingredient in the same
strength and dosage form as the ``listed drug,'' which is a version of
the drug that was previously approved. ANDA applicants do not have to
repeat the extensive clinical testing otherwise necessary to gain
approval of a new drug application (NDA).
    The 1984 amendments include what is now section 505(j)(7) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)), which
requires FDA to publish a list of all approved drugs. FDA publishes
this list as part of the ``Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic
Equivalence Evaluations,'' which is known generally as the ``Orange
Book.'' Under FDA regulations, drugs are removed from the list if the
Agency withdraws or suspends approval of the drug's NDA or ANDA for
reasons of safety or effectiveness or if FDA determines that the listed
drug was withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness (21
CFR 314.162).
    A person may petition the Agency to determine, or the Agency may
determine on its own initiative, whether a listed drug was withdrawn
from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination
may be made at any time after the drug has been withdrawn from sale,
but must be made prior to approving an ANDA that refers to the listed
drug (Sec.  314.161 (21 CFR 314.161)). FDA may not approve an ANDA that
does not refer to a listed drug.
    PARAFON FORTE DSC (chlorzoxazone) tablets, 500 mg, is the subject
of NDA 011529, held by Janssen Research & Development, LLC, and
initially approved on August 15, 1958. PARAFON FORTE DSC is indicated
as an adjunct to rest, physical therapy, and other measures for the
relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal
conditions.
    PARAFON FORTE DSC (chlorzoxazone) tablets, 500 mg, is listed in the
``Discontinued Drug Product List'' section of the Orange Book.
    Flamingo Pharmaceuticals Ltd. submitted a citizen petition dated
November 7, 2015 (Docket No. FDA-2015-P-4224), under 21 CFR 10.30,
requesting that the Agency determine whether PARAFON FORTE DSC
(chlorzoxazone) tablets, 500 mg, were withdrawn from sale for reasons
of safety or effectiveness.
    After considering the citizen petition and reviewing Agency records
and based on the information we have at this time, FDA has determined
under Sec.  314.161 that PARAFON FORTE DSC (chlorzoxazone) tablets, 500
mg, were not withdrawn for reasons of safety or effectiveness. The
petitioner has identified no data or other information suggesting that
PARAFON FORTE DSC (chlorzoxazone) tablets, 500 mg, were withdrawn for
reasons of safety or effectiveness. We have carefully reviewed our
files for records concerning the withdrawal of PARAFON FORTE DSC
(chlorzoxazone) tablets, 500 mg, from sale. We have also independently
evaluated relevant literature and data for possible postmarketing
adverse events. We have reviewed the available evidence and determined
that this drug product was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of
safety or effectiveness.
    Accordingly, the Agency will continue to list PARAFON FORTE DSC
(chlorzoxazone) tablets, 500 mg, in the ``Discontinued Drug Product
List'' section of the Orange Book. The ``Discontinued Drug Product
List'' delineates, among other items, drug products that have been
discontinued from marketing for reasons other than safety or
effectiveness. ANDAs that refer to PARAFON FORTE DSC (chlorzoxazone)
tablets, 500 mg, may be approved by the Agency as long as they meet all
other legal and regulatory requirements for the approval of ANDAs. If
FDA determines that labeling for this drug product should be revised to
meet current standards, the Agency will advise ANDA applicants to
submit such labeling.

    Dated: July 8, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP22-715-000.
    Applicants: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing 3-24-
2022 to be effective 3/24/2022.
    Filed Date: 3/24/22.
    Accession Number: 20220324-5103.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-724-000.
    Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--Tenaska
Release eff 3-26-22 to be effective 3/26/2022.
    Filed Date: 3/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220329-5028.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/11/22.

    Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
comment date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    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: March 29, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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             Carey
             Johnston/DC/USEP
             A/US                                                    To
                                      Martin Rollins
             05/27/2005 04:06<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
             PM                                                      cc

                                                                Subject
                                      Re: Additional Creosote Storm
                                      Water Data(Document link: Carey
                                      Johnston)

Dear Martin:

No need to gather the additional data. Your statement: "It would be
reasonable to assume a similar runoff area and runoff coefficient." is
what I need. Thank you again for your help.

Carey
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             Martin Rollins
             <martinrollins@h
             mrollins.com>                                           To
                                      Carey Johnston/DC/USEPA/US@EPA
             05/27/2005 02:19                                        cc
             PM
                                                                Subject
                                      Re: Additional Creosote Storm
                                      Water Data

Carey,  It would be  reasonable to assume a similar runoff area and
runoff
coefficient.  Most of the sampled facilities are large, from an industry
perspective, and of similar land area, covering maybe 50 acres.  Even
the
facility that I would characterize as small from a production
perspective
still has a large runoff area.  Since the flow weighted and non-flow
weighted TWF values are not substantially different I don't know that
trying
to get more precise is worth the effort, but if you think it is
important we
can try to get the actual areas.

Martin Rollins, P. E.
H. M. Rollins Company, Inc.
228-832-1738
----- Original Message -----
From<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Cc: "Betsy Bicknell"<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:31 AM
Subject: Fw: Additional Creosote Storm Water Data

> Dear Martin:
>
> Thank you very much for the data. I've highlighted to my management
your
> participation and assistance in our effluent guidelines review as a
> model. Our goal is to use sound data for sound decisions. Your
> assistance helps us with this goal.
>
> I do have one question with the flow-weighted calculations in your
> spreadsheet that use rainfall inches and not rainfall volume
discharges.
> Can we assume that the ten facilities that participated in the
> industry-led sampling have equal or similar acreage and runoff
> conditions (e.g., soil type, % imperviousness) such that an inch of
> rainfall will produce a similar amount of stormwater volume. Thanks!
>
> Carey A. Johnston, P.E.
> U.S. EPA, Office of Water
> ph:<PHONE_NUMBER>
> fx:<PHONE_NUMBER>
><EMAIL_ADDRESS>>
> ----- Forwarded by Carey Johnston/DC/USEPA/US on 05/27/2005 12:10 PM
> -----
>
>              Martin Rollins
>              <martinrollins@h
>              mrollins.com>
To
>                                       Carey Johnston/DC/USEPA/US@EPA
>              05/27/2005 10:32
cc
>              AM
>
Subject
>                                       Additional Creosote Storm Water
>                                       Data
>
>
>
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>
>
> Carey,  The attached files are electronic versions of what we are
> sending you by mail today.  Since we last talked I did receive the
> rainfall data for the other facilities, so we now have data for all
the
> sampled events.  If you have any questions on this additional data
> please give me a call.
>
> Martin Rollins, P. E.
> H. M. Rollins Company, Inc.
><PHONE_NUMBER>(See attached file: careyjohnston.pdf)(See attached file:
> swparticipantlist.pdf)(See attached file: Exhibit 2 Revised.xls)(See
> attached file: Flow Weighted TWF1.xls)

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10805-057]

Midwest Hydraulic Company, LLC; Notice of Emergency Drawdown and
Temporary Variance and Soliciting Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Types of Application: Temporary Emergency Drawdown and Variance
from License Article 401.
    b. Project No.: P-10805-057.
    c. Date Filed: August 18, 2017.
    d. Applicants: Midwest Hydraulic Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Hatfield Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Black River, in the
Township of Hatfield, in Jackson and Clarke counties, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dwight Bowler, Midwest Hydraulic Company,
LLC, c/o Black River Partners, 813 Jefferson Hill Road, Nassau, New
York<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Rebecca Martin,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, is 30 days from the issuance date
of this notice by the Commission. 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-
10805-057) on any comments, motions, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee must lower the reservoir as
a risk reduction measure to prevent additional scouring below the
project spillways during high flow events. The drawdown is also
necessary to safely construct repairs below the spillway. The drawdown
would begin on September 5, 2017 at a rate of 0.50 feet per day for a
total drawdown of 5.5 feet to elevation 877 National Geodetic Vertical
Datum (NGVD). Article 401 of the project license requires the licensee
to maintain a target reservoir surface elevation of Lake Arbutus of
882.5  0.25 feet NGVD at least 50 percent of the time and
 0.5 feet at all times. Article 401 allows the reservoir
elevation to be modified temporarily for operating emergencies. The
refill of the reservoir is estimated to occur in spring of 2019.
    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: Anyone may submit comments in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. Any comments 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, 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; and (3) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments should relate to
project works which are the subject of this application. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. 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.

    Dated: August 22, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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