[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71036-71037]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket ID PHMSA-2013-0248]

Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate; Contractor Management
Information System Reporting; and Obtaining Drug and Alcohol Management
Information System Sign-In Information

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

ACTION: Notice of Calendar Year 2014 Minimum Annual Percentage Rate for
Random Drug Testing; Reminder for Operators to Report Contractor
Management Information System (MIS) Data; and New Method for Operators
to Obtain User Name and Password for Electronic Reporting.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate
for covered employees will remain at 25 percent during calendar year
2014. Operators are reminded that drug and alcohol testing information
must be submitted for contractors performing or ready to perform
covered functions. For calendar year 2013 reporting, PHMSA will not
mail the ``user name'' and ``password'' for the Drug and Alcohol
Management Information System (DAMIS) to operators, but will make the
user name and password available in the PHMSA Portal (https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline).

DATES: Effective January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blaine Keener, National Field
Coordinator, by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Calendar Year 2014 Minimum Annual Percentage Rate for Random
Drug Testing

    Operators of gas, hazardous liquid, and carbon dioxide pipelines
and operators of liquefied natural gas facilities must randomly select
and test a percentage of covered employees for prohibited drug use.
Pursuant to 49 CFR 199.105(c)(2), (3), and (4), the PHMSA
Administrator's decision on whether to change the minimum annual random
drug testing rate is based on the reported random drug test positive
rate for the pipeline industry. The data considered by the
Administrator comes from operators' annual submissions of MIS reports
required by Sec.  199.119(a). If the reported random drug test positive
rate is less than one percent, the Administrator may continue the
minimum random drug testing rate at 25 percent. In calendar year 2012,
the random drug test positive rate was less than one percent.
Therefore, the PHMSA minimum annual random drug testing selection rate
will remain at 25 percent for calendar year 2014.

Reminder for Operators To Report Contractor MIS Data

    On January 19, 2010, PHMSA published an Advisory Bulletin (75 FR
2926) implementing the annual collection of contractor MIS drug and
alcohol testing data. All applicable Sec.  199.119 (drug testing) and
Sec.  199.229 (alcohol testing) MIS reporting operators are responsible
for the submission to PHMSA of all contractor MIS reports to PHMSA, as
well as their own, by March 15, 2014.
    Contractors with employees in safety-sensitive positions who
performed covered functions as defined in Sec.  199.3 of Part 199, must
submit these reports only through the auspices of each operator for
whom these covered employees performed those covered functions (i.e.,
maintenance, operations or emergency response).

New Method for Operators To Obtain User Name and Password for
Electronic Reporting

    In previous years, PHMSA attempted to mail the DAMIS user name and
password to operator staff with responsibility for submitting DAMIS
reports. Based on the number of phone calls to PHMSA each year
requesting this information, the mailing process has not been
effective. Pipeline operators have been submitting reports required by
Parts 191 and 195 through the PHMSA Portal (https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline) for the

past few years. Each company with an Office of Pipeline Safety issued
Operator Identification Number should employ staff with access to the
PHMSA Portal.
    The user name and password required for an operator to access DAMIS
and enter calendar year 2013 data will be available to all staff with
access to the PHMSA Portal in late December 2013. When the DAMIS user
name and password is available in the Portal, all registered users will
receive an email to that effect. Operator staff with responsibility for
submitting DAMIS reports should coordinate with registered Portal users
to obtain the DAMIS user name and password. Registered Portal users for
an operator typically include the U.S. Department of Transportation
Compliance Officer and staff or consultants with responsibility for
submitting annual and incident reports on PHMSA F 7000- and 7100-
series forms.
    For operators that have failed to register staff in the PHMSA
Portal for Part 191/195 reporting purposes, operator staff responsible
for submitting DAMIS reports can register in the Portal by following
the instructions at: http://opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/portal_message/PHMSA_Portal_Registration.pdf.
    Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  199.119(a) and 199.229(a), operators with 50
or more covered employees, including both operator and contractor
staff, are required to submit DAMIS reports annually. Operators with
less than 50 total covered employees are required to report only upon
written request from PHMSA. If an operator submitted a calendar year
2011 DAMIS report with fewer than 50 total covered employees, the PHMSA
Portal message may state that no calendar year 2013 DAMIS report is
required. Some of these operators may have grown to more than 50
covered employees during calendar year 2013. The Portal message will
include instructions for how these operators can obtain a calendar year
2013 DAMIS user name and password.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60104, 60108, 60117, and
60118; 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 21, 2013.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2013-28384 Filed 11-26-13; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: December 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 234)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0664]

Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of
Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory
Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on January 28, 2010, from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Location: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, The Ballrooms,
620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD. The hotel telephone number is 301-
977-8900.
    Contact Person: Kalyani Bhatt, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for
express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1093), Rockville, MD 20857,
301-827-7001, FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER>
in Washington, DC area), code<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please call the Information
Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the
Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a
previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be
published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you
should always check the agency's Web site and call the appropriate
advisory committee hotline/phone line to learn about possible
modifications before coming to the meeting.
    Agenda: On January 28, 2010, the committee will discuss the
available safety and efficacy data for new drug application (NDA)
22516, CYMBALTA (duloxetine HCL) Capsules, by Eli Lilly and Co., as
they relate to the proposed indication of treatment of chronic pain.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/
default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
January 13, 2010. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Those desiring to make
formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a
brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they
wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and
an indication of the approximate time requested to make their
presentation on or before January 5, 2010. Time allotted for each
presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to
speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the
scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to
determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing session.
The contact person will notify interested persons regarding their
request to speak by January 6, 2010.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Kalyani Bhatt at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: December 3, 2009.
David Horowitz,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-29211 Filed 12-7-09; 8:45 am]

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species stage year impinged. est entrained. est junk junk  99  99  99 carp. minnow. spp larvae 1977 0 4,271,103 bluntnose. minnow larvae 1977 0 2,048,741 emerald. shiner larvae 1977 0 1,475,788 carp. goldfish larvae 1977 0 1,319,528 mimic. shiner larvae 1977 0 781,299 yellow. perch larvae 1977 0 434,055 spotfin. shiner larvae 1977 0 381,969 darter. spp larvae 1977 0 381,969 walleye larvae 1977 0 312,520 channel. catfish larvae 1977 0 277,795 gizzard. shad larvae 1977 0 225,709 white. sucker larvae 1977 0 190,984 shiner. spp larvae 1977 0 190,984 logperch larvae 1977 0 121,535 stonecat larvae 1977 0 121,535 lepomis. sunfish larvae 1977 0 121,535 centrarchidae. sunfish larvae 1977 0 121,535 yellow. bullhead larvae 1977 0 69,449 white. bass larvae 1977 0 69,449 crappie. spp larvae 1977 0 69,449 percid. spp larvae 1977 0 34,724 smallmouth. bass larvae 1977 0 34,724 white. crappie larvae 1977 0 34,724 gizzard. shad age01 1977 299545 0 emerald. shiner age01 1977 36232 0 channel. catfish age01 1977 11417 0 common. carp age01 1977 9603 0 white. bass age01 1977 6651 0 white. crappie age01 1977 2744 0 crayfish age01 1977 2720 0 bluegill age01 1977 1725 0 skipjack. herring age01 1977 1564 0 bluntnose. minnow age01 1977 995 0 yellow. perch age01 1977 834 0 spotfin. shiner age01 1977 722 0 black. crappie age01 1977 602 0 sunfish. spp age01 1977 602 0 largemouth. bass age01 1977 578 0 black. bullhead age01 1977 409 0 troutperch age01 1977 329 0 golden. shiner age01 1977 321 0 mimic. shiner age01 1977 313 0 logperch age01 1977 289 0 golden. redhorse age01 1977 217 0 goldfish age01 1977 241 0 pumpkinseed age01 1977 289 0 freshwater. drum age01 1977 24 0 sauger age01 1977 48 0 quillback age01 1977 120 0 warmouth age01 1977 120 0 white. sucker age01 1977 361 0 eastern. banded. killifish age01 1977 120 0 blue. catfish age01 1977 96 0 green. sunfish age01 1977 96 0 rock. bass age01 1977 96 0 shorthead. redhorse age01 1977 96 0 walleye. pike age01 1977 72 0 rainbow. trout age01 1977 48 0 northern. hog. sucker age01 1977 48 0 longear. sunfish age01 1977 381 0 yellow. bullhead age01 1977 120 0 brown. bullhead age01 1977 120 0 spotted. bass age01 1977 120 0 common. shiner age01 1977 24 0 madtom. spp age01 1977 24 0 smallmouth. bass age01 1977 24 0 river. redhorse age01 1977 24 0 muskellunge age01 1977 24 0 sucker. spp age01 1977 24 0 unidentified larvae 1977 0 4271103 unidentified egg 1977 0 492 notes junk calculated in file ohio. db; 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[Federal Register: April 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 63)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15228-15236]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2005-0051]

44 CFR Part 206

RIN 1660-AA44

Special Community Disaster Loans Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to
amend its regulations regarding the Special Community Disaster Loans
Program to implement loan cancellation provisions for Special Community
Disaster Loans provided by FEMA to local governments in the Gulf region
following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This rule does not propose the
automatic cancellation of all Special Community Disaster Loans. This
rule proposes procedures and requirements for governments who received
Special Community Disaster Loans to apply for cancellation of loan
obligations as authorized by the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care,
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007. The
proposed procedures are intended to provide sufficient information to
FEMA to determine when cancellation of a Special Community Disaster
Loan, in whole or in part, is warranted. This proposed rule would not
apply to any loans made under FEMA's traditional Community Disaster
Loan program which is governed under separate regulations.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule, including the Paperwork Reduction
Act information collection, are due on or before June 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2005-
0051, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Include Docket ID FEMA-2005-0051 in the
subject line of the message.
    Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20472-3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Walke, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472-3300, or call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Requests for additional information regarding FEMA's Paperwork
Reduction Act information collection requirements or copies of the
information collection should be made to Director, Records Management
and Privacy, FEMA, 1800 Bell Street, Arlington, VA 20598-3005,
facsimile number<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mail address FEMA-Information-
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rulemaking

    FEMA encourages public participation in this rulemaking. All
submissions received must include the agency name and docket ID (FEMA-
2005-0051). 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 on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.
    All comments received, as well as this document, are available on
the public docket for this rulemaking. For access to the docket, go to
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Submitted
comments may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room
835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    At this time, FEMA does not anticipate it will hold a public
meeting for this rulemaking project.

I. Background and Purpose

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Community
Disaster Loan (CDL) Program provides funding to help local governments
that have incurred significant loss in revenue due to a presidentially
declared disaster, revenue that is necessary for local governments to
provide essential municipal services, such as public schools, fire and
police services, and sanitation services. The CDL Program for local
governments began in 1970 as a program of community disaster grants. In
1974, Congress replaced the grant program with a program of community
disaster loans. Since 1976, FEMA has issued 55 Community Disaster Loans
under this program, totaling approximately $233.5 million. FEMA's
traditional CDL Program is governed under 44 CFR part 206 subpart K.
See 44 CFR 206.360.
    On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, Mississippi,
Florida, and Alabama and emergencies were declared in each of the 4
States--the most for any single disaster in FEMA history. Hurricane
Rita soon followed on September 21, 2005, in an area that had already
been affected by Hurricane Katrina. Federal disaster declarations for
the storms covered 90,000 square miles of the United States, an area
roughly the size of the State of Oregon. The hurricanes directly
affected over 1.5 million people, displaced approximately 771,000
people, and resulted in a peak shelter population of over 267,000
people.
    Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated communities in Louisiana,
Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. Tax revenue was lost because people no
longer lived in the area. Residents who remained were unable to pay
taxes due to unemployment. Mass evacuations and limited sheltering
options in the region resulted in fewer households purchasing goods and
services and, in turn, paying sales tax. Although the tax base was
severely depleted, communities still had to provide essential services
such as police, medical personnel, teachers, and firefighters. Those
costs are not eligible for Stafford Act funding from FEMA under the
Public Assistance Program or under any other FEMA grant program.
Further, the traditional CDL program cap of $5 million per individual
loan was too small for the catastrophic and long term nature of these
disasters.
    Realizing the catastrophic nature of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
the unusual circumstances facing these local communities, and the lack
of pre-existing sources of Federal funding, Congress passed the
Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005, Public Law 109-88 (Oct. 7, 2005)
(2005 Act). The 2005 Act authorized FEMA to transfer funds appropriated
in the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act To Meet
Immediate Needs Arising From The Consequences Of Hurricane Katrina,
2005, Public Law 109-62 (Sept. 8, 2005), to support up to $1 billion in
loan authority to assist communities impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. Loans issued by FEMA under the 2005 Act are referred to as
``Special Community Disaster Loans.'' For these Special Community
Disaster Loans (Special CDLs), the 2005 Act added three elements to the
traditional CDL program under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and

Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5184: (1) It removed
the $5 million limit on individual loans; (2) it restricted the loans
``to assist local governments in providing essential service;'' and (3)
it made the loan cancellation provision of section 417(c)(1) of the
Stafford Act inapplicable.
    FEMA published an interim rule on October 18, 2005, to implement
the provisions of the 2005 Act. See at 70 FR 60443; also 44 CFR
206.370-206.377. The interim rule took effect immediately to allow FEMA
to provide these loans as soon as possible to the local governments
already impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Special CDLs, and
their accompanying regulations, only apply to communities affected by
Katrina and Rita. Further, FEMA was only authorized to approve loans in
either the fiscal year in which the disaster occurred (FY 2005) or the
fiscal year immediately following that year (FY 2006). Although FEMA is
no longer authorized to grant new applications for Special CDLs, FEMA
has chosen not to remove the Special CDL regulations at this time, as
the conditions such as loan administration, repayment, terms, and
restrictions on the use of loan funds may still be applicable.
    After FEMA published its interim rule, Congress passed the
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War
on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006, Public Law 109-234 (June 15,
2006) (2006 Act), which appropriated funds to support $371,733,000 in
loan authority in addition to the loans authorized under the 2005 Act.
However, certain eligibility criteria for the 2006 Act program were
different from those in the 2005 Act program. The 2006 Act included
three changes: (1) The maximum loan amount was increased to 50 percent
of the applicant's operating budget the fiscal year of the disaster;
(2) the loan analysis could only consider ``tax revenue'' loss and not
``other revenues'' as allowed for in the 2005 Act; and (3) applicants
were required to demonstrate actual loss in tax revenues of 25 percent
or greater. The 2006 Act, like the 2005 Act, made the loan cancellation
provision of section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act inapplicable.
    As a result of the 2005 and 2006 Acts, FEMA made 152 loans totaling
$1,270,501,241 to 109 eligible applicants in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Under the 2005 Act, FEMA made 52 loans totaling $261,135,806 in
Mississippi and 84 loans totaling $738,864,194 in Louisiana. In total,
$1 billion of the $1 billion loan level authorized in the 2005 Act was
provided to eligible applicants devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. Under the 2006 Act, FEMA made four additional loans totaling
$9,485,908 in Mississippi and twelve additional loans totaling
$261,015,333 in Louisiana. In total, $270,501,241 of the $371,733,000
loan level authorized in the 2006 Act was provided to eligible
applicants devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. No additional
eligible applicants were identified prior to the September 30, 2006
deadline for the remaining $101,231,759 of the loan authority.
    The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and
Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Public Law 110-28,
section 4502(a), 119 Stat. 2061 (May 25, 2007) (2007 Act), removed the
loan cancellation prohibitions contained in the 2005 and 2006 Acts.
This amendment retroactively applies to the dates of enactment of both
Acts. This statutory change now gives FEMA discretionary authority,
limited by the language in section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act (42
U.S.C. 5184), to cancel Special CDLs.
    With this new authority, FEMA shall cancel a loan if ``the revenues
of the local government during the full three fiscal year period
following the disaster are insufficient to meet the operating budget
for the local government, including additional unreimbursed disaster-
related expenses for a municipal operating character.'' This authority
is the same as FEMA's authority to cancel loans issued under its
traditional CDL program, which have implementing regulations at 44 CFR
206.366. This rulemaking proposes procedures and requirements for local
governments to apply for cancellation of Special CDLs, that are the
same as those established for the traditional CDL program. FEMA expects
to determine whether a local government's revenues are insufficient
using the same method FEMA currently uses to determine loan
cancellations under the traditional CDL program. Currently, if an
applicant has a three year cumulative operating deficit, FEMA analyzes
the applicant's revenue during that time to determine if the deficit
was caused by insufficient revenues. FEMA determines this by
subtracting the applicant's actual post-disaster revenues from the
revenue the applicant expected to obtain had the disaster not occurred.
This net difference is the estimated revenue loss. If revenue loss does
not account for the entire deficit, FEMA examines the applicant's
disaster-related expenditures to determine if an increase in
expenditures contributed to the deficit. Based on the results of this
analysis, FEMA may cancel all or a part of the loan.

II. This Proposed Rule

    With the passage of the 2007 Act, FEMA has been given the
discretionary ability to cancel Special CDLs issued under the 2005 and
2006 Acts subject to the limitations of section 417(c) of the Stafford
Act. Accordingly, FEMA proposes to amend its Special CDL regulations to
include loan cancellation procedures and requirements.
    Removing the prohibition against cancellation is consistent with
FEMA's handling of loans provided to communities affected under all
other disasters. For example, communities who receive traditional CDLs
may be eligible for loan cancellation. Other communities who have met
the cancellation requirements of section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act
also have had loans cancelled.
    Furthermore, FEMA believes the sustained financial long-term
recovery of the communities affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may
continue to be at risk. For those communities that have not exhibited
reasonable financial recovery after three years, cancellation may be
appropriate, subject to the limitations of section 417(c) of the
Stafford Act. A number of the Gulf Coast communities that carry Special
Community Disaster Loans have argued that if they do not have the
financial strength to repay these loans on a timely basis, going into
default may further impede their ability to recover, affecting among
other things, a municipality's ability to issue bonds.
    This rule does not propose the automatic cancellation of all
Special Community Disaster Loans. FEMA's authority to provide
cancellation is limited to those communities whose revenues during the
three full fiscal year period following the major disaster are
insufficient to meet its operating budget, including additional
disaster-related expenses of a municipal operation character. The
proposed procedures are intended to provide sufficient information to
FEMA to determine when cancellation of a Special Community Disaster
Loan, in whole or in part, is warranted.
    FEMA proposes to treat those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita under the same terms as traditional CDL recipients. Section 417 of
the Stafford Act provides FEMA with the cancellation authority for both
the Special CDL Program and the traditional CDL Program. FEMA
implemented

cancellation provisions for the traditional CDL Program regulations at
44 CFR 206.366. FEMA has been applying these provisions to the
traditional CDL Program since 1990 and has found them to be successful
in providing the information necessary to determine whether
cancellation is appropriate. Since the statutory authority to cancel
the loans, as provided for in section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, is
now the same for both loan programs, FEMA proposes to use the same
cancellation requirements and procedures for both loan programs to
reduce confusion for the regulated public and reviewing officials.
    FEMA may cancel ``* * * all or any part of Special Community
Disaster Loans to the extent that revenues of the local government
during the three full fiscal year period following the major disaster
are insufficient to meet the operating budget of the local government,
including additional disaster-related expenses of a municipal operation
character.'' 42 U.S.C. 5184(c). For loan cancellation purposes, FEMA
interprets the term ``operating budget'' to mean actual revenues and
expenditures of the local government as published in the official
financial statements of the local government. Under the proposed
cancellation procedures, the FEMA Assistant Administrator for the
Disaster Assistance Directorate (Assistant Administrator) would review
the Application for Loan Cancellation and a financial evaluation of the
applicant to evaluate the local government's revenues and determine
whether FEMA should cancel, in whole or in part, a Special CDL issued
under the 2005 or 2006 Acts. FEMA would cancel a part of a loan, as
opposed to the whole, in situations where the community's application
for cancellation reflects that the community's revenues are not
sufficient to repay the entire loan, but are sufficient to repay a
portion thereof.
    As limited by the Stafford Act, a community's eligibility for
cancellation is based on a fixed period of time. The Assistant
Administrator's decision must be based on the revenues of the local
government during the three full fiscal year period following the major
disaster. This means that since Hurricane Katrina occurred in August
2005, eligibility for cancellation can only be based on the revenues of
the local government during the following three full fiscal years. The
typical ``fiscal year,'' as used by the Federal government, runs from
October 1 to September 30. Under this model, the three full fiscal year
period after Hurricanes Rita and Katrina ended on September 30, 2008.
For governments that operate under a different fiscal year, however,
FEMA would modify the three-year period to reflect the 36 calendar
months following the disaster.
    All of the Special CDLs are three-year loans that may be drawn upon
by the local community at its discretion. Once an amount is drawn down,
interest begins to accrue on the loan from the date it is dispersed.
Although communities may voluntarily make payments on the loan at any
time, communities are not required to repay the loan or any related
interest until five years after the date of the promissory note, unless
otherwise extended by the Assistant Administrator. None of the loans
referenced above will come due until October 2010 at the earliest. As
of January 2009, two communities have voluntarily paid their loans in
full, including accrued interest.
    Communities applying for cancellation would be required to submit
their Application for Loan Cancellation before the expiration date of
their loan. This would allow FEMA the opportunity to cancel all or a
part of the loan and forgive all related interest before the loan must
be repaid. As long as the community applies for and is granted
cancellation before the date its loan expires, then all interest on the
amount of the loan that is cancelled would be forgiven regardless of
the date that the amount was dispersed or the date that cancellation is
granted.
    If the Assistant Administrator determines that all or part of a
community's Special CDL should be cancelled, the amount of principal
would be cancelled, and the related interest would be forgiven. The
Assistant Administrator's determination concerning loan cancellation
would specify that any uncancelled principal and related interest must
be repaid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the promissory
note; and that, if repayment will constitute a financial hardship, the
local government must submit for FEMA review and approval, a repayment
schedule for settling the indebtedness on timely basis. Such repayments
would be required to be made to the Treasurer of the United States and
be sent to FEMA, Attention: Office of the Chief Financial Officer. A
loan or cancellation of a loan would not reduce or affect other
disaster-related grants or other disaster assistance. However, FEMA
will not make any cancellation that would result in a duplication of
benefits to the applicant.
    If the tax and other revenue rates or the tax assessment valuation
of property which was not damaged or destroyed by the disaster are
reduced in the three fiscal years subsequent to the major disaster, the
tax and other revenue rates and tax assessment valuation factors
applicable to such property in effect at the time of the major disaster
would be used without reduction for purposes of computing revenues
received. This may result in decreasing the potential for loan
cancellations.
    If the local government transfers funds from its operating funds
accounts to its capital funds account, utilizes operating funds for
other than routine maintenance purposes, or significantly increases
expenditures which are not disaster related, except increases due to
inflation, the annual operating budget or operating statement
expenditures would be reduced accordingly for purposes of evaluating
any request for loan cancellation.
    It is not the purpose of these loan programs to underwrite pre-
disaster budget or actual deficits of the local government.
Consequently, such deficits carried forward would reduce any amounts
otherwise eligible for loan cancellation.
    If FEMA disapproves an Application for Loan Cancellation, in whole
or in part, the local government would be allowed to appeal and submit
any additional information in support of the application within 60 days
of the date of disapproval. The decision of the Assistant Administrator
or designee would be final on the appeal of any disapproval of an
application for cancellation.
    The cancellation provisions would retroactively apply to the dates
of enactment of the 2005 and 2006 Acts, so these proposed regulations
would apply to all of the Special CDLs awarded by FEMA.

III. Regulatory Requirements

A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
    Under Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' 58
FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993), a ``significant regulatory action'' is subject
to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and the requirements of
Executive Order 12866. Section 3(f) of the Executive Order defines
``significant regulatory action'' as one that is likely to result in a
rule that may:
    (1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more,
or may adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public
health or safety, or State, local or tribal governments or communities;

    (2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
    (3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs, or the rights and obligations of
recipients thereof; or
    (4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in
the Executive Order.
    This rule is an economically significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 because it is expected to have an
annual effect on the economy of more than $100 million, and materially
alter the budgetary impact of the Special Community Disaster Loans
Program. Accordingly, OMB has reviewed this rule.
    As previously stated, the 2005 Act authorized FEMA to transfer
funds appropriated in the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act To Meet Immediate Needs Arising From The Consequences Of Hurricane
Katrina, 2005, (Pub. L. 109-62), to support up to $1 billion in loan
authority to assist communities impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. Loans issued under the 2005 Act are referred to as Special
Community Disaster Loans. The next year, the 2006 Act appropriated
funds to support an additional $371,733,000 in loan authority in
addition to loans authorized under the 2005 Act. Both the 2005 and 2006
Acts made the loan cancellation provision of section 417(c)(1) of the
Stafford Act inapplicable, meaning FEMA had no authority to cancel
these loans.
    The 2007 Act removes the loan cancellation prohibitions contained
in the 2005 and 2006 Acts. The amendment retroactively applies to the
date of enactment of both the 2005 and 2006 Acts. This statutory change
now gives FEMA discretionary authority, limited by the language in
section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, to cancel Special Community
Disaster Loans issued pursuant to either the 2005 or 2006 Acts.
    Under the 2005 Act, FEMA made 52 loans totaling $261,135,806 in
Mississippi and 84 loans totaling $738,864,194 in Louisiana. In total,
$1 billion of the $1 billion loan level authorized in the 2005 Act was
provided to eligible applicants devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. Under the 2006 Act, FEMA made four additional loans totaling
$9,485,908 in Mississippi and twelve additional loans totaling
$261,015,333 in Louisiana. In total, $270,501,241 of the $371,733,000
loan level authorized in the 2006 Act was provided to eligible
applicants devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. No additional
eligible applicants were identified prior to the September 30, 2006
deadline for the remaining $101,231,759 of the loan authority.
    As a result of the 2005 and 2006 Acts, FEMA made 152 Special
Community Disaster Loans totaling $1,270,501,241 to 109 eligible
applicants in Mississippi and Louisiana. The application period for
these loans has closed, so no additional local governments can be
granted loans under these programs. If all 152 loan recipients applied
for and were found eligible for full cancellation under these proposed
procedures, up to $1,270,501,241, plus any applicable interest and
costs, could be cancelled. However, because the Special Community
Disaster Loans operate as lines of credit from which applicants
justifying need draw down, not all of the loan funds obligated have
been distributed. As of March 16, 2009, only $831 million
(approximately 65% of the total amount awarded) has been drawn down by
applicants. FEMA expects that all communities with Special Community
Disaster Loans will apply for cancellation because of the benefits
cancellation could have assisting in the recovery of communities.
Because FEMA cannot evaluate the individual financial situations of the
communities without reviewing the data that would be submitted in the
applications for cancellation, FEMA cannot predict at this time how
many of those communities will be eligible for cancellation. FEMA
solicits public input on this issue.
    The purpose of this rule is to implement the cancellation
provisions outlined in the 2007 Act which allow for the cancellation of
Special Community Disaster Loans for those communities whose revenues
during the full three-fiscal-year period following the major disaster
are insufficient to meet the operating budget of the local government.
The cancellation provisions apply only to Special Community Disaster
Loans issued under the 2005 and 2006 Acts. Community Disaster Loans
issued prior to the enactment of the 2005 or 2006 Acts, or other loans
not issued under the authority of those Acts, are not affected by this
rule. Consequently, this rule will have no impact on local governments
that do not have a Special Community Disaster Loan.
    FEMA proposes to use the cancellation procedures already familiar
to communities who received traditional Community Disaster Loans. These
procedures are located at 44 CFR 206.366 and have been used by loan
recipients since 1990. In assessing the budgetary impact of using an
alternative procedure, FEMA considered the effect of possible changes
to these well-established cancellation procedures.
    In considering alternatives, FEMA first considered the automatic
cancellation of all Special Community Disaster Loans. However, the text
of the statute and the legislative history show that Congress did not
automatically forgive these loans, but allows for partial or full
forgiveness of community disaster loan repayments if, after three
years, local revenue remains insufficient to meet operating expenses.
Next, FEMA considered revising the documents submitted by the local
communities to prove that local revenue is insufficient to meet
operating expenses. FEMA opted to retain the requirements used for the
traditional Community Disaster Loan program that have proven accurate
and efficient in determining whether local communities meet the
requirements for cancellation of traditional Community Disaster Loans.
Furthermore, the alternatives considered did not have a measurable
effect on Federal costs and did not simplify program administration or
consolidate or clarify existing definitions, procedures, or processes.
Finally, the creation of additional or revised regulatory requirements
would not be in concert with the intention of providing forgiveness
consistent with previous disasters.
    FEMA has found during the past 19 years that the cancellation
provisions for the traditional Community Disaster Loan program work--
they provide sufficient and accurate information on which FEMA can base
its decision to cancel loans--and compliance on the part of the
borrower is relatively easy. There are no significant issues with these
existing procedures that require revision; however, those affected by
these regulations are encouraged to identify problems and suggest
solutions to those problems during the public comment period for this
rule.
    Communities affected by these regulations have already received the
Special Community Disaster Loans. Therefore, these communities already
have established systems and procedures in place to meet the loan
maintenance and servicing requirements in 44 CFR 206.375(c). The
documents already required under that paragraph meet some of the
proposed financial information submission requirements for
cancellation. The proposed administrative requirements for loan
cancellation should not be too burdensome for either the loan

applicant or FEMA. The documents that must be provided in an
Application for Loan Cancellation would include: (1) Annual operating
budgets for the fiscal year of the disaster and the three subsequent
fiscal years (States and local governments should already have annual
operating budgets as a matter of practice; therefore, this element
should create no new burden on the applicants); (2) annual financial
reports for the fiscal year of the disaster and the three subsequent
fiscal years (these annual financial reports are already required to be
submitted by 44 CFR 206.375(c), and should create no new burden on the
applicants); (3) the following information concerning annual real
estate property taxes pertaining to the community for the fiscal year
of the disaster and the three subsequent fiscal years: the market value
of the tax base, the assessment ratio, the assessed valuation, the tax
levy rate and the taxes levied and collected (pursuant to pertinent
State statutes, ordinances, regulations which prescribe the local
government's system of budgeting, accounting and financial reporting in
44 CFR 206.374(b)(1)(ii)(B), and revised OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits
of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,'' 44 CFR
13.26, local governments receiving loans must be audited annually; the
information required to be submitted with the Application for Loan
Cancellation is standard information contained in the annual financial
reports resulting from these annual audits); (4) audit reports for the
fiscal year of the disaster and the 3 subsequent fiscal years
certifying to the validity of the operating statements (this is a
standard element of the annual audit report and the requirement to
provide this information should create no new burden on the applicant);
and (5) other financial information specified in the Application for
Loan Cancellation, which includes information such as unreimbursed
disaster-related expenses.
    The burden on the public is low with respect to new administrative
requirements associated with submitting the Application for Loan
Cancellation. FEMA estimates that the annual estimated cost to submit
the Application for Loan Cancellation to be $4,850.32. FEMA made 152
Special Community Disaster Loans to 109 eligible applicants in
Mississippi and Louisiana. Because the documents required to be
submitted with an Application for Loan Cancellation are documents that
each local government should already possess, FEMA estimates that it
would take an average of 1 hour for local governments to prepare the
Application for Loan Cancellation. Using wage rates from the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Standard
Occupation Classification (SOC) System, the median hourly wage for
Emergency Management Specialists in Business and Financial Operations
(SOC Code Number 13.1061) is $22.79 per hour. Adding 40 percent to the
BLS figure to account for benefits, FEMA has calculated the burden
using a wage rate of $31.91 per hour. Since there are a total of 152
Special Community Disaster Loans, it is estimated that the one time
cost of compliance to submit the Application for Loan Cancellation for
all loans is $4,850.32. This figure is calculated as follows: ((152 x
1) x $31.91).
    If all 152 loan recipients applied, and were found eligible, for
full cancellation under these proposed procedures, up to
$1,270,501,241, plus any applicable interest and costs, could be
cancelled, although as of March 16, 2009 only $831 million of that
amount had been drawn down. Any funds cancelled will have a positive
effect on the State and local economy by reducing on-going operating
expenses related to the loan, as well as the debt for the loan.
Although not a grant, the cancellation of these loans would affect the
Federal government's budget much like a grant. The loans were
originally provided out of the Federal Treasury. If the local
governments' revenues are found to be insufficient to meet its
operating budget, the principal amount of the loan and the related
interest would be forgiven. The economic impact would be a transfer
payment from the Federal government to the local government whose loan
was cancelled.
    The overall impact of this rule is, therefore, the cost to the
applicant to apply for the cancellation, as well as the impact on the
economy of potentially forgiving all Special Community Disaster Loans
and any related interest and costs. The maximum total economic impact
of this rule is approximately $1.3 billion (conservatively assuming
that all funds awarded will be drawn down, and exclusive of any
interest that may also be forgiven). However, without knowing the
dollar amounts or even the number of loans that will be cancelled, it
is impossible to predict the amount of the economic impact of this rule
with any precision. Although the impact of the rule could be spread
over multiple years as applications are received, processed, and loans
cancelled, the total economic effect of a specific loan cancellation
would only occur once, rather than annually.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. 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.
    FEMA 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. Section 601(5) defines small governmental jurisdictions as
governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school
districts, or special districts with a population of less than 50,000.
This proposed rule would affect the following entities, some of which
might be small entities: The 109 eligible applicants devastated by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita located in Mississippi and Louisiana that
received Special Community Disaster Loans authorized in the 2005 and
2006 Acts. This proposed rule will not impose any additional
requirements on local governments that do not have a Special Community
Disaster Loan.
    As stated previously, the potential for loan cancellation under the
proposed procedures would not have a negative impact on any loan
applicant as any funds cancelled will have a positive beneficial effect
on the State and local governments by reducing on-going operating
expenses and debt related to the loan. We have previously explained
that State and local governments that choose to seek loan cancellation
consideration will need to spend a minimal amount of staff time
preparing the required application. Such a minimal staffing burden is
not considered to be a significant economic impact. Consequently, this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
    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.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
    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 Unfunded Mandates Reform 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 or more in any one year. FEMA does not expect this rule to
result in such expenditure since loan recipients applying for potential
cancellation of a Special Community Disaster Loan will not result in
any expenditure not already assumed. Additionally, this rule is
expected to provide a benefit to the local governments by allowing for
the cancellation of Special Community Disaster Loans for those
communities whose revenues during the full three-fiscal-year period
following the major disaster are insufficient to meet the operating
budget of the local government. FEMA discusses this rule's effects
elsewhere in this preamble.
D. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
    This rule will not have substantial direct effects 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. It will not preempt any State laws. Eligible
applicants who may apply for loan cancellation under these proposed
procedures do so voluntarily and State policy making discretion is not
affected. In accordance with section 6 of Executive Order 13132, FEMA
determines that this rule will not have Federalism implications
sufficient to warrant the preparation of a Federalism impact statement.
E. National Environmental Policy Act
    FEMA's regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) at 44 CFR 10.8(d)(2)(ii)
categorically exclude the preparation, revision, adoption of
regulations, directives, manuals, and other guidance documents related
to actions that qualify for categorical exclusions. Moreover, the
changes being proposed in this rule constitute actions that enforce
existing Federal regulations, (44 CFR 10.8(d)(2)(iv)), and involve
emergency and disaster response and recovery activities under section
417 of the Stafford Act (44 CFR 10.8(d)(2)(xix)(K)). This rulemaking
will not have a significant effect on the human environment and,
therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental
impact statement is required.
F. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
    In the October 19, 2005 interim rule (at 70 FR 60442; also 44 CFR
206.370-206.377), FEMA determined that implementation of the interim
rule would be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501-3520). With the interim rule, FEMA submitted two
information collection requests to OMB for review and clearance in
accordance with the review procedures of the PRA. OMB approved the
requested revision of the collection entitled ``Application for
Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program and the Special Community
Disaster Loan (SCDL) Program,'' which was assigned OMB Control Number
1660-0083 and expires on June 30, 2009. This proposed rule does not
contain any changes that would affect that currently approved
collection.
    OMB also approved the collection entitled ``Application for
Community Disaster Loan Cancellation'' which was assigned OMB Control
Number 1660-0082 and expires on January 31, 2010. That collection uses
FEMA Form 90-5, Application for Loan Cancellation, which has an annual
number of respondents of 1 (the number of communities who apply for
cancellation of a Community Disaster Loan under the existing procedures
in 44 CFR 206.366). It is intended that applicants seeking cancellation
of a Special Community Disaster Loan will use the same form submitted
for Community Disaster Loans. Because FEMA proposes to implement the
same cancellation procedures for Special Community Disaster Loans as
already exist for the Community Disaster Loan program, FEMA proposes to
amend that existing collection to increase the number of respondents to
153. This number reflects the 1 Community Disaster Loan cancellation
application already received annually under the Community Disaster Loan
program, and the potential 152 applications for cancellation of Special
Community Disaster Loans as proposed in this rule.
    Accordingly, in this proposed rule, FEMA is seeking a revision to
the already existing collection of information OMB Control Number 1660-
0082, to include the cancellation of Special Community Disaster Loans.
This proposed rule serves as the 60 day comment period for this
proposed change pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. FEMA invites the general
public to comment on the proposed collection of information.
Collection of Information
    Title: Application for Community Disaster Loan Cancellation.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0082.
    Form Numbers: FEMA Form 90-5.
    Abstract: Local governments may submit an Application for Loan
Cancellation through the Governor's Authorized Representative to the
FEMA Regional Administrator prior to the expiration date of the loan.
FEMA has the authority to cancel repayment of all or part of a
Community Disaster Loan or a Special Community Disaster Loan to the
extent that a determination is made that revenues of the local
government during the three fiscal years following the disaster are
insufficient to meet the operating budget of that local government
because of disaster-related revenue losses and additional unreimbursed
disaster-related municipal operating expenses. Operating budget means
actual revenues and expenditures of the local government as published
in the official financial statements of the local government.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 153.
    Frequency of Response: 1 per year.
    Hour Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 153 hours.

                                                 Table A.12--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                             Number of      Avg. burden    Total annual                    Total annual
        Type of respondent             Form name/form        Number of     responses per   per response     burden  (in     Avg. hourly     respondent
                                           number           respondents     respondent      (in hours)        hours)         wage rate         cost
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State, local and Tribal Government   Application for                   1               1               1               1          $31.91          $31.91
                                     Loan Cancellation/
                                     FEMA Form 90-5
                                     (under 44 CFR
                                     206.366 as
                                     currently approved
                                     by OMB).

State, local and Tribal Government   Application for                 152               1               1             152          $31.91       $4,850.32
                                     Loan Cancellation/
                                     FEMA Form 90-5
                                     (under 44 CFR
                                     206.376 the change
                                     associated with
                                     this rule).
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Total.............................  ....................             153  ..............  ..............             153  ..............       $4,882.23
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    Estimated Cost: $0. There are no start-up, operational or other
costs associated with this information collection in addition to the
burden hour cost noted in the table above.
    Comments: Written 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.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the
information collection through one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES
above on or before June 2, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Gerald Connelly, (202) 646-
3638 for additional information regarding this information collection.
You may contact the Records Management Branch for copies of the
proposed collection of information at facsimile number<PHONE_NUMBER>
or e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>G. Executive Order 12630, Taking of Private Property
    This rule will not affect a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.
H. Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform
    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
I. Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
    Because no Special Community Disaster Loans were made to Indian
Tribal Governments, this rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments. This rule 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.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 206

    Administrative practice and procedure, Coastal zone, Community
facilities, Disaster assistance, Fire prevention, Grant programs--
housing and community development, Housing, Insurance,
Intergovernmental relations, Loan programs--housing and community
development, Natural resources, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, FEMA proposes to amend
44 CFR part 206 as follows:

PART 206--FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

    1. The authority citation for part 206 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5207; 119 Stat. 2061;
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp.,
p. 329; Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101; E.O. 12127, 44
FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376; E.O. 12148, 44 FR 43239, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp., p. 412; and E.O. 13286, 68 FR 10619, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp.,
p. 166.

    2. Revise Sec.  206.370 to read as follows:

Sec.  206.370  Purpose and scope.

    (a) Purpose. Sections 206.370 through 206.377 provide procedures
for local governments and State and Federal officials concerning the
Special Community Disaster Loans program under section 417 of the
Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005,
Public Law 109-88, and the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006,
Public Law 109-234.
    (b) Scope. Sections 206.370 through 206.377 apply only to Special
Community Disaster Loans issued under the Community Disaster Loan Act
of 2005, Public Law 109-88, and the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane
Recovery, 2006, Public Law 109-234.
    3. In Sec.  206.371, revise the last sentence of paragraph (f),
paragraph (g) and add new paragraph (h) to read as follows:

Sec.  206.371  Loan program.

* * * * *
    (f) * * * Neither the loan nor any cancelled portion of the loans
may be used as the non-Federal share of any Federal program, including
those under the Stafford Act.
    (g) Relation to other assistance. Any Special Community Disaster
Loans including cancellations of loans made under this subpart shall
not reduce or otherwise affect any commitments, grants, or other
assistance provided under the authority of the Stafford Act or this
part.
    (h) Cancellation. The Assistant Administrator for the Disaster
Assistance Directorate shall cancel repayment of all or part of a
Special Community Disaster Loan to the extent that he/she determines
that revenues of the local government during the 3 fiscal years
following the disaster are insufficient to meet the operating budget of
that local government because of

disaster-related revenue losses and additional unreimbursed disaster-
related municipal operating expenses.
    4. In Sec.  206.372 revise paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (e) to read
as follows:

Sec.  206.372  Responsibilities.

    (a) The local government shall submit the financial information
required by FEMA in the application for a Community Disaster Loan or
other format specified by FEMA and comply with the assurances on the
application, the terms and conditions of the Promissory Note in the
application for loan cancellation, if submitted, and Sec. Sec.  206.370
through 206.377. The local government shall send all loan application,
loan administration, loan cancellation, and loan settlement
correspondence through the Governor's Authorized Representative (GAR)
and the FEMA Regional Office to the FEMA Assistant Administrator for
the Disaster Assistance Directorate.
* * * * *
    (c) The Regional Administrator or designee shall review each loan
application or loan cancellation request received from a local
government to ensure that it contains the required documents and
transmit the application to the Assistant Administrator for the
Disaster Assistance Directorate. He/she may submit appropriate
recommendations to the Assistant Administrator for the Disaster
Assistance Directorate.
    (d) The Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance
Directorate or a designee, shall execute a Promissory Note with the
local government and shall administer the loan until repayment or
cancellation is completed and the Promissory Note is discharged.
    (e) The Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance
Directorate or designee shall approve or disapprove each loan request,
taking into consideration the information provided in the local
government's request and the recommendations of the GAR and the
Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance Directorate. The
Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance Directorate or
designee shall approve or disapprove a request for loan cancellation in
accordance with the criteria for cancellation in these regulations.
* * * * *
    5. In Sec.  206.374, add a sentence at the end of paragraph (b)(2)
to read as follows:

Sec.  206.374  Loan application.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) * * * For loan cancellation purposes, FEMA interprets the term
``operating budget'' to mean actual revenues and expenditures of the
local government as published in the official financial statements of
the local government.
* * * * *
    6. Add Sec.  206.376 to read as follows:

Sec.  206.376  Loan cancellation.

    (a) General. (1) FEMA shall cancel repayment of all or part of a
Special Community Disaster Loan to the extent that the Assistant
Administrator for the Disaster Assistance Directorate determines that
revenues of the local government during the full three fiscal year
period following the disaster are insufficient, as a result of the
disaster, to meet the operating budget for the local government,
including additional unreimbursed disaster-related expenses for a
municipal operating character. For loan cancellation purposes, FEMA
interprets the term operating budget to mean actual revenues and
expenditures of the local government as published in the official
financial statements of the local government.
    (2) If the tax and other revenues rates or the tax assessment
valuation of property which was not damaged or destroyed by the
disaster are reduced during the 3 fiscal years subsequent to the major
disaster, the tax and other revenue rates and tax assessment valuation
factors applicable to such property in effect at the time of the major
disaster shall be used without reduction for purposes of computing
revenues received.
    (3) If the local government's fiscal year is changed during the
``full 3 year period following the disaster'' the actual period will be
modified so that the required financial data submitted covers an
inclusive 36-month period.
    (4) If the local government transfers funds from its operating
funds accounts to its capital funds account, utilizes operating funds
for other than routine maintenance purposes, or significantly increases
expenditures which are not disaster related, except increases due to
inflation, the annual operating budget or operating statement
expenditures will be reduced accordingly for purposes of evaluating any
request for loan cancellation.
    (5) It is not the purpose of this loan program to underwrite
predisaster budget or actual deficits of the local government.
Consequently, such deficits carried forward will reduce any amounts
otherwise eligible for loan cancellation.
    (6) The provisions of this section apply to all Special Community
Disaster loans issued from the dates of enactment of Public Law 109-88
and Public Law 109-234.
    (b) Disaster-related expenses of a municipal operation character.
(1) For purposes of this loan, unreimbursed expenses of a municipal
operating character are those incurred for general government purposes,
including but not limited to police and fire protection, trash
collection, collection of revenues, maintenance of public facilities,
flood and other hazard insurance.
    (2) Disaster-related expenses do not include expenditures
associated with debt service, any major repairs, rebuilding,
replacement or reconstruction of public facilities or other capital
projects, intragovernmental services, special assessments, and trust
and agency fund operations. Disaster expenses which are eligible for
reimbursement under project applications or other Federal programs are
not eligible for loan cancellation.
    (3) Each applicant shall maintain records including documentation
necessary to identify expenditures for unreimbursable disaster-related
expenses. Examples of such expenses include but are not limited to:
    (i) Interest paid on money borrowed to pay amounts FEMA does not
advance toward completion of approved Project Applications.
    (ii) Unreimbursed costs to local governments for providing usable
sites with utilities for mobile homes used to meet disaster temporary
housing requirements.
    (iii) Unreimbursed costs required for police and fire protection
and other community services for mobile home parks established as the
result of or for use following a disaster.
    (iv) The cost to the applicant of flood insurance required under
Public Law 93-234, as amended, and other hazard insurance required
under section 311, Public Law 93-288, as amended, as a condition of
Federal disaster assistance for the disaster under which the loan is
authorized.
    (4) The following expenses are not considered to be disaster-
related for Special Community Disaster Loan purposes:
    (i) The local government's share for assistance provided under the
Stafford Act including flexible funding under section 406(c)(1) of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 5172).
    (ii) Improvements related to the repair or restoration of disaster
public facilities approved on Project Applications.
    (iii) Otherwise eligible costs for which no Federal reimbursement
is requested as a part of the applicant's disaster response commitment,
or cost sharing as

specified in the FEMA-State Agreement for the disaster.
    (iv) Expenses incurred by the local government which are reimbursed
on the applicant's project application.
    (c) Cancellation application. A local government which has drawn
loan funds from the U.S. Treasury may request cancellation of the
principal and related interest by submitting an Application for Loan
Cancellation through the Governor's Authorized Representative to the
Regional Administrator prior to the expiration date of the loan.
    (1) Financial information submitted with the application shall
include the following:
    (i) Annual Operating Budgets for the fiscal year of the disaster
and the 3 subsequent fiscal years;
    (ii) Annual Financial Reports (Revenue and Expense and Balance
Sheet) for each of the above fiscal years. Such financial records must
include copies of the local government's annual financial reports,
including operating statements balance sheets and related consolidated
and individual presentations for each fund account. In addition, the
local government must include an explanatory statement when figures in
the Application for Loan Cancellation form differ from those in the
supporting financial reports.
    (iii) The following additional information concerning annual real
estate property taxes pertaining to the community for each of the above
fiscal years:
    (A) The market value of the tax base (dollars);
    (B) The assessment ratio (percent);
    (C) The assessed valuation (dollars);
    (D) The tax levy rate (mils);
    (E) Taxes levied and collected (dollars).
    (iv) Audit reports for each of the above fiscal years certifying to
the validity of the Operating Statements. The financial statements of
the local government shall be examined in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards by independent certified public
accountants. The report should not include recommendations concerning
loan cancellation or repayment.
    (v) Other financial information specified in the Application for
Loan Cancellation.
    (2) Narrative justification. The application may include a
narrative presentation to supplement the financial material
accompanying the application and to present any extenuating
circumstances which the local government wants the Assistant
Administrator for the Disaster Assistance Directorate to consider in
rendering a decision on the cancellation request.
    (d) Determination. (1) If, based on a review of the Application for
Loan Cancellation and FEMA audit, the Assistant Administrator for the
Disaster Assistance Directorate or a designee determines that all or
part of the Special Community Disaster Loan funds should be canceled,
the amount of principal canceled and the related interest will be
forgiven. The Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance
Directorate, or a designee's determination concerning loan cancellation
will specify that any uncancelled principal and related interest must
be repaid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Promissory
Note, and that, if repayment will constitute a financial hardship, the
local government must submit for FEMA review and approval, a repayment
schedule for settling the indebtedness on timely basis. Such repayments
must be made to the Treasurer of the United States and be sent to FEMA,
Attention: Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
    (2) A loan or cancellation of a loan does not reduce or affect
other disaster-related grants or other disaster assistance. However, no
cancellation may be made that would result in a duplication of benefits
to the applicant.
    (3) The uncancelled portion of the loan must be repaid in
accordance with Sec.  206.377.
    (4) Appeals. If an Application for Loan Cancellation is
disapproved, in whole or in part, by the Assistant Administrator for
the Disaster Assistance Directorate or designee, the local government
may submit any additional information in support of the application
within 60 days of the date of disapproval. The decision by the
Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance Directorate or
designee on the additional information is final.
    7. Amend Sec.  206.377 by revising the first sentence of paragraph
(b) introductory text, the last sentence of paragraph (b)(2), paragraph
(b)(4) and (c)(2) to read as follows:

Sec.  206.377  Loan repayment.

* * * * *
    (b) Repayment. To the extent not otherwise cancelled, loan funds
become due and payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Promissory Note. * * *
* * * * *
    (2) * * * If any portion of the loan is cancelled, the interest
amount due will be computed on the remaining principal with the
shortest outstanding term.
* * * * *
    (4) The Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance
Directorate may defer payments of principal and interest until FEMA
makes its final determination with respect to any Application for Loan
Cancellation which the borrower may submit.* * *
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
* * * * *
    (2) The principal amount shall be the original uncancelled
principal plus related interest less any payments made.
* * * * *

    Dated: March 26, 2009.
Nancy Ward,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM98-1-000]

Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice

    This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of
the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications.
    Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission
decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-
the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested
proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of
the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any
oral communication.
    Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional
file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the
proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited
communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the
decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not
be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a
proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or
contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may
request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and
responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant
such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any
person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with
Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
    Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional
record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
    The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently
received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed
are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are
available for electronic review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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           Docket No.               File date     Presenter or requester
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Prohibited:
    1. CP15-138-000............      11-14-2016  Terry L. McDonald.
    2. CP13-492-000, CP13-483-       11-14-2016  Grand Junction Area
     000.                                         Chamber of Commerce.
    3. CP16-10-000.............      11-14-2016  Private Citizen.
    4. CP15-93-000.............      11-17-2016  Wade Pilgreen.
    5. CP15-138-000............      11-22-2016  Warren Reif.
Exempt:
    1. EL16-108-000............      11-10-2016  FERC Staff.\1\
    2. CP14-103-000............      11-16-2016  U.S. Senator Johnny
                                                  Isakson.
    3. CP14-96-000.............      11-21-2016  U.S. House
                                                  Representative Stephen
                                                  F. Lynch.
    4. P-2484-000, P-2464-000..      11-25-2016  FERC Staff.\2\
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\1\ Memo reporting meeting on October 20, 2016 with staff of MISO and
  MISO Independent Market Monitor.
\2\ Email communication dated November 10, 2016 with Shawn Puzen of Mead
  & Hunt regarding Upper Mead Lake.

    Dated: November 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification:
Mechanics, Repairmen, and Parachute Riggers, FAR 65

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. FAR part 65 prescribes requirements for mechanics,
repairmen, parachute riggers, and inspection authorizations. The
information collected shows applicant eligibility for certification.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Scott on<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0022.
    Title: Certification: Mechanics, Repairmen, and Parachute Riggers,
FAR 65.
    Form Numbers: FAA Forms 8610-1, 8610-2.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: FAR Part 65 prescribes, among other things, rules
governing the issuance of certificates and associated rating for
mechanic, repairman, parachute riggers, and issuance of inspection
authorizations. The information collected on the forms submitted for
renewal is used for evaluation by the FAA, which is necessary for
issuing a certificate and/or rating. Certification is necessary to
ensure qualifications of the applicant.
    Respondents: An estimated 41,750 mechanics, repairmen, and
parachute riggers.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 31,838 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla
Scott, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2010.
Carla Scott,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, AES-200.
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