368 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 2 / Friday, January 3, 2003 / Notices impose any new burdens on small entities. This notice, therefore, does not require a regulatory flexibility analysis.

C. Unfunded Mandates Act Under Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates and Reform Act of 1995, EPA must prepare a budgetary impact statement to accompany any proposed or final rule that includes a federal mandate that may result in estimated costs to state or local governments in the aggregate, or to the private sector, of $ 100 million or more. The EPA has determined that the approval action being promulgated does not include a federal mandate that may result in costs of $ 100 million or more to either state or local governments in the aggregate, or to the private sector. This federal action approves preexisting requirements under state law, and imposes no new requirements. Accordingly, no additional costs to state or local governments, or to the private sector, result from this action.

D. Executive Order 12875 Executive Order 12875 is intended to develop an effective process to permit elected officials and other representatives of state or local governments to provide meaningful input in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant unfunded mandates. Since this final federal action approves preexisting requirements of state law, no new unfunded mandates result from this action. See also the discussion under C, above, Unfunded Mandates Act.

E. Executive Order 13045 Executive Order 13045, effective April 21, 1997, concerns protection of children from environmental health and safety risks, and applies to regulatory action that is `` economically significant'' in that such action may result in an annual effect on the economy of $ 100 million or more. The EPA has determined that the approval action being promulgated will not have a significant effect on the economy. This federal action approves preexisting requirements under state law, and imposes no new requirements. Accordingly, Executive Order 13045 does not apply to this action.

G. Executive Order 12898 Executive Order 12898 requires agencies to consider impacts on the health and environmental conditions in minority and low income communities with the goal of achieving environmental justice. This tentative determination is consistent with Executive Order 12898. Authority: This notice is issued under the authority of section 4005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U. S. C. 6946.

Dated: December 23, 2002. Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 9. [ FR Doc. 03   107 Filed 1   2   03; 8: 45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560   50   P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ OPP   2002   0338; FRL   7284   1]

Pesticide Products; Registration Applications AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA). ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3( c)( 4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( FIFRA), as amended. DATES: Written comments, identified by the docket ID number OPP   2002   0338, must be received on or before February 3, 2003. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/ courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Waller, Registration Division ( 7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460   0001; telephone number: ( 703) 308   9354; e mail address: waller. mary@ epa. gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:   Crop production ( NAICS 111)   Animal production ( NAICS 112)   Food manufacturing ( NAICS 311)   Pesticide manufacturing ( NAICS 32532) This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System ( NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification ( ID) number OPP   2002   0338. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information ( CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch ( PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall # 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is ( 703) 305   5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the `` Federal Register'' listings at http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket/ to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select `` search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number. Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made VerDate Dec< 13> 2002 15: 30 Jan 02, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\ FR\ FM\ 03JAN1. SGM 03JAN1 369 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 2 / Friday, January 3, 2003 / Notices available in EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I. B. 1. EPA intends to work towards providing electronic access to all of the publicly available docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket. For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief description written by the docket staff.

C. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments? You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/ courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket ID number in the subject line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked `` late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by statute, please follow the instructions in Unit I. D. Do not use EPA Dockets or e mail to submit CBI or information protected by statute. 1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact information in the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once in the system, select `` search,'' and then key in docket ID number OPP   2002   0338 The system is an `` anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. ii. E mail. Comments may be sent by e mail to opp docket@ epa. gov, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP   2002   0338. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e mail system is not an `` anonymous access'' system. If you send an e mail comment directly to the docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e mail system automatically captures your e mail address. E mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I. C. 2. These electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption. 2. By mail. Send your comments to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch ( PIRIB), Office of Pesticide Programs ( OPP), Environmental Protection Agency ( 7502C), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460   0001, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP   2002   0338. 3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch ( PIRIB), Office of Pesticide Programs ( OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall # 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA., Attention: Docket ID Number OPP   2002   0338. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in Unit I. B. 1.

D. How Should I Submit CBI To the Agency?

Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e mail. You may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI ( if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible. 2. Describe any assumptions that you used. 3. Provide copies of any technical information and/ or data you used that support your views. 4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you arrived at the estimate that you provide.

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II. Registration Applications EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provision of section 3( c)( 4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications.

Products Containing Active Ingredients not Included in any Previously Registered Products 1. File Symbol: 264   TNL. Applicant: Bayer CropScience, 2 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Product Name: SCALA Brand SC Pyrimethanil Fungicide. Fungicide. Active ingredient: Pyrimethanil at 37.4%. Proposed classification/ Use: None. For control of plant diseases on tree nuts, bulb vegetables, grapes, stone fruits ( except cherries) pome fruits, tuberous and corm vegetables, strawberries, and tomatoes. 2. File Symbol: 264   TNU. Applicant: Bayer CropScience. Product Name: PYRIMETHANIL Technical. Fungicide. Active ingredient: Pyrimethanil at 98.5%. Proposed classification/ Use: None. For formulation of fungicides only. 3. File Symbol: 43813   EI. Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., 1125 Trenton Harbourton Road, Titusville, NJ 08560   0200. Product Name: PH066. Fungicide. Active ingredient: Pyrimethanil at 37.4%. Proposed classification/ Use: None. For postharvest use on citrus and pome fruit.

List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest.

Dated: December 20, 2002. Debra Edwards, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[ FR Doc. 03   8 Filed 1   2   03; 8: 45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560   50   S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ OPP   2002   0212; FRL   7283   4]

Imazethapyr; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA). ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of imazethapyr in or on various food commodities. DATES: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP   2002   0212, must be received on or before February 3, 2003. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/ courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Tompkins, Registration Division ( 7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460   0001; telephone number: ( 703) 305   5697; e mail address: Tompkins. Jim@ epa. gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected categories and entities may include, but are not limited to:   Crop production ( NAICS 111)   Animal production ( NAICS 112)   Food manufacturing ( NAICS 311)   Pesticide manufacturing ( NAICS 32532) This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System ( NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether or not this action might apply to certain entities. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification ( ID) number OPP   2002   0212. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information ( CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch ( PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall # 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is ( 703) 305   5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the `` Federal Register'' listings at http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket/ to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I. B. 1. Once in the system, select `` search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number. Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002]

Final Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final Notice.

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SUMMARY: Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or
modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths,
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or
regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where
applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have
been made final for the communities listed in the table below.
    The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management
measures that a community is required either to adopt or to show
evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified
for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's)
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS
report are used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate
flood insurance premium rates for buildings and the contents of those
buildings.

DATES: The effective date of October 20, 2016 which has been
established for the FIRM and, where applicable, the supporting FIS
report showing the new or modified flood hazard information for each
community.

ADDRESSES: The FIRM, and if applicable, the FIS report containing the
final flood hazard information for each community is available for
inspection at the respective Community Map Repository address listed in
the tables below and will be available online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov by the effective date indicated
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the new or
modified flood hazard information for each community listed.
Notification of these changes has been published in newspapers of local
circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy
Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation has resolved any
appeals resulting from this notification.
    This final notice is issued in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the new or revised FIRM and FIS report available at the address
cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service
Center at www.msc.fema.gov.
    The flood hazard determinations are made final in the watersheds
and/or communities listed in the table below.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: August 3, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    I. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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         Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1436
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City of Homer..........................  City of Homer, Planning and
                                          Zoning Office, 491 East
                                          Pioneer Avenue, Homer, AK
                                          99603.
City of Kenai..........................  Donald E. Gilman River Center,
                                          514 Funny River Road,
                                          Soldotna, AK 99669.
City of Seward.........................  City Hall Annex, 238 5th
                                          Avenue, Seward, AK 99664.
Kenai Peninsula Borough................  Donald E. Gilman River Center,
                                          514 Funny River Road,
                                          Soldotna, AK 99669.
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             Cochise County, Arizona and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1524
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City of Douglas........................  Department of Public Works, 425
                                          East 10th Street, Douglas, AZ
                                          85607.
Unincorporated Areas of Cochise County.  Cochise County Flood Control
                                          District, 1415 West Melody
                                          Lane, Building F, Bisbee, AZ
                                          85603.
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          Sacramento County, California and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1532
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City of Galt...........................  Public Works Department, 495
                                          Industrial Drive, Galt, CA
                                          95632.
Unincorporated Areas of Sacramento       Municipal Services Agency,
 County.                                  Department of Water Resources,
                                          827 7th Street, Suite 301,
                                          Sacramento, CA 95814.
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          San Joaquin County, California and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1532
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Unincorporated Areas of San Joaquin      Public Works, 1810 East
 County.                                  Hazelton Avenue, Stockton, CA
                                          95205.
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               Lyon County, Nevada and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1529
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Unincorporated Areas of Lyon County....  27 South Main Street,
                                          Yerington, NV 89447.
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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: RP16-1088-000.
    Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: Supplemental Filing to RP16-1088.
    Filed Date: 7/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20160714-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/26/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1090-000.
    Applicants: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agmt--EQT to
be effective 7/8/2016.
    Filed Date: 7/13/16.
    Accession Number: 20160713-5106.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/25/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1091-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: S-2 Tracker Effective 8-1-2016
to be effective 8/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 7/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20160714-5023.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/26/16.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Sec.  385.214) on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests
may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to
the proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP16-979-001.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing AGT Cleanup RP16-979 Compliance
Filing to be effective 7/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 7/12/16.
    Accession Number: 20160712-5048.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/25/16.

    Any person desiring to protest in any of 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 by
clicking on the links or 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: July 14, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-200-021]

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Notice of Negotiated Rate

March 7, 2007.
    Take notice that on February 23, 2007, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
(REX) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised
Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to be effective February 24,
2007:

Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 22
Original Sheet No. 22A
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 23

    REX states that the filing is being made in compliance with the
Commission's letter order issued August 9, 2005, in Docket No. CP04-
413-000.
    TEX also states that the tendered tariff sheets propose to revise
REX's Tariff to reflect the addition of a negotiated-rate contract. REX
requested a waiver of 18 CFR 154.207 so that the tendered tariff sheets
may become effective February 24, 2007.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

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

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

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-89994; File No. SR-MSRB-2020-06]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change Consisting of Amendments to the MSRB's Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation

September 24, 2020.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'' or ``Exchange Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice
is hereby given that on September 15, 2020 the Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board (``MSRB'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared
by the MSRB. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The MSRB filed with the Commission a proposed rule change
consisting of amendments to its Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation (``Articles of Incorporation'') to conform the Articles
of Incorporation to recently-amended MSRB Rule A-3, on Board membership
(``Rule A-3'') (the ``proposed rule change''). The MSRB has designated
the proposed rule change as ``concerned solely with the administration
of the self regulatory organization'' under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii)
\3\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(3) \4\ thereunder, which renders the
proposal effective upon filing with the Commission.
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(3).
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the MSRB's
website at www.msrb.org/Rules-and-Interpretations/SEC-Filings/2020-Filings.aspx, at the MSRB's principal office, and at the Commission's
Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    On August 5, 2020, the Commission approved a proposed rule change
that included amendments to Rule A-3.\5\ Among other things, the
amendments reduced the Board's size from 21 to 15 members through a
transition plan,\6\ modified the Board's class structure to reflect the
reduction in Board size, and permitted a Board member filling a vacancy
to serve for any part of an unexpired term, rather than requiring such
a Board member to serve for the entire unexpired portion.
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    \5\ Exchange Act Release No. 89484 (Aug. 5, 2020), 85 FR 48579
(Aug. 11, 2020) (File No. SR-MSRB-2020-04).
    \6\ Pursuant to the transition plan, the Board will include 17
members during fiscal year 2021 and 15 members thereafter.
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    The Articles of Incorporation include provisions relating to Board
size, class structure, and Board terms, which the proposed rule change
would amend to conform to amended Rule A-3. To reflect the reduced
Board size and modified class structure, the proposed rule change would
amend the Articles

of Incorporation to refer to the By-Laws of the MSRB (``Bylaws''),
which restate Rule A-3,\7\ for the specific number of directors on the
Board and details regarding the Board's class structure. The Virginia
Nonstock Corporation Act,\8\ pursuant to which the MSRB is organized
under Virginia law, does not require the specific number of directors
to be set forth in the Articles of Incorporation \9\ and the reference
to the Bylaws for the specific number of directors and details
regarding the Board's class structure would ensure consistency between
the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws throughout the transition
period and thereafter.
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    \7\ Specifically, Article 3 of the By-Laws restates Rule A-3.
    \8\ Va. Code Ann. Sec. Sec.  13.1-801 et seq. (2016).
    \9\ Va. Code Ann. Sec.  13.1-855(A) (2016) (``A board of
directors shall consist of one or more individuals, with the number
specified in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, or if not
specified in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, with the number
specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of
incorporation.'').
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    To incorporate amended Rule A-3's provision permitting a Board
member filling a vacancy to serve for any part of an unexpired term,
the proposed rule change would amend the Articles of Incorporation to
incorporate the relevant language from amended Rule A-3.
    The proposed rule change will become operative on October 1, 2020,
at the same time as the recently approved amendments to Rule A-3.\10\
The MSRB will file the Articles of Incorporation with the Commonwealth
of Virginia in accordance with Virginia law.
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    \10\ Separately, the MSRB is also filing a proposed rule change
consisting of additional amendments to Rule A-3 and amendments to
MSRB Rule A-4 relating to Board quorum, meeting and voting
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Statutory Basis
    The MSRB believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 15B(b)(2)(I) of the Exchange Act,\11\ which provides that the
MSRB's rules shall:
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-4(b)(2)(I).

provide for the operation and administration of the Board, including
the selection
of a Chairman from among the members of the Board, the compensation
of
the members of the Board, and the appointment and compensation of
such
employees, attorneys, and consultants as may be necessary or
appropriate to carry out the Board's functions under this section.

    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 15B(b)(2)(I) of
the Exchange Act \12\ because it provides for the operation and
administration of the Board in that it ensures that applicable
provisions of Rule A-3 are properly reflected in the Articles of
Incorporation. Specifically, the amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation relating to the Board's size, the structure of the
Board's classes, and vacancy terms are consistent with Section
15B(b)(2)(I) of the Exchange Act \13\ because such amendments conform
the Articles of Incorporation to amended Rule A-3, providing for
operational and administrative consistency between the Articles of
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    Section 15B(b)(2)(C) of the Exchange Act requires that MSRB rules
not be designed to impose any burden on competition not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Exchange Act.\14\ The
proposed rule change relates only to the administration of the Board
and would not impose requirements on dealers, municipal advisors or
others. Accordingly, the MSRB does not believe that the proposed rule
change would result in any burden on competition that is not necessary
or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Exchange Act.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received on the
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \15\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\16\ At any time within 60 days of the filing of the
proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend
such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please
include File Number SR-MSRB-2020-06 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-MSRB-2020-06. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the MSRB. All comments received
will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-MSRB-2020-06 and should be submitted on
or before October 21, 2020.

    For the Commission, pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Motor Theft
Prevention Standard; General Motors Corporation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.

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SUMMARY: This document grants in full the petition of General Motors
Corporation (GM) for an exemption of the Buick Verano vehicle line in
accordance with 49 CFR part 543, Exemption from the Theft Prevention
Standard. This petition is granted, because the agency has determined
that the antitheft device to be placed on the line as standard
equipment is likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor
vehicle theft as compliance with the parts-marking requirements of the
Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR part 541).

DATES: The exemption granted by this notice is effective beginning with
the 2013 model year (MY).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carlita Ballard, Office of
International Policy, Fuel Economy, and Consumer Standards, NHTSA, W43-
439, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard's
phone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Her fax number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a petition dated February 3, 2012, GM
requested an exemption from the parts-marking requirements of the theft
prevention standard (49 CFR part 541) for the Buick Verano vehicle line
beginning with MY 2013. The petition requested an exemption from parts-
marking pursuant to 49 CFR part 543, Exemption from Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard, based on the installation of an antitheft device
as standard equipment for the entire vehicle line.
    Under Sec.  543.5(a), a manufacturer may petition NHTSA to grant an
exemption for one vehicle line per model year. In its petition, GM
provided a detailed description and diagram of the identity, design and
location of the components of the antitheft device for the Buick Verano
vehicle line. GM will install a passive, transponder-based, electronic
immobilizer device (PASS-Key III+) as standard equipment on its Buick
Verano vehicle line beginning with MY 2013. GM stated that the device
will provide protection against unauthorized use (i.e., starting and
engine fueling), but will not provide any visible or audible indication
of unauthorized vehicle entry (i.e., flashing lights or horn alarm). GM
stated that it will also offer a keyless ignition version of the PASS-
Key III+ as optional equipment for the vehicle line.
    The PASS-Key III+ device is designed to be active at all times
without direct intervention by the vehicle operator. The device is
fully armed immediately after the ignition has been turned off and the
key removed. Components of the antitheft device include an
electronically-coded ignition key, an antenna module, a controller
module and a engine control module. The ignition key contains
electronics molded into the key head, providing billions of possible
electronic combinations. The electronics receive energy and data from
the antenna module. Upon receipt of the data, the key will calculate a
response using an internal encryption algorithm and transmit the
response back to the vehicle. The antenna module translates the radio
frequency signal received from the key into a digital signal and
compares the received response to an internally calculated value. If
the values match, the key is recognized as valid, and a password is
then transmitted through a serial data link to the engine control
module to enable fueling and vehicle starting. If an invalid key code
is received, the PASS-Key III+ controller module will send a ``Disable
Password'' to the engine control module and starting, ignition and fuel
will be inhibited.
    In addressing the specific content requirements of 543.6, GM
provided information on the reliability and durability of its proposed
device. To ensure reliability and durability of the device, GM
conducted tests based on its own specified standards. GM provided a
detailed list of the tests conducted to validate the device's
integrity, durability and reliability, and stated that after each test,
the components on the device must operate as designed. GM also stated
that the design and assembly processes of the device and its components
are validated for vehicle life and of performance.
    GM stated that the PASS-Key III+ device has been designed to
enhance the functionality and theft protection provided by its first,
second and third generation PASS-Key, PASS-Key II and PASS-Key III
devices. GM also referenced data provided by the American Automobile
Manufacturers Association (AAMA) in support of the effectiveness of
GM's PASS-Key devices in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft.
The AAMA's comments to the

agency's Preliminary Report on ``Auto Theft and Recovery Effects of the
Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 and the Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement
Act of 1984'', (Docket 97-042; Notice 1), showed that between MYs 1987
and 1993, the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird vehicle lines
experienced a significant theft rate reduction after installation of a
Pass-Key like antitheft device as standard equipment on the vehicle
lines.
    GM also stated that the theft data, as provided by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and
compiled by the agency, show that theft rates are lower for exempted GM
models equipped with the PASS-Key systems than the theft rates for
earlier models with similar appearance and construction. Based on the
performance of the PASS-Key, PASS-Key II and PASS-Key III devices on
other GM models, and the advanced technology utilized in PASS-Key III+
and the Keyless Access Device, GM believes that these devices will be
more effective in deterring theft than the parts-marking requirements
of 49 CFR part 541.
    Additionally, GM stated that the PASS-Key III+ is installed as
standard equipment on the Cadillac CTS vehicle line. GM was granted an
exemption from the parts-marking requirements by the agency for the
Cadillac CTS vehicle line beginning with the 2011 MY (See 74 FR 62385,
November 27, 2009). The average theft rate using 3 MYs theft data (MYs
2007-2009) provided by the agency for the Cadillac CTS vehicle line is
1.5882.
    GM believes that these devices will be more effective in deterring
theft than the parts-marking requirements and that the agency should
find that inclusion of the PASS-Key III+ device on the Buick Verano
vehicle line is sufficient to qualify it for full exemption from the
parts-marking requirements.
    GM's proposed device lacks an audible or visible alarm. Therefore,
this device cannot perform one of the functions listed in 49 CFR
543.6(a)(3), that is, to call attention to unauthorized attempts to
enter or move the vehicle. Based on comparison of the reduction in the
theft rates of Chevrolet Corvettes using a passive theft deterrent
system along with an audible/visible alarm system to the reduction in
theft rates for the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird models
equipped with a passive theft deterrent device without an alarm, GM
finds that the lack of an alarm or attention-attracting device does not
compromise the theft deterrent performance of a device such as PASS-Key
III+ system. Theft data have indicated a decline in theft rates for
vehicle lines equipped with comparable devices that have received full
exemptions from the parts-marking requirements. In these instances, the
agency has concluded that the lack of an audible or visible alarm has
not prevented these antitheft devices from being effective protection
against theft.
    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 33106 and 49 CFR 543.7(b), the agency grants
a petition for exemption from the parts-marking requirements of Part
541, either in whole or in part, if it determines that, based upon
substantial evidence, the standard equipment antitheft device is likely
to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as
compliance with the parts-marking requirements of Part 541. The agency
finds that GM has provided adequate reasons for its belief that the
antitheft device for the Buick Verano vehicle line is likely to be as
effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance
with the parts-marking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard
(49 CFR part 541). This conclusion is based on the information GM
provided about its device.
    The agency concludes that the device will provide four of the five
types of performance listed in Sec.  543.6(a)(3): Promoting activation,
preventing defeat or circumvention of the device by unauthorized
persons, preventing operation of the vehicle by unauthorized entrants
and ensuring the reliability and durability of the device.
    Based on the evidence submitted by GM, the agency believes that the
antitheft device for the Buick Verano vehicle line is likely to be as
effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance
with the parts-marking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard
(49 CFR part 541).
    For the foregoing reasons, the agency hereby grants in full GM's
petition for exemption for the Buick Verano vehicle line from the
parts-marking requirements of 49 CFR part 541, beginning with the 2013
model year vehicles. The agency notes that 49 CFR part 541, Appendix A-
1, identifies those lines that are exempted from the Theft Prevention
Standard for a given model year. 49 CFR 543.7(f) contains publication
requirements incident to the disposition of all Part 543 petitions.
Advanced listing, including the release of future product nameplates,
the beginning model year for which the petition is granted and a
general description of the antitheft device is necessary in order to
notify law enforcement agencies of new vehicle lines exempted from the
parts marking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard.
    If GM decides not to use the exemption for this line, it shall
formally notify the agency. If such a decision is made, the line must
be fully marked according to the requirements under 49 CFR 541.5 and
541.6 (marking of major component parts and replacement parts).
    NHTSA notes that if GM wishes in the future to modify the device on
which this exemption is based, the company may have to submit a
petition to modify the exemption. Section 543.7(d) states that a Part
543 exemption applies only to vehicles that belong to a line exempted
under this part and equipped with the antitheft device on which the
line's exemption is based. Further, Sec.  543.9(c)(2) provides for the
submission of petitions ``to modify an exemption to permit the use of
an antitheft device similar to but differing from the one specified in
that exemption.''
    The agency wishes to minimize the administrative burden that Sec.
543.9(c)(2) could place on exempted vehicle manufacturers and itself.
The agency did not intend in drafting Part 543 to require the
submission of a modification petition for every change to the
components or design of an antitheft device. The significance of many
such changes could be de minimis. Therefore, NHTSA suggests that if the
manufacturer contemplates making any changes, the effects of which
might be characterized as de minimis, it should consult the agency
before preparing and submitting a petition to modify.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.50.

    Issued on: April 24, 2012.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0080; FRL-10020-48]

Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New
Uses

February 2021.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for
pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients.
Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to
comment on these applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number and the File Symbol of the EPA registration
number of interest as shown in the body of this document, by using the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Registration
Division (7505P), main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The mailing address for each contact person is:
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. As part of the mailing
address, include the contact person's name, division, and mail code.
The division to contact is listed at the end of each application
summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide
products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant
to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA
is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on
these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not
imply a decision by the Agency on these applications.

New Uses

    1. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-758, 100-759, 100-953, 100-1242,
100-1454, and 100-1664. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0419.
Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro,
NC 27419. Active ingredient: Fludioxonil. Product type: Fungicide.
Proposed use: Sugar apple (pre-harvest); post-harvest use on dragon
fruit, Japanese persimmon, jackfruit, durian, and mangosteen;
greenhouse uses on cucumber, pepper, and tomato; crop expansions for
cottonseed subgroup 20C, sunflower subgroup 20B, and tropical and
subtropical fruit, small fruit, inedible peel, subgroup 24A; crop group
conversions for leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B, celtuce, fennel,
Florence, fresh leaves and stalk, and leafy greens subgroup 4-16A;
vegetable, legume, group 6, except bean, dry and bean, succulent;
vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except carrot and
ginseng; carrot, roots; vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C,
except yam, true, tuber; brassica, head and stem, group 5-16; kohlrabi;
brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B, except watercress; and
watercress. Contact: RD.
    2. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-759, 100-1454, and 100-1603.
Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0020. Applicant: Syngenta Crop
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active
ingredient: Fludioxonil. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use: Tree
nut crop group 14-12. Contact: RD.
    3. EPA Registration Number: 100-1467, 100-1462, 100-1463 and 100-
1465. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0542. Applicant: Syngenta Crop
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Product name:
Bicyclopyrone Technical, Bicyclopyrone Wet Paste Manufacturing Use
Product, Bicyclopyrone Wet Paste II Manufacturing Use Product and SYN-A
16003 Herbicide. Active ingredient: Bicyclopyrone at 99.3%
(Bicyclopyrone Technical), 94% (Bicyclopyrone Wet Paste Manufacturing
Use Product), 89.6% (Bicyclopyrone Wet Paste II Manufacturing Use
Product) and 18.5% (SYN-A 16003 Herbicide). Proposed use: Lemongrass,
dried; Lemongrass, fresh; Rosemary, dried; Rosemary, fresh; Wormwood,
dried and Wormwood, fresh. Contact: RD.
    4. EPA Registration Number: 264-1077. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2020-0607. Applicant: Bayer

CropScience, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. Active
ingredient: Fluopyram (N-[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-
pyridinyl]ethyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide). Product type:
Fungicide. Proposed use: Coffee. Contact: RD.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: February 11, 2021.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Program Support.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68133; File No. SR-FICC-2012-08]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Changes
To Clarify a Stated Policy With Regard to Existing Provisions of the
Loss Allocation Rules of the Government Securities Division and the
Mortgage-Backed Securities Division

 November 1, 2012.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on October 19, 2012, the
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC'') filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule changes
described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared
primarily by FICC. FICC filed the proposal pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act \2\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(1) \3\ thereunder so
that the proposal was effective upon filing with the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule changes from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule changes serve to clarify FICC's stated policy
with regard to existing provisions of the Rules of the Government
Securities Division (``GSD'') and the Mortgage-Backed Securities
Division (``MBSD'') (each, a ``Division'') concerning loss allocation.
The proposed rule changes will similarly clarify FICC's stated policy
regarding MBSD's Rules governing indemnification.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, FICC included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule changes and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule changes. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. FICC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant aspects of these statements.\4\
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule changes will clarify FICC's stated policy with
regard to existing provisions of GSD's and MBSD's Rules concerning loss
allocation. The proposed rule changes will similarly clarify FICC's
stated policy with regard to MBSD's existing indemnification rules. The
policies described below are consistent with the responses that FICC
has provided to firms that have raised questions about the Divisions'
loss-allocation and indemnification provisions.
    The question has arisen as to whether a Tier One Member \5\ of a
Division may cap its potential loss allocation liability with respect
to losses caused by another Member of the Division. FICC wishes to make
clear that the answer to this question is yes; a Tier One Member may,
under the Rules of each Division, cap its liability from losses
allocated to it by appropriately terminating its membership in the
applicable Division and withdrawing as a Member as described below.\6\
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    \5\ The question does not arise with respect to Tier Two Members
because Tier Two Members are not subject to loss mutualization.
    \6\ The cap applies per Division. Accordingly, a Member that
participates in both Divisions could potentially be subject to loss
allocation obligations in both Divisions if the defaulting Member
that caused the loss which gave rise to the allocation was also a
Member of both Divisions. Each Division operates within its own set
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    FICC's loss-allocation provisions are contained in Rule 4, Section
7 of the respective Rules of each Division. Section 7 provides that any
loss or liability incurred by FICC as a result of a default by a Member
or the failure of a Member to fulfill its obligations to FICC under the
applicable Rules of each Division is satisfied pursuant to the payments
and allocation methods described in that Section. There are two
potential losses that FICC may allocate to its Members: Remaining
Losses and Other Losses. Section 7(g)(ii) provides that a Member of
either Division may withdraw from FICC and have its liability from an
allocation based on any Other Loss be limited to the amount of its
Required Fund Deposit for the Business Day on which FICC notified the
Member of such allocation. Section 7(g)(ii), however, is silent as to
whether a Member may withdraw and cap its liability from Remaining
Losses.
    FICC wishes to make clear its stated policy that a Member may
withdraw from either Division and cap its liability from Remaining
Losses with respect to that Division. FICC recognizes that it cannot
impose unlimited liability on its Members. Many of its Members are
depository institutions that are barred by federal law from being
exposed to unlimited third-party liabilities.\7\ In 2005, FICC obtained
a ruling from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (``OCC'')
in which OCC observed that a substantially similar provision in an
older version of the GSD Rules did not expose Members to unlimited
third-party liabilities, and that Members would be permitted to
withdraw from FICC prior to the imposition of such liabilities.\8\
While the GSD rules then in effect are different from the GSD and MBSD
Rules now in effect, FICC believes that the spirit of the 2005 rules
was substantially similar to that of the current GSD and MBSD Rules.
FICC also recognizes that its Members, as part of their due diligence
in evaluating their risks as clearing organization participants, need
to be able to identify and quantify risks, such as potential loss
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    Therefore, FICC is clarifying its stated policy that, under its
loss-allocation provisions, FICC will permit a Tier One Member of
either Division to withdraw its membership pursuant to the procedure
outlined in the Division's Rules, and thereby cap the Member's
liability with respect to Remaining Losses and Other Losses at the
amount of its Required Fund Deposit, as measured in accordance with the
applicable Division's Rules (the cap would apply after allocation of
the $50,000 described in Section 7(c) of GSD Rule 4 and Section 7(d) of
MBSD Rule 4). This limitation applies with respect to a single event of
insolvency or default.\9\ This clarification is being made to Section 7
of GSD Rule 4 and Section 7 of MBSD Rule 4.
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    \9\ The withdrawing Member may become subject to loss allocation
obligations that arise due to subsequent Member defaults to the
extent that the Member continues to maintain positions on the books
of the applicable Division. See GSD Rule 3, Section 13 and MBSD Rule
3, Section 14.
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    An additional question has arisen as to whether the indemnification
obligation contained in the last sentence of MBSD Rule 3, Section 15 is
also subject to the cap on liability discussed above with respect to
Remaining Losses and Other Losses. FICC wishes to make clear that the
answer to this question is also yes; the assessment authority in the

last sentence of MBSD Rule 3, Section 15 (where the loss cannot be
attributed to an identifiable Member or Members) is subject to the same
cap. Thus, a Member may withdraw from MBSD per the procedure outlined
in the Division's Rules and thereby cap its liability at the amount of
its Required Fund Deposit on the Business Day on which FICC notified
the Member of the assessment. This clarification is being made to MBSD
Rule 3, Section 15.
    FICC believes the proposed rule changes are consistent with Section
17A of the Act \10\ and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable
to FICC because they will provide FICC Members with clarity regarding
FICC's loss-allocation rules, which will allow Members to gauge their
risks more accurately.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FICC does not believe the proposed rule changes would have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition.

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

    Written comments relating to the proposed rule changes have not
been solicited or received. FICC will notify the Commission of any
written comments received by FICC.

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

    The foregoing proposed rule changes have become effective pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act \11\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(1) \12\
thereunder because they constitute a stated policy with respect to the
meaning, administration or enforcement of FICC's existing rules. At any
time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule changes, the
Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule changes if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.\13\
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(1).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml) or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-FICC-2012-08 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FICC-2012-08. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method of submission. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 100
F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filings will also
be available for inspection and copying at FICC's principal office and
on FICC's Web site at http://www.dtcc.com/downloads/legal/rule_filings/2012/ficc/FICC_SR_2012_08.pdf.
    All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FICC-2012-08
and should be submitted on or before November 28, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27213 Filed 11-6-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: August 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 162)]
[Notices]
[Page 47102-47103]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-56265; File No. SR-FINRA-2007-002]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Extend a Pilot Program That Increases Position
and Exercise Limits for Certain Equity Options

 August 15, 2007.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on July 31, 2007, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') (f/k/a the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(``NASD'')) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and

III below, which Items have been substantially prepared by FINRA. FINRA
has filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial'' rule change pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder,\4\ which renders it effective upon filing with the
Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA proposes to amend Rule 2860 to extend a pilot program
increasing certain options position and exercise limits. The text of
the proposed rule change is available at FINRA, the Commission's Public
Reference Room, and http://www.finra.org.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    FINRA proposes to amend Rule 2860 to extend a pilot program until
March 1, 2008 (unless extended) increasing position and exercise limits
for both standardized and conventional options (``Pilot Program'').\5\
Unless extended, the Pilot Program will expire on September 1, 2007.\6\
FINRA believes that the Pilot Program should be extended so that it may
continue without interruption for the same reasons that are discussed
in the Pilot Program Notice.
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51520 (April 11,
2005), 70 FR 19977 (April 15, 2005) (SR-NASD-2005-040) (``Pilot
Program Notice'').
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55225 (February 1,
2007), 72 FR 6634 (February 12, 2007) (SR-NASD-2007-007).
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2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\7\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA's rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. The proposed rule change is being made so that the
Pilot Program, which achieves these goals as discussed in the Pilot
Program Notice, may continue without interruption.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

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

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing rule change does not: (1) Significantly
affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) impose
any significant burden on competition; and (3) become operative for 30
days after the date of this filing, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). Rule 19b-4(f)(6) also requires the
self-regulatory organization to give the Commission notice of its
intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five
business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. FINRA
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

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

File No. SR-FINRA-2007-002 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File No. SR-FINRA-2007-002. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all

written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing will also be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File No. SR-FINRA-2007-002 and should be
submitted on or before September 12, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-16531 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register: March 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 56)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0157]
RIN 1625-AA09

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Upper Mississippi River, Rock
Island, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operations of the
Rock Island Railroad and Highway Drawbridge, Mile 482.9, Rock Island,
Illinois across the Upper Mississippi River. This deviation allows the
bridge to remain in the closed to navigation position from 8:30 a.m.
until 10:30 a.m., May 16, 2009. The deviation is necessary as the
drawbridge is part of the annual route for the Quad Cities Heart Walk.

DATES: This temporary deviation is effective from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30
a.m., May 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2009-0157 and are available online
at http://www.regulations.gov. They are also available for inspection
or copying at two locations: the Docket Management Facility (M-30),
U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, and
Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, Room 2.107F in the Robert A.
Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103-2832,
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge
Administrator,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Rock Island Arsenal requested
a

temporary deviation for the Rock Island Railroad and Highway
Drawbridge, mile 482.9, at Rock Island, Illinois across the Upper
Mississippi to remain in the closed to navigation position as the
drawbridge is part of the Annual Quad Cities Heart Walk. The Rock
Island Railroad and Highway Drawbridge currently operates in accordance
with 33 CFR 117.5, which states the general requirement that
drawbridges shall open promptly and fully for the passage of vessels
when a request to open is given in accordance with the subpart. In
order to facilitate the annual event, the drawbridge must be kept in
the closed-to-navigation position. This deviation allows the bridge to
remain in the closed-to-navigation position for two and one half hours
from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., May 16, 2009.
    There are no alternate routes for vessels transiting this section
of the Upper Mississippi River.
    The Rock Island Railroad and Highway Drawbridge, in the closed-to-
navigation position, provides a vertical clearance of 23.8 feet above
normal pool. Navigation on the waterway consists primarily of
commercial tows and recreational watercraft. This temporary deviation
has been coordinated with waterway users. No objections were received.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge shall return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: March 10, 2009.
Roger K. Wiebusch,
Bridge Administrator.
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