Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting of the Production, Import,
Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of
Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)

PART A OF THE SUPPORTING STATEMENT

(DRAFT)

1. Identification of the Information Collection

(a) 	Title: 			Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting of the Production,
Import,

Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of
Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)

	OMB Number:	2060-0170

	EPA ICR Number:	1432.30

(b) 	Short Characterization

	  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
the Ozone Layer (Protocol) and Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990 (CAA) established limits on total U.S. production, import, and
export of Class I and Class II controlled ozone depleting substances
(ODSs).  Under its Protocol commitments, the United States has been
obligated to cease production and import of Class I controlled
substances with exemptions for essential uses, critical uses, previously
used material, and material that will be transformed, destroyed, or
exported to developing countries.  The Protocol also establishes limits
and reduction schedules leading to the eventual phaseout of Class II
controlled substances with similar exemptions beyond the phaseout.
Additionally, the CAA has its own limits on production and consumption
of controlled substances that EPA must adhere to and enforce.

To ensure the United States’ compliance with the limits and
restrictions established by the Protocol and the CAA, the ODS phaseout
regulations establish control measures for individual companies.  EPA
monitors compliance with the limits and restrictions for individual
United States companies through the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements established in the regulations at 40 CFR part 82, subpart
A.  To submit required information, regulated entities can download
reporting forms from EPA’s stratospheric ozone web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ozone/record/index.html), complete them, and then
send them to EPA via U.S. Mail or fax.  Upon receipt of the reports, EPA
enters and stores the data in the ODS Tracking System.  The Tracking
System is a secure database that maintains all of the data that is
submitted to EPA and allows the Agency to:  (1) track over total
production and consumption of controlled substances to satisfy
conditions of the CAA and fulfill the United States obligations under
the Protocol; (2) monitor compliance with limits and restrictions on
production, imports, exports, and specific exemptions to the phaseout
for individual U.S. companies; and (3) enforce against illegal imports
and violations related to the control of Class I and Class II
substances.  Additionally, reporting on the exemptions allows an entity
to retain the benefit of being able to produce or import a controlled
Class I ODS beyond the date of complete phaseout.

In 2008, EPA began using an electronic reporting system for producers,
importers, and exporters of Class I ODS (except methyl bromide).  The
electronic reporting system operates through the Agency’s Central Data
Exchange (CDX) and allows regulated entities to download, complete, and
submit reports electronically.  Electronic reporting can reduce time and
resources spent fulfilling reporting requirements, reduce the use of
paper, and improve the quality of the data.

Pursuant to regulations 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, reporting businesses
are entitled to assert a business confidentiality claim covering any
part of the submitted business information as defined in 40 CFR Part 2,
Subpart B.

	Detailed burden and costs calculations for respondents and the Agency
are presented in Section 6 of this document.  The burden and cost
estimates for respondents decreased in this ICR because the phaseout of
Class I controlled substances has continued, per international agreement
under the Protocol, and thus less reporting is taking place.  Increases
in the average hourly wage rate for industry caused by normal inflation
contributed to higher respondent costs overall, but the total burden
hours, including total burden hours per respondent, are less.  EPA also
refined its estimates based on more recent information from respondents.

The burden and cost estimates for the Agency decreased largely because
the use of electronic reporting as well as the progressed phaseout of
Class I ODS.

2. Need For, and Use Of, the Collection

(a)	Authority for the Collection

This information collection is authorized under the Section 603(b) of
the Clean Air Act and Article 7 of the Protocol.  Section 603(b) of the
Clean Air Act, “Production, import, and export level reports,”
mandates that each person who produces, imports, or exports a Class I
controlled substance file a report stating the amount of the substance
that was produced, imported, and exported by that person during the
preceding reporting period.  Article 7 of the Protocol, “Reporting of
data,” requires the United States to provide specific data annually on
its production, imports, and exports of each controlled substance.

(b)	Practical Utility/Users of the Data

	The reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Class I ODS will
enable EPA to:

Ensure compliance with the restrictions on production, import, and
export of ozone-depleting substances;

Allow exempted production and import for certain uses and the consequent
tracking of that production and import;

Address industry and Federal concerns regarding the illegal import of
mislabeled used controlled substances;

Satisfy the United States’ obligations to report data under Article 7
of  the Protocol;

Fulfill statutory obligations under Section 603(b) of the CAA for
reporting and monitoring; and

Provide information to report to the U.S. Congress on the production,
use, and consumption of Class I controlled substances as statutorily
required in Section 603(d) of Title VI of the CAA.

EPA stores and analyzes the reported information to ensure companies do
not exceed their allowances.  In this regard, the information in the
reports is used for compliance monitoring for individual companies and
for monitoring U.S. compliance with its obligations under the Protocol.

Information that is collected on the production, import, and export of
controlled Class I substances is also used to develop the reports
provided to the Ozone Secretariat to meet U.S. international treaty
obligations.  Requirements to report the data annually are listed in
Article 7 of the Protocol.

Industry representatives and many Federal agencies, including EPA, are
concerned about claims of fraudulent imports of controlled substances
that are mislabeled as used, recycled, or reclaimed.  To this end, EPA
has established a petition process to provide information for
controlling the import of these materials and act as a deterrent to
potential fraud.  Under 40 CFR 82.13(g)(2), companies that want to
import used, recycled, or reclaimed controlled substances must provided
detailed information in the form of a petition about the previous use
and the future intended use of the substance.

3. Non duplication, Consultation, and Other Collection Criteria

(a) 	Non duplication

All of the information requested from respondents under this ICR is
required by statute (CAA §603(b)) and is not available from other
information sources because it is proprietary information submitted by
industry sources.

(b)	Public Notice Required Prior to ICR submission to OMB

This draft supporting statement is being prepared for review prior to
the ICR submission to OMB. EPA is requesting comments to the draft ICR,
and all supporting documents, in preparation for OMB submission.

(c)	Consultations

Recordkeeping and reporting requirements were established in the
original publication of the CFC phaseout rule.  This ICR (number
1432.30) does not add any additional recordkeeping or reporting
requirements.  To assess the current burden, EPA consulted informally
with regulated entities and analyzed historical data.

(d) 	Effects of Less Frequent Collection

Less frequent collection of data would compromise EPA’s ability to
meet statutory requirements under Section 603 of the CAA to monitor
production, import, and export levels.  Further, less frequent
collection of information would hinder EPA’s ability to identify
regulation violations.  Penalties for violations are currently assessed
at $32,500 per kilogram per day, and therefore, frequent information
collection is vital to pursue and enforce violations.

Less frequent collection of data would also potentially place the United
States in a non-compliance status under the Protocol.  Quarterly
reporting provides EPA with the necessary time to take action if an
individual reporting person or the United States as a whole were to
begin to exceed the Protocol’s production, import, or export limits or
the limits established in Section 604 of the CAA.  Additionally, if the
United States were to exceed the limits established in the Protocol it
would undermine its ability to effectively negotiate favorable positions
in the international forum.

(e)	General Guidelines

	This rule does not exceed any of the OMB guidelines found at 5 CFR
1320.5(d)(2).

(f)	Confidentiality

EPA informs the respondents that they may assert claims of business
confidentiality for any of the information they submit.  Information
claimed as confidential will be treated in accordance with the
procedures for handling information claimed as confidential under 40 CFR
part 2, subpart B (“Confidentiality of Business Information”), and
will be disclosed to the extent, and by means of procedures, set forth
in Subpart B..  If no claim of confidentiality is asserted when the
information is received by EPA, it may be made available to the public
without further notice to the respondents (40 CFR 2.203).

(g) 	Sensitive Questions

This section is not applicable because this ICR does not involve matters
of sensitive nature.

4.	The Respondents and the Information Request

(a)	Respondents/SIC Codes

The appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
for potentially affected entities are listed below in Table I.

Table I. NAICS Classification of Regulated Entities

Category	NAICS Code

Chemical Producers, Importers, and Exporters (CFCs) 	3251- Basic
Chemical Manufacturing

Research and Development (Laboratories)	541710- Research and Development
in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

MeBr Producers, Importers, Exporters, Distributors, and Applicators
325320- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing

(b)	Information Requested

(i) 	Data items, including recordkeeping requirements

Recordkeeping and reporting requirements changed substantially after the
phaseout of Class I controlled substances on January 1, 1996 (except
methyl bromide which was phased-out in 2005).  Prior to the phaseout of
Class I controlled substances, EPA administered a system of production
and consumption allowances and monitored compliance through quarterly
reports.  These types of allowances no longer exist due to the phaseout
of Class I controlled substances.

For the exempted production and import of Class I controlled substances
(e.g., essential uses, quarantine and preshipment uses), EPA requires
reporting and recordkeeping.  All producers, importers, exporters,
distributors, applicators, and others identified in 40 CFR 82.13 must
record and/or report the following either on a quarterly or annual basis
as applicable (note, a comprehensive listing of recordkeeping and
reporting requirements is listed in 40 CFR 82.13):

I.   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Producers:

production of each controlled substance, including the quantity produced
for uses resulting in its transformation and/or destruction by the
producer;

production of each controlled substance under the exemptions for export
to Article 5 countries, essential uses, critical uses, and QPS uses;

the amount of controlled substance sold or transferred during the
quarter to a person other than the producer for use in processes
resulting in its transformation or eventual destruction;

for controlled substances provided to another entity for transformation,
a copy of an IRS certification or intent to transform the same
controlled substance for a particular transformer and a list of
additional quantities shipped to that same transformer for the quarter;

for controlled substances provided to another entity for destruction, a
copy of a destruction verification from that entity and a list of
quantities shipped to that entity for the quarter;

a list of U.S. purchasers of controlled substances that exported to an
Article 5 country in cases when Article 5 allowances were expended
during production;

a list of the essential-use allowance holders, distributors of
laboratory supplies and laboratory customers from whom orders were
placed and the quantity of specific essential-use controlled substances
requested and produced;

certifications from essential use allowance holders stating that the
controlled substances were purchased solely for specified essential uses
and will not be resold or used in any other manufacturing process;

in the case of laboratory essential uses, certification from
distributors of laboratory supplies that controlled substances were
purchased for sale to laboratory customers who certify that the
substances will only be used for essential laboratory and analytical
uses, and will not be resold or used in manufacturing; or, if sales are
made directly to laboratories that the controlled substances will only
be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses and will not be
resold or used in manufacturing;

written certification that quantities of critical use methyl bromide
were purchased by distributors, applicators, or approved critical users
to be used or sold only for critical uses;

for critical use methyl bromide, dated records such as invoices and
order forms, and a log of the quantity of controlled substances produced
solely for export to satisfy critical uses;

the amount of methyl bromide sold or transferred during the quarter to a
person other than the producer solely for QPS applications;

for methyl bromide produced for QPS uses, one copy of a certification
that the material will be used only for QPS applications from each
recipient of the material and a list of additional quantities shipped to
that same person for the quarter;

quantities of methyl bromide exported by the producer and/or other U.S.
companies in that control period, solely to satisfy the critical uses
authorized by the Parties for that control period.

	II. Importers:

the quantity of each controlled substance imported, either alone or in
mixtures, including the percentage of each mixture that consists of a
controlled substance;

the quantity of each controlled substance imported that is used
(including recycled or reclaimed) and the information provided in the
petition required to import used quantities of Class I controlled
substances;

the quantities of each controlled substance other than transhipments or
used, recycled or reclaimed substances imported for use in their
transformation or destruction, and the quantity sold for use in
processes that result in their destruction or transformation;

the quantities of controlled substances imported for approved essential
or critical uses;

the amount of controlled substances sold or transferred during the
quarter to each person for use in processes resulting in their
transformation or eventual destruction;

for each quantity of a controlled substance imported: the date on which
the controlled substance was imported; the port through which it passed;
the country from which it was imported; the commodity code for the
shipment; the importer number for the shipment; a copy of the bill of
lading for the import; the invoice for the import; and the U.S. Customs
entry form;

dated records documenting the sale or transfer of the controlled
substance for use in processes resulting in transformation or
destruction;

copies of IRS certifications that the controlled substance will be
transformed or destruction verifications that it will be destroyed;

dated records of the quantity of controlled substances being purchased
for essential and laboratory uses or for eventual sale to laboratories
that certify that controlled substances are for essential laboratory and
analytical uses;

the amount of controlled substances sold or transferred during the
quarter to each person for an essential use;

certifications from essential-use allowance holders stating that the
controlled substances were purchased solely for specified essential uses
and will not be resold or used in manufacturing; and the certifications
from distributors of laboratory supplies that the controlled substances
were purchased solely for eventual sale to  laboratories that certify
the controlled substances are for essential laboratory and analytical
uses, or if sales are made directly to laboratories, verifications from
laboratories that the controlled substances will only be used for
essential laboratory and analytical uses and will not be resold or used
in manufacturing;

in the case of laboratory essential uses, a certification from
distributors of laboratory supplies that controlled substances were
purchased for sale to laboratory customers who certify that the
substances will only be used for laboratory applications and will not be
resold or uses in  manufacturing;

for methyl bromide, dated records of the quantity of controlled
substances imported for QPS applications and quantity sold for
quarantine and preshipment applications;

written certifications that quantities of methyl bromide imported solely
for QPS applications were purchased by distributors or applicators to be
used only for quarantine and preshipment applications;

written verifications from a U.S. purchaser that methyl bromide imported
solely for QPS applications upon receipt of a certification;

a list of the quantities of methyl bromide exported by the importer and
or by other U.S. companies, to a Party to the Protocol that will be used
solely for QPS applications;

in the case of importing a container with a heel, the amount brought
into the United States with a certification that the residual amount in
each shipment is less than 10 percent of the volume of the container and
the fate of the container; a report indicating the final disposition of
each shipment must also be submitted;

in the case of importing a used substance, a copy of the petition
submitted, the EPA non-objection notice, and the bill of lading for the
import;

	III. Exporters:

names and addresses of the exporter and the recipient of the exports;

the exporter’s Employer Identification Number;

for each export: the type and quantity of each controlled substance
exported and what percentage, if any, of the controlled substance is
used, recycled or reclaimed; the date on which, and the port from which,
the controlled substances were exported to the United States or its
territories; the country to which the controlled substances were
exported; the amount exported to each Article 5 country, and the
commodity code of the controlled substance shipped;

the invoice or sales agreement containing language similar to the
Internal Revenue Service Certificate that the purchaser or recipient of
imported controlled substances, or destruction verifications that the
purchaser or recipient intends to destroy the controlled substances, or
the certification that the purchaser or recipient and the eventual
applicator will only us the material for QPS applications;

	IV. Persons that destroy Class I controlled substances:

a one time report stating the destruction unit’s efficiency and the
methods used to record the volume destroyed and those used to determine
destruction efficiency and the name of other relevant federal or state
regulations that may apply to the destruction process.

	V. Persons that purchase/receive and subsequently destroy Class I
substances that 	were originally produced without expending allowances:

a destruction verification (to the producer or importer) containing the
following:

the identity and address of the person intending to destroy controlled
substances;

indications of whether those controlled substances will be completely
destroyed, or less than completely destroyed, in which case the
destruction efficiency at which such substances will be destroyed must
be included;

period of time over which the person intends to destroy controlled
substances;

signature of the verifying person;

the name and quantities of Class I controlled substances that were
destroyed at the end of the control period.

VI. Persons that transform Class I controlled substances:

the name and quantities of Class I controlled substances transformed at
the end of the control period;

in cases where Class I controlled substances are purchased for
transformation, the person who transforms the substances is to provide
the producer or importer with an IRS certification that the controlled
substances are to be used in processes resulting in their
transformation.

VII. Persons that transship Class I substances:

records that indicate that the shipment originated in a foreign country
destined for another foreign country, and does not enter interstate
commerce with the United States.

	VIII. Persons allocated essential-use allowances:

quantities of each controlled substance received from each producer
and/or each importer during that quarter and the country from which the
controlled substance was imported;

[For the past two years, essential-use CFCs were not requested by the
United States and therefore much of the previous reporting burden
associated with this section has been removed.]

	IX. Distributors of laboratory supplies receiving controlled substances
under the 	global laboratory essential use exemption:

quantities received of each controlled substance from each producer or
importer;

quantities of each controlled substance purchased by each laboratory
customer whose certification was previously provided to the distributor;

in cases where the distributor sells the Class I controlled substances
as reference standards for calibrating equipment, the distributor must
submit the quantity of each controlled substance purchased by each
laboratory customer whose certification was previously provided to the
distributor.

X. Persons that distribute quarantine and preshipment methyl bromide:

certifications provided to the producer or importer that quantities
received that were produced or imported solely for QPS applications
under the exemptions will be used only for quarantine applications or
preshipment applications;

certifications from applicators, prior to delivery of the quantity, that
the quantity of methyl bromide ordered will be used solely for QPS
applications;

the total quantity delivered to applicators in which certifications were
received that state the methyl bromide would be use solely for QPS
applications.

XI. Persons that apply quarantine and preshipment methyl bromide:

a document from the commodity owner, shipper or their agent requesting
the use of methyl bromide citing the regulatory requirement that
justifies its use;

a copy of the certification (provided to the distributor before a
shipment) that the quantity of controlled substances will be used only
for QPS applications.

XII. QPS commodity owner, shipper, or their agent:

records for each request, certifying knowledge of the requirements
associated with the exemption for QPS applications; the record must
include the certifying language listed in the regulation.

XIII. Trades with another Party to the Protocol:

[Allowances associated with this type of trade no longer exist, so this
section will be removed in the final supporting statement document.]

XIV. Transfers of allowances for Class I controlled substances:

in cases of transfers of essential-use CFCs:

the specific MDI products that the transferee plans to produce with the
transferred CFCs;

the country(ies) where the CFC MDI produced with the transferred
essential-use CFCs will be sold if other than in the United States;

certification that the essential-use CFCs will be used in the production
of essential MDIs; if the MDIs are to be sold in the United States, the
certification must state that MDIs produced with the transferred
essential-use CFCs are listed as essential and were approved by the Food
and Drug Administration before December 31, 2000; if the MDIs produced
with the essential-use CFCs are to be sold outside the United States,
the transferee must verify that the MDIs produced with the essential-use
CFCs are considered essential by the importing country;

a letter from the transferor stating that it concurs with the terms of
the transfer as requested by the transferee;

in cases where the trade is international:

a signed document from the principal diplomatic representative in the
Party’s embassy in the United States stating that the appropriate
authority within the nation has approved the transfer of the
essential-use CFCs.

XV. Interpollutant conversions (Article 5 allowances):

[Article 5 allowances for Class I chemicals (other than methyl bromide)
have been phased out so this section will be eliminated in the final
supporting statement document.  Overall burden has been adjusted to
reflect this obsolete reporting activity.

XVI. Persons wanting to import used Class I controlled substance

a petition containing:

name and quantity in kilograms of the used controlled substance to be
imported;

name and address of the importer, the importer ID number, the contact
person, and the phone number;

name, address, contact person, phone number and fax number of all
previous source facilities from which the used controlled substance was
recovered;

a detailed description of the previous use of the controlled substance
at each source facility and a best estimate of when the specific
controlled substance was put into the equipment at each source facility,
and, when possible documents indicating the date the material was put
into the equipment;

a list of the name, make and model number of the equipment from which
the material was recovered at each source facility;

name, address, contact person, phone number and fax number of the
exporter and of all persons to whom the material was transferred or sold
after it was recovered from the source facility;

the U.S. port of entry for the import, the expected date of shipment and
the vessel transporting the chemical; if at the time of submitting a
petition the importer does not know the U.S. port of entry, the expected
date of shipment and the vessel transporting the chemical, and the
importer receives a non-objection notice for the individual shipment in
the petition, the importer is required to notify the Administrator of
this information prior to the actual U.S. Customs entry of the
individual shipment;

a description of the intended of the used controlled substance, and,
when, possible, the name, address, contact person, phone number and fax
number of the ultimate purchaser in the United States;

name, address, contact person, phone number and fax number of the U.S.
reclamation facility, where applicable; if someone at the source
facility recovered the controlled substance from the equipment, the name
and phone and fax numbers of that person;

if the imported controlled substance was reclaimed in a foreign Party,
the name, address, contact person and fax number of any or all foreign
reclamation facility(ies) responsible for reclaiming the cited shipment;

an export license from the appropriate government agency in the country
of export and, if recovered in another country, the export license from
the appropriate government agency in that country;

if the imported used controlled substance is intended to be sold as a
refrigerant in the U.S., the name and address of the U.S. reclaimer who
will bring the material to the standard required under Section 608 of
the CAA, if not already reclaimed to those specifications;

a certification of accuracy of the information submitted in the
petition.

In addition, all entities may be required to provide other such
information that the Administrator may reasonably require to comply with
requests from the Ozone Secretariat seeking information required by
decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.  All records
and reports must comply with requirements for Class I controlled
substances in Subpart A of the regulations.  Reports and records
associated with the reports listed above must be kept for three years.
All amounts must be reported in kilograms.  These recordkeeping
requirements pertain to original documents that are held by companies in
the normal course of conducting business such as Customs entry forms,
accounts of daily production runs, sales invoices, and bills of lading.
Information from these recordkeeping documents is summarized in reports.
 Recordkeeping requirements are designed to aid EPA in compliance
monitoring, site inspection, and enforcement actions.

(ii) 	Respondent Activities

Persons that produce, import, export, distribute, supply, transform,
destroy, and apply controlled Class I ODS are to maintain records and
report to EPA or persons involved in transactions on a quarterly,
annual, or transactional basis as mandated by applicable sections of the
regulations.  All records and reports must comply with applicable
requirements specified in: §82.12(d) (“Transfers of essential-use
CFCs”), §82.13 (“Recordkeeping and reporting requirements for Class
I controlled substances.”).  These records and copies of reports are
to be maintained for three years.

5. The Information Collected - Agency Activities, Collection
Methodology, and Information Management

(a) Agency Activities

Enter, maintain, and manage information submitted from companies in the
ODS Tracking System;

Respond to companies submitting tracking/monitored information to
confirm transactions and provide allowance balances;

Review and respond to petitions submitted to import used Class I
controlled substances;

Review information and conduct compliance monitoring activities related
to restrictions on production, import, export, transformation, and
destruction of Class I controlled substances for individual companies by
comparing data with other sources of information;

Inspect records maintained by producers, importers, exporters,
transformers, and destroyers of ODS;

Review information in the Tracking System to ensure that the United
States is not exceeding its obligations under the Montreal Protocol
which limits production and consumption of controlled ODS;

Review information in the Tracking System to ensure exempted production
and imports do not exceed limits statutorily set in Section 604 of the
CAA;

Compile reports mandated by United States obligations under the Montreal
Protocol and the CAA, including reports to Congress and the Ozone
Secretariat.

(b)	Collection Methods

	EPA provides reporting forms for regulated participants to use to
report the required information.  Reporting forms for Class I controlled
substances, as well as guidance on completing the forms, are available
on EPA’s website at   HYPERLINK
"http://epa.gov/ozone/record/classone.html"
http://epa.gov/ozone/record/classone.html .  Reporting forms can be sent
to EPA in hard copy form or submitted electronically.

The use of the reporting forms is voluntary, but they are generally used
by every participant in the regulatory program.  The forms facilitate
and streamline the submission of required data for respondents.  The
reporting requirements, first promulgated in the July 30, 1992, final
rule, and then simplified and reduced through amendments published in
the Federal Register on May 10, 1995, reduced the administrative and
reporting burden.

In general, the regulatory program and the reporting requirements are
smaller after the phaseout.  As of January 1, 1996 (the post-phaseout
period), the system of production and consumption allowances was no
longer used, simplifying overall tracking and monitoring.  New reporting
and recordkeeping requirements exist, however, for the exempt uses of
Class I substances.  The reporting procedures for the post-phaseout
period were selected for their administrative feasibility and minimal
reporting burden.

(c)	Small Entity Flexibility

	Much of this information collection is required by statute.  Additional
information collection is undertaken to support the United States’
reporting obligations under the Protocol. The information collection is
required to 1) ensure essential-use material is available to
stakeholders, 2) develop these nationally and internationally mandated
reports, and 3) maintain compliance with Sections 604 and 606 of the
CAA.

	The burden on all affected entities, and especially the burden on small
entities, has been reduced to every extent possible.  Laboratories, the
only small entities required to submit information, are required to
certify purchases of exempted Class I controlled substances once per
year, indicating that they will only be used for laboratory or
analytical purposes and not be resold, and identifying the specific use
to which the substances will be put.  This requirement is to ensure
proper use of exempted production and import and to allow the United
Sates to report specific information to the Secretariat to the Protocol
regarding the use of ODS for laboratory purposes as required under Annex
II of Decision VI/9.  All other respondents to the program are large
companies.

(d)	Collection Schedule

After the phaseout on January 1, 1996:

Producers, importers, exporters of methyl bromide, laboratory suppliers,
and distributors of QPS methyl bromide must report to EPA quarterly (45
days after the end of each quarter);

Exporters of non-methyl bromide Class I controlled substances, and
persons that destroy and transform Class I controlled substances
(including methyl bromide), are to report to EPA annually (45 days after
the end of the control period);

Persons wanting to trade essential use CFCs or import used Class I
controlled substances (i.e. petition) are to submit reports to EPA on a
transactional basis.

All entities may be required to provide other such information that the
Administrator may reasonably require to comply with ad hoc requests from
the Ozone Secretariat seeking information required by decisions taken by
the Parties to the Montreal Protocol subsequent to the publication of
this ICR.  The Agency anticipates this, on average, to occur less than
annually per prospective respondent.

6. 	Estimating the Burden and Cost of Collection

(a) 	Estimating Respondent Burden

	 The basis of the analysis is the identification of the principal steps
involved in complying with EPA recordkeeping and reporting requirements
and the estimated burden associated with each step.  EPA identified 18
reporting activities which contain all information mandated by EPA’s
regulations (see Table II. Respondent Burden for details).  EPA
estimated the number of respondents per reporting activity based on the
quantity of respondents that submitted reports over the last several
years.  The number of reports submitted per year is either four
(quarterly), one (annually), or other (per transaction).  EPA estimated
the amount of time for data compilation and report preparation by
analyzing historical information.  The last three collection activities
are not submitted to EPA, rather they are provided to another entity,
such as a producer or importer, as mandated.  This ICR (1432.30) does
not add any additional recordkeeping and reporting requirements from the
previous ICR.

Table II. Respondent Burden

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G

Collection Activity: Recordkeeping and Reporting	 Number of Respondents
Responses per respondent per control period	Total Responses   (AxB)	Data
Compilation (hours)	Report Preparation (hours)	Hours per Response (D+E)
Total Hours per year  (CxF)

Producer's Report	7	4	28	2	0.5	2.5	70

Producer's Report (MeBr)	1	4	4	4	0.5	4.5	18

Importer's Report	5	4	20	4	0.5	4.5	90

Importer's Report (MeBr)	3	4	12	4	0.5	4.5	54

Exporter's Report	13	1	13	4	0.5	4.5	58.5

Exporter's Report (MeBr)	4	4	16	4	0.5	4.5	72

Destruction 	7	1	7	4	0.5	4.5	31.5

Transformation	8	1	8	4	0.5	4.5	36

Essential Use Allowance Holders	0	4	0	4	0.5	4.5	0

Laboratory Supply/Distribution	8	4	32	4	0.5	4.5	144

Transfers of substances

(int'l and domestic)	1	1	1	4	0.5	4.5	4.5

Transfers of allowances

(int'l and domestic)	0	0	0	4	0.5	4.5	0

QPS MeBr Distributor Report	15	4	60	4	0.5	4.5	270

Petitions for used imports

(for destruction)	3	11	33	1	0.5	1.5	49.5

Petitions for used imports

(for reuse)	3	7	21	4	0.5	4.5	94.5

SUBTOTAL FOR REPORTING TO EPA ONLY	78	54	255	55	7.5	62.5	992.5

QPS MeBr Applicator Certification	15	6	90	0.5	0.5	1	90

Commodity Owner, Shipper or Agent Recordkeeping (MeBr)	50	10	500	0.5	0.5
1	500

Lab Certification	1,000	1	1000	0.5	0.5	1	1000

SUBTOTAL FOR CERTIFICATIONS	1,065	17	1,590	2	2	3	1,590

TOTALS (Respondents, Responses, and Hours)	1,143	 	1,845	 	 	 	2,583

TOTAL-  BURDEN HOURS PER YEAR/ RESPONDENT	 	 	 	 	 	 	2.3

(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

(i). Estimating Labor Costs

To determine the labor costs associated with recordkeeping and
reporting, EPA used an hourly industry wage rate of $50.08.  This is the
average hourly wage rate for professional and related persons derived
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer Cost and Employee
Compensation Table 2 (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t02.htm ),
September 8, 2011.  EPA added 110 percent to the hourly industry wage
rate to reflect additional costs for overhead and fringe, increasing the
wage rate to $105.15 per hour.  The total burden hours per year was
estimated to be 2,583 hours, which when multiplied by the hourly
industry wage rate of $105.15 equals $271,550 $for total yearly costs.
To determine yearly costs per respondent, per report, EPA multiplied the
burden hours per respondent per report by the average industry wage
($105.15). See Table III below for details.

Table III.  Yearly Respondent Costs Calculations

Industry Wage (includes overhead and fringe)	Total Burden Hours	Total
Yearly Costs

$105.15 	2,583	$271,550

Industry Wage (includes overhead and fringe)	Total Burden
Hours/Respondent	Total Yearly Respondent Costs/Respondent

$105.15 	2.3	$238

(ii). Estimating Capital and Operations and Management Costs

Operation and maintenance costs include expenses such as photocopying,
packaging, and postage.  Although variations may occur based on the
quantity of the data submitted to EPA as well as the method in which the
respondent submits the data (i.e. regular post or express mail), $3.00
was estimated to be the cost per respondent per report.  To determine
the total capital and operations and management costs, 1,845 (total
responses) was multiplied by $3.00 and equaled $5,535.

(iii). Capital and Start-up Costs

Capital and start-up costs were estimated to be $0 because new
recordkeeping or reporting requirements have not been added to this ICR.
 Persons that are required to maintain records and report information
have participated in the program for several years.

(iv). Annualizing Capital Costs

Capital/start-up costs were estimated to be $0.

(c)	Estimating Agency Burden and Costs

To determine agency and burden costs, EPA identified three main
activities associated with recordkeeping and reporting: receiving and
entering data submitted, reviewing data entries, and preparing and
reviewing company data balance statements.  EPA then estimated hours per
activity, per report received, per Agency staff member.  EPA also
developed estimates for maintaining the Tracking System and processing
reports for the control period.  See Table IV below for details.

	The hourly wage rates for EPA technical and managerial staff were
derived from the 2011 OPM hourly pay table and then multiplied by 1.6,
the standard government benefits multiplier.  The hourly wage rates are
as follows:  EPA estimates an average hourly labor cost of $59.30 X 1.6
= $94.88 (GS-15 level) for managerial costs and  $42.66 X 1.6 = $68.26
(GS-13 level) for technical staff.  Each hour of extramural (contractor)
time is valued at $95.00 per hour including overhead and fringe.  The
total was estimated to be $93,033 per year. This is less than the
previous ICR ($106,057 per year) for a number of reasons. As mentioned
previously, Class I reports are reducing due to the continued phaseout
of Class I controlled substances.. Also, EPA revised managerial hours
associated with review of the reporting forms (from .5 hours to .2 hours
per form), as most questions and review are made at the technical level.

Table IV. Agency Burden and Cost

Agency Activity	Number of Reports	Managerial Hours 	Technical Hours
Extramural Hours 	Total Costs (Number of Reports x Labor Costs)

 	per Year	$94.88 	$68.26 	$95.00

1. Receiving and entering data;	255	0	1	0	$17,406

	$68.26

2. Reviewing data entries;	255	0.2	1	0	$22,245

$18.98 	$68.26

($4,840+$17,405)

3. Preparing and reviewing company data balance statements;	255	0.2	1	0
$22,245

$18.98 	$68.26

($4,840+$17,405)

4. Maintaining ODS tracking system and reports	NA	20	150	200

(20*$94.88)	(150*$68.26)	(200*$95)

	$1,897.60 	$10,239.00 	$19,000.00 	$31,136.60

Total Annual Burden Hours	 	 	 	 	932

Grand Total Per Year =	$93,033

(d)	Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs

	The values for respondent universe and total burden and costs are based
on estimates of the number of respondents and hours to compile data and
prepare reports.  Historical data from reports submitted over the last
several years and informal consultations with stakeholders were used to
develop estimates.  Costs associated with compliance for EPA and
respondents are averages and were estimated from publicly available data
sources.  The total burden hours for respondents decreased in this ICR
because it refines the hourly burden estimates for certifying the
Quarantine and Preshipment use of methyl bromide and laboratory use of
all ozone depleting substances.  Increases in the average hourly wage
rate for industry caused by normal inflation also contributed to higher
respondent costs.  Additionally, estimates were refined based on
historical information.  The total also reflects Agency practice of
periodically seeking necessary information from the regulated community
through the use of its authority under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act.
No new recordkeeping and reporting requirements were added.

(e) 	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables

	(i)  Respondent Tally

To determine bottom line burden hours and costs for respondents, EPA
estimated the total number of responses per control period.  The total
number of responses for all respondents was calculated to be 2,583
hours.  Therefore, over the three year span of this ICR, the total hours
estimated for compliance for respondents is estimated to be 7,749 hours
(2,583 x 3 years).

(ii) The Agency Tally

	EPA estimated the amount of time required to complete each of the three
main activities associated with the reports.  In addition, hours and
costs for maintaining the Tracking System and reporting forms were
determined.  Therefore, over the three year span of this ICR, the total
Agency cost is estimated to be $279,099 ($93,033 x 3 years).

(f)	Reasons for Change in Burden

Overall, respondent burden and cost for this ICR is slightly higher than
the previous ICR due to inflation costs, as actual burden hours were
reduced,  This is mainly due to the continued phase out of Class I
controlled substances and thus, reduced reporting activity related to
such chemicals.  Agency burden reducted due to reduced managerial
oversight and because estimates were refined.

Table V.  Burden Summary

 	1432.29	1432.3

	(ICR Renewal)	(ICR Renewal)

Respondents annual burden hours	2,810	2,583

Respondents annual labor costs	$263,662	$271,550

Respondent capital/start-up costs	$0	$0

Respondents O&M costs	$5,580	$5,580

Agency’s annual burden hours	1,352	932

Agency’s annual labor costs	$106,057	$93,033

(g) 	Burden Statement

	The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply
with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

	To comment on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of
the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing
respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques,
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0264, which is available for public viewing at the Air
and Radiation Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The
telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center
is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  An electronic version of the public docket is
available at www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically.  When in the system, select “search,”
then key in the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send
comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: Desk Office for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0264 and OMB control number 2060-0170 in any
correspondence.

PART B OF THE SUPPORTING STATEMENT

	EPA did not develop Part B of the supporting statement because this ICR
did not involve statistical sampling.

 NAICS codes were retrieved from the “2002 NAICS Codes and Titles”
provided by the U.S. Census Bureau at,
http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/naicod02.htm.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R02-OAR-2020-0301; FRL-8907-02-R2]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York;
Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Air Quality
Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving
elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of
New York to demonstrate that the State meets the requirements of
certain sections of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2015 ozone National
Ambient Air Standards (NAAQS).

DATES: This final rule is effective on October 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID Number EPA-R02-OAR-2020-0301. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically through http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward J. Linky, Environmental
Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866, at
(212) 637-3764, or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section is
arranged as follows:

Table of Contents

I. What is the background for this action?
II. What comments were received in response to the EPA's proposed
action?
III. What action is the EPA taking?
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What is the background for this action?

    Section 110(a) of the CAA requires each state adopt and submit for
approval into the SIP a plan for the implementation, maintenance and
enforcement of each NAAQS promulgated by EPA. On July 1, 2021 (86 FR
35034), the EPA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposed
to approve elements of the SIP submission from the State of New York,
submitted to EPA on September 25, 2018 and July 10, 2019, as
demonstrating that the State had the necessary authority and resources
to implement the infrastructure requirements of the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
As explained in the proposal, the EPA is not addressing section
110(a)(2)(I) in this action, as Part D plans for nonattainment areas
are subject to a different submission schedule than infrastructure
SIPs, and the EPA will take action on Part D plans when submitted
through a separate process. As also explained in the proposal, the EPA
is not addressing the visibility portion of 110(a)(2)(J), as there are
no new visibility protection obligations under the 2015 Ozone NAAQS.
Additionally, as explained in the proposal, the EPA will act on section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (commonly referred to as prongs 1 and 2) in a
separate notice at a later date.

II. What comments were received in response to the EPA's proposed
action?

    EPA did not receive any comments on the proposed approval of New
York's 2015 Infrastructure Plan revisions published July 1, 2021 (86 FR
35034).

III. What action is the EPA taking?

    The EPA is approving New York's September 25, 2018 and July 10,
2019, SIP revisions as meeting the requirements of section 110(a)(1)
and (2) infrastructure requirements of the CAA for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS, with the exception of CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (prongs 1
and 2).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other

required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by November 1, 2021. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Nitrogen Dioxide, Intergovernmental Relations, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile Organic Compounds.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: August 27, 2021.
Walter Mugdan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart HH--New York

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2. In Sec.  52.1670, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding
entries for ``Section 110(a)(2)
    Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS'' and
``Section 110(a)(2)(G)
    Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS'' at the end
of the table to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1670   Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *

                       EPA-Approved New York Nonregulatory and QuasI-Regulatory Provision
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                                        Applicable
        Action/SIP element            geographic or        New York      EPA approval date       Explanation
                                    nonattainment area  submittal date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure   Statewide..........      09/25/2018  9/2/2021, [insert    Full approval. This
 Requirements for the 2015 Ozone                                         Federal Register     action addresses
 NAAQS.                                                                  citation].           the following CAA
                                                                                elements:
                                                                                110(a)(2)(A), (B),
                                                                                (C), (D)(i)(II),
                                                                                (D)(ii), (E), (F),
                                                                                (H), (J), (K),
                                                                                (L), (M).
Section 110(a)(2)(G)               Statewide..........      07/10/2019  9/2/2021, [insert    Full approval.
 Infrastructure Requirements for                                         Federal Register
 the 2015 Ozone NAAQS.                                                   citation].
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Staff Notice of Alleged Violations

    Take notice \1\ that in a nonpublic investigation pursuant to 18
CFR part 1b (2015), the staff of the Office of Enforcement of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has preliminary determined that
Saracen Energy Midwest, LP, violated Southwest Power Pool, Inc.'s Open
Access Transmission Tariff, Attachment AE, 7.4.1(4), by submitting bids
for Transmission Congestion Rights at Electronically Equivalent
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    This Notice does not confer a right on third parties to intervene
in the investigation or any other right with respect to the
investigation.

    Dated: May 6, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC22-97-000.
    Applicants: Longroad Energy Holdings, LLC on Behalf of Its Public
Utility Subsidiaries.
    Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Longroad Energy Holdings, LLC.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5288.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG22-199-000.
    Applicants: Kawailoa Solar, LLC.
    Description: Kawailoa Solar, LLC submits Notice of Self-
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status of Kawailoa Solar,
LLC.
    Filed Date: 8/2/22.
    Accession Number: 20220802-5037.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/23/22.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2475-029; ER10-1520-008; ER10-1521-008; ER10-
2474-028; ER10-2984-059; ER10-3246-022; ER13-1266-039; ER15-2211-039;
ER20-2493-003; ER22-1385-002.
    Applicants: BHER Market Operations, LLC., OTCF, LLC, MidAmerican
Energy Services, LLC, CalEnergy, LLC, PacifiCorp,Merrill Lynch
Commodities, Inc., Sierra Pacific Power Company, Occidental Power
Marketing, L.P., Occidental Power Services, Inc., Nevada Power Company.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Nevada
Power Company, et al.
    Filed Date: 7/29/22.
    Accession Number: 20220729-5396.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2590-002.
    Applicants: Triolith Energy Fund L.P.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of Triolith Energy Fund
L.P.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5283.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1394-005; ER19-2728-003; ER19-2729-003.
    Applicants: Lily Solar Lessee, LLC, Lily Solar LLC, 83WI 8me, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of 83WI 8me,
LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 8/2/22.
    Accession Number: 20220802-5067.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/23/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1150-007; ER22-2188-001.
    Applicants: Northwest Ohio IA, LLC, Trishe Wind Ohio, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of Trishe Wind Ohio, LLC,
et al.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5287.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1755-001.
    Applicants: Hartree Partners, LP.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of Hartree Partners, LP.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5285.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-1370-001.
    Applicants: Sunlight Storage, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of Sunlight Storage, LLC.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5291.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-2582-000.
    Applicants: Appalachian Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: OATT--Revise Attachment K,
AEP Texas Inc. Rate Update to be effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5186.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-2583-000.
    Applicants: Idaho Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Reserve Energy Service
Tariff to be effective 10/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5189.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-2584-000.
    Applicants: Greeley Energy Facility, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status,
Change in Cat. Seller Status and Tariff Revisions to be effective 8/2/
2022.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5192.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-2585-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Ancillary Service Schedules
3, 5, and 6 to be effective 10/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 8/1/22.
    Accession Number: 20220801-5218.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-2586-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 3746R1 Tenaska Power
Services Co.

Attachment AO to be effective 10/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 8/2/22.
    Accession Number: 20220802-5013.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/23/22.

    Docket Numbers: ER22-2587-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: USBR-WAPA Weber Basin
Project Agreement Rev 5 to be effective 10/2/2022.
    Filed Date: 8/2/22.
    Accession Number: 20220802-5064.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/23/22.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 2, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0027]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

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

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

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

DATES: This decision is effective July 31, 2015. Comments must be
received on or before July 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
ManagementSystem (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. [Docket No. FMCSA-2013-
0027], using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington DC, 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket number for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments
received without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or

Room W12-140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting comments on-line.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles A. Horan, III, Director,
Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-224, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office
hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

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

II. Exemption Decision

    This notice addresses 15 individuals who have requested renewal of
their exemptions in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 15 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:

Deneris G. Allen (LA), Clarence C. Jones (PA), Cody A. Keys (OK), Eddie
M. Kimble (NC), Anthony Luciano (CT), David McKinney (OR), Roger Myers
(PA), Frank L. O'Rourke (NY), Curtis L. Pattengale (IN), Steven R.
Peters (IA), Larry F. Reber (OH), Hoyt V. Smith (SC), Edward R.
Swaggerty, Jr. (OH), James L. Tinsley, Jr. (VA), Marcus R. Watkins (TX)

    The exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) That each individual has a physical examination every year (a) by
an ophthalmologist or optometrist who attests that the vision in the
better eye continues to meet the requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),
and (b) by a medical examiner who attests that the individual is
otherwise physically qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each
individual provides a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's
report to the medical examiner at the time of the annual medical
examination; and (3) that each individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for retention in the driver's
qualification file and retains a copy of the certification on his/her
person while driving for presentation to a duly authorized Federal,
State, or local enforcement official. Each exemption will be valid for
two years unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be
rescinded if: (1) The person fails to comply with the terms and
conditions of the exemption; (2) the exemption has resulted in a lower
level of safety than was maintained before it was granted; or (3)
continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals
and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315.

III. Basis for Renewing Exemptions

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no
longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon
application for additional two year periods. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 15 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (78 FR 24798; 78 FR 46407). Each of these 15 applicants
has requested renewal of the exemption and has submitted evidence
showing that the vision in the better eye continues to meet the
requirement specified at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision
impairment is stable. In addition, a review of each record of safety
while driving with the respective vision deficiencies over the past two
years indicates each applicant continues to meet the vision exemption
requirements. These factors provide an adequate basis for predicting
each driver's ability to continue to drive safely in interstate
commerce. Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the exemption for
each renewal applicant for a period of two years is likely to achieve a
level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption.

IV. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2013-0027), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your
document so the Agency can contact you if it has questions regarding
your submission.
    To submit your comment online, got to http://www.regulations.gov
and put the docket number, ``FMCSA-2013-0027'' in the ``Keyword'' box,
and click ``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on ``Comment
Now!'' button and type your comment into the text box in the following
screen. Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual
or on behalf of a third party and then submit. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they
reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard
or envelope. FMCSA will consider all comments and material received
during the comment period and may change this notice based on your
comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number,
``FMCSA-2013-0027'' in the ``Keyword'' box and click ``Search.'' Next,
click ``Open Docket Folder'' button choose the document listed to
review. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-
140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: June 17, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, June
19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting.
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or her designee, has
certified that, in her opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the
scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the Closed Meeting in closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    an adjudicatory matter; and
    other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact the Office of the
Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 12, 2014.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 582

[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0078]

Insurance Cost Information Regulation

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

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is
seeking comment on the most useful data, format and method for
reporting simple and understandable motor vehicle damage susceptibility
information to consumers. NHTSA plans to use this information to meet a
requirement by Congress that it study and report its findings,
including the possibility that no damage susceptibility data is useful
to consumers or that no useful format or method exists for reporting
damage susceptibility information to consumers.

DATES: You should submit your comments early enough to ensure that
Docket Management receives them no later than January 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket number above and be
submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
     Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the
Public Participation heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided.
     Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form
of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted
on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78). For access to the docket
to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street address listed above. Follow the
online instructions for accessing the dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Mazyck, Office of
International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NVS-131,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., West Building, W43-443, Washington, DC 20590-0001, phone 202-366-
4139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Background
    A. Previous Rulemaking/Legislative History
    B. Public Law 112-252
    C. Insurance Cost Information Booklet
II. Comments Requested
III. Requests for Comments on Particular Issues
IV. Public Participation

I. Background

 A. Previous Rulemaking/Legislative History

    In response to a growing concern about the large amount of money
the American consumer was spending on maintenance of automobiles and
repair of crash damage, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
(MVICS) Act, Public Law 92-513, was enacted on October 20, 1972. Among
other provisions, the MVICS Act required the Secretary of
Transportation to compile and provide the public with information that
allowed comparison of damage susceptibility, crashworthiness, and the
degree of difficulty of diagnosis and repair of damage to or failure of
mechanical and electrical systems among makes and models of passenger
motor vehicles.\1\ This requirement is codified in 49 U.S.C. 32302.\2\
Until early 2013, Sec.  32302 also required that the Secretary of
Transportation prescribe regulations requiring passenger motor vehicle
dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information the Secretary
develops and provides to the dealers that compares insurance costs for
different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage
susceptibility and crashworthiness.\3\ The purpose of these
requirements was to provide a means of reducing the costs of repairs
and insurance by increasing public awareness of these characteristics
and motivating manufacturers to build cars which are safe to operate,
more damage resistant, less expensive to repair, and less costly to
insure.
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    \1\ MVICS Act Sec.  201(d) (codified as amended at 49 U.S.C.
32302(a)-(b)).
    \2\ Section 31305 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-114 (July 6, 2012) amended
subsection (a) by adding language expanding the type of comparative
vehicle information to be developed and provided to the public to
include crash avoidance and any other areas the Secretary determines
will improve the safety of passenger motor vehicles.
    \3\ MVICS Act Sec.  201(e) (formerly codified at 49 U.S.C.
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    NHTSA implemented these requirements through several different
programs. Information relating to vehicle crashworthiness and various
types of crash avoidance systems are available through NHTSA's New Car
Assessment Program (NCAP). NCAP provides vehicle safety information
that enables consumers to compare the safety performance and features
of new vehicles, helping them to make their new vehicle purchasing
decisions and encouraging manufacturers to improve the safety aspects
of existing vehicle designs and include new or better safety
technologies in future vehicle designs. NCAP data (including frontal
crash protection and other crash test data) is available online at
www.safercar.gov.
    In order to meet the specific requirements regarding insurance cost
information, NHTSA established 49 CFR Part 582, Insurance Cost
Information Regulation. This regulation required automobile dealers to
make available and provide information comparing insurance rates for
different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on their
differences in damage susceptibility and crashworthiness to prospective
purchasers where they offered new vehicles for sale. Failure to provide
this information could result in civil penalties to the dealership.
    Part 582 required new car dealers to make collision loss experience
data available to prospective customers in a booklet, the Insurance
Cost Information Booklet, prepared and annually provided by NHTSA from
data compiled by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI). The Insurance
Cost Information Booklet provides information on comparative insurance
costs, based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness, for
different makes and models of passenger cars, sport utility vehicles,
light trucks, and vans. In the March 5, 1993 final rule establishing
the requirements, NHTSA indicated that it would provide each dealer
with a single copy of the booklet

and give new car dealerships the responsibility of reproducing a
sufficient number of copies for retention by their prospective
purchasers.\4\
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 B. Public Law 112-252

    Public Law 112-252, passed by Congress and signed by the President
on January 10, 2013, repeals the statutory provision mandating the
requirement for passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute this
information to prospective buyers. The House of Representatives
Committee on Energy and Commerce Report on the bill that became Public
Law 112-252 \5\ identified the requirement as obsolete. The Committee
noted that consumers rarely requested the information, civil penalties
were imposed on dealerships if booklets were not available, and the
insurance cost data in the booklet was general and questionable.
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    NHTSA has notified new vehicle dealers that, because of the repeal
of subsection (c) of Sec.  32302 of title 49, U.S.C., passenger motor
vehicle dealers are no longer required to make the Insurance Cost
Information Booklet available, or to reproduce a sufficient number of
copies for retention for their prospective purchasers. As a practical
matter, NHTSA does not have funding available to publish and distribute
multiple copies of the Insurance Cost Information Booklet to the more
than 2,700 new vehicle dealers in the U.S.
    Although Public Law 112-252 repealed the provision mandating that
dealers distribute certain information, the law did not amend the
Secretary's discretionary authority to require dealers to distribute
damage susceptibility information to purchasers.\6\ However, the law
amended 49 U.S.C. 32302(b) by adding that ``(t)he Secretary, after
providing an opportunity for public comment, shall study and report to
Congress the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple
and understandable information to consumers. Congress has directed the
agency to carry out this requirement no later than the date that is 2
years after the date of the enactment.'' \7\
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    \7\ Report to Congress is due 2 years after date of enactment on
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    Thus, the agency seeks information to address Congress's amendment
to Sec.  32302(b) on the most useful, if any, alternative data, format,
and method for providing simple and understandable damage
susceptibility information to consumers. The agency is also seeking
this information to assist us in determining whether to continue
publishing the annual Insurance Cost Information Booklet and, if so,
what types of enhancements can be made to ensure the continued
availability of the insurance cost information to prospective vehicle
purchasers. The agency is interested in determining if revisions to its
current information and process would be necessary or could be
improved. At this time, NHTSA welcomes written comments from the public
on the issues discussed in this request for comments or on any other
topic within the scope of this request.

C. Insurance Cost Information Booklet

    The data in the Insurance Cost Information Booklet contains the
best available information known to the agency on the effect of damage
susceptibility on insurance premiums. The data for NHTSA's annual
booklet was taken from information compiled by HLDI. The agency's most
recent publication of the Insurance Cost Information Booklet (February
2013, DOT HS 811 738) uses data from HLDI's December 2012 Insurance
Collision Report. It reflects the collision loss experience of
passenger cars, utility vehicles, light trucks, and vans sold in the
United States in terms of the average loss payment per insured vehicle
year for model years 2010-2012. The data presented vehicle collision
loss experience in relative terms, with a rating of 100 representing
the average for all passenger vehicles. For example, a rating of 122
reflects a collision loss experience that is 22 percent higher (worse)
than average, while a rating of 96 reflects a collision loss experience
that is 4 percent lower (better) than average. The data is not relevant
for models that have been substantially redesigned for 2012, and it
does not include information about models with insufficient claim
experience. Additionally, different insurance companies often charge
different premiums for the same driver and vehicle. Therefore,
purchasers are advised to contact insurance company agents directly to
determine the actual premium that they will be charged for insuring a
particular vehicle. The Insurance Cost Information Booklet is annually
made available to consumers through the agency's Web site at
www.nhtsa.gov/theft, under the ``Additional Resources'' heading.

II. Comments Requested

    The agency is seeking public input regarding possible approaches it
may take to provide information regarding damage susceptibility for
makes and models of passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, light
trucks, and vans.
    The agency welcomes comments on areas of relevance that are not
listed in this notice, but are areas that commenters believe the agency
should consider on the most useful data, format, and method for
providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information
to consumers. NHTSA will consider all comments received. After we
receive comments, we will address all areas listed in this notice, plus
any new areas that were provided by public comments. We will then use
this information to develop a Report to Congress due January 10, 2015.

III. Request for Comments on Particular Issues

    This notice discusses the various subject areas for which NHTSA is
seeking comments and information with respect to their future potential
as an enhancement to providing alternative types of damage
susceptibility and insurance cost information. Some of the areas, if
pursued, may require time and additional work by the agency. NHTSA
seeks information and public comment about each area.
    a. Provide any comments on consumer experiences with the
usefulness, reliability and availability of insurance cost information
based on damage susceptibility for motor vehicles.
    b. Have there been any instances that can be provided to support
whether consumers have requested information on the damage
susceptibility of vehicles when they have visited dealerships?
    c. Have there been any instances that can be provided to support
whether consumers have seen, requested or were provided a copy of the
Insurance Cost Information Booklet when they have visited dealerships?
    d. What suggestions do you have to increase public awareness of
damage susceptibility and insurance cost information?
    e. What suggestions would you make to improve the availability of
damage susceptibility and insurance cost information to new car
purchasers?
    f. Provide any comments or information on consumer usage of the
Insurance Cost Information booklet as a reference tool for purchasing a
vehicle.
    g. Is the information helpful/useful and why?
    h. What changes could be suggested to make the Insurance Cost
Information Booklet more useful, informative, simple and understandable
to consumers?

    i. Are there any reliable real-world data or studies available on
damage susceptibility and collision loss characteristics of passenger
vehicles? Please provide applicable data and source, or other
information you believe would be helpful to the agency in determining
the best possible information/data available.
    j. Are real-world data or studies available relevant to insurance
premium differences? Please provide applicable data and source or other
information you believe would be helpful to the agency in determining
the best possible information/data.
    k. What would be the impact of not providing the damage
susceptibility and insurance cost information to prospective purchasers
of new vehicles?
    l. Does the current information provided in the agency's Insurance
Cost Information Booklet address the needs of consumers? If so, how? If
not, what could the agency do to enhance the information to meet the
needs of consumers?
    m. Are there any agencies or organizations that would find it
useful to provide the damage susceptibility and insurance cost
information to its consumers, customers or clients and if so, why?
    n. Is the current format for the Insurance Cost Information Booklet
simple and understandable? Would you recommend changing the format? If
so, how would you recommend it be changed?
    o. What would be the best method for distributing this information
to consumers?
    p. What would be the best way to convey information to consumers
about the likelihood of a vehicle being damaged in an accident?
    q. Are there any organizations or state agencies that collect the
information identified in this notice that NHTSA should be aware of? If
so, how do these entities use and/or publish this information?

IV. Public Participation

How do I prepare and submit comments?

    Your comments must be written and in English. To ensure that your
comments are filed correctly in the docket, please include the docket
number of this document in your comments.
    Your comments must not be more than 15 pages long (49 CFR 553.21).
NHTSA established this limit to encourage you to write your primary
comments in a concise fashion. However, you may attach necessary
additional documents to your comments. There is no limit on the length
of the attachments.
    Please submit one copy (two copies if submitting by mail or hand
delivery) of your comments, including the attachments, to the docket
following the instructions given above under ADDRESSES. Please note, if
you are submitting comments electronically as a PDF file, we ask that
the documents submitted be scanned using an Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) process, thus allowing the agency to search and copy
certain portions of your submissions.

How do I submit confidential business information?

    If you wish to submit any information under a claim of
confidentiality, you should submit three copies of your complete
submission, including the information you claim to be confidential
business information, to the Office of the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the
address given above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition,
you may submit a copy (two copies if submitting by mail or hand
delivery), from which you have deleted the claimed confidential
business information, to the docket by one of the methods given above
under ADDRESSES. When you send a comment containing information claimed
to be confidential business information, you should include a cover
letter setting forth the information specified in NHTSA's confidential
business information regulation (49 CFR Part 512).

Will the agency consider late comments?

    NHTSA will consider all comments received before the close of
business on the comment closing date indicated above under DATES. To
the extent possible, the agency will also consider comments received
after that date.
    You may read the comments received at the address given above under
ADDRESSES. The hours of the docket are indicated above in the same
location. You may also see the comments on the Internet, identified by
the docket number at the heading of this notice, at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Please note that, even after the comment closing date, NHTSA will
continue to file relevant information in the docket as it becomes
available. Further, some people may submit late comments. Accordingly,
the agency recommends that you periodically check the docket for new
material.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 32302, delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.95.

Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-1768-DR]

Wisconsin; Amendment No. 11 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Wisconsin (FEMA-1768-DR), dated June 14, 2008, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: July 9, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Wisconsin is hereby amended to include the following
area among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his
declaration of June 14, 2008.

    Monroe County for Individual Assistance (already designated for
Public Assistance.)

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households in
Presidential Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidential Declared
Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and
Households; 97.050, Presidential Declared Disaster Assistance to
Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--
Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.)

R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-16547 Filed 7-18-08; 8:45 am]

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