[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1282-1284]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00221]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0097; Notice 1]

General Motors, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance

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

ACTION: Receipt of petition.

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SUMMARY: General Motors, LLC (GM), has determined that the seat belt
assemblies in certain model year (MY) 2017-2018 Chevrolet Silverado and
GMC Sierra heavy duty motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. GM
filed a noncompliance report dated September 14, 2017, and amended it
on September 22, 2017. GM also petitioned NHTSA on October 6, 2017, for
a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety.

DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is February 9,
2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written data,
views, and arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the
docket and notice number cited in the title of this notice and
submitted by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Send comments by mail addressed to U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver comments by hand to U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. The
Docket Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except
Federal Holidays.
     Electronically: Submit comments electronically by logging
onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) website at https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.

     Comments may also be faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments must be written in the English language, and be no greater
than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to the length of
necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are submitted in
hard copy form, please ensure that two copies are provided. If you wish
to receive confirmation that comments you have submitted by mail were
received, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the
comments. Note that all comments received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
    All comments and supporting materials received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated above will be filed in the
docket and will be considered. All comments and supporting materials
received after the closing date will also be filed and will be
considered to the fullest extent possible.
    When the petition is granted or denied, notice of the decision will
also be published in the Federal Register pursuant to the authority
indicated at the end of this notice.
    All comments, background documentation, and supporting materials
submitted to the docket may be viewed by anyone at the address and
times given above. The documents may also be viewed on the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov by following the online instructions for
accessing the dockets. The docket ID number for this petition is shown
in the heading of this notice.
    DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement is available for review in a
Federal Register notice published on April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477-78).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Overview: GM has determined that the seat belt assemblies in
certain MY 2017-2018 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy duty
motor vehicles do not fully comply with paragraphs S4.4(b)(5) of FMVSS
No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. GM filed a noncompliance report dated
September 14, 2017, and amended it on September 22, 2017, pursuant to
49 CFR part 573, Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports.
GM also petitioned NHTSA on October 6, 2017, pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, for an exemption from the
notification and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the
basis that this noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety.
    This notice of receipt of GM petition is published under 49 U.S.C.
30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or other
exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
    II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 38,048 MY 2017-2018 Chevrolet
Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy duty motor vehicles, manufactured
between July 18, 2016, and August 7, 2017, are potentially involved.
    The double cab versions of the subject vehicles are not included in
this petition.
    III. Noncompliance: GM explains that the noncompliance is that the
subject vehicles were equipped with seat belt assemblies that do not
conform to the upper-torso seat belt elongation requirements specified
in paragraph S4.4(b)(5) of FMVSS No. 209. Specifically, the seat belt
assemblies were built with load-limiting torsion bars measuring 9.5 mm
on the driver side and 8.0 mm in diameter on the passenger side,
instead of 12 mm as specified by GM.
    IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S4.4(b)(5) of FMVSS No. 209 states, in
pertinent part:

    S4.4 Requirements for assembly performance.
    . . .
    (b) Type 2 seat belt assembly. Except as provided in S4.5, the
components of a Type 2 seat belt assembly including webbing, straps,
buckles, adjustment and attachment hardware, and retractors shall
comply with the following requirements when tested by the procedure
specified in S5.3(b): . . .
    (5) The length of the upper torso restraint between anchorages
shall not increase more than 508 mm when subjected to a force of
11,120N. . . .

    V. Summary of GM's Petition: As background, GM stated that smaller
diameter torsion bars are regularly used in retractor assemblies in
full size trucks--including variants of the subject vehicles--that are
subject to S5.1 of FMVSS No. 208, and thus exempt from S4.4(b)(5) of
FMVSS No. 209. GM says this is because, when combined with a deploying
frontal airbag, the seat belt retractors equipped with lower diameter
torsion bars provide at least the same level of occupant protection in
frontal crashes while optimizing belt force deflection characteristics.
However, the subject vehicles were not certified to S5.1 of FMVSS No.
208 and, accordingly, were not intended to be equipped with these
smaller diameter torsion bars because they were required to meet the
elongation requirements of S4.4(b)(5) of FMVSS No. 209
    GM described the subject noncompliance and stated its belief that
the noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle
safety.
    In support of its petition, GM submitted the following reasoning:
    A. Testing data indicates that the Subject Vehicles Meet the Belted
Frontal Crash Performance Testing Requirements of S5.1 of FMVSS No.
208: GM has conducted dynamic frontal crash testing on 2500 series
vehicles that were substantially similar to the subject vehicles and
were equipped with the same load-limiting seat belt retractors with the
lower-diameter torsion bars (the ``Tested Vehicles'').\1\ The tested
vehicles comply with the belted frontal crash performance testing
requirements under S5.1.1(a) of FMVSS No. 208.\2\ In fact, the tested
vehicles performed below the injury assessment reference limits
specified in S5.1.1(a) even when tested at 35 mph, which subjects the
vehicle to 36% more energy than at the 30 mph testing standard provided
in the regulation. The tested vehicles were also rated by NHTSA with an
overall 4-Star NCAP score.
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    \1\ The subject vehicles and tested vehicles share the same
frame, body structure, powertrains and under-hood crush space;
instrument panel, steering column and wheel, seats, seat-belt
anchorages, and general interior vehicle layout/spatial
relationships; and driver and passenger frontal airbags. In similar
configurations, the subject vehicles and test vehicles have similar
mass.
    \2\ S5.1.1(a) of FMVSS No. 208 specifies the belted barrier test
requirements for certain vehicles not certified to S14 of FMVSS No.
208 (i.e. those with a GVW >8,500 lbs. or an unloaded weight >5,500
lbs).
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    GM expects that the subject vehicles will perform nearly the same
as the tested vehicles in dynamic frontal crash testing, and would
therefore also meet all of the belted barrier test requirements
specified by S5.1.1(a) of FMVSS No. 208.
    GM believes, consistent with NHTSA's past guidance,\3\ that the
dynamic belted frontal barrier crash testing of S5.1.1(a) of FMVSS No.
208 is a more appropriate means to evaluate occupant protection than
the static seat belt elongation testing requirements of S4.4(B)(5) of
FMVSS No. 209 for

vehicles with seat belts equipped with load limiters.
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    \3\ In its 1991 rulemaking modifying FMVSS No. 209 to exclude
certain dynamically tested seat belts from some of the static seat-
belt testing requirements, NHTSA acknowledged that it ``has long
believed it more appropriate to evaluate the occupant protection
afforded by vehicles by conducting dynamic testing . . .'' versus
static tests such as the elongation requirements in S4.4(b)(5) of
FMVSS No. 209. Final Rule, 56 FR 15295, 15295 (April 16, 1991).
Further, ``[s]ince the dynamic test measures the actual occupant
protection which the belt provides during a crash, there is no
apparent need to subject that belt to static testing procedures that
are surrogate and less direct measures of the protection which the
belt would provide to its occupant during a crash.'' Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, 55 FR 1681 (January 18, 1990) (emphasis added).
NHTSA's rationale for creating these exemptions applies to the
subject vehicles even though they may not all technically be
``subject to'' S5.1 of FMVSS No. 208 and therefore exempt from FMVSS
No. 209's elongation requirements.
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    B. GM believes the subject vehicles will provide no less protection
to occupants in a frontal crash than vehicles equipped with seat belt
retractors utilizing the 12 mm torsion bars: GM believes that replacing
the retractors installed in the subject vehicles with retractors that
have the larger torsion bars would not result in an added safety
benefit to the occupants of these vehicles in frontal crashes. That is,
the subject vehicles will provide no less occupant protection than
vehicles built with the larger 12 mm diameter torsion bars that meet
the elongation requirements of S4.4(b)(5) of FMVSS No. 209. Further,
seat belt retractors equipped with the lower-diameter torsion bars may
reduce upper torso injury potential in frontal crashes as compared to
retractors with the larger-diameter torsion bars.
    C. NHTSA precedent supports granting this petition: NHTSA has
previously ruled that failure to comply with certain of FMVSS No. 209's
static testing requirements can be inconsequential to motor vehicle
safety where the manufacturer demonstrates by dynamic testing that the
noncompliant seat belt assembly preforms similarly to a compliant
assembly. On May 3, 2002, GM submitted an inconsequentiality petition
to NHTSA relating to certain trucks and SUV's that were built with
damaged and inoperative ``vehicle-sensitive'' emergency-locking
retractors (ELRs), which lock the seat belts under rapid deceleration.
Notwithstanding the noncompliance with FMVSS No. 209 caused by this
condition, GM asserted that the failure was inconsequential to vehicle
safety because the ELRs in these vehicles also had a redundant
``webbing-sensitive'' mechanism, which locks the belts when the webbing
is rapidly extracted. GM presented dynamic testing data (including some
data developed using the test procedures set forth in FMVSS No. 208)
demonstrating that the webbing-sensitive system ``offered a level of
protection nearly equivalent to that provided by a compliant ELR.''
    NHTSA granted GM's petition, in part, and ruled the noncompliance
in certain of the vehicles subject to the petition was inconsequential
to motor vehicle safety:

    [O]n the basis of the sled test and simulation data provided by
GM, the agency has concluded that GM has adequately demonstrated
that the potential safety consequences of the failure of the
vehicle-sensitive locking mechanisms in the ELRs in the C/K vehicles
to function properly are inconsequential. While the webbing-
sensitive systems in these vehicles do allow slightly increased belt
payout compared to a functional vehicle-sensitive system, and lock
slightly later in crash event, these differences do not appear to
expose a vehicle occupant to a significantly greater risk of injury.

    General Motors Corporation, Ruling on Petition for Determination of
Inconsequential Noncompliance, 69 FR 19897, 19900 (April 14, 2004). In
its decision, NHTSA also noted specifically that ``the dummy injury
measurements did not increase significantly and were well below the
maximum values permitted under FMVSS No. 208.''
    Here, GM expects that the subject vehicles will provide no less
protection to occupants in the designated seating positions in frontal
crashes than vehicles equipped with seat belt retractors conforming to
S4.4(b) of FMVSS No. 209.
    D. GM is not aware of any injuries or customer complaints
associated with this condition: After searching VOQ, TREAD and internal
GM databases, GM is not aware of any crashes, injuries, or customer
complaints associated with this condition.
    E. GM has corrected the noncompliance in vehicle production and in
service parts inventory: GM has corrected the noncompliance in
production. Vehicles produced after August 7, 2017, have seat belt
assemblies containing retractor torsion bars that meet GM's original
specifications and comply with S4.4(b) of FMVSS No. 209. Retractor
assemblies with this condition that were manufactured as service parts
are no longer available for sale and all affected inventory has been
purged. Any such seat belt assembly previously sold as service parts
could only have been installed on a subject vehicle because these seat
belt assemblies are not compatible with prior model year (i.e. 2015 or
2016) versions of the Silverado or Sierra HD due to a different type of
wiring connector used.
    GM concluded by expressing the belief that the subject
noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety,
and that its petition to be exempted from providing notification of the
noncompliance, as required by 49 U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the
noncompliance, as required by 49 U.S.C. 30120, should be granted.
    To view GM's petition, analyses, and test data in their entirety,
you can visit https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets and search for the docket ID
number for this petition shown in the heading of this notice.
    NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a
determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers
only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively,
to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance
and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any decision on
this petition only applies to the subject vehicles that GM no longer
controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance existed.
However, any decision on this petition does not relieve vehicle
distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for
sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of the noncompliant vehicles under their control after GM
notified them that the subject noncompliance existed.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at
49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2018-00221 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 78806-78808]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: EG17-19-000.
    Applicants: Wolf Hollow II Power, LLC.
    Description: Wolf Hollow II Power, LLC submits Notice of Self-
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5172.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: EG17-20-000.
    Applicants: Colorado Bend II Power, LLC.
    Description: Colorado Bend II Power, LLC submits Notice of Self-
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5173.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: EG17-21-000.
    Applicants: Portal Ridge Solar C, LLC.
    Description: Portal Ridge Solar C, LLC submits Notice of Self-
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 11/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20161102-5059.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/16.

    Docket Numbers: EG17-22-000.
    Applicants: Luminant Generation Company LLC.
    Description: Luminant Generation Company LLC submits Notice of
Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 11/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20161102-5064.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/16.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2641-028; ER10-2663-028; ER10-2881-028; ER10-
2882-029; ER10-2883-028; ER10-2884-028; ER10-2885-028.
    Applicants: Oleander Power Project, Limited Partnership, Southern
Company--Florida LLC, Alabama Power Company, Southern Power Company,
Mississippi Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material of Change in Status of Oleander
Power Project, Limited Partnership, et al.
    Filed Date: 10/31/16.
    Accession Number: 20161031-5332.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2794-021; ER14-2672-006; ER12-1825-019.
    Applicants: EDF Trading North America, LLC, EDF Energy Services,
LLC, EDF Industrial Power Services (CA), LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of EDF Trading
North America, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 10/31/16.
    Accession Number: 20161031-5317.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3417-012; ER10-2895-016; ER10-2917-016;

ER10-2918-017; ER10-2920-016; ER10-2921-016; ER10-2922-016; ER10-2966-
016; ER10-3167-008; ER10-3178-009; ER11-2292-016; ER11-2293-016; ER11-
2294-015; ER11-2383-011; ER11-3941-014; ER11-3942-015; ER12-2447-014;
ER13-1346-008; ER13-1613-009; ER13-203-008; ER13-2143-009; ER14-1964-
007; ER16-287-002.
    Applicants: Alta Wind VIII, LLC, Bear Swamp Power Company LLC, BIF
II Safe Harbor Holdings, LLC, BIF III Holtwood LLC, Black Bear
Development Holdings, LLC, Black Bear Hydro Partners, LLC, Black Bear
SO, LLC, Brookfield Energy Marketing Inc., Brookfield Energy Marketing
LP, Brookfield Energy Marketing US LLC, Brookfield Power Piney & Deep
Creek LLC, Brookfield Renewable Energy Marketing US LLC, Brookfield
Smoky Mountain Hydropower LLC, Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, Carr
Street Generating Station, L.P., Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.,
Granite Reliable Power, LLC, Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC, Hawks Nest
Hydro LLC, Mesa Wind Power Corporation, Rumford Falls Hydro LLC, Safe
Harbor Water Power Corporation, Windstar Energy, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of the Brookfield
Companies.
    Filed Date: 10/31/16.
    Accession Number: 20161031-5316.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2075-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: NorthWestern Corporation (South
Dakota) Formula Rate Compliance Filing to be effective 10/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20161102-5121.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2129-003.
    Applicants: Slate Creek Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Slate Creek
Wind Project, LLC.
    Filed Date: 10/31/16.
    Accession Number: 20161031-5325.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2684-001.
    Applicants: Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: MBRA Application to be effective 9/
30/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5207.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-252-001.
    Applicants: 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment of MBR Authority
Application and Inital Baseline Tariff Filing to be effective 11/1/
2016.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5187.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-275-000.
    Applicants: AES Huntington Beach, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Request for Approval of
Amended RMR Service Agreement to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5163.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-276-000.
    Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LL, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: MAIT submits revisions to
Service Agreement No. 4575 with Allegheny Hydro to be effective 1/1/
2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5164.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-277-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Virginia Electric and
Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revised Service Agreement
No. 3226--NITSA between PJM and VEPCO to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5178.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-278-000.
    Applicants: Pennsylvania Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Penelec Amendment to
Restated Composite Power Pooling Agreement to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5184.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-279-000.
    Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2017 SDGE TRBAA TACBAA
update to Transmission Owner Tariff Filing to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5188.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-280-000.
    Applicants: Jersey Central Power & Light.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: JCP&L Amendment to Restated
Composite Power Pooling Agreement to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5189.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-281-000.
    Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LL.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: MAIT Amendment to Restated
Composite Power Pooling Agreement to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5192.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-282-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to OATT reflect
SMECO as a Transmission Owner to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5199.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-283-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to the CTOA
Attachment A to reflect SMECO as a Transmission Owner to be effective
1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5200.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-284-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2016-11-01_Competitive
Retail Solution Filing to be effective 3/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5205.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-285-000.
    Applicants: Metropolitan Edison Company.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: MetEd Modifications to
Purchase and Sale Agreement with Niagara Mohawk to be effective 11/1/
2016.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5206.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-286-000.
    Applicants: Metropolitan Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: MetEd Amendment to Restated
Composite Power Pooling Agreement to be effective 1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5208.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-287-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing and Cancellations of
Various Eldorado Agreements to be effective 1/1/2017.

    Filed Date: 11/1/16.
    Accession Number: 20161101-5213.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-288-000.
    Applicants: Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of multiple market base rate
service agreements of Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
    Filed Date: 10/31/16.
    Accession Number: 20161031-5311.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-289-000.
    Applicants: East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    Description: Application for cost-based revenue requirements
schedule for reactive power production capability of East Texas
Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    Filed Date: 10/31/16.
    Accession Number: 20161031-5324.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-290-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
    Description: Informational Filing of Contract of ISO New England
Inc.
    Filed Date: 10/31/16.
    Accession Number: 20161031-5333.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-291-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Executed Transmission
Service Agreements Between PNM and Aragonne Wind, LLC to be effective
1/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20161102-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-292-000.
    Applicants: Greenleaf Power Management LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Cancellation of MBR Tariff to be
effective 11/2/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20161102-5066.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-293-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to WMPA SA No.
3159--Queue W2-073 to be effective 2/21/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20161102-5097.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-294-000.
    Applicants: Pennsylvania Electric Company, Jersey Central Power &
Light, Metropolitan Edison Company, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Penelec, JCPL and Met-Ed
submit Revised WASP Agreements SA Nos. 4221, 4222, 4223 to be effective
10/25/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20161102-5099.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-295-000.
    Applicants: New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, New York
Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 205 Filing of CRA No. 2319
between NYSEG and National Grid to be effective 10/7/2016.
    Filed Date: 11/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20161102-5117.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/16.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or 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: November 2, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26987 Filed 11-8-16; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13281-13283]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06590]

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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: EC19-38-000.
    Applicants: Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation,
Mankato Energy Center, LLC, Mankato Energy Center II, LLC.
    Description: Supplement to December 18, 2018 Joint Application
Authorization (Exhibit N) of Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota
corporation, et al.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5322.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/19.

    Docket Numbers: EC19-46-000.
    Applicants: Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
    Description: Clarification and Revised Exhibits A and B to January
15, 2019 Application for order pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal
Power Act of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5326.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/11/19.

    Docket Numbers: EC19-72-000.
    Applicants: Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation,
Lake Benton Power Partners II, LLC.
    Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203
of the Federal Power Act, et al. of Northern States Power Company, a
Minnesota corporation, et al.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5318.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/19.

    Docket Numbers: EC19-73-000.
    Applicants: NGV Emerald Acquisition Co., LLC, Great Plains Windpark
Legacy, LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act, et al. of NGV Emerald Acquisition Co., LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5323.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/19.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2422-006.

    Applicants: Rocky Mountain Power, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Rocky
Mountain Power, LLC.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5286.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2716-005.
    Applicants: NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: NextEra Energy Transmission
MidAtlantic Revised Compliance Filing to be effective 11/30/2016.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5362.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2719-007.
    Applicants: NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: NextEra Energy Transmission New
York Revised Compliance Filing to be effective 11/30/2016.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5363.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1103-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2019-03-28_Amendment to Attachment X
revisions for Hybrid Interconnection to be effective 3/28/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5259.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1464-000.
    Applicants: Sierra Pacific Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No. 18-
00088 EPC SPPC/Fallon to be effective 3/29/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5253.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1465-000.
    Applicants: Sierra Pacific Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No. 18-
00089 Amded NITSA SPPC/Fallon to be effective 5/28/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5254.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1466-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: PG&E Steelhead BESS SGIA (SA
416) to be effective 5/27/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5271.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1467-000.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Cancellation of Service Agreement
Nos. 308, 352, 357, and 358 to be effective 5/28/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5277.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1468-000.
    Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, New York Independent
System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 205 Cost Reimbursement
Agreement (SA 2448) NMPC and NYPA to be effective 3/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5003.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1469-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: April 2019 Membership Filing
to be effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5071.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1470-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Emera Maine.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Emera Maine; Changes to ISO-
NE OATT Schedule 21-EM to be effective 6/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5082.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1471-000.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Update to Reactive Supply
Service Revenue Requirement to be effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5087.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1472-000.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of Rate Schedule No. 103 of
Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
    Filed Date: 3/28/19.
    Accession Number: 20190328-5314.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1473-000.
    Applicants: AES Alamitos Energy, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: AES Alamitos Energy MBR
Application to be effective 5/29/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5126.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1474-000.
    Applicants: AES Huntington Beach Energy, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: AES Huntington Beach Energy
Application to be effective 5/29/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5143.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1475-000.
    Applicants: Potomac Electric Power Company, PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: PEPCO submits revisions to
OATT, Att. H-9A and H-9B re: True-up to be effective 6/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5170.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1476-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: DEP-Fayetteville PWC (RS No.
184) Amended PSCA to be effective 6/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5190.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1477-000.
    Applicants: Entergy Louisiana, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: ELL-SRMPA 15th Extension of
Interim Agreement to be effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5198.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1478-000.
    Applicants: Commonwealth Edison Company, PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: ComEd submits revisions to
OATT, Att. H-13A re: Superconductor Cable Project to be effective 5/28/
2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5200.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1479-000.
    Applicants: Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: TrAILCo submits Transmission
Facility Interconnection Agreement, SA No. 4239 to be effective 5/30/
2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5204.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1480-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019 TACBAA Update to be
effective 6/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5211.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1481-000.
    Applicants: Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: TrAILCo submits Transmission
Facility Interconnection Agreement, SA No. 4368 to be effective 5/30/
2019.
    Filed Date: 3/29/19.
    Accession Number: 20190329-5212.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/19.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or 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: March 29, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06590 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 70 (Thursday, April 13, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17773-17776]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0249; Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-138-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes.
This proposed AD was prompted by reports of slats disbonding on
airplanes on which the terminating actions of AD 2005-07-08 had been
performed. We have also received reports of slats disbonding on
airplanes outside of the applicability of AD 90-23-06, AD 91-22-51, and
AD 2005-07-08. This proposed AD would require determining the type of
trailing edge slat wedges of the leading edge slats, repetitive
inspections for disbonding on certain trailing edge slat wedges, and
corrective actions, if necessary. This proposed AD would also provide
an optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections. We are
proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by May 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Boeing
Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data Services (C&DS),
2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 110-SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740-5600;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may
view this referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also
available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-0249.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-
0249; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for the Docket
Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will
be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lu Lu, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe
Branch, ANM-120S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:
425-917-6478; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2017-0249;
Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-138-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to

http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. We will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal
contact we receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We have received reports of slats disbonding on airplanes on which
the terminating actions of AD 2005-07-08, Amendment 39-14032 (70 FR
16403, March 31, 2005), had been performed. We have also received
reports of slats disbonding on airplanes outside of the applicability
of AD 90-23-06, Amendment 39-6794 (55 FR 46499, November 5, 1990); AD
91-22-51, Amendment 39-8129 (57 FR 781, January 9, 1992); and AD 2005-
07-08. Inspection of submitted damaged trailing edge slat wedges
indicated that the panels had been contaminated with moisture
ingression, as there was evidence of aluminum oxide powder on the core,
and the adhesive had failed at the skin-to-core bondline. It is
suspected that there was incomplete removal of moisture and honeycomb
core corrosion during the repair of the trailing edge slat wedges or
that moisture had previously migrated into the panel and was
subsequently sealed inside.
    One operator reported major skin-to-core disbonding of a trailing
edge slat wedge when the airplane had accumulated 42,603 total flight
hours and 9,808 total flight cycles. Another operator reported the
departure of a trailing edge slat wedge during flight when the airplane
had accumulated 47,470 total flight hours and 17,579 total flight
cycles. We are proposing this AD to prevent delamination of the
trailing edge slat wedges of the leading edge slats. This delamination
could cause loss of pieces of the trailing edge slat wedge assemblies
during flight, reduction of the maneuver and stall margins, and
consequent reduced controllability of the airplane.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-57-0066,
Revision 1, dated June 7, 2016 (``SASB 757-57-0066, R1''). The service
information describes procedures for doing inspections on trailing edge
slat wedges of the leading edge slats for areas of skin-to-core and aft
edge disbonding, and corrective actions including replacement of
certain slat wedges. This service information is reasonably available
because the interested parties have access to it through their normal
course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified
in the service information described previously, except as discussed
under ``Differences Between this Proposed AD and the Service
Information.'' For information on the procedures and compliance times,
see this service information at http://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-0249.
    The phrase ``related investigative actions'' is used in this
proposed AD. Related investigative actions are follow-on actions that
(1) are related to the primary action, and (2) further investigate the
nature of any condition found. Related investigative actions in an AD
could include, for example, inspections.
    The phrase ``corrective actions'' is used in this proposed AD.
Corrective actions correct or address any condition found. Corrective
actions in an AD could include, for example, repairs.

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the Service Information

    SASB 757-57-0066, R1, specifies to contact the manufacturer for
certain instructions, but this proposed AD would require using repair
methods, modification deviations, and alteration deviations in one of
the following ways:
     In accordance with a method that we approve; or
     Using data that meet the certification basis of the
airplane, and that have been approved by the Boeing Commercial
Airplanes Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) whom we have
authorized to make those findings.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 469 airplanes of U.S.
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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            Action                   Labor cost          Parts cost    Cost per product   Cost on U.S. operators
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Inspections..................  Up to 24                           $0   Up to $2,040 per  Up to $956,760 per
                                work[dash]hours x                       inspection        inspection cycle.
                                $85 per hour =                          cycle.
                                $2,040 per
                                inspection cycle.
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary replacements
that would be required based on the results of the proposed
inspections. We have no way of determining the number of aircraft that
might need these replacements:

                                               On-Condition Costs
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              Action                       Labor cost              Parts cost             Cost per product
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Wedge replacement (per wedge)....  43 work-hours x $85 per    Up to $84,636.......  Up to $88,291.
                                    hour = $3,655.
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    The on-condition costs are an estimate of the cost of replacing a
type A wedge with a type B wedge, which is a terminating action for the
required inspections. There are up to 10 wedge assemblies per airplane,
and the price range for a new assembly is $50,923 to $84,636 based on
the information provided by Boeing.
    The cost of repairing a type A wedge cannot be estimated because
damage type and size may vary widely.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs, describes in
more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13   [Amended]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA-2017-0249; Directorate Identifier
2016-NM-138-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by May 30, 2017.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD affects AD 90-23-06, Amendment 39-6794 (55 FR 46499,
November 5, 1990) (``AD 90-23-06''); AD 91-22-51, Amendment 39-8129
(57 FR 781, January 9, 1992) (``AD 91-22-51''); and AD 2005-07-08,
Amendment 39-14032 (70 FR 16403, March 31, 2005) (``AD 2005-07-
08'').

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200PF,
and -200CB series airplanes, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 57, Wings.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of slats disbonding on airplanes
on which the terminating actions of AD 2005-07-08 had been
performed. We have also received reports of slats disbonding on
airplanes outside of the applicability of AD 90-23-06, AD 91-22-51,
and AD 2005-07-08. We are issuing this AD to prevent delamination of
the trailing edge slat wedges of the leading edge slats. This
delamination could cause loss of pieces of the trailing edge slat
wedge assemblies during flight, reduction of the maneuver and stall
margins, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Inspection to Determine Slat Wedge Type

    At the applicable time specified in paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-57-
0066, Revision 1, dated June 7, 2016 (``SASB 757-57-0066, R1''),
except as specified in paragraph (j)(1) of this AD: Inspect each
trailing edge slat wedge of the leading edge slats in accordance
with Appendices A, B, C, and D of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, or review
the airplane maintenance records, to determine whether the slat
wedge is a type A or a type B. If a maintenance records review
cannot conclusively determine a slat wedge is a type B, it must be
assumed to be a type A slat wedge or a physical inspection must be
done as specified in this paragraph.

(h) Type A Slat Wedge Repetitive Inspections, Related Investigative
Actions, and Corrective Actions

    For each type A trailing edge slat wedge found during the
inspection or records review required by paragraph (g) of this AD:
At the applicable time specified in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,''
of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, except as specified in paragraph (j)(1) of
this AD, do an ultrasonic low frequency bond test inspection, a tap
test inspection, or a through transmission ultrasonic (TTU)
inspection for skin-to-core disbonds of the honeycomb area of the
trailing edge slat wedge; do a detailed inspection for aft edge
disbonds of the aft edge of the trailing edge slat wedge; do a
general visual inspection for any previously accomplished repair;
and do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions;
in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of SASB 757-57-
0066, R1, except as specified in paragraphs (i) and (j)(2) of this
AD. Do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions
at the applicable time specified in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,''
of SASB 757-57-0066, R1. Repeat the applicable inspections on each
type A trailing edge slat wedge thereafter at the applicable
intervals specified in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of SASB 757-
57-0066, R1.

(i) Repaired Type A Slat Wedge Repetitive Inspections, Related
Investigative Actions and Corrective Actions

    (1) For each type A trailing edge slat wedge with any class 1
disbond repair or any previously accomplished repair subject to the
Part 2 inspection as identified in SASB 757-57-0066, R1: At the
applicable time specified in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of SASB
757-57-0066, R1, do an ultrasonic low frequency bond test
inspection, a tap test inspection, or a TTU inspection for skin-to-
core disbonds in the repaired area of the trailing edge slat wedge;
and do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions;
in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of SASB 757-57-
0066, R1, except as specified in paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. Do all
applicable related investigative and corrective actions before
further flight. Repeat the applicable inspection on each type A
trailing edge slat wedge thereafter at the applicable interval
specified in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of SASB 757-57-0066,
R1.
    (2) For each type A trailing edge slat wedge with any time-
limited class 2 disbond repair as identified in SASB 757-57-0066,
R1: At the applicable time specified in paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, do a detailed inspection
for any peeling or deterioration of the aluminum foil tape of the
repaired area on the trailing edge slat wedge; and do all applicable
related investigative and corrective actions; in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, except as
specified in paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. Do all applicable related
investigative and corrective actions before further flight. Repeat
the applicable inspection on each type A trailing edge slat wedge
thereafter at the applicable interval specified in paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, until a permanent repair is
done to complete the actions required for the time-limited class 2
disbond repair, specified as corrective actions in paragraph (h) of
this AD.
    (3) For each type A trailing edge slat wedge with any permanent
class 2 disbond repair as identified in SASB 757-57-0066, R1: At the
applicable time specified in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of SASB
757-57-0066, R1, do an ultrasonic low frequency bond test

inspection or a TTU inspection for any disbonding of the aft edge
repaired areas; a detailed inspection for disbonds along the aft
edge of the repaired areas; and do all applicable related
investigative and corrective actions; in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, except as
specified in paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. Do all applicable related
investigative and corrective actions before further flight. Repeat
the applicable inspection on each type A trailing edge slat wedge
thereafter at the applicable interval specified in paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of SASB 757-57-0066, R1.
    (4) For each type A trailing edge slat wedge with any class 3 or
class 4 disbond repair, or any previously accomplished repair
subject to Part 5 inspection as identified in SASB 757-57-0066, R1:
At the applicable time specified in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,''
of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, do the applicable actions specified in
paragraphs (i)(4)(i) and (i)(4)(ii) of this AD.
    (i) For any class 3 disbond repair with a repair doubler common
to the aft edge of the trailing edge slat wedge; for any previously
accomplished repair with a repair doubler common to the aft edge of
the trailing edge slat wedge; and for any class 4 disbond repair: Do
an ultrasonic low frequency bond test inspection or a TTU inspection
for any disbonding of the aft edge repaired areas; a detailed
inspection for disbonds along the aft edge of the repaired areas;
and do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions;
in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of SASB 757-57-
0066, R1, except as specified in paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. Do all
applicable related investigative and corrective actions before
further flight. Repeat the applicable inspection on each type A
trailing edge slat wedge thereafter at the applicable interval
specified in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of SASB 757-57-0066,
R1.
    (ii) For any class 3 disbond repair without a repair doubler
common to the aft edge of the trailing edge slat wedge; and for any
previously accomplished repair without a repair doubler common to
the aft edge of the trailing edge slat wedge: Do an ultrasonic low
frequency bond test inspection, a tap test inspection, or a TTU
inspection for skin-to-core disbonds of the honeycomb area of the
trailing edge slat wedge in the repaired area; and do all applicable
related investigative and corrective actions; in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, except as
specified in paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. Do all applicable related
investigative and corrective actions before further flight. Repeat
the applicable inspection on each type A trailing edge slat wedge
thereafter at the applicable interval specified in paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of SASB 757-57-0066, R1.

(j) Exceptions to Service Information

    (1) Where paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of SASB 757-57-0066,
R1, specifies a compliance time ``after the Revision 1 date of this
service bulletin,'' this AD requires compliance within the specified
compliance time after the effective date of this AD.
    (2) If any disbonding is found during any inspection required by
this AD, and SASB 757-57-0066, R1, specifies to contact Boeing for
appropriate action: Before further flight, repair the disbonding
using a method approved in accordance with the procedures specified
in paragraph (n) of this AD.

(k) Optional Terminating Action for Repetitive Inspections

    Replacing a type A trailing edge slat wedge with a type B
trailing edge slat wedge in accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions of SASB 757-57-0066, R1, terminates the repetitive
inspections required by this AD for the replaced wedge.

(l) Terminating Action for Certain Other ADs

    Accomplishing the initial inspections required by paragraphs (g)
and (h) of this AD on a trailing edge slat wedge terminates all the
requirements of AD 90-23-06, AD 91-22-51, and AD 2005-07-08 for that
slat wedge.

(m) Parts Installation Limitation

    As of the effective date of this AD: A replacement type A wedge
may be installed provided that the initial and repetitive
inspections specified in paragraph (h) and (i) of this AD are done
within the applicable compliance times specified in paragraph (h)
and (i) of this AD and all applicable related investigative and
corrective actions are done within the applicable compliance times
specified in paragraphs (h) and (i) of this AD.

(n) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14
CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending
information directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the
attention of the person identified in paragraph (o)(1) of this AD.
Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.
    (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable level of safety may be
used for any repair, modification, or alteration required by this AD
if it is approved by the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization
Designation Authorization (ODA) that has been authorized by the
Manager, Seattle ACO, to make those findings. To be approved, the
repair method, modification deviation, or alteration deviation must
meet the certification basis of the airplane, and the approval must
specifically refer to this AD.
    (4) Except as required by paragraph (j)(2) of this AD: For
service information that contains steps that are labeled as Required
for Compliance (RC), the provisions of paragraphs (n)(4)(i) and
(n)(4)(ii) of this AD apply.
    (i) The steps labeled as RC, including substeps under an RC step
and any figures identified in an RC step, must be done to comply
with the AD. If a step or substep is labeled ``RC Exempt,'' then the
RC requirement is removed from that step or substep. An AMOC is
required for any deviations to RC steps, including substeps and
identified figures.
    (ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be deviated from using accepted
methods in accordance with the operator's maintenance or inspection
program without obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided the RC
steps, including substeps and identified figures, can still be done
as specified, and the airplane can be put back in an airworthy
condition.

(o) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Lu Lu, Aerospace
Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM-120S, FAA, Seattle ACO, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: 425-
917-6590; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data Services
(C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 110-SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740-
5600; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this referenced service
information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 5, 2017.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-17-000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

November 9, 2010.
    Take notice that on October 29, 2010, El Paso Natural Gas Company
(EPNG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in the
above referenced docket an application, pursuant to section 7(c)(1)(b)
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Rule 207(a)(5) of the Commission's
regulations, requesting the temporary deactivation of sixteen
compressor units on its South Mainline System in Arizona and New Mexico
and five compressor units on its San Juan Triangle and North Mainline
System in Arizona and New Mexico, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site Web
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Susan
C. Stires, Director, Regulatory Affairs, El Paso Natural Gas Company,
P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by
fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify Federal and State agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all Federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 14 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: November 30, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a
meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Procedures
Advisory Committee (ATPAC) will be held to review present air traffic
control procedures and practices for standardization, revision,
clarification, and upgrading of terminology and procedures.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 12, and Wednesday
January 13, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, 17550
Bernardo Oaks Dr., San Diego, CA 92128.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Jehlen, ATPAC Executive
Director, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Telephone
(202) 493-4527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App.2), notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the ATPAC to be held Tuesday, January 12,
and Wednesday, January 13, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    The agenda for this meeting will cover a continuation of the
ATPAC's review of present air traffic control procedures

and practices for standardization, revision, clarification, and
upgrading of terminology and procedures. It will also include:
    1. Approval of Minutes;
    2. Submission and Discussion of Areas of Concern;
    3. Discussion of Potential Safety Items;
    4. Report from Executive Director;
    5. Items of Interest; and
    6. Discussion and agreement of location and dates for subsequent
meetings.
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
available. With the approval of the Chairperson, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons desiring to attend
and persons desiring to present oral statement should notify Mr.
Richard Jehlen no later than January 1, 2009. Any member of the public
may present a written statement to the ATPAC at any time at the address
given above.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2009.
Richard Jehlen,
Executive Director, Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee;
Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: ITS Joint Program Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program Advisory
Committee (ITSPAC) will hold a meeting on August 13, 2014, from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT) at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, 1401 Lee
Highway, Arlington, VA 22209.
    The ITSPAC, established under Section 5305 of Public Law 109-59,
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users, August 10, 2005, and re-established under Section
53003 of Public Law 112-141, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century, July 6, 2012, was created to advise the Secretary of
Transportation on all matters relating to the study, development, and
implementation of intelligent transportation systems. Through its
sponsor, the ITS Joint Program Office (JPO), the ITSPAC makes
recommendations to the Secretary regarding ITS Program needs,
objectives, plans, approaches, content, and progress.
    The following is a summary of the meeting tentative agenda: (1)
Call to Order and Roll Call, (2) Opening Remarks, (3) Committee Member
Introductions, (4) ITS JPO Briefing and Group Discussion, (5) Committee
Topics of Interest Discussion, (6) Committee Organization Discussion,
and (7) Summary and Next Steps.
    The meeting will be open to the public, but limited space will be
available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public
who wish to present oral statements at the meeting must request
approval from Mr. Stephen Glasscock, the Committee Designated

Federal Official, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, not later than August 6, 2014.
    Questions about the agenda or written comments may be submitted by
U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, ITS Joint Program
Office, Attention: Stephen Glasscock, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., HOIT,
Washington, DC 20590 or faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>. The ITS JPO requests
that written comments be submitted not later than August 6, 2014.
    Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and the General Services Administration
regulations (41 CFR part 102-3) covering management of Federal advisory
committees.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on the 21st day of July 2014.
John Augustine,
Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
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