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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54980; File No. SR-NFA-2006-04]

Self-Regulatory Organization; National Futures Association;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Amendment
Relating to the Interpretive Notice Regarding NFA Compliance Rules 2-7
and 2-24 and Registration Rule 401: Proficiency Requirements for
Security Futures Products

December 20, 2006.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-7 under the Act,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on November 27, 2006, National Futures Association (``NFA'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'')
the proposed rule change described in Items I, II, and III below, which
Items have been prepared by NFA. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons. NFA also has filed the proposed rule change with the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(7).
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    NFA, on November 21, 2006, submitted the proposed rule change to
the CFTC for approval and invoked the ``ten-day'' provision of Section
17(j) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'').\3\ By letter dated
December 4, 2006, the CFTC notified NFA of its determination not to
review the proposed rule change.\4\
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    \3\ 7 U.S.C. 21(j).
    \4\ See Letter from Lawrence B. Patent, Deputy Director, CFTC,
to Thomas W. Sexton, III, General Counsel, NFA (December 4, 2006)
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Description of the Proposed Rule
Change

    In November 2001, NFA's Board approved an Interpretive Notice
allowing current registrants to qualify to engage in security futures
activities by taking a training program instead of a test. The
Interpretive Notice initially provided for a six-month window after
security futures products (``SFPs'') began trading, and the Notice was
subsequently amended--as were NASD's rules--to extend that window until
December 31, 2006. The proposed rule change extends the current
provisions substituting training for testing until December 31, 2009.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, NFA has prepared statements
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change,
burdens on competition, and comments received from members,
participants, and others. The text of these statements may be examined
at the places specified in Item IV below. NFA has prepared summaries,
set forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    Initially, both NFA and the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (``NASD'') anticipated developing tests for registrants
who engage in security futures activities. In the meantime, NFA and
NASD jointly developed a web-based training program that complies with
the training requirement. To date, just over 13,000 individuals have
completed that program. Approximately 9,000 of these individuals were
registered with full broker-dealers (some of which are also FCMs), and
approximately 4,000 were registered with futures-only firms. The vast
majority completed the training within a year after NFA began offering
it.
    Only 180 individuals completed the training in the first eight
months of 2006. Based on the small number of new individuals who desire
to sell these products and the fact that SFPs are lightly traded, NFA
and NASD staffs have concluded that developing and adopting tests at
this time is not cost-effective.
2. Statutory Basis
    The rule change is authorized by, and consistent with, Section
15A(k) of the Act.\5\
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The rule change will not impose any burden on competition that is
not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act
and the CEA.

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

    NFA did not publish the rule change to the membership for comment.
NFA did not receive comment letters concerning the rule change.

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

    NFA, on November 21, 2006, submitted the proposed rule change to
the CFTC for approval and invoked the ``ten-day'' provision of Section
17(j) of the CEA.\6\ By letter dated December 4, 2006, the CFTC
notified NFA of its determination not to review the proposed rule
change.\7\ The proposed rule change has become effective on December 4,
2006.
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    \6\ 7 U.S.C. 21(j).
    \7\ See Letter, supra note 4.
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    Within 60 days of the date of effectiveness of the proposed rule
change, the Commission, after consultation with the CFTC, may summarily
abrogate the proposed rule change and require that the proposed rule
change be refiled in accordance with the provisions of Section 19(b)(1)
of the Act.\8\
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

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

File No. SR-NFA-2006-04 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File No. SR-NFA-2006-04. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such
filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the NFA. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File No. SR-NFA-2006-04 and should be submitted on or before January
29, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(75).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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MEMORANDUM

DATE:		March 24, 2015

TO:		Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket Id: OAR - 2013-0602

FROM:	Elyse Steiner, OAQPS

SUBJECT:	Meeting with Fuel Cell Energy to discuss the Clean Power Plan

SUMMARY

      Meeting with Fuel Cell Energy to discuss the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants was proposed on June 2, 2014 and published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2014.

ATTENDEES
Attendees: Chip Bottone, FCE
Frank Wolak, FCE
Bruce Meredith, Bruce Meredith, Inc.
Elyse Steiner, EPA
Kevin Culligan, EPA
Mark DeFigueiredo, EPA


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-486-000 ]

Gulf LNG Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization

    Take notice that on May 18, 2011, Gulf LNG Pipeline, LLC (GLNG
Pipeline), Colonial Brookwood Center, 569 Brookwood Village,
Birmingham, Alabama 35209, filed in Docket No. CP11-486-000 an
application, pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.212 of the
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended,
for authority to construct, own, and operate 120 feet of 24-inch
diameter pipeline and certain check measurement equipment for an
interconnection with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line, LLC (Transco) and
Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT) located in Jackson County,
Mississippi, under GLNG Pipeline's blanket certificate issued in Docket
No. CP06-14-000,\1\ all as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission and open to the public for
inspection.
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    GLNG Pipeline proposes to install approximately 120 feet of 24-inch
diameter pipeline and certain check measurement equipment for a new
interconnection with Transco and FGT located at the terminus of the
Pascagoula Expansion Project in Moss Point, Jackson County,
Mississippi. GLNG Pipeline states that the interconnection would allow
GLNG Pipeline to deliver and Transco and FGT to receive up to 810,000
dekatherms per day of firm transportation service. GLNG further states
that there would be no change in GLNG Pipeline's daily design capacity
or daily operating pressure as a result of constructing the proposed
facilities. Finally, GLNG Pipeline states that it would spend
approximately $245,000 to construct the proposed interconnection
facilities.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Margaret G. Coffman, Counsel, Gulf LNG Pipeline Company, LLC, Colonial
Brookwood Center, 569 Brookwood Village, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, or
via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number filed to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov or call toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or, for TTY, contact
(202) 502-8659. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
intervenors to file electronically.

    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.

    Dated: May 24, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER19-828-000]

Solomon Forks Wind Project, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Solomon Forks Wind Project, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is February 7, 2019.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link
above. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the website that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: January 18, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0170; FRL-9916-71-OW]
RIN 2040-ZA18

Final 2012 and Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plans
and 2012 and 2013 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Reports

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the combined Final
2012 and Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plans and EPA's
2012 and 2013 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Reports. This notice
solicits public comment and input on the Preliminary 2014 Plan and the
2012 and 2013 Annual Review Reports.
    The Clean Water Act (``CWA'' or ``Act'') requires EPA to biennially
publish a plan for new and revised effluent guidelines, after public
notice and comment, which identifies any new or existing industrial
categories selected for effluent guidelines rulemaking and provides a
schedule for such rulemaking. EPA typically publishes a preliminary
plan upon which the public is invited to comment, and then publishes a
final plan about a year later.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on the 2012 and 2013 Annual Reviews and
the Preliminary 2014 Plan identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2014-
0170, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2014-0170 .
     Fax: (202) 566--9744.
     Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0170, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0170. Such deliveries are accepted only during the
Docket Center's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments on the 2012 and 2013 Annual
Reviews and Preliminary 2014 Plan to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0170.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change and could be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means that EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA

cannot read your comment because of technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA might not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For
additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket
Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For
additional instructions on submitting comments, go to the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.

Submitting Confidential Business Information

    Do not submit confidential business information (CBI) to EPA
through www.regulations.gov or email. Any CBI you wish to submit should
be sent via a trackable physical method, such as Federal Express or
United Parcel Service, to Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control
Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Room 6231S EPA
West, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. A CBI
package should be double-wrapped, so that the CBI is in one package,
which is itself inside another package. Clearly mark the part or all of
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on a disk
or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete copy of the material that includes information claimed as CBI,
a copy of the material that does not contain the information claimed as
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information
marked as CBI will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the index at
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., 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 either electronically at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy
at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The 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 Public Reading
Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Water Docket
is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William F. Swietlik, Engineering
and Analysis Division, Office of Water, 4303T, U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Supporting Documents

    Key documents providing additional information about EPA's 2012 and
2013 Annual Reviews and the Final 2012 and Preliminary 2014 Plans
include the 2012 and 2013 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Reports and
the combined Final 2012 and Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines
Program Plans.

B. How can I get copies of these documents and other related
information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established official public dockets for these
actions under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0170. The official public
docket is the collection of materials that is available for public
viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the United States government online source for
Federal regulations at http://www.regulations.gov.
    3. Internet access. Copies of the supporting documents are
available at http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsguidance/cwa/304m/index.cfm.

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

    Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
     Follow directions--The agency might ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree, suggest alternatives,
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. How is this document organized?

    The outline of this notice follows:

    A. Legal Authority
    B. Summary of the Final 2012 and Preliminary 2014 Effluent
Guidelines Program Plans
    C. Public Comments
    D. Requests for Public Comment and Information

A. Legal Authority

    This notice is published under the authority of the CWA, 33 U.S.C.
1251, et seq., and in particular sections 301(d), 304(b), 304(g),
304(m), 306, 307(b)and 308 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(d), 1314(b),
1314(g), 1314(m), 1316, 1317(b), and 1318.

B. Summary of the Final 2012 and Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines
Program Plans

    The Final 2012 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan (``Final 2012
Plan'') and the Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan
(``Preliminary 2014 Plan'') were prepared pursuant to Clean Water Act
section 304(m). The Plans provide a summary of EPA's review of effluent
guidelines and pretreatment standards, consistent with CWA sections
301(d), 304(b), 304(g), 304(m), and 307(b) and EPA's evaluation of
indirect discharges without categorical pretreatment standards to
identify potential new categories for pretreatment standards under CWA
section 307(b). From these reviews, the Plans identify any new or
existing industrial categories selected for effluent guidelines
rulemakings, and provide a schedule for such rulemakings. In addition,
the Plans present any new or existing categories of industry selected
for further review and analysis.
    Both Plans are supported by EPA's 2012 and 2013 Annual Reviews
(U.S. EPA, 2014a and 2014b), which also build on prior reviews,
including EPA's 2011 Annual Review (U.S. EPA, 2012a). The 2012 Annual
Review includes additional hazard data sources and

supporting analyses aimed at identifying new pollutants of concern and
identifying wastewater discharges in industrial categories that may not
be currently regulated by effluent limitations guidelines and
standards. EPA's 2011, 2012 and 2013 Annual Review Reports are a part
of the Annual Review record and can be found at http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsguidance/cwa/304m/index.cfm.

C. Public Comments

    EPA also considers public comments and information submitted by
stakeholders in response to the Effluent Limitations Guidelines Program
Plan, and submitted in response to specific solicitations made in this
Notice (see Request for Comment and Information below). A summary of
the public comments and stakeholder input on the Preliminary 2012 Plan
is provided in the Final 2012 Plan and a detailed listing of all
commenters, and the subjects upon which they commented, is provided in
the 2012 Annual Review Report. All submitted comment letters,
attachments and information are made a part of the record for the
Effluent Guidelines Plan and are publicly accessible at
www.regulations.gov.

D. Requests for Public Comment and Information

    For the Preliminary 2014 Effluent Limitations Guidelines Plan, EPA
requests comments and information on the following topics:
1. Data Sources and Methodologies--In General
    EPA solicits comments on whether it used the correct evaluation
factors, criteria, and data sources in conducting its 2012 and 2013
Annual Reviews and in developing the Plans. EPA also solicits comment
on other data sources EPA might use in its annual reviews and biennial
planning process.
2. The Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan
    EPA solicits comments on its Preliminary 2014 Plan, including the
data and information used to support the findings, actions and
conclusions as stated in the Preliminary 2014 Plan. Specifically, EPA
solicits public comment and stakeholder input, data and information on:
    (a) Study of Centralized Waste Treatment (``CWT'') facilities. EPA
has decided to conduct a study of CWT facilities accepting oil and gas
extraction wastewater. EPA solicits data and information related to the
extent to which CWT facilities accept such wastewater, available
treatment technologies (and their associated costs), discharge
characteristics, financial characteristics of CWT facilities, the
environmental impacts of discharges from CWT facilities, as well as any
other information believed to be relevant to EPA's study of this issue.
    (b) Study of Petroleum Refineries. EPA plans to initiate a study of
Petroleum Refineries (40 CFR Part 419). EPA specifically solicits data
and information on the discharge of metals and dioxin from petroleum
refineries, including for example, the source(s) of these contaminants,
either in crude oil sources or in the refining process, the effects of
new air pollution controls on wastewater discharges at refineries, and
information on current and future trends in oil refining processes. EPA
also solicits data and information on current wastewater treatment
technology performance at petroleum refineries, as well as any other
information believed to be relevant to EPA's study of this issue.
    (c) Preliminary Category Review of Metal Finishing. EPA plans to
continue a preliminary category review of the Metal Finishing point
source category (40 CFR Part 433). EPA solicits data and information
regarding the discharge and treatment of metals, particularly chromium,
nickel, and zinc, in addition to cadmium, copper, lead, silver and any
others, to publicly owned treatment works (``POTWs'') by metal
finishers, as well as any other information believed to be relevant to
EPA's review.
    (d) Nanomaterials manufacturing and formulating. EPA is collecting
data and information on the potential industrial wastewater discharge
hazards associated with nanomaterials manufacturing and formulating.
EPA requests public comment and stakeholder input relating to any
information or data available on the wastewater hazards and discharges
associated with the manufacture of nanomaterials and their use in
manufacturing or formulating products, as well as any other information
believed to be relevant.
3. Innovation and Technology in the Effluent Guidelines Program
    As it did in the Preliminary 2012 Effluent Guidelines Plan, EPA is
again requesting public comment and ideas on the subject of technology
innovation. EPA seeks public input and comment on the following
questions and related themes:
    (a) Are there new, innovative pollution control or pollution
prevention technologies that can be used by any of the existing 57
categories of industry with effluent limitations guidelines?
    (b) Are there innovative manufacturing approaches that can be used
by industries to reduce or prevent their wastewater discharges?
    (c) How can EPA's effluent limitations guidelines program enhance
technology transfer to catalyze and harness innovation to solve
industrial wastewater problems, both now and in the future?
    (d) How can EPA better foster consideration of innovative
technologies through the effluent guidelines planning process?

    Dated: September 9, 2014.
Kenneth J. Kopocis,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2020-D-1548]

Failure To Respond to an Abbreviated New Drug Application
Complete Response Letter Within the Regulatory Timeframe; Draft
Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Failure to
Respond to an ANDA Complete Response Letter Within the Regulatory
Timeframe.'' This guidance is intended to assist applicants in
responding to complete response letters (CRLs) to abbreviated new drug
applications (ANDAs) submitted to FDA under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act. This guidance provides information and recommendations
regarding potential courses of action for an ANDA applicant after
issuance of a CRL as well as the actions that FDA may take if the
applicant fails to respond to a CRL. In addition, this guidance
recommends information an applicant may submit in its request for an
extension to respond to a CRL as well as a non-exhaustive list of
factors that FDA will consider in determining whether such a request is
reasonable.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by November 30, 2020 to ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as
follows:

Electronic Submissions

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
entitled ``Failure to Respond to an ANDA Complete Response Letter
Within the Regulatory Timeframe.'' This guidance provides information
and recommendations regarding the potential courses of action for an
ANDA applicant after issuance of a CRL as well as the actions that FDA
may take if the applicant fails to respond to the CRL. This guidance
also identifies information that an applicant may submit in its request
for an extension to respond to a CRL as well as a non-exhaustive list
of factors that FDA will consider in determining whether such a request
is reasonable.
    As defined in 21 CFR 314.3(b), a CRL is a written communication to
an applicant from FDA usually describing all of the deficiencies that
the Agency has identified in an NDA or ANDA that must be satisfactorily
addressed before it can be approved. After receiving a CRL, an
applicant must, under Sec.  314.110(b) (21 CFR 314.110(b)): (1)
Resubmit the ANDA (i.e., submit all materials needed to fully address
all deficiencies identified in the CRL), (2) withdraw the application,
or (3) request the opportunity for a hearing. If an applicant fails to
take one of these three actions within 1 year after issuance of a CRL,
FDA may consider this failure to be a request to withdraw the ANDA
unless the applicant has requested an extension of time in which to
address all deficiencies identified in the CRL.
    Historically, FDA, in its discretion, has liberally granted
requests for multiple extensions to respond to an individual CRL.
However, FDA has seen a steady increase of applications pending with
industry for more than a year. Lengthy response times because of
multiple extensions, which can result in a submission addressing
deficiencies years after the initial assessment of the ANDA and
issuance of the CRL, are disruptive to the assessment process and can
create additional assessment cycles. Over time, information submitted
in the original ANDA can become obsolete because of changes such as new
or revised United States Pharmacopeia requirements, reference listed
drug labeling changes, or other events such as a facility evaluation
becoming outdated. In addition, over time, there may have been changes
in FDA assessors, and it may take time for them to familiarize
themselves with the original submission. For these reasons, assessing
an amendment submitted years after the initial ANDA assessment and
issuance of the CRL diverts the Agency's limited resources from the
review of other applications.
    FDA is issuing this guidance as part of the ``Drug Competition
Action Plan,'' which aims to increase competition in the market for
prescription drugs, facilitate entry of high-quality and affordable
generic drugs, and improve the public health. FDA intends for this
guidance to promote efforts to address deficiencies more quickly, make
the process for submitting and reviewing extension requests more
efficient and predictable, and allow the Agency to focus its resources
on ANDA assessment.
    In addition to general comments on this guidance, FDA is interested
in responses to the following questions:
    1. Are there any categories of deficiencies in which a year would
not be expected to be a sufficient amount of time to respond to a CRL?
    2. Why may it take an applicant more than 1 year to respond to a
CRL?
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response to a CRL?
    b. Are there disincentives (e.g., business reasons) to responding
to a CRL within 1 year?
    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on ``Failure to
Respond to an ANDA Complete Response Letter Within the Regulatory
Timeframe.'' It does not establish any rights for any person and is not
binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it
satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance for industry entitled, ``Failure to Respond to
an ANDA Complete Response Letter Within the Regulatory Timeframe,''
describes information collection provisions that are subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). In particular, the draft
guidance refers to collection of information under Sec.  314.110,
Complete Response Letter to the Applicant, after FDA review of an ANDA
and issuance of a CRL identifying deficiencies in the application to
the ANDA applicant.
    Any burden of communications, as outlined in 21 CFR 314.102 and
314.110, incurred during the review of new drug applications, ANDAs,
and drug master files, is already accounted for as part of the FDA
review process and attributable to other specific references in 21 CFR
314, within the OMB approved collection 0910-0001.
    The draft guidance also refers to previously approved collections
of information found in FDA regulations and approved under OMB control
numbers 0910-0001 and 0910-0191. When finalized, the guidance will be
included in 0910-0001.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm, https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics/biologics-guidances or https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: September 18, 2020.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4334-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2017-0001]

Iowa; Amendment No. 3 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 Iowa (FEMA-4334-DR), dated August 27, 2017, and
related determinations.

DATES: The change occurred on November 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Keith D.
DuPont, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer
for this disaster.
    This action terminates the appointment of Michael R. Scott as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster.

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
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 160

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0048]
RIN 1625-AB46

Lifesaving Equipment: Production Testing and Harmonization With
International Standards

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Interim rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is amending the interim rule addressing
lifesaving equipment to harmonize Coast Guard regulations for
inflatable liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatuses with recently
adopted international standards affecting capacity requirements for
such lifesaving equipment.

DATES: This interim rule is effective March 22, 2012. The Director of
the Federal Register has approved the incorporation by reference of
certain publications listed in this rule effective March 22, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket,
are part of docket USCG-2010-0048 and are available for inspection or
copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this
docket on the Internet by going to http://www.regulations.gov,
inserting USCG-2010-0048 in the ``Keyword'' box, and then clicking
``Search.''
    Viewing incorporation by reference material. You may inspect the
material incorporated by reference at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-7126 between 9 a.m. and 3
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Copies of the material are available as
indicated in the ``Incorporation by Reference'' section of this
preamble.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
email or call Ms. Jacqueline Yurkovich, Commercial Regulations and
Standards Directorate, Office of Design and Engineering Standards,
Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division (CG-5214), Coast Guard; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents for Preamble

I. Abbreviations
II. Regulatory History
III. Basis and Purpose
IV. Discussion of the Interim Rule
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Regulatory Analyses
    A. Regulatory Planning and Review
    B. Small Entities
    C. Assistance for Small Entities
    D. Collection of Information
    E. Federalism
    F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
    G. Taking of Private Property
    H. Civil Justice Reform
    I. Protection of Children
    J. Indian Tribal Governments
    K. Energy Effects
    L. Technical Standards
    M. Coast Guard Authorization Act Sec. 608 (46 U.S.C. 2118(a))
    N. Environment

I. Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
IMO International Maritime Organization
LSA Life-saving Appliance
MSC Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime
Organization
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f)
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NTTAA National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (15 U.S.C.
272 note)
OMB Office of Management and Budget
SNPRM Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
SOLAS International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as
amended
Sec.  Section symbol
USCG United States Coast Guard

II. Regulatory History

    On August 31, 2010, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) titled ``Lifesaving Equipment: Production Testing and
Harmonization With International Standards'' in the Federal Register.
See 75 FR 53458. On October 11, 2011, the Coast Guard published an
interim rule titled ``Lifesaving Equipment: Production Testing and
Harmonization With International Standards; Interim Rule'' (2011
interim rule) making effective changes proposed in the NPRM. 76 FR
62962. Also on October 11, 2011, the Coast Guard published a
supplementary notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) proposing
amendments to the portion of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
modified by the 2011 interim rule regarding inflatable liferafts and
buoyant apparatuses. 76 FR 62714. The SNPRM addressed amendments to
international standards affecting capacity requirements for inflatable
liferaft and inflatable buoyant apparatuses that were recently adopted
by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and that entered into
force on January 1, 2012.

The IMO amendments to the international standards affect the 2011
interim rule regarding inflatable liferafts and inflatable buoyant
apparatuses. The IMO amendments affect capacity requirements for such
liferafts, and by extension buoyant apparatuses, but do not affect any
other part of the 2011 interim rule.

III. Basis and Purpose

    The Coast Guard is charged with ensuring that lifesaving equipment
used on vessels subject to inspection by the United States meets
specific design, construction, and performance standards, including
those found in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea, 1974, as amended, (SOLAS), Chapter III ``Life-saving appliances
and arrangements.'' See 46 U.S.C. 3306. The Coast Guard carries out
this charge through the approval of lifesaving equipment per 46 CFR
part 2, subpart 2.75. The approval process includes pre-approving
lifesaving equipment designs, overseeing prototype construction,
witnessing prototype testing, and monitoring production of the
equipment for use on U.S. vessels. See 46 CFR part 159. At each phase
of the approval process, the Coast Guard sets specific standards to
which lifesaving equipment must be built and tested.
    The Coast Guard's specific standards for inflatable liferafts are
found in 46 CFR part 160, subparts 160.151 (Inflatable Liferafts
(SOLAS)) and 160.051 (Inflatable Liferafts for Domestic Service). The
Coast Guard's specific standards for inflatable buoyant apparatuses are
found in 46 CFR part 160, subpart 160.010 (Buoyant Apparatus for
Merchant Vessels). Current subpart 160.151 satisfies SOLAS
requirements, and current subparts 160.051 and 160.010 require
compliance with the standards in subpart 160.151, with some
specifically listed exceptions. See 46 CFR 160.051-1 and 160.010-3(a).
    Subpart 160.151 implements SOLAS requirements by incorporating by
reference the IMO standards referenced by Chapter III of SOLAS. The
primary IMO standards referenced by Chapter III of SOLAS are the
``Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances''
(Recommendation on Testing), IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), and the
``International Life-saving Appliance Code'' (LSA Code), IMO Resolution
MSC.48(66). The IMO updates these standards by adopting MSC resolutions
promulgating amendments to these standards.
    In the 2011 interim rule, the Coast Guard revised subpart 160.151
to, among other things, update the version of the Recommendation on
Testing incorporated by reference, and incorporate by reference for the
first time the LSA Code. Subpart 160.151-5(d)(3) and (4) of Title 46 of
the CFR incorporate by reference the LSA Code (as amended up through
resolutions MSC.207(81), MSC.218(82), and MSC.272(85)), and the
Recommendation on Testing (as amended up through resolutions
MSC.226(82) and MSC.274(85)). Subparts 160.051 and 160.010 retain, with
some specifically listed exceptions, the requirement for compliance
with the standards in subpart 160.151, which will now also include the
updated versions of the Recommendation on Testing and the LSA Code.
    IMO recently adopted two new MSC resolutions further amending the
LSA Code and the Recommendation on Testing: ``Adoption of Amendments to
the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code'' (MSC.293(87)) and
``Adoption of Amendments to the Revised Recommendation on Testing of
Life-Saving Appliances'' (MSC.295(87)).
    Resolution MSC.293(87) amends the LSA Code and entered into force
on January 1, 2012. This resolution increases the assumed average mass
of liferaft occupants from 75 kg to 82.5 kg for inflatable liferaft
design and approval testing purposes.\1\
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    \1\ Although the numbers are similar, the assumed average
occupant mass of 82.5 kg (181.5 lbs) adopted by IMO for survival
craft design and approval testing purposes and the average passenger
weight of 185 lbs used in the Coast Guard's Passenger Weight and
Inspected Vessel Stability Requirements Final Rule (75 FR 78064) are
not related. The Passenger Weight Final Rule updated regulations
that address vessel stability and the assumed average passenger
weights that directly affect vessel stability. This rule, however,
would use the assumed average occupant mass of 82.5 kg (181.5 lbs)
to address safe loading of inflatable liferafts and buoyant
apparatuses, and does not address vessel stability. The IMO-adopted
assumed average occupant mass is the international consensus
standard, and the Coast Guard views this IMO standard as the best
standard in this context.
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    Resolution MSC.295(87) amends the Recommendation on Testing and
also entered into force on January 1, 2012. This resolution specifies
revisions necessary to account for this assumed average mass increase
with respect to certain existing tests. The tests required by the
Recommendation on Testing, Part 1 (Prototype Tests), significantly
affected by Resolution MSC.295(87), are: The jump test, loading and
seating test, davit-launched liferaft boarding test, damage test,
righting test, and davit-launched inflatable liferaft strength tests.
    Based on these amendments, the Coast Guard is revising the
regulations modified by the 2011 interim rule to include the increased
average mass of liferaft occupants and to require liferaft performance
under subpart 160.151 to comply with the revisions to tests
necessitated by the occupant weight increase. This revision to subpart
160.151 will also, by extension, affect liferaft performance under
subpart 160.051 and inflatable buoyant apparatus performance under
subpart 160.010.

IV. Discussion of This Interim Rule

    In this new interim rule, the Coast Guard is revising Sec.
160.151-5(d) to incorporate by reference Resolution MSC.293(87) and
Resolution MSC.295(87), and revising all references to the LSA Code and
Recommendation on Testing to include the newly incorporated by
reference Resolutions. References to the LSA Code will become ``LSA
Code, as amended by Resolution MSC.293(87),'' and references to the
Recommendation on Testing will become ``Revised recommendation on
testing, as amended by Resolution MSC.295(87).'' These revisions will
affect the tests in Sec. Sec.  160.151-27, 160.151-29, 160.151-31, and
160.151-57, which refer to the Recommendation on Testing. A complete
discussion of these changes is available in the SNPRM, published
October 11, 2011. 76 FR 62714.
    The Coast Guard received one comment in response to the SNPRM. The
comment addresses the Coast Guard's expanded use of qualified
independent laboratories, instead of Coast Guard inspectors, during the
approval process and for production inspections of certain types of
lifesaving equipment. This comment is beyond the scope of the SNPRM and
this interim rule, which addresses the increase in occupant mass for
SOLAS life rafts based on two new IMO Resolutions only. The Coast Guard
sought public comment in the 2010 NPRM on the Coast Guard's proposal
regarding expanded use of independent laboratories, and finalized that
proposal in the 2011 interim rule. As stated in the 2011 interim rule,
the Coast Guard still finds the use of independent laboratories in the
Coast Guard's approval process to be ``the most effective manner'' of
executing and carrying out its obligations under 46 U.S.C. section
3306. See the discussion regarding the use of independent labs to
perform these inspections in III.B ``Independent Laboratories'' in the
Preamble of the interim rule published on October 11, 2011. The Coast
Guard did not make any changes to the regulations in response to this
comment.

    In this interim rule, the Coast Guard is making non-substantive
changes to the citations for the IMO resolutions incorporated by
reference. The changes update the citations for IMO resolutions to make
them easier to identify and to obtain copies. These citation updates
have not changed the IMO resolutions or the versions of the IMO
resolutions from the SNPRM to the interim rule.

V. Incorporation by Reference

    The Director of the Federal Register has approved the material in
46 CFR 160.151-5 for incorporation by reference under 5 U.S.C. 552 and
1 CFR part 51. You may inspect this material at U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters where indicated under ADDRESSES. Copies of the material
are available from the sources listed in paragraph (d) of Sec.
160.151-5.

VI. Regulatory Analyses

    The Coast Guard developed this interim rule after considering
numerous statutes and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below the
Coast Guard summarizes these analyses based on 14 of these statutes or
executive orders.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 (``Regulatory Planning and Review'') and
13563 (``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review'') direct agencies
to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives
and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that
maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental,
public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity).
Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both
costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of
promoting flexibility. This interim rule has not been designated a
``significant regulatory action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, the interim rule has not been reviewed by the
Office of Management and Budget.
    The Coast Guard received no comments that altered our assessment of
impacts in the SNPRM. We have found no additional data or information
that changed our findings in the NPRM. We have adopted the assessment
in the SNPRM for this rule as final.
    The SNPRM is available in the docket where indicated under the
``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' section of this
preamble. A summary of the analysis follows: This interim rule
addresses the change in the international standard for occupant weight
used in testing equipment to establish the rated capacity of inflatable
liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatuses. This interim rule revises
the occupant weight or ``assumed average occupant mass'' from the
current 75 kg to the new weight standard of 82.5 kg.
    The Coast Guard issues a Certificate of Approval for inflatable
liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatuses under the applicable
subpart in 46 CFR part 160 after successful testing of those appliances
by their manufacturers. A Certificate of Approval specifies the number
of occupants (or rated capacity) for which the inflatable liferaft or
inflatable buoyant apparatus is designed and has been successfully
tested, and the Certificate must be renewed every 5 years. New testing
is not required to renew a current Certificate, but new approval
requests require testing before a Certificate can be issued.
Costs
    While this interim rule requires manufacturers to conduct prototype
and production tests for inflatable liferafts and inflatable buoyant
apparatuses manufactured on or after March 22, 2012 using the new
occupant weight standard, it would limit re-testing of currently
approved equipment, thus limiting the cost impact on manufacturers.
And, as discussed in section IV. Discussion of the Interim Rule
(referencing the complete discussion of the rule in the SNPRM,
published October 11, 2011 (76 FR 62714)), this interim rule does not
apply to liferafts currently in service aboard U.S. vessels; thus, no
vessel would incur replacement costs for liferafts. A summary of
changes to the baseline testing requirements is shown in Table 1.

                                                               Table 1--Summary of Changes
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                                                            Existing equipment (approval prior to January 1,   New equipment  (approval after January 1,
                                                                                2012)                                           2012)
              Device                     Testing type     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Testing                  Impacts                Testing               Impacts
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SOLAS Inflatable Liferafts          Prototype testing....  Manufacturers must obtain   Units with rated       All tests use the     Units with rated
 (160.151).                                                 a new Certificate of        capacity of less       new occupant weight   capacity of less
                                                            Approval certifying rated   than 6 occupants are   standard to           than 6 occupants
                                                            occupancy using the new     ineligible for SOLAS   establish occupancy   are ineligible for
                                                            occupant weight standard.   service.               rating.               SOLAS service.
                                                            Manufacturers may either   Costs of testing       Costs of testing
                                                            re-test or have a           unchanged as nature    unchanged as nature
                                                            certification made using    of the test is         of the test is
                                                            previous test results       unchanged.             unchanged.
                                                            adjusted for the new
                                                            occupant weight standard.
                                                           Testing costs are
                                                            negligible on a unit cost
                                                            basis.
                                    Production Testing...  All tests use the new       Costs of testing       All tests use the     Costs of testing
                                                            weight standard to          unchanged as nature    new occupant weight   unchanged as nature
                                                            establish occupancy         of the test is         standard to           of the test is
                                                            rating.                     unchanged.             establish occupancy   unchanged.
                                                                                rating.
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Non-SOLAS Inflatable Liferafts      Prototype testing....  Existing Certificates of    No cost or benefit as  All tests use the     Costs of testing
 (160.051).                                                 Approval may be renewed     the use of the new     new occupant weight   unchanged as nature
                                                            without re-testing.         occupant weight        standard to           of the test is
                                                                                standard is optional.  establish occupancy   unchanged.
                                                                                rating.
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                                    Production Testing...   No cost or benefit. The use of the new occupant   All tests use the     Costs of testing
                                                                weight standard is optional for equipment      new occupant weight   unchanged as nature
                                                              manufactured under an existing Certificate of    standard to           of the test is
                                                                                Approval.                      establish occupancy   unchanged.
                                                                                rating.
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Inflatable Buoyant Apparatus        Prototype testing....  Existing Certificates of    No cost or benefit as  All tests use the     Costs of testing
 (160.010).                                                 Approval may be renewed     the use of the new     new occupant weight   unchanged as nature
                                                            without re-testing.         occupant weight        standard to           of the test is
                                                                                standard is optional.  establish occupancy   unchanged.
                                                                                rating.
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                                    Production Testing...   No cost or benefit. The use of the new occupant   All tests use the     Costs of testing
                                                                weight standard is optional for equipment      new occupant weight   unchanged as nature
                                                              manufactured under an existing Certificate of    standard to           of the test is
                                                                                Approval.                      establish occupancy   unchanged.
                                                                                rating.
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SOLAS Inflatable Liferafts (Subpart 160.151)
    As shown in Table 1 above, manufacturers of SOLAS inflatable
liferafts approved under subpart 160.151 (SOLAS liferafts) and
manufactured on or after March 22, 2012 are allowed the option of
either re-testing using the new occupant weight standard or requesting
certification for a lower rated occupancy (adjusted for the new
occupant weight standard) based on the certification testing submitted
for their current approval.
    The principal cost impact for manufacturers of SOLAS liferafts will
be for currently approved inflatable liferafts whose rated capacity is
six using the current 75 kg occupant weight standard. Since SOLAS
requires that inflatable liferafts have a minimum capacity of six, any
SOLAS liferaft currently approved for six occupants will have to be re-
tested under the new occupant weight standard in order to retain
approval.
    Currently, there are 10 manufacturers that produce 109 models of
SOLAS liferafts. Of these, there are 11 liferaft models (from eight
manufacturers) whose rated capacity is six (Table 2). These 11 models
will be required to re-test to maintain their SOLAS certification.
Three of these eight manufacturers are U.S. firms and they each produce
one model of inflatable liferaft with a rated occupancy of six
occupants. Of those three models, one model is designed primarily for
use in aircraft under a Federal Aviation Administration approval
number. The three models produced by U.S. firms and the eight models
manufactured by foreign firms will have to be re-tested in order to
verify a minimum occupancy rating under the new occupant weight
standard to be used on SOLAS vessels. From estimates obtained from
industry, we estimate the costs of re-testing for compliance with the
new occupant weight standard at $1,800 for each model.
    We estimate the total cost to industry to re-test all current SOLAS
liferaft models as $19,800 ($14,400 for foreign manufacturers and
$5,400 for U.S.-owned manufacturers). See Table 2 below.

                                                                Table 2--SOLAS Liferafts
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                                                                                Total number of
                                                                                Total number of      models of
                                                                    Number of         models of         liferaft       Cost to re-test    Total cost to
                         Manufacturer                             manufacturers       liferaft      produced with an     each SOLAS          retest
                                                                                produced      occupancy rating      liferaft
                                                                                of 6
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Foreign owned.................................................                 7               104                 8            $1,800           $14,400
U.S. owned....................................................                 3                 5                 3             1,800             5,400
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    Total.....................................................                10               109                11             1,800            19,800
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Non-SOLAS Inflatable Liferafts (Subpart 160.051) and Inflatable Buoyant
Apparatus (Subpart 160.010)
    As shown earlier in Table 1, manufacturers of domestic service
inflatable liferafts under subpart 160.051 (domestic service liferafts)
and inflatable buoyant apparatuses under subpart 160.010 manufactured
on or after March 22, 2012 under current Certificates of Approval, have
the option of using either the old 75 kg or the new 82.5 kg occupant
weight standard. If a manufacturer of domestic service liferafts or a
manufacturer of inflatable buoyant apparatuses with current
Certificates of Approval chooses to use the new occupant weight
standard, it also has the option of either re-testing using the new
occupant weight standard or requesting re-certification for a lower
number of occupants (adjusted for the new occupant weight standard).
Manufacturers of domestic inflatable liferafts under subpart 160.051 or
inflatable buoyant apparatuses under 160.010 are required to use the
new occupant weight standard only when testing domestic inflatable
liferafts or

inflatable buoyant apparatuses approved after March 22, 2012.
    In terms of the cost of the regulation:
    1. While prototype testing for all SOLAS liferafts on or after
March 22, 2012, will have to employ the new occupant weight standard,
there is no additional cost in performing the required tests due to the
change in the testing weight because the nature of the test remains the
same.
    2. Production testing of all SOLAS liferafts manufactured on or
after March 22, 2012 will require testing using the new occupant weight
standard. As with prototype testing, there is no additional cost in
performing the required tests due to the change in the testing weight
because the nature of the test remains the same.
    3. For production testing of SOLAS liferafts, the manufacturer may
either request a certification with a lower maximum occupancy based on
the new occupant weight standard or re-test the equipment for
certification of its current rated capacity using the new occupant
weight standard.
    4. The 11 models (three models made by U.S. manufacturers) of SOLAS
inflatable liferafts whose current rated capacity is six occupants,
would have to verify that they meet the minimum SOLAS requirements for
a capacity of six occupants at the new occupant weight standard if they
wish to continue their current SOLAS approval status.
    5. For both prototype and production testing of domestic service
inflatable liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatuses approved by the
Coast Guard prior to March 22, 2012 the manufacturer may test under
either the 75 kg or the 82.5 kg occupant weight standard with no change
to testing based on the new occupant weight standard.
    6. For prototype and production testing of domestic service
inflatable liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatuses approved on or
after March 22, 2012 the manufacturer must test under the 82.5 kg
occupant weight standard.
    For inflatable liferafts approved under subpart 160.051 prior to
March 22, 2012 and inflatable buoyant apparatuses approved under
subpart 160.010 prior to March 22, 2012, the cost of testing equipment
at the higher occupant weight standard is voluntary, as domestic
liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatuses may be certified using
either occupant weight standard. Likewise, equipment manufactured under
a current Certificate of Approval is required to be re-tested only if
the manufacturer elects to retain their current rated capacity for
their equipment under the higher occupant weight standard. However,
manufacturers have the option to reduce the current rated capacities of
their equipment to comply with the new occupant weight standard,
provided that the resulting capacity does not conflict with the minimum
required capacity applicable to that equipment.
    Prototype and production testing of all SOLAS liferafts approved
under subpart 160.151 is required using the higher 82.5 kg occupant
weight standard. The Coast Guard has no evidence to suggest that
testing at the higher occupant weight standard will involve additional
testing costs for manufacturers because the nature of the test remains
the same.
Benefits
    The principal benefit of the interim rule is the protection of life
at sea by establishing capacity standards for inflatable liferafts and
inflatable buoyant apparatuses reflecting a global increase in mariner
weights. Additionally, the rule ensures compliance with internationally
applicable standards for SOLAS adopted by IMO where noncompliance would
exclude the use of inflatable liferafts manufactured under subpart
160.151 aboard SOLAS vessels.

B. Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Coast
Guard has considered whether this rule will have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
    An SNPRM discussing the impact of this rule on small entities is
available in the docket where indicated under the ``Public
Participation and Request for Comments'' section of this preamble. In
the SNPRM, the Coast Guard certified under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that the
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. We received no comments on this certification
and have made no changes that would alter our assessment of the impacts
in the SNPRM.
    We have identified three U.S.-owned entities involved in the
manufacture of SOLAS liferafts manufactured under subpart 160.151. All
are business entities, and all are small entities. For manufacturers
seeking certification of equipment currently approved under subpart
160.151 whose rated capacity is six, re-testing at the higher occupant
weight standard will be required to retain their SOLAS approval status
since SOLAS inflatable liferafts must have a minimum rated capacity of
at least six. For the three models of liferafts currently approved
under subpart 160.151, the cost estimates for certification testing,
obtained from industry sources, are approximately $1,800 per liferaft,
for a total industry cost of $5,400 (3 liferaft models x $1,800 testing
cost per model). As each of the three U.S. owned small businesses
directly impacted by this rule will likely need to retest one model,
the costs to these three small businesses is $1,800 per business.
Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
interim rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.

C. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), the Coast Guard wants to assist
small entities in understanding this rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please consult Ms. Jacqueline Yurkovich,
Commercial Regulations and Standards Directorate, Office of Design and
Engineering Standards, Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division (CG-5214),
Coast Guard; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. The
Coast Guard will not retaliate against individuals or small entities
that question or complain about this rule or any policy or action of
the Coast Guard.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247).

D. Collection of Information

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

E. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them.
    The U.S. Supreme Court has long recognized the field preemptive
impact of the Federal regulatory regime for inspected vessels. See,
e.g., Kelly v. Washington ex rel Foss, 302 U.S. 1 (1937) and the
consolidated cases of United States v. Locke and Intertanko v. Locke,
529 U.S. 89, 113-116 (2000). Therefore, the Coast Guard's view is that
regulations issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3306 in the areas
of design, construction, alteration, repair, operation,
superstructures, hulls, fittings, equipment, appliances, propulsion
machinery, auxiliary machinery, boilers, unfired pressure vessels,
piping, electric installations, accommodations for passengers and crew,
sailing school instructors, sailing school students, lifesaving
equipment and its use, firefighting equipment, its use and
precautionary measures to guard against fire, inspections and tests
related to these areas and the use of vessel stores and other supplies
of a dangerous nature have preemptive effect over State regulation in
these fields, regardless of whether the Coast Guard has issued
regulations on the subject or not, and regardless of the existence of
conflict between the State and Coast Guard regulation.
    While it is well settled that States may not regulate in categories
in which Congress intended the Coast Guard to be the sole source of a
vessel's obligations, as these categories are within a field foreclosed
from regulation by the States (see U.S. v. Locke, above), the Coast
Guard recognizes the key role state and local governments may have in
making regulatory determinations. Additionally, Sections 4 and 6 of
Executive Order 13132 require that for any rules with preemptive
effect, the Coast Guard will provide elected officials of affected
state and local governments and their representative national
organizations the notice and opportunity for appropriate participation
in any rulemaking proceedings, and to consult with such officials early
in the rulemaking process. Therefore, we invited affected state and
local governments and their representative national organizations to
indicate their desire for participation and consultation in this
rulemaking. We received no such indications.

F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

G. Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.

H. Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

I. Protection of Children

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and does not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

J. Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it will not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

K. Energy Effects

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. The Coast Guard has determined that it is not a
``significant energy action'' under that order because it is not a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is
not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.

L. Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This rule uses the following voluntary consensus standards:
     Resolution MSC.293(87), Adoption of Amendments to the
International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code;
     Resolution MSC.295(87), Adoption of Amendments to the
Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances (Resolution
MSC.81(70)).
    The sections that reference these standards and the locations where
these standards are available are listed in 46 CFR 160.151-5.

M. Coast Guard Authorization Act Sec. 608 (46 U.S.C. 2118(a))

    Section 608 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111-281) adds new section 2118 to 46 U.S.C. Subtitle II (Vessels and
Seamen), Chapter 21 (General). New section 2118(a) sets forth
requirements for standards established for approved equipment required
on vessels subject to 46 U.S.C. Subtitle II (Vessels and Seamen), Part
B (Inspection and Regulation of Vessels). Those standards must be ``(1)
based on performance using the best available technology that is
economically achievable; and (2) operationally practical.'' See 46
U.S.C. 2118(a). This rule addresses lifesaving equipment for Coast
Guard approval that is required on vessels subject to 46 U.S.C.
Subtitle II, Part B, and the Coast Guard has ensured that this rule
satisfies the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 2118(a), as necessary.

N. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which guide the
Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded that this action
is

one of a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively
have a significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves
regulations which are editorial, regulations concerning equipping of
vessels, and regulations concerning vessel operation safety standards.
This rule is categorically excluded under Section 2.B.2, Figure 2-1,
paragraphs (34)(a) and (d) of the Instruction and under paragraph 6(a)
of the ``Appendix to National Environmental Policy Act: Coast Guard
Procedures for Categorical Exclusions, Notice of Final Agency Policy''
(67 FR 48243, July 23, 2002). An environmental analysis checklist and a
categorical exclusion determination are available in the docket where
indicated under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 160

    Marine safety, Incorporation by reference, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
46 CFR part 160 as follows:

PART 160--LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT

0
1. The authority citation for part 160 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703 and 4302; E.O. 12234, 45
FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46.

Subpart 160.151--Inflatable Liferafts (SOLAS)

0
2. Amend Sec.  160.151-5 by adding paragraphs (d)(5) and (d)(6) to read
as follows:

Sec.  160.151-5  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (5) Annex 7 to MSC 87/26, Report of the Maritime Safety Committee
on its Eighty-Seventh Session, ``Resolution MSC.293(87), Adoption of
Amendments to the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code,''
(adopted May 21, 2010), IBR approved for Sec. Sec.  160.151-7, 160.151-
15, 160.151-17, 160.151-21, 160.151-29, and 160.151-33 (``Resolution
MSC.293(87)'').
    (6) Annex 9 to MSC 87/26, Report of the Maritime Safety Committee
on its Eighty-Seventh Session, ``Resolution MSC.295(87), Adoption of
Amendments to the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving
Appliances (Resolution MSC.81(70)),'' (adopted May 21, 2010), IBR
approved for Sec. Sec.  160.151-21, 160.151-27, 160.151-29, 160.151-31,
and 160.151-57 (``Resolution MSC.295(87)'').
* * * * *

Sec.  160.151-7  [Amended]

0
3. Amend Sec.  160.151-7 by removing the words ``IMO LSA Code''
wherever they appear and adding, in their place, the words ``IMO LSA
Code, as amended by Resolution MSC.293(87)''.

Sec.  160.151-15  [Amended]

0
4. Amend Sec.  160.151-15 by removing the words ``IMO LSA Code''
wherever they appear and adding, in their place, the words ``IMO LSA
Code, as amended by Resolution MSC.293(87)''.

Sec.  160.151-17  [Amended]

0
5. Amend Sec.  160.151-17 by removing the words ``IMO LSA Code''
wherever they appear and adding, in their place, the words ``IMO LSA
Code, as amended by Resolution MSC.293(87)''.

Sec.  160.151-21  [Amended]

0
6. Amend Sec.  160.151-21 as follows:
0
a. Remove the words ``IMO LSA Code'' wherever they appear and add, in
their place, the words ``IMO LSA Code, as amended by Resolution
MSC.293(87)''; and
0
b. In paragraph (f), remove the words ``IMO Revised recommendation on
testing'' and add, in their place, the words ``IMO Revised
recommendation on testing, as amended by Resolution MSC.295(87)''.

Sec.  160.151-27  [Amended]

0
7. Amend Sec.  160.151-27 by removing the words ``IMO Revised
recommendation on testing'' wherever they appear and adding, in their
place, the words ``IMO Revised recommendation on testing, as amended by
Resolution MSC.295(87)''.

Sec.  160.151-29  [Amended]

0
8. Amend Sec.  160.151-29 as follows:
0
a. In the introductory text, remove the words ``IMO LSA Code'' and add,
in their place, the words ``IMO LSA Code, as amended by Resolution
MSC.293(87)''; and
0
b. In the introductory text, remove the words ``IMO Revised
recommendation on testing'' and add, in their place, the words ``IMO
Revised recommendation on testing, as amended by Resolution
MSC.295(87)''.

Sec.  160.151-31  [Amended]

0
9. Amend Sec.  160.151-31 by removing the words ``IMO Revised
recommendation on testing'' wherever they appear and adding, in their
place, the words ``IMO Revised recommendation on testing, as amended by
Resolution MSC.295(87)''.

Sec.  160.151-33  [Amended]

0
10. Amend Sec.  160.151-33 by removing the words ``IMO LSA Code''
wherever they appear and adding, in their place, the words ``IMO LSA
Code, as amended by Resolution MSC.293(87)''.

Sec.  160.151-57  [Amended]

0
11. Amend Sec.  160.151-57 by removing the words ``IMO Revised
recommendation on testing'' wherever they appear and adding, in their
place, the words ``IMO Revised recommendation on testing, as amended by
Resolution MSC.295(87)''.

    Dated: February 1, 2012.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property
at the Pearland Regional Airport, Pearland, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Request to Release Airport Property.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the
release of land at the Pearland Regional Airport under the provisions
of section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act
for the 21st Century (AIR 21).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to
the FAA at the following address:
    Mr. Mike Nicely, Manager, Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, Airports Division, Texas Airports Development Office,
ASW-650, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0650.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Mr. Andy Rivera, Airport Director/Manager, at
the following address:
    17622 Airfield Lane, Pearland, Texas 77581.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Cooks, Program Manager,
Federal Aviation Administration, Texas Airports Development Office,
ASW-650, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0650,
Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>fax: (817)
222-5989.
    The request to release property may be reviewed in person at this
same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the
request to release property at the Pearland Regional Airport under the
provisions of the AIR 21.
    The following is a brief overview of the request:
    Clover Acquisition Corporation, the owner of Pearland Regional
Airport requests the release of two tracts of airport property. One
tract of 0.472 acres of non-aeronautical airport property will be
exchanged for 0.472 acres of adjacent private property that lies within
the Runway Protection Zone of Runway 14-32. The second tract of 0.894
acres of non-aeronautical airport property will be sold. The land was
acquired through a land acquisition grant from the Federal Aviation
Administration Airport Improvement Program. Any person may inspect the
request in person at the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application,
notice and other documents relevant to the application in person at the
Pearland Regional Airport, telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on January 7, 2008.
Kelvin L. Solco,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 08-167 Filed 1-17-08; 8:45 am]

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