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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0286; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-004-AD;
Amendment 39-18145; AD 2015-08-09]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
The Boeing Company Model 737-600 and -700 series airplanes. This AD was
prompted by reports of cracking in the body station (STA) 727 bulkhead
lower frame. This AD requires a detailed and open hole high frequency
eddy current (HFEC) inspection of the left- and right-side lower frame
webs and inner chords for cracking, and corrective actions and
preventative modifications if necessary. This AD also provides for
optional terminating action of the repetitive inspections, under
certain conditions. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct
cracking in a bulkhead lower frame web and inner chord, which could
result in a severed frame and induced skin cracks, and could lead to
rapid decompression of the fuselage.

DATES: This AD is effective June 4, 2015.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of June 4,
2015.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management,
P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, WA 98124-2207; telephone 206-544-
5000, extension 1; fax<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-2014-
0286.

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-2014-
0286; 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 AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-
5527) is Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Pohl, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe Branch, ANM-120S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:
425-917-6590; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to certain The Boeing Company
Model 737-600 and -700 series airplanes. The NPRM published in the
Federal Register on May 28, 2014 (79 FR 30490). The NPRM was prompted
by reports of cracking in the body STA 727 bulkhead lower frame. The
NPRM proposed to require a detailed and open hole high frequency eddy
current (HFEC) inspection of the left- and right-side lower frame webs
and inner chords for cracking, as applicable, and corrective actions
and preventative modifications if necessary. The NPRM also proposed to
provide for an optional terminating action for the repetitive
inspections under certain conditions. We are issuing this AD to detect
and correct cracking in a bulkhead lower frame web and inner chord,
which could result in a severed frame and induced skin cracks, and
could lead to rapid decompression of the fuselage.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. Boeing and United Airlines stated that they support the NPRM
(79 FR 30490, May 28, 2014). The following presents the comments
received on the NPRM, and the FAA's response to each comment.

Request To Clarify Modification and Repair Requirements

    Southwest Airlines (SWA) requested that we clarify whether the
preventative modifications and repairs of the lower frame webs and
inner chords (if

accomplished) must be done on both the left and right sides at the same
time.
    SWA stated that paragraph (h) of the NPRM (79 FR 30490, May 28,
2014) reads, ``Accomplishment of a modification or a repair, in
accordance with Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated
December 3, 2013, terminates the repetitive inspections in this AD for
the repaired or modified side only.''
    SWA stated that Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated
December 3, 2013, provides that for each airplane group, if a repair is
installed on one side, a preventative modification must be installed on
the opposing side. SWA also stated that, for airplanes with no cracks,
a preventative modification is optional, but that the service
information specifies that in this situation, both sides must be
modified.
    We agree that clarification is necessary. Groups 2 and 3 airplanes
are comprised of four airplanes on which a repair to the left side was
installed prior to the issuance of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-
53A1325, dated December 3, 2013. Therefore, SWA's comments are
primarily for Group 1 airplanes.
    As specified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated
December 3, 2013, if a crack is found on one side, then that side must
be repaired and the preventative modification concurrently installed on
the other side, even if that other side is not cracked. We also agree
that if no cracking is found on either side and the operator chooses to
install the preventative modification, then both sides must be
modified, as specified in paragraph 3.B., Part 2, Step 2 of the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-
53A1325, dated December 3, 2013. Installing the preventative
modification terminates the repetitive inspections. We have removed the
wording ``for the repaired or modified side only'' from paragraph (h)
of this AD.

Effect of Winglets on Accomplishment of the Proposed Actions

    Aviation Partners Boeing stated that accomplishing the supplemental
type certificate (STC) ST00830SE (http://rgl.faa.gov/
Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgstc.nsf/0/
932b6080caa1856e86257d6c005c5a37/$FILE/ST00830SE.pdf) does not affect
the actions specified in the NPRM (79 FR 30490, May 28, 2014).
    We concur with the commenter. We have redesignated paragraph (c) of
the NPRM (79 FR 30490, May 28, 2014) as paragraph (c)(1) and added new
paragraph (c)(2) to this AD to state that installation of STC ST00830SE
(http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgstc.nsf/0/
932b6080caa1856e86257d6c005c5a37/$FILE/ST00830SE.pdf) does not affect
the ability to accomplish the actions required by this AD. Therefore,
for airplanes on which STC ST00830SE is installed, a ``change in
product'' alternative method of compliance (AMOC) approval request is
not necessary to comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 39.17.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this AD with the changes described previously, and minor editorial
changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     [Agr]re consistent with the intent that was proposed in
the NPRM (79 FR 30490, May 28, 2014) for correcting the unsafe
condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 30490, May 28, 2014).
    We also determined that these changes will not increase the
economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of this AD.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated
December 3, 2013. The service information describes procedures for a
detailed and open hole HFEC inspection of the left- and right-side
lower frame webs and inner chords for cracking, and corrective actions
and preventative modifications if necessary. The service information
also provides for an optional terminating action of the repetitive
inspections, under certain conditions. This service information is
reasonably available at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2014-0286. Or see ADDRESSES for other ways to
access this service information.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 489 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost per       Cost on U.S.
               Action                        Labor cost           Parts cost        product         operators
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Inspections.........................  37 work-hours x $85 per              $0           $3,145       $1,537,905
                                       hour = $3,145.
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary repairs that
would be required based on the results of the inspections. We have no
way of determining the number of aircraft that might need these
repairs:

                                               On-Condition Costs
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                                                                                Cost per
                    Action                                 Labor cost               Parts cost        product
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Repair (per side).............................  11 work-hours x $85 per hour =            $2,820          $3,755
                                                 $935.
Modification..................................  17 work-hours x $85 per hour =             1,132           2,577
                                                 $1,445.
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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

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will 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 that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under 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.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 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]

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

2015-08-09 The Boeing Company: Amendment 39-18145; Docket No. FAA-
2014-0286; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-004-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective June 4, 2015.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    (1) This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 737-600 and -700
series airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated December 3, 2013.
    (2) Installation of Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
ST00830SE (http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/
rgstc.nsf/0/932b6080caa1856e86257d6c005c5a37/$FILE/ST00830SE.pdf)
does not affect the ability to accomplish the actions required by
this AD. Therefore, for airplanes on which STC ST00830SE is
installed, a ``change in product'' alternative method of compliance
(AMOC) approval request is not necessary to comply with the
requirements of 14 CFR 39.17.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 53, Fuselage.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of cracking in the body station
727 bulkhead lower frame. We are issuing this AD to detect and
correct cracking in a bulkhead lower frame web and inner chord,
which could result in a severed framed and induced skin cracks, and
could lead to rapid decompression of the fuselage.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Inspections

    At the applicable times specified in paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated
December 3, 2013, except as provided by paragraph (i)(1) of this AD:
Do a detailed and open hole high frequency eddy current (HFEC)
inspection of the left- and right-side lower frame webs and inner
chords for cracking, as applicable, and do all applicable corrective
actions and preventative modifications, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-
53A1325, dated December 3, 2013, except as required by paragraph
(i)(2) of this AD. Repeat the applicable inspections required by
this paragraph thereafter at the applicable intervals specified in
paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin
737-53A1325, dated December 3, 2013. Do all applicable corrective
actions and preventative modifications before further flight.

(h) Terminating Action

    Accomplishment of a modification or a repair, in accordance with
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated December 3, 2013,
terminates the repetitive inspections required by this AD.

(i) Exceptions to Service Information Specifications

    (1) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated
December 3, 2013, specifies a compliance time ``after the original
issue date of this service bulletin,'' this AD requires compliance
within the specified compliance time after the effective date of
this AD.
    (2) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated
December 3, 2013, specifies to contact Boeing for appropriate
action: Before further flight, accomplish the corresponding action
using a method approved in accordance with the procedures specified
in paragraph (k) of this AD.

(j) Post-Repair Inspections

    The post-repair inspections specified in tables 4, 5, and 6 of
paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin
737-53A1325, dated December 3, 2013, are not required by this AD.

    Note 1 to paragraph (j) of this AD: The damage tolerance
inspections specified in tables 4, 5, and 6 of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated
December 3, 2013, may be used in support of compliance with Section
121.1109(c)(2) or 129.109(b)(2) of the Federal Aviation Regulations
(14 CFR 121.1109(c)(2) or 14 CFR 129.109(b)(2)). The corresponding
actions specified in the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated December 3, 2013, are not
required by this AD.

(k) 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 (l) 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 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. For a repair method to be approved, the repair must
meet the certification basis of the airplane, and the approval must
specifically refer to this AD.

(l) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Alan Pohl, Aerospace
Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM-120S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(m) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1325, dated December 3,
2013.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For Boeing service information identified in this AD,
contact Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services
Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, WA 98124-2207;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, extension 1; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet
https://www.myboeingfleet.com.
    (4) 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>.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 13, 2015.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0114; FRL-9961-53]

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application;
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application EPA-HQ-
OPP-2017-0114 from Bayer CropScience LP requesting an experimental use
permit (EUP) for the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry14Ab-1 protein and the
genetic material necessary for its production (pSZ8832) in soybean
(OECD Unique Identifier: BCS-GM471-2). The Agency has determined that
the permit may be of regional and national significance. Therefore,
because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this
application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0114 by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), main telephone number: (703)
305-7090; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The mailing address for
each contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's
name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the
end of each pesticide petition summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or
sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

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

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to
field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers are required to
obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses of pesticides
if they conduct experimental field tests on 10 acres or more of land or
one acre or more of water.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency has determined that the
following EUP application may be of regional and national significance,
and therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:
    Submitter: Bayer CropScience LP, 264-EUP-RLR.
    Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus thuringiensis Cry14Ab-1 protein.
    Summary of Request: Bayer CropScience LP is proposing to test the
two transformation events GMB471 and GMB151 in soybean, each containing
the new plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) active ingredient Cry14Ab-1
protein. This EUP would allow Bayer CropScience LP to generate data in
support of a FIFRA section 3 registration application.
    Following the review of the application and any comments and data
received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to
issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under
which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced
in the Federal Register.

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

    Dated: April 18, 2017.
Dolores J. Barber,
Director, Information Technology & Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at Southwest Power Pool Board of
Directors/Members Committee Meetings and Southwest Power Pool Regional
State Committee Meeting

December 4, 2006.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that
members of its staff may attend the meetings of the Southwest Power
Pool (SPP) Board of Directors/Members Committee and SPP Regional State
Committee noted below. Their attendance is part of the Commission's
ongoing outreach efforts.

Board of Directors/Members Committee

December 12, 2006 (8 a.m.-3 p.m.) , DFW Airport Hyatt Regency,
International Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75261,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SPP Regional State Committee

January 29, 2007 (1 p.m.-5 p.m.), Hilton Palacia Del Rio, The Pavilion,
200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Board of Directors/Members Committee

January 30, 2007 (8 a.m.-3 p.m.), Hilton Palacia Del Rio, The Pavilion,
200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    The discussions may address matters at issue in the following
proceedings:

Docket No. ER05-799, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-526, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-106, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-1416, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL06-83, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-432, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-448, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-451, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-1047, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-729, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

Docket No. ER06-767, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-1467, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EC06-46, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket Nos. EL06-61 and EL06-71, Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
v Southwest Power Pool
Docket No. ER06-1362, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-1232, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER07-14, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER07-200, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER07-211, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

    These meetings are open to the public.
    For more information, contact John Rogers, Office of Energy Markets
and Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-101-000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Application

March 21, 2007.
    Take notice that on March 13, 2007, National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation (National Fuel), 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York
14221, filed an application in Docket No. CP07-101-000 pursuant to
section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission and approval
to abandon by sale, the Owls Nest Storage Field located in Elk County,
Pennsylvania. In addition, National Fuel requests authorization to
abandon by sale, the base gas in that field, all as more fully set
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection.
    National Fuel states that due to the magnitude of expenditures
required to maintain performance of the facilities comprising the Owls
Nest Storage Field, compared to the minor contribution of the
facilities to its system wide deliverability and capacity, National
Fuel proposes to abandon its storage operations at the Owls Nest field,
abandon the facilities by sale to an entity that would use the
facilities for the production and gathering of natural gas, and sell
the recoverable base gas. National Fuel states that, at this time, the
purchasing party is unknown and proposes to notify the Commission of
the purchaser's identity within ten days following the execution of a
Purchase and Sale Agreement for the facilities. National Fuel states
that it will not

replace its existing storage capabilities through additions to existing
facilities, and will instead, meet its existing storage requirements
through more efficient operations of its remaining storage fields. In
addition, National Fuel states that it does not propose the abandonment
of service to any customer as a result of the sale, nor are any new or
expanded services proposed, nor any construction or expansion of
National Fuel's facilities proposed in connection with the sale.
    This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
 using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number

excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Toll-free: 1-

866-208-3676; or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any initial questions regarding this application should be directed
to David W. Reitz, Deputy General Counsel for National Fuel, 6363 Main
Street, Williamsville, New York 14221, 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 proceeding 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 with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene 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 commenters
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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. The Commission's rules require that
persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of
their protests only to the applicant. However, the non-party commenters
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 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.
    Comment Date: April 11, 2007.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-5514 Filed 3-26-07; 8:45 am]

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