[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-9-000]

Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline,
LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Atlantic Bridge
Project

    On October 22, 2015, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC and Maritimes
& Northeast Pipeline, LLC, collectively referred to as the Applicants
filed an application in Docket No. CP16-9-000 requesting a Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act to construct, abandon, and operate certain natural gas
pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the Atlantic
Bridge Project (Project), and would allow the Applicants to provide an
additional 132.7 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas to
customers in Massachusetts, Maine, and Canada.
    On November 5, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project.
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the
EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA May 2, 2016
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline July 31, 2016

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
Project's progress.

Project Description

    The proposed Project includes replacing about 6.3 miles of existing
26-inch-diameter mainline pipeline with 42-inch-diameter pipeline in
two segments in Westchester County, New York and Fairfield County,
Connecticut.
    In addition to the pipeline facilities, the Applicants propose to
modify or construct four compressor stations in Rockland County, New
York; New Haven and Windham Counties, Connecticut; and Norfolk County,
Massachusetts adding a total of 26,500 horsepower. The Applicants also
propose to modify/construct/remove seven metering and/or regulating
stations in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine.

Background

    On April 27, 2015, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Atlantic Bridge
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI
was issued during the pre-filing review of the Project in Docket No.
PF15-12-000 and was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and
local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and
local libraries and newspapers. Major issues raised during scoping
primarily focused on a variety of environmental impacts from the
proposed Weymouth Compressor Station in Massachusetts. Commenters also
stated concerns about impacts on water supplies, wetlands, vegetation,
wildlife, air quality, and safety. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency is a federal cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets,
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This can
reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with notification of these filings,
document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs

at (866) 208-FERC or on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). Using the
``eLibrary'' link, select ``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu,
enter the selected date range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last
three digits (i.e., CP16-9), and follow the instructions. For
assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at
(866) 208-3676, TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>, or at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
The eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: March 25, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13283-13284]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-1184]

Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee and the Pediatric
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public
Docket; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; establishment of a public docket; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming
public advisory committee meeting of the Gastrointestinal Drugs
Advisory Committee and the Pediatric Advisory Committee. The general
function of the committees is to provide advice and recommendations to
FDA on regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public. FDA
is establishing a docket for public comment on this document.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 3, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.

ADDRESSES: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bethesda--Washington DC, Grand
Ballroom, 8120 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814-3624. The conference
center's telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Answers to commonly asked
questions about FDA Advisory Committee meetings may be accessed at:
https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm. Information about the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Bethesda--Washington DC Conference Center can be accessed at: http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/maryland/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-bethesda-washington-dc-WASBHDT/index.html.
    FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this meeting.
The docket number is FDA-2018-N-1184. The docket will close on May 2,
2018. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public
meeting by May 2, 2018. Please note that late, untimely filed comments
will not be considered. Electronic comments must be submitted on or
before May 2, 2018. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing
system will accept comments until midnight Eastern Time at the end of
May 2, 2018. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for
written/paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are
postmarked or the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before
that date.
    Comments received on or before April 19, 2018, will be provided to
the committee. Comments received after that date will be taken into
consideration by FDA.
    You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2018-N-1184 for ``Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee and the
Pediatric Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a
Public

Docket; Request for Comments.'' Received comments, those filed in a
timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except
for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' FDA will review
this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in its
consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed
confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be available for
public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both
copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish your name
and contact information to be made publicly available, you can provide
this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your
comments and you must identify this information as ``confidential.''
Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except
in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law.
For more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets,
see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay R. Fajiculay, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-9001, Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email: [email protected], or FDA Advisory
Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the
Washington, DC area). A notice in the Federal Register about last
minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory
committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide
timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the FDA's website at
https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to
the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory
committee information line to learn about possible modifications before
coming to the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Agenda: The committees will discuss new drug application (NDA)
209904 for stannsoporfin injection, for intramuscular use, submitted by
InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corporation, proposed for the treatment of
neonates greater than or equal to 35 weeks of gestational age with
indicators of hemolysis who are at risk of developing severe
hyperbilirubinemia.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its website prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's website after the meeting. Background material is
available at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting
link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committees.
All electronic and written submissions submitted to the Docket (see
ADDRESSES) on or before April 19, 2018, will be provided to the
committees. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 1:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Those individuals
interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the
contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of
the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses
of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time
requested to make their presentation on or before April 11, 2018. Time
allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of
registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested
persons regarding their request to speak by April 12, 2018.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that FDA is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.
    For press inquiries, please contact the Office of Media Affairs at
[email protected] or<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
disabilities. If you require special accommodations due to a
disability, please contact Jay R. Fajiculay (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our website at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: March 22, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75584-75586]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65833; File No. SR-CBOE-2011-109]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fees Schedule

November 28, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on November 15, 2011, the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated (the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change
as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been
prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its Fees Schedule. The text of the
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.org/legal), at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary, and at
the Commission.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Floor Broker Workstation (``FBW'') is a system for
electronically entering and managing orders on the Exchange floor. The
Exchange has improved the functionality of the FBW to provide a new
``Market Access Controls Window'' (the ``Window'') that will display
for each ``FBW aggregation group'' \3\ values for each of the following
access-based controls: Per Order Controls, which include values for (a)
quantity of contracts per order, (b) premium amount per order, (c)
number of identical orders, and (d) frequency of order entry (count and
timeframe); and Aggregate Controls, which include actual and predictive
values for (1) premium amount per day, (2) quantity of contracts per
day, and (3) the number of orders with a status of ``working''. The
Window will be an optional feature of FBW and will be provided to each
CBOE Trading Permit Holder (``TPH'') that requests the Window (a
``Requesting TPH'').
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    The Exchange proposes to charge a Requesting TPH $100 per Login ID
per month. There will be a cap of $2,000 per month for any Requesting
TPH. Therefore, any TPH that requests access to the FBW Market Access
Controls Window for more than 20 login IDs will not be required to pay
more than $2,000 per month for such access. The purpose of the proposed
fee is to recoup costs involved in providing the Window, which is
licensed from an outside vendor.
    The proposed rule change filing is to take effect December 1, 2011.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Act,\4\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) \5\
of the Act in particular, in that it is designed to provide for the
equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among
CBOE Trading Permit Holders and other persons using Exchange
facilities, and the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \6\ of the Act in
particular in that it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination
between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange believes
that the amount of the proposed fee is reasonable because it is within
the range of fees assessed by the Exchange for the use of other trading
floor terminal functionalities \7\ and because that amount is necessary
to recoup costs involved in providing the Window, which is licensed
from an outside vendor. The Exchange believes the proposed fee is
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the fee would be
optional and would be applied uniformly to all CBOE Trading Permit
Holders that use the Window.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

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

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The proposed rule change is designated by the Exchange as
establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge, thereby
qualifying for effectiveness on filing pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act \8\ and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4 \9\ thereunder. At
any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2011-109 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2011-109. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room on official business
days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also
will be available for inspection and copying at the principal offices
of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change;
the Commission does

not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2011-109, and should be
submitted on or before December 23, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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VIA E-MAIL

May 9, 2011

Ms. Madeline Barch Office of Policy Regulatory Management Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building, Mail Code: 1806A 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.  20460

      RE:	Request for Extension of Time  -  SBAR Panel: Risk and Technology Review

Dear Ms. Barch:

The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association ("NAIMA") appreciated the opportunity to meet with Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), Small Business Administration ("SBA"), and Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") representatives on April 27, 2011 to discuss the SBAR Panel Briefing: Risk and Technology Review for Mineral Wool Production.  At that meeting, a response from NAIMA was targeted for May 11, 2011.

In the interim, EPA has contacted NAIMA and requested additional information on formaldehyde binders and has also requested two plant visits.  NAIMA has become directly involved in both requests, including participating in the plant visits in Huntington and Wabash, Indiana.

Given the commitment of NAIMA to provide thorough and comprehensive information, NAIMA is requesting an additional ten days beyond the scheduled plants visits in Indiana on May 12, 2011 to provide NAIMA's preliminary response to the questions raised during the SBAR presentation.

This extension of time would facilitate the ongoing dialogue that has been both productive and cooperative.

Sincerely,

Angus E. Crane

Angus E. Crane Executive Vice President, General Counsel

cc:	Susan Fairchild 	David Rostker


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[Notices]
[Pages 42304-42307]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC14-10-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725E, FERC-
583, FERC-512, and FERC-588); Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 USC 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information
collections FERC-725E (Mandatory Reliability Standards--WECC), FERC-583
(Annual Kilowatt Generating Report), FERC-512 (Application for
Preliminary Permit), FERC-588 (Emergency Natural Gas Transportation,
Sale, and Exchange) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection requirements. Any interested
person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission
previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 19888, 4/2/
2014) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments
on the FERC-725E, FERC-583, FERC-512, or FERC-588 and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 20,
2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0073 (FERC-512), 1902-0136 (FERC-583), 1902-0144 (FERC-588), or
1902-0246 (FERC-725E) and should be sent via email to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC14-10-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll-free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> for TTY.

    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection
requirements for all collections described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. Please note that each collection is
distinct from the next.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of

information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Commission, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the
burden and cost of the collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.

FERC-725E, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electric
Coordinating Council

    OMB Control No.: 1902-0246.
    Abstract: The information collected by the FERC-725E (OMB Control
No. 1902-0246) is required to implement the statutory provisions of
section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). Section
215 of the FPA buttresses the Commission's efforts to strengthen the
reliability of the interstate grid through the grant of new authority
by providing for a system of mandatory Reliability Standards developed
by the Electric Reliability Organization. Reliability Standards that
the ERO proposes to the Commission may include Reliability Standards
that are proposed to the ERO by a Regional Entity.\1\ A Regional Entity
is an entity that has been approved by the Commission to enforce
Reliability Standards under delegated authority from the ERO.\2\ On
June 8, 2008 in an adjudicatory order, the Commission approved eight
regional Reliability Standards submitted by the ERO that were proposed
by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC).\3\
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    \2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(7) and (e)(4).
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    WECC is responsible for coordinating and promoting electric system
reliability. In addition to promoting a reliable electric power system
in the Western Interconnection, WECC supports efficient competitive
power markets, ensures open and non-discriminatory transmission access
among members, and provides a forum for resolving transmission access
disputes plus the coordination of operating and planning activities of
its members.
    There are eight Reliability Standards currently applicable in the
WECC region. These standards generally require entities to document
compliance with substantive requirements, retain documentation, and
submit reports to WECC.
     BAL-002-WECC-2 requires balancing authorities and reserve
sharing groups to document compliance with the contingency reserve
requirements described in the standard.
     BAL-004-WECC-02 requires balancing authorities to document
that time error corrections and primary inadvertent interchange payback
were conducted according the requirements in the standard.
     FAC-501-WECC-1 requires transmission owners with certain
transmission paths to have a transmission maintenance and inspection
plan and to document maintenance and inspection activities according to
the plan.
     IRO-006-WECC-1 requires balancing authorities and
reliability coordinators document actions taken to mitigate unscheduled
flow.
     PRC-004-WECC-1 requires transmission owners, generator
owners and transmission operators to document their analysis and/or
mitigation due to certain misoperations on major transfer paths. This
standard requires that documentation be kept for six years.
     TOP-007-WECC-1 requires transmission operators to document
that when actual flows on major transfer paths exceed system operating
limits their schedules and actual flows are not exceeded for longer
than a specified time.
     VAR-002-WECC-1 requires generator operators and
transmission operators to provide quarterly reports to the compliance
monitor and have evidence related to their synchronous generators,
synchronous condensers, and automatic voltage regulators.
     VAR-501-WECC-1 requires generator operators to provide
quarterly reports to the compliance monitor and have evidence regarding
operation of their power system stabilizers.
    The information generated by these standards generally serves to
ensure entities are complying with applicable Reliability Standards.
    Type of Respondents: Balancing authorities, reserve sharing groups,
transmission owners, reliability coordinators, transmission operators,
generator operators.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as: \4\
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    \4\ The initial public notice did not include the dollar figures
associated with the burden hours below. The burden hours have not
been modified since the issuance of the initial public notice.
    \5\ Number of respondents derived from the NERC Compliance
Registry as of February 25, 2014.
    \6\ The total annual cost is derived from salary figures from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics for three positions involved in the
reporting and record-keeping associated with this collection. These
figures include salary (http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm)
and other associated benefits (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm):
     Manager: $84.72/hour.
     Engineer: $60.70/hour.
     File Clerk: $28.93/hour.
    This wage for the reporting requirements is an average of a
manager and engineer wages ($72.71). The wage for recordkeeping
requirements is based on the File Clerk position.
    \7\ Based on estimates in Order 751, Docket No. RM09-9-000.
    \8\ Based on burden estimates taken from the Order in Docket No.
RR07-11-000 P. 130.
    \9\ Id.

            FERC-725E, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electric Coordinating Council
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                                                                                Total annual
                                              Number of     Annual number of   Average burden    burden hours &
          FERC data collection             respondents \5\    responses per   hours & cost per    total annual
                                                               respondent       response \6\          cost
                                                       (1)               (2)               (3)       (1)*(2)*(3)
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                FERC-725E
Reporting:
    Balancing Authorities...............                34                 1        21, $1,527      714, $51,918
    Generator Operators.................               228                 1          10, $727   2,280, $165,756
    Transmission Operators applicable to                86                 4          10, $727   3,440, $250,088
     standard VAR-002 \7\...............
    Transmission Operators that operate                  9                 3        40, $2,908    1,080, $78,516
     qualified transfer paths \8\.......
    Transmission Owners that operate                     5                 3        40, $2,908      600, $43,620
     qualified transfer paths \9\.......
    Reliability Coordinators............                 1                 1            1, $73            1, $73

    Reserve Sharing Group...............                 3                 1            1, $73           3, $219
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        Total...........................  ................  ................  ................   8,118, $590,190
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Record-keeping \10\.........................  Balancing Authorities.........  ................        71, $2,054
                                              Balancing Authorities (IRO-     ................          34, $984
                                               006) \11\.
                                              Generator Operators...........  ................       228, $6,596
                                              Transmission Operator (VAR-     ................       344, $9,952
                                               002).
                                              Transmission Operator.........  ................       108, $3,124
                                              Transmission Owner............  ................        60, $1,736
                                              Reliability Coordinator \12\..  ................          34, $984
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    Total...................................  ..............................  ................      879, $25,430
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FERC-583, Annual Kilowatt Generating Report (Annual Charges)

    OMB Control No.: 1902-0136.
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    \10\ Based on 10% total annual burden hours per response.
    \11\ Based on record keeping hours for Balancing Authorities in
Order 746 in Docket No. RM09-19-000 implementing IRO-006-WECC-1.
    \12\ Based on record keeping hours in Order 746 in Docket No.
RM09-19-000.
    \13\ Based on data from Fiscal Year 2013, there were 517
projects, owned by 241 FERC-regulated private and public licensees.
Many of the licensees owned multiple projects.
    \14\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $70.50 per
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    Abstract: The FERC-583 is used by the Commission to implement the
statutory provisions of section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)
(16 U.S.C. 803(e)), which requires the Commission to collect annual
charges from hydropower licensees for, among other things, the cost of
administering Part I of the FPA and for the use of United States dams.
In addition, section 3401 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1986 (OBRA) authorizes the Commission to ``assess and collect fees and
annual charges in any fiscal year in amounts equal to all of the costs
incurred by the Commission in that fiscal year.'' The information is
collected annually and used to determine the amounts of the annual
charges to be assessed licensees for reimbursable government
administrative costs and for the use of government dams. The Commission
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) under 18 CFR Part 11.
    Type of Respondent: FERC-regulated private and public hydropower
licensees.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:

                                   FERC-583, Annual Kilowatt Generating Report
                                                [Annual Charges]
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                                                                               Total annual
    Number of       Annual number of   Total number of    Average burden &   burden  hours &        Cost per
 respondents \13\    responses per        responses      cost per response     total annual     respondent  ($)
                       respondent                               \14\               cost
(1)                             (2)        (1)*(2)=(3)                (4)        (3)*(4)=(5)            (5)/(1)
������������������
             517                  1                517            2, $141     1,034, $72,897               $141
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FERC-512, Application for Preliminary Permit

    OMB Control No.: 1902-0073.
    Abstract: The Commission uses the information collected under the
requirements of FERC-512 to implement the statutory provisions of
sections 4(f), 5 and 7 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).\15\ The purpose
of obtaining a preliminary permit is to maintain priority of the
application for a license for a hydropower facility while the applicant
conducts surveys to prepare maps, plans, specifications and estimates;
conducts engineering, economic and environmental feasibility studies;
and making financial arrangements. The conditions under which the
priority will be maintained are set forth in each permit. During the
term of the permit, no other application for a preliminary permit or
application for a license submitted by another party can be accepted.
The term of the permit is three years. The information collected under
the designation FERC-512 is in the form of a written application for a
preliminary permit which is used by Commission staff to determine an
applicant's qualifications to hold a preliminary permit, review the
proposed hydro development for feasibility and to issue a notice of the
application in order to solicit public and agency comments. The
Commission implements these mandatory filing requirements in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 4.31-.33, 4.81-.83.
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    \15\ 16 U.S.C. 797, 798, & 800.
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    Type of Respondents: Hydropower facilities.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:

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                              Annual number of                                                            Total annual burden
 Number of  respondents         responses per            Total number of        Average burden/$ per      hours (total annual      Cost per respondent
                                 respondent                 responses               response \16\                cost)                     ($)
(1)                                         (2)               (1)*(2)=(3)                       (4)               (3)*(4)=(5)                  (5)/(1)
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                  125                         1                       125              37,$2,608.50        4,625, $326,062.50                $2,608.50
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Transportation
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    \16\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $70.50 per
hour.
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    OMB Control No.: 1902-0144.
    Abstract: The Commission uses the information collected under the
requirements of FERC-588 to implement the statutory provisions of
sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (P.L. 75-688) (15 USC 717-
717w) and provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15
USC. 3301-3432. Under the NGA, a natural gas company must obtain
Commission approval to engage in the transportation, sale or exchange
of natural gas in interstate commerce. However, section 7(c) exempts
from certificate requirements ``temporary acts or operations for which
the issuance of a certificate will not be required in the public
interest.'' The NGPA also provides for non-certificated interstate
transactions involving intrastate pipelines and local distribution
companies.
    A temporary operation, or emergency, is defined as any situation in
which an actual or expected shortage of gas supply would require an
interstate pipeline company, intrastate pipeline, local distribution
company, or Hinshaw pipeline to curtail deliveries of gas or provide
less than the projected level of service to the customer. The natural
gas companies which provide the temporary assistance to the companies
which are having the ``emergency'' must file the necessary information
described in Part 284, Subpart I of the Commission's Regulations with
the Commission so that it may determine if their assisting transaction/
operation qualifies for exemption. The assisting company may or may not
be under the Commission's jurisdiction and if their assisting actions
qualify for the exemption, they will not become subject to the
Commission's jurisdiction for such actions.
    A report within forty-eight hours of the commencement of the
transportation, sale or exchange, a request to extend the sixty-day
term of the emergency transportation, if needed, and a termination
report are required. The data required to be filed for the forty-eight
hour report is specified by 18 CFR 284.270.
    Type of Respondents: Natural Gas Pipelines.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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    \17\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $70.50 per
hour.

                FERC-588: Emergency Natural Gas Transportation, Sale, and Exchange Transportation
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                                                                               Total annual
    Number of       Annual number of   Total number of    Average burden/$     burden hours         Cost per
   respondents       responses per        responses      per response \17\    (total annual      respondent ($)
                       respondent                                                 cost)
(1)                             (2)        (1)*(2)=(3)                (4)        (3)*(4)=(5)            (5)/(1)
������������������
               8                  1                  8           10, $705         80, $5,640               $705
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    Dated: July 11, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-17044 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2021-0006-N-8]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before submitting this ICR
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is
soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities
identified in the ICR.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 17, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov to the docket, Docket No. FRA-
2021-0006. All comments received will be posted without change to the
docket, including any personal information provided. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in response to this notice in a
subsequent notice and include them in its information collection
submission to OMB for approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days' notice to the public to allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB approval of the activities.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 1320.12. Specifically,
FRA invites interested parties to comment on the following ICR
regarding: (1) whether the information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether
the activities will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FRA's
estimates of the burden of the information collection activities,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for FRA to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (4) ways
for FRA to minimize the burden of information collection activities on
the public, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
    FRA believes that soliciting public comment may reduce the
administrative and paperwork burdens associated with the collection of
information that Federal regulations mandate. In summary, FRA reasons
that comments received will advance three objectives: (1) reduce
reporting burdens; (2) organize information collection requirements in
a ``user-friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and
(3) accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
    The summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
    Title: Railroad Operating Rules.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0035.
    Abstract: On July 24, 2019, FRA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing inward- and outward-
facing image recording devices be required on all lead passenger train
locomotives as required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation
Act (FAST Act).\1\
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    Specifically, FRA proposed requiring passenger railroads to notate
under the REMARKS section of Form F 6180-49A \2\ (Locomotive Inspection
and Repair Record) on each lead locomotive in commuter or intercity
rail passenger service: (1) the presence of any image or audio
recording system; and (2) the date when a locomotive image recording
device has been removed from service. For convenience to the railroad
industry and to avoid confusion as to the application of locomotives
recording device requirements, FRA would create a new form for use by
passenger railroads, Form F 6180-49AP (Passenger Locomotive Inspection
and Repair Record), to record this information.
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    Form F 6180-49AP would essentially be the same as existing Form F
6180-49A, and all information required to be entered on existing Form F
6180-49A would also be included on Form F 6180-49AP. In fact, the only
substantive difference between the two forms, aside from adding
``Passenger'' to the form's title, would be the inclusion of an
additional, designated row for entering information about the testing
of locomotive image recording devices proposed under Sec.  229.136 in
the July 2019 NPRM. This new form would in no way affect use of the
existing F 6180-49A form for locomotives in freight or switching
service, which account for the vast majority of locomotives in the
United States and are not subject to the requirements of this rule. Nor
would it affect use of the F 6180-49A form by non-lead locomotives used
in commuter or intercity passenger service. It would also conserve
valuable space on the existing F 6180-49A form.
    Because the proposed F 6180-49AP form was not discussed in the
NPRM, FRA is soliciting additional public comment specific to this
form.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 765 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                                                Average time per      Total annual     Total cost
         CFR section \3\                 Respondent universe           Total annual responses            responses         burden hours   equivalent \4\
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217.7(a)--Operating rules; filing  2 new railroads...............  2 documents..................  1 hour................               2            $154
 and recordkeeping--Filing of
 code of operating rules,
 timetables, and timetable
 special instructions by Class I,
 Class II, Amtrak, and commuter
 railroads with FRA.
    --(b) Amendments to code of    53 railroads..................  312 revised documents........  20 minutes............             104           8,008
     operating rules, timetables,
     and timetable special
     instructions by Class I,
     Class II, Amtrak, and
     commuter railroads with FRA.
    --(c) Class III and other      2 new railroads...............  2 documents..................  1 hour................               2             154
     railroads--Copy of code of
     operating rules, timetables,
     and timetable special
     instructions at system
     headquarters.
    --(c) Class III and other      714 railroads.................  1,596 amendments.............  15 minutes............             399          30,723
     railroads--Amendments to
     code of operating rules,
     timetables, and timetable
     special instructions at
     system headquarters.
217.9(b)(2)--Program of            765 railroads.................  4,732 records................  2 minutes.............             158          12,166
 operational tests and
 inspections; recordkeeping--
 Written records documenting
 qualification of each railroad
 testing officer.
    --(b)(3) Development and       36 railroads..................  12 adopted procedures........  24 hours..............             288          33,120
     adoption of procedure
     ensuring random selection of
     employees by railroads
     utilizing inward-facing
     locomotive and in-cab audio
     recordings to conduct
     operational tests and
     inspections (New
     requirement).
    --(c) Written program of       2 new railroads...............  2 programs...................  10 hours..............              20           2,400
     operational tests and
     inspections.
    --(d)(1) Records of            765 railroads.................  9,120,000 test records and     5 minutes.............         760,000      58,520,000
     operational tests/                                             updates.
     inspections.
    --(d)(2) Railroad copy of      53 railroads..................  159 program revisions........  70 minutes............             186          14,322
     current program operational
     tests/inspections--
     Amendments.
    --(e)(1)(i) Written quarterly  8 (Amtrak + 7 Class I)          32 reviews...................  2 hours...............              64           4,928
     review of operational tests/   railroads.
     inspections by RRs other
     than passenger RRs.
    --(e)(1)(ii) 6-month review    7 Class I railroads...........  14 reviews...................  2 hours...............              28           2,156
     of operational tests/
     inspections/naming of
     officer.
    --(e)(2) 6-month review by     35 (Amtrak + 34 passenger)      70 reviews...................  2 hours...............             140          10,780
     passenger railroads            railroads.
     designated officers of
     operational testing and
     inspection data.
    --(e)(3) Records of periodic   50 railroads..................  116 records..................  1 minute..............               2             154
     reviews.
    --(f)-(g) Annual summary of    50 railroads..................  71 summary records...........  1 hour................              71           5,467
     operational tests and
     inspections.
    --(h)(1)(i) RR amended         765 railroads.................  6 revised programs...........  30 minutes............               3             231
     program of operational tests/
     inspections.
    --(h)(1)(ii) FRA disapproval   765 railroads.................  6 supporting documents.......  1 hour................               6             462
     of RR program of operational
     tests/inspections and RR
     written response in support
     of program.
217.11(a)--RR periodic             2 new railroads...............  2 written programs...........  8 hours...............              16           1,232
 instruction of employees on
 operating rules--New railroads.
217.11(b)--RR copy of amendment    765 railroads.................  110 modified written programs  30 minutes............              55           4,235
 of program for periodic
 instruction of employees.
218.95(a)(5)-(b)--Instruction,     765 railroads.................  85,600 employees' records....  1 minute..............           1,427         109,879
 training, examination--Employee
 records.
    --(c)(1)(i) Amended RR         765 railroads.................  5 amended programs...........  30 minutes............               3             231
     program of instruction,
     testing, examination.
218.97(b)(4)--RR copy of good      765 railroads.................  4,732 copies to new employees  6 minutes.............             473          36,421
 faith challenge procedures.
218.97(c)(1) and (c)(4)--RR        10 workers....................  10 gd. faith challenges......  15 minutes............               3             231
 employee good faith challenge of
 RR directive.
    --(c)(5) RR resolution of      2 new railroads...............  5 responses..................  15 minutes............               1              77
     employee good faith
     challenge.
    --(d)(1) RR officer immediate  2 new railroads...............  3 reviews....................  30 minutes............               2             154
     review of unresolved good
     faith challenge.
    --(d)(2) RR officer            2 new railroads...............  3 answers....................  15 minutes............               1              77
     explanation to employee that
     Federal law may protect
     against employer retaliation
     for refusal to carry out
     work if employee refusal is
     a lawful, good faith act.

    --(d)(3) Employee written/     2 new railroads...............  3 written protests...........  15 minutes............               1              77
     electronic protest of
     employer final decision.
    --(d)(3) Employee copy of      2 new railroads...............  3 copies.....................  1 minute..............             0.1               8
     protest.
    --(d)(4) Employer further      2 new railroads...............  2 further reviews............  15 minutes............             0.5              39
     review of good faith
     challenge after employee
     written request.
    --(d)(4) RR verification       2 new railroads...............  2 decisions..................  15 minutes............             0.5              39
     decision to employee in
     writing.
    --(e) Recordkeeping and        765 railroads.................  765 copies...................  5 minutes.............              64           4,928
     record retention--Employer's
     copy of written procedures
     at division headquarters.
218.99(a)--Shoving or pushing      2 new railroads...............  2 rule modifications.........  1 hour................               2             154
 movement--RR operating rule
 complying with section's
 requirements.
218.101(a)-(c)--Leaving equipment  2 new railroads...............  2 rule modifications.........  30 minutes............               1              77
 in the clear--Operating rule
 that complies with this section.
218.103(a)(1)--Hand-Operated       2 new railroads...............  2 rule modifications.........  30 minutes............               1              77
 Switches--Operating Rule that
 Complies with this section.
229.22--Locomotive image           36 railroads..................  4,500 passenger locomotives..  15 minutes............           1,125          86,625
 recording systems--Form FRA F
 6180-49AP (New requirements) \5\.
229.136(f)(1)--Passenger           36 railroads..................  12 c of c procedures.........  48 hours..............             576          44,352
 railroads adoption and
 development of chain of custody
 (c of c) procedures (New
 requirements).
    --(f)(2)-(3) Passenger         36 railroads..................  140 saved recordings.........  10 minutes............              23           1,771
     railroad preservation of
     accident/incident data of
     image and audio recording
     system from locomotive using
     such system at time of
     accident/incident (includes
     voluntary freight railroads
     & restates previous
     requirement under section
     229.135(e)) (New
     requirements).
    --(g) Locomotive image         36 railroads..................  12 descriptions/plans........  20 hours..............             240          18,480
     recording system approval
     process--Description of
     technical aspects any
     locomotive image recording
     system to FRA for approval
     (New requirements).
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        Total....................  765 railroads.................  9,223,047 responses..........  N/A...................         765,488      58,954,389
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    \3\ FRA anticipates that no procedures will be disapproved under
Sec.  217.9(b)(4). Additionally, the burdens associated under Sec.
299.449 and appendix A to part 299 have been accounted for under the
burden associated with Sec.  229.136(f) and (g).
    \4\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the Surface
Transportation Board's Full Year Wage A&B data series using the
appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that includes 75-percent
overhead charges.
    \5\ The burdens for Sec. Sec.  229.21, 229.136(a)(3), (e)(2),
and 229.139(i) are covered under Sec.  229.22.
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    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 9,223,047.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 765,488 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$58,954,389.
    FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or
sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection
of information that does not display a currently valid OMB control
number.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-17731 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

[DOT Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0074]

The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment
Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of
Transportation.

ACTION: The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment
Subcommittee; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the
Secretary of Transportation, announces a meeting of the FAAC
Environment Subcommittee, which will be held by teleconference. This
notice announces the date and time of the meeting, which will be open
to the public. The purpose of the FAAC is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to ensure the
competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and its capability to
manage effectively the evolving transportation needs, challenges, and
opportunities of the global economy. The Environment Subcommittee is
charged with examining steps and strategies that can be taken by
aviation-sector stakeholders and the Federal Government to reduce
aviation's environmental footprint and foster sustainability gains in
cost-effective ways. This includes consideration of potential
approaches to promote effective international actions through the
International Civil Aviation Organization.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 16, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. Call-in
information will be provided to members of the public who register to
participate.
    Public Access: The meeting is open to the public. (See below for
registration instructions.)

    Public Comments: Persons wishing to offer written comments and
suggestions concerning the activities of the advisory committee or
Environment Subcommittee should file comments in the Public Docket
(Docket Number DOT-OST-2010-0074 at http://www.regulations.gov) or
alternatively through the<EMAIL_ADDRESS>e-mail. If comments and
suggestions are intended specifically for the Environment Subcommittee,
the term ``Environment'' should be listed in the subject line of the
message. To ensure such comments can be considered by the subcommittee
before its November 16, 2010, meeting, public comments must be filed by
5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, November 12, 2010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. 2), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Environment
Subcommittee of the FAAC taking place on November 16, 2010, from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The meeting will be held by
teleconference. The agenda includes completing and prioritizing the
Environment Subcommittee's recommendations to the FAAC.

Registration

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31796-31798]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13531]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0548; Directorate Identifier 2011-SW-025-AD;
Amendment 39-16710; AD 2011-12-03]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
(Sikorsky) Model S-92A Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
Sikorsky Model S-92A helicopters. This AD requires a nondestructive
inspection (NDI), eddy current or fluorescent penetrant inspection
(FPI), of each main gearbox (MGB) upper housing assembly rib on the
left, right, and forward MGB mounting foot at specified intervals based
on the MGB upper housing assembly hours time-in-service (TIS). If there
is a crack, this AD requires replacing the MGB upper housing assembly
with an airworthy MGB upper housing assembly. This AD is prompted by a
report of a crack found on the MGB upper housing assembly left mounting
foot forward rib that cannot be detected visually. We are issuing this
AD to prevent loss of the MGB and subsequent loss of control of the
helicopter.

DATES: This AD is effective June 17, 2011.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in the AD as of June 17,
2011.
    We must receive comments on this AD by August 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, 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.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact Sikorsky
Aircraft Corporation, Attn: Manager, Commercial Technical Support,
mailstop S581A, 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT, telephone (203) 383-
4866, e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or at http://www.sikorsky.com.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations office
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 street address for
the Docket Operations office (telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the
ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after
receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Schwetz, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 12 New England
Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax
(781) 238-7170<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We are adopting a new AD for the Sikorsky Model S-92A helicopters.
This AD requires an NDI, eddy current or FPI, of each MGB upper housing
assembly rib on the left, right, and forward MGB mounting foot for a
crack because it cannot be detected visually. This AD is prompted by a
report of a crack found on the MGB upper housing assembly left mounting
foot forward rib during removal of an MGB that had reached its life
limit of 1,000 hours TIS. The MGB mounting foot has a history of two
types of cracks. The visual inspection for these two types of cracks is
required in AD 2010-24-04 (75 FR 70812, November 19, 2010). The
discovery of a third type of crack on the left mounting foot forward
rib may not be reliably detected by visual inspection. This condition,
if not detected and corrected, could result in loss of the MGB, and
subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Relevant Service Information

    We reviewed Sikorsky Alert Service Bulletin No. 92-63-025A,
Revision A, dated May 12, 2011 (ASB). The ASB specifies a one-time NDI
of the MGB assembly at the mounting foot ribs for cracks.

FAA's Determination

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

AD Requirements

    This AD requires, at specified intervals based on the MGB upper
housing assembly hours TIS, eddy current or FPI inspecting the left,
right, and forward MGB upper housing mounting foot ribs for a crack. If
there is a crack, the AD requires replacing the MGB upper housing
assembly with an airworthy MGB upper housing assembly. This AD requires
accomplishing the actions by following the specified portions in the
ASB.

Differences Between the AD and the Service Information

    We refer to ``flight hours'' as ``hours TIS.'' This AD requires the
inspection to be done by an ASNT Level 2 or equivalent inspector and
this AD requires recurring inspections.

FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date

    An unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate adoption of
this AD. The FAA has found that the risk to the flying public justifies
waiving notice and comment prior to adoption of this rule because of
the short compliance time required to NDI certain MGB upper housing
assembly mounting foot ribs for a crack. Therefore, we find that notice
and opportunity for prior public comment are impracticable and that
good cause exists for making this amendment effective in less than 30
days.

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety and was not preceded by notice and an opportunity for public
comment. However, we invite you to send any written data, views, or
arguments about this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under
the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number FAA-2011-0548 and
Directorate Identifier 2011-SW-025-AD at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this AD. We will
consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this
AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 29 helicopters 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          helicopter           operators
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NDI of each left, right, and      29 helicopters x    $286,000 for a MGB  $4,760 to do 16     $428,800, assuming
 forward MGB mounting foot rib.    3.5 work-hours      upper housing.      NDI inspections     1 replacement of
                                   per inspection x                        per year.           the MGB upper
                                   16 inspections                                              housing assembly.
                                   per year x $85
                                   per work-hour =
                                   $138,040.
                                  1 x 56 work-hours
                                   x $85 per work-
                                   hour = $4,760, to
                                   replace 1 MGB.
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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) Does not warrant making distinction for 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

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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):

2011-12-03 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky): Amendment 39-
16710; Docket No. FAA-2011-0548; Directorate Identifier 2011-SW-025-
AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD is effective June 17, 2011.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) Model S-92A helicopters with main gearbox (MGB) upper
housing assembly, part number (P/N) 92351-15110-042, -043, -044, -
045, or -046, installed, certificated in any category.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD is prompted by a report of a crack found on the MGB
left mounting foot forward rib that may not be found during a visual
inspection. We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of a MGB and
subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Compliance

    (e) For each MGB upper housing assembly with 700 or more hours
time-in-service (TIS), within 30 hours TIS, unless already done, or
for each MGB upper housing assembly with more than 500 hours TIS but
less than 700 hours TIS, within 50 hours TIS, unless already done,
and for all helicopters thereafter at intervals not to exceed 50
hours TIS:
    (1) Clean and Eddy Current inspect the forward, left, and right
MGB mounting foot ribs for a crack by following the Accomplishment
Instructions, paragraphs 3.C. through 3.D.(2)(d), of Sikorsky Alert
Service Bulletin No. 92-63-025A, Revision A, dated May 12, 2011
(ASB); or
    (2) Clean and fluorescent penetrant inspect (FPI) the MGB
mounting foot ribs for a crack by following the Accomplishment
Instructions, paragraphs 3.E.(1) through 3.E.(5), of the ASB.
    (3) An inspector qualified to ASNT Level II or equivalent is
required to perform the nondestructive inspection (NDI), by Eddy
Current or FPI, of the left, right, and forward MGB mounting foot
ribs for a crack.
    (f) If there is a crack, before further flight, replace the MGB
upper housing assembly with an airworthy MGB upper housing assembly.

    Note: Sikorsky has developed a Phase III MGB upper housing
assembly, P/N 92351-15310-041, is not subject to the
``Applicability'' of this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (g)(1) The Manager, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 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 the Additional Information section of this AD.
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, we request that you notify
your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal
inspector, the manager of the local flight standards district
office/certificate holding district office.

Additional Information

    (h) For more information about this AD, contact Michael Schwetz,
Aviation Safety Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 12
New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803, telephone (781)
238-7761, fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Material Incorporated by Reference

    (i)(1) Inspect the MGB upper housing assembly mounting foot ribs
for a crack by following the specified portions of Sikorsky Alert
Service Bulletin No. 92-63-025A, Revision A, dated May 12, 2011. The
Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of the service information.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Attn: Manager, Commercial Technical
Support, mailstop S581A, 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT, telephone
(203) 383-4866, e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or at http://www.sikorsky.com.
    (3) Copies may be inspected at the FAA, Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth,
Texas, or at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at an
NARA facility, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

Subject

    (j) The Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport
Association (ATA) of America Code is 6320 Main Gearbox.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on May 24, 2011.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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