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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2012-0046]

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System

    In accordance with Part 235 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice
that by a document dated February 23, 2012, the Elgin, Joliet and
Eastern Railway (EJ&E) has petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance or
modification of a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA-2012-0046.
    Applicant: Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, Mr. Thomas W.
Hilliard, Senior Manager S&C Construction, 17641 South Ashland Avenue,
Homewood, Illinois 60430.
    EJ&E seeks approval of the proposed discontinuance of an automatic
block signal (ABS) system and a traffic control signal (TCS) system on
the Lakefront Subdivision in Gary, IN. The discontinuance consists of
the removal of the ABS from Milepost (MP) 9.8 (approach to Michigan
Avenue) to MP 11.1 (Stockton 1); the removal of the TCS from MP 11.1
(Stockton 1) to MP 12.2 (Kirk Yard Junction), including removal of the
Stockton 1 control point; and the removal of the TCS on the Stockton
Lead at MP 12.2 to Kirk Yard Junction and Clark Road Lead at MP 11.9.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that, due to the lack
of traffic on the Lakefront Line, the cost of maintenance on the signal
systems is no longer feasible.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations
Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment, they should notify FRA, in
writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for
their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by July 9, 2012 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
19477-78), or online at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
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MEMORANDUM

DATE:10/26/2014
FROM: 		Laura Farris/EPA Region 8
TO:CLEAN Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket Id: OAR - 2013-0602
SUBJECT:	Xcel Energy Meeting on 11/25/2014

SUMMARY:
Shaun McGrath participated in a one-on-one meeting with Xcel Energy to discuss their comments on the Clean Power Plan, as well as the NODA and the rate-to-mass TSD, on November 25, 2014, in Denver, Colorado. The Clean Power Plan was proposed on June 2, 2014.

ATTENDEES:

EPA Region 8
Shaun McGrath, EPA Region 8 Regional Administrator

External Stakeholders
Jack Ihle, Director, Environmental Policy, Xcel Energy

From: "Ihle, Jack"<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Date: November 26, 2014 at 3:21:57 PM MST
To: "McGrath, Shaun"<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Cc: "Prager, Frank P"<EMAIL_ADDRESS>"Palmer, Roy"<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Subject: Thank you
Administrator McGrath,

Thanks for your time yesterday. We've just finished our comments and submitted them. Over the last day, we took a good hard look at our responses to the NODA and the rate-to-mass TSD, and have incorporated our best current thinking there. While it is difficult to judge some of the proposed concepts in those documents without more specifics, such as the impacts of the suggested alternatives on our states, we have attempted to provide our feedback in a way that is useful to EPA. One theme that emerged more strongly in the last stages of our writing, and that I mentioned to you yesterday, is that we think it is important for EPA to consider and not increase the disparity of state targets in any new target-setting methods (e.g. "holistic" gas, regional renewable potential approaches) it chooses.

I look forward to talking more as the process to develop greenhouse regulations continues.

Best,

Jack Ihle
Xcel Energy | Responsible By Nature
Director, Environmental Policy
1800 Larimer Street, 13th Floor   Denver, CO 80202
P:<PHONE_NUMBER>       C:<PHONE_NUMBER>    F:<PHONE_NUMBER>
E<EMAIL_ADDRESS>________________________________________________
XCELENERGY.COM


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 23

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0617; Special Conditions No. 23-294-SC]

Special Conditions: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12/47E
Airplanes; Autothrust System

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for the Pilatus Aircraft
Ltd. Model PC-12/47E airplane. This airplane will have a novel or
unusual design feature associated with the use of an autothrust system.
The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special
conditions contain the additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety
equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

DATES: The effective date of these special conditions is August 15,
2019.
    The FAA must receive your comments by September 16, 2019

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2019-0617
using any of the following methods:
    [squ] Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the online instructions for sending your comments
electronically.
    [squ] Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    [squ] Hand Delivery of Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations
in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    [squ] Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://regulations.gov, including any personal information
the commenter provides. Using the search function of the docket
website, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all comments
received into any FAA docket, including the name of the individual
sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association,
business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can
be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Pretz, AIR-691, Small Airplane
Standards Branch, Policy & Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification
Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas
City, MO 64106; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Reason for No Prior Notice and Comment Before Adoption

    The FAA has determined, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code Sec. Sec.
553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3), that notice and opportunity for prior
public comment hereon are unnecessary because substantially identical
special conditions have been subject to the public comment process in
several prior instances such that the FAA is satisfied that new
comments are unlikely. For the same reason, the FAA finds that good
cause exists for making these special conditions effective upon
issuance. The FAA is requesting comments to allow interested persons to
submit views that may not have been submitted in response to the prior
opportunities for comment.

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        Special conditions No.               Company/airplane model
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23-291-SC \1\........................  Innovation Solutions & Support,
                                        Inc.; Textron Aviation, Inc./
                                        Model B200.
23-283-SC \2\........................  Pilatus Aircraft Ltd./Model PC-
                                        24.
23-272-SC \3\........................  Cirrus Aircraft Corporation/Model
                                        SF-50.
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    \1\ https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-28116.
    \2\ https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2017-14938.
    \3\ https://federalregister.gov/a/2015-31058.
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    The FAA invites interested people to take part in this rulemaking
by sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
asks that you send two copies of written comments.
    The FAA will consider all comments received on or before the
closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed late if
it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay. The FAA may
change these special conditions based on the comments received.

Background

    On March 9, 2017, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) applied for FAA
validation of its change to Type Certificate No. A78EU \4\ for
installation of an autothrust system (ATS)--also known as an
autothrottle system--in the Model PC-12/47E airplane. The Model PC-12/
47E is a normal category, metallic, pressurized, low-wing, monoplane
that seats nine passengers and two flightcrew. A single Pratt & Whitney

PT6E-67XP \5\ engine driving a five bladed variable pitch constant
speed Hartzell propeller powers the airplane. The airplane has
retractable tricycle landing gear, a Honeywell APEX avionics suite, and
a maximum takeoff weight of 10,450 pounds.
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    \4\ See http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/EED2BA802A848862583360061A683?OpenDocument&Highlight=a78eu.
    \5\ As of this special condition publishing date, engine
approval is in process. The final engine model number will be
updated on Type Certification Data Sheet A78EU upon engine approval
completion.
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    The installation of an ATS in the Model PC-12/47E is intended to
reduce pilot workload. The ATS is useable in all phases from takeoff to
approach. The system includes torque and airspeed management capability
along with monitors to prevent the system from exceeding critical
engine or airspeed limits. Throttle movement is provided by a servo,
which moves the throttle lever. The servo can be overridden by pilot
movement of the throttle and disengages upon selection of the A/T
disconnect switch on the throttle.
    Section 23.1329, amendment 23-49, only contained requirements for
automatic pilot systems that act on the airplane flight controls.
Autothrust systems are automatic systems that act on the thrust
controls. These systems provide enhanced automation and safety, but may
also introduce pilot confusion, countering the safety benefit. 14 CFR
25.1329, amendment 25-119, addresses these concerns for transport
airplanes. Therefore, these special conditions are based on Sec.
25.1329 and provide additional requirements to standardize the pilot
interface and system behavior and enhance pilot awareness of system
active and armed modes.

Type Certification Basis

    Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.101, Pilatus must show that the
Model PC-12/47E airplane, as changed, continues to meet the applicable
provisions of the regulations incorporated by reference in Type
Certificate No. A78EU or the applicable regulations in effect on the
date of application for the change. The regulations incorporated by
reference in the type certificate are commonly referred to as the
``original type certification basis.'' In addition to the original type
certification basis, the FAA has determined that the Model PC-12/47E
must also comply with Sec.  23.905(d) as amended by amendment 23-59,
Sec.  23.1306 as amended by amendment 23-61, Sec.  23.1308 as amended
by amendment 23-57, and Sec. Sec.  23.1309 and 23.1310 as amended by
amendment 23-62.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations in part 23 do not contain adequate or appropriate safety
standards for the Model PC-12/47E airplane because of a novel or
unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed under the
provisions of Sec.  21.16.
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in Sec.  11.19, under
Sec.  11.38 and they become part of the type certification basis under
Sec.  21.101.
    Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same novel or
unusual design feature, or should any other model already included on
the same type certificate be modified to incorporate the same novel or
unusual design feature, the FAA would apply these special conditions to
the other model.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Model PC-12/47E must comply with the fuel vent and
exhaust emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise
certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36; and the FAA must issue a
finding of regulatory adequacy under Sec.  611 of Public Law 92-574,
the ``Noise Control Act of 1972.''

Novel or Unusual Design Features

    The Model PC-12/47E airplane will incorporate the following novel
or unusual design features:
    An ATS, which provides commands to a servo attached to the throttle
lever that automatically controls engine thrust. The ATS can be
operated to control torque or airspeed.

Discussion

    The part 23 airworthiness regulations in the type certification
basis do not contain appropriate safety standards for this design
feature. However, part 25 regulations contain appropriate airworthiness
standards; therefore, these special conditions are derived from 14 CFR
25.1329, ``Flight guidance system,'' applicable to autothrust systems.

Applicability

    These special conditions are applicable to the Model PC-12/47E
airplane. Should Pilatus apply at a later date for a change to the type
certificate to include another model incorporating the same novel or
unusual design feature, the FAA would apply these special conditions to
that model as well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature
on the Model PC-12/47E airplane. It is not a rule of general
applicability.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 23

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Signs and symbols.

Citation

    The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702; Pub. L.
113-53, 127 Stat. 584 (49 U.S.C. 44704) note.

The Special Conditions

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the following special conditions are issued as part of
the type certification basis for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12/47E
airplanes.

Autothrust System

    In addition to the requirements of Sec. Sec.  23.143, 23.1309, and
23.1329, the following apply:
    (a) Quick disengagement controls for the autothrust function must
be provided for each pilot. The autothrust quick disengagement controls
must be located on the thrust control levers. Quick disengagement
controls must be readily accessible to each pilot while operating the
thrust control levers.
    (b) The effects of a failure of the system to disengage the
autothrust function when manually commanded by the pilot must be
assessed in accordance with the requirements of Sec.  23.1309.
    (c) Engagement or switching of the flight guidance system, a mode,
or a sensor may not cause the autothrust system to affect a transient
response that alters the airplane's flight path any greater than a
minor transient, as defined in paragraph (l)(1) of these special
conditions.
    (d) Under normal conditions, the disengagement of any automatic
control function of a flight guidance system may not cause a transient
response of the airplane's flight path any greater than a minor
transient.
    (e) Under rare normal and non-normal conditions, disengagement of
any automatic control function of a flight guidance system may not
result in a transient any greater than a significant transient, as
defined in paragraph (l)(2) of these special conditions.
    (f) The function and direction of motion of each command reference
control, such as heading select or vertical speed, must be plainly
indicated on--or adjacent to--each

control if necessary to prevent inappropriate use or confusion.
    (g) Under any condition of flight appropriate to its use, the
flight guidance system may not produce hazardous loads on the airplane,
nor create hazardous deviations in the flight path. This applies to
both fault-free operation and in the event of a malfunction, and
assumes that the pilot begins corrective action within a reasonable
period of time.
    (h) When the flight guidance system is in use, a means must be
provided to avoid excursions beyond an acceptable margin from the speed
range of the normal flight envelope. If the airplane experiences an
excursion outside this range, a means must be provided to prevent the
flight guidance system from providing guidance or control to an unsafe
speed.
    (i) The flight guidance system functions, controls, indications,
and alerts must be designed to minimize flightcrew errors and confusion
concerning the behavior and operation of the flight guidance system.
Means must be provided to indicate the current mode of operation,
including any armed modes, transitions, and reversions. Selector switch
position is not an acceptable means of indication. The controls and
indications must be grouped and presented in a logical and consistent
manner. The indications must be visible to each pilot under all
expected lighting conditions.
    (j) Following disengagement of the autothrust function, a caution
must be provided to each pilot.
    (k) During autothrust operation, it must be possible for the
flightcrew to move the thrust levers without requiring excessive force.
The autothrust may not create a potential hazard when the flightcrew
applies an override force to the thrust levers.
    (l) For purposes of these special conditions, a transient is a
disturbance in the control or flight path of the airplane that is not
consistent with response to flightcrew inputs or environmental
conditions.
    (1) A minor transient would not significantly reduce safety margins
and would involve flightcrew actions that are well within their
capabilities. A minor transient may involve a slight increase in
flightcrew workload or some physical discomfort to passengers or cabin
crew.
    (2) A significant transient may lead to a significant reduction in
safety margins, an increase in flightcrew workload, discomfort to the
flightcrew, or physical distress to the passengers or cabin crew,
possibly including non-fatal injuries. Significant transients do not
require, in order to remain within or recover to the normal flight
envelope, any of the following:
    (i) Exceptional piloting skill, alertness, or strength.
    (ii) Forces applied by the pilot which are greater than those
specified in Sec.  23.143(c).
    (iii) Accelerations or attitudes in the airplane that might result
in further hazard to secured or non-secured occupants.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 1, 2019.
Pat Mullen,
Manager, Small Airplane Standards Branch, Policy and Innovation
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-17570 Filed 8-14-19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas and Oil Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP23-955-000.
    Applicants: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Direct Energy to NRG Name
Change--Capacity Release Amendment to be effective 8/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 8/2/23.
    Accession Number: 20230802-5147.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/14/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-956-000.
    Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: REX 2023-08-03 Negotiated Rate
Agreement to be effective 8/4/2023.
    Filed Date: 8/3/23.
    Accession Number: 20230803-5001.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/15/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-957-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 8.3.23 Negotiated Rates--
Mercuria Energy America, LLC R-7540-02 to be effective 8/15/2023.
    Filed Date: 8/3/23.
    Accession Number: 20230803-5004.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/15/23.

    Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a
complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with
Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211,
385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the
specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: PR23-48-002.
    Applicants: Spire Storage Salt Plains LLC.
    Description: Amendment Filing: Salt Plains revised SOC August 2023
to be effective 4/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 8/3/23.
    Accession Number: 20230803-5005.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/23.
    Protest Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/23.
    Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
comment date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Commission's Office of Public Participation
(OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such
as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected]

    Dated: August 3, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-17067 Filed 8-8-23; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Page 76280]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #2

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2331-048; ER14-630-024; ER10-2319-039; ER10-
2317-039; ER13-1351-021; ER10-2330-046.
    Applicants: J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, AlphaGen Power
LLC, BE Alabama LLC, BE CA LLC, Florida Power Development LLC, Utility
Contract Funding, L.L.C.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of JPMorgan
Sellers.
    Filed Date: 12/2/15.
    Accession Number: 20151202-5154.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-98-001.
    Applicants: Windom Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amended Transmission and
Interconnection Agreement to be effective 12/15/2015.
    Filed Date: 12/2/15.
    Accession Number: 20151202-5184.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-450-000.
    Applicants: RE Columbia Two LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing--RE Columbia Two
Removal of Affiliate Waiver to be effective 11/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 12/2/15.
    Accession Number: 20151202-5142.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-451-000.
    Applicants: KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company.
    Description: KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company Notice of
Cancellation of Interconnection Agreement.
    Filed Date: 12/2/15.
    Accession Number: 20151202-5174.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-452-000.
    Applicants: RE Tranquillity LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application and Initial
BaselineTariff Filing to be effective 12/3/2015.
    Filed Date: 12/2/15.
    Accession Number: 20151202-5200.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-453-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Northeast Transmission
Development, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: NTD submits Attachment H--
ATRR, Formula Rate, and Formula Protocols to be effective 2/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 12/2/15.
    Accession Number: 20151202-5207.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/15.

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

    Dated: December 2, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 42

HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE STANDARDS

Effective 10 January 2002

Last Amended   19 July 2007

AUTHORITY:	These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
§ 42-17.1-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated
pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative
Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 42

HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE STANDARDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  TOC \o "1-4" \t "Heading 2,2,Heading 3,3"  42.1.	Definitions	1

42.2	Applicability	4

42.3	Requirements for Motor Vehicle Registration and Transactions.	4

42.4	Exemptions	5

42.5	Manufacturer Compliance with California Orders and Voluntary
Recalls	6

42.6	General Provisions	6

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 42

HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE STANDARDS

Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Standards

42.1	Definitions

	Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in
this regulation shall be defined by reference to the Rhode Island Air
Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation. As used in this
regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be
construed as follows:

“California Air Resources Board” or “CARB” means the California
state agency established and empowered to regulate sources of air
pollution in California, including motor vehicles, pursuant to
California health & safety code sections 43100, 43101 & 43102 et seq.

“California Standards” means those emission standards for motor
vehicles and new motor vehicle engines that the state of California has
adopted and for which it has received a waiver from the United States
Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the authority of 42 U.S.C.A.
Section 7543 and which other states are permitted to adopt pursuant to
42 U.S.C.A. Section 7507.

“CCR” shall mean the California Code of Regulations

“Certification” means a finding issued by CARB certifying that a
specified engine family or model year motor vehicle has met all
applicable Title 13 CCR requirements for certification and sale in
California.

“Certified device” means an air contaminant emission control system
for which a certification has been issued by CARB or the Department.

“Dealer” means every person actively engaged in the business of
buying transferring, leasing, selling or exchanging motor vehicles and
who has an established place of business.

42.1.7	“Division of Motor Vehicles” or “DMV” means the Division
of Motor Vehicles of the Rhode Island Department of Administration.

42.1.8	“Emergency vehicle” shall have the same meaning, usage and
application that it has developed under the heavy-duty diesel engine
program adopted by CARB on December 8, 2000.

42.1.9	“Emissions-related part” means any automotive part, which
affects any regulated emissions from a motor vehicle which is subject to
California or federal emission standards.  This includes, at a minimum,
those parts specified in the “Emissions-Related Parts List,” adopted
by CARB on November 4, 1977, as is or as amended.

42.1.10	“Executive order” means a document issued by CARB certifying
that a specified engine family or model year motor vehicle has met all
applicable Title 13 CCR requirements for certification and sale in
California.

42.1.11	“Gross vehicle weight rating” shall have the same meaning,
usage and application that it has developed under the heavy-duty diesel
engine program adopted by CARB on December 8, 2000.

42.1.12	“Heavy-duty diesel engine” means a diesel engine that is
used to propel a motor vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of
14,001 pounds or greater.

42.1.13	“Mail out” means a widely distributed general correspondence
issued by CARB whenever said board needs information from the public, or
when it wishes to inform the public of new information.

42.1.14	“Manufacturer” means any person who produces and/or
assembles heavy-duty diesel engines or motor vehicles.

42.1.15	“Manufacturers advisory correspondence” means a policy
document issued by CARB, which interprets the application of the CCR to
motor vehicles.

42.1.16	“Military tactical vehicle or equipment” shall have the same
meaning, usage and application that it has developed under the
heavy-duty diesel engine program adopted by CARB on December 8, 2000.

42.1.17	“Model year” means a motor vehicle manufacturer’s annual
production period which includes January 1 of a calendar year or, if the
manufacturer has no annual production period, the calendar year. In the
case of any motor vehicle manufactured in two or more stages, the time
of manufacture shall be the date of completion of the chassis.

42.1.18	“Motor vehicle” shall have the same meaning, usage and
application that it has developed under the heavy-duty diesel engine
program adopted by CARB on December 8, 2000.

42.1.19	“New motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle, the equitable or
legal title to which has never been transferred to an ultimate
purchaser.

42.1.20	“New motor vehicle engine” means a new engine in a motor
vehicle.

42.1.21	“Recall” means:

a manufacturer’s issuing of notices directly to consumers that motor
vehicles in their possession or control should be corrected;

a manufacturer’s efforts to actively locate and correct motor vehicles
in the possession or control of consumers.

42.1.22	“Recall campaign” means a plan approved by CARB or the
Department, by which a manufacturer will recall non-complying motor
vehicles.

42.1.23	“Section 1956.8” means Title 13, Division 3, Chapter 1,
Article 2, section 1956.8 of the California Code of Regulations.

42.1.24	“Title 13” means Title 13 of the California Code of
Regulations.

42.1.25	“Ultimate purchaser” means, with respect to any new motor
vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, the first person who in good faith
purchases a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine for purposes
other than resale.

42.1.26	“Ultra-small volume manufacturer” means any manufacturer
with California sales less than or equal to 300 new passenger cars,
light duty trucks, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, and
heavy-duty engines per model year based on the average number of
vehicles and engines sold by the manufacturer in the previous three
consecutive model years.

42.1.27	“Urban bus” means a passenger-carrying motor vehicle powered
by a heavy-duty diesel engine, or of a type normally powered by a
heavy-duty diesel engine, with a load capacity of fifteen (15) or more
passengers and intended primarily for intra-city operation, i.e., within
the confines of a city or greater metropolitan area. Urban bus operation
is characterized by short rides and frequent stops.  To facilitate this
type of operation, more than one set of quick-operating entrance and
exit doors would normally be installed.  Since fares are usually paid in
cash or token, rather than purchased in advance in the form of tickets,
urban buses would normally have equipment installed for the collection
of fares.  Urban buses are also typically characterized by the absence
of equipment and facilities for long distance travel, e.g., restrooms,
large luggage compartments, and facilities for stowing carry-on luggage.

Applicability

The Department hereby adopts all sections of the California
certification of model years 2005 and 2006 for heavy-duty diesel engines
certifying that the engine complies with Section 1956.8.

This regulation shall apply to all model year 2005 and 2006 heavy-duty
diesel engines and to new motor vehicles containing such engines.

The Department shall apply technical guidance issued by CARB relative to
the implementation of Title 13, including but not limited to
Manufacturers Advisory Correspondences and Mail Outs regarding motor
vehicles subject to this regulation.

Requirements for Motor Vehicle Registration and Transactions

No new motor vehicle equipped with a 2005 or 2006 model year heavy-duty
diesel engine may be registered with the Division of Motor Vehicles
unless the applicant presents documentation showing that an Executive
Order has been issued for such engine, certifying that the engine
complies with Section 1956.8.

No person who is a resident of this state, or who operates an
established place of business within this state, shall:

sell, lease, rent, import, deliver, purchase, acquire, or receive in
this state any heavy-duty diesel engine or motor vehicle subject to
these regulations; or,

offer for sale, lease, or rental in this state any heavy-duty diesel
engine or motor vehicle subject to these regulations; or,

attempt or assist in any action prohibited by Sub-paragraphs (a) or (b),
above,

	unless the manufacturer of the engine has received an Executive Order
certifying that the engine complies with Section 1956.8.

The Department may require a motor vehicle manufacturer or dealer of
motor vehicles subject to this regulation to submit documentation to
demonstrate their compliance with any Executive Order..

Exemptions

Notwithstanding section 42.3 et seq., this regulation shall not apply
to:

A model year 2005 or 2006 heavy-duty diesel engine manufactured by an
ultra-small volume manufacturer;

An heavy-duty diesel engine installed in an urban bus;

An engine if, following a technology review, the California Air
Resources Board determines that it is inappropriate to require
compliance for heavy-duty diesel engines of that particular model year
and engine family;

A motor vehicle acquired by a resident of this state to replace a motor
vehicle registered to such resident  that was:

damaged; or,

became inoperative beyond reasonable repair; or,

was stolen while out of this state; provided that the replacement motor
vehicle is acquired out of state at the time the previously owned motor
vehicle was either damaged or became inoperative or was stolen;

A motor vehicle with an engine that predates these standards that was
transferred by inheritance, or by a decree of divorce, dissolution, or
legal separation entered by a court of competent jurisdiction;

A motor vehicle having a certificate of conformity issued pursuant to
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.) and originally registered
in another state by a resident of that state who subsequently
establishes residence in this state and who, upon registration of the
motor vehicle in this state provides satisfactory evidence to the
Division of Motor Vehicles of the previous residence and registration;

An emergency vehicle;

A military tactical vehicle or equipment; or

Any other motor vehicles exempted by the California Health and Safety
Code, section 43656.

Manufacturer Compliance with California Orders and Voluntary Recalls

 Any order or enforcement action taken by the California Air Resources
Board to correct noncompliance with any heavy-duty diesel engine
requirements adopted by such Board on December 8, 2000 shall be
applicable to all such engines and motor vehicles subject to this
regulation that are: sold, leased, or rented; offered for sale, lease,
or rental or; registered in Rhode Island, except where the manufacturer
demonstrates to the Department’s satisfaction, within 21 days of
issuance of such California Air Resources Board action, that this action
is not applicable to such engines or motor vehicles in the State of
Rhode Island.

42.5.2	Any voluntary or influenced emission-related recall campaign
initiated by any manufacturer pursuant to Title 13, sections 2113
through 2121 of the California Code of Regulations shall extend to all
applicable engines and motor vehicles subject to this regulation that
are: sold, leased, or rented; offered for sale, lease or, rental or;
registered in the State of Rhode Island, except where the manufacturer
demonstrates to the Department’s satisfaction, within 21 days of
approval of the campaign by the California Air Resources Board, that
this campaign is not applicable to such engines or motor vehicles in the
State of Rhode Island.

General Provisions

Purpose

The purpose of this regulation is to adopt emissions standards for
mobile source heavy-duty diesel engines.

Authority

These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
42-17.1-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant
to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative Procedures Act,
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35

Application

The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be liberally construed
to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of state law, goals
and policies.

Severability

If any provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not
be affected thereby.

Effective Date

The foregoing regulation, "Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Standards”, as
amended, after due notice, is hereby adopted and filed with the
Secretary of State this ______29, th___ day of __June____, 2007___ to
become effective twenty (20) days thereafter, in accordance with the
provisions of Chapters 23-23, 42-35, 42-17.1, 42-17.6, of the General
Laws of Rhode Island of 1956, as amended.

W. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director

Department of Environmental Management

Notice Given on:    February 21, 2007

Public Hearing held:	March 23, 2007

Filing Date:	June 29, 2007

Effective Date:   July  19, 2007

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19687-19689]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07881]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71851; File No. 4-631]

Joint Industry Plan; Order Approving the Seventh Amendment to the
National Market System Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility
by BATS Exchange, Inc., BATS Y-Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated, Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., EDGA Exchange,
Inc., EDGX Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc., NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc., NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC, The Nasdaq Stock Market
LLC, National Stock Exchange, Inc., New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE
MKT LLC, and NYSE Arca, Inc.

April 3, 2014.

I. Introduction

    On February 24, 2014, NYSE Euronext, on behalf of New York Stock
Exchange LLC (``NYSE''), NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT''), and NYSE Arca,
Inc. (``NYSE Arca''), and the following parties to the National Market
System Plan: BATS Exchange, Inc., BATS Y-Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board
Options Exchange, Incorporated, Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., EDGA
Exchange, Inc., EDGX Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc., NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc., NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC, the Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC, and National Stock Exchange, Inc. (collectively with
NYSE, NYSE MKT, and NYSE Arca, the ``Participants''), filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') pursuant to Section
11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 608
thereunder,\2\ a proposal to amend the Plan to Address Extraordinary
Market Volatility (``Plan'').\3\ The proposal represents the seventh
amendment to the Plan (``Seventh Amendment''), and reflects changes
unanimously approved by the Participants. The Seventh Amendment to the
Plan: (i) Extends the pilot period of the Plan to February 20, 2015;
and (ii) makes conforming changes to Appendix B of the Plan regarding
when the Participants are required to submit specified summary data to
the Commission. The Seventh Amendment was published for comment in the
Federal Register on March 11, 2014.\4\ The Commission received no
comment letters in response to the Notice. This order approves the
Seventh Amendment to the Plan.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \2\ 17 CFR 242.608.
    \3\ See Letter from Martha Redding, Chief Counsel, NYSE
Euronext, to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated
February 21, 2014 (``Transmittal Letter'').
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71649 (March 5,
2014), 79 FR 13696 (``Notice'').
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II. Description of the Proposal

A. Purpose of the Plan

    The Participants filed the Plan in order to create a market-wide
limit up-limit down mechanism that is intended to address extraordinary
market volatility in ``NMS Stocks,'' as defined in Rule 600(b)(47) of
Regulation NMS under the Act.\5\ The Plan sets forth procedures that
provide for market-wide limit up-limit down requirements that would be
designed to prevent trades in individual NMS Stocks from occurring
outside of the specified price bands.\6\ These limit up-limit down
requirements would be coupled with Trading Pauses, as defined in
Section I(Y) of the Plan, to accommodate more fundamental price moves
(as opposed to erroneous trades or momentary gaps in liquidity).
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    \5\ 17 CFR 242.600(b)(47). See also Section I(H) of the Plan.
    \6\ See Section V of the Plan.
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    As set forth in Section V of the Plan, the price bands would
consist of a Lower Price Band and an Upper Price Band for each NMS
Stock.\7\ The price bands would be calculated by the Securities
Information Processors (``SIPs'' or ``Processors'') responsible for
consolidation of information for an NMS Stock pursuant to Rule 603(b)
of Regulation NMS under the Act.\8\ Those price bands would be based on
a Reference Price \9\ for each NMS Stock that equals the arithmetic
mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS Stock over the
immediately preceding five-minute period. The price bands for an NMS
Stock would be calculated by applying the Percentage Parameter for such
NMS Stock to the Reference Price, with the Lower Price Band being a
Percentage Parameter \10\ below the Reference Price, and the Upper
Price Band being a Percentage Parameter above the Reference Price.
Between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. ET and 3:35 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET, the
price bands would be calculated by applying double the Percentage
Parameters as set forth in Appendix A of the Plan.
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    \7\ Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined
shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
    \8\ 17 CFR 242.603(b). The Plan refers to this entity as the
Processor.
    \9\ See Section I(T) of the Plan.
    \10\ As initially proposed by the Participants, the Percentage
Parameters for Tier 1 NMS Stocks (i.e., stocks in the S&P 500 Index
or Russell 1000 Index and certain ETPs) with a Reference Price of
$1.00 or more would be five percent and less than $1.00 would be the
lesser of (a) $0.15 or (b) 75 percent. The Percentage Parameters for
Tier 2 NMS Stocks (i.e., all NMS Stocks other than those in Tier 1)
with a Reference Price of $1.00 or more would be 10 percent and less
than $1.00 would be the lesser of (a) $0.15 or (b) 75 percent. The
Percentage Parameters for a Tier 2 NMS Stock that is a leveraged ETP
would be the applicable Percentage Parameter set forth above
multiplied by the leverage ratio of such product. On May 24, 2012,
the Participants amended the Plan to create a 20% price band for
Tier 1 and Tier 2 stocks with a Reference Price of $0.75 or more and
up to and including $3.00. The Percentage Parameter for stocks with
a Reference Price below $0.75 would be the lesser of (a) $0.15 or
(b) 75 percent. See Letter from Janet M. McGinness, Senior Vice
President, Legal and Corporate Secretary, NYSE Euronext, to
Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated May 24, 2012.
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    The Processors would also calculate a Pro-Forma Reference Price for
each NMS Stock on a continuous basis during Regular Trading Hours. If a
Pro-Forma Reference Price did not move by one percent or more from the
Reference Price in effect, no new price bands would be disseminated,
and the current Reference Price would remain the effective Reference
Price. If the Pro-Forma Reference Price moved by one percent or more
from the Reference Price in effect, the Pro-Forma Reference Price would
become the Reference Price, and the Processors would disseminate new
price bands based on the new Reference Price. Each new Reference Price
would remain in effect for at least 30 seconds.
    When one side of the market for an individual security is outside
the applicable price band, the Processors would be required to
disseminate such National Best Bid \11\ or National Best Offer \12\
with an appropriate flag identifying it as non-executable. When the
other side of the market reaches the applicable price band, the market
for an individual security would enter a Limit State,\13\ and the
Processors would be

required to disseminate such National Best Offer or National Best Bid
with an appropriate flag identifying it as a Limit State Quotation.\14\
All trading would immediately enter a Limit State if the National Best
Offer equals the Lower Limit Band and does not cross the National Best
Bid, or the National Best Bid equals the Upper Limit Band and does not
cross the National Best Offer. Trading for an NMS Stock would exit a
Limit State if, within 15 seconds of entering the Limit State, all
Limit State Quotations were executed or canceled in their entirety. If
the market did not exit a Limit State within 15 seconds, then the
Primary Listing Exchange would declare a five-minute Trading Pause,
which would be applicable to all markets trading the security.
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    \11\ 17 CFR 242.600(b)(42). See also Section I(G) of the Plan.
    \12\ Id.
    \13\ A stock enters the Limit State if the National Best Offer
equals the Lower Price Band and does not cross the National Best
Bid, or the National Best Bid equals the Upper Price Band and does
not cross the National Best Offer. See Section VI(B) of the Plan.
    \14\ See Section I(D) of the Plan.
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    These limit up-limit down requirements would be coupled with
Trading Pauses \15\ to accommodate more fundamental price moves (as
opposed to erroneous trades or momentary gaps in liquidity). As set
forth in more detail in the Plan, all trading centers \16\ in NMS
Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those
operated by members of Participants, would be required to establish,
maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are
reasonably designed to comply with the limit up-limit down and Trading
Pause requirements specified in the Plan.
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    \15\ The primary listing market would declare a Trading Pause in
an NMS Stock; upon notification by the primary listing market, the
Processor would disseminate this information to the public. No
trades in that NMS Stock could occur during the Trading Pause, but
all bids and offers may be displayed. See Section VII(A) of the
Plan.
    \16\ As defined in Section I(X) of the Plan, a trading center
shall have the meaning provided in Rule 600(b)(78) of Regulation NMS
under the Act.
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    Under the Plan, all trading centers would be required to establish,
maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent the display of offers below the Lower Price Band
and bids above the Upper Price Band for an NMS Stock. The Processors
would disseminate an offer below the Lower Price Band or bid above the
Upper Price Band that nevertheless inadvertently may be submitted
despite such reasonable policies and procedures, but with an
appropriate flag identifying it as non-executable; such bid or offer
would not be included in National Best Bid or National Best Offer
calculations. In addition, all trading centers would be required to
develop, maintain, and enforce policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent trades at prices outside the price bands, with the
exception of single-priced opening, reopening, and closing transactions
on the Primary Listing Exchange.
    As stated by the Participants in the Plan, the limit up-limit down
mechanism is intended to reduce the negative impacts of sudden,
unanticipated price movements in NMS Stocks,\17\ thereby protecting
investors and promoting a fair and orderly market.\18\ In particular,
the Plan is designed to address the type of sudden price movements that
the market experienced on the afternoon of May 6, 2010.\19\ The initial
date of Plan operations was April 8, 2013.\20\
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    \17\ 17 CFR 242.600(b)(47).
    \18\ See Transmittal Letter, supra note 3.
    \19\ The limit up-limit down mechanism set forth in the Plan
would replace the existing single-stock circuit breaker pilot. See
e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 62251 (June 10, 2010), 75
FR 34183 (June 16, 2010) (SR-FINRA-2010-025); 62883 (September 10,
2010), 75 FR 56608 (September 16, 2010) (SR-FINRA-2010-033).
    \20\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68953 (February 20,
2013), 78 FR 13113 (February 26, 2013).
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B. Seventh Amendment to the Plan

    The Seventh Amendment proposes two changes to the Plan. First, the
Participants propose to amend the Plan to extend the pilot period of
the Plan to February 20, 2015. Second, the Participants propose to
amend Appendix B of the Plan regarding when the Participants are
required to submit specified summary data assessments to the Commission
to require that the assessments be provided by September 30, 2014. The
Commission received no comment letters in response to the Notice.

III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the Seventh
Amendment is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder.\21\ Specifically, the Commission finds that
the Seventh Amendment is consistent with Section 11A of the Act \22\
and Rule 608 thereunder \23\ in that it is appropriate in the public
interest, for the protection of investors and the maintenance of fair
and orderly markets, removes impediments to, and perfects the mechanism
of, a national market system.
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    \21\ In approving the Seventh Amendment, the Commission has
considered its impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \23\ 17 CFR 242.608.
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    First, the Participants proposed to amend Section VIII(C) of the
Plan to extend the current one-year pilot, which is scheduled to end on
April 8, 2014, to have the pilot set to end on February 20, 2015.\24\
As initially contemplated, the Plan would have been fully implemented
across all NMS Stocks within six months of initial Plan operations,
which meant there would have been full implementation of the Plan for
six months before the end of the pilot period. However, pursuant to the
Fourth Amendment to the Plan,\25\ the Participants amended Section
VIII.B of the Plan, which modified the implementation schedule of Phase
II of the Plan to extend the time period when the Plan would fully
apply to all NMS Stocks. Accordingly, the Plan was not implemented
across all NMS Stocks until December 8, 2013.\26\ Subsequently, the
Sixth Amendment to the Plan \27\ was filed on an immediately effective
basis to extend the implementation date for full implementation of the
Plan to February 24, 2014. Prior to February 24, 2014, the Plan was
only in effect from 9:30 a.m. E.T. to 3:45 p.m. E.T., and did not
include the fifteen minutes of trading preceding the close.\28\
Accordingly, if the pilot were allowed to expire as currently scheduled
on April 8, 2014, there will be less than two months of full operation
of the Plan before the end of the pilot period. The Participants note
that this short period of full implementation of the Plan will not
provide sufficient time for either the Participants or the Commission
to assess the impact of the Plan and determine whether the Plan should
be modified prior to approval on a permanent basis, and that the pilot
period should be extended to provide sufficient time to review data
based on full implementation of the Plan and assess the operation of
the Plan.\29\ The Participants further represent that the proposed
amendment is consistent with the approval order for the Plan, in which
the Commission stated that having a pilot period would allow ``the
public, the Participants, and the Commission to assess the operation of
the Plan and whether the Plan should be

modified prior to approval on a permanent basis.'' \30\
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    \24\ See Notice, supra, note 4 at 13697.
    \25\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 69287 (April 3,
2013), 78 FR 21483 (April 10, 2013).
    \26\ See Notice, supra, note 4 at 13697.
    \27\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71247 (January 7,
2014), 79 FR 2204 (January 13, 2014).
    \28\ See Notice, supra, note 4 at 13697.
    \29\ See id.
    \30\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31,
2012), 77 FR 33498 at 33508 (June 6, 2012).
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    Second, the Participants propose to amend Section III to Appendix B
of the Plan to delete the requirement that assessments of Plan
operations be provided at least two months prior to the end of the
pilot period, and instead propose that the assessments be provided by
September 30, 2014, nearly five months before the end of the pilot
period.\31\ As originally contemplated, such assessments would have
been based on approximately four months' worth of data from full
implementation of the Plan. Under the proposal, such data will be based
on nearly seven months of data from full operation of the Plan,
providing the Participants with more data on which to base their
assessments. The Participants continue to believe that they would be
able to assess the Plan based on a similar data set, and that revising
the time when such assessments would be provided to the Commission
would provide the Participants with sufficient time to conduct such
assessments.\32\ In addition, providing the Commission with such
assessments earlier than two months before the end of the pilot period
will provide additional time for the Commission to review such
assessments to inform any determination of whether the Plan should be
modified prior to approval on a permanent basis.
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    \31\ See Notice, supra, note 4 at 13698.
    \32\ See id.
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    For the reasons noted above, the Commission believes that the
proposal to amend Section VII(C)(1) and Section I of Appendix A of the
Plan is consistent with Section 11A of the Act. The Commission
reiterates its expectation that the Participants will continue to
monitor the scope and operation of the Plan and study the data
produced, and will propose any modifications to the Plan that may be
necessary or appropriate.\33\ Therefore, the Commission finds that the
Seventh Amendment to the Plan is consistent with Section 11A of the Act
\34\ and Rule 608 thereunder.\35\
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    \33\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31,
2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012).
    \34\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \35\ 17 CFR 242.608.
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 11A of the Act \36\
and Rule 608 thereunder,\37\ that the Seventh Amendment to the Plan
(File No. 4-631) be, and it hereby is, approved.
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    \36\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \37\ 17 CFR 242.608.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\38\
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    \38\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(29).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 302]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33201]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 152

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0456; FRL-8858-2]
RIN 2070-AJ58

Pesticides; Satisfaction of Data Requirements; Procedures To
Ensure Protection of Data Submitters' Rights; Extension of Comment
Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of November
5, 2010, concerning the revision of its regulations which govern
procedures for the satisfaction of data requirements under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA received two
requests to extend the comment period for this proposed rule. This
document extends the comment period for 30 days, from January 4, 2011
to February 3, 2011.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2009-0456, must be received on or before February 3, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of November 5, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo G. Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-
mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal Register of November 5, 2010 (75 FR
68297) (FRL-8424-8). In that document, EPA proposed to review its
regulations which govern procedures for the satisfaction of data
requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA). EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which was set
to end on January 4, 2011, to February 3, 2011.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the November 5,
2010 Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 152

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: December 27, 2010.
Marylouise M. Uhlig,
Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-33201 Filed 1-3-11; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 14404-14405]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2002-D-0094; (formerly Docket No. 02D-0049)]

Guidance for the Public, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Advisory Committee Members, and FDA Staff: Public Availability of
Advisory Committee Members' Financial Interest Information and Waivers;
Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of a guidance for the public, FDA advisory committee
members, and FDA staff, entitled ``Guidance for the Public, FDA
Advisory Committee Members, and FDA Staff: Public Availability of
Advisory Committee Members' Financial Interest Information and
Waivers.'' We are issuing the guidance to help the public, FDA advisory
committee members, and FDA staff to understand the public availability
of information regarding certain financial interests and waivers
granted by FDA to permit individuals to participate in an advisory
committee meeting. The guidance provides additional transparency to
FDA's advisory committee process beyond current guidance. This guidance
finalizes the draft guidance of the same title dated March 2010 and
replaces the guidance of the same title dated August 2008.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances
at any time.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of this guidance
to Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff, Office of Special
Medical Programs, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 32, rm. 5103, Silver Spring, MD 20993. Send one self-
addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your
request. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the guidance.
    Submit electronic comments on the guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the guidance to the
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ortwerth, Office of the
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,
Bldg. 32, rm. 5104, Silver Spring, MD 20993, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. The Guidance

    FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled,
``Guidance for the Public, FDA Advisory Committee Members, and FDA
Staff: Public Availability of Advisory Committee Members' Financial
Interest Information and Waivers.'' FDA issues guidance documents for
FDA staff, applicants and sponsors, and the public that describe the
Agency's current views on a subject.
    In January 2002, FDA issued draft guidance on ``Disclosure of
Conflicts of Interest for Special Government Employees Participating in
FDA Product Specific Advisory Committees,'' and requested comments on
the draft guidance (formerly Docket No. 02D-0049, now Docket No. FDA-
2002-D-0094, 67 FR 6545, February 12, 2002). The draft guidance was
limited in application to special government employees (SGEs)
participating in advisory committee meetings at which particular
matters relating to particular products were discussed. In October
2007, after an internal assessment of FDA's advisory committee process,
FDA published a revised draft guidance for public comment (72 FR 61657,
October 31, 2007). The Agency reviewed the submitted comments on the
January 2002 draft guidance, the October 2007 draft guidance, and the
results of the internal assessment of FDA's advisory committee process
and issued guidance that expanded public availability of relevant
information to include regular Government employees and SGEs, brought
additional transparency to FDA's waiver process, and increased the
consistency and clarity of the process (73 FR 45459, August 5, 2008)
(www.fda.gov/downloads/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ucm125647.pdf).
    In the Federal Register of April 22, 2010 (75 FR 21000), FDA issued
for public comment ``Draft Guidance for the Public, FDA Advisory
Committee Members, and FDA Staff: Public Availability of Advisory
Committee Members' Financial Interest Information and Waivers,'' dated
March 2010. The Agency explained that it tentatively concluded it is
appropriate for additional information to be disclosed for individuals
receiving a waiver of conflict of interest prior to participating in an
FDA advisory committee meeting. Specifically, FDA proposed disclosure
of the name of the company or institution associated with the financial
interest. The Agency based its draft guidance on the expectation that:
(1) This information would help the public understand the nature of the
potential conflict and FDA's decision-making and that (2) individuals
invited as advisory committee members would agree to the inclusion of
this level of detail as a routine part of required disclosures. FDA
specifically requested comments on whether disclosing the name of the
company or institution associated with the financial interest would:
(1) Increase the transparency of FDA's decisions regarding advisory
committee member participation and (2) not significantly deter current
and potential advisory committee members from service on those
committees. The draft guidance also included a template for disclosing
to the public the financial interests for which waivers are granted, a
template for public disclosure of waivers that FDA grants, and FDA's
process for making these documents available on its Web site.
    We received several comments on the draft guidance. No commenter
indicated that the proposed policies would deter participation and most
noted that it would increase transparency.
    FDA is issuing the draft guidance with minor revisions to improve
clarity.
    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the
Agency's current thinking on the public availability of financial
interest information and waivers relating to the disclosure of
conflicts of interest for advisory committee members participating in
FDA advisory committee meetings. It does not create or confer any
rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the
public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies
the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Comments

    Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) either electronic or written comments regarding this
document. It is only necessary to send one set of comments. Identify
comments with the

docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the document at
http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

    Dated: February 28, 2012.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0548; FRL 10005-92-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Reformulated Gasoline and Conventional
Gasoline: Requirements for Refiners, Oxygenate Blenders, and Importers
of Gasoline; Requirements for Parties in the Gasoline Distribution
Network (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Reformulated Gasoline and
Conventional Gasoline: Requirements for Refiners, Oxygenate Blenders,
and Importers of Gasoline; Requirements for Parties in the Gasoline
Distribution Network (EPA ICR Number 1591.27, OMB Control Number 2060-
0277) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is
a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
May 31, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on August 20, 2019 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comment. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct, or sponsor and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before June 22,
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2014-0548, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's policy is that all
comments received will be included in the public docket without change
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Solar, Compliance Division,
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, (Mail Code 6405A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The regulations at 40 CFR 80 require gasoline be
reformulated to reduce toxic and ozone-forming emissions. The
regulations also contain reporting and recordkeeping requirements for
the production, importation, transport and storage of gasoline, in
order to demonstrate compliance and facilitate compliance and
enforcement. For example, refiners must report on the benzene content
of gasoline and other properties. Information claimed as confidential
is handled in accordance with EPA Freedom of Information Act
regulations at 40 CFR part 2. Electronic files received by the Agency
are stored in a secure data base.
    Form Numbers: RFG0302, RFG0303, RFG0400, RFG0500, RFG0800, RFG0900,
RFG1000, RFG1200, RFG1300, RFG1400, RFG1600, RFG1700, RFG1800, RFG1900,
RFG2000, RFG2200, RFG2500, 3520-27, GSF0402, 5900-321. All information
about registration and links to reporting forms and the URF standard
reporting template are available at https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help.
    Respondents/affected entities: Refiners, importers, terminals,
pipelines, truckers and other distributors and retailers/wholesale
purchase-consumers. Some refiners are importers but that is not always
the case.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory per 40 CFR part 80.
    Estimated number of respondents: 4,281.
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, annually, or on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 126,846 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $39,450,368 (per year), includes $24,713,032
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden estimate for each of the listed
categories has a slight reduction of 400 hours and one fewer report
compared to the existing clearance; these are due to the expiration of
the provision allowing for the submittal of a Foreign Refinery Baseline
Petition. Thus, there is a decrease of the estimated burden hours from
127,246 currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens to 126,846 hours and a decrease in the number of reports from
54,078 to 54,076.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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[Notices]
[Pages 13085-13086]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0366]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

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

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

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

DATES: This decision is effective March 23, 2014. Comments must be
received on or before April 7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. [Docket No. FMCSA-2011-
0366], using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket number for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments
received without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting comments on-line.
    Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) published in the Federal Register on January
17, 2008 (73 FR 3316).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical
Programs Division,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-224,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

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

Exemption Decision

    This notice addresses 10 individuals who have requested renewal of
their exemptions in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 10 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:

Eugenio V. Bermudez (MA)
John A. Carroll, Jr. (AL)
Mark W. Crocker (TN)
Johnny Dillard (SC)
Keith J. Haaf (VA)
Edward M. Jurek (NY)
Allen J. Kunze (ND)
Mark A. Smalls (GA)
Glenn R. Theis (MN)
Peter A. Troyan (MI)

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

Basis for Renewing Exemptions

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no
longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon
application for additional two year periods. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 10 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (77 FR 5874; 77 FR 17117). Each of these 10 applicants has
requested renewal of the exemption and has submitted evidence showing
that

the vision in the better eye continues to meet the requirement
specified at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision impairment is
stable. In addition, a review of each record of safety while driving
with the respective vision deficiencies over the past two years
indicates each applicant continues to meet the vision exemption
requirements.
    These factors provide an adequate basis for predicting each
driver's ability to continue to drive safely in interstate commerce.
Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the exemption for each
renewal applicant for a period of two years is likely to achieve a
level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption.

Request for Comments

    FMCSA will review comments received at any time concerning a
particular driver's safety record and determine if the continuation of
the exemption is consistent with the requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315. However, FMCSA requests that interested parties with
specific data concerning the safety records of these drivers submit
comments by April 7, 2014.
    FMCSA believes that the requirements for a renewal of an exemption
under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 can be satisfied by initially
granting the renewal and then requesting and evaluating, if needed,
subsequent comments submitted by interested parties. As indicated
above, the Agency previously published notices of final disposition
announcing its decision to exempt these 10 individuals from the vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final decision to grant an
exemption to each of these individuals was made on the merits of each
case and made only after careful consideration of the comments received
to its notices of applications. The notices of applications stated in
detail the qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each
applicant for an exemption from the vision requirements. That
information is available by consulting the above cited Federal Register
publications.
    Interested parties or organizations possessing information that
would otherwise show that any, or all, of these drivers are not
currently achieving the statutory level of safety should immediately
notify FMCSA. The Agency will evaluate any adverse evidence submitted
and, if safety is being compromised or if continuation of the exemption
would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.

Submitting Comments

    You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail,
or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. FMCSA
recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that FMCSA
can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
in the search box insert the docket numbers FMCSA-2011-0366 and click
the search button. When the new screen appears, click on the blue
``Comment Now!'' button on the right hand side of the page. On the new
page, enter information required including the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. If you submit your comments by mail or
hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\
by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    We will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period and may change this proposed rule based on your
comments. FMCSA may issue a final rule at any time after the close of
the comment period.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble, To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number
FMCSA-2011-0366 and click ``Search.'' Next, click ``Open Docket
Folder'' and you will find all documents and comments related to the
proposed rulemaking.

    Issued on: February 25, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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