PART A OF THE SUPPORTING STATEMENT

1.	Identification of the Information Collection

(a)	Title and Number of Information Collection.

	"National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer
Products."  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tracking number
for this information collection request (ICR) is 1764.04.  This is a
renewal of a continuing ICR, OMB No. 2060-0348, expiration date October
31, 2007.

(b)	Short Characterization.

	(i)	Type of collection.

	The information collection includes initial reports and periodic
recordkeeping necessary for the EPA to ensure compliance with the
federal standards for consumer products.  Respondents are manufacturers
and importers of consumer products.

	The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the previous ICR
1764.03 without terms of clearance.

	(ii)	Content of reports.

	All manufacturers and importers of consumer products subject to this
rule must submit an initial report by the compliance date of the rule.
The "Initial Notification Report" must include (1) company name; (2)
list of affected product categories; (3) location of corporate
headquarters; (4) location where formulation and batch records are
maintained; (5) description of any date codes used on product labeling;
and (6) name, title, and signature of the certifying company official.

	Respondents have no periodic reporting requirements.  Another reporting
requirement, in addition to the initial report, is to provide an updated
description of any date codes that may have been revised subsequent to
submittal of the initial report.

	Respondents seeking a variance must submit an application which
provides information to EPA necessary in determining whether to grant
the variance.  The application would include the specific grounds on
which the variance is sought, proposed date by which the requirements of
the rule will be met, and a plan for achieving compliance.

	Supporting documentation is required of companies who wish to market a
product subject to the "innovative products" provisions of the rule.
This documentation includes information on VOC emissions from the use of
the product as compared to emissions from a product formulated in
compliance with the table of standards.

	The rule requires that the labels of all subject consumer products
display the date of manufacture.  However, there should be no additional
burden imposed due to this labeling requirement because manufacturers
routinely date-code their products.  The date can be in coded form.  All
manufacturers and importers of subject products must submit an
explanation of all date codes used.  Date code explanations must be
submitted with the initial report.  Thereafter, respondents must submit
explanations of any new date code within 30 days of its first use.

	(iii)	Recordkeeping requirements.

	All manufacturers and importers of subject consumer products are
required to maintain records of formulations and actual batch records
for all consumer products covered by the rule.  If requested by EPA, the
manufacturer or importer must demonstrate to EPA's satisfaction that
actual product content adheres to the formulation(s) on record.

	All information is routinely kept by companies and consists of
formulation data and information on ingredients used in each batch.
There is no testing required to create this data, except for one-time
emission testing of charcoal lighter materials formulations.

	All records required under the rule must be retained for 3 years.

2.	Need for and Use of the Collection

(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection.

	The EPA is required under Section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act (Act) to
regulate VOC emissions from the use of consumer and commercial products.
 Pursuant to Section 183(e)(3), the EPA published a list of consumer and
commercial products and a schedule for their regulation on March 23,
1995 (60 FR 15264).  Consumer products were included in Group I of the
list, and standards were promulgated on September 11, 1998.  In the
Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from the use of consumer
products contribute to ground-level ozone formation in ozone
nonattainment areas.

	The reports and recordkeeping activities required under the rule enable
the EPA to determine whether or not consumer products manufactured or
imported for use in the U.S. meet the VOC content limits.  Minimal
reporting is required.  Initial reporting consists of information needed
by EPA to (1) identify the universe of manufacturers and importers
subject to the rule; (2) determine the date of manufacture of products;
(3) ascertain the location of formulation and batch records for purposes
of compliance assurance; and (4) have on record a responsible company
official as a primary contact.  Notification that a regulated entity has
revised its date code system will enable EPA to have access to the most
current codes.

	Respondents seeking a variance are required to submit an application
which includes the grounds upon which the variance is being sought, the
proposed date for coming into compliance, and a plan for achieving
compliance.

	Companies desiring to market a product under the "innovative products"
provisions are required to submit documentation of the VOC emissions
from the use of the product as compared to emissions from a product
formulated in compliance with the table of standards.

	Recordkeeping, consisting of maintenance of formulation data and batch
records, enable EPA to determine whether a product offered for sale was,
in fact, manufactured with VOC content in compliance with the limits.
There is no required testing except for one-time emission testing of
charcoal lighter fluid formulations.

(b)	Use/Users of the Information.

	Agency enforcement personnel will use the information collected to (1)
identify manufacturers and importers subject to the rule; and (2) ensure
that consumer products comply with the VOC content standards.  These
activities are essential to compliance assurance.

3.	Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

(a)	Nonduplication.

	The information collected pursuant to the regulation consists primarily
of the VOC content for specific categories of consumer products.
Several States regulate consumer products and require certain
recordkeeping and reporting activities.  The rule includes requirements
consistent with State rules to the extent practical in order to minimize
the cumulative burden to the industry.

	Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

	On August 2, 2007, EPA published a notice in the Federal Register (72
FR 42409) entitled, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission
Standards for Consumer Products; EPA ICR No. 1764.01; OMB Control No.
2060-0348.  The purpose of the notice was to announce that EPA was
planning to submit this continuing ICR to OMB for review and approval,
and to solicit comments on the proposed continued collection.
[Placeholder for comments received during the comment period and summary
of any such comments]

(c)	Consultations

	Significant input and information was received from the affected
industry, State and local governments, and environmental groups during
development of the rule.  In addition, in preparing to submit this ICR
to OMB for renewal, EPA contacted parties within the affected industry
to obtain information on the universe of affected sources and feedback
on accuracy of the burden estimates.

 TABLE 1

CONSULTATIONS

	Douglas Fratz		Consumer Specialty Products Association

	Frances Wu		The Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association

	Douglas Raymond	National Aerosol Association

	Mark Collatz		The Adhesive and Sealant Council

	F. H. Brewer		S.C. Johnson & Son

	Eileen Moyer		Reckitt-Benckiser

(d)	Effects of Less Frequent Collection.

	This ICR includes one-time initial reports by all manufacturers and
importers of subject consumer products.  Periodic reporting is not
required.  Consequently, less frequent reporting is not an issue.

	Formulation and batch records are required to be kept on a per-product
basis.  This information is normally maintained by consumer product
manufacturers.  Because there is no analytical test method for
determining the VOC content of consumer products, maintaining records of
each batch is essential for compliance assurance.  Accordingly, lesser
degrees of recordkeeping would make compliance determination difficult
if not impossible.

(e)	General Guidelines.

	This ICR adheres to the guidelines for Federal data requesters, as
provided at 5 CFR 1320.6.  The regulation requires that records be
maintained for 3 years.  This period of record retention is consistent
with other ongoing similar programs and allows enough record history for
inspectors to adequately monitor compliance.

(f)	Confidentiality.

	(i)	Confidentiality.

	All information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of
confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency
policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart
B--Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36092,
September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 39999, September 8, 1978; 43 FR
42251, September 28, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

	(ii)	Sensitive Questions.

	This section is not applicable because this ICR does not involve
matters of a sensitive nature.

4.	The Respondents and the Information Requested

(a)	Respondents/SIC and NAICS Codes.

	Respondents to this information collection are manufacturers and
importers of consumer products.  Manufacturers of consumer products fall
within standard industrial classification (SIC) 284, including "Soap,
Detergents, Cleaning Preparations" and "Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other
Toilet Preparations;" SIC 287, "Agricultural Chemicals;" and SIC 289,
"Miscellaneous Chemical Products."   The appropriate North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes are 3256, “Soap,
Cleaning Compounds, and Toilet Preparations;” and 3259, “Other
Chemical Products and Preparations.”

(b)	Information Requested.

	(i)	Data items.

	Table 2, Source Data and Information Requirements, summarizes the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

TABLE 2

SOURCE DATA AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

Recordkeeping

Records of formulations in use	59.209(a)

Records of composition of each batch of production 	59.209(a)

Records of charcoal lighter materials testing	59.209(c)

Reporting

Initial report	59.209(d)

Report of change of date coding system	59.209(e)

Application for variance	59.206(a)

Documentation of "innovative products"	59.204(d)

	(ii)	Respondent Activities.

	The respondent activities required for all manufacturers and importers
of regulated products are listed in Table 3.

5.	The Information Collected--Agency Activities, Collection Methodology,
and Information Management.

(a)	Agency Activities.

	A list of activities required of the EPA is provided in Table 4.

(b)	Collection Methodology and Management

	The information collected under this rule will be maintained in a
computerized database.  As noted in section 2(b) of this ICR, the
information collected is a necessary part of compliance determination.

(c)	Small Entity Flexibility.

	Under the rule, there are no specific provisions for small entity
flexibility.  However, companies subject to the rule can apply for
variances in cases where the company, because of extraordinary reasons
beyond reasonable control, cannot comply with the rule.  While all
variance applications will receive close scrutiny, EPA will give full
consideration to the special needs of small manufacturers and importers.

(d)	Collection Schedule.

	By December 10, 1998 [December 10, 1999 for consumer products that are
also regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA)], or within 30 days of becoming subject to the rule,
manufacturers and importers of regulated products must submit to EPA an
Initial Notification Report.  The content of this report is outlined in
section 1(b)(ii) of this ICR.

6.	Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection

	Because this is a renewal of an existing ICR, these estimates represent
the average annual burden that will be incurred by the affected industry
during the 3-year period beginning in November 2007.  Consequently, the
requirement for each regulated entity to submit an initial notification
report during the first year the rule was effective will have already
been met and is not considered here.

(a)	Estimating Respondent Burden.

	The average annual burden estimates for reporting and recordkeeping
requirements for all manufacturers and importers of subject products are
presented in Table 3.  These numbers were derived from estimates based
on the EPA's experience with other standards, and from information
obtained from the industry representatives listed in Table 1.  These
estimates represent the average annual burden that will be incurred by
the affected industry for the 3 years beginning in November 2007.  The
following assumptions were used to estimate the respondent burden:

Only incremental burden imposed by this rule was considered.
Recordkeeping activities already performed by sources regardless of the
existence of this rule are not included in the burden calculation.

The burden of planning for recordkeeping will be 2 hours per year.

The burden of maintaining batch records will be 8 hours per month.

The burden of maintaining records of charcoal lighter material test
results will be 1 hour per year

(b)	Estimating Respondent Costs.

Table 3 also presents estimated costs for the required recordkeeping
and reporting activities.  Industry labor rates are based on an average
of occupational wage rates for the affected NAICS groupings 3256 and
3259.  Management wages were based on industrial production managers,
technical wages were based on health and safety engineers, and clerical
rates were based on production, planning, and expediting clerks.  The
resultant average wage rates were:  management ($41.50); technical
($32.06); and clerical ($19.76).  To estimate the actual labor costs to
be used in Table 3, an overhead of 100 percent was added to the raw
labor rates resulting in the following loaded labor rates:  management
($83); technical ($64); and clerical ($39).  There are no capital costs
associated with the rule.

(c)	Estimating Agency Burden and Cost.

	Because the information collection requirements were estimated as an
incidental part of the standard development, no costs can be attributed
to the development of the information collection requirements.  Because
reporting and recordkeeping requirements on the part of respondents are
required under section 183(e) of the Act, no operational costs will be
incurred by the Federal government.  Examination of records to be
maintained by the respondents will occur incidentally as a part of the
periodic inspection of sources that is part of the EPA's overall
compliance and enforcement program and is not attributable to this ICR.
The only costs that the Federal government will incur are costs
associated with the review of reported information, as presented in
Table 4.

	Labor rates and associated costs are based on Office of Personnel
Management Salary Table 2007-RUS.  Salary rates from this table were:
management (GS15 - $50); technical (GS13 - $36); and clerical (GS7 -
$17).  Overhead of 100 per cent was added, resulting in the following
loaded labor rates:  management ($100); technical ($72); and clerical
($34).  The number of management hours is assumed to equal 5 percent of
the number of technical hours; the number of clerical hours is assumed
to equal 1 percent of the number of technical hours (see Table 4).

	Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs

The following assumptions were used to estimate the respondent universe
and total burden and costs for industry to comply with the various
requirements of the rule:

Total number of affected sources is 3000

Total number of respondents will be 732

Number of respondents performing “new” recordkeeping will be 10
percent, or about 300 per year

Number of “new” respondents submitting the one-time Initial
Notification Report will be 1 percent of the total affected sources, or
about 30 per year

Number of respondents submitting variance applications will be 5

Number of respondents submitting innovative products applications will
be 2

(e)	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables.

	(i)	Respondent Tally

	The bottom line respondent burden hours and cost, presented in Table 3,
are calculated by summing the person-hours column and by summing the
cost column.  The annual burden and cost averaged over the 3 years
beginning in November 2007 are 29,613 hours and $1,187,537.   The
average burden equals the total burden (29,613 hours) divided by the
number of respondents (732 respondents), or about 40 hours per
respondent.

	(ii)	Agency Tally

	The bottom line Agency burden and cost are presented in Table 4.  The
number of management hours is assumed to equal 5 percent of the number
of technical hours; the number of clerical hours is assumed to equal 1
percent of the number of technical hours. Agency cost for each activity
is calculated by summing the technical, management, and clerical costs
for each burden item.  The estimated annual burden and cost averaged
over the 3 years beginning in November 2007 are 123 hours and $7,951.

	(iii)	Variations in the annual bottom line.

	The EPA does not anticipate any significant annual variations in the
bottom line after the first year the rule is in effect.

TABLE 3

INDUSTRY BURDEN FOR THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS RULE

Burden Item	(A)

Person

Hours

per Occurrence	(B)

Number of Occurrences per Respondent

per Year	(C)

Person Hours per Respondent per Year

(C=A*B)

Dollars

per

Hour	(D)

Respondents

per

Year	(E)

Total Hours

 per Year

(E=C*D)

Total Cost

per Year

($)

Reporting

	Read instructions	2	1	2	83	30	60	4980

Gather information	1	1	1	64	30	30	1920

Initial report	1	1	1	39	30	30	1770

Update date code	1	1	1	39	30	30	1770

Variance application	2	1	2	83	5	10	830

Innovative products appl 	24	1	24	64	2	48	3072

Recordkeeping

	Read instructions	(above)

Plan activities	2	1	2	83	300	600	49,800

Implementation	8	12	96	39	300	28,800	1,123,200

Charcoal lighter results	1	1	1	39	5	5	195

Total Industry Burden

732

29,613

$ 1,187,537

TABLE 4

AGENCY BURDEN FOR THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS RULE

Burden Item	(A)

Person

Hours

per Occurrence	(B)

Occurrences

per Year	(C)

Technical

Person Hours

@ $64/hr

(C=A*B)	(D)

Management

 Person Hours

@ $83/hr

(D=C*0.05)	(E)

Clerical

Person Hours

@ $39/hr

(E=C*0.01	(F)

Total

Hours

 per Year

(F=C+D+E)

Total Cost

per Year

($)

Reporting

	Initial report	1	30	30	1.5	0.3	31.8	2056

Update date code	1	30	30	1.5	0.3	31.8	2056

Variance application	8	5	40	2.0	0.4	42.4	2742

Innovative products appl 	8	2	16	0.8	0.16	16.96	1097

Total Agency Burden

67

116

5.8

1.16

123

$ 7951

 (f)     Reasons for Change in Burden.

	This renewal of a continuing ICR includes the following one-time burden
and cost items:  reading the rule, the initial report, the explanation
of date codes, planning activities, and modifying product labels.  To
develop the estimates of annual average burden, these one-time
activities were averaged over 3 years, beginning after the rule has been
effective for over a year.  Therefore, the EPA assumes that the vast
majority of one-time Initial Notification Reports already will have been
submitted by October 2007.  Consequently, only “new” notifications
will be submitted during the period covered by this ICR renewal.  The
assumptions used as a basis for the burden calculations more fully
explain this concept.  In addition, EPA’s experience since the
effective date of the rule indicates that the anticipated number of
variances and innovative product exemptions sought will be lower than
originally estimated.

(g)    Burden Statement

	The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 40 hours per
respondent.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply
with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  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.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

	To comment on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of
the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing
respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques,
EPA has established a docket for this ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0563, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at EPA Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is
202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket
Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

An electronic version of the public docket is available at
www.regulations.gov. This site can be used to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. When in the system, select “search,” then key in the
Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Office for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0563 in any correspondence.

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52041-52042]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21264]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD15-32-000]

West Valley Water District; Notice of Preliminary Determination
of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene

    On August 13, 2015, West Valley Water District filed a notice of
intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant
to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by section 4
of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The
proposed Roemer Water Filtration Facility Hydroelectric Project would
have an installed capacity of 484 kilowatts (kW) and would be located
on the existing West Valley Water District's raw water 30-inch-diameter
Lytle Creek Turnout pipe into the Roemer Water Filtration Facility. The
project would be located near the City of Rialto in San Bernardino
County, California.
    Applicant Contact: Thomas J. Crowley, West Valley Water District,
855 W. Base Line Rd., Rialto, CA 92376, Phone No.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A proposed 141-foot-long by 24-inch-
diameter supply pipe off the 30-inch diameter main pipeline; (2) a
proposed 1,300 square foot prefabricated steel powerhouse containing
two generating units with a total installed capacity of 484 kW; (3) a
28-foot-long 24-inch-diameter exit pipe returning flow back into the
Roemer Water Filtration Facility and the Cactus Groundwater Recharge
Pipeline; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would
have an estimated annual generating capacity of 2,200 megawatt-hours.
    A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.

                          Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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                                                                                Satisfies (Y/
              Statutory provision                                   Description                          N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA............  The conduit the facility uses a tunnel, canal,               Y
                                                  pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar
                                                  manmade water conveyance that is operated for
                                                  the distribution of water for agricultural,
                                                  municipal, or industrial consumption and not
                                                  primarily for the generation of electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA.........  The facility is constructed, operated, or                    Y
                                                  maintained for the generation of electric power
                                                  and uses for such generation only the
                                                  hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned
                                                  conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA........  The facility has an installed capacity that does             Y
                                                  not exceed 5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA.......  On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not             Y
                                                  licensed, or exempted from the licensing
                                                  requirements of Part I of the FPA.
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    Preliminary Determination: Based upon the above criteria,
Commission staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies
the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is
not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing.
    Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45
days from the issuance date of this notice.
    Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
    Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the ``COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR
A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3)
state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and
(4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through
385.2005 of the Commission's regulations.\1\ All comments contesting
Commission staff's preliminary determination that the facility meets
the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.2001-2005 (2014).
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    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and comments using the Commission's eFiling system
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of all other filings in
reference

to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can
be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed
and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be
viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (e.g., CD15-32-000) in
the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call
toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For TTY,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 21, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-21264 Filed 8-26-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


Date:	July 21, 2016

To:	Brenda Shine and Jonathan Witt, EPA/OAQPS/SPPD

From:	Jeff Coburn

Subject:	Meeting Record for June 2, 2016 meeting between Representatives
of API and Representatives of OAQPS (U.S. EPA)

On June 2, 2016, representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and their contractor (RTI International) participated in a
meeting with representatives of the American Petroleum Institute (API).
The names and affiliations of the participants are included in
Attachment 1. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the existing
source oil and gas information collection request (ICR) and also to
discuss the recently promulgated new source performance standards (NSPS)
for oil and gas facilities (40 CFR part 60 supbart OOOOa) as well as the
Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for the oil and gas industry. This
memorandum summarizes only the first half of the meeting, which focused
on the oil and gas ICR. The following topics were discussed.

Mailing List. API representatives expressed concern on how we could
develop accurate mailing lists for respondents to the ICR.  They also
indicated that if we could make sure the mailing lists were accurate,
the 75% response rate assumption could be increased and fewer Part 2
surveys could be mailed out. They suggested an approach where EPA could
conduct an initial mailout to identify responders prior to sending out
the Part 2 surveys.

Schedule. API representatives expressed concern over the deadlines for
survey mailout and responses for both Parts 1 and 2 surveys. They
indicated that neither the 30 day period for submittal of Part 1 nor the
120 day period for submittal of Part 2 were realistic, given the amount
of information that is being requested and the burden of responding,
particularly for respondents that have large numbers of facilities.

Part 1 and Part 2 Questionnaires. API representatives questioned the
need for Part 1, which is a complete survey, given the statistical
sampling approach in Part 2. They also provided the following specific
comments on certain data elements in the Part 1 and Part 2
questionnaires:

API representatives noted that some data elements, such as distance to
gathering lines, were difficult to determine and may not provide the
information the EPA needs (e.g., there may be right-of-way issues to the
“nearest” gathering line). Similar issues pertain to determining
distance from field office. They suggested that these questions may be
more appropriate for Part 2, but the questions need to be clear, so EPA
gets the correct information.

API representatives also expressed concern over the requirement to
provide information on plugged and abandoned (P&A) wells.  They
explained that the ownership of the land associated with a particular
P&A well could have undergone multiple changes since the time the well
stopped producing and that it can be difficult to track down the precise
location of the well.

API representatives suggested that the EPA could limit the Part 2 survey
by excluding “stripper wells” (wells with production less than 15
barrels of oil equivalent). This could eliminate a large number of wells
while still covering well over 90 percent of the nationwide production.

API representatives questioned the necessity of the draft sampling and
analysis requirements for separators discharging to atmospheric tanks
and asked the EPA to consider more flexible approaches to collecting
data on flashing emissions. They noted that labs in California were
familiar with the “CARB method” required in the draft ICR, but that
labs in other states were not familiar with the method, so they might
not be able to do the analysis and/or the costs would be significantly
higher. API suggested that the EPA include GPA standard methods as
acceptable alternatives to the CARB method.

API representatives expressed concerned that the EPA did not specify
exactly how some data elements would be used in future rulemakings and
pointed to the draft questions on pneumatic devices as an example.
According to API representatives, replacement of high-bleed controllers
with low-bleed controllers is the basic control option, so collecting
detailed information on individual devices was not necessary. The EPA
suggested that more detail is needed to understand the various types of
pneumatic devices and their emission potentials, including how to
identify malfunctioning controllers.

API representatives also wanted to understand how EPA would consider
useful life of equipment in these future rulemakings and noted that some
additional questions may be needed to assess useful life equipment.

API representatives noted that companies are constantly acquiring and
divesting wells. They recommended that the EPA specify the date of
ownership for which information is to be provided, so it is clear who
needs to report for wells that may have recently changed ownership.

Attachment 1

Participants in June 2, 2016 EPA/API Meeting

API Representatives

Shankar Ananthakrishna, Chevron

Adam Berig, Encana

Grover Campbell, Devon

Lisa Campbell, ERM

Paul Doucette, GE Oil

Denise Grubert, ERM

Greg Johnston, Chesapeake

Tom Monahan, XTO

Brad Morello, Shell

Venessa Ryan, Chevron

Matt Todd, API

John Wagner, API

Andy Woerner, ERM

Jenny Yang, ConocoPhillips

Angela Zivkovich, Anadarko

U.S. EPA Representatives

David Cozzie

Amy Hambrick

Jodi Howard

Penny Lassiter

Bruce Moore

Brenda Shine

Lisa Thompson

Peter Tsirigotis

Jonathan Witt

RTI International (EPA Contractor)

Jeff Coburn

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2013-1009; Directorate Identifier 2013-NE-35-AD;
Amendment 39-17855; AD 2014-11-05]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop
Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) turboprop engines. This AD requires
installing a reinforcement liner to the power turbine (PT) containment
ring and, for certain PT containment rings, adding scallops. This AD
was prompted by in-service events involving the perforation of engine
cases as a result of the liberation of PT blades and the fracture/
displacement of the PT containment ring. We are issuing this AD to
prevent uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.

DATES: This AD becomes effective August 5, 2014.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of August 5,
2014.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact Pratt
& Whitney Canada Corp., 1000 Marie-Victorin, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada,
J4G 1A1; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet: www.pwc.ca.
You may view this service information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller
Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 781-
238-7125.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2013-
1009; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information
(MCAI), the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other
information. The address for the Docket Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is
Document Management Facility, U.S.

Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Green, Aerospace Engineer,
Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12
New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: (781) 238-
7754; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to the specified products. The
NPRM was published in the Federal Register on January 7, 2014 (79 FR
763). The NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products. The MCAI states:

    There have been in-service events involving the perforation of
PT6A small series engine cases as a result of the loss of integrity
of Power Turbine (PT) Containment Rings under failure loads.
Perforation of engine cases has been seen to result from the
liberation of PT blades and from fracture/displacement of the PT
Containment Ring itself.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We considered the comments received.

Request To Add Engine Models to the List of Applicable Engines

    Friend Aircare requested that we add the engine models listed in
P&WC Service Bulletin (SB) No. 12076, Revision 3, dated January 17,
1992, to the applicability of this AD because that SB requires the same
modification to the PT containment ring assembly.
    We agree. We revised paragraph (c) of this AD by adding certain
serial numbers of the following P&WC engine models: PT6A-11, PT6A-11AG,
PT6A-15AG, PT6A-110, PT6A-112, and PT6A-121. We revised paragraph (e)
of this AD to specify use of either P&WC SB No. 12076, Revision 3,
dated January 17, 1992; or P&WC SB No. PT6A-72-A1427, Revision 3, dated
January 27, 2012, as applicable. We revised paragraph (f) of this AD by
adding credit for corrective actions taken in accordance with P&WC SB
No. 12076, Revision 2, dated April 24, 1991, or earlier versions.

Request To Exclude Engines Used on Single-Engine Aircraft

    Reabe Spraying Services, Inc. requested that we exclude from
applicability engines used on single-engine aircraft, or aircraft where
the engine has nothing alongside of it that would sustain damage from
release of debris.
    We disagree. We consider the uncontained release of engine hardware
to be an unsafe condition. We did not change this AD.

Request To Withdraw the NPRM

    Dynamic Aviation requested that the FAA withdraw the NPRM (79 FR
763, January 7, 2014). Dynamic Aviation has not experienced any PT disk
blade failure in 16 years and 800,000 flight hours.
    We disagree. There have been in-service events involving the
perforation of PT6A series engine cases as a result of the loss of
integrity of the PT containment rings under failure loads. Perforation
of engine cases has been seen to result from the liberation of PT
blades and from fracture/displacement of the PT containment ring
itself. We consider the release of engine hardware to be an unsafe
condition. This AD requires the incorporation of P&WC SB No. 12076,
Revision 3, dated January 17, 1992, or P&WC SB No. PT6A-72-A1427,
Revision 3, dated January 27, 2012, as applicable, to prevent
uncontained events. We did not change this AD.

Requests To Extend the Period of Compliance

    Dynamic Aviation requested that we change the compliance time from
within 24 months after the effective date of this AD, to within 36 to
48 months after the effective date of this AD. Dynamic Aviation said
the extended compliance period would better allow the complete
modification of all engines.
    Ameriflight LLC requested that we reconsider the period of
compliance to allow a longer, more realistic timeframe for compliance.
    We agree. The compliance period can be increased without an
appreciable risk effect. We revised paragraph (e)(2) of this AD to
read, ``Within 48 months after the effective date of this AD, modify
the existing PT containment ring.''

Request To More Accurately Estimate the Time Required To Modify an
Engine

    Several entities requested that the estimated time and costs of
compliance for completing the requirements of this AD more accurately
reflect the actual time required to modify an engine.
    We agree. In the NPRM (79 FR 763, January 7, 2014), we based our
estimate of 3 hours to modify an engine on original equipment
manufacturer service information. Further analysis indicates this
estimate is inadequate. We increased the estimated hours required to
modify an engine from 3 hours to 20 hours.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the available data, including the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this AD with the changes described previously. We determined that these
changes will not increase the economic burden on any operator or
increase the scope of this AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 1,000 engines installed on
airplanes of U.S. registry. We estimate that it will take about 20
hours per engine to comply with this AD. The average labor rate is $85
per hour. Required parts cost about $1,655 per engine. Based on these
figures, we estimate the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to be
$3,355,000.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this 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 this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction, 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):

2014-11-05 Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.: Amendment 39-17855; Docket
No. FAA-2013-1009; Directorate Identifier 2013-NE-35-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective August 5, 2014.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) turboprop
engines as follows: all model PT6A-20, PT6A-20A, PT6A-20B, PT6A-25,
PT6A-28, PT6A-34B, PT6A-36, and PT6A-135 engines; model PT6A-11
engines, serial number (S/N) PC-E10539 and earlier; PT6A-11AG, S/N
PC-E10224 and earlier; PT6A-15AG engines, S/N earlier than PC-
E14089; model PT6A-21 engines, S/N PCE-25361 and earlier; model
PT6A-25A engines, S/N PCE-48757 and earlier; model PT6A-25C engines,
S/N PCE-26258 and earlier; model PT6A-27 engines, S/N PCE-42523 and
earlier as well as all engines converted to PT6A-27; model PT6A-34
engines, S/N PCE-57303 and earlier as well as all engines converted
to PT6A-34; model PT6A-34AG engines, S/N PCE-57312 and earlier as
well as all engines converted to PT6A-34AG; model PT6A-110 engines,
S/N PC-E15052 and earlier; model PT6A-112 engines, S/N earlier than
PC-E12563; model PT6A-114 engines, S/N PCE-17218 and earlier; and
model PT6A-135A engines, S/N PCE-35089 and earlier.

(d) Reason

    This AD was prompted by in-service events involving the
perforation of engine cases as a result of the liberation of power
turbine (PT) blades and the fracture/displacement of the PT
containment ring. We are issuing this AD to prevent uncontained
engine failure and damage to the airplane.

(e) Actions and Compliance

    (1) Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
    (2) Within 48 months after the effective date of this AD, modify
the existing PT containment ring. Use paragraph 2, Accomplishment
Instructions, of P&WC Service Bulletin (SB) No. 12076, Revision 3,
dated January 17, 1992, or paragraph 3, Accomplishment Instructions,
P&WC SB No. PT6A-72-A1427, Revision 3, dated January 27, 2012, as
applicable, to make the modification.

(f) Credit for Previous Actions

    If you modified the PT containment ring before the effective
date of this AD using P&WC SB No. 12076, Revision 2, dated April 24,
1991, or earlier versions, or P&WC SB No. PT6A-72-A1427, Revision 2,
dated April 3, 1990, or earlier versions, you have met the
requirements of this AD.

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, Engine Certification Office, FAA, may approve AMOCs
to this AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make your
request.

(h) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Robert Green,
Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA
01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Refer to MCAI Transport Canada Civil Aviation AD CF-2013-
33R1, dated November 14, 2013, for more information. You may examine
the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-1009-0003.

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) Corp. Service Bulletin (SB)
No. PT6A-72-A1427, Revision 3, dated January 27, 2012.
    (ii) P&WC, Inc. SB No. 12076, Revision 3, dated January 17,
1992.
    (3) For P&WC service information identified in this AD, contact
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., 1000 Marie-Victorin, Longueuil,
Quebec, Canada, J4G 1A1; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
Internet: www.pwc.ca.
    (4) You may view this service information at FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington,
MA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on May 22, 2014.
Colleen M. D'Alessandro,
Assistant Directorate Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0485]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office
of Management and Budget Approval; Electronic Submission of Allegations
of Regulatory Misconduct Associated With Medical Devices

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
collection of information entitled ``Electronic Submission of
Allegations of Regulatory Misconduct Associated with Medical Devices''
has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 27, 2014, the Agency submitted a
proposed collection of information entitled ``Electronic Submission of
Allegations of Regulatory Misconduct Associated with Medical Devices''
to OMB for review and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. 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. OMB has now approved the information collection and has
assigned OMB control number 0910-0769. The approval expires on August
31, 2017. A copy of the supporting statement for this information
collection is available on the Internet at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

    Dated: September 5, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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