[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17215-17217]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06351]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0242]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Positron
Emission Tomography Drugs

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection
contained in FDA's regulations on current good manufacturing practice
(CGMP) for positron emission tomography (PET) drugs.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by May 20, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the
collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane., Rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ila S. Mizrachi, Office of Information
Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., P150-400B,
Rockville, MD 20850,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Positron Emission Tomography
Drugs--(OMB Control Number 0910-0667)--Extension

    Positron emission tomography is a medical imaging modality
involving the use of a unique type of radiopharmaceutical drug product.
FDA's CGMP regulations at 21 CFR part 212 are intended to ensure that
PET drug products meet the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) regarding safety, identity, strength,
quality, and purity. The CGMP requirements for PET drugs are issued
under the provisions of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization
Act (FDAMA). These CGMP requirements are designed to take into account
the unique characteristics of PET drugs, including their short half-
lives and the fact that most PET drugs are produced at locations that
are very close to the patients to whom the drugs are administered.
    The CGMP regulations are intended to ensure that approved PET drugs
meet the requirements of the FD&C Act as to safety, identity, strength,
quality, and purity. The regulations address the following matters:
Personnel and resources; quality assurance; facilities and equipment;
control of components, in-process materials, and finished products;
production and process controls; laboratory controls; acceptance

criteria; labeling and packaging controls; distribution controls;
complaint handling; and recordkeeping.
    The CGMP regulations establish several recordkeeping requirements
and a third-party disclosure requirement for the production of PET
drugs. In making our estimates of the time spent in complying with
these information collection requirements, we relied on communications
we have had with PET producers, visits by our staff to PET facilities,
and our familiarity with both PET and general pharmaceutical
manufacturing practices. The estimated annual recordkeeping and third-
party disclosure burden is based on there being approximately 129 PET
drug production facilities. Table 1 provides an estimate of the annual
recordkeeping burdens. Table 2 provides an estimate of the annual
third-party disclosure burdens associated with this collection.

A. Investigational and Research PET Drugs

    Section 212.5(b)(2) provides that for investigational PET drugs
produced under an investigational new drug (IND) and research PET drugs
produced with approval of a Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC),
the requirement under the FD&C Act to follow current good manufacturing
practice is met by complying with the regulations in part 212 or with
USP 32 Chapter 823. We believe that PET production facilities producing
drugs under INDs and RDRCs are currently substantially complying with
the recordkeeping requirements of USP 32 Chapter 823 (see section
121(b) of the FDAMA), and accordingly, we do not estimate any
recordkeeping burden for this provision.

B. Batch Production and Control Records

    Sections 212.20(c) through (e), 212.50(a) through (c), and
212.80(c) set forth requirements for batch and production records as
well as written control records. We estimate that it would take
approximately 20 hours annually for each PET production facility to
prepare and maintain written production and control procedures and to
create and maintain master batch records for each PET drug produced. We
also estimate that there will be a total of approximately 221 PET drugs
produced, with a total recordkeeping burden of approximately 4,420
hours. We estimate that it would take a PET production facility an
average of 30 minutes to complete a batch record for each of
approximately 501 batches. Our estimated burden for completing batch
records is approximately 32,315 hours.

C. Equipment and Facilities Records

    Sections 212.20(c), 212.30(b), 212.50(d), and 212.60(f) contain
requirements for records dealing with equipment and physical
facilities. We estimate that it would take approximately 1 hour to
establish and maintain these records for each piece of equipment in
each PET production facility. We estimate that the total burden for
establishing procedures for these records would be approximately 1,935
hours. We estimate that recording maintenance and cleaning information
would take approximately 5 minutes a day for each piece of equipment,
with a total recordkeeping burden of approximately 40,237 hours.

D. Records of Components, Containers, and Closures

    Sections 212.20(c) and 212.40(a), (b), and (e) contain requirements
on records regarding receiving and testing of components, containers,
and closures. We estimate that the annual burden for establishing these
records would be approximately 259 hours. We estimate that each
facility would receive approximately 36 shipments annually and would
spend approximately 10 minutes per shipment entering records. The
annual burden for maintaining these records would be approximately 771
hours.

E. Process Verification

    Section 212.50(f)(2) requires that any process verification
activities and results be recorded. Because process verification is
only required when results of the production of an entire batch are not
fully verified through finished-product testing, we believe that
process verification will be a very rare occurrence, and we do not
estimate any recordkeeping burden for documenting process verification.

F. Laboratory Testing Records

    Sections 212.20(c), 212.60(a), (b), and (g), 212.61(a) through (b),
and 212.70(a), (b), and (d) set out requirements for documenting
laboratory testing and specifications referred to in laboratory
testing, including final release testing and stability testing. Each
PET drug production facility will need to establish procedures and
create forms for the different tests for each product they produce. We
estimate that it will take each facility an average of 1 hour to
establish procedures and create forms for one test. The estimated
annual burden for establishing procedures and creating forms for these
records is approximately 3,225 hours, and the annual burden for
recording laboratory test results is approximately 10,728 hours.

G. Sterility Test Failure Notices

    Section 212.70(e) requires PET drug producers to notify all
receiving facilities if a batch fails sterility tests. We believe that
sterility test failures might occur in only 0.05 percent of the batches
of PET drugs produced each year. Therefore, we have estimated in Table
2 that each PET drug producer will need to provide approximately 0.25
sterility test failure notice per year to receiving facilities. The
notice would be provided using email or facsimile transmission and
should take no more than 1 hour.

H. Conditional Final Releases

    Section 212.70(f) requires PET drug producers to document any
conditional final releases of a product. We believe that conditional
final releases will be fairly uncommon, but for purposes of the PRA, we
estimated that each PET production facility would have one conditional
final release a year and would spend approximately 1 hour documenting
the release and notifying receiving facilities. The estimate of one
conditional final release per year per facility is an appropriate
average number because many facilities may have no conditional final
releases while others might have only a few.

I. Out-of-Specification Investigations

    Sections 212.20(c) and 212.71(a) and (b) require PET drug producers
to establish procedures for investigating products that do not conform
to specifications and conduct these investigations as needed. We
estimate that it will take approximately 1 hour annually to record and
update these procedures for each PET production facility. We also
estimate, for purposes of the PRA, that 36 out-of-specification
investigations would be conducted at each facility each year and that
it would take approximately 1 hour to document the investigation, which
results in an annual burden of 4,644 hours.

J. Reprocessing Procedures

    Sections 212.20(c) and 212.71(d) require PET drug producers to
establish and document procedures for reprocessing PET drugs. We
estimate that it will take approximately 1 hour a year to document
these procedures for each PET production facility. We do not estimate a
separate burden for recording the actual reprocessing, both because we
believe it would be an uncommon event and because the recordkeeping
burden has been included in our estimate for batch production and
control records.

K. Distribution Records

    Sections 212.20(c) and 212.90(a) require that written procedures
regarding distribution of PET drug products be established and
maintained. We estimate that it will take approximately 1 hour annually
to establish and maintain records of these procedures for each PET
production facility. Section 212.90(b) requires that distribution
records be maintained. We estimate that it will take approximately 15
minutes to create an actual distribution record for each batch of PET
drug products, with a total burden of approximately 16,157 hours for
all PET producers.

L. Complaints

    Sections 212.20(c) and 212.100 require that PET drug producers
establish written procedures for dealing with complaints, as well as
document how each complaint is handled. We estimate that establishing
and maintaining written procedures for complaints will take
approximately 1 hour annually for each PET production facility and that
each facility will receive approximately one complaint a year and will
spend approximately 30 minutes recording how the complaint was dealt
with.

                               Table 1--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                  Number of
        21 CFR Section            Number of      records per    Total annual     Average burden     Total hours
                                recordkeepers   recordkeeper       records      per recordkeeper
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212.20(c) and (e); 212.50(a)              129            1.71             221  20...............           4,420
 and (b).
212.20(d) and (e); 212.50(c);             129             501          64,629  .5...............          32,315
 212.80(c).                                                                    (30 min.)........
212.20(c); 212.30(b);                     129              15           1,935  1................           1,935
 212.50(d), 212.60(f).
212.30(b); 212.50(d);                     129           3,758         484,782  .08..............          40,237
 212.60(f).                                                                    (5 min.).........
212.20(c); 212.40(a) and (b).             129               2             258  1................             258
212.40(e)....................             129              36           4,644  .166.............             771
                                                                               (10 min.)........
212.20(c); 212.60(a) and (b);             129              25           3,225  1................           3,225
 212.61(a); 212.70(a), (b),
 and (d).
212.60(g); 212.61(b);                     129             501          64,629  .16..............          10,728
 212.70(d)(2) and (d)(3).                                                      (10 min.)........
212.70(f)....................             129               1             129  1................             129
212.20(c); 212.71(a).........             129              36           4,644  1................           4,644
212.71(b)....................             129               1             129  1................             129
212.20(c); 212.71(d).........             129               1             129  1................             129
212.20(c); 212.90(a).........             129               1             129  1................             129
212.90(b)....................             129             501          64,629  .25..............          16,157
                                                                               (15 min.)........
212.20(c); 212.100(a)........             129               1             129  1................             129
212.100(b) and (c)...........             129               1             129  .5...............              65
                                                                               (30 min.)........
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    Total....................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .................         115,400
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

                                               Table 2--Estimated Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden \1\
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                           21 CFR Section                               Number of       frequency of    Total  annual      Hours per       Total hours
                                                                       respondents       disclosure      disclosures       disclosure
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212.70(e)..........................................................             129              .25               32                1               32
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    Dated: March 14, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-06351 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160-01-P


                            Propiconazole (122101)
                     Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)
                              Date: 17 April 2015

What is a Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)?
 Available estimates of pesticide usage data for a particular active ingredient that is used on agricultural crops in the United States.
 Pesticide usage data obtained from various sources.  The data are then merged, averaged, and rounded so that the presented information is not proprietary, business confidential, or trade secret.
What does it contain?
 Pesticide usage data for a single active ingredient only.
 Agricultural use sites (crops) that the pesticide is reported to be used on.
 Available pesticide usage information from U.S. states that produce 80% or more of a crop, in most cases, or less than 80%, in rare cases, depending on the scope of the survey and available resources.
 Annual percent of crop treated (average & maximum) for each agricultural crop.
 Average annual pounds of the pesticide applied for each agricultural crop (i.e., for the states surveyed, not for the entire United States).
What assumptions can I make about the reported data?
 Average pounds of active ingredient applied - Values are calculated by merging pesticide usage data sources together; averaging across all observations, then rounding.  Note:  If the estimated value is less than 500, then that value is labeled <500.  Estimated values between 500 & <1,000,000 are rounded to 1 significant digit.  Estimated values of 1,000,000 or greater are rounded to 2 significant digits.)
 Average percent of crop treated - Values are calculated by merging data sources together; averaging by year, averaging across all years, & rounding to the nearest multiple of 5.  Note:  If the estimated value is less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5.  If the estimated value is less than 1, then the value is labeled <1.
 Maximum percent of crop treated - Value is the single maximum value reported across all data sources, across all years, & rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5.  Note:  If the estimated value is less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5.
What are the data sources used?
 USDA-NASS (United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service)  -  pesticide usage data from 2004 to 2013.
 Private pesticide market research  -  pesticide usage data from 2004 to 2013.
 California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR) data for 2004 to 2012.
What are the limitations to the data?
 Additional registered uses may exist but are not included because the available surveys do not report usage (e.g., small acreage crops).
 Lack of reported usage data for the pesticide on a crop does not imply zero usage.
 Usage data on a particular site may be noted in data sources, but not quantified.  In these instances, the site would not be reported in the SLUA.
 Non-agricultural use sites (e.g., turf, post-harvest, mosquito control, etc.) are not reported in the SLUA.  A separate request must be made to receive these estimates.
 Some sites show some use, even though they are not on the label.  This usage could be due to various factors, including, but not limited to Section 18 requests, existing stocks of the chemical, data collection errors, and experimental use permits (EUPs).

                                 17 April 2015

   Screening Level Estimates of Agricultural Uses of Propiconazole (122101)
             Sorted Alphabetically  -  Reporting Time:  2004-2013

                             Percent Crop Treated
                                     Crop
                               Average Lbs. A.I.
                                    Average
                                    Maximum
                                       1
Almonds
                                    20,000
                                      15
                                      30
                                       2
Apples
                                    <500
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                       3
Apricots
                                     1,000
                                      30
                                      55
                                       4
Barley
                                    30,000
                                      15
                                      20
                                       5
Beans, Green
                                    <500
                                    <2.5
                                    <2.5
                                       6
Blueberries
                                     1,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                       7
Caneberries
                                    <500
                                       5
                                       5
                                       8
Carrots
                                    <500
                                    <2.5
                                       5
                                       9
Celery
                                     2,000
                                      55
                                      75
                                      10
Cherries
                                     3,000
                                      10
                                      20
                                      11
Corn
                                    200,000
                                       5
                                       5
                                      12
Dry Beans/Peas
                                     1,000
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                      13
Garlic
                                     1,000
                                      30
                                      45
                                      14
Hazelnuts
                                     5,000
                                      45
                                      65
                                      15
Lemons
                                    <500
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                      16
Nectarines*
                                     2,000
                                      45
                                      60
                                      17
Oats
                                    <500
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                      18
Onions
                                    <500
                                    <2.5
                                    <2.5
                                      19
Peaches
                                    10,000
                                      40
                                      50
                                      20
Peanuts
                                    60,000
                                      30
                                      45
                                      21
Pecans
                                    20,000
                                      15
                                      35
                                      22
Pistachios
                                     2,000
                                       5
                                      10
                                      23
Plums/Prunes
                                     6,000
                                      35
                                      55
                                      24
Pluots*
                                    <500
                                      55
                                      75
                                      25
Rice
                                    100,000
                                      35
                                      55
                                      26
Soybeans
                                    80,000
                                    <2.5
                                    <2.5
                                      27
Strawberries
                                     2,000
                                      15
                                      35
                                      28
Sugar Beets
                                     6,000
                                       5
                                      15
                                      29
Sugarcane
                                     2,000
                                    <2.5
                                    <2.5
                                      30
Sweet Corn
                                    20,000
                                      20
                                      45
                                      31
Walnuts
                                    <500
                                     <1
                                    <2.5
                                      32
Wheat
                                    500,000
                                      10
                                      30

All numbers rounded.
                                                                        <500
Less than 500 pounds of active ingredient
                                                                        <2.5
Less than 2.5 percent of crop treated
                                                                          <1
Less than 1 percent of crop treated

                                                                              *
Based on CA DPR data only (valid because 80% or more of U.S. acres grown are in California)

SLUA data sources include:
  USDA-NASS (United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service)
Private Pesticide Market Research
  California DPR (Department of Pesticide Regulation)

These results reflect amalgamated data developed by the Agency and are releasable to the public.


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0947, FRL-8251-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; NOX Budget Trading Program To Reduce the Regional
Transport of Ozone, EPA ICR Number 1857.04, OMB Control Number 2060-
0445

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2007. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 5, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0947, by one of the following methods:
      http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online

instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-2006-
0947. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov

or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''

system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through
http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured

and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenon Smith, Clean Air Markets
Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?

    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0947, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and

Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
B102, 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
is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of

information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the
public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified in this
document.

What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
    7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.

What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
those which participate in the NOX Budget Trading Program to
Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone.
    Title: NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional
Transport of Ozone.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1857.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0445.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31,
2007. 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 in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The NOX Budget Trading Program is a market-
based cap and trade program created to reduce emissions of nitrogen
oxides (NOX) from power plants and other large combustion
sources in the eastern United States. NOX is a prime
ingredient in the formation of ground-level ozone (smog), a pervasive
air pollution problem in many areas of the eastern United States. The
NOX Budget Trading Program was designed to reduce
NOX emissions during the warm summer months, referred to as
the ozone season, when ground-level ozone concentrations are highest.
This information collection is necessary to implement the
NOX Budget Trading Program. While States were not required
to adopt an emissions trading program, every State adopted the basic
Federal model trading program for fossil fuel-fired NOX
sources. This trading program burden includes the paper work burden
related to: Transferring and tracking allowances, the allocation of
allowances to affected units, permitting, annual year end compliance
certification, and meeting the monitoring and reporting requirements of
the program. This information collection is mandatory under 40 CFR part
96. All data received by EPA will be treated as public 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
in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 142
hours per response. 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 which have subsequently changed; 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.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 2,467.
    Frequency of response: Varies by task.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 2.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 492,192 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $54,097,149. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $25,354,474 and an estimated cost of
$28,742,675 for capital investment or maintenance and operational
costs.

What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
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opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: November 17, 2006.
Sam Napolitano,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. E6-20641 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 77712-77716]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 2, 24, 30, 70, 90, 91, and 188

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0363]
RIN 1625-AB71

Seagoing Barges

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: By this direct final rule, the Coast Guard is revising
regulations for the inspection and certification of seagoing barges to
align with the language of the applicable statutes. The statutory
language exempts certain seagoing barges from inspection. Through this
rule, we seek to make the language of the regulation consistent with
the language of the statute.

DATES: This rule is effective April 12, 2012, unless an adverse
comment, or notice of intent to submit an adverse comment, is either
submitted to our online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or
before February 13, 2012 or reaches the Docket Management Facility by
that date. If an adverse comment, or notice of intent to submit an
adverse comment, is received by February 13, 2012, we will withdraw
this direct final rule and publish a timely notice of withdrawal in the
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2011-0363 using any one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
email or call LT Douglas Tindall, Coast Guard; telephone (202) 372-
1411, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing
or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
    A. Submitting Comments
    B. Viewing Comments and Documents
    C. Privacy Act
    D. Public Meeting
II. Abbreviations
III. Regulatory Information
IV. Basis and Purpose
V. Discussion of the Rule
VI. Regulatory Analyses
    A. Regulatory Planning and Review
    B. Small Entities
    C. Assistance for Small Entities
    D. Collection of Information
    E. Federalism
    F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
    G. Taking of Private Property
    H. Civil Justice Reform
    I. Protection of Children
    J. Indian Tribal Governments
    K. Energy Effects
    L. Technical Standards
    M. Environment

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted,
without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

A. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2011-0363), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online, or by fax, mail or hand delivery, but please use only one of
these means. We recommend that you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your
document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your
submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
insert ``USCG-2011-0363'' in the ``Keyword'' box. Click ``Search'' then
click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions'' column. 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 them 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.

B. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2011-0363'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
If you do not have access to the Internet, you may also view the docket
online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.

C. Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

D. Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting, but you may submit a
request for one to the docket using one of the methods specified under
ADDRESSES. In your request, explain why you believe a public meeting
would be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid this
rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a later
notice in the Federal Register.

II. Abbreviations

DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NTTAA National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
NVIC Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
Pub. L. Public Law
U.S.C. United States Code

III. Regulatory Information

    We are publishing this direct final rule under 33 CFR 1.05-55
because we do not expect an adverse comment. If no adverse comment or
notice of intent to submit an adverse comment is received by February
13, 2012, this rule will become effective as stated in the DATES
section. In that case, approximately 30 days before the effective date,
we will publish a document in the Federal Register stating that no
adverse comment was received and confirming that this rule will become
effective as scheduled. However, if we receive an adverse comment or
notice of intent to submit an adverse comment, we will publish a
document in the Federal Register announcing the withdrawal of all or
part of this direct final rule. If an adverse comment applies only to
part of this rule (e.g., to an amendment, a paragraph, or a section)
and it is possible to remove that part without defeating the purpose of
this rule, we may adopt, as final, those parts of this rule on which no
adverse comment was received. We will withdraw the part of this rule
that was the subject of an adverse comment. If we decide to proceed
with a rulemaking following receipt of an adverse comment, we will
publish a separate notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and provide a
new opportunity for comment.
    A comment is considered adverse if the comment explains why this
rule or a part of this rule would be inappropriate, including a
challenge to its underlying premise or approach, or would be
ineffective or unacceptable without a change.

IV. Basis and Purpose

    The Coast Guard has the delegated authority to carry out the
responsibilities related to vessel inspection enumerated in 46 U.S.C.
3301-3318. See also 46 U.S.C. 2104; DHS Delegation 0170.1(92b).
Pursuant to this authority, the Coast Guard has issued regulations
regarding inspection and certification of seagoing barges in 46 CFR
parts 90 and 91.
    In 1983, sec. 2101(32), Public Law 98-89, 97 Stat. 500 (46 U.S.C.
2101) redefined ``seagoing barge'' as a non self-propelled vessel of at
least 100 gross tons making voyages beyond the Boundary Line. Coast
Guard regulations at 46 CFR 91.01-10(c) do not reflect the language
change and instead refer to seagoing barges as vessels ``on the high
seas or ocean.'' The purpose of this rule is to change the language in
46 CFR 91.01-10 from ``on the high seas or ocean'' to ``beyond the
Boundary Line'' to reflect the language of Public Law 98-89.
    In 1993, Congress exempted from inspection seagoing barges that are
unmanned and not carrying hazardous material as cargo, or carrying a
flammable or combustible liquid, including oil, in bulk. See Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 1993, Public Law 103-206, 107 Stat. 2419 (46
U.S.C. 3302(m)). In 1993, the Coast Guard stopped requiring the
specified seagoing barges to be inspected to conform with Public Law
103-206. However, the Coast Guard did not amend its regulations to
reflect the exemption. The purpose of this rule is to change the
language concerning seagoing barges in 46 CFR 90.05-25, 46 CFR 91.01-
10, and the vessel inspection tables in 46 CFR parts 2, 24, 30, 70, 90,
and 188 to reflect the exemption created by Public Law 103-206.

V. Discussion of the Rule

    Coast Guard regulations contained in 46 CFR 91.01-10(c) provide for
modification of the period of validity of the certificate of inspection
for seagoing barges that: (1) Proceed on the high seas or ocean for the
sole purpose of changing place of employment; or (2) make rare or
infrequent voyages on the high seas or ocean and returning to the port
of departure. This language does not reflect the language of Public Law
98-89 that redefined ``seagoing barge'' as a non self-propelled vessel
of at least 100 gross tons making voyages beyond the Boundary Line. In
this rule, the Coast Guard changes the language of &46 CFR 91.01-
10(c)(1)(i) and (ii) to clarify that modification of the period of
validity of the certificate of inspection is permissible for seagoing
barges that make voyages beyond the ``Boundary Line'' vice the current
language of ``high seas or ocean.''
    Coast Guard regulations contained in 46 CFR 90.05-25 dictates
inspection and certification requirements for seagoing barges, but
currently do not reflect the exemptions enacted by Public Law 103-206.
In this rule, the Coast Guard modifies the language of 46 CFR 90.05-25
exempting seagoing barges from inspection and certification that are
unmanned, and not carrying hazardous material as cargo, or a flammable
or combustible liquid, including oil, in bulk as enacted by Public Law
103-206.
    To promote consistency and readability we are revising 46 CFR
91.01-10(c)(1)(i), 46 CFR 91.01-10(c)(1)(ii), and 46 CFR 91.01-10(c)(2)
to replace the language ``non self-propelled vessels of 100 gross tons
and over'' with the term ``seagoing barge'' as enacted by Public Law
98-89 and contained in 46 CFR 90.10-36.
    The remaining revisions are intended to make the language of the
vessel inspection table published in the CFR consistent with the
language of the revised regulations. The vessel inspection table is a
visual representation of when vessels must be inspected, and is
organized by type of vessel, method of propulsion, cargo, mission, etc.
This is a single table that is published in the multiple sections of
the CFR that deal with inspection of vessels, namely 46 CFR parts 2,
24, 30, 70, 90, and 188. We are revising the vessel inspection table by
removing from row 4, column 4 the text ``All seagoing barges except
those covered by columns 2 and 3.'' and adding, in its place, the text
``All manned seagoing barges.''

VI. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on 14 of these statutes or executive orders.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, 58 FR 51735 (Regulatory Planning and Review),
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, 76 FR 3821 (Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review), and does not require an assessment
of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive
Order 12866. The Office of Management and

Budget has not reviewed it under these Executive Orders.
    Sec. 2102 (32) of Public Law 98-89 redefined ``seagoing barge'' to
mean ``a non-self-propelled vessel of at least 100 gross tons making
voyages beyond the Boundary Line.''
    Sec. 311 of Public Law 103-206 amended 46 U.S.C. 3302 to exempt
certain seagoing barges from inspection and certification when the
barges are unmanned and not carrying hazardous material as cargo, or a
flammable or combustible liquid, including oil, in bulk. This rule will
align 46 CFR 90.05-24, 46 CFR 91.01-10, and the vessel inspection table
in 46 CFR 2, 24, 30, 70, 90, and 188 with Public Law 98-89 and Public
Law 103-206.
    Based on Public Law 98-89 and Public Law 103-206, seagoing barges
that do not need inspection are those that meet all of the following
characteristics:
    1. Coastwise or oceans route as per sec. 2102(32), Public Law 98-
89;
    2. 100 gross tons or greater as per sec. 2102 (32), Public Law 98-
89;
    3. Unmanned as per sec. 311, Public Law 103-206; and
    4. Not carrying hazardous material as cargo, or a flammable or
combustible liquid, including oil, in bulk as per sec. 311, Public Law
103-206.
    Because the Coast Guard is aligning the text of the regulations
with the current inspections laws enacted in 1993, only barges that are
manned, or carrying hazardous material as cargo or a flammable or
combustible liquid, including oil, in bulk are inspected. If owners or
operators choose to voluntarily inspect barges that are exempt from
inspection, these owners or operators do so voluntarily and would
voluntarily incur the cost. We estimate that there are no additional
costs to implement this rule.
    The benefit of this rule is in making the CFR consistent with the
current law. As this statutory change has been in effect for more than
18 years, we expect this rule will not provide additional cost savings
to industry.

B. Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, we have
considered whether this rule would have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    As previously discussed, the purpose of this rule is to align the
language concerning seagoing barges in 46 CFR 90.05-25, 46 CFR 91.01-
10, and the vessel inspection tables in 46 CFR parts 2, 24, 30, 70, 90,
and 188 with the language of Public Law 98-89 and Public Law 103-206.
Public Law 98-89 redefined ``seagoing barge'' as a non-self-propelled
vessel of at least 100 gross tons making voyages beyond the Boundary
Line. Public Law 103-206 exempted certain seagoing barges from
inspection and certification that are unmanned, and not carrying
hazardous material as cargo, or carrying a flammable or combustible
liquid, including oil, in bulk.
    This rule does not result in additional costs for small entities
because the Coast Guard is aligning the text of the regulations with
the current law. Since exempted barges have not been inspected for more
than 10 years, this rule will impose no additional impacts (costs or
cost savings) to small entities.
    Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that
this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Comments submitted in response to this
finding will be evaluated under the criteria in the ``Regulatory
Information'' section of this preamble.

C. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under sec. 213(a) of the Contract with America Act of 1996, Public
Law104-121, 110 Stat. 847, we want to assist small entities in
understanding this rule so that they can better evaluate its effects on
them and participate in the rulemaking process. If the rule will affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please consult LT Douglas Tindall at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The Coast Guard will not retaliate against
small entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy
or action of the Coast Guard.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-(888) 734-3247).

D. Collection of Information

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

E. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if the rule has a substantial direct effect on State or
local governments and would either preempt State law or impose a
substantial direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this
rule under that Order and have determined that it does not have
implications for federalism.

F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

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

G. Taking of Private Property

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

H. Civil Justice Reform

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

I. Protection of Children

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

J. Indian Tribal Governments

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

responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

K. Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

L. Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

M. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded
that this action is one of a category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. This rule is categorically excluded under section 2.B.2,
figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(a) of the Instruction. This rule involves
amendments to regulations which are editorial or procedural and merely
align the text of the regulations with current law and Coast Guard
practice. An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical
exclusion determination are available in the docket where indicated
under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects

46 CFR Part 2

    Marine safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.

46 CFR Part 24

    Marine safety.

46 CFR Part 30

    Cargo vessels, Foreign relations, Hazardous materials
transportation, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Seamen.

46 CFR Part 70

    Marine safety, Passenger vessels, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

46 CFR Part 90

    Cargo vessels, Marine safety.

46 CFR Part 91

    Cargo vessels, Marine safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

46 CFR Part 188

    Marine safety, Oceanographic research vessels.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
46 CFR parts 2, 24, 30, 70, 90, 91, and 188 as follows:

PART 2--VESSEL INSPECTIONS

0
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2110, 3103,
3205, 3306, 3307, 3703; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; E.O. 12234, 45 FR
58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1. Subpart 2.45 also issued under the Act Dec.
27, 1950, Ch. 1155, secs. 1, 2, 64 Stat. 1120 (see 46 U.S.C. App.
Note prec. 1).

Sec.  2.01-7  [Amended]

0
2. In Table 2.01-7(a), row 4, column 4, of Sec.  2.01-7, remove the
text ``All seagoing barges except those covered by columns 2 and 3.''
and add, in its place, the text ``All manned seagoing barges.''.

PART 24--GENERAL PROVISIONS

0
3. The authority citation for part 24 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2113, 3306, 4104, 4302; Pub. L. 103-206;
107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

Sec.  24.01-5  [Amended]

0
4. In Table 24.01-5(a), row 4, column 4, of Sec.  24.01-5, remove the
text ``All seagoing barges except those covered by columns 2 and 3.''
and add, in its place, the text ``All manned seagoing barges.''.

PART 30--GENERAL PROVISIONS

0
5. The authority citation for part 30 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703; Pub. L. 103-206, 107
Stat. 2439; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1; Section 30.01-2 also issued under the
authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507; Section 30.01-05 also issued under the
authority of Sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

Sec.  30.01-5  [Amended]

0
6. In Table 30.05-1(d), row 4, column 4, of Sec.  30.01-5, remove the
text ``All seagoing barges except those covered by columns 2 and 3.''
and add, in its place, the text ``All manned seagoing barges.''.

PART 70--GENERAL PROVISIONS

0
7. The authority citation for part 70 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat.
2439; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980
Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1; Section 70.01-15 also issued under the authority of 44
U.S.C. 3507.

Sec.  70.05-1  [Amended]

0
8. In Table 70.05-1(a), row 4, column 4, of Sec.  70.05-1, remove the
text ``All seagoing barges except those covered by columns 2 and 3.''
and add, in its place, the text ``All manned seagoing barges.''.

PART 90--GENERAL PROVISIONS

0
9. The authority citation for part 90 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat.
2439; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980
Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.

Sec.  90.05-1  [Amended]

0
10. In Table 90.05-1(a), row 4, column 4, of Sec.  90.05-1, remove the
text ``All seagoing barges except those covered by columns 2 and 3.''
and add, in its place, the text ``All manned seagoing barges.''.

0
11. Revise Sec.  90.05-25(a) to read as follows:

Sec.  90.05-25  Seagoing barge.

    (a) All non-self-propelled vessels of 100 gross tons or more are
subject to inspection when proceeding beyond the Boundary Line if
they--

    (1) Carry a hazardous material as cargo; or
    (2) Carry a flammable or combustible liquid, including oil, in
bulk; or
    (3) Are manned.
* * * * *

PART 91--INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION

0
12. The authority citation for part 91 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3205, 3306, 3307; 46
U.S.C. Chapter 701; Executive Order 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980
Comp., p. 277; Executive Order 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991
Comp., p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.

0
13. Amend Sec.  91.01-10 as follows:
0
a. Revise paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii); and
0
b. In paragraph (c)(2), remove the words ``seagoing barges of 100 gross
tons and over,'' and add, in their place, the words ``inspected
seagoing barges''.
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  91.01-10  Period of validity for a Certificate of Inspection

* * * * *
    (c)(1) * * *
    (i) Inspected seagoing barges proceeding beyond the Boundary Line
for the sole purpose of changing place of employment.
    (ii) Inspected seagoing barges making rare or infrequent voyages
beyond the Boundary Line and returning to the port of departure.
* * * * *

PART 188--GENERAL PROVISIONS

0
14. The authority citation for part 188 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2113, 3306; Pub. L 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439;
49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p.
277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

Sec.  188.05-1  [Amended]

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15. In Table 188.05-1(a), row 4, column 4, of Sec.  188.05-1, remove
the text ``All seagoing barges except those covered by columns 2 and
3.'' and add, in its place, the text ``All manned seagoing barges.''.

    Dated: December 6, 2011.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2011-32007 Filed 12-13-11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0445]

Safety Zone; Wendell Family Fourth of July Fireworks Display,
Rockport, TX

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Wendell
Family Fourth of July Fireworks Display on July 4, 2018, to provide for
the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our
regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District
identifies the regulated area for this event in Rockport, TX. During
the enforcement periods, entry into these zones is prohibited unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 7 will be
enforced from 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Kevin Kyles, Sector
Corpus Christi Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 7, for the Wendell Family Fourth of
July Fireworks Display regulated area from 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on
July 4, 2018. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of
life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for
marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District, Sec.  165.801,
specifies the location of the regulated area for the Wendell Family
Fourth of July Fireworks which encompasses portions of Little Bay and
Rockport Beach Park. As reflected in Sec. Sec.  165.23 and 165.801(a),
if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must
comply with directions from the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus
Christi (COTP) or a designated representative. Persons or vessels
desiring to enter the zones must request permission from the COTP or a
designated representative. They can be reached on VHF FM channel 16 or
by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>. If permission is granted, all persons
and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the COTP or
designated representative. In addition to this notice of enforcement in
the Federal Register, the COTP or a designated representative will
inform the public through Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM), Local
Notices to Mariners (LNM), Marine Safety Information Broadcasts
(MSIBs), and/or through other means of public notice as appropriate at
least 24 hours in advance of each enforcement.

    Dated: June 6, 2018.
E.J. Gaynor,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. 2018-12645 Filed 6-12-18; 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 Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1155-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Section 4(d) Rate Filing: Remove Terminated NC Agmt
from Tariff (Mercuria 1651) and Expired Neg Rate Agmt to be effective
8/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 8/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20160802-5053.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1156-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company.
    Description: Compliance filing Report of Refund Transco's GSS LSS
Customer Share of DTI Penalty Revenue 2016.
    Filed Date: 8/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20160802-5064.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1157-000.

    Applicants: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners.
    Description: Section 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing 8-2-
16 to be effective 9/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 8/2/16.
    Accession Number: 20160802-5123.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1158-000.
    Applicants: Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Section 4(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to Neg Rate Agmt
(Devon 10-16) to be effective 8/3/2016.
    Filed Date: 8/3/16.
    Accession Number: 20160803-5039.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/15/16.

    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: August 3, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-18888 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL21-11-000]

Southern Illinois Power Cooperative; Notice of Petition for
Limited Waiver

    Take notice that on October 20, 2020, pursuant to section
292.402(a) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
Rules and Regulations,\1\ Southern Illinois Power Cooperative on its
own behalf and on behalf of its members Clay Electric Co-operative,
Clinton County Electric Cooperative, Monroe County Electric Cooperative
and Tri-County Electric Cooperative (Petitioners) filed a petition for
limited waiver of certain obligations imposed by 18 CFR Sections
292.303(a) and 292.303(b) that implement section 210 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended (PURPA),\2\ all as
more fully explained in the petition.
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in the above
proceeding must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Petitioners. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Petitioners.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To facilitate
electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a
document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create
and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link.
Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or
protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free, (886) 208-
3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 9, 2020.

    Dated: October 21, 2020
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23727 Filed 10-26-20; 8:45 am]
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