[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11567-11568]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03403]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0986; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-077-AD;
Amendment 39-17357; AD 2013-03-23]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type
Certificate Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.)
Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate Previously Held by Israel
Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Model Gulfstream G150 airplanes. This AD was
prompted by a review that determined that the runway slope and anti-ice
corrections to V1 and take-off distances in the Gulfstream
G150 Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) were presented in a non-conservative
manner. This AD requires revising the performance section of the AFM to
include procedures to advise the flightcrew of certain runway slope and
anti-ice corrections and take-off distance values. We are issuing this
AD to prevent the use of published non-conservative data, which could
result in the inability to meet the required take-off performance, with
consequent hazard to safe operation during performance-limited take-off
operations.

DATES: This AD becomes effective March 26, 2013.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of March 26,
2013.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Groves, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would apply to the specified products.
That NPRM was published in the Federal Register on September 20, 2012
(77 FR 58323). That NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for
the specified products. The Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness
Information (MCAI) states:

    This [Israeli] AD mandates revised limitations in the G150 AFM,
pertaining to the Performance Section. Each operator must
incorporate Temporary Rev. 3 to the G150 AFM.

    The unsafe condition is the use of published non-conservative data,
which could result in the inability to meet the required take-off
performance, with consequent hazard to safe operation during
performance-limited take-off operations. You may obtain further
information by examining the MCAI in the AD docket.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM (77 FR 58323, September
20, 2012) or on the determination of the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the available data and determined that air safety and
the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed except for
minor editorial changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM (77 FR 58323, September 20, 2012) for correcting the unsafe
condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM (77 FR 58323, September 20, 2012).

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 56 products of U.S. registry.
We also estimate that it will take about 1 work-hour per product to
comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average labor rate
is $85 per work-hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of
this AD to the U.S. operators to be $4,760, or $85 per product.

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 that 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; 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.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains the NPRM (77 FR 58323, September 20,
2012), the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other
information. The street address for the Docket Operations office
(telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will
be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2013-03-23 Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate Previously Held
by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.): Amendment 39-17357. Docket No.
FAA-2012-0986; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-077-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective March 26,
2013.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate
previously held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Model
Gulfstream G150 airplanes; certificated in any category; all serial
numbers.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 01, Operations
information.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a review that determined that the runway
slope and anti-ice corrections to V1 and take-off
distances in the G150 Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) were presented in
a non-conservative manner. We are issuing this AD to prevent the use
of published non-conservative data, which could result in the
inability to meet the required take-off performance, with consequent
hazard to safe operation during performance-limited take-off
operations.

(f) Compliance

    You are responsible for having the actions required by this AD
performed within the compliance times specified, unless the actions
have already been done.

(g) AFM Revision

    Within 60 days after the effective date of this AD, revise
Section V, Performance, of the Gulfstream G150 AFM to include the
information in Gulfstream G150 Temporary Revision (TR) 3, dated
December 14, 2011. This TR introduces corrections for runway slope.
Operate the airplane according to the procedures in this TR.

    Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD:  The AFM revision required
by paragraph (g) of this AD may be done by inserting copies of
Gulfstream G150 TR 3, dated December 14, 2011, in the AFM. When this
TR has been included in general revisions of the AFM, the general
revisions may be inserted in the AFM, provided the relevant
information in the general revision is identical to that in
Gulfstream G150 TR 3, dated December 14, 2011, and the TR may be
removed.

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using
the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR
39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: Tom Groves,
Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport
Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-
3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Information may be
emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Before using any
approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight
standards district office/certificate holding district office. The
AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.

(i) Special Flight Permits

    Special flight permits, as described in Section 21.197 and
Section 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197
and 21.199), are not allowed.

(j) Related Information

    Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information (MCAI)
Israeli Airworthiness Directive 01-12-02-02, dated March 2, 2012;
and Gulfstream G150 TR 3, dated December 14, 2011, to Section V,
Performance, of the Gulfstream G150 AFM; for related information.

(k) 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) Gulfstream G150 Temporary Revision 3, dated December 14,
2011, to Section V, Performance, of the Gulfstream G150 Airplane
Flight Manual.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, P.O. Box 2206, Mail Station D-25,
Savannah, GA 31402-2206; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://www.gulfstream.com/product_support/technical_pubs/pubs/index.htm.
    (4) You may review copies of the service information at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 7, 2013.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-03403 Filed 2-15-13; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: October 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 192)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56623-56628]
[DOCID:fr04oc07-5]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0835-200740(a); FRL-8475-4]

Approval of Implementation Plans of Kentucky: Clean Air
Interstate Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving a revision to the Kentucky State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on July 19, 2007. This revision
addresses the requirements of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR),
promulgated on May 12, 2005 and subsequently revised on April 28, 2006,
and December 13, 2006. EPA has determined that the SIP revision fully
implements the CAIR requirements for Kentucky. Therefore, as a
consequence of the SIP approval, EPA will also withdraw the CAIR
Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) concerning sulfur dioxide
(SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX) annual, and
NOX ozone season emissions for Kentucky. The CAIR FIPs for
all States in the CAIR region were promulgated on April 28, 2006, and
subsequently revised on December 13, 2006.
    CAIR requires States to reduce emissions of SO2 and
NOX that significantly contribute to, and interfere with
maintenance of, the national ambient air quality standards for fine
particulates and/or ozone in any downwind state. CAIR establishes State
budgets for SO2 and NOX and requires States to
submit SIP revisions that implement these budgets in States that EPA
concluded did contribute to nonattainment in downwind states. States
have the flexibility to choose which control measures to adopt to
achieve the budgets, including participating in the EPA-administered
cap-and-trade programs. In the SIP revision that EPA is approving,
Kentucky would meet CAIR requirements by participating in the EPA-
administered cap-and-trade programs addressing SO2,
NOX annual, and NOX ozone season emissions.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective December 3, 2007 without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by November 5,
2007. If EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely
withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform
the public that the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2007-0835, by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for

submitting comments.
    2. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0835'', Regulatory Development Section,
Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Heidi Lesane, Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The
Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday,
8:30 to 4:30, excluding Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. ``EPA-R04-OAR-
2007-0835''. 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 through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail, information that you consider to be CBI

or otherwise protected. 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 and any form of encryption and should 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
.

    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or

in hard copy at the Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning
today's action, please contact Heidi LeSane, Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404)
562-9074. Mrs. LeSane can also be reached via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
II. What Is the Regulatory History of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?
III. What Are the General Requirements of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?
IV. What Are the Types of CAIR SIP Submittals?
V. Analysis of Kentucky's CAIR SIP Submittal
    A. State Budgets for Allowance Allocations
    B. CAIR Cap-and-Trade Programs
    C. Applicability Provisions for non-EGU NOX SIP Call
Sources
    D. NOX Allowance Allocations
    E. Allocation of NOX Allowances From the Compliance
Supplement Pool
    F. Individual Opt-In Units
VI. Final Action
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What Action Is EPA Taking?

    EPA is approving a revision to Kentucky's SIP, submitted on July
19, 2007. In its SIP revision, Kentucky meets CAIR requirements by
requiring certain electric generating units (EGUs) to participate in
the EPA-administered State CAIR cap-and-trade programs addressing
SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone season
emissions. EPA has determined that the SIP as revised meets the
applicable requirements of CAIR. As a consequence of this SIP approval,
EPA will also issue a final rule to withdraw the FIPs concerning
SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone season
emissions for Kentucky. This action will delete and reserve 40 CFR
52.940 and 40 CFR 52.941. The withdrawal of the CAIR FIPs for Kentucky
is a conforming amendment that must be made once the SIP is approved
because EPA's authority to issue the FIPs was premised on a deficiency
in the SIP for Kentucky. Once the SIP is fully approved, EPA no longer
has authority for the FIPs. Thus, EPA will not have the option of
maintaining the FIPs following the full SIP approval. Accordingly, EPA
does not intend to offer an opportunity for a public hearing or an
additional opportunity for written public comment on the withdrawal of
the FIPs.

II. What Is the Regulatory History of the CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?

    The CAIR was published by EPA on May 12, 2005 (70 FR 25162). In
this rule, EPA determined that 28 States and the District of Columbia
contribute significantly to nonattainment and interfere with
maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for
fine particulates (PM2.5) and /or 8-hour ozone in downwind
States in the eastern part of the country. As a result, EPA required
those upwind States to revise their SIPs to include control measures
that reduce emissions of SO2, which is a precursor to
PM2.5 formation, and/or NOX, which is a precursor
to both ozone and PM2.5 formation. For jurisdictions that
contribute significantly to downwind PM2.5 nonattainment,
CAIR sets annual State-wide emission reduction requirements (i.e.,
budgets) for SO2 and annual State-wide emission reduction
requirements for NOX. Similarly, for jurisdictions that
contribute significantly to 8-hour ozone nonattainment, CAIR sets
State-wide emission reduction requirements for NOX for the
ozone season (May 1st to September 30th). Under CAIR, States may
implement these reduction requirements by participating in the EPA-
administered cap-and-trade programs or by adopting any other control
measures.
    CAIR explains to subject States what must be included in SIPs to
address the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) with regard to interstate transport with respect to the 8-hour
ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA made national findings, effective
on May 25, 2005, that the States had failed to submit SIPs meeting the
requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D). The SIPs were due in July 2000, 3
years after the promulgation of the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5
NAAQS. These findings started a 2-year clock for EPA to promulgate a
FIP to address the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D). Under CAA
section 110(c)(1), EPA may issue a FIP anytime after such findings are
made and must do so within two years unless a SIP revision correcting
the deficiency is approved by EPA before the FIP is promulgated.
    On April 28, 2006, EPA promulgated FIPs for all States covered by
CAIR in order to ensure the emissions reductions required by CAIR are
achieved on schedule. Each CAIR State is subject to the FIPs until the
State fully adopts, and EPA approves, a SIP revision meeting the
requirements of CAIR. The CAIR FIPs require EGUs to participate in the
EPA-administered CAIR SO2, NOX annual, and
NOX ozone season trading programs, as appropriate. The CAIR
FIP SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone
season trading programs impose essentially the same requirements as,
and are integrated with, the respective CAIR SIP trading programs. The
integration of the FIP and SIP trading programs means that these
trading programs will work together to create effectively a single
trading program for each regulated pollutant (SO2,
NOX annual, and NOX ozone season) in all States
covered by the CAIR FIP or SIP trading program for that pollutant. The
CAIR FIPs also allow States to submit abbreviated SIP revisions that,
if approved by EPA, will automatically replace or supplement certain
CAIR FIP provisions (e.g., the methodology for allocating
NOX allowances to sources in the State), while the CAIR FIP
remains in place for all other provisions.
    On April 28, 2006, EPA published two additional CAIR-related final
rules that added the States of Delaware and New Jersey to the list of
States subject to CAIR for PM2.5 and announced EPA's final
decisions on reconsideration of five issues, without making any
substantive changes to the CAIR requirements.

III. What Are the General Requirements of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?

    CAIR establishes State-wide emission budgets for SO2 and
NOX and is to be implemented in two phases. The first phase
of NOX reductions starts in 2009 and continues through 2014,
while the first phase of SO2 reductions starts in 2010 and
continues through 2014. The second phase of reductions for both
NOX and SO2 starts in 2015 and continues
thereafter. CAIR requires States to implement the budgets by either:
(1) Requiring EGUs to participate in the EPA-administered cap-and-trade
programs; or (2) adopting other control measures of the State's
choosing and demonstrating that such control measures will result in
compliance with the applicable State SO2 and NOX
budgets.
    The May 12, 2005 and April 28, 2006 CAIR rules provide model rules
that States must adopt (with certain limited changes, if desired) if
they want to participate in the EPA-administered trading programs.
    With two exceptions, only States that choose to meet the
requirements of CAIR through methods that exclusively regulate EGUs are
allowed to participate in the EPA-administered trading programs. One
exception is for States that adopt the opt-in provisions of the model
rules to allow non-EGUs individually to opt into the EPA-administered
trading programs. The other exception is for States that include all
non-EGUs from their NOX SIP Call trading programs in their
CAIR NOX ozone season trading programs.

IV. What Are the Types of CAIR SIP Submittals?

    States have the flexibility to choose the type of control measures
they will use to meet the requirements of CAIR. EPA anticipates that
most States will choose to meet the CAIR requirements by selecting an
option that requires EGUs to participate in the EPA-administered CAIR
cap-and-trade programs. For such States, EPA has provided two
approaches for submitting and obtaining approval for CAIR SIP
revisions. States may submit full SIP revisions that adopt the model
CAIR cap-and-trade rules. If approved, these SIP revisions will fully
replace the CAIR FIPs. Alternatively, States may submit abbreviated SIP
revisions. These SIP revisions will not replace the CAIR FIPs; however,
the CAIR FIPs provide that, when approved, the provisions in these
abbreviated SIP revisions will be used instead of or in conjunction
with, as appropriate, the corresponding provisions of the CAIR FIPs
(e.g., the

NOX allowance allocation methodology).
    A State submitting a full SIP revision may either adopt regulations
that are substantively identical to the model rules or incorporate by
reference the model rules. CAIR provides that States may only make
limited changes to the model rules if the States want to participate in
the EPA-administered trading programs. A full SIP revision may change
the model rules only by altering their applicability and allowance
allocation provisions to:
    1. Include NOX SIP Call trading sources that are not
EGUs under CAIR in the CAIR NOX ozone season trading
program;
    2. Provide for allocation of NOX annual or ozone season
allowances by the State, rather than the Administrator of the EPA or
the Administrator's duly authorized representative (Administrator), and
using a methodology chosen by the State;
    3. Provide for State allocation of NOX annual allowances
from the compliance supplement pool (CSP) using the State's choice of
allowed, alternative methodologies; or
    4. Allow units that are not otherwise CAIR units to opt
individually into the CAIR SO2, NOX annual, or
NOX ozone season trading programs under the opt-in
provisions in the model rules.
    An approved CAIR full SIP revision addressing EGUs' SO2,
NOX annual, or NOX ozone season emissions will
replace the CAIR FIP for that State for the respective EGU emissions.

V. Analysis of Kentucky's CAIR SIP Submittal

A. State Budgets for Allowance Allocations

    The CAIR NOX annual and ozone season budgets were
developed from historical heat input data for EGUs. Using these data,
EPA calculated annual and ozone season regional heat input values,
which were multiplied by 0.15 pounds per million British thermal units
(lb/mmBtu), for phase 1, and 0.125 lb/mmBtu, for phase 2, to obtain
regional NOX budgets for 2009-2014 and for 2015 and
thereafter, respectively. EPA derived the State NOX annual
and ozone season budgets from the regional budgets using State heat
input data adjusted by fuel factors.
    The CAIR State SO2 budgets were derived by discounting
the tonnage of emissions authorized by annual allowance allocations
under the Acid Rain Program under title IV of the CAA. Under CAIR, each
allowance allocated in the Acid Rain Program for the years in phase 1
of CAIR (2010 through 2014) authorizes 0.50 ton of SO2
emissions in the CAIR trading program, and each Acid Rain Program
allowance allocated for the years in phase 2 of CAIR (2015 and
thereafter) authorizes 0.35 ton of SO2 emissions in the CAIR
trading program.
    In this action, EPA is approving Kentucky's SIP revision that
adopts the budgets established for the Commonwealth in CAIR, i.e.,
83,205 (2009-2014) and 69,337 (2015-thereafter) tons for NOX
annual emissions, 36,109 (2009-2014) and 30,651 (2015-thereafter) tons
for NOX ozone season emissions, and 188,773 (2010-2014) and
132,141 (2015-thereafter) tons for SO2 emissions. Kentucky's
SIP revision sets these budgets as the total amounts of allowances
available for allocation for each year under the EPA-administered cap-
and-trade programs.

B. CAIR Cap-and-Trade Programs

    The CAIR NOX annual and ozone-season model trading rules
both largely mirror the structure of the NOX SIP Call model
trading rule in 40 CFR part 96, subparts A through I. While the
provisions of the NOX annual and ozone-season model rules
are similar, there are some differences. For example, the
NOX annual model rule (but not the NOX ozone
season model rule) provides for a CSP, which is discussed below and
under which allowances may be awarded for early reductions of
NOX annual emissions. As a further example, the
NOX ozone season model rule reflects the fact that the CAIR
NOX ozone season trading program replaces the NOX
SIP Call trading program after the 2008 ozone season and is coordinated
with the NOX SIP Call program. The NOX ozone
season model rule provides incentives for early emissions reductions by
allowing banked, pre-2009 NOX SIP Call allowances to be used
for compliance in the CAIR NOX ozone-season trading program.
In addition, States have the option of continuing to meet their
NOX SIP Call requirement by participating in the CAIR
NOX ozone season trading program and including all their
NOX SIP Call trading sources in that program.
    The provisions of the CAIR SO2 model rule are also
similar to the provisions of the NOX annual and ozone season
model rules. However, the SO2 model rule is coordinated with
the ongoing Acid Rain SO2 cap-and-trade program under CAA
title IV. The SO2 model rule uses the title IV allowances
for compliance, with each allowance allocated for 2010-2014 authorizing
only 0.50 ton of emissions and each allowance allocated for 2015 and
thereafter authorizing only 0.35 ton of emissions. Banked title IV
allowances allocated for years before 2010 can be used at any time in
the CAIR SO2 cap-and-trade program, with each such allowance
authorizing 1 ton of emissions. Title IV allowances are to be freely
transferable among sources covered by the Acid Rain Program and sources
covered by the CAIR SO2 cap-and-trade program.
    EPA also used the CAIR model trading rules as the basis for the
trading programs in the CAIR FIPs. The CAIR FIP trading rules are
virtually identical to the CAIR model trading rules, with changes made
to account for federal rather than state implementation. The CAIR model
SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone season
trading rules and the respective CAIR FIP trading rules are designed to
work together as integrated SO2, NOX annual, and
NOX ozone season trading programs.
    In the SIP revision, Kentucky chooses to implement its CAIR budgets
by requiring EGUs to participate in EPA-administered cap-and-trade
programs for SO2, NOX annual, and NOX
ozone season emissions. Kentucky has adopted a full SIP revision that
adopts, with certain allowed changes discussed below, the CAIR model
cap-and-trade rules for SO2, NOX annual, and
NOX ozone season emissions.

C. Applicability Provisions for Non-EGU NOX SIP Call Sources

    In general, the CAIR model trading rules apply to any stationary,
fossil-fuel-fired boiler or stationary, fossil-fuel-fired combustion
turbine serving at any time, since the later of November 15, 1990 or
the start-up of the unit's combustion chamber, a generator with
nameplate capacity of more than 25 megawatt electrical (MWe) producing
electricity for sale.
    States have the option of bringing in, for the CAIR NOX
ozone season program only, those units in the State's NOX
SIP Call trading program that are not EGUs as defined under CAIR. EPA
advises States exercising this option to add the applicability
provisions in the State's NOX SIP Call trading rule for non-
EGUs to the applicability provisions in 40 CFR 96.304 in order to
include in the CAIR NOX ozone season trading program all
units required to be in the State's NOX SIP Call trading
program that are not already included under 40 CFR 96.304. Under this
option, the CAIR NOX ozone season program must cover all
large industrial boilers and combustion turbines, as well as any small
EGUs (i.e. units serving a generator with a nameplate capacity of 25
MWe or less)

that the State currently requires to be in the NOX SIP Call
trading program.
    Kentucky has chosen to expand the applicability provisions of the
CAIR NOX ozone season trading program to include all non-
EGUs in the State's NOX SIP Call trading program. Kentucky
has committed to revising the applicability section in its CAIR
NOX ozone season rule in order to clarify that, as intended
by the State, units subject to its NOX SIP Call program and
brought into its CAIR program through the allowed expansion of the CAIR
NOX ozone season applicability provisions are to be treated
as CAIR NOX ozone season units and certain definitions from
401 KAR 51:001 apply to the provisions that bring these units into the
CAIR program. EPA determined after review of Kentucky's final rules,
and after Kentucky had adopted other necessary revisions to its CAIR
rules, that these provisions needed clarification. However, while the
clarifications are needed, EPA interprets Kentucky's current rule to
provide that the NOX SIP Call units are subject to the
requirements for CAIR NOX ozone season units and that the
NOX SIP Call definitions are used in applying the
applicability provisions that bring in NOX SIP Call units.
In addition, Kentucky has committed to correct two citation references
in its CAIR NOX ozone season allowance allocation
methodology needed in order to reference correctly its applicability
section. EPA interprets Kentucky's current rule as applying the correct
references.
    Kentucky has also committed to revising the definitions of
``commence commercial operation'' and ``commence operation'' in its
CAIR NOX ozone season rule in order to clarify the
deadlines, for meeting monitoring and reporting requirements, that
apply to the NOX SIP Call units that are brought into the
CAIR program but do not serve generators producing electricity for
sale, as intended by the State. EPA determined after review of
Kentucky's final rules, and after Kentucky had adopted other necessary
revisions to its CAIR rules, that these provisions needed
clarification.
    EPA has outlined these necessary revisions in a technical support
document. EPA received a letter from Kentucky dated September 11, 2007,
that provides a commitment to make these rule revisions in its CAIR
rules in 2008. Specifically, in the September 11, 2007, letter,
Kentucky commits to make the revisions discussed above to its CAIR
NOX Ozone Season trading rule, 401 KAR 51:220.

D. NOX Allowance Allocations

    Under the NOX allowance allocation methodology in the
CAIR model trading rules and in the CAIR FIP, NOX annual and
ozone season allowances are allocated to units that have operated for
five years, based on heat input data from a three-year period that are
adjusted for fuel type by using fuel factors of 1.0 for coal, 0.6 for
oil, and 0.4 for other fuels. The CAIR model trading rules and the CAIR
FIP also provide a new unit set-aside from which units without five
years of operation are allocated allowances based on the units' prior
year emissions.
    States may establish in their SIP submissions a different
NOX allowance allocation methodology that will be used to
allocate allowances to sources in the States if certain requirements
are met concerning the timing of submission of units' allocations to
the Administrator for recordation and the total amount of allowances
allocated for each control period. In adopting alternative
NOX allowance allocation methodologies, States have
flexibility with regard to:
    1. The cost to recipients of the allowances, which may be
distributed for free or auctioned;
    2. The frequency of allocations;
    3. The basis for allocating allowances, which may be distributed,
for example, based on historical heat input or electric and thermal
output; and
    4. The use of allowance set-asides and, if used, their size.
    Kentucky has chosen to replace the provisions of the CAIR
NOX annual and CAIR NOX ozone season model
trading rules concerning the allocation of NOX annual and
ozone season allowances with its own methodology. Kentucky has chosen
to distribute 98% of its NOX annual allowances based upon
adjusted heat input. In Kentucky's final CAIR SIP submittal, Kentucky
already made initial allocations for the control periods spanning from
2009 to 2014. In 2009, Kentucky will submit one-year allocations for
the 2015 control period, and for every control period thereafter
Kentucky will continue to submit allocations six years in advance. For
example, in 2010, one-year allocations will be made for the 2016
control period; in 2011, one-year allocations will be made for the 2017
control period, etc. The remaining 2% of Kentucky's allowances will be
held and sold as needed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with the
proceeds to be deposited into Kentucky's general fund.

E. Allocation of NOX Allowances From the Compliance
Supplement Pool

    The CAIR establishes a compliance supplement pool (CSP) to provide
an incentive for early reductions in NOX annual emissions.
The CSP consists of 200,000 CAIR NOX annual allowances of
vintage 2009 for the entire CAIR region, and a State's share of the CSP
is based upon the projected magnitude of the emission reductions
required by CAIR in that State. States may distribute CSP allowances,
one allowance for each ton of early reduction, to sources that make
NOX reductions during 2007 or 2008 beyond what is required
by any applicable State or Federal emission limitation. States also may
distribute CSP allowances based upon a demonstration of need for an
extension of the 2009 deadline for implementing emission controls.
    The CAIR annual NOX model trading rule establishes
specific methodologies for allocations of CSP allowances. States may
choose an allowed, alternative CSP allocation methodology to be used to
allocate CSP allowances to sources in the States.
    Kentucky has chosen to modify the provisions of the CAIR
NOx annual model trading rule concerning the allocation of
allowances from the CSP. Kentucky has chosen to distribute CSP
allowances using an allocation methodology that continues to reward
early reductions, but hinges on heat input data. Initially, the portion
of the CSP that is available to a given source is determined by the
following formula:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR04OC07.000

Where: ERCU is the Early Reduction Credit available to
the unit, BHIU is the Baseline Heat Input of the unit,
BHIT is the Baseline Heat Input from all sources within
Kentucky, and CSPT is 14,935 tons, the Early Reduction
Credits available pursuant to 40 CFR 96.143(a).

    Kentucky also makes available portions of the CSP for units that
are able to demonstrate need, in a manner that is identical to 40 CFR
96.143(c). Remaining credits are then distributed on a pro rata basis,
up to the total early reduction credits requested pursuant to 40 CFR
96.143(b), to those CAIR NOX units with early reduction
credits that exceeded the amount of credits made available by the
previous calculation.

F. Individual Opt-In Units

    The opt-in provisions of the CAIR SIP model trading rules allow
certain non-EGUs (i.e., boilers, combustion turbines, and other
stationary fossil-fuel-fired devices) that do not meet the

applicability criteria for a CAIR trading program to participate
voluntarily in (i.e., opt into) the CAIR trading program. A non-EGU may
opt into one or more of the CAIR trading programs. In order to qualify
to opt into a CAIR trading program, a unit must vent all emissions
through a stack and be able to meet monitoring, recordkeeping, and
recording requirements of 40 CFR part 75. The owners and operators
seeking to opt a unit into a CAIR trading program must apply for a CAIR
opt-in permit. If the unit is issued a CAIR opt-in permit, the unit
becomes a CAIR unit, is allocated allowances, and must meet the same
allowance-holding and emissions monitoring and reporting requirements
as other units subject to the CAIR trading program. The opt-in
provisions provide for two methodologies for allocating allowances for
opt-in units, one methodology that applies to opt-in units in general
and a second methodology that allocates allowances only to opt-in units
that the owners and operators intend to repower before January 1, 2015.
    States have several options concerning the opt-in provisions.
States may adopt the CAIR opt-in provisions entirely or may adopt them
but exclude one of the methodologies for allocating allowances. States
may also decline to adopt the opt-in provisions at all.
    Kentucky has chosen to allow non-EGUs meeting certain requirements
to opt into the CAIR NOX annual trading program, including
both of the opt-in allocation methods in the model rule.
    Kentucky has chosen to allow non-EGUs meeting certain requirements
to opt into the CAIR NOX ozone season trading program,
including both of the opt-in allocation methods in the model rule.
    Kentucky has chosen to allow certain non-EGUs to opt into the CAIR
SO2 trading program, including both of the opt-in allocation
methods in the model rule.

VI. Final Action

    EPA is approving Kentucky's full CAIR SIP revision submitted on
July 19, 2007. Under this SIP revision, Kentucky is choosing to
participate in the EPA-administered cap-and-trade programs for
SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone season
emissions. The SIP revision (interpreted and clarified as discussed
above) meets the applicable requirements in 40 CFR 51.123(o) and (aa),
with regard to NOX annual and NOX ozone season
emissions, and 40 CFR 51.124(o), with regard to SO2
emissions. Further, Kentucky has agreed to make the technical
corrections to certain provisions as discussed above. Therefore, EPA
has determined that the SIP as revised will meet the requirements of
CAIR. As a consequence of the SIP approval, the Administrator of EPA
will also issue, without providing an opportunity for a public hearing
or an additional opportunity for written public comment, a final rule
to withdraw the CAIR FIPs concerning SO2, NOX
annual, and NOX ozone season emissions for Kentucky. This
action will delete and reserve 40 CFR 52.940 and 40 CFR 52.941.
    EPA is approving the aforementioned changes to the SIP. EPA is
publishing this rule without prior proposal because the Agency views
this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should adverse
comments be filed. This rule will be effective December 3, 2007 without
further notice unless the Agency receives adverse comments by November
5, 2007.
    If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a document
withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Parties interested in commenting
should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public
is advised that this rule will be effective on December 3, 2007 and no
further action will be taken on the proposed rule.

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).
    This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
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, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects 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, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the CAA.
This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
    In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. In this
context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the State
to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority to
disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the requirements of section
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
(15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not impose an
information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other

required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by December 3, 2007. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Electric
utilities, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
dioxide.

    Dated: September 21, 2007.
J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart S--Kentucky

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2. In Sec.  52.920(c) Table 1 is amended under Chapter 51 by adding in
numerical order the entries for ``401 KAR 51.210,'' ``401 KAR 51.220,''
and ``401 KAR 51.230'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.920  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                                       Table 1.--EPA Approved Kentucky Regulations
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                                                                                State
         State citation                          Title/subject                  effective            EPA approval date                 Explanation
                                                                                date
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                                   Chapter 51 Attainment and Maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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401 KAR 51.210..................  CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program............     2/2/2007  10/4/2007 [Insert citation of
                                                                                publication].
401 KAR 51.220..................  CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program......    6/13/2007  10/4/2007 [Insert citation of
                                                                                publication].
401 KAR 51.230..................  CAIR SO2 Trading Program...................     2/2/2007  10/4/2007 [Insert citation of
                                                                                publication].

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17459-17462]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07402]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1474]

Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists communities where the addition or
modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths,
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or
the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
reports, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for
each community, is appropriate because of new scientific or technical
data. The FIRM, and where applicable, portions of the FIS report, have
been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through
issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title
44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR part 65). The
LOMR will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the
contents of those buildings. For rating purposes, the currently
effective community number is shown in the table below and must be used
for all new policies and renewals.

DATES: These flood hazard determinations will become effective on the
dates listed in the table below and revise the FIRM panels and FIS
report in effect prior to this determination for the listed
communities.
    From the date of the second publication of notification of these
changes in a newspaper of local circulation, any person has 90 days in
which to request through the community that the Deputy Associate
Administrator for Mitigation reconsider the changes. The flood hazard
determination information may be changed during the 90-day period.

ADDRESSES: The affected communities are listed in the table below.
Revised flood hazard information for each community is available for
inspection at both the online location and the respective community map
repository address listed in the table below. Additionally, the current
effective FIRM and FIS report for each community are accessible online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    Submit comments and/or appeals to the Chief Executive Officer of
the community as listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
FEMA,

500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specific flood hazard determinations are
not described for each community in this notice. However, the online
location and local community map repository address where the flood
hazard determination information is available for inspection is
provided.
    Any request for reconsideration of flood hazard determinations must
be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer of the community as listed
in the table below.
    The modifications are made pursuant to section 201 of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance
with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.,
and with 44 CFR part 65.
    The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management
measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show
evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified
for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    These flood hazard determinations, together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are
required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must
change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their
floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact
stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by
other Federal, State, or regional entities. The flood hazard
determinations are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    The affected communities are listed in the following table. Flood
hazard determination information for each community is available for
inspection at both the online location and the respective community map
repository address listed in the table below. Additionally, the current
effective FIRM and FIS report for each community are accessible online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: February 23, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                                         Chief executive                         Online location of
        State and county           Location and case       officer of         Community map        letter of map        Effective date of     Community
                                          No.               community          repository             revision             modification          No.
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Alabama:
    Montgomery..................  City of Montgomery   The Honorable Todd  City Hall, 103      http://                Apr. 30, 2015........       010174
                                   (15-04-0687P).       Strange, Mayor,     North Perry         www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        City of             Street,             lomc.
                                                        Montgomery, P.O.    Montgomery, AL
                                                        Box 1111,           36104.
                                                        Montgomery, AL
                                                        36104.
    Montgomery..................  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Montgomery County   http://                Apr. 30, 2015........       010278
                                   areas of             Elton Dean, Sr.,    Courthouse Annex    www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   Montgomery County    Chairman,           1, 100 South        lomc.
                                   (15-04-0687P).       Montgomery County   Lawrence Street,
                                                        Board of            Montgomery, AL
                                                        Commissioners,      36104.
                                                        101 South
                                                        Lawrence Street,
                                                        Montgomery, AL
                                                        36104.
Arizona:
    Maricopa....................  City of Surprise     The Honorable       Community           http://                Apr. 24, 2015........       040053
                                   (14-09-4439P).       Sharon Wolcott,     Development         www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Mayor, City of      Services, 12425     lomc.
                                                        Surprise, 16000     West Bell Road,
                                                        North Civic         Suite D-100,
                                                        Center Plaza,       Surprise, AZ
                                                        Surprise, AZ        85374.
                                                        85374.
    Maricopa....................  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Maricopa County     http://                Apr. 24, 2015........       040037
                                   areas of Maricopa    Denny Barney,       Flood Control       www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   County (14-09-       Chairman,           District, 2801      lomc.
                                   4439P).              Maricopa County     West Durango
                                                        Board of            Street, Phoenix,
                                                        Supervisors, 301    AZ 85009.
                                                        West Jefferson,
                                                        10th Floor,
                                                        Phoenix, AZ 85003.
    Pinal.......................  City of Maricopa     The Honorable       City Hall, 44624    http://                Apr. 27, 2015........       040052
                                   (14-09-3623P).       Christian Price,    West Garvey         www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Mayor, City of      Avenue, Maricopa,   lomc.
                                                        Maricopa, 39700     AZ 85239.
                                                        West Civic Center
                                                        Plaza, Maricopa,
                                                        AZ 85139.
California:
    Contra Costa................  City of Orinda (14-  The Honorable Sue   Public Works        http://                Apr. 23, 2015........       060722
                                   09-0967P).           Severson, Mayor,    Department, 22      www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        City of Orinda,     Orinda Way,         lomc.
                                                        22 Orinda Way,      Orinda, CA 94563.
                                                        Orinda, CA 94563.
    San Joaquin.................  Unincorporated       The Honorable Bob   San Joaquin County  http://                May 7, 2015..........       060299
                                   areas of San         Elliott,            Department of       www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   Joaquin County (14-  Chairman, San       Public, Works,      lomc.
                                   09-2962P).           Joaquin County      1810 East
                                                        Board of            Hazelton, Avenue,
                                                        Supervisors, 44     Stockton, CA
                                                        North San Joaquin   95205.
                                                        Street, Suite
                                                        627, Stockton, CA
                                                        95202.
    Santa Clara.................  City of Santa Clara  The Honorable       Planning and        http://                Apr. 16, 2015........       060350
                                   (15-09-0127P).       Jamie L.            Inspection          www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Matthews, Mayor,    Department, 1500    lomc.
                                                        City of Santa       Warburton Avenue,
                                                        Clara, 1500         Santa Clara, CA
                                                        Warburton Avenue,   95050.
                                                        Santa Clara, CA
                                                        95050.
    Solano......................  City of Dixon (14-   The Honorable Jack  Engineering         http://                Apr. 2, 2015.........       060369
                                   09-2494P).           Batchelor, Jr.,     Department, 600     www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Mayor, City of      East A Street,      lomc.
                                                        Dixon, 600 East A   Dixon, CA 95620.
                                                        Street, Dixon, CA
                                                        95620.

Colorado:
    Douglas.....................  Town of Castle Rock  The Honorable Paul  Utilities           http://                May 1, 2015..........       080050
                                   (14-08-0954P).       Donahue, Mayor,     Department, 175     www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Town of Castle      Kellogg Court,      lomc.
                                                        Rock, 100 North     Castle Rock, CO
                                                        Wilcox Street,      80109.
                                                        Castle Rock, CO
                                                        80104.
    Douglas.....................  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Douglas County      http://                May 1, 2015..........       080049
                                   areas of Douglas     Roger Partridge,    Public Works        www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   County (14-08-       Chairman, Douglas   Department,         lomc.
                                   0954P).              County Board of     Engineering
                                                        Commissioners,      Division, 100 3rd
                                                        100 3rd Street,     Street, Castle
                                                        Castle Rock, CO     Rock, CO 80104.
                                                        80104.
    Jefferson...................  City of Arvada (14-  The Honorable Marc  Engineering         http://                May 8, 2015..........       085072
                                   08-1098P).           Williams, Mayor,    Department, 8101    www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        City of Arvada,     Ralston Road,       lomc.
                                                        P.O. Box 8101,      Arvada, CO 80001.
                                                        Arvada, CO 80001.
Florida:
    Bay.........................  City of Panama City  The Honorable       Building            http://                Apr. 23, 2015........       120013
                                   Beach (14-04-        Gayle Oberst,       Department, 110     www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   4599P).              Mayor, City of      South Arnold        lomc.
                                                        Panama City         Road, Panama City
                                                        Beach, 110 South    Beach, FL 32413.
                                                        Arnold Road,
                                                        Panama City
                                                        Beach, FL 32413.
    Bay.........................  City of Panama City  The Honorable       Building            http://                Apr. 14, 2015........       120013
                                   Beach (14-04-        Gayle Oberst,       Department, 110     www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   8184P).              Mayor, City of      South Arnold        lomc.
                                                        Panama City         Road, Panama City
                                                        Beach, 110 South    Beach, FL 32413.
                                                        Arnold Road,
                                                        Panama City
                                                        Beach, FL 32413.
    Bay.........................  Unincorporated       The Honorable Guy   Bay County          http://                Apr. 23, 2015........       120004
                                   areas of Bay         M. Tunnell,         Planning and        www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   County (14-04-       Chairman, Bay       Zoning              lomc.
                                   4599P).              County Board of     Department, 707
                                                        Commissioners,      Jenks Avenue,
                                                        840 West 11th       Suite B, Panama
                                                        Street, Panama      City, FL 32401.
                                                        City, FL 32401.
    Bay.........................  Unincorporated       The Honorable Guy   Bay County          http://                May 4, 2015..........       120004
                                   areas of Bay         M. Tunnell,         Planning and        www.msc.fema.gov/lom.
                                   County (14-04-       Chairman, Bay       Zoning
                                   AA70P).              County Board of     Department, 707
                                                        Commissioners,      Jenks Avenue,
                                                        840 West 11th       Suite B, Panama
                                                        Street, Panama      City, FL 32401.
                                                        City, FL 32401.
    Broward.....................  Town of Lauderdale-  The Honorable Scot  City Hall, 4501     http://                May 7, 2015..........       125123
                                   By-The-Sea (15-04-   Sasser, Mayor,      Ocean Drive,        www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   0738X).              Town of             Lauderdale-By-The-  lomc.
                                                        Lauderdale-By-The-  , Sea, FL 33308.
                                                        Sea, 4501 Ocean
                                                        Drive, Lauderdale-
                                                        By-The-Sea, FL
                                                        33308.
    Columbia....................  City of Lake City    The Honorable       City Hall, 205      http://                Apr. 16, 2015........       120406
                                   (13-04-6159P).       Stephen M. Witt,    North Marion        www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Mayor, City of      Avenue, Lake        lomc.
                                                        Lake City, 205      City, FL 32055.
                                                        North Marion
                                                        Avenue, Lake
                                                        City, FL 32055.
    Columbia....................  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Columbia County     http://                Apr. 16, 2015........       120070
                                   areas of Columbia    Ronald Williams,    Building and        www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   County (13-04-       Chairman,           Zoning              lomc.
                                   6159P).              Columbia County     Department, 173
                                                        Board of            Northeast
                                                        Commissioners,      Hernando Avenue,
                                                        P.O. Box 1529,      Lake City, FL
                                                        Lake City, FL       32055.
                                                        32056.
    Lake........................  City of Fruitland    The Honorable       Building            http://                Apr. 30, 2015........       120387
                                   Park (14-04-A712P).  Chris Bell,         Department, 506     www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Mayor, City of      West Berckman       lomc.
                                                        Fruitland Park,     Street, Fruitland
                                                        506 West Berckman   Park, FL 34731.
                                                        Street, Fruitland
                                                        Park, FL 34731.
Montana: Butte-Silver Bow.......  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Butte-Silver Bow    http://                Apr. 17, 2015........       300077
                                   areas of Butte-      Cindi Shaw,         County Floodplain   www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   Silver Bow County    Chair, Butte-       Administrator,      lomc.
                                   (14-08-0867P).       Silver Bow County   115 West Granite
                                                        Council of          Street, Butte, MT
                                                        Commissioners,      59701.
                                                        155 West Granite
                                                        Street, Butte, MT
                                                        59701.
Nevada: Washoe..................  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Washoe County,      http://                Apr. 27, 2015........       320019
                                   areas of Washoe      David Humke,        Public Works        www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   County (14-09-       Chairman, Washoe    Department, 1001    lomc.
                                   2693P).              County Board of     East 9th Street,
                                                        Commissioners,      Reno, NV 89512.
                                                        P.O. Box 11130,
                                                        Reno, NV 89512.
North Carolina:
    Henderson...................  City of              The Honorable       Zoning Department,  http://                April 22, 2015.......       370128
                                   Hendersonville (14-  Barbara Volk,       100 North King      www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   04-A582P).           Mayor, City of      Street,             lomc.
                                                        Hendersonville,     Hendersonville,
                                                        145 5th Avenue      NC 28792.
                                                        East,
                                                        Hendersonville,
                                                        NC 28792.

    Transylvania................  City of Brevard (14- The Honorable       Planning            http://                Apr. 7, 2015.........       370231
                                   04-A625P).           Jimmy Harris,       Department, 95      www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Mayor, City of      West Main Street,   lomc.
                                                        Brevard, 95 West    Brevard, NC 28712.
                                                        Main Street,
                                                        Brevard, NC 28712.
South Carolina: Lancaster.......  Unincorporated       The Honorable       Lancaster County    http://                Apr. 23, 2015........       450120
                                   areas of Lancaster   Larry McCullough,   Building and        www.msc.fema.gov/
                                   County (14-04-       Chairman,           Zoning              lomc.
                                   3565P).              Lancaster County    Department, 101
                                                        Council, 101        North Main
                                                        North Main          Street,
                                                        Street, 2nd         Lancaster, SC
                                                        Floor, Lancaster,   29721.
                                                        SC 29721.
Utah:
    Davis.......................  City of Kaysville    The Honorable       City Hall, 23 East  http://                May 8, 2015..........       490046
                                   (14-08-0854P).       Steve A. Hiatt,     Center Street,      www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        Mayor, City of      Kaysville, UT       lomc.
                                                        Kaysville, 23       84037.
                                                        East Center
                                                        Street,
                                                        Kaysville, UT
                                                        84037.
    Salt Lake...................  City of Murray (14-  The Honorable Ted   Public Works        http://                Apr. 16, 2015........       490103
                                   08-0600P).           Eyre, Mayor, City   Office, 4646        www.msc.fema.gov/
                                                        of Murray, 5025     South 500 West,     lomc.
                                                        South State         Murray, UT 84123.
                                                        Street, 2nd
                                                        Floor, Murray, UT
                                                        84107.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[DOT-OST-2018-0070]

Notice of Solicitation of Nominations for Membership for the DOT
Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking

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

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of nominations for membership.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 5, Establishment of the Department of
Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking, of the
Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act, the Secretary
of Transportation (Secretary) requests nominations for membership on an
advisory committee on human trafficking (Committee).

DATES: Nominations for Committee members must be received on or before
5:00 p.m. ET on August 20, 2018. The Agency encourages nominations
submitted any time before the deadline. After that date, the Department
will continue to accept nominations under this notice to fill any
vacancies that may arise.

ADDRESSES: Interested candidates may submit a completed application by
one of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Subject Line: Nominations for
the Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.
     Mail: Attention: Nominations for the Advisory Committee on
Human Trafficking, Nicole Bambas, Senior Advisor, Office of
International Transportation and Trade, Room W86-419, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Please include name, mailing address, and telephone number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bambas, Senior Advisor, Office
of International Transportation and Trade, at [email protected] or
(202) 366-5058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Who should be considered for nomination as Committee members?

    The Department of Transportation seeks nominations for members of
the advisory committee on human trafficking. The Secretary of
Transportation will appoint up to 15 external stakeholder Committee
members including representatives from--(A) trafficking advocacy
organizations; (B) law enforcement; and (C) trucking, bus, rail,
aviation, maritime, and port sectors, including industry and labor.
Committee members will be selected with a view towards achieving
diverse experience and background that will enable Committee members to
provide balanced points of view with regard to carrying out the duties
of the Committee. Committee members shall serve for the life of the
Committee.
    The Committee will provide information, advice, and recommendations
to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to human
trafficking, and develop recommended best practices for states and
state and local transportation stakeholders in combating human
trafficking. The best practices must be user-friendly, incorporating
the most up to date technology, and shall be developed based upon
multidisciplinary research, promising evidence-based models and
programs. The content for the best practices must include sample
training materials, strategies to identify victims, and sample
protocols and recommendations. The sample protocols and recommendations
will include: (1) Strategies to collect, document, and share data
across systems and agencies, (2) strategies that will help agencies
better understand the types of trafficking involved, the scope of the
problem, and the degree of victim interaction with multiple systems,
and (3) strategies to identify effective pathways for State agencies to
utilize their position in educating critical stakeholder groups and
assisting victims.
    Registered lobbyists are prohibited from serving on Federal
advisory committees in their individual capacities. The prohibition
does not apply if registered lobbyists are specifically appointed to
represent the interests of a nongovernmental entity, a recognizable
group of persons or nongovernmental entities (an industry sector, labor
unions, environmental groups, etc.) or State or local governments.
Registered lobbyists are lobbyists required to comply with provisions
contained in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 110-81).

II. Do advisory committee on human trafficking members receive
compensation and/or per diem?

    While attending meetings or when otherwise engaged in Committee
business, Committee members may be reimbursed for travel and per diem
expenses as permitted under applicable Federal travel regulations.
Reimbursement is subject to funding availability. Committee members
will receive no salary or other compensation for participation in
Committee activities.

III. What is the process for submitting nominations?

    Individuals can self-apply or be nominated by any individual or
organization. To be considered for the Committee, nominators should
submit the following information:
    (1) Contact Information for the nominee, consisting of:
    a. Name
    b. Title
    c. Organization or Affiliation
    d. Address
    e. City, State, Zip
    f. Telephone number

    g. Email address
    (2) Statement of nomination limited to 250 words on why the nominee
wants to serve or why the nominator is nominating the nominee to serve
on the advisory committee on human trafficking, and the unique
perspectives and experiences the nominee brings to the Committee.
    (3) Resume limited to 3 pages describing professional and academic
expertise, experience, and knowledge, including any relevant experience
serving on advisory committees, past and present.
    (4) An affirmative statement that the nominee is not a Federally
registered lobbyist seeking to serve on the Committee in their
individual capacity, and the identity of the interests they intend to
represent if appointed as a Committee Member.
    (5) An affirmative statement that the nominee meets all Committee
eligibility requirements.
    (6) Optional letters of support.
    Please do not send company, trade association, organizational
brochures, or any other promotional information. Materials submitted
should total five pages or less, must be in a 12-point font, and must
be formatted as a Microsoft Word document or PDF. Should more
information be needed, Department of Transportation staff will contact
the nominee, obtain information from the nominee's past affiliations,
or obtain information from publicly available sources. If you are
interested in applying to become a member of the Committee, send a
completed application package by email to [email protected] or by
mail to Attention: Nominations for the Advisory Committee on Human
Trafficking, Nicole Bambas, Senior Advisor, Office of International
Transportation and Trade, Room W86-419, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Applications must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. ET on August 20,
2018; however, candidates are encouraged to submit an application any
time before the deadline.

IV. How will DOT select advisory committee on human trafficking
members?

    A selection team comprised of representatives from the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation will review the application packages.
The selection team will make recommendations regarding membership to
the Secretary based on the following criteria: (1) Expertise,
experience, and knowledge, including professional or academic
expertise; (2) stakeholder representation; (3) availability and
willingness to serve; and (4) relevant experience working in committees
and advisory panels. Nominations are open to all individuals without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or
physical disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. Nominees
selected for appointment to the Committee will be notified by return
email and by a letter of appointment.

(Authority: Pub. L. 115-99 (Jan 3, 2018)).
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Joel Szabat,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs.
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