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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1910

[Docket No. OSHA-2008-0046]
RIN 1218-AC33

Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings Containing
Diacetyl

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
Department of Labor.

ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: OSHA is withdrawing its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPRM) on Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings
Containing Diacetyl in order to facilitate convening a Small Business
Advocacy Review Panel, pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA). Materials submitted prior to this
withdrawal as well as any other information submitted directly to OSHA
after the withdrawal will be put in the public rulemaking docket and
receive equal consideration as a part of the rulemaking record. In
addition, there will be several other opportunities for stakeholders to
provide information and comment during the rulemaking process.

DATES: The ANPRM on Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food
Flavorings Containing Diacetyl, published January 21, 2009 (74 FR
3938), is withdrawn, effective March 17, 2009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 25, 2007, OSHA announced its
intent to initiate rulemaking to address concerns regarding diacetyl
exposure in the workplace pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651, 655). The Agency hosted a
stakeholder meeting on October 17, 2007, as part of its process to
gather information for the rulemaking. The meeting addressed not only
specific OSHA information requests, but also identified stakeholder
concerns associated with developing a standard addressing occupational
exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl. OSHA also
announced its intent to convene a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR)
Panel, pursuant to the SBREFA, in the Department of Labor's Semiannual
Regulatory Agenda (73 FR 71396, 71399, 11/24/2008). The SBREFA requires
that, prior to publication of any proposed rule that has a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, OSHA convene
a SBAR Panel to determine the impacts of such a rule on small
businesses and the ways those impacts can be reduced, consistent with
the Agency's statutory requirements.
    On January 21, 2009, OSHA published an ANPRM (74 FR 3938). The
ANPRM sought information and comment on issues related to occupational
exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl, including
current employee exposures; the relationship between exposure and the
development of adverse health effects; methods to evaluate, monitor,
and control exposure; and related topics.
    OSHA is withdrawing the ANPRM in order to promptly convene a SBAR
panel. Responses to the questions raised in the ANPRM, however, are
still of interest to OSHA. Thus, such responses submitted prior to this
withdrawal as well as any other information submitted directly to OSHA
after this withdrawal will be included in the public rulemaking docket
and receive equal consideration as a part of the overall rulemaking
record. In addition, relevant materials received before the SBAR panel
is formally convened will be considered as part of the SBREFA review
process. For consideration in the SBREFA review, OSHA requests that
such information be submitted within 10 business days of this notice.
Commenters should be aware that upon withdrawal of this ANPRM they will
no longer be able to use the http://www.regulations.gov portal for
submitting comments. Information submitted informally to the Agency
after withdrawal of this ANPRM should be sent to OSHA's Docket Office
at the address/fax number indicated below. OSHA believes that
withdrawing the ANPRM will not hinder the ability of the Agency to
obtain information or limit stakeholders from providing information and
comment during this rulemaking. OSHA recognizes the importance of
gathering information and comment during the development of rules and
stakeholders still have several avenues to provide input during the
rulemaking process even though the ANPRM is being withdrawn.
    For example, during the SBREFA process, small entity
representatives (SERs) will review and comment on a draft proposed
standard, alternatives to the draft proposal, and preliminary analyses
of costs, benefits, and impacts of the draft proposal. At the same time
OSHA provides these documents to the SERs, the Agency will include the
documents in the public docket of this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-
2008-0046), which is available for stakeholders to view and download.
OSHA will hold meetings (open to the public) with the SERs to gather
their input and will put their written comments in the public docket.
Finally, OSHA will put the final SBAR Panel report in the public docket
at the conclusion of the process. Throughout this process, interested
parties who are not directly participating in the SBREFA process may
nevertheless enter comments into the public docket for this rulemaking.
Such comments will be considered by OSHA as part of the rulemaking. In
addition, OSHA will formally request public comment when the Agency
publishes a proposed rule in the Federal Register, and will hold public
hearings at which stakeholders will be provided a further opportunity
to provide additional information, make suggestions, and raise issues.
    OSHA also intends to conduct expert peer reviews of the preliminary
risk and feasibility assessments and will put the relevant documents in
the public docket when a rule is proposed and open for public comment.
In addition, OSHA has conducted and is continuing to conduct site
visits at workplaces where exposures to diacetyl and food flavorings
containing diacetyl may occur to collect information on processes
utilizing diacetyl and the controls used to prevent or minimize
employee exposures.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Press Inquiries: Jennifer Ashley, OSHA, Office of Communications,
Room N-3647, U.S. Department of

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone:
202-693-1999.
    General and Technical Information: David O'Connor, OSHA,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Office of Chemical Hazards--Non-
Metals, Room N-3718, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Submission of Information and Comment: OSHA Docket Office, Room N-
2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210 (reference Docket No. OSHA-2008-0046); telephone
202-693-2350 or David O'Connor, OSHA, Directorate of Standards and
Guidance, Office of Chemical Hazards--Non-Metals, Room N-3718, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. If your comments, including attachments
do not exceed 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at
202-693-1648.

Authority and Signature

    This document was prepared under the direction of Donald G.
Shalhoub, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health, U.S. Department of Labor. It is issued pursuant to section
4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR 31160).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of March 2009.
Donald G. Shalhoub,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E9-5689 Filed 3-16-09; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0188; FRL-8123-7]

Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit (EUP) to the
following pesticide applicant. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for
experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the
limitations in the permit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or
sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.
If you have any questions regarding the information in this action,
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0188. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard

copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. EUP

    EPA has issued the following EUP:
    72821-EUP-1. Extension. BHN Research, 16750 Bonita Beach Rd.,
Bonita Springs, FL 34135. This EUP allows the use of 0.306 pounds of
the plant-incorporated protectant Bacillus thuringiensis subsp kurstaki
Cry1A(c) in tomatoes on 500 acres of tomatoes. The program is
authorized only in the States of California, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Missouri, Puerto Rico, and Virginia. The EUP is effective
from April 20, 2006 to April 20, 2007. A tolerance has been established
for residues of the active ingredient in or on all food commodities.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: April 6, 2007.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0056]

Voluntary Protection Programs Information; Extension of the
Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements contained in Voluntary Protection
Programs Information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
August 29, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2011-0056,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier
service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2011-0056) for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download from the Web site. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ylvonne Gonzalez, Acting Director,
Office of Partnerships and Recognition, Directorate of Cooperative and
State Programs, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3700, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2213.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an

opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing
information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also
requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce
to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
    The Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) [47 FR 29025], adopted by
OSHA, established the efficacy of cooperative action among government,
industry, and labor to address employee safety and health issues and to
expand employee protection. To qualify, employers must meet OSHA's
safety and health management criteria which focus on comprehensive
management programs and active employee involvement to prevent or
control worksite safety and health hazards. Employers who qualify
generally view OSHA standards as a minimum level of safety and health
performance, and set their own more stringent standards, wherever
necessary, to improve employee protection. Prospective VPP worksites
must submit an application that includes:

    General applicant information (e.g., site, corporate, and
collective bargaining contact information).
    Injury and illness rate performance information (i.e., number of
employees and/or applicable contractors on site, type of work
performed and products produced, North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) codes, and Recordable Injury and
Illness Case Incidence Rate information).
    Safety and health management program information (i.e.,
description of the applicant's safety and health management programs
including how the programs successfully address management
leadership and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard
prevention and control, and safety and health training).

    OSHA uses this information to determine whether an applicant is
ready for a VPP on-site evaluation and as a verification tool during
VPP on-site evaluations. Without this information, OSHA would be unable
to determine which sites are ready for VPP status.
    Each current VPP applicant is also required to submit an annual
self-evaluation which addresses how that applicant is continuing its
adherence to programmatic requirements.
    In 2008, OSHA modified procedures for VPP applicants, OSHA on-site
evaluations, and annual participant self-evaluations for applicants/
participants subject to OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM)
Standard. Applicants that perform work that use or produce highly
hazardous chemicals exceeding specified limits covered under the PSM
standard must submit responses to the PSM application supplement along
with their VPP application.
    Once in the VPP, the participant is required to submit an annual
self-evaluation detailing its continued adherence to programmatic
requirements. Applicants covered under the PSM standard are required to
submit a PSM questionnaire, a supplemental document, as part of their
annual submission. OSHA needs this information to ensure that the
participant remains qualified to participate in the VPP between on-site
evaluations. Without this information, OSHA would be unable to
determine whether applicants are maintaining excellent safety and
health management programs during this interim period.
    In 2009, with the publication of the Federal Register Notice (FRN)
(74 FR 927, January 9, 2009), VPP revised its traditional focus on
individual fixed worksites (site-based) by adding two new ways to
participate: Mobile workforce and corporate. A significant
reorganization of the program helped clarify the multiple participation
options now available.
    Employees of VPP participants may apply to participate in the
Special Government Employee (SGE) Program. The SGE Program offers
private and public sector safety and health professionals and other
qualified participants the opportunity to exchange ideas, gain new
perspectives, and grow professionally while serving as full-fledged
team members on OSHA's VPP on-site evaluations. In that capacity, SGEs
may review company documents, assist with worksite walkthroughs,
interview employees, and assist in preparing VPP on-site evaluation
reports. Potential SGEs must submit an application that includes:
     SGE Eligibility Information Sheet (i.e., applicant's name,
professional; credentials, site/corporate contact information, etc.);
     Current Resume;
     Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450).
    OSHA uses the SGE Eligibility Information Sheet to ensure that the
potential SGE works at a VPP site and meets the minimum eligibility
qualifications. The resume is required to provide a detailed
description of their current duties and responsibilities as they relate
to safety and health and the implementation of an effective safety and
health management program. The OGE Form 450 is used to ensure that SGEs
do not participate on on-site evaluations at VPP sites in which they
have a financial interest.
    OSHA Challenge is designed to reach and guide employers and
companies in all major industry groups who are strongly committed to
improving their safety and health management programs and possibly
pursuing recognition in the VPP. The Challenge Administrator's
application is used to: (1) Conduct a preliminary analysis of the
applicant's knowledge of safety and health management programs; and (2)
make a determination regarding the applicant's qualifications to become
a Challenge Administrator. Once a Challenge Administrator is approved,
the program's Administrator will review each Challenge candidate's
application/annual submissions to ensure that all necessary information
is provided, prior to forwarding them to OSHA's National Office for
analysis and acceptance.

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the information collection requirements are
necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
     The accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden (time
and costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

    OSHA proposes to extend OMB's approval of the collection of
information (paperwork) requirements necessitated by the Voluntary
Protection Programs. The Agency is requesting an adjustment in the
burden hours from 115,360 to 112,210, a total decrease of 3,150 hours.
The Agency will summarize the

comments submitted in response to this notice, and will include this
summary in its request to OMB to extend the approval of these
information collection requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Voluntary Protection Programs Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0239.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; individuals or
households; Federal government; state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents:

VPP
    300 Applications
    75 Process Safety Management Applications
    1,700 Annual Self-Evaluations
    425 (PSM) Annual Self-Evaluations/Supplemental Questionnaire
Challenge
    14 Challenge Administrator's Applications
    210 Challenge Participant's Applications
    210 Challenge Annual Self-Evaluations
Special Government Employees
    900 SGE Eligibility Information Sheets
    900 Resumes
    300 Confidential Financial Disclosure Forms (OGE-Form 450)

    Number of Respondents: 5,034.
    Frequency of Responses: VPP applications and Challenge
Administrator's and Participant applications are submitted once; VPP
and Challenge Annual Self-Evaluations are submitted annually, and SGE
applications are submitted once every three years.
    Total Responses: 5,034.

    Average Time per Response:

VPP General
    200 hours for VPP Applications
    20 hours for VPP Annual Evaluations
    Process Safety Management
    40 hours for Applications
    20 hours for Annual Evaluations
Challenge
    5 hours for Challenge Administrator's Applications
    10 hours for Challenge Candidate Applications
    20 hours for Challenge Annual Evaluations
Special Government Employees (SGE)
    10 minutes (.13 hour) for SGE Eligibility Information Sheet
    30 minutes (.50 hour) for SGE Resume
    30 minutes (.50 hour) for Confidential Financial Disclosure Form

    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 112,210.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.

IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions

    You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0056) for the ICR. You
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES).
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments
by your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them
to your comments.
    Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at<PHONE_NUMBER>, (TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>).
    Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download from this Web
site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments and
access the docket is available at the Web site's ``User Tips'' link.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not
available from the Web site, and for assistance in using the Internet
to locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this
notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 4-2012
(75 FR 3912).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on June 25, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket DOT-OST-2014-0031 BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice]

Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review;
Reporting Required for International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general
public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on the
continuing need and usefulness of BTS collecting supplemental data for
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Comments are
requested concerning whether (1) the supplemental reports are needed by
BTS to fulfill the United States treaty obligation of furnishing
financial and traffic reports to ICAO; (2) BTS accurately estimated the
reporting burden; (3) there are other ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collected; and (4) there are
ways to minimize reporting burden, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
DOT-OST-2014-0031 OMB Approval No. 2138-0039 by any of the following
methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Docket Services: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Identify docket number, DOT-OST-2014-0031, at the
beginning of your comments, and send two copies. To receive
confirmation that DOT received your comments, include a self-addressed
stamped postcard. Internet users may access all comments received by
DOT at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments are posted
electronically without charge or edits, including any personal
information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets.

Electronic Access

    An electronic copy of this rule, a copy of the notice of proposed
rulemaking, and copies of the comments may be downloaded at http://www.regulations.gov, by searching docket DOT-OST-2014-0031.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Office of Airline
Information, RTS-42, Room E34, OST-R, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Street
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval No. 2138-0039.
    Title: Reporting Required for International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO).
    Form No.: BTS Form EF.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Large certificated air carriers.
    Number of Respondents: 38.
    Number of Responses: 38.
    Total Annual Burden: 26 hours.
    Needs and Uses: As a party to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation (Treaty), the United States is obligated to provide ICAO with
financial and statistical data on operations of U.S. carriers. Over 99%
of the data filled with ICAO is extracted from the air carriers' Form
41 submissions to BTS. BTS Form EF is the means by which BTS supplies
the remaining 1% of the air carrier data to ICAO.
    The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires a statistical agency to
clearly identify information it collects for non-statistical purposes.
BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the
information it collects under this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to, publication of both
Respondent's identity and its data, submission of the information to
agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in
regulatory and other administrative matters.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2015.
William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

December 14, 2010.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC11-30-000.
    Applicants: COLMAC Energy Inc.
    Description: Application of COLMAC Energy, Inc. under FPA Section
203.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101213-5250.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 27, 2010.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER03-40-000.
    Applicants: Accent Energy Midwest LLC.
    Description: Accent Energy Midwest LLC submits a Notice of
Cancellation of its Original Sheet No 1-2, First Revised FERC Electric
Rate Tariff, Original Volume No 1.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-0201.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 3, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2490-001; ER10-2491-001.
    Applicants: The Dayton Power and Light Company; The DPL Energy,
LLC.
    Description: Submission of 2010 Market Power Analysis of The Dayton
Power and Light Company and DPL Energy, LLC.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5043.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2786-004.

    Applicants: Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc.
    Description: Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. submits tariff
filing per 35: Washington Gas Energy Services Tariff to be effective
12/12/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101213-5001.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 3, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2994-001.
    Applicants: Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
    Description: Iberdrola Renewables, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35: Compliance Filing to Baseline MBR Tariff to be effective 9/27/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5103.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2995-001.
    Applicants: Juniper Canyon Wind Power LLC.
    Description: Juniper Canyon Wind Power LLC submits tariff filing
per 35: Compliance Filing to Baseline MBR Tariff to be effective 9/27/
2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5104.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3001-001.
    Applicants: Lempster Wind, LLC.
    Description: Lempster Wind, LLC submits tariff filing per 35:
Compliance Filing to Baseline MBR to be effective 9/27/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5105.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3004-001.
    Applicants: Locust Ridge Wind Farm II, LLC.
    Description: Locust Ridge Wind Farm II, LLC submits tariff filing
per 35: Compliance Filing to Baseline MBR to be effective 9/27/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5106.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3005-001.
    Applicants: MinnDakota Wind LLC.
    Description: MinnDakota Wind LLC submits tariff filing per 35:
Compliance Filing to MBR Tariff to be effective 9/27/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5118.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3007-001.
    Applicants: Moraine Wind II LLC.
    Description: Moraine Wind II LLC submits tariff filing per 35:
Compliance Filing to Baseline MBR Tariff to be effective 9/27/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5119.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3008-001.
    Applicants: Northern Iowa Windpower II LLC.
    Description: Northern Iowa Windpower II LLC submits tariff filing
per 35: Compliance Filing to Baseline MBR Tariff to be effective 9/27/
2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5138.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3009-001.
    Applicants: Pebble Springs Wind LLC.
    Description: Pebble Springs Wind LLC submits tariff filing per 35:
Compliance Filing to Baseline MBR Tariff to be effective 9/27/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5139.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3011-001.
    Applicants: Rugby Wind LLC.
    Description: Rugby Wind LLC submits tariff filing per 35:
Compliance Filing to Baseline MBR Tariff to be effective 9/27/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5150.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2358-000.
    Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc.
    Description: Westar Energy, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: Mid-Kansas Electric Company, LLC to be effective 8/31/
2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5009.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2359-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: CapX-Bemidji-Otter Tail to
be effective 12/15/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5044.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2360-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: CapX-Bemdiji Minnkota Power
to be effective 12/15/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5045.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2361-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: CapX-Bemidji-MN Power to be
effective 12/15/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5046.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2362-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: WMPA No. 2705, Queue W1-121, EffiSolar Energy Corp.
and PSE&G to be effective 11/15/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5047.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2363-000.
    Applicants: Chestnut Flats Wind, LLC.
    Description: Chestnut Flats Wind, LLC submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: Market-Based Rate Tariff to be effective 12/14/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5078.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2364-000.
    Applicants: Sandy Ridge Wind, LLC.
    Description: Sandy Ridge Wind, LLC submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: Market-Based Rate Tariff to be effective 12/15/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5093.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2365-000.
    Applicants: Paradise Solar Urban Renewal, L.L.C.
    Description: Paradise Solar Urban Renewal, L.L.C. submits tariff
filing per 35.12: Paradise Solar Urban Renewal, L.L.C. to be effective
12/15/2010.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101214-5101.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

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

    Docket Numbers: ES11-8-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM Settlement, Inc.
    Description: Response to December 8, 2010 Request for Additional
Information.

    Filed Date: 12/13/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101213-5234.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 17, 2010.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings 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 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
Applicant. 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 Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. 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.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460

Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances

February 8, 2007

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Maleic Hydrazide:  Response to Public Comments on the Maleic
Hydrazide Tolerance Reassessment Eligibility Decision

		PC Code: 051501

		DP Barcode: 326315

FROM:	Becky Daiss

Biologist

Reregistration Branch 4/HED (7509C)

THROUGH:	Susan Hummel

Branch Senior Scientist

Reregistration Branch 4/HED (7509C)

TO:		John Pates

Reregistration Branch 1

Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C)

This provides the Health Effects Division’s (HED) response to public
comments on the November 23, 2005 Tolerance Reassessment Eligibility
Decision for Maleic Hydrazide.  This memorandum addresses comments
pertaining to the HED Risk Assessment for Maleic Hydrazide dated
September 2, 2005.  A summary of the comments followed by HED’s
response is provided below.  William Dykstra provided responses to
comments pertaining to the toxicology assessment, Thurston Morton
provided responses to comments on the residue chemistry assessment, and
Becky Daiss responded to comments on the occupational exposure
assessment and general risk assessment related comments.Comments on the
Toxicological Assessment

Comment:  Crompton Corporation, Drexel Chemical Company;  Based on the
criteria provided in EPA/OPP HED SOP2002.01, the toxicological, chemical
and physical characteristics of maleic hydrazide do not justify the
requirement for a 28-day inhalation toxicity study under established
criteria.  The requirement should be waived.

HED Response:  Guidance provided in EPA/OPP HED SOP2002.01 on Waiver
Criteria for Multiple-Exposure Inhalation Toxicity Studies states that,
“a waiver may be granted for an active ingredient that is Toxicity
Category IV for inhalation provided an extrapolated inhalation MOE
(based on an oral NOAEL) exceeds a target MOE of 1000 or greater.”
Malice hydrazide is Toxicity Category IV for inhalation and therefore
meets the first criteria.  However, inhalation MOEs estimated using an
oral NOAEL, unit exposures for mixing/loading for aerial application to
fallow land and potato crops, and maximum application rates, are less
than the target MOE of 1000 required to grant a waiver for the
inhalation study.  Estimated MOEs for these activities ranged from 300
to 600.

Comments on the Residential Exposure Assessment

Comment:  Crompton Corporation;  Regarding the need for a statement on
all labels restricting application to professional applicators only,
such wording is ambiguous, unnecessarily harsh, and, in fact confusing
to the user.  A label statement such as “for agricultural use only”,
or “not for Homeowner use” would be sufficient to cover the
Agency’s concern.  Alternatively, restricting use to “commercial
applicators” (as opposed to “professional applicators”) would be
much better understood by the user public, and would still fulfill the
Agency’s goal of protecting the postulated untrained homeowner user.

HED Response:  HED agrees that the alternate label statements suggested
by Crompton would be sufficient to ensure against misuse of malice
hydrazide containing products by homeowners.

Comments on the Residue Chemistry Assessment

Comment: Drexel Chemical Company;  EPA required analytical methods for
data collection and tolerance enforcement for maleic hydrazide residues
of concern.  The Maleic Hydrazide Task Force II submitted an analytical
method to quantitate maleic hydrazide and its conjugates (6/5/96 letter
to OPP).  Drexel recommends use of the submitted method as the
enforcement method for the determination of maleic hydrazide glucoside
in meat, meat-by-products, fat and whole milk.

HED Response:  EPA has reviewed the analytical method for maleic
hydrazide and its glucoside in livestock commodities.  The DER summary
is as follows:

“Under the conditions and parameters used in the study, the analytical
method residue data are classified as scientifically acceptable.  If the
method is intended for the enforcement of tolerances for livestock
commodities, an explanation for the poor recovery from cattle liver
samples during radiovalidation should be provided.  In addition, the
method should be rewritten to include instructions for all livestock
commodities for which tolerances are needed (i.e., for matrices in
addition to beef liver, chicken egg, and cow milk), and a confirmatory
method or an interference study will be required.  The registrant may
wish to modify the name of the analytical method to make it clear that
conjugates in addition to maleic hydrazide glucoside are determined by
the method.”

Comment:   Drexel Chemical Company, Crompton Corporation;  EPA required
storage stability studies for onions and potatoes.  Drexel submitted a
study on determination of the stability of residues of maleic hydrazide
in potato tubers during post-harvest refrigerated storage (Dykeman, R.
1993) to satisfy this requirement.  Crompton asserted that no additional
storage residue studies should be required for potatoes and onions and
that the data requirement should be waived.  Crompton argued that based
on the OPPTS storage stability study guidelines, extrapolation the
required information from existing stability data for MH in both potato
and onion Raw Agricultural Commodities (RACs) is reasonable and
sufficient.

HED Response:  After reviewing MRID 46740701, EPA agrees that no
additional storage stability data are required for potatoes and onions.
Existing onion residue data, adjusted for loss on storage, were used to
determine if the existing tolerance was appropriate.  Based on the
adjusted data, the existing tolerance on onion is deemed appropriate.

Comment:   Drexel Chemical Company;  EPA required additional data on
magnitude of residue in meat, milk, poultry, and eggs to confirm and to
establish tolerances.  Animal testing is not necessary because more than
an adequate margin of safety exist with the use of MH in potatoes and
the implementation of tolerances as recommended by the MH Task Force.

HED Response:  Since the only livestock feed stuff with a tolerance is
potato, EPA agrees the total radioactive residue from the 28 day nature
of the residue study on cattle can be used to set tolerances.  Tolerance
reassessment/establishment for these commodities is addressed in an
addendum to the residue chemistry assessment (T. Morton, DP330764,
2/7/07).  Also, a livestock feeding study will be required for any
request for new use of maleic hydrazide on commodities with livestock
feed stuffs.

Comment: Crompton Corporation;  The need for a 120 day plantback
interval for all rotational crops is not justified by the facts of MH
metabolism.

HED Response:  After reviewing the confined rotational crop study, EPA
recommends a 30 day plantback interval instead of the previously
recommended 120 day plantback interval.  If the registrant desires a
shorter interval limited field rotational crop data will be required.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2023-N-0001]

Advancing the Development of Pediatric Therapeutics on Drug
Dosing in Pediatric Patients With Renal Impairment; Public Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is
announcing the following public workshop entitled ``Advancing the
Development of Pediatric Therapeutics (ADEPT 8) on Drug Dosing in
Pediatric Patients With Renal Impairment.'' The purpose of the public
workshop is to discuss the current landscape of drug dosing in
pediatric patients with renal impairment, understand the gaps in
knowledge, and consider innovative approaches to improve the current
paradigm for dosing in pediatric patients with renal impairment.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on November 30, 2023, and
December 1, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time each day. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and
information.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at the FDA White Oak Campus
Great Room and online. Entrance for the registered public workshop
participants (non-FDA employees) is through Building 1 where routine
security check procedures will be performed. For parking and security
information, please refer to https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/visitor-information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Levin, Office of New Drugs
Public Meeting Support, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6481, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 202-
567-7565, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The pharmacokinetics of drugs excreted by the kidneys may be
altered by renal (kidney) impairment, requiring dosing adjustments.
However, the majority of drugs that are predominantly renally excreted
and have dosage recommendations for adults with renal impairment lack
dose adjustment recommendations for pediatric patients with renal
impairment. This is largely due to the lack of generation of
pharmacokinetic data in pediatric patients with renal impairment, which
is attributable to both the ethical and the practical limitations of
conducting dedicated renal impairment studies in pediatric patients, as
well as the exclusion of pediatric patients with renal impairment from
most clinical efficacy and safety studies. For drugs that are renally
cleared, exposures can be impacted by both the maturation of kidney
function and the renal impairment due to kidney disease.

II. Topics for Discussion at the Public Workshop

    The main objective of the ``Advancing the Development of Pediatric
Therapeutics (ADEPT 8) on Drug Dosing in Pediatric Patients With Renal
Impairment'' workshop is to discuss current approaches to classifying
renal impairment in the pediatric population, identify data gaps, and
explore scientifically supported approaches and methods for providing
information on dosing adjustment. The workshop will specifically focus
on measurements of renal function, extrapolation of adult data, and
approaches to generating clinical trial data to assess the impact of
renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics of drugs in pediatric
patients. In addition, the workshop will allow for an open dialogue
around the use of these approaches among regulators, industry,
academia, and patient organizations.

III. Participating in the Public Workshop

    Registration: To register for the public workshop, please visit the
following website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adept-8-pediatric-renal-impairment-workshop-tickets-687423571407. Please provide complete
contact information for each attendee, including name, title,
affiliation, address, email, and telephone.
    Registration is free and based on space availability, with priority
given to early registrants. Persons interested in attending this public
workshop must register by November 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Early registration is recommended because seating is limited;
therefore, FDA may limit the number of participants from each
organization. Registrants will receive confirmation when they have been
accepted.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Julie Levin at [email protected] no later than
November 15, 2023.
    Streaming Webcast of the Public Workshop: This public workshop will
also be via Zoom. A link will be provided via email to registered
participants. If you have never attended a Zoom event before, test your
internet connection by joining a test meeting at https://zoom.us/test.
FDA has verified the website addresses in this document, as of the date
this document is published in the Federal Register, but websites are
subject to change over time.
    Transcripts: Please be advised that when a transcript of the public
workshop is available, it will be accessible at https://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at the Dockets Management Staff
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852.

    Dated: September 21, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2007-29116; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-064-AD;
Amendment 39-15476; AD 2008-08-22]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -
800, and -900 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes.
This AD requires a one-time inspection to determine the material of the
forward and aft gray water drain masts. For airplanes having composite
gray water drain masts, this AD requires installation of a bonding
jumper between a ground and the clamp on the tube of the forward and
aft gray water composite drain masts. This AD results from a report of
charred insulation blankets and burned wires around the forward gray
water composite drain mast found during an inspection of the forward
cargo compartment on a Model 767-300F airplane. We are issuing this AD
to prevent a fire near a composite drain mast and possible disruption
of the electrical power system caused by a lightning strike on a
composite drain mast, which could result in the loss of several
functions essential for safe flight.

DATES: This AD is effective May 27, 2008.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of May 27,
2008.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124-
2207.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The address for the
Docket Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is the Document Management
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Wilson, Aerospace Engineer,
Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems Branch, ANM-150S, FAA, Seattle
Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,
Washington 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (the ``original
NPRM'') to amend 14 CFR part 39 to include an airworthiness directive
(AD) that would apply to all Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800,
and -900 series airplanes. That NPRM was published in the Federal
Register on September 6, 2007 (72 FR 51201). That NPRM proposed to
require a one-time inspection to determine the material of the forward
and aft gray water drain masts. For airplanes having composite gray
water drain masts, that NPRM also proposed to require installation of a
bonding jumper between a ground and the clamp on the tube of the
forward and aft gray water composite drain masts.

Actions Since NPRM Was Issued

    Since we issued the NPRM, Boeing has issued new service information
that includes corrected measurement values and procedures that should
be followed if the resistance of the bonding jumper exceeds certain
values during the initial resistance check.
    We have reviewed Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-30-
1056, Revision 1, dated October 25, 2007. The service bulletin
describes procedures for installing a bonding jumper between a ground
and the clamp on the tube of the forward and aft gray water composite
drain mast. We have revised this final rule to refer to Revision 1 of
the service bulletin as the appropriate source of service information
for the required actions. We have also added paragraph (h) to this
final rule to give credit for actions done previously in accordance
with Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-30-1056, dated
February 28, 2007, provided the results of the resistance measurement
meet the values specified in Revision 1; we have re-identified
subsequent paragraphs accordingly.

Comments

    We have considered the following comments on the NPRM.

Request To Clarify the Proposed Applicability

    Boeing requests that we revise the Applicability statement of the
NPRM to clarify the affected airplanes. Boeing states that airplanes
having line numbers 1935 and subsequent have the bonding jumper
installed during production and should not be subject to the NPRM.
Boeing asserts that the NPRM should only be applicable to airplanes
delivered with composite drain masts without the bonding jumper or
airplanes with spare interchangeability notes allowing replacement of
the aluminum drain masts with composite drain masts.
    We partially agree. For the reason stated by Boeing, we have
determined that these airplanes should not be subject to this AD.
However, we do not agree to revise the Applicability statement of this
AD as suggested by

Boeing. Instead, we have revised the Applicability statement of this
final rule to state, ``Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -
900 series airplanes, certificated in any category; as identified in
Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-30-1056, Revision 1,
dated October 25, 2007.'' We have confirmed that the effectivity of
this service bulletin matches the applicability suggested by Boeing.

Request To Revise the Proposed Costs of Compliance

    Air Transport Association (ATA), on behalf of its member American
Airlines (AAL), states that the work-hour estimate of 9.75 hours per
airplane provided in the service bulletin is more realistic than the 4-
hour estimate provided in the NPRM.
    From this comment, we infer that AAL is requesting that we revise
the Costs of Compliance section of the NPRM to reflect 9.75 work-hours
per airplane to do the proposed actions. We do not agree. The cost
information below describes only the direct costs of the specific
actions required by this AD. Based on the best data available, the
manufacturer provided the number of work hours (4) necessary to do the
required actions. This number represents the time necessary to perform
only the actions actually required by this AD. We recognize that, in
doing the actions required by an AD, operators might incur incidental
costs in addition to the direct costs. The cost analysis in AD
rulemaking actions, however, typically does not include incidental
costs such as the time required to gain access and close up, time
necessary for planning, or time necessitated by other administrative
actions. Those incidental costs, which might vary significantly among
operators, are almost impossible to calculate. We have made no change
to this final rule in this regard.

Request To Include Parts Installation Requirement

    ATA, on behalf of its member Delta Airlines (Delta), suggests that
the AD specify that a composite drain mast cannot replace an aluminum
drain mast unless the bonding jumper is installed according to Boeing
Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-30-1056, Revision 1, dated
October 25, 2007. Delta asserts that, according to the airplane
illustrated parts catalog, the composite and aluminum drain masts are
interchangeable, which could lead to unintentional non-compliance with
the AD.
    We agree that the composite and aluminum drain mast can be
interchangeable. Therefore, for the reasons given by Delta, we have
added a new paragraph (i), ``Parts Installation,'' to this final rule
to prohibit installation of a composite gray water drain mast, unless a
bonding jumper is also installed, as specified in paragraph (g) of this
final rule.

Additional Changes to This Final Rule

    We have also updated the Costs of Compliance section of this final
rule to reflect the current number of U.S.-registered airplanes, and
the cost of parts necessary to accomplish the required actions.

Costs of Compliance

    There are about 1,906 airplanes of the affected design in the
worldwide fleet. The following table provides the estimated costs for
U.S. operators to comply with this AD.

                                                                     Estimated Costs
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                                                           Average                                                Number of U.S.-
              Action                    Work hours        labor rate         Parts          Cost per airplane        registered           Fleet cost
                                                           per hour                                                  airplanes
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Inspection to determine gray       1...................          $80  None...............  $80................  873................  $69,840.
 water drain mast material.
Installation of bonding jumper...  Between 2 and 4                80  Between $8 and $16,  Between $168 and     Up to 873..........  Between $146,664
                                    (depending on                      depending on kit.    $336.                                     and $293,328.
                                    airplane
                                    configuration).
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Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979), and
    (3) 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.
    You can find our regulatory evaluation and the estimated costs of
compliance in the AD Docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

0
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

2008-08-22 Boeing: Amendment 39-15476. Docket No. FAA-2007-29116;
Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-064-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective May 27, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800,
and -900 series airplanes, certificated in any category; as
identified in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-30-1056,
Revision 1, dated October 25, 2007.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from a report of charred insulation blankets
and burned wires around the forward gray water composite drain mast
found during an inspection of the forward cargo compartment on a
Model 767-300F airplane. We are issuing this AD to prevent a fire
near a composite drain mast and possible disruption of the
electrical power system caused by a lightning strike on a composite
drain mast, which could result in the loss of several functions
essential for safe flight.

Compliance

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

Inspection To Determine Material of Gray Water Drain Masts

    (f) Within 60 months after the effective date of this AD,
inspect the forward and aft gray water drain masts to determine
whether the drain masts are made of aluminum or composite. A review
of airplane maintenance records is acceptable in lieu of this
inspection if the material of the forward and aft gray water drain
masts can be conclusively determined from that review.
    (1) For any aluminum gray water drain mast identified during the
inspection or records check required by paragraph (f) of this AD, no
further action is required by this paragraph for that drain mast
only.
    (2) For any composite gray water drain mast identified during
the inspection or records check required by paragraph (f) of this
AD, do the actions specified in paragraph (g) of this AD.

Installation of Bonding Jumper

    (g) For any composite gray water drain mast identified during
the inspection or records check required by paragraph (f) of this
AD: Within 60 months after the effective date of this AD, install a
bonding jumper between a ground and the clamp on the tube of the
gray water composite drain mast, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special Attention Service
Bulletin 737-30-1056, Revision 1, dated October 25, 2007.

Actions Done Previously Using Previous Service Information

    (h) Actions done before the effective date of this AD according
to Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-30-1056, dated
February 28, 2007, are considered acceptable for compliance with the
corresponding actions specified in this AD provided the results of
the resistance measurements meet the acceptable values specified in
Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-30-1056, Revision 1,
dated October 25, 2007.

Parts Installation

    (i) As of the effective date of this AD, no person may install,
on any airplane, a composite gray water drain mast, unless a bonding
jumper is also installed, as specified in paragraph (g) of this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (j)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in
accordance with the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.
    (2) To request a different method of compliance or a different
compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA
Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local
FSDO.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (k) You must use Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-
30-1056, Revision 1, dated October 25, 2007, to do the actions
required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington
98124-2207.
    (3) You may review copies of the service information
incorporated by reference at the FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; or 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/code_of_federal_
regulations/ibr_locations.html.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 7, 2008.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 CERTIFIED MAIL

RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED  tc "RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED " \l 2

<<_AFTER_ :>>" \l 1033 \e "To Whom It May Concern:"  Dear:

	This letter is to confirm EPA’s intention to treat the aggregate of
the methyl bromide stockpile information reported to the Agency for
calendar year 2006 in the same manner as similar aggregates calculated
from information reported for the years 2003, 2004, and 2005.  Under EPA
regulations at 40 CFR 2.204(d)(2), the aggregate of the methyl bromide
stockpile information for calendar year 2006 reported to the Agency
under the requirements at 40 CFR 82.13 is clearly not eligible for
confidential treatment.  EPA plans to release this information publicly.

	The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
(“Protocol”) calls for the phaseout of methyl bromide, a fumigant,
as of January 1, 2005, but allows for exemptions to the phaseout for
authorized critical uses.  Similarly, section 604(d)(6) of the Clean Air
Act requires a methyl bromide phaseout but authorizes EPA to create
exemptions for critical uses, to the extent they are consistent with the
Protocol. EPA’s implementing regulations appear at 40 CFR Part 82,
Subpart A.  Methyl bromide producers, importers, distributors, and
applicators reported 2006 stockpile data pursuant to a rule published on
December 13, 2005 (70 FR 73604) that amended methyl bromide reporting
requirements at 40 CFR 82.13 in a manner that enabled EPA to calculate
the aggregate stockpile for each calendar year.

	This decision is based upon past practice, including the release of
similar data on September 7, 2006 for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005, as
well as a previous legal determination by EPA’s Office of General
Counsel on August 26, 2004 that methyl bromide stockpile information
aggregated from five businesses was not entitled to confidential
treatment and that individual entities’ information could not be
deduced from that aggregate.  Additionally, the decision that the
information is not entitled to confidential treatment is based on the
even greater difficulty (due to the number of submitters) of
ascertaining the size of any individual entity's methyl bromide
stockpile from the information submitted under the reporting
requirements at 40 CFR 82.13, as aggregated by the Agency.

	Pursuant to EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR 2.204(d)(2) and 2.205(f),
this notification constitutes the final EPA determination concerning
your business confidentiality claim.  This determination may be subject
to judicial review under 5 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq.  Please be aware that
EPA will release the size of the aggregate methyl bromide inventory to
the public on the tenth working day after your receipt of this letter
unless the EPA Office of General Counsel has first been notified that
your company has commenced an action in Federal court to: (1) obtain
judicial review of this determination; and (2) obtain preliminary
injunctive relief against disclosure.  If such an action is commenced,
EPA may still make the information publicly available once the court has
denied a motion for a preliminary injunction or otherwise upheld this
determination.  In addition, EPA may make this information available to
the public, after reasonable notice to you, whenever it appears to the
Agency that you are not taking appropriate measures to obtain a speedy
resolution of the action.  If the aggregate stockpile information is
found to be temporarily entitled to confidential treatment, however, EPA
will not make the information publicly available until after that period
ends.

	Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please call Aaron
Levy of my staff at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

	Sincerely,

					Ross Brennan, Chief

					Stratospheric Program Implementation Branch

					Stratospheric Protection Division

					Office of Atmospheric Programs

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MARITIME INDUSTRY –   Eye Protection against Radiant Energy for Welding and             Associated Operations in Shipyard Employment, 29 CFR 1915

To prevent workers from injurious light radiation, each affected employee must use eye equipment (e.g., safety glasses, goggles, helmets) with filter lenses that have a shade number that provides appropriate protection from injurious light radiation.  The Table below is a listing of appropriate shade numbers for various operations.  If filter lenses are used in goggles worn under a welding helmet, the shade number of the lens in the helmet may be reduced so that the shade numbers of the two lenses will equal the value as shown in the Table below.

All auto-darkening helmets that comply with the current ANSI Z87.1 standard for helmets, whether battery- or solar-powered, protect the operator from damaging UV and IR radiation.  This protection occurs when the helmet is worn in the proper down position, whether the lens is darkened or not.  However, the faster the helmet darkens, the most likely it is to prevent discomfort from the high-intensity visible light.

 Table - Filter Lenses for Protection against Radiant Energy

Operation

Electrode Size

in inches

Arc Current

(Amperes)	Required      Minimum

Protective

Shade	Suggested ANSI/AWS

Shade No.*

Shielded Metal

Arc Welding

(SMAW)

	 Less than 3/32

 3/32 – 5/32

 5/32 – 1/4

 More than 1/4	 Less than 60

   60–160

 >160-250

 >250-550	       7

       8

      10

      11	    --

    10

    12

    14

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Flux Cored Arc Welding

(FCAW)

 Less than 60

   60-160

 >160-250

 >250-500	       7

      10

      10

      10	    --

    11

    12

    14

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

(GTAW)

 Less than 50

   50-150

 >150-500	       8

       8

      10	    10

    12

    14

Air Carbon Arc Cutting

     (Light)

     (Heavy)

 Less than 500

  500-1000

      10

      11

    12

    14

Plasma Arc Welding (PAW)

 Less than 20

   20-100

 >100-400

 >400-800	       6

       8

      10

      11	   6-8

    10

    12

    14

Plasma Arc

Cutting (PAC)

 Less than 20

   20-40

  >40-60

  >60-80

  >80-300

 >300-400

 >400-800

	       4

       5

       6

       8

       8

       9

      10	     4

     5

     6

     8

     9

    12

    14

Torch Brazing

     --

      --

  3 or 4

Torch Soldering

     --

      --

     2

Carbon Arc Welding (CAW)

     --

      --

    14

Operation

Plate Thickness,

inches

Plate thickness,

millimeters

Suggested

Shade No.

	Suggested ANSI/AWS

Shade No.*

Oxyfuel Gas Welding

          Light

          Medium

          Heavy

   Under 1/8

   1/8 to 1/2

   Over 1/2

    Under 3

    3 to 13

    Over 13

  4 or 5

  5 or 6

  6 or 8

5

6

8

Oxygen Cutting

          Light

          Medium

          Heavy

   Under 1

   1 to 6

   Over 6

    Under 25

    25 to 150

    Over 150

  3 or 4

  4 or 5

  5 or 6

4

5

6

     These charts provide minimum protective lens shades for a variety of commonly used welding and cutting processes.  Shade numbers are given as a guide only and may be varied to suit individual needs.

      As a rule of thumb, start with a shade that is too dark to see the weld zone.  Then go to a lighter shade which gives sufficient view of the weld zone without going below the minimum.  In gas welding or oxygen cutting where the torch produces a high yellow light, it is desirable to use a filter lens that absorbs the yellow or sodium line in the visible light of the operation (spectrum).

      *These guidelines have been incorporated from ANSI/AWS  F2.2:2001, as these ANSI standards 	     are the most recent regarding eye protection against radiant energy produced by welding       	  	     operations.  All standards of the American Welding Society are voluntary consensus standards  	     that have been developed in accordance with the rules of the American National Standards 	  	     Institute.


Aldicarb Endangered Species Risk Assessment Meeting August 31, 2005 1. Overview of Ecological Risk Assessment and Endangered Species Assessment Process a. Schedule i. Ecological Risk Assessment ii. Endangered Species Assessment b. Bayer CropScience Participation in Endangered Species Assessment i. Data Needs ii. Documentation of Information c. Involvement of Services 2. Bayer CropScience Slide Presentation 3. Current Status of Endangered Species Assessment * Meeting will be docketed*


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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-52852; File No. SR-DTC-2005-18]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Clarify the Scope of Risk Management Controls as They Relate to
Maturity Presentment Transactions of Pledged Money Market Instruments

November 29, 2005.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on October 28, 2005, The
Depository Trust Company (``DTC'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') and on November 16, 2005, amended
the proposed rule change described in Items I, II, and III below, which
items have been prepared primarily by DTC. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
interested parties.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to clarify the scope of
DTC's use of risk management controls as they relate to maturity
presentment (``MP'') transactions of pledged Money Market Instruments
(``MMIs'').

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

    In its filing with the Commission, DTC included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. DTC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these
statements.\2\
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    \2\ The Commission has modified the text of the summaries
prepared by DTC.
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change clarifies the scope of DTC's use of risk
management controls as they relate to MP transactions of pledged
MMIs.\3\ Specifically, pledged MP transactions shall be processed in
the same manner as non-pledged MP transactions \4\ and therefore
subject to DTC's collateral monitor and net debit cap controls.\5\ As
is the case for unpledged MPs, pledged MPs shall only be processed if
they will not cause the IPA's collateral monitor or net debit cap to
become negative.
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    \3\ For background information regarding DTC's MMI program, see
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 49618 (April 26, 2004), 69 FR
23840 [File No. SR-DTC-2003-12]; 48145 (July 9, 2003), 68 FR 42442
[File No. SR-DTC-2003-03]; 39422 (December 17, 1997), 62 FR 66158
[File No. SR-DTC-97-20]; 36811 (February 5, 1996), 61 FR 5433 [File
No. SR-DTC-95-15]; 35655 (April 28, 1995), 60 FR 22423 [File No. SR-
DTC-95-05]; 33958 (April 22, 1994), 59 FR 22878 [File No. SR-DTC-93-
12]; and 28424 (September 11, 1990), 55 FR 38428 [File No. SR-DTC-
90-08].
    \4\ MMI maturity processing is initiated automatically each
morning by DTC, which electronically sweeps all maturing positions
of MMI CUSIPs from investors' custodian accounts and generates the
appropriate MPs. The MMI is then delivered to the account of the
appropriate issuing/paying agent (``IPA''). DTC debits the IPA's
account in the amount of the maturity proceeds for settlement that
day. DTC credits the same amount of the maturity proceeds to the
investor's custodian account for payment that day to the investor.
Processing of a pledged maturing MMI uses a DTC internal account and
generates deliver orders from the internal account to the pledgor
upon the processing of the release. However, in the event of a
market disruption, pledged MMIs will be automatically swept and
processed and will not be included in the maturity presentment
contingency system (MPCS) processing as are non-pledged MMIs, which
can be selectively released for processing in a market disruption
using MPCS.
    \5\ Dealers or custodian banks may pledge MMI positions to a
pledgee bank. When the applicable MMI matures, MP transactions are
staged to DTC's Account Transaction Processor to deliver the pledged
position from an internal DTC account to the IPA in exchange for the
total maturity payment of the pledged position.
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    Other pledged MPs shall recycle in a ``pend'' queue until
additional collateral or liquidity for the IPA is infused later in the
day, which may come from payments sent to DTC by the IPA or from
credits resulting from the issuance of new commercial paper.
    The proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of
Section 17A of the Act \6\ and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to DTC because it assures the safeguarding of securities and
funds which are in the custody or control of DTC because pledged MP
transactions will be processed in the same manner as non-pledged MP
transactions and therefore

subject to collateral monitor and net debit cap controls.
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(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    DTC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any
impact on or impose any burden on competition.

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

    No written comments relating to the proposed rule change have been
solicited or received. DTC will notify the Commission of any written
comments received by DTC.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective upon filing pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act \7\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(1) \8\
thereunder because the proposed rule change constitutes a stated
policy, practice, or interpretation with respect to the meaning,
administration, or enforcement of an existing rule. At any time within
sixty days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission
may summarily abrogate such rule change if it appears to the Commission
that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest,
for the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.\9\
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(1).
    \9\ For purposes of calculating the 60-day period within which
the Commission may summarily abrogate the proposed rule change under
Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, the Commission considers the period
to commence on November 16, 2005, the date on which the last
amendment to the proposed rule change was filed with the Commission.
15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
) or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-DTC-2005-18 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-9303.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-DTC-2005-18. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,

all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of DTC and on DTC's
Web site at https://login.dtcc.com/dtcorg/. All comments received will

be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-DTC-2005-18 and
should be submitted on or before December 27, 2005.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-6825 Filed 12-2-05; 8:45 am]

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4350-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2017-0001]

Mississippi; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4350-DR), dated November
22, 2017, and related determinations.

DATES: The declaration was issued November 22, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated November 22, 2017, the President issued a major disaster
declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the
``Stafford Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of Mississippi resulting from Hurricane Nate during the period of
October 6-10, 2017, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to
warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
(the ``Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare that such a major
disaster exists in the State of Mississippi.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the
designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs. Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance also will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs, with the

exception of projects that meet the eligibility criteria for a
higher Federal cost-sharing percentage under the Public Assistance
Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for Debris Removal implemented
pursuant to section 428 of the Stafford Act.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, Manny J. Toro, of FEMA is appointed
to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster.
    The following areas of the State of Mississippi have been
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    George, Greene, Harrison, and Jackson Counties for Public
Assistance.
    All areas within the State of Mississippi are eligible for
assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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