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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-305-025]

CenterPoint Energy--Mississippi River Transmission Corporation;
Notice of Filing

March 21, 2006.
    Take notice that on March 17, 2006, CenterPoint Energy--Mississippi
River Transmission Corporation (MRT) tendered for filing as part of its
FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Vol. No. 1, Second Revised Sheet No.
10D, to be effective March 31, 2006.

    CEGT states that the purpose of this filing is to revise the tariff
sheet to reflect a change in Customer name due to a permitted
assignment. The change reflects the sale of assets from Aquila Merchant
Services, Inc., formerly known as Aquila Energy Marketing Corporation,
to Union Electric Company, d/b/a AmerenUE.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests
must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of
the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest
must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons

unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is 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 e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG17-146-000.
    Applicants: Thunder Ranch Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Thunder Ranch Wind Project, LLC.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5064.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: EG17-147-000.
    Applicants: Scott-II Solar LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Scott-II Solar LLC.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5108.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2375-000.
    Applicants: GenOn Holdco 8, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for Market-Based
Rate Authorization and Request for Waivers to be effective 10/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2376-000.
    Applicants: GenOn Holdco 9, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for Market-Based
Rate Authorization and Request for Waivers to be effective 10/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2377-000.
    Applicants: GenOn Holdco 10, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for Market-Based
Rate Authorization and Request for Waivers to be effective 10/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5003.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2378-000.
    Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of a Letter Agreement
to be effective 8/31/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2379-000.

    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: OATT Administrative Filing
to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5096.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2380-000.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rate Schedule No. 217,
Exhibit B.GLA to be effective 10/30/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5100.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2381-000.
    Applicants: Scott-II Solar LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Baseline--Market-Based Rate
Tariff to be effective 10/23/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5101.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2382-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original Service Agreement
No. 4765, Queue No. AB1-123 to be effective 8/7/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5122.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2383-000.
    Applicants: Great Bay Solar I, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Name Change to be effective
8/30/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2384-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original Service Agreement
No. 4766, Queue Position No. AB1-124 to be effective 8/7/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/30/17.
    Accession Number: 20170830-5137.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/17.

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

    Dated: August 30, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0686; FRL-8865-4]
RIN 2070-AB27

Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes; Significant New Use Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is issuing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section
5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the chemical
substance identified generically as multi-walled carbon nanotubes
(MWCNT) which was the subject of premanufacture notice (PMN) P-08-199.
This action requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or
process the chemical substance for a use that is designated as a
significant new use by this final rule to notify EPA at least 90 days
before commencing that activity. EPA believes that this action is
necessary because the chemical substance may be hazardous to human
health. The required notification would provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit
or limit that activity before it occurs.

DATES: This final rule is effective June 6, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0686. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Jim
Alwood, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8974; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture,
import, process, or use the chemical substance which is the subject of
this final rule. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not
limited to:
     Manufacturers, importers, or processors of the subject
chemical substance (NAICS codes 325 and 324110), e.g., chemical
manufacturing and petroleum refineries.
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should
carefully examine the applicability provisions in Sec.  721.5. If you
have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    This action may also affect certain entities through pre-existing
import certification and export notification rules under TSCA. Chemical
importers are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15 U.S.C. 2612) import
certification requirements promulgated at 19 CFR 12.118 through 12.127;
see also 19 CFR 127.28. Chemical importers must certify that the
shipment of the chemical substance complies with all applicable rules
and orders under TSCA. For importers of the chemical substance subject
to this SNUR, those requirements include the SNUR. The EPA policy in
support of import certification appears at 40 CFR part 707, subpart B.
In addition, any persons who export or intend to export the chemical
substance that is the subject of this final rule are subject to the
export notification provisions of TSCA section 12(b) (15 U.S.C.
2611(b)) (see Sec.  721.20), and must comply with the export
notification requirements in 40 CFR part 707, subpart D.

II. Background

A. What action is the agency taking?

    EPA is finalizing a SNUR under TSCA section 5(a)(2) for the
chemical substance identified generically (due to confidentiality
claims) as multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PMN P-08-199). This action
requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process the
subject chemical substance for an activity that is designated as a
significant new use by this final rule to notify EPA at least 90 days
before commencing that activity.
    Previously, in the Federal Register issue of February 3, 2010 (75
FR 5546) (FRL-8796-7), EPA issued a proposed SNUR on the chemical
substance. On July 28, 2010 (75 FR 44198) (FRL-8828-3), in order to
address public comment and add information to the docket, EPA reopened
the comment period for 30 days. In response to comments on the basis
for the SNUR, EPA developed a revised summary document entitled
``Summary of EPA's Current Assessments of Health and Environmental
Effects of Carbon Nanotubes,'' that specifies EPA's current hazard
concerns as supported by available information and data. The docket for
the proposed SNUR on this chemical substance is found under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0686. That docket includes information
considered by the Agency in developing this final rule, including
comments on the rule and the

aforementioned summary document. More information on the chemical
substance subject to this final rule can be found in the proposed SNUR.
    EPA received several comments on the proposed rule. A full
discussion of EPA's response to these comments is included in Unit V.
of this document. Taking into consideration these comments, EPA is
issuing a final rule on this chemical substance that:
    1. Retains the proposed workplace protection and specific use
provisions as significant new uses.
    2. Adds exclusions from applicability of the SNUR uses identified
as ongoing.
    3. Identifies those forms of the subject PMN substance which are
exempt from the provisions of the SNUR. These exemptions apply to
quantities of the PMN substance:
     After they have been completely reacted (cured);
     Incorporated or embedded into a polymer matrix that itself
has been reacted (cured);
    or,
     Embedded in a permanent solid polymer form that is not
intended to undergo further processing except for mechanical
processing.

B. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2604(a)(2)) authorizes EPA to
determine that a use of a chemical substance is a ``significant new
use.'' EPA must make this determination by rule after considering all
relevant factors, including those listed in TSCA section 5(a)(2). Once
EPA determines that a use of a chemical substance is a significant new
use, TSCA section 5(a)(1)(B) requires persons to submit a significant
new use notice (SNUN) to EPA at least 90 days before they manufacture,
import, or process the chemical substance for that use. Persons who
must report are described in Sec.  721.5.

C. Applicability of General Provisions

    General provisions for SNURs appear in 40 CFR part 721, subpart A.
These provisions describe persons subject to the rule, recordkeeping
requirements, exemptions to reporting requirements, and applicability
of the rule to uses occurring before the effective date of the final
rule. Provisions relating to user fees appear at 40 CFR part 700.
According to Sec.  721.1(c), persons subject to these SNURs must comply
with the same notice requirements and EPA regulatory procedures as
submitters of PMNs under TSCA section 5(a)(1)(A). In particular, these
requirements include the information submission requirements of TSCA
section 5(b) and 5(d)(1), the exemptions authorized by TSCA section
5(h)(1), (h)(2), (h)(3), and (h)(5), and the regulations at 40 CFR part
720. Once EPA receives a SNUN, EPA may take regulatory action under
TSCA section 5(e), 5(f), 6, or 7 to control the activities for which it
has received the SNUN. If EPA does not take action, EPA is required
under TSCA section 5(g) to explain in the Federal Register its reasons
for not taking action.
    Chemical importers are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15 U.S.C.
2612) import certification requirements promulgated in Customs and
Border Patrol regulations at 19 CFR 12.118 through 12.127; see also 19
CFR 127.28. Chemical importers must certify that the shipment of the
chemical substance complies with all applicable rules and orders under
TSCA. For importers of a chemical substance subject to a final SNUR
those requirements include the SNUR. The EPA policy in support of
import certification appears at 40 CFR part 707, subpart B. In
addition, any persons who export or intend to export a chemical
substance identified in a final SNUR are subject to the export
notification provisions of TSCA section 12(b) (15 U.S.C. 2611 (b)) (see
Sec.  721.20) and must comply with the export notification requirements
in 40 CFR part 707, subpart D.

III. Rationale and Objectives of the Rule

A. Rationale

    As discussed in the proposed rule, EPA identified concerns for lung
effects, immunotoxicity, and mutagenicity from exposure to the PMN
substance during its review of the chemical substance, which was the
subject of P-08-199. These concerns were based on test data on
analogous respirable, poorly soluble particulates and on other carbon
nanotubes (CNTs). EPA determined that the PMN substance met the
decisional criteria at Sec.  721.170.

B. Objectives

    EPA is issuing this final SNUR for a specific chemical substance
that has undergone premanufacture review because the Agency wants to
achieve the following objectives with regard to the significant new
uses designated in this final rule:
     EPA will receive notice of any person's intent to
manufacture, import, or process a listed chemical substance for the
described significant new use before that activity begins.
     EPA will have an opportunity to review and evaluate data
submitted in a SNUN before the notice submitter begins manufacturing,
importing, or processing a listed chemical substance for the described
significant new use.
     EPA will be able to regulate prospective manufacture,
import, or processing of a listed chemical substance, before the
described significant new use of that chemical substance occurs,
provided that regulation is warranted pursuant to TSCA sections 5(e),
5(f), 6, or 7.
    Issuance of a SNUR for a chemical substance does not signify that
the chemical substance is listed on the TSCA Inventory. Guidance on how
to determine if a chemical substance is on the TSCA Inventory is
available on-line at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/pubs/invntory.htm.

IV. Significant New Use Determination

    Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA states that EPA's determination that a use
of a chemical substance is a significant new use must be made after
consideration of all relevant factors, including:
     The projected volume of manufacturing and processing of a
chemical substance.
     The extent to which a use changes the type or form of
exposure of human beings or the environment to a chemical substance.
     The extent to which a use increases the magnitude and
duration of exposure of human beings or the environment to a chemical
substance.
     The reasonably anticipated manner and methods of
manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and disposal of a
chemical substance.
    In addition to these factors enumerated in TSCA section 5(a)(2),
the statute authorizes EPA to consider any other relevant factors.
    To determine what would constitute a significant new use for the
MWCNT subject to this final SNUR, EPA considered relevant information--
included in the docket and discussed further in Unit V. of this
document--about the toxicity of the chemical substance, likely human
exposures and environmental releases associated with possible uses,
taking into consideration the four bulleted TSCA section 5(a)(2)
factors listed in this unit, and the regulations at Sec.  721.170 for
issuing a SNUR after receipt of a PMN.
    For the MWCNT described in P-08-199, EPA believes that certain
changes from the use scenario described in the PMN could result in
increased exposures. EPA has determined that activities being
designated as a ``significant new use'' in this rule satisfy the two
requirements stipulated in Sec.  721.170(c)(2), i.e., these significant
new use activities, ``(i) are different from those described in the
premanufacture

notice for the substance, including any amendments, deletions, and
additions of activities to the premanufacture notice, and (ii) may be
accompanied by changes in exposure or release levels that are
significant in relation to the health or environmental concerns
identified'' for the PMN substance.

V. Response to Comments on Proposed SNUR on Multi-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes

    EPA received public comments on the proposed SNUR for the MWCNT
which was the subject of PMN P-08-199. A discussion of the comments
received and the Agency's responses follows.
    Comment 1: One commenter requested that should EPA require testing,
it should consider high-throughput methods that have been specifically
designed for nanomaterials in order to reduce reliance on animal based
testing, and so that testing does not become an unreasonable or
unattainable burden for manufacturers as not to violate section 605(b)
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). The commenter
also requested that, in addition to relying on early characterization
of nanomaterials using in vitro methods as outlined in EPA's
Nanomaterial Testing Strategy, EPA apply integrated testing strategies
(ITS) to assess the toxicological risk of nanomaterials.
    Response: EPA identified recommended testing in the preamble of the
proposed SNUR. Any manufacturers, importers, or processors who intend
to conduct testing or submit a SNUN are encouraged to contact EPA to
avoid duplicative testing, to identify alternative testing, and to
discuss protocols for any testing to be conducted. EPA recognizes the
value of high-throughput methods for nanomaterials. When contacted by a
manufacturer, importer, or processor who intends to conduct testing or
requiring testing by a SNUN submitter, EPA will consider this and other
alternatives identified by the commenter.
    Comment 2: One commenter asked EPA to include language in the SNUR
that clarifies the exempt status of its laboratory in particular and
research laboratories in general to SNUR requirements.
    Response: The general SNUR requirements of 40 CFR part 721, subpart
A, apply to this SNUR. The requirements in Sec.  721.45(b) exempts a
person from the notification requirements of this SNUR when they
manufacture, import, or process small quantities of the substance
subject to the SNUR solely for research and development in accordance
with the conditions in Sec.  721.47.
    Comment 3: One commenter supported the use of respiratory equipment
to prevent exposures and another commenter supported timely issuance of
the SNUR.
    Response: EPA is issuing the final rule to include respiratory
protection when workers are reasonably likely to be exposed.
    Comment 4: One commenter noted that the proposed SNUR for the
MWCNT, which was the subject of P-08-199, did not contain a no-release-
to-water restriction and that other consent orders and SNURs for carbon
nanotubes do contain a no-release-to-water restriction. The commenter
stated that this difference was inappropriate and that it should not be
allowed to persist.
    Response: The PMN submitter identified a release to water in the
PMN for this substance and EPA did not act to restrict the activity
under TSCA section 5(e). Because the release to water is an ongoing
use, EPA is unable to issue a SNUR that includes a no release to water
provision.
    Comment 5: The PMN submitter commented that significant new uses
must not be ongoing and should be consistent with the existing uses
identified in its comments. The PMN submitter also outlined its
understanding of how the rule would apply in practice to particular
existing uses and requested that the Agency clarify that understanding.
    Response: After reviewing the PMN and the PMN submitter's outline
of how the SNUR would apply in practice to its existing uses, EPA
confirms that the significant new uses in this rule are not ongoing and
that the commenter's outline of how the rule would apply to existing
uses is correct. However, in its March 5, 2010, comments on the
proposed SNUR, the PMN submitter identified specific use(s) other than
as an additive/filler for polymer composites and support media for
industrial catalysts. The company claimed these specific uses as CBI.
As described in the proposed SNUR, persons who begin, after the date of
the proposed rule, commercial manufacture, import, or processing of the
MWCNT that was the subject of P-08-199 for a use preliminarily
designated as a ``significant new use'' in the proposed rule must cease
any such activity before the effective date of the rule if and when
finalized. After the final SNUR is effective, any person intending to
manufacture, import, or process the substance for a use other than as
an additive/filler for polymer composites and support media for
industrial catalysts must submit a SNUN (in accordance with the
requirements of 40 CFR part 721, subpart A) at least 90 days before
commencing such use.
    Comment 6: The PMN submitter asked EPA to clarify the meaning of
uses as described in the PMN. The uses described in the PMN were
additive/filler for polymer composites and support media for industrial
catalysts. The PMN submitter asked whether notification would be
required for each specific polymer composite or for different equipment
used to manufacture or process the PMN substance.
    Response: If a manufacturer or processor is using the PMN substance
as either an additive/filler for polymer composites, or support media
for industrial catalysts, they may change processes to include new
equipment or new polymer composites. If there is any question as to
whether a specific use or application is not the use described in the
PMN, a manufacturer or processor may contact EPA or submit a SNUN.
    Comment 7: The PMN submitter commented that there should be an
exemption for bound forms of the PMN substance when the SNUR would not
apply, for example, when the PMN substance is embedded or incorporated
into plastic resin pellets.
    Response: EPA agrees that, consistent with other SNURs and consent
orders for CNTs, (e.g., the MWCNT which was the subject of PMN P-08-
177), and the existing uses of the PMN substance, there should be an
exemption from the final SNUR requirements once the PMN substance has
been fixed to a substrate or encapsulated within a plastic or other
polymer matrix. The Agency has included language in the final SNUR to
exempt from SNUR requirements persons that manufacture, import, or
process the PMN substance when the substance has been incorporated or
embedded into a polymer matrix that itself has been reacted (cured) or
embedded in a permanent solid polymer form that is not intended to
undergo further processing except for mechanical processing.
    Comment 8: The PMN submitter asked EPA to specify the identity of
the PMN substance specifically in relation to other MWCNTs, explaining
how EPA is describing the PMN substance as a unique chemical type.
    Response: Because of a lack of established nomenclature for CNTs,
EPA has allowed PMN submitters to represent their CNTs using a generic
name such as carbon nanotube (CNT), multi-walled carbon nanotube
(MWCNT), or single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) while submitting a

detailed description of the CNT using specific structural
characteristics. All submitters of new chemical notices for CNTs,
including the submitter for the MWCNT described in P-08-199, have
claimed those specific structural characteristics as CBI. EPA is
publishing the generic chemical name along with the PMN number to
identify that a distinct chemical substance was the subject of the PMN
without revealing the confidential chemical identity of the PMN
substance. Confidentiality claims preclude a more detailed description
of the identity of this MWCNT. Manufacturers may submit a bona fide
intent to manufacture or import under Sec.  720.25 to determine whether
a specific CNT is on the TSCA Inventory.
    Comment 9: The PMN submitter commented on the document entitled,
``Material Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes for Molecular Identity
(MI) Determination & Nomenclature'' (docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-
0686-0015), that identifies a list of chemical structural features,
chemical particle properties, and manufacturing methods that may be
important for making carbon nanotube molecular identity determinations
and naming them for TSCA purposes. The PMN submitter stated it was
difficult to comment on the document, as the record does not identify
either its particular provenance, or how the Agency is using, or plans
to use it. The commenter also noted that many of the features may be
impractical to observe, measure, or characterize with any consistency
or statistical certainty, and others may be altered simply by the act
of measuring. The commenter stated that several of the criteria refer
only to properties of a CNT material (i.e., a collection of molecules
rather than a single molecule), then asserted that these
characteristics may be relevant to management considerations, but they
are not relevant to defining molecular identity for TSCA purposes.
    Response: EPA does not agree that these characteristics are not
relevant to defining the molecular identity of a CNT. As noted in the
response to ``Comment 8,'' because of a lack of established
nomenclature for CNTs, EPA is currently representing CNTs using a
generic chemical name along with the PMN number to identify them as
distinct chemical substances. EPA included this list of physical
features that may be important to demonstrate that it is considering
additional characteristics when reviewing and identifying CNTs. EPA has
used a wide variety of characteristics to identify chemical substances
of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, and
biological materials (UVCB) for TSCA purposes. As noted by the
commenter, some of these characteristics may not be suitable for
unambiguously determining molecular identity. As EPA learns more about
the structures of CNTs, it will develop a set of characteristics to
systematically identify CNTs.
    Comment 10: A commenter noted that recent signed and draft consent
orders for other CNTs contain additional updated hazard assessment
information for both health and environmental concerns. The commenter
suggested this language should be referenced in the final SNUR so that
all of EPA's concerns are described in a similar manner for all SNURs
pertaining to CNTs. The PMN submitter stated that while EPA did place
data in the public docket supporting the finding at Sec.
721.170(b)(3)(ii) from inhalation exposure, there is no data in the
public docket supporting the finding from dermal exposures.
    Response: EPA is continually refining and adding to its risk
assessment and risk management approaches, especially for new chemical
substances such as CNTs that have limited available hazard, exposure,
and fate data. Recent consent orders for CNTs cite additional data
which was not referenced in the proposed SNUR for this PMN substance.
EPA placed in the public docket a document entitled, ``Summary of EPA's
Current Assessment of Health and Environmental Effects of Carbon
Nanotubes'' (docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0686-0016), in support
of the health effects findings and significant new use designations
made in the proposed rule. This document identifies those references
available at the time of assessment of the chemical substance in this
final rule. EPA also reopened the comment period on July 28, 2010 (75
FR 44198), to allow interested parties to comment on the additional
information that was the basis for the SNUR.
    Comment 11: EPA missed the 270-day deadline so it should use the
procedure and analysis otherwise required by 5(a)(2) of TSCA.
    Response: A schedule for issuing SNURs with various types of
rulemaking, including proposed rules, interim rules, and direct final
rules is included at Sec.  721.170(e)(1). The schedule states that EPA
will issue the SNUR within 270 days of receipt of the notice of
commencement under Sec.  720.102 for any substance for which the notice
of commencement was received on or after October 10, 1989. The schedule
is not mandatory, and rulemaking is not contingent on meeting this
schedule. Although EPA did not issue the rule within the time period
set out in the schedule, the Agency remains able to do so by any
rulemaking procedure compatible with the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA). EPA believes the procedures followed in developing this rule are
consistent with the requirements in TSCA section 5(a)(2) and the APA.
    Comment 12: The PMN submitter expressed concerns with respect to
the cited inhalation (or simulated inhalation) studies. The commenter
questioned the validity of the studies as several of the cited studies
exist only as abstracts of unpublished presentations. The commenter
stated there is no assessment of the doses involved in these studies,
or the studies underlying the poorly soluble particles chemical
categories report. The commenter also noted a Bayer Material Science
study for carbon nanotubes and detailed results of the inhalation
studies that have been recently published in the peer-reviewed
journals, Inhalation Toxicology, Toxicological Sciences and Toxicology
that EPA should take into account in connection with the rulemaking.
Finally, the commenter states that EPA does not explain how these
studies satisfy the regulatory concern criteria on which EPA relies.
    Response: EPA has found that the substance meets the decisional
criteria in Sec.  721.170(b)(3)(ii). The decisional criteria state
that: The substance may cause serious chronic effects, serious acute
effects, or developmentally toxic effects under reasonably anticipated
conditions of exposure because the substance is closely analogous,
based on toxicologically relevant similarities in molecular structure
and physical properties, to another chemical substance that has been
shown by valid test data to cause serious chronic effects, serious
acute effects, or developmentally toxic effects in humans or in at
least one species of laboratory animal at dose levels that could be of
concern under reasonably anticipated conditions of exposure. EPA is not
required to conduct a quantitative risk assessment or establish safe
dose levels. EPA must only establish that effects could occur under
reasonably anticipated conditions of exposure. The papers referenced in
the docket, the Bayer Material Science study and other data cited by
the PMN submitter, and data that is the basis for the poorly soluble
respirable particulates category, demonstrate the potential chronic
pulmonary and cardiovascular effects (including pulmonary toxicity,
fibrosis, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and immunotoxicity, and
cardiovascular

toxicity) of carbon nanotubes, including the PMN substance, at various
dose levels. EPA considered this information in the review of the MWCNT
described in PMN P-08-199, and concluded that the specified significant
new uses of the PMN substance could result in inhalation exposures at
levels where health effects were observed in the papers referenced in
the docket. All of the papers referenced in the docket are publicly
available peer reviewed scientific journals and publications.
    Comment 13: The PMN submitter stated that the company supports
minimizing dermal and inhalation exposures to the extent reasonably
practicable on a voluntary basis, and that controls should be used
where warranted, but they should not be required to prevent particular
exposures for which the Agency has no reasoned basis to believe may
cause significant effects. The commenter asserted that the materials in
the public docket only address the potential direct and indirect
effects of inhalation exposures. Further, in summary, the commenter
stated that the proposal appears to lack any reasoned basis for the
particular dermal controls proposed in the SNUR and does not appear to
meet the decisional criteria in Sec.  721.170(b)(3)(ii) as the basis
for establishing controls. The commenter stated that one cannot assess
the basis and extent for the Agency's concern, making it impossible to
comment on whether the suggested controls are reasonably tailored to
those concerns.
    Response: EPA believes it has demonstrated that the subject
substance meets the decisional criteria in Sec.  721.170(b)(3)(ii),
including the significant new use of manufacturing, importing, or
processing of the PMN substance without dermal protection where workers
are reasonably likely to be exposed. As noted in the response to
``Comment 12,'' EPA has established that CNTs, including the PMN
substance, may cause pulmonary toxicity, fibrosis, carcinogenicity,
mutagenicity, and immunotoxicity, and cardiovascular toxicity. The
``Summary of EPA's Current Assessment of Health and Environmental
Effects of Carbon Nanotubes'' (docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0686-
0016) states that ``absorption is expected to be poor for all routes''
which includes dermal exposure. This suggests that some dermal
absorption could occur. EPA considered this information in the review
of the MWCNT described in PMN P-08-199, and concluded that the
specified significant new uses of the PMN substance could also result
in dermal exposures at levels where health effects were observed in the
papers referenced in the docket.

VI. Applicability of Rule to Uses Occurring Before Effective Date of
the Final Rule

    As discussed in the Federal Register of April 24, 1990 (55 FR
17376), EPA has decided that the intent of TSCA section 5(a)(1)(B) is
best served by designating a use as a significant new use as of the
date of publication of the proposed SNUR rather than as of the
effective date of the final rule. If uses begun after publication were
considered ongoing rather than new, it would be difficult for EPA to
establish SNUR notice requirements because a person could defeat the
SNUR by initiating the proposed significant new use before the rule
became effective, and then argue that the use was ongoing before the
effective date of the final rule.
    Any person who began commercial manufacture, import, or processing
of the MWCNT described in PMN P-08-199 for any of the significant new
uses designated in the proposed SNUR after the date of publication of
the proposed SNUR must stop that activity before the effective date of
this final rule. Persons who ceased those activities will have to meet
all SNUR notice requirements and wait until the end of the notification
review period, including all extensions, before engaging in any
activities designated as significant new uses. If, however, persons who
began manufacture, import, or processing of the chemical substance
between the date of publication of the proposed SNUR and the effective
date of this final SNUR meet the conditions of advance compliance as
codified at Sec.  721.45(h), those persons would be considered to have
met the final SNUR requirements for those activities.

VII. Test Data and Other Information

    EPA recognizes that TSCA section 5 does not require the development
of any particular test data before submission of a SNUN. There are two
exceptions:
    1. Development of test data is required where the chemical
substance subject to the SNUR is also subject to a test rule under TSCA
section 4 (see TSCA section 5(b)(1)).
    2. Development of test data may be necessary where the chemical
substance has been listed under TSCA section 5(b)(4) (see TSCA section
5(b)(2)). In the absence of a TSCA section 4 test rule or a TSCA
section 5(b)(4) listing covering the chemical substance, persons are
required only to submit test data in their possession or control and to
describe any other data known to or reasonably ascertainable by them
(see Sec.  720.50). However, upon review of PMNs and SNUNs, the Agency
has the authority to require appropriate testing. In this case, EPA
recommends persons, before performing any testing, to consult with the
Agency pertaining to protocol selection.
    The recommended testing specified in Unit IV. of the proposed rule
may not be the only means of addressing the potential risks of the
chemical substance. However, SNUNs submitted without any test data may
increase the likelihood that EPA will respond by taking action under
TSCA section 5(e), particularly if satisfactory test results have not
been obtained from a prior PMN or SNUN submitter. EPA recommends that
potential SNUN submitters contact EPA early enough so that they will be
able to conduct the appropriate tests prior to submitting a SNUN.
    SNUN submitters should be aware that EPA will be better able to
evaluate SNUNs which provide detailed information on the following:
     Human exposure and environmental release that may result
from the significant new use of the chemical substance.
     Potential benefits of the chemical substance.
     Information on risks posed by the chemical substance
compared to risks posed by potential substitutes.

VIII. SNUN Submissions

    According to Sec.  721.1(c), persons submitting a SNUN must comply
with the same notice requirements and EPA regulatory procedures as
persons submitting a PMN, including submission of test data on health
and environmental effects as described in Sec.  720.50. SNUNs must be
on EPA Form No. 7710-25, generated using e-PMN software, and submitted
to the Agency in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sec. Sec.
721.25 and 720.40. E-PMN software is available electronically at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems.

IX. Economic Analysis

    EPA evaluated the potential costs of establishing SNUN requirements
for potential manufacturers, importers, and processors of the chemical
substance subject to this final rule. The Agency's complete Economic
Analysis is available in the docket under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2009-0686.

X. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866

    This final rule establishes a SNUR for a chemical substance that
was the

subject of a PMN. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
exempted these types of actions from review under Executive Order
12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4,
1993).

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    According to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., an Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of information that requires OMB
approval under PRA, unless it has been approved by OMB and displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and included on the related
collection instrument or form, if applicable. EPA is amending the table
in 40 CFR part 9 to list the OMB approval number for the information
collection requirements contained in this final rule. This listing of
the OMB control numbers and their subsequent codification in the CFR
satisfies the display requirements of PRA and OMB's implementing
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. This Information Collection Request
(ICR) was previously subject to public notice and comment prior to OMB
approval, and given the technical nature of the table, EPA finds that
further notice and comment to amend it is unnecessary. As a result, EPA
finds that there is ``good cause'' under section 553(b)(3)(B) of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), to amend this
table without further notice and comment.
    The information collection requirements related to this action have
already been approved by OMB pursuant to PRA under OMB control number
2070-0012 (EPA ICR No. 574). This action does not impose any burden
requiring additional OMB approval. If an entity were to submit a SNUN
to the Agency, the annual burden is estimated to average between 30 and
170 hours per response. This burden estimate includes the time needed
to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and
maintain the data needed, and complete, review, and submit the required
SNUN.
    Send any comments about the accuracy of the burden estimate, and
any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including
through the use of automated collection techniques, to the Director,
Collection Strategies Division, Office of Environmental Information
(2822T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001. Please remember to include the OMB control
number in any correspondence, but do not submit any completed forms to
this address.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Pursuant to section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency hereby certifies that promulgation
of this SNUR will not have a significant adverse economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The rationale supporting this
conclusion is discussed in this unit. The requirement to submit a SNUN
applies to any person (including small or large entities) who intends
to engage in any activity described in the final rule as a
``significant new use.'' Because these uses are ``new,'' based on all
information currently available to EPA, it appears that no small or
large entities presently engage in such activities. A SNUR requires
that any person who intends to engage in such activity in the future
must first notify EPA by submitting a SNUN. Although some small
entities may decide to pursue a significant new use in the future, EPA
cannot presently determine how many, if any, there may be. However,
EPA's experience to date is that, in response to the promulgation of
over 1,400 SNURs, the Agency receives on average only 5 notices per
year. Of those SNUNs submitted from 2006-2008, only one appears to be
from a small entity. In addition, the estimated reporting cost for
submission of a SNUN (see Unit VIII.) is minimal regardless of the size
of the firm. Therefore, EPA believes that the potential economic
impacts of complying with this SNUR are not expected to be significant
or adversely impact a substantial number of small entities. In a SNUR
that published in the Federal Register of June 2, 1997 (62 FR 29684)
(FRL-5597-1), the Agency presented its general determination that final
SNURs are not expected to have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities, which was provided to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Based on EPA's experience with proposing and finalizing SNURs,
State, local, and Tribal governments have not been impacted by these
rulemakings, and EPA does not have any reasons to believe that any
State, local, or Tribal government will be impacted by this final rule.
As such, EPA has determined that this final rule does not impose any
enforceable duty, contain any unfunded mandate, or otherwise have any
affect on small governments subject to the requirements of sections
202, 203, 204, or 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4).

E. Executive Order 13132

    This action will not have a substantial direct effect on States, on
the relationship between the national government and the States, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels
of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled
Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999).

F. Executive Order 13175

    This final rule does not have Tribal implications because it is not
expected to have substantial direct effects on Indian Tribes. This
final rule does not significantly nor uniquely affect the communities
of Indian Tribal governments, nor does it involve or impose any
requirements that affect Indian Tribes. Accordingly, the requirements
of Executive Order 13175, entitled Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), do not apply
to this final rule.

G. Executive Order 13045

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045, entitled
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because this is not an economically
significant regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866, and
this action does not address environmental health or safety risks
disproportionately affecting children.

H. Executive Order 13211

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), because this action
is not expected to affect energy supply, distribution, or use and
because this action is not a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

    In addition, since this action does not involve any technical
standards, section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15
U.S.C. 272 note), does not apply to this action.

J. Executive Order 12898

    This action does not entail special considerations of environmental
justice related issues as delineated by Executive Order 12898, entitled
Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

XI. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and
the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the
United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register.
This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 721

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: April 29, 2011.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

    Therefore, 40 CFR parts 9 and 721 are amended as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 2003,
2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 33
U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 1330,
1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR,
1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 300g,
300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-2,
300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q, 7542,
9601-9657, 11023, 11048.

0
2. The table in Sec.  [emsp14]9.1 is amended by adding the following
section in numerical order under the undesignated center heading
``Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances'' to read as follows:

Sec.  [emsp14]9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

* * * * *

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          40 CFR citation                      OMB control No.
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               Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances

                                * * * * *
                 721.10183                            2070-0012

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PART 721--[AMENDED]

0
3. The authority citation for part 721 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 2625(c).

0
4. Add Sec.  [emsp14]721.10183 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  [emsp14]721.10183  Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as multi-
walled carbon nanotubes (PMN P-08-199) is subject to reporting under
this section for the significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2)
of this section. The requirements of this rule do not apply to
quantities of the chemical substance after it has been completely
reacted (cured), incorporated or embedded into a polymer matrix that
itself has been reacted (cured), or embedded in a permanent solid
polymer form that is not intended to undergo further processing except
for mechanical processing.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Protection in the workplace. Requirements as specified in Sec.
721.63 (a)(1), (a)(2)(i), (a)(2)(ii), (a)(4), (a)(5) (National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-approved full-face
respirators with N100 cartridges), (a)(6)(i), and (c).
    (ii) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j) (additive/filler for polymer composites
and support media for industrial catalysts).
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125 (a), (b), (c), (d), and (i) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this chemical substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

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[Notices]
[Page 19168]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12796-004]

City of Wadsworth, Ohio; Notice of Teleconference

    a. Project Name and Number: R.C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project No.
12796.
    b. Date and Time of Meeting: Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.
(Eastern Daylight Time).
    c. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or (202)
502-8660.
    d. Purpose of Meeting: Commission staff will hold a teleconference
to discuss: (1) The Indiana Bat and Northern Long Eared Bat
Conservation Plan and Mussel Monitoring and Conservation Plan for the
R.C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project, filed in draft form on June 23, 2015,
by American Municipal Power, Inc. (or AMP, agent for the City of
Wadsworth, Ohio); (2) the report entitled ``Examining the Effect of
Potential Water Velocities on Mussel Populations at R.C. Byrd Lock and
Dam on the Ohio River (ORM 279.2)'' prepared for AMP and filed on
February 10, 2016; and (3) the current status of resolving the
remaining information needs noted in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's
Ohio Ecological Services Field Office and West Virginia Field Office
comments on the draft plans filed August 26, 2015.
    e. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other
interested parties are invited to participate by phone. Please call
Andy Bernick at<PHONE_NUMBER> by Thursday, April 21, 2016, to RSVP and
to receive specific instructions on how to participate.

    Dated: March 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 244 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65326-65328]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0131]
RIN 1625-AA09

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Youngs Bay and Lewis and Clark
River, Astoria, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to amend the operating schedule that
governs three bridges in Astoria, OR: The US101 New Youngs Bay highway
bridge (New Youngs Bay Bridge), mile 0.7 crossing Youngs Bay; the
Oregon State Old Youngs Bay highway bridge (Old Youngs Bay Bridge),
mile 2.4, crossing Youngs Bay; and the Oregon State Lewis and Clark
River highway bridge (Lewis and Clark River Bridge), mile 1.0, crossing
the Lewis and Clark River. This NPRM will allow the bridge to open
during weekend hours after receiving a 2 hour advance notice. The
proposed modification will remove the draw tender during weekend hours
due to minimal usage.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before January 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2018-0131 using Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
    See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Steven M. Fischer, Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth
Coast Guard District Bridge Program Office, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis

    The Coast Guard proposes revising the rule that governs three
bridges at Astoria, OR, the New Youngs Bay Bridge, the Old Youngs Bay
Bridge and the Lewis and Clark River Bridge. Due to infrequent
drawbridge opening requests from Friday evenings through Monday early
mornings, we propose opening the three highway bridges within Youngs
Bay and Lewis and Clark River with a two-hour advance notice. The New
Youngs Bay Bridge over five years had the most openings of 77 requests.
We published a test deviation for six months in the Federal Register
(83 FR 9430) on March 6, 2018, to collect data and comments for this
proposed rule titled Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Youngs Bay and
Lewis and Clark River. Only one comment was received, and that comment
was not related to the schedule change for the test deviation. We did
not receive any delay of opening complaints for the three subject
bridges during the test deviation. The three bridges are operated by
the Lewis and Clark River Bridge tender of the Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT). Youngs Bay provides no alternate route to pass
around the three subject bridges. The New Youngs Bay Bridge provides 39
feet of vertical clearance at mean high water, the Old Youngs Bay
Bridge provides 24 feet of vertical clearance at mean high water, and
the Lewis and Clark River Bridge provides 25 feet of vertical clearance
at mean high water. The three subject bridges operate per 33 CFR
117.899 to open on signal if at least one half-hour notice is given to
the draw tender at the Lewis and Clark River Bridge from 7 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday. This proposed rule will allow the three subject bridges to open
from Friday at 5 p.m. to Monday at 7 a.m. if at least a two-hour notice
is given by telephone to the draw tender at the Lewis and Clark River
Bridge. The purpose of this rulemaking is in regards to a request from
ODOT to remove the bridge operator to reduce operating cost. The Coast
Guard proposes this rulemaking under authority in 33 U.S.C. 1231.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    This proposed rule amends 33 CFR 117.899 to provide specific
requirements for the operation of the

New Youngs Bay Bridge, the Old Youngs Bay Bridge and the Lewis and
Clark River Bridge. These specific requirements are in addition to or
vary from the general requirements that apply to all drawbridges across
the navigable waters of the United States. This proposed rule
reasonably accommodates waterway users while reducing ODOT's burden in
operating the bridges. We have not identified any impacts on marine
navigation with this proposed rule.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive Orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analysis based on these statutes and Executive Orders, and we discuss
First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This NPRM has not been
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, the NPRM has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance, it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive Order 13771. This regulatory action
determination is based on the ability for the bridges to open on signal
after receiving at least a two hour notice by telephone from Friday at
5 p.m. to Monday at 7 a.m. This proposed rule also applies to opening
the three subject bridges for marine vessels needing an opening due to
an emergency.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit
under the subject bridges may be small entities, for the reasons stated
in section IV.A above, this proposed rule would not have a significant
economic impact on any vessel owner or operator. Vessels operating on
Youngs Bay and the Lewis and Clark River range from small recreational
vessels, sailboats, tribal fishing boats and small commercial fishing
vessels. Vessels able to pass through the subject bridges with the draw
in the closed-to-navigation position may do so at any time.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, above. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

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

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Government

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has 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. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

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

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guides the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This proposed rule simply
promulgates the operating regulations or procedures for drawbridges.
Normally such actions are categorically excluded from further review,
under figure 2-1, paragraph (32) (e), of the Instruction.
    A preliminary Record of Environmental Consideration and a
Memorandum for the Record are not required for this proposed rule. We
seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a
significant environmental impact from this proposed rule.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material

received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the
outcome of this rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the specific section of
this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for
each suggestion or recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, visit http://www.regulations.gov/privacynotice.
    Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in this docket
and all public comments, will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a
final rule is published.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

0
1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

0
2. Amend Sec.  117.899 by revising paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) to read
as follows:

Sec.  117.899   Youngs Bay and Lewis and Clark River.

    (a) The draw of the US101 New Youngs Bay highway bridge, mile 0.7,
across Youngs Bay at Smith Point, shall open on signal for the passage
of vessels if at least one half-hour notice is given to the draw tender
at the Lewis and Clark River Bridge by marine radio, telephone, or
other suitable means from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
During all other times, including weekends from 5 p.m. on Friday until
7 a.m. on Monday, and all Federal holidays but Columbus Day, the draw
shall open on signal if at least a two-hour notice is given to the draw
tender by telephone. The opening signal shall be two prolonged blasts
followed by one short blast.
    (b) The draw of the Oregon State Old Youngs Bay highway bridge,
mile 2.4, across Youngs Bay foot of Fifth Street, shall open on signal
for the passage of vessels if at least one half-hour notice is given to
the draw tender at the Lewis and Clark River Bridge by marine radio,
telephone, or other suitable means from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. During all other times, including weekends from 5 p.m. on
Friday until 7 a.m. on Monday and Federal holidays with the exception
of Columbus Day, the draw shall open on signal if at least a two-hour
notice is given to the draw tender by telephone. The opening signal
shall be two prolonged blasts followed by one short blast.
    (c) The draw of the Oregon State Lewis and Clark River highway
bridge, mile 1.0, across the Lewis and Clark River, shall open on
signal for the passage of vessels if at least one half-hour notice is
given by marine radio, telephone, or other suitable means from 7 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. During all other times, including
weekends from 5 p.m. on Friday until 7 a.m. on Monday and Federal
holidays but Columbus Day, the draw shall open on signal if at least a
two-hour notice is given to the draw tender by telephone. The opening
signal shall be two prolonged blasts followed by one short blast.

David G. Throop,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard
District.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0045; FRL-10003-19]

Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New
Uses (November 2019)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for
pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients.
Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to
comment on these applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number and the File Symbol or the EPA Registration
Number of interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/about-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, Registration Division
(RD) (7505P), main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main telephone number: (703) 305-
7090, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The mailing address for
each contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's
name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the
end of each application summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide
products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant
to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA
is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on
these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not
imply a decision by the Agency on these applications.

Notice of Receipt--New Uses

    1. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-1478, 100-1471, and 100-1480.
Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0586. Applicant: Syngenta Crop
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active
ingredient: Benzovindiflupyr. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use:
Beet, sugar, dried pulp; beet, sugar, roots; and beet, sugar, tops.
Contact: RD.
    2. EPA File Symbol: 59639-EUG. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-
0664. Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc., Nihonbashi Dia Building,
1-19-1 Nihonbashi Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-0027, Japan c/o Landis
International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126. Active
ingredient: Dinotefuran. Product type: Insecticide. Proposed use:
Soybeans. Contact: RD.
    3. EPA Registration Number: 62719-539, 62719-541, 62719-545. Docket
ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0526. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Active ingredient: Spinetoram.
Product type: Insecticide. Proposed use: Dragon fruit; berry, low
growing, except strawberry, subgroup 13-07H; vegetable, brassica, head
and stem, group 5-16; brassica leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B; leaf
petiole vegetable subgroup 22B; leafy greens subgroup 4-16A; celtuce;
fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk; and kohlrabi. Contact: RD.
    4. EPA Registration Number: 62719-621, 62719-266. Docket ID number:
EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0525. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville
Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Active ingredient: Spinosad. Product
type: Insecticide. Proposed use: Dragon fruit; berry, low growing,
except strawberry, subgroup 13-07H; vegetable, brassica, head and stem,
group 5-16; vegetable, leafy, group 4-16; leaf petiole vegetable
subgroup 22B; celtuce; fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk; and
kohlrabi. Contact: RD.
    5. File Symbol: 70644-O. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0670.
Applicant: LidoChem, Inc., 20 Village Ct., Hazlet, NJ 07730. Active
ingredient: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838. Product type:
Fungicide, nematicide, and plant regulator. Proposed use: Residential
and outdoor uses with foliar application to crops/plants, ornamentals,
and turf to suppress phytopathogenic fungi and nematodes and promote
plant growth. Contact: BPPD.
    6. EPA Registration Number/File Symbol: 71512-7 and 71512-UR (EPA-
HQ-OPP-2016-0013). Applicant: ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn
Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 44077. Active ingredient: Flonicamid.
Product type: Insecticide. Proposed use: Residential outdoor use on
roses, flowers, shrubs, and small (non-fruit bearing) trees. Contact:
RD.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: December 18, 2019.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD21-9-000]

The Office of Public Participation; Notice of Virtual Listening
Sessions and a Public Comment Period

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) staff will convene, in the above-referenced proceeding,
virtual listening sessions from March 17, 2021 to March 25, 2021, to
solicit public input on how the Commission should establish and operate
the Office of Public Participation (OPP) pursuant to section 319 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825q-1). The public may also submit
written comments by April 23, 2021. The listening sessions will be led
by Commission staff, and may be attended by one or more Commissioners.
    In December 2020, Congress directed the Commission to provide a
report, by June 25, 2021, detailing its progress towards establishing
the OPP. Section 319 of the FPA directs the Commission to establish the
OPP to ``coordinate assistance to the public with respect to
authorities exercised by the Commission,'' including assistance to
those seeking to intervene in Commission proceedings. (16 U.S.C. 825q-
1). A February 22, 2021 notice announced a Commissioner-led workshop to
be held on April 16, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time,
and requested speaker nominations by March 10, 2021. The February 22,
2021 notice can be found on the Commission's website and eLibrary.
    Commission staff plan to hold listening sessions to hear from
several

stakeholder groups. The sessions will give members of the public an
opportunity to provide their thoughts and ideas on how the Commission
should create the OPP to encourage and facilitate public participation.
Following a brief introduction from Commission staff, each session will
be open to the public for 3-5 minutes of comment per participant. The
Commission plans to hold the following sessions:
     Landowners and Communities Affected by Infrastructure
Development, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
     Environmental Justice Communities and Tribal Interests,
Monday, March 22, 2021, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
     Tribal Governments, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 10:00 to
11:30 a.m. (session 1); 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (session 2).
     Energy Consumers and Consumer Advocates, Thursday, March
25, 2021, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
    In advance of the listening sessions, participants may wish to
consider the issues listed below:
    1. Section 319 of the FPA states that the OPP will be administered
by a Director. (16 U.S.C. 825q-1(a)(2)(A)). In addition to the
Director, how should the office be structured?
    2. Should the Commission consider creating an advisory board for
OPP? If so, what role would the board serve and who should be on the
board?
    3. How should the OPP coordinate assistance to persons intervening
or participating, or seeking to intervene or participate, in a
Commission proceeding?
    4. To what extent do you, or the organization you represent,
currently interact with the Commission? What has hindered or helped
your ability to participate in Commission proceedings?
    5. Have you engaged with other governmental entities--such as
local, state, and other federal agencies--on matters involving your
interests? If so, how did those agencies engage in outreach, and what
practices improved your ability to participate in their processes?
    6. How should the OPP engage with Tribal Governments, environmental
justice communities, energy consumers, landowners, and other members of
the public affected by Commission proceedings?
    7. Section 319 of the FPA allows the Commission to promulgate rules
to offer compensation for attorney fees and other expenses to
intervenors and participants who substantially contribute to a
significant Commission proceeding if participation otherwise would
result in significant financial hardship. (16 U.S.C. 825q-1(b)(2)). How
should the Commission approach the issue of intervenor compensation?
What should the OPP's role be with respect to intervenor compensation?
How should the Commission establish a budget for and fund intervenor
compensation? What lessons can the Commission learn from the
administration of similar state intervenor compensation programs?
    The sessions will be open for the public to attend, and there is no
fee for attendance. Listening sessions will be audio-only. Call-in
information details, including preregistration, can be found on the OPP
website. Information will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on
the Commission's website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The
listening sessions will be transcribed and placed into the record
approximately one week after the session date.
    The listening sessions will be accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a FAX to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.
    The public may also submit written comments on these topics to the
record in Docket No. AD21-9-000 by Friday, April 23, 2021. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY).
    For questions about the listening sessions, please contact Stacey
Steep of the Office of General Counsel at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or send an
email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and Sarah McKinley,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for logistical issues.

    Dated: March 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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