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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57118; File No. SR-OCC-2007-19]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation;
Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Cross-Margining With ICE Clear U.S., Inc.

January 9, 2008.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on December 12, 2007, The
Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
described in Items I and II below, which items have been prepared
primarily by OCC. The Commission is publishing this notice and order to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons
and to grant accelerated approval of the proposal.
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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 proposed rule change would facilitate the establishment of a
program with ICE Clear U.S., Inc. (``ICE Clear'') for the cross-
margining of certain securities options contracts cleared by OCC in its
capacity as a clearing agency registered with the Commission with
certain futures and options on such futures cleared by ICE Clear in its
capacity as a derivatives clearing organization registered with the
Commodities Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'').

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

    In its filing with the Commission, OCC 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. OCC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.\2\
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    \2\ The Commission has modified parts of these statements.
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The principal purpose of the proposed rule change is to facilitate
the establishment of a program with ICE Clear for the cross-margining
of certain securities options contracts cleared by OCC in its capacity
as an Commission-registered clearing agency with certain futures and
options on such futures cleared by ICE Clear in its capacity as a CFTC-
registered derivatives clearing organization.
    To establish the program, OCC and ICE Clear have entered into a
Cross-Margining Agreement (``XM Agreement''), a copy of which is set
forth as Exhibit 5A to SR-OCC-2007-19. The XM Agreement is based on and
is substantially similar to the XM Agreement between OCC and the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (``CME'') as it relates to bilateral
cross-margining.\3\ The following highlights the principal differences
between the OCC-ICE Clear XM Agreement and the OCC-CME XM Agreement for
bilateral cross-margining.
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    \3\ Securities Exchange Act No. 38584 (May 8, 1997), 62 FR 26602
(May 14, 1997) (File No. SR-OCC-97-04). From 1997 to 2004, ICE Clear
U.S. participated in a trilateral cross-margining program with OCC
and CME under its prior names, ``Commodity Clearing Corporation''
and ``New York Clearing Corporation.'' The agreement governing the
trilateral cross-margining program also sets forth the terms and
conditions governing the current bilateral cross-margining program
between OCC and CME.
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    Section 1 of the XM Agreement contains definitional provisions.
Certain definitions have been amended, and others have been deleted as
unnecessary. The definition of ``Business Day'' (section 1(b)) has been
revised to delete the specific reference to Good Friday as a Business
Day leaving it up to OCC and ICE Clear to mutually agree on days that
may be deemed to be Business Days for purposes of the Agreement. The
definition of ``Eligible Contract'' (section 1(k)) has been revised to
permit the removal of a Contract as an Eligible Contract within 30 days
of the written request of the Clearing Organization, which is defined
as either OCC or ICE Clear, that clears such contract. The 30 day
period may be extended if necessary to provide appropriate protection
for the market place, existing open positions, and the holders thereof.
The definition of ``Market Professional'' (section 1(p)) has been
revised to reflect that a market professional includes any member of
ICE Futures US, Inc. to the extent such member is trading Eligible
Contracts for his or its own account. The terms ``Pair of Non-
Proprietary X-M Accounts'' and ``Pair of Proprietary X-M Accounts''
have replaced the terms ``Sets of Non-Proprietary X-M Accounts'' and
``Sets of Non-Proprietary X-M Accounts'' (sections 1(r) and (v)) in
order to reflect the bilateral nature of the OCC-ICE Clear XM program.
This change has been made throughout the XM Agreement, as applicable.
The terms ``Carrying Clearing Organization'' ``X-M Pledge Account''
have been deleted throughout the XM Agreement as unnecessary given the
deletion of section 3 as described below.
    Section 2 of the OCC-ICE Clear XM Agreement governs establishment
of X-M Accounts and contains no substantive changes from the OCC-CME XM
Agreement other than referencing pairs of cross-margined accounts
instead of sets of cross-margined accounts.
    Section 3 of the OCC/CME XM Agreement concerns the establishment of
X-M Pledge Accounts. The terms of section 3, however, have been deleted
from the OCC-ICE Clear XM Agreement. No X-M Pledge Accounts have been
established in cross-margining programs operated by OCC and other
commodity clearing organizations, and OCC and ICE Clear do not expect
such accounts to be established in connection with their cross-
margining program.
    No changes have been made to section 4 of the OCC-ICE Clear XM
Agreement.
    Section 5 relates to the calculation of margin. OCC and ICE Clear
have agreed not to apply Super Margins to pairs of cross-margined
accounts established under the OCC-ICE Clear XM Agreement. Accordingly,
provisions of the OCC-CME XM Agreement relating to Super Margins,
including Exhibit B to that agreement, the Super Margins Schedule, have
been eliminated. References to Base Margin have been eliminated as it
is no longer necessary to identify Base Margin and Super Margin as
being the components of the total Margin Requirement. Other provisions,
including the fact that OCC will calculate the Margin Requirement with
respect to each pair of cross-margined accounts, have been reordered
and clarified. Nevertheless, ICE Clear will have the right to elect to
calculate margin requirements with prior notice to OCC. Finally, the
requirement that oral agreements be made on a recorded telephone line
has been deleted as OCC understands that ICE Clear does not utilize
such lines.
    Section 6 relates to the forms and method of holding initial
margin. As revised, section 6 permits the Clearing Organizations to
agree to value collateral as provided under the rules of one Clearing
Organization, but if no such agreement is reached, collateral would be
valued at the lowest value given under the rules of both Clearing
Organizations. This change accommodates OCC's and ICE Clear's current
agreement to use OCC's valuations for deposits of Government
securities, which valuations are substantially similar to but not
exactly the same as those specified by ICE Clear.\4\ Further, OCC and
ICE Clear have agreed that the Clearing Organizations shall be joint
beneficiaries. To the extent that a letter of credit permits draws by
only one of the beneficiaries, one Clearing Organization may make such
draws by providing notice to but without obtaining consent of the other
beneficiary. However, as in other cross-margining programs, the
proceeds of any demand for payment under a letter of credit must be
deposited by the issuer of the letter of credit directly into the
applicable joint bank account of the Clearing Organizations. Section 6
also has been modified to refer explicitly to the standard practice of
equal sharing of

interest income earned from overnight investments by the Clearing
Organizations. In addition, investments of customer segregated funds
may be made only in ``permitted investments'' as defined in CFTC
Regulation 1.25.
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    \4\ OCC implemented a comparable change in its cross-margining
program with The Clearing Corporation. Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 34-51291 (March 2, 2005), 70 FR 11295 (March 8, 2005)
(File No. SR-OCC-2005-01).
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    Section 7 describes daily settlement procedures, which are subject
to joint coordination and authorization of the Clearing Organizations.
For initial morning settlements, the initiating Clearing Organization
will send settlement instructions to the other Clearing Organization by
6 a.m. (for clearing member debits) and by 9 a.m. (for clearing member
credits). If approved, the non-initiating Clearing Organization will
then send such instruction to the applicable XM clearing bank by the
designated time frames. Final settlement for clearing member debits is
to occur at or before 8 a.m. (ICE Clear's standard settlement time) and
for clearing member credits at or before 10 a.m. (OCC's standard
settlement time for such credits). Section 7 further has been modified
to update the times at which certain files (e.g., prices, positions,
and settlement amounts) are to be transmitted and collateral
transactions may be effected by clearing members to reflect current
processing cycles. In addition, section 7 has been amended to clarify
that instructions to transfer funds to or from the bank accounts of a
cross-margining clearing members or to or from the joint settlement
accounts of the clearing organizations are subject to the provisions of
section 7(a). Other changes to section 7 include additional references
to the term ``Business Day'' and provisions clarifying that requests to
the Designated Clearing Organization (``DCO'') to generate settlement
instructions are to be made during normal business hours except as the
DCO may otherwise agree. Finally, section 7 has been amended to
eliminate the requirement that oral agreements to alter the time frames
specified in section 7 be made over a recorded telephone line. Rather,
such agreements will be confirmed by e-mail and in a subsequent written
document.
    Section 8 concerns the suspension and liquidation of a cross-
margining clearing member. Section 8 has been modified to generally
provide that the Clearing Organizations will use good faith efforts to
transfer or liquidate contracts to minimize risk rather than to more
specifically require best efforts to close out legs of hedged positions
simultaneously. This change is principally intended to provide a small
measure of additional flexibility and is not reflective of any
substantive difference in the level of coordination expected to occur
between OCC and ICE Clear with respect to the liquidation of cross-
margining accounts. Section 8 also has been modified to provide that
the Clearing Organizations will issue a demand for immediate payment
under any letter of credit deposited as margin unless they agree not to
take such action. Provisions that permitted the Clearing Organizations
to defer drawing on a letter of credit on receipt of satisfactory
written assurances from the issuing bank extending its irrevocable
commitment under the letter have been deleted in favor of the
formulation described in the preceding sentence. Provisions relating to
X-M Pledge Accounts have been deleted for the reasons described above.
    No substantive changes have been made to sections 9 through 12.
    Section 13 concerns termination of the OCC-ICE Clear XM agreement.
Section 13 has been modified to provide that on termination of the OCC-
ICE Clear XM agreement any common stock deposited as margin would be
transferred from the applicable joint custody account to the custody
account of either of the Clearing Organizations at the direction of the
depositing clearing member. This change has been made for clarity.
    No change has been made to Section 14.
    Section 15 concerns information sharing between the Clearing
Organizations. No substantive change has been made to section 15 other
than to reflect that ICE Clear will notify OCC if ICE Futures has
applied any special surveillance procedures to any Clearing Member
participating in OCC-ICE Clear cross-margining program. For the reason
previously identified, section 15 has been further amended to eliminate
the requirement that a recorded line be used for purposes of providing
notices issued pursuant to section 15.
    Section 16 contains general provisions relating to the OCC-ICE
Clear XM Agreement. A new paragraph (m) has been added to section 16,
which sets forth the acknowledgment of each Clearing Organization that
it does not have any intellectual property rights with respect to
Eligible Contracts, including with respect to contract prices,
settlement prices, open interest, trading volume, or any other data
related to the Eligible Contracts cleared by the other Clearing
Organization. However, paragraph (m) permits the use of such data by a
Clearing Organization as necessary to carry out its functions under the
OCC-ICE Clear XM Agreement. Remedies for any alleged violation of the
paragraph are limited to equitable relief. Furthermore, the terms of
paragraph (m) make it clear that the paragraph is in no way intended to
limit or adversely affect the security interest of either Clearing
Organization in Eligible Contracts or margin collateral.
    Section 17, which provides for arbitration of disputes, has been
amended to provide an additional office where an arbitration proceeding
may be held.
    Any other differences between the OCC-ICE Clear XM Agreement and
the OCC-CME XM Agreement not specifically described above are not
material in nature.
    Exhibit A to the OCC-ICE Clear XM Agreement contains the list of
Eligible Contracts initially to be included in the OCC-ICE Clear cross-
margining program. Previously when approving cross-margining programs,
the Commission required OCC to provide notice to the Commission when
proposing to add new options classes to a cross-margining program. OCC
now requests that the Commission terminate this notice requirement for
all OCC cross-margining programs. OCC believes that such notification
should no longer be required because of its substantial experience in
safely operating various cross-margining programs since 1988 and
because the addition of new options classes to cross-margining programs
will be expedited by eliminating the notice requirement. Except for
changes to the list of Eligible Contracts, OCC would continue to submit
other modifications to the various XM agreements pursuant to the
section 19(b) rule filing process.
    In addition to the OCC-ICE Clear XM Agreement, attached as Exhibit
5A, the following are attached as exhibits to SR-OCC-2007-19:

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             Exhibit                                Name
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Exhibit 5B.......................  Proprietary Cross-Margin Account
                                    Agreement and Security Agreement
                                    (Joint Clearing Member).
Exhibit 5C.......................  Proprietary Cross-Margin Account
                                    Agreement and Security Agreement
                                    (Affiliated Clearing Members).
Exhibit 5D.......................  Non-Proprietary Cross-Margin Account
                                    Agreement and Security Agreement
                                    (Joint Clearing Member).
Exhibit 5E.......................  Non-Proprietary Cross-Margin Account
                                    Agreement and Security Agreement
                                    (Affiliated Clearing Members).
Exhibit 5F.......................  Market Professional's Agreement for
                                    Cross-Margining (Joint Clearing
                                    Member).
Exhibit 5G.......................  Market Professional's Agreement for
                                    Cross-Margining (Affiliated Clearing
                                    Members).
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    These agreements are also based on the comparable agreements used
in OCC-CME cross-margining program with slight modifications as
appropriate. Those modifications include: (i) Identifying the cross-
margining program as being a bilateral program between OCC and ICE
Clear; (ii) making other non-substantive, technical changes (e.g.,
eliminating the term ``Carrying Clearing Organization,'' which was a
concept needed only in the trilateral program); (iii) reflecting the
revised definition of ``Market Professional'' as used in the OCC-ICE
Clear XM Agreement; and (iv) eliminating the requirement that clearing
members and market professionals furnish the Clearing Organizations
with financing statements relating to positions, collateral, and
property maintained with respect to accounts subject to the OCC-ICE
Clear cross-margining program. The adoption by all fifty states of
revisions to Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (``UCC'')
has eliminated the need to obtain financing statements that were
required to perfect security interests in futures and options under
earlier versions of those Articles.
    The Commission has previously found that cross-margining programs
are consistent with clearing agency responsibilities under section 17A
of the Act.\5\ In so finding, the Commission noted that cross-margining
enhances clearing member liquidity and systemic liquidity both in times
of normal trading and in times of market stress.\6\ Accordingly, the
proposed rule change is consistent with section 17A of the Act in that
it implements another cross-margining program which will facilitate the
removal of impediments to and help perfect the mechanism of a national
system for the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions.
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    \5\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 38584.
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    The proposed rule change is not inconsistent with the existing
rules of OCC, including any other rules proposed to be amended.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    OCC does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any
burden on competition.

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

    Written comments were not and are not intended to be solicited with
respect to the proposed rule change, and none have been received.

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

    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act requires that the rules of a
clearing agency be designed to assure the safeguarding of securities
and funds which are in the custody and control of the clearing agency
or for which it is responsible.\7\ The proposed rule change to
establish a cross margining program between OCC and ICE Clear is
substantially similar to other cross-margining programs to which OCC is
a party that have been previously approved by the Commission. The
Commission views cross-margining programs as a significant risk
reduction method because they provide a means whereby individual
clearing organizations do not have to independently manage the risk
associated with some components (i.e., the futures or options
component) of a clearing member's total portfolio. Accordingly, the
Commission finds that the proposed rule change is designed to assure
the safeguarding of securities and funds which are in OCC's custody or
control or for which it is responsible.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    OCC also requested that the Commission eliminate its requirement
that OCC provide the Commission notice when proposing to add new
options classes to a cross-margining program. Given OCC's long
experience with operating cross-margining programs as well as its
demonstrated ability to evaluate and manage any risks associated with
adding new options classes, we find that the requirement to provide the
Commission notice of the addition of new options classes is no longer
either necessary or required.
    OCC has requested that the Commission find good cause for approving
the proposed rule change prior to the thirtieth day after publication
of the notice of filing. The Commission finds good cause for approving
the proposed rule change prior to the thirtieth day after publication
of the notice of the filing because the proposed OCC-ICE Clear cross-
margining program is based on and is substantially similar to the
existing OCC-CME cross-margining program, which was previously approved
by the Commission and because such approval will allow OCC to implement
the OCC-ICE Clear cross-margining program in early January pursuant to
its implementation schedule.

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-OCC-2007-19 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-OCC-2007-19. 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 Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of OCC. 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-OCC-2007-19 and should be
submitted on or before February 6, 2008.

V. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposed rule change is consistent with the

requirements of the Act and in particular section 17A of the Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder.\8\
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    \8\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission
considered the proposal's impact on efficiency, competition, and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,
that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-OCC-2007-19) be and hereby
is approved.

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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MEMORANDUM
To: 		Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072
From: 		U.S. EPA, OAQPS
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Subject: 	Small Business Outreach

      THE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started the Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel process prior to determining if the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) would have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The EPA conducted an initial outreach meeting with small entity representatives on December 14, 2022. The EPA sought input from representatives of small entities while developing the proposed NSPS which enabled the EPA to hear directly from these representatives about the regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric generating units (EGUs). The purpose of the meeting was to provide general background on the NSPS rulemaking, answer questions, and solicit input. Fifteen various small entities that potentially would be affected by the NSPS attended the meeting. The representatives included small entity municipalities, cooperatives, and industry professional organizations. When the EPA determined the NSPS would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA, the EPA did not proceed with convening the SBAR panel.


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM98-1-000]

Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice

    This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of
the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications.
    Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission
decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-
the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested
proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of
the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any
oral communication.
    Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional
file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the
proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited
communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the
decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not
be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a
proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or
contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may
request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and
responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant
such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any
person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with
Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
    Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional
record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
    The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently
received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed
are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three
digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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1. CP11-515-000............................            12-4-12  Janice & Kevin O'Keeffe
2. CP11-515-000............................            12-6-12  Thomas Salamone
3. CP11-515-000............................            12-6-12  Michael Mojica \1\
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1. CP13-8-000..............................           11-20-12  Hon. Andy Harris, M.D.
2. P-12690-005.............................           11-27-12  FERC Staff \2\

3. ER13-351-000 EL13-21-000................           11-29-12  Robert Weisenmiller \3\
4. ER13-185-000............................            12-4-12  CT General Assembly \4\
5. P-2342-000..............................            12-4-12  Kate Valdez
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\1\ Email record.
\2\ Phone record.
\3\ Email record.
\4\ Hons. Rob Kane and Arthur O'Neill.

    Dated: December 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 204A-1; SEC File No. 270-536; OMB Control No. 3235-0596.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information discussed below.
    The title for the collection of information is ``Rule 204A-1 (17
CFR 275.204A-1) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.'' (15 U.S.C.
80b-1 et seq.) Rule 204A-1, the Code of Ethics Rule, requires
investment advisers registered with the SEC to (i) set forth standards
of conduct expected of advisory personnel (including compliance with
the Federal securities laws), (ii) safeguard material nonpublic
information about client transactions, and (iii) require the adviser's
``access persons'' to report their personal securities transactions,
including transactions in any mutual fund managed by the adviser. The
code of ethics also requires access persons to obtain the adviser's
approval before investing in an initial public offering (``IPO'') or
private placement. The code of ethics also requires prompt reporting,
to the adviser's chief compliance officer or another person designated
in the code of ethics, of any violations of the code. Finally, the code
of ethics requires the adviser to provide each supervised person with a
copy of the code and any amendments, and require the supervised persons
to acknowledge, in writing, their receipt of these copies. The purposes
of the information collection requirements is (i) to ensure that
advisers maintain codes of ethics applicable to their supervised
persons; (ii) to provide advisers with information about the personal
securities transactions of their access persons for purposes of
monitoring such transactions; (iii) to provide advisory clients with
information with which to evaluate advisers' codes of ethics; and (iv)
to assist the Commission's examination staff in assessing the adequacy
of advisers' codes of ethics and assessing personal trading activity by
advisers' supervised persons.
    The respondents to this information collection are investment
advisers registered with the Commission. The Commission has estimated
that compliance with rule 204A-1 imposes a burden of approximately 118
hours per adviser annually based on an average adviser having 84 access
persons. Our latest data indicate that there were 11,797 advisers
registered with the Commission. Based on this figure, the Commission
estimates a total annual burden of 1,391,456 hours for this collection
of information.
    Rule 204A-1 does not require recordkeeping or record retention. The
collection of information requirements under the rule are mandatory.
The information collected pursuant to the rule are not filed with the
Commission, but rather take the form of communications between advisers
and their supervised persons. Investment advisers use the information
collected to control and assess the personal trading activities of
their supervised persons. Responses to the reporting requirements will
be kept confidential to the extent each investment adviser provides
confidentiality under its particular practices and procedures. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid control number.
    Please direct general comments regarding the above information to
the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to Shagufta
Ahmed at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) Jeffrey Heslop,
Director/Acting CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or

send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to
OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: September 24, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8825-1]

SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on June 21, 2010 and
ending June 22, 2010. This notice announces the location and times for
the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 21, 2010 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 1st Floor South Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER> fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-
mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number: (302) 422-
8152; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are
interested in SFIREG information exchange relationship with EPA
regarding important issues related to human health, environmental
exposure to pesticides, and insight into EPA's decision-making process.
You are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and participate
as appropriate. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not
limited to:
    Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of
chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act
(FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA).

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 ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001. 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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
Facility 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. Background

    1. Regional Report Questions and Discussion - Issue Paper
Introduction.
    2. EQI and POM WC Reports.
    3. ASPCRO Issues Update.
    4. AAPSE Issues Update.
    5. TPPC Issues Update.
    6. PPDC Update.
    7. Drift PR Notice.
    8. Lab Directors PREP Report.
    9. NPDES Status/Update.
    10. Soil Fumigant Update/Label Review.
    11. DfE Criteria/Survey for success.
    12. Label Directions - Applicator Interpretation.
    13. OECA/OPP Updates.
    14. EPA Product Label Quality Assurance Update.
    15. Issue Papers - Reg 10 Communication - Case Referrals and
Product Quality Issues, status updates.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    This meeting is open for the public to attend. You may attend the
meeting without further notification.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: May 10, 2010.
William R. Diamond,
Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.

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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0084; FRL-7772-3]

Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations; Technical Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA issued a notice
of receipt of request by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain
pesticide registrations in the Federal Register of February 22, 2006.
The notice announced that 90 pesticide registrations would be canceled
unless a cancellation request was withdrawn by August 21, 2006. The 90
registrations were listed in Table 1. This notice corrects information
in Table 1 for one of the registrations. EPA Registration Number
000100-01074 (Cyclone Concentrate Herbicide) was erroneously included
in the February 22, 2006 Notice, therefore with this technical
correction EPA is removing EPA Registration Number<PHONE_NUMBER>4
(Cyclone Concentrate Herbicide) from Table 1 of the February 22, 2006
Federal Register Notice. A request to voluntarily cancel EPA
Registration Number<PHONE_NUMBER>4 (Cyclone Concentrate Herbicide) was
previously published in the Federal Register of October 28, 2005. The
terms of the October 28, 2005 Notice take precedent over the erroneous
inclusion of this registration

in the February 22, 2006 Federal Register Notice.

DATES: Unless the request to cancel EPA Registration Number 000100-
01074 (Cyclone Concentrate Herbicide) is withdrawn by April 26, 2006 an
order will be issued canceling this registration. The Agency will
consider withdrawal requests postmarked no later than April 26, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John Jamula, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502C), 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 persons who produce or use
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 notice, 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 number (ID) [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0084; FRL-7772-3].
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2,
1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This Docket Facility is open 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. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA, as amended, EPA issued
a notice of receipt of request by registrants to voluntarily cancel
certain pesticide registrations (71 FR 9118, February 22, 2006) (FRL-
7762-4). The notice announced that 90 pesticide registrations would be
canceled unless a cancellation request was withdrawn by August 21,
2006. The 90 registrations were listed in Table 1. EPA Registration
Number<PHONE_NUMBER>4 (Cyclone Concentrate Herbicide) was erroneously
included in the February 22, 2006 Notice. In this technical correction,
EPA is removing the entry for EPA Registration Number<PHONE_NUMBER>4
(Cyclone Concentrate Herbicide) from table 1 of the February 22, 2006
Notice (71 FR 9119). A request to voluntarily cancel EPA Registration
Number<PHONE_NUMBER>4 (Cyclone Concentrate Herbicide) was previously
published in the Federal Register of October 28, 2005 (70 FR 62112)
(FRL-7743-6) and the terms of the October 28, 2005 Notice are
applicable to EPA Registration Number<PHONE_NUMBER>4 (Cyclone Concentrate
Herbicide) and take precedent over the erroneous inclusion of this
registration in the February 22, 2006 Federal Register Notice and the
terms of that Notice.
    In FR Doc. E6-2492, in the issued of February 22, 2006, page 9119,
in Table 1, the entry for Registration No.<PHONE_NUMBER>4, product name:
Cyclone Concentrate Herbicide, and chemical name: Paraquat dichloride,
is removed in its entirety.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: March 28, 2006.
Robert Forrest,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0027; Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-127-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 777-200 and -
300 Series Airplanes Equipped with Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 800 Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD would
require repetitive inspections of all thrust reverser (T/R) structure
and sealant for degradation, and related investigative and corrective
actions if necessary. This proposed AD results from reports of thrust
reverser events related to thermal damage of the thrust reverser inner
wall. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct a degraded T/R
inner wall panel, which could lead to failure of a T/R and adjacent
components and their consequent separation from the airplane, which
could result in a rejected takeoff (RTO) and cause asymmetric thrust
and consequent loss of control of the airplane during reverse thrust
operation. If a T/R inner wall overheats, separated components could
cause structural damage to the airplane, damage to other airplanes, or
possible injury to people on the ground.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by March 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management,
P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, Washington 98124-2207; telephone 206-
544-5000, extension 1; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may review copies of the
referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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 proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Langsted, Aerospace Engineer,
Propulsion Branch, ANM-140S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification
Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone
(425) 917-6500; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2011-0027;
Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-127-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We have received reports of eleven events related to thermal damage
of the thrust reverser (T/R) inner wall on Rolls Royce RB211 Trent 800
engines. The events have included air turnbacks, in-flight shutdowns,
T/R inner wall panel sections and parts being separated from the
airplane, collapse of the T/R inner wall panel, and engine fire loop
fault messages. No hull loss or personal injury has occurred from these
events. Boeing issued Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0059, dated
February 24, 2005; and Alert Service Bulletin 777-78-0060, dated
February 24, 2005; to provide instructions for inspecting the T/R inner
wall panel structure and sealing the insulation blankets to prevent hot
under-cowl air from contact with the T/R inner wall panel. Since those
service bulletins were released, there have been seven events on thrust
reversers, four T/Rs on which those service bulletins had not been
fully accomplished, and three on which those service bulletins had been
fully accomplished. A separated T/R piece could result in a rejected
takeoff and cause asymmetric thrust and consequent loss of control of
the airplane during reverse thrust operation. If a thrust reverser
inner wall overheats, separated components could cause structural
damage to the airplane, damage to other airplanes, or injury to people
on the ground.

Relevant Service Information

    We have reviewed Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065,
Revision 2, dated May 6, 2010. This service bulletin describes
procedures for doing actions specified in Work Packages 1 through 6 (as
necessary) of the

Accomplishment Instructions. This service bulletin states that
operators may choose between doing Work Package 2 (doing a full non-
destructive test (NDT)), or Work Package 6 (doing a limited NDT with
more restrictive repetitive intervals).

Work Package 1

    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2, dated May 6,
2010, describes procedures for reviewing the airplane maintenance
records to determine whether sealant was added; repetitive detailed
inspections of all thrust reverser (T/R) inner wall insulation blanket
edges, grommet holes, penetrations, and seams for sealant that is
cracked, has gaps, is loose, or is missing; repetitive general visual
inspections of click bond studs, blanket studs, and temporary
fasteners; replacement of sealant if necessary; and related
investigative and corrective actions if necessary. The related
investigative actions include:
     Measuring the distance between the overlapped blanket face
sheets adjacent to the damaged or missing sealant, or measuring the
distance between the inner wall and the insulation blanket adjacent to
the damaged or missing sealant
     Doing an NDT and general visual inspection for thermal
degradation of the exposed T/R inner wall panel area within 12 inches
of cracks, gaps, or loose or missing sealant
     Doing an NDT of an uncovered compression pad if it is
within 12 inches of the crack, gap, loose, or missing sealant
     Doing a general visual inspection for areas of thermal
degradation
     Doing an NDT of the T/R inner wall panel where the fitting
was installed
     Doing a detailed inspection of the T/R panel wall inner
bolt holes for elongation
     Doing a general visual inspection and NDT inspection for
thermal degradation of the inner wall panel area where a damaged click
bond stud, blanket stud, and temporary fastener is loose, damaged, or
missing
     Doing an NDT (eddy current conductivity test) of the
number 1 upper, or numbers 1 and 2 lower, compression pad fittings if
they are exposed by blanket removal and within 12 inches of the loose,
damaged, or missing click bond studs, blanket studs, or temporary
fasteners
     Doing a Barcol hardness test of the area of thermal
degradation
     Doing a general visual inspection of bushings for
migration or looseness
    The corrective actions include:
     Replacing damaged or missing sealant
     Repairing or replacing T/R inner wall panel areas
     Contacting Boeing for repair instructions and doing the
repair
     Installing compression pad fittings
     Installing replacement click bonds, blanket studs, or
temporary fasteners
     Installing the removed replacement blankets and fittings
     Removing the bushing and repairing the inner wall panel
bolt hole

Work Package 2

    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2, dated May 6,
2010, describes procedures for either a repetitive full inner wall
panel NDT of each T/R half and repetitive general visual inspections
for areas of thermal degradation, or a partial inner wall panel NDT,
and related investigative and corrective actions. The related
investigative actions include an NDT of the area of different color,
and a Barcol hardness inspection of the inner wall panel for areas of
thermal degradation. The corrective actions are repairing or replacing
unsatisfactory T/R inner wall panel areas, installing insulation
blankets, and contacting Boeing for repair instructions and doing the
repair. This service bulletin states that Work Package 6 may be done as
an alternative to Work Package 2, provided that the shorter interval
for the repetitive inspections specified in Work Package 6 are
followed.

Work Package 3

    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2, dated May 6,
2010, describes procedures for repetitive detailed inspections of the
powered door opening system (PDOS) lug bushings on the upper number 1
compression pad fittings for hole elongation, deformation, and contact
with the PDOS actuator, and related investigative and corrective
actions. Related investigative actions include a detailed inspection of
the PDOS lug. Corrective actions include replacing unserviceable upper
number 1 compression pad fittings and replacing unserviceable bushings
with serviceable parts, and installing PDOS actuator rods and sealant.

Work Package 4

    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2, dated May 6,
2010, describes procedures for repetitive NDTs of the number 1 upper
and numbers 1 and 2 lower compression pad fittings, and related
investigative and corrective actions. The related investigative actions
include doing an NDT of the T/R inner wall panel, a general visual
inspection for areas of thermal degradation, a detailed inspection of
the T/R inner wall panel bolt holes for elongation, a Barcol hardness
test of the area, and a general visual inspection of the bushing for
migration or looseness. Corrective actions include repairing the T/R
inner wall panel with a serviceable panel, installing removed
installation blankets, installing serviceable compression pad fittings,
contacting Boeing for repair instructions and doing the repair,
replacing the T/R inner wall panel with a new or serviceable T/R inner
wall panel, and removing bushings and repairing the inner wall panel
bolt hole.

Work Package 5

    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2, dated May 6,
2010, describes procedures for repetitive general visual inspections of
the perforated side of the T/R wall aft of the intermediate pressure
compressor 8th stage (IP8) duct and high pressure compressor 3rd stage
(HP3) bleed port exits for a color that is different from that of the
general area, and related investigative and corrective actions. The
related investigative action is an NDT inspection of discolored areas
for delamination and disbonding on the perforated side of the inner
wall. The corrective actions are contacting Boeing for repair
instructions and doing the repair.

Work Package 6

    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2, dated May 6,
2010, describes procedures for a limited area NDT inspection of the
inner wall panel of each T/R half for delaminating and disbonding, a
general visual inspection for areas of thermal degradation, and related
investigative and corrective actions. Related investigative actions
include a Barcol hardness test of the area. Corrective actions include
repairing or replacing the T/R inner wall panel with a new or
serviceable one. Work Package 6 may be done as an option to Work
Package 2 provided that the shorter repeat inspection intervals
specified in Work Package 2 are followed.

Compliance Times

    The compliance times for Work Package 1 are as follows. The
compliance time for the initial inspections and replacement of sealant
(if necessary) is within 1,500 flight hours after the date on the
original issue of the service bulletin. The interval for the repetitive
inspections is 1,500 flight hours.

    The compliance times for doing the initial and repetitive NDT
inspections on the T/R wall depend on which work packages are done--
either the full NDT option (Work Packages 2 and 5) or limited NDT
option (Work Packages 5 and 6). For the initial full NDT and limited
NDT options, the compliance time is between 600 and 2,000 flight
cycles, depending on the number of total airplane flight cycles and
whether a previous inspection has been conducted. The interval for the
repetitive inspections for the full NDT is 2,000 flight cycles. The
interval for the repetitive inspections for the limited NDT is 700
flight cycles.
    The compliance times for Work Package 3 are as follows. The
compliance time for the detailed inspection of the PDOS lug bushings on
the upper number 1 compression pad fittings ranges from within 600 to
1,700 flight cycles after the date on the original issue of the service
bulletin. The interval for the repetitive inspections is 2,000 flight
cycles.
    The compliance times for Work Package 4 are as follows. The
compliance time for the initial NDT inspection of the number 1 upper,
and number 1 and 2 lower, compression pad fittings are within 2,000
flight cycles after the date on the original issue of this service
bulletin. The interval for the repetitive inspections is 2,000 flight
cycles.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.
This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified in
the service information described previously, except as discussed under
``Differences Between the Proposed AD and Service Information.''

Differences Between the Proposed AD and Service Information

    Although Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2,
dated May 6, 2010, specifies that operators may contact the
manufacturer for disposition of certain repair conditions, this
proposed AD would require operators to repair those conditions using a
method approved by the FAA.

Interim Action

    We consider this proposed AD interim action. The manufacturer is
currently developing a modification that will address the unsafe
condition identified in this AD. Once this modification is developed,
approved, and available, we might consider additional rulemaking.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 54 airplanes of U.S.
registry. The following table provides the estimated costs for U.S.
operators to comply with this proposed AD.

                                             Table--Estimated costs
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             Action                 Work hours     Average labor     Cost per       registered      Fleet cost
                                                   rate per hour      product        airplanes
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Records check...................               1             $85             $85              54          $4,590
Inspections.....................              73              85           6,205              54         335,070
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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

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866,
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979), 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.

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

    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]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:
The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA-2011-0027; Directorate Identifier
2010-NM-127-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments by March 7, 2011.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 777-200 and -300
series airplanes, certificated in any category, equipped with Rolls-
Royce RB211 Trent 800

engines; as identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065,
Revision 2, dated May 6, 2010.

Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 78: Engine
exhaust.

Unsafe Condition

    (e) This AD results from reports of thrust reverser events
related to thermal damage of the thrust reverser (T/R) inner wall.
The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing this AD to detect and
correct a degraded T/R inner wall panel, which could lead to failure
of a T/R and adjacent components and their consequent separation
from the airplane, which could result in a rejected takeoff (RTO)
and cause asymmetric thrust and consequent loss of control of the
airplane during reverse thrust operation. If a T/R inner wall
overheats, separated components could cause structural damage to the
airplane, damage to other airplanes, or possible injury to people on
the ground.

Compliance

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

Records Review, Inspections, and Related Investigative and Corrective
Actions

    (g) Except as required by paragraphs (h), (i), (j), and (k) of
this AD, at the applicable times in paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,''
of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2, dated May
6, 2010 (``this service bulletin''), review the airplane maintenance
records to determine whether sealant was added, do the actions
specified in paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), (g)(3), (g)(4), and (g)(5)
of this AD, and do all applicable related investigative and
corrective actions, in accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions of this service bulletin, except as required by
paragraph (l) of this AD. Do all applicable related investigative
and corrective actions before further flight. Repeat the inspections
required by paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), (g)(3), (g)(4), and (g)(5) of
this AD thereafter at the applicable intervals specified in
paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' of the service bulletin.
    (1) Do a detailed inspection of all T/R inner wall insulation
blanket edges, grommet holes, penetrations, and seams for sealant
that is cracked, has gaps, is loose, or is missing; do a general
visual inspection of click bond studs, blanket studs, and temporary
fasteners; and replace sealant as applicable; in accordance with
Work Package 1 of the Accomplishment Instructions of this service
bulletin.
    (2) Do the actions required by paragraph (g)(2)(i) or (g)(2)(ii)
of this AD.
    (i) Do a full inner wall panel non-destructive test (NDT) for
delamination and disbonding of each T/R half, and do a general
visual inspection for areas of thermal degradation, in accordance
with Work Package 2 of the Accomplishment Instructions of this
service bulletin.
    (ii) Do a limited area NDT of the inner wall panel of each T/R
half for delamination and disbonding, and do a general visual
inspection for areas of thermal degradation, in accordance with Work
Package 6 of the Accomplishment Instructions of this service
bulletin.
    (3) Do a general visual inspection of the T/R perforated wall
aft of the intermediate pressure compressor 8th stage (IP8) and the
high pressure compressor 3rd stage (HP3) bleed port exits for a
color that is different from that of the general area, in accordance
with Work Package 5 of the Accomplishment Instructions of this
service bulletin.
    (4) Do a detailed inspection of the powered door opening system
(PDOS) lug bushings on the upper number 1 compression pad fittings
for hole elongation, deformation, and contact with the PDOS
actuator, in accordance with Work Package 3 of the Accomplishment
Instructions of this service bulletin.
    (5) Do an NDT of the number 1 upper and numbers 1 and 2 lower
compression pad fittings, in accordance with Work Package 4 of the
Accomplishment Instructions of this service bulletin.

Exceptions to the Service Bulletin

    (h) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2,
dated May 6, 2010, specifies a compliance time after the date on the
original issue of that service bulletin, this AD requires compliance
within the specified compliance time after the effective date of
this AD.
    (i) Where paragraph 1.E., ``Compliance,'' in Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2, dated May 6, 2010,
specifies a compliance time of ``2,000 flight cycles after the date
of the operator's own inspections,'' for doing Work Packages 2 and
5, or Work Packages 2 and 6, this AD requires compliance within
2,000 flight cycles after the date of the operator's own inspections
or within 12 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever
occurs later.
    (j) Where the Condition columns in Table 2 of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065,
Revision 2, dated May 6, 2010, refer to ``All airplanes, each T/R
half'' that has or has not ``been inspected before the date on this
service bulletin,'' this AD applies to all airplanes, each T/R half
that has or has not been inspected before the effective date of this
AD.
    (k) Where the Condition columns in the Tables of paragraph 1.E.,
``Compliance,'' of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065,
Revision 2, dated May 6, 2010, refer to total flight cycles, this AD
applies to the airplanes with the specified total flight cycles as
of the effective date of this AD.
    (l) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, Revision 2,
dated May 6, 2010, specifies to contact Boeing for appropriate
action: Before further flight, repair in accordance with a method
approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office
(ACO), FAA. For a repair method to be approved, the repair must meet
the certification basis of the airplane, and the approval must
specifically refer to this AD.

Credit for Actions Accomplished in Accordance With Previous Service
Information

    (m) Actions done before the effective date of this AD in
accordance with Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-78A0065, dated
June 23, 2008; or Revision 1, dated January 29, 2009; are acceptable
for compliance with the corresponding requirements of this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (n)(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to Attn: Margaret Langsted,
Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion Branch, ANM-140S, FAA, Seattle
Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,
Washington 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Or, e-mail information to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 12, 2011.
Jeffrey E. Duven,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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[Federal Register: March 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 46)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0033; FRL-8539-8]

Human Studies Review Board; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency)
Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) announces a public meeting of the
Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on EPA's
scientific and ethical review of human subjects research.

DATES: The public meeting will be held from April 9-April 10, 2008 from
8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time.
    Location: Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center--Lobby
Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202.
    Meeting Access: Seating at the meeting will be on a first-come
basis. To request accommodation of a disability please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10
business days prior to the meeting, to allow EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.

    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to
consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning
submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in Unit
I.D. of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0033, by any of the following methods:
    Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    USPS Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), ORD Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand or Courier Delivery: The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located
in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West
Building, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington DC. The
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST), Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call
(202) 566-1744 or email the ORD Docket at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for
instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on
the Web site (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm).
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2008-0033. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail that you consider to be CBI or
otherwise protected from disclosure. The http://www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body
of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA, without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes
further information should contact Lu-Ann Kleibacker, EPA, Office of
the Science Advisor, (8105R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-7189; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail addresses: kleibacker.lu-
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be found
on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Meeting

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of particular interest to persons who conduct or assess
human studies, especially studies on substances regulated by EPA and to
persons who may sponsor or conduct research with human subjects with
the intention to submit it to EPA for consideration under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) or section 408
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Since other
entities may also be interested, 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 applicability of this action to
a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of This Document and Other
Related Information?

    You may access this Federal Register document electronically either
through http://www.regulations.gov or through the EPA Web site under
the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index under the docket number. Even though it will
be listed by title in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Copyright material will be publicly available
only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available
either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading
Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in
the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington DC. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST,
Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call (202)
566-1744 or e-mail the ORD Docket at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for
instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on
the Web site (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm). EPA's position
paper(s), charge/questions to the HSRB, and the meeting agenda will be
available by mid March 2008. In addition, the Agency may provide
additional background documents as the materials become available. You
may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain other
related documents that might be available electronically, from the
regulations.gov Web site and the HSRB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/
osa/hsrb/. For questions on document availability or if you do not have
access to the Internet, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

C. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
    a. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    b. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    c. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
    d. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    e. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.

D. How May I Participate in this Meeting?

    You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions
in this section. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0033 in the subject line
on the first page of your request.
    a. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be
accepted up to April 1, 2008. To the extent that time

permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be
permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments at the
meeting. Each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments
to the HSRB is strongly advised to submit their request (preferably via
email) to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no
later than noon, Eastern time, April 1, 2008 in order to be included on
the meeting agenda and to provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair
and HSRB Designated Federal Officer (DFO) to review the agenda to
provide an appropriate public comment period. The request should
identify the name of the individual making the presentation, the
organization (if any) the individual will represent, and any
requirements for audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, LCD
projector, chalkboard). Oral comments before the HSRB are limited to
five minutes per individual or organization. Please note that this
limit applies to the cumulative time used by all individuals appearing
either as part of, or on behalf of an organization. While it is our
intent to hear a full range of oral comments on the science and ethics
issues under discussion, it is not our intent to permit organizations
to expand these time limitations by having multiple individuals sign up
separately to speak on their behalf. Each speaker should bring 25
copies of his or her comments and presentation slides for distribution
to the HSRB at the meeting. At the discretion of the Board Chair and
DFO, public commenters, if present during the Board's discussion, may
be asked to provide clarification of their comments to assist the Board
in their discussion.
    b. Written comments. Although you may submit written comments at
any time, for the HSRB to have the best opportunity to review and
consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should
submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning
of the meeting. If you submit comments after this date, those comments
will be provided to the Board members, but you should recognize that
the Board members may not have adequate time to consider those comments
prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit written
comments, the Agency strongly encourages you to submit such comments no
later than noon, Eastern Time, April 1, 2008. You should submit your
comments using the instructions in Unit I.C. of this notice. In
addition, the Agency also requests that person(s) submitting comments
directly to the docket also provide a copy of their comments to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit
on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB.

E. Background

A. Human Studies Review Board
    The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 5 U.S.C. App.2 section
9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to EPA on
issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects
research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and
recommendations on: a. Research proposals and protocols; b. reports of
completed research with human subjects; and c. how to strengthen EPA's
programs for protection of human subjects of research. The HSRB reports
to the EPA Administrator through EPA's Science Advisor.
B. Topics for Discussion
    The EPA will present for HSRB review scientific and ethical issues
surrounding:
     An update on revisions to the EPA document, ``Scientific
and Ethical Approaches for Observational Exposure Studies,'' which the
HSRB previously reviewed and commented on at the October 24-26, 2007
HSRB meeting.
     Two closely related product-specific reports from a single
completed field study by Carroll-Loye Biological Research of the
mosquito repellent efficacy of two registered pesticide products
containing Deet.
     A research proposal from Insect Control & Research, Inc.
to evaluate the laboratory efficacy in repelling stable flies of a
registered pesticide product containing picaridin.
     Two research proposals from the Antimicrobial Exposure
Assessment Task Force II (AEATF) to monitor exposures of subjects who
apply an antimicrobial pesticide by wiping and by mopping. The AEATF
proposals will consist of multiple documents including a ``Governing
Document'' describing the larger research initiative of which these two
studies are a part, a set of ``Standard Operating Procedures'' for the
execution of the studies, a ``Scenario Justification'' describing the
AEATF's rationale for key elements of each study design, and protocols
for the mop study and for the wipe study.
    In addition, the Agency will report to the Board on how it has
resolved issues relating to the design of sampling strategies for
handler research programs proposed by the Agricultural Handlers
Exposure Task Force and the Antimicrobials Exposure Assessment Task
Force II. Finally, the HSRB may also discuss planning for future HSRB
meetings.

C. Meeting Minutes and Reports

    Minutes of the meeting, summarizing the matters discussed and
recommendations, if any, made by the advisory committee regarding such
matters will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. Such
minutes will be available at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and http://
www.regulations.gov In addition, information concerning a Board meeting
report, if applicable, can be found at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ or
from the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: February 14, 2008.
George Gray,
Science Advisor.
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