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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0414; FRL-8141-7]

2-Octyl-3 (2H)-isothiazolone (Octhilinone) Risk Assessment;
Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options; Reopening of Comment
Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk
assessment(s), and related documents for the pesticide 2-octyl-3 (2H)-
isothiazolone (also known as octhilinone or OIT), and opens a public
comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest
risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA
is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for
octhilinone through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process
that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide
reregistration decisions. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that
all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 17, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0414, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0414. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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
regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket

Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov Web
site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket

materials are available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
, or, if only available in hard copy, at the 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 (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: K. Avivah Jakob, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), 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>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may 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. 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 e-mail. 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 submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. What Action is EPA taking?

    EPA is reopening the availability of the Agency's preliminary human
health and ecological risk assessments, initially issued for comment
through a Federal Register notice published on June 13, 2007 (72 FR
32649) (FRL-8136-2). EPA developed the risk assessments and risk
characterization for octhilinone through a modified version of its
public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility and
tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is
ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality
Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Octhilinone is used as a material
preservative, as an industrial mildewcide for cooling tower and air
washer water systems, and as a wood preservative.
    EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for
interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise
comment on risk management for octhilinone. Risks of concern associated
with use of octhilinone are: Occupational handler exposure and risks of
concern resulting from plastics and vinyl preservation (via liquid pump
and liquid pour), paint preservation (via liquid pump and liquid pour),
wood preservation (via mixing, loading, high pressure/high volume
spraying), professional painter application (via airless sprayer) and
use of treated paint; residential application and post-application
risks of concern resulting from treated paint, treated carpet, treated
vinyl, treated clothing and treated mattresses; and residential
aggregate exposure and risks of concern resulting from treated fabrics,
clothing and polymers. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency
solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction
measures.
    EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all
pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The
Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public
Participation Process, published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2004 (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9), explains that in conducting these
programs, the Agency is tailoring its public participation process to
be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of
the issues, and degree of public concern associated with each
pesticide. For octhilinone, a modified, 4-Phase process with 1 comment
period and ample opportunity for public consultation seems appropriate
in view of its refined risk assessment. However, if as a result of
comments received during this comment period EPA finds that additional
issues warranting further discussion are raised, the Agency may
lengthen the process and include a second comment period, as needed.
    All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES,
and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments
will become part of the Agency Docket for octhilinone. Comments
received after the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.''
EPA is not required to consider these late comments.After considering
comments received, EPA will develop and issue the octhilinone RED.

III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission
of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, ``the
Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration,'' before calling in
product-specific data on individual end-use products and either
reregistering products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory
action.''

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, antimicrobials,
octhilinone, OIT.

    Dated: July 11, 2007.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[Notices]
[Pages 38265-38266]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2011-27]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to
improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of
FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the
inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to
affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket
number involved and must be received on or before July 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2011-
0617 using any of the following methods:
     Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at
202-493-2251.
     Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can
find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including
the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment
for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keira Jones<PHONE_NUMBER>, Tyneka
Thomas<PHONE_NUMBER>, or David Staples<PHONE_NUMBER>, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2011.
Dennis R. Pratte,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2011-0617.
    Petitioner: Continental Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec.  121.317(d).
    Description of Relief Sought: Continental Airlines, Inc. request an
exemption Sec.  121.317(d). This exemption, if granted, would allow
Continental to operate 787 aircraft using a graphical placard in lieu
of text for flight operations both inside and outside the United
States.

[FR Doc. 2011-16277 Filed 6-28-11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #2

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

    Docket Numbers: ER13-198-005.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Compliance Filing per 9/12/
2014 Order--Designated Entity Agreement to be effective 1/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 10/14/14.
    Accession Number: 20141014-5386.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/4/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2426-001.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Compliance Filing per 9/12/
2014 Order--Interconnection Coordination Agreement to be effective 9/
13/2014.
    Filed Date: 10/14/14.
    Accession Number: 20141014-5387.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/4/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-61-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., American Transmission
Systems, Incorporation.
    Description: Report Filing: Amendment to Compliance Filing under
ER15-61-000 for Informational Purposes to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 10/14/14.
    Accession Number: 20141014-5425.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/4/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-81-000.
    Applicants: Union Power Partners, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Revised
Rate Schedule FERC No. 2 to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 10/14/14.
    Accession Number: 20141014-5382.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/4/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-82-000.
    Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): FPL
Simultaneous Submission Window Revisions to be effective 10/15/2014.
    Filed Date: 10/14/14.
    Accession Number: 20141014-5404.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/4/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-83-000.

    Applicants: TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): TCPM
October 14 2014 Compliance Filing to be effective 10/15/2014.
    Filed Date: 10/14/14.
    Accession Number: 20141014-5432.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/4/14.

    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: October 14, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0524]

Listing of Ingredients in Tobacco Products; Revised Draft
Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the
availability of a revised draft guidance for industry entitled
``Listing of Ingredients in Tobacco Products.'' The revised draft
guidance document is intended to assist persons making tobacco product
ingredient submissions to FDA as required by the Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act).

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this
revised draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of
the guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the
revised draft guidance by November 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to http://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2009-D-0524 for ``Listing of Ingredients in Tobacco Products.''
Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR

56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Submit written requests for single copies of the revised draft
guidance to the Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug
Administration, Document Control Center, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,
Bldg. 71, Rm. G335, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-
addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your
request or include a fax number to which the revised draft guidance may
be sent. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on
electronic access to the draft guidance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Collins, Center for Tobacco
Products, Food and Drug Administration, Document Control Center, 10903
New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. G335, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,
1-877-287-1373, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    We are announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for
industry entitled ``Listing of Ingredients in Tobacco Products.'' We
are issuing this draft guidance consistent with our good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
    The revised draft guidance document, when finalized, is intended to
assist persons making tobacco product ingredient submissions to FDA as
required by the Tobacco Control Act.
    The Tobacco Control Act (Pub. L. 111-31), enacted on June 22, 2009,
amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) and
provides FDA with the authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing,
and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health.
Among its many provisions, the Tobacco Control Act added section 904 to
the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387d), establishing requirements for tobacco
product ingredient submissions.
    The revised draft guidance discusses tobacco products that are
newly deemed subject to chapter IX of the FD&C Act. Cigarettes,
cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco (RYO), and smokeless tobacco
were immediately covered by FDA's tobacco product authorities in
chapter IX of the FD&C Act, including section 904, when the Tobacco
Control Act went into effect. As for other types of tobacco products,
section 901(b) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C 387a(b)) grants FDA authority
to deem those products subject to chapter IX of the FD&C Act. Under
that authority, FDA issued a final rule deeming all other products that
meet the statutory definition of ``tobacco product,'' set forth in
section 201(rr) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 321(rr)), except for
accessories of those products, as subject to chapter IX of the FD&C Act
(81 FR 28974, May 10, 2016). The final rule became effective on August
8, 2016. As a result, manufacturers or importers (or their agents) of
tobacco products subject to the deeming rule are now required to comply
with chapter IX of the FD&C Act, including the ingredient listing
requirements in section 904(a)(1).
    Section 904(a)(1) of the FD&C Act requires each tobacco product
manufacturer or importer, or agent thereof, to submit a listing of all
ingredients, including tobacco, substances, compounds, and additives
that are added by the manufacturer to the tobacco, paper, filter, or
other part of each tobacco product by brand and by quantity in each
brand and subbrand. For cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, RYO, and
smokeless tobacco products on the market as of June 22, 2009, the list
of ingredients had to be submitted by December 22, 2009. For
cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, RYO, and smokeless tobacco products not
on the market as of June 22, 2009, section 904(c)(1) requires that the
list of ingredients be submitted at least 90 days prior to delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce. Section 904(c) of the FD&C Act
also requires submission of information whenever any additive, or the
quantity of any additive, is changed.
    As described in the preamble to the final deeming rule, for
products other than cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, RYO, and smokeless
tobacco that are on the market as of August 8, 2016, FDA does not
intend to enforce the section 904(a)(1) ingredient listing submission
requirement until 6 months from the effective date of the rule or 12
months from the effective date for small-scale tobacco product
manufacturers. Under this policy, FDA will not enforce the ingredient
listing submission requirement until February 8, 2017, for businesses
that are not considered small-scale tobacco product manufactures, and
August 8, 2017, for small-scale tobacco product manufacturers.
Manufacturers of tobacco products introduced into interstate commerce
after August 8, 2016, must submit the ingredient information required
by section 904(a)(1) at least 90 days before the product is delivered
for introduction into interstate commerce, as with cigarettes,
cigarette tobacco, RYO, and smokeless tobacco first marketed after June
22, 2009 (section 904(c)(1)).

II. Significance of Guidance

    FDA is issuing this revised draft guidance consistent with FDA's
good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance,
when finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on
ingredient listing. It does not establish any rights for any person and
is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative
approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes
and regulations.

III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This revised draft guidance refers to previously approved
collections of information found in FDA regulations. These collections
of information are subject to review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520). The revised draft guidance includes information and
recommendations for how to provide ingredient listing submissions. The
collections of information in section 904(a)(1) of the FD&C Act have
been approved under OMB control number 0910-0650.

IV. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain an electronic
version of the draft guidance at either http://www.regulations.gov or
http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/Labeling/RulesRegulationsGuidance/default.htm.

    Dated: October 24, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Teleconference

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                                                   Project Nos.
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Clean River Power MR-3, LLC............  P-13404-002
Clean River Power MR-1, LLC............  P-13405-002
Clean River Power MR-5, LLC............  P-13406-002
Clean River Power MR-2, LLC............  P-13407-002
Clean River Power MR-7, LLC............  P-13408-002
Clean River Power MR-6, LLC............  P-13411-002
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    a. Project Names and Numbers: Beverly Lock and Dam Water Power
Project No. 13404, Devola Lock and Dam Water Power Project No. 13405,
Malta/McConnelsville Lock and Dam Water Power Project No. 13406, Lowell
Lock and Dam Water Power Project No. 13407, Philo Lock and Dam Water
Power Project No. 13408, and Rokeby Lock and Dam Water Power Project
No. 13411 (Muskingum River Projects).
    b. Date and Time of Meeting: Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 1:00
p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
    c. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    d. Purpose of Meeting: To discuss the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's (FWS) responses to Commission staff's determinations of
effect for federally listed species described in the Multi-Project
Environmental Assessment for Hydropower License, for the proposed
Muskingum River Projects, issued on August 27, 2015, and Commission
staff's letter to the FWS, issued on October 16, 2015.
    e. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other
interested parties are invited to participate by phone. Please call
Aaron Liberty at<PHONE_NUMBER> by Tuesday, November 12, 2015, to RSVP
and to receive specific instructions on how to participate.

    Dated: October 30, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2082-062; Project No. 2082-063; Project No. 14803-000;
Project No. 14803-001]

PacifiCorp, Klamath River Renewal Corporation; Notice of
Applications Filed With the Commission

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    a. Types of Applications: Application for Amendment and Partial
Transfer of License; Application for Surrender of License.
    b. Project Nos.: 2082-062 and 14803-000 (amendment and transfer
application); 2082-063 and 14803-001 (surrender application).
    c. Date Filed: September 23, 2016.
    d. Applicants: For license amendment and transfer: PacifiCorp
(transferor) and Klamath River Renewal Corporation (transferee).
    For license surrender: Klamath River Renewal Corporation.
    e. Name of Projects: Klamath Project (P-2082).
    Lower Klamath Project (P-14803).
    f. Locations: Klamath Project--on the Klamath River in Klamath
County, Oregon, and on the Klamath River and Fall Creek in Siskiyou
County, California. The project includes about 477 acres of federal
lands administered by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land
Management.
    Lower Klamath Project--on the Klamath River in Klamath County,
Oregon, and Siskiyou County, California. The project would include
about 395 acres of federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicants Contact: Sarah Kamman, Vice President and General
Counsel, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 2000, Portland, OR
97232,<PHONE_NUMBER>, sarah<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Michael Carrier, President, Klamath River Renewal Corporation, 423
Washington Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contacts: Amendment and Transfer: Steve Hocking, (202) 502-
8753<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Surrender: John Mudre:<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Description of Amendment and Transfer Request: The applicants
request that the Commission transfer the J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco
No. 2, and Iron Gate developments of the existing Klamath Project No.
2082 from PacifiCorp to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (Renewal
Corporation) and create a new project, the Lower Klamath Project, for
the transferred developments with the Renewal Corporation as the sole
licensee. PacifiCorp requests that the license for Project No. 2082 be
amended to delete references to the four transferred developments. The
applicants state that they will make a supplemental filing on or before
March 1, 2017, demonstrating the legal, technical, and financial
capabilities of the Renewal Corporation to perform its responsibilities
as transferee. Applicants further request that the Commission act on
the amendment and transfer application by December 31, 2017, and allow
the Renewal Corporation six months from the issuance date of the order
approving transfer to submit proof of its acceptance of license
transfer.
    k. Description of Surrender Request: The Renewal Corporation's
request to surrender and decommission the Lower Klamath Project,
including removal of the project dams is contingent upon a Commission
order amending PacifiCorp's existing Klamath Project (P-2082) license
to create a new project, the Lower Klamath Project, and transferring
the Lower Klamath Project to the Renewal Corporation, as described in
item (j), above. The Lower Klamath Project, as envisioned by the
Renewal Corporation, would consist of the J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1,
Copco No. 2, and Iron Gate developments of the existing Klamath Project
No. 2082, and the Renewal Corporation would be the sole licensee. The
Renewal Corporation requests that the Commission not act on this
request until it is ready to accept license transfer and states that it
will file, by December 31, 2017, its decommissioning plan to serve as
the basis for Commission staff's environmental and engineering review
of the surrender application. Because only a licensee may file to
surrender a license and the Commission does not accept contingent
applications, the surrender application is deemed to be filed by both
PacifiCorp and the Renewal Corporation. See 18 CFR 6.1 and 4.32(j).
Therefore, while action on the amendment and transfer application is
pending, the Commission will maintain both applications in the dockets
for both project numbers. If the Commission approves the transfer and
the Renewal Corporation accepts the license, following which the
Renewal Corporation would become the sole licensee, the surrender
proceeding would continue solely in Project No. 14803.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency implementing
regulations at 50 CFR part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the California and
Oregon State Historic Preservation Officers, as required by section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR
part 800.
    m. With this notice, we are designating PacifiCorp and the Renewal

Corporation as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act, section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, and section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act and the Advisory Council's regulations at 36
CFR 800.2(c)(4).
    n. Locations of the Applications: Copies of the applications are
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. These filings may also be
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. Copies are
also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item
(h), above.
    o. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list for these proceedings should so indicate by writing to the
Secretary of the Commission.
    p. Additional Information: We are not requesting comments at this
time. After receiving the applicants' supplemental filings on or before
March 1, 2017, for the license transfer and December 31, 2017, for the
surrender, the Commission will issue notices requesting comments,
protests, and motions to intervene.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-59617; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2009-19]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule
6.37A--Obligations of Market Makers-OX

March 20, 2009.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on March 16, 2009, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or the
``Exchange'') 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 by the self-regulatory
organization. NYSE Arca filed the proposed rule change as a ``non-
controversial'' proposal pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \4\
and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\5\ which renders the proposal
effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
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    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange Rule 6.37A--Obligations of
Market Makers-OX. The text of the proposed rule change is attached as
Exhibit 5. A copy of this filing is available on the Exchange's Web
site at http://www.nyse.com, at the Exchange's principal office and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
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 those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to adopt a provision
which will allow the Exchange to establish different quote
differentials other than what is provided for in Rule 6.37A(b)(5). The
proposed rule language is substantially similar to what has been
approved for, and is presently in place at, the Chicago Board Options
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    Pursuant to Rule 6.37A(b), Market Makers on NYSE Arca are required
to submit electronic quotations within certain bid/ask differentials.
Subsection (5) of this rule states that following an Auction, options
traded on NYSE Arca may be quoted with a difference not to exceed $5
between the bid and offer. NYSE Arca now proposes to add a provision
that will allow the Exchange to establish different bid/ask
differentials for certain series.
    Situations may arise where the $5 differential provided for in Rule
6.37A(b)(5) is overly restrictive; this has shown to be the case when
extreme market fluctuations, coupled with increased volatility in an
underlying security makes it extremely difficult to accurately
calculate the price of given options series. To address these concerns,
the CBOE has established modified bid/ask differentials in certain
options series, pursuant to CBOE Rule 8.7(b)(iv).\7\ This proposed rule
change seeks only to allow the Exchange to offer NYSE Arca Market
Makers the same quote relief that is offered to Market Makers on the
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    The Exchange envisions establishing quote differentials wider than
$5 in very limited situations. In addition, if the Exchange were to
establish modified bid/ask differentials it would do so with the
contingency that the disseminated markets in affected series would
remain competitive and remain narrower than the relief granted,
whenever possible.
    The CBOE rule states that it is ``the Exchange'' that may establish
bid/ask differences other than what is provided for in their rules.
NYSE Arca proposes that the decision to establish different quote
differentials will be made by two Trading Officials.\8\ In the case of
NYSE Arca, two Trading Officials will collectively make the
determination on behalf of the Exchange. This is the only difference
between the CBOE rule text and the proposed rule text for NYSE Arca.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act \9\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \10\ in particular, because it
is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, and to remove impediments to and perfect
the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system.
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is appropriate in
that it creates a mechanism whereas Market Makers will be able to
provide two side quotations even in situations where it is difficult to
accurately calculate the price of given options series.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \11\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\12\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \13\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\14\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change along with a
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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-NYSEArca-2009-19 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2009-19. 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 the filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. 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-NYSEArca-2009-19 and should
be submitted on or before April 17, 2009.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
Florence E. Harmon,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0442; FRL-9356-5]

FIFRA Pesticide Registration Review and ESA Consultation
Processes; Proposal Regarding Stakeholder Input; Request for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: EPA is seeking public comment on a proposal to enhance
opportunities for stakeholders to provide input during its review of
pesticide registrations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and associated consultations under Section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposal was jointly prepared by
EPA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) in the U.S. Department of Commerce and the
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in the U.S. Department of Interior.
The proposal describes significant changes to EPA's registration review
process which are intended to facilitate ESA pesticide consultations
and coordination across these Federal agencies, and calls for a greater
role for USDA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0442, 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), Mail Code: 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is taking public comment on a document entitled, ``Proposal for
Enhancing Stakeholder Input in the Pesticide Registration Review and
ESA Consultation Processes and Development of Economically and
Technologically Feasible Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives,'' a copy
of which is available in the docket at http://www.regulations.gov under
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0442. The document describes proposed
changes to EPA's pesticide registration review program and how it
conducts consultation with the Services under Section 7 of the ESA.

II. Why is the Agency taking this action?

    In an effort to be responsive to stakeholders' desires for a
mechanism to get information into the registration review process as
early as possible, EPA proposes to hold ``Focus'' meetings at the start
of registration review for each active ingredient. In response to
stakeholders' desires for a more open, reliable, and transparent
pesticide consultation process, EPA proposes to initiate any needed
formal ESA consultations at a later stage in the review process.
Consulting later in the registration review process allows EPA to
develop more refined ecological risk assessments and to engage affected
stakeholders in discussions that should result in more focused
consultation packages inclusive of mitigation for listed species. There
is an emerging consensus that EPA and the Services should engage
informally and early in the consultation process, but that formal
consultation should be reserved until EPA's ecological risk assessment
and proposed decision are more fully formed. This approach has the
potential to maximize the opportunity to effect changes that provide
protections for species and their designated critical habitat, lessen
the impacts on agriculture, and narrow the scope of the Federal action.
    Additionally, the proposal describes EPA's plans to reach out to
pesticide users potentially affected to discuss the technological and
economic feasibility of ``Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives'' (RPAs)
intended to avoid jeopardy to threatened and/or endangered species. The
USDA's relationships with the agricultural community provide a critical
link between EPA's expertise on pesticides and the Services' expertise
on listed species' locations, status and biology.
    Finally, the proposal describes the process by which public
comments received on RPAs will be summarized and organized by EPA and
provided to the Services, who will prepare a document to be included in
the administrative record of the consultation explaining how comments
were considered, and if appropriate, how the final biological opinion
was modified to address the comments. The Services will provide the
document to EPA, and both the Services and EPA will make the document
available to the public upon request. These process changes are
intended to provide clarity and transparency to the ESA Section 7
consultation process for pesticides.
    EPA and the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Interior are
taking this action because many stakeholders have expressed concerns
regarding the apparent lack of transparency surrounding ESA
consultations on pesticide registration review decisions, and the need
for increased access to the decision-making process by states and other
stakeholders for the purpose of providing relevant data for
consideration during registration review and accompanying ESA
consultation. Increasing public participation opportunities during both
the registration review and accompanying ESA consultation processes,
and improving clarity and transparency during these processes are
important goals of this action.
    In the interest of facilitating discussion and providing
clarification on the process changes described in the proposal, EPA and
the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Interior are willing to
meet with affected stakeholders. Individuals and/or organizations
wanting to meet with the agencies to discuss this proposal should
submit a request to the docket.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Endangered species, Pesticides and pests,
Threatened species.

    Dated: August 3, 2012.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[File No. 500-1]

 Order of Suspension of Trading; in the Matter of New Dragon Asia
Corp.

January 24, 2014.
    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of
New Dragon Asia Corp. because it has not filed any periodic reports
since the period ended September 25, 2011.
    The Commission is of the opinion that the public interest and the
protection of investors require a suspension of trading in the
securities of the above-listed company. Therefore, it is ordered,
pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that
trading in the securities of the above-listed company is suspended for
the period from 9:30 a.m. EST on January 24, 2014, through 11:59 p.m.
EST on February 6, 2014.

    By the Commission.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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 1  UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D. C. 20460 OFFICE OF PREVENTION,

FEB 23 2005 PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Addendum No. 2 to Product Characterization and Expression Analysis for Modified Cry3A ( mCry3A) Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein and the genetic material necessary for their production ( via pZM26) in transgenic maize ( corn) plants derived from Syngenta Seeds' transformation Event MIR604, EPA Reg. No. 67979 EUP U TO: Mike Mendelsohn, Regulatory Action Leader Microbial Pesticides Branch, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division ( 7511C)

FROM: Annabel Fellman, Environmental Protection Specialist Microbial Pesticides Branch, Biopesticides and [ signed] Pollution Prevention Division ( 7511C)

ACTION REQUESTED: To confirm that the formal submission of responses to data deficiencies noted in the initial review of Modified Cry3A insect control protein and maize ( Corn) Plants Derived from Event MIR604 is identical to the data sent via email [ see memorandum from A. Fellman to M. Mendelsohn, 02/ 11/ 05], submitted by Syngenta Seeds, Inc. Field Crops   NAFTA. Confirmation of the MRID No. for the data submitted in response to data deficiencies is also presented in this report.

CONCLUSION: The MRID No. for the data submitted in response to data deficiencies is 464667 01 and the formal submission represents an identical compilation of the supplemental data that was provided earlier via email. This report completes the data required in support for an EUP as well as the petition for a temporary exemption from tolerances for the mCry3A protein as expressed in Event MIR604 corn plants.

* THIS REVIEW DOES NOT CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION*  2  DATA REVIEW RECORD: Active Ingredient: Modified Cry3A ( mCry3A) Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein and the genetic material necessary for their production ( via pZM26) in transgenic maize ( corn) plants derived from Syngenta Seeds' transformation Event MIR604. Product Name: Event MIR604 Maize Plants Expressing Modified Cry3A Bacillus thuringiensis Protein Company Name: Syngenta Seeds, Inc.   Field Corps NAFTA ID No: 67979 Chemical Number: 006509 Decision Number: 339682 DP Barcode: 300338 MRID No. 464667 01 Syngenta Seeds' Responses to Questions Raised Jan. 5, 2005 during the Review of mCry3A protein as expressed in Event MIR604 Maize BACKGROUND: During the course of the agency's review of the studies submitted in support for a EUP application and temporary tolerance exemption for Modified Cry3A protein as expressed in Event MIR604 Maize, several data deficiencies were identified and required further clarification, justification, and corrections for them to be considered complete and acceptable. These deficiencies were presented to the registrant by the agency on January 5, 2005 via conference call. As per the agency, the registrant submitted each data clarification/ explanation requested via electronic mail. However, the formal submission, which represented a compilation of the requested data, was submitted to the agency after the electronic data was reviewed [ see memorandum from A. Fellman to M. Mendelsohn, 02/ 11/ 05]. In addition, the MRID No. was not yet assigned. Therefore, the purpose of this report is to confirm the MRID No. and that the data send electronically is identical to the formal submission.

SUMMARY OF DATA: As per the agency, the registrant has submitted a single compilation of each data deficiency on February 2, 2005. The submission included explanations for data discrepancies as well as supplemental scientific information ( such as corrected figures, Standard Operating Procedures, and full text articles) for MRID Nos. 461556  02 thru  07, and  09 as well as MRID No. 464252 02. After close examination and comparative evaluations of the data sent via email and the formal submission ( which was assigned MRID No. 464667 01), the reviewer has determined that the formal submission represents an identical compilation of the supplemental data that was provided earlier via email.

RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPTABLE. The MRID No. for the data submitted in response to data deficiencies is 464667 01 and the formal submission represents an identical compilation of the supplemental data that was provided earlier via email. This report completes the data required in support for an EUP as well as the petition for a temporary exemption from tolerances for the mCry3A protein as expressed in Event MIR604 corn plants.  3


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040]

SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for SGS North America, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
August 16, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
    Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office
of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson,
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone:
(202) 693-2110; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>OSHA's web page includes
information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Notice of Final Decision

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of SGS of North America, Inc. (SGS), as a NRTL. SGS's
expansion covers the addition of thirteen test standards to its scope
of recognition.
    OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified by 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products covered within the
scope of recognition and is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products
properly approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require
testing and certification of the products.
    The agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial
recognition, or for expansion or renewal of this recognition, following
requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires
that the agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in
processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides a preliminary finding and, in the second
notice, the agency provides the final decision on the application.
These notices set forth the NRTL's scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. OSHA maintains an informational web page
for each NRTL that details the scope of recognition. These pages are
available from the agency's website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    SGS submitted an application, dated January 20, 2021 (OSHA-2006-
0040-0064), to expand its scope of recognition to include the addition
of thirteen test standards. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of
the application packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA
did not perform any on-site reviews in relation to this application.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing SGS's expansion
application in the Federal Register on June 15, 2021 (86 FR 31733). The
agency requested comments by July 30, 2021, but it received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of SGS's scope of recognition.
    To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
SGS's applications, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3653,
Washington, DC 20210. Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040 contains all materials
in the record concerning SGS's recognition. Please note: Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to the public at this
time but can be contacted at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

II. Final Decision and Order

    OSHA staff examined SGS's expansion application, the capability to
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds that SGS
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the
recognition, subject to the specified limitations and conditions
listed. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
expansion of SGS's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of
SGS's scope of recognition to testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the test standard listed below in Table
1.

 Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in SGS's NRTL
                          Scope of Recognition
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           Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 121201.........................  Nonincendive Electrical Equipment
                                     for Use in Class I and II, Division
                                     2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2
                                     Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 60079-0........................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0:
                                     Equipment--General Requirements.
UL 60079-1........................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 1:
                                     Equipment Protection by Flameproof
                                     Enclosures ``d''.
UL 60079-2........................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 2:
                                     Protection by Pressurized
                                     Enclosures ``p''.
UL 60079-5........................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 5:
                                     Equipment Protection by Powder
                                     Filling ``q''.
UL 60079-6........................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 6:
                                     Equipment Protection by Oil
                                     Immersion ``o''.
UL 60079-7........................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 7:
                                     Equipment Protection by Increased
                                     Safety ``e''.
UL 60079-11.......................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 11:
                                     Equipment Protection by Intrinsic
                                     Safety ``i''.
UL 60079-15.......................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 15:
                                     Equipment Protection by Type of
                                     Protection ``n''.
UL 60079-18.......................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 18:
                                     Equipment Protection by
                                     Encapsulation ``m''.
UL 60079-26.......................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 26:
                                     Equipment for Use in Class I, Zone
                                     0 Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 60079-28.......................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                     Part 28: Protection of Equipment
                                     and Transmission Systems Using
                                     Optical Radiation.
UL 60079-31.......................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                     Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition
                                     Protection Enclosure ``t''.
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    OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require
third-party testing and certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.

A. Conditions

    Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including, but not limited to, abiding by the following
conditions of the recognition:
    1. SGS must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in the operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
    2. SGS must meet all the terms of the recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. SGS must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on SGS's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
    Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the
scope of recognition of SGS, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above.

III. Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this
notice. Accordingly, the agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29
U.S.C. 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393,
September 18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on August 6, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 33 (Monday, February 22, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10509-10511]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2020-0604; FRL-10017-37-Region 6]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Louisiana; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements for
the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from Louisiana submitted on
November 4, 2020 for the 2015 ozone (O3), 2006 PM2.5, 2008
ozone, 2010 nitrogen dioxide, 2010 sulfur dioxide and the 2012
PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). This
submittal addresses how the existing SIP contains adequate provisions
prohibiting emissions which interfere with required measures in any
other State to protect visibility with respect to the 2015 ozone NAAQS
as well as the 2006 PM2.5, 2008 ozone, 2010 nitrogen
dioxide, 2010 sulfur dioxide and the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 24, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2020-0604, at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact Jennifer Huser, (214)
665-7347<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For the full EPA public comment
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general
guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at www.regulations.gov. While all documents in the
docket are listed in the index, some information may not be publicly
available due to docket file size restrictions or content (e.g., CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Huser, EPA Region 6 Office,
Air and Radiation Division--State Planning and Implementation Branch,
1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75270,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Out of an abundance of caution for members of
the public and our staff, the EPA Region 6 office will be closed to the
public to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. We encourage the
public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, as there
will be a delay in processing mail and no courier or hand deliveries
will be accepted. Please call or email the contact listed above if you
need alternative access to material indexed but not provided in the
docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.

I. Background

    Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA establishes NAAQS to protect
human health and public welfare. On October 26, 2015, the EPA revised
the primary and secondary 8-hour ozone NAAQS from 0.075 ppm to 0.070
ppm to provide increased protection of public health and public
welfare.\1\ In 2006, the EPA revised the PM2.5 NAAQS,\2\ in
2008, the ozone NAAQS,\3\ in 2010, the nitrogen dioxide NAAQS,\4\ in
2010, the sulfur dioxide NAAQS,\5\ and in 2012, the PM2.5
NAAQS.\6\ The primary standards are set to protect human health, while
secondary standards are set to protect public welfare.
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    \1\ 80 FR 65291 (October 26, 2015).
    \2\ 71 FR 61144 (October 17, 2006).
    \3\ 73 FR 16483 (March 27, 2008).
    \4\ 75 FR 6474 (February 9, 1010).
    \5\ 75 FR 35520 (June 22, 2010).
    \6\ 78 FR 3085 (January 15, 2013).
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    The CAA requires states to submit, within 3 years after
promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS, SIPs that meet the applicable
infrastructure elements of sections 110(a)(1) and (2). This SIP
submission is commonly referred to as an ``infrastructure SIP'' or ``i-
SIP''. Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) includes four distinct components,
commonly referred to as prongs, that must be addressed in these
infrastructure SIP submissions. These prongs require that states adopt
measures that prohibit certain adverse air quality effects on
neighboring states due to interstate transport of pollution. Prong 4
requires states to demonstrate that their SIP contains adequate
measures that prohibit emissions from any source within a state from
interfering with the visibility protection measures of other states
(also referred to as visibility transport).
    In EPA's 2013 guidance for states regarding i-SIPs,\7\ EPA
discussed its interpretation of Prong 4 and its relationship to the
Regional Haze program under CAA sections 169A and 169B. EPA suggested
two options states may have to demonstrate that the requirements of
Prong 4 are met. One way in which Prong 4 may be satisfied for any
relevant NAAQS is through confirmation in its infrastructure SIP
submission that it has an approved regional haze SIP that fully meets
the requirements of 40 CFR 51.308 or 51.309. Alternatively, states may
submit a demonstration in its infrastructure SIP submission that shows
that emissions within its jurisdiction do not interfere with other
states' plans to protect visibility. The demonstration must show that
the state has sufficient measures that have been approved into its SIP
that prevent emissions within its jurisdiction from interfering with
the visibility protection plans of other states.
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    \7\ Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards. ``Guidance on Infrastructure State Implementation
Plan (SIP) Elements under Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(1) and
110(a)(2).'' Memorandum to EPA Air Division Directors, Regions 1
through 10, September 13, 2013 (hereinafter ``2013 I-SIP
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A. Louisiana's Infrastructure SIP Submittals for 2006 PM2.5,
2008 Ozone, 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, 2010 Sulfur Dioxide and the 2012
PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

    Louisiana made the following submissions to EPA to satisfy the i-
SIP requirements: 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, on May 11, 2011; 2008
O3, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2 NAAQS on June
7, 2013 and the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS on December 16, 2015.\8\ In
an October 2016 action, we disapproved the portions of theses
submissions which addressed Prong 4 and approved the other portions
which address the other elements found in section 110(a)(2).\9\ We
disapproved Prong 4 for these specific NAAQS, because the state did not
have a fully approved Regional Haze SIP at the time of submittal, nor
did the state provide a demonstration which shows that they have met
the Prong 4 requirement.
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    \8\ These i-SIP submittals are available on regulations.gov in
docket number EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0465.
    \9\ 81 FR 68322 (October 4, 2016).
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B. Regional Haze and Visibility Transport in Louisiana

    On June 13, 2008, Louisiana submitted a SIP to EPA, which addressed
the regional haze requirements. EPA acted upon this SIP in two separate
actions. The first was a limited disapproval for best available
retrofit technology (BART) determinations for electric generating units
(EGUs) as there were deficiencies in the SIP arising from the remand by
the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of the Clean Air
Interstate Rule (CAIR).\10\ The second action was a partial limited
approval/partial disapproval; EPA found that the revision met some, but
not all of the applicable requirements.\11\ EPA granted a partial
limited approval of the LA Regional Haze (RH) SIP submittal for meeting
the requirements of: 51.308(d), for the core requirements for regional
haze SIPs, except for the requirements of 51.308(d)(3); 51.308(f), for
the commitment to submit comprehensive periodic revisions of regional
haze SIPs; 51.308(g), for the commitment to submit periodic reports
describing progress towards the reasonable progress goals (RPGs);
51.308(h), for the commitment to conduct periodic determinations of the
adequacy of the existing regional haze SIP; and 51.308(i), for
coordination with state and Federal Land Managers.\12\ In that action,
the EPA also partially disapproved the LA RH SIP submittal because it
did not include fully approvable measures for meeting the requirements
of 40 CFR 51.308(d)(3), long-term strategy for regional haze as it
relied on deficient non-EGU BART analyses; and 51.308(e), BART
requirements for regional haze visibility impairment with respect to
emissions of visibility impairing pollutants from four non-EGUs.
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    \10\ 77 FR 33642 (June 7, 2012).
    \11\ 77 FR 39425 (July 3, 2012).
    \12\ 77 FR 39425 (July 3, 2012).
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    In response to EPA's partial disapproval and limited disapproval of
the original regional haze submittal, Louisiana performed BART
determinations for both electric generating units (EGUs) and other
facilities (non-EGUs). On August 11, 2016, Louisiana submitted a SIP
revision to address the deficiencies related to BART for the non-EGU
facilities. EPA proposed approval of this submittal on October 27,
2016.\13\ On February 10, 2017, Louisiana submitted a SIP revision
intended to address the deficiencies related to BART for EGU sources.
On May 19, 2017, EPA proposed approval of that revision with the
exception of the portion related to a coal-burning facility in
Calcasieu Parish.\14\ On June 20, 2017, and in a subsequent revision on
October 26, 2017, Louisiana submitted a SIP revision for parallel
processing related to the EGU in Calcasieu Parish. On September 25,
2017, EPA proposed approval on this SIP revision.\15\ On December 21,
2017, EPA published final approval of these SIP revisions addressing
the BART requirements for these facilities. This SIP approval
determined that Louisiana has met all applicable regional haze
requirements as set forth in sections 169A and 169B of the CAA and 40
CFR 51.300-308.\16\
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    \13\ 81 FR 74750 (August 16, 2016).
    \14\ 82 FR 22936 (May 19, 2017).
    \15\ 82 FR 44753 (September 26, 2017).
    \16\ 82 FR 60520 (December 21, 2017).
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II. Louisiana's Visibility Transport Submittal

    On November 4, 2020, LDEQ submitted a SIP revision to EPA in order
to satisfy the visibility transport requirements for the following
NAAQS: 2015 ozone, 2006 particulate matter (PM2.5), 2008
ozone, 2010 nitrogen dioxide, 2010 sulfur dioxide, and the 2012
particulate matter (PM2.5). Louisiana determined that they
have met the Prong 4 requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. Louisiana's
submittal also addresses the Prong 4 requirements that were previously
disapproved for the 2006 PM2.5, 2008 ozone, 2010 nitrogen
dioxide, 2010 sulfur dioxide and the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS.
Louisiana did not have a fully approved Regional Haze SIP at the time
of the disapproval action. The SIP revision contains the state's
Regional Haze SIP history: Louisiana submitted their first regional
haze SIP to EPA on June 13, 2008, and after multiple SIP revisions, EPA
approved their Regional Haze SIP on December 21, 2017.\17\ Based on the
full approval of their Regional Haze SIP, Louisiana has determined that
they now meet the Prong 4 requirements for visibility transport for the
2015 Ozone NAAQS. Louisiana has also determined that they now meet the
Prong 4 requirements for the 2006 PM2.5, 2008 ozone, 2010
nitrogen dioxide, 2010 sulfur dioxide and the 2012 PM2.5
NAAQS, which we previously disapproved.
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    \17\ 82 FR 60520 (December 21, 2017).
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III. The EPA's Evaluation of Louisiana's i-SIP

    Under section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), an infrastructure SIP submission
cannot be approved with respect to Prong 4 (visibility transport) until
the EPA has issued final approval of SIP provisions that the EPA has
found to adequately address any contribution of that state's sources to
impacts on visibility program requirements in other states. The EPA
interprets this prong to be pollutant-specific, such that the
infrastructure SIP submission need only address the potential for
interference with protection of visibility caused by the pollutant
(including precursors) to which the new or revised NAAQS applies.
    One way in which Prong 4 may be satisfied is through an air
agency's confirmation in its infrastructure SIP submission that it has
an approved regional haze SIP that fully meets the requirements of 40
CFR 51.308 or 51.309. 40 CFR 51.308 and 51.309 specifically require
that a state participating in a regional planning process include all
measures needed to achieve its apportionment of emission reduction
obligations agreed upon through that process. See 40 CFR
51.308(d)(3)(ii). Thus, a fully approved regional haze SIP will ensure
that emissions from sources under an air agency's jurisdiction are not
interfering with measures required to be included in other air
agencies' plans to protect visibility.
    The last remaining elements of Louisiana's Regional Haze SIP were
approved by EPA on December 21, 2017.\18\ Accordingly, EPA proposes to
find that Louisiana meets the visibility protection requirements of

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) for the 2015 ozone, 2006 PM2.5, 2008
ozone, 2010 nitrogen dioxide, 2010 sulfur dioxide and the 2012
PM2.5 NAAQS.
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    \18\ 82 FR 60520 (December 21, 2017).
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IV. Proposed Action

    The EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revision submitted on
November 4, 2020 which addresses the Prong 4 requirements for the
following NAAQS: 2015 Ozone, 2006 PM2.5, 2008 Ozone, 2010
Nitrogen dioxide, 2010 Sulfur Dioxide, and the 2012 PM2.5 as
Louisiana now has a fully approved Regional Haze SIP.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation
land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated
that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the
proposed rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur dioxide.

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

    Dated: February 5, 2021.
David Gray,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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