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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0724, FRL-8335-2]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request, NSPS for New Residential Wood
Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0161

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 6,
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2006-0770, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John DuPree, Compliance Assessment and
Media Programs Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-5950; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On October 5, 2006, (71 FR 58853), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0724, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the

Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The
EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center is
(202) 566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov
, to submit or view public comments, access the

index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in

the system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA

receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1176.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0161.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2007. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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 OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources,
New Residential Wood Heaters, were proposed on February 18, 1987, and
promulgated on February 26, 1988. These standards apply to each wood
heater manufactured on or after July 1, 1988, or sold at retail on or
after July 1, 1990. Wood heaters manufactured on or after July 1, 1990,
or sold at retail on or after July 1, 1992, must meet more stringent
emission standards. Approximately 54 manufacturers, 875 retailers, and
5 certification laboratories are currently subject to the regulations.
No increase is expected in those estimates over the next three years.
Particulate matter is the pollutant regulated under the standards.
    Two features of this rulemaking are unique to the New Source
Performance Standard (NSPS) program. First, these standards were
negotiated by representatives of groups affected by the NSPS, including
those groups which are burdened by the information collection
activities. None of these activities were judged to be unreasonable by
these representatives. Some of these provisions were recommended by the
affected groups as a means of promoting an efficient and smooth running
certification and enforcement program. Second, these regulations
established a certification program instead of the usual NSPS
requirement that each affected facility demonstrates compliance through
new source review and testing. Under this certification program, a
single wood heater is tested to demonstrate compliance for an entire
model line, which could consist of thousands of stoves. The
certification approach significantly reduces the compliance burden,
including information collection, for the manufacturers of wood
heaters. Because of the potential risks to the environment from the
intentional or accidental misuse of the certification approach, there
were, however, several safeguards included, some of which entail
reporting and recordkeeping.
    Under this regulation, wood heater manufacturers, testing
laboratories, and retailers are required to submit reports to EPA and/
or to maintain records for demonstrating compliance with the NSPS.
    The information supplied by the manufacturer to the Agency is used:
(1) To ensure that Best Demonstrated Technology is being applied to
reduce emissions from wood heaters; (2) to ensure that the wood heater
tested for certification purposes is in compliance with the applicable
emission standards; (3) to provide assurance that untested production
model heaters have emission performance characteristics similar to
tested models; and (4) to provide an indicator of continued compliance.
    Information supplied to the Agency by testing laboratories is used
to grant or to deny laboratory accreditation, and to assist in
enforcement and compliance activities. Information requested by the
Agency from manufacturers is used to determine compliance with
requirements that are based upon volume of production.
    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 OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 51
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Manufacturers and sellers of new
residential wood stoves.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 934.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,728.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,963,367 which is comprised of
$1,345,500 in annualized Capital Startup costs, $2,500 annualized
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs and $615,367 annualized Labor
Costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three
years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall
burden.
    Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there
is no significant industry growth, the labor hours and cost figures in
the previous ICR are used in this ICR and there is no change in burden
to industry.

    Dated: June 21, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting, Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E7-12997 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20905-20906]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08058]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP13-744-000.
    Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Fuel Tracker Filing to be effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-747-000.
    Applicants: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC.
    Description: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC submits is cashout
report for the period November 2011 through October 2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5062.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-748-000.
    Applicants: Northern Natural Gas Company.
    Description: 20130329 Semco Non-conforming to be effective 5/1/
2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5089.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-749-000.
    Applicants: Northern Natural Gas Company.
    Description: 20130329 Negotiated Rate to be effective 4/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5090.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-750-000.
    Applicants: Kern River Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: 2013 Gas Compressor Fuel Report of Kern River Gas
Transmission Company.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5140.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-751-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC submits tariff filing
per 154.204: Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be effective 5/1/
2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5150.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-752-000.
    Applicants: Big Sandy Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Big Sandy Pipeline, LLC submits tariff filing per
154.204: Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5160.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-753-000.
    Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.
    Description: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. submits tariff
filing per 154.204: Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be
effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5175.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-754-000.
    Applicants: Steckman Ridge, LP.
    Description: Steckman Ridge, LP submits tariff filing per 154.204:
Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5181.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-755-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Description: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP submits tariff filing
per 154.204: Contracting Proceses Mar2013 Filing to be effective 5/1/
2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5184.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-756-000.
    Applicants: Bobcat Gas Storage.
    Description: Bobcat Gas Storage submits tariff filing per 154.204:
Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5186.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-757-000.
    Applicants: Egan Hub Storage, LLC.
    Description: Egan Hub Storage, LLC submits tariff filing per
154.204: Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5187.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.
    Docket Numbers: RP13-758-000.
    Applicants: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC.
    Description: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC submits tariff filing
per 154.204: Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be effective 5/1/
2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5188.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-759-000.
    Applicants: Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C.
    Description: Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C. submits tariff filing
per 154.204: Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be effective 5/1/
2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5189.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-760-000.
    Applicants: Saltville Gas Storage Company L.L.C.
    Description: Saltville Gas Storage Company L.L.C. submits tariff
filing per 154.204: Contracting Processes Mar2013 Filing to be
effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5190.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-761-000.
    Applicants: Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C. submits tariff
filing per 154.204: Non Conforming TSA and Points of Contact Update
Filing to be effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5236.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-762-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company.
    Description: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC submits
tariff filing per 154.204: Negotiated Rates--Momentum--Liberty GA to be
effective 4/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5239.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-763-000.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits tariff filing per
154.601: Integrys--Wisconsin Electric Agmts to be effective 4/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 4/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130401-5048.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/13.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-764-000.
    Applicants: Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C.
    Description: Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per
154.204: Update System Map to be effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 4/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130401-5054.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/13.

    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.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP13-574-001.
    Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

    Description: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. submits tariff
filing per 154.203: Multiple Agency Arrangement Option to be effective
3/21/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20130329-5245.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/10/13.

    Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
comment date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, and service 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 (202) 502-
8659.

    Dated: April 1, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary..
[FR Doc. 2013-08058 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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1 MEMORANDUM DATE: June 20, 2005 SUBJECT: Emission Standards for Engines with a Displacement of 10 30 Liters per Cylinder, Engines > 3,000 HP, and Engines with a Displacement of   30 Liters per Cylinder FROM: Melanie Taylor, Alpha Gamma Technologies, Inc.

TO: Sims Roy, EPA OAQPS ESD Combustion Group The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the rationale used by EPA to set the emission standards for engines with a displacement between 10 and 30 liters per cylinder, engines above 3,000 horsepower ( HP), and engines with a displacement of 30 liters per cylinder or more in the proposed new source performance standards ( NSPS) for stationary compression ignition ( CI) internal combustion engines. During the development of the proposed NSPS, EPA met with the Engine Manufacturers Association ( EMA) and the European Association of Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturers ( Euromot) to obtain information about stationary CI engines and discuss draft concepts for the NSPS.

Members of EMA indicated to EPA that in many cases the engine manufacturers sell the same CI engines for use in mobile nonroad equipment as those used in stationary applications. Based on this information, EPA considered the option of requiring engine manufacturers to certify 2007 model year ( MY) and later stationary CI engines to the emission standards for nonroad diesel engines in the NSPS. The EPA briefed EMA on February 2, 2005 regarding the requirements that EPA was considering for the proposed NSPS. Subsequent to the February meeting, EMA submitted recommendations to EPA for the proposed NSPS on March 10, 2005. A meeting between EPA and EMA was held on March 23, 2005 in order to discuss EMA's comments to EPA. The EPA also held a meeting with Euromot on March 22, 2005 to discuss the proposed NSPS. Both groups had concerns about potentially requiring larger size stationary CI engines to meet the standards for nonroad diesel engines, as discussed in more detail in the following sections.

Engines with a Displacement 10 30 Liters per Cylinder The EMA recommended in their March 10, 2005 comments that EPA require stationary CI engines with a displacement of 10 liters per cylinder or more to certify to the EPA 2 Tier 2 standards for marine diesel engines, rather than the standards for nonroad diesel engines. According to EMA, these stationary CI engines are not used in nonroad applications; they are more similar to engines used in marine applications and are operated differently than nonroad engines. The EMA members do not produce any stationary CI engines with a displacement of 10 liters per cylinder or more that are certified to the nonroad standards. Furthermore, according to information submitted by EMA to EPA on April 28, 2005, the number of stationary CI engines with a displacement of 10 liters per cylinder or more produced each year is small; only three manufacturers provide these engines, and combined they sell about eight per year for stationary applications in the U. S. Based on the information provided by EMA, the EPA decided that it would be appropriate to require these engines to meet the EPA standards for marine engines. The EPA may promulgate Tier 4 marine standards in the future and will investigate whether those standards would be appropriate for stationary CI engines with a displacement of 10 liters per cylinder or more. Note that EPA is proposing different requirements for engines with a displacement of 30 liters per cylinder or more, as discussed further below.

Engines > 3,000 HP The EMA also commented on EPA's possible requirement that manufacturers of stationary CI engines above 3,000 HP certify the engines to the Tier 2 nonroad diesel engine standards beginning in 2007. According to EMA, these engines are infrequently used in nonroad applications, and manufacturers do not have enough time to adapt these engines to meet the Tier 2 nonroad standards by 2007. Members of EMA said that for nonroad CI engines of this size, manufacturers made the decision to not do Tier 2 standards, because they had generated enough credits through the averaging, banking, and trading program allowing them to skip Tier 2. However, engine manufacturers would not have additional remaining credits to do the same for stationary engines. The EMA recommended that EPA allow these stationary engines to be certified to the Tier 1 nonroad diesel engine standards beginning in 2007, and then the Tier 4 standards beginning in 2011 ( which is when they begin for nonroad engines). The EMA indicated that the total number of stationary CI engines above 3,000 HP sold in the U. S. per year is approximately 160. This excludes the number above 10 liters per cylinder displacement. The EPA determined based on the information provided by EMA that it would be appropriate to require engine manufacturers to certify stationary CI engines over 3,000 HP to the Tier 1 nonroad diesel engine standard for 2007 2010 MY engines and the Tier 4 nonroad diesel engine standard beginning with 2011 MY engines.

Engines with a Displacement   30 Liters per Cylinder The EPA also met with Euromot to discuss the proposed NSPS. One concern raised by Euromot during the meeting was the inability of very large stationary CI engines to meet the EPA emission standards for nonroad diesel engines. According to Euromot, these engines cannot use the same emission control technologies as nonroad engines, for example diesel particulate filter and exhaust gas recirculation, due to their large size. 3 These large engines tend to operate several thousands of hours per year and at constant speed and load as opposed to nonroad engines that normally operate for a few hundred hours per year and often at transient conditions. These large engines are not produced in mass quantities, and if any, only a few may be installed in the U. S. per year. For these reasons, EPA feels it is more appropriate to regulate the owners and operators of these engines and is not requiring manufacturers to certify these engines. The proposed NSPS will require owners and operators of stationary CI engines with a displacement of greater than or equal to 30 liters per cylinder to reduce nitrogen oxides ( NOx) emissions by 90 percent or more, or alternatively they must limit the emissions of NOx in the stationary CI internal combustion engine exhaust to 0.40 grams per kilowatthour ( KW hr) ( 0.30 grams per HP hour). Owners and operators of stationary CI engines with a displacement of greater than or equal to 30 liters per cylinder will also be required to reduce particulate matter ( PM) emissions by 60 percent or more, or alternatively they must limit the emissions of PM in the stationary CI internal combustion engine exhaust to 0.12 grams per KW hour ( 0.09 grams per HP hour).

The emission reduction requirement of 90 percent or more for NOx is based on the reduction capabilities of selective catalytic reduction ( SCR), which can reduce NOx emissions by more than 90 percent from stationary CI engines. The NOx limit of 0.40 grams per KW hr is based on the NOx limits set by both the World Bank and the United Kingdom for large diesel engines. Capital and operating and maintenance costs associated with SCR are high, however, EPA feels the high cost of SCR is justified when installed and operated with engines of significantly higher size and cost than nonroad and other stationary engines. A facility with such large engines will generally have the resources to implement and justify expensive add on controls. Furthermore, power plant facilities typically have permit conditions that require significant emissions reductions.

The requirement of 60 percent PM control or more is based on the capabilities of electrostatic precipitator ( ESP). Information EPA has received from Euromot shows that 60 to 70 percent PM reduction is possible with ESP control. The PM emission standard of 0.12 grams per KW hour is based on information provided by vendors of ESP, who indicated that the technology is capable of achieving that level for oil fired combustion sources. The EPA believes the emission reduction levels proposed are appropriate for engines of high displacement. 4 References Summary of Meeting with the Engine Manufacturers Association Regarding the CI NSPS, February 2, 2005.

EMA Comments and Recommendations on NSPS Program. Email from Joe Suchecki, Engine Manufacturers Association to Sims Roy, EPA. March 10, 2005.

Summary of Meeting with the European Association of Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturers Regarding NSPS for CI Stationary RICE, March 22, 2005.

Summary of Meeting with the Engine Manufacturers Association Regarding the CI NSPS, March 23, 2005.

Information on Stationary Engines. Email from Joe Suchecki, Engine Manufacturers Association to Sims Roy, EPA. April 28, 2005.


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    Rule 7d-2; SEC File No. 270-464; OMB Control No. 3235-0527.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to
submit this existing collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension and approval.
    In Canada, as in the United States, individuals can invest a
portion of their earnings in tax-deferred retirement savings accounts
(``Canadian retirement accounts''). These accounts, which operate in a
manner similar to individual retirement accounts in the United States,
encourage retirement savings by permitting savings on a tax-deferred
basis. Individuals who establish Canadian retirement accounts while
living and working in Canada and who later move to the United States
(``Canadian-U.S. Participants'' or ``participants'') often continue to
hold their retirement assets in their Canadian retirement accounts
rather than prematurely withdrawing (or ``cashing out'') those assets,
which would result in immediate taxation in Canada.
    Once in the United States, however, these participants historically
have been unable to manage their Canadian retirement account
investments. Most investment companies (``funds'') that are ``qualified
companies'' for Canadian retirement accounts are not registered under
the U.S. securities laws. Securities of those unregistered funds,
therefore, generally cannot be publicly offered and sold in the United
States without violating the registration requirement of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (``Investment Company Act'').\1\ As a result of
this registration requirement, Canadian-U.S. Participants previously
were not able to purchase or exchange securities for their Canadian
retirement accounts as needed to meet their changing investment goals
or income needs.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 80a. In addition, the offering and selling of
securities that are not registered pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933 (``Securities Act'') is generally prohibited by U.S. securities
laws. 15 U.S.C. 77.
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    The Commission issued a rulemaking in 2000 that enabled Canadian-
U.S. Participants to manage the assets in their Canadian retirement
accounts by providing relief from the U.S. registration requirements
for offers of securities of foreign issuers to Canadian-U.S.
Participants and sales to Canadian retirement accounts.\2\ Rule 7d-2
under the Investment Company Act \3\ permits foreign funds to offer
securities to Canadian-U.S. Participants and sell securities to
Canadian retirement accounts without registering as investment
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    \2\ See Offer and Sale of Securities to Canadian Tax-Deferred
Retirement Savings Accounts, Release Nos. 33-7860, 34-42905, IC-
24491 (June 7, 2000) [65 FR 37672 (June 15, 2000)]. This rulemaking
also included new rule 237 under the Securities Act, permitting
securities of foreign issuers to be offered to Canadian-U.S.
Participants and sold to Canadian retirement accounts without being
registered under the Securities Act. 17 CFR 230.237.
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    Rule 7d-2 contains a ``collection of information'' requirement
within the meaning of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.\4\ Rule 7d-2
requires written offering materials for securities offered or sold in
reliance on that rule to disclose prominently that those securities and
the fund issuing those securities are not registered with the
Commission, and that those securities and the fund issuing those
securities are exempt from registration under U.S. securities laws.
Rule 7d-2 does not require any documents to be filed with the
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    Rule 7d-2 requires written offering documents for securities
offered or sold in reliance on the rule to disclose prominently that
the securities are not registered with the Commission and may not be
offered or sold in the United States unless registered or exempt from
registration under the U.S. securities laws, and also to disclose
prominently that the fund that issued the securities is not registered
with the Commission. The burden under the rule associated with adding
this disclosure to written offering documents is minimal and is non-
recurring. The foreign issuer, underwriter, or broker-dealer can
redraft an existing prospectus or other written offering material to
add this disclosure statement, or may draft a sticker or supplement
containing this disclosure to be added to existing offering materials.
In either case, based on discussions with representatives of the
Canadian fund industry, the staff estimates that it would take an
average of 10 minutes per document to draft the requisite disclosure
statement.
    The staff estimates that there are 2075 publicly offered Canadian
funds that potentially would rely on the rule to offer securities to
participants and sell securities to their Canadian retirement accounts
without registering under the Investment Company Act.\5\ Most of these
funds have already relied upon the rule and have made the one-time
change to their offering documents required to rely on the rule. The
staff estimates that 104 (5 percent) additional Canadian funds may
newly rely on the rule each year to offer securities to Canadian-U.S.
Participants and sell securities to their Canadian retirement accounts,
thus incurring the paperwork burden required under the rule. The staff
estimates that each of those funds, on average, distributes 3 different
written offering documents concerning

those securities, for a total of 312 offering documents. The staff
therefore estimates that 104 respondents would make 312 responses by
adding the new disclosure statement to approximately 312 written
offering documents. The staff therefore estimates that the annual
burden associated with the rule 7d-2 disclosure requirement would be 52
hours (312 offering documents x 10 minutes per document). The total
annual cost of these burden hours is estimated to be $16,432 (52 hours
x $316 per hour of attorney time).\6\
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    \5\ Investment Company Institute, 2010 Investment Company Fact
Book (2010) at 183, tbl. 60.
    \6\ The Commission's estimate concerning the wage rate for
attorney time is based on salary information for the securities
industry compiled by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Association (``SIFMA''). The $316 per hour figure for an attorney is
from SIFMA's Management & Professional Earnings in the Securities
Industry 2009, modified by Commission staff to account for an 1800-
hour work-year and multiplied by 5.35 to account for bonuses, firm
size, employee benefits, and overhead.
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    These burden hour estimates are based upon the Commission staff's
experience and discussions with the fund industry. The estimates of
average burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork
Reduction Act. These estimates are not derived from a comprehensive or
even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules.
    Compliance with the collection of information requirements of the
rule is mandatory and is necessary to comply with the requirements of
the rule in general. 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.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burdens
of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burdens of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
    Please direct your written comments to Charles Boucher, Director/
CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley Martinson, 6432
General Green Way, Alexandria, VA, 22312; or send an e-mail to: PRA_
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: August 9, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0998; FRL-8287-2]

Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public
Teleconference To Review Its Draft Report From the January 24, 2007
HSRB Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) announces a public
teleconference meeting to discuss its draft HSRB report from the
January 24, 2007 HSRB meeting.

DATES: The teleconference will be held on April 10, 2007, from 1 to
approximately 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: The meeting will take place via telephone only.
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact the DFO at least 10
business days prior to the meeting using the information under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, so that appropriate arrangements can be
made.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
telephone conference, request a current draft copy of the Board's
report or who wish further information may contact Lu-Ann Kleibacker,
EPA, Office of the Science Advisor, (8105R), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail at<PHONE_NUMBER>. General information concerning
the EPA HSRB can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/
.

ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0998, by one of the following methods: http://www.regulations.gov:
 Follow the on-line instructions for submitting

comments.
    E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode:
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Public Reading Room,
Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334), EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-ORD-
2006-0998. Deliveries are only accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2006-0998. 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 that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 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.

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 interest to persons who conduct or assess human studies,
especially studies on substances regulated by EPA, or to persons who
are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) or the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 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?

    In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this Federal
Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the
``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://.

http://www.regulations.gov index. 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, 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, Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334), EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the ORD
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The January 24, 2007 HSRB meeting draft report is now available.
You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain other
related documents that might be available electronically, from the
regulations.gov Web site and the HSRB Internet Home Page 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:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
    4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    5. 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-2006-0998 in the subject line
on the first page of your request.
    1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be
accepted up to April 3, 2007. 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 e-mail) to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than noon,
eastern time, April 3 2007, in order to be included on the meeting
agenda and to provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and HSRB DFO
to review the meeting agenda to provide an appropriate public comment
period. The request should identify the name of the individual making
the presentation and the organization (if any) the individual will
represent. Oral comments before the HSRB are limited to 5 minutes per
individual or organization. Please note that this includes 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 numerous individuals sign up separately to speak on their
behalf. If additional time is available, there may be flexibility in
time for public comments.
    2. 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 5 business days prior to the beginning of
this teleconference. 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 3, 2007. You should
submit your comments using the instructions in Unit 1.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

    The EPA Human Studies Review Board will be reviewing its draft
report from the January 24, 2007 HSRB meeting. Background on the
January 24, 2007 HSRB meeting can be found at Federal Register 71 249,
78200 (December 28, 2006) and at the HSRB Web site http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.
 The Board may also discuss planning for future HSRB

meetings.

    Dated: March 7, 2007.
George Gray,
EPA Science Advisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 232

[Docket No. FRA-2004-17529; Notice No. 7]
RIN 2130-AB94

Adjustments to the Minimum and Maximum Civil Monetary Penalties
for Violations of Federal Railroad Safety Laws or Federal Railroad
Administration Safety Regulations; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On December 30, 2008, FRA published a final rule, pursuant to
two statutes, which increased the minimum, ordinary maximum, and
aggravated maximum civil monetary penalty it may apply when assessing a
civil penalty for a violation of a railroad safety statute or
regulation under its authority. (73 FR 79698). In preparing that final
rule for publication, an error was made: FRA instructed that the
numerical amount ``$16,000'' be removed from footnote 1 of appendix A
to 49 CFR part 232 of the final rule and the numerical amount
``$25,000'' be added in its place. The instruction should have directed
the removal of the numerical amount ``$11,000'' and the addition of
``$25,000'' in its place.

DATES:  The correction to the final rule is effective on April 6, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen N. Gordon, Trial Attorney,
Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop
10, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>),
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An error was included in the final rule
published on December 30, 2008. (73 FR 79698). FRA failed to account
for an October 16, 2008 amendment to footnote 1 in appendix A to part
232. The October 16, 2008 amendment inadvertently changed the total
ordinary maximum civil penalty amount normally assessed per day for two
or more violations within a

single unit of equipment from ``$16,000'' to ``$11,000''. (73 FR
61512).
    As background, on September 6, 2007, FRA adjusted the ordinary
maximum civil monetary penalty pursuant to the requirements of the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. (72 FR
51194). As part of this inflation adjustment to the ordinary maximum
civil monetary penalty, FRA amended footnote 1 to appendix A in part
232 by increasing the ordinary maximum civil monetary penalty to
``$16,000''. As a result, footnote 1 read, in pertinent part,
``[g]enerally, when two or more violations of these regulations are
discovered with respect to a single unit of equipment that is placed or
continued in service by a railroad, the appropriate penalties set forth
above are aggregated up to a maximum of $16,000 per day.'' (72 FR
51197).
    The October 16, 2008 amendment was part of a broader change in part
232 that was not focused on changing the inflation adjustment to the
ordinary maximum civil monetary penalty for violations within that
part. The October 16, 2008 amendment instituted FRA's new regulations
for electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brake systems. In the
process of promulgating the new ECP brake systems rules, FRA
unintentionally removed the correct numerical amount ``$16,000'' and
re-inserted the superseded numerical amount ``$11,000'' in its place.
(73 FR 61556-57).
    FRA's December 30, 2008 adjustment of the ordinary maximum civil
monetary penalty directed that the numerical amount ``$16,000'', which
was no longer included in the text of footnote 1, be removed and
replaced by the numerical amount ``$25,000''. The final rule published
on December 30, 2008 should have instructed that the numerical amount
``$11,000'' be removed and the numerical amount ``$25,000'' be added in
its place. FRA is correcting this minor error so that the final rule
clearly conforms to FRA's intent.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 232

    Penalties, Railroad safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

The Final Rule

0
In accordance with the foregoing, 49 CFR part 232, chapter II, subtitle
B of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations is corrected by making the
following correcting amendment:

PART 232--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 232 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20301-
20303, 20306, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR
1.49.

Appendix A to Part 232--[AMENDED]

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2. Footnote 1 to appendix A of part 232 is amended by removing the
numerical amount ``$11,000'' and adding in its place the numerical
amount ``$25,000''.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2009.
Jo Strang,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration.
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