[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57725-57727]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24106]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0369; FRL-9933-22-Region 9]

Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey
Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, Ventura County Air
Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct
final action to approve revisions to the Monterey Bay Unified Air
Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) and the Ventura County Air
Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) portions of the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP). Under authority of the Clean Air Act (CAA or
the Act), we are approving local rules that address volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions from the transfer of gasoline into vehicle
fuel tanks, and from the transfer or dispensing of liquefied petroleum
gas (LPG).

DATES: These rules are effective on November 24, 2015 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse comments by October 26, 2015. If we
receive such comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public that this direct final rule will
not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2015-0369, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or email.
www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
public comment. 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.
    Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov, some
information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location
(e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be publicly
available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business hours
with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Shears, EPA Region IX, (213)
244-1810<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.

Table of Contents

I. The State's Submittal
    A. What rules did the State submit?
    B. Are there other versions of these rules?
    C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?
II. EPA's Evaluation and Action
    A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?
    B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?
    C. EPA recommendations to further improve the rules
    D. Public comment and final action
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. The State's Submittal

A. What rules did the State submit?

    Table 1 lists the rules we are approving with the dates that they
were adopted by the local air agencies and submitted by the California
Air Resources Board.

                                            Table 1--Submitted Rules
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                                                                                Adopted/
             Local agency                   Rule #             Rule title             revised        Submitted
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MBUAPCD...............................            1002  Transfer of Gaslone into        12/17/14        04/07/15
                                                         Vehicle Fuel Tanks.
VCAPCD................................           74.33  Liquefied Petroleum Gas         01/13/15        04/07/15
                                                         Transfer or Dispensing.
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    On April 30, 2015, EPA determined that the submittals for MBUAPCD
Rule 1002 and VCAPCD Rule 74.33 each met the completeness criteria in
40 CFR part 51 Appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review.

B. Are there other versions of these rules?

    We approved an earlier version of MBUAPCD Rule 1002 into the SIP on
January 2, 2008 (73 FR 48). There is no previous version of VCAPCD Rule
74.33 in the SIP.

C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?

    Section 110(a) of the CAA requires States to submit regulations
that control VOCs, oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter, and other
air pollutants which harm human health and the environment. VOC rules
were developed as part of the local agencies' programs to control these
pollutants. MBUAPCD Rule 1002 is designed to limit emissions of VOCs
from the transfer of gasoline into vehicle fuel tanks. In order to
simplify the source testing section of the SIP-approved rule, the Stage
II vapor recovery compliance test procedures are removed from the rule
language, and instead the rule requires owners and operators of
gasoline dispensing facilities to adhere to the applicable California
Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order for gasoline testing
procedures. The corresponding testing cycles are included in the
gasoline facility permits. VCAPCD Rule 74.33 is designed to limit
fugitive VOC emissions from the transfer or dispensing of LPG. It
describes related equipment and operation requirements, leak detection

and repair program requirements, and recordkeeping and reporting
requirements. EPA's technical support documents (TSDs) have more
information about the MBUAPCD and VCAPCD rules.

II. EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?

    These rules must be enforceable (see section 110(a) of the Act) and
must not relax existing requirements (see sections 110(l) and 193). EPA
policy that we use to evaluate enforceability requirements consistently
includes the Bluebook (``Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints,
Deficiencies, and Deviations,'' EPA, May 25, 1988), the Little Bluebook
(``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001), and ``State
Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the Implementation of Title
I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' 57 FR 13498 (April 16,
1992); 57 FR 18070 (April 28, 1992).

B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?

    We believe these rules are consistent with the relevant policy and
guidance regarding enforceability and SIP relaxations. The TSDs have
more information on our evaluation.

C. EPA Recommendations to Further Improve the Rules

    Our TSD for MBUAPCD describes additional rule revisions that we
recommend for the next time the local agency modifies the rule. We have
no recommendations for VCAPCD Rule 74.33 at this time.

D. Public Comment and Final Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, EPA is fully
approving the submitted rules because we believe they fulfill all
relevant requirements. We do not think anyone will object to this
approval, so we are finalizing it without proposing it in advance.
However, in the Proposed Rules section of this Federal Register, we are
simultaneously proposing approval of the same submitted rules. If we
receive adverse comments by October 26, 2015, we will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register to notify the public that the direct
final approval will not take effect and we will address the comments in
a subsequent final action based on the proposal. If we do not receive
timely adverse comments, the direct final approval will be effective
without further notice on November 24, 2015. This will incorporate
these rules into the federally enforceable SIP.
    Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In these rules, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with the requirements of 1
CFR part 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of
the MBUAPCD and VCAPCD rules described in the amendments to 40 CFR part
52 set forth below. The EPA made, and will continue to make, these
documents available electronically through www.regulations.gov and in
hard copy at the appropriate EPA office (see the ADDRESSES section of
this preamble for more information).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, 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, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves 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 Clean Air Act; 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 rules are 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 rules do 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).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 24, 2015. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. Parties with objections to this direct final
rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel
notice of proposed rulemaking for this

action published in the Proposed Rules section of today's Federal
Register, rather than file an immediate petition for judicial review of
this direct final rule, so that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule
and address the comment in the proposed rulemaking. This action may not
be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements (see
section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: August 11, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for Part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart F--California

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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(461) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.220  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (461) New and amended regulations were submitted on April 7, 2015
by the Governor's designee.
    (i) Incorporation by Reference.
    (A) Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District.
    (1) Rule 1002, ``Transfer of Gasoline into Vehicle Fuel Tanks,''
revised on December 17, 2014.
    (B) Ventura County Air Pollution Control District.
    (1) Rule 74.33, ``Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer or Dispensing,''
adopted on January 13, 2015.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5655-5656]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: EG20-70-000.
    Applicants: Pleasants LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Pleasants LLC.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5122.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER15-704-012.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: 1 of 3 Add'l filing City and County
of San Francisco WDT SA and IA (SA 275) to be effective 7/23/2015.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5082.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-704-013.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2 of 3 Add'l filing City and County
of San Francisco WDT SA and IA (SA 275) to be effective 7/23/2015.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5087.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-704-014.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: 3 of 3 Add'l filing City and County
of San Francisco WDT SA and IA (SA 275) to be effective 7/23/2015.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5091.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-2118-005; ER10-1846-013; ER10-1849-019; ER10-
1852-034; ER10-1887-019; ER10-1951-019; ER10-1952-018; ER10-1961-018;
ER10-2551-014; ER10-2720-020; ER11-2642-014; ER11-4428-020; ER11-4462-
040; ER12-1228-020; ER12-1880-019; ER12-2227-019; ER12-569-020; ER12-
895-018; ER13-2474-014; ER13-712-021; ER14-2707-015; ER14-2708-016;
ER14-2709-015; ER14-2710-015; ER15-1925-013; ER15-2676-012; ER15-30-
013; ER15-58-013; ER16-1440-009; ER16-1672-010; ER16-2190-009; ER16-
2191-009; ER16-2240-009; ER16-2241-008; ER16-2275-008; ER16-2276-008;
ER16-2297-008; ER16-2453-010; ER17-2152-006; ER17-838-015; ER18-1981-
004; ER18-2003-004; ER18-2032-004; ER18-2066-002; ER18-2067-003; ER18-
2182-004; ER18-882-005.
    Applicants: Rush Springs Wind Energy, LLC; Armadillo Flats Wind
Project, LLC; Baldwin Wind, LLC; Blackwell Wind, LLC; Brady
Interconnection, LLC; Brady Wind, LLC; Brady Wind II, LLC; Breckinridge
Wind Project, LLC; Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC; Chaves County Solar, LLC;
Cimarron Wind Energy, LLC; Cottonwood Wind Project, LLC; Day County
Wind, LLC; Elk City Wind, LLC; Elk City Renewables II, LLC; Ensign
Wind, LLC; Florida Power & Light Company; FPL Energy Cowboy Wind, LLC;
FPL Energy South Dakota Wind, LLC; Gray County Wind Energy, LLC; High
Majestic Wind Energy Center, LLC; High Majestic Wind

II, LLC; Kingman Wind Energy I, LLC; Kingman Wind Energy II, LLC;
Lorenzo Wind, LLC; Mammoth Plains Wind Project, LLC; Minco Wind, LLC;
Minco Wind II, LLC; Minco Wind III, LLC; Minco Wind Interconnection
Services, LLC; Minco Wind IV, LLC; Minco IV & V Interconnection, LLC;
Minco Wind V, LLC; Ninnescah Wind Energy, LLC; Osborn Wind Energy, LLC;
Palo Duro Wind Energy, LLC; Palo Duro Wind Interconnection Services,
LLC; Pratt Wind, LLC; Roswell Solar, LLC; Seiling Wind, LLC; Seiling
Wind II, LLC; Seiling Wind Interconnection Services, LLC; Steele Flats
Wind Project, LLC; Wildcat Ranch Wind Project, LLC; NEPM II, LLC;
NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC; NextEra Energy Services Massachusetts,
LLC.
    Description: Notification of Change in Status of NextEra Resources
Entities.
    Filed Date: 1/17/20.
    Accession Number: 20200117-5242.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-531-002.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2020-01-27 SA 3381 Duke-Greensboro
Solar Center Second Substitute GIA (J903) to be effective 11/21/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5100.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-872-000.
    Applicants: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rate Schedule No. 263
between Tri-State and Mountain View to be effective 1/25/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/24/20.
    Accession Number: 20200124-5183.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/14/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-873-000.
    Applicants: Panda Liberty LLC, Panda Patriot LLC, Hamilton Projects
Acquiror, LLC.
    Description: Joint Request for Waiver, et al. of Panda Liberty LLC,
et al.
    Filed Date: 1/24/20.
    Accession Number: 20200124-5225.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-874-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: OATT-GeneratorImbalnce-Sec 3
to be effective 1/28/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5023.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-875-000.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No. 377 to
be effective 1/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5062.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-876-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Third Amendment LGIA
Alamitos Energy Center SA Nos. 197 to be effective 1/28/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5090.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-877-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2020-01-27_FTR Attachment L
Collateral Filing to be effective 3/28/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5093.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-878-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2020-01-27_Schedule 31
Annual Update Filing to be effective 4/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5094.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-879-000.
    Applicants: Pleasants LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for Market-Based
Rate Authority and Request for Waivers, et al. to be effective 1/28/
2020.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5097.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-880-000.
    Applicants: White Cloud Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: White Cloud Wind Project MBR
Tariff to be effective 3/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/27/20.
    Accession Number: 20200127-5099.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/20.

    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: January 27, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-508-000]

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Philadelphia Lateral
Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the proposed Philadelphia Lateral
Expansion Project involving construction and operation of facilities by
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in Delaware County,
Pennsylvania. This EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-
making process to determine whether the project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public

and interested agencies on the project. Your input will help the
Commission staff determine what issues need to be evaluated in the EA.
Please note that the scoping period will close on September 12, 2011.
This is not your only public input opportunity; please refer to the
Environmental Review Process flow chart in Appendix 1.\1\
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
http://www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on
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    Further details on how to submit written comments are provided in
the Public Participation section of this notice.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an
easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities.
The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement.
However, if the project is approved by the Commission, that approval
conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could
initiate condemnation proceedings where compensation would be
determined in accordance with state law.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' was attached to the
project notice Texas Eastern provided to landowners. This fact sheet
addresses a number of typically-asked questions, including the use of
eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.
It is also available for viewing on the FERC Web site (http://www.ferc.gov).

Summary of the Proposed Project

    Texas Eastern seeks authorization to construct and operate
facilities in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    Texas Eastern proposes expansion of its existing Philadelphia
Lateral line by removing about 0.4 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline
and replacing with a 30-inch diameter pipeline in the same trench. In
addition it would install a new pig\2\ launcher and receiver. The
facilities would provide additional firm transportation service of
27,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas.
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    \2\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through
the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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    The general location of the project is shown in Appendix 2 and
3.\3\
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    \3\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
http://www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 17.2
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline.
Following construction, about 3.2 acres would be maintained for
permanent operation of the project's facilities; the remaining acreage
would be restored and allowed to revert to former uses. Additionally,
approximately 9.6 acres would be used for wareyards at existing Texas
Eastern facilities.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\4\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of
the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. All comments
received will be considered during the preparation of the EA.
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
     Geology and soils
     Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands
     Vegetation and wildlife
     Endangered and threatened species
     Cultural resources
     Air quality and noise
     Land use
     Public safety
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented in the EA.
The EA will be placed in the public record and, depending on the
comments received during the scoping process, may be published and
distributed to the public. A comment period will be allotted if the EA
is published for review. We will consider all comments on the EA before
we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure your comments
are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public
Participation section below.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally
cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA. These agencies may
choose to participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to
their responsibilities. Agencies that would like to request cooperating
agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments
provided under the Public Participation section of this notice.

Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s), and to solicit
their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian
tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on historic
properties.\5\ We will define the project-specific Area of Potential
Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the project is
further developed. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a
minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples
include construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards,
compressor stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will
document our findings on the impacts on historic properties and
summarize the status of consultations under section 106.
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Historic
properties are defined in those regulations as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.

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Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Philadelphia Lateral Expansion Project.
Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental
impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be.
To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please
send your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on
or before September 12, 2011.
    For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please
reference the project docket number (CP11-508-000) with your
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and
has expert eFiling staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments
on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you
can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a
file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the
type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is
considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.

Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes Federal, State, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Indian tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project.
    If the EA is published for distribution, copies will be sent to the
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would
prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please
return the attached Information Request (Appendix 4).

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an ``intervenor,'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are
included in the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the
Commission's Web site.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Click
on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field
(CP11-508). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
text of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: August 12, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Pages 30740-30741]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-1129]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; National Agriculture
and Food Defense Strategy Survey

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by July
30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to [email protected]. All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-NEW and
title ``National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy Survey.'' Also
include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ila S. Mizrachi, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy Survey

OMB Control Number--0910-NEW

    We are seeking OMB approval of the National Agriculture and Food
Defense Strategy (NAFDS) under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
(FSMA), section 108. This is a voluntary survey of State governments
intended to gauge government activities in food and agriculture defense
from intentional contamination and emerging threats. The collected
information will be included in the mandatory 2019 NAFDS followup
Report to Congress. The authority for FDA to collect the information
derives from the Commissioner of Food and Drugs' authority provided in
section 1003(d)(2)(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 393(d)(2)(c)).
    Protecting the nation's food and agriculture supply against
intentional contamination and other emerging threats is an important
responsibility shared by Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial
governments as well as private sector partners. On January 4, 2011, the
President signed FSMA.

FSMA focuses on ensuring the safety of the U.S. food supply by shifting
the efforts of Federal regulators from response to prevention and
recognizes the importance of strengthening existing collaboration among
all stakeholders to achieve common public health and security goals.
FSMA identifies some key priorities for working with partners in areas
such as reliance on Federal, State, and local agencies for inspections;
improving foodborne illness surveillance; and leveraging and enhancing
State and local food safety and defense capacities. Section 108 of FSMA
(NAFDS) requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in coordination with the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to work together with State,
local, territorial, and tribal governments to monitor and measure
progress in food defense.
    In 2015, the initial NAFDS Report to Congress detailed the specific
Federal response to food and agriculture defense goals, objectives, key
initiatives, and activities that HHS, USDA, DHS, and other stakeholders
planned to accomplish to meet the objectives outlined in FSMA. The
NAFDS charts a direction for how the Federal Agencies, in cooperation
with State, local, territorial, and tribal governments and private
sector partners, protect the nation's food supply against intentional
contamination. Not later than 4 years after the initial NAFDS Report to
Congress (2015), and every 4 years thereafter (i.e., 2019, 2023, 2017,
etc.), HHS, USDA, and DHS are required to revise and submit an updated
report to the relevant committees of Congress.
    HHS/FDA is primarily responsible for obtaining the information from
Federal and State, local, territorial, and tribal partners to complete
the NAFDS Report to Congress. An interagency working group will conduct
the survey and collect and update the NAFDS as directed by FSMA,
including developing metrics and measuring progress for the evaluation
process.
    The proposed survey of Federal and State partners will be used to
determine what food defense activities, if any, Federal and/or State
Agencies have completed (or are planning) from 2015 to 2019. Planning
for the local, territorial, and tribal information collections will
commence after the collection and reporting of Federal and State Agency
level data.
    This survey will be repeated approximately every 2 to 4 years, as
described in section 108 of FSMA (NAFDS), for the purpose of monitoring
progress in food and agricultural defense by government agencies.
    A purposive sampling strategy will be employed, such that the
government agencies participating in food and agricultural defense
cooperative agreements with FDA (22 State Agencies) and USDA (27 State
Agencies) will be asked to respond to the voluntary survey. Food
defense leaders responsible for conducting food defense activities
during a food emergency for their jurisdiction will be identified and
will receive an emailed invitation to complete the survey online; they
will be provided with a web link to the survey. The survey will be
conducted electronically on the FDA.gov web portal, and results will be
analyzed by the interagency working group.
    In the Federal Register of March 28, 2018 (83 FR 13284), we
published a notice inviting public comment on the proposed collection
of information. Although one comment was received, it was not
responsive to the four collection of information topics solicited and
therefore will not be discussed in this document.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                Number of
                Activity                      Number of       responses per     Total annual          Average burden per response          Total hours
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State Survey............................                49                 1                49  0.33 (20 minutes).....................             16.17
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    The total burden for this collection of information, therefore, is
16.17 hours.
    The FDA Office of Partnerships reviewed the questionnaire and
provided the amount of time to complete the survey. The total burden is
based on our previous experiences conducting surveys.

    Dated: June 26, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43429-43430]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-035, OMB Control No. 3235-0029]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549-2736

Extension:
    Rule 17f-2(c)

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (``PRA'') (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the existing
collection of information provided for in Rule 17f-2(c) (17 CFR
240.17f-2(c)), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a
et seq.). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of
information to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for
extension and approval.
    Rule 17f-2(c) allows persons required to be fingerprinted pursuant
to Section 17(f)(2) of the Act to submit their fingerprints to the
Attorney General of the United States or its designee (i.e., the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (``FBI'')) through a registered
national securities exchange or a registered national securities
association (collectively, also known as ``self-regulatory
organizations'' or ``SROs'') pursuant to a fingerprint plan filed with,
and declared effective by, the Commission. Fingerprint plans have been
declared effective for the American, Boston, Chicago, New York, and
Philadelphia stock exchanges and for the Financial Industry Regulatory

Authority (``FINRA'') and the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
Currently, FINRA accounts for the bulk of the fingerprint submissions.
    It is estimated that 4,200 respondents submit approximately 285,600
sets of fingerprints (consisting of approximately 243,600 electronic
sets and 42,000 hard copy sets) to SROs on an annual basis. The
Commission estimates that it would take approximately 15 minutes to
create and submit each fingerprint card. The total reporting burden is
therefore estimated to be approximately 71,400 hours, or approximately
15 hours per respondent, annually.
    In addition, the SROs charge an estimated $25.00 fee for processing
fingerprint cards submitted electronically, resulting in a total annual
cost to all 4,200 respondents of $6,090,000, or $1,450 per respondent
per year. The SROs charge an estimated $40.00 fee for processing
fingerprint cards submitted in hard copy, resulting in a total annual
cost to all 4,200 respondents of approximately $1,680,000, or $400 per
respondent per year. The combined annual cost to all respondents is
thus $7,770,000.
    Because the FBI will not accept fingerprint cards directly from
submitting organizations, Commission approval of fingerprint plans from
certain SROs is essential to carry out the Congressional goal to
fingerprint securities industry personnel. Filing these plans for
review assures users and their personnel that fingerprint cards will be
handled responsibly and with due care for confidentiality.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden 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.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Please direct your written comments to: Pamela Dyson, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: September 12, 2017.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-19678 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 63975-63976]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator or Foreign
Utility Company Status

Desert Sunlight 250, LLC.........  EG13-47-000
Desert Sunlight 300, LLC.........  EG13-48-000
Fortis BC Holdings Inc...........  FC13-10-000
FortisBC Energy Inc..............
FortisBC Energy (Vancouver
 Island) Inc.
FortisBC Energy (Whistler) Inc...
FortisBC Huntingdon Inc..........
FortisBC Alternative Energy
 Services Inc.
Fortis Generation East Limited     FC13-11-000
 Partnership.
Fortis TCI Limited...............  FC13-12-000
Turks and Caicos Utilities
 Limited.

    Take notice that during the month of September 2013, the status of
the above-captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale Generators or Foreign
Utility Companies became effective by operation of the Commission's
regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a).

    Dated: October 18, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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EPA'S REVIEW OF DDVP:

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS Robert J. Levine, MD Professor of Medicine; Lecturer in Pharmacology.

Co Director: Yale University's Interdisciplinary Bioethics Center EPA HSRB, Rosslyn, VA, 04/ 05/ 06 OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION ° Ethics of research involving children as subjects.

  Consideration of data derived from the inclusion of children and pregnant women in observational studies.

° Ethical requirement to use all historical data. CHILDREN AS RESEARCH SUBJECTS ° Research involving children and pregnant women should be allowed. ( National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects: encouraged.)

° Pesticides will inevitably be used in homes and in other settings in which there will be children and pregnant women.

° Forbidding research in these populations virtually guarantees the future occurrence of Thalidomidelike disasters. CHILDREN AS RESEARCH SUBJECTS2 ° Historical ` therapeutic orphan' phenomenon.

  A class injustice.

° Led to development of 45 CFR 46 SubParts D ( children) and B ( pregnant women).

  These regulations inform the regulatory activities of all federal agencies other than EPA.

° The studies in question today are mostly observational ( opportunistic).

  Would be permitted by SubParts B and D.

  Nonbeneficial procedures presenting minimal risk. HISTORICAL DATA:

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ° Use of historical data puts no new subjects at risk.

° NAS recommended use of such data.

° It also recommended procedures to follow in the case of research that did not satisfy:

  Contemporary ethical standards.

  Ethical standards in place at the time the research was done. HISTORICAL DATA:

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS2 ° If EPA must disqualify data from children and pregnant women it should not disqualify data from non pregnant adults involved in the same studies.

° Disqualification of any historical data creates ethical problems.

° Transparency would in some cases require public statements that the Agency reached a regulatory decision that was incompatible with available data. HISTORICAL DATA:

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS3 ° In case the data from disqualified research was of vital importance to the regulatory decision, it would be unethical to repeat the research under otherwise ethically acceptable conditions.

° Such repetition would violate the ethical standard that risks must be justified by anticipated benefits ( new knowledge).

  There would be no new knowledge. HISTORICAL DATA:

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS4 ° Meta analysis ( weight of evidence) is an acceptable method of developing a probative data set from multiple studies when each of the studies is   for one reason or another   unsuitable for the intended purpose.

° Disregarding evidence obtained from metaanalysis has the same ethical implications as disregarding other data sets. DEALING WITH ETHICAL TRANSGRESSIONS ° Public exposure of errant sponsors and investigators.

° This is usually sufficient for academics.

  NIH might also bar their service on committees or their eligibility for grants.

° FDA may also impose criminal sanctions: fines and/ or imprisonment.

  Fines are responsive to EPA's concern about financial rewards for unethical research.