[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-91516; File No. SR-ICC-2021-010)]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to
the ICC Clearing Rules

April 8, 2021.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on April 2, 2021, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the proposed rule change as
described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared
primarily by ICC. ICC filed the proposed rule change pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(3) thereunder,\4\
such that the proposed rule change was immediately effective upon
filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(3).
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change

    The principal purpose of the proposed rule change is to revise the
ICC Clearing Rules (the ``Rules'') with respect to the description of
ICE US Holding Company L.P.

II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, ICC included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change,
security-based swap submission, or advance notice and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed rule change, security-based swap
submission, or advance notice. The text of these statements may be
examined at the places specified in Item IV below. ICC has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B), and (C) below, of the most
significant aspects of these statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

(a) Purpose
    ICC proposes minor revisions to the Rules to update the description
of ICE US Holding Company L.P. (the ``Partnership''). ICC is wholly
owned by the Partnership. Specifically, ICC proposes to amend ICC Rule
503(a)(iii) in connection with a change in the jurisdiction of legal
organization of the Partnership from the Cayman Islands to Delaware
(the ``Domestication''). Under ICC Rule 503(a)(iii), the Partnership
appoints three members of the ICC Risk Committee, consisting of an
independent ICC Board member and two ICC officers. In referencing the
Partnership, ICC Rule 503(a)(iii) describes the Partnership as a
``Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership.'' In light of the
Domestication, ICC proposes to describe the Partnership as a ``Delaware
limited partnership.'' Such amendment would not otherwise change the
substance of ICC Rule 503(a)(iii) nor would it affect the rights,
functions, or obligations of the Partnership in relation to ICC. ICC
has

filed the proposed rule change for immediate effectiveness and proposes
to make such changes effective, subject to any regulatory review or
approval process.
(b) Statutory Basis
    ICC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of Section 17A of the Act \5\ and the regulations
thereunder applicable to it, including the applicable standards under
Rule 17Ad-22.\6\ In particular, Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \7\
requires that the rule change be consistent with the prompt and
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions and
derivative agreements, contracts and transactions cleared by ICC, the
safeguarding of securities and funds in the custody or control of ICC
or for which it is responsible, and the protection of investors and the
public interest. ICC proposes minor revisions to the Rules to update
the description of the Partnership to a ``Delaware limited
partnership'' given the Domestication. Such amendment would not
otherwise change the substance of ICC Rule 503(a)(iii) nor would it
affect the rights, functions, or obligations of the Partnership in
relation to ICC. The proposed rule change would ensure that the ICC
Rules remain up-to-date and transparent to promote ICC's ability to
continue to maintain clear and comprehensive rules and procedures that
provide sufficient information to market participants. The proposed
rule change is therefore consistent with the prompt and accurate
clearing and settlement of the contracts cleared by ICC, the
safeguarding of securities and funds in the custody or control of ICC
or for which it is responsible, and the protection of investors and the
public interest, within the meaning of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the
Act.\8\
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
    \6\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \8\ Id.
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    In addition, the proposed rule change is consistent with the
relevant requirements of Rule 17Ad-22.\9\ Rule 17Ad-22(e)(1) \10\
requires each covered clearing agency to establish, implement,
maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably
designed to provide for a well-founded, clear, transparent, and
enforceable legal basis for each aspect of its activities in all
relevant jurisdictions. As discussed above, the proposed revisions
update the jurisdiction of legal organization of the Partnership in
Rule 503(a)(iii) in light of the Domestication. Such amendment ensures
that the ICC Rules continue to be up-to-date, clear, and transparent
and does not otherwise change the substance of ICC Rule 503(a)(iii) nor
affect the rights, functions, or obligations of the Partnership in
relation to ICC. The ICC Rules would thus continue to provide for a
well-founded, clear, transparent, and enforceable legal basis for ICC's
activities, consistent with the requirements of the Rule 17Ad-
22(e)(1).\11\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(1).
    \11\ Id.
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    Rule 17Ad-22(e)(2)(i) and (v) \12\ requires each covered clearing
agency to establish, implement, maintain, and enforce written policies
and procedures reasonably designed to provide for governance
arrangements that are clear and transparent and specify clear and
direct lines of responsibility. The proposed rule change will not
impact the substance of Rule 503(a)(iii), under which the Partnership
will continue to appoint three members of the ICC Risk Committee,
consisting of an independent ICC Board member and two ICC officers.
ICC's governance arrangements continue to be clear and transparent,
such that information relating to the assignment of responsibilities
and the requisite involvement of relevant stakeholders is clearly
detailed in the ICC Rules and policies and procedures, consistent with
the requirements of Rule 17Ad-22(e)(2)(i) and (v).\13\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(2)(i) and (v).
    \13\ Id.
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    ICC does not believe the proposed rule change would have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The proposed changes to
the ICC Rules will apply uniformly across all market participants.
Therefore, ICC does not believe the proposed rule change imposes any
burden on competition that is inappropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change
Received From Members, Participants or Others

    Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not been
solicited or received. ICC will notify the Commission of any written
comments received by ICC.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \14\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \15\
thereunder. At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed
rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(3).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-ICC-2021-010 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2021-010. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of such filings will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Credit and
on ICE Clear Credit's website at https://www.theice.com/clear-credit/regulation.
    All comments received will be posted without change. Persons
submitting comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit
personal identifying information from comment submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2021-010 and should be
submitted on or before May 5, 2021.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register: July 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 130)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8337-4; EPA-HQ-OARM-2007-0166]

Amendment of System Records Notice for the PeoplePlus

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of an Amendment of an existing System of Records Notice
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Administration and Resources Management
(OARM) is giving notice that it proposes to AMEND AN EXISTING SYSTEM OF
RECORDS for EPA-1 PeoplePlus. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA
or Agency) is amending a Privacy Act system of records to reflect the
agency's collection of employee data determined to be privacy and or
personally identifiable information (PII). In previous amendments the
Human Capital Management (HCM) function of PeoplePlus was always the
underlying source of employee information when providing Benefits,
Payroll, and Time and Labor processing. The data collected includes,
but is not limited to, contents of employee information in the Official
Personnel Folder (OPF) as specified in the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) Operating Manual, ``The Guide to Personnel
Recordkeeping,'' but never to this level of detail. Further, the
system's name is changing from ``PeoplePlus Payroll, Time and Labor
Application'' to ``PeoplePlus'' because the name included functions of
PeoplePlus which changed recently with the e-Payrolls initiative. This
notice does not affect any Privacy Act rights already accorded
individuals who are subject of Agency

personnel and payroll records. PeoplePlus will not change the nature of
the records currently kept by EPA. This action simply gives notice of
the additional HCM, and employee information collected, and to notify
the public of the routine uses for PeoplePlus. These records are
maintained in PeoplePlus to administer EPA's pay and leave
requirements, including processing, accounting, and reporting
requirements. They also provide the basic source of factual data about
a person's Federal employment while in the service and after his or her
separation. Records in PeoplePlus have various uses by Agency personnel
offices, including screening qualifications of employees; determining
status, eligibility, and employee's rights and benefits under pertinent
laws and regulations governing Federal employment; computing length of
service; and other information needed to provide personnel services.
These records and their automated or microform equivalents may also be
used to locate individuals for personnel research.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system of records notice may
do so by August 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OARM-2007-0166, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions

for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: OEI Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West Building, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OARM-
2007-0166. 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 for which
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov.

The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,

which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov

your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
for which 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 OEI

Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West Building, Room B102, 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 OEI Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Moore, Office of Human
Resources, Office of Administration and Resources Management, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., M/C
3603M, Washington, DC 20460, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

    The EPA-1 PeoplePlus (PPL) system of records does not duplicate any
existing system of records. Details regarding the amended system of
records are contained in this Federal Register Notice. PeoplePlus is
EPA's integrated Human Resources, Benefits, and Time and Labor
Management System. PPL is an enterprise application that provides
multiple functionalities for human resources and base benefits as well
as on-line entry for time and labor data. The Human Capital Management
(HCM) function of PeoplePlus was designed to support personnel
operations, feed payroll systems, time and labor and meet managers',
human resources (HR) specialists', and employees' needs for information
necessary to manage day-to-day operations. These records are not a
substitute for the official, permanent documentation that constitutes
the Official Personnel Folder (OPF). The data collected includes, but
is not limited to, contents of employee information in the OPF as
specified in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual,
``The Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping.'' Much of the Standard Form 52
``Request for Personnel Action'' and Standard Form 50 ``Notification of
Personnel Action'', information is collected to meet Government-wide
human resource information needs. Civilian personnel records are
records that relate to the supervision over and management of Federal
civilian employees. These include records on the general administration
and operation of human resource management programs and functions as
well as records that concern individual employees. This information is
reported to the Central Personnel Data File (CPDF), OPM's centralized,
automated information system that provides statistics on Executive
Branch employment to the Congress and other agencies. This information
is used in a variety of ways to evaluate and formulate human resource
systems and programs. Privacy in PeoplePlus is protected by restricting
access to authorized users with appropriate roles and permissions.
Privacy data is access and managed by the Human Resources Specialist
with these secured roles. PeoplePlus is access by EPA employees for
time entry and those who provide functional duties within the system.
Employees access PeoplePlus using a secure Web site within the Agency's
firewall. Employees must use their unique Network ID and secure
Password to gain access. PeoplePlus is managed and maintained by both
the Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM) and the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). EPA's Central Client
Server System (CCSS) is the general support system which services and
supports the PeoplePlus major application. CCSS is located at Research

Triangle Park, N.C. within the National Computer Center (NCC), in the
Office of Environmental Information (OEI).

    Dated: June 4, 2007.
Molly A. O'Neill,
Assistant Administrator and Chief Information Officer.
EPA-1

System Name:
    PeoplePlus.

System Location:
    National Computer Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Current and former EPA employees, including Health and Human
Services Public Health Service Commissioned Officers assigned to EPA.

Categories of Records Covered by the System:
    This system contains general human resources elements, basic
benefits pay and leave records. This includes, but is not limited to,
employee identification and employment status data such as: Name(s),
records that establish an individual's identity, social security
number, date of birth, sex, race and national origin, disability, home
and mailing addresses, home telephone numbers and telephone numbers for
emergency contacts, type of appointment, education, training courses
attended, veteran preference, military service, service computation for
leave, date of probationary and trial period began, date of and the
annual performance rating, date of and amount of individual cash, time
off, rating based, and suggestion, patents and invention awards, date
of and amount of group cash, time off, and suggestion, patents, and
inventions awards, grievances and adverse actions for performance based
reductions in grade and removal actions, and terminations of
probationers, date of within-grade increases, Intergovernmental
Personnel Act records, union bus codes, employing organization codes,
salary, pay plan, grade, step, adjudication of a position
classification and appeal, retained grade or pay appeal, or Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) claim complaints, forms and reports completed
during employment as a condition of employment, records and pertaining
and resulting from the testing of the employee for use of illegal
drugs, reports of on-the-job injuries and medical records, forms, and
reports generated as a result of the filing of a Workers' Compensation,
number of hours worked, overtime, compensatory time, leave accrual
rate, leave usage and balances, Thrift Saving Plans (TSP), TSP loans,
Civil Service Retirement and Federal Employees Retirement System
contributions, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) withholdings,
Federal, State, and city tax withholdings, Federal Employee Group Life
Insurance withholdings, Federal Long-Term Care Insurance, Federal
Employee Health Benefits withholdings, charitable deductions,
allotments to financial organizations, garnishments, savings bonds
allotments, union dues withholdings, deductions for Internal Revenue
Service levies, court ordered child support levies, Federal salary
offset deductions, and information on the Leave Transfer Program and
the Leave Bank Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), child care
subsidy, time compliance technical orders (TCTO), Physicians
Comparability Allowances (PCA), uniform allowances, non-foreign cost-
of-living allowances, Within Grade Increase, Quality Step Increase,
student loan repayment program, recruitment, relocation, and retention
incentives, extended assignment incentives, supervisory differentials,
post differentials, night pay differential, Sunday premium pay, law
enforcement availability pay, administratively uncontrollable overtime
pay, regularly scheduled standby duty pay, evacuation payment,
hazardous duty.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    5 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 5525 et
seq.; 5 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 3512;
Executive Order 9397 (Nov. 22, 1943); 5 U.S.C. 6362; 5 U.S.C. 6311.

Purpose(s):
    These records are maintained in PeoplePlus to administer EPA's pay
and leave requirements, including processing, accounting and reporting
requirements. They also provide the basic source of factual data about
a person's Federal employment while in the service and after his or her
separation. Records in PeoplePlus have various uses by Agency personnel
offices, including screening qualifications of employees; determining
status, eligibility, and employee's rights and benefits under pertinent
laws and regulations governing Federal employment; computing length of
service; and other information needed to provide personnel services.
These records and their automated equivalents may also be used to
locate individuals for personnel research.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories
of Users, and the Purposes of Such Uses:
    A. To the Department of the Treasury to issue checks, make
payments, make electronic funds transfers, and issue U.S. Savings
Bonds.
    B. To the Department of Agriculture National Finance Center to
credit Thrift Savings Plan deductions and loan payments to employee
accounts.
    C. To the Department of Labor in connection with a claim filed by
an employee for compensation due to a job connected injury or illness.
    D. To the Internal Revenue Service; Social Security Administration;
and State and local tax authorities in connection with the withholding
of employment taxes and tax levies.
    E. To the State Unemployment Offices in connection with a claim
filed by former employees for unemployment benefits.
    F. To the officials of labor organizations as to the identity of
employees contributing union dues each pay period and the amount of
dues withheld from each employee.
    G. To the Office of Personnel Management and to Health Benefit
carriers in connection with enrollment and payroll deductions.
    H. To the Office of Personnel Management in connection with
employee retirement and life insurance deductions.
    I. To the Combined Federal Campaign in connection with payroll
deductions for charitable contributions.
    J. To the Office of Management and Budget and Department of the
Treasury to provide required reports on financial management
responsibilities.
    K. To provide information as necessary to other Federal, State,
local or foreign agencies conducting computer matching programs to help
eliminate fraud and abuse and to detect unauthorized overpayments made
to individuals. When disclosures are made as part of computer matching
programs, EPA will comply with the Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988.
    L. To the Social Security Administration and the Department of
Health and Human Services to provide information on newly hired
employees for child support enforcement purposes.
    M. To the Department of Health and Human Services in connection
with the master personnel and payroll files for their Public Health
Service Officers.
    N. To the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to provide payroll
processing services.

    O. To the Federal Retirement Benefit Contractors to enable
employees to receive retirement benefit calculations.
    P. To disclose information to Government training facilities
(Federal, State, and local) in review of OPM's Go Learn eGov initiative
as part of EHRI.
    Q. To disclose information to Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) when requested in
connection with investigations of alleged or possible discrimination
practices in the Federal Sector, and in response to its request for use
in the conduct of an examination of an agency's compliance with
affirmative action plan instructions and the Uniform Guidelines on
Employee Selection Procedures (1978).

EPA's General Routine Uses:
    A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, and K apply to this system.

Policies and Practices For Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining,
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
    These records are maintained in hard copy formats and computer
processable storage media such as computer tapes and disks. The
computer storage devices are located in the National Computer Center,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Backup tapes are maintained at
a disaster recovery site. Data is on CD and fiche--only after it rolls
off line in DCPS for use within the PROs to do research. There are
actual history tapes kept in the storage facility for the 56 years.
     Retrievability: These records are retrieved by the
employee identification number or name.
     Safeguards: Computer records are maintained in a secure
password protected environment. Access to computer records is limited
to those who have a need to know. Permission level assignments allow
users access only to those functions for which they are authorized.
Paper records are maintained in locked metal file cabinets. All records
are maintained in secure, access-controlled areas or buildings.
     Retention and Disposal: The retention of data in the
system is in accordance with applicable EPA Records Schedules
161 and 553 as approved by the National Archives and Records
Administration. Employee records are retained on magnetic tapes for an
indefinite period. Hard copy records are maintained for varying periods
of time, at which time they are disposed of by shredding.

System Manager(s) and Address:
    Director, Office of Human Resources, Office of Administration and
Resources Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (MC 3601ARN), Washington, DC 20460 and
Director, Office of Financial Services, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., (MC 2734R), Washington, DC 20460.

Notification Procedures:
    Individuals who want to know whether this system of records
contains information about them or who want to access, amend or correct
their records, should make a written request to the EPA Privacy Act
Officer, Freedom of Information Office, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., (MC 2822T), Washington, DC 20460
or by facsimile to<PHONE_NUMBER>. Individuals must furnish the
following information for their records to be located and identified:
    A. Full name.
    B. A statement that the request relates to the PeoplePlus system of
records.
    C. A statement indicating the reason for the request (i.e., access,
amendment or correction) and whether a personal inspection of the
records or a copy of them by mail is desired.
    D. Signature.
    These requirements and related provisions are set forth in EPA's
Privacy Act regulations, 40 CFR Part 16, as amended (2006), which are
available on the Agency's Privacy Act Web site at http://www.epa.gov/privacy/laws/index.htm
.

Record Access Procedure:
    Individuals wishing to request access to their records should
follow the Notification Procedures. Individuals requesting access are
also required to provide adequate identification, such as a driver's
license, employee identification card, social security card, credit
card or other identifying document. Additional identification
procedures may be required in some instances.

Contesting Record Procedure:
    Individuals requesting correction or amendment of their records
should follow the Notification Procedures and the Record Access
Procedures and also identify the record or information to be changed,
giving specific reasons for the change. Complete EPA Privacy Act
procedures are set out in 40 CFR part 16, as amended (2006).

Record Source Categories:
    Information in this system of records is provided by:
    A. The individual on whom the record is maintained.
    B. Agency officials such as managers and supervisors.
    C. Consumer reporting agencies, debt collection agencies,
Department of the Treasury, and other Federal agencies.
    D. Federal Retirement Benefit contractors.
    E. Leave Bank.

System Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act:
    None.
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Tanya –
Attached are the following documents which describe the use of the oxidation
converter with Ajax engines:
1.	A 2006 article from Compressor Tech Two magazine.
2.	A 2009 article from Compressor Tech Two magazine.
3.	A 2008 article in the GMC Today news magazine.
4.	A 2006 technical paper describing the development and early field testing with
the converter for 2SLB engines.
Based on the test results collected up until early 2009, we had been guaranteeing the
following emissions removal efficiencies for at least one year before cleaning of the
catalyst elements would be needed:
        CO  – 83% removal
        NMNEHC  – 70% removal
        H2CO  – 73% removal
These removal efficiencies are reflected in the stack emissions data which are
provided in Table 1 of the 2nd attachment.  Now that we have gained more operating
experience with these converters, we have recently been guaranteeing a CO removal
of 90%.
Because these are guaranteed emissions removal efficiencies, we are cautious with
our claim about operating time allowed before catalyst cleaning. Several of the field
sites have operated for a few years with no catalyst cleaning needed, and the original
site has accumulated more than five years of operation with no catalyst cleaning
needed.
All of the attached documents contain field test results, and the 2006 technical paper
contains a graph showing the emissions removal efficiencies during two years of
operation.
Regarding the age of the engines to which these oxidation converters were applied:
1.	Most of these converter applications were for new engines, but some of these
new engines have now been operating for a few years with the converters.
2.	The first applications of these converters were done for engines which had
already been in service for about two years. These two converters have now
been in operation for more than five years, so these engines are now seven
years old.
3.	We can apply these converters to any of the 2SLB Ajax engines, regardless of
age.
Bruce

From: Tanya Parise<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:04 AM
To: Chrisman, Bruce
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Bruce,
Another thing that would be helpful to know as well is the age of the engines.
Tanya

From: Tanya Parise<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:36 AM
To: 'Chrisman, Bruce'
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Thanks again Bruce.
Do you have more detailed information on those actual installations that you mentioned, i.e., specific
location, engine model/size, etc.?  Also, EPA wanted me to ask you if you have any data that you can
share that demonstrates what the catalyst achieved?  I know you said they met the quoted emission
reduction, but if you have data that shows this, that would help us out greatly.
Tanya

From: Chrisman, Bruce<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:57 PM
To: Tanya Parise
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Tanya –
The converter & catalyst element costs which I provided are only for the equipment.
These costs do not include the labor for installation or the annual maintenance costs.
The cost for the labor involved with installing the muffler/converter combination is
about the same as it would be for the labor involved with installing a new muffler
without a converter.
The cost for the new muffler with converter and catalyst elements (row 3) would be
applicable for a new engine, or to a site where they were not able to use their old
muffler. The cost that will apply most of the time for retrofits will be the installation of the
converter and catalyst elements into the customer’s existing muffler. Mufflers usually
have a long life – typically more than 15 years. If the old muffler cannot be used for the
retrofit, then it was probably time for the customer to at least buy a new muffler to
replace the old one.
The cost for the muffler cannot be subtracted from the cost for the retrofit in row 4. For
this retrofit, we assume that the old muffler at the site will be converted to the
combination muffler/converter design. We have done this on an exchange basis in
which the customer sends us his muffler and we install the converter. The total cost for
this conversion is the cost in row 4.
The yearly operating and maintenance costs for the converter are difficult to estimate.
The cost for cleaning a catalyst element is $800. However in five years of supplying
these converters, only one customer has sent catalyst elements in to be cleaned, and
that was because they used the wrong engine oil, which contaminated the catalyst
elements. The main item associated with operating costs is the cost for emissions
testing, which varies a great deal depending on the local enforcement requirements.
Some of these sites with converters are checked for emissions on a quarterly basis,
while others are on an annual basis. Some of these customers have their own
analyzers, while others have to pay for a third party testing service.
The first two converters placed into service with the Ajax 2SLB engines were installed
in 2004 in Western CO. These converters have met the quoted emissions reduction
levels with no need to clean the catalyst elements after more than 40,000 operating
hours. The Ajax converters are now in service on engines in the following states:  CO,
WY, WV, ND, NM, TX, and OK.
Bruce

From: Tanya Parise<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 6:41 AM
To: Chrisman, Bruce
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Bruce,
Thanks for the information.  It looks like the costs you provided are equipment costs only, is that
right?  Do you have any information on yearly operating and maintenance costs?  Also, which
cost would it be most appropriate to use for retrofitting engines, the cost in row 4?  If so, would
the cost of a standard muffler be excluded from the price, i.e., making the total equipment cost
for the DPC-60 $9,661-$2,895 = $6,766?  Or should we assume muffler replacement on most
engines?
Also, what are the locations of the installations of catalyst Ajax has done on 2SLB engines?  The
more details you can give us on the actual installations you’ve been providing the oxidation
converters would be most helpful.
PS-Thanks for the agenda too.
Tanya

From: Chrisman, Bruce<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 12:27 PM
To: Tanya Parise
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Tanya –
For the following table, I selected one of the smaller Ajax engines (58 BHP) and one of
the larger Ajax engines (600 BHP). This information provides an indication of the costs
for oxidation converters and catalyst elements as a function of the engine BHP ratings.
All of the Ajax engines are 2SLB engines, and the range of Ajax engines covers from
15 BHP to 850 BHP. This table contains the prices to the engine users for the standard
exhaust muffler and for the mufflers which contain converter boxes and catalyst
elements.
As an explanation of the row headings for this table:
1.	All engines require the standard exhaust muffler.
2.	The 3rd row includes the muffler price + the converter box + the catalyst
elements.
3.	The 4th row defines a retrofit of the converter & catalyst elements into the
engine user’s existing muffler.

DPC-60
DPC-2803LE
Rated Engine BHP
58
600
Standard Muffler
 $2,895.
  $17,590.
New Muffler with Converter &
Catalyst Elements
 $12,191.
  $51,378
Retrofit of Converter & Catalyst
Elements in a Used Muffler
   $9,661.
  $33,788.

The Exhaust Emissions Workshop is organized by the Southern Gas Association and
the Gas Machinery Research Council. This annual  workshop is hosted by Ajax. It
includes the conducting of emissions testing on an engine running near its design
rating. Three emissions analyzer companies participate in this testing, and we collect
data from each of these companies. An agenda for this workshop is attached. The
afternoon sessions on Tuesday & Wednesday consist of engine emissions testing.
The Thursday morning session covers all of the recent air quality regulations.
Bruce

From: Tanya Parise<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:12 AM
To: Chrisman, Bruce
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Sounds good.
The workshops sounds interesting.  May I ask what the focus is?  Will you be presenting emissions
data?

Tanya

From: Chrisman, Bruce<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:56 PM
To: Tanya Parise
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Tanya –
Great – that simplifies the response. I can send you that information for one of our
small engines and one of our large engines by Thur. morning. Normally I could get that
to you a bit quicker, but we have a large group of customers visiting our plant today for
an Exhaust Emissions Testing Workshop
Bruce

From: Tanya Parise<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 2:20 PM
To: Chrisman, Bruce
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Bruce,

I think that selecting a sample group of engines within that range would be adequate as long as we
have the low and high end of the HP range/costs.

Tanya

From: Chrisman, Bruce<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 2:33 PM
To: Tanya Parise
Subject: RE: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Tanya –
The cost for the oxidation converter for a 2SLB engine depends strongly on the power
rating for the engine. There are 2SLB engines operating in the U.S.A. with site ratings
ranging from 15 BHP to 13,500 BHP per engine. The Ajax division of Cameron
currently produces 2SLB engines ranging from 40 to 850 BHP per engine. We’ve been
providing the oxidation converters for these Ajax engines for the last five years.
I can provide the costs for new converters with catalyst elements and for field retrofit
converters with catalyst elements. If I were to select a couple of engines within that
BHP range and provide the converter costs for those engines, do you think that would
be an adequate response to your inquiry?

Best regards,
Bruce Chrisman
Manager of Engineering
Cameron’s Compression Systems
2101 S.E. 18th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73129
Tel<PHONE_NUMBER>
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

From: Tanya Parise<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:55 AM
To: Chrisman, Bruce
Subject: Existing RICE NESHAP - Information for EPA for 2SLB Engines

Bruce,

I am a contractor working with Ms. Melanie King of the US EPA on the existing
RICE NESHAP.  We are hoping you can assist EPA in providing additional cost
information on adding aftertreatment to existing stationary 2SLB engines and
verifying some available aftertreatment costs.  I looked through your comments
on the proposal and didn’t see that you specifically commented on the cost of
aftertreatment for 2SLB engines, although I see that you had some input on the
feasibility and availability of controls.

In terms of retrofitting 2SLB engines with oxidation catalyst, do you have any
information on the total costs of these controls that you could share with
EPA?  We have heard that retrofitting 2SLB stationary engines may be more
expensive than retrofitting other engines, for design and other technical
issues.

Comments received on the proposal suggested that EPA's costs were
underestimated and some commenters indicated that for 2SLB engines costs would
be higher at $64,000 in capital costs and $20,000 in annual costs to add
oxidation catalyst.  Do you feel that these estimates are reasonable and
representative of the actual costs to retrofit?

Any information you can send us to either support or refute these numbers
would be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to your response.

Thanks,
Tanya

Tanya Parise
EC/R Incorporated
501 Eastowne Drive, Suite 250
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 484-0417


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