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Ex Parte Meeting Summary:  Ozone NAAQS

Date:  December 19, 2007, 10:00 – 11:00 am.

Attendees:

Visitor:

William Godsey

P.O. Box 1904

Longview, TX 75606

Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>

Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>

Mobile:<PHONE_NUMBER>

Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Geo Logic Environmental Services, LLC

EPA attendees:

George Gray, ORD

John Vandenberg, ORD

Ila Cote, ORD

Debra Walsh, ORD

Mary Ross, ORD

Tim Benner, ORD

Pamela Williams, ORD

Lydia Wegman, OAQPS

Summary of discussion:

Mr. Godsey is representing his company.  He stated his concern regarding
lack of justification (human health effects and environmental effects)
for possible lowering of ozone NAAQS.  He stated concern about
determination of policy relevant background.  He stated lowering of
NAAQS will undo a lot of good that has been done and doesn’t serve
country and Houston area.  He stated lots of controls in place via EPA
actions (Region 6) but limits as to what else can be done and EPA will
lose credibility if NAAQS lowered.   He made reference to “Rochester
study”.  He indicated Rochester study was submitted to docket and
should be considered. He is not aware of new studies except one
(didn’t say which one) on ozone that might justify a revised standard.
 He questioned if sufficient new science was available to justify new
NAAQS.  He stated there was no scientific community consensus on the
scientific basis for revisions to the NAAQS.  He stated it would be
morally and ethically wrong to lower the standard.  He stated that EPA
funding of studies on ozone led to a perception of bias.  He did not
provide any new scientific information.  He did not provide any written
materials during the meeting.

Dr. Gray: NAAQS standards based on Administrator judgment (per Supreme
Court). NAAQS based on human studies, epidemiological studies, all
considered in making NAAQS decisions.  He provided brief summary of
approaches used in controlled human studies.  He stated he wouldn’t
pre-judge administrators decision and pointed to the basis for NAAQS
decision is based on various EPA documents that have been reviewed by
CASAC and that CASAC had urged the Administrator to revise the NAAQS.

Lydia Wegman pointed out that the Clean Air Act specifies that program
implementation costs cannot be considered in establishing the NAAQS.
Further, she pointed out that the CASAC was unanimous in recommending
revisions to the NAAQS.

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Bio Sketch (provided by William Godsey):

William E. Godsey - Professional Geologist

William E. Godsey teaches college level environmental science and
geology, most recently as Adjunct Professor in the Science Department at
LeTourneau University. Mr. Godsey received a Bachelors Degree in
Enviromental Studies and Earth Science and a M.S. degree in
Environmental Studies, both from Baylor University. He is a Professional
Geologist, serving in government and private industry beginning in 1982.

He is President of Geo Logic Environmental Services, LLC, a
multi-disciplined consulting firm staffed by a diverse group of
environmental scientists, geologists and engineers. Mr. Godsey works
intensively with industry, government and attorneys to address
regulatory issues and provide solutions for environmental concerns. He
has extensive experience in petroleum industry in regard to waste
management and enhanced oil recovery with specialization in brine
disposal.

The current interest of Mr. Godsey is the capture and beneficial reuse
of CO2 from lignite and natural gas fired power plants. Godsey is
developing a program to store the CO2 in salt caverns, then use the CO2
to recover additional oil reserves from depleted fields.


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2010-0011]

Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on May 17, 2021, Norfolk
Southern Corporation (NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an extension of a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained
at 49 CFR part 236, Rules, Standards, and Instructions Governing the
Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and Train
Control Systems, Devices, and Appliances. The relevant Docket Number is
FRA-2010-0011.
    Specifically, NS requests continued relief from 49 CFR 236.377,
Approach locking; 236.378, Time locking; 236.379, Route locking;
236.380, Indication locking; and 236.381, Traffic locking. The relief
would continue the extension of periodic testing schedules from at
least once every two years to at least

once every four years at interlockings, control points, and other
signal locations controlled by solid-state microprocessor-based
equipment.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
     Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
    Communications received by July 23, 2021 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
    Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

January 15, 2010.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP09-1090-000.
    Applicants: Southern Star Center Gas Pipeline, Inc.
    Description: Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. forwards a CD
containing its Section 154.1(d) filing.
    Filing Date: 03/20/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090324-0054.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday January 27, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-1090-001.
    Applicants: Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
    Description: Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc submits a CD
containing the electronic versions of its Section 154.1(d) filing.
    Filed Date: 09/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091002-0092.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday January 27, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP10-310-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company.
    Description: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC submits
First Revised Sheet 225 et al to its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised
Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 01/13/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100113-0211.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 25, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP10-311-000.
    Applicants: Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Pipeline.
    Description: TransCanada Corporation Refund Report for Coyote
Springs Lateral Interruptible Transportation.
    Filed Date: 01/15/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100115-5025.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 27, 2010.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified Comment
Date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding.

Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a
new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the
comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the
Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71372; File No. SR-FINRA-2014-003]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
FINRA's Corporate Financing Rules To Simplify and Refine the Scope of
the Rules

January 23, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on January 9, 2014, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to amend FINRA's corporate financing rules to
simplify and refine the scope of the rules.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA's Web
site at http://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, FINRA included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. FINRA has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    FINRA proposes to amend Rules 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule--
Underwriting Terms and Arrangements) and 5121 (Public Offerings of
Securities with Conflicts of Interest). Rule 5110 generally regulates
underwriting compensation and prohibits unfair arrangements in
connection with the public offering of securities. Among other
provisions, Rule 5110 requires members to file with FINRA information
about the securities offerings in which they participate and to
disclose affiliations and other relationships that may indicate the
presence of conflicts of interest. Rule 5121 generally provides that
members with a conflict of interest may not participate in a public
offering unless the member complies with certain prescribed disclosures
or other protections.
    FINRA is proposing amendments to Rule 5110 to: (1) Narrow the scope
of the definition of ``participation or participating in a public
offering;'' (2) modify the lock-up restrictions to exclude certain
securities acquired or converted to prevent dilution; and (3) clarify
that the information requirements apply only to relationships with a
``participating'' member. FINRA also is proposing amendments to Rule
5121 to narrow the scope of the definition of ``control.''
Participation in a Public Offering
    As noted above, Rule 5110 generally regulates underwriting
compensation and prohibits unfair arrangements in connection with the
public offering of securities. The protections of the rule apply to
members that are ``participating'' in the public offering of an
issuer's securities. Rule 5110(a)(5) defines ``participating in a
public offering'' to include ``participation in the distribution of the
offering on an underwritten, non-underwritten, or any other basis'' and
the ``furnishing of customer and/or broker lists for solicitation.''
Due to the importance of the role such members serve in the capital
raising process and the degree to which issuers must rely on them,
those members may be in a position to extract unreasonable underwriting
terms, arrangements or compensation from issuers.
    However, also included within the definition of ``participating in
a public offering'' is participation in ``any advisory or consulting
capacity related to the offering.'' Unlike in cases where a member is
involved in distribution and solicitation activities, a member that
solely provides advisory or consulting services typically would not
have a significant degree of leverage over an issuer. Consequently,
FINRA does not believe that the harms sought to be prevented by Rule
5110 are likely to occur in such cases.
    Thus, FINRA is proposing to amend the definition of ``participating
in a public offering'' to provide that an ``independent financial
adviser'' that provides advisory or consulting services to an issuer
would not be deemed to be ``participating'' in the public offering of
an issuer's securities. The amendments would define ``independent
financial adviser'' as a member that provides advisory or consulting
services to the issuer and that is neither engaged in, nor affiliated
with any entity that is engaged in, the solicitation or distribution of
the offering. To the extent a member engages in solicitation or
distribution activities in addition to providing advisory or consulting
services, this exclusion would not be available and all of the
compensation received by that member in connection with the offering
would be included in the compensation limitations of Rule 5110. Rule
5110(a)(5)'s definition of ``participating member'' also includes
affiliates of the member. Thus, if a member provides distribution or
solicitation services and its affiliate provides advisory or consulting
services, all of the compensation received by the member and its
affiliate would be included in the compensation limitations of Rule
5110.
    FINRA believes this proposed modification preserves the protections
of the rule while also removing a possible obstacle to the ability of
issuers to obtain advisory or consulting services from members not
participating in the offering, since today the rule would include the
compensation for such services in the limits on overall underwriting
compensation. Thus, under the proposed approach, issuers would be free
to seek the benefit of consulting services or advice from a member that
is not engaged in the distribution or sale of its securities regarding
such matters as the options for financing that may be available to the
issuer, the benefits and disadvantages of a public offering and the
terms proposed by the underwriters.
Lock-Up Restrictions
    Rule 5110(d)(1) generally includes as underwriting compensation all
items of value, which may include unregistered securities, that are
acquired (or arranged to be acquired) within 180 days prior to the
filing of the registration statement (``180-day review period''). Rule
5110(d)(5) (Exceptions from Underwriting Compensation) provides five
exceptions that permit participating members to acquire securities of
the issuer during the 180-day review period without the securities
being deemed to be underwriting compensation.
    The provisions of paragraph (d)(5)(D) of Rule 5110 (Acquisitions
and Conversions to Prevent Dilution) exclude from underwriting
compensation the receipt of additional securities to prevent dilution
of the investor's investment (e.g., securities acquired as a result of
a stock-split or a pro-rata rights or similar offering) where such
additional securities are received during the 180-day review period or
subsequent to the filing of the public offering, but where the original
securities were acquired prior to the 180-day review period or
otherwise were not deemed by FINRA to be underwriting compensation, as
described in Rule 5110(d)(5)(D). Among other things, the exception
requires that the right or opportunity to receive the additional
securities was provided to all similarly situated security holders and
the receipt of the additional securities does not increase the
recipient's percentage ownership of the same class.
    The exception is available when securities are acquired as a result
of a stock split or pro-rata rights or similar offering, a stock
conversion of securities that have not been deemed by FINRA to be
underwriting compensation or certain rights of preemption. With respect
to a right of preemption, the exception is only available if the right
was granted in connection with securities purchased either: (i) In a
private placement so long as the securities acquired in the private
placement are not deemed to be underwriting compensation (i.e., the
private placement did not occur within the 180-day review period); or
(ii) from a public offering or the public market.

    While these acquisitions and conversions to prevent dilution are
excepted from underwriting compensation, they currently continue to be
subject to the lock-up restrictions of paragraph (g)(1).\3\ For
example, if common shares were acquired before the 180-day review
period, they are not considered ``items of value'' and are not subject
to the compensation limitations or lock-up restrictions. However,
shares received as a result of the preexisting ownership of the common
shares during the 180-day review period (e.g., resulting from a stock-
split) are not subject to the compensation limitations, but continue to
be locked up pursuant to paragraph (g)(1). Subjecting securities
acquired or converted to prevent dilution during the 180-day review
period to the lock-up restrictions even where they are not considered
``items of value'' under Rule 5110(c)(3) may not provide any useful
protection, and this requirement may impose unnecessary burdens on
firms to track and monitor compliance with the lock-up provisions.
Therefore, FINRA proposes to treat shares received in an acquisition or
conversion to prevent dilution during the 180-day review period
consistent with the treatment provided for the securities on which
their acquisition or conversion was based, thereby eliminating the
lock-up restrictions for these securities.
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    \3\ Paragraph (g)(1) of Rule 5110 generally provides that such
securities received as a result of an acquisition or conversion to
prevent dilution must not be sold during the offering, or sold,
transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject
of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction
that would result in the effective economic disposition of the
securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately
following the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the
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Information Requirements
    Subject to certain exceptions, Rule 5110(b)(6)(A)(iii) requires
filers to disclose to FINRA information about the affiliation or
association with any member of the officers, directors, and certain
owners of the issuer. FINRA is proposing to amend Rule
5110(b)(6)(A)(iii) to reduce the scope of this provision from requiring
disclosure about the affiliation or association of the specified
parties with ``any member'' to ``any participating member.'' The
compensation limitations and other provisions of Rule 5110 and Rule
5121 apply only to members that participate in a public offering.
Consequently, affiliations of non-participating members would not
present the type of concerns that the rule is designed to address, and
requiring that information about these other members be filed with
FINRA is unnecessary.
Definition of ``Control''
    FINRA proposes to revise the scope of the definition of ``control''
in Rule 5121(f)(6) to exclude beneficial ownership of 10 percent or
more of the outstanding subordinated debt of an entity. The scope of
the definition of ``control'' is related to the determination of
whether a member and an issuer are deemed to be affiliated \4\ for
purposes of the conflicts provisions of Rule 5121 (Public Offerings of
Securities With Conflicts of Interest) \5\ and for certain
informational requirements of Rule 5110.\6\ However, ownership of 10
percent or more of the outstanding subordinated debt of an entity is
not a meaningful measure of control or affiliation for purposes of
Rules 5121 and 5110. The proposed amendment thus would reduce the scope
of the information required to be reported by members.
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    \4\ Rule 5121(f)(1) provides that the term ``affiliate'' means
an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control
with a member.
    \5\ Rule 5121 defines ``conflict of interest'' to include
situations where the issuer ``controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with the member or the member's associated persons.''
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    FINRA staff discussed the proposal with industry groups and
advisory committees in developing its approach, and these parties were
supportive of the proposal. FINRA received one comment from an advisory
committee member regarding the proposed reduction of the scope of the
Rule 5110's provisions to only ``participating'' members. Specifically,
the committee member suggested that FINRA retain the information
requirement for issuer relationships with any financial adviser that
owns 5 percent or more of any class of the issuer's securities--even
where such financial adviser is not affiliated with a participating
member. However, FINRA believes it is more appropriate to limit the
information requirement to members that are ``participating'' in the
offering and their affiliates, which would capture advisers who are
affiliates of participating members (but would exclude an independent
financial advisor). The effective date of the proposed rule change will
be 30 days following Commission approval.
2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\7\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest.
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    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change meets these
requirements in that it eliminates burdensome provisions that are not
justified by the regulatory purposes of the rules, while continuing to
preserve important protections addressing abusive arrangements and
minimizing the opportunity for abusive practices by members in
connection with their participation in public offerings of securities.
For example, the proposed amendments to Rule 5110(a)(5) to revise the
definition of ``participation'' to exclude from the definition's scope
advisory or consulting services provided to the issuer by an
independent financial adviser supports [sic] capital formation without
compromising investor protection. Specifically, FINRA believes that
provision of such services by an independent party, wholly uninvolved
with the solicitation or distribution of the offering, is not likely to
present the harms sought to be prevented by Rule 5110.
    Similarly, the proposed amendments to the provision subjecting
securities acquired as a result of an acquisition or conversion to
prevent dilution--notwithstanding that the acquisition of the such
securities is not deemed underwriting compensation pursuant to Rule
5110(d)(5)--maintains [sic] the goals of preventing fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices as well as protecting investors and the
public interest. Since the effective date of the Rule 5110(d)(5)(D) on
March 22, 2004,\8\ FINRA has not observed abuse in connection with
securities acquired prior to the 180-day review period where those
securities ultimately split within the 180-day period (or otherwise
qualify for the (d)(5)(D) exception). Thus, in addition to the current
exception for securities acquisitions or conversion to prevent dilution
from the underwriting compensation provisions, FINRA believes it also
is appropriate to except these acquisitions or conversions to prevent
dilution from the lock-up restrictions of paragraph (g) given the
continued application of the protections described in paragraph
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2003), 68 FR 75684 (December 31, 2003) (Order Approving File No. SR-
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    The proposed amendment to limit the scope of the disclosure
provision of 5110(b)(6)(A)(iii) to issuer relationships with ``any
participating member'' (rather

than ``any member'') reduces the burden on members to report to FINRA
items of information that FINRA does not believe are necessary. The
current requirement to obtain information regarding the acquisition of
the issuer's unregistered equity securities by any member regardless of
whether the member is participating in the offering may facilitate
filing when members are moving in and out of a syndicate or selling
group prior to an offering. Information regarding members that are not
participating in the offering, however, is not useful for purposes of
the rule's compensation limits and other requirements. Accordingly, the
burden of acquiring this unnecessary information is not justified by a
regulatory benefit.
    Finally, in proposing amendments to the scope of the definition of
``control'' in Rule 5121(f)(6), as discussed above, FINRA believes that
ownership of 10 percent or more of the outstanding subordinated debt of
an entity should be excluded from the scope of the definition of
``control'' because it is not a meaningful measure of control or
affiliation between a member and an issuer for purposes of Rules 5121
and 5110 and, thus, eliminating this aspect of the definition would
reduce the information required to be reported to FINRA by members
without reducing the rule's efficacy, consistent with the purposes of
the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. As discussed above, the
proposal makes simplifying and streamlining amendments to Rules 5110
and 5121 and would reduce the burden of compliance. The proposed
amendments also would provide these benefits to any affected members
engaging in activity subject to Rules 5110 and 5121.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) by order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

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-FINRA-2014-003 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2014-003. 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 Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml ). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room on
official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying
at the principal offices of FINRA. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-FINRA-2014-003, and should be submitted on or before
February 19, 2014.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-56313; File No. SR--NASDAQ-2007-074]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to
Require Certain Companies to Notify Nasdaq About Any Quarterly Change
in the Number of Outstanding Shares

August 23, 2007.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on August 23, 2007, The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II, which items have been substantially prepared by Nasdaq. Nasdaq has
designated the proposed rule change as constituting a ``non-
controversial'' rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4,\3\
which renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this filing by the
Commission.\4\ 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\ CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Nasdaq proposes to clarify that when a company is delinquent in a
periodic report, Nasdaq will assess the listing of additional shares
fee based on the number of shares the company tells Nasdaq it has
issued during the period.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site (http://www.nasdaq.com), at the Exchange's Office of the

Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, Nasdaq included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. Nasdaq has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Commission has previously approved fees for the listing of
additional shares by domestic Nasdaq-listed companies. Pursuant to
Nasdaq rules, these fees are calculated and assessed quarterly based on
the company's total shares outstanding as reported on its periodic
reports filed with the Commission.
    Some Nasdaq companies have recently become delinquent in filing
their periodic reports with the Commission, primarily due to
investigations into their accounting for stock option grants.
Nonetheless, these companies may continue to issue additional shares.
Because the existing rule uses a company's public filings to determine
the quarterly change in shares outstanding, Nasdaq has been unable to
assess additional share fees on these issuers that have not filed
periodic reports with the Commission. In order to timely assess and
collect the applicable fee in this situation, Nasdaq proposes to modify
its rules such that a delinquent company must self-report the change in
shares outstanding while it is delinquent. Nasdaq will assess fees
based on this reported change in shares outstanding and will reconcile
the fee charged with the actual fee due, once the filings are made with
the Commission. Nasdaq notes that the proposed rule change has no
impact on Nasdaq's substantive requirement that companies timely file
required periodic

reports with the Commission,\5\ and only concerns Nasdaq's ability to
timely and accurately compute fees. Nasdaq's acceptance of the change
in number of shares outstanding pursuant to the proposed rule change
shall not be construed as a finding by Nasdaq that the issuer is
compliant with the timely filing requirement. Any company that fails to
timely file such a report would be reviewed pursuant to the procedures
described in the Rule 4800 Series.
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2. Statutory Basis
    Nasdaq believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \6\ in that the proposal
is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
The proposed change would allow Nasdaq to timely and accurately bill
companies for their issuances of additional shares.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    Nasdaq does not believe that the proposed rule change will result
in any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the proposed rule change: (i) Does not significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) does not
impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) does not become
operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such shorter
time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has
become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7 \and
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\8\
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). Pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
under the Exchange Act, the Exchange is required to give the
Commission written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule
change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed rule
change, at least five business days prior to the date of filing of
the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the
Commission. The Exchange has satisfied the five-day pre-filing
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \9\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \10\ permits the
Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange
has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day operative delay. The
Commission hereby grants the request.\11\ The proposed rule change will
allow Nasdaq to assess additional share fees on companies that have are
late in filing a periodic report with the Commission by requiring those
filers to self-report the number of shares outstanding.\12\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \11\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \12\ The Commission notes that, as Nasdaq has stated, Nasdaq's
acceptance of such updated share figures should not be construed as
a finding by Nasdaq that the issuer is compliant with the timely
filing requirement and only concerns Nasdaq's ability to timely and
accurately compute fees. Any company that fails to timely file such
a report would continue to be reviewed pursuant to the procedures
described in the Nasdaq's 4800 Series Rules.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate the rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-NASDAQ-2007-074 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2007-074. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,

all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, on official
business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of Nasdaq. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2007-074 and
should be submitted on or before September 20, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21503-21505]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 1b

[Docket No. RM10-21-000; Order No. 734]

Transferring Certain Enforcement Hotline Matters to the Dispute
Resolution Service

Issued April 15, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is revising its regulations to substitute the
Commission's Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) for the Commission's
Enforcement Hotline as the contact for handling dispute-related calls
pertaining to the construction and operation of jurisdictional
infrastructure projects, effective May 1, 2010. Currently, the
Commission's regulations require that natural gas pipeline companies
provide contact information for the Enforcement Hotline when providing
notice to affected landowners on a blanket certificate project under
the Natural Gas Act. In practice, the Enforcement Hotline also attempts
to resolve disputes between individuals and natural gas pipeline
companies on all certificated construction projects under the Natural
Gas Act. The Enforcement Hotline also receives calls pertaining to
hydroelectric projects regulated under the Federal Power Act. The
Commission is implementing this Final Rule because the Office of
Enforcement's priorities currently are to focus on matters involving:
fraud and market manipulation; serious violations of the reliability
standards; anticompetitive conduct; and conduct that threatens the
transparency of regulated markets.\1\ By transferring the
responsibility of dispute-related calls pertaining to the construction
and operation of jurisdictional infrastructure projects to DRS, with
its expertise in conflict resolution, and allowing the Office of
Enforcement to focus on its priorities, the Commission will ensure an
efficient allocation of its resources that will better serve the public
interest.
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    \1\ 2009 Report on Enforcement, Docket No. AD07-13-002 at 2
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DATES: Effective Date: The rule will become effective on May 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stuart Fischer, Office of Enforcement, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8517;
Nils Nichols, Office of Administrative Litigation/Dispute Resolution
Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman; Marc Spitzer,
Philip D. Moeller, and John R. Norris.

I. Introduction

    1. The Commission is revising its regulations to substitute the
Commission's Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) for the Commission's
Enforcement Hotline as the contact for handling dispute-related calls
pertaining to the construction and operation of jurisdictional natural
gas and hydroelectric infrastructure projects, effective May 1, 2010.
The Commission is implementing this Final Rule because the Office of
Enforcement's priorities currently are to focus on matters involving:
fraud and market manipulation; serious violations of the reliability
standards; anticompetitive conduct; and conduct that threatens the
transparency of regulated markets. By transferring the responsibility
of dispute-related calls pertaining to the construction and operation
of jurisdictional infrastructure projects to DRS, with its expertise in
conflict resolution, and allowing the Office of Enforcement to focus on
its priorities, the Commission will ensure an efficient allocation of
its resources that will better serve the public interest.

II. Background

    2. The Commission's Enforcement Hotline has been in existence since
June 1987. In April 1999, the Enforcement Hotline was codified under
section 1b.21 of the Commission's regulations. 18 CFR 1b.21. In
addition to providing information to the public and informal, non-
binding staff opinions, any person may seek the Enforcement Hotline's
assistance in the informal resolution of a dispute, provided that the
dispute is not before the Commission in a docketed proceeding. 18 CFR
1b.21(b). The Enforcement Hotline is staffed by personnel from the
Division of Investigations in the Office of Enforcement.
    3. The Enforcement Hotline receives communications relating to a
wide variety of matters including: Allegations of market manipulation;
failure to follow the requirements of a transmission tariff; abuse of
an affiliate relationship; failure to follow electric reliability
standards; and landowner complaints relating to natural gas pipeline
construction or compliance with hydroelectric project licensing
conditions.\2\
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    \2\ For internal recordkeeping purposes, the Office of
Enforcement considers ``landowner'' calls to include calls from
tenants renting from the landowner or any other individual affected
by a project's construction or physical operation. As noted earlier,
section 1b.21, which codifies the Enforcement Hotline, provides that
``any person'' may seek assistance. This rulemaking also includes
disputes involving tenants and other individuals affected by a
project's construction or physical operation. However, for the
purpose of convenience, this preamble includes them in the general
category of ``landowner'' except as discussed in the next paragraph
herein when that term is used in connection with the specific
provisions of section 157.203(d).
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    4. Landowner calls to the Enforcement Hotline are partly the result
of the dispute resolution process set forth in the Commission's
regulations. Section 157.203(d) of the Commission's regulations sets
forth the landowner notification requirements that a natural gas
pipeline company must follow if it plans to engage in a project
authorized under a blanket certificate under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
Among the requirements is to provide all affected landowners with a
description of the company's environmental complaint resolution
procedures, which must include company contact telephone numbers which
landowners can use to identify and resolve environmental mitigation
problems and concerns during

construction of the project and restoration of the right-of-way. 18 CFR
157.203(d)(iii). The complaint resolution procedures must also instruct
landowners that, if they are still not satisfied with the company's
response to their complaints, they may contact the Commission's
Enforcement Hotline. 18 CFR 157.203(d)(iii)(D). The company must
provide the affected landowners with the current telephone number and
e-mail address of the Enforcement Hotline. Id.
    5. In practice, natural gas pipeline companies provide affected
landowners with environmental complaint resolution procedures,
including contact information for the Enforcement Hotline, for all
certificate projects under the NGA.
    6. Landowner calls to the Enforcement Hotline primarily raise
substantive issues concerning the effects of project construction, such
as whether a pipeline company has properly restored the construction
right-of-way, whether compressor stations exceed the noise limits set
forth in the Commission's order or regulations, and whether the use of
the easement is consistent with the purpose for which the easement was
granted. The Enforcement Hotline attempts to resolve such calls
primarily in consultation with the Commission's Office of Energy
Projects (OEP) and, when needed, the Commission's Office of the General
Counsel.
    7. The Enforcement Hotline also at times receives calls from
landowners concerned about whether a hydroelectric project operator is
in compliance with the project's licensing conditions. In such
instances, the Enforcement Hotline refers the matter to the OEP's
Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance.

III. Commission Determination

    8. This Final Rule amends 18 CFR 157.203(d)(iii)(D) to substitute
the Commission's DRS for the Enforcement Hotline as the contact for
landowners that have unresolved disputes with pipeline companies
following use of the pipeline companies' environmental complaint
resolution procedure. This change will result in a better allocation of
Commission resources that will better serve the public interest. While
the Enforcement Hotline continues to successfully handle landowner
calls, such calls are unrelated to the current priorities of the Office
of Enforcement, which are: Fraud and market manipulation; serious
violations of the reliability standards; anticompetitive conduct; and
conduct that threatens the transparency of regulated markets.\3\ By
transferring the responsibility of dispute-related calls pertaining to
the construction and operation of jurisdictional infrastructure
projects to DRS, with its expertise in conflict resolution, and
allowing the Office of Enforcement to focus on its priorities, the
Commission will ensure an efficient allocation of its resources,
thereby better serving the public interest. Similarly, the Commission
is transferring the responsibility of dispute-related calls pertaining
to the construction and operation of jurisdictional hydroelectric power
projects to DRS, which will interact with the OEP's Division of
Hydropower Administration and Compliance. This transfer of
responsibilities will become effective on May 1, 2010.
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    9. The DRS is well suited to take over the Enforcement Hotline's
role in attempting to informally resolve landowner disputes with
natural gas pipeline companies, as well as landowner disputes relating
to hydroelectric projects which the OEP's Division of Hydropower
Administration and Compliance wishes to submit for DRS resolution. The
central mission of the Commission's DRS is to reach consensual
resolution of disputed matters through the use of alternative dispute
resolution methods such as mediation. DRS staff also has extensive
substantive expertise in environmental, natural gas pipeline
certificate, hydroelectric, and liquefied natural gas facility matters.
Finally, DRS already receives and addresses a number of calls from
landowners affected by projects under the Commission's jurisdiction.
This will not be a new duty, but rather an extension of an existing
service.\4\ Thus, the Commission will be able to continue serving the
public interest through the use of DRS' expertise in attempting to
resolve landowner disputes formerly handled by the Enforcement Hotline,
and will better serve the public interest by allowing the Office of
Enforcement to focus on its priorities.
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    \4\ The Commission's Office of External Affairs (OEA) currently
handles calls from landowners asking general questions about the
Commission's certificate or licensing process, as well as specific
questions about particular proceedings such as the dates of meetings
or site visits. Such questions will remain within the purview of
OEA.
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    10. This Final Rule also amends 18 CFR 1b.21 to add a provision
stating that any person affected by either the construction or
operation of a certificated natural gas pipeline under the NGA or by
the construction or operation of a project under the Federal Power Act
(FPA) may seek the informal resolution of a dispute by calling or
writing the DRS. Finally, because DRS will be the contact, this Final
Rule deletes 18 CFR 157.203(d)(iv), which references the Enforcement
Hotline regulation at 18 CFR 1b.21 as a source for obtaining further
information about the Enforcement Hotline.

IV. Information Collection Statement

    11. The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) regulations require
that OMB approve certain information collection requirements imposed by
agency rule.\5\ This Final Rule contains no information reporting
requirements, and, as such, is exempt from the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.\6\
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V. Environmental Analysis

    12. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may
have a significant adverse effect on the human environment.\7\ Issuance
of this Final Rule does not represent a major federal action having a
significant adverse effect on the human environment under the
Commission's regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act.\8\ Part 380 of the Commission's regulations lists exemptions to
the Environmental Analysis or Environmental Impact Statement
requirement. Included is an exemption for procedural, ministerial or
internal administrative actions.\9\ This rulemaking is exempt under
that provision.
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    \7\ Order No. 486, Regulations Implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act, 52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats. &
Regs., Regulations Preambles 1986-1990 ] 30,783 (1987).
    \8\ Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987); FERC Stats. &
Regs., Regulations Preambles 1986-1990 ] 30,783 (Dec. 10, 1984)
(codified at 18 CFR Part 380).
    \9\ 18 CFR 380.4(1) and (5).
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VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    13. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 \10\ generally requires
a description and analysis of final rules that will have significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This Final
Rule concerns a matter of internal agency procedure and the Commission
therefore certifies that it will not have such an impact. An analysis
under the RFA is not required.
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VII. Document Availability

    14. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and in FERC's
Public Reference Room during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
    15. From FERC's Home Page on the Internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
    16. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC's Web
site during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at 202-502-
6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>. E-Mail the Public Reference Room at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
VIII. Effective Date

    17. These regulations are effective on May 1, 2010. In accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Commission finds that good cause exists to
make this Final Rule effective less than 30 days after its publication
in the Federal Register. The rule concerns a matter of administrative
procedures and does not affect the rights of persons appearing before
the Commission. Therefore, there is no reason to make it effective at a
later time.
    18. The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 801 regarding Congressional review
of Final Rules do not apply to this Final Rule, because the rule
concerns agency procedure and practice and will not substantially
affect the rights of non-agency parties.
    19. The Commission is issuing this as a Final Rule without a period
for public comment. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b), notice and comment
procedures are unnecessary where a rulemaking concerns only agency
procedure and practice, or where the agency finds that notice and
comment is unnecessary. This rule concerns only matters of agency
procedure and will not significantly affect regulated entities or the
general public.

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 1b

    Rules relating to investigations.

List of subjects in 18 CFR Part 157

    Interstate Pipeline Blanket Certificates and Authorization under
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act for Certain Transactions and
Abandonment.

    By the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission amends Parts 1b and
257, Chapter I, Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

PART 1b--RULES RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS

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

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.; 49
U.S.C. 60502; 49 A.P.U.S.C. 1-85; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352; E.O. 12009,
42 FR 46297.

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2. In Sec.  1b.21, paragraph (b) is revised and paragraphs (g) and (h)
are added to read as follows:

Sec.  1b.21  Enforcement hotline.

* * * * *
    (b) Except as provided for in paragraph (g) of this section, any
person may seek information or the informal resolution of a dispute by
calling or writing to the Hotline at the telephone number and address
in paragraph (f) of this section. The Hotline Staff will informally
seek information from the caller and any respondent, as appropriate.
The Hotline Staff will attempt to resolve disputes without litigation
or other formal proceedings. The Hotline Staff may not resolve matters
that are before the Commission in docketed proceedings.
* * * * *
    (g) Any person affected by either the construction or operation of
a certificated natural gas pipeline under the Natural Gas Act or by the
construction or operation of a project under the Federal Power Act may
seek the informal resolution of a dispute by calling or writing the
Commission's Dispute Resolution Service. The Dispute Resolution Service
may be reached by calling the DRS Helpline toll-free at 1-877-337-2237,
or by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or writing to: Dispute Resolution
Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    (h) Any person who contacts the Dispute Resolution Service Helpline
is not precluded from filing a formal action with the Commission if
discussions assisted by the Dispute Resolution Service staff are
unsuccessful at resolving the matter. A caller may terminate the use of
alternative dispute resolution procedures at any time.

PART 157--APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY AND FOR ORDERS PERMITTING AND APPROVING ABANDONNENT UNDER
SECTION 7 OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT

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

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 717-717w.

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2. In Sec.  157.203, paragraph (d)(1)(iii)(D) is revised to read as
follows and paragraph (d)(1)(iv) is removed.

Sec.  157.203  Blanket certification.

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    (d) Landowner Notification
    (1) * * *
    (iii) * * *
    (D) Instruct landowners that, if they are still not satisfied with
the response, they may contact the Commission's Dispute Resolution
Service at the current telephone number and e-mail address, which is to
be provided in the notification.
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[Federal Register: November 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67158-67161]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP05-130-000; CP05-132-000; CP05-131-000; Corps
Application  CENAB-OP-RMS200565510-4]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District; Dominion Cove
Point LNG, LP; Dominion Transmission, Inc; Notice of Availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Draft General Conformity
Determination, and U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Public Notice for the
Proposed Cove Point Expansion Project

October 28, 2005.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) and U.S. Coast Guard, (Coast Guard) has prepared a draft
Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal
expansion and natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Dominion Cove
Point LNG, L.P. and Dominion Transmission, Inc. (collectively referred
to as Dominion) in the above-referenced dockets. The draft EIS was
prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA). The draft EIS addresses federally listed species,
cultural resources, and essential fish habitat issues. A draft General
Conformity Determination was also prepared by the FERC to assess the
potential air quality impacts associated with construction and
operation of the proposed project and is included as Appendix H of the
draft EIS.
    The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project with
appropriate mitigating measures, as recommended, would have limited
adverse environmental impact.
    This is a joint public notice by the FERC and Corps to advertise:
     The availability of the draft EIS;
     The scheduling of the joint FERC public meetings/Corps
public hearings on December 7 and 8th, 2005; and
     The submission of a Department of the Army permit
application CENAB-OP-RMS (Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP) 200565510-4.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following LNG terminal and natural
gas (steel) pipeline facilities:
     Two new 160,000 cubic meter single containment LNG storage
tanks;
     Additional vaporization capacity consisting of shell and
tube vaporizers and associated equipment;
     Additional power generation equipment consisting of two
21.7 megawatt gas turbine generators and three emergency generators;
     Infrastructure associated with the LNG terminal expansion
including roads and storage and work areas at the existing site;
     About 47.8 miles of 36-inch-diameter, loop pipeline in
Calvert, Prince Georges, and Charles County, Maryland (TL-532
Pipeline);
     Ancillary areas for pipeline construction, including
access roads, staging areas, and work spaces;
     About 81 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline lateral in
Juniata, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Centre, and Clinton Counties,
Pennsylvania (PL-1 EXT2 Pipeline);
     Two new compressor stations in Juniata County (Perulack
Station) and Centre County (Centre Relay Station), Pennsylvania;
     About 11 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline loop in Wetzel
County West Virginia and Greene County, Pennsylvania (TL-492 EXT3
Pipeline);
     About 12 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline loop in Potter
County, Pennsylvania (TL-453 EXT1 Pipeline);
     About 10 miles of 20-inch-diameter pipeline loop in Potter
County, Pennsylvania (TL-536 Pipeline);
     Replacement of about 0.6 mile and pressure testing and
possible replacement of about 0.4 mile of 30-inch-diameter pipeline in
Franklin County, Pennsylvania (PL-1 Pipeline Pressure Restoration
Sites);
     Minor modifications to the existing Loudoun Measuring and
Regulating (M&R) Station in Loudoun County, Virginia;
     About 5,000 hp of additional compression at the existing
Mockingbird Hill Compressor Station in Wetzel County, West Virginia;
     Minor modifications to the existing Leesburg Compressor
Station in Loudoun County, Virginia;
     Minor modifications to the existing Chambersburg
Compressor Station in Franklin County, Pennsylvania;
     Additional facilities and pipeline replacement at the
existing Leidy M&R Station located at the Leidy Hub complex in Clinton
County, Pennsylvania;
     About 3,550 hp of additional compression at Dominion's
previously approved but not yet constructed Wolf Run Compressor Station
in Lewis County, West Virginia; and
     Minor modifications to Dominion's previously approved but
not yet constructed Quinlan Compressor Station in Cattaraugus County,
New York.
    Dominion's proposed LNG terminal expansion would increase the send-
out capability by 800,000 Dth/d and increase the storage capacity by
6.8 MMDth/d. Dominion's proposed pipeline and related facilities in
Maryland and Virginia would allow it to deliver an additional 800,000
Dth/d from its LNG terminal to its connections with other interstate
pipelines. Dominion's proposed pipelines and related facilities in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York would allow it to transport
an additional 700,000 Dth/d to various delivery points on its system,
and offer a new underground storage service of 6.0 MMDth, with an
additional demand of 100,000 Dth/d.
    Dominion Cove Point LNG,LP has applied, concurrently, to the Corps
for a Department of the Army Individual permit pursuant to Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) and Section 10 of the Rivers
and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) for proposed structures in and
under navigable waters and the discharge of dredged, excavated, and/or
fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands to
construct the preferred alternative identified in the draft EIS. The
decision whether to issue the permits will be based on an evaluation of
the probable impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed
projects on the public interest. The decision will reflect the national
concern for the protection and utilization of important resources. The
benefits, which would be reasonably expected to accrue from the
proposed projects, must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable
detriments. All factors, which may be relevant to the proposed work,
will be considered, including the cumulative effects thereof; among
those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental
concerns, wetlands, cultural values, fish and wildlife values, flood
hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shore erosion and
accretion, recreation, water supply, and conservation, water quality,
energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, consideration of
property ownership, and in general, the needs and welfare of the
people. The Corps is soliciting comments from the public; Federal,
State, and local agencies and officials; Indian tribes; and other
interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the
proposed project. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps
to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for
the proposal. To make this decision, the Corps uses comments received
to access impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water
quality, general environmental effects, and the other public interest
factors listed above.
    The evaluation of the impact of the work described above on the
public interest will also include application, by the Corps, of the
guidelines [Section 404(b)(1)] promulgated by the Administrator, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, under authority of Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act.
    For Corps permitting purposes, if applicable, the applicant is
required to obtain a Water Quality Certification in accordance with
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act from the Maryland Department of the
Environment (MDE), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, and the State of West Virginia Division of Environmental
Protection. The Section 401 certifying agencies have a statutory limit
of one year in which to make their

decisions. Additionally, for Corps permitting purposes, the applicant
is required to obtain Coastal Zone Management Consistency concurrence
from the MDE, as well. It should be noted that the MDE has a statutory
limit of 6 months in which to make its consistency determination.
    Joint FERC Public Meetings/Corps Public Hearings are held to
provide interested individuals with the opportunity to present
information about the effects of the project, including its social,
economic and environmental effects. These meetings/hearings provide the
opportunity for interested parties to present views, opinions, and
information that will be considered by the FERC and the Corps in
evaluating the proposed project.
    The U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard) within the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security is also participating as a cooperating agency in the
preparation of the EIS because it exercises regulatory authority over
LNG facilities that affect the safety and security of port areas and
navigable waterways under Executive Order 10173; the Magnuson Act (50
U.S.C. section 191); the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972, as
amended (33 U.S.C. 1221, et seq.); and the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002 (46 U.S.C. section 701). The Coast Guard also has
authority for LNG facility plan review, approval and compliance
verification as provided in Title 33 CFR part 105, and siting as it
pertains to the management of vessel traffic in and around the LNG
facility. As required by its regulations, the Coast Guard is
responsible for issuing a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) as to the
suitability of the waterway for LNG marine traffic. The Coast Guard
plans to adopt the EIS if it adequately covers the impacts associated
with issuance of the LOR.

Comment Procedures and FERC Public Meetings/Corps Public Hearings

    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is
important that we receive your comments before the date specified
below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your
comments are received and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your comments to:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
     Reference Docket Nos. CP05-130-000, CP05-131-000, and
CP05-132-000.
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 1.
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before December 21, 2005.
    Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic
filing of any comments or interventions to this proceeding. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the

User's Guide. Before you can file comments, you will need to create a
free account, which can be created by clicking on ``Login to File'' and
then ``New User Account.''
    The Corps public hearings provide members of the public the
opportunity to present views, opinions, and information which will be
considered by the Corps in evaluating the Department of the Army
permit. All comments received will become part of the formal project
record.
    Copies of any written statements expressing concern for aquatic
resources may be submitted to: Mrs. Kathy Anderson, Corps of Engineers,
CENAB-OP-RMS, P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, Maryland 21203-1715.
    The Corps public hearing comment period closes on December 21,
2005.
    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, we invite
you to attend one of the FERC public meetings/Corps public hearings we
have scheduled as follows:

Wednesday, December 7, 2005: 7 p.m. (EST), Old Courthouse, 1 Market
Street, Lewistown, PA 17044.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Thursday, December 8, 2005: 7 p.m. (EST), Penn Stater Conference Center
Hotel, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA 16803. (814) 863-
5000.
Wednesday, December 7, 2005: 7 p.m. (EST), Holiday Inn--Solomons, 155
Holiday Drive, Solomons, MD 20688.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Thursday, December 8, 2005: 7 p.m. (EST), Holiday Inn--Waldorf, U.S.
301 and St. Patrick's Drive, Waldorf, MD 20603.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and
present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings
will be prepared.
    After these comments are reviewed, any significant new issues are
investigated, and modifications are made to the draft EIS, a final EIS
will be published and distributed by the staff. The final EIS will
contain the staff's responses to timely comments received on the draft
EIS.
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Anyone may intervene in this proceeding
based on this draft EIS. You must file your request to intervene as
specified above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
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    The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
is available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Hard-copies of the draft EIS have been mailed to Federal, State,
and local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected
landowners who requested a copy of the draft EIS or provided comments
during scoping; libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding.
In the alternate, those persons or organizations who were identified as
potential stakeholders on this environmental mailing list are receiving
an Executive Summary document and a full version of the draft EIS on
CD-ROM. A limited number of documents and CD-ROMs are available from
the Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, hard-copies of
the document are also available for reading at public libraries along
the proposed project route.
    To reduce printing and mailing costs the final EIS will be issued
in both CD-ROM and hard-copy formats. In a separate mailing, the
parties on the current mailing list for the draft EIS will be sent a
postcard providing an opportunity for them to select which format of
the final EIS they wish to receive. The FERC strongly encourages the
use of the CD-ROM format in its publication of large documents. If you
wish to receive a paper copy of the final EIS instead of a CD-ROM, you
must return the postcard indicating that choice.
    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (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. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,

contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site
Folialso provides access to the texts 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 the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web
site.
    It is requested that you communicate the foregoing information
concerning the proposed work to any persons known by you to be
interested and not being known to this office, who did not receive a
copy of this notice.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[ER-FRL-9006-4]

Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements.
Filed 11/26/2012 Through 11/30/2012.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at:http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.
    Supplementary Information: As of October 1, 2012, EPA will not
accept paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes; all submissions
on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA.
    While this system eliminates the need to submit paper or CD copies
to EPA to meet filing requirements, electronic submission does not
change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and
comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with
EPA'selectronic reporting site--https://cdx.epa.gov/epa_home.asp.

EIS No. 20120374, Draft EIS, NOAA, 00, Amendment 5 to the Consolidated
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, Atlantic
Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico, Comment Period Ends: 02/12/
2013, Contact: Peter Cooper<PHONE_NUMBER>. Due to an oversight, the
above document should have appeared in the 11/23/2012 FR Notice.
EIS No. 20120375, Draft EIS, FHWA, FL, U.S. 301 (State Road 200) CR 227
to CR 233, Improvements, Bradford County, FL, Comment Period Ends: 01/
22/2013, Contact: Joseph Sullivan<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20120376, Draft EIS, USFWS, AZ, Pima County Multi-Species
Conservation Plan, Pima County, AZ, Comment Period Ends: 03/15/2013,
Contact: Jeff Servoss<PHONE_NUMBER>, ext. 231
EIS No. 20120377, Draft EIS, RUS, ND, Antelope Valley Station to Neset
Transmission Project, Mercer, Dunn, Billings, Williams, McKenzie, and
Mountrail Counties, ND, Comment Period Ends: 01/22/2013, Contact:
Dennis Rankin<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20120378, Draft EIS, USACE, OK, Eufaula Lake Shoreline
Management Plan Revision and Master Plan Supplement, Pittsburg,
McIntosh, Haskell, Latimer, Muskogee, and Okmulgee Counties, OK,
Comment Period Ends: 01/22/2013, Contact: Jeff Knack<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20120320, Draft EIS, FTA, MN, Southwest Transitway Construction
and Operation Light Rail Transit, Hennepin County, MN, Comment Period
Ends: 12/31/2012, Contact: Marisol Simon<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Revision to FR Notice Published 10/12/2012; Extending Comment
Period from 12/11/2012 to 12/31/2012.

    Dated: December 4, 2012.
Cliff Rader,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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[OECA-2007-0466; FRL-8327-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Review Framework; EPA ICR Number 2185.01

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a
proposed amendment to an existing Information Collection Request (ICR),
number 2185.01, which is set to expire on November 30, 2008, to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request for a new
collection. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval,
EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 13, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-OECA-
2007-0466 by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for

submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency,
OECA Docket, mail code 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: The EPA Docket Center in the District of
Columbia is located at EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading
Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OECA Docket is
(202) 566-1514.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. OECA-2007-0466.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov
, including any personal information provided,

unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-

mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Arthur Horowitz at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
.

    Affected entities: EPA Regional Offices, State governments, and
local governments
    Title: State Review Framework
    Abstract: The State Review Framework (``Framework'') is an
oversight tool designed to assess state performance in enforcement and
compliance assurance. The Framework's goal is to evaluate state
performance by examining existing data to provide a consistent level of
oversight and develop a uniform mechanism by which EPA Regions, working
collaboratively with their states, can ensure that state environmental
agencies are consistently implementing the national compliance and
enforcement program in order to meet agreed-upon goals. Furthermore,
the Framework is designed to foster dialogue on enforcement and
compliance performance between the states that will enhance
relationships and increase feedback, which will in turn lead to
consistent program management and improved environmental results. The
Framework is described in the April 26, 2005 Federal Register Notice
(79 FR 21408). This amendment will allow OECA to collect information to
assist in the evaluation of the State Review Framework implementation
from FY 2005 to the end of FY 2007. This request will allow EPA to make
inquiries to assess the State Review Framework process, including the
consistency achieved among the EPA Regions and states, the resources
required to conduct the reviews, and the overall effectiveness of the
program.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
    (ii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
    (iii) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The estimated burden for this Framework is 6
hours per respondent. The total number of respondents is 236, producing
an approximate total burden of 1375 hours. For each respondent, the
proposed frequency of response is one-time in a three-year cycle. The
projected cost burden to respondents is $47,213, which includes a total
capital and start-up component of $0.0, annualized over its expected
useful life, and a total operation and maintenance component of $0.0.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

    Dated: June 6, 2007.
Lisa Lund,
Acting Office Director, Office of Compliance, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, Washington, DC 20549-
0213.

Extension:
    Rule 15c2-8. SEC File No. 270-421, OMB Control No. 3235-0481.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (``OMB'') a request for approval of extension of the
existing collection of information provided for in the following rule:
Rule 15c2-8 (17 CFR 240.15c2-8), under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
    Rule 15c2-8 requires broker-dealers to deliver preliminary and/or
final prospectuses to certain people under certain circumstances. In
connection with securities offerings generally, including initial
public offerings (IPOs), the rule requires broker-dealers to take
reasonable steps to distribute copies of the preliminary or final
prospectus to anyone who makes a written request, as well as any
broker-dealer who is expected to solicit purchases of the security and
who makes a request. In connection with IPOs, the rule requires a
broker-dealer to send a copy of the preliminary prospectus to any
person who is expected to receive a confirmation of sale (generally,
this means any person who is expected to actually purchase the security
in the offering) at least 48 hours prior to the sending of such
confirmation. This requirement is sometimes referred to as the ``48
hour rule.''
    Additionally, managing underwriters are required to take reasonable
steps to ensure that all broker-dealers participating in the
distribution of or trading in the security have sufficient copies of
the preliminary or final prospectus, as requested by them, to enable
such broker-dealer to satisfy their respective prospectus delivery
obligations pursuant to Rule 15c2-8, as well as Section 5 of the
Securities Act of 1933.
    Rule 15c2-8 implicitly requires that broker-dealers collect
information, as such collection facilitates compliance with the rule.
There is no requirement to submit collected information to the
Commission. In order to comply with the rule, broker-dealers
participating in a securities offering must keep accurate records of
persons who have indicated interest in an IPO or requested a
prospectus, so that they know to whom they must send a prospectus.
    The Commission estimates that the time broker-dealers will spend
complying with the collection of information required by the rule is
11,900 hours for equity IPOs and 86,460 hours for other offerings. The
Commission estimates that the total annualized cost burden (copying and
postage costs) is $23,800,000 for IPOs and $3,458,400 for other
offerings.
    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.
    The public may view background documentation for this information
collection at the following Web site: www.reginfo.gov. Comments should
be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an
email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to OMB within
30 days of this notice.

    Dated: July 7, 2015.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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6/ 26/ 01 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Diuron. List A Reregistration Case 0046. PC Code 035505. Product Chemistry Chapter for the Reregistration Eligibility Decision [ RED] Document. DP Barcode D274489.

FROM: K. Dockter, Chemist Reregistration Branch 2 Health Effects Division [ 7509C]

THRU: Alan Nielsen, Branch Senior Scientist Reregistration Branch 2 Health Effects Division [ 7509C]

TO: Diana Locke, Ph. D., Risk Assessor Reregistration Branch 2 Health Effects Division [ 7509C]

Diuron [ 3( 3,4 dichlorophenyl) 1,1 dimethylurea] is registered for selective and total weed control in crops such as: alfalfa, asparagus, citrus, cotton, orchards, sugar cane, wheat, and vineyards.

Empirical formula: C 9H10Cl 2N2O Molecular weight: 233.1 CAS Registry No.: 330 54 1 PC Code: 035505 Chemical structure by J. Punzi 2 A search of REFS conducted 4/ 26/ 01 identified 95 active diuron products; 6 of which are technicals or manufacturing use products, which are subject to a RED. They are identified in Table 1.

Table 1. Technical Diuron Active Products EPA Reg. No. CSF* Date Registrant Product Name % a. i.

1812 4121 10/ 30/ 97 Griffin L. L. C. Dupont Diuron Technical Herbicide 98.4 19713 66 2/ 15/ 95 Drexel Chml. Co. Drexel Diuron Technical 98.0 19713 2752 1/ 6/ 89 " Diuron Technical 97.

67640 XX( E) 2 10/ 24/ 95 Sanachem U. S. A., Inc. " 98.8 12020 1 8/ 26/ 86 Staveley Chmls. Ltd. " 99.25 46120 13 1/ 26/ 84 United Phosphorus Europe Ltd. " Herbicide 98 * Confidential Statement of Formula.

1 Transferred from Dupont 352 324 on 4/ 8/ 98.

2 Transferred from IDA, INC. 45115 27 CSF dated 1/ 6/ 89, RD scanned 4/ 15/ 92.

3 Transferred from Aceto Agric. Chmls. Corp. 2749 58 on 5/ 24/ 90.

The product chemistry data base is not complete; new CSFs are required which reflect preliminary analyses of current products together with discussions of formation of impurities. The available Generic Series 830 physical and chemical properties are given in Table 2. 3 Table 2. Generic Series 830 Physical and Chemical Properties GLN MRID Data 6302 Color net1 white 6303 Physical state " crystal 6304 Odor " none 7200 MP " 158 9 C 7840 Water solubility " 42 ppm @ 25 C 7950 vp " 2x10 7 mm Hg @ 30 C 7550 Log Pow 2 2.68 6320 Corrosion characteristics 43842201 not corrosive 6313 Stability to normal and elevated temperatures, metals, and metal ions " stable for 2 Yrs. in double polyethylene bag inside a fiber drum under warehouse conditions. Metals and metal ion data not given.

7050 UV/ Visible absorption NG NG: Not Given.

Bibliography 1 Diuron. CASRN: 330 54 1. http:// toxnet. nlm. nih. gov/ egi bin/ sis/ search.

2 Reddy, K. N. and M. A. Locke. 1996. Molecular Properties as Descriptors of Octanol Water Partition Coefficients of Herbicides. Water, Air and Soil Pollution Vol. 86: pp 389 405.

cc: Reg. Std. F, SF, RF, Dockter, J. Punzi, R. Sandvig, C. Jarvis, Y. Yang, R. Allen. RD\ I Diuron RED Team. 7509C: RRB2: Rm712G: 57886: KD/ kd Diuron RED [ 983Sr8] = D274489. mem.