[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-05640]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0817; FRL-9974-32]

Flutianil; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
flutianil in or on multiple commodities that are identified and
discussed later in this document and an exemption for indirect or
inadvertent residues of flutianil on other crops rotated into fields
previously treated with flutianil. OAT AGRIO Company, Ltd. requested
these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective March 21, 2018. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 21, 2018, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0817, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Goodis, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number:
(703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of EPA's
tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Government
Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.

C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0817 in the subject line on the first
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must
be in writing, and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before
May 21, 2018. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections and
hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0817, by one of
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.

Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Summary of Petitioned-For Tolerance

    In the Federal Register of April 25, 2016 (81 FR 24044) (FRL-9944-
86), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP
5F8408) by OAT AGRIO Company, Ltd, 1-3-1 Kanda Ogawa-machi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-0052, Japan. The petition requested that 40 CFR part 180 be
amended by establishing tolerances for residues of the fungicide
flutianil, (2Z)-2-[2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfanyl-2-[3-(2-
methoxyphenyl)thiazolidin-2-ylidene]acetonitrile, in or on apple, fruit
at 0.2 parts per million (ppm); apple, juice at 0.03 ppm; apple, wet
pomace at 2 ppm; cantaloupe at 0.07 ppm; cherry, fruit at 0.4 ppm;
cucumber at 0.02 ppm; grape, fruit at 0.7 ppm; grape, juice at 0.2 ppm;
grape, raisins at 0.3 ppm; squash at 0.03 ppm; and strawberry, fruit at
0.3 ppm. That document referenced a summary of the petition prepared by
OAT AGRIO Company Ltd., the registrant, which is available in the
docket, http://www.regulations.gov. One comment was received on the
notice of filing. EPA's response to this comments is discussed in Unit
IV.C.
    Following the publication of this notice, the petitioner revised
its petition by revising commodity terms to be consistent with the
terminology EPA uses for commodities, removing certain processed
commodities for which specific tolerances are not needed, amending
tolerance levels, and requesting an exemption to cover inadvertent
residues. EPA published a notice in the Federal Register of October 12,
2017 (82 FR 47422) (FRL-9967-09), pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3),
21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing OAT AGRIO Company's amended pesticide
petition (PP 5F8408). Superseding the original petition, the revised
petition requested that 40 CFR part 180 be amended by establishing
tolerances for residues of the fungicide flutianil in or on apple at
0.15 parts per million (ppm); apple, wet pomace at 0.30 ppm; cantaloupe
at 0.07 ppm; cherry at 0.40 ppm; cucumber at 0.20; ppm; grape at 0.70
ppm; squash at 0.05 ppm; and strawberry at 0.50 ppm. Additionally, OAT
AGRIO Company requested that an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance be established in 40 CFR 180 for indirect or inadvertent
residues of fungicide, flutianil in or on all food commodities for
which tolerances are not separately established. Comments were received
on the notice of filing. EPA's response to these comments is discussed
in Unit IV.C.

III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section
408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure
to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary
exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable
information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in
residential settings, but does not include occupational exposure.
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and
children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . .
.''
    Similarly, FFDCA section 408(c)(2) authorizes EPA to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance only if EPA determines
the exemption is ``safe'', which has the same definition for exemptions
as for tolerances and requires consideration of the same exposures and
factors as for tolerances. 21 U.S.C. 346a(c)(2)(B).
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this
action. EPA has

sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a determination on
aggregate exposure for flutianil including exposure resulting from the
tolerances established by this action. EPA's assessment of exposures
and risks associated with flutianil follows.
    EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered its
validity, completeness, and reliability as well as the relationship of
the results of the studies to human risk. EPA has also considered
available information concerning the variability of the sensitivities
of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including infants and
children.
    No single or repeated dose study performed by any route of exposure
produced an adverse effect following flutianil exposure below, at, or
above the limit dose (1,000 mg/kg/day). The only toxic effect of
flutianil exposure in the rat 28-day, 90-day, or 104-day oral toxicity
studies was associated with hyaline droplet formation in the renal
proximal tubular cells of males. No toxicity was observed in the female
rats dosed up to the limit dose for comparable time periods. An
immunohistochemical staining demonstrated that the hyaline droplets in
the proximal tubular cells were related to the presence of alpha-
2[micro]-globulin, which is not relevant for human toxicity. Based on
the link to alpha-2[micro]-globulin and the lack of any degenerative or
other associated effects, the hyaline droplet was not considered
biologically relevant to humans.
    No toxicity was seen in the developmental, reproductive,
neurotoxic, or immunotoxic studies for flutianil. No dermal or systemic
toxicity was observed at the limit dose in the rat 28-day dermal
toxicity study. Nevertheless, in the rat 28-day inhalation toxicity
study, increased lung weights in females and histopathological findings
of minimal nasal mucous cell hypertrophy/hyperplasia and minimal lung
centriacinar inflammation in males and females were observed at the
highest dose tested. These observations were consistent with response
to aerosol exposure to an airway irritant. The nasal mucous cell
hypertrophy/hyperplasia is considered the physiological response of
these cells to irritant; however, the increased lung weights and
cellular inflammation reflect some degree of edema in air spaces, and
inflammation in the lung could affect airway responsiveness and
pulmonary function. Therefore, the increased lung weights in females
and lung lesions in both sexes were considered adverse effects.
Flutianil is classified as ``Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans''
based on lack of evidence of carcinogenicity in rats and mice and no
evidence of mutagenicity. Flutianil produced no genotoxicity.
    Specific information on the studies received and the nature of the
adverse effects caused by flutianil as well as the no-observed-adverse-
effect-level (NOAEL) and the lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level
(LOAEL) from the toxicity studies can be found at http://www.regulations.gov in document ``Flutianil. Draft Human Risk
Assessment to Support New Uses for a New Active Ingredient, Flutianil
on Apple, Cantaloupe, Cherry, Cucumber, Grape, Summer Squash, and
Strawberry'' dated November 1, 2017 in docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2015-0817.
    Based on the analysis of the available flutianil toxicological
studies, there is no adverse toxicity from oral exposures seen in any
of the required submitted toxicology studies. No toxicity endpoint and
point of departure for regulating dietary exposure is established for
the human health risk assessment. There are no registered or proposed
residential uses at this time for flutianil; therefore, residential
handler and post-application exposure and risk were not assessed.
    Flutianil is proposed for use on a variety of crops. Humans could
potentially be exposed to flutianil residues in food because flutianil
may be applied directly to growing crops. These applications can also
result in flutianil reaching surface and ground water, both of which
can serve as sources of drinking water. There are no proposed uses in
residential settings; therefore, there are no anticipated residential
exposures.
    Based on the toxicological profile of flutianil, EPA has concluded
that the FFDCA requirements to retain an additional safety factor for
protection of infants and children and to consider cumulative effects
do not apply. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of the FFDCA (21 U.S.C. 346a)
requires an additional tenfold margin of safety in the case of
threshold risks, which are not present in this case. Section
408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the FFDCA requires consideration of information
concerning cumulative effects of substances that have a common
mechanism of toxicity, which flutianil does not have.
    Based on the available data indicating a lack of adverse effects
from exposure to flutianil, EPA concludes that there is a reasonable
certainty that no harm will result to the general population, or to
infants and children from aggregate exposure to flutianil.

IV. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry detector (GC/MSD) is used
to measure and evaluate the chemical flutianil on apples, cantaloupe,
cherry, cucumber, squash, and strawberry. The high performance liquid
chromatography with tandem mass spectral detection (LCMS/MS) is used to
measure and evaluate the chemical flutianil and the metabolite OC-56635
in grapes.
    Adequate enforcement methodology (gas chromatography) is available
to enforce the tolerance expression.

B. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA
section 408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food
standards program, and it is recognized as an international food safety
standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United
States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from
a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain
the reasons for departing from the Codex level.
    The Codex has not established a MRL for flutianil.

C. Response to Comments

    Several comments were received, although many simply expressed
concern about the use of pesticides on food generally. While EPA
recognizes that some individuals oppose the use of pesticides in or on
food, the FFDCA authorizes EPA to establish tolerances or exemptions
where it determines that doing so is safe. As required by the FFDCA,
EPA conducted a comprehensive assessment of flutianil, including its
potential for carcinogenicity. Based on its assessment of the available
data, the Agency believes that given the observed lack of toxicity of
this chemical, no risks of concern are expected. Therefore, EPA
concludes that the tolerances and exemption are safe and can be
supported. The commenters did not provide any information to indicate
otherwise.

    Some comments (i.e., comments from the Center for Biological
Diversity (CBD)) were not relevant to this action because they raised
issues concerning compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which
is not relevant to the determination needed to support tolerance
actions under the FFDCA.
    Comments were received on the potential of flutianil to harm humans
based on the human health and environmental toxicity findings of the
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Although concerns were raised in
the EFSA report about the potential for carcinogenicity and
reproductive toxicity of flutianil, EPA has received additional data on
flutianil supporting the Agency's conclusions of a lack of
carcinogenicity or reproductive toxicity. Therefore, EPA concludes that
it has sufficient data to address the concerns raised by the EFSA
assessment and support its safety finding for flutianil. For further
information concerning these studies, see the ``Final Registration
Decision for the New Active Ingredient Flutianil: A Fungicide for Use
on Apples, Cantaloupes, Cherries, Cucumbers, Grapes, Squash, and
Strawberries'' [Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0817].

V. Conclusion

    Although the lack of toxicity supports a safety finding for an
exemption from the requirement of tolerance for all crops. EPA is
establishing numerical tolerances for residues resulting from direct
applications to certain commodities because the petitioner requested
them for international trade purposes. Therefore, tolerances are
established for residues of flutianil, (2Z)-2-[2-fluoro-5-
(trifluoromethy)phenyl]sulfanyl-2-[3-(2-methoxyphenyl)thiazolidin-2-
ylidene]acetonitrile, in or on apple at 0.15 ppm; apple, wet pomace at
0.30 ppm; cantaloupe at 0.07 ppm; cherry at 0.40 ppm; cucumber at 0.20
ppm; grape at 0.70 ppm; squash at 0.05 ppm; and strawberry at 0.50 ppm.
    Additionally, an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is
established for indirect or inadvertent residues of flutianil, (2Z)-2-
[2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethy)phenyl]sulfanyl-2-[3-(2-
methoxyphenyl)thiazolidin-2-ylidene]acetonitrile, in or on all food
commodities, except for those commodities with tolerances established.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action establishes tolerances and an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance under FFDCA section 408(d) in response to a
petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has exempted these types of actions from review under Executive
Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). Because this action has been exempted from review
under Executive Order 12866, this action is not subject to Executive
Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001); Executive Order 13045, entitled ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997); or Executive Order 13771, entitled ``Reducing
Regulations and Controlling Regulatory Costs'' (82 FR 9339, February 3,
2017). This action does not contain any information collections subject
to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), nor does it require any special considerations under
Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerances and
exemption in this final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed
rule, the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), do not apply.
    This action directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or
tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government
and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In addition, this
action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: March 8, 2018.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

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2. Add Sec.  180.697 to subpart C to read as follows:

Sec.  [emsp14]180.697  Flutianil; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues
of the fungicide flutianil, including its metabolites and degradates in
or on food commodities in the table below. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only
flutianil, (2Z)-2-[2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfanyl-2-[3-(2-
methoxyphenyl)thiazolidin-2-ylidene]acetonitrile in or on the following
commodities:

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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million
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Apple.......................................................        0.15
Apple, wet pomace...........................................        0.30
Cantaloupe..................................................        0.07

Cherry......................................................        0.40
Cucumber....................................................        0.20
Grape.......................................................        0.70
Squash......................................................        0.05
Strawberry..................................................        0.50
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

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3. Add Sec.  180.1354 to subpart D to read as follows:

Sec.  [emsp14]180.1354  Flutianil; exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance.

    An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for
indirect and inadvertent residues of the fungicide flutianil, including
its metabolites and degradates, in or on all food commodities not
listed in Sec.  180.697(a), when residues are present therein as a
result of uptake by crops rotated into fields containing the crops in
Sec.  180.697(a) that were previously treated with flutianil.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-1036]

Safety Zones & Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events
in Captain of the Port Long Island Sound Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 6 safety zones for 5 fireworks
displays and 1 swim event in the Sector Long Island Sound area of
responsibility on the dates and times listed in the tables below. This
action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during the events. During the enforcement periods, no person
or vessel may enter the regulated area or safety zones without
permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Long Island Sound
or designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.151 will be enforced during the
dates and times listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Petty Officer Scott Baumgartner, Waterways Management
Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound; telephone 203-468-
4559, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.151 on the specified dates and times as
indicated in the Tables below. If the event is delayed by inclement
weather, the regulation will be enforced on the rain date indicated in
the Tables below. These regulations were published in the Federal
Register on May 24, 2013 (78 FR 31402).

                        Table 1 to Sec.   165.151
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6                                                      June
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6.4 Salute to Veterans Fireworks.......   Date: June 28, 2014.
                                          Rain date: June 29,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 9 p.m. to 10:30
                                          p.m.

                                          Location: Waters of
                                          Reynolds Channel off
                                          Hempstead, NY within 600 feet
                                          of the fireworks launch site
                                          located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]35'36.87'' N,
                                          073[deg]35'20.72'' W (NAD 83).
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7                                                      July
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7.12 City of Stamford Fireworks........   Date: July 3, 2014.
                                          Rain date: July 5,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 9 p.m. to 10:30
                                          p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          Fisher's Westcott cove,
                                          Stamford, CT in approximate
                                          position 41[deg]02'09.56'' N,
                                          073[deg]30'57.76'' W (NAD 83).
7.13 City of West Haven Fireworks......   Date: July 3 2014.
                                          Rain date: July 5,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 8:45 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          New Haven Harbor, off Bradley
                                          Point, West Haven, CT within
                                          800 feet of the fireworks
                                          launch site located in
                                          approximate position
                                          41[deg]15'07'' N,
                                          072[deg]57'26'' W (NAD 83).
7.23 Riverfest Fireworks...............   Date: July 12, 2014.
                                          Rain date: July 13,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 4:00 p.m. to
                                          12:00 a.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          the Connecticut River near
                                          Hartford, CT within 800 feet
                                          of the center point of four
                                          fireworks barges located in
                                          approximate position,
                                          41[deg]45'39.93'' N,
                                          072[deg]39'49.14'' W (NAD 83).
7.29 Mashantucket Pequot Fireworks.....   Date: July 12, 2014.
                                          Rain Date: July 13,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          the Thames River New London,
                                          CT within 1,000 feet of the
                                          fireworks barges located in
                                          the following approximate
                                          positions:
                                            Barge 1, 41[deg]21'03.31''
                                             N, 072[deg]05'21.54'' W
                                             Barge 2, 41[deg]20'51.75''
                                             N, 072[deg]05'18.90'' W
                                             (NAD 83).
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                        Table 2 to Sec.   165.151
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                                                      August
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1.1 Swim Across the Sound..............   Date: August 2, 2014.
                                          Time: 8:30 a.m. to
                                          7:30 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          Long Island Sound, Port
                                          Jefferson, NY to Captain's
                                          Cove Seaport, Bridgeport, CT.
                                          in approximate positions
                                          40[deg]58'11.71'' N
                                          073[deg]05'51.12'' W, north-
                                          westerly to the finishing
                                          point at Captain's Cove
                                          Seaport 41[deg]09'25.07'' N
                                          073[deg]12'47.82'' W (NAD 83).
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.151, the fireworks displays and
swim events listed above are established as safety zones. During the
enforcement periods, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering
into, transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within the regulated
area or safety zone unless they receive permission from the COTP or
designated representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR part 165 and 5
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the
Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to
Mariners or marine information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that
the regulated area or safety zone need not be enforced for the full
duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be
used to grant general permission to enter the regulated area or safety
zone.

    Dated: June 13, 2014.
E.J. Cubanski, III,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Long Island
Sound.
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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15439-15443]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05584]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0881; Project Identifier 2018-CE-024-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 79-
01-03, which applies to certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Model PA-
36-285 airplanes, and AD 83-20-03, which applies to Piper Models PA-36-
285, PA-36-300, and PA-36-375 airplanes. AD 79-01-03 requires
repetitive inspections of the spar carry through assembly until it is
replaced with a different part numbered spar carry through assembly. AD
83-20-03 establishes life limits for the wing spar structural
components. Since the FAA issued AD 79-01-03 and AD 83-20-03, the FAA
identified inspection and life limit requirements that were
inadvertently omitted from those ADs. This proposed AD would retain the
requirements in AD 79-01-03 and AD 83-20-03 and require the spar carry
through assembly inspection from AD 79-01-03 for additional airplanes
and add life limits for certain wing structural components previously
omitted from AD 83-20-03 for certain serial numbered airplanes. The FAA
is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by May 7,
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Piper
Aircraft, Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32960; phone: (772)
567-4361; website: https://www.piper.com. You may view this service
information at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational
Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on
the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2020-0881; or in person at
Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this NPRM, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for Docket
Operations is listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan McCully, Aviation Safety Engineer,
FAA, Atlanta ACO Branch, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2020-0881;
Project Identifier 2018-CE-024-AD.'' The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the reason for
any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA will
consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend the
proposal because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this proposed AD.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Dan
McCully, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, Atlanta ACO Branch, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337. Any commentary that the FAA
receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in
the public docket for this rulemaking.

Background

    The FAA issued AD 79-01-03, Amendment 39-3383 (44 FR 36, January 2,
1979), Docket No. 78-EA-69 (AD 79-01-03), for certain Piper Model PA-
36-285 airplanes. AD 79-01-03 requires repetitive inspections of spar
carry through assembly part number (P/N) 97370-00, with repair as
necessary, until the spar carry through assembly is replaced with P/N
76824-02. AD 79-01-03 was prompted by reports of cumulative damage to
the wing spar carry through assembly, which resulted from fatigue
testing and other field evidence of movement between the leg of the
spar cap and the spar web. The FAA issued AD 79-01-03 to prevent
hazards in flight associated with damage of the wing spar carry through
assembly.
    The FAA also issued AD 83-20-03, Amendment 39-4739 (48 FR 45535,
October 6, 1983), Docket No. 83-CE-23-AD (AD 83-20-03), for Piper
Models PA-36-285, PA-36-300, and PA-36-375 airplanes. AD 83-20-03
establishes life limits for certain wing structural components. AD 83-
20-03 was prompted by manufacturer laboratory fatigue tests of the wing
structure that identified the need to establish a service life limit
for the wing structural components. The FAA issued AD 83-20-03 to
prevent failure of the wing structural components because of fatigue
damage.

Actions Since AD 79-01-03 and AD 83-20-03 Were Issued

    Since the FAA issued AD 79-01-03 and AD 83-20-03, the FAA
identified inconsistencies between the two ADs and the airplanes' type
certificate. The FAA determined that the life limits for the spar carry
through assembly, P/N 97370-00 or 76824-02, were inadvertently omitted
from AD 83-20-03 for certain airplanes. The FAA is issuing this NPRM to
add the life limit for the spar carry through assembly for Models PA-
36-285 and PA-36-300 airplanes, serial numbers 36-7660123 through 36-
8160023, and Model PA-36-375 airplanes, serial numbers 36-7802001
through 36-8302025. The FAA also determined the repetitive inspections
of the spar carry through assembly required by AD 79-01-03 should apply
to both Model PA-36-285 and Model PA-36-300 airplanes until the life
limit replacement of the spar carry through assembly with P/N 76824-02.
After the initial life limit replacement of the wing spar carry through
assembly required by AD 83-20-03 (P/N 97370-00 with P/N 76824-02), the
inspections required by AD 79-01-03 are no longer be required. In this
NPRM, the FAA proposes to supersede both of those ADs.

FAA's Determination

    The FAA is issuing this NPRM after determining that the unsafe
condition described previously is likely to exist or develop on other
products of the same type design.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Piper Aircraft, Inc., Service Bulletin No. 552A,
dated August 3, 2018 (Piper SB No. 552A); Piper Aircraft PA-36, Pawnee
Brave Kit 764-394, Right Wing Main Spar Caps Replacement, dated June 9,
2012 (Piper Kit 764-394); and Piper Aircraft PA-36, Pawnee Brave Kit
764-393, Left Wing Main Spar Caps Replacement, dated June 9, 2012
(Piper Kit 764-393). Piper SB No. 552A applies to Models PA-36-285 and
PA-36-300 airplanes and contains procedures for repetitively inspecting
wing spar carry through assembly P/N 97370-00. Piper Kit 764-394
identifies the applicable parts and specifies procedures for replacing
the right wing main spar caps, which includes the attachment bolts and
wing carry through spar fittings and assembly. Piper Kit 764-393
identifies the applicable parts and specifies procedures for replacing
the left wing main spar caps, which includes the attachment bolts and
wing carry through spar fittings and assembly. This service information
is reasonably available because the interested parties have access to
it through their normal course of business or by the means identified
in the ADDRESSES section.

Other Related Service Information

    The FAA also reviewed Piper Aircraft Corporation Service Bulletin
No. 552, dated February 3, 1978 (Piper SB No. 552). Piper SB No. 552
contains the same procedures as Piper SB No. 552A, but Piper SB No. 552
only applies to Model PA-36-285 airplanes.

Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM

    This proposed AD would retain all of the requirements of AD 79-01-
03 and AD 83-20-03 but would apply some of the requirements to
additional serial-numbered airplanes.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would
affect 123 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this proposed
AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost per      Cost on U.S.
              Action                      Labor cost             Parts cost           product        operators
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Inspection of P/N 97370-00 wing     8 work-hours x $85     Not applicable.......            $680         $83,640
 spar carry through assembly.        per hour = $680.
Replacement of the wing attachment  10 work-hours x $85    $1,310 (both bolts)..           2,160         265,680
 upper bolt and lower bolt.          per hour = $850.
* Replacement of wing carry         30 work-hours x $85    $23,467..............          26,017       3,200,091
 through spar assembly.              per hour = $2,550.

** Replacement of Piper Kit 764-    20 work-hours x $85    $26,867 (both kits)..          28,567       3,513,741
 393 (Left) and Piper Kit            per hour = $1,700.
 764[dash]394 (Right).
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* The wing carry through spar fitting, P/N 97713-03, is included in the wing carry through spar assembly, P/N
  76824-02.
** The replacement for the wing spar fitting P/N 97712-00 and the replacement for spar assembly P/Ns 97701-00
  and 97701-01 are included in Piper Kit 764-393 and Piper Kit 764-394.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    The FAA is issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, General requirements.
Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight
of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for
practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary
for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to
exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    The FAA has determined that this proposed AD would not have
federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD
would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that the proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction, and
    (3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by:
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a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 79-01-03, Amendment 39-3383 (44 FR
36, January 2, 1979), Docket No. 78-EA-69; and Airworthiness Directive
83-20-03, Amendment 39-4739 (48 FR 45535, October 6, 1983), Docket No.
83-CE-23-AD; and
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b. Adding the following new airworthiness directive:

Piper Aircraft, Inc.: Docket No. FAA-2020-0881; Project Identifier
2018-CE-024-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) action by May 7, 2021.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 79-01-03, Amendment 39-3383 (44 FR 36,
January 2, 1979), Docket No. 78-EA-69 (AD 79-01-03); and AD 83-20-
03, Amendment 39-4739 (48 FR 45535, October 6, 1983), Docket No. 83-
CE-23-AD (83-20-03).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-36-285, PA-36-
300, and PA-36-375 airplanes, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 5700, Wings.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a review of AD 83-20-03 and AD 79-01-03
and the determination that the requirements of those ADs did not
address all of the affected airplanes. The FAA is issuing this AD to
prevent fatigue damage to the wing structural components. The unsafe
condition, if not addressed, could result in failure of the wing
structure with consequent loss of control.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Inspection of the Wing Spar Carry Through Assembly

    (1) For Models PA-36-285 and PA-36-300 airplanes, serial numbers
36-7360001 through 36-7560003, with a wing spar carry through
assembly part number (P/N) 97370-00 installed, before the airplane
accumulates a total of 2,000 hours time-in-service (TIS) or within
25 hours TIS after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs
later, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 hours TIS,
inspect the wing spar carry through assembly by following the
Instructions, section 1, of Piper Aircraft, Inc., Service Bulletin
No. 552A, dated August 3, 2018, (Piper SB No. 552A).
    (2) If any damage is found during any inspection required by
paragraph (g)(1) of this AD, before further flight, repair or
replace the wing spar carry through assembly by following the
Instructions, section 2, of Piper SB No. 552A.
    (3) Replacing wing spar carry through assembly P/N 97370-00 with
wing spar carry through assembly P/N 76824-02 terminates the
repetitive inspections required by paragraph (g)(1) of this AD.

(h) Life Limit Replacement of Wing Structural Components

    Remove from service the wing structural components specified in
paragraphs (h)(1) through (8) of this AD before the part accumulates
the life limit hours TIS set forth in table 1 to paragraph (h) of
this AD. If, on the effective date of this AD, the component will
reach its life limit within 100 hours TIS or has already reached its
life limit, remove the part from service within 100 hours TIS after
the effective date of this AD.
    (1) Remove from service wing attachment upper bolt P/N 77245-00
and replace with an unused (zero hours TIS) wing attachment upper
bolt P/N 77245-00.
    (2) Remove from service any wing carry through spar fitting P/Ns
97713-00, 97713-02, or 97713-03 and replace with an unused (zero
hours TIS) wing carry through spar fitting P/N 97713-03.

    Note 1 to paragraph (h)(2): Wing carry through spar fitting P/N
97713-03 is included as part of spar carry through assembly P/N
76824-02.

    (3) Remove from service wing spar fitting P/N 97712-00 and
replace with an unused (zero hours TIS) wing spar fitting P/N 97712-
00 by following steps D(1)(a) through D(1)(c)

or section D(2), in Piper Aircraft, PA-36, Pawnee Brave Kit 764-393,
Left Wing Main Spar Caps Replacement, dated June 9, 2012 (Piper Kit
764-393), or Piper Aircraft, PA-36, Pawnee Brave Kit 764-394, Right
Wing Main Spar Caps Replacement, dated June 9, 2012 (Piper Kit 764-
394), as applicable.

    Note 2 to paragraph (h)(3): This note applies to paragraphs
(h)(3) and (7) of this AD. Replacement parts for the left and right
wing spar fittings P/N 97712-00 and the right, left, top, and bottom
spar assemblies P/Ns 97701-00 and 97701-01 are included with Piper
Kit 764-393 and Piper Kit 764-394.

    (4) Remove from service spar carry through assembly P/N 97370-00
or 76824-02, as applicable, and replace with an unused (zero hours
TIS) spar carry through assembly P/N 76824-02.
    (5) Remove from service spar assembly P/Ns 97701-00 and 97701-
01, Revision P or later revision, and replace with an unused (zero
hours TIS) spar assembly by following the Instructions, sections B.
and C., in Piper Kit 764-393 or Piper Kit 764-394, as applicable.
    (6) Remove from service any spar carry through assembly P/N
76767-00 or P/N 76824-02 and replace with an unused (zero hours TIS)
spar carry through assembly P/N 76824-02.
    (7) Remove from service spar assemblies P/Ns 97701-00 and 97701-
01, Revision N or earlier revision, and replace with an unused (zero
hours TIS) left spar cap replacement kit P/N 764-393 and right spar
cap replacement kit P/N 764-394 by following the Instructions,
sections B. and C., in Piper Kit 764-393 or Piper Kit 764-394, as
applicable.
    (8) Remove from service wing attachment lower bolt P/N 77245-00
and replace with an unused (zero hours TIS) P/N 77245-00 bolt.
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(i) Credit for Previous Actions

    You may take credit for the actions required by paragraph (g) of
this AD if you performed those actions before the effective date of
this AD using Piper Aircraft Corporation Service Bulletin No. 552,
dated February 3, 1978.

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request
to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards District
Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the
manager of the certification office, send it to the attention of the
person identified in Related Information.
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.

    (3) AMOCs approved for AD 79-01-03 and AD 83-20-03 are approved
as AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of this AD.

(k) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Dan McCully,
Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, Atlanta ACO Branch, 1701 Columbia
Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (404)
474-5606; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Piper
Aircraft, Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32960; phone: (772)
567-4361; website: www.piper.com. You may view this service
information at the FAA, Policy and Innovation Division, 901 Locust,
Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued on March 12, 2021.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0042; FRL-9171-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plans (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1664.07,
OMB Control No. 2050-0141

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 5,
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2007-0042 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Superfund Docket, Mailcode:
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William ``Nick'' Nichols, Office of
Emergency Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-1970; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On April 14, 2010 (75 FR 19386) EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0042, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 Superfund Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view

public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available
electronically. Once in the system, select ``docket search,'' then key
in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy
is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency
Plans (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. Renewal ICR 1664.07, OMB Control No. 2050-
0141.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on 08/31/2010. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Section 311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act (CWA),
requires a Product Schedule (the Schedule), identifying ``dispersants,
other chemicals, and other spill mitigating devices and substances, if
any, that may be used in carrying out'' the National Contingency Plan
(NCP). The authority of the President to implement the CWA is currently
delegated to EPA by Executive Order 12777 (56 FR 54757, October 18,
1991). The use of dispersants, other chemical agents, and biological
additives to respond to oil spills in U.S. waters is governed by
Subpart J of the NCP (40 CFR 300.900).
    To place a product on the Schedule, Subpart J requires that a
product manufacturer conduct specific toxicity and effectiveness tests
and submit the corresponding technical product data and other required
information to the EPA Product Schedule Manager in the Office of
Emergency Management (OEM). EPA has established an effectiveness
threshold for listing dispersants (40 CFR 300.920(a)(2)). Only those
dispersants that meet or exceed the established threshold will be
listed on the Schedule. In addition, at 40 CFR 300.915(d), EPA requires
respondents to test bioremediation agents for effectiveness, using the
testing protocol contained in Appendix C to part 300. The
Bioremediation Agent Effectiveness Test is used to compare the
effectiveness of different bioremediation agents. The objective of the
effectiveness testing protocol is to provide empirical laboratory
evidence that evaluates a bioremediation agent's ability to enhance
biodegradation compared to the degradation due to the natural
population of oil degrading microbes.
    Collection and submission to EPA of the toxicity and effectiveness
tests and technical product data is mandatory if a manufacturer wants
to place a product on the Schedule. All information is typically
submitted on paper however, once a company contacts EPA, the Product
Schedule Manager can allow some data and information to be submitted
electronically. At 40 CFR 300.920(c), respondents may assert that
certain information in the technical product data submissions is
confidential business information. EPA will handle such claims pursuant
to the provisions in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Such information must be
submitted separately from non-confidential information, clearly
identified, and clearly marked ``Confidential Business Information.''
If the applicant fails to make such a claim at the time of submittal,
EPA may make the information available to the public without further
notice.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 28
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action include, but are not limited to, manufacturers of
bioremediation agents, dispersants, surface collecting agents, surface
washing agents and other chemical agents and biological additives used
as countermeasures against oil spills.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14 per year.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 390.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $100,493 includes $82,800 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change of hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB.

    Dated: June 29, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8851-1]

Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest as shown in the body of this
document. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The 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 regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed at the end of the pesticide petition
summary of interest.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment
that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that
does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part
2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 174 or part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that
the pesticide petitions described in this notice contain the data or
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not
fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or
whether the data support granting of the pesticide petitions.
Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final determination
on these pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
that are the subject of this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket
for each of the petitions is available on-line at http://
www.regulations.gov.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)),
EPA is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.

New Tolerance

    PP 0E7779. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0496). Interregional Research Project
Number 4, 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
herbicide dicamba, 3,6-dichloro-o-anisic and its metabolite 3,6-
dichloro-5-hydroxy-o-anisic acid (5-OH dicamba), in or on teff, forage
at 90.0 parts per million (ppm); teff, grain at 6.0 ppm; teff, straw at
30.0 ppm; and teff, hay at 40.0 ppm. Adequate enforcement methods are
available for the analysis of residues of dicamba and its relevant
metabolites in or on plant and livestock commodities. Pesticide
Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. II lists appropriate analytical methods,
based on gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC/ECD),
that are sufficient to provide for the enforcement of proposed dicamba
tolerances in teff forage, grain, straw and hay. Contact: Laura E.
Nollen,<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
New Tolerance Exemption

    1. PP 0E7769. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0803). Lighthouse Product Services,
3937 Cedarwood Lane, Johnstown, CO 80534 on behalf of Winfield
Solutions, LLC, 1080 County Road F West, Shoreview, MN 55146-2910,
proposes to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
for residues of Kerosene/Fuel Oil 1 (CAS Reg. Nos. 8008-20-6
or 64742-81-0) under 40 CFR 180.920 when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because this petition is a request for an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance without numerical
limitations. Contact: Elizabeth Fertich,<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    2. PP 0E7780. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0838). NOD Apiary Products USA Inc.,
8345 NW 66th Street 8418, Miami, FL 33166, proposes to amend
an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 1,4-
benzene dicarboxylic acid, (or dimethyl ester), polymer with 1,4-
butanediol, adiptic acid, hexamethylene diisocyanate and further
reacted with no more than 1% by weight of polyhydric alcohol, (CAS Reg.
No. 55231-08-8) under 40 CFR 180.920 when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient (component of controlled release agent) in honeybee hive
miticide formulations. As there is no significant residue expected and
as the petition is for a tolerance exemption, no analytical method is
required. Contact: Kerry Leifer,<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. PP 0E7786. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0837). NOD Apiary Products USA Inc.,
8345 NW 66th Street 8418, Miami, FL 33166, proposes to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of the D(+)-lactide-L(-)-lactide-meso-lactide polymer (CAS Reg. No.
9051-89-2) under 40 CFR 180.920 when used as an inert ingredient
(component of controlled release agent) in honeybee hive miticide
formulations. As there is no significant residue expected and as the
petition is for a tolerance exemption, no analytical method is
required. Contact: Kerry Leifer,<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: October 14, 2010.
G. Jeffrey Herndon,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-66894; File No. SR-DTC-2012-03]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Implement a Change in the
Practices of The Depository Trust Company as They Relate to Post-
Payable Adjustments

May 1, 2012.
    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 April 25, 2012, The Depository Trust Company (``DTC'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed
rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been
prepared primarily by DTC.

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).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to implement a change in
the practices of DTC as they relate to post-payable adjustments of
principal and income payments (``P&I'').\3\
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, DTC 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. DTC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these
statements.\4\
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    (i) Historically, DTC has accommodated issuers and/or their agents
(``Paying Agents'') by facilitating the collection and in many cases
the reallocation of certain misapplied, misdirected, or miscalculated
P&I.\5\ Under today's practices, DTC will process requests for these
types of post-payable adjustments up to one year after the initial
payment is made. Subject to Commission approval, effective November 1,
2012, DTC will no longer accommodate Paying Agent requests to process
these types of post-payable adjustments beyond 60 calendar days after
the initial payment date. This change in practice will allocate
assignment of accountability appropriately and will mitigate the risk
associated with the reallocation of such principal and income payments.
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    \5\ P&I include Principal Pass-Thru payments, Full Calls,
Partial Calls, Maturities, Pre-Refundings and all interest and
dividend payments.
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Background
    Several years ago, DTC formed a cross-industry working group to
study the severity of P&I processing problems and to analyze possible
solutions. The working group at that time focused mainly on the
timeliness of rate information submitted to DTC by paying agents and
recommended several changes to DTC's Operational Arrangements. Those
changes were approved by the Commission and implemented in 2008 (``2008
changes'').\6\ Implementation of the 2008 changes resulted in a 75%
decrease in late rate information and a significant increase in the
allocation of P&I on payment date. More recently, the working group has
suggested that, among other things, DTC create a time limit for
processing post-payable adjustments received from Paying Agents.
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    \6\ Securities Exchange Act Release Number 34-57542 (March 20,
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    Under current practice, DTC processes post-payable adjustments
received from Paying Agents up to one year after the initial payment is
made. After DTC processes the debits and credits for the misapplied
P&I, DTC participants must process trade adjustments against any
customer who traded the security since the error occurred. Participants
must also process adjustments to their customers' accounts for the
misapplied principal and associated interest. DTC has been requested a
number of times by the Association of Global Custodians to focus more
closely on the risks associated with income adjustments and to look for
ways to reduce that risk.\7\
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    \7\ In fact, the Association of Global Custodians'
recommendation was to adopt a new practice in which DTC would state
that: (i) Misapplied, misdirected, or miscalculated principal
payments must be reversed within two business days after the initial
payment; and (ii) misapplied, misdirected, or miscalculated interest
payments and cash dividend payments must be reversed within seven
business days after payment. However, at this time, DTC is
establishing an interim policy, which will put it closer to such an
end state.
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    In an effort to further reduce the inherent risks associated with
these types of post-payable adjustments and to compel all parties in
the payment chain to confront and minimize the challenges associated
with principal and income adjustments, subject to Commission approval
effective November 1, 2012, DTC will implement a practice whereby no
adjustments for P&I will be accepted or processed by DTC from Paying
Agents beyond 60 calendar days from the initial payment date. This
practice will apply to all security types. DTC will continue to
accommodate Paying Agents by facilitating the collection and in many
cases the reallocation of certain misapplied, misdirected, or
miscalculated P&I on all security types where the adjustments are
within sixty calendar days from payment date. Issuers and Agents
wishing to modify certain principal and income payments beyond sixty
calendar days may do so by obtaining a ``P&I Allocation Register'' and
making adjustments and payment arrangements directly with the affected
DTC Participants.
    (ii) The proposed rule change is consistent with the provisions of
the Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to DTC and
in particular to Section 17A(b)(3)(F) \8\ because limiting the
ambiguity surrounding payment finality will help DTC remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a national system for the prompt and
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions.
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(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    DTC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any
impact or impose any burden on competition.

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

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

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 up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate 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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-DTC-2012-03 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-DTC-2012-03. 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 Section, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filings will also be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of DTC and
on DTC's Web site at http://www.dtcc.com/downloads/legal/rule_filings/2012/dtc/2012-03.pdf.
    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-DTC-2012-03
and should be submitted on or before May 29, 2012.

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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Kevin O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 70696-70697]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0209]

Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB); Notice of Public
Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the WOTAB.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 10
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Requests for accommodations for a disability must
be received by Friday, October 21. Requests to submit written materials
for consideration during the meeting must be received no later than
Friday, October 21.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually for its entirety. Please
register in advance of the meeting at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab. Copies
of WOTAB task statements and an agenda for the entire meeting will be
made available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab at least 1 week in advance of
the meeting. Once approved, copies of the meeting minutes will be
available at the website following the meeting. You may visit the WOTAB
website at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab for further information on the
committee and its activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Designated
Federal Officer, WOTAB, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected]. Any committee-related request
should be sent to the person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    WOTAB was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
in accordance with section 23007(d)(1) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law (BIL) (Pub. L. 117-58), which requires the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish WOTAB. WOTAB will review and
report on policies that provide education, training, mentorship, and
outreach to women in the trucking industry and identify barriers and
industry trends that directly or indirectly discourage women from
pursuing and retaining careers in trucking.
    WOTAB operates in accordance with FACA under the terms of the WOTAB
charter, filed February 11, 2022.

II. Agenda

    WOTAB will begin consideration of Task 23-4: Examining ways in
which trucking companies, nonprofit organizations, training, and
education providers, and trucking associations may coordinate functions
to facilitate support for women pursuing careers in trucking. For this
and all topics considered by the committee, FMCSA will include
presentations by Agency experts and those in the field under
discussion.

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public via virtual platform.
Advance

registration via the website is required by Friday, October 21.
    DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all
participants. If you need alternative formats or services due to a
disability, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary
aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section by Friday, October 21.
    Oral comments from the public will be heard during designated
comment periods at the discretion of the WOTAB chair and Designated
Federal Officer. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time
for each commenter may be limited. Speakers are requested to submit a
written copy of their remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and
for circulation to WOTAB members. All prepared remarks submitted on
time will be accepted and considered as part of the record. Any member
of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any
time.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-22477 Filed 10-11-23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER21-1373-000]

Edwards Solar 1A, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Edwards Solar 1A, LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is April 5, 2021.
    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 may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    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 the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: March 15, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER20-245-000]

Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing
Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization: Sun Streams,
LLC

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Sun Streams, LLC's application for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is November 21, 2019.
    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
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
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    Dated: November 1, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-24320 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P