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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0103]

Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit
Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for annual
marine events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 9:30 p.m. on
June 20, 2013 through 11:59 p.m. on August 31, 2013. Enforcement of
these zones is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the
navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after
associated marine events. During the aforementioned period, the Coast
Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels
in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after
fireworks events. During each enforcement period, no person or vessel
may enter the respective safety zone without permission of the Captain
of the Port.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.941 will be enforced at various
times between 9:30 p.m. on June 20, 2013 through 11:59 p.m. on August
31, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email LT Adrian Palomeque, Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Detroit, 110 Mount Elliot Ave., Detroit MI 48207; telephone (313) 568-
9508, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.941, Safety Zones; Annual Events in the
Captain of the Port Detroit Zone, at the following dates and times for
the following events:
    (1) Bay-Rama Fishfly Festival Fireworks, New Baltimore, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(29) will be enforced
from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on June 20, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on June 20, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 9:00
p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on June 21, 2013. In the case of inclement weather
on June 21, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 9:00 p.m. to
11:00 p.m. on June 22, 2013.
    (2) St. Clair Shores Fireworks, St. Clair Shores, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(39) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on June 28, 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on June 28, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on June 29, 2013.
    (3) Target Fireworks, Detroit, MI.
    The first safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(50), on the
waterfront area adjacent to 1351 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
will be enforced from 8:00 a.m. on June 21, 2013 to 8:00 p.m. on June
24, 2013. In the case of inclement weather on June 24, 2013, the first
safety zone will be enforced one additional day, from 8:00 a.m. on June
21, 2013 to 8:00 p.m. on June 25, 2013.
    The second safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(50) will be
enforced from 8:00 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. on June 24, 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on June 24, 2013, the second safety zone will be
enforced from 8:00 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. on June 25, 2013.
    The third safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(50) will be
enforced from 6:00 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. on June 24, 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on June 24, 2013, the third safety zone will be
enforced from 6:00 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. on June 25, 2013.
    (4) Sigma Gamma Fireworks, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(51) will be enforced
from 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. on June 24, 2013.
    (5) Harrisville Fireworks, Harrisville, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(7) will be enforced
from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on July 6,

2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on
July 7, 2013.
    (6) Caseville Fireworks, Caseville, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(36) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 5, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on July 5, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 10:00
p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013.
    (7) Lexington Independence Festival Fireworks, Lexington, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(42) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on July 4, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 10:00
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2013.
    (8) Algonac Pickerel Tournament Fireworks, Algonac, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(37) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on July 5, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 10:00
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013.
    (9) Grosse Pointe Farms Fireworks, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(35) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on June 29, 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on June 29, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013.
    (10) Belle Maer Harbor 4th of July Fireworks, Harrison Township,
MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(46) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on July 4, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 10:00
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2013.
    (11) City of St. Clair Fireworks, St. Clair, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(31) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on July 4, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 10:00
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2013.
    (12) Port Austin Fireworks, Port Austin, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(33) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on July 4, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced from 10:00
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2013.
    (13) Trenton Rotary Roar on the River Fireworks, Trenton, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(9) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on July 19, 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on July 19, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on July 20, 2013.
    (14) Detroit International Jazz Festival Fireworks, Detroit, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(12) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on August 31, 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on August 31, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on September 1, 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on September 1, 2013, this safety zone will be
enforced from 10:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on September 2, 2013.
    (15) Tawas City 4th of July Fireworks, Tawas City, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(47) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on July 4, 2013. In the case of inclement
weather on July 4, 2013, this regulation will be enforced from 10:00
p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on July 5, 2013.
    (16) Bay City Fireworks Festival, Bay City, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(53) will be enforced
from 10:05 p.m. to 10:55 p.m. on July 4, 5, and 6 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on July 6, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced
from 10:05 p.m. to 10:55 p.m. on July 7, 2013.
    (17) Roostertail Fireworks, Detroit, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(1) will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on June 26, 2013.
    (18) Huron Riverfest Fireworks, Huron, OH.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(23) will be enforced
from 10:15 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on July 12, 2013.
    (19) Red, White and Blues Bang Fireworks, Huron, OH.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(22) will be enforced
from 10:15 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013.
    (20) Put-In-Bay Chamber of Commerce Fireworks, Put-In-Bay, OH.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(57) will be enforced
from 9:30 p.m. until 9:45 p.m. on June 29, 2013.
    (21) Perrysburg/Maumee 4th of July Fireworks, Perrysburg, OH.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(19) will be enforced
from 10:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 2013.
    (22) Grosse Ile Yacht Club Fireworks, Grosse Ile, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(44) will be enforced
from 8:45 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. on July 5, 2013.
    (23) Trenton Fireworks, Trenton, MI. The safety zone listed in 33
CFR 165.941(a)(45) will be enforced from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on
July 4, 2013. In the case of inclement weather on July 4, 2013, this
safety zone will be enforced from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 5,
2013.
    (24) Grosse Pointe Yacht Club 4th of July Fireworks, Grosse Pointe
Shores, MI. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(41) will be
enforced from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2013. In the case of
inclement weather on July 4, 2013, this safety zone will be enforced
from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2013.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or
anchoring within these safety zones during the enforcement period is
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Detroit or his
designated representative. Vessels that wish to transit through the
safety zones may request permission from the Captain of the Port
Detroit or his designated representative. Requests must be made in
advance and approved by the Captain of Port before transits will be
authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case by case basis. The
Captain of the Port may be contacted via U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Detroit on channel 16, VHF-FM. The Coast Guard will give notice to the
public via Local Notice to Mariners and VHF radio broadcasts that the
regulation is in effect.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.941 and 5
U.S.C. 552(a). If the Captain of the Port determines that any of these
safety zones need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this
notice, he or she may suspend such enforcement and notify the public of
the suspension via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: June 19, 2013.
J. E. Ogden,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0002]

Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on April 27, 2011, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building
31 Conference Center, the Great Room (rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD
20993-0002. Information regarding special accommodations due to a
disability, visitor parking and transportation may be accessed at:
http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm; under the heading
``Resources for You'', click on ``White Oak Conference Center Parking
and Transportation Information for FDA Advisory Committee Meetings''.
Please note that visitors to the White Oak Campus must enter through
Building 1.
    Contact Person: Paul Tran, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, rm.
2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>, FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-
mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FDA Advisory Committee Information
Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC area), and
follow the prompts to the desired center or product area. Please call
the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. A
notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that
impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always
be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you
should always check the Agency's Web site and call the appropriate
advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn about possible
modifications before coming to the meeting.
    Agenda: On April 27, 2011, the committee will discuss a new drug
application (NDA) 202-258, boceprevir (a hepatitis C virus protease
inhibitor), manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc., with a proposed
indication for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 1
infection, in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin (two
medicines approved to treat chronic hepatitis C infection) in adult
patients with compensated liver disease who are previously untreated or
who have failed previous therapy. Compensated liver disease is a stage
in which the liver is damaged but maintains ability to function.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the

location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material
will be posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material
is available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/
default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
April 13, 2011. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those individuals interested in
making formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and
submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to
make their presentation on or before April 5, 2011. Time allotted for
each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants
requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a
lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing
session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding
their request to speak by April 6, 2011.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Paul Tran at least 7
days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: March 9, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0115; Directorate Identifier 2010-NE-40-AD;
Amendment 39-17195; AD 2012-18-18]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1 turboshaft engines. That
AD currently requires accomplishment of the TU166 modification. This
new AD requires adding the Arriel 2S2 and 2C2 engines to the
applicability of engines requiring the TU166 modification with
different compliance times. This AD was prompted by reports of an
accident involving a twin-engine helicopter powered by two Arriel 2S2
engines. We are issuing this AD to prevent rupture of a gas generator
(GG) turbine blade, which could result in an uncommanded in-flight
shutdown and a forced landing or accident.

DATES: This AD is effective October 24, 2012.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in the AD as of October 24,
2012.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain other publication listed in this AD as of August
12, 2011 (76 FR 40222, July 8, 2011).

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Turbomeca, 40220 Tarnos, France; phone: 33 (0)5 59 74 40 00; telex: 570
042; fax: 33 (0)5 59 74 45 15. You may view this service information at
the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park,
Burlington, MA. For information on the availability of this material at
the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The address for the
Docket Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is Document Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Len, Aerospace Engineer, Engine
Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:
781-238-7199; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to supersede AD 2011-13-05, Amendment 39-16728 (76 FR 40222,
July 8, 2011). That AD applies to Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1
turboshaft engines. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on June
1, 2012 (77 FR 32437). That NPRM proposed to continue to require
accomplishment of the TU166 modification on Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B
and 2B1 turboshaft engines. That NPRM also proposed to require adding
the Arriel 2S2 engine to the applicability of engines requiring the
TU166 modification with a different compliance time.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. The following presents the comments received on the proposal
and the FAA's response to each comment.

Request To Add the Arriel 2C2 Engine Model

    Turbomeca S.A. requested that we add the Arriel 2C2 engine model to
the proposed AD applicability. The commenter referenced European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2012-0124, dated July 9, 2012, issued
to include the Arriel 2C2 engine model requiring the TU166
modification.
    We agree. We added the Arriel 2C2 engine model to the AD
applicability.

Request To Reduce Compliance Time

    Sikorsky requested that we reduce the proposed AD compliance time
for Arriel 2S2 engine models to within 100-cycles-in-service (CIS),
instead of 500 CIS, and, add a calendar time limitation of ``but not
later than September 30, 2012,'' based on the EASA AD having a
compliance date of November 16, 2012. The commenter believes that the
frequency of occurrence of the blade ruptures, when the risk is
analyzed per the FAA Advisory Circular 39-8, targeting a reasonable
risk, argues for an earlier TU166 modification.
    We do not agree. The risk analyzed by Sikorsky had inputs that were
too conservative. We did not change the AD.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
the AD with the changes described previously.

Costs of Compliance

    Based on the service information, we estimate that this AD will
affect about 551 products of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it
will take about 60 work-hours per product to comply with this AD. The
average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required parts will cost about
$3,900 per product. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the
AD on U.S. operators to be $4,959,000.

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.
    We are 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

    We have determined that this AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will 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 this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),

    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) Will 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.

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
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]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing airworthiness directive (AD)
2011-13-05, Amendment 39-16728 (76 FR 40222, July 8, 2011), and adding
the following new AD:

2012-18-18 Turbomeca S.A.: Amendment 39-17195; Docket No. FAA-2011-
0115; Directorate Identifier 2010-NE-40-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective October 24, 2012.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD supersedes AD 2011-13-05, Amendment 39-16728 (76 FR
40222, July 8, 2011).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B, 2B1, 2S2, and 2C2
turboshaft engines not modified by TU166 modification.

(d) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of an accident involving a twin-
engine helicopter powered by two Arriel 2S2 engines. We are issuing
this AD to prevent rupture of a gas generator (GG) turbine blade,
which could result in an uncommanded in-flight shutdown and a forced
landing or accident.

(e) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
    (1) For Arriel 2B and 2B1 turboshaft engines, accomplish the
TU166 modification in accordance with the instructions specified
within Turbomeca Alert Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) No. A292 72
3166 Version B, dated September 20, 2010, when the GG Turbine is
replaced or when the engine or Module M03 is going through overhaul
or repair, or within 676 cycles-in-service (CIS) after the effective
date of this AD, whichever occurs first.
    (2) For Arriel 2S2 turboshaft engines, accomplish the TU166
modification in accordance with the instructions specified within
Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 4166 Version A, dated March 23,
2012, when the GG Turbine is replaced or when the engine or Module
M03 is going through overhaul or repair, or within 500 CIS after the
effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.
    (3) For Arriel 2C2 turboshaft engines, accomplish the TU166
modification in accordance with the instructions specified within
Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 5166 Version A, dated June 18, 2012,
when the GG Turbine is replaced or when the engine or Module M03 is
going through overhaul or repair or within 650 engine hours after
the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.

(f) Credit for Actions Accomplished in Accordance With Previous Service
Information

    (1) For Arriel 2B and 2B1 turboshaft engines, if you performed
the TU166 modification before the effective date of this AD using
Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 3166 Version A, dated August 17,
2010, you met the requirements of paragraph (e)(1) of this AD.
    (2) For Arriel 2C2 and 2S2 turboshaft engines, if you performed
the TU166 modification before the effective date of this AD using
Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 2166 Version A, dated March 30,
2009, Version B, dated September 4, 2009, Version C, dated June 15,
2010, Version D, dated July 28, 2010, Version E, dated October 4,
2010, Version F, dated May 13, 2011, or Version G, dated March 26,
2012, you met the requirements of paragraph (e)(2) or (e)(3) as
applicable, of this AD.

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, Engine Certification Office, may approve AMOCs for
this AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make your
request.

(h) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Rose Len,
Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA
01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) European Aviation Safety Agency AD 2012-0054, dated April 2,
2012, and AD 2012-0124, dated July 9, 2012, also pertain to this AD.

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
October 24, 2012.
    (i) Turbomeca Alert Mandatory Service Bulletin No. A292 72 4166
Version A, dated March 23, 2012.
    (ii) Turbomeca Alert Mandatory Service Bulletin No. A292 72 5166
Version A, dated June 18, 2012.
    (4) The following service information was approved for IBR on
August 12, 2011 (76 FR 40222, July 8, 2011).
    (i) Turbomeca Alert Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) No. A292 72
3166 Version B, dated September 20, 2010.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (5) For Turbomeca service information identified in this AD,
contact Turbomeca, 40220 Tarnos, France; phone: 33 (0)5 59 74 40 00;
telex: 570 042; fax: 33 (0)5 59 74 45 15.
    (6) You may view this service information at FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington,
MA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (7) You may view this service information at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on September 6, 2012.
Robert G. Mann,
Acting Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2115-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Northwest Iowa Power
Cooperative Formula Rate to be effective 10/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/7/15.
    Accession Number: 20150707-5150.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/28/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2116-000.
    Applicants: NorthWestern Corporation.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: RS 271--REC Silicon O and
M Agreement to be effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5045.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2117-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: 2015-07-08_Cancellation of Index
of Customers to be effective 9/6/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5047.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2118-000.
    Applicants: CalPeak Power--Border LLC.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice re Cat 2 Seller in
SW Region to be effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5049.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2119-000.
    Applicants: CalPeak Power--Enterprise LLC.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice re Cat 2 Seller in
SW Region to be effective 7/9/2015.

    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5050.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2120-000.
    Applicants: CalPeak Power--Panoche LLC.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice re Cat 2 Seller in
SW Region to be effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5051.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2121-000.
    Applicants: CalPeak Power--Vaca Dixon LLC.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice re Cat 2 Seller in
SW Region to be effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5052.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2122-000.
    Applicants: CalPeak Power LLC.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice re Cat 2 Seller in
SW Region to be effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5053.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2123-000.
    Applicants: Midway Peaking, LLC.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice re Category 2
Seller Status to be effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5055.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2124-000.
    Applicants: EDF Industrial Power Services (IL), LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of cancellation to be
effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2125-000.
    Applicants: EDF Industrial Power Services (NY), LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of cancellation to be
effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5064.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2126-000.
    Applicants: EDF Industrial Power Services (OH), LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of cancellation to be
effective 7/9/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5068.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2127-000.
    Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, New York Independent
System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: NiMo filing of an amended
and restate IA on behalf of NiMo and Sithe to be effective 6/30/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5079.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2128-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Cost Reimbursement
Agreement (SA 2223) between Ntnl Grd and RG&E to be effective 3/5/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5088.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2129-000.
    Applicants: Slate Creek Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Slate Creek Wind Initial
Baseline MBR Application Filing to be effective 9/7/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5130.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2130-000.
    Applicants: Roosevelt Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Roosevelt Wind Initial
Baseline MBR Application Filing to be effective 9/7/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5142.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2131-000.
    Applicants: Milo Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Milo Wind Initial Baseline
MBR Application Filing to be effective 9/7/2015.
    Filed Date: 7/8/15.
    Accession Number: 20150708-5155.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/15.

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

    Docket Numbers: RD14-14-001; RD15-3-001; RD15-5-001.
    Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
    Description: Revisions of the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation to the Violation Risk Factors for Reliability Standards
PRC-004-3, PRC-004-4 and PRC-004-5.
    Filed Date: 7/7/15.
    Accession Number: 20150707-5189.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/15.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: July 8, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42670-42675]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 40

[Docket Nos. RM13-19-000 and RM14-3-000; Order No. 799]

Generator Relay Loadability and Revised Transmission Relay
Loadability Reliability Standards

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the section regarding Electric Reliability of the
Federal Power Act, the Commission approves a new Reliability Standard,
PRC-025-1 (Generator Relay Loadability), submitted by the North
American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-
approved Electric Reliability Organization. In addition, the Commission
approves Reliability Standard PRC-023-3 (Transmission Relay
Loadability), also submitted by NERC, which revises a currently-
effective standard pertaining to transmission relay loadability.

DATES:  This rule will become effective September 22, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Syed Ahmad (Technical Information),
Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Julie Greenisen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Before Commissioners: Cheryl A. LaFleur, Acting Chairman; Philip D.
Moeller, John R. Norris, and Tony Clark.

    In the matter of: RM13-10-000, RM14-3-000, Generator Relay
Loadability and Revised Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability
Standards

Order No. 799

Final Rule

(Issued July 17, 2014)

    1. Pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),\1\ the
Commission approves a new Reliability Standard, PRC-025-1 (Generator
Relay Loadability), submitted by the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC). In addition, the Commission approves
Reliability Standard PRC-023-3 (Transmission Relay Loadability), also
submitted by NERC, which revises a currently-effective standard
pertaining to transmission relay loadability.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
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    2. NERC developed proposed Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 in
response to certain Commission directives issued in Order No. 733,\2\
in which the Commission approved an initial version of a Reliability
Standard governing transmission relay loadability. We find that the new
standard on generator relay loadability, Reliability Standard PRC-025-
1, will enhance reliability by imposing mandatory requirements
governing generator relay loadability, thereby reducing the likelihood
of premature or unnecessary tripping of generators during system
disturbances. In addition, we find that the revisions to PRC-023-2 are
appropriate in that they clarify the applicability of the two standards
governing relay loadability (PRC-025-1 and PRC-023-3), and prevent
potential compliance overlap by eliminating potential inconsistencies.
Finally, we approve the violation risk factors and violation severity
levels as proposed for PRC-025-1, as well as the proposed
implementation plans for the two standards.
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    \2\ Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability Standard, Order
No. 733, 130 FERC ] 61,221 (2010) (Order No. 733); order on reh'g
and clarification, Order No. 733-A, 134 FERC ] 61,127; clarified,
Order No. 733-B, 136 FERC ] 61,185 (2011).
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I. Background

A. Regulatory Background

    3. Section 215 of the FPA requires a Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and approval.\3\
Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by the ERO
subject to Commission oversight, or by the Commission independently.\4\
In 2006, the Commission certified NERC as the ERO pursuant to FPA
section 215.\5\
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    \3\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(c) and (d).
    \4\ See id. 824o(e).
    \5\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ]
61,062, order on reh'g & compliance, 117 FERC ] 61,126 (2006), aff'd
sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009).
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B. Relay Protection Systems

    4. Protective relays are devices that detect and initiate the
removal of faults on an electric system.\6\ They are designed to read
electrical measurements, such as current, voltage, and frequency, and
can be set to recognize certain measurements as indicating a fault.
When a protective relay detects a fault on an element of the system
under its protection, it sends a signal to an interrupting device, such
as a circuit breaker, to disconnect the element from the rest of the
system. Impedance relays, which are the most common type of relays used
to protect transmission lines, continuously measure voltage and current
on the protected transmission line and operate when the measured
magnitude and phase angle of the impedance (voltage/current) falls
within the settings of the relay.
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    \6\ A ``fault'' is defined in the NERC Glossary of Terms used in
Reliability Standards as ``[a]n event occurring on an electric
system such as a short circuit, a broken wire, or an intermittent
connection.''
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C. Development of Reliability Standards on Relay Loadability

    5. Following the August 2003 blackout that affected parts of the
Midwest, the Northeast, and Ontario, Canada, NERC and the U.S.-Canada
Power System Outage Task Force (Task Force) concluded that a
substantial number of transmission lines disconnected during the
blackout when load-responsive phase-protection backup distance and
phase relays operated unnecessarily, i.e. under non-fault conditions.
Although these relays operated according to their settings, the Task
Force determined that the operation of these relays for non-fault
conditions contributed to cascading outages at the start of the
blackout and accelerated the geographic spread of the cascade.\7\
Seeking to prevent or minimize the scope of future blackouts, both NERC
and the Task Force developed recommendations to ensure that these types
of protective relays do not contribute to future blackouts.\8\
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    \7\ U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force, Final Report on
the August 14, 2003 Blackout in the United States and Canada: Causes
and Recommendations, at 80 (2004) (Final Blackout Report).
    \8\ See Final Blackout Report, Recommendation 21A; North
American Electric Reliability Council, August 14, 2003 Blackout:
NERC Actions to Prevent and Mitigate the Impacts of Future Cascading
Blackouts, at 13 and Recommendation 8a (2004).

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    6. NERC developed Reliability Standard PRC-023-1 (Transmission
Relay Loadability) to address these recommendations, and submitted it
for Commission approval under FPA section 215. On March 10, 2010, in
Order No. 733, the Commission approved Reliability Standard PRC-023-
1.\9\ In addition, the Commission directed NERC to (1) make certain
modifications to the Reliability Standard, (2) submit a timeline for
the development of a new Reliability Standard to address generator
protective relay loadability, and (3) develop a new Reliability
Standard addressing the issue of protective relay operation during
stable power swings.
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    \9\ Order No. 733, 130 FERC ] 61,221.
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D. NERC Petition and Reliability Standards PRC-025-1 and PRC-023-3

1. Reliability Standard PRC-025-1
    7. On September 30, 2013, NERC submitted a petition seeking
approval of Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 (Generator Relay
Loadability).\10\ NERC stated in its petition that the standard ``is
designed to prevent generator tripping when conditions do not pose a
direct risk to the generator and associated equipment and will reduce
the risk of unnecessary generator tripping--events that increase the
severity of the disturbance''.\11\ NERC further stated that the
standard is intended to address the second part of the Commission's
Order No. 733 directives, requiring development of a standard governing
generator protective relay loadability.\12\ NERC noted that it
addressed the first Order No. 733 directive, requiring modification of
PRC-023-1, through its revised standard PRC-023-2 (currently in
effect).\13\ NERC indicated that it is addressing the third portion of
the Order No. 733 directives, relay operation during stable power
swings, as part of a separate phase of the project.\14\
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    \10\ Reliability Standards PRC-025-1 and PRC-023-3 are not
attached to this Final Rule. The complete texts of these proposed
Reliability Standards are available on the Commission's eLibrary
document retrieval system in Docket Nos. RM13-19-000 and RM14-3-000,
and are posted on NERC's Web site, available at: http://www.nerc.com.
    \11\ Petition of the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
for Approval of Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 (Generator
Relay Loadability), Docket No. RM13-19-000 at 4 (Sept. 30, 2013)
(September 30 Petition or Petition). NERC requested that the
Commission delay its consideration of PRC-025-1 until NERC could
finalize and submit for approval certain related revisions to its
transmission relay loadability standard, PRC-023-2. Those revisions
were submitted on December 17, 2013, as discussed further below.
    \12\ See id. at 8.
    \13\ Id. (citing Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability
Standard, Order No. 759, 138 FERC ] 61,197 (2012)).
    \14\ Id. NERC indicated that this third phase of its response to
Order No. 733 is tentatively scheduled to be completed in December
2014. Id.
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    8. NERC explained that the stated purpose of PRC-025-1 is ``[t]o
set load-responsive protective relays associated with generation
Facilities at a level to prevent unnecessary tripping of generators
during a system disturbance for conditions that do not pose a risk of
damage to the associated equipment''.\15\ Reliability Standard PRC-025-
1 will apply to any generator owner, transmission owner, or
distribution provider ``that applies load-responsive protective relays
at the terminals of the Elements listed in 3.2, Facilities.'' \16\ The
term ``facilities,'' in turn, is defined in section 3.2 of the proposed
standard as:
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    \15\ September 30 Petition, Ex. A at 3. While NERC has not
proposed a definition for the term ``load-responsive protective
relays,'' Attachment A of existing Reliability Standard PRC-023-2,
which also uses the term ``load-responsive protective relays''
states that the standard includes ``any protective functions which
could trip with or without time delay, on load current.'' NERC
Reliability Standard PRC-023-2, available at: http://www.nerc.com/_layouts/PrintStandard.aspx?standardnumber=PRC-023-2&title=Transmission%20Relay%20Loadability&jurisdiction=United%20States.
    \16\ September 30 Petition, Ex. A at 3. NERC further explained
that the standard should ``include all load-responsive protective
relays that are affected by increased generator output in response
to system disturbances.'' September 30 Petition, Ex. A at 25
(Guidelines and Technical Basis) (hereinafter Guidelines).

Elements associated with Bulk Electric System (BES) generating units
and generating plants, including those . . . identified as
Blackstart Resources in the Transmission Operator's system
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restoration plan:

3.2.1 Generating unit(s).
3.2.2 Generator step-up (i.e., GSU) transformer(s).
3.2.3 Unit auxiliary transformer(s) (UAT) that supply overall
auxiliary power necessary to keep generating unit(s) online.
3.2.4 Elements that connect the GSU transformer(s) to the
Transmission system that are used exclusively to export energy
directly from a BES generating unit or generating plant. Elements
may also supply generating plant loads.
3.2.5 Elements utilized in the aggregation of dispersed power
producing resources.

    9. Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 has only one requirement, that
each applicable entity ``shall apply settings that are in accordance
with PRC-025-1--Attachment 1: Relay Settings, on each load-responsive
protective relay while maintaining reliable fault protection.'' \17\
The relay setting options are defined in Table 1 of Attachment 1, and
include the specific bus voltage and other inputs to be used depending
on the application (e.g., synchronous or asynchronous generator,
generator step-up transformer, or unit auxiliary transformer) and the
type of relay. For most applications of each type of relay, the
proposed standard would give applicable entities the option of adopting
relay settings that meet the stated criteria as determined through: (1)
a relatively simple calculation; (2) a more complex calculation; or (3)
a described simulation. As stated in the standard, the criteria in
Attachment 1 ``represent short-duration conditions during which
generation Facilities are capable of providing system reactive
resources, and for which generation Facilities have been historically
recorded to disconnect, causing events to become more severe.'' \18\
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    \17\ Id. at 18, and Ex. A at 4.
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    10. NERC explained in its petition that the specific relay setting
criteria are based on system conditions observed during the August 2003
Blackout.\19\ Specifically, the criteria for relays applied on
synchronous generators, and their associated generator step-up
transformers (GSUs) and connecting elements, are based on the response
of the synchronous generator to depressed transmission system voltage
(with allowances for reactive power losses across the GSU transformer).
The criteria for relays applied on asynchronous generators and their
associated GSU transformers and connecting elements are based on the
more limited response of an asynchronous generator to the depressed
voltage (with no allowance for loss of reactive power across the GSU
transformer because such losses are not significant).\20\ The criteria
for relays applied on unit auxiliary transformers (UATs) that supply
station service are based on the increased current requirements of
station service load during a depressed voltage condition.
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    \19\ Id. at 10.
    \20\ Id. at 11.
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    11. In its justification for approval of the proposed standard,
NERC explained that ``[a]nalyses of power system disturbances over the
past twenty-five years have found generators to have tripped
unnecessarily--an occurrence that has the potential to extend the scope
and duration of a disturbance.'' \21\ According to NERC, during the
recovery phase of a disturbance, system voltage may be widely depressed
and may fluctuate. To support the system during

this phase of a disturbance, NERC explained that the proposed standard
``establishes criteria for setting load-responsive relays such that
individual generators may provide Reactive Power within their dynamic
capability during transient time periods,'' thereby avoiding
unnecessary tripping of generators and ensuring that ``dynamic
capability is available to support system recovery.'' \22\
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    \21\ Id. at 9.
    \22\ Id. at 9-10.
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    12. NERC proposed to assign a ``High'' violation risk factor to
Requirement R1 of PRC-025-1, and a ``Severe'' violation severity level
for failure to apply settings as required. NERC's Implementation Plan
proposed that applicable entities must be in compliance with the new
standard: (1) 60 months after regulatory approval where compliance can
be achieved without replacement or removal of relays; or (2) 84 months
after regulatory approval if replacement or removal of relays is
necessary.\23\
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2. Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-023-3
    13. On December 17, 2013, NERC submitted proposed clarifying
changes to Reliability Standard PRC-023-2, as reflected in PRC-023-3,
as ``Supplemental Information'' to its September 30 Petition.\24\ NERC
explained in its Supplemental Filing that these changes were identified
during development of PRC-025-1 as ``necessary to establish a bright-
line distinction between the applicability of load-responsive
protective relays in the transmission and generator relay loadability
Reliability Standards.'' \25\ NERC explained that stakeholders became
concerned about potential compliance overlap between the new generator
relay loadability standard, PRC-025-1, and existing standard PRC-023-2,
which currently applies to certain elements that connect GSU
transformers to the transmission system.
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    \24\ Supplemental Information to the Petition of the North
American Electric Reliability Corp. for Approval of Proposed
Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 (Generator Relay Loadability), Docket
No. RM14-3-000 (Dec. 17, 2013) (Supplemental Filing).
    \25\ Id. at 1-2.
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    14. In order to clarify that proposed standard PRC-025-1 is
intended to cover ``all load responsive protective relays applied at
the terminals of generators and GSU transformers,'' \26\ NERC proposed
to remove Criterion 6 of Requirement R1 from PRC-023-2 in its entirety.
That sub-requirement currently requires applicable entities to:
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    \26\ See id. at 4.

    Set transmission line relays applied on transmission lines
connected to generation stations remote to load so they do not
operate at or below 230% of the aggregated generation nameplate
capability.\27\
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    \27\ See Supplemental Filing, Ex. A, Redline of PRC-023-2 at 6.

NERC also proposed to change the applicability section of PRC-023-2 to
exclude ``Elements that connect the GSU transformer(s) to the
Transmission system that are used exclusively to export energy directly
from a BES generating unit or generating plant.'' \28\
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    \28\ See Supplemental Filing at 4, and Ex. A, Proposed
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    15. NERC explained in its Supplemental Filing that the two relay
loadability standards, as revised, would be based on the location where
the relays are applied and not on the intended protection functions,
which NERC considers advantageous because it:

(i) Facilitates the establishment of generator relay loadability
requirements based on the physics associated with increased
generator output during stressed system conditions.
(ii) Avoids ambiguity as to whether the intended protection function
is for the generating unit or the Transmission System. . . .
(iii) Provides clear division of applicability between the Generator
and Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability Standards based on
the physical location, independent of the entity that owns the
relay.\29\
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    \29\ Supplemental Filing at 5.

    16. Under NERC's proposed implementation plan, Reliability Standard
PRC-023-3 will become effective on the first day of the first calendar
quarter beyond the date that the standard is approved by the applicable
regulatory authority. Reliability Standard PRC-023-2 would be retired
immediately prior to the effective date of PRC-023-3, except that
Criterion 6 of Requirement R1 would remain in effect until the
effective date of PRC-025-1. Any implementation dates or milestones
established under PRC-023-2 would remain in place.\30\
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    \30\ As part of its Supplemental Filing, NERC also submitted a
report on UAT relay loadability to address concerns raised by
minority commenters during the development of PRC-025-1 as to
whether UAT relays on the low-voltage side should be included. See
id. at 6 and Ex. E. The report concludes that there is no adverse
reliability impact from Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 as proposed,
and finds that ``based on a comparison of the simulation models and
the actual event data, the simulation results are conservative. The
model results, coupled with the NERC Generating Availability Data
System (GADS) analysis, are indicative that a reliability gap does
not result from excluding relays on the low-voltage side of the UAT
from PRC-025-1.'' Supplemental Filing at 6, Ex. E at 6.
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E. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Subsequent Filings

    17. On March 20, 2014, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking proposing to approve Reliability Standards PRC-023-3 and
PRC-025-1.\31\ The Commission explained that approving the new
Reliability Standard on generator relay loadability, PRC-025-1, would
enhance reliability by imposing mandatory requirements governing
generator relay loadability, thereby reducing the likelihood of
premature or unnecessary tripping of generators during system
disturbances. In addition, the Commission noted that the proposed
revisions to PRC-023-2 are appropriate because they would clarify the
applicability of the two standards governing relay loadability and
would prevent potential compliance overlap by eliminating potential
inconsistencies.
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    \31\ Generator Relay Loadability and Transmission Relay
Loadability Reliability Standards, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
146 FERC ] 61,189 (2014) (NOPR).
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    18. Comments on the NOPR were due by April 28, 2014. Five sets of
comments were received, submitted by NERC, by the Edison Electric
Institute (EEI) and the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA)
(jointly, EEI/EPSA), and by three individuals.\32\ All commenters
supported the approval of Reliability PRC-023-3 and PRC-025-1. EEI/EPSA
describe the standard as ``provid[ing] clarity with respect to
premature or unnecessary tripping of generators and associated
auxiliaries during disturbances while satisfying outstanding directives
issued in Order No. 733.'' \33\ EEI/EPSA note that their earlier
concern, ``that a simple application of PRC-023-1 to generator
protection systems might unintentionally create a risk of damage to
generation assets'' has been addressed through ``development of PRC-
025-1 and the clearly defined guidance provided in Attachment 1 of that
standard.'' \34\ Accordingly, EEI/EPSA support approval of the two
standards.
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    \32\ The three individuals are Mark Eliason, G. Wilkowski, and
Daniel Shin.
    \33\ EEI/EPSA Comments at 2.
    \34\ Id.
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II. Discussion

    19. Pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the FPA, we approve
Reliability Standards PRC-025-1 and PRC-023-3 as just, reasonable, not
unduly discriminatory or preferential, and in the public interest.
Further, we approve the associated violation risk factors and violation
severity levels, and NERC's

proposed implementation plans for the new and revised standards. PRC-
025-1 satisfies the Commission directive in Order No. 733 requiring
NERC to develop a separate Reliability Standard that addresses
generator step-up and auxiliary transformer loadability, and to do so
``in a way that is coordinated with the Requirements and expected
outcomes of PRC-023-1.'' \35\ In addition, we find that PRC-025-1 will
enhance reliability by imposing mandatory requirements governing
generator relay loadability settings, thereby reducing the likelihood
of premature or unnecessary tripping of generators during system
disturbances. Finally, we find that the modifications reflected in PRC-
023-3 will clarify the applicability of the two standards governing
relay loadability and prevent potential compliance overlap due to
inconsistencies.
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    \35\ See Order No. 733, 130 FERC ] 61,221 at PP 104-106.
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Other Issues

    20. The three individual commenters express support for the
approval of PRC-025-1 and PRC-023-3, but raise certain additional
concerns about the reliability of the grid. One commenter notes that,
despite the increased costs associated with installation or adjustment
of relays under the new Reliability Standards, the ``appropriate
setting of protective relays will be helpful in the case of larger
outages.'' \36\ Another commenter states that the standard ``will
reduce the likelihood of premature or unnecessary tripping of
generators during disturbances,'' but also opines on the general need
for enhanced reliability standards due to, inter alia, proliferation of
independent generation facilities, increased burdens on and risks to
the grid due to increasing demand, climate change, and physical
attacks.\37\ Another commenter, while supporting adoption of the rule,
notes his larger concern with the security of the grid and the need to
prevent physical attacks that could have a far-reaching effect on
national security.\38\
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    \36\ Comments of Mark Eliason at 1.
    \37\ Comments of G. Wilkowski at 1-2.
    \38\ Comments of Daniel Shin at 1-2.
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Commission Determination

    21. For the reasons stated above, we approve Reliability Standards
PRC-025-1 and PRC-023-3, and note that all comments relevant to the
issues raised by our proposed approval of these Reliability Standards
support our approval. With respect to the broader issues raised on the
need to address other risks to reliability, including risks to the
physical security of the grid, such issues are beyond the scope of the
instant proceeding. However, we note that certain of these issues are
being addressed in other pending Commission proceedings, and direct
these commenters to Docket No. RM14-1-000, addressing Reliability
Standards related to Geomagnetic Disturbances; and Docket No. RM14-15-
000, addressing the development of physical security Reliability
Standards.

III. Information Collection Statement

    22. The collection of information contained in this Final Rule is
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.\39\ OMB's
regulations require approval of certain information collection
requirements imposed by agency rules.\40\ Upon approval of a collection
of information, OMB will assign an OMB control number and an expiration
date. Respondents subject to the filing requirements of a rule will not
be penalized for failing to respond to this collection of information
unless the collections of information display a valid OMB control
number.
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    \39\ 44 U.S.C. 3507(d) (2012).
    \40\ 5 CFR 1320.11 (2013).
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    23. Through issuance of this Final Rule, the Commission approves
Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 and revisions to PRC-023-2. Reliability
Standard PRC-025-1 will impose new requirements to set certain
generator protective relays in accordance with prescribed criteria, and
will apply to transmission owners, distribution providers, and
generator owners with applicable relays. Affected entities will have to
ensure that their relays are set in accordance with these criteria and
maintain records or other evidence demonstrating their compliance with
the standard's requirements. The revisions to PRC-023-2 will result in
a change in how relay settings are calculated for certain kinds of
relays, but will not result in reporting or recordkeeping requirements
or burden. Public Reporting Burden: Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 does
not require responsible entities to file information with the
Commission. However, the Reliability Standard requires applicable
entities to develop and maintain certain information, subject to audit
by a Regional Entity. In particular, each applicable transmission
owner, generator owner and distribution provider must ``have evidence''
to show that each of its load-responsive protective relays are set
according to one of the options in Attachment 1 to Reliability Standard
PRC-025-1. Our estimate below regarding the number of respondents is
based on the NERC compliance registry as of January 31, 2014. According
to the NERC compliance registry, NERC has registered 539 distribution
providers, 903 generator owners and 344 transmission owners. However,
under NERC's compliance registration program, entities may be
registered for multiple functions, so these numbers incorporate some
double counting. The number of unique entities responding will be
approximately 1,019 \41\ entities registered as a transmission owner, a
distribution provider, or a generator owner that is also a transmission
owner and/or a distribution owner. The Commission estimates the annual
reporting burden and cost as follows:
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    \41\ This estimate assumes all of the unique entities apply
load-responsive protective relays.

                                              FERC-725G,\42\ Additions in Final Rule in RM13-19 and RM14-3
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                                                             Annual number
                                       Number and type of    of responses    Total number     Avg. burden & cost    Total annual burden      Cost per
                                      respondents \43\ (1)  per respondent   of responses      per response (3)     hours & total annual    respondent
                                                                  (2)                                                 cost (1)x(2)x(3)         \44\
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(One-time) Review & documentation    1,019 GO/DP/TO.......               1           1,019  20 hrs. & $59.62/hour  20,380 hours &                  $1192
 of relay settings to ensure                                                                                $1,215,056.
 compliance.

(On-going) Record Retention (of      1,019 GO/DP/TO.......               1           1,019  2 hrs. & $28.95/hour.  2,038 hours &                  $57.90
 compliance records for R1 and M1,                                                                                $59,000..............
 for 3 years or until mitigation
 complete).
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    Title: Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System
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    \42\ At the time the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was issued,
an unrelated rulemaking affecting other aspects of FERC-725G was
pending at OMB for PRA review. Because only one request per OMB
Control Number can be pending OMB review at a time, the information
collection proposed in this NOPR (RM13-19 and RM14-3) was
temporarily labeled FERC 725Q (OMB Control No. 1902-0272). The
reporting and record retention requirements for this Final Rule in
RM13-19 and RM14-3 are now being submitted to OMB for review under
FERC 725G (rather than the temporary FERC 725Q).
    \43\ GO = Generator Owner, DP = Distribution Provider, TO =
Transmission Owner, each of which applies load-responsive protective
relays at the terminals of the Elements listed in the proposed
standard at section 3.2(Facilities).
    \44\ The estimated hourly costs (salary plus benefits) are based
on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) information (at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm#17-0000) for an electrical engineer
($59.62/hour for review and documentation), and for a file clerk
($28.95/hour for record retention).
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    Action: Changes to FERC-725G.
    OMB Control No: 1902-0252
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit institutions; not-for-
profit institutions.
    Frequency of Responses: One-time and ongoing.
    Necessity of the Information: Generator Relay Loadability
Reliability Standard (PRC-025-1) would implement the Congressional
mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to develop mandatory and
enforceable Reliability Standards to better ensure the reliability of
the nation's Bulk-Power System. Specifically, the purpose of the
Reliability Standard is to set load-responsive protective relays
associated with generation facilities at a level to prevent unnecessary
tripping of generators during a system disturbance for conditions that
do not pose a risk of damage to the associated equipment. The
Reliability Standard requires entities to maintain records subject to
review by the Commission and NERC to ensure compliance with the
Reliability Standard.
    Internal Review: The Commission has reviewed the requirements
pertaining to the Reliability Standards PRC-025-1 and PRC-023-3 and
determined that the proposed requirements are necessary to meet the
statutory provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. These
requirements conform to the Commission's plan for efficient information
collection, communication and management within the energy industry.
The Commission has assured itself, by means of internal review, that
there is specific, objective support for the burden estimates
associated with the information requirements.
    24. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting
requirements by contacting the following: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 [Attention:
Ellen Brown, Office of the Executive Director, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>].
    25. Comments concerning the information collections proposed in
this rule and the associated burden estimates should be sent to the
Commission in these dockets and to the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs [Attention: Desk Officer
for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]. For security reasons,
comments should be sent by email to OMB at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please reference FERC-725G, OMB Control No.
1902-0252, and Docket Nos. RM13-19-000 and RM14-3-000 in your
submission.

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    26. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \45\ generally
requires a description and analysis of rules that will have significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The RFA
mandates consideration of regulatory alternatives that accomplish the
stated objectives of a proposed rule and that minimize any significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The Small
Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Size Standards develops the
numerical definition of a small business.\46\ The SBA recently revised
its size standard for electric utilities (effective January 22, 2014)
to a standard based on the number of employees, including affiliates
(from a standard based on megawatt hours).\47\ Under SBA's new size
standards, generator owners, distribution providers, and transmission
owners are likely included in one of the following categories (with the
associated size thresholds noted for each): \48\
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    \45\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612 (2012).
    \46\ 13 CFR 121.101 (2013).
    \47\ Small Business Size Standards: Utilities, 78 FR 77,343
(Dec. 23, 2013).
    \48\ 13 CFR 121.201, Sector 22, Utilities.
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     Hydroelectric power generation, at 500 employees;
     Fossil fuel electric power generation, at 750 employees;
     Nuclear power generation, at 750 employees;
     Other electric power generation (e.g. solar, wind,
geothermal, and others), at 250 employees;
     Electric bulk power transmission and control, at 500
employees;
     Electric power distribution, at 1,000 employees.
    27. Based on U.S. economic census data,\49\ the approximate
percentage of small firms in these categories varies from 24 percent to
94 percent. However, currently FERC does not have information on how
the economic census data compares with entities registered with NERC
and is unable to estimate the number of small GOs, DPs, and TOs using
the new SBA definitions.\50\ Regardless, FERC recognizes that the rule
will likely impact small GOs, DPs, and TOs and estimates the economic
impact on each entity below.
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    \49\ Data and further information are available from SBA at
http://www.sba.gov/advocacy/849/12162.
    \50\ Using the previous SBA definition, 230 of the 1,019
entities affected by the proposed PRC-025-1 would have qualified as
small entities.
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    28. Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 will serve to enhance
reliability by

imposing mandatory requirements governing generator relay loadability,
thereby reducing the likelihood of premature or unnecessary tripping of
generators during system disturbances. The Commission estimates that
each of the small entities to whom the Reliability Standard PRC-025-1
applies will incur one-time compliance costs of $4,480 (i.e., the cost
of re-setting any relays found to be out of compliance),\51\ plus
paperwork and record retention costs of $1,192 (one-time
implementation) and $57.90 (annual ongoing).\52\ Per entity, the total
one-time implementation costs are estimated to be $5,672 (including
paperwork and non-paperwork costs) and the annual ongoing costs are
estimated to be $57.90.
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    \51\ These are non-paperwork related costs, which are not
reflected in the burden described in the Information Collection
Section above, and instead reflect the burden of re-setting relays
in order to comply with the new requirements of PRC-025-1.
Specifically, this figure reflects an estimated time of 8 hours per
relay, assuming an average of 8 digital relays which will need to be
re-set per small entity, at a cost of $70 per hour (the average of
the salary plus benefits for a manager and an engineer, from Bureau
of Labor Statistics at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm
and http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
    \52\ The one-time paperwork-related implementation cost estimate
is based on a burden of 20 hours at $59.62/hour, and the annual
record-keeping cost estimate is based on a burden of 2 hours at
$28.95/hour. See supra at P 23 and n.44.
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    29. The Commission does not consider the estimated costs per small
entity to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. Accordingly, the Commission certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.

V. Environmental Analysis

    30. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may
have a significant adverse effect on the human environment.\53\ The
Commission has categorically excluded certain actions from this
requirement as not having a significant effect on the human
environment. Included in the exclusion are rules that are clarifying,
corrective, or procedural or that do not substantially change the
effect of the regulations being amended.\54\ The actions taken herein
fall within this categorical exclusion in the Commission's regulations.
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    \53\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, Order No. 486, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 30,783 (1987).
    \54\ 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii).
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VI. Document Availability

    31. 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) and
in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room
2A, Washington, DC 20426.
    32. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this
information is available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type
the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in
the docket number field.
    33. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
Web site during normal business hours from the Commission's Online
Support at<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>. Email the Public Reference Room at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
VII. Effective Date and Congressional Notification

    34. This Final Rule is effective September 22, 2014.
    35. The Commission has determined, with the concurrence of the
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of
OMB, that this rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined in section 351
of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996.\55\
The Commission will submit the Final Rule to both houses of Congress
and to the General Accountability Office.
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    \55\ See 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

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    By the Commission.

    Issued: July 17, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-17229 Filed 7-22-14; 8:45 am]
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