Reformatting and Revision of Chemical Identification and Latitude/ Longitude Data Standards Frequently Asked Questions August 19, 2005 A. General Questions 1. What is the data standards revision process? Data standards are not static. They will continue to evolve as needs change and areas of information evolve and/ or grow. A call for a revision of a standard can come to the Environmental Data Standards Council, from subject area experts or from data standards experts. When a request for revision of a standard is received, a group knowledgeable in the domain area is organized to review the standard. A draft revision is presented to the EDSC and then revision goes through a technical review of 30 60 days depending on the extent of the recommended changes. After the resolution of comments, the revision is either posted in the Federal Register ( if the revisions are minor), or sent to the Federal Register for a 45 day or more public review ( if the revisions are extensive).

2. Why are data standards being reformatted? There are several reasons why we felt it was important to reformat the older data standards.   The EDSC has adopted a more modular implementation of data standards and many of the older data standards are not constructed in this format. Modularization or the creation of data blocks enables data standards to be more flexible and allows pieces of the data standard, or data blocks to be extracted and reused as needed.   It provides clarity to users if they can expect the same look and feel throughout all the data standards. In essence we are standardizing data standards.   The new format is the standard format used by most national and international standards organizations.

3. Why have the data standards been " modularized"? Modularization is the creation of data blocks of like data elements within the standard. For example an " address" data block would have data elements for street number, street name, city, state, postal code, and if needed, country code. The block can be used wherever address information is needed. This process has been compared to building with " Lego" blocks. The modules or blocks can be extracted from the data standard used and reused as needed in various configurations. This reuse creates an economy of design effort and ensures conformity to data standards.

4. What is the relationship between data standards the Core Reference Model and Shared Schema Components? 2 The Core Reference Model provides a high level depiction of major groupings of environmental data used during data exchange and creates reusable building blocks of shared XML schema. The Exchange Network Shared Schema Components are a product of the Core Reference Mode. It provides groupings of related data elements and data blocks referred to as Major Data Groups, to more fully describe business areas, functions and entities where partners have an environmental interest.

Shared Schema Components   Are reusable XML schema that organize related data elements common to multiple environmental data flows   Incorporate Environmental Data Standards Council ( EDSC data standards for data element grouping, data element names, and definitions   Facilitate the creation of XML schema for environmental data flow and improve the quality of exchanged data.

Once the review of the revised data standards is completed, the Shared Schema Components will be available in the XML registry found at http:// www. exchangenetwork. net.

5. Will any of the other standards be revised?

Yes, review and revision is an important part of the data standards process.

Discussions between U. S. EPA and States are likely to lead to the revision of other standards in the future. Revisions most likely require formation of an Action Team. . It is envisioned that work in standardization in geographic information may require revisiting the Latitude and Longitude Data Standard.

The EDSC web site http:// www. envdatastandards. net will keep you informed of all data standards news.

6. When do I have to conform to the revised data standards?

Everyone should conform to the new data standards as soon as it is practical to do so. Final shared schema components will implement the final standards revisions. This means that they will be used in developing new Exchange Network Flow Schema and incorporated into revisions of existing Exchange Network Flow Schema.

B. Data Standard Specific Questions 1. What are the major changes to the Chemical Identification Data Standard?

The major change is the addition of one data element " Chemical Preferred Acronym Name". This is not a mandatory element and only gives users the 3 option of using it. Also several definitions were rewritten to add clarity. The standard was also reformatted into the new data standards template.

2. What are the major changes to the Latitude/ Longitude Data Standard?

The permissible values lists for the data elements " Reference Point" and " Reference Point Name" were expanded to include 38 specific values. These values are not mandatory and the more generic permissible values remain. The standard was also reformatted into the new data standards template.

C. Implementation Questions 1. Why have some of the XML tags in the data standards been changed?

All XML tags were reviewed and harmonized with the Exchange Network XML Design Rules and conventions. Many of the XML tags in the data standards had been created prior to the issuance of XML Design Rules. In addition XML tags were introduced at the data block level, previously only data elements had been given XML tags.

2. Where can I access XML schema components? Once the review of the data standards is completed, the shared schema components will be available in the XML registry found at http:// www. exchangenetwork. net.

3. Am I required to use all the elements to be in conformance with the data standard?

No, you can use only those data blocks or data elements that you have a business need to use. 4


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER09-750-000]

Windy Flats Partners, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

March 9, 2009.
    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Windy Flats Partners, 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 March 30, 2009.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.

    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13679-002]

JD Products, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing
Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping
Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13679-002.
    c. Dated Filed: October 27, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: JD Products, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: San Onofre Electricity Farm.
    f. Location: The project would be located in the Pacific Ocean,
2,000 feet off of the beach, near San Onofre, in San Diego County,
California. The project would occupy federal lands administered by the
Department of Defense.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Chong Hun Kim, General Manager; JD
Products, LLC; 16807 Woodridge Circle, Fountain Valley, CA 92708; (714)
767-7553<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan at<PHONE_NUMBER> or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402 and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. JD Products, LLC filed with the Commission a Pre-Application

Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule),
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site
(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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-(866) 208-3676, or for
TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in paragraph (h).
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    n. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph (h). In addition, all comments on the
PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status,
and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the
merits of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
Documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    o. All filings with the Commission must include on the first page,
the project name (San Onofre Electricity Farm) and number (P-13679-
002), and bear the appropriate heading: ``Comments on Pre-Application
Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping Document 1,''
``Request for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or ``Communications to and
from Commission Staff.'' Any individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so by February 21, 2012.
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 1 p.m.
    Location: DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Doheny Beach--Dana
Point, 34402 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, California 92629.
    Phone Number:<PHONE_NUMBER>

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 7 p.m.
    Location: DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Doheny Beach--Dana
Point, 34402 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, California 92629.
    Phone Number:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an
Environmental Site Review of the project on Wednesday, January 25,
2012. Interested participants should meet no later than 9 a.m. at the
parking lot located just inside the entrance to San Onofre State Beach.
For more information about the environmental site review please contact
Kenneth Hogan at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Directions to San Onofre State
Beach are as follows: From Interstate 5, take exit 71 for Basilone
Road. Travel south on Basilone Road, past the San Onofre Nuclear
Generating Station. Basilone Road will end at the entrance station to
the San Onofre State Beach campground parking. If additional directions
are needed please contact Mr. David Pryor, Senior Environmental
Scientist--California State Parks, at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(949) 497-
1421, or<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public records of the project.

    Dated: December 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-3419-EM; Docket ID FEMA-2019-0001]

Florida; Emergency and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an
emergency for the State of Florida (FEMA-3419-EM), dated August 30,
2019, and related determinations.

DATES: The declaration was issued August 30, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated August 30, 2019, the President issued an emergency declaration
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act), as
follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in the State of
Florida resulting from Hurricane Dorian beginning on August 28,
2019, and continuing, are of sufficient severity and magnitude to
warrant an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (``the Stafford Act'').
Therefore, I declare that such an emergency exists in the State of
Florida.
    You are authorized to provide appropriate assistance for
required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the
Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public
health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a
catastrophe in the designated areas. Specifically, you are
authorized to provide assistance for emergency protective measures
(Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance, under the Public
Assistance program.
    Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs. In order to provide Federal assistance, you are
hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these
purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal emergency
assistance and administrative expenses.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, Department
of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Thomas
J. McCool, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating
Officer for this declared emergency.
    The following areas of the State of Florida have been designated as
adversely affected by this declared emergency:

    All 67 counties in the State of Florida for emergency protective
measures (Category B), limited to direct federal assistance, under
the Public Assistance program.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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