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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74570; File No. SR-NYSE-2015-12]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Amending Rule 13 Relating to Pegging Interest

March 24, 2015.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that on March 17, 2015, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 13 (Orders and Modifiers)
relating to pegging interest. The text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal
office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 13 relating to pegging interest
to provide that if the protected best bid or offer (``PBBO'') is not
within the range of the pegging interest, the pegging interest would
peg to the ``next best-priced available displayable interest,'' rather
than the ``next best-priced available interest.'' This amendment would
therefore exclude non-displayed interest from consideration as part of
the ``next best-priced available interest'' under the rule.
Background
    Under current Rule 13, pegging interest pegs to prices based on (i)
a PBBO, which may be available on the Exchange or an away market, or
(ii)

interest that establishes a price on the Exchange.\4\ In addition,
pegging interest will peg only within a price range specified by the
floor broker submitting the order. Thus, if the PBBO is not within the
specified price range of the pegging interest, the pegging interest
will instead peg to the next available best-priced interest that is
within the specified price range.\5\ For example, if pegging interest
to buy 100 shares has a specified price range up to $10.00, but the
best protected bid (``PBB'') of 100 shares is $10.01, then such pegging
interest could not peg to the $10.01 PBB because it is not within the
specified price range of the pegging interest. The pegging interest
would instead peg to the next available best-priced interest within the
specified price range of up to $10.00.\6\
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    \4\ See paragraph (a)(3) to Rule 13 governing pegging interest.
    \5\ See paragraph (a)(4) to Rule 13 governing pegging interest.
    \6\ See paragraph (a)(4)(A) to Rule 13 governing pegging
interest. Similarly, if pegging interest would peg to a price that
would lock or cross the Exchange best offer or bid, the pegging
interest would instead peg to the next available best-priced
interest that would not lock or cross the Exchange best bid or
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    The ``next available best-priced interest'' concept in the current
rule was originally expressed in a different fashion (when pegging was
based on the Exchange's BBO, rather than the PBBO), but the basic
functionality has always been the same. Specifically, when the pegging
interest was introduced in 2006, if the Exchange BBO was higher (lower)
than the price limit on the pegging interest to buy (sell), the pegging
interest would peg to the highest (lowest) price at which there was
other interest within the pegging price range.\7\ In 2008, the Exchange
introduced Non-Displayed Reserve Orders, without changing the
underlying functionality of pegging interest to exclude the prices of
such orders from the evaluation of what constitutes the highest
(lowest) price at which there is other interest available within the
range of the pegging interest.\8\ In 2011, the Exchange amended the
rule governing pegging interest to make a non-substantive change to the
rule text to use the term ``next available best-priced non-pegging
interest'' to describe the highest (lowest) priced interest in the
Exchange Book or a protected bid or offer on an away market to which
pegging interest to buy (sell) could peg.\9\ Accordingly, the next
available best-priced interest for pegging interest to buy (sell) is
the next highest (lowest)-priced buy (sell) interest within Exchange
systems or an away market protected quote that is available for an
execution at any given time. That interest could be same-side non-
marketable displayable interest or same-side non-marketable non-
displayable interest.
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54577 (Oct. 5,
2006), 71 FR 60208, 60210-11 (Oct. 12, 2006) (SR-NYSE-2006-36)
(``Pegging Approval Order'') (order approving, among other things,
introduction of pegging functionality for Floor brokers, including
``if the Exchange best bid is higher than the ceiling price of a
pegging buy-side e-Quote or d-Quote, the e-Quote or d-Quote would
remain at its quote price or the highest price at which there is
other interest within its pegging price range, whichever is higher
(consistent with the limit price of the order underlying the e-Quote
or d-Quote). Similarly, if the Exchange best offer is lower than the
floor price of a pegging sell-side e-Quote or d-Quote, the e-Quote
or d-Quote would remain at its quote price or the lowest price at
which there is other interest within its pegging price range,
whichever is lower (consistent with the limit price of the order
underlying the e-Quote or d-Quote).'' (emphasis added)).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58845 (Oct. 24,
2008), 73 FR 64379 (Oct. 29, 2008) (SR-NYSE-2008-46) (introducing
Non-Display Reserve Orders).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66031 (Dec. 22,
2011), 76 FR 82024 (Dec. 29, 2011) (SR-NYSE-2011-62) (``Because the
next available best-priced non-pegging interest may be on an away
market, the Exchange further proposes to amend paragraph (vii) to
Supplementary Material .26 to specify that the non-pegging interest
against which pegging interest pegs may either be available on the
Exchange or may be a protected bid or offer on an away market.'')
(``2011 Pegging Filing''); see also Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 68302 (Nov. 27, 2012), 77 FR 71658, 71662 (Dec. 3, 2012) (SR-
NYSE-2012-65) (amending Exchange rule governing pegging to, among
other things, consolidate rule text from separate parts of the then-
existing rule in a streamlined format, including use of the term
``next available best-priced interest'') (``2012 Pegging Filing'').
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    Taking the above example, assume that the next price points on the
Exchange's book priced below the $10.01 PBB are a Non-Display Reserve
Order to buy 100 for $9.99 and a Limit Order to buy 100 for $9.98.
Because the Non-Display Reserve Order is the next available best-priced
interest within the specified price range, the pegging interest would
peg to the $9.99 price of the Non-Display Reserve Order.
Proposed Rule Change
    The Exchange proposes to revise its rule to limit the type of
interest to which pegging interest would peg if the PBBO is not within
the specified price range of the pegging interest. As proposed, if the
PBBO is not within the specified price range, the pegging interest
would only peg to the next available best-priced displayable interest.
The term ``displayable'' is defined in Rule 72(a)(i) as that portion of
interest that could be published as, or as part of, the Exchange BBO
and includes non-marketable odd-lot and round-lot orders.
    Using the above example, under the proposed change, the pegging
interest to buy would instead peg to the Limit Order to buy for $9.98,
and not the higher-priced Non-Display Reserve Order to buy for $9.99.
    The Exchange also proposes to make a conforming change to paragraph
(c)(1) of Rule 13 to provide that if pegging interest would peg to a
price that is locking or crossing the Exchange best bid or offer, the
pegging interest would instead peg to the next available best-priced
displayable interest that would not lock or cross the Exchange best bid
or offer.
    Currently, under any circumstance when pegging interest cannot peg
to the PBBO, whether because of a price restriction or if the PBBO does
not meet a minimum size designation, pegging interest pegs instead to
the next available best-priced interest. For example, pursuant to
paragraph (c)(5) of Rule 13 governing pegging interest, the Exchange
offers an optional feature whereby pegging interest may be designated
with a minimum size of same-side volume to which such pegging interest
would peg. If the PBBO does not meet the optional minimum size
designation, the pegging interest pegs to the next available best-
priced interest, without regard to size.\10\ Accordingly, the Exchange
also proposes to make a related change to current paragraph (c)(5)
(which is being renumbered as paragraph (b)(4)) to
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    \10\ When the Exchange adopted this feature in 2006, the
Exchange only considered the Exchange BBO for purposes of
determining whether the size condition was met, and specifically
excluded pegging interest that was pegging to the Exchange BBO. See
Pegging Approval Order, supra, n. 7 at 60211. The Exchange now
evaluates the minimum size requirement based on the PBBO instead of
the Exchange BBO. See 2012 Pegging Filing, supra, n. 9 at 71663.
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     specify that, if the PBBO does not meet a minimum size
requirement specified by the pegging interest, the pegging interest
pegs to the next available best-priced interest, without regard to
size, and
     modify current functionality so that only displayable
interest may be pegged [sic] in such circumstances.\11\
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    \11\ The Exchange also proposes to delete the clause ``which may
not be the PBB or PBO'' in current paragraph (c)(5), which is rule
text that related to when primary pegging interest had an optional
offset feature, in which case the minimum quantity would not have
been evaluated against the PBBO because primary pegging interest
with an offset would not have pegged to the PBBO. The Exchange did
not implement the offset functionality and previously filed a rule
change to delete the rule text relating to the optional offset. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71897 (April 8, 2014), 79 FR
20953 (April 14, 2014) (SR-NYSE-2014-16) (amending rules governing
pegging interest to conform to functionality that is available at
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    The Exchange also proposes non-substantive amendments to delete
references to ``reserved'' paragraphs of the rule and renumber the rule
accordingly.
    Because of the technology changes associated with this proposed
rule change, the Exchange will announce by Trader Update when this
change will be implemented, which will be within 30 days of the
effective date of this filing.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Act,\12\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5),\13\ in particular, because it is designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination
with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, to
remove impediments to, and perfect the mechanism of, a free and open
market and a national market system and, in general, to protect
investors and the public interest. Specifically, the proposed change is
intended to respond to the concern raised by the Commission \14\ that
the current rule permitting pegging to prices of non-displayable same-
side non-marketable interest could potentially allow the user of the
pegging interest to ascertain the presence of hidden liquidity at those
price levels. Eliminating that functionality to respond to the
Commission concern (along with conforming changes in the relevant rule)
is, therefore, consistent with the Act. Similarly, the Exchange
believes that specifying in its rules how the Exchange treats pegging
interest that cannot peg to the PBBO, whether because of a price or
size restriction, would remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism
of a free and open market because it would provide transparency
regarding the Exchange's pegging functionality.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \14\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74298 (Feb. 18,
2015), 80 FR 9770, 9772-73 (Feb. 24, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2014-95)
(Order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or
disapprove a proposed rule change to NYSE MKT, LLC Rule 13--
Equities, which is based on NYSE Rule 13).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed change is not
intended to address any competitive issues but rather to specify and
amend the functionality associated with pegging interest to respond to
concerns raised regarding current functionality.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \15\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\16\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\17\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \18\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\19\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal
may become operative immediately upon filing. The Exchange asserts that
such a waiver is consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest because it would permit the Exchange to implement the
proposed change as soon as the technology supporting the change is
available, because it would respond to the Commission concerns that the
current rule could potentially allow the user of pegging interest to
ascertain the presence of hidden liquidity, and because it would
provide transparency regarding the pegging functionality. The
Commission believes that waiver of the operative delay is consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. Accordingly,
the Commission hereby waives the 30-day operative delay and designates
the proposal operative upon filing.\20\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \19\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \20\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.\21\
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    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSE-2015-12 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2015-12. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of
the filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the
NYSE's principal office and on its Internet Web site at www.nyse.com.
All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2015-12
and should be submitted on or before April 20, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\22\
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    \22\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(59).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 76 (Friday, April 21, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18694-18696]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0051; Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-043-AD;
Amendment 39-18858; AD 2017-08-09]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for DG
Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-500MB gliders that are equipped with a Solo
2625 02 engine modified with a fuel injection system following the
instructions of Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Technische Mitteilung (TM)/
Service Bulletin (SB) 4600-3 ``Fuel Injection System'' and identified
as Solo 2625 02i. This AD results from mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of
another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an
aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as possible
in-flight engine shut-down and engine fire due to failure of the
connecting stud for the two fuel injector mounts of the engine
redundancy system. We are issuing this AD to require actions to address
the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective May 26, 2017.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in the AD as of May 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-
0051; or in person at 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 service information identified in this AD, contact Solo
Kleinmotoren GmbH, Postfach 600152, 71050 Sindelfingen, Germany;
telephone: +49 703 1301-0; fax: +49 703 1301-136; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet: http://aircraft.solo-online.com. You may review
this referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane
Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer,
901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816)
329-4165; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model
DG-500MB gliders. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on
February 7, 2017 (82 FR 9535). The NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe
condition for the specified products and was based on mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation
authority of another country. The MCAI states:

    An occurrence was reported involving a failure of the connecting
stud for the two fuel injector mounts of the engine redundancy
system.
    This condition, if not corrected, could lead to an uncommanded
in-flight engine shut-down and engine fire, possibly resulting in
loss of control of the aeroplane.
    To address this unsafe condition, Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH issued
SB/TM 4600-5 to provide instructions for reinforcement and securing
of the injector mounts.
    For the reason described above, this AD requires modification of
the engine redundancy system.
    Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH SB/TM 4600-3 (currently at issue 2, dated
03 December 2012) will be revised to incorporate the modification
required by SB/TM 4600-5 for future Solo 2625 02i engines.

    The MCAI can be found in the AD docket on the Internet at: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FAA-2017-0051-0002.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM or on the determination of
the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data and determined that air safety and
the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed except for
minor editorial

changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Technische Mitteilung (English
translation: Service Bulletin), Nr. 4600-5, Ausgabe 2 (English
translation: Issue 2), dated December 12, 2014. The service information
describes procedures for changing the fuel injector mounts of the
engine redundancy system and securing the connection of the lower to
the upper mount. This service information is reasonably available
because the interested parties have access to it through their normal
course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section
of the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 3 products of U.S. registry.
We also estimate that it would take about 1 work-hour per product to
comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average labor rate
is $85 per work-hour. Required parts would cost about $67 per product.
    Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this AD on U.S.
operators to be $456, or $152 per product.

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 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 this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the 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.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-
0051; 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 the NPRM, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received,
and other information. The street address for the Docket Office
(telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will
be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

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

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

    Authority: 9 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2017-08-09 DG Flugzeugbau GmbH: Amendment 39-18858; Docket No. FAA-
2017-0051; Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-043-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective May 26,
2017.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to DG Flugzeugbau GmbH DG-500MB gliders, all
serial numbers, that are:
    (1) Equipped with a Solo 2625 02 engine modified with a fuel
injection system following the instructions of Solo Kleinmotoren
GmbH Service Bulletin (SB)/Technische Mitteilung (TM) 4600-3 ``Fuel
Injection System'' and identified as Solo 2625 02i; and
    (2) certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 72: Engine.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as failure of the
connecting stud for the two fuel injector mounts of the engine
redundancy system on gliders equipped with a Solo 2625 02i engine.
We are issuing this AD to prevent such failure that could lead to
the potential of an in-flight shut-down and engine fire and result
in loss of control.

(f) Actions and Compliance

    Unless already done, within the next 60 days after May 26, 2017
(the effective date of this AD), modify the engine redundancy system
following the actions in Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Technische
Mitteilung (English translation: Service Bulletin), Nr. 4600-5,
Ausgabe 2 (English translation: Issue 2), dated December 12, 2014.

    Note 1 to paragraph (f) of this AD:  This service information
contains German to English translation. The EASA used the English
translation in referencing the document. For enforceability
purposes, we will refer to the Solo Kleinmotoren service information
as it appears on the document.

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

    This AD allows credit for modification of the engine redundancy
system as required in paragraph (f) of this AD if done before the
effective date of this AD following Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH
Technische Mitteilung (English translation: Service Bulletin), Nr.
4600-5, Ausgabe 1 (English translation: Issue 1), dated November 24,
2014.

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Standards Office, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send
information to ATTN: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, 901 Locust,
Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA
Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local
FSDO.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.

(i) Related Information

    Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No.:
2014-0269, dated December 11, 2014 for related information. The MCAI
can be found in the AD docket on the Internet at: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FAA-2017-0051-0002.

(j) 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.
    (i) Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Technische Mitteilung (English
translation: Service Bulletin), Nr. 4600-5, Ausgabe 2 (English
translation: Issue 2), dated December 12, 2014.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH service information identified in
this AD, contact Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH, Postfach 600152, 71050
Sindelfingen, Germany; telephone: +49 703 1301-0; fax: +49 703 1301-
136; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet: http://aircraft.solo-online.com.
    (4) You may review this referenced service information at the
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri
64106. For information on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. In addition, you can access this service
information on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-0051.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference 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 Kansas City, Missouri, on April 11, 2017.
Brian A. Yanez,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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    After January 20, 2021, as stated in Sec.  63.6013, you must comply
with the applicable General Provisions (GP) requirements according to
the following table:

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                                                                               Applicable to Subpart XXXX?
                                                 Brief description of   ----------------------------------------
        Citation                Subject           applicable sections      Using a control        Not using a
                                                                                device          control device
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Sec.   63.1.............  Applicability......  Initial applicability     Yes................  Yes.
                                                determination;
                                                applicability after
                                                standard established;
                                                permit requirements;
                                                extensions;
                                                notifications.
Sec.   63.2.............  Definitions........  Definitions for part 63   Yes................  Yes.
                                                standards.
Sec.   63.3.............  Units and            Units and abbreviations   Yes................  Yes.
                           Abbreviations.       for part 63 standards.
Sec.   63.4.............  Prohibited           Prohibited activities;    Yes................  Yes.
                           Activities.          compliance date;
                                                circumvention;
                                                severability.
Sec.   63.5.............  Construction/        Applicability;            Yes................  Yes.
                           Reconstruction.      applications; approvals.
Sec.   63.6(a)..........  Applicability......  GP apply unless           Yes................  Yes.
                                                compliance extension;
                                                GP apply to area
                                                sources that become
                                                major.
Sec.   63.6(b)(1)-(4)...  Compliance Dates     Standards apply at        Yes................  Yes.
                           for New and          effective date; 3 years
                           Reconstructed        after effective date;
                           Sources.             upon startup; 10 years
                                                after construction or
                                                reconstruction
                                                commences for CAA
                                                section 112(f).
Sec.   63.6(b)(5).......  Notification.......  Must notify if commenced  Yes................  Yes.
                                                construction or
                                                reconstruction after
                                                proposal.
Sec.   63.6(b)(6).......  [Reserved].........  ........................  ...................  ..................
Sec.   63.6(b)(7).......  Compliance Dates     ........................  No.................  No.
                           for New and
                           Reconstructed Area
                           Sources that
                           Become Major.
Sec.   63.6(c)(1)-(2)...  Compliance Dates     Comply according to date  Yes................  Yes.
                           for Existing         in subpart, which must
                           Sources.             be no later than 3
                                                years after effective
                                                date; for CAA section
                                                112(f) standards,
                                                comply within 90 days
                                                of effective date
                                                unless compliance
                                                extension.
Sec.   63.6(c)(3)-(4)...  [Reserved].........  ........................  ...................  ..................
Sec.   63.6(c)(5).......  Compliance Dates     Area sources that become  Yes................  Yes.
                           for Existing Area    major must comply with
                           Sources that         major source standards
                           Become Major.        by date indicated in
                                                subpart or by
                                                equivalent time period
                                                (for example, 3 years).
Sec.   63.6(d)..........  [Reserved].........  ........................  ...................  ..................
Sec.   63.6(e)(1)(i)-     Operations and       ........................  No.................  No.
 (ii).                     Maintenance.
Sec.   63.6(e)(1)(iii)-   Operation and        Operate to minimize       Yes................  Yes.
 (2).                      Maintenance.         emissions at all times;
                                                correct malfunctions as
                                                soon as practicable;
                                                and operation and
                                                maintenance
                                                requirements
                                                independently
                                                enforceable;
                                                information
                                                Administrator will use
                                                to determine if
                                                operation and
                                                maintenance
                                                requirements were met.
Sec.   63.6(e)(3).......  Startup, Shutdown,   ........................  No.................  No.
                           and Malfunction
                           Plan.
Sec.   63.6(f)(1).......  Startup, Shutdown,   ........................  No. See Sec.         No.
                           and Malfunction                                63.5990(a).
                           Exemption.
Sec.   63.6(f)(2)-(3)...  Methods for          Compliance based on       Yes................  Yes.
                           Determining          performance test;
                           Compliance.          operation and
                                                maintenance plans;
                                                records; inspection.
Sec.   63.6(g)(1)-(3)...  Alternative          Procedures for getting    Yes................  Yes.
                           Standard.            an alternative standard.
Sec.   63.6(h)..........  Opacity/Visible      ........................  No.................  No.
                           Emissions (VE)
                           Standards.
Sec.   63.6(i)..........  Compliance           Procedures and criteria   Yes................  Yes.
                           Extension.           for Administrator to
                                                grant compliance
                                                extension.
Sec.   63.6(j)..........  Presidential         President may exempt      Yes................  Yes.
                           Compliance           source category from
                           Exemption.           requirement to comply
                                                with rule.
Sec.   63.7(a)(1)-(2)...  Performance Test     ........................  No.................  No.
                           Dates.
Sec.   63.7(a)(3).......  CAA section 114      Administrator may         Yes................  No.
                           Authority.           require a performance
                                                test under CAA section
                                                114 at any time.
Sec.   63.7(b)(1).......  Notification of      Must notify               Yes................  No.
                           Performance Test.    Administrator 60 days
                                                before the test.
Sec.   63.7(b)(2).......  Notification of      If rescheduling a         Yes................  No.
                           Rescheduling.        performance test is
                                                necessary, must notify
                                                Administrator 5 days
                                                before scheduled date
                                                of rescheduled date.

Sec.   63.7(c)..........  Quality Assurance/   Requirement to submit     Yes................  No.
                           Test Plan.           site-specific test plan
                                                60 days before the test
                                                or on date
                                                Administrator agrees
                                                with: test plan
                                                approval procedures;
                                                performance audit
                                                requirements; and
                                                internal and external
                                                quality assurance
                                                procedures for testing.
Sec.   63.7(d)..........  Testing Facilities.  Requirements for testing  Yes................  No.
                                                facilities.
Sec.   63.7(e)(1).......  Conditions for       Performance tests must    No.................  No.
                           Conducting           be conducted under
                           Performance Tests.   representative
                                                conditions; cannot
                                                conduct performance
                                                tests during startup,
                                                shutdown, and
                                                malfunction.
Sec.   63.7(e)(2).......  Conditions for       Must conduct according    Yes................  No.
                           Conducting           to rule and the EPA
                           Performance Tests.   test methods unless
                                                Administrator approves
                                                alternative.
Sec.   63.7(e)(3).......  Test Run Duration..  Must have three test      Yes................  No.
                                                runs of at least 1 hour
                                                each; compliance is
                                                based on arithmetic
                                                mean of three runs; and
                                                conditions when data
                                                from an additional test
                                                run can be used.
Sec.   63.7(f)..........  Alternative Test     Procedures by which       Yes................  No.
                           Method.              Administrator can grant
                                                approval to use an
                                                alternative test method.
Sec.   63.7(g)..........  Performance Test     Must include raw data in  Yes................  No.
                           Data Analysis.       performance test
                                                report; must submit
                                                performance test data
                                                60 days after end of
                                                test with the
                                                Notification of
                                                Compliance Status
                                                report; and keep data
                                                for 5 years.
Sec.   63.7(h)..........  Waiver of Tests....  Procedures for            Yes................  No.
                                                Administrator to waive
                                                performance test.
Sec.   63.8(a)(1).......  Applicability of     Subject to all            Yes................  Yes.
                           Monitoring           monitoring requirements
                           Requirements.        in standard.
Sec.   63.8(a)(2).......  Performance          Performance               Yes................  No.
                           Specifications.      Specifications in
                                                appendix B of 40 CFR
                                                part 60 apply.
Sec.   63.8(a)(3).......  [Reserved].........  ........................  ...................  ..................
Sec.   63.8(a)(4).......  Monitoring with      ........................  No.................  No.
                           Flares.
Sec.   63.8(b)(1).......  Monitoring.........  Must conduct monitoring   Yes................  Yes.
                                                according to standard
                                                unless Administrator
                                                approves alternative.
Sec.   63.8(b)(2)-(3)...  Multiple Effluents   Specific requirements     Yes................  Yes.
                           and Multiple         for installing
                           Monitoring Systems.  monitoring systems;
                                                must install on each
                                                effluent before it is
                                                combined and before it
                                                is released to the
                                                atmosphere unless
                                                Administrator approves
                                                otherwise; if more than
                                                one monitoring system
                                                on an emission point,
                                                must report all
                                                monitoring system
                                                results, unless one
                                                monitoring system is a
                                                backup.
Sec.   63.8(c)(1).......  Monitoring System    Maintain monitoring       Applies as modified  No.
                           Operation and        system in a manner        by Sec.
                           Maintenance.         consistent with good      63.5990(e) and (f).
                                                air pollution control
                                                practices.
Sec.   63.8(c)(1)(i)....  Routine and          ........................  No.................  No.
                           Predictable
                           Startup, Shutdown,
                           and Malfunction.
Sec.   63.8(c)(1)(ii)...  Startup, Shutdown,   ........................  No.................  No.
                           and Malfunction
                           not in Startup,
                           Shutdown, and
                           Malfunction Plan.
Sec.   63.8(c)(1)(iii)..  Compliance with      How the Administrator     No.................  No.
                           Operation and        determines if source
                           Maintenance          complying with
                           Requirements.        operation and
                                                maintenance
                                                requirements; review of
                                                source operation and
                                                maintenance procedures,
                                                records, manufacturer's
                                                instructions,
                                                recommendations, and
                                                inspection of
                                                monitoring system.
Sec.   63.8(c)(2)-(3)...  Monitoring System    Must install to get       Yes................  No.
                           Installation.        representative emission
                                                and parameter
                                                measurements; must
                                                verify operational
                                                status before or at
                                                performance test.
Sec.   63.8(c)(4).......  CMS Requirements...  ........................  Applies as modified  No.
                                                                          by Sec.
                                                                          63.5990(f).
Sec.   63.8(c)(5).......  Continuous Opacity   ........................  No.................  No.
                           Monitoring Systems
                           Minimum Procedures.
Sec.   63.8(c)(6).......  CMS Requirements...  ........................  Applies as modified  No.
                                                                          by Sec.
                                                                          63.5990(e).
Sec.   63.8(c)(7)-(8)...  CMS Requirements...  Out-of-control periods,   Yes................  No.
                                                including reporting.
Sec.   63.8(d)..........  CMS Quality Control  ........................  Applies as modified  No.
                                                                          by Sec.
                                                                          63.5990(e) and (f).
Sec.   63.8(d)(3).......  Written Procedures   ........................  No.................  No.
                           for CMS.
Sec.   63.8(e)..........  CMS Performance      ........................  No.................  No.
                           Evaluation.
Sec.   63.8(f)(1)-(5)...  Alternative          Procedures for            Yes................  Yes.
                           Monitoring Method.   Administrator to
                                                approve alternative
                                                monitoring.
Sec.   63.8(f)(6).......  Alternative to       ........................  No.................  No.
                           Relative Accuracy
                           Test.
Sec.   63.8(g)..........  Data Reduction.....  ........................  Applies as modified  No.
                                                                          by Sec.
                                                                          63.5990(f).
Sec.   63.9(a)..........  Notification         Applicability and state   Yes................  Yes.
                           Requirements.        delegation.
Sec.   63.9(b)(1)-(5)...  Initial              Submit notification 120   Yes................  Yes.
                           Notifications.       days after effective
                                                date; notification of
                                                intent to construct/
                                                reconstruct,
                                                notification of
                                                commencement of
                                                construct/reconstruct,
                                                notification of
                                                startup; and contents
                                                of each.
Sec.   63.9(c)..........  Request for          Can request if cannot     Yes................  Yes.
                           Compliance           comply by date or if
                           Extension.           installed best
                                                available control
                                                technology or lowest
                                                achievable emission
                                                rate.
Sec.   63.9(d)..........  Notification of      For sources that          Yes................  Yes.
                           Special Compliance   commence construction
                           Requirements for     between proposal and
                           New Source.          promulgation and want
                                                to comply 3 years after
                                                effective date.
Sec.   63.9(e)..........  Notification of      Notify Administrator 60   Yes................  No.
                           Performance Test.    days prior.
Sec.   63.9(f)..........  Notification of VE/  ........................  No.................  No.
                           Opacity Test.

Sec.   63.9(g)..........  Additional           ........................  No.................  No.
                           Notifications When
                           Using CMS.
Sec.   63.9(h)..........  Notification of      Contents; due 60 days     Yes................  Yes.
                           Compliance Status.   after end of
                                                performance test or
                                                other compliance
                                                demonstration, except
                                                for opacity/VE, which
                                                are due 30 days after;
                                                when to submit to
                                                Federal vs. State
                                                authority.
Sec.   63.9(i)..........  Adjustment of        Procedures for            Yes................  Yes.
                           Submittal            Administrator to
                           Deadlines.           approve change in when
                                                notifications must be
                                                submitted.
Sec.   63.9(j)..........  Change in Previous   Must submit within 15     Yes................  Yes.
                           Information.         days after the change.
Sec.   63.10(a).........  Recordkeeping/       Applies to all, unless    Yes................  Yes.
                           Reporting.           compliance extension;
                                                when to submit to
                                                Federal vs. State
                                                authority; procedures
                                                for owners of more than
                                                1 source.
Sec.   63.10(b)(1)......  Recordkeeping/       General Requirements;     Yes................  Yes.
                           Reporting.           keep all records
                                                readily available; and
                                                keep for 5 years.
Sec.   63.10(b)(2)(i)     Records related to   ........................  No.................  No.
 and (iv-v).               Startup, Shutdown,
                           and Malfunction.
Sec.   63.10(b)(2)(ii)..  Recordkeeping of     ........................  No. See 63.6010 for
                           failures to meet a                             recordkeeping of
                           standard.                                      (1) date, time and
                                                                          duration; (2)
                                                                          listing of
                                                                          affected source or
                                                                          equipment, and an
                                                                          estimate of the
                                                                          quantity of each
                                                                          regulated
                                                                          pollutant emitted
                                                                          over the standard;
                                                                          and (3) actions to
                                                                          minimize emissions
                                                                          and correct the
                                                                          failure.
Sec.   63.10(b)(2)(iii),  CMS Records........  Malfunctions,             Yes................  No.
 (vi), and (x)-(xi).                            inoperative, out-of-
                                                control; calibration
                                                checks; adjustments,
                                                maintenance.
Sec.   63.10(b)(2)(vii)-  Records............  Measurements to           Yes................  Yes.
 (ix).                                          demonstrate compliance
                                                with emission
                                                limitations;
                                                performance test,
                                                performance evaluation,
                                                and VE observation
                                                results; and
                                                measurements to
                                                determine conditions of
                                                performance tests and
                                                performance evaluations.
Sec.   63.10(b)(2)(xii).  Records............  Records when under        Yes................  Yes.
                                                waiver.
Sec.   63.10(b)(2)(xiii)  Records............  ........................  No.................  No.
Sec.   63.10(b)(2)(xiv).  Records............  All documentation         Yes................  Yes.
                                                supporting Initial
                                                Notification and
                                                Notification of
                                                Compliance Status.
Sec.   63.10(b)(3)......  Records............  Applicability             Yes................  Yes.
                                                determinations.
Sec.   63.10(c).........  Records............  ........................  No.................  No.
Sec.   63.10(d)(1)......  General Reporting    Requirement to report...  Yes................  Yes.
                           Requirements.
Sec.   63.10(d)(2)......  Report of            When to submit to         Yes................  No.
                           Performance Test     Federal or State
                           Results.             authority.
Sec.   63.10(d)(3)......  Reporting Opacity    ........................  No.................  No.
                           or VE Observations.
Sec.   63.10(d)(4)......  Progress Reports...  Must submit progress      Yes................  Yes.
                                                reports on schedule if
                                                under compliance
                                                extension.
Sec.   63.10(d)(5)......  Startup, Shutdown,   ........................  No.................  No.
                           and Malfunction
                           Reports.
Sec.   63.10(e).........  Additional CMS       ........................  No.................  No.
                           Reports.
Sec.   63.10(f).........  Waiver for           Procedures for            Yes................  Yes.
                           Recordkeeping/       Administrator to waive.
                           Reporting.
Sec.   63.11............  Flares.............  ........................  No.................  No.
Sec.   63.12............  Delegation.........  State authority to        Yes................  Yes.
                                                enforce standards.
Sec.   63.13............  Addresses..........  Addresses where reports,  Yes................  Yes.
                                                notifications, and
                                                requests are sent.
Sec.   63.14............  Incorporation by     Test methods              Yes................  Yes.
                           Reference.           incorporated by
                                                reference.
Sec.   63.15............  Availability of      Public and confidential   Yes................  Yes.
                           Information.         information.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0006; OMB No. 1660-0058]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Fire Management Assistance Grant Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.

ACTION: 30 Day notice of renewal and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents,
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address [email protected] or
Antonio Jones, FMAG Program Specialist, Office of Response & Recovery,
FEMA, at [email protected] or<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal Register on February 24, 2021, at
86 FR 11318 with a 60-day public comment period. Three comments were
received during that period and one comment (FEMA-2021-0006-0002) was
not germane. The other two comments (FEMA-2021-0006-0003 and FEMA-2021-
0006-0004) recommended that FEMA discontinue the Fire Management
Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP). FEMA has considered these comments,
but declines to make any changes to the FMAGP as a result of it. The
FMAGP was established under Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C
5187, as amended by Sec.  303 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000,
which authorizes the President to provide assistance to any state or
local government for the mitigation, management, and control of any
fire on public or private forest land or grassland that threatens such
destruction as would constitute a major disaster. FEMA has implemented
this program through 44 CFR part 204. Absent a change to the Stafford
Act, FEMA will continue implementing the FMAGP. Moreover, discontinuing
this program would negatively impact many Regions and states that
receive grant funding under this program for disaster recovery
purposes. The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA
will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office
of Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.
    Type of information collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0058.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-165 (formerly FEMA
Form 078-0-2), Request for Fire Management Assistance Declaration; FEMA
Form FF-104-FY-21-167 (formerly FEMA Form 089-0-24),

Request for Fire Management Sub-grant; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-166
(formerly FEMA Form 078-0-1), Principal Advisor's Report.
    Abstract: The information collection is required to make grant
eligibility determinations for the Fire Management Assistance Grant
Program. These eligibility-based grants and subgrants provide
assistance to any eligible state, tribal government, or local
government for the mitigation, management, and control of a fire on
public or private forest land or grassland that is threatening such
destruction as would constitute a major disaster. The information
gathered in the forms is used to determine the severity of the
threatening fire, current and forecast weather conditions, and
associated factors related to the fire and its potential threat as a
major disaster.
    Affected Public: State, Tribal, or Local Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 178.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 553.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 811.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $68,294.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $630,971.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Millicent L. Brown,
Senior Manager, Records Management Branch, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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