[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67441-67443]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28300]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 33342; File No. 812-14811]

AQR Trust and AQR Capital Management, LLC; Notice of Application

December 21, 2018.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from
sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c-1
under the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under
section 12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and
12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. The requested order would permit (a) actively-
managed series of certain open-end management

investment companies (``Funds'') to issue shares redeemable in large
aggregations only (``Creation Units''); (b) secondary market
transactions in Fund shares to occur at negotiated market prices rather
than at net asset value (``NAV''); (c) certain Funds to pay redemption
proceeds, under certain circumstances, more than seven days after the
tender of shares for redemption; (d) certain affiliated persons of a
Fund to deposit securities into, and receive securities from, the Fund
in connection with the purchase and redemption of Creation Units; (e)
certain registered management investment companies and unit investment
trusts outside of the same group of investment companies as the Funds
(``Funds of Funds'') to acquire shares of the Funds; (f) certain Funds
(``Feeder Funds'') to create and redeem Creations Units in-kind in a
master-feeder structure; and (g) the Funds to issue Shares in less than
Creation Unit size to investors participating in a distribution
reinvestment program.

Applicants:  AQR Trust (the ``Trust''), a Delaware statutory trust that
will register under the Act as an open-end management investment
company with multiple series and AQR Capital Management, LLC (the
``Initial Adviser''), a Delaware corporation registered as an
investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Filing Dates:  The application was filed on August 17, 2017 and amended
on April 9, 2018, August 8, 2018, and December 12, 2018.

Hearing or Notification of Hearing:  An order granting the requested
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing.
Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's
Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally
or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by
5:30 p.m. on January 15, 2019, and should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or for lawyers, a
certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing
requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts
bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason
for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be
notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the
Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090; Applicants: William J. Fenrich, Esq.,
AQR Capital Management, LLC, Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor, Greenwich,
Connecticut 06830.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven I. Amchan, Senior Counsel, at
(202) 551-6826, Hae-Sung Lee, Senior Counsel, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
Andrea Ottomanelli Magovern, Branch Chief, at<PHONE_NUMBER> (Division
of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the
application. The complete application may be obtained via the
Commission's website by searching for the file number, or for an
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Summary of the Application

    1. Applicants request an order that would allow Funds to operate as
actively-managed exchange traded funds (``ETFs'').\1\ Fund shares will
be purchased and redeemed at their NAV in Creation Units only (other
than pursuant to a distribution reinvestment program described in the
application). All orders to purchase Creation Units and all redemption
requests will be placed by or through an ``Authorized Participant'',
which will have signed a participant agreement with the Distributor.
Shares will be listed and traded individually on a national securities
exchange, where share prices will be based on the current bid/offer
market. Certain Funds may operate as Feeder Funds in a master-feeder
structure. Any order granting the requested relief would be subject to
the terms and conditions stated in the application.
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    \1\ Applicants request that the order apply to the initial Fund,
as well as to future series of the Trust and any existing or future
open-end management investment companies or series thereof (each,
included in the term ``Fund''), each of which will operate as an
actively-managed ETF, and their respective existing or future Master
Funds. Any Fund will (a) be advised by the Initial Adviser or an
entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the
Initial Adviser (each such entity and any successor thereto, an
``Adviser'') and (b) comply with the terms and conditions of the
application. For purposes of the requested order, a ``successor'' is
limited to an entity or entities that result from a reorganization
into another jurisdiction or a change in the type of business
organization.
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    2. Each Fund will consist of a portfolio of securities and other
assets and investment positions (``Portfolio Instruments''). Each Fund
will disclose on its website the identities and quantities of the
Portfolio Instruments that will form the basis for the Fund's
calculation of NAV at the end of the day.
    3. Shares will be purchased and redeemed in Creation Units and
generally on an in-kind basis, or issued in less than Creation Unit
size to investors participating in a distribution reinvestment program.
Except where the purchase or redemption will include cash under the
limited circumstances specified in the application, purchasers will be
required to purchase Creation Units by depositing specified instruments
(``Deposit Instruments''), and shareholders redeeming their shares will
receive specified instruments (``Redemption Instruments''). The Deposit
Instruments and the Redemption Instruments will each correspond pro
rata to the positions in the Fund's portfolio (including cash
positions) except as specified in the application.
    4. Because shares will not be individually redeemable, applicants
request an exemption from section 5(a)(1) and section 2(a)(32) of the
Act that would permit the Funds to register as open-end management
investment companies and issue shares that are redeemable in Creation
Units only (other than pursuant to a dividend reinvestment program).
    5. Applicants also request an exemption from section 22(d) of the
Act and rule 22c-1 under the Act as secondary market trading in shares
will take place at negotiated prices, not at a current offering price
described in a Fund's prospectus, and not at a price based on NAV.
Applicants state that (a) secondary market trading in shares does not
involve a Fund as a party and will not result in dilution of an
investment in shares, and (b) to the extent different prices exist
during a given trading day, or from day to day, such variances occur as
a result of third-party market forces, such as supply and demand.
Therefore, applicants assert that secondary market transactions in
shares will not lead to discrimination or preferential treatment among
purchasers. Finally, applicants represent that share market prices will
be disciplined by arbitrage opportunities, which should prevent shares
from trading at a material discount or premium from NAV.
    6. With respect to Funds that hold non-U.S. Portfolio Instruments
and that effect creations and redemptions of Creation Units in kind,
applicants request relief from the requirement imposed by section 22(e)
in order to allow such Funds to pay redemption proceeds within fifteen
calendar days following the tender of Creation Units for redemption.
Applicants assert that the requested relief would not be inconsistent
with the spirit and intent of section 22(e) to prevent unreasonable,
undisclosed or unforeseen delays in the actual payment of redemption
proceeds.

    7. Applicants request an exemption to permit Funds of Funds to
acquire Fund shares beyond the limits of section 12(d)(1)(A) of the
Act; and the Funds, and any principal underwriter for the Funds, and/or
any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act, to sell shares
to Funds of Funds beyond the limits of section 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act.
The application's terms and conditions are designed to, among other
things, help prevent any potential (i) undue influence over a Fund
through control or voting power, or in connection with certain
services, transactions, and underwritings, (ii) excessive layering of
fees, and (iii) overly complex fund structures, which are the concerns
underlying the limits in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act.
    8. Applicants request an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and
17(a)(2) of the Act to permit persons that are Affiliated Persons, or
Second-Tier Affiliates, of the Funds, solely by virtue of certain
ownership interests, to effectuate purchases and redemptions in-kind.
The deposit procedures for in-kind purchases of Creation Units and the
redemption procedures for in-kind redemptions of Creation Units will be
the same for all purchases and redemptions and Deposit Instruments and
Redemption Instruments will be valued in the same manner as those
Portfolio Instruments currently held by the Funds. Applicants also seek
relief from the prohibitions on affiliated transactions in section
17(a) to permit a Fund to sell its shares to and redeem its shares from
a Fund of Funds, and to engage in the accompanying in-kind transactions
with the Fund of Funds.\2\ The purchase of Creation Units by a Fund of
Funds directly from a Fund will be accomplished in accordance with the
policies of the Fund of Funds and will be based on the NAVs of the
Funds.
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    \2\ The requested relief would apply to direct sales of shares
in Creation Units by a Fund to a Fund of Funds and redemptions of
those shares. Applicants, moreover, are not seeking relief from
section 17(a) for, and the requested relief will not apply to,
transactions where a Fund could be deemed an Affiliated Person, or a
Second-Tier Affiliate, of a Fund of Funds because an Adviser or an
entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with an
Adviser provides investment advisory services to that Fund of Funds.
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    9. Applicants also request relief to permit a Feeder Fund to
acquire shares of another registered investment company managed by the
Adviser having substantially the same investment objectives as the
Feeder Fund (``Master Fund'') beyond the limitations in section
12(d)(1)(A) and permit the Master Fund, and any principal underwriter
for the Master Fund, to sell shares of the Master Fund to the Feeder
Fund beyond the limitations in section 12(d)(1)(B).
    10. Section 6(c) of the Act permits the Commission to exempt any
persons or transactions from any provision of the Act if such exemption
is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with
the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the
policy and provisions of the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act
provides that the Commission may exempt any person, security, or
transaction, or any class or classes of persons, securities, or
transactions, from any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the exemption
is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors.
Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the Commission to grant an order
permitting a transaction otherwise prohibited by section 17(a) if it
finds that (a) the terms of the proposed transaction are fair and
reasonable and do not involve overreaching on the part of any person
concerned; (b) the proposed transaction is consistent with the policies
of each registered investment company involved; and (c) the proposed
transaction is consistent with the general purposes of the Act.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-28300 Filed 12-27-18; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: February 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 33)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9062-9063]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0141; Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-4]

Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Allakaket, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at Allakaket,
AK. Two Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being
developed for the Allakaket Airport at Allakaket, AK. Additionally, a
textual Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) is being developed. Adoption
of this proposal would result in revision of existing Class E airspace
upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at the
Allakaket Airport, Allakaket, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 4, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. You must identify the docket number FAA-2008-0141/Airspace Docket
No. 08-AAL-4, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit
comments on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review

the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and
any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket
Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza level of the
Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Manager, Safety, Alaska Flight Service
Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box
14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rolf, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587;
telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2008-0141/
Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-4.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs)

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://.

www.faa.gov or the Superintendent of Documents web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html
.

    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591 or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. Communications must
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the
FAA's Office of Rulemaking,<PHONE_NUMBER>, to request a copy of
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution
System, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to the Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR Part 71), which would revise the Class E airspace
at the Allakaket Airport, in Allakaket, AK. The intended effect of this
proposal is to revise Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200
ft. above the surface to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at the Allakaket Airport, Allakaket, AK.
    The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and

Maintenance Branch has developed two SIAPs and an ODP for the Allakaket
Airport. The new approaches are (1) the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 05, Original (Orig) and (2) the
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, 0rig. Textual ODP's are unnamed and are published in
the front of the U.S. Terminal Procedures for Alaska. Class E
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above
the surface in the Allakaket Airport area would be revised by this
action. The proposed airspace is sufficient in size to contain aircraft
executing the instrument procedures at the Allakaket Airport,
Allakaket, AK.
    The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200
foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 in FAA Order
7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15,
2007, and effective September 15, 2007, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in
this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore --(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);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart 1, Section 40103, Sovereignty and use of
airspace. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing
regulations to ensure the safe and efficient use of the navigable
airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because
it proposes to create Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain
aircraft executing instrument procedures at the Allakaket Airport, AK,
and represents the FAA's continuing effort to safely and efficiently
use the navigable airspace.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71-- DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15,
2007, is to be amended as follows:
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward from 700 Feet or
More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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AAL AK E5 Allakaket, AK [Revised]

Allakaket, Allakaket Airport, AK
    (Lat. 66[deg]30'07'' N., long. 152[deg]37'20'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.1-mile radius of the Allakaket Airport; and that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface extending
clockwise from the 045[deg](T)/066[deg](M) bearing to the
175[deg](T)/196[deg](M) bearing within 72 miles of the Allakaket
Airport.
* * * * *

    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on February 8, 2008.
Derril D. Bergt,
Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
 [FR Doc. E8-2967 Filed 2-15-08; 8:45 am]

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[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922; FRL-8558-8]

Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment Reports for Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period on the Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment Reports for Nitrogen
Dioxide (NO2) (73 FR 20045; April 14, 2008). The EPA is extending the
comment period that originally ends on May 1, 2008. The extended
comment period will close on May 30, 2008. The EPA is extending the
comment period to provide stakeholders and the public with adequate
time to conduct appropriate analysis and prepare meaningful comments.

DATES: Comments on the above reports must be received on or before May
30, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0922, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-
0922.
     Fax: Fax your comments to<PHONE_NUMBER>, Attention Docket
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922.

     Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0922. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Docket in the
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Scott Jenkins, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mailcode C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

General Information

A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk
or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
     Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA), the Administrator identifies and lists certain pollutants which
``cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.'' The EPA then issues
air quality criteria for listed pollutants, which are commonly referred
to as ``criteria pollutants.'' The air quality criteria are to
``accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in
indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public
health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a]
pollutant in the ambient air, in varying quantities.'' Under section
109 of the CAA, EPA establishes NAAQS for each listed pollutant, with
the NAAQS based on the air quality criteria. Section 109(d) of the CAA
requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air
quality criteria. The revised air quality criteria reflect advances in
scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health
or welfare. The EPA is also required to periodically review and revise
the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria.
    Air quality criteria have been established for the nitrogen oxides
(NOX) and NAAQS have been established for nitrogen dioxide
(NO2), an indicator for NOX. Presently, EPA is
reviewing the air quality criteria for NOX and the NAAQS for
NO2. As part of its review of the NAAQS, EPA is preparing an
assessment of exposures and health risks associated with ambient
NO2. A draft plan describing the proposed approaches to
assessing exposures and risks is described in the draft document,
Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure
and Risk Assessment. This document was released for public review and
comment in September 2007 and was the subject of a consultation with
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) on October 24 and
25, 2007. Comments received from that consultation have been considered
in developing the draft risk and exposure assessment documents being
released at this time.
    The draft documents convey the approach taken to assess exposures
to ambient NO2 and to characterize associated health risks,
as well as to present the results of those assessments.

These draft documents will be available online at: http://www.epa.gov/
ttn/naaqs/standards/nox/s_nox_cr_rea.html.
    The EPA is soliciting advice and recommendations from the CASAC by
means of a review on the draft documents at an upcoming public meeting
of the CASAC. A Federal Register notice will inform the public of the
date and location of that meeting. Following the CASAC meeting, EPA
will consider comments received from the CASAC and the public in
preparing a second draft risk and exposure assessment report. The
release of the second draft report will be followed by another CASAC
meeting and ultimately by a final risk and exposure assessment report.

    Dated: April 18, 2008.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58623-58624]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23318]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-0039]

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal pipeline safety laws, and PHMSA's
special permit procedures, PHMSA is publishing this notice of special
permit request we have received from a pipeline operator seeking relief
from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline
safety regulations. This notice seeks public comments on this request,
including comments on any safety or environmental impacts. At the
conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will evaluate the
request and determine whether to grant or deny a special permit.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by
October 22, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific
special permit request and may be submitted in the following ways:
     E-Gov Web Site: http://www.Regulations.gov. This site
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice
issued by any agency.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management System: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special
permit request you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments.
If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two copies. To
receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments, please
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit
comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Note: Comments are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
There is a privacy statement published on http://www.Regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    General: Kay McIver by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Technical: Patrick Landon by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received a request for special
permit from a pipeline operator seeking relief from compliance with
certain pipeline safety regulations. The request includes a technical
analysis provided by the operator. The request has been filed at
www.Regulations.gov and assigned a separate docket number. We invite
interested persons to participate by reviewing this special permit
request at http://www.Regulations.gov, and by submitting written
comments, data or other views. Please include comments on potential
environmental impacts that may result if this special permit is
granted.
    Before acting on this special permit request, PHMSA will evaluate
all comments received on or before the comments closing date. Comments
will be evaluated after this date if it is possible to do so without
incurring additional expense or delay. PHMSA will consider each
relevant comment we receive in making our decision to grant or deny a
request.
    PHMSA has received the following special permit requests:

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          Docket No.                Requester        Regulation(s)             Nature of special permit
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PHMSA-2007-0039...............  Boardwalk--Gulf    49 CFR 192.611...  To authorize Gulf South Pipeline Company,
                                 South Pipeline                        LP (Gulf South) a 135-foot extension of
                                 Company, LP                           an existing Special Permit Segment of the
                                 (``Gulf South'').                     TPL 880 pipeline located in Mobile
                                                                       County, Alabama. The existing Special
                                                                       Permit Segment is defined in the original
                                                                       Special Permit (PHMSA-2007-0039, granted
                                                                       on February 27, 2009) using the Gulf
                                                                       South TPL-880 pipeline survey station
                                                                       references as follows:
                                                                      Station Number 699+77 to Station Number
                                                                       700+23 (46 feet).

                                                                      The contiguous segment that Gulf South is
                                                                       requesting to add to the Special Permit
                                                                       segment is located at Station 700+23 to
                                                                       Station 701+58. With the addition of this
                                                                       segment, the extended Special Permit
                                                                       Segment would be defined as follows:
                                                                      Station Number 699+77 to Station Number
                                                                       701+58 (181 feet).
                                                                      The Special Permit Inspection Area, as
                                                                       defined by the existing Special Permit
                                                                       extends from Station 0+00, the start of
                                                                       the TPL 880 Line, to Station 1201+68 at
                                                                       the Airport Compressor Station. The
                                                                       Inspection Area is approximately 23 miles
                                                                       long and is entirely in Mobile County,
                                                                       Alabama.
                                                                      TPL-880 is a 24-mile steel pipeline
                                                                       lateral transporting natural gas from a
                                                                       point onshore of the Gulf of Mexico to
                                                                       other pipelines located in Alabama. The
                                                                       30-inch diameter pipeline was installed
                                                                       in 1992. The 135-foot extension is
                                                                       located in a high consequence area (HCA),
                                                                       calculated by Method 2, and caused by 20+
                                                                       dwellings adjacent to the pipeline.
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    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2012.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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