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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12486-001]

Twin Lakes Canal Company; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of
Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, Solicitation of Comments on the
Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated
Study Requests

February 23, 2007.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
an original License and Pre-Application Document.
    b. Project No.: 12486-001.
    c. Dated Filed: December 15, 2006.
    d. Submitted by: Twin Lakes Canal Company.
    e. Name of Project: Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project
would be located in Southeastern Idaho on the Bear River. The project
would be located entirely within Franklin County approximately nine
miles Northeast of Preston, Idaho.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Nick Josten, Project Engineer,
GeoSense, 2742 Saint Charles Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528-
6152.
    i. FERC Contact: Shana Murray<PHONE_NUMBER> or via e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    j. We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental
issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental
document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should
follow the instructions for filing comments described in paragraph n
below.

    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations there under at 50 CFR part 402; and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. Twin Lakes Canal Company filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD);
including a proposed process plan and schedule with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. Copies of the PAD and Scoping Document 1 (SD1) are available for
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov), using the

``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in
paragraph n.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified

via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    n. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and SD1
as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study
requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In
addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for
cooperating agency status, and all communications to Commission staff
related to the merits of the potential application (original and eight
copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following address:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the
Commission must include on the first page, the project name (Bear River
Narrows Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-12486-001), and bear the
heading ``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by April 14, 2007.
    Comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for
cooperating agency status, and other permissible forms of
communications with the Commission may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-

filing'' link.
    o. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the project, in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act. However, there is the possibility
that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required.
Nevertheless, the scoping meetings will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the
Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    We will hold a daytime and night time scoping meeting at the times
and places noted below. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental
document. The time and location of these meetings are as follows:

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 1 p.m. (MST).
Location: Fairgrounds, Robinson Building, 146 West 2nd Street North,
Preston, Idaho 83263.
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 7 p.m. (MST).
Location: Fairgrounds, Robinson Building, 146 West 2nd Street North,
Preston, Idaho 83263.
For Directions: Please call Clair Bosen, of Twin Lakes Canal Company at
(208) 852-1612.

    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental document, has been mailed to the
individuals and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of
SD1 will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the
Web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the

directions for accessing information in paragraph p. Depending on the
extent of comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may or may not
be issued.

Site Visit

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct a site
visit of the proposed project on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, starting at
10 a.m. All participants should meet at the Twin Lakes Canal Company,
located at 2 North State Street, Preston, Idaho 83263. All participants
are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with questions
about the site visit should contact Mr. Clair Bosen at<PHONE_NUMBER>
on or before March 13, 2007.

Scoping Meeting Objectives

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

Scoping Meeting Procedures

    The scoping meeting will be recorded by a stenographer and will
become part of the formal Commission record on the project.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50923-50926]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-98009; File No. SR-LCH SA-2023-004]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; LCH SA; Order Approving Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Triparty Collateral Mechanism

July 27, 2023.

I. Introduction

    On May 30, 2023, Banque Centrale de Compensation, which conducts
business under the name LCH SA (``LCH SA''), filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change (``Proposed Rule Change'') to
amend its Credit Default Swap Clearing Procedures (``Procedures'') and
Credit Default Swap Clearing Rule Book (``Rule Book'') to reflect the
introduction of a triparty collateral mechanism to the CDSClear
service. The Proposed Rule Change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on June 16, 2023.\3\ The Commission has not received
any comments on the Proposed Rule Change. For the reasons discussed
below, the Commission is approving the Proposed Rule Change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 97706 (June 12, 2023),
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    LCH SA is a clearing agency registered with the Commission for the
purpose of clearing security-based swaps (specifically, credit-default
swaps or ``CDS''). LCH SA has procedures in place to deal with the
default of a clearing member who participates in its CDS clearing
business. In order to minimize the contagion risk of such a default,
LCH SA calculates margin requirements for each clearing member and
requires each member to transfer collateral to LCH SA to meet their
respective margin requirements.
    Currently, LCH SA requires members participating in its CDSClear
service

(the ``Clearing Members'') to manage the pledging and transfer of
collateral to LCH SA on a bilateral basis. For LCH SA's non-U.S.
business lines (e.g., its repo clearing business), LCH SA offers a
``triparty collateral'' mechanism where LCH SA and a clearing member
may authorize an agent to enter settlement instructions on the clearing
member's behalf into the LCH SA's securities settlement system.\4\ LCH
SA states that members benefit because such a triparty process is more
efficient operationally.\5\ LCH SA members requested that LCH SA
harmonize collateral management processes across business lines by
introducing a triparty collateral management process into LCH SA's CDS
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    \4\ The agent's ability to enter settlement instructions on the
clearing member's behalf would be done for the purposes of
transferring collateral to LCH SA or releasing such collateral, and
would affect movements of securities between a clearing member
account and LCH SA by the relevant triparty agent on a full title
transfer basis.
    \5\ See Notice, 88 FR at 39493.
    \6\ To facilitate the use of a triparty collateral mechanism,
the clearing member, the relevant triparty agents, and LCH SA must
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    LCH SA now proposes to offer the triparty collateral mechanism to
its members participating in CDSClear.\7\ LCH SA is not changing
collateral eligibility or concentration limits, but rather, is merely
providing for a different process for posting acceptable collateral. To
effectuate the change, LCH SA proposes the following changes to its
rules.
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    \7\ LCH SA is proposing to offer the triparty collateral
mechanism as an optional collateral management tool, but does not
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A. Amendments to Rule Book

    LCH SA is proposing to modify Section 1.1.1 (Terms defined in the
CDS Clearing Rule Book) to include a new term, ``Triparty
Documentation,'' which refers to the documentation of the agreement
entered into between LCH SA, the relevant triparty agent, and a
Clearing Member having exercised its option to transfer Eligible
Collateral \8\ on a full title transfer basis to LCH SA through a
Triparty Documentation pursuant to Section 3 of the Procedures. Section
3 includes procedures related to collateral, variation margin, and cash
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    \8\ Eligible Collateral is defined by LCH as ``Such securities
and other types of non Cash Collateral as are set out in Section 3
of the Procedures as being acceptable by LCH SA for the purposes of
satisfying a Clearing Member's Margin Requirements and/or novating
Original Transactions, as applicable.''
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    LCH SA also proposes to amend section 2 of its Rule Book to add a
new subsection (xxiv) to Section <IP_ADDRESS>, to provide for a new
membership requirement where the triparty applicant shall accept to
comply with the performance of its obligations pursuant to a Triparty
Documentation. Further, LCH SA proposes to amend Section <IP_ADDRESS> to add
a new subsection (vii) to require a Clearing Member to comply with the
performance of the obligations pursuant to a Triparty Documentation.\9\
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    \9\ The subsequent subsections would also need to be renumbered
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    LCH SA proposes to make several amendments to Section 4 of the Rule
Book, which addresses risk management and collateral requirements.
Since the Triparty Documentation will provide for the haircut that will
apply to the relevant collateral, LCH SA proposes to add a reference to
the Triparty Documentation in Section <IP_ADDRESS> which currently provides,
among others, that LCH SA may apply haircuts to Eligible Collateral as
set out on the LCH SA website. LCH SA also proposes to add the failure
of a Clearing Member to perform its obligations in accordance with, or
a breach of, any Triparty Documentation to the list of Events provided
for in Section <IP_ADDRESS>, which describes events that might constitute a
Clearing Member default, as this is currently the case in respect of
the CDS Clearing Documentation and the Pledge Agreement.
    LCH SA also proposes to make the following conforming Rule Book
changes that are not related to the implementation of the Triparty
Documentation solution for the CDSClear service. Specifically, the
definition of ``Pledged Eligible Collateral'' in Section 1.1.1 (Terms
defined in the CDS Clearing Rule Book) would be amended by removing a
reference to a Clearing Notice, because the list of Eligible Currencies
and collateral is already set out in Section 3 of the Procedures in
accordance with Section <IP_ADDRESS>, and the proposed amended Section 3 of
the Procedures would provide where the list of collateral (including
Pledged Eligible Collateral) could be found. Section <IP_ADDRESS> would be
amended to correct a cross-reference in subsection (iv). Finally, LCH
SA would amend Section <IP_ADDRESS> by making a reference to Section 3 of
the Procedures regarding the conditions that will govern the
notification of any change in eligible currencies and collateral.

B. Amendments to Procedures

    LCH SA proposes to modify Section 3 of the Procedures, which covers
the topics of collateral, variation margin, and cash payments, to
incorporate terms for implementing the triparty collateral mechanism.
The Proposed Rule Change amends Section 3.10 (Eligible Collateral
transferred with full title) to include securities transferred pursuant
to a Triparty Documentation, by adding a new paragraph to Section
3.10.2 (Eligible Collateral provided pursuant to a Triparty
Documentation) and a new introductory paragraph stating that Eligible
Collateral transferred with full title may be provided by a Clearing
Member either on a bilateral basis or pursuant to a Triparty
Documentation in accordance.
    The Proposed Change will move current Section 3.10 under a new
paragraph in Section 3.10.1 entitled ``Eligible Collateral provided on
a bilateral basis,'' and any reference to collateral provided with full
title transfer in this new paragraph in Section 3.10.1 will be
clarified by adding that such Eligible Collateral is provided on a
bilateral basis. LCH SA proposes to replace any cross-reference to
Section 3.10 in Section 3 of the Procedures with a cross-reference to a
new paragraph in Section 3.10.1 where necessary. As a result of the new
paragraph in Section 3.10.2, a cross-reference to subsection (d) will
be added to each section referring to the return of any type of
collateral. This cross-reference allows for Eligible Collateral to be
transferred with full title pursuant to a Triparty Documentation.
    The new paragraph in Section 3.10.2, as further described below,
will mainly replicate the paragraph in Section 3.10.1, but will amend
the content to refer to the Triparty Documentation. The new amendments
would include the requirement for a Clearing Member to enter into the
Triparty Documentation, as set out in a new sub-paragraph (a) and the
reference to triparty accounts to be used by LCH SA. However, due to
the use of a triparty agent for managing Clearing Member Collateral
posted with LCH SA, there will be some differences in the timelines
applicable to the Clearing Member for the purposes of transferring, or
requesting return of, securities subject to the Triparty Documentation,
as described below.
    Subsection (a) of Section 3.10.2 (General information) states that
the Clearing Member, a triparty agent (either Euroclear Bank or
Euroclear France), and LCH SA may enter into the relevant Triparty
Documentation, whose documentation is available upon request to the
CDSClear Business Development & Relationship Management team. Under the
Triparty Documentation, the relevant triparty agent will be authorized
by LCH SA and the Clearing

Member to enter settlement instructions on their behalf into the
relevant securities settlement system to transfer with full title
securities as Eligible Collateral between LCH SA and the Clearing
Member.
    Sub-paragraph (b) (Securities accounts) states that LCH SA will
hold collateral in security accounts at the relevant triparty agent(s)
as applicable for the Clearing Member's house activity, and separately,
client activity (excluding any FCM Clients, since the provision of
securities pursuant to this triparty collateral solution will not be
permitted for FCM Clients pursuant to new sub-paragraph (c) of new
paragraph <IP_ADDRESS>, indent (ii)).\10\
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    \10\ LCH SA may invest eligible collateral provided to LCH SA
with full title pursuant to a triparty arrangement in accordance
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    Sub-paragraph (c) will include provisions describing the transfer
of Eligible Collateral pursuant to a Triparty Documentation; the
purpose of such transfer is either for transferring additional
collateral or substituting such collateral for any alternative
collateral recorded in its collateral accounts. To transfer collateral
on a specific business day, a Clearing Member would need to notify LCH
SA of its request to transfer such Eligible Collateral pursuant to a
Triparty Documentation by no later than 16:00 CET on the prior business
day. If the Clearing Member notifies LCH SA that the collateral will
move client accounts, the member must specify which client account
shall record Eligible Collateral; otherwise, LCH SA will not accept the
transfer request.\11\
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    \11\ LCH SA makes intra-day margin calls throughout the day.
Whether the collateral will be taken into account with regard to a
specific intra-day margin call is dependent on when LCH SA received
confirmation from a Clearing Member's triparty agent. Proposed
section 3.10.02(c) describes how confirmation timing affects margin
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    Sub-paragraph (d) addresses the applicable conditions for returning
collateral to a Clearing Member. A Clearing Member must request a
return of collateral no later than 12:00 CET on the business day before
they want to receive the collateral. LCH SA would transfer the
requested collateral between 12:25 and 12:55 CET on the requested
day.\12\ Any return request received by LCH SA shall be deemed firm and
irrevocable. By 12:00 CET on the day the collateral is returned, LCH SA
will re-calculate the value of the Eligible Collateral to be returned
(the ``Eligible Triparty Collateral Value''). If LCH SA holds
sufficient collateral (other than that which is to be returned) to
cover the relevant margin requirement, it will return the collateral.
If LCH SA does not hold sufficient collateral (other than that which is
to be returned) to cover the relevant margin requirement, LCH SA will
attempt to debit an amount of Euros equal to the Eligible Triparty
Collateral Value from the TARGET2 \13\ Account(s) of the Clearing
Member (or its TARGET2 Payment Agent), after which LCH SA would return
the collateral.\14\ LCH SA would instruct the triparty agent(s) to
return the collateral between 13:00 and 15:00 CET, in advance of the
relevant Central Securities Depository/International Central Securities
Depository cut-off time (except in exceptional circumstances, as
determined in an objective and commercially reasonable manner). The
last paragraph of new paragraph 3.10.2 will provide for exceptional
time limits for notification of transfer and return requests in cases
of atypical market conditions.
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    \12\ Section 3.7(c) of the Procedures defines the timing of
collateral calls, and specifies the 12:25 to 12:55 CET period as a
window to be use for the purpose of collateral substitutions upon a
Clearing Member's request, which LCH SA refers to as the
``Additional Specific Collateral Slot.''
    \13\ TARGET2 is the system known as Trans-European Automated
Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer 2.
    \14\ If LCH SA cannot debit the required amount of Euros, it
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    Current Section 3.9 of the Procedures addresses Eligible
Collateral. In this section, LCH SA proposes to insert language stating
that additional eligibility criteria and concentration limits apply for
Triparty Documentation.\15\ LCH SA also proposes to insert language
stating that it may amend the list of eligible securities by
publication of a Clearing Notice, and add new eligibility criteria and
concentration limits for Eligible collateral transferred with full
title pursuant to a Triparty Documentation, subject to the prior
consent of the relevant triparty agent. As a result, the reference to a
Clearing Notice mentioned in Section 3.13 applicable to Eligible
Collateral pursuant to the Pledge Agreement will be removed, as there
will be no Clearing Notice which describes such Eligible Collateral;
all relevant information will be found on the LCH SA website.
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    \15\ The triparty documentation would only be able to add
requirements, and could not reduce the eligibility criteria or
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    LCH SA also proposes changes to Section 3.9 to clarify that
Eligible Collateral transferred with full title may be provided on a
bilateral or trilateral basis, where necessary. LCH SA is proposing to
amend sub-paragraph (c) (Events affecting the eligibility of Eligible
Collateral) to exclude securities transferred pursuant to the triparty
collateral solution from the current management process applicable to
Collateral Events.\16\ Such Collateral Events will be managed by the
relevant triparty agent in accordance with the Triparty Documentation.
Consequently, the scope of Section 3.12 is reduced to Eligible
Collateral transferred with full title on a bilateral basis.
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    \16\ A ``Collateral Event'' is defined as either a suspension
from trading of such security by an exchange or the public
announcement of a take-over bid, public exchange offer, split or
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    LCH SA proposes other amendments to Section 3 of the Procedures in
order to correct some cross-references or typographical errors.

III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    Section 19(b)(2)(C) of the Act requires the Commission to approve a
proposed rule change of a self-regulatory organization if it finds that
the Proposed Rule Change is consistent with the requirements of the Act
and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the
organization.\17\ For the reasons given below, the Commission finds
that the Proposed Rule Change is consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F)
of the Act \18\ and Rule 17Ad-22(e)(21) thereunder.\19\
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(C).
    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \19\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(21).
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A. Consistency with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act

    Under Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act, LCH SA's rules, among other
things, must be ``designed to promote the prompt and accurate clearance
and settlement of . . . derivative agreements, contracts, and
transactions . . .'' \20\ Based on its review of the record, and for
the reasons discussed below, the Commission believes that LCH SA's
changes are consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act because LCH
SA is offering an additional clearing mechanism to its members.
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    LCH SA is proposing to allow CDSClear Clearing Members to cover
their margins with eligible securities through the use of a triparty
agent. Clearing Members are under no obligation to use this solution.
This change will broaden the solutions for Clearing Members to manage
collateral posted to LCH SA. The introduction of the triparty mechanism
would align collateral management practices for members across LCH SA
business lines and enable the transfer of securities as collateral in a
more efficient and automated way than on a bilateral basis. Offering a
more efficient and automated

process may, for members who choose to use it, reduce the overall cost
of clearing. Reducing the overall cost of clearing could, in turn, lead
Clearing Members to clear more products. Thus, these changes would
contribute to the prompt and accurate clearance process and settlement
of securities transactions and derivative agreements, contracts, and
transactions and to assure the safeguarding of securities, which is
consistent with the requirements of Section 17(A)(b)(3)(F).\21\
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    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    The Commission believes, therefore, that the Proposed Rule Change
is consistent with the requirements of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the
Act.\22\
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    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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B. Consistency With Rule 17Ad-22(e)(21) Under the Act

    Rule 17Ad-22(e)(21) requires covered clearing agencies to
establish, implement, maintain, and enforce written policies and
procedures reasonably designed to be efficient and effective in meeting
the requirements of its participants and the markets it serves, and
have the covered clearing agency's management regularly review the
efficiency and effectiveness of its clearing and settlement
arrangements; operating structure, including risk management policies,
procedures, and systems; scope of products, cleared or settled; and use
of technology and communication procedures.\23\ In adopting Rule 17Ad-
22(e)(21), the Commission provided guidance that a covered clearing
agency generally should consider in establishing and maintaining
policies and procedures that address efficiency and effectiveness,
stating that it should consider whether its design meets the needs of
its participants, particularly with regard to choice of operating
structure and use of technology and procedures.\24\
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    \23\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(21).
    \24\ See Standards for Covered Clearing Agencies, Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 78961 (Sept. 28, 2016), 81 FR 70786, 70841
(Oct. 13, 2016).
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    LCH SA's members expressed interest in using the triparty mechanism
to the CDSClear business to harmonize their operational process across
all clearing services of LCH SA.\25\ The triparty collateral mechanism
is an optional solution that would reduce the number of manual actions
necessary in the processing of non-cash collateral deposit and release
for both the clearing agency and the Clearing Members. Reliance on the
triparty mechanism could reduce the manual steps necessary for a
Clearing Member to allocate a basket of securities in LCH SA's system
with an automatic process for the settlement of margin calls and
handling of coupons. Such automation would increase efficiency and
allows for additional use of technology with the settlement of margin
call.
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    \25\ See Notice, 88 FR at 39493.
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    The Commission believes, therefore, that the Proposed Rule Change
is consistent with the requirements of Rule 17Ad-22(e)(21) under the
Act.\26\
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    \26\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(21).
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IV. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
Proposed Rule Change is consistent with the requirements of the Act,
and in particular, Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \27\ and Rule 17Ad-
22(e)(21) thereunder.\28\
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    \27\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \28\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(21).
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    It Is Therefore Ordered pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act
that the Proposed Rule Change (SR-LCH SA-2023-004) be, and hereby is,
approved.\29\
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    \29\ In approving the Proposed Rule Change, the Commission
considered the proposal's impacts on efficiency, competition, and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\30\
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    \30\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP23-466-000]

Great Basin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Schedule for the
Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the 2024 Expansion
Project

    On May 1, 2023, Great Basin Gas Transmission Company (Great Basin)
filed an application in Docket No. CP23-466-000 requesting a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to section
7(c) and Authorization pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
to construct, operate, and abandon certain natural gas pipeline
facilities. The proposed project is known as the 2024 Expansion Project
(Project), and would provide 5,674 dekatherms per day of incremental
firm transportation service for two existing firm transportation
shippers. The expansion would require construction of approximately
3.41 miles of upsized or looped pipeline segments across Douglas, Lyon,
and Storey Counties, Nevada.
    On May 15, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project.
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's
environmental document for the Project.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the Project and the planned schedule
for the completion of the environmental review.\1\
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Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA--November 28, 2023
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline \2\--February 26, 2024
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    \2\ The Commission's deadline applies to the decisions of other
federal agencies, and state agencies acting under federally
delegated authority, that are responsible for federal
authorizations, permits, and other approvals necessary for proposed
projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 18 CFR 157.22(a), the
Commission's deadline for other agency's decisions applies unless a
schedule is otherwise established by federal law.
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    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
Project's progress.

Project Description

    Great Basin proposes to: (1) construct approximately 0.25 mile of
20-inch-diameter pipeline loop along its Carson Lateral in Storey
County, Nevada, referred to as the Truckee Canal segment; (2) abandon
and replace approximately 2.88 miles of existing 10-inch-diameter
pipeline with new 20-inch-diameter pipeline along the Carson Lateral in
Lyon County, Nevada, referred to as the Silver Springs segment; and (3)
construct approximately 0.28 mile of 12-inch-diameter pipeline loop
paralleling its South Tahoe Lateral in Douglas County, Nevada, referred
to as the Kingsbury segment. Additionally, Great Basin would install
new aboveground valves and associated piping at its existing White Sage
Pressure Limiting Station and at the Fort Churchill Valve Assembly on
the Silver Springs pipeline segment in Lyon County, Nevada. Great Basin
would also install one new belowground valve assembly and a below-
ground hot tap at the terminus point of the Kingsbury pipeline segment
in Douglas County, Nevada.

Background

    On June 15, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Great
Basin 2024 Expansion Project (Notice of Scoping). The Notice of Scoping
was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. In response to the Notice of Scoping, the Commission
received comments in support of the Project from Southwest Gas
Corporation and comments in protest from the Office of the Nevada
Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection. The primary issues
raised by the Nevada Attorney General are associated with project need,
capacity, and rates. All substantive environmental comments will be
addressed in the EA.
    The Bureau of Land Management is a cooperating agency in the
preparation of the EA.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to
keep track of formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the
Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This service
provides automatic notification of filings made to subscribed dockets,
document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].
    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov). Using the ``eLibrary'' link, select
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP23-466), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at<PHONE_NUMBER>, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at [email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC
website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: July 10, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14987 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
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Page 1 of 5 Teleconference with ASIWPCA and States June 5, 2003 Meeting Synopsis EPA Mary Smith, Division Director for EAD Pat Harrigan, Team Leader for 304( m) Kathy Monk, 304( m) Team ASIWPCA Linda Eichmiller Sean Rolland States Alabama: Glenda Dean California: Jim Maughan, Adam Morrill Delaware: John Defriece Florida: Vince Seibold Louisiana: Gary Aydell West Virginia: David Vande Linde Mary Smith opened the discussion by introducing herself and her goals. Pat Harrigan ensured that everyone had received the two page background paper ( attached), and briefly went through Background, How the Information Will be Used, and Progress to Date sections of the paper.

In response to a question, Pat read the list of discharge categories identified to date by Stakeholders as potential candidates for development of an effluent guideline. States are invited to provide feedback on which of these seem the most important, which the least important, and which raise other issues. Drinking Water Treatment ( Public Water Supply) Coal Bed Methane Extraction Stormwater/ Urban Runoff ( construction portion already in development) Ballast & Bilge Water/ Cruise Ships Aquaculture ( already in development) Petroleum Bulk Storage Terminals Airport Deicing Dental Facilities/ Hospitals & Related Health Care Facilities POTWs/ Municipal Treatment Plants Food Service Establishments Chemical Formulators ( includes Adhesives and Sealants subcategory) Laboratories Drum Reconditioning ( subcategory of Transportation Equipment Cleaning) Printing and Publishing Page 2 of 5 Cosmetics, Fragrants, Flavors, Food Additives The following points were made about two discharge categories without effluent guidelines: ° Stormwater/ Urban Runoff   addressed by BMPs, TMDLs ( AL, FL); there are also issues with runoff scouring river banks in areas with increased development   the sediment washed into the water along with the metals and other components of the soil is part of the problem, may require creative approaches to minimize scouring. ° Dental Facilities/ Hospitals & Related Health Care Facilities   resource intensive to implement ( AL)

Pat also read the list of existing guidelines recommended to date by Stakeholders for revision. States are invited to provide feedback on which of these seem the most important, which the least important, and which raise other issues. Petroleum Refining Steam Electric Power Plants Food Processing Meat Products ( in development) Ore Mining and Dressing Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Subcategories Metal Molding and Casting Coal Mining Metal Finishing Mineral Mining & Processing Waste Reclamation Services ( Waste Oil Reclamation)

The following points were made about some of the existing categories:

Guidelines that do not regulate pollutants now understood to cause problems: ° Food processing, specifically seafood processing  nutrients and fecal coliform ( AL, LA, FL) ° Coal mining  manganese issues ( WV) ° Other guidelines that do not include nitrates/ nitrites may be worth revising, as a means to address nutrient concerns such as the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia ( LA) ° Key pollutants selected from standards under development, then identify guidelines that discharge those pollutants and are not regulated. ( LA)

Guidelines that are out of date relative to available technology: ° Petroleum refining ( AL) ° Food processing, specifically seafood processing ( AL, LA, FL) ° Meat products ( AL) ° Metal Molding and Casting ( AL)

Pat then moved to the first question in the section Questions We Have Asked Stakeholders to Page 3 of 5 Consider of the background document, which asked for recommendations for existing guidelines needing revision, and discharge categories without an effluent guideline that may need one. Participants suggested the following: ° Review effluent guidelines with unregulated nutrients in their effluents ( LA) ° Consider addressing problems generated by precipitation based runoff; concerns for iron, manganese, aluminum, and soil contributions. ( WV) ° Consider information gained in developing mining regulations when dealing with construction issues. BATs generate to address acid base accounting may be transferable to BMPs. ( WV)

Moving to the second question, on technology advances, encouraging innovation, and voluntary programs, the following suggestions were made: ° The ELG for the seafood processing industry currently only requires screening of the effluent. This is the crudest advanced technology available, and the technology has advanced beyond this level ( AL) ° When looking at total stream health, there may be ways to adjust the limits to obtain a better result; allowing higher manganese discharges allowed the discharger to avoid increasing the pH required for the higher removal rates and the result was an improvement in the receiving stream ( WV) ° Support voluntary programs such as that included in pulp and paper guidelines; one approach could be offering a reduction in monitoring requirements in exchange for implementing better than required wastewater treatment technology ( AL, LA)

The subject of trading generated some discussion: ° One participants prefers it not be included in ELGs. It might be best to put it in a separate guideline of its own. ( AL) ° Another participant supports trading. Currently, the way guidelines are written make it impossible for industries to remove more than what is required; recommend trading be used for non toxic pollutants, such as dissolved oxygen parameters. ( LA) ° A third participant also supports trading, especially if it allows an improvement in stream health, as in the example referring to manganese and pH discharges above. ( WV)

Mary asked the group to identify the overarching issues they are facing, to determine the relative importance of the problems that could be addressed under the effluent guidelines program. ° The 305( b) process and TMDLs/ water quality standards are LA's primary focus. ° Stringent anti degradation rules are overshadowing BAT in WV.

The conference call ended with Pat confirming that she would send the meeting summary and list of unregulated discharge categories and existing guidelines to Linda for her to distribute to the States. Pat would followup with Vince to answer his question about the subcategories being addressed. Page 4 of 5 SUPPORTING INFORMATION Background We are required to develop a plan every two years showing which effluent limitations guidelines the Agency will revise and which discharge categories currently without effluent guidelines it will regulate. For most of the last 10 years, selections of industries for guidelines and their schedules were substantially influenced by court ordered consent decree. With the consent decree ending, we are currently developing and implementing a planning process to determine future work on effluent limitations guidelines.

! The process will allow the Agency to ( 1) identify existing effluent limitations guidelines ( or specific aspects of guidelines) that need to be revisited, and ( 2) identify industries that have not been previously addressed that should be considered for effluent limitations guideline development.

! Two overarching goals are guiding the process: reducing risk to human health and the environment, and assuring transparent decision making.

! We are pursuing many avenues of investigation to determine how to identify and prioritize industries ( or parts of industries) for guideline revision and development. One major component of this effort is consulting with the people in the field who do the work   to find out what they thin the problems ( and solutions) are.

How the Information Will be Used ! The information collected will first be reviewed by the 304( m) team in EAD. It will be considered together with other information being developed, for example, on the relative risks posed by the current estimated loadings for different industries. Recommendations on which industries to consider for guideline development or revision will then be provided to an Agency workgroup for their consideration and input. Finally, the information and recommendations will be presented to upper management in the Office of Water and the Agency for decision. The Agency will then publish and take comment on a proposed plan, and develop a final plan by February 4, 2004 and every two years thereafter.

Progress to Date ! We have already gathered some information through public meetings, participation in conferences including the Nashville BAT conference in February and the WEF conference in April, as well as gathering the comments on the last plan, comments on the draft Strategy, and input received during meetings with individual stakeholder groups. Page 5 of 5 ! Internally, we are working closely with permit writers and pretreatment coordinators to hear about the problems that they are aware of, and to gather any supporting information they have.

! We will be contacting nine states directly for in depth discussions   we are limited to nine because we are not preparing a formal ICR ( Information Collection Request). And we will be following up with individuals in the states who have provided information that we need to clarify or who are identified as knowing a lot about a specific issue.

Today we wanted to let you know where we are in the process   what we have done and are in the process of doing, and to see what input you have regarding issues and information sources as well as any suggestions on ways to best obtain this information.

Questions We Have Asked Stakeholders to Consider:

1) Are there existing effluent limitations guidelines ( or specific aspects of guidelines) that need to be revisited ( for example, because the current guideline no longer reflects the performance of the best available technologies, or because there are problems in implementation, compliance, or enforcement; because changes in industry have made certain provisions or requirements obsolete, etc.) and industries ( or specific parts of industries) that have not been previously addressed that should be considered for effluent limitations guideline development?

2) Technology: ° Are there facilities which may be employing technologies that have potential for more widespread application across an industry sector to reduce wastewater pollutant discharges below current levels? ° How should technological innovation be encouraged and rewarded? ° What drives innovation in industries? ° How should voluntary loading reductions be taken into account and how do you verify this, especially with changing production by industry? ° What role should market incentives, including pollutant trading, have?

3) Information: ° What additional sources of information should we be considering? ° How can we best obtain information for the more detailed analysis of industries   we need good information early in the process? ° How can we obtain the information necessary to fairly evaluate assertions by stakeholders?


[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17324-17326]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07318]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0082]
RIN 1625-AA09

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Ontonagon River, Ontonagon, MI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation
regulation for the S64 drawbridge across Ontonagon River, mile 0.2, at
Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Michigan. The drawbridge was replaced with
a fixed bridge in 2006 and the operating regulation is no longer
applicable or necessary.

DATES: This rule is effective April 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this final rule, [USCG-2015-0082] is
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the
``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the
line associated with this final rule. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Mr. Lee Soule, Bridge Management Specialist, Ninth Coast
Guard District; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Regulatory History and Information

    The Coast Guard is issuing this final rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision
authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because the S64 drawbridge, that once
required draw operations in 33 CFR 117.639, was replaced with a fixed
bridge in 2006. Therefore, the regulation is no longer applicable and
shall be removed from publication. It is unnecessary to publish an NPRM
because this regulatory action does not purport to place any
restrictions on mariners but rather removes a restriction that has no
further use or value.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective in less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. The bridge has been a fixed bridge
for 9 years and this rule merely requires an administrative change to
the Federal Register, in order to omit a regulatory requirement that is
no longer applicable or necessary. The modification has already taken
place and the removal of the regulation will not affect mariners
currently operating on this waterway. Therefore, a delayed effective
date is unnecessary.

B. Basis and Purpose

    The S64 drawbridge across the Ontonagon River, mile 0.2, was
removed and replaced with a fixed bridge in 2006. It has come to the
attention of the Coast Guard that the governing regulation for this
drawbridge was never removed subsequent to the removal of the
drawbridge and completion of the fixed bridge that replaced it. The
elimination of this drawbridge necessitates the removal of the
drawbridge operation regulation, 33 CFR 117.639,that pertained to the
former drawbridge.
    The purpose of this rule is to remove 33 CFR 117.639 from the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) since it governs a bridge that is no
longer able to be opened.

C. Discussion of Rule

    The Coast Guard is changing the regulation in 33 CFR 117.639 by
removing restrictions and the regulatory burden related to the draw
operations for this bridge that is no longer a drawbridge. The change
removes the regulation governing the S64 drawbridge since the bridge
has been replaced with a fixed bridge. This Final Rule seeks to update
the CFR by removing language that governs the operation of the S64
drawbridge, which in fact is no longer a drawbridge. This change does
not affect waterway or land traffic.

D. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on these statutes or executive orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as
supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Order 12866 or under
section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and Budget
has not reviewed it under those Orders.
    The Coast Guard does not consider this rule to be ``significant''
under that Order because it is an administrative change and does not
affect the way vessels operate on the waterway.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    This rule will have no effect on small entities since this
drawbridge has been replaced with a fixed bridge and the regulation
governing draw operations for this bridge is no longer applicable.
There is no new restriction or regulation being imposed by this rule;
therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities

3. Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

4. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has 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. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it does not have implications for federalism.

5. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

6. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

7. Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.

8. Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

9. Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

10. Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

11. Energy Effects

    This action is not a ``significant energy action'' under Executive
Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

12. Technical Standards

    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

13. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guides the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded
that this action is one of a category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. This rule involves removing drawbridge operating
regulations. This rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1,
paragraph (32)(e), of the Instruction.
    Under figure 2-1, paragraph (32)(e), of the Instruction, an
environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion
determination are not required for this rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

Sec.  117.639  [Removed]

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2. Remove Sec.  117.639.

    Dated: March 19, 2015.
F. M. Midgette,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-07318 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65225-65227]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25977]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1443]

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the
community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in
effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS
report, once effective, will be used by insurance agents and others to
calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings
and the contents of those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before February 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
for each community are available for inspection at both the online
location and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in
the tables below. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1443, to
Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance

and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
visit the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) online at
www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM
and FIS report become effective.
    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS
report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b)
is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard
determinations also will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report
become effective.
    Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_fact_sheet.pdf.
    The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each
community are available for inspection at both the online location and
the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at
www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: October 9, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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           Dona Ana County, New Mexico, and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Anthony........................  City Hall, 824 Anthony Drive,
                                          Anthony, NM 88021.
City of Las Cruces.....................  City Hall, 700 North Main
                                          Street, Las Cruces, NM 88004.
City of Sunland Park...................  City Hall, 1000 McNutt Road,
                                          Suite A, Sunland Park, NM
                                          88063.
Town of Mesilla........................  Town Hall, 2231 Avenida de
                                          Mesilla, Mesilla, NM 88046.
Unincorporated Areas of Dona Ana County  Dona Ana County Office of the
                                          Flood Commission, 845 North
                                          Motel Boulevard, Las Cruces,
                                          NM 88007.
Village of Hatch.......................  Village Hall, 133 North
                                          Franklin Street, Hatch, NM
                                          87937.
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           Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Borough of Apollo......................  Borough Municipal Office, 616
                                          First Street, Apollo, PA
                                          15613.
Borough of Applewold...................  Applewold Borough Office, 8
                                          Hickory Street, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Borough of Atwood......................  Atwood Borough Hall, 225 Atwood
                                          Sugar Run Road, Creekside, PA
                                          15732.
Borough of Dayton......................  Borough Office, 207 Mechanic
                                          Street, Dayton, PA 16222.
Borough of Ford City...................  Borough Municipal Building,
                                          1000 4th Avenue, Ford City, PA
                                          16226.
Borough of Freeport....................  Borough Building, 414 Market
                                          Street, Freeport, PA 16229.
Borough of Kittanning..................  Borough Building, 300 South
                                          McKean Street, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Borough of Leechburg...................  Borough Office, 260 Market
                                          Street, Leechburg, PA 15656.
Borough of Manorville..................  Borough Building, 600 Center
                                          Lane, Manorville, PA 16238.
Borough of North Apollo................  Borough Building, 1421 Leonard
                                          Avenue, North Apollo, PA
                                          15673.
Borough of Rural Valley................  Borough Building, 300 Parkwood
                                          Drive, Rural Valley, PA 16249.
Borough of South Bethlehem.............  South Bethlehem Borough
                                          Building, 217 West Broad
                                          Street, New Bethlehem, PA
                                          16242.
Borough of Worthington.................  Borough Municipal Building, 206
                                          Church Street, Worthington, PA
                                          16262.
City of Parker.........................  City Hall, 210 North Cooper
                                          Avenue, Parker, PA 16049.
Township of Bethel.....................  Bethel Township Hall, 3218
                                          Ridge Road, Ford City, PA
                                          16226.
Township of Boggs......................  Boggs Township Building, 292
                                          Mountain Trails Road,
                                          Templeton, PA 16259.
Township of Brady's Bend...............  Brady's Bend Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1004 State Route 68,
                                          East Brady, PA 16028.
Township of Burrell....................  Burrell Township Municipal
                                          Building, 110 Cochran's Mill
                                          Road, Ford City, PA 16226.
Township of Cadogan....................  Township Office, 333 1st
                                          Avenue, Cadogan, PA 16212.

Township of Cowanshannock..............  Cowanshannock Township
                                          Municipal Building, 4033
                                          Second Street, NuMine, PA
                                          16244.
Township of East Franklin..............  East Franklin Township
                                          Municipal Building 106 Cherry
                                          Orchard Avenue, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Township of Gilpin.....................  Gilpin Township Municipal
                                          Building, 589 State Route 66,
                                          Leechburg, PA 15656.
Township of Hovey......................  Hovey Township Building, 600
                                          North Riverview Drive, Parker,
                                          PA 16049.
Township of Kiskiminetas...............  Kiskiminetas Township Building,
                                          1222A Old State Road, Apollo,
                                          PA 15613.
Township of Kittanning.................  Township Municipal Building,
                                          395 Township Shed Road,
                                          Kittanning, PA 16201.
Township of Madison....................  Madison Township Building, 107
                                          Lawsonham Road, Templeton, PA
                                          16259.
Township of Mahoning...................  Mahoning Township Office, 2237
                                          Madison Road, Distant, PA
                                          16223.
Township of Manor......................  Manor Township Municipal
                                          Building, 306 Byron Street,
                                          McGrann, PA 16236.
Township of North Buffalo..............  North Buffalo Township
                                          Municipal Building, 149
                                          McHaddon Road, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Township of Parks......................  Parks Township Community
                                          Building, 26 Jackson Street,
                                          North Vandergrift, PA 15690.
Township of Perry......................  Perry Township Building, 758
                                          Queenstown Road, Karns City,
                                          PA 16041.
Township of Pine.......................  Pine Township Building, 115
                                          Fifth Street, Templeton, PA
                                          16259.
Township of Plumcreek..................  Plumcreek Township Building,
                                          849 State Route 210,
                                          Shellocta, PA 15774.
Township of Rayburn....................  Rayburn Township Building, 105
                                          McGregor Road, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Township of Redbank....................  Redbank Township Office
                                          Building, 135 Sugar Valley
                                          Road, Mayport, PA 16240.
Township of South Bend.................  South Bend Township Municipal
                                          Building, 219 Girty Road,
                                          Spring Church, PA 15686.
Township of South Buffalo..............  South Buffalo Township
                                          Municipal Building, 384 Iron
                                          Bridge Road, Freeport, PA
                                          16229.
Township of Sugarcreek.................  Sugarcreek Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1807 State Route
                                          268, East Brady, PA 16028.
Township of Valley.....................  Valley Township Municipal
                                          Building, 321 Harris Road,
                                          Kittanning, PA 16201.
Township of Washington.................  Washington Township Office
                                          Building, 357 Adrian Sherrett
                                          Road, Adrian, PA 16210.
Township of Wayne......................  Wayne Township Building, 1381
                                          State Route 1018, Dayton, PA
                                          16222.
Township of West Franklin..............  West Franklin Township
                                          Municipal Building, 1473
                                          Butler Road, Worthington, PA
                                          16262.
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              Aransas County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Aransas Pass...................  City Hall, 600 West Cleveland
                                          Boulevard, Aransas Pass, TX
                                          78336.
City of Port Aransas...................  City Hall, 710 West Avenue A,
                                          Port Aransas, TX 78373.
City of Rockport.......................  Public Works Service Center,
                                          2751 State Highway 35 Bypass,
                                          Rockport, TX 78382.
Town of Fulton.........................  Town Hall, 209 North 7th
                                          Street, Fulton, TX 78358.
Unincorporated Areas of Aransas County.  Aransas County Environmental
                                          Health Department, 870 Airport
                                          Road, Rockport, TX 78382.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13133-13134]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06062]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-0965]

Request for Nominations for Voting Members on a Public Advisory
Committee; Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting
nominations for members to serve on the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory
Committee (Committee), Division of Advisory Committee Consultant
Management, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The Committee
provides advice on scientific, technical, and medical issues concerning
human drug compounding under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FD&C Act), and, as required, any other product for which FDA has
regulatory responsibility, and makes appropriate recommendations to the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
    FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all
racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities
on its advisory committees and, therefore, encourages nominations of
appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.

DATES: Nominations received on or before May 29, 2018, will be given
first consideration for membership on the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory
Committee. Nominations received after May 29, 2018, will be considered
for nominations to the Committee as later vacancies occur.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be sent electronically
by logging into the FDA Advisory Nomination Portal: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm or by mail
to Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding all nomination questions for
membership, the primary contact is: Cindy Chee, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; 301-
796-9001, Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email: [email protected].
    Information about becoming a member on an FDA advisory committee
can also be obtained by visiting FDA's website by using the following
link: https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for voting
members on the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee.

I. General Description of the Committee's Duties

    The Committee provides advice on scientific, technical, and medical
issues concerning human drug compounding under sections 503A and 503B
of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 353a and 353b), and, as required, any other
product for which FDA has regulatory responsibility, and makes
appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
    In implementing sections 503A and section 503B of the FD&C Act, the
Agency may consult the Committee on: (1) Drug products for inclusion on
a list of drug products that have been withdrawn or removed from the
market because such drug products or components of such drug products
have been found to be unsafe or not effective, and therefore cannot be
compounded; (2) bulk drug substances for inclusion on lists of bulk
drug substances that may be used in compounding; and (3) drug products
for inclusion on a list of drug products that present demonstrable
difficulties for compounding.
    Meetings are held approximately two to three times a year,
announced in the Federal Register, and are open to the public except as
determined otherwise by the Commissioner or designee in accordance with
the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)) and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. Notice of all meetings shall be given to the
public.

II. Criteria for Voting Members

    The Committee consists of a core of 12 voting members including the
Chair. Members and the Chair are selected by the Commissioner or
designee from among authorities knowledgeable in the fields of
pharmaceutical compounding, pharmaceutical manufacturing, pharmacy,
medicine, and related specialties. These members will include
representatives from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy,
the U.S. Pharmacopeia, pharmacists with current experience and
expertise in compounding, physicians with background and knowledge in
compounding, and patient and public health advocacy organizations.
Almost all non-Federal members of this committee serve as Special
Government Employees. Members will be invited to serve for terms of up
to 4 years.

III. Nomination Procedures

    Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified
individuals for membership on the advisory committee. Self-nominations
are also accepted. Nominations must include a current, complete
r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae for each nominee and a signed
copy of the Acknowledgement and Consent form available at the FDA
Advisory Nomination Portal (see ADDRESSES). Nominations must also
specify the advisory committee for which the nominee is recommended.
Nominations must also acknowledge that the nominee is aware of the
nomination unless self-nominated. FDA will ask potential candidates to
provide detailed information concerning such matters related to
financial holdings, employment, and research grants and/or contracts to
permit evaluation of possible sources of conflicts of interest.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14, relating to advisory committees.

    Dated: March 21, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51920-51921]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20807]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2013-1020; Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-20]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, and Amendment of
Class D and Class E Airspace; Prescott, AZ

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace and modify
Class D and Class E airspace at Prescott, AZ, to accommodate aircraft
departing and arriving under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at Ernest A.
Love Field. New Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS)
standard instrument approach procedures have made this action necessary
for the safety and management of aircraft operations at the airport.
The geographic coordinates of the airport also would be adjusted in the
respective Class D and Class E airspace areas. This also would correct
the airport name to Ernest A. Love Field.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2013-
1020; Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-20, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA 2013-1020 and Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-20) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA-2013-1020 and Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-20''. 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 action 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 NPRM's

    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/airportsairtraffic/airtraffic/
publications/airspaceamendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98057.

    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by establishing Class E airspace
designated as an extension to Class D surface area at Ernest A. Love
Field, Prescott, Arizona. A segment of Class E airspace would extend
from the 6-mile radius of the airport to 11 miles southwest. Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface would be
modified to within a 18.7-mile radius of the airport; the Class E
airspace area extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface would
be modified to within a 22-mile radius of the airport clockwise east to
west, and within a 38-mile radius of the airport to the north.
Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate RNAV (GPS) standard
instrument approach procedures at the airport and would enhance the
safety and management of IFR operations. The geographic coordinates of
the airport would be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database for the respective Class D and Class E airspace areas. This
action also would correct the airport name in Class D and Class E
surface airspace descriptions from Prescott, Ernest A. Love Field to
Ernest A. Love Field.
    Class D airspace and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order
7400.9X, dated August 7, 2013, and effective September 15, 2013, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace and
Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (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 this proposed rule, when
promulgated, would 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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes
the authority for 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 I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would establish and modify controlled airspace at Ernest A. Love
Field, Prescott, AZ.
    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 7, 2013, and effective September 15,
2013 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

* * * * *

AWP AZ D Prescott, AZ [Modified]

Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
    (Lat. 34[deg]39'17'' N, long. 112[deg]25'09'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love Field. This
Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and time will thereafter be published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

AWP AZ E2 Prescott, AZ [Modified]

Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
    (Lat. 34[deg]39'17'' N, long. 112[deg]25'09'' W)
    Within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love Field, and within 2
miles each side of the 222[deg] bearing of the airport extending
from the 6-mile radius to 11 miles southwest of the airport. This
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and time will thereafter be published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to
Class D or Class E surface area.

* * * * *

AWP AZ E4 Prescott, AZ [New]

Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
    (Lat. 34[deg]39'17'' N, long. 112[deg]25'09'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2 miles
each side of the Ernest A. Love Field 222[deg] bearing extending
from the 6-mile radius of the airport to 11 miles southwest of the
airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AWP AZ E5 Prescott, AZ [Modified]

Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
    (Lat. 34[deg]39'17'' N, long. 112[deg]25'09'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 18.7-mile radius of the Ernest A. Love Field; that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 22-mile
radius of Ernest A. Love Field, extending clockwise from the
047[deg] bearing of the airport to the 300[deg] bearing of the
airport, and that airspace within a 38-mile radius of the airport
extending clockwise from the 300[deg] bearing of the airport to the
047[deg] bearing of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 19, 2014.
Christopher Ramirez,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
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