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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER21-848-000]

Battle Mountain SP, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Battle Mountain SP, LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is February 1, 2021.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: January 11, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER13-1992-000]

Desert Sunlight 300, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding,
of Desert Sunlight 300, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate schedule, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability is August 13, 2013.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding(s) are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: July 24, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-D-3175]

Product Identifiers Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act:
Questions and Answers; Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a final guidance entitled ``Product Identifiers
Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act: Questions and Answers.'' The
guidance is intended to address questions regarding product identifiers
that, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) as
amended by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), are required to
be affixed to, or imprinted on, packages and homogenous cases of
certain drug products intended to be introduced in a transaction into
commerce. This guidance is intended to clarify FDA's interpretation of
these requirements, including as they relate to the linear barcode
requirements under the Code of Federal Regulations. This guidance
finalizes the draft guidance issued on September 20, 2018.

DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal
Register on June 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on
Agency guidances at any time as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2018-D-3175 for ``Product Identifiers Under the Drug Supply Chain
Security Act: Questions and Answers.'' Received comments will be placed
in the docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential
Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at
the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to the
Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., Hillandale
Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-
addressed adhesive label to assist the office in processing your
requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Harper-Velazquez, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 4262, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-3130.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry
entitled ``Product Identifiers Under the Drug Supply Chain Security
Act: Questions and Answers.'' The DSCSA (Title II of Pub. L. 113-54)
was signed into law on November 27, 2013. Section 202 of the DSCSA,
which added sections 581 and 582 to the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 360eee and 360eee-1), set forth new
definitions and requirements for manufacturers, repackagers, wholesale
distributors, and dispensers to facilitate the tracing of product
through the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain.
    A product identifier is defined under section 581(14) of the FD&C
Act as a standardized graphic that includes the product's standardized
numerical identifier (composed of the National Drug Code and a unique
alphanumeric serial number), lot number, and expiration date, in both
human- and machine-readable formats. Under sections 582(b)(2)(A) and
582(e)(2) of the FD&C Act, respectively, manufacturers and repackagers
are required to ``affix or imprint a product identifier to each package
and homogenous case of a product intended to be introduced in a
transaction into commerce.''
    In the Federal Register of September 20, 2018 (83 FR 47626), FDA
announced the availability of the draft guidance of the same title
dated September 20, 2018. FDA received several comments on the draft
guidance and considered those comments as we finalized the guidance.
Among the key substantive changes, we revised the recommendations
regarding the expiration date format--specifically, we no longer
recommend using a space between the day, month, and year; we now
recommend using a hyphen or forward slash between the expiration date
elements. In addition, we also modified our statements regarding use of
the human-readable GS1 Global Trade Identification Number to explain
the importance of the three segment NDC format for patient safety. We
also clarified how to affix or imprint multiple barcodes on the label
with sufficient space to avoid confusion in reading or scanning. We
made additional, editorial changes to improve clarity. The guidance
announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance dated September
20, 2018.
    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the
current thinking of FDA on ``Product Identifiers Under the Supply Chain
Security Act: Questions and Answers.'' It does not establish any rights
for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an
alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable
statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance contains no collection of information. Therefore,
clearance by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 is not required.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the guidance at
either https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics/biologics-guidances, or https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: May 26, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Release No. 34-57634; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2008-35]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Amendment No. 1 Thereto and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to
Equity Index-Linked Securities

April 8, 2008.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on March 26, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or ``Exchange''),
through its wholly owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. (``NYSE
Arca Equities''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which items have been substantially prepared by the Exchange.
On April 4, 2008, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed
rule change. This order provides notice of the proposed rule change, as
amended, and approves the proposed rule change, as modified, on an
accelerated basis.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its rules governing NYSE Arca, LLC
(also referred to as the ``NYSE Arca Marketplace''), which is the
equities trading facility of NYSE Arca Equities. The Exchange is
proposing to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(6)(B)(I)(2), the
Exchange's continued listing standard for equity index-linked
securities (``Equity Index-Linked Securities'') to: (i) Clarify equity
index rebalancing criteria; and (ii) amend the index rebalancing
requirement for equal-dollar or modified equal-dollar weighed indexes.
The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the
Commission's Public Reference Room, and http://www.nyse.com.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    NYSE Arca proposes to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule
5.2(j)(6)(B)(I)(2), the Exchange's continued listing standard for
Equity Index-Linked Securities. Specifically, the Exchange proposes to:
(i) Clarify equity index rebalancing criteria; and (ii) amend the
semiannual index rebalancing requirement for equal-dollar or modified
equal-dollar weighted indexes.
    For Equity Index-Linked Securities, the Exchange proposes to
remove, in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(6)(B)(I)(2)(i), the
requirement that only capitalization weighted, modified capitalization
weighted, and price weighted indexes be reviewed as of the first day of
January and July in each year. The Exchange does not believe that it is
consistent to impose specific semiannual index reviews only to
capitalization weighted, modified capitalization weighted, or price
weighted indexes.
    For Equity Index-Linked Securities, the Exchange proposes to amend
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(6)(B)(I)(2)(d), which currently requires
that equity indexes based upon the equal-dollar, or modified equal-
dollar weighting method be rebalanced at least semiannually. The
Exchange does not believe that it is consistent to impose a specific
semiannual rebalancing requirement only to equal-dollar or modified
equal-dollar weighted indexes. Instead, the Exchange proposes that all
indexes be rebalanced at least annually. An index is rebalanced in
accordance with its stated methodology, as determined by a third-party
index sponsor.
    The Exchange notes that a significant number of currently existing
equity indexes that utilize the equal-dollar or modified equal-dollar
weighting methodology are rebalanced annually rather than semiannually.
As the issuer of Equity Index-Linked Securities generally licenses the
right to utilize the underlying index from a third-party index sponsor,
it is often not within the issuer's control to have the index
rebalanced more frequently. As such, it is not currently possible under
Rule 5.2(j)(6)(B)(I) to list Equity Index-Linked Securities based on
such indexes. However, as these types of indexes are relatively common
and detailed information concerning the procedures governing the
construction of the underlying index will be available to investors
either in the issuer's prospectus or on the index sponsor's Web site,
the Exchange believes that it is appropriate to allow investors to make
their own decisions as to the sufficiency of rebalancing of an equal-
dollar or modified equal-dollar weighted index underlying an issuance
of Equity Index-Linked Securities. Amending the generic listing
standards for Equity Index-Linked Securities would promote competition
and benefit investors, issuers, and third-party index sponsors since it
would allow NYSE Arca to list, without the delay associated with a
stand-alone rule filing, Equity Index-Linked Securities based on a
broader group of indexes. The Exchange notes that its listing standards
for Investment Company Units \3\ do not impose a semiannual index
rebalancing requirement for equal-dollar or modified equal-dollar
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\4\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\ in particular, in that it
is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, and to remove impediments to and perfect
the mechanisms of a free and open market and a national market system,
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on
the proposed rule change.

III. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include File
Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-35 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-35.
This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is
used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File number SR-NYSEArca-2008-35 and should
be submitted on or before May 5, 2008.

IV. Commission's Findings and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of
the Proposed Rule Change

    After careful consideration, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange \6\ and, in particular, the requirements of Section 6 of the
Act.\7\ Specifically, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\8\ which
requires, among other things, that the rules of a national securities
exchange be designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade,
to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in
regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with respect to,
and facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to
and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest.
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    \6\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Commission believes that the proposed rule change will provide
for consistent criteria for the rebalancing of indexes based on
different methodologies. The Commission further believes that the
proposal should facilitate the listing and trading of Equity Index-
Linked Securities based on indexes with different rebalancing
requirements, thus benefiting investors by providing them with a wider
selection of derivative products. The Commission notes that the
proposed rule change would also conform index requirements for Equity
Index-Linked Securities to the requirements \9\ applicable to equity-
based Investment Company Units.
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    \9\ See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3).
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    The Commission finds good cause for approving the proposed rule
change prior to the 30th day after the date of publication of the
notice of filing thereof in the Federal Register. The Commission notes
that the proposed rule change is similar to a proposal related to index
rebalancing of Equity Index-Linked Securities \10\ that was recently
approved by the Commission and does not believe that this proposal
raises any novel regulatory issues. Therefore, the Commission finds
good cause, consistent with Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\11\ to approve
the proposed rule change on an accelerated basis.
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    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56838 (November 26,
2007), 72 FR 67774 (November 30, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-2007-118).
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V. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\12\ that the proposed rule change, as modified (SR-NYSEArca-2008-
35), be, and it hereby is, approved on an accelerated basis.
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    \12\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213

Extension:
    Rule 12d3-1 SEC File No. 270-504, OMB Control No. 3235-0561

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of the
previously approved collection of information discussed below.

    Section 12(d)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a) generally prohibits registered investment companies (``funds''),
and companies controlled by funds, from purchasing securities issued by
a registered investment adviser, broker, dealer, or underwriter
(``securities-related businesses''). Rule 12d3-1 (``Exemption of
acquisitions of securities issued by persons engaged in securities
related businesses'' (17 CFR 270.12d3-1)) permits a fund to invest up
to five percent of its assets in securities of an issuer deriving more
than fifteen percent of its gross revenues from securities-related
businesses, but a fund may not rely on rule 12d3-1 to acquire
securities of its own investment adviser or any affiliated person of
its own investment adviser.
    A fund may, however, rely on an exemption in rule 12d3-1 to acquire
securities issued by its subadvisers in circumstances in which the
subadviser would have little ability to take advantage of the fund,
because it is not in a position to direct the fund's securities
purchases. The exemption in rule 12d3-1 is available if (i) the
subadviser is not, and is not an affiliated person of, an investment
adviser that provides advice with respect to the portion of the fund
that is acquiring the securities, and (ii) the advisory contracts of
the subadviser, and any subadviser that is advising the purchasing
portion of the fund, prohibit them from consulting with each other
concerning securities transactions of the fund, and limit their
responsibility in providing advice to providing advice with respect to
discrete portions of the fund's portfolio.
    Based on an analysis of third-party information, the staff
estimates that approximately 319 fund portfolios enter into subadvisory
agreements each year.\1\ Based on discussions with industry
representatives, the staff estimates that it will require approximately
3 attorney hours to draft and execute additional clauses in new
subadvisory contracts in order for funds and subadvisers to be able to
rely on the exemptions in rule 12d3-1. Because these additional clauses
are identical to the clauses that a fund would need to insert in their
subadvisory contracts to rely on rules 10f-3, 17a-10, and 17e-1 and
because we believe that funds that use one such rule generally use all
of these rules, we apportion this 3 hour time burden equally to all
four rules. Therefore, we estimate that the burden allocated to rule
12d3-1 for this contract change would be 0.75 hours.\2\ Assuming that
all 319 funds that enter into new subadvisory contracts each year make
the modification to their contract required by the rule, we estimate
that the rule's contract modification requirement will result in 239.25
burden hours annually.\3\
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    \1\ Based on information available from Morningstar and the ICI
Fact Book, we estimate that 37 percent of funds are advised by
subadvisers.
    \2\ This estimate is based on the following calculation (3 hours
/ 4 rules = .75 hours).
    \3\ This estimate is based on the following calculation: (0.75
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    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The estimate is not derived
from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the
costs of Commission rules. Complying with this collection of
information requirement is necessary to obtain the benefit of relying
on rule 12d3-1. Responses will not be kept confidential. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control
number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov.
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30
days of this notice.

    Dated: January 17, 2017.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM07-16-000]

Filing Via the Internet; Guidelines for Electronic Filing of
Index of Customer Reports Under 18 CFR 284.13(c)

June 25, 2008.
    Pursuant to the provisions of Commission Order No. 703, issued
November 15, 2007,\1\ the Quarterly Index of Customer filings under 18
CFR 284.13(c) are now eligible for efiling. Take notice that the
Commission Staff is modifying the efiling menu for submission via
efiling of Index of Customer tab-delimited files.
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    Transmission providers submitting Index of Customer reports due
July 1, 2008, and thereafter via efiling must make selections from the
efiling menu in the following order:
    Column 1 (How is filing to be directed?): Gas.
    Column 2 (Kind of filing): Report/Form--No Docket Number.
    Column 3 (Filing type): Index of Customer.
    Due to certain processing actions of these submissions, there may
be a slight delay in posting them on the Commission's eLibrary system.
Filers will receive a Confirmation of Receipt e-mail as notification
that their Index of Customer report was filed. Index of Customer report
filings submitted under any menu option other than those described
above will be rejected for resubmission under the correct menu choice.
    The instructions for preparing the Index of Customers tab-delimited
file in electronic format are on the Commission's Web site at: http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eforms.asp#549b.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP02-361-056]

Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Negotiated Rates

November 9, 2005.
    Take notice that on November 4, 2005, Gulfstream Natural Gas
System, L.L.C. (Gulfstream) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas
Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Original Sheet Nos. 8.01v and 8.01w,
each reflecting an effective date of November 7, 2005.
    Gulfstream states that copies of its filing have been mailed to all
affected customers and interested state commissions.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-302-003]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

October 18, 2006.
    Take notice that Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), on
October 16, 2006, tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,
Fifth Revised Volume No. 1, Seventh Revised Sheet No. 66D, with an
effective date of November 16, 2006.
    Northern states that it is filing the above referenced tariff sheet
in compliance with the Commission's May 5, 2006 order in this
proceeding.
    Northern further states that copies of the filing have been
provided to each of its customers and interested State Commissions.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests
must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of
the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest
must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons

unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP13-163-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: 10/17/12 Negotiated Rates--Citigroup (RTS) 6075-04 & -
05 to be effective 11/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 10/17/12.
    Accession Number: 20121017-5075.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-164-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: 10/17/12 Negotiated Rates--ConocoPhillips (RTS) 3015-
19 & -20 to be effective 11/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 10/17/12.
    Accession Number: 20121017-5090.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-165-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company.
    Description: Clean-Up Filing--October 2012 to be effective 12/1/
2012.
    Filed Date: 10/17/12.
    Accession Number: 20121017-5110.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/12.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP10-960-005.
    Applicants: B-R Pipeline Company.
    Description: Withdrawal.
    Filed Date: 10/17/12.
    Accession Number: 20121017-5055.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP12-259-001.
    Applicants: USG Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Withdrawal.
    Filed Date: 10/17/12.
    Accession Number: 20121017-5056.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-5-001.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Correction to Order 587-V Compliance Filing to be
effective 12/1/2012.

    Filed Date: 10/18/12.
    Accession Number: 20121018-5036.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/30/12.

    Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
comment date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, and service can be found at:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other
information, call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-
8659.

    Dated: October 18, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 376

[Docket No. RM12-13-000; Order No. 765]

Continuity of Operations Plan

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this rule the Commission revises its regulations pertaining
to its Continuity of Operations Plan to allow the Commission the
discretion to better address not only long-term and catastrophic events
but also short-term events including loss of power or water. The rule
allows for greater discretion regarding: the activation and
deactivation of the Continuity of Operations Plan and any suspension of
Commission operations; the length of time that the Continuity of
Operations Plan is in effect and the length of time that Commission
operations are suspended; the deactivation schedule and the resumption
of full Commission operations; and the rescheduling of hearings,
conferences and meetings. The rule also adds items to the list of
requirements which are suspended when Commission operations are
suspended.

DATES: Effective Date: The rule will become effective July 25, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Molloy, Office of the
General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 102-67, 888
First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Lawrence R.
Greenfield, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Room 102-15, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202)
502-6415.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman; Philip D. Moeller,
John R. Norris, Cheryl A. LaFleur, and Tony T. Clark.

Final Rule

(Issued July 19, 2012)

I. Introduction

    1. The Commission's regulations pertaining to its Continuity of
Operations Plan (COOP) were originally developed to address emergency
conditions lasting up to 30 days during which Commission headquarters
operations are disrupted or communications are unavailable, either of
which may prevent the public or the Commission from meeting regulatory
or statutory requirements.\1\ Events such as the power outage and
earthquake that affected Commission headquarters operations in 2011
show that the Commission's regulations pertaining to its COOP need to
address a wide range of disruptions during which the Commission's
headquarters is unable to function, either in whole or in part, in the
ordinary manner. Accordingly, this Final Rule revises the Commission's
regulations pertaining to its COOP to better address not only longer
term and catastrophic events, but also shorter term events such as loss
of power or water.
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II. Discussion

    2. The Commission, in this Final Rule, adopts revisions to its COOP
regulations. In doing so, however, the Commission emphasizes that its
goal in the event of an emergency is to continue operations in as
normal a manner as circumstances allow,\2\ and, where a full or partial
suspension of agency operations does occur, to return to full, normal
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    \2\ For example, teleworking may allow certain Commission
functions to continue in particular circumstances as if there had
been no or only limited disruption to Commission headquarters
functions. As appropriate in particular circumstances, such
functions may include, for example, participation by Commission
Trial Staff in informal settlement conferences and discussions in
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    3. With this approach in mind, this Final Rule revises the
Commission's COOP regulations to allow greater discretion to respond to
the varying situations which may disrupt Commission headquarters
functions.\3\ This Final Rule recognizes that Commission headquarters
operations may be temporarily disrupted in whole or in part, or
communications with Commission headquarters may be temporarily
unavailable, in whole or in part, due to a variety of causes and for
periods of varying length depending on

the cause. Accordingly, this Final Rule allows for the activation of
the COOP and, following such activation, for the suspension of
Commission operations, in whole or in part, as appropriate, in a
variety of emergency situations, including situations such as loss of
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    \3\ Notwithstanding the revisions to the Commission's COOP
regulations adopted here, the Commission's goal in the event of an
emergency that requires a full or partial suspension of agency
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    4. Currently, the COOP can be activated for a period of varying
length up to 30 days. This Final Rule explicitly provides that the
Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate, pursuant to section 376.205 of
the Commission's regulations,\4\ as appropriate) may activate the COOP,
and, following activation of the COOP, suspend Commission operations in
whole or in part.\5\ The Final Rule also explicitly provides that the
Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate) may shorten the time during which
the COOP is activated to less than 30 days, and the Commission (or the
Commission's delegate pursuant to section 376.204 of the Commission's
regulations,\6\ as appropriate) may extend the time during which the
COOP is activated to beyond 30 days, and that the Chairman (or the
Chairman's delegate) may similarly shorten any suspension of Commission
operations, and the Commission (or the Commission's delegate) may
similarly extend any suspension of Commission operations. This Final
Rule further explicitly provides time for the Commission to transition
from the period when the COOP is active, and when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in part, to a return to full Commission
functionality and normal operations.\7\ To aid this transition, this
Final Rule not only provides time for such transition but also
explicitly provides that the Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate) may
deactivate the COOP and may resume Commission operations either
simultaneously for all activities, or activity by activity gradually
over time, as the Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate) determines to
be appropriate, in order to better manage the return to full Commission
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    \4\ 18 CFR 376.205.
    \5\ 42 U.S.C. 7171(c) (the Chairman ``shall be responsible on
behalf of the Commission for the executive and administrative
operation of the Commission''); accord 18 CFR 376.205 (the Chairman
is ``administrative head'' of the Commission); cf. 42 U.S.C. 7171(h)
(the Commission may sit anywhere in the United States).
    \6\ 18 CFR 376.204.
    \7\ The revised regulations do so by, among other things,
providing a 14-day period when certain deadlines and activities
continue to be held in abeyance notwithstanding the deactivation of
the COOP; this 14-day period will allow a smooth transition from
suspension of Commission operations to full Commission functionality
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    5. This Final Rule revises the timing of when filings are due and
when the Commission must act, in the event of a suspension of
Commission operations. This Final Rule also adds to the existing list
of requirements which are suspended during a suspension of Commission
operations several matters that were either inadvertently left out of
prior Final Rules or were only implicitly covered, including: (1)
comments responding to notices of inquiry; (2) responses to deficiency
letters; (3) notices of intent to file new applications and
applications for new licenses pursuant to section 15 of the Federal
Power Act; (4) requests for rehearing of orders or letter orders issued
by the Commission or its delegate; and (5) certain submittals by the
Electric Reliability Organization.
    6. This Final Rule further explicitly provides that administrative
law judges and the Commission may reschedule hearings, conferences, and
other meetings after the resumption of Commission operations following
the suspension of those operations.

III. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    7. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \8\ generally
requires a description and analysis of Final Rules that will have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This Final Rule concerns a matter of internal agency procedure and it
will not have such an impact. An analysis under the RFA is not
required.
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IV. Information Collection Standard

    8. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations require OMB to
approve certain information collection requirements imposed by agency
rule.\9\ This Final Rule contains no new information collections.
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V. Environmental Analysis

    9. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may
have a significant adverse effect on the human environment. Excluded
from this requirement are rules that are clarifying, corrective, or
procedural or that do not substantially change the effect of the
regulations being amended.\10\ This rule is procedural in nature and
therefore falls within this exception; consequently, no environmental
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VI. Document Availability

    10. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and
in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426.
    11. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this
information is available in eLibrary. The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type
the docket number excluding the last three digits (i.e., the subdocket
number--e.g., 000, 001, 002, etc.) in the docket number field.
    12. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
Web site during normal business hours. For assistance, please contact
Online Support at 1-866-208-3676 (email at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov),
or the Public Reference Room at<PHONE_NUMBER>, TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>
(email at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov).

VII. Effective Date and Congressional Notification

    13. The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 801 regarding Congressional review
of Final Rules do not apply to this Final Rule because the rule
concerns agency procedure and practice and will not substantially
affect the rights of non-agency parties.
    14. These regulations are effective on July 25, 2012. The
Commission finds that notice and public comments are unnecessary
because this rule concerns only agency procedure or practice. Therefore
the Commission finds good cause to waive the notice period otherwise
required before the effective date of a Final Rule.

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 376

    Civil defense, Organization and functions (Government agencies)

    By the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
    In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission amends part 376,
Chapter I, Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, to read as follows:

PART 376--ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND FUNCTIONS; COMMISSION
OPERATION DURING EMERGENCY CONDITIONS

0
1. The authority citation for part 376 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 553; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352; E.O. 12009, 3 CFR
1978 Comp., p. 142.

0
2. Section 376.209 is revised to read as follows:

Sec.  376.209  Continuity of Operations Plan and suspension of
Commission operations.

    (a)(1)(i) Activation of COOP and suspension of Commission
operations. The Commission's Continuity of Operations Plan may be
activated by the Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate pursuant to Sec.
376.205, as appropriate). In circumstances in which the Commission's
Continuity of Operations Plan is activated, Commission headquarters
operations may be temporarily disrupted in whole or in part or
communications with Commission headquarters may be temporarily
unavailable, either of which may prevent the public or the Commission
from meeting regulatory or statutory requirements. After the
Commission's Continuity of Operations Plan is activated, Commission
operations other than emergency functions may be suspended in whole or
in part by the Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate, as appropriate).
The provisions of this section are effective upon activation of the
Continuity of Operations Plan and the subsequent suspension of
Commission operations, in whole or in part, and shall remain in effect
up to 30 days, or such shorter time than 30 days as the Chairman (or
the Chairman's delegate, as appropriate) determines to be appropriate,
or such longer time than 30 days as the Commission (or the Commission's
delegate pursuant to section 376.204 of this Part, as appropriate)
determines to be appropriate. Resumption of Commission operations
following activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan and any
subsequent suspension of Commission operations, in whole or in part,
may occur either simultaneously for all activities, or over time for
just some activities, and in such manner and at such time, as the
Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate, as appropriate) or the Commission
(or the Commission's delegate, as appropriate) determines to be
appropriate.
    (ii) Notification of COOP activation and, following such
activation, notification of suspension of Commission operations. During
periods when the Commission's Continuity of Operations Plan is
activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are subsequently suspended in whole or in part, the Chairman (or the
Chairman's delegate pursuant to Sec.  376.205, as appropriate) will
notify the public that the Continuity of Operations Plan has been
activated and that Commission operations have been suspended in whole
or in part by sending a press release announcing that fact to major
wire services, industry press, and appropriate metropolitan area radio
stations The Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) or the
Commission's alternative Web site (http://www.fercalt.gov), as
appropriate, will be activated and a notice that the Continuity of
Operations Plan has been activated and that Commission operations have
been suspended in whole or in part will be prominently displayed
thereon. The Web site or alternative Web site, as appropriate, will act
as a resource for the press, industry, and general public. An
additional press release will be sent to appropriate media outlets and
a notice will be prominently displayed on the Commission's Web site or
alternative Web site, as appropriate, when the Continuity of Operations
Plan is deactivated and the Commission's headquarters are reopened or
reconstituted and Commission operations resume.
    (2) Activities continued during COOP. Notwithstanding other
provisions of this section, during periods when the Commission's
Continuity of Operations Plan is activated and, following such
activation, when Commission operations are subsequently suspended in
whole or in part, the Commission will continue to conduct emergency
functions. As part of its emergency functions, the Commission will act
on requests to ensure continued construction of essential natural gas
facilities with sensitive construction timelines, on Commencement of
Service requests, and on completion of dam safety work, in a manner
consistent with the maintenance of environmental protections. Also as
part of its emergency functions, the Commission will ensure that its
personnel are available to respond to plant accidents or reportable
incidents at LNG facilities, and to address dam safety, public safety,
and security incidents at jurisdictional hydropower projects and to
address other matters involving the safety of human life or protection
of property. Alternate channels of communication will include measures
to ensure that these activities can go forward unhindered.
    (b) Standards of conduct for transmission service providers. During
periods when the Commission's Continuity of Operations Plan is
activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in relevant part, a Transmission Provider
affected by the same emergency affecting the Commission may, for up to
30 days, or such other time as the Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate
pursuant to Sec.  376.205, as appropriate) may direct, delay compliance
with the requirement to report to the Commission each emergency that
resulted in any deviation from the standards of conduct within 24 hours
of such deviation. If the emergency prevents such Transmission Provider
from posting information on its OASIS or Internet Web site, the
Transmission Provider may, for up to 30 days, or such shorter time as
the Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate, as appropriate) may direct or
such longer time as the Commission (or the Commission's delegate
pursuant to Sec.  376.204, as appropriate) may direct, also delay
compliance with the requirements of Sec.  358.4(a)(2) of this chapter
to post this information on its OASIS or Internet Web site, as
applicable.
    (c) Tolling of time periods for Commission action. Unless otherwise
directed, for those pending matters where the date that the Commission
must act falls during the period when the Continuity of Operations Plan
is activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in relevant part and also during the 14 days
thereafter, the Commission tolls, for purposes of further
consideration, the time period in which the Commission must act. Such
matters include:
    (1) 60-day period to act on requests for Exempt Wholesale Generator
or Foreign Utility Company status;
    (2) 90-day period for acting on requests for certification of
qualifying facility status;
    (3) 60-day period for acting on interlocking directorate
applications;
    (4) 60-day period for acting on Public Utility Holding Company Act
exemptions and waivers;
    (5) 180-period for acting on applications under section 203 of the
Federal Power Act;
    (6) 150-day period for acting on intrastate pipeline applications
for approval of proposed rates;
    (7) Period ending 60 days prior to the Electric Reliability
Organization's (ERO) fiscal year for acting on the ERO's budget;

    (8) 60-day period for acting on notifications that a Reliability
Standard may conflict with a function, rule, order, tariff, rate
schedule or agreement;
    (9) 60-day period for acting on applications for review of a
penalty imposed by the ERO for violation of a Reliability Standard;
    (10) 45-day protest period for protesting Prior Notice Filings, and
the 30-day period for resolving and filing to withdraw such Protests;
    (11) 30-day period for acting on requests for rehearing;
    (12) Time periods for action by a presiding officer or the Motions
Commissioner, as well as by the Commission, on motions to permit
interlocutory appeals, interlocutory appeals and certified questions;
and
    (13) 90-day period for acting on applications requesting relief
from, or reinstatement of, an electric utility's mandatory purchase
obligation pursuant to section 210(m) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978.
    (d) Suspension of certain requirements. Unless otherwise directed,
during periods when the Commission's Continuity of Operations Plan is
activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in relevant part, the requirements to file by
a certain date are suspended when communications with Commission
headquarters are unavailable such that filings, submissions, and
notifications cannot be received by the Commission. Unless otherwise
directed by the Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate pursuant to Sec.
376.205, as appropriate), those filings, submissions, and
notifications, the filing of which was suspended, will be due the first
day that communications with Commission headquarters are available such
that filings, submissions, and notifications can be received by the
Commission. Such filings, submissions, and notifications include:
    (1) Filings to comply with orders or notices, including orders or
notices issued by the Commission, a presiding officer, and a Commission
decisional employee (including the directors of the Commission's
various offices and their delegates);
    (2) Filings required to be made by a date certain either under the
Commission's regulations, or under orders and notices issued by the
Commission, a presiding officer, and a Commission decisional employee
(including the directors of the Commission's various offices and their
delegates); such filings include, e.g., briefs, motions, and answers to
motions;
    (3) Motions to intervene and notices of intervention, or protests;
    (4) Comments responding to notices of inquiry, proposed rulemakings
or technical conferences;
    (5) Responses to data requests and deficiency letters issued either
by the Commission or by a decisional employee pursuant to delegated
authority;
    (6) Self-reports of violations;
    (7) Responses to staff audit reports;
    (8) Contacts with the Commission's Enforcement Hotline;
    (9) Accounting filings required by the Commission's Uniform Systems
of Accounts;
    (10) Forms required to be filed by a date certain;
    (11) Notices of intent to file new applications and applications
for new licenses pursuant to section 15 of the Federal Power Act;
    (12) Requests for rehearing of orders and letter orders issued
either by the Commission or by a decisional employee pursuant to
delegated authority; and
    (13) The Electric Reliability Organization's advising the
Commission of the Electric Reliability Organization's intent to issue
Level 1 Advisories, Level 2 Recommendations, and Level 3 Essential
Actions, and the Electric Reliability Organization's reporting to the
Commission on actions taken in response to Level 2 Recommendations and
Level 3 Essential Actions.
    (e) Acceptance and suspension of rate and other filings. Unless
otherwise directed, if the date by which the Commission is required to
act on rate and other filings made pursuant to section 4 of the Natural
Gas Act, section 205 of the Federal Power Act, and section 6(3) of the
Interstate Commerce Act falls during a period when the Continuity of
Operations Plan is activated and, following such activation, when
Commission operations are suspended in whole or in relevant part and
also during the 14 days thereafter, such filings shall be deemed to be
accepted for filing and suspended and made effective on the requested
effective date, subject to refund and further order of the Commission.
The acceptance for filing and suspension of these filings is without
prejudice to any further action the Commission may take with respect to
these filings.
    (f) Electric Reliability Organization penalties. Unless otherwise
directed, if the date a penalty imposed by the Electric Reliability
Organization under section 215 of the Federal Power Act would take
effect falls during a period when the Continuity of Operations Plan is
activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in relevant part and also during the 14 days
thereafter, review of such penalty by the Commission shall be deemed to
be initiated and the penalty shall be stayed pending further action of
the Commission.
    (g) Consistency of State action with Reliability Standard. Unless
otherwise directed, if the date by which a Commission determination
under section 215 of the Federal Power Act as to whether a State action
is inconsistent with a Reliability Standard is required to be made
falls during a period when the Continuity of Operations Plan is
activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in relevant part and also during the 14 days
thereafter, the effectiveness of the State action will be deemed to be
stayed pending further action by the Commission.
    (h) Suspension of evidentiary hearings and related conferences and
meetings. During periods when the Continuity of Operations Plan is
activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in relevant part, all evidentiary hearings,
prehearing conferences, settlement conferences, and other meetings
before presiding officers are suspended, and any requirement that a
presiding officer act on motions (including motions to permit
interlocutory appeals and to certify questions) is also suspended.
Service of data requests and other discovery, and responses thereto, by
and to the Commission's Trial Staff is similarly suspended. Upon
resumption of Commission operations in whole or in relevant part, such
hearings, conferences and other meetings will be rescheduled, action on
motions also will be rescheduled, and service of data requests and
other discovery, and responses thereto, by and to the Commission's
Trial Staff, will similarly be rescheduled, by the presiding officer or
the Commission, as appropriate.
    (i) Enforcement Actions under the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978. Unless otherwise directed, if the date by which
the Commission is required to act on a petition for enforcement action
under section 210(h)(2) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
of 1978 falls during a period when the Continuity of Operations Plan is
activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in relevant part, and also during the 14 days
thereafter, the Commission will not initiate such an enforcement action
under section

210(h)(2) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the
petitioner may itself bring its own enforcement action in the
appropriate court.
    (j) Chairman's and Commission's authority to modify deadlines and
timeframes. During periods when the Continuity of Operations Plan is
activated and, following such activation, when Commission operations
are suspended in whole or in part and also during the 14 days
thereafter, the Chairman (or the Chairman's delegate pursuant to Sec.
376.205, as appropriate), may shorten, and the Commission (or the
Commission's delegate pursuant to Sec.  376.204, as appropriate) may
extend, with respect to the matters addressed in this section, as
appropriate:
    (1) The time periods and dates for filings with the Commission, a
decisional employee, or a presiding officer;
    (2) The time periods and dates for reports, submissions and
notifications to the Commission, a decisional employee, or a presiding
officer; and
    (3) The time periods and dates for actions by the Commission, a
decisional employee, or a presiding officer.

[FR Doc. 2012-18157 Filed 7-24-12; 8:45 am]
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Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am writing as an individual consumer to request an extension of the comment period for the Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") Proposed Rule Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Family Smoking and Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the "Proposed Rule") published at 79 Fed. Reg. 23,142 and Federal Register No. 2014-09491. On behalf of myself, I am requesting that the comment period for the Proposed Rule be extended by the FDA for an additional 105 days, from its current 75-day period, to 180 days.

The Proposed Rule raises a number of significant issues and questions that are important and relevant to me, as a consumer of products that are proposed for regulation under the Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule asks about a hundred different questions I might want to respond to. I want to provide my thoughts and comments on many of these issues, but my time to devote to researching and providing thoughtful comments on these important questions is limited. I have already spent many hours researching and dissecting these issues, but they take time. The FDA took many years to even come up with the Proposed Rule, so I do not think it is at all unreasonable to allow the public a mere six months to comment on it. This is our only opportunity, as consumers, to provide our feedback.

I very strongly believe that e-cigarettes saved my life as well as my fiance's. As a lifelong non-smoker, I see e-cigarettes as the best alternative to living with a smoker - they keep me from worrying about second hand smoke complications. I wish to provide you with my full personal story, as well as science- and evidence-based responses to your questions so that you can take my comment into account. I realize that the FDA has the authority under 21 CFR 10.40 to extend this time frame and that the FDA has exercised this authority on numerous occasions in the past. I would therefore ask that you do so here, so that all stakeholders have the opportunity to provide their comments on this proposed regulation.

I appreciate your consideration of my request and am happy to discuss this issue with you further.


			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on February 6, 2006

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2003-15191

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Application of NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. (NORTHWEST) filed 1/17/06 for:

XX  Amended exemption for two years under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to the extent
necessary to permit Northwest to display its designator code on flights
operated by its foreign code-share partners  on the following services:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail
between points in the United States and points worldwide on a
third-country code-share basis pursuant to blanket code-sharing
statements of authorization approved by the Department, and to integrate
this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority.

Applicant rep:  Megan Rae Rosia<PHONE_NUMBER>   DOT Analyst: Thuy H.
Cooper<PHONE_NUMBER>

DISPOSITION

XX  Granted (subject to conditions, see remarks below)

The above action was effective was effective when taken: February 6,
2006, through February 6, 2008.

Action taken by:  Paul L. Gretch, Director

                              Office of International Aviation

XX  The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreements
between the United States and the homelands of Northwest’s foreign
code-share partners listed in this Notice.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

	   XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

 	   XX Standard exemption conditions (attached)

	   XX Conditions attached to the holder’s blanket statements of
authorization

________________________________________________________________________
_____________

Conditions:  The route integration authority granted is subject to the
condition that any service provided under this exemption shall be
consistent with all applicable agreements between the United States and
the foreign countries involved.  Furthermore, (a) nothing in the award
of the route integration authority requested should be construed as
conferring upon Northwest rights (including fifth-freedom intermediate
and/or beyond rights) to serve markets where U.S. carrier entry is
limited unless Northwest notifies the Department of its intent to serve
such a market and unless and until the Department has completed any
necessary carrier selection procedures to determine which carriers(s)
should be authorized to exercise such rights; and (b) should there be a
request by any carrier to use the limited-entry route rights that are
included in Northwest’s authority by virtue of the route integration
exemption granted here, but that are not then being used by Northwest,
the holding of such authority by route integration will not be
considered as providing any preference for Northwest in a competitive
carrier selection proceeding to determine which carrier(s) should be
entitled to use the authority at issue.

Remarks:  The exemption authority granted here is for operations with
the foreign code-share partners named above.  Should Northwest and any
new code-share partner be granted statements of authorization, Northwest
will need to apply for exemption authority to the extent necessary to
permit Northwest to display its code on flights operated by the new
code-share partners.

________________________________________________________________________
____________

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the
Department's regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide
the services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the exemption authority was consistent with the
public interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a
major federal action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of
1975.  To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the
referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp"
http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp U.S. Carrier Exemption
Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier
applicant(s) shall:

(1)  Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government
of each country served;

(2)  Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained
in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3)  Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR
241;

(4)  Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for
certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5)  Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning
waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(6)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544.
To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service
(including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its
International Principal Security Inspector (IPSI) to advise the IPSI of
its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security
Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such
airport(s) to be served; and

(7)  Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and
limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the
Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations
of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the
United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the
holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

										  05/2004

 KLM, KLM Cityhopper, Société Air France (Air France), Alitalia-Linee
Aeree Italiane-S.p.A. (Alitalia), and CSA Czech Airlines (CSA).
Although Northwest currently holds exemption authority to code share
with KLM and KLM Cityhopper, Northwest asks the Department to
specifically name the carriers in this award of exemption authority to
simplify foreign government applications.  See Application of Northwest
Airlines, Inc., page 2, footnote 1.  We will accommodate Northwest’s
request.

 See Notices of Action of Taken dated July 11, 2003 as amended on
January 11, 2005 in the instant docket for Northwest/KLM, Notice of
Action Taken dated February 19, 2003 in Docket OST-2003-14397 for
Northwest/KLM Cityhopper, and Order 2006-2-1 dated February 6, 2006 in
Docket OST-2004-19214 for Northwest /Air France, Northwest /Alitalia,
and Northwest /CSA.

 Northwest will need to have conducted code-share safety audits of its
foreign partners prior to receipt of authority for such code-share
services.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

August 21, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-project use of project lands and waters.
    b. Project No.: 2413-080.
    c. Date Filed: July 27, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company (GP).
    e. Name of Project: Wallace Dam Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Sugar Creek in Putnam
County, Georgia. The project does not occupy any Federal or tribal
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Lee Glenn, Lake Resources Manager, Georgia
Power Company, 125 Wallace Dam Road, NE., Eatonton, GA 31024. Phone:
(706) 485-8704.
    i. FERC Contact: Gina Krump<EMAIL_ADDRESS>202-502-6704.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: September 18, 2006.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with Ms.
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. Please reference
``Wallace Dam Project, FERC Project No. 2413-080'' on any comments or
motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: GP requests Commission approval to
permit Chatham Holdings Corporation to construct two 10-slip boat docks
for a marina to serve a private residential development. GP is also
proposing to construct a dry storage facility for 40 boats on adjoining
non-project lands, and an associated concrete boat ramp on project
lands. The licensee states that any required dredging would be
permitted by GP, consistent with all Federal requirements. The
facilities would be available for the private use of an adjoining
residential development.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing is available for
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``E-

library'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy
is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in
item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-14376 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]

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[Pages 52192-52193]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0994; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASW-29]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Albuquerque, NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at the Albuquerque
VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range Tactical Air Navigation Aid (VORTAC),
Albuquerque, NM, to facilitate vectoring of Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) aircraft under control of Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control
Center (ARTCC). This improves the safety and management of IFR
operations within the National Airspace System.

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, November 13, 2014. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under

1 CFR Part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and
publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9X, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://
www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. The Order is also
available for inspection at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to http://
www.archives.gov/federalregister/
codeoffederal-regulations/ibrlocations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15. For further
information, you can contact the Airspace Policy and Regulations Group,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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:

History

    On December 26, 2013, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish controlled airspace
at Albuquerque, NM, (78 FR 78300). Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on
the proposal to the FAA. One comment was received from the National
Business Aviation Association in support of the recommended change.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6006, 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 E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
Part 71 by establishing Class E en route domestic airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface, at the Albuquerque VORTAC
navigation aid, Albuquerque, NM, to accommodate IFR aircraft under
control of Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) by
vectoring aircraft from en route airspace to terminal areas. This
action is necessary for the safety and management of IFR operations.
    The FAA has determined this regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments
are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this
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
only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified
this rule, when promulgated, does 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 discusses the authority of the FAA
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more
detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use of 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 establishes
controlled airspace at the Albuquerque, NM, VORTAC navigation aid,
Albuquerque, NM.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. This airspace action is not expected to
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air)

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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

0
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]

0
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 6006 En Route Domestic Airspace Areas.

* * * * *

ASW NM E6 Albuquerque, NM [New]

Albuquerque VORTAC, NM
    (Lat. 35[deg]02'38'' N., long. 106[deg]48'59'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
within an area bounded by lat. 35[deg]41'00'' N., long.
109[deg]38'30'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]51'00'' N., long. 109[deg]19'00''
W.; to lat. 36[deg]02'00'' N., long. 108[deg]13'00'' W.; to lat.
36[deg]12'00'' N., long. 107[deg]28'00'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]37'37''
N., long. 106[deg]21'00'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]43'00'' N., long.
106[deg]05'00'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]43'00'' N., long. 105[deg]20'30''
W.; to lat. 35[deg]12'30'' N., long. 105[deg]28'30'' W.; to lat.
35[deg]00'00'' N., long. 105[deg]04'00'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]00'00''
N., long. 104[deg]33'00'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]43'00'' N., long.
104[deg]33'00'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]30'00'' N., long. 105[deg]09'00''
W.; to lat. 34[deg]08'45'' N., long. 105[deg]09'00'' W.; to lat.
33[deg]58'00'' N., long. 105[deg]27'00'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]17'00''
N., long. 105[deg]51'00'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]17'00'' N., long.
106[deg]04'00'' W.; to lat. 33[deg]44'45'' N., long. 106[deg]04'00''
W.; to lat. 33[deg]49'30'' N., long. 106[deg]16'30'' W.; to lat.
33[deg]49'45'' N., long. 106[deg]45'20'' W.; to lat. 33[deg]35'00''
N., long. 106[deg]48'10'' W.; to lat. 33[deg]35'00'' N., long.
107[deg]36'00'' W.; to lat. 33[deg]50'00'' N., long. 108[deg]00'00''
W.; to lat. 34[deg]00'00'' N., long. 108[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat.
34[deg]21'00'' N., long. 108[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]25'27''
N., long. 109[deg]08'37'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]17'28'' N., long.
109[deg]17'27'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]30'00'' N., long. 109[deg]35'00''
W.; to lat. 34[deg]47'52'' N., long. 110[deg]18'52'' W., thence to
the point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 28 July, 2014.
Christopher Ramirez,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

19th Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 206/EUROCAE WG 76 Plenary:
AIS and MET Data Link Services

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 206/EUROCAE WG 76 Plenary: AIS
and MET Data Link Services meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 206/EUROCAE WG 76 Plenary: AIS and
MET Data Link Services.

DATES: The meeting will be held December 7-11, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Gilruth Center, Brazos Room,
Space Center Blvd, Gate 5, Building 207, Houston, TX 77058, 281-483-
0304; Contact Person: Tom Evans, (P)<PHONE_NUMBER>, (C)<PHONE_NUMBER>,
(E<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW.,
Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (202)
833-9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given for a RTCA Special

Committee 206/EUROCAE WG 76 Plenary: AIS and MET Data Link Services
meeting. The agenda will include:

7 December--Monday

9 a.m. Opening Plenary
     Chairmen's remarks and Host's comments
     Introductions, review and approve meeting agenda and
approval of previous meeting minutes
     Schedule for this week
     Action Item Review
     Schedule for next meetings
1 a.m. Presentations
     Proposal for a MASPS/MOPS for AIS/MET Data Link Services--
Gary Livack & Mark Mutchler
     To be determined
1 p.m. SPR

8 December--Tuesday

9 a.m. Joint AIS and MET Subgroup Meetings

9 December--Wednesday

9 a.m. Joint AIS and MET Subgroup Meetings

10 December--Thursday

9 a.m. Joint AIS and MET Subgroup Meetings

11 December--Friday

9 a.m. Joint AIS and MET Subgroup Meetings
10:30 a.m. Plenary Session
     Other Business
     Meeting Plans and Dates

    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairmen, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2009.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. E9-27662 Filed 11-17-09; 8:45 am]

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