[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80885-80886]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Fifteenth Meeting: EUROCAE WG-72: RTCA Special Committee 216:
Aeronautical Systems Security (Joint Meeting)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of EUROCAE WG-72: RTCA Special Committee 216:
Aeronautical Systems Security (Joint Meeting).

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting of EUROCAE WG-72: RTCA Special Committee 216: Aeronautical
Systems Security (Joint Meeting).

DATES: The meeting will be held January 18-21, 2011 starting at 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Westin Long Beach, 333 East
Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA. Telephone--(562) 499-2025, Host,
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.

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 EUROCAE WG-72: RTCA Special Committee 216:
Aeronautical Systems Security (Joint Meeting) meeting.

Agenda

     Welcome/Introductions/Administrative Remarks.
     Agenda Overview and Approval of the Summary of the 14th
meeting held October 12-14th, 2010 (RTCA Paper No. 250-10/SC216-031).
     Report on the PMC/ICC action on SC 216 TOR.
     Publication Progress and Update.
     Subgroup and Action Item Reports.
     Plenary review of EUROCAE Council and RTCA PMC actions on
ED-202 and SC-216 TOR.
     Continuation of Glossary Review.

     Publication Considerations of Glossary (Update).
     Subgroup Meetings/Breakouts.
     Subgroup Reports on Breakouts.
     Establish Dates, Location and Agenda for Next Meeting(s).
     Any Other Business.
    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 December 16, 2010.
Robert L. Bostiga,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 38874]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2017-0385; FRL-9966-19-Region 4]

Air Plan Approval; SC: Multiple Revisions to Air Pollution
Control Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve changes to the South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP)
to revise several miscellaneous rules covering air pollution control
standards. EPA is proposing to approve portions of SIP revisions
submitted by the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control on the following dates:
October 1, 2007, July 18, 2011, June 17, 2013, August 8, 2014, August
12, 2015, July 27, 2016, and November 4, 2016. These actions are being
proposed pursuant to the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 15,
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2017-0385 at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general
guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wong, Air Regulatory
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Mr. Wong can be reached via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
via electronic mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this issue of
the Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's implementation plan
revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the
Agency views these as noncontroversial submittals and anticipates no
adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in
the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response
to this rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives
adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all
public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment
period on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this
document should do so at this time.

    Dated: August 4, 2017.
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 459-128]

Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE; Notice of Availability of
Final Environmental Assessment

August 8, 2006.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office
of Energy Projects' staff has reviewed the application for new license
for the Osage Project, located on the Osage River in south central
Missouri, and has prepared a final Environmental Assessment (EA) for
the project. In the final EA, Commission staff analyzed the potential
environmental effects of relicensing the project and concluded that
issuing a new license for the project, with appropriate environmental
measures, would not constitute a major Federal action that would
significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the final EA is available for review in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number,

excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access
the document. You may register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
 to be notified via e-mail of new filings and

issuances related to this or any other pending projects. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0979; Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-31]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Multiple Illinois
Towns

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D airspace at Chicago/Rockford,
IL, and the Class E airspace at Poplar Grove, IL; Freeport, IL;
Rochelle, IL; and Chicago/Rockford, IL. This action is the result of
airspace reviews caused by the decommissioning of the Rockford very
high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range (VOR) as part of the VOR
Minimal Operational Network (MON) Program. The names and geographic
coordinates of various airports are also being updated to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 19, 2022. 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 JO 7400.11 and
publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email:
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. 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 amends the Class D airspace at Chicago/Rockford International
Airport, Chicago/Rockford, IL, and the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Poplar Grove Airport, Poplar
Grove, IL; Albertus Airport, Freeport, IL; Rochelle Municipal Airport/
Koritz Field, Rochelle, IL; and Chicago/Rockford International Airport
to support instrument flight rule operations at these airports.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the
Federal Register (86 FR 62753; November 12, 2021) for Docket No. FAA-
2021-0979 to amend the Class D airspace at Chicago/Rockford, IL, and
the Class E airspace at Poplar Grove, IL; Freeport, IL; Rochelle, IL;
and Chicago/Rockford, IL. Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on
the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs
5000 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations listed in this document
will be published subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September
15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists Class
A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

Differences From the NPRM

    Subsequent to publication of the NPRM it was discovered that the
proposed southwest extension referencing the Chicago/Rockford INTL: RWY
07-LOC to the Class D airspace at Chicago/Rockford International
Airport is already contained within the Class D radius and is not
required. That proposed extension has been removed in this action.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71:
    Amends the Class D airspace at Chicago/Rockford International
Airport, Chicago/Rockford, IL, by adding an extension 1 mile each side
of the 185[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.6-mile
radius of the airport to 4.7 miles south of the airport; and updates
the header of the airspace legal description from ``Rockford, IL'' to
``Chicago/Rockford, IL'' to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database;
    Amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface at Poplar Grove Airport, Poplar Grove, IL, by updating the
name of the airport (previously Belvidere LTD Airport) to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database; updates the header of the airspace
legal description from ``Belvidere, IL'' to ``Poplar Grove, IL'' to
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and removes the
exclusionary language as it is not required;
    Amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface to within a 6.6-mile (increased from a 6.5-mile) radius of
Albertus Airport, Freeport, IL; removes the city associated with the
airport from the airspace legal description to comply with changes to
FAA Order JO 7400.2N, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters; and
updates the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the
FAA's aeronautical database;
    Amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface at Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field, Rochelle, IL,
by updating the name (previously Airport-Koritz Field) and geographic
coordinates of the airport to coincided with the FAA's aeronautical
database; and removes the exclusionary language as it is not required;
    And amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Chicago/Rockford International Airport by adding
an extension within 3 miles each side of the 185[deg] bearing of the
Chicago/Rockford INTL: RWY 01-LOC extending from the 7.1-mile radius of
the airport to 12.3 miles south of the Chicago/Rockford INTL: RWY 01-
LOC; and updates the header of the airspace legal description from
``Rockford, IL'' to ``Chicago/Rockford, IL'' to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database.
    This action is due to airspace reviews caused by the
decommissioning of the Rockford VOR, which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures these airports, as part of
the VOR MON Program.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that 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.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. 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.

Lists 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 part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 FAA Order JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

AGL IL D Chicago/Rockford, IL [Amended]

Chicago/Rockford International Airport, IL
    (Lat. 42[deg]11'43'' N, long. 89[deg]05'50'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth to
and including 3,200 feet MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of the
Chicago/Rockford International Airport, and within 1 mile each side
of the 185[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.6-mile
radius of the airport to 4.7 miles south of the airport.

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

* * * * *

AGL IL E5 Poplar Grove, IL [Amended]

Poplar Grove Airport, IL
    (Lat. 42[deg]19'22'' N, long. 88[deg]50'11'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Poplar Grove Airport.
* * * * *

AGL IL E5 Freeport, IL [Amended]

Albertus Airport, IL
    (Lat. 42[deg]14'46'' N, long. 89[deg]34'55'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Albertus Airport.
* * * * *

AGL IL E5 Rochelle, IL [Amended]

Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field, IL
    (Lat. 41[deg]53'34'' N, long. 89[deg]04'47'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz
Field.

AGL IL E5 Chicago/Rockford, IL [Amended]

Chicago/Rockford International Airport, IL
    (Lat. 42[deg]11'43'' N, long. 89[deg]05'50'' W)
Chicago/Rockford INTL: RWY 01-LOC
    (Lat. 42[deg]12'36'' N, long. 89[deg]05'17'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.1-mile radius of the Chicago/Rockford International
Airport, and within 3 miles each side of the 185[deg] bearing from
the Chicago/Rockford INTL: RWY 01-LOC extending from the 7.1-mile
radius of the airport to 12.3 miles south of the Chicago/Rockford
INTL: RWY 01-LOC.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 31, 2022.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 55

[OAR-2006-0091; FRL-8048-4]

Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for
California

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to update a portion of the Outer Continental
Shelf (``OCS'') Air Regulations. Requirements applying to OCS sources
located within 25 miles of States' seaward boundaries must be updated
periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the
corresponding onshore area (``COA''), as mandated by section 328(a)(1)
of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (``the Act''). The portion of
the OCS air regulations that is being updated pertains to the
requirements for OCS sources by the Ventura County Air Pollution
Control District (Ventura County APCD). The intended effect of
approving the OCS requirements for the Ventura County APCD is to
regulate emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the requirements
onshore. The change to the existing requirements discussed below is
proposed to be incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal
Regulations and is listed in the appendix to the OCS air regulations.

DATES: Any comments must arrive by April 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number OAR-2006-0091,
by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow

the on-line instructions.
    2. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov
, including any personal information provided,

unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be
clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous

access'' system, and EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the public comment. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may
be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
material), and some may not be publicly available in either location
(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Allen, Air Division (Air-4),
U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415)
947-4120<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background Information

A. Why Is EPA Taking This Action?

    On September 4, 1992, EPA promulgated 40 CFR part 55,\1\ which
established requirements to control air pollution from OCS sources in
order to attain and maintain federal and state ambient air quality
standards and to comply with the provisions of part C of title I of the
Act. Part 55 applies to all OCS sources offshore of the States except
those located in the Gulf of Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude.
Section 328 of the Act requires that for such sources located within 25
miles of a State's seaward boundary, the requirements shall be the same
as would be applicable if the sources were located in the COA. Because
the OCS requirements are based on onshore requirements, and onshore
requirements may change, section 328(a)(1) requires that EPA update the
OCS requirements as necessary to maintain consistency with onshore
requirements.
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    \1\ The reader may refer to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and the preamble to the final rule
promulgated September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) for further background
and information on the OCS regulations.
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    Pursuant to Sec.  55.12 of the OCS rule, consistency reviews will
occur (1) at least annually; (2) upon receipt of a Notice of Intent
under Sec.  55.4; or (3) when a state or local agency submits a rule to
EPA to be considered for incorporation by reference in part 55. This
proposed action is being taken in response to the submittal of
requirements submitted by the Ventura County APCD. Public comments
received in writing within 30 days of publication of this document will
be considered by EPA before publishing a final rule.
    Section 328(a) of the Act requires that EPA establish requirements
to control air pollution from OCS sources located within 25 miles of
States' seaward boundaries that are the same as onshore requirements.
To comply with this statutory mandate, EPA must incorporate applicable
onshore rules into part 55 as they exist onshore. This limits EPA's
flexibility in deciding which requirements will be incorporated into
part 55 and prevents EPA from making substantive changes to the
requirements it incorporates. As a result, EPA may be incorporating
rules into part 55 that do not conform to all of EPA's state
implementation plan (SIP) guidance or certain requirements of the Act.
    Consistency updates may result in the inclusion of state or local
rules or regulations into part 55, even though the

same rules may ultimately be disapproved for inclusion as part of the
SIP. Inclusion in the OCS rule does not imply that a rule meets the
requirements of the Act for SIP approval, nor does it imply that the
rule will be approved by EPA for inclusion in the SIP.

II. EPA's Evaluation

A. What Criteria Were Used To Evaluate Rules Submitted To Update 40 CFR
Part 55?

    In updating 40 CFR part 55, EPA reviewed the rules submitted for
inclusion in part 55 to ensure that they are rationally related to the
attainment or maintenance of federal or state ambient air quality
standards or part C of title I of the Act, that they are not designed
expressly to prevent exploration and development of the OCS and that
they are applicable to OCS sources. 40 CFR 55.1. EPA has also evaluated
the rules to ensure they are not arbitrary or capricious. 40 CFR 55.12
(e). In addition, EPA has excluded administrative or procedural
rules,\2\ and requirements that regulate toxics which are not related
to the attainment and maintenance of federal and state ambient air
quality standards.
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    \2\ Each COA which has been delegated the authority to implement
and enforce part 55, will use its administrative and procedural
rules as onshore. However, in those instances where EPA has not
delegated authority to implement and enforce part 55, EPA will use
its own administrative and procedural requirements to implement the
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B. What Requirements Were Submitted To Update 40 CFR Part 55?

    1. After review of the requirements submitted by the Ventura County
APCD against the criteria set forth above and in 40 CFR part 55, EPA is
proposing to make the following District requirements applicable to OCS
sources:

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42......................................  Permit Fees........................................           04/12/05
72......................................  New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)............           09/13/05
73......................................  National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air                 09/13/05
                                           Pollutants (NESHAPS).
74.9....................................  Stationary Internal Combustion Engines.............           11/08/05
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III. Administrative Requirements

A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this
regulatory action from Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory
Planning and Review.''

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.)

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements unless the agency certifies
that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small
businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises, and small governmental
jurisdictions.
    This rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial
number of small entities because SIP approvals under section 110 and
subchapter I, part D of the Clean Air Act do not create any new
requirements but simply approve requirements that the State is already
imposing. Therefore, because the Federal SIP approval does not create
any new requirements, I certify that this action will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
    Moreover, due to the nature of the Federal-State relationship under
the Clean Air Act, preparation of flexibility analysis would constitute
Federal inquiry into the economic reasonableness of state action. The
Clean Air Act forbids EPA to base its actions concerning SIPs on such
grounds. Union Electric Co. v. U.S. EPA, 427 U.S. 246, 255-66 (1976);
42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2).

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Under sections 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(``Unfunded Mandates Act''), signed into law on March 22, 1995, EPA
must prepare a budgetary impact statement to accompany any proposed or
final rule that includes a Federal mandate that may result in estimated
costs to State, local, or tribal governments in the aggregate; or to
the private sector, of $100 million or more. Under section 205, EPA
must select the most cost-effective and least burdensome alternative
that achieves the objectives of the rule and is consistent with
statutory requirements. Section 203 requires EPA to establish a plan
for informing and advising any small governments that may be
significantly or uniquely impacted by the rule.
    EPA has determined that the approval action promulgated does not
include a Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs of $100
million or more to either State, local, or tribal governments in the
aggregate, or to the private sector. This Federal action approves pre-
existing requirements under State or local law, and imposes no new
requirements. Accordingly, no additional costs to State, local, or
tribal governments, or to the private sector, result from this action.

E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism

    Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999) revokes and replaces
Executive Orders 12612 (Federalism) and 12875 (Enhancing the
Intergovernmental Partnership). Executive Order 13132 requires EPA to
develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input
by State and local officials in the development of regulatory policies
that have federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism
implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations
that have ``substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.'' Under Executive Order 13132, EPA may not issue a
regulation that has federalism implications, that imposes substantial
direct compliance costs, and that is not required by statute, unless
the Federal Government provides the funds necessary to pay the direct
compliance costs incurred by State and local governments, or EPA
consults with State and local officials early in the process of
developing the proposed regulation. EPA also may not issue a regulation
that has federalism implications and that preempts State law unless the
Agency consults with

State and local officials early in the process of developing the
proposed regulation.
    This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, because it
merely approves a state rule implementing a federal standard, and does
not alter the relationship or the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. Thus, the
requirements of section 6 of the Executive Order do not apply to this
rule.

F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments

    Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful
and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory
policies that have tribal implications.'' This final rule does not have
tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175. It will not
have substantial direct effects on tribal governments, on the
relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to this rule.

G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks

    Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), applies to any rule that: (1) Is
determined to be ``economically significant'' as defined under
Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental health or
safety risk that EPA has reason to believe may have a disproportionate
effect on children. If the regulatory action meets both criteria, the
Agency must evaluate the environmental health or safety effects of the
planned rule on children, and explain why the planned regulation is
preferable to other potentially effective and reasonably feasible
alternatives considered by the Agency.
    This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it does
not involve decisions intended to mitigate environmental health or
safety risks.

H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

    Section 12 of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
(NTTAA) of 1995 requires Federal agencies to evaluate existing
technical standards when developing a new regulation. To comply with
NTTAA, EPA must consider and use ``voluntary consensus standards''
(VCS) if available and applicable when developing programs and policies
unless doing so would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise
impractical.
    The EPA believes that VCS are inapplicable to this action. Today's
action does not require the public to perform activities conducive to
the use of VCS.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedures,
Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Outer
Continental Shelf, Ozone, Particulate matter, Permits, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: March 3, 2006.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Title 40, chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations, is proposed
to be amended as follows:

PART 55--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 55 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.) as amended by Public Law 101-549.

    2. Section 55.14 is amended by revising paragraph (e)(3)(ii)(H) to
read as follows:

Sec.  55.14  Requirements that apply to OCS sources located within 25
miles of States' seaward boundaries, by State.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (H) Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Requirements
Applicable to OCS Sources.
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Appendix to Part 55--[Amended]

    3. Appendix A to CFR Part 55 is amended by revising paragraph
(b)(8) under the heading ``California'' to read as follows:

Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 55--Listing of State and Local Requirements
Incorporated by Reference Into Part 55, by State

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California

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    (b) * * *
    (8) The following requirements are contained in Ventura County
Air Pollution Control District Requirements Applicable to OCS
Sources:

Rule 2: Definitions (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 5: Effective Date (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 6: Severability (Adopted 11/21/78)
Rule 7: Zone Boundaries (Adopted 6/14/77)
Rule 10: Permits Required (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 11: Definition for Regulation II (Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 12: Application for Permits (Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 13: Action on Applications for an Authority to Construct
(Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 14: Action on Applications for a Permit to Operate (Adopted 6/
13/95)
Rule 15.1: Sampling and Testing Facilities (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 16: BACT Certification (Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 19: Posting of Permits (Adopted 5/23/72)
Rule 20: Transfer of Permit (Adopted 5/23/72)
Rule 23: Exemptions from Permits (Revised 4/13/04)
Rule 24: Source Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Emission Statements
(Adopted 9/15/92)
Rule 26: New Source Review (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 26.1: New Source Review--Definitions (Adopted 5/14/02)
Rule 26.2: New Source Review--Requirements (Adopted 5/14/02)
Rule 26.3: New Source Review--Exemptions (Adopted 5/14/02)
Rule 26.6: New Source Review--Calculations (Adopted 5/14/02)
Rule 26.8: New Source Review--Permit To Operate (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 26.10: New Source Review--PSD (Adopted 1/13/98)
Rule 26.11: New Source Review--ERC Evaluation At Time of Use
(Adopted 5/14/02)
Rule 28: Revocation of Permits (Adopted 7/18/72)
Rule 29: Conditions on Permits (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 30: Permit Renewal (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 32: Breakdown Conditions: Emergency Variances, A., B.1., and D.
only. (Adopted 2/20/79)

Rule 33: Part 70 Permits--General (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.1: Part 70 Permits--Definitions (Adopted 4/10/01)
Rule 33.2: Part 70 Permits--Application Contents (Adopted 4/10/01)
Rule 33.3: Part 70 Permits--Permit Content (Adopted 4/10/01)
Rule 33.4: Part 70 Permits--Operational Flexibility (Adopted 4/10/
01)
Rule 33.5: Part 70 Permits--Time frames for Applications, Review and
Issuance (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.6: Part 70 Permits--Permit Term and Permit Reissuance
(Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.7: Part 70 Permits--Notification (Adopted 4/10/01)
Rule 33.8: Part 70 Permits--Reopening of Permits (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.9: Part 70 Permits--Compliance Provisions (Adopted 4/10/01)
Rule 33.10: Part 70 Permits--General Part 70 Permits (Adopted 10/12/
93)
Rule 34: Acid Deposition Control (Adopted 3/14/95)
Rule 35: Elective Emission Limits (Adopted 11/12/96)
Rule 36: New Source Review--Hazardous Air Pollutants (Adopted 10/6/
98)
Rule 42: Permit Fees (Adopted 4/12/05)
Rule 44: Exemption Evaluation Fee (Adopted 9/10/96)
Rule 45: Plan Fees (Adopted 6/19/90)
Rule 45.2: Asbestos Removal Fees (Adopted 8/4/92)
Rule 47: Source Test, Emission Monitor, and Call-Back Fees (Adopted
6/22/99)
Rule 50: Opacity (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 52: Particulate Matter-Concentration (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 53: Particulate Matter-Process Weight (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 54: Sulfur Compounds (Adopted 6/14/94)
Rule 56: Open Burning (Revised 11/11/03)
Rule 57: Incinerators (Adopted 1/11/05)
Rule 57.1: Particulate Matter Emissions From Fuel Burning Equipment
(Adopted 1/11/05)
Rule 62.7: Asbestos--Demolition and Renovation (Adopted 6/16/92)
Rule 63: Separation and Combination of Emissions (Adopted 11/21/78)
Rule 64: Sulfur Content of Fuels (Adopted 4/13/99)
Rule 67: Vacuum Producing Devices (Adopted 7/5/83)
Rule 68: Carbon Monoxide (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 71: Crude Oil and Reactive Organic Compound Liquids (Adopted
12/13/94)
Rule 71.1: Crude Oil Production and Separation (Adopted 6/16/92)
Rule 71.2: Storage of Reactive Organic Compound Liquids (Adopted 9/
26/89)
Rule 71.3: Transfer of Reactive Organic Compound Liquids (Adopted 6/
16/92)
Rule 71.4: Petroleum Sumps, Pits, Ponds, and Well Cellars (Adopted
6/8/93)
Rule 71.5: Glycol Dehydrators (Adopted 12/13/94)
Rule 72: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) (Adopted 9/13/05)
Rule 73: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAPS) (Adopted 9/13/05)
Rule 74: Specific Source Standards (Adopted 7/6/76)
Rule 74.1: Abrasive Blasting (Adopted 11/12/91)
Rule 74.2: Architectural Coatings (Adopted 11/13/01)
Rule 74.6: Surface Cleaning and Degreasing (Revised 11/11/03--
effective 7/1/04)
Rule 74.6.1: Batch Loaded Vapor Degreasers (Adopted 11/11/03--
effective 7/1/04)
Rule 74.7: Fugitive Emissions of Reactive Organic Compounds at
Petroleum Refineries and Chemical Plants (Adopted 10/10/95)
Rule 74.8: Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, Waste-water Separators
and Process Turnarounds (Adopted 7/5/83)
Rule 74.9: Stationary Internal Combustion Engines (Adopted 11/8/05)
Rule 74.10: Components at Crude Oil Production Facilities and
Natural Gas Production and Processing Facilities (Adopted 3/10/98)
Rule 74.11: Natural Gas-Fired Residential Water Heaters--Control of
NOX (Adopted 4/9/85)
Rule 74.11.1: Large Water Heaters and Small Boilers (Adopted 9/14/
99)
Rule 74.12: Surface Coating of Metal Parts and Products (Adopted 11/
11/03)
Rule 74.15: Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters (Adopted
11/8/94)
Rule 74.15.1: Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters (Adopted
6/13/00)
Rule 74.16: Oil Field Drilling Operations (Adopted 1/8/91)
Rule 74.20: Adhesives and Sealants (Adopted 1/11/05)
Rule 74.23: Stationary Gas Turbines (Adopted 1/08/02)
Rule 74.24: Marine Coating Operations (Revised 11/11/03)
Rule 74.24.1: Pleasure Craft Coating and Commercial Boatyard
Operations (Adopted 1/08/02)
Rule 74.26: Crude Oil Storage Tank Degassing Operations (Adopted 11/
8/94)
Rule 74.27: Gasoline and ROC Liquid Storage Tank Degassing
Operations (Adopted 11/8/94)
Rule 74.28: Asphalt Roofing Operations (Adopted 5/10/94)
Rule 74.30: Wood Products Coatings (Revised 11/11/03)
Rule 75: Circumvention (Adopted 11/27/78)
Rule 101: Sampling and Testing Facilities (Adopted 5/23/72)
Rule 102: Source Tests (Adopted 4/13/04)
Rule 103: Continuous Monitoring Systems (Adopted 2/9/99)
Rule 154: Stage 1 Episode Actions (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 155: Stage 2 Episode Actions (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 156: Stage 3 Episode Actions (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 158: Source Abatement Plans (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 159: Traffic Abatement Procedures (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 220: General Conformity (Adopted 5/9/95)
Rule 230: Notice to Comply (Adopted 11/9/99)
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[FR Doc. E6-4204 Filed 3-22-06; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8248-8249]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3404]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-51-000]

Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on January 27, 2012, Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC
(Bluewater), 333 Clay Street, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77002, filed
an application in Docket No. CP12-51-000 under Section 3 of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA), and Part 153 of the Commission's regulations requesting
authorization to construct and operate new natural gas facilities to
replace leased capacity with facilities Bluewater will own. These
cross-border facilities will provide for the importation and
exportation of up to 300 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of natural
gas at the United States-Canada border, all as more fully set forth in
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection. 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 ``eLibrary'' 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>.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Eileen Wilson Kisluk, Senior Attorney, Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC, 333
Clay Street, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77002, or by calling (713) 993-
5203 (telephone) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (fax<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party
must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail
a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding.
Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission
orders in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
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 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>.
    Comment Date: February 29, 2012.

    Dated: February 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (``RFA'') \675\ requires the
Commission, in promulgating rules under Section 553 of the
Administrative Procedure Act,\676\ to consider the impact of those
rules on small entities. We have prepared this Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (``FRFA'') in accordance with Section 604 of the
RFA.\677\ This FRFA relates to the amendments to the accelerated filer
and large accelerated filer definitions in Rule 12b-2 under the
Exchange Act and the addition of a check box to the cover pages of
Forms 10-K, 20-F, and 40-F to indicate whether an ICFR auditor
attestation is included in the filing. An Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (``IRFA'') was prepared in accordance with the RFA
and was included in the Proposing Release.
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    \675\ 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
    \676\ 5 U.S.C. 553.
    \677\ 5 U.S.C. 604.
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A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Final Amendments

    The purpose of the amendments to the accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer definitions in Rule 12b-2 is to promote capital
formation by more appropriately tailoring the types of issuers that are
included in the category of accelerated filers and revising the
transition thresholds for accelerated and large accelerated filers. The
addition of the check box to the cover pages of Forms 10-K, 20-F, and
40-F is intended to provide more prominent and easily accessible
disclosure of this information for investors and market participants
while imposing only minimal burdens on issuers. The need for, and
objectives of, the amendments are discussed in more detail in Sections
I and II above.

B. Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments

    In the Proposing Release, we requested comment on all aspects of
the

IRFA, including the number of small entities that would be affected by
the proposed amendments, the existence or nature of the potential
impact of the proposals on small entities discussed in the analysis,
and how to quantify the impact of the proposed amendments. We did not
receive any comments specifically addressing the IRFA. However, we
received a number of comments on the proposed amendments,
generally,\678\ and have considered all of these comments in developing
the FRFA because the final amendments are focused on smaller issuers.
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    We believe that the final amendments will reduce disclosure burdens
by expanding the number of registrants that will no longer qualify as
accelerated or large accelerated filers, which will eliminate the ICFR
auditor attestation requirement for those issuers, while maintaining
investor protections.

C. Small Entities Subject to the Amendments

    The final amendments will affect some registrants that are small
entities. The RFA defines ``small entity'' to mean ``small business,''
``small organization,'' or ``small governmental jurisdiction.'' \679\
For purposes of the RFA, under our rules, an issuer, other than an
investment company, is a ``small business'' or ``small organization''
if it had total assets of $5 million or less on the last day of its
most recent fiscal year.\680\
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    \679\ 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
    \680\ See 17 CFR 240.0-10(a) under the Exchange Act.
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    We estimate that there are 1,171 issuers that file with the
Commission, other than investment companies, which may be considered
small entities and are potentially subject to the final
amendments.\681\ Investment companies, which include BDCs, qualify as
small entities if, together with other investment companies in the same
group of related investment companies, they have net assets of $50
million or less as of the end of their most recent fiscal year.\682\
Commission staff estimates that, as of June 2019, approximately 16 BDCs
are small entities.\683\ We believe it is likely that virtually all
issuers that would be considered small businesses or small
organizations, as defined in our rules, are already non-accelerated
filers and would continue to be encompassed within that category. To
the extent any such issuers are not already non-accelerated filers, we
believe it is likely that the final amendments will capture those
entities.
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    \681\ This estimate is based on staff analysis of issuers,
excluding co-registrants, with EDGAR filings of Form 10-K, 20-F and
40-F, or amendments, filed during the calendar year of January 1,
2018 to December 31, 2018. This analysis is based on data from XBRL
filings, Compustat, and Ives Group Audit Analytics.
    \682\ 17 CFR 270.0-10(a).
    \683\ These estimates are based on staff analysis of Morningstar
data and data submitted by investment company registrants in forms
filed on EDGAR as of June 2019.
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D. Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance
Requirements

    As noted above, the final amendments will reduce the number of
accelerated and large accelerated filers, which will reduce the
compliance burden for those issuers, some of which may be small
entities, because they would no longer have to satisfy the ICFR auditor
attestation requirement, comply with accelerated deadlines for filing
their Exchange Act periodic reports, provide disclosure regarding the
availability of their filings, or provide disclosure required by Item
1B of Form 10-K and Item 4A of Form 20-F about unresolved staff
comments on their periodic and/or current reports.\684\ The ICFR
auditor attestation requirement applies only to accelerated and large
accelerated filers, and most small entities would not qualify for
either filer status. Compliance with certain rules affected by the
amendments require the use of professional skills, including accounting
and legal skills. The final amendments are discussed in detail in
Sections I and II above. We discuss the economic effect including the
estimated costs and burdens, of the final amendments on all
registrants, including small entities, in Section IV above.
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    \684\ The amendments to include a check box on Forms 10-K, 20-F,
and 40-F are not expected to affect the overall burden estimates
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E. Agency Action To Minimize Effect on Small Entities

    The RFA directs us to consider alternatives that would accomplish
our stated objectives, while minimizing any significant adverse effect
on small entities. Accordingly, we considered the following
alternatives:
     Establishing different compliance or reporting
requirements or timetables that take into account the resources
available to small entities;
     Clarifying, consolidating or simplifying compliance and
reporting requirements for small entities under our rules as revised by
the amendments;
     Using performance rather than design standards; and
     Exempting small entities from coverage of all or part of
the amendments.
    We do not believe that establishing different compliance or
reporting obligations in conjunction with the final amendments is
necessary. The final amendments would not impose any significant new
compliance obligations. In fact, the final amendments would reduce the
compliance obligations of affected issuers by increasing the number of
issuers, including small entities, that are subject to the different,
less burdensome, compliance and reporting obligations for non-
accelerated filers. Similarly, because the final amendments would
reduce the burdens for these issuers, we do not believe it is
appropriate to exempt small entities from all or part of the proposed
amendments.
    We believe that some of the issuers that would become eligible to
be non-accelerated filers under the final amendments may be smaller
entities. Therefore, to the extent that any small entities would become
newly eligible for non-accelerated filer status under the final
amendments, their compliance and reporting requirements would be
further simplified. We note in this regard that the Commission's
existing disclosure requirements provide for scaled disclosure
requirements and other accommodations for small entities, and the final
amendments would not alter these existing accommodations.
    The check box requirement should not affect small entities unless
they voluntarily choose to comply with the ICFR auditor attestation
requirements. Further, we note that the compliance burden associated
with the check box is expected to be minimal, and establishing a
different compliance requirement, providing additional clarification of
the requirement, or exempting a small entity would not, therefore, have
a meaningful impact on the small entity.
    Finally, with respect to the use of performance rather than design
standards, because the final amendments are not expected to have any
significant adverse effect on small entities (and may, in fact, relieve
burdens for some such entities), we do not believe it is necessary to
use performance standards in connection with this rulemaking.

Statutory Authority and Text of Rule Amendments

    The rule amendments described in this release are being adopted
pursuant to Sections 7, 10, 19(a), and 28 of the Securities Act, as
amended, and Sections 3(b), 12, 13, 15(d), and 23(a) of the Exchange
Act, as amended.

List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 229, 230, 240, and 249

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Securities.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Commission amends
title 17, chapter II of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 229--STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING FORMS UNDER SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AND ENERGY POLICY AND
CONSERVATION ACT OF 1975--REGULATION S-K

0
1. The authority citation for part 229 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 77e, 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 77k, 77s, 77z-2,
77z-3, 77aa(25), 77aa(26), 77ddd, 77eee, 77ggg, 77hhh, 77iii, 77jjj,
77nnn, 77sss, 78c, 78i, 78j, 78j-3, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78n-1, 78o, 78u-
5, 78w, 78ll, 78mm, 80a-8, 80a-9, 80a-20, 80a-29, 80a-30, 80a-31(c),
80a-37, 80a-38(a), 80a-39, 80b-11, and 7201 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 1350;
sec. 953(b), Pub. L. 11-203, 124 Stat. 1904 (2010); and sec. 102(c),
Pub. L. 112-106, 126 Stat. 310 (2012).
* * * * *

0
2. Amend Sec.  229.10 by adding Instruction 2 to paragraph (f) to read
as follows:

Sec.  229.10  (Item 10) General.

* * * * *
    (f) * * *
    Instruction 2 to paragraph (f): A foreign private issuer is not
eligible to use the requirements for smaller reporting companies unless
it uses the forms and rules designated for domestic issuers and
provides financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

PART 230--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

0
3. The authority citation for part 230 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 77b, 77b note, 77c, 77d, 77f, 77g, 77h,
77j, 77r, 77s, 77z-3, 77sss, 78c, 78d, 78j, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78o-
7 note, 78t, 78w, 78ll(d), 78mm, 80a-8, 80a-24, 80a-28, 80a-29, 80a-
30, and 80a-37, and Pub. L. 112-106, sec. 201(a), sec. 401, 126
Stat. 313 (2012), unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
    Sections 230.400 to 230.499 issued under secs. 6, 8, 10, 19, 48
Stat. 78, 79, 81, and 85, as amended (15 U.S.C. 77f, 77h, 77j, and
77s).
* * * * *

0
4. Amend Sec.  230.405 by adding Instruction 2 to the definition of
``smaller reporting company'' to read as follows:

Sec.  230.405  Definitions of terms.

* * * * *
    Smaller reporting company. * * *
    Instruction 2 to definition of ``smaller reporting company'': A
foreign private issuer is not eligible to use the requirements for
smaller reporting companies unless it uses the forms and rules
designated for domestic issuers and provides financial statements
prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
* * * * *

PART 240--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934

0
5. The authority citation for part 240 continues to read, in part, as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 77d, 77g, 77j, 77s, 77z-2, 77z-3,
77eee, 77ggg, 77nnn, 77sss, 77ttt, 78c, 78c-3, 78c-5, 78d, 78e, 78f,
78g, 78i, 78j, 78j-1, 78k, 78k-1, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78n-1, 78o, 78o-4,
78o-10, 78p, 78q, 78q-1, 78s, 78u-5, 78w, 78x, 78dd, 78ll, 78mm,
80a-20, 80a-23, 80a-29, 80a-37, 80b-3, 80b-4, 80b-11, and 7201 et
seq., and 8302; 7 U.S.C. 2(c)(2)(E); 12 U.S.C. 5221(e)(3); 18 U.S.C.
1350; Pub. L. 111-203, 939A, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010); and Pub. L. 112-
106, secs. 503 and 602, 126 Stat. 326 (2012), unless otherwise
noted.
* * * * *
    Sections 240.12b-1 to 240.12b-36 also issued under secs. 3, 12,
13, 15, 48 Stat. 892, as amended, 894, 895, as amended; 15 U.S.C.
78c, 78l, 78m, and 78o.6.
* * * * *

0
6. Amend Sec.  240.12b-2 by:
0
a. In the definition of ``Accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer'':
0
i. Removing ``.'' at the end of paragraph (1)(iii) and adding in its
place ``; and'';
0
ii. Adding paragraph (1)(iv);
0
iii. Removing ``.'' at the end of paragraph (2)(iii) and adding in its
place ``; and'';
0
iv. Adding paragraph (2)(iv);
0
v. Revising paragraphs (3)(ii) and (3)(iii);
0
vi. Adding paragraph (4); and
0
b. Adding Instruction 2 to the definition of ``smaller reporting
company''.
    The addition and revisions read as follows:

Sec.  240.12b-2   Definitions.

* * * * *
    Accelerated filer and large accelerated filer--(1) * * *
    (iv) The issuer is not eligible to use the requirements for smaller
reporting companies under the revenue test in paragraph (2) or
(3)(iii)(B) of the ``smaller reporting company'' definition in this
section, as applicable.
    (2) * * *
    (iv) The issuer is not eligible to use the requirements for smaller
reporting companies under the revenue test in paragraph (2) or
(3)(iii)(B) of the ``smaller reporting company'' definition in this
section, as applicable.
    (3) * * *
    (ii) Once an issuer becomes an accelerated filer, it will remain an
accelerated filer unless: The issuer determines, at the end of a fiscal
year, that the aggregate worldwide market value of the voting and non-
voting common equity held by its non-affiliates was less than $60
million, as of the last business day of the issuer's most recently
completed second fiscal quarter; or it determines that it is eligible
to use the requirements for smaller reporting companies under the
revenue test in paragraph (2) or (3)(iii)(B) of the ``smaller reporting
company'' definition in this section, as applicable. An issuer that
makes either of these determinations becomes a non-accelerated filer.
The issuer will not become an accelerated filer again unless it
subsequently meets the conditions in paragraph (1) of this definition.
    (iii) Once an issuer becomes a large accelerated filer, it will
remain a large accelerated filer unless: It determines, at the end of a
fiscal year, that the aggregate worldwide market value of the voting
and non-voting common equity held by its non-affiliates (``aggregate
worldwide market value'') was less than $560 million, as of the last
business day of the issuer's most recently completed second fiscal
quarter or it determines that it is eligible to use the requirements
for smaller reporting companies under the revenue test in paragraph (2)
or (3)(iii)(B) of the ``smaller reporting company'' definition in this
section, as applicable. If the issuer's aggregate worldwide market
value was $60 million or more, but less than $560 million, as of the
last business day of the issuer's most recently completed second fiscal
quarter, and it is not eligible to use the requirements for smaller
reporting companies under the revenue test in paragraph (2) or
(3)(iii)(B) of the ``smaller reporting company'' definition in this
section, as applicable, it becomes an accelerated filer. If the
issuer's aggregate worldwide market value was less than $60 million, as
of the last business day of the issuer's most recently completed second
fiscal quarter, or it is eligible to use the requirements for smaller
reporting companies under the revenue test in paragraph (2) or
(3)(iii)(B) of the ``smaller reporting company'' definition in this
section, it becomes a non-accelerated filer. An issuer will not

become a large accelerated filer again unless it subsequently meets the
conditions in paragraph (2) of this definition.
* * * * *
    (4) For purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this definition
only, a business development company is considered to be eligible to
use the requirements for smaller reporting companies under the revenue
test in paragraph (2) or (3)(iii)(B) of the ``smaller reporting
company'' definition in this section, provided that the business
development company meets the requirements of the test using annual
investment income under Rule 6-07.1 of Regulation S-X (17 CFR 210.6-
07.1) as the measure of its ``annual revenues'' for purposes of the
test.
* * * * *
    Smaller reporting company. * * *
    Instruction 2 to definition of ``smaller reporting company'': A
foreign private issuer is not eligible to use the requirements for
smaller reporting companies unless it uses the forms and rules
designated for domestic issuers and provides financial statements
prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
* * * * *

PART 249--FORMS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

0
7. The authority citation for part 249 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. and 7201 et seq.; 12 U.S.C.
5461 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 1350; Sec. 953(b), Pub. L. 111-203, 124
Stat. 1904; Sec. 102(a)(3), Pub. L. 112-106, 126 Stat. 309 (2012);
Sec. 107, Pub. L. 112-106, 126 Stat. 313 (2012), and Sec. 72001,
Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312 (2015), unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
    Section 249.220f is also issued under secs. 3(a), 202, 208, 302,
306(a), 401(a), 401(b), 406 and 407, Pub. L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745.
    Section 249.240f is also issued under secs. 3(a), 202, 208, 302,
306(a), 401(a), 406 and 407, Pub. L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745.
* * * * *
    Section 249.310 is also issued under secs. 3(a), 202, 208, 302,
406 and 407, Pub. L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745.
* * * * *

0
8. Amend Form 20-F (referenced in Sec.  249.220f) by adding a field to
the cover page to include a check box indicating whether the registrant
has included an ICFR auditor attestation in the filing:

    Note:  The text of Form 20-F does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 20-F

* * * * *
    [dagger]The term ``new or revised financial accounting standard''
refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on
and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of
its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public
accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. [square]
* * * * *

0
9. Amend Form 40-F (referenced in Sec.  249.240f) by adding a field to
the cover page to include a check box indicating whether the registrant
has included an ICFR auditor attestation in the filing:

    Note: The text of Form 40-F does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 40-F

* * * * *
    [dagger]The term ``new or revised financial accounting standard''
refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on
and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of
its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public
accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. [square]
* * * * *

0
10. Amend Form 10-K (referenced in Sec.  249.310) by adding a field to
the cover page to include a check box indicating whether the registrant
has included an ICFR auditor attestation in the filing:

    Note: The text of Form 40-F does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

* * * * *
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [square]
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on
and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of
its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public
accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. [square]
* * * * *

    By the Commission.

    Dated: March 12, 2020.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19967-19969]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07918]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9944-69-OA]

Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplines
to be considered for appointment to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) and the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) and five SAB
committees described in this notice. Appointments are anticipated to be
filled by the start of Fiscal Year 2017 (October 2016).

DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than
May 6, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Nominators unable to submit nominations
electronically as described below may submit a paper copy to the
Designated Federal Officers (DFO) for the committees, as identified
below. General inquiries regarding the work of the CASAC, the SAB or
SAB committees also may be directed to the appropriate DFO.
    Background: The CASAC is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee,
established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977,
codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to provide advice, information and
recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical
aspects of air quality criteria and National Ambient Air Quality
Standards. The SAB is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee,
established in 1978 under the authority of the Environmental Research,
Development and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified at
42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical peer
review, consultation, advice and recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the scientific bases for EPA's actions and programs.
Members of the CASAC and the SAB constitute distinguished bodies of
non-EPA scientists, engineers, economists, and behavioral and social
scientists who are nationally and internationally recognized experts in
their respective fields. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator
for a three-year term and serve as Special Government Employees who
provide independent expert advice to the agency. Additional information
about the CASAC is available at http://www.epa.gov/casac and
information about the SAB is available at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Expertise Sought for CASAC: Established in 1977 under the Clean Air
Act (CAA) Amendments, the chartered CASAC reviews and offers scientific
advice to the EPA Administrator on technical aspects of national
ambient air quality standards for criteria pollutants (ozone;
particulate matter; carbon monoxide; nitrogen oxides; sulfur dioxide;
and lead). As required under the CAA section 109(d), CASAC is composed
of seven members, with at least one member of the National Academy of
Sciences, one physician, and one person representing state air
pollution control agencies. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations
of experts to serve on the CASAC who represent state air pollution
control agencies and who have demonstrated high levels of competence,
knowledge, and expertise in scientific/technical fields relevant to air
pollution and air quality issues. The SAB Staff Office is especially
interested in scientists with expertise described above who have
knowledge and experience in air quality relating to criteria
pollutants. For further information about the CASAC membership
appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO,
by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Expertise Sought for the SAB: The chartered SAB provides strategic
advice to the EPA Administrator on a variety of EPA science and
research programs. All the work of SAB committees and panels is under
the direction of the chartered SAB. The chartered SAB reviews all SAB
committee and panel draft reports and determines whether they are
appropriate to send to the EPA Administrator. The SAB Staff Office is
seeking nominations of experts to serve on the chartered SAB in the
following disciplines as they relate to human health and the
environment: Analytical chemistry; ecological sciences and ecological
assessment; economics; engineering; geochemistry; health disparities;
health sciences; hydrology; hydrogeology; medicine; microbiology;
modeling; pediatrics; public health; risk assessment; social,
behavioral and decision sciences; statistics; and toxicology.
    The SAB Staff Office is especially interested in scientists with
expertise described above who have knowledge and experience in air
quality; agricultural sciences; climate change; drinking water; energy
and the environment; water quality; water quantity; water reuse;
ecosystem services; community environmental health; sustainability;
chemical safety; green chemistry; human health risk assessment;
homeland security; and waste and waste management.
    For further information about the chartered SAB membership
appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter,
DFO, by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    The SAB Staff Office is also seeking nominations for experts for
five SAB committees: The Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee; the
Drinking Water Committee; the Environmental Economics Advisory
Committee; the

Environmental Engineering Committee; and the Radiation Advisory
Committee.
    (1) The SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides
advice through the chartered SAB regarding selected toxicological
reviews of environmental chemicals available on EPA's Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS). The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations
of experts with experience in chemical assessments. Members should have
expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: Toxicology,
including neurotoxicology, developmental/reproductive toxicology, and
inhalation toxicology; carcinogenesis; biostatistics; and risk
assessment. For further information about the CAAC membership
appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Suhair Shallal,
DFO, by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) The SAB Drinking Water Committee (DWC) provides advice on the
scientific and technical aspects of EPA's national drinking water
program. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts with
experience on drinking water issues. Members should have expertise in
one or more of the following disciplines: Environmental engineering;
epidemiology; microbiology; public health; and risk assessment. For
further information about the DWC membership appointment process and
schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, by telephone at
(202) 564-4885 or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (3) The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC)
provides advice on methods and analyses related to economics, costs,
and benefits of EPA environmental programs. The SAB Staff Office is
seeking nominations of experts in environmental economics to serve on
the EEAC. For further information about the EEAC membership appointment
process and schedule, please contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (4) The SAB Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC) provides
advice on risk management technologies to control and prevent
pollution. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to
serve on the EEC with demonstrated expertise in the following
disciplines: Chemical fate and transport; environmental remediation and
technology; and geochemistry and geochemical reactions. For further
information about the EEC membership appointment process and schedule,
please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (5) The Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) provides advice on
radiation protection, radiation science, and radiation risk assessment.
The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to serve on the
RAC with demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: Radiation
biostatistics; radiation epidemiology; and radiation exposure. For
further information about the RAC membership appointment process and
schedule, please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, by telephone at (202)
564-2134 or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Selection Criteria for the CASAC, SAB and the SAB Committees Includes

--Demonstrated scientific credentials and disciplinary expertise in
relevant fields;
--Willingness to commit time to the committee and demonstrated ability
to work constructively and effectively on committees;
--Background and experiences that would help members contribute to the
diversity of perspectives on the committee, e.g., geographic, economic,
social, cultural, educational backgrounds, professional affiliations;
and other considerations; and
--For the committee as a whole, consideration of the collective breadth
and depth of scientific expertise; and a balance of scientific
perspectives.
    As these committees undertake specific advisory activities, the SAB
Staff Office will consider two additional criteria for each new
activity: absence of financial conflicts of interest and absence of an
appearance of a loss of impartiality.
    How To Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization
may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to
these advisory committees. Individuals may self-nominate. Nominations
should be submitted in electronic format (preferred) using the online
nomination form under the ``Nomination of Experts'' category at the
bottom of the SAB home page at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To be
considered, all nominations should include the information requested
below. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain
nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women
and men of all racial and ethnic groups.
    Nominators are asked to identify the specific committee for which
nominees are to be considered. The following information should be
provided on the nomination form: contact information for the person
making the nomination; contact information for the nominee; the
disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the
nominee's curriculum vitae; and a biographical sketch of the nominee
indicating current position, educational background; research
activities; sources of research funding for the last two years; and
recent service on other national advisory committees or national
professional organizations. To help the agency evaluate the
effectiveness of its outreach efforts, please indicate how you learned
of this nomination opportunity. Persons having questions about the
nomination process or the public comment process described below, or
who are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should
contact the DFO for the committee, as identified above. The DFO will
acknowledge receipt of nominations and in that acknowledgement will
invite the nominee to provide any additional information that the
nominee feels would be useful in considering the nomination, such as
availability to participate as a member of the committee; how the
nominee's background, skills and experience would contribute to the
diversity of the committee; and any questions the nominee has regarding
membership. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified
by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts
identified by the SAB Staff Office, will be posted in a List of
Candidates on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public
comments on each List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days from
the date the list is posted. The public will be requested to provide
relevant information or other documentation on nominees that the SAB
Staff Office should consider in evaluating candidates.
    Candidates invited to serve will be asked to submit the
``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government
Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential
form allows EPA to determine whether there is a statutory conflict
between that person's public responsibilities as a Special Government
Employee and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a
loss of impartiality, as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be
viewed and downloaded through the ``Ethics Requirements for Advisors''
link on the SAB home page at http://www.epa.gov/sab. This form

should not be submitted as part of a nomination.

    Dated: March 30, 2016.
Thomas H. Brennan,
 Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 73968-73969]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29973]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60 and 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234; EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0044; FRL-9762-1]
RIN 2060-AR62

Reconsideration of Certain New Source and Startup/Shutdown
Issues: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From
Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and
Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility,
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-
Institutional Steam Generating Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing that the period for providing public
comments on the November 30, 2012, proposed ``Reconsideration of
Certain New Source and Startup/Shutdown Issues: National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-fired
Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance
for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-
Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam
Generating Units'' is being extended by 7 days.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published
November 30, 2012 (77 FR 71323), is extended by 7 days to January 7,
2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Written comments on the proposed rule may be
submitted to EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand
delivery/courier. Please refer to the proposal for the addresses and
detailed instructions.
    Docket. Publicly available documents relevant to this action are
available for public inspection either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying.
    World wide Web. The EPA Web sites for this rulemaking are at:
http://www.epa.gov/airquality/powerplanttoxics/actions.html or http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/utility/utilitypg.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the national emission standards
for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) action: Mr. William Maxwell,
Energy Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-
01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
Telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For the new source performance standard
(NSPS) action: Mr. Christian Fellner, Energy Strategies Group, Sector
Policies and Programs Division, (D243-01), Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; Telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
Fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>; Email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comment Period

    The Office of the Federal Register inadvertently published the
November 30, 2012, proposed ``Reconsideration of Certain New Source and
Startup/Shutdown Issues: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating
Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric
Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-
Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units'' in the ``Rules and
Regulations'' section of the Federal Register, rather than in the
``Proposed Rules'' section. The Office of Federal

Register issued a correction document on December 5, 2012 (77 FR
72294). The EPA has decided to extend the public comment period by an
additional 7 days in light of the clerical error. Therefore, the public
comment period will end on January 7, 2013, rather than on December 31,
2012.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established the official public dockets No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0044 (NSPS action) and No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234 (NESHAP action).
The EPA has also developed Web sites for this proposed rulemaking at
the addresses given above.

    Dated: December 6, 2012.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32268-32269]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12862]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC14-90-000.
    Applicants: SunEdison LLC, AES U.S. Solar, LLC.
    Description: Joint Application for approval of SunEdison LLC and
AES U.S. Solar, LLC under Section 203 of the Fed Power Act.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5207.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: EC14-91-000.
    Applicants: SunEdison LLC, Imperial Valley Solar 1, LLC.
    Description: Joint Application for approval of SunEdison LLC and
Imperial Valley Solar 1, LLC under Section 203 of the Federal Power
Act.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5209.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER14-1469-001.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance Filing per 5/9/2014 Order in Docket No.
ER14-1469-000 to be effective 3/13/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5116.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1767-001.
    Applicants: Titan Gas and Power.
    Description: MBR Tariff to be effective 6/23/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5060.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1970-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: 2014-05-23--Prohibited Investments Amendment to be
effective 7/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5135.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/6/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2036-000.
    Applicants: AES Alamitos, LLC.
    Description: AES Alamitos Non-Substantive Tariff Amendments Filing
to be effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5176.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2037-000.
    Applicants: AES Armenia Mountain Wind, LLC.
    Description: AES Armenia Non-Substantive Tariff Amendments Filing
to be effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5181.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2038-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: WPA for Del Valle Pumping Plant Line Clearance to be
effective 5/27/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5182.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2039-000.
    Applicants: AES Energy Storage, LLC.
    Description: AES Energy Storage Non-Substantive Amendments Tariff
Filing to be effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5187.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2040-000.
    Applicants: AES Laurel Mountain, LLC.
    Description: AES Laurel Mtn Non-Substantive Tariff Amendments to be
effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2041-000.
    Applicants: AES Redondo Beach, L.L.C.
    Description: AES Redondo Bch Non-Substantive Tariff Amendment
Filing to be effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2042-000.
    Applicants: Mountain View Power Partners, LLC.
    Description: Mountain View Non-Substantive Tariff Amendments Filing
to be effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2043-000.
    Applicants: Mountain View Power Partners IV, LLC.
    Description: Mountain View IV Non-Substantive Amendments Tariff
Filing to be effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5003.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2044-000.
    Applicants: AES Huntington Beach, L.L.C.
    Description: AES Huntington Non-Substantive Tariff Amendments
Filing to be effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5005.

    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2045-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, Inc., Duke Energy Florida, Inc.,
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: OATT Attachment C-1 Amendment to be effective 6/1/
2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5031.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2046-000.
    Applicants: Plum Point Energy Associates, LLC.
    Description: Reactive Supply and Voltage Control Service Tariff to
be effective 8/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140527-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/14.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    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.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings 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<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: May 27, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-12862 Filed 6-3-14; 8:45 am]
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