be charged and tested as prescribed by paragraphs (c) to (g) of this
section inclusive, and when practicable should be kept charged until
road motive power is coupled to train, after which, an automatic brake
application and release test of airbrakes on rear car must be made. If
train is to be operated in electro-pneumatic brake operation, this test
must also be made in electro-pneumatic brake operation before
proceeding.
    (3) If after testing the brakes as prescribed in paragraph (i)(2)
of this section the train is not kept charged until road motive power
is attached, the brakes must be tested as prescribed by paragraph
(d)(1) of this section and if

train is to be operated in electro-pneumatic brake operation as
prescribed by paragraph (d)(2) of this section.
    (j) Before adjusting piston travel or working on brake rigging,
cutout cock in brake pipe branch must be closed and air reservoirs must
be drained. When cutout cocks are provided in brake cylinder pipes,
these cutout cocks only may be closed and air reservoirs need not be
drained.

Sec.  232.713   Road train and intermediate terminal train air brake
tests.

    (a) Passenger trains. Before motive power is detached or angle
cocks are closed on a passenger train operated in either automatic or
electro-pneumatic brake operation, except when closing angle cocks for
cutting off one or more cars from the rear end of train, automatic air
brake must be applied. After recouping, brake system must be recharged
to required air pressure and before proceeding and upon receipt of
proper request or signal, application and release tests of brakes on
rear car must be made from locomotive in automatic brake operation. If
train is to be operated in electro-pneumatic brake operation, this test
must also be made in electro-pneumatic brake operation before
proceeding. Inspector or trainman must determine if brakes on rear car
of train properly apply and release.
    (b) Freight trains. Before motive power is detached or angle cocks
are closed on a freight train, brakes must be applied with not less
than a 20-pound brake pipe reduction. After recoupling, and after angle
cocks are opened, it must be known that brake pipe air pressure is
being restored as indicated by a rear car gauge or device. In the
absence of a rear car gauge or device, an air brake test must be made
to determine that the brakes on the rear car apply and release.
    (c)(1) At a point other than an initial terminal where a locomotive
or caboose is changed, or where one or more consecutive cars are cut
off from the rear end or head end of a train with the consist otherwise
remaining intact, after the train brake system is charged to within 15
pounds of the feed valve setting on the locomotive, but not less than
60 pounds as indicated at the rear of a freight train and 70 pounds on
a passenger train, a 20-pound brake pipe reduction must be made and it
must be determined that the brakes on the rear car apply and release.
As an alternative to the rear car brake application and release test,
it shall be determined that brake pipe pressure of the train is being
reduced as indicated by a rear car gauge or device and then that brake
pipe pressure of the train is being restored as indicated by a rear car
gauge or device.
    (2) Before proceeding it must be known that brake pipe pressure as
indicated at rear of freight train is being restored.
    (3) On trains operating with electro-pneumatic brakes, with brake
system charged to not less than 70 pounds, test must be made to
determine that rear brakes apply and release properly from a minimum 20
pounds electro-pneumatic brake application as indicated by brake
cylinder gauge.
    (d)(1) At a point other than a terminal where one or more cars are
added to a train, after the train brake system is charged to not less
than 60 pounds as indicated by a gauge or device at the rear of a
freight train and 70 pounds on a passenger train. A brake test must be
made by a designated person as described in Sec.  232.712(a)(1) to
determine that brake pipe leakage does not exceed five (5) pounds per
minute as indicated by the brake pipe gauge after a 20-pound brake pipe
reduction has been made. After the test is completed, it must be
determined that piston travel is correct, and the train airbrakes of
these cars and on the rear car of the train apply and remain applied,
until the release signal is given. As an alternative to the rear car
brake application and release portion of the test, it shall be
determined that brake pipe pressure of the train is being reduced as
indicated by a rear car gauge or device and then that brake pipe
pressure of the train is being restored as indicated by a rear car
gauge or device. Cars added to a train that have not been inspected in
accordance with Sec.  232.712 (c) through (j) must be so inspected and
tested at the next terminal where facilities are available for such
attention.
    (2)(i) At a terminal where a solid block of cars, which has been
previously charged and tested as prescribed by Sec.  232.712 (c)
through (j), is added to a train, it must be determined that the brakes
on the rear car of the train apply and release. As an alternative to
the rear car application and release test, it shall be determined that
brake pipe pressure of the train is being reduced as indicated by a
rear car gauge or device and then that brake pipe pressure of the train
is being restored as indicated by a rear car gauge or device.
    (ii) When cars which have not been previously charged and tested as
prescribed by Sec.  232.712 (c) through (j) are added to a train, such
cars may either be given inspection and tests in accordance with Sec.
232.712 (c) through (j), or tested as prescribed by paragraph (d)(1) of
this section prior to departure in which case these cars must be
inspected and tested in accordance with Sec.  232.712 (c) through (j)
at next terminal.
    (3) Before proceeding it must be known that the brake pipe pressure
at the rear of freight train is being restored.
    (e)(1) Transfer train and yard train movements not exceeding 20
miles, must have the air brake hose coupled between all cars, and after
the brake system is charged to not less than 60 pounds, a 15-pound
service brake pipe reduction must be made to determine that the brakes
are applied on each car before releasing and proceeding.
    (2) Transfer train and yard train movements exceeding 20 miles must
have brake inspection in accordance with Sec.  232.712 (c)-(j).
    (f) The automatic air brake must not be depended upon to hold a
locomotive, cars or train, when standing on a grade, whether locomotive
is attached or detached from cars or train. When required, a sufficient
number of hand brakes must be applied to hold train, before air brakes
are released. When ready to start, hand brakes must not be released
until it is known that the air brake system is properly charged.
    (g) As used in this section, device means a system of components
designed and inspected in accordance with Sec.  232.719.
    (h) When a device is used to comply with any test requirement in
this section, the phrase brake pipe pressure of the train is being
reduced means a pressure reduction of at least five pounds and the
phrase brake pipe pressure of the train is being restored means a
pressure increase of at least five (5) pounds.

Sec.  232.714   Inbound brake equipment inspection.

    (a) At points where inspectors are employed to make a general
inspection of trains upon arrival at terminals, visual inspection must
be made of retaining valves and retaining valve pipes, release valves
and rods, brake rigging, safety supports, hand brakes, hose and
position of angle cocks and make necessary repairs or mark for repair
tracks any cars to which yard repairs cannot be promptly made.
    (b) Freight trains arriving at terminals where facilities are
available and at which special instructions provide for immediate brake
inspection and repairs, trains shall be left with air brakes applied by
a service brake pipe reduction of 20 pounds so that inspectors can
obtain a proper check of the piston travel. Trainmen will not close any
angle cock or cut the locomotive off until the 20-pound service
reduction has been made.

Inspection of the brakes and needed repairs should be made as soon
thereafter as practicable.

Sec.  232.715  Double heading and helper service.

    (a) When more than one locomotive is attached to a train, the
engineman of the leading locomotive shall operate the brakes. On all
other motive power units in the train the brake pipe cutout cock to the
brake valve must be closed, the maximum main reservoir pressure
maintained and brake valve handles kept in the prescribed position. In
case it becomes necessary for the leading locomotive to give up control
of the train short of the destination of the train, a test of the
brakes must be made to see that the brakes are operative from the
automatic brake valve of the locomotive taking control of the train.
    (b) The electro-pneumatic brake valve on all motive power units
other than that which is handling the train must be cut out, handle of
brake valve kept in the prescribed position, and air compressors kept
running if practicable.

Sec.  232.716   Running tests.

    When motive power, engine crew or train crew has been changed,
angle cocks have been closed except for cutting off one or more cars
from the rear end of train or electro-pneumatic brake circuit cables
between power units and/or cars have been disconnected, running test of
train air brakes on passenger train must be made, as soon as speed of
train permits, by use of automatic brake if operating in automatic
brake operation or by use of electro-pneumatic brake if operating in
electro-pneumatic brake operation. Steam or power must not be shut off
unless required and running test must be made by applying train air
brakes with sufficient force to ascertain whether or not brakes are
operating properly. If air brakes do not properly operate, train must
be stopped, cause of failure ascertained and corrected and running test
repeated.

Sec.  232.717  Freight and passenger train car brakes.

    (a) Testing and repairing brakes on cars while on shop or repair
tracks.
    (1) When a freight car having brake equipment due for periodic
attention is on shop or repair tracks where facilities are available
for making air brake repairs, brake equipment must be given attention
in accordance with the requirements of Rules 3 and 4 of the 2020 Field
Manual of the AAR Interchange Rules (AAR Field Manual); or an
alternative procedure approved by FRA under paragraph (d) of this
section. Brake equipment shall then be tested by use of a single car
testing device as prescribed by Sec.  232.305.
    (2)(i) When a freight car having an air brake defect is on a shop
or repair track, brake equipment must be tested by use of a single car
testing device as prescribed by Sec.  232.305.
    (ii) All freight cars on shop or repair tracks shall be tested to
determine that the air brakes apply and release. Piston travel on a
standard body mounted brake cylinder which is less than 7 inches or
more than 9 inches must be adjusted to nominally 7 inches. Piston
travel of brake cylinders on all freight cars equipped with other than
standard single capacity brake, must be adjusted as indicated on badge
plate or stenciling on car located in a conspicuous place near brake
cylinder. After piston travel has been adjusted and with brakes
released, sufficient brake shoe clearance must be provided.
    (iii) When a car equipped for use in passenger train service not
due for periodical air brake repairs, as indicated by stenciled or
recorded cleaning dates, is on shop or repair tracks, brake equipment
must be tested by use of single car testing device as prescribed by the
applicable standards referenced in Sec.  232.305 or by the American
Public Transportation Association (APTA) standard referenced in Sec.
238.311(a) of this chapter. Piston travel of brake cylinders must be
adjusted if required, to the standard travel for that type of brake
cylinder. After piston travel has been adjusted and with brakes
released, sufficient brake shoe clearance must be provided.
    (iv) Before a car is released from a shop or repair track, it must
be known that brake pipe is securely clamped, angle cocks in proper
position with suitable clearance, valves, reservoirs and cylinders
tight on supports and supports securely attached to car.
    (b) Clean, repair, lubricate and test (COT&S). (1) Brake equipment
on cars other than passenger cars must be cleaned, repaired, lubricated
and tested (``COT&S'') as often as required to maintain it in a safe
and suitable condition for service but not less frequently than as
required by Rules 3 and 4 of the AAR Field Manual.
    (2) Brake equipment on passenger cars must be cleaned, repaired,
lubricated and tested (``COT&S'') as often as necessary to maintain it
in a safe and suitable condition for service but not less frequently
than as required in Standard S-4045-13 in the Manual of Standards and
Recommended Practices of the AAR or an alternative procedure approved
by FRA pursuant to Sec.  232.717(d).
    (c) Discontinued brake systems. For a brake system once, but no
longer, included in AAR's current Code of Rules or Code of Tests
(presently known as the Field Manual of the AAR Interchange Rules or
the Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices), the brake system
must be maintained in a safe and suitable condition for service
according to a railroad's written maintenance plan. The maintenance
plan, including its COT&S component and a periodic attention schedule,
must be based upon a standard appropriate to the equipment. The
railroad must comply with and make its written maintenance plan
available to FRA upon request.
    (d) Modification of standards. The AAR or other authorized
representative of the railroad industry may seek modification of the
industry standards identified in or approved pursuant to paragraph (a)
of this section. The request for modification will be handled and must
be submitted in accordance with the modification procedures contained
in Sec.  232.307 of this part.
    (e) Incorporation by Reference. The Director of the Federal
Register approves the incorporation by reference of the standards
required in this section into this section in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You may inspect a copy of the material at the
Federal Railroad Administration, Docket Clerk, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>). You may also
inspect the material at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to:
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. You may
obtain the material from the following source(s):
    (1) Association of American Railroads (AAR), 425 Third Street SW,
Washington, DC 20024, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>website: https://aarpublications.com.
    (i) 2020 Field Manual of the AAR Interchange Rules, Rule 3--Testing
of Air Brakes and Rule 4--Air Brake Valves and Parts, effective January
1, 2020.
    (ii) AAR Standard S-4045, ``Passenger Equipment Maintenance
Requirements,'' Revised 2013 (contained in AAR Manual of Standards and
Recommended Practices, Brakes and Brake Equipment), also referred to as
AAR Standard S-4045-13.
    (2) [Reserved]

Sec.  232.719   End-of-train devices.

    Requirements are contained in subpart E of this part.

APPENDICES A AND B TO PART 232--[REMOVED]

0
28. Remove appendices A and B to part 232.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Quintin C. Kendall,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-25817 Filed 12-10-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P


species stage year impinged. est entrained. est junk junk  999  999  999 american. eel age01 1976 264,024 . blueback. herring age01 1976 18,149 . alewife age01 1976 18,149 . atlantic. menhaden age01 1976 100,522,754 . atlantic. herring age01 1976 9,029 . gizzard. shad age01 1976 1,414,786 . striped. anchovy age01 1976 110,534 . bay. anchovy age01 1976 2,009,654 . mud. minnow age01 1976 3,466 . chain. pickerel age01 1976 3,466 . mississippi. silvery. minnow age01 1976 25,171 . spottail. shiner age01 1976 38,669 . white. catfish age01 1976 4,742 . channel. catfish age01 1976 31,190 . oyster. toadfish age01 1976 9,758 . spotted. hake age01 1976 10,032 . sheepshead. minnow age01 1976 3,739 . banded. killifish age01 1976 35,477 . mummichog age01 1976 35,568 . striped. killifish age01 1976 25,171 . inland. silverside age01 1976 142,728 . atlantic. silverside age01 1976 1,363,805 . threespine. stickleback age01 1976 14,592 . northern. searobin age01 1976 9,804 . white. perch age01 1976 1,911,096 . striped. bass age01 1976 8,755 . bluegill age01 1976 1,642 . pumpkinseed age01 1976 6,566 . bluefish age01 1976 33,653 . spotted. seatrout age01 1976 1,642 . weakfish age01 1976 398,088 . spot age01 1976 7,052,474 . atlantic. croaker age01 1976 660,744 . naked. goby age01 1976 24,077 . harvestfish age01 1976 4,925 . summer. flounder age01 1976 90,562 . winter. flounder age01 1976 90,106 . hogchoker age01 1976 191,926 . blackcheek. tonguefish age01 1976 1,642 . atherinidae juv 1978 na 2511680 atherinidae larvae 1978 na 9298560 bay. anchovy juv 1978 na 147013440 bay. anchovy larvae 1978 na 27842240 clupeids larvae 1978 na 18329920 naked. goby juv 1978 na 196285120 naked. goby larvae 1978 na 3295698240 atherinidae juv 1979 na 67827.69231 atherinidae larvae 1979 na 8059163.077 bay. anchovy egg 1979 na 277476.9231 bay. anchovy juv 1979 na 1144438.154 bay. anchovy larvae 1979 na 70294.15385 clupeids juv 1979 na 7983936 clupeids larvae 1979 na 16426633.85 naked. goby juv 1979 na 25584605.54 naked. goby larvae 1979 na 1451027956 striped. bass egg 1979 na 704174.7692 striped. bass larvae 1979 na 525356.3077 white. perch egg 1979 na 7112041.846 white. perch larvae 1979 na 344430254.8 yellow. perch larvae 1979 na 15710126.77 notes QC junk junk RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 H. Browning; 7/ 16/ 03 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Sun Jul 20 14: 12: 28 MDT 2003 Losses data for Chalk Point. A. Gage, 6/ 27/ 2003 Impingement & pct. survival data from RM# 29700 Notes: Used survival rates from Burton & Graves in 29700. No survival pct. given for white perch, used value of " total fish" from Burton & Graves, 1979 Used 99.0 for > 99 percent survival. Entrainment data from RM # 30660 not used ( DC, 7/ 3/ 2003)

QC'ed?? losses yes HSB 1976. imp yes HSB ent. Not used no species stage year impinged. est entrained. est notes comment american. eel age01 1976 5,790 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. blueback. herring age01 1976 398 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. alewife age01 1976 398 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. atlantic. menhaden age01 1976 1,347,490 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. atlantic. herring age01 1976 198 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. gizzard. shad age01 1976 31,026 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. striped. anchovy age01 1976 2,424 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. bay. anchovy age01 1976 32,206 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. mud. minnow age01 1976 76 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. chain. pickerel age01 1976 76 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. mississippi. silvery. minnow age01 1976 552 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. spottail. shiner age01 1976 848 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. white. catfish age01 1976 104 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. channel. catfish age01 1976 684 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. oyster. toadfish age01 1976 214 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. spotted. hake age01 1976 220 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. sheepshead. minnow age01 1976 82 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. banded. killifish age01 1976 778 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. mummichog age01 1976 780 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. striped. killifish age01 1976 552 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. inland. silverside age01 1976 3,130 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. atlantic. silverside age01 1976 29,908 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. threespine. stickleback age01 1976 320 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. northern. searobin age01 1976 215 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. white. perch age01 1976 41,910 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. striped. bass age01 1976 192 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. bluegill age01 1976 36 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. pumpkinseed age01 1976 144 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. bluefish age01 1976 738 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. spotted. seatrout age01 1976 36 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. weakfish age01 1976 8,730 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. spot age01 1976 647,016 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. atlantic. croaker age01 1976 14,490 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. naked. goby age01 1976 528 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. harvestfish age01 1976 108 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. summer. flounder age01 1976 1,986 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. winter. flounder age01 1976 1,976 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. hogchoker age01 1976 191,926 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. blackcheek. tonguefish age01 1976 36 . RM # 29700. Table VI 10. pg. 188 Assumes 0% survival. group pct. supct. supct. supct. surv. burtonnotes final. imp. est QC other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 264,024 not. yet herrings 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 18,149 not. yet herrings 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 18,149 not. yet herrings 92 93 83 25.4 RM # 29700. T 100,522,754 not. yet herrings 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 9,029 not. yet herrings 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 1,414,786 not. yet anchovies 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 110,534 not. yet anchovies 92 87 89 37.6 RM # 29700. T 2,009,654 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 3,466 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 3,466 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 25,171 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 38,669 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 4,742 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 31,190 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 9,758 not. yet cods. hakes 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 10,032 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 3,739 not. yet killifish 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 35,477 not. yet killifish 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 35,568 not. yet killifish 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 25,171 not. yet silversides 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 142,728 not. yet silversides 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 1,363,805 not. yet sticklebacks 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 14,592 not. yet searobins 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 9,804 not. yet perch 98 98 98 54.4 RM # 29700. T 1,911,096 not. yet striped. bass 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 8,755 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 1,642 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 6,566 not. yet bluefish 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 33,653 not. yet drums. croakers 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 1,642 not. yet drums. croakers 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 398,088 not. yet drums. croakers 99 94 86 89.1 RM # 29700. T 7,052,474 not. yet drums. croakers 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 660,744 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 24,077 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 4,925 not. yet flounders1 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 90,562 not. yet flounders2 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 90,106 not. yet flounders3 99 99 99 99 RM # 29700. T 191,926 not. yet other 98 94 96 54.4 RM # 29700. T 1,642 not. yet        ***** Draft Confidential and Deliberative ; Do not Cite or Quote *****

species year stage mean. n. perent. equivs note. ssc atherinidae 1978 juv 5.222222 775970 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 atherinidae 1978 larvae 19.33333 2872740 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 bay. anchov 1978 juv 305.6667 45419010 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 bay. anchov 1978 larvae 57.88889 8601710 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 clupeids 1978 larvae 38.11111 5662930 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 naked. goby 1978 juv 408.1111 60641230 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 naked. goby 1978 larvae 6852.333 1.02E+ 09 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 atherinidae 1979 juv 0.141026 20955 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 atherinidae 1979 larvae 16.75641 2489835 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 bay. anchov 1979 eggs 0.576923 85725 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 bay. anchov 1979 juv 2.379487 353568 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 bay. anchov 1979 larvae 0.146154 21717 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 clupeids 1979 juv 16.6 2466594 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 clupeids 1979 larvae 34.15385 5074920 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 cyprinidae 1979 larvae 0 0 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 naked. goby 1979 juv 53.19487 7904226 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 naked. goby 1979 larvae 3016.941 4.48E+ 08 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 striped. bass 1979 eggs 1.464103 217551 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 striped. bass 1979 larvae 1.092308 162306 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 white. perch 1979 eggs 14.78718 2197227 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 white. perch 1979 larvae 716.1308 1.06E+ 08 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 yellow. perc 1979 larvae 32.6641 4853559 mid. atlantic. from. density. ssc Thu Jul 17 15: 13: 14 MDT 2003 DCTM_ ARP. xls ; ENT. losses page 8 of 11 6/ 21/ 2006 station species stage date #/ 1000m3 notes comment Chalk Point white. perch eggs 03/ 29/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 04/ 06/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 04/ 12/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 04/ 19/ 79 2.9 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 04/ 25/ 79 563.1 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 05/ 02/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 05/ 10/ 79 2.4 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 05/ 17/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 05/ 24/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 05/ 31/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 06/ 06/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 06/ 14/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch eggs 06/ 21/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 03/ 29/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 04/ 06/ 79 42.7 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 04/ 12/ 79 1240.3 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 04/ 19/ 79 122.3 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 04/ 25/ 79 140.8 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 05/ 02/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 05/ 10/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 05/ 17/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 05/ 24/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 05/ 31/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 06/ 06/ 79 247.6 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 06/ 14/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Chalk Point white. perch larvae 06/ 21/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 03/ 29/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 04/ 06/ 79 5 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 04/ 12/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 04/ 19/ 79 3.3 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 04/ 25/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 05/ 02/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 05/ 10/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 05/ 17/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 05/ 24/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 05/ 31/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 06/ 06/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 06/ 14/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch eggs 06/ 21/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 03/ 29/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 04/ 06/ 79 18233.6 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 04/ 12/ 79 6056.1 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 04/ 19/ 79 227.2 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 04/ 25/ 79 49.1 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 05/ 02/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 05/ 10/ 79 14.4 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 05/ 17/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 05/ 24/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 05/ 31/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 06/ 06/ 79 1015.9 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 06/ 14/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Trueman Point white. perch larvae 06/ 21/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 03/ 29/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 04/ 06/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 04/ 12/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 04/ 19/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 04/ 25/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 05/ 02/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 05/ 10/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 05/ 17/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 05/ 24/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 05/ 31/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 06/ 06/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 06/ 14/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch eggs 06/ 21/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 03/ 29/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 04/ 06/ 79 201.4 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 04/ 12/ 79 51.7 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 04/ 19/ 79 36 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 04/ 25/ 79 2.4 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 05/ 02/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 05/ 10/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 05/ 17/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 05/ 24/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 05/ 31/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 06/ 06/ 79 247.6 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 06/ 14/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 Benedict Bridgewhite. perch larvae 06/ 21/ 79 0 RM # 29627 pg. 129 and 130 species stage year impinged. est entrained. est notes group QC bay. anchovy larvae 1985 . 326,000,000 RM # 30660. Table 1 pg 20 anchovies not. yet bay. anchovy larvae 1987 . 248,000,000 RM # 30660. Table 1 pg 20 anchovies not. yet goby larvae 1987 . 1,692,000,000 RM # 30660. Table 1 pg 20 gobies not. yet silversides larvae 1987 . 18,000,000 RM # 30660. Table 1 pg 20 silversides not. yet


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC18-1-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-598); Comment
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-598 (Self-Certification for Entities
Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator Status or Foreign Utility Company
Status).

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 9,
2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC18-1-
000) by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.

    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], or by phone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll-free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and fax at
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-598, Self-Certification for Entities Seeking Exempt
Wholesale Generator Status or Foreign Utility Company Status.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0166.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-598 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: The Commission uses the data in the FERC-598 information
collection to implement the statutory provisions of Title XII, subtitle
F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).\1\
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    \1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, 119 Stat. 594,
972 et seq. (2005) (codified at 42 U.S.C. 16451 et seq.).
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    EPAct 2005 repealed the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
(PUHCA 1935),\2\ and adopted in its place the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005).\3\ While providing for the
Commission's regulation of holding companies, PUHCA 2005 also provided
an exemption from such regulation for those holding companies that are
subject to Commission regulation as holding companies solely due to
their holding exempt wholesale generators (EWG) and foreign utility
companies (FUCO).\4\ To carry out this statutory directive, the
Commission amended its regulations (in Order No. 667 \5\) to, among
other things, add procedures for not only defining what entities would
qualify as EWGs and FUCOs, but also the self-certification by entities
seeking EWG and FUCO status, coupled with the self-certification of the
exemption of their holding companies, in turn, from Commission
regulation.\6\ This self-certification for EWGs and FUCOs is similar to
the process available to entities that seek qualifying facility
status.\7\
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    \2\ Id. Sec.  1263, 119 Stat. 594, 974.
    \3\ Id. Sec.  1261, 119 Stat. 594, 972.
    \4\ Id. Sec.  1266(a), 119 Stat. 594, 975 (codified at 42 U.S.C.
16454(a)).
    \5\ Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and
Enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, 70 FR
75592, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,197 (2005), order on rehearing,
Order 667-A, 71 FR 28446, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,213 (2006), order
on rehearing, Order 667-B, 71 FR 42750, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,244
(2006), order on rehearing, Order 667-C, 118 FERC ] 61,133 (2007).
    \6\ 18 CFR 366.1, 366.3(a), 366.4, 366.7.
    \7\ 18 CFR 292.207.
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    An EWG is defined as ``any person engaged directly, or indirectly
through one or more affiliates . . . and exclusively in the business of
owning or operating, or both owning and operating, all or part of one
or more eligible facilities and selling electric energy at wholesale.''
\8\ A FUCO is defined as ``any company that owns or operates facilities
that are not located in any state and that are used for the generation,
transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale or the
distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light,
or power, if such company: (1) Derives no part of its income, directly
or indirectly, from the generation, transmission, or distribution of
electric energy for sale or the distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or power, within the United States;
and (2) [n]either the company nor any of its subsidiary companies is a
public-utility company operating in the United States.'' \9\
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    \8\ 18 CFR 366.1.
    \9\ Id.
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    An EWG, FUCO, or its representative seeking to self-certify its
status as an EWG or FUCO must file with the Commission a notice of
self-certification (FERC-598) demonstrating that it satisfies the
definition of EWG or FUCO. In the case of EWGs, the person filing a
notice of self-certification must also file a copy of the notice of
self-certification with the state regulatory authority of the state in
which the facility is located and that person must also represent to
the Commission in its submission that it has filed a copy of the notice
with the appropriate state regulatory authority.\10\
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    \10\ 18 CFR 366.7.
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    Submission of the information collected by FERC-598 is necessary
for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under section
1266(a) of EPAct 2005.\11\ The Commission implements its
responsibilities through the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title
18, Part 366. These filing requirements are mandatory for entities
seeking to self-certify their EWG or FUCO status, in order to, in turn,
exempt their holding companies from Commission regulation.
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    \11\ 42 U.S.C. 16454(a).
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    Type of Respondents: EWGs and FUCOs.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \12\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \13\ for this information collection as follows.
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    \12\ ``Burden'' is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
    \13\ Subject matter experts found that industry employment costs
(for salary plus benefits) for the FERC-598 information collection
closely resemble the Commission's. FERC's 2017 average annual salary
plus benefits per FTE (full-time equivalent) is $158,754 (or $76.50
per hour).

                                                                        FERC-598
                      [Self-certification for entities seeking exempt wholesale generator status or foreign utility company status]
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                                  Annual number of
 Number of respondents  (EWGs      responses  per      Total number  of     Average burden hours and     Total annual burden hours    Average cost  per
          and FUCOs)                 respondent           responses          cost ($) per  response        and total  annual cost      respondent  ($)
(1)                                             (2)      (1) * (2) = (3)  (4).........................  (3) * (4) = (5)............            (5) / (1)
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147...........................                    1                  147  6 hrs.; $459................  882 hrs.; $67,473..........                 $459
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility;

(2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.

    Dated: December 5, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    Form N-17D-1; OMB Control No. 3235-0229, SEC File No. 270-231.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collections
of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit these
existing collections of information to the Office of Management and
Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Section 17(d) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(d)) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (``Act'') authorizes the Commission to adopt rules that protect
funds and their security holders from overreaching by affiliated
persons when the fund and the affiliated person participate in any
joint enterprise or other joint arrangement or profit-sharing plan.
Rule 17d-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.17d-1) prohibits funds and their
affiliated persons from participating in a joint enterprise, unless an
application regarding the transaction has been filed with and approved
by the Commission. Paragraph (d)(3) of the rule provides an exemption
from this requirement for any loan or advance of credit to, or
acquisition of securities or other property of, a small business
concern, or any agreement to do any of the foregoing (``investments'')
made by a small business investment company (``SBIC'') and an
affiliated bank, provided that reports about the investments are made
on forms the Commission may prescribe. Rule 17d-2 (17 CFR 270.17d-2)
designates Form N-17D-1 (17 CFR 274.00) (``form'') as the form for
reports required by rule 17d-1.
    SBICs and their affiliated banks use form N-17D-1 to report any
contemporaneous investments in a small business concern. The form
provides shareholders and persons seeking to make an informed decision
about investing in an SBIC an opportunity to learn about transactions
of the SBIC that have the potential for self dealing and other forms of
overreaching by affiliated persons at the expense of shareholders.
    Form N-17D-1 requires SBICs and their affiliated banks to report
identifying information about the small business concern and the
affiliated bank. The report must include, among other things, the
SBIC's and affiliated bank's outstanding investments in the small
business concern, the use of the proceeds of the investments made
during the reporting period, any changes in the nature and amount of
the affiliated bank's investment, the name of any affiliated person of
the SBIC or the affiliated bank (or any affiliated person of the
affiliated person of the SBIC or the affiliated bank) who has any
interest in the transactions, the basis of the affiliation, the nature
of the interest, and the consideration the affiliated person has
received or will receive.
    Up to three SBICs may file the form in any year.\1\ The Commission
estimates the burden of filling out the form is approximately one hour
per response and would likely be completed by an accountant or other
professional. Based on past filings, the Commission estimates that no
more than one SBIC is likely to use the form each year. Most of the
information requested on the form should be readily available to the
SBIC or the affiliated bank in records kept in the ordinary course of
business, or with respect to the SBIC, pursuant to the recordkeeping
requirements under the Act. Commission staff estimates that it should
take approximately one hour for an accountant or other professional to
complete the form.\2\ The estimated total annual burden of filling out
the form is 1 hour, at an estimated total annual cost of $193.\3\ The
Commission will not keep

responses on Form N-17D-1 confidential.
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    \1\ As of September 23, 2013, three SBICs were registered with
the Commission.
    \2\ This estimate of hours is based on past conversations with
representatives of SBICs and accountants that have filed the form.
    \3\ Commission staff estimates that the annual burden would be
incurred by a senior accountant with an average hourly wage rate of
$193 per hour. See Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Association, Report on Management and Professional Earnings in the
Securities Industry 2012, modified to account for an 1800-hour work
year and multiplied by 5.35 to account for bonuses, firm size,
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    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of
Commission rules. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is
not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
    Please direct your written comments to Thomas Bayer, Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549; or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: November 21, 2013.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-194-000]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes
in FERC Gas Tariff

February 2, 2006.
    Take notice that on January 30, 2006, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff sheet
with a proposed effective date of February 1, 2006:

Third Revised Sheet No. 167.
Third Revised Sheet No. 168.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

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

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

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7174-7175]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02616]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0086; FRL-9555-01-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Coke Oven Batteries (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Coke Oven Batteries
(EPA ICR Number 1362.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0253), to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the
ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. Public
comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on April
13, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public.
An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 10,
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0086, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method)
or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and
Program Division (D243-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person, at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For
additional information about EPA's public docket, visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coke Oven Batteries (40 CFR part 63, subpart L)
were proposed on December 4, 1992; promulgated on October 27, 1993; and
amended on April 15, 2005. These regulations apply to all coke oven
batteries, whether existing, new, reconstructed, rebuilt, or restarted.
It also applies to all batteries using conventional by-product recovery
processes, non-recovery processes, or any new recovery processes. New
facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction
after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to
assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart L.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of iron and
steel integrated plants that produce coke for their operations and
merchant plants that produce furnace and foundry coke for sale on the
open market.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart L).
    Estimated number of respondents: 14 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 58,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $6,880,000 (per year), which includes $0 in
annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The decrease in burden from the most-
recently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources.
There is an adjustment decrease in labor hours from the most-recently
approved ICR. This decrease reflects revisions to the number of
existing respondents that are subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart L, and
that are anticipated to reconstruct or close batteries subject to these
standards. This decrease is not due to any program changes. Since there
are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there is no
significant industry growth, there are also no changes in the capital/
startup or operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-02616 Filed 2-7-22; 8:45 am]
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Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US

01/14/2008 03:03 PM

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Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

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<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Subject

Fw: Outreach attendees

For the ozone docket.

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Bill Briggs/DC/USEPA/US

01/14/2008 02:22 PM

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Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

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Subject

Fw: Outreach attendees

Lydia,

Here is who attended all the meetings, staff included. - BB

9:30 AM industry

		Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute

           		Governor John Engler, President, National Association of Manufacturers

          		Jack Gerard, CEO, American Chemistry Council

                        David McCurdy, CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Kraig Naasz, President and CEO, National Mining Association

	Donna Harman, President, American Forest & Paper Association

                        Charlie Drevna, President, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association

                        Harry Alford, President, US Black Chamber of Commerce

           		John McManus, Co-chair, Utility Air Resources Group

                        Bruce Josten, Executive VP, Government Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce

          		Jim Ford, Vice President, American Petroleum Institute

Jim Schultz, Vice President, American Iron & Steel Institute

Thomas Carter, VP, Environment, Health & Safety, Portland Cement Association

John Kinsman, Senior Director for Environment, Edison Electric Institute

Keith McCoy, VP, Energy & Resources Policy, NAM

Tim Gibson, Senior VP, Advocacy, American Chemistry Council

Julie Becker, VP, Environmental Affairs, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Hal Quinn, EVP and General Counsel, National Mining Association

Tim Hunt, Director Regulatory Affairs, American Forest & Paper Association

David Friedman, Director, Environmental Affairs, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association

Joe Stanko, Hunton and Williams

Cindy Langworthy, Hunton and Williams

EPA Staff: 	Ingebretson / Meyers / Briggs / Page / Wegman / Martin/ Sugiyama / Dewey

11AM Agriculture

		William Herz, VP Scientific Programs, The Fertilizer Institute

		Tom Hebert, United Egg Producers

		Paul Schlegel , American Farm Bureau Federation

		Austin Perez, American Farm Bureau Federation

		David Ailor, VP, Regulatory Affairs, National Oilseed Processors

		Phil Wakelyn, Senior Scientist, National Cotton Council

		Tamara Thies, Director Environmental Issues, National Cattlemens Beef Association

		Steve Hensley, Director, Regulatory Affairs, USA Rice Federation

		Steve Lomax, Corn Refiners Association

		Lisa Kelly, National Corn Growers

		Samantha Slater, Renewable Fuels Association

EPA Staff: 	Ingebretson / Meyers / Briggs / Page / Wegman / Martin / Scholl / Kaiser / Shaver / Thiem / Sugiyama

2pm Public Health

		Bernadette Toomey, President and CEO, American Lung Association

Renee Jenkins, MD FAAP,  President, American Academy of Pediatrics

Dr. Bill McLin, President, Allergy and Asthma Foundation

Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director, American Public Health Association

Steven Crane, PhD, MPH, Executive Director, American Thoracic Society

Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense

Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Counsel

Margie Alt, Executive Director, Environment America

Alden Meyer, Director of Strategy and Policy, Union of Concerned Scientists

David Baron, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice

		Will Callaway, Legislative and Communications Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility

Janice Nolen. Assistant Vice President for National Policy and Advocacy, American Lung Association

Cynthia Pellegrini (Johnson), Assistant Director, American Academy of Pediatrics

Charlotte Collins, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Allergy and Asthma Foundation

Don Hoppert, Director of Government Relations, American Public Health Association

Dr. William Rom, Chair of ATS Environmental Health Policy Committee

John Balbus, Director, Environmental Health Program, Environmental Defense

John Walke, Air Policy Program, Natural Resources Defense Counsel

Nathan Willcox, Energy and Clean Air Advocate, Environment America

EPA Staff: 	Ingebretson / Burnett / Meyers / Briggs / Page / Wegman / Martin / Piper / Sugiyama

3:30 PM State and Local

		Doug Scott, Air Committee Chair, Environmental Council of States (Also Director of Illinois EPA)

Jerry Griffin, Local Government Advisory Committee (Also head of the Georgia Association of Counties)

Bill Becker, Executive Director, National Association of Clean Air Agencies

Arthur Marin, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management

Beth Strobridge, Natural Resources Committee, National Governors Association

Jennifer Schwartz, Director of Federal Policy, Southern Governors Association

Amanda Naughton, Environment Policy Specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures

Daniel Simmons, Director of the Natural Resources Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council

Gerry Baker, Acting Executive Director, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

Judy Sheahan, Assistant Executive Director, US Conference of Mayors

Peggy Tadej, Environmental Liaison, National Association of Regional Councils

EPA Staff: 	Ingebretson / Meyers / Briggs / Kelly / Frank / Bowles / Page / Wegman / Martin / Sugiyama

Bill Briggs

Director

Office of Public Outreach

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

202.564.7729 office

202.412.8885 cell

<EMAIL_ADDRESS> Scheduling assistant: James L Stewart

<EMAIL_ADDRESS> 202.564.7841


OMB CONTROL NO.2030-0020

APPROVED:   12/30/02

APPROVAL EXPIRES:  12/31/05

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

MBE/WBE UTILIZATION UNDER FEDERAL GRANTS, COOPERATIVE

AGREEMENTS, AND INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS

PART 1.  (Reports are required even if no procurements are made during the reporting period.)

1A.  FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR

       200_______

1B.  REPORTING PERIOD (Check ALL appropriate boxes)

 ( 1st (Oct-Dec)     ( 2nd (Jan-Mar)    ( 3rd (Apr-Jun)    (  4th (Jul-Sep)      ( Annual

 ( Check if this is the last report for the project (Project completed).

1C.  REVISION OF A PRIOR REPORT?  Y or N

        Year:       _________

         Quarter: _________

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE REVISIONS YOU ARE MAKING:

2A.  EPA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE ADDRESS

            ( ATTN: DBE Coordinator)

3A.  RECIPIENT NAME AND ADDRESS

2B.  EPA DBE COORDINATOR

Name:

E-mail:

2C.  PHONE:

Fax:

3B.  RECIPIENT REPORTING CONTACT:

Name:

E-mail:

3C.  PHONE:

Fax:

4A.  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT ID NUMBER

         (SRF State Recipients, refer to Instructions for Completion of blocks

         4A, 5A  and 5C.)

4B.  FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TITLE or CFDA

       NUMBER:

5A.  TOTAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT AMOUNT

(SRF State Recipients, refer to Instructions for Completion of blocks 4A, 5A and 5C.)

        EPA Share:    $_______________________

        Recipient Share: $_____________________

  5B.   If NO procurement and NO accomplishments were made this reporting period, check and skip to Block No. 7.   (Procurements are all expenditures through contract, order, purchase, lease or barter of supplies, equipment, construction, or services needed to complete Federal assistance programs.  Accomplishments, in this context, are procurements made with MBEs and/or WBEs.

                                                       (

5C.                                  Total Procurement and MBE/WBE Accomplishments This Reporting Period By:

                                                             (Only include amount not reported in any prior reporting period)

Have sub-awards and/or subcontracts been issued under this assistance agreement?  Yes ______        No________

Total Procurement Amount $________________________ (Include total dollar values awarded by recipient, sub-recipients and SRF loan recipients.)

Actual MBE/WBE Procurement Accomplished:

(Include total dollar values awarded by recipient, sub-recipients, SRF loan recipients and Prime Contractors.)

                           Construction                             Equipment                        Services                              Supplies                       Total

    $MBE:             ____________                        _____________                 _____________                  _____________          ________________

    $WBE:            ____________                        ______________               ______________                 _____________          ________________

6.  COMMENTS: (If no MBE/WBE procurements were accomplished during the reporting period, please explain what steps you are taking to achieve the MBE/WBE Program requirements specified in the terms and conditions of the Assistance Agreement.)

7.  NAME OF RECIPIENT(S  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

TITLE

8.  SIGNATURE OF RECIPIENT(S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DATE

EPA FORM 5700-52A  available electronically at http://www.epa.gov/osdbu/5700_52a.pdf

MBE/WBE PROCUREMENTS MADE DURING REPORTING PERIOD

EPA Financial Assistance Agreement Number: _______________

1.  Procurement Made By

2.  Business Enterprise

3.  $ Value of

     Procurement

4.  Date of              Award

      MM/DD/YY

5.  Type of                 Product or

     ServicesA

     (Enter Code)

6.  Name/Address/Phone Number of MBE/WBE         Contractor or Vendor

Recipient

Sub-Recipient and/or SRF Loan Recipient

Prime

Minority

Women

AType of product or service codes:

1 = Construction			2 = Supplies				3 = Services			4 = Equipment

Note:  Refer to Terms and conditions of your Assistance Agreement to determine the frequency of reporting.  Recipients are required to submit MBE/WBE reports to EPA beginning with the Federal fiscal year quarter the recipients receive the award, continuing until the project is completed.

EPA FORM 5700-52A -  (Approval Expires 12/31/05)INSTRUCTIONS

MBE/WBE UTILIZATION UNDER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS AND INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS

EPA FORM 5700-52A

A. General Instructions:

MBE/WBE utilization is based on Executive Orders 11625, 12138, 12432, P.L. 102-389 and EPA Regulations Part 30 and 31.  EPA Form 5700-52A must be completed by recipients of Federal grants, cooperative agreements, or other Federal financial assistance which involve procurement of supplies, equipment, construction or services to accomplish Federal assistance programs.

Recipients are required to report 30 days after the end of each federal fiscal quarter or annually, per the terms and conditions of the financial assistance agreement.  Submission dates are January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30.  The submission date for annual reports is October 30. MBE/WBE program requirements, including reporting, are material terms and conditions of the financial assistance agreement.

B.  Definitions:

Procurement is the acquisition through contract, order, purchase, lease or barter of supplies, equipment, construction or services needed to accomplish Federal assistance programs.

A contract is a written agreement between an EPA recipient and another party (also considered (prime contracts() and any lower tier agreement (also considered (subcontracts() for equipment, services, supplies, or construction necessary to complete the project.  This definition excludes written agreements with another public agency.  This definition includes personal and professional services, agreements with consultants, and purchase orders.

A minority business enterprise (MBE) is a business concern that is (1) at least 51 percent owned by one or more minority individuals, or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more minority individuals; and (2) whose daily business operations are managed and directed by one or more of the minority owners.

U.S. citizenship is required.  Recipients shall presume that minority individuals include Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, or other groups whose members are found to be disadvantaged by the Small Business Act or by the Secretary of Commerce under section 5 of Executive order 11625.  The reporting contact at EPA can provide additional information.

A woman business enterprise (WBE) is a business concern that is, (1) at least 51 percent owned by one or more women, or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more women and (2) whose daily business operations are managed and directed by one or more of the women owners.

Business firms which are 51 percent owned by minorities or women, but are in fact managed and operated by non-minority individuals do not qualify for meeting MBE/WBE procurement goals.  U.S. Citizenship is required.

The following affirmative steps for utilizing MBEs and WBEs must be documented.  Such documentation is subject to EPA review upon request:

Include of MBEs/WBEs on solicitation lists.

2.  	Assure that MBEs/WBEs are solicited once they are identified.

3.  	Divide total requirements into   smaller tasks to permit maximum MBE/WBE participation, where feasible.

4. 	Establish delivery schedules which will encourage MBE/WBE participation, where feasible.

5. 	Encourage use of the services of the U.S.  Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration to identify MBEs/WBEs.

6.  	Require that each party to a subgrant, subagreement, or contract award take the affirmative steps outlined here.

C. Instructions for Part I:

1a.	Specify Federal fiscal year this report covers. The Federal fiscal year runs from October 1st through September 30th (e.g. November 29, 2005 falls within Federal fiscal year 2006)

1b.	Check applicable reporting box, quarterly or annually.  Also indicate if this is the last report for the project.

1c.	Indicate if this is a revision to a previous year or quarter, and provide a brief description of the revision you are making.

2a-c.  	Please refer to your financial assistance agreement for the mailing address of the EPA financial assistance office for your agreement.

The (EPA DBE Reporting Contact( is the DBE Coordinator for the EPA Region from which your financial assistance agreement was originated.  For a list of DBE Coordinators please refer to the EPA OSDBU website at www.epa.gov/osdbu.  Click on (Regional Contacts( for the name of your coordinator.

3a-c.  	Identify the agency, state authority, university or other organization which is the recipient of the Federal financial assistance and the person to contact concerning this report.

4a.  	Provide the Assistance Agreement or Interagency Agreement number assigned by EPA. A separate report must be submitted for each Assistance Agreement or Interagency Agreement.

*For SRF recipients: In box 4a list numbers for ALL open Assistance Agreements. SRF recipients will report activity for all Agreements on one form.

4b. 	Refer back to Assistance Agreement document for this information.

5a. 	Provide the total amount of the Assistance Agreement which includes Federal funds plus recipient matching funds and funds from other sources.

*For SRF recipients only: SRF recipients will not enter an amount in 5a.  Please leave 5a blank.

5b. 	Self-explanatory.

5c. 	Provide the total dollar amount of all contracts/procurements awarded this reporting period.  For example:  Actual dollars for procurement from the procuring office; actual contracts let from the contracts office; actual goods, services, supplies, etc., from other sources including the central purchasing/ procurement centers).  This total includes all contracts/procurements made by the recipient, sub-recipients, SRF loan recipients, and prime contractors

Where requested, also provide the dollar amount of all MBE/WBE procurement awarded during this reporting period by the recipient, sub-recipients, SRF loan recipients, and prime contractors. These amounts include the Federal, State and  local shares in the procurement awards.

*For SRF recipients only:  In 5c please enter the total procurement amount for the quarter under all of your SRF Assistance Agreements. The figure reported in this section is not directly tied to an individual Assistance Agreement identification number. (SRF state recipients report state procurements in this section)

6.  	If there were no MBE/WBE accomplishments this reporting period, please briefly explain what steps you are taking in furtherance of the MBE/WBE requirements specified in the terms and conditions of the Assistance Agreement.

7.  	Name and title of official administrator or designated reporting official.

8.  	Signature and month, day year report submitted.

D. Instructions for Part II:

For each MBE/WBE procurement made under this assistance agreement during the reporting period, provide the following information:

1.  	Check whether this procurement was made be the recipient, sub-recipient/SRF loan recipient, or the prime contractor.

2.  	Check either the MBE or WBE column.  If a firm is both an MBE and WBE, the recipient may choose to count the entire procurement towards EITHER it(s MBE or WBE accomplishments.  The recipient may also divide the total amount of the procurement (using any ratio it so chooses) and count those divided amounts toward it(s MBE and WBE accomplishments.  If the recipient chooses to divide the procurement amount and count portions toward it(s MBE and WBE accomplishments, please state the appropriate amounts under the MBE and WBE columns on the form.  The combined MBE and WBE amounts for that MBE/WBE contractor must not exceed the (Value of the Procurement( reported in column #3.

3.  	Dollar value of procurement.

4.	Date of award, shown as month, day, and year.  Date of award is defined as the date the contract or procurement was awarded, not the date the contractor received payment under the awarded contract or procurement, unless payment occurred on the date of award.  (Where direct purchasing is the procurement method, the date of award is the date the purchase was made).

5.	Using codes at the bottom of the form, identify type of product or service acquired through this procurement (e.g., enter 1 if construction, 2 if supplies, etc).

6.	Name, address, and telephone number of MBE/WBE firm.

This data is requested to comply with provisions mandated by: statute or regulations (40 CFR Part 30 and 31); OMB Circulars; or added by EPA to ensure sound and effective assistance management.  Accurate, complete data are required to obtain funding, while no pledge of confidentiality is provided.

The public reporting and recording burden for this collection of information is estimated to average l hour per response annually.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclosure or provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the pruposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise  disclose the information.  An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a     collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information,  the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, OPPE Regulatory Information Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2136), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20460.  Include the OMB Control number in any correspondence.  Do not send the completed form to this address.