[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74550-74553]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23981]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. PA-61; File No. S7-19-23]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes to
establish SEC-36, Harassment Prevention and Response Program Records
under the Privacy Act of 1974. The information in the system concerns
internal inquiries and/or investigations into allegations of harassment
reported to SEC by applicants for employment, current and former SEC
employees, fellows, interns, and individuals who conduct business with
the SEC; and resolutions of allegations of workplace harassment. The
Harassment Prevention and Response Program addresses harassment
concerns that are raised separate and apart from harassment claims that
may also be raised under the procedures for administrative equal
employment opportunity complaints.

DATES: The system of records will become effective October 31, 2023,
with the exception of the routine uses, which will become effective
November 30,

2023, to permit public comment on the routine uses. The Commission will
publish a new notice if the effective date is delayed to review
comments or if changes are made based on comments received. To assure
consideration, comments should be received on or before November 30,
2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-19-23/privacy-act-1974-system-records); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number S7-19-23 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments to Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number S7-19-23. This file number
should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please
use only one method of submission. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's website (https://www.sec.gov/rules/2023/10/s7-19-23). Comments also are available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Operating conditions may limit access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room. Do not include personal
identifiable information in submissions; you should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. We may redact in
part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material that is
obscene or subject to copyright protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronnette McDaniel, Privacy and
Information Assurance Branch Chief,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Harassment Prevention and Response
Program strives to create a work environment that is respectful and
inclusive for all in the SEC workplace and SEC sanctioned activities
and events, including those outside of SEC facilities. The program
provides a mechanism for SEC employees, fellows, interns, or
individuals who conduct business with the SEC to report allegations of
harassment to the SEC. In order to intake, manage and track inquiries
to a resolution the SEC is establishing SEC-36, Harassment Prevention
and Response Program Records, under the Privacy Act. Records may
include contact information of individuals involved in reports or
allegations of harassment, statements of witnesses, exhibits, reports
of interviews, findings and recommendations, close-out materials,
documentation of any corrective action taken by management, and related
correspondence. Information from this system of records will be
collected, maintained, and disclosed in accordance with applicable law,
regulations, and statutes, including but not limited to Prohibited
Personnel Practices; Executive Order 11478, 34 FR 12985 (as amended by
Executive Orders 13087, 13145 and 13152); Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Management Directive 715 (EEO-MD-715); and Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, Enforcement Guidance on Vicarious Employer
Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors (June 18, 1999).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
    SEC-36 Harassment Prevention and Response Program Records.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Non-classified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Records Management by Federal Agencies, 44 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.;
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b), Prohibited
Personnel Practices; Executive Order 11478, 34 FR 12985 (as amended by
Executive Orders 13087, 13145 and 13152); title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-16 et seq.; Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.; Section 501 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 791; titles I and V of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.,
as amended by ADA the Amendments Act of 2008; Notification and Federal
Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, Public Law
107-174, as amended by the Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination Act of 2020; title II of the Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. 2000ff et seq.; Equal Pay Act
of 1963, 29 U.S.C. 206(d); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Management Directive 715 (EEO-MD-715); and Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, Enforcement Guidance on Vicarious Employer Liability for
Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors (June 18, 1999).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The Harassment Prevention and Response Program system of records
maintains records regarding allegations of workplace harassment. These
records are maintained for the purpose of conducting internal inquiries
and/or investigations into allegations of harassment reported to the
SEC by applicants for employment, current and former SEC employees,
fellows, interns, or individuals who conduct business with the SEC and
resolving allegations of workplace harassment. The records contained in
this system do not duplicate any existing agency or government-wide
system of records, even though some of the documents might also appear
in other systems of records maintained for other purposes.
Particularly, records are not collected to advance claims of
discrimination pursuant to processes outlined in title 29 CFR part
1614. Rather, these records are collected for administrative action
relating to allegations of workplace harassment, including bases found
in EEO laws and elsewhere. The agency policy and processes govern the
collection and maintenance of these records to further the agency's
commitment to appropriately respond to allegations of workplace
harassment.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    This system of records maintains information on individuals who
have reported harassing conduct by or against SEC personnel and
harassing conduct by or against non-SEC personnel to the program
manager for prevention of harassment and response, in accordance with
the agency's administrative regulation relating to harassment
prevention and response. Individuals covered include, but are not
limited to applicants for SEC employment, current and former SEC
employees, fellows, interns, and individuals who conduct business with
the SEC. Covered individuals include those who report harassment
concerns, provide information in support of harassment inquiries or
investigations, or are witnesses or are otherwise contacted as part of
the fact-finding process for

inquiries, investigations, and reports relating to workplace
harassment.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    The system contains all records related to a report of harassment
received by the SEC through the harassment prevention and response
program manager or through referrals from the Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity, other SEC organizations necessary for the
implementation of the SEC Harassment Prevention and Response Program
(or its successor program), or management officials. The records may
include contact information of individuals involved in reports or
allegations of harassment, statements of witnesses, exhibits, reports
of interviews, findings and recommendations, close-out materials,
documentation of any corrective action taken by management, and related
correspondence. The specific data elements found in these records may
include names, positions, Social Security numbers, mailing addresses,
email addresses, employment histories, employee evaluations,
disciplinary actions, case-related communications and notes, and audit
logs of user access and activities within the SEC Harassment Prevention
and Response Program electronic databases maintained by the SEC.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The SEC obtains information in this system from alleged targets of
harassment, alleged harassers, witnesses, members of the public, other
Federal agencies, and other individuals involved in the allegations.
Some information, such as the alleged target's or harasser's name,
personal identification number (PIN), employee identification number,
position, and job location may be obtained from other SEC system of
records as relevant and necessary to carry out the SEC's function.
Other record sources include documents related to reports of harassment
to the SEC Harassment Prevention and Response Program staff or
management; information obtained through correspondence, letters,
telephone calls, emails, or any other form of communication; data
obtained from investigative material and any information relevant to an
investigation; materials and information gathered by staff in the
performance of their duties; electronic databases maintained by the
staff; other SEC files; and from individuals, including where
practicable, those to whom the records relate.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained
therein may specifically be disclosed outside the Commission as a
routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    1. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the SEC
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records; (2) the SEC has determined that as a result of the suspected
or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, the SEC
(including its information systems, programs, and operations), the
Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made
to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to
assist in connection with the SEC's efforts to respond to the suspected
or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    2. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the SEC
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to
a suspected or confirmed breach; or (2) preventing, minimizing, or
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or
entity (including its information systems, programs, and operations),
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a
suspected or confirmed breach.
    3. To a Congressional office from the record of an individual in
response to an inquiry from the Congressional office made at the
request of that individual.
    4. To any persons during the course of any inquiry, examination, or
investigation conducted by the SEC's staff, or in connection with civil
litigation, if the staff has reason to believe that the person to whom
the record is disclosed may have further information about the matters
related therein, and those matters appeared to be relevant at the time
to the subject matter of the inquiry. Such disclosure is permitted in
connection with civil litigation only when it is relevant and necessary
to the litigation.
    5. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in
records management inspections conducted under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906,
to permit the National Archivist to inspect SEC records or inspect the
SEC records management program and practices.
    6. To interns, grantees, experts, contractors, and others who have
been engaged by the Commission to assist in the performance of a
service related to this system of records and who need access to the
records for the purpose of assisting the Commission in the efficient
administration of its programs, including by performing clerical,
stenographic, or data analysis functions, or by reproduction of records
by electronic or other means. Recipients of these records shall be
required to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
    7. To Federal, State, local, and/or foreign law enforcement
agencies or other appropriate entity charged with the responsibility of
investigating or prosecuting a violation or potential violation of law,
whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature.
    8. To respond to subpoenas in any litigation or other proceeding.
    9. To the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), when:
    (a) The SEC or any component thereof; or
    (b) Any SEC employee in his or her official capacity; or
    (c) Any SEC employee in his or her individual capacity that DOJ has
agreed to represent; or
    (d) The United States or any agency thereof where the SEC
determines the litigation is likely to affect the SEC or any of its
components is a party to a litigated matter or has an interest in a
litigated matter and the SEC determines that the use of such records by
DOJ is relevant and necessary to the litigation.
    10. In any proceeding before a court or adjudicative body before
which the SEC is authorized to appear, when:
    (a) The SEC or any component thereof; or
    (b) Any SEC employee in his or her official capacity; or
    (c) Any SEC employee in his or her individual capacity; or
    (d) The United States or any agency thereof where the SEC
determines the litigation is likely to affect the SEC or any of its
components is a party to the proceeding or has an interest in the
proceeding and SEC determines that the use of such records is relevant
and necessary to the proceeding.
    11. To provide information to the EEOC when requested in connection
with investigations into alleged or possible discriminatory practices
in the Federal sector, examination of Federal affirmative employment
programs, compliance by Federal agencies with Uniformed Guidelines on
Employee Selection Procedures, or other functions vested in the EEOC.
    12. To provide information to officials of labor organizations
recognized under

5 U.S.C. chapter 71, when relevant and necessary to their duties of
exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and
matters affecting conditions of employment.

POLICIES AND PRACTICE FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records in this system of records are stored electronically or on
paper in secure facilities. Electronic records are stored on the SEC's
secure network and/or an SEC-approved cloud storage location. Access to
and use of these records is limited to those persons whose official
duties require such access.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    These records are cross-indexed by the name of the individual who
reports harassment, the name of the alleged target of harassment, if
any, and the name of the alleged harasser. The records may be retrieved
by any of the above three indexes and other indexes, as appropriate.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    These records are maintained for three years after the report of
harassment is closed and are then deleted or destroyed in accordance
with NARA, General Records Schedule (GRS) 023, Item 40 and the SEC
Comprehensive Records Schedule. Authorized staff follow the SEC's
records management procedures for safeguarding and disposing of records
related to reports of harassment that have met their retention period.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Access to SEC facilities, data centers, and information or
information systems is limited to authorized personnel with official
duties requiring access. SEC facilities are equipped with security
cameras, and, at certain SEC facilities, 24-hour security guard
service. Computerized records are safeguarded in a secured environment.
Records are maintained in a secure, password-protected electronic
system that will utilize commensurate safeguards that may include:
firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and role-based
access controls. Additional safeguards will vary by program. All
records are protected from unauthorized access through appropriate
administrative, operational, and technical safeguards. These safeguards
include restricting access to authorized personnel who have a ``need to
know'' and using locked file cabinets and/or locked offices or file
rooms. Contractors and other recipients providing services to the
Commission shall be required to maintain equivalent safeguards.

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Persons seeking to gain access to any record contained in this
system of records must submit a written request in accordance with
instructions in SEC Privacy Act Regulations; 17 CFR 200.301 et seq.
Address such request to: FOIA/PA Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE, Mail Stop 5100, Washington, DC 20549-2465.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Persons seeking to contest the content of any record contained in
this system of records may inquire in writing in accordance with
instructions in SEC Privacy Act Regulations, 17 CFR 200.301 et seq.
Address such requests to: FOIA/PA Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE, Mail Stop 5100, Washington, DC 20549-2736.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    See ``Record Access Procedures'' above.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE:
    None.

HISTORY:
    New SORN.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: October 26, 2023.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-23981 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


SF 83 SUPPORTING STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( Renewal) ( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT)

1. Identification of the Information Collection 1( a) Title of the Information Collection NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( Renewal) ( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT)

1( b) Short Characterization/ Abstract The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ( NESHAP) for Leather Finishing Operations were proposed on October 2, 2000 ( 65 FR 58702). This standard applies to each existing, reconstructed, or new leather finishing operation. Leather finishing is defined as a single process or group of processes used to adjust and improve the physical and aesthetic characteristics of the leather surface through the multistage application of a coating comprising of dyes, pigments, film forming materials, and performance modifiers dissolved or suspended in liquid carriers. A leather finishing operation is only subject to the regulation if it is a major source of hazardous air pollutant ( HAP) emissions, or is collocated with other sources that are individually or collectively a major source of HAP emissions. A major sources emits or has the potential to emit any single HAP at the rate of 10 tons ( 9.07 megagrams) or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 25 tons ( 22.68 megagrams) or more per year.

In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/ operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.

Owners or operators of new or existing leather finishing operations must develop a plan for demonstrating compliance which specifies procedures to measure finish amounts used, HAP content of finishes, and production levels for each leather product process operation. The plan for demonstrating compliance must be completed by the compliance date and kept on the site and available for inspection. The source must document the finish amount used, the HAP content of the finish, and the production level for each leather product process operation. Once a leather finishing operation has collected twelve months of leather production data after the date of initial notification, the leather finishing operation must submit an annual compliance status certification report each year.

Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part will maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. Each file will be on the site for at least two years after the date 2 of each occurrence, measurement, maintenance, report or record, and off site for the remaining three years. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) regional office.

Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there is an average of one affected facility at each plant site and each plant site has only one respondent ( i. e., the owner/ operator of the plant site).

Approximately ten respondents are currently subject to the regulation, and it is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject to the regulation in the next three years. The average annual cost to industry over the next three years of this Information Collection Request ( ICR) is estimated at $ 21,279.

The Office of Management and Budget ( OMB) approved the current Information Collection Request ( ICR) without any " Terms of Clearance."

2. Need for and Use of the Collection 2( a) Need/ Authority for the Collection The EPA is charged under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, to establish standards of performance for each category or subcategory of major sources and area sources of hazardous air pollutants. These standards are applicable to new or existing sources of hazardous air pollutants and shall require the maximum degree of emission reduction. In addition, Section 114( a) states that the Administrator may require any owner/ operator subject to any requirement of this Act to:

( A) Establish and maintain such records; ( B) make such reports; ( C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use such audit procedures, or methods; ( D) sample such emissions ( in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); ( E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; ( F) submit compliance certifications in accordance with Section 114( a)( 3); and ( G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, HAP emissions from leather finishing operations cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NESHAP was promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR part 63, subpart 3 TTTT.

2( b) Practical Utility/ Users of the Data The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which were promulgated in accordance with the Clean Air Act. The collected information is also used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.

Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility's initial capability to comply with the emission standards. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the standards at all times. During the performance test a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.

The notifications required in the standard are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated and leaks are being detected and repaired and the standard is being met. The performance test may also be observed.

3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT.

3( a) Nonduplication If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directly to the appropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated state or local agency. If a state or local agency has adopted its own similar standards to implement the Federal standards, a copy of the report submitted to the state or a local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal standards. Therefore, no duplication exists.

3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register ( 69 FR 55430) on September 14, 2004. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register.

3( c) Consultations For this information collection, we referenced the most recent ICR, consulted with the preparer of the active ICR, and used several different resources to obtain the most recent data 4 available. We accessed the Air Facility System ( AFS) database as maintained by the Office of Compliance. We reviewed information available from the United States Census Bureau, and other websites covering leather finishing operations. We consulted with the EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Information Transfer, the Program Integration Division, Collier Shannon Scott, John Whittenbourne, ( 202) 342 8400, and Alliance Leather Incorporated, Michael Listro, ( 978) 531 6771.

3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping is useful technique to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the likelihood of detecting poor operation and maintenance of control equipment and noncompliance would decrease.

3( e) General Guidelines None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.

These standards require the respondents to maintain all records, including reports and notifications for at least five years. This is consistent with the General Provisions as applied to the standards. EPA believes that the five year records retention requirement is consistent the Part 70 permit program and the five year statute of limitations on which the permit program is based. Also, the retention of records for five years would allow EPA to establish the compliance history of a source and any pattern of compliance for purposes of determining the appropriate level of enforcement action. Historically, EPA has found that the most flagrant violators frequently have violations extending beyond the five years. EPA would be prevented from pursuing the worst violators due to the destruction or nonexistence of records if records were retained for less than five years.

3( f) Confidentiality Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B  Confidentiality of Business Information ( see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

3( g) Sensitive Questions None of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements contain sensitive questions. 5 4. The Respondents and the Information Requested 4( a) Respondents/ SIC Codes The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are leather finishing operations. The SIC code for the respondents affected by the standards is United States Standard Industrial Classification ( SIC) 3111 which corresponds to the The North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) 316110 for Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing.

4( b) Information Requested None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.

( i) Data Items All data in this ICR that are recorded and/ or reported are required by NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT).

A source must make the following reports:

Notification Reports Standard Citation by Section Initial notification 63.5415( b), 63.5415( d) and 63.9( b)

Notification of intent to construct or reconstruct 63.5415( d) and 63.9( b)

Notification of actual startup 63.5415( b) and 63.9( b)

Notification of site specific test plan 63.5415( e) and 63.7( b)

Notification of compliance status 63.5415( f) and 63.9( h)

Annual compliance status certification 63.5420( a)

Deviation report 63.5420( b)

A source must keep the following records: 6 Recordkeeping Maintain records of finish inventory 63.5430( d) and 63.5335( b)

Maintain records of HAP content 63.5430( e) and 63.5390 Maintain records of leather inventory 63.5430( f) and 63.5400 Record 12 months compliance ratio 63.5330 and 63.5430 Electronic Reporting At the present, respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data, e. g., temperature, pressure drop, leaks and spills of mercury, etc. Although personnel at the affected facility must evaluate the data, this internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at the plant site.

Also, regulatory agencies in cooperation with the respondents, continue to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically. However, electronic reporting systems are still not widely used. At this time, it is estimated that 10 percent of the respondents use electronic reporting.

( ii) Respondent Activities Respondent Activities Read instructions.

Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate leather finishing operations processes.

Perform initial performance test, Reference Methods 24, 311 tests, and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Write the notifications and reports listed above.

Enter information required to be recorded above.

Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information. 7 Respondent Activities 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.

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.

Currently, sources are using automated monitoring equipment that provides parameter data. Although personnel at the sources still need to evaluate the data, this type of monitoring equipment has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping.

5. The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management 5( a) Agency Activities EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information.

Agency Activities Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.

Audit facility records.

Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Air Facility System ( AFS).

5( b) Collection Methodology and Management Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority might inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs.

Information contained in the reports is entered into the AFS which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. AFS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government owned facilities. EPA uses the AFS for tracking air pollution compliance and 8 enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices and EPA headquarters. EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data.

The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner/ operator for five years.

5( c) Small Entity Flexibility A majority of the respondents are large entities ( e. g., large businesses). However, the impact on small entities ( i. e., small businesses) was taken into consideration during the development of the regulation. Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the types of control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both small and large entities. The Agency considers these requirements the minimum needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities. To the extent that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden will be reduced.

5( d) Collection Schedule The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown in Table 1: Annual Industry Burden for NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( Renewal) ( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT).

6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this ICR. The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory.

The 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.

6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 334 ( Total Labor Hours from Table 1). These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the regulation, Agency knowledge and experience with the NESHAP program, the previously approved ICR, and any comments received.

6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs 9 ( i) Estimating Labor Costs This ICR uses the following labor rates:

Managerial $ 96.41 ($ 45.91 + 110%) Technical $ 82.74 ($ 39.40 + 110%) Clerical $ 42.25 ($ 20.12 + 110%)

These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2004, " Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group." The rates are from column 1, " Total compensation." The rates have been increased by 110% to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

( ii) Estimating Capital/ Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs The only costs to the regulated industry resulting from information collection activities required by the subject standards are labor costs. There are no capital/ startup or operation and maintenance costs, because the leather finishing operations does not require any special monitoring or recordkeeping equipment, therefore, no capital and operations and maintenance costs are associated with recordkeeping or reporting to the rule.

( iii) Capital/ Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs The only type of industry costs associated with the information collection activity in the regulations are labor costs. There are no capital/ startup or operation and maintenance costs.

6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of the reported information. EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes activities such as the examination of records maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information.

The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $ 9,067.

This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:

Managerial $ 54.66 ( GS 13, Step 5, $ 34.16 x 1.6) Technical $ 40.56 ( GS 12, Step 1, $ 25.35 x 1.6) Clerical $ 21.95 ( GS 6, Step 3, $ 13.72 x 1.6)

These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management ( OPM) " 2004 General Schedule" which excludes locality rates of pay. Details upon which this estimate is based appear in Table 2: 10 Average Annual EPA Burden  NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT), attached.

6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs Based on our research for this ICR, approximately ten existing sources are currently subject to the standard. It is estimated that no additional sources per year will become subject to the standard in the next three years.

Number of respondents is calculated using the following table which addresses the three years covered by this ICR.

Number of Respondents Respondents That Submit Reports Respondents That Do Not Submit Any Reports Year ( A) Number of New Respondents ( B) Number of Existing Respondents ( C) Number of Existing Respondents that keep records but do not submit reports ( D) Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents ( E) Number of Respondents ( E= A+ B+ C D)

1 0 10 N/ A 0 10 2 0 10 N/ A 0 10 3 0 10 N/ A 0 10 Average 10 As shown above, the average Number of Respondents over the three year period of this ICR is 10. This number appears on the OMB 83 I form in block 13( a), Number of respondents.

The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:

Total Annual Responses ( A)

Information Collection Activity ( B)

Number of Respondents ( C)

Number of Responses ( D) Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports ( E) Total Annual Responses E=( BxC)+ D Initial notification 0 1 0 0 Notification of intent to construct or reconstruct 0 1 0 0 Notification of actual startup 0 1 0 0 Notification of site specific test plan 0 1 0 0 11 Total Annual Responses Notification of compliance status 0 1 0 0 Annual compliance status certification 10 1 0 10 Deviation report 0 1 0 0 Total 10 The number of Total Annual Responses is 10. This number is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13( b), Total annual responses.

The Total Hours Requested is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13( c). The total annual labor costs are $ 21,279. The annual labor costs are not shown on the OMB 83 I form. Details regarding these estimates may be found in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost, NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT), attached.

6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours Burden Hours and Cost Tables The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively.

( i) Respondent Tally The Total Hours Requested is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13( c). The total annual labor costs are $ 21,279. The annual labor costs are not shown on the OMB 83 I form. Details regarding these estimates may be found in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost, Annual Respondent Burden and Cost, NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( Renewal) ( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT), attached.

The total annual capital/ startup and O& M costs to the regulated entity are $ 0. This number is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 14( c), Total annualized cost requested. The cost calculations are detailed in Section 6( b)( iii), Capital/ Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs.

( ii) The Agency Tally The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 230 labor hours at a cost of $ 9,097. See Table 2. Annual Agency Burden and Cost, Average Annual EPA Burden  NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( Renewal) ( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT), attached.

6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden The adjustment decrease in the burden from the most recently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources. Our data indicates that there are approximately ten sources 12 subject to the rule, as compared to the active ICR that shows twelve sources. There are no new facilities expected to be constructed in the next three years. The decline in the number of sources was due to the high energy cost to operate the machinery and foreign competition. Our research also shows that since the removal/ delisting of the compound ethylene glycol butyl ether ( EGBE) from the list of HAPs that the Agency regulates under the Clean Air Act, a number of leather finishing facilities that use EGBE will no longer be subject to the Clean Air Act Amendments' CAAA's Maximum Achievable Control Technology ( MACT) requirements, thus the number of sources would be decreased even more over the next three years.

There are no capital/ startup or operation and maintenance costs, because NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations does not require any special monitoring or recordkeeping equipment; therefore, no capital and operations and maintenance costs are associated with recordkeeping or reporting to the rule.

6( g) Burden Statement The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 33 hours per response. Burden means 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. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes 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 valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for EPA's regulations are listed at 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number OECA 2004 0032, which is available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center ( EPA/ DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is ( 202) 566 1744, and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center is ( 202) 566 1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets ( EDOCKET) at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select " search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to 13 the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number OECA 2004 0032 and OMB Control Number 2060 0478 in any correspondence.

Part B of the Supporting Statement This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information. 14 Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( Renewal)( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT)

Burden item ( A) Technical Personhours per occurrence ( B)

No. of occurrences per respondent per year ( C) Technical Personhours per respondent per year ( C= AxB) ( D) Respondents per year ( E) Technical personhours per year ( E= CxD) ( F) Managemen t personhours per year ( Ex0.05) ( G) Clerical personhours per year ( Ex0.1) ( H)

Total Cost per year a 1. Applications N/ A 2. Survey and Studies N/ A 3. Reporting requirements A. Read Instructions 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 $ 0 B. Required Activities Leather production determination 1 12 12 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Type of Product process determination 2 4 8 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Allowable HAP loss determination 1 12 12 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Actual HAP Loss Determination 1 12 12 0 0 0 0 $ 0 C. Create information N/ A D. Gather existing information Included in 4E E. Write report Initial notification 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Notification of intent to construct 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Notification of startup 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Notification of site specific test plan 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $ 0 15 Burden item ( A) Technical Personhours per occurrence ( B)

No. of occurrences per respondent per year ( C) Technical Personhours per respondent per year ( C= AxB) ( D) Respondents per year ( E) Technical personhours per year ( E= CxD) ( F) Managemen t personhours per year ( Ex0.05) ( G) Clerical personhours per year ( Ex0.1) ( H)

Total Cost per year a Submit annual compliance status c certification 12 1 12 10b 120 6 12 $ 8,805.00 Deviation report d 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 $ 0 4. Recordkeeping Requirements A. Read instructions Included in 3A B. Develop compliance plan 50 1 50 0 0 0 0 $ 0 C. Time to enter information Finish inventory 1 12 12 0 0 0 0 $ 0 HAP content of finish 1 12 12 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Leather subcategory production levels 1 12 12 0 0 0 0 $ 0 D. Record compliance ratio e 1 12 12 10 b 120 6 12 $ 8,805.00 E. Time to train personnel f 5 1 5 10 b 50 2.5 5 $ 3,668.75 F. Time for audits N/ A Subtotal Labor Burden 290 14.5 29 $ 21,278.75 TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST ( rounded) 334 $ 21,279 Assumptions:

a This ICR uses the following labor rates: $ 95.32 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $ 64.60 per hour for Technical labor, and $ 40.09 per hour for Clerical labor. These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2003, " Table 10. Private industry, by 16 occupational and industry group." The rates are from column 1, " Total compensation." The rates have been increased by 110% to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

b We have assumed that there are ten existing sources, and that no additional new sources will become subject to the rule over the next three years.

c We have assumed that it will take twelve hours to complete a compliance status certification report.

d We have assumed no deviation reports will be submitted.

e Recordkeeping requirements are required monthly for compliance ratio determinations.

f We have assumed that it will take five hours to train personnel. 17 Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden  NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations ( Renewal)( 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTTT)

Burden item ( A) Technical Person Hours Per Occurrenc e ( B) Number of Occurrence s Per Year ( C) Technical Person Hours Per Plant Per Year ( C= AxB) ( D) Plants Per Year ( E) Technical Hours Per Year ( E= CxD) ( F) Management Hours Per Year ( F= 0.05xE) ( G) Clerical Hours Per Year ( G= 0.1xE) ( H) Total Cost,

Per Yeara Activity Report review a. Initial notification 4 1 4 0b 0 0 0 $ 0 b. Notification of intent to construct 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 $ 0 c. Notification of startup 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 $ 0 d. Notification of site specific test 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Periodic Reports a. Review annual compliance status certification 20 1 20 10c 200 10 20 $ 9,097.00 b. Review deviation reports d 10 1 10 0 0 0 0 $ 0 Optional Review compliance plan 20 1 20 0 0 0 0 $ 0 TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST ( ROUNDED 230 $ 9,097 Assumptions:

a This cost is based on the following hourly labor rates times a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $ 54.66 for Managerial ( GS 13, Step 5, $ 34.16 x 1.6), $ 40.56 for Technical ( GS 12, Step 1, $ 25.35 x 1.6) and $ 21.95 Clerical ( GS 6, Step 3, $ 13.72 x 1.6). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management ( OPM) " 2004 General Schedule" which excludes locality rates of pay.

b We have assumed that no additional new sources will become subject to the rule over the next three years. 18 c We have assumed that there are ten existing sources.

d We have assumed that no deviation reports will be submitted.


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Petition for Exemption From the Vehicle Theft Prevention
Standard; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc.

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.

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SUMMARY: This document grants in full the petition of Hyundai-Kia
Motors Corporation (Hyundai) in accordance with Sec.  543.9(c)(2) of 49
CFR Part 543, Exemption from the Theft Prevention Standard, for the
Hyundai Genesis vehicle line beginning with model year (MY) 2009. This
petition is granted because the agency has determined that the
antitheft device to be placed on the line as standard equipment is
likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft
as compliance with the parts-marking requirements of the Theft
Prevention Standard. Hyundai requested confidential treatment for its
information and attachments submitted in support of its petition. The
agency will address Hyundai's request for confidential treatment in a
separate letter.

DATES: The exemption granted by this notice is effective beginning with
model year (MY) 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Mazyck, International
Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is
(202) 366-0846. Her fax number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a petition dated October 22, 2007,
Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc., on behalf of Hyundai-Kia
Motors (Hyundai) requested an exemption from the parts-marking
requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR Part 541) for the
Hyundai Genesis vehicle line beginning with MY 2009. The petition
requested an exemption from parts-marking pursuant to 49 CFR Part 543,
Exemption from Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, based on the
installation of an antitheft device as standard equipment for an entire
vehicle line.
    Under Sec.  543.5(a), a manufacturer may petition NHTSA to grant an
exemption for one of its vehicle lines per year. Hyundai has petitioned
the agency to grant an exemption for its Genesis vehicle line beginning
with MY 2009. In its petition, Hyundai provided a detailed description
and diagram of the identity, design, and location of the components of
the antitheft device for the Genesis vehicle line. Hyundai will install
its passive antitheft device as standard equipment on the vehicle line.
Features of the antitheft device will include a passive immobilizer
consisting of an EMS (engine control unit), SMARTRA 3 (immobilizer
unit), an antenna coil and transponder ignition keys. Additionally, the
Hyundai Genesis will have a standard alarm system which will monitor
all the doors, the trunk and the hood of the vehicle. The audible and
visual alarms are activated when an unauthorized person attempts to
enter or move the vehicle by unauthorized means. Hyundai's submission
is considered a complete petition as required by 49 CFR 543.7, in that
it meets the general requirements contained in Sec.  543.5 and the
specific content requirements of Sec.  543.6.
    The antitheft device to be installed on the MY 2009 Hyundai is a
transponder-based electronic immobilizer system. The vehicle
immobilizer device consists of the EMS, the SMARTRA 3 and ignition keys
with a built-in transponder. Hyundai stated that the EMS carries out
the check of the ignition key by special encryption algorithm which
runs in the transponder and in the EMS in parallel. The engine can only
be started if the results of the ignition key check and algorithm are
equal.
    Hyundai stated that the device is automatically activated by
removing the key from the ignition switch and locking the vehicle door.
In order to arm the device, the key must be removed from

the ignition switch, all of the doors and hood must be closed and the
driver's door must be locked with the ignition key or all doors must be
locked with the keyless entry. When the device is armed, the visual
(flashing hazard lamps) and audible (horn sound) alarm system will be
triggered if unauthorized entry is attempted through the doors, trunk
or the hood. The device is disarmed when the driver's door is unlocked
with the transponder key or keyless entry.
    Hyundai stated that its antitheft device has been installed as
standard equipment on the Hyundai Azera which was previously approved
for exemption from Part 541. There is currently no available theft rate
data for Hyundai vehicle lines that have been installed with similar
devices. However, Hyundai submitted data on the effectiveness of
various antitheft devices to support its belief that its device will be
at least effective as comparable devices installed on other vehicle
lines previously granted exemptions by the agency. Hyundai further
stated that it believes that the General Motors, Ford and Isuzu devices
contain components that are functionally and operationally similar to
its device. Hyundai also stated that the theft data from the National
Crime Information Center (NCIC) show a clear reduction in vehicle
thefts after the introduction of the GM and Ford devices. Therefore,
Hyundai believes that its device will be at least as effective as those
devices that have been installed on lines previously granted exemptions
by the agency. Hyundai provided theft rate data for the Chevrolet
Camaro and Pontiac Firebird vehicle lines showing a substantial
reduction in theft rates comparing the lines between pre- and post
introduction of the Pass-Key device. Hyundai also provided ``percent
reduction'' data for theft rates between pre- and post-production years
for the Ford Taurus and Mustang, and Oldsmobile Toronado and Riviera
vehicle lines normalized to the three-year average of the Camaro and
Firebird pre-introduction data. Hyundai stated that the data shows a
dramatic reduction of theft rates due to the introduction of devices
substantially similar to the Hyundai immobilizer device. Specifically,
the Taurus, Mustang, Riviera and Toronado vehicle lines showed a 63,
70, 80 and 58 percent theft rate reduction respectively between pre-
and post-introduction of immobilizer devices as standard equipment on
these vehicle lines.
    In addressing the specific content requirements of 543.6, Hyundai
provided information on the reliability and durability of its proposed
device. To ensure reliability and durability of the device, Hyundai
conducted tests based on its own specified standards. Hyundai also
provided a detailed list of the tests conducted and believes that the
device is reliable and durable since the device complied with its
specified requirements for each test.
    Based on the evidence submitted by Hyundai, the agency believes
that the antitheft device for the Genesis vehicle line is likely to be
as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as
compliance with the parts-marking requirements of the Theft Prevention
Standard (49 CFR Part 541). Based on the information Hyundai provided
about its device, the agency concludes that the device will provide the
five types of performance listed in Sec.  543.6(a)(3): Promoting
activation; attracting attention to the efforts of unauthorized persons
to enter or operate a vehicle by means other than a key; preventing
defeat or circumvention of the device by unauthorized persons;
preventing operation of the vehicle by unauthorized entrants; and
ensuring the reliability and durability of the device.
    As required by 49 U.S.C. 33106 and 49 CFR 543.6(a)(4) and (5), the
agency finds that Hyundai has provided adequate reasons for its belief
that the antitheft device will reduce and deter theft.
    For the foregoing reasons, the agency hereby grants in full
Hyundai's petition for exemption for the Genesis vehicle line from the
parts-marking requirements of 49 CFR Part 541. The agency notes that 49
CFR Part 541, Appendix A-1, identifies those lines that are exempted
from the Theft Prevention Standard for a given model year. 49 CFR Part
543.7(f) contains publication requirements incident to the disposition
of all Part 543 petitions. Advanced listing, including the release of
future product nameplates, the beginning model year for which the
petition is granted and a general description of the antitheft device
is necessary in order to notify law enforcement agencies of new vehicle
lines exempted from the parts-marking requirements of the Theft
Prevention Standard.
    If Hyundai decides not to use the exemption for this line, it must
formally notify the agency. If such a decision is made, the line must
be fully marked according to the requirements under 49 CFR Parts 541.5
and 541.6 (marking of major component parts and replacement parts).
    NHTSA notes that if Hyundai wishes in the future to modify the
device on which this exemption is based, the company may have to submit
a petition to modify the exemption. Part 543.7(d) states that a Part
543 exemption applies only to vehicles that belong to a line exempted
under this part and equipped with the anti-theft device on which the
line's exemption is based. Further, Part 543.9(c)(2) provides for the
submission of petitions ``to modify an exemption to permit the use of
an antitheft device similar to but differing from the one specified in
that exemption.''
    The agency wishes to minimize the administrative burden that Part
543.9(c)(2) could place on exempted vehicle manufacturers and itself.
The agency did not intend in drafting Part 543 to require the
submission of a modification petition for every change to the
components or design of an antitheft device. The significance of many
such changes could be de minimis. Therefore, NHTSA suggests that if the
manufacturer contemplates making any changes, the effects of which
might be characterized as de minimis, it should consult the agency
before preparing and submitting a petition to modify.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.50.

    Issued on: January 17, 2008.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-3233]

Request for Nominations for Voting Members on a Public Advisory
Committee; Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards
Committee

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting
nominations for members to serve on the Technical Electronic Product
Radiation Safety Standards Committee (TEPRSSC) in the Center for
Devices and Radiological Health. Nominations will be accepted for
current and upcoming vacancies effective with this notice.
    FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all
racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities
on its advisory committees and, therefore, encourages nominations of
appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.

DATES: Nominations received on or before November 5, 2018 will be given
first consideration for membership on TEPRSSC. Nominations received
after November 5, 2018 will be considered for nomination to the
committee as later vacancies occur.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be sent electronically
by accessing FDA's Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Portal at
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm or
by mail to Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103,
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information about becoming a member on an
FDA advisory committee can also be obtained by visiting FDA's website
at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricio G. Garcia, Office of Device
Evaluation, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G610, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for voting
members on TEPRSSC that include three general public representatives.

I. General Description of the Committee's Duties

    The committee provides advice and consultation to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs (Commissioner) on the technical feasibility,
reasonableness, and practicability of performance standards for
electronic products to control the emission of radiation from such
products, and may recommend electronic product radiation safety
standards to the Commissioner for consideration.

II. Criteria for Voting Members

    The committee consists of a core of 15 voting members including the
Chair. Members and the Chair are selected by the Commissioner or
designee from among authorities knowledgeable in the fields of science
or engineering, applicable to electronic product radiation safety.
Members will be invited to serve for overlapping terms of up to 4
years. Terms of more than 2 years are contingent upon the renewal of
the committee by appropriate action prior to its expiration.

III. Nomination Procedures

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

    Dated: August 31, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER10-1064-000]

511 Plaza Energy, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

April 22, 2010.
    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
511 Plaza Energy, LLCs application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is May 12, 2010.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30955-30957]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12193]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket Nos. FDA-2020-E-1854 and FDA-2020-E-1855]

Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent
Extension; SPRAVATO

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has
determined the regulatory review period for SPRAVATO and is publishing
this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the
determination because of the submission of applications to the Director
of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of
Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug
product.

DATES: Anyone with knowledge that any of the dates as published (see
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section) are incorrect may submit either
electronic or written comments and ask for a redetermination by August
9, 2021. Furthermore, any interested person may petition FDA for a
determination regarding whether the applicant for extension acted with
due diligence during the regulatory review period by December 7, 2021.
See ``Petitions'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for more
information.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before August 9, 2021. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of August 9, 2021. Comments received
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact

information, or other information that identifies you in the body of
your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket Nos.
FDA-2020-E-1854 and FDA-2020-E-1855 for ``Determination of Regulatory
Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; SPRAVATO.'' Received
comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be
placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential
Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at
the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with Sec.  10.20 (21 CFR 10.20) and
other applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's
posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18,
2015, or access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Friedman, Office of Regulatory
Policy, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
51, Rm. 6250, Silver Spring, MD 20993,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984
(Pub. L. 98-417) and the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term
Restoration Act (Pub. L. 100-670) generally provide that a patent may
be extended for a period of up to 5 years so long as the patented item
(human drug product, animal drug product, medical device, food
additive, or color additive) was subject to regulatory review by FDA
before the item was marketed. Under these acts, a product's regulatory
review period forms the basis for determining the amount of extension
an applicant may receive.
    A regulatory review period consists of two periods of time: A
testing phase and an approval phase. For human drug products, the
testing phase begins when the exemption to permit the clinical
investigations of the drug becomes effective and runs until the
approval phase begins. The approval phase starts with the initial
submission of an application to market the human drug product and
continues until FDA grants permission to market the drug product.
Although only a portion of a regulatory review period may count toward
the actual amount of extension that the Director of USPTO may award
(for example, half the testing phase must be subtracted as well as any
time that may have occurred before the patent was issued), FDA's
determination of the length of a regulatory review period for a human
drug product will include all of the testing phase and approval phase
as specified in 35 U.S.C. 156(g)(1)(B).
    FDA has approved for marketing the human drug product, SPRAVATO
(esketamine hydrochloride) indicated in conjunction with an oral
antidepressant, for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression in
adults. Subsequent to this approval, the USPTO received patent term
restoration applications for SPRAVATO (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,785,500 and
9,592,207) from Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, Yale University,
and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The USPTO requested
FDA's assistance in determining the patents' eligibility for patent
term restoration. In a letter dated October 13, 2020, FDA advised the
USPTO that this human drug product had undergone a regulatory review
period and that the approval of SPRAVATO represented the first
permitted commercial marketing or use of the product. Thereafter, the
USPTO requested that FDA determine the product's regulatory review
period.

II. Determination of Regulatory Review Period

    FDA has determined that the applicable regulatory review period for
SPRAVATO is 2,456 days. Of this time, 2,273 days occurred during the
testing phase of the regulatory review period, while 183 days occurred
during the approval phase. These periods of time were derived from the
following dates:
    1. The date an exemption under section 505(i) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) became effective:
June 15, 2012. FDA has verified the applicants' claims that the date
the investigational new drug application became effective was June 15,
2012.
    2. The date the application was initially submitted with respect to
the human drug product under section 505 of the FD&C Act: September 4,
2018. FDA has verified the applicants' claims that the new drug
application (NDA) for SPRAVATO (NDA 211243) was initially submitted on
September 4, 2018.
    3. The date the application was approved: March 5, 2019. FDA has
verified the applicants' claims that NDA 211243 was approved on March
5, 2019. Because existing information and prior scheduling of ketamine
under Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was in place,
no interim final rule recommending changes of the scheduling of
esketamine under section 201(j) of the CSA was requested by FDA.
Consequently, no adjustment of the regulatory review period approval
date was required (35 U.S.C. 156(i)(2)).
    This determination of the regulatory review period establishes the
maximum

potential length of a patent extension. However, the USPTO applies
several statutory limitations in its calculations of the actual period
for patent extension. In its applications for patent extension, these
applicants seek 452 days or 596 days of patent term extension.

III. Petitions

    Anyone with knowledge that any of the dates as published are
incorrect may submit either electronic or written comments and, under
21 CFR 60.24, ask for a redetermination (see DATES). Furthermore, as
specified in Sec.  60.30 (21 CFR 60.30), any interested person may
petition FDA for a determination regarding whether the applicant for
extension acted with due diligence during the regulatory review period.
To meet its burden, the petition must comply with all the requirements
of Sec.  60.30, including but not limited to: Must be timely (see
DATES), must be filed in accordance with Sec.  10.20, must contain
sufficient facts to merit an FDA investigation, and must certify that a
true and complete copy of the petition has been served upon the patent
applicant. (See H. Rept. 857, part 1, 98th Cong., 2d sess., pp. 41-42,
1984.) Petitions should be in the format specified in 21 CFR 10.30.
    Submit petitions electronically to https://www.regulations.gov at
Docket No. FDA-2013-S-0610. Submit written petitions (two copies are
required) to the Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

    Dated: June 2, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register: June 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 113)]
[Notices]
[Page 33103-33104]
[DOCID:fr11jn08-75]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0099]

Collection of Information under Review by Office of Management
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0109

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding
one Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for
the following collection of information: 1625-0109, Drawbridge
Operation Regulations. Our ICR describes the information we seek to
collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only
impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before July 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2008-0099] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid
duplication, please submit your comments by only one of the following
means:
    (1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://
www.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail to: oira_
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590-0001. Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-
366-9329. (b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, to
the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax. (a) To DMF,<PHONE_NUMBER>. (b) To OIRA at<PHONE_NUMBER>. To
ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax to the
attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    The DMF maintains the public docket for this notice. Comments and
material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in
this notice as being available in the docket, will become part of this
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov.
    A copy of the complete ICR is available through this docket on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are
available from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
(Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001. The telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of
Information Management, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, for
questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations,<PHONE_NUMBER>, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on whether
this information collection request should be granted based on it being
necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In
particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1)
The practical utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of information subject to the collections; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of collections on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
    Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number
of the ICR. Comments to Coast Guard must contain the docket number of
this request [USCG-2008-0099]. For your comments to OIRA to be
considered, it is best if they are received on or before the July 11,
2008.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to
respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials.
We will post all comments received, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal information you
provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their DMF. Please see the
paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number [USCG-2008-0099], indicate the specific section of the
document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each
comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail
address, or other contact information in the body of your document so
that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
You may submit comments and material by electronic means, mail, fax, or
delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES; but please submit
them by only one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable
for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period. We may change the
documents supporting this collection of information or even the
underlying requirements in view of them. The Coast Guard and OIRA will
consider all comments and material received during the comment period.
    Viewing comments and documents: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to
view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the
docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-0099] in the Search box, and
click, ``Go>>.'' You may also visit the DMF in room W12-140 on the West
Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments
received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy
Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477), or by visiting http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Previous Request for Comments.

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (73 FR 12457, March 7,
2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no
comments.

Information Collection Request.

    Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0109.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: The public and private owners of bridges over
navigable waters of the United States.
    Abstract: Section 499 of 33 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to
change

operating schedules for drawbridges that cross over navigable waters of
the United States. The Bridge Administration receives approximately 150
requests from bridge owners or the general public per year to change
operating schedules of various drawbridges across the navigable waters
of the United States. The information needed for the change to an
operating schedule can only be obtained from the bridge owner and is
generally provided to the Coast Guard in writing.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 150 hours a year.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: June 3, 2008.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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