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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 2

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
    Docket Numbers: EG12-19-000.
    Applicants: Minco Wind Interconnection Services, LLC.
    Description: Self-Certification of EG of Minco Wind Interconnection
Services, LLC.
    Filed Date: 12/8/11.
    Accession Number: 20111208-5068.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/11.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1484-001.
    Applicants: Shell Energy North America (U.S.), L.P.
    Description: Supplement to Updated Market Power Analysis for the
Northeast Region of Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.
    Filed Date: 12/2/11.
    Accession Number: 20111202-5183.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/11.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3953-002.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool
Participants Committee.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits tariff filing per 35:
Revisions to ISO-NE FAP Compliance Order--Part 1 of 2 to be effective
2/6/2012.
    Filed Date: 12/8/11.
    Accession Number: 20111208-5053.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/11.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3953-003.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool
Participants Committee.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits tariff filing per 35:
Revisions to ISO-NE FAP Compliance Filing--Part 2 of 2 to be effective
5/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 12/8/11.
    Accession Number: 20111208-5066.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/11.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-275-001.
    Applicants: Dynegy Oakland, LLC.
    Description: Dynegy Oakland, LLC submits tariff filing per
35.17(b): Request for Deferral of Commission Action to be effective 1/
1/2012.
    Filed Date: 12/8/11.
    Accession Number: 20111208-5085.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/11.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-577-000.
    Applicants: Burley Butte Wind Park, LLC.
    Description: Burley Butte Wind Park, LLC submits tariff filing per
35: Burley Butte Category 2 Compliance Filing to be effective 12/6/
2011.
    Filed Date: 12/7/11.
    Accession Number: 20111207-5187.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/11.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-578-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: 12-08-11 BREC Attachment O
Deletion to be effective 1/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 12/8/11.
    Accession Number: 20111208-5086.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/11.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: December 8, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2007-28460]

Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) Program; Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on the Future of the
Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) Program. We request your
comments on the Draft PEIS.

DATES: Two public meetings concerning the Draft PEIS are planned. The
public meetings will be held on February 18, 2009, in Washington, DC
and on March 3, 2009, in New Orleans, LA. Comments and related material
must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before March 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The Washington, DC meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center, Oceanic Rooms A & B, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
The New Orleans, LA meeting will be held at the Hilton New Orleans
Riverside, Rosedown Room, 2 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70140,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. Each meeting will consist of an informational
open house from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and a public scoping meeting from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. The public meetings may end later than the stated time,
depending on the number of persons wishing to speak.
    Send written material or comments you wish to have as part of the
meeting record to Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard,
(CG-54132) Electronic Navigation Branch, 2100 Second Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001, Attn: LCDR Robert Manning no later than
February 9, 2009.
    You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number
USCG-2007-28460 to the Docket Management Facility at the U.S.
Department of Transportation. To avoid duplication, please use only one
of the following methods:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: Room W12-140 on the Ground Floor of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (4) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call LCDR Robert Manning, (CG-54132) Electronic Navigation Division,
U.S. Coast Guard, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments and related material on the
Draft PEIS on the Future of the Loran-C Program. All comments received
will be posted, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will
include any personal information you have provided. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to use the Docket
Management Facility. Please see DOT's ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this notice (USCG-2007-28460), and give the reason
for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by
electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to Docket Management Facility
at the address under ADDRESSES; but please submit your comments and
material by only one means. We recommend that you include your name and
a mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission. For example, we may ask you to resubmit your
comment if we are not able to read your original submission. 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 Docket Management Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-
addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period.
    Viewing the comments and Draft PEIS: To view the comments and the
Draft PEIS, go to http://www.regulations.gov, select the Advanced
Docket Search option on the right side of the screen, insert USCG-2007-
28460 in the Docket ID box, press Enter, and then click on the item in
the Docket ID column. If you do not have access to the Internet, you
may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility
in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE.,

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Draft PEIS is also available at the
project Web site, http://www.uscg-e2m.com/LoranPEIS/.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our 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 a
Privacy Act, system of records notice regarding our public dockets in
the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Background and Purpose

    Loran is a radionavigation system first developed during World War
II and operated by the USCG. The current system (Loran-C) is a low
frequency hyperbolic radionavigation system approved for use in the
Coastal Confluence Zone (CCZ) and as a supplemental air navigation aid.
Loran-C provides navigation, location, and timing services for both
civil and military air, land, and marine users in the continental U.S.
(CONUS) and Alaska. The USCG operates 18 CONUS Loran Stations, 6 Alaska
Loran Stations, and 24 monitoring sites.
    The Draft PEIS on the Future of the Loran-C Program is a program-
level document designed to provide the USCG with high-level analysis of
the potential impacts on the human environment from the alternatives
for the future of the Loran-C Program. The Draft PEIS evaluates the
following five alternatives on the future of the USCG Loran-C Program:
    (1) No Action Alternative. The No Action Alternative refers to the
current, existing conditions without implementation of the Proposed
Action.
    (2) Decommission the USCG Loran-C Program and Terminate the North
American Loran-C Signal.
    (3) Automate, Secure, and Unstaff Loran-C Stations.
    (4) Automate, Secure, Unstaff, and Transfer Management of the
Loran-C Program to Another Government Agency.
    (5) Automate, Secure, Unstaff, and Transfer Management of the
Loran-C Program to Another Government Agency to Deploy an eLoran
system.
    The preferred alternatives include Automate, Secure, Unstaff, and
Transfer Management of the Loran-C Program to Another Government
Agency; or Automate, Secure, Unstaff, and Transfer Management of the
Loran-C Program to Another Government Agency to Deploy an eLoran
system. It is important to note that this draft PEIS does not obligate
the Coast Guard, DHS, or any other entity to undertake any specific
course of action with respect to Loran.
    We are requesting your comments on the environmental concerns that
you may have related to the Draft PEIS. This includes suggested
analyses and methodologies for use in the Draft PEIS or possible
sources of data for information not included in the Draft PEIS. Your
comments will be considered in preparing the final PEIS.

    Dated: December 30, 2008.
James A. Watson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Prevention Policy.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0230; Directorate Identifier 2007-NE-24-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation AE 3007A1E and
AE 1107C Turbofan/Turboshaft Engines

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 3007A1E and AE 1107C turbofan/
turboshaft engines. This proposed AD would require removal from service
of certain 2nd stage, 3rd stage, and 4th stage compressor wheels,
compressor cone shaft assemblies, and 1st to 2nd-stage turbine spacers,
at new, reduced, published life limits. This proposed AD results from
RRC applying an updated lifing methodology to the affected parts. We
are proposing this AD to prevent low-cycle-fatigue (LCF) failure of the
parts listed in Table 1 of this proposed AD, which could result in an
uncontained engine failure and damage to the aircraft.

DATES: We must receive any comments on this proposed AD by August 11,
2008.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this
proposed AD.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You can get the service information identified in this proposed AD
from Rolls-Royce Corporation, P.O. Box 420, Indianapolis, IN 46206; e-
mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
(317) 230-8084.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Downs, Aerospace Engineer,
Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, Small Airplane Directorate, FAA,
2300 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send us any written relevant data, views, or
arguments regarding this proposal. Send your comments to an address
listed under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2008-0230; Directorate
Identifier 2007-NE-24-AD'' in the subject line of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed AD. We will consider
all comments received by the closing date and may amend the proposed AD
in light of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact
with FAA personnel concerning this proposed AD. Using the search
function of the Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any
of our dockets, including, if provided, the name of the individual who
sent the comment (or signed the comment on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy
Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65
FR 19477-78).

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is
the same as the Mail address provided in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

Discussion

    RRC was seeking to increase the LCF lives of the compressor wheels
used in AE 3007A1E and AE 1107C turbofan/turboshaft engines, by
applying an updated lifing methodology. However, their engine testing
and evaluation revealed that some of the compressor wheels experienced
crack initiation in the dovetail slots. RRC found that these parts were
likely to fail within their published lives, and that that failure
presented an unacceptable compromise to safety. As a result, RRC
decreased the published life limits of the compressor wheels, and also
recalculated and decreased the published life of certain compressor
cone shaft assemblies and 1st-to-2nd stage turbine spacers. We reviewed
RRC's testing results and reached the same conclusion. These
conditions, if not corrected, could lead to LCF failure of the parts
listed in Table 1 of this proposed AD, which could result in an
uncontained engine failure and damage to the aircraft.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    We have evaluated all pertinent information and identified an
unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on other products
of this same type design. We are proposing this AD, which would require
removal from service of the parts listed in Table 1 of this proposed
AD, at new, reduced, published life limits.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 220 AE 3007A1E
turbofan engines installed on aircraft of U.S. registry. The proposed
action does not impose any additional labor costs since it will be
performed at engine overhaul. Required parts would cost about $100,000
per engine. Based on these figures, we estimate the total cost of the
proposed AD to U.S. operators to be $22,000,000.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We have determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that the proposed AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    3. Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this proposed AD. You may get a copy of this summary at the
address listed under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the
Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as
follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

    1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new
airworthiness directive:

Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Inc.):
Docket No. FAA-2008-0230; Directorate Identifier 2007-NE-24-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must receive
comments on this airworthiness directive (AD) action by August 11,
2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 3007A1E
and AE 1107C turbofan/turboshaft engines, with the following parts
in Table 1 installed, as applicable:

                                Table 1.--Affected Parts and Reduced Life Limits
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                                                                                New reduced
                                                                                published life
                   Engine                                 Part name                  Part No.        limit, in
                                                                                flight cycles
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AE 3007A1E.................................  2nd Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23050752          15,200
                                             3rd Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23065303          13,300
AE 1107C...................................  2nd Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23050752          11,400
                                             2nd Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23084157          11,400
                                             3rd Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23065303           6,200
                                             3rd Stage Compressor Wheel (serial         23065303           5,000
                                              numbers L72422, L72475, L72505,
                                              L130704, L130829, L130830,
                                              L138218, L138226, L138621,
                                              L206084, L206163).
                                             3rd Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23084158           6,200
                                             4th Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23050754          14,900
                                             4th Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23071259          14,900
                                             4th Stage Compressor Wheel.........        23084159          14,900
                                             Compressor Cone Shaft Assembly.....        23050728           2,900
                                             Compressor Cone Shaft Assembly.....        23070729           2,900
                                             1st to 2nd-Stage Turbine Spacer....        23065300           9,500
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    AE 3007A1E turbofan engines are installed on, but not limited
to, EMBRAER EMB-135BJ and EMB-145XR airplanes. AE 1107C turboshaft
engines are U.S. type-certificated and are installed on, but not
limited to, certain U.S. military aircraft.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from RRC applying an updated lifing
methodology to the affected parts. We are issuing this AD to prevent
low-cycle-fatigue failure of the parts listed in Table 1 of this AD,
which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to
the aircraft.

Compliance

    (e) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within 5 days after the effective date of this AD,
unless the actions have already been done.
    (f) Remove from service the parts listed in Table 1 of this AD,
at the new, reduced, published life limits specified in Table 1 of
this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

    (g) The Manager, Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, has the
authority to approve alternative methods of compliance for this AD
if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.

Related Information

    (h) RRC Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. AE 3007A-A-72-346,
dated May 1, 2007; Service Bulletin No. AE 1107C-A-72-086, Revision
2, dated January 28, 2008; and ASB No. AE 1107C-A-72-089, dated
January 28, 2008, also pertain to the subject of this AD.
    (i) Contact Michael Downs, Aerospace Engineer, Chicago Aircraft
Certification Office, Small Airplane Directorate, FAA, 2300 E. Devon
Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (847)
294-7834, for more information about this AD.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on June 5, 2008.
Robert G. Mann,
Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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