MEMORANDUM
To: 		Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072
From: 		U.S. EPA
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Subject: 	RIA Chapter 10

RIA Chapter 10 contains the following attached files:
Index
Raw Cited Document Title
Abbreviated Document Title
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Hafstead, M. A. C., & Williams, R. C. (2018). Unemployment and environmental regulation in general equilibrium. Journal of Public Economics, 160, 50-65. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.01.013
Hafstead et al., 2018
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NREL. (2022). H2A Hydrogen Production Model: Current Central Hydrogen Production from Steam Methane Reforming of Natural Gas with CO₂ Capture and Sequestration. Version Aug 2022. https://www.nrel.gov/hydrogen/assets/docs/current-central-steam-methane-reforming-with-co2-sequestration-version-aug-22.xlsm
NREL, 2022
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Rogerson, R. (2015). A Macroeconomic Perspective on Evaluating Environmental Regulations. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 9(2), 219-238. doi:10.1093/reep/rev005
Rogerson, 2015
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Marten, A. L., R. Garbaccio, and A. Wolverton (2019). Exploring the General Equilibrium Costs of Sector-Specific Environmental Regulations. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 6(6), 1065 - 1104.
Marten et al, 2019


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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-63764; File No. SR-MSRB-2010-17]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change Consisting of
Amendments to Rule A-3, on Membership on the Board

January 25, 2011.

I. Introduction

    On November 30, 2010, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(``MSRB'' or ``Board''), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule consisting of amendments to Rule A-3, on
membership on the Board, in order to establish a Nominating Committee
in compliance with MSRB transitional Rule A-3(i). The proposed rule
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on December
17, 2010.\3\ The Commission received no comment letters about the
proposed rule change.\4\ This order approves the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63533 (December 13,
2010), 75 FR 79061 (December 17, 2010) (the ``Commission's
Notice'').
    \4\ On January 13, 2011, Commissioner Aguilar, along with
Michael E. Coe, Counsel to the Commissioner, met with
representatives of the National Association of Independent Public
Finance Advisors to discuss the proposed rule change among other
matters. See Memorandum from Michael E. Coe, dated January 13, 2011.
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to make changes to MSRB
Rule A-3(c) as are necessary and appropriate prior to the creation of
the Nominating Committee of the MSRB.
    On September 30, 2010, the SEC approved MSRB Rule A-3(i), a
transitional rule for MSRB fiscal year 2011 intended to implement the
requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010) (the ``Dodd-
Frank Act'').\5\ The transitional rule provides that on or after
October 1, 2010, and prior to the formation of the Nominating Committee
for purposes of nominating Board members for fiscal year 2012, the
Board will amend the provisions of Rule A-3(c) to (a) reflect the
composition of the Board as provided under the Dodd-Frank Act, (b)
assure that the Nominating Committee will be composed of a majority of
public members and will have fair representation of broker-dealers,
bank dealers, and municipal advisors, and (c) reflect such other
considerations consistent with the provisions of Section 15B of the
Exchange Act and the Dodd-Frank Act as the Board deems appropriate. The
proposed rule change is intended to amend Rule A-3(c) to comply with
the requirements of transitional Rule A-3(i), as approved by the SEC.
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    \5\ See Exchange Act Release No. 63025 (September 30, 2010), 75
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    Consistent with Rule A-3(i), the Nominating Committee (hereinafter,
``Nominating and Governance Committee'') would consist of eleven
members, six of whom would be public members and five of whom would be
industry members. The Chair of the Committee would be a public member.
Establishing an eleven member committee would allow for fair
representation of regulated entities by reserving five positions for
brokers, dealers, municipal securities dealers and municipal advisors.
    Each constituency identified in the Dodd-Frank Act would be
guaranteed a minimum of one seat on the Nominating and Governance
Committee but the level of each constituency would be capped to avoid
overweighting of any one over the others. These ranges of membership
are as follows:
     Six public members consisting of (a) at least one, but no
more than three, representative of institutional or retail investors;
(b) at least one, but no more than three, representative of municipal
entities; (c) at least one, but no more than three, members of the
public with knowledge of or experience in the municipal industry and
not representative of investors or municipal entities;\6\ and
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    \6\ In order to ensure balance on the committee and reflect the
breadth of public representatives on the Board, the proposal would
require one to three committee members be selected from Board
members who are not representative of municipal entities or
investors.
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     Five regulated members, consisting of (a) at least one,
but no more than two, representative of broker-dealers; (b) at

least one, but no more than two, representative of bank dealers; and
(c) at least one, but no more than two, representative of non-dealer
municipal advisors.
    The Board believes this formulation is consistent with the Dodd-
Frank Act and Rule A-3(i) in that it provides for a majority of public
members on the Committee and fair representation of regulated entities.
The MSRB also believes it is important that the Chair of the Nominating
and Governance Committee be a public member, both as a governance best
practice and in recognition of the majority of public members on the
Board, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
    A more complete description of the proposal is contained in the
Commission's Notice.\7\
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    \7\ See supra note 3.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    The Commission has carefully considered the proposed rule change
and finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to the MSRB \8\ and, in particular, the
requirements of Section 15B(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act \9\ and the
rules and regulations thereunder. Section 15B(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange
Act provides that the MSRB's rules shall:
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    \8\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission notes
that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency,
competition and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-4(b)(2)(B).

    Establish fair procedures for the nomination and election of
members of the Board and assure fair representation in such
nominations and elections of public representatives, broker dealer
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representatives, bank representatives, and advisor representatives.

    The Commission believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the Exchange Act as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act, in that it
would provide for the creation of an MSRB Nominating and Governance
Committee that reflects the composition of the Board as provided under
the Dodd-Frank Act and would help assure that the Nominating and
Governance Committee would be composed of a majority of public members
and have fair representation of broker-dealers, bank dealers, and
municipal advisors, consistent with MSRB Rule A-3(i) as approved by the
SEC.
    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Exchange Act,\10\ that the proposed rule change (SR-MSRB-2010-17), be,
and it hereby is, approved.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register: July 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 146)]
[Notices]
[Page 41714]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-419-000]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

July 20, 2007.
    Take notice that on July 13, 2007, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue SE., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP07-419-000, an application
pursuant to sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and
Part 157 of the Commission's regulations, for authorization of the
realignment of the protective boundary surrounding Greenwood and North
Greenwood Storage Fields, located in Steuben County, New York, all as
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is accessible on-
line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link and is

available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that
enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is
added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online
service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call (866) 208-
3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Specifically, Columbia proposes to reduce the current protective
boundary from 3,000 feet in width at all points to a 1,000 foot width
area for the protection of the Greenwood and North Greenwood Storage
Fields' reservoir integrity.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Fredric J. George, Lead Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation,
P. O. Box 1273, Charleston West Virginia 25325-1273, at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will either:
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 14 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    Protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    Comment Date: August 10, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 5, 2006

   NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2006-24643

________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________

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

Application of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (FEDEX EXPRESS) filed 4/26/06
for:

XX  Authority to exercise fifth-freedom traffic rights between Hong
Kong-Delhi, India on an already allocated Hong Kong-Paris fifth-freedom
frequency.  FedEx Express states that it intends to exercise local Hong
Kong-Delhi traffic rights on one weekly flight on a year-round basis as
soon as it receives all necessary government approvals.

Applicant rep: G. Bailey Leopard, Jr.<PHONE_NUMBER>   DOT Analyst:
Thuy H. Cooper<PHONE_NUMBER>

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX  Granted (see remarks)

The above action was effective when taken: May 5,  2006.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

		      Office of International Aviation

XX  The authority granted is consistent with the October 19, 2002,
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States
and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
People’s Republic of China.

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

XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

Remarks: We acted on this application without awaiting expiration of the
15-day answer period with the consent of all parties served with the
application.

________________________________________________________________________
_____________

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

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

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

  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp"
http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

 FedEx Express currently operates the Hong Kong-Delhi sector on a
“blind sector” basis.

 On May 2, the applicant orally clarified that rather than seeking a new
fifth-freedom frequency to serve Hong Kong-Delhi, FedEx Express is
seeking to exercise Hong Kong-Delhi fifth-freedom rights on an already
allocated Hong Kong-Paris all-cargo frequency.