[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57472-57473]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2804-035]

Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions; Goose River Hydro, Inc.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No: 2804-035.
    c. Date filed: February 2, 2018.
    d. Applicant: Goose River Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Goose River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Goose River, in Waldo County, Maine. No federal
lands are occupied by the project works or located within the project
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas Cabral, Goose River Hydro, Inc., 41
Sedgewood Drive, Kennebunk, ME 04043;<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email at
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email at
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include the
relevant docket number P-2804-035.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
    l. The project consists of the following existing facilities:

Swan Lake Dam

    (1) A 14-foot-high, 250-foot-long rock masonry gravity dam
impounding Swan Lake with a surface area of approximately 1,364 acres
at an elevation of 201 feet above sea level; (2) a concrete inlet
structure; (3) three 3.5-foot-high, 4-foot-wide manually operated
butterfly gates that regulate flow through the inlet structure; (4) two
culverts that convey flow under Route 141; and (5) appurtenant
facilities.

Mason's Dam

    (1) A 15-foot-high, 86-foot-long rock masonry dam impounding a
reservoir with a storage capacity of approximately 1,621 acre-feet at
an elevation of 188 feet above sea level; (2) a concrete inlet
structure; (3) a manually operated butterfly gate regulating flow from
the inlet structure to the penstock; (4) a 3-foot-diameter, 350-foot-
long steel penstock; (5) a 266-square-foot concrete powerhouse
containing two Kaplan turbines and generating units with a licensed
capacity of 100 kW; (6) a 300-foot-long, 12-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Mason's Development generates
when flows in excess of 5 cfs are available and when an operator is
present.

Kelly Dam

    (1) A 15-foot-high, 135-foot-long masonry gravity dam impounding a
reservoir with a storage capacity of approximately 200 acre-feet at an
elevation of approximately 159 feet above sea level; and (2) three 3-
foot-high, 2.5-foot-wide manually operated butterfly gates.

Mill Dam

    (1) A 6-foot-tall, 70-foot-wide masonry dam impounding a reservoir
with a storage capacity of approximately 7 acre-feet at an elevation of
approximately 128 feet above sea level; (2) a concrete inlet structure;
(3) a trash sluice with wooden stop logs; (4) a powerhouse containing a
Francis-type turbine and generator unit with a licensed capacity of 75
kW; (5) a 60-foot-wide concrete spillway; and (6) an approximately 100-
foot-long, 12-kV transmission line. The penstock used to deliver water
to the powerhouse has been removed due to deterioration and subsequent
leakage; thus, the powerhouse is not operating.

CMP Dam

    (1) A 21-foot-high, 231-foot-long buttress dam impounding a
reservoir with a storage capacity of approximately 72 acre-feet at an
elevation of approximately 109 feet above sea level; (2) a manually
operated low-level water release lift gate; (3) a manually operated
lift gate regulating flow to the penstock; (4) a 5-foot-diameter,
1,200-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a 300-square-foot concrete and
timber powerhouse with a Kaplan-type turbine and generator unit with a
licensed capacity of 200 kW; (6) a 42-foot-long spillway; and (7) an
approximately 500-foot-long, 12-kV transmission line. The penstock used
to deliver water to the powerhouse is currently out of service due to
damage, deterioration, and subsequent leakage; thus, the powerhouse is
not operating.
    m. Copies of the applications are available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. Copies are also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
COMMENTS, REPLY COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or
PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant
and the project number of the application to which the filing responds;
(3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations,
terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary
basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
Agencies may obtain copies of the applications directly from the
applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
    o. Procedural schedule: The applications will be processed
according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be
made as appropriate.

Commission issues EA--June 2019
Comments on EA due--July 2019

    Dated: November 8, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 76 (Monday, April 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 21876]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4513-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2020-0001]

Virgin Islands; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-4493-DR), dated
April 2, 2020, and related determinations.

DATES: This change occurred on April 7, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Thomas Von
Essen, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer
for this disaster.
    This action terminates the appointment of William L. Vogel as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.)

Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2020-08227 Filed 4-17-20; 8:45 am]
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Summary of Meeting September 15, 2002 On September 3, 2003 staff of EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards ( OAQPS) met with members of the National Environmental Development Association's Clean Air Regulatory Project.( NEDA CARP) at EPA's Research Triangle Park, North Carolina facility. The purpose of the meeting was to update NEDA CARP on a host of activities undertaken by EPA related to the Operating Permit Program of Title V of the Clean Air Act. As part of that meeting, EPA staff gave a short update on the status and timing of the promised final rule on sufficiency monitoring.

EPA Participants: Jeff Herring, Ray Vogel, and Steve Hitte.

Industry Representatives: Bernie Paul, Eli Lilly; Al Collins, Occidental; Mike Palazzolo, Alcoa; Todd Hyde, Merck; Barbara Bankoff, Eli Lilly; Mat Tanzer, GE; Maxine Dewbury, Procter and Gamble; Leslie Ritts, Hogan and Hartson; Matt Frank, Boeing; Ros Kaufmann, Georgia Pacific; Jodie Mitchell, Eli Lilly; Jerry Fulmer, Alcoa; Tammy Wyles, Georgia Pacific; Jan Laughlin, Conoco Phillips; Debra Rone, Daimler Chrysler; and Chuck Feerich, Exxon Mobil.


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57441; File No. SR-ISE-2007-95]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment
Nos. 2 and 3, Relating to Reserve Orders

March 6, 2008.
    On October 12, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to establish a new order type
called Reserve Orders. The ISE filed Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 to the
proposal on January 17, 2008.\3\ The ISE filed Amendment No. 3 to the
proposal on January 25, 2008.\4\ The proposed rule change, as modified
by Amendment Nos. 2 and 3, was published for comment in the Federal
Register on February 1, 2008.\5\ The Commission received no comment
letters regarding the proposal, as modified by Amendment Nos. 2 and 3.
This order approves the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment
Nos. 2 and 3.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Amendment No. 2 replaces the original filing and Amendment
No. 1 in their entirety.
    \4\ Amendment No. 3 clarifies portions of the purpose section of
the proposed rule change.
    \5\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57207 (January 25,
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    The Exchange proposes to amend ISE Rule 715, ``Types of Orders,''
to add a new order type, Reserve Orders.\6\ A Reserve Order is a
single-sided limit order that has both a displayed portion and a non-
displayed or reserve portion, both of which are available for execution
against incoming marketable orders.\7\ Non-marketable Reserve Orders
rest on the book.\8\ The non-displayed portion of a Reserve Order will
be available for execution only after all displayed interest at that
price has been executed.\9\ Both the displayed and the non-displayed
portions of a Reserve Order will be ranked initially by the specified
limit price and time of entry, and both the displayed and non-displayed
portions of a Reserve Order will trade in accordance with the priority
and allocation provisions in ISE Rule 713.\10\
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    \6\ The ISE also proposes to revise paragraphs (c), (d), and (e)
of ISE Rule 713, ``Priority of Quotes and Orders,'' to reflect the
implementation of Reserve Orders.
    \7\ See ISE Rule 715(g)(1).
    \8\ See ISE Rule 715(g)(1).
    \9\ See ISE Rule 715(g)(5).
    \10\ See ISE Rule 715(g)(2), (3), and (5).
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    When the displayed portion of a Reserve Order has been decremented,
in whole or in part, it will be refreshed from the non-displayed
portion of the resting Reserve Order. Upon any refresh, the entire
displayed portion of the order will be ranked at the specified limit
price, assigned a new entry time (i.e., the time that the newly
displayed portion of the order was refreshed), and given priority in
accordance with ISE Rule 713.\11\ Any remaining non-displayed portion
of the order will receive the same time stamp as the newly displayed
portion of the order.\12\
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    \11\ See ISE Rule 715(g)(4).
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    The Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as amended, is
consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to a national

securities exchange.\13\ Specifically, the Commission finds that the
proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\14\ which
requires, in part, that the rules of a national securities exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public
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    \13\ In approving this proposal, the Commission has considered
the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    The Commission believes that Reserve Orders will provide market
participants with greater flexibility in displaying and managing their
orders. This may encourage market participants to bring liquidity to
the Exchange that they might not otherwise have submitted. In addition,
because the ISE's rules provide that the non-displayed portion of a
Reserve Order will be available for execution only after all displayed
interest at that price has been executed,\15\ there is an incentive for
market participants to display their trading interest. The Commission
also notes that the rules of another options exchange provide for the
use of reserve orders,\16\ as do the rules of several exchanges trading
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    \15\ See ISE Rule 715(g)(5).
    \16\ See NYSE Arca Rules 6.62(c)(3) and 6.76(a). In addition,
the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'') has proposed to use Reserve
Orders on the Nasdaq Options Market (``NOM''). See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 55667 (April 25, 2007), 72 FR 23869 (May 1,
2007) (File No. SR-NASDAQ-2007-004) (notice of filing of a proposal
to establish rules governing trading on NOM).
    \17\ See e.g., Amex Rule 131(s)-AEMI, NYSE Rule 204(d), Nasdaq
Rule 4757(f)(2), and NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.31(h)(e).
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\18\ that the proposed rule change (SR-ISE-2007-95), as modified by
Amendment Nos. 2 and 3, is approved.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \19\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22376-22378]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0233]

Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant Assurances

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

ACTION: Notice of modification of Airport Improvement Program grant
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SUMMARY: On February 14, 2012, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of
2012 was signed into law (Pub. L. 112-95). Provisions contained in this
law necessitate modifications to five grant assurances.

DATES: The effective date the modifications to the grant assurances is
April 13, 2012. The FAA will consider comments on the modifications to
the grant assurances. If necessary, any appropriate revisions resulting
from the comments received will be adopted as of the date of a
subsequent publication in the Federal Register. Comments must be
submitted on or before May 14, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments [identified by Docket Number FAA-2012-
0233] using any of the following methods:
     Government-wide rulemaking web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations, Room W12-140 on the
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank San Martin, Manager, Airports
Financial Assistance, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:
(202) 267-5302.

Authority for Grant Assurance Modifications

    This notice is published under the authority described in Subtitle
VII, Part B, Chapter 471, Sections 47107 and 47122 of Title 49 United
States Code.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A sponsor (applicant) seeking financial
assistance

for airport planning, airport development, noise compatibility planning
or noise mitigation under 49 U.S.C., as amended must agree to comply
with certain assurances. These assurances are submitted as part of a
sponsor's application for federal assistance and are incorporated into
all grant agreements. As need dictates, these assurances are modified
to reflect new federal requirements. Notice of such modifications is
published in the Federal Register, and an opportunity for public
comment is provided.
    The assurances, prior to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of
2012 (Pub. L. 112-95), were published on February 3, 1988, at 53 FR
3104 and amended on September 6, 1988, at 53 FR 34361; on August 29,
1989, at 54 FR 35748; on June 10, 1994 at 59 FR 30076; on January 4,
1995, at 60 FR 521; on June 2, 1997, at 62 FR 29761; on August 18,
1999, at 64 FR 45008; on March 29, 2005 at 70 FR 15980; and on March
18, 2011, at 76 FR 15028.
    A complete list of the current grant assurances can be viewed at:
http://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grant_assurances/

Discussion of Grant Assurance Modifications

    The FAA is modifying five grant assurances to conform with the FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95) (hereinafter
``FMRA'' or ``the Act''). The FAA will implement these modified grant
assurances upon publication of this notice to expedite processing
fiscal year 2012 grants under the Airport Improvement Program. The FAA
will accept public comments concerning these modified grant assurances
for 30 days. If necessary, in response to comments received, the FAA
will also adopt any appropriate revisions to these grant assurance
modifications.

Through-the-Fence Arrangements

    Section 136 of the FMRA amends the statutory conditions for project
grant approval to permit sponsors of general aviation airports to enter
into residential through-the-fence arrangements. The FAA is amending
paragraph (g) of Sponsor Assurance 5, Preserving Rights and Powers, to
conform to this change in the law. Additionally, the FAA is amending
paragraph (a) of Sponsor Assurance 29, Airport Layout Plan, to require
that all proposed and existing access points used to taxi aircraft
across the airport property's boundary be depicted on the airport
layout plan (ALP). This includes all residential and commercial
through-the-fence access points at both general aviation and commercial
service airports. ALP depiction of existing access points can be made
through pen-and-ink changes. ALP depiction of residential through-the-
fence access points at general aviation airports will facilitate the
FAA's ability to enforce the requirements included in Section 136.

Use of Airport Revenues

    Sections 149 and 813 of the Act modify the statutory grant
assurances on use of airport revenue to add two new exceptions. The FAA
is revising Sponsor Assurance 25 to incorporate these new statutory
exceptions relating to use of proceeds from the sale of an airport and
use of revenues derived or generated by mineral extraction. To make
this assurance easier to understand, the FAA reorganized paragraph (a)
of Sponsor Assurance 25 by taking the grandfathering exception set
forth at the end of paragraph (a) and making it a new subparagraph
(a)(1). The two new statutory exceptions are then stated verbatim as
separate new subparagraphs (a)(2) and (3).

Veteran's Preference

    Section 139 expands the statutory grant assurance regarding
veteran's preference to include Persian Gulf veterans, Afghanistan-Iraq
war veterans, and small business concerns owned and controlled by
disabled veterans. FAA has revised Sponsor Assurance 15, Veteran's
Preference, to include these changes verbatim.

Costs of Relocating or Replacing Sponsor-Owned Property

    Sections 135(a) and 138(c) of the FMRA revise the statutory grant
assurance relating to airport layout plans to provide that a sponsor
does not have to bear all costs of relocating property or its
replacement and of restoring the property or its replacement to the
level that existed before the alteration was made in certain
circumstances. The FAA has added this exception to paragraph (b) of
Sponsor Assurance 29, Airport Layout Plan, to incorporate this
statutory change.

Disposal of Land

    Section 135(b) of the Act makes several changes to the statutory
assurances regarding disposal of land relating to noise buffers and
leasing of land for noise compatibility purposes and preferences for
reinvesting or transferring proceeds from disposal of land. These
changes have been included in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Sponsor
Assurance 31, Disposal of Land.
    In consideration of the above, the FAA makes the following changes:

    C. Sponsor Certification. The sponsor hereby assures and
certifies, with respect to this grant that:
* * * * *

5. Preserving Rights and Powers.

* * * * *
    g. Sponsors of commercial service airports will not permit or
enter into any arrangement that results in permission for the owner
or tenant of a property used as a residence, or zoned for
residential use, to taxi an aircraft between that property and any
location on airport. Sponsors of general aviation airports entering
into any arrangement that results in permission for the owner of
residential real property adjacent to or near the airport must
comply with the requirements of Sec. 136 of Public Law 112-95 and
the sponsor assurances.
* * * * *
    15. Veteran's Preference. It shall include in all contracts for
work on any project funded under this grant agreement which involve
labor, such provisions as are necessary to insure that, in the
employment of labor (except in executive, administrative, and
supervisory positions), preference shall be given to Vietnam era
veterans, Persian Gulf veterans, Afghanistan-Iraq war veterans,
disabled veterans, and small business concerns owned and controlled
by disabled veterans as defined in Section 47112 of Title 49, United
States Code. However, this preference shall apply only where the
individuals are available and qualified to perform the work to which
the employment relates.
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25. Airport Revenues.

    a. All revenues generated by the airport and any local taxes on
aviation fuel established after December 30, 1987, will be expended
by it for the capital or operating costs of the airport; the local
airport system; or other local facilities which are owned or
operated by the owner or operator of the airport and which are
directly and substantially related to the actual air transportation
of passengers or property; or for noise mitigation purposes on or
off the airport. The following exceptions apply to this paragraph:
    (1) If covenants or assurances in debt obligations issued before
September 3, 1982, by the owner or operator of the airport, or
provisions enacted before September 3, 1982, in governing statutes
controlling the owner or operator's financing, provide for the use
of the revenues from any of the airport owner or operator's
facilities, including the airport, to support not only the airport
but also the airport owner or operator's general debt obligations or
other facilities, then this limitation on the use of all revenues
generated by the airport (and, in the case of a public airport,
local taxes on aviation fuel) shall not apply.
    (2) If the Secretary approves the sale of a privately owned
airport to a public sponsor and provides funding for any portion of
the public sponsor's acquisition of land, this limitation on the use
of all revenues generated by the sale shall not apply to

certain proceeds from the sale. This is conditioned on repayment to
the Secretary by the private owner of an amount equal to the
remaining unamortized portion (amortized over a 20-year period) of
any airport improvement grant made to the private owner for any
purpose other than land acquisition on or after October 1, 1996,
plus an amount equal to the federal share of the current fair market
value of any land acquired with an airport improvement grant made to
that airport on or after October 1, 1996.
    (3) Certain revenue derived from or generated by mineral
extraction, production, lease, or other means at a general aviation
airport (as defined at Section 47102 of title 49 United States
Code), if the FAA determines the airport sponsor meets the
requirements set forth in Sec. 813 of Public Law 112-95.
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29. Airport Layout Plan.

    a. It will keep up to date at all times an airport layout plan
of the airport showing (1) boundaries of the airport and all
proposed additions thereto, together with the boundaries of all
offsite areas owned or controlled by the sponsor for airport
purposes and proposed additions thereto; (2) the location and nature
of all existing and proposed airport facilities and structures (such
as runways, taxiways, aprons, terminal buildings, hangars, and
roads), including all proposed extensions and reductions of existing
airport facilities; (3) the location of all existing and proposed
nonaviation areas and of all existing improvements thereon; and (4)
all proposed and existing access points used to taxi aircraft across
the airport's property boundary. Such airport layout plans and each
amendment, revision, or modification thereof, shall be subject to
the approval of the Secretary which approval shall be evidenced by
the signature of a duly authorized representative of the Secretary
on the face of the airport layout plan. The sponsor will not make or
permit any changes or alterations in the airport or any of its
facilities which are not in conformity with the airport layout plan
as approved by the Secretary and which might, in the opinion of the
Secretary, adversely affect the safety, utility, or efficiency of
the airport.
    b. If a change or alteration in the airport or the facilities is
made which the Secretary determines adversely affects the safety,
utility, or efficiency of any federally owned, leased, or funded
property on or off the airport and which is not in conformity with
the airport layout plan as approved by the Secretary, the owner or
operator will, if requested, by the Secretary (1) eliminate such
adverse effect in a manner approved by the Secretary; or (2) bear
all costs of relocating such property (or replacement thereof) to a
site acceptable to the Secretary and all costs of restoring such
property (or replacement thereof) to the level of safety, utility,
efficiency, and cost of operation existing before the unapproved
change in the airport or its facilities except in the case of a
relocation or replacement of an existing airport facility due to a
change in the Secretary's design standards beyond the control of the
airport sponsor.
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31. Disposal of Land.

    a. For land purchased under a grant for airport noise
compatibility purposes, including land serving as a noise buffer, it
will dispose of the land, when the land is no longer needed for such
purposes, at fair market value, at the earliest practicable time.
That portion of the proceeds of such disposition which is
proportionate to the United States' share of acquisition of such
land will be, at the discretion of the Secretary, (1) reinvested in
another project at the airport, or (2) transferred to another
eligible airport as prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall
give preference to the following, in descending order, (1)
reinvestment in an approved noise compatibility project, (2)
reinvestment in an approved project that is eligible for grant
funding under Section 47117(e) of title 49 United States Code, (3)
reinvestment in an approved airport development project that is
eligible for grant funding under Sections 47114, 47115, or 47117 of
title 49 United States Code, (4) transferred to an eligible sponsor
of another public airport to be reinvested in an approved noise
compatibility project at that airport, and (5) paid to the Secretary
for deposit in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. If land acquired
under a grant for noise compatibility purposes is leased at fair
market value and consistent with noise buffering purposes, the lease
will not be considered a disposal of the land. Revenues derived from
such a lease may be used for an approved airport development project
that would otherwise be eligible for grant funding or any permitted
use of airport revenue.
    b. For land purchased under a grant for airport development
purposes (other than noise compatibility), it will, when the land is
no longer needed for airport purposes, dispose of such land at fair
market value or make available to the Secretary an amount equal to
the United States' proportionate share of the fair market value of
the land. That portion of the proceeds of such disposition which is
proportionate to the United States' share of the cost of acquisition
of such land will, (1) upon application to the Secretary, be
reinvested or transferred to another eligible airport as prescribed
by the Secretary. The Secretary shall give preference to the
following, in descending order: (1) Reinvestment in an approved
noise compatibility project, (2) reinvestment in an approved project
that is eligible for grant funding under Section 47117(e) of title
49 United States Code, (3) reinvestment in an approved airport
development project that is eligible for grant funding under
Sections 47114, 47115, or 47117 of title 49 United States Code, (4)
transferred to an eligible sponsor of another public airport to be
reinvested in an approved noise compatibility project at that
airport, and (5) paid to the Secretary for deposit in the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 10, 2012.
Benito De Leon,
Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming.
[FR Doc. 2012-8961 Filed 4-12-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19191-19193]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 1

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2012-0123]
RIN 2105-AE64

Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Transportation is updating the
regulations that govern the organization of DOT to clarify the
responsibilities of certain OST officials and their relationships with
senior leaders throughout DOT. These updates will ensure that heads of
DOT operating administrations have the benefit of input from OST
officials in carrying out their management responsibilities.

DATES: Effective April 26, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brett A. Jortland, Deputy Assistant
General Counsel for Regulation,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This final rule updates the regulations that organize DOT in order
to clarify the role of certain OST officials in the day-to-day
management of the Department. Specifically, and where consistent with
statute, these officials will be viewed as the final authority on
matters within their areas of expertise, and will be involved in the
hiring and evaluation of senior leadership in DOT's operating
administrations within their areas of expertise. While the General
Counsel and the Chief Financial Officer already have similar specific
authority, this rule grants explicit authority to the Assistant
Secretaries for Governmental Affairs and Administration, the Chief
Information Officer, and the Director of Public Affairs.
    This final rule does not impose substantive requirements on the
public. It is ministerial and relates only to the Department's
organization, procedure, and practice. Therefore, the Department has
determined that notice and comment are unnecessary and that the rule is
exempt from prior notice and comment requirements under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(A). Accordingly, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Department
finds good cause for this rule to be effective less than 30 days after
its publication in the Federal Register.

Regulatory Analyses and Notices

Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures

    The Department has determined that this final rule is not a
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866 and DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034). It was not reviewed
by the Office of Management and Budget. There are no costs associated
with this rule.
Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)
    This final rule has been analyzed in accordance with the principles
and criteria contained in Executive Order 13132 (``Federalism''). This
final rule does not have substantial direct effects on the States, on
the relationship between the national government and the States, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels
of government. Therefore, the consultation requirements of Executive
Order 13132 do not apply.
Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments)
    This final rule has been analyzed in accordance with the principles
and criteria contained in Executive Order 13175 (``Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments''). Because this final rule
does not significantly or uniquely affect the communities of the Indian
tribal governments and does not impose substantial or direct compliance
costs, the funding and consultation requirements of Executive Order
13175 do not apply.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
    Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this rule
under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, the provisions of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply. We
also do not believe this rule will impose any costs on small entities
because it is merely organizational in nature. I hereby certify that
this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
Paperwork Reduction Act
    This final rule contains no information collection requirements
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) does
not require a written statement for this final rule because the rule
does not include a Federal mandate that may result in the expenditure
in any one year of $156,000,000 or more by State, local, and tribal
governments, or the private sector.
National Environmental Policy Act
    The agency has analyzed the environmental impacts of this action
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and has determined that it is categorically
excluded pursuant to DOT Order 5610.1C, Procedures for Considering
Environmental Impacts (44 FR 56420, Oct. 1, 1979). Categorical
exclusions are actions identified in an agency's NEPA implementing
procedures that do not normally have a significant impact on the
environment and therefore do not require either an environmental
assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS). See 40 CFR
1508.4. In analyzing the applicability of a categorical exclusion, the
agency must also consider whether extraordinary circumstances are
present that would warrant the preparation of an EA or EIS. Id.
Paragraph 3.c.5 of DOT Order 5610.1C incorporates by reference the
categorical exclusions for all DOT Operating Administrations. This
action is covered by the categorical exclusion listed in the Federal
Highway Administration's implementing procedures, ``[p]romulgation of
rules, regulations, and directives.'' 23 CFR 771.117(c)(20). The
purpose of this rulemaking is to update the regulations that govern the
organization of the Department. The agency does not anticipate any
environmental impacts, and there are no extraordinary circumstances
present in connection with this rulemaking.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and
functions (Government agencies).

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of
Transportation amends 49 CFR part 1 as follows:

PART 1--ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES

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

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322.

0
2. Revise Sec.  1.35 to read as follows:

Sec.  1.35  Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs.

    The Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs serves as the
Department's primary point of contact for Congressional offices, as
well as State and locally elected officials; works with other
departmental offices to ensure that Congressional mandates are fully
implemented by the Department; and works with the White House, other
Federal agencies, and Congress to fulfill the Department's legislative
priorities. The Assistant Secretary coordinates congressional and
intergovernmental activities with governmental affairs offices in the
Operating Administrations and is the final authority on governmental
affairs issues within the Department. The Assistant Secretary
participates with each Administrator in the hiring decisions (other
than in the Federal Aviation Administration) and performance reviews of
all of the Operating Administrations' Directors of Governmental
Affairs. The Assistant Secretary supervises the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs who plans and coordinates the
Department's policies and programs with respect to Indian tribes and
tribal organizations.

0
3. Revise Sec.  1.37 to read as follows:

Sec.  1.37  Assistant Secretary for Administration.

    The Assistant Secretary for Administration is the principal advisor
to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on Department-wide administrative
matters and is the final authority on these matters within the
Department. The Assistant Secretary for Administration serves as the
Designated Agency Safety and Health Official. The Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration's responsibilities include:
Strategic management of human capital; monitoring the progress of
departmental offices related to sustainability goals; controls and
standards to ensure that procurement and financial assistance programs
are in accord with good business practice; follow-up and resolution of
Government Accountability Office and Inspector General audit reviews;
information resource management; property management information;
facilities; and security. The Assistant Secretary for Administration is
responsible for recommending performance objectives for the Operating
Administrations' Directors of Human Resources. The Assistant Secretary
for Administration participates with each Administrator in the hiring
decisions (other than in the Federal Aviation Administration) and
performance reviews of all of the Operating Administrations' Associate
Administrators for Administration.

0
4. Revise Sec.  1.46 to read as follows:

Sec.  1.46  Office of Public Affairs.

    The Director of Public Affairs is the principal advisor to the
Secretary and Secretarial Officers on public affairs issues and the
final authority on public affairs issues within the Department. The
Office of Public Affairs prepares news releases and supporting media
materials, and maintains a new media presence. The Office also provides
information to the Secretary on opinions and reactions of the public
and news media on programs and transportation issues. The Office of
Public Affairs is responsible for the supervision, coordination, and
review of the activities of the public affairs offices within the
Operating Administrations. The Director of Public Affairs participates
with each Administrator in the hiring decisions (other than in the
Federal Aviation Administration) and performance reviews of all of the
Operating Administrations' Directors of Public Affairs.

0
5. Revise Sec.  1.48 to read as follows:

Sec.  1.48  Office of the Chief Information Officer.

    The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the principal information
technology (IT), cyber security, privacy, and records management
advisor to the Secretary, and is the final authority on these matters
within the Department. The Office of the CIO supports the
Organizational Excellence Strategic Goal by providing leadership on all
matters associated with the Department's IT portfolio. The CIO
participates with each Administrator in the hiring decisions and
performance reviews of the Operating Administrations' CIOs.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2017.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Transportation.
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1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ EPA HQ OEI 2006 0157; FRL 8038 6]

Office of Environmental Information Announcement of Availability and Comment Period for Well Information Draft Data Standard AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Notice of Data Availability & request for comment SUMMARY: Notice of availability for a 45 day review and comment period is hereby given for the Draft Well Information Data Standard.

The Draft Well Information Data Standard describes data elements and data groupings that are used to exchange information about wells and is a supplement to the ESAR: Monitoring Location [ EX000003.1] Data Standard when well information is being exchanged. It includes information about well ownership, location, use, construction, and where samples or measurements are made. The user may find that the information here can be very detailed, however, it should be noted that it provides structure for those data that are available and there is need to exchange. States and US EPA completed a technical review of this standard in the Fall of 2005.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA HQ OEI 2006 0157 by one of the following methods:

° www. regulations. gov: Follow the on line instructions for submitting comments. ° Email: oei. docket@ epa. gov ° Fax: 202 566 1753 ° Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center ( EPA/ DC), Announcement of Availability and Comment Period for Well Information Draft Data Standard, Mailcode: 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 ° Hand Delivery: Public Reading Room, RoomB102 EPA West Building 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 2 Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA HQ OEI 2006 0157. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www. regulations. gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information ( CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www. regulations. gov or email. The www. regulations. gov website is an " anonymous access" system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e mail comment directly to EPA without going through www. regulations. gov your e mail address will b automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http:// www. epa. gov/ epahome/ dockets. htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dawn Banks Waller; Environmental Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, MC 2822T; Washington, DC 20460; Phone: 202 566 0625; Fax: 202 566 1624; Email: Banks Waller. Dawn@ epa. gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This standard was developed by a group of professionals and submitted as a comment on the ESAR Suite of Data Standards published in an earlier Federal Register. The decision to put the Draft Well Information Data Standard out for review was made jointly by US EPA, States, and Tribes ( through the Exchange Network Leadership Council ( ENLC)), an organization that represents the USE EPA, States and Tribal entities. The ENLC took over responsibility for Data Standards development, administration and management from the Environmental Data Standards Council ( EDSC) in January 2006). The standards are intended for use in environmental data exchanges among States, Tribal entities and the US EPA. They are not meant to dictate or to limit data an agency chooses to collect for its own internal purposes. Adoption of a data standard should not be interpreted to mean that revisions to databases or information systems are required. What the adoption does mean is that formats for sharing data with Exchange Network ( EN) partners will change because the Exchange Network has adopted Shared Schema Components ( SSCs) based on the data standards. The SSCs are available on the Exchange Network web site at http:// www. exchangenetwork. net. 3 The draft data standards documents can be found on EDSC's website at http:// www. envdatastandards. net/ and are available through the Docket system as indicated above.

Dated:

Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4177-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2014-0003]

Florida; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Florida (FEMA-4177-DR), dated May 6, 2014, and related
determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: May 12, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Florida is hereby amended to include the following
areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of May 6, 2014.

    Okaloosa and Walton Counties for Individual Assistance.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2014-11817 Filed 5-21-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40965-40967]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to PULSe Fees

 July 6, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on July 1, 2011, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared by CBOE. The
Exchange has designated

this proposal as one establishing or changing a due, fee, or other
charge imposed by CBOE under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \3\ and
Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder.\4\ The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is proposing to amend its Fees Schedule to extend a
fee waiver related to the PULSe workstation and to adopt a limited fee
waiver for new users of the PULSe workstation. In addition, the
Exchange is proposing to make a non-substantive numbering correction to
the Fees Schedule. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the Exchange's Web site http://www.cboe.org/legal), at the Exchange's
Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, CBOE included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. CBOE has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this proposed rule change is to extend a fee waiver
related to the PULSe workstation and to adopt a limited fee waiver for
new users of the PULSe workstation. In addition, the Exchange is
proposing to make a non-substantive numbering correction to the Fees
Schedule.
    By way of background, the PULSe workstation is a front-end order
entry system designed for use with respect to orders that may be sent
to the trading systems of CBOE and CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC (``CBSX'').
In addition, the PULSe workstation provides a user with the capability
to send options orders to other U.S. options exchanges and stock orders
to other U.S. stock exchanges through a PULSe Routing Intermediary.\5\
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    \5\ For a more detailed description of the PULSe workstation and
its other functionalities, see, e.g., Securities Exchange Act
Release Nos. 62286 (June 11, 2010), 75 FR 34799 (June 18, 2010) (SR-
CBOE-2010-051) and 63721 (January 14, 2011), 76 FR 3929 (January 21,
2011) (SR-CBOE-2011-001).
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    The first purpose of this proposed rule change is to extend the
waiver of the PULSe Routing Intermediary fee. Currently the Exchange
has waived the Routing Intermediary fee through June 30, 2011. The
Exchange is proposing to extend this waiver through September 30, 2011.
Thus this fee will be assessed beginning October 1, 2011.
    The second purpose of this proposed rule change is to adopt a
limited waiver for new users of the PULSe workstation. The Exchange
currently charges a fee of $350 per month for the first 10 users of a
Trading Permit Holder (``TPH'') and $100 per month for all subsequent
users. TPHs may also make the workstation available to their customers,
which may include non-broker dealer public customers and non-TPH broker
dealers (referred to herein as ``non-TPHs''). For such non-TPH
workstations, the Exchange currently charges a fee of $350 per month
per workstation.\6\ In addition, the Exchange has a PULSe workstation
that is configured for use on the CBOE trading floor by CBOE TPHs (the
``PULSe On-Floor Workstation'') for which it currently charges a fee of
$225 per month per workstation (referred to in the Fees Schedule as a
``login ID'').
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    \6\ In instances where two or more TPHs wish to make a PULSe
workstation available to the same non-TPH customer, a fee reduction
applies. Under the reduction, if two or more TPHs make the PULSe
workstation available to the same non-TPH customer, then the monthly
fee is reduced from $350 to $250 per workstation per TPH.
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    In order to give new users time to become familiar with and fully
acclimated to the PULSe workstation functionality, the Exchange is
proposing to adopt a fee waiver applicable to new PULSe workstation
users. Specifically, the Exchange is proposing to waive the monthly
workstation fees for the first month for the first new user of a TPH
using the PULSe workstation. Similarly the Exchange is proposing to
waive the monthly workstation fees for the first new user of a non-TPH
using the PULSe workstation and the first new user of a TPH using the
PULSe On-Floor Workstation. The proposed fee waivers are based on
CBOE's billing period, which is based on a calendar month (i.e., begins
on the first day of each month and ends on the last day of each month).
So, for example, if a new user begins using the PULSe workstation on
July 15th, the user's workstation fees would be waived from July 15th-
July 31st. This new user fee waiver will be operative July 1, 2011.
    Finally, the third purpose of this proposed rule change is to make
a non-substantive numbering correction to the Fees Schedule. In
particular, the Exchange is proposing to renumber Section 8(F)(10)(c)
through (e) to (d) through (f) in order to correct a numbering error
(there are currently two paragraphs numbered with (c)).
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of
the Act,\8\ in particular, in that it is designed to provide for the
equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among
Trading Permit Holders in that the same fees and fee waivers are
applicable to all Trading Permit Holders that use the PULSe
workstation. The Exchange also believes that the fee waivers will serve
as an incentive for TPHs and their sponsored user customers to use the
PULSe workstation as an additional trading tool on their trading desks.
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    The Exchange also believes the proposed correction to the section
numbering of the Fees Schedule is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5)
\9\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts, to remove impediments to and to perfect the
mechanism for a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. The Exchange
believes the proposed correction would protect investors and the public
interest by eliminating any potential confusion.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The proposed rule change is designated by the Exchange as
establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge, thereby
qualifying for effectiveness on filing pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \10\ and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2011-063 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2011-063. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site 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. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of CBOE. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2011-063 and should be
submitted on or before August 2, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002, Notice 4; FRL-8579-4]

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List Update

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Direct Final Notice of Deletion of the Old Inger Oil Refinery,
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is
publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the Old Inger Oil
Refinery Site (Site) located in Ascension Parish, Louisiana from the
National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to
section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is appendix B of 40 CFR
part 300, which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). This direct final deletion is being published
by EPA with the concurrence of the State of Louisiana, through the
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), because EPA has
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, other
than operation and maintenance and five-year reviews, have been
completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions
under Superfund.

DATES: This direct final deletion will be effective August 12, 2008
unless EPA receives adverse comments by July 14, 2008. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final deletion in the Federal Register informing the public that
the deletion will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1983-0002, Notice 4, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov (Follow on-line instructions
for submitting comments).
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Janetta Coats, Community Involvement, U.S. EPA
Region 6 (6SF-TS), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, (214) 665-
7308 or 1-800-533-3508.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-
1983-0002, Notice 4. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in the hard
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
following information repositories:

    U.S. EPA Online Library System at http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/
ols.htm;
    U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas
75202-2733,<PHONE_NUMBER>, by appointment only Monday through Friday 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Public Records
Center, Galvez Building, 1st Floor, 602 N. Fifth Street, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bartolome Canellas (6SF-RL), Remedial
Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, U.S.
EPA, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202,<PHONE_NUMBER> or 1-800-
533-3508 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. NPL Deletion Criteria
III. Deletion Procedures
IV. Basis for Site Deletion
V. Deletion Action

I. Introduction

    The EPA Region 6 office is publishing this direct final Notice of
Deletion of the Old Inger Oil Refinery Site, near Darrow, Ascension
Parish, Louisiana from the NPL. The NPL constitutes Appendix B of 40
CFR part 300, which is the Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated pursuant to section 105
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended. EPA maintains the NPL as a list of
sites that appear to present a significant risk to public health,
welfare, or the environment. Sites on the NPL may be the subject of
remedial actions financed by the Hazardous Substance Superfund (Fund).
As described in 300.425(e) (3) of the NCP, sites deleted from the NPL
remain eligible for remedial actions if conditions at the deleted sites
warrant such actions.
    Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and
routine, EPA is taking it without prior publication of a notice of
intent to delete. This action will be effectiveAugust 12, 2008 unless
EPA receives adverse comments by July 14, 2008. Along with the direct
final Notice of Deletion, EPA is co-publishing a Notice of Intent to
Delete in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of the Federal Register. If
adverse comments are received within the 30-day public comment period
on this document, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this direct
final deletion before the effective date of the deletion, and the
deletion will not take effect. EPA will, as appropriate, prepare a
response to comments and continue with the deletion process on the
basis of the Notice of Intent to Delete and the comments already
received. There will be no additional opportunity to comment.
    Section II of this notice explains the criteria for deleting sites
from the NPL. Section III discusses procedures that EPA is using for
this action. Section IV discusses the Old Inger Refinery Site and
explains how the Site meets the deletion criteria. Section V discusses
EPA's actions to delete the Site from the NPL unless adverse comments
are received during the public comment period.

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

    The NCP establishes the criteria that EPA uses to delete sites from
the NPL. In accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e), sites may be deleted
from the NPL where no further response is appropriate to protect public
health and the environment. In making such a determination pursuant to
40 CFR 300.425(e), EPA will consider, in consultation with the state,
whether the following criteria have been met:
    i. Responsible parties or other persons have implemented all
appropriate response actions required;
    ii. All appropriate Fund-financed (Hazardous Substance Superfund
Response Trust Fund) response under CERCLA has been implemented, and no
further response action by responsible parties is appropriate; or
    iii. The remedial investigation has shown that the release poses no
significant threat to public health or the environment and, therefore,
the taking of remedial measures is not appropriate.
    Pursuant to CERCLA section 121 (c) and the NCP, EPA conducts five-
year reviews to ensure the continued protectiveness of remedial actions
where hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants remain at a
site above levels that allow for unlimited use and unrestricted
exposure. EPA conducts such five-year reviews even if a site is deleted
from the NPL. EPA may initiate further action to ensure continued
protectiveness at a deleted site if new information becomes available
that indicates it is appropriate. Whenever there is a significant
release from a site deleted from the NPL, the deleted site may be
restored to the NPL without application of the hazard ranking system.

III. Deletion Procedures

    The following procedures apply to deletion of the Site:
    (1) EPA consulted with the state of Oklahoma prior to developing
this direct final Notice of Deletion and the Notice of Intent to Delete
co-published today in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of the Federal
Register.
    (2) EPA has provided the state 30 working days for review of this
notice and the parallel Notice of Intent to Delete prior to their
publication today, and the state, through the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality, has concurred on the deletion of the Site from
the NPL.
    (3) Concurrent with the publication of this direct final Notice of
Deletion, a notice of availability is being published in the Ascension
Citizen and is being distributed to appropriate federal, state and
local government officials and other interested parties. The newspaper
notice announces the 30-day public comment period concerning the Notice
of Intent to Delete the Site from the NPL.
    (4) The EPA placed copies of documents supporting the deletion in
the Site information repositories identified above.
    (5) If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public
comment period on this document, EPA will publish a timely notice of
withdrawal of this direct final notice of deletion before its effective
date and will prepare a response to comments and continue with the
deletion process on the basis of the notice of intent to delete and the
comments already received.
    Deletion of a site from the NPL does not itself create, alter, or
revoke any individual's rights or obligations. Deletion of a site from
the NPL does not in any way alter EPA's right to take enforcement
actions, as appropriate. The NPL is designed primarily for
informational purposes and to assist EPA management of Superfund sites.
As mentioned in section II of this document, section 300.425(e)(3) of
the NCP states that the deletion of a site from the NPL does not
preclude eligibility for future response actions, should future
conditions warrant such actions.

IV. Basis for Site Deletion

    The following information provides EPA's rationale for deleting the
Site from the NPL:

Site Background and History

    The Site is located approximately 4.5 miles north of Darrow,
Ascension Parish, Louisiana on the east bank of the Mississippi River
on Highway 75. The Site extends over approximately 16 acres and is
bounded to the north by the Louisiana Highway 75, the levees of the

Mississippi River to the south and to the east and west by vacant lots.
    The Site is a former waste oil reclamation facility that began
operation in 1967. During operations lagoons were used for disposal of
waste sludges and oils. Periodically, the materials in the lagoons were
pumped into the adjacent swamps to maintain storage capacity. Some of
the Site problems included a large spill during unloading of used oil
from a barge, tanks overfilling, and drums and construction debris
being buried in lagoons. After the major spill in 1978, the property
changed ownership. The new owners had intended to clean up the Site,
but abandoned it in 1980.
    From April 1983 through August 1988, five emergency removal actions
were conducted to stabilize the Site including: Site security,
migration control, excavation and containment of consolidated soils,
sampling and analysis. These immediate actions reduced the potential
for contact with Site contamination and the farther spread of
contaminated materials to make the Site safer while long-term cleanup
activities proceeded.

Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS)

    Investigations by both the EPA and LDEQ revealed the presence of
contaminated waste oils, sludges, sediments, and water. From the
investigations, it was determined that the types and concentrations of
contaminants at the Site posed a potential hazard to human health and
the environment. The Site was subsequently placed on the National
Priorities List for remediation under CERCLA as the State's highest
priority site.

Record of Decision Findings

    The EPA, with concurrence from the State of Louisiana, signed the
ROD on September 25, 1984. The major components of the selected remedy
included:
     Closing and sealing of an ungrouted on-site well.
     Pumping and treatment of the shallow ground water aquifer
via carbon adsorption.
     Carbon adsorption treatment and discharge of contaminated
fluids.
     In situ containment and capping of slightly contaminated
soils.
     On-site land treatment of heavily contaminated soils and
sludges.
     Disposal of contaminated wood.
     Land Use Restrictions.

Remedial activities were implemented in phases.
    The initial phase started in 1990 and was completed in 1992. During
this phase, contaminated liquids and sludges were removed from the
surface impoundment, and the wastewater treatment plant and the on-site
land treatment unit were constructed.
    A second phase was started in 1998 and completed in 2002. During
this phase, contaminated soils were excavated, treated in the land
treatment unit returned back to the excavation. Approximately
15,712,300 gallons of water were treated in the treatment plant;
approximately 63,398 tons of soils were excavated and treated; the Site
was graded and approximately 40,000 cubic yards of clay and 24,800
cubic yards of topsoil were applied to build a cap.
    The final phase of remedial work involved the evaluation of the
shallow groundwater. A network of monitoring wells was installed and a
quarterly sampling and evaluation program was instituted to run for a
period of two years.
    In summary, the Site was remediated by removing the impoundments,
tanks, associated refinery equipment and debris. Contaminated soils
were treated by on-site bioremediation of the affected media in a land
treatment unit, capped with a clay cap and revegetated with a topsoil
layer and native grasses. Finally, the shallow ground water was
investigated and no unacceptable risks were identified.
    The Institutional Controls (ICs) at the Site include a lien on the
property for the amount of the remedial costs, which shows that the
property has contaminants, and has been subject to a remedial action;
and a notice in the mortgage and conveyance records stating that
residual contaminant concentrations remain at the Site but are below
established remedial standards.
    The EPA, with concurrence from the State of Louisiana, signed an
Explanation of Significant Difference on September 12, 2006. This
document explains why closing an onsite well, and further pumping and
treatment of ground water, were not implemented after other remedial
activities were implemented.
    A Final Close Out Report was signed on September 12, 2006.

Characterization of Risk

    The 1984 ROD identified that the most significant risk levels to
public health and the environment were generated by the heavily
contaminated soils and sludges and present a risk of migration of
contaminated ground water and contaminating offsite drainageways.

Response Actions

    EPA Region 6 and the State of Louisiana agree that carbon
adsorption and discharge off site of contaminated fluids and land
treatment for heavily contaminated soils and sludges were alternatives
which effectively mitigated and minimized the most immediate risks to
public health and the environment and limited future risk of the
migration of contaminated ground water.

Cleanup Standards

    Residual waste left in place does not allow for ``unlimited use and
unrestricted exposure (uu/ue).'' Residual contaminant concentrations
remain at the Site but are below established remedial standards. As
indicated above, ground water monitoring was conducted quarterly for
two years to confirm that shallow ground water does not represent an
unacceptable risk and meets the requirements of the State under the
Louisiana Risk Evaluation and Corrective Action Program (RECAP).

Operation and Maintenance

    Long term O&M activities will be to maintain the cap and to ensure
the fencing remains intact and secure. Activities conducted by the
State include periodic mowing and tracking the maintenance of the Site
cap, and the continuation of Five-Year reviews to be conducted by the
EPA every five years.

Five-Year Review

    The threshold for Five-Years Reviews is unlimited use/unrestricted
exposure. Future Five-Year Reviews will continue to monitor the
maintenance of the ICs, and the limited use of the Site at the toe of
the Mississippi River levee, to ensure protection of human health and
the environment. The most recent Five-Year Review was completed on July
23, 2007.

Community Involvement

    Public participation activities have been satisfied as required in
CERCLA section 113(k), 42 U.S.C. 9613(k), and CERCLA section 117, 42
U.S.C. 9617. Documents in the deletion docket which EPA relied on for
recommendation of the deletion from the NPL are available to the public
in the information repositories.

V. Deletion Action

    The EPA, with concurrence of the State of Louisiana, has determined
that all appropriate responses under CERCLA have been completed, and
that no further response actions under CERCLA, other than O&M and five-
year

reviews, are necessary. Therefore, EPA is deleting the Site from the
NPL.
    Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and
routine, EPA is taking it without prior publication. This action will
be effective August 12, 2008 unless EPA receives adverse comments by
July 14, 2008. If adverse comments are received within the 30-day
public comment period, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this
direct final notice of deletion before the effective date of the
deletion and it will not take effect, and EPA will prepare a response
to comments and continue with the deletion process on the basis of the
notice of intent to delete and the comments already received. There
will be no additional opportunity to comment.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.

    Dated: May 22, 2008.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.

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For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as
follows:

PART 300--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); E.O.
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Appendix B--[Amended]

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2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended under Louisiana
(``LA'') by removing the entry for ``Old Inger Oil Refinery'' in
``Darrow, Louisiana''.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application for Temporary Amendment of License and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 16, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request for authorization for a temporary
for a temporary change in water surface elevation limits for the upper
reservoir and an increase in the maximum daily generation limit under
certain emergency conditions as determined by ISO New England Inc.
during the period June 3, through September 30, 2006, for dealing with
potential capacity and energy shortages during the summer.
    b. Project No.: 2485-033.
    c. Date Filed: May 12, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Northeast Generation Company (NGC).
    e. Name of Project: Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the east side of the
Connecticut River, in the towns of Northfield and Erving, in Franklin
County, Massachusetts. The project does not utilize federal or tribal
lands.
    g. Filed pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.201.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William J. Nadeau, Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer, Northeast Generation Services Company, 273
Dividend Road, Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067,<PHONE_NUMBER> with
copies of all correspondence and communications to:

Mr. John Howard, Station Manager, Northfield Mountain Station, 99
Millers Falls Road, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360,<PHONE_NUMBER>;
and
Ms. Catherine E. Shively, Senior Counsel, Public, Notrheast Utilities
Service Company, P.O. Box 330, Manchester, New Hampshire 03105, (603)
634-2326.

    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on Vedula Sarma<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments:
June 1, 2006.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: NGC seeks temporary
authorization to modify the upper reservoir's upper and lower water
service elevation limits from 1000.5 and 938 feet, to 1004.5 and 920
feet, respectively, only under certain ISO-NE emergency operating
conditions from June 3, through September 30, 2006. According to NGC
approval of changes in the water surface elevations would result in an
increase in the maximum daily generation from 8,475 megawatthours (MWh)
to 10,645 MWh. NGC states that it will not commence operations under
the temporary amendment until the latter of June 3 or until data
collected at Cabot Station, Turners Falls Project indicate that the
Atlantic Salmon smolt migration has ended and guide net has been
removed.
    l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may
also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

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

issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers (P-2485-028). All

documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene
must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified
in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    q. Comments, 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 at http://www.ferc.gov

under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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