Dinotefuran (044312)

Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)

Date: February 4, 2011

What is a Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)?

Available estimates of pesticide usage data for a particular active
ingredient that is used on agricultural crops in the United States.

Pesticide usage data obtained from various sources.  The data are then
merged, averaged, and rounded so that the presented information is not
proprietary, business confidential, or trade secret.

What does it contain?

Pesticide usage data for a single active ingredient only.

Agricultural use sites (crops) that the pesticide is reported to be used
on.

Available pesticide usage information from U.S. states that produce 80%
or more of a crop, in most cases, or less than 80%, in rare cases,
depending on the scope of the survey and available resources.

Annual percent of crop treated (average & maximum) for each agricultural
crop.

Average annual pounds of the pesticide applied for each agricultural
crop (i.e., for the states surveyed, not for the entire United States).

What assumptions can I make about the reported data?

Average pounds of active ingredient applied - Values are calculated by
merging pesticide usage data sources together; averaging across all
observations, then rounding.  Note:  If the estimated value is less than
500, then that value is labeled <500.  Estimated values between 500 &
<1,000,000 are rounded to 1 significant digit.  Estimated values of
1,000,000 or greater are rounded to 2 significant digits.)

Average percent of crop treated - Values are calculated by merging data
sources together; averaging by year, averaging across all years, &
rounding to the nearest multiple of 5.  Note:  If the estimated value is
less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5.  If the estimated value
is less than 1, then the value is labeled <1.

Maximum percent of crop treated - Value is the single maximum value
reported across all data sources, across all years, & rounded up to the
nearest multiple of 5.  Note:  If the estimated value is less than 2.5,
then the value is labeled <2.5.

What are the data sources used?

USDA-NASS (United States Department of Agriculture’s National
Agricultural Statistics Service) – pesticide usage data from 2001 to
2008.

Private pesticide market research – pesticide usage data from 2001 to
2008.

NPUD 2002 (National Pesticide Use Database) pesticide usage data from
the CropLife America Foundation are used only if data are not available
from the other sources.

California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pesticide Use
Reporting (PUR) data for 2000 to 2008.

What are the limitations to the data?

Additional registered uses may exist but are not included because the
available surveys do not report usage (e.g., small acreage crops).

Lack of reported usage data for the pesticide on a crop does not imply
zero usage.

Usage data on a particular site may be noted in data sources, but not
quantified.  In these instances, the site would not be reported in the
SLUA.

Non-agricultural use sites (e.g., turf, post-harvest, mosquito control,
etc.) are not reported in the SLUA.  A separate request must be made to
receive these estimates.

Some sites show some use, even though they are not on the label.  This
usage could be due to various factors, including, but not limited to
Section 18 requests, existing stocks of the chemical, data collection
errors, and experimental use permits (EUPs).

February 4, 2011

Screening Level Estimates of Agricultural Uses of Dinotefuran (044312)

Sorted Alphabetically

	Percent Crop Ttd.

				Crop	Lbs. A.I.	Avg.	Max.

1	Broccoli	<500	<2.5	<2.5

2	Brussels Sprouts*	<500	NC	NC

3	Cabbage	<500	5	5

4	Cantaloupes	1,000	5	15

5	Cauliflower	<500	<1	<2.5

6	Celery	<500	<2.5	5

7	Cucumbers	<500	<2.5	5

8	Grapes	6,000	5	10

9	Lettuce	1,000	<2.5	<2.5

10	Peppers	<500	<1	<2.5

11	Pumpkins	<500	<2.5	<2.5

12	Rice	1,000	<1	<2.5

13	Squash	<500	<2.5	5

14	Tomatoes	1,000	<1	<2.5

15	Watermelons	1,000	5	10

All numbers rounded.

<500	Less than 500 pounds of active ingredient

<2.5	Less than 2.5 percent of crop treated

<1	Less than 1 percent of crop treated

N/C	Only Lbs. A.I. available

*	CA data only (95% or more of U.S. acres in California)

SLUA data sources include:

USDA-NASS (United States Department of Agriculture's National
Agricultural Statistics Service)

Private Pesticide Market Research

California DPR (Department of Pesticide Regulation)

These results reflect amalgamated data developed by the Agency and are
releasable to the public.


TO:	EPA Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146

FROM:	Bob Lucas, EPA/SPPD

DATE:	August 3, 2007

SUBJECT:	Storage Vessels:  Control Options and Impact Estimates

I.	Purpose

This memorandum documents the methodology used to identify the control
options and estimate the costs and environmental impacts for storage
vessel control options.

II.	Background

Section 112(f) of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAA) directs the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess source categories
regulated under Section 112(d) of the CAA and determine whether any
human health or environmental risks remain from the continued emissions
of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) following implementation of maximum
achievable control technology (MACT) standards.  The CAA further states
that if the MACT standards do not reduce lifetime excess cancer risk to
the most exposed individual to less than one in one million, EPA must
set additional standards to protect human health and the environment, in
accordance with the interpretation set forth in the Benzene NESHAP.
Additionally, the EPA is required to review these technology-based
standards and to revise them “as necessary (taking into account
developments in practices, processes and control technologies)” no
less frequently than every 8 years, under CAA section 112(d)(6).  The
Refinery MACT 1 (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart CC) was promulgated over 8 years
ago and is now being reviewed.

III.	Summary of Existing Refinery MACT 1 Storage Vessel Control
Requirements

Refinery MACT 1 requires storage vessels above a certain size and vapor
pressure to meet the control requirements specified in part 63 subpart G
(commonly referred to as the HON), except that they are specifically
excluded from the fitting requirements in §63.119(b)(5), (b)(6), (c)(2)
and (d)(2).  Refinery MACT 1 defines Group 1 storage vessels as:

storage vessels at an existing source that have a design capacity
greater than or equal to 177 cubic meters and stored-liquid maximum true
vapor pressure greater than or equal to 10.4 kilopascals and
stored-liquid annual average true vapor pressure greater than or equal
to 8.3 kilopascals and annual average HAP liquid concentration greater
than 4 percent by weight total organic HAP; storage vessels at a new
source that have a design storage capacity greater than or equal to 151
cubic meters and stored-liquid maximum true vapor pressure greater than
or equal to 3.4 kilopascals and annual average HAP liquid concentration
greater than 2 percent by weight total organic HAP; or storage vessels
at a new source that have a design storage capacity greater than or
equal to 76 cubic meters and less than 151 cubic meters and
stored-liquid maximum true vapor pressure greater than or equal to 77
kilopascals and annual average HAP liquid concentration greater than 2
percent by weight total organic HAP.

Group 1 storage vessels must either use internal or external floating
roofs or must vent to a control device that reduces organic HAP by 95
percent or reduces organic HAP to an outlet concentration of 20 ppmv.

IV.	Identification of Control Options

EPA’s TANKS software program was used to identify storage vessel
control configurations that had the greatest HAP emissions.  External
floating roofs have significantly higher emissions than internal
floating roofs.  Additionally, a significant fraction of the emissions
from external floating roofs come from slotted guide poles, based on
preliminary TANKS modeling runs.  Based on TANKS modeling and literature
reviews, two storage vessel control options were identified.

Option 1:  install a gasketed sliding cover or a flexible fabric sleeve
and install a gasketed float or other device which closes off the liquid
surface from the atmosphere, i.e., the fitting controls required in the
HON in §63.119(c)(2)(ix) and (x) for slotted guide poles used on
external floating roofs.

Option 2:  install a geodesic dome or otherwise retrofit an existing
external floating roof tank to be an internal floating roof tank.

V.	Impact Estimates for Model Storage Vessels

Model Storage Vessels

Three different model storage vessels were developed to simulate the
different types of material stored at refineries that would trigger the
Refinery MACT 1 Group 1 control requirements.   These were:

Crude oil storage tanks

Average throughput:  30,000 bbl/day

Diameter:  180 ft

Height:  40 ft

Calculated Turnovers:  190 per year

Gasoline storage tanks

Average throughput:  20,000 bbl/day

Diameter:  150 ft

Height:  40 ft

Calculated Turnovers:  182 per year

Other light distillate storage tanks (e.g., for wide cut jet fuels,
light naphtha, and light distillate intermediates)

Average throughput:  10,000 bbl/day

Diameter:  105 ft

Height:  40 ft

Calculated Turnovers:  186 per year

These model storage vessel parameters were developed using engineering
judgment after reviewing Louisiana State permit data and other sources.
These data are provided in the petroleum refineries source
characterization report for refinery emission sources (RTI, 2002).

Model Unit Emission Reductions

Emission reductions were estimated using TANKS version 4.09d.  The crude
oil tanks were modeled using the single preset crude oil properties in
TANKS, which has a Reid vapor pressure of 5 pounds per square inch
(psi).  The gasoline tanks were modeled using the preset properties of
gasoline with a Reid vapor pressure of 11 psi, and the other light
distillates were modeled using the preset properties of jet naphtha.
The emissions from external floating roof tanks were modeled using the
preset meteorological data for Corpus Christi, Texas.  All tanks were
assumed to have pontoon-type, welded external floating roofs with a
primary liquid-mounted seal and no secondary seal.  The tanks were
assumed to be painted white and in good condition and the internal
shells were assumed to have light rust (default settings).  At baseline,
these tanks were assumed to have slotted guide poles with ungasketed
sliding covers and no floats.

For Option 1, gasketed sliding covers and a slotted guide pole sleeves
were assumed to be installed to control emissions from the slotted guide
pole.  The VOC emissions were estimated using TANKS 4.09d software for
the model tanks at baseline and with Option 1 controls; these results
are summarized in Table 1.  The HAP emission reductions were estimated
from the overall VOC emission reductions based on average refinery
process stream compositions developed in the original Refinery MACT 1.
The vapor-phase organic HAP content for crude oil, gasoline, and naphtha
process streams are 8.9 wt%, 10.8 wt%, and 13.5 wt%, respectively.  The
HAP emission reductions for Option 1 for the three model tanks are also
presented in Table 1.

Table 1.  Summary of External Floating Roof Tank (EFRT) VOC Emissions
– Option 1

Product	Tank Diameter (ft)	Tank Turnovers	Tank Throughput (MMgal/yr)
Total Emissions without guide pole controls

(lb VOC/yr)	Emissions with guide pole controls

(lb VOC/yr)	VOC Reductions

(lb /yr)	Organic HAP Reductions

(lb/yr)

Crude oil (RVP 5.0)	180	190	459.9	14,500	8,000	6,500	580

Gasoline (RVP 8.3)	150	182	306.6	60,600	26,400	34,200	3,700

Jet Naphtha	105	186	153.5	17,700	6,700	11,000	1,480

For Option 2, each model external floating roof tank (with ungasketed
sliding cover without a float) was retrofitted with a domed external
floating roof.  Again, TANKS 4.09d software was used to estimate the VOC
emissions for the model tanks at baseline and with Option 2 controls.
The HAP emission reductions were estimated from the VOC emission
reductions as in Option 1.  Table 2 presents a summary of the VOC and
HAP reductions under Option 2.

Table 2.  Summary of Baseline and Domed External Floating Roof Tank
(DEFRT) VOC Emissions – Option 2

Product	Tank Diameter (ft)	Tank Turnovers	Tank Throughput (gal/yr)
Baseline VOC Emissions -without guide pole controls

(lb/yr)	VOC Emissions - with geodesic dome

(lb/yr)	VOC Reductions

(lb /yr)	Organic HAP Reductions

(lb/yr)

Crude oil (RVP 5.0)	180	190	459.9	14,500	3,100	11,400	1,000

Gasoline (RVP 8.3)	150	182	306.6	60,600	3,700	56,000	6,200

Jet Naphtha	105	186	153.5	17,700	1,200	16,500	2,200

Model Unit Control Costs

Control costs for Option 1 were taken from a cost analysis performed by
the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) in 1999 (BAAQMD,
1999).  As these costs estimates were originally developed in 1999, the
costs were escalated to 2006 dollars using the Chemical Engineering
Plant Cost Index (CEPCI).  The average CEPCI in 1999 was 390.6; the
average CEPCI in 2006 was 499.6.  Therefore, the cost of the slotted
guide pole controls was estimated to be $2,600 ($2,000×499.6/390.6,
rounded to two significant figures).  These costs were considered
capital investments and were annualized over 10 years assuming a 7
percent interest rate.  There are no operating costs associated with the
slotted guide pole fitting controls; inspections were assumed to be
performed annually.  The inspections were assumed to take 5 technical
labor hours and cost $630/yr.  Table 3 provides the basis of the loaded
labor rates used for this analysis.  The unit control costs for Option 1
were considered to be average costs per tank and would not vary
significantly given the model tank sizes used in this analysis;
therefore, these costs were applied to all model tanks.

Table 3.  Summary of 2006 Labor Rates.

Labor Class	(A)

Labor Rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics	(B)

Fringe Benefit Loading rate from BLS	(C)

Overhead and profit rate from MWC ICR	(D)

Loaded wage rate

(A x B x C)

1. Professional specialty and Technical	48.27	1.43	1.67	115.27

2. Executive, administrative and managerial	59.15	1.40	1.67	138.29

3. Administrative support, including clerical	17.46	1.41	1.67	41.11

4. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	24.28	1.40	1.67	56.77

5. Plant and System Operators, All	20.64	1.40	1.67	48.26

May 2006 Labor rates (accessed in Jun 2007).

http://stats.bls.gov/home.htm

http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm	total cost/tech hr*	126.30

	*Calculated as: D1+ 0.05D2 + 0.1D3

Where D1, D2, and D3 are cell references above.

Control costs for Option 2 were taken from a cost analysis conducted by
the South Coast Qir Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in 2001
(SCAQMD, 2001).  An estimate of $350,000 was made to construct a domed
external floating roof tank (DEFRT) from an external floating roof tank.
 These cost estimates were originally developed in 1999, so the costs
were escalated to 2006 dollars using the average CEPCI in 1999 of 390.6
and the average CEPCI in 2006 of 499.6.  Therefore, the cost of
constructing a DEFRT was estimated to be $450,000
($350,000×499.6/390.6, rounded to two significant figures).  These
costs were considered capital investments and were annualized over 20
years assuming a 7 percent interest rate.

These controls prevent the loss of products from the storage vessels.
Therefore, the product not lost as a result can be sold; therefore, the
control costs are offset, to some extent, by the increased product
sales.  This VOC credit was calculated assuming the value of VOC to be
$1.50/gallon, based on average crude and gasoline spot prices in 2006
(based on September 8, 2006 OGJ crack spread spot prices of $65.34/bbl
($1.55/gal) for brent crude and $72.09/bbl ($1.72/gal) for product value
per barrel; reported in Oil and Gas Journal, September, 18, 2006, p.
70).  Assuming an average refinery process stream specific gravity of
0.8, the VOC credit is $480 per ton VOC reduced.

VI.	Nationwide Impact Estimates for Storage Vessels

Nationwide impacts were developed using a refinery-specific analysis.
Data on process unit capacities for individual refineries were taken
from the Energy Information Agency’s (EIA’s) Refinery Capacity
Report 2006 (EIA, 2006b); the crude distillation capacity as directly
reported in barrels per calendar day (bbl/cd) was used for crude
throughput rates.  Production rates of gasoline and other light
distillates were estimated using a combination of the refinery-specific
production capacities from the Refinery Capacity Report 2006 (EIA,
2006b) and the net production quantities reported by Petroleum
Administration for Defense District (PADD) subregions (EIA, 2006a).
Note that, except for the crude distillation capacity, all other process
unit capacities are reported only in terms of barrels per “stream
day” (bbl/sd).  A stream day capacity is the process rate capacity,
assuming continuous 24-hour operation for an operating day.  Due to
required maintenance and other events, most refinery units do not
operate 365 days each year. The subsequent downtimes limit the actual
annual production capacity of the refinery processes when evaluated on a
basis of 365 “calendar days.”

The following methodology was used to estimate refinery-specific
distillate production:

Initial Distillate Estimates.  Preliminary refinery-specific distillate
fuel estimates were calculated by subtracting the heavy product
production capacities (e.g., lubes, asphalt, and petroleum coke) and the
aromatics production capacity (assumed to by tanks subject to the HON)
from the overall refinery crude capacity.  This value was then
multiplied by 0.88 to account for quantities of refinery fuel gas,
liquefied petroleum gases, and residual fuel oil, which were estimated
to be 12 percent of this pool.  This provided an estimate of the light
and middle distillates produced at the refinery in terms of bbl per
stream day.  There are a few refineries that only process intermediate
products; their distillate fuel estimate was calculated as 60 percent of
their catalytic cracking capacity plus their alkylate production
capacity.

Stream Day to Calendar Day Conversion.  For refineries with crude
distillation units, the stream day capacities were converted to calendar
day capacities using the ratio of the two reported crude distillation
capacities (bbls/cd per bbl/sd) in the Refinery Capacity Report 2006
(EIA, 2006b).  There were some heavy crude or intermediate processing
refineries that do not have crude distillation units.  For these
refineries, a factor of 0.9 (bbls/cd per bbl/sd) was used to adjust the
distillate productions to calendar day productions.

Sub-PADD Distillate Yields.  The product yields reported by EIA (EIA,
2006a, Table 21) were used to proportion the light and middle
distillate estimates between gasoline, light distillates, and middle
distillates.  Finished gasoline yields were reported directly.  Light
distillates were assumed to include finished aviation gasoline, half of
the kerosene yield (jet kerosene and other kerosene), and naphthas (for
petrochemical feed use and special naphthas).  Middle distillates were
assumed to include distillate fuel oil and half of the kerosene yield
(jet kerosene and other kerosene).

Refinery-specific, Distillate-specific Production Estimates.  As the
production estimates in Step 2 only include light and middle
distillates, the sum of the gasoline, light distillate, and middle
distillate yields calculated in Step 3 were used to escalate the
individual yield estimates to calculate the relative proportion of the
total distillate production that was gasoline versus light distillates
versus middle distillates.  For example, the gasoline yield divided by
the sum of the distillate yields times the refinery-specific distillate
production generates a refinery-specific estimate of estimate of
gasoline production.  In this same manner, refinery-specific light and
middle distillate production estimates were developed.

These production estimates were then used to estimate the number of
model storage vessels that would be present at each refinery.  As
discussed previously, the model storage vessels were assumed to manage a
certain throughput.  These throughputs were used as follows to determine
the number of tanks at the refinery.

		Number of Tanksi = Xi + ROUNDUP(Quantityi / PerTankThroughputi , 0)

Where,

i	= index for product type

Xi 	= excess tank quantity; Xi =1 for crude, gasoline, and middle
distillate; Xi =2 for other light distillates and intermediates

ROUNDUP(number, 0) = Excel® function to round up to the next whole
integer.

Quantityi = refinery throughput estimate for product type i, bbl/cd

PerTankThroughputi = model tank throughput for product type i,
bbl/cd/tank

This analysis resulted in the estimated total number of crude, gasoline,
other light distillate and middle distillate storage vessels per
refinery.  Refineries that specialized in asphalt products were assumed
to process crude oil that could be managed in Group 2 storage vessels;
consequently, the number of external floating roof crude tanks was set
to zero.  All middle distillate tanks were also assumed to be Group 2
storage vessels (based on a review of MSDS data for these products);
therefore, none of the middle distillate storage tanks were assumed to
have external floating roofs.

Once the crude storage vessels at asphalt refineries and the middle
distillate storage vessels were removed from the analysis, the
proportion of the remaining tanks that would have external floating
roofs and the proportion of these tanks that would have slotted guide
poles were estimated.  According to the BAAQMD report, 60 percent of
floating roof tanks had external floating roofs and two-thirds of the
external floating roofs had slotted guide poles.  Assuming the
proportions are accurate for all refineries in the United States, the
number of external floating roofs and the number of external floating
roofs with slotted guide poles were estimated.  Again, the ROUNDUP
function was used so that the number of tanks subject to the control
options was always an integer.

Using the approach described above, the number of external floating
roofs with slotted guide poles were estimated for each individual
refinery, and facility-specific impacts were estimated using the unit
costs and emission reductions described in Section V of this memorandum.
 Based on this analysis, there were 373 crude oil tanks, 386 gasoline
tanks, and 304 light naphtha and intermediate tanks nationwide that have
external floating roofs with slotted guide poles.   These tank totals
were used, along with the unit costs and emission reductions described
in Section V of this memorandum, to develop the nationwide impacts that
are summarized in Table 4.

Table 4.  Summary of Nationwide Impacts of Refinery Storage Vessel
Control Options

Control Option	Total Capital Investment  (million $)	Annual Operating
Costs  (million $/yr)	Total Annualized Costs  (million $/yr)	HAP
Emission Reduction

(tpy)	Cost-Effective-ness

($/ton HAP)

1.  Guide pole sleeves	2.76	(3.88)	(3.49)	1,046	(3,340)

2.  Geodesic domes	478	(7.50)	37.7	1,715	22,000

VI.	References

BAAQMD.  1999.  Staff Report:  Amendments to Regulation 8, Rule 5,
“Storage of Organic Liquids”.  November 2.

EIA. 2006a. Petroleum Supply Annual 2005.  Prepared by the Energy
Information Administration, Washington, DC.  October 23.

EIA. 2006b. Refinery Capacity Report 2006. Prepared by the Energy
Information Administration, Washington, DC. June 15.

RTI.  2002.  Petroleum Refinery Source Characterization and Emission
Model for Residual Risk Assessment.  Prepared for U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
Research Triangle Park, NC.  EPA Contract No. 68-D6-0014.  July 2,
2002.

SCAQMD.  2001.  Final Socioeconomic Report For Proposed Rule
1178—Further Reduction of VOC Emissions from Storage Tanks at
Petroleum Facilities.  November.

TANKS 4.09d Software.    HYPERLINK
"http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/software/tanks/index.html"
www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/software/tanks/index.html .

Technical Memorandum – Storage Vessels:  Control Options and Impact
Estimates

August 3, 2007

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Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0336]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal,
Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Montlake Bridge across the Lake
Washington Ship Canal, mile 5.2, at Seattle, WA, and the University
Bridge across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, mile 4.3, at Seattle, WA.
This deviation is necessary to accommodate the ``Beat the Bridge'' foot
race. This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed
position to allow for the safe movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7:30 a.m. on May 18, 2014 to
9:30 a.m. on May 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0336] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation 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: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Washington State Department of
Transportation and Seattle Department of Transportation have requested
that the Montlake Bridge and the University Bridges remain closed to
vessel traffic to facilitate safe passage of participants in the ``Beat
the Bridge'' foot race. The race course passes over the University and
Montlake Bridges. The University Bridge crosses the Lake Washington
Ship Canal at mile 4.3 and while in the closed position provides 30
feet of vertical clearance throughout the navigation channel and 45
feet of vertical clearance through the center of the bridge; vertical
clearance referenced to the Mean Water Level of Lake Washington. The
Montlake Bridge crosses the Lake Washington Ship Canal at mile 5.2 and
while in the closed position provides 30 feet of vertical clearance
throughout the navigation channel and 46 feet of vertical clearance
throughout the center 60-feet of the bridge; vertical clearance
referenced to the Mean Water Level of Lake Washington.
    Under normal conditions the Montlake Bridge operates in accordance
with 33 CFR 117.1051(e) and the University Bridge operates in
accordance with 33 CFR 117.1051(d) which require the bridges to open on
signal, except that the bridges need not open for vessels less than
1,000 gross tons between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
for the Montlake Bridge and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for
the University Bridge Monday through Friday. This deviation period is
from 7:30 a.m. on May 18, 2014 to 9:30 a.m. on May 18, 2014. The
deviation allows the bascule spans of the Montlake Bridge and
University Bridge to remain in the closed position and need not open
for maritime traffic from 7:30 a.m. on May 18, 2014 to 9:30 a.m. on May
18, 2014. Waterway usage on the Lake Washington Ship Canal ranges from
commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed positions may
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies and
there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass. The Coast
Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through our Local and
Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the change in operating schedule for
the bridge so that vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any
impact caused by the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: May 5, 2014.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-11407 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30526-30528]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12488]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014; FRL-9347-3]

Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of
the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to section 6(f)(1)
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This cancellation order follows a September 7, 2011 and June
16, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the
registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel these
product

registrations. In the September 7, 2011 and June 16, 2010 notices, EPA
indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations,
unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180 day
comment period that would merit its further review of these requests,
or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency received
comments on the notices but none merited its further review of the
requests. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests.
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order
granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of
the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in
accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks
provisions.

DATES: The cancellations are effective May 23, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolene Trujillo, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014, is available either electronically
through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPP Docket in
the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), located in
EPA West, Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number
for the OPP Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor
instructions and additional information about the docket available at
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    This notice announces the cancellation, as requested by
registrants, of 33 products registered under FIFRA section 3, or 24(c).
These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in
Table 1 of this unit.

                     Table 1--Product Cancellations
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    EPA registration No.          Product name          Chemical name
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000264-00438................  Bronate Herbicide...  MCPA,2-ethylhexyl
                                                     ester.
                                                    Bromoxynil
                                                     octanoate.
000264-00477................  Buctril + Atrazine    Bromoxynil octanoate
                               Herbicide.            Atrazine.
000264-00586................  Sedagri Batril 20W    Bromoxynil
                               Herbicide.            octanoate.
000264-00650................  Silverado Herbicide.  Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl.
000264-00699................  Rhino Brand           MCPA,2-ethylhexyl
                               Herbicide.            ester Bromoxynil
                                                     octanoate Hepatonic
                                                     acid, 2,6-dibromo-4-
                                                     cyanophenyl ester.
000264-00799................  Weco Max Brand        2-4-D, 2-ethylhexyl
                               Herbicide.            ester Hepatonic
                                                     acid, 2,6-dibromo-4-
                                                     cyanophenyl ester
                                                     Bromoxynil
                                                     octanoate.
000264-00803................  Spiroxamine           1,4-Dioxaspiro?
                               Technical.            4,5Udecane-2-
                                                     methanamine,8-(1,1-
                                                     dimethylethyl)-N-
                                                     ethyl-N-propyl-.
000264-00804................  Accrue Fungicide....  1,4-Dioxaspiro?
                                                     4,5Udecane-2-
                                                     methanamine,8-(1,1-
                                                     dimethylethyl)-N-
                                                     ethyl-N-propyl-.
000264-00842................  Silverado LQ Wild     Mesosulfuron-methyl.
                               Oat Herbicide.
000264-01071................  Wolverine Power Pak.  Hepatonic acid, 2,6-
                                                     dibromo-4-
                                                     cyanophenyl ester
                                                     Bromoxynil
                                                     octanoate
                                                     Puyrasulfotole
                                                     Technical;
                                                     Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl.
001043-00060................  T.B. Q. Germicidal    Alkyl* dimethyl
                               Detergent.            benzyl ammonium
                                                     chloride *(50%C14,
                                                     40%C12, 10%C16).
001719-00043................  Cop-R-Tox Wood        Copper naphthenate.
                               Preservative.
004822-00394................  Raid Yard Guard       Bioallethrin
                               Outdoor Fogger        Permethrin.
                               Formula VII.
004822-00450................  OFF! Yard & Deck      Bioallethrin
                               Area Repellent II.    Permethrin.
008278-00004................  Metro That's It Dry.  Metaldehyde.
009444-00138................  Time-Mist Metered     MGK 264 Piperonyl
                               Insecticide II.       butoxide
                                                     Pyrethrins.
009444-00159................  Purge After Hours     MGK 264 Piperonyl
                               Plus DS.              butoxide
                                                     Pyrethrins.
053883-00174................  Propicinazole 14.3..  Propiconazole.
062451-00003................  Ant Guard for         Piperonyl butoxide
                               Hummingbird Feeders.  Pyrethrins.
071992-00001................  Cunap-8 Wood          Copper naphthenate.
                               Preservative.
071992-00002................  Cunap-2.............  Copper naphthenate.
071992-00003................  CU Nap-5W Wood        Copper naphthenate.
                               Preservative.
086203-00013................  Dinotefuran TK......  Dinotefruran.
086203-00017................  Dinotefuran 20SG TK.  Dinotefruran.
CA050014....................  Admire Pro Systemic   Imidacloprid.
                               Protectant.
MN070007....................  Dinotefuran 20%       Dinotefruran.
                               Turf, Ornamental &
                               Vegetable
                               Transplant.
NC910011....................  Drexel Sucker         Alcohols, Cx--Cxx.
                               Plucker Concentrate.
OH080002....................  Tree-Age............  Emamectin benzoate.
OR100006....................  Dual Magnum           S-Metolachlor.
                               Herbicide.
SC910006....................  Drexel Sucker         Alcohols, Cx--Cxx.
                               Plucker Concentrate.

VA910011....................  Drexel Sucker         Alcohols, Cx--Cxx.
                               Plucker Concentrate.
WA060012....................  DuPont Velpar DF      Hexazinone.
                               Herbicide.
WA060013....................  DuPont Velpar L       Hexazinone.
                               Herbicide.
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by
EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the
EPA registration numbers of the products listed in Table 1 of this
unit.

               Table 2--Registrants of Cancelled Products
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          EPA company No.                 Company name and address
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1043..............................  Steris Corporation, P.O. Box 147,
                                     St. Louis, MO 63166-0147.
1719..............................  Mobile Paint Manufacturing Company
                                     Inc., P.O. Box 717, Theodore, AL
                                     36582.
4822..............................  S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., 1525 Howe
                                     St., Racine, WI 53403.
8278..............................  Metro Biological Laboratory, 583
                                     Canyon Rd., Redwood City, CA 94062.
9444..............................  Waterbury Companies Inc., 129
                                     Calhoun St., P.O. Box 640,
                                     Independence, LA 70443.
53883.............................  Control Solutions, Inc., 5903 Genoa-
                                     Red Bluff Rd., Pasadena, TX 77507-
                                     1041.
62451.............................  Lineguard Inc., Attn: E.H. Roberts,
                                     P.O. Box 839, Elyria, OH 44036.
71992.............................  Merichem Company, 5455 Old Spanish
                                     Trail, Houston, TX 77023.
86203; MN070007...................  Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc., AGENT:
                                     Landis International, Inc., P.O.
                                     Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126.
264; CA050014.....................  Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W.
                                     Alexander Dr., P.0. Box 12014,
                                     Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
NC910011; SC910006; VA910011......  Drexel Chemical Company, 1700
                                     Channel Ave., P.0. Box 13327,
                                     Memphis,TN 38113-0327.
OH080002; OR100006................  Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC D/B/A
                                     Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.,
                                     P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC
                                     27419-8300.
WA060012; WA060013................  E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co., Inc.
                                     (S300/419), ATTN: Manager, U.S.
                                     Registration, DuPont Crop
                                     Protection, 1007 Market St.,
                                     Wilmington, DE 19898-0001.
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments

    EPA received one comment that was not substantive. Therefore, the
Agency does not believe that the comment submitted during the comment
period merits further review or a denial of the requests for voluntary
cancellation.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellations of the registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II.
Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the product registrations
identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are cancelled. The effective date of
the cancellations that are the subject of this notice is May 23, 2012.
Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products
identified in Table 1 of Unit II. in a manner inconsistent with any of
the provisions for disposition of existing stocks set forth in Unit VI.
will be a violation of FIFRA.

V. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be cancelled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further
provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice
of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period, the EPA Administrator may approve
such a request. The notice of receipt for this action was published for
comment in the Federal Register issue of September 7, 2011 (76 FR
55385) (FRL-8887-1) and the issue of June 16, 2010 (75 FR 34117) (FRL-
8827-1). The comment periods closed on March 5, 2012 and December 13,
2010, respectively.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. The existing stocks provisions for the products
subject to this order are as follows.
    The registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks
of products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. until May 23, 2013, which is
1 year after the publication of the Cancellation Order in the Federal
Register. Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited from selling or
distributing products listed in Table 1, except for export in
accordance with FIFRA section 17, or proper disposal. Persons other
than the registrants may sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of
products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. until existing stocks are
exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or, use is consistent
with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or, that
accompanied, the cancelled products.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: May 10, 2012.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-12488 Filed 5-22-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: April 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 64)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16699-16703]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 18

[FRL-8053-3]
RIN 2030-AA91

Environmental Protection Research Fellowships and Special
Research Consultants for Environmental Protection

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is taking direct final action on the implementation of
the EPA's statutory authority in Title II of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-54) that
will allow the EPA to establish fellowships in environmental protection
research, appoint fellows to conduct this research, and appoint special
research consultants to advise on environmental protection research.
Under an administrative provision of Public Law 109-54, the
Administrator may, after consultation with the Office of Personnel
Management, make up to five (5) appointments in any fiscal year from
2006 to 2011 for the Office of Research and Development. Appointees
under this authority shall be employees of the EPA and will engage in
activities related to scientific and engineering research that support
EPA's mission to protect the environment and human health.

DATES: This rule is effective on June 5, 2006 without further notice,
unless the EPA receives adverse comment by May 4, 2006. If we receive
such comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OARM-2006-0249, by one of the following methods:
     Federal Docket Management System (FDMS): http://www.regulations.gov.
 Follow the on-line instructions for submitting

comments.
     Mail: John O'Brien, Office of Human Resources/Office of
Administration and Resources Management, Mail Code: 3631M, United
States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Hand Delivery: Office of Environmental Information Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OARM-
2006-0249. The 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 Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) or

e-mail. FDMS is an ``anonymous access'' system. This means that the 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 the EPA without going through FDMS, 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. The EPA
recommends that you include your name and other contact information in
the body of your electronic comment with any disk or CD-ROM you submit.
If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and
cannot contact you for clarification, the 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 FDMS at http://www.regulations.gov.
 Although listed in the index, some information is

not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in FDMS or in hard copy at the Office
of Environmental Information Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Environmental
Information Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please
contact John O'Brien at<PHONE_NUMBER>, Office of Human Resources/
Office of Administration and Resources Management, Mail Code 3631M,
Room 1136 EPA-East, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>You may also contact William Ocampo at (202) 564-

0987 or Robert Stevens at<PHONE_NUMBER>, Office of Research and
Development, Mail Code 8102R, United States Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; e-mail
addresses<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is publishing this rule without
prior proposal because we view this as a non-controversial amendment
and anticipate no adverse comment. We anticipate no adverse comment
because this rule implements statutory authority for activities that
affect management and personnel functions of the EPA with little or no
impact on the entities that are normally regulated by the Agency or on
the public in general. However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of
today's Federal Register publication, we are publishing a separate
document that will serve as the proposal to implement the EPA's
statutory authority (in Title II of the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-54) that
together with 42 U.S.C. 209 will allow the EPA to establish fellowships
in environmental protection research, appoint fellows to conduct this
research, and appoint special research consultants to advise on
environmental protection research) if adverse comments are filed. This
rule will be effective on June 5, 2006 without further notice unless we
receive adverse comment by May 4, 2006. If the EPA receives adverse
comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register
informing the public that the rule will not take effect. We will
address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on the
proposed rule. We will not institute a second comment period on this
action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time.
    The EPA now has authority under 42 U.S.C. 209 to (1) Establish
fellowships in environmental protection research and appoint fellows to
conduct this research and (2) appoint environmental protection special
consultants to advise on environmental protection research. This
authority is not subject to the federal civil service laws for
employees specified in 5 U.S.C. The EPA acquired this appointment
authority in an administrative provision in Title II of the Interior,
Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This provision
authorizes the Administrator, after consultation with the Office of
Personnel Management, to make up to five (5) appointments in any fiscal
year from 2006 to 2011 for the Office of Research and Development under
the authority provided in 42 U.S.C. 209. The EPA has not previously
used the 42 U.S.C. 209 appointment authority, and hereby proposes to
establish such rules as are necessary to implement the authority.
Appointees under this authority will engage in activities related to
scientific and engineering research that support the EPA's mission to
protect the environment and human health and will be employees of the
EPA.

Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review: Under
Executive Order 12866, (58 FR 51,735 (October 4, 1993)) the Agency must
determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant,'' and
therefore, subject to OMB review and the requirements of the Executive
Order. The Order defines ``significant regulatory action'' as one that
is likely to result in a rule that may: have an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way
the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs,
the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities; create a serious inconsistency or otherwise
interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; materially
alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan
programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or raise
novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the
President's priorities, or the principles set forth in the Executive
Order. It has been determined that this rule is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under the terms of Executive Order 12866, and is
therefore, not subject to OMB review because the authority for
establishing fellowships and appointing fellows and special consultants
does not meet any of the criteria.
    Paperwork Reduction Act: This action does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act,
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. The action will authorize the Agency to recruit
candidates for position vacancies and to require that candidates submit
information relating to their qualifications for the vacancy. The
information collected for such recruitment activities will follow the
same guidelines as are currently followed by the Agency. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to or for
a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing
information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to
be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or
otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control numbers for the EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR
part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act: Today's final rule is not subject to
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBRERA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq. The RFA generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory
flexibility analysis for any rule that will have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The RFA applies only
to rules subject to notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements under
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) or any other statute. This rule
is not subject to notice and comment requirements under the APA or any
other statute because the rule pertains to agency management or
personnel whom the APA expressly exempts from notice and comment rule
making requirements (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)).
    Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), (Pub. L. 104-4), establishes requirements
for Federal agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory actions
on State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector. Under
section 202 of the UMRA, the EPA generally must prepare a written
statement, including a cost-benefit analysis, for proposed and final
rules with ``Federal mandates'' that may result in expenditures to
State, local, and tribal governments in the aggregate, or to the
private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year. Before
promulgating an EPA rule for which a written statement is needed,
section 205 of the UMRA generally requires the EPA to identify and
consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and to adopt
the least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative
that achieves the objectives of the rule. The provisions of section 205
do not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover,
section 205 allows EPA to adopt an alternative other than the least
costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative if the
Administrator publishes an explanation on why that alternative was not
adopted with the final rule. Before the EPA establishes any regulatory
requirements that may significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, including tribal governments, it must have developed under
section 203 of the UMRA a small government agency plan. The plan must
provide for notifying potentially affected small governments, enabling
officials of affected small governments to have meaningful and timely
input in the development of the EPA regulatory proposals with
significant Federal intergovernmental mandates, and for informing,
educating, and advising small governments on compliance with the
regulatory requirements. Today's rule contains no Federal mandates
(under the regulatory provisions of Title II of the UMRA) for State,
local, or tribal governments or the private sector. The rule imposes no
enforceable duty on any State, local, or tribal governments or the
private sector; thus, today's rule is not subject to the requirements
of sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA.
    Executive Order 13132--Federalism: Executive Order 13132, entitled
``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), requires the EPA to
develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input
by State and local officials in the development of regulatory policies
that have federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism
implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations
that 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.'' This final rule does not have federalism implications. It
will 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, as specified in Executive Order 13132. Thus, Executive
Order 13132 does not apply to this rule.
    Executive Order 13175--Consultation and Coordination with Indian
Tribal Governments: Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
``meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have tribal implications.'' This final rule
does not have tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order
13175. This final rule pertains to the management and personnel
functions of the EPA. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to
this rule.
    Executive Order 13045--Protection of Children from Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks: (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) applies to
any rule that (1) Is determined to be ``economically significant'' as
defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental
health or safety risk that the EPA has reason to believe may have a
disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action meets
both criteria, the Agency must evaluate the environmental health or
safety effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the
planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and
reasonably feasible alternatives considered by the Agency.
    This direct final rule is not subject to the Executive Order
because it is not economically significant as defined in Executive
Order 12866, and because the Agency does not have reason to believe the
environmental health or safety risks addressed by this action present a
disproportionate risk to children.
    Executive Order 13211--Actions that Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution and Use: This rule is not subject to Executive
Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR (May 22, 2001)) because it
is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
    National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act: Section 12(d) of
the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
(``NTTAA''), Public Law No. 104-113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs
the EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its regulatory
activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling
procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by
voluntary consensus standards bodies. The NTTAA directs the EPA to
provide Congress, through OMB, explanations when EPA decides not to use
available and applicable voluntary consensus standards. This action
does not involve technical standards. Therefore, the EPA is not
considering the use of any voluntary consensus standards.
    Congressional Review Act: The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C.
801 et seq., as added to by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take
effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report,
which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the

Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. Section
804 exempts from section 801 the following types of rules of particular
applicability: rules relating to agency management or personnel; and
rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice that do not
substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties (5
U.S.C. 804(3). The EPA is not required to submit a rule report
regarding today's action under section 801 because this is a rule
relating to agency personnel.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 18

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Special employment actions.

    Dated: March 27, 2006.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.

0
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR chapter I is amended by
adding part 18 as follows:

PART 18--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND SPECIAL
RESEARCH CONSULTANTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Sec.
18.1 Definitions.
18.2 Applicability.
18.3 Purpose of Environmental Protection Research Fellowships.
18.4 Establishment of Environmental Protection Research Fellowships.
18.5 Qualifications of Environmental Protection Research Fellows.
18.6 Method of Application.
18.7 Selection and Appointment of Environmental Protection Research
Fellows.
18.8 Stipends, Allowances, and Benefits.
18.9 Duration of Environmental Protection Research Fellowships.
18.10 Appointment of Special Research Consultants for Environmental
Protection.
18.11 Standards of Conduct and Financial Disclosure.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 209; Pub. L. 109-54, 119 Stat. 531.

Sec.  18.1  Definitions.

    As used in this part, continental United States does not include
Hawaii or Alaska. The Administrator means the Administrator of the EPA
and any other officer or employee of the Agency to whom the authority
involved may be delegated. An Environmental Protection Research
Fellowship is one which requires the performance of services, either
full or part time, for the EPA. A Special Research Consultant for
Environmental Protection is a special consultant appointed to assist
and advise in the operations of the research activities of the EPA.

Sec.  18.2  Applicability.

    The regulations in this part apply to the establishment of
Environmental Protection Research Fellowships, the designation of
persons to receive such fellowships, the appointment of Environmental
Protection Research fellows, and the appointment of Special Research
Consultants for environmental protection in the EPA. The EPA's
statutory authority for these actions is established in Title II of the
Interior, Environmental and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2006
(Pub. L. 109-54). Under an administrative provision of Public Law 109-
54 the Administrator may, after consultation with the Office of
Personnel Management, make up to five (5) appointments in any fiscal
year from 2006 to 2011 for the Office of Research and Development under
the authority provided in 42 U.S.C. 209. Appointees under this
statutory authority shall be employees of the EPA.

Sec.  18.3  Purpose of Environmental Protection Research Fellowships.

    Environmental Protection Research Fellowships in the Agency are for
the purpose of encouraging and promoting research, studies, and
investigations related to the protection of human health and the
environment. Such fellowships may be provided to secure the services of
talented scientists and engineers for a period of limited duration for
research that furthers the EPA's mission where the nature of the work
or the character of the individual's services render customary
employing methods impracticable or less effective.

Sec.  18.4  Establishment of Environmental Protection Research
Fellowships.

    All Environmental Protection Research fellowships shall be
established by the Administrator or designee. In establishing an
Environmental Protection Research fellowship, or a series of
Environmental Protection Research fellowships, the Administrator shall
prescribe in writing the conditions (in addition to those provided in
the regulations in this part) under which Environmental Protection
Research fellows will be appointed and will hold their fellowships.

Sec.  18.5  Qualifications for Environmental Protection Research
Fellowships.

    Scholastic and other qualifications shall be prescribed by the
Administrator or designee for each Environmental Protection Research
fellowship, or series of Environmental Protection Research fellowships.
Each individual appointed to an Environmental Protection Research
fellowship shall: have presented satisfactory evidence of general
suitability, including professional and personal fitness; possess any
other qualifications as reasonably may be prescribed; and meet all
requirements and standards for documentation and disclosure of
conflicts of interest and ethical professional conduct.

Sec.  18.6  Method of Application.

    Application for an Environmental Protection Research fellowship
shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the
Administrator or designee.

Sec.  18.7  Selection and appointment of Environmental Protection
Research Fellows.

    The Administrator or designee shall do the following: prescribe a
suitable professional and personal fitness review and an examination of
the applicant's qualifications; designate in writing persons to receive
Environmental Protection Research fellowships; and establish procedures
for the appointment of Environmental Protection Research fellows.

Sec.  18.8  Stipends, Allowances, and Benefits.

    (a) Stipends. Each Environmental Protection Research fellow shall
be entitled to such stipend as is authorized by the Administrator or
designee.
    (b) Travel and transportation allowances. Under conditions
prescribed by the Administrator or designee, an individual appointed as
an Environmental Protection Research fellow may be authorized travel
and transportation or relocation allowances for his or her immediate
family under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 U.S.C. 5701, in
conjunction with travel authorized by the Administrator or designee.
Included under this part is travel from place of residence, within or
outside the continental United States, to first duty station; for any
change of duty station ordered by the Administrator or designee during
the term of the fellowship; and from last duty station to the place of
residence which the individual left to accept the fellowship, or to
some other place at no greater cost to the Government. An Environmental
Protection Research fellow shall be entitled to travel allowances or
transportation and per diem while traveling on official business away
from his or her permanent duty station during the term of the
fellowship. Except as otherwise provided herein, an Environmental
Protection Research fellow shall be entitled to travel and
transportation allowances authorized in this part at the same rates as
may be

authorized by law and regulations for other civilian employees of the
EPA. If an Environmental Protection Research fellow dies during the
term of a fellowship, and the place of residence that was left by the
fellow to accept the fellowship was outside the continental United
States, the payment of expenses of preparing the remains for burial and
transporting them to the place of residence for interment may be
authorized. In the case of deceased fellows whose place of residence
was within the continental United States, payment of the expenses of
preparing the remains and transporting them to the place of residence
for interment may be authorized as provided for other civilian
employees of the Agency.
    (c) Benefits. In addition to other benefits provided herein,
Environmental Protection Research fellows shall be entitled to benefits
as provided by law or regulation for other civilian employees of the
Agency.
    (d) Training. Environmental Protection Research fellows are
eligible for training at Government expense on the same basis as other
Agency employees.

Sec.  18.9  Duration of Environmental Protection Research Fellowships.

    Initial appointments to Environmental Protection Research
fellowships may be made for varying periods not in excess of 5 years.
Such an appointment may be extended for varying periods not in excess
of 5 years for each period in accordance with procedures and
requirements established by the Administrator or designee.

Sec.  18.10  Appointment of Special Research Consultants for
Environmental Protection.

    (a) Purpose. When the EPA requires the services of consultants with
expertise in environmental sciences or engineering who cannot be
obtained when needed through regular civil service appointment or under
the compensation provisions of the Classification Act of 1949, Special
Research Consultants may be appointed to assist and advise in the
operations of the EPA, subject to the provisions of the following
paragraphs and in accordance with such instructions as may be issued
from time to time by the Administrator or designee.
    (b) Appointments. Appointments, pursuant to the provisions of this
section, may be made by those officials in the EPA to whom authority
has been delegated by the Administrator or designee.
    (c) Compensation. The per diem or other rates of compensation shall
be fixed by the appointing officer in accordance with criteria
established by the Administrator or designee.

Sec.  18.11  Standards of Conduct and Financial Disclosure.

    All individuals appointed to an Environmental Protection Research
Fellowship or as a Special Research Consultant shall be subject to the
same current standards and disclosure regulations and requirements as
Title 5 appointees.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Notice of Availability
and Request for Comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Spaceport America Commercial Launch Site, Sierra County, NM

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

ACTIONS: Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period,
Notice of Public Hearings, and Request for Comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
regulations and FAA Order 1050.1E, Change 1, the FAA is announcing the
availability of and requesting comments on the Draft EIS for the
Spaceport America Commercial Launch Site, Sierra County, New Mexico.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Commercial Space
Transportation is the lead Federal agency for the development of this
EIS. Cooperating agencies include the Bureau of Land Management; the
National Park Service; United States Department of the Army, White
Sands Missile Range (WSMR); and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
    The Draft EIS was prepared in response to an application for a
launch site operator license from the New Mexico Spaceport Authority
(NMSA). Under the Proposed Action, the FAA would issue a launch site
operator license to NMSA to operate a launch facility capable of
accommodating both horizontal and vertical launches of suborbital
launch vehicles (LVs). The vehicles may carry space flight
participants, scientific experiments, or other payloads. The proposed
site is located in Sierra County, approximately 30 miles southeast of
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and 45 miles north of Las Cruces,
New Mexico. The Draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts
of issuing a launch site operator license for horizontal launches only
(Alternative 1), vertical launches only (Alternative 2), and the No
Action Alternative.

DATES: The public comment period for the NEPA process begins with the
publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's notice in the
Federal Register on July 3, 2008. To ensure that all comments can be
addressed in the Final EIS, comments on the draft must be received by
the FAA no later than August 18, 2008.
    A paper copy and a CD version of the Draft EIS may be reviewed for
comment during regular business hours at the following locations:
Hatch Public Library, P.O. Box 289, Hatch, NM 87937
Sunland Park Community Library, 984 McNutt Road, Bldg. F-10, Sunland
Park, NM 88063
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E Picacho Ave., Las Cruces, NM
88001
Valley Public Library, 136 N. Main, Anthony, NM 88021
Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo, NM 88310
Mescalero Community Library, 101 Central Ave., Mescalero, NM 88340
Michael Nivision Library, 90 Swallow Place, Cloudcroft, NM 88317
Truth or Consequences Public Library, 325 Library Lane, Truth or
Consequences, NM 87901
Truth or Consequences Public Library--Downtown, 401 Foch St., Truth or
Consequences, NM 87901
    The FAA is holding a total of six public hearings on the Draft EIS.
At these meetings, the FAA will present information about the Draft EIS
and the environmental review process. The purpose of the public
hearings is to afford the public and other interested parties the
opportunity to comment on the economic, social, and environmental
effects of the Proposed Action. Members of the public will be provided
the opportunity to submit both written and oral comments. The FAA will
transcribe oral comments. All comments received during the comment
period will be given equal weight and be taken into consideration in
the preparation of the Final EIS. The public hearings will be held at
the following locations.
     August 5, 2008, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Alamogordo City Hall
(Commission Chambers), 1376 E. Ninth St., Alamogordo, NM (505-439-
4205).
     August 6, 2008, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Truth or
Consequences Civic Center, 400 West Fourth St., Truth or Consequences,
NM<PHONE_NUMBER>).
     August 7, 2008, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Do[ntilde]a Ana
County Government Center, 845 North Motel Blvd., Las Cruces, NM (575-
647-7200).
    The FAA has posted the Draft EIS on the FAA Web site at http://
ast.faa.gov. In addition, CDs with the Draft EIS were sent to persons
and agencies on the distribution list (found in Chapter 8 of the Draft
EIS).

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the Draft EIS should be mailed to FAA
Spaceport America EIS, c/o ICF International, 9300 Lee Highway,
Fairfax, VA 22031. Comments also can be sent by e-mail to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Under the Proposed Action, the FAA would issue
a launch site operator license to NMSA that would allow the State to
operate the proposed Spaceport America Commercial Launch Site for both
horizontal and vertical suborbital LV launches. Horizontal LVs would
launch and land at the proposed Spaceport America airfield. Vertical
LVs would launch from Spaceport America and either land at Spaceport
America or at WSMR. Rocket-powered vertical landing vehicles would land
on either the Spaceport America airfield or a vertical launch/landing
pad.
    In addition, the Proposed Action includes construction of
facilities needed to support the licensed launch activities at the
proposed launch site. Development of Spaceport America infrastructure
would occur in two phases. The total area of land disturbed by
construction would be approximately 970 acres; the total area of the
final facilities footprint would be approximately 145 acres. The
proposed Spaceport America boundary would encompass approximately 26
square miles. This area currently contains both State and private land.
    Operational activities in support of the Proposed Action would
begin as soon as the phased construction activities related to the
Proposed Action were completed. The operational activities that may
have environmental consequences and would support, either directly or
indirectly, licensed launches include:
     Transport of Launch Vehicles to the Assembly or Staging
Areas.
     Transport and Storage of Rocket Propellants and Other
Fuels.
     Launch, Landing and Recovery Activities for Horizontal
Vehicles.
     Launch, Landing and Recovery Activities for Vertical
Vehicles.
     Other Activities.
--Ground-Based Tests and Static Firings.
--Training.
--X Prize Cup Events.
    The FAA identified two alternatives and the No Action Alternative
to the

Proposed Action, which are considered in the draft EIS. Under
Alternative 1, the FAA would consider issuing a launch site operator
license only for the operation of a launch site to support horizontal
launches. This is considered a feasible alternative because a
significant number of launches of horizontal LVs are projected, and
most X Prize Cup activities would be located at the airfield.
    Under Alternative 2, the FAA would consider issuing a launch site
operator license only for the operation of a launch site to support
vertical launches. This is considered a feasible alternative because a
significant number of launches are projected to be of vertical LVs.
    Under the No Action Alternative, the FAA would not issue a launch
site operator license to the NMSA. Subsequently, the need to support
commercial launches and host the X Prize Cup would not be met by the
State of New Mexico.
    Resource areas were considered to provide a context for
understanding and assessing the potential environmental effects of the
Proposed Action, with attention focused on key issues. The resource
areas considered included compatible land use; Section 4(f) lands and
farmlands; noise; visual resources and light emissions; historical,
architectural, archaeological, and cultural resources; air quality;
water quality, wetlands, wild and scenic rivers, coastal resources, and
floodplains; fish, wildlife, and plants; hazardous materials, pollution
prevention, and solid waste; socioeconomics, environmental justice, and
children's environmental health and safety risks; and energy supply and
natural resources. Construction impacts and secondary (induced) impacts
are also considered. Additional analyses considered in the appendices
include geology and soils; mineral resources; air space; health and
safety; and transportation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacey M. Zee (AST-100), Office of
Commercial Space Transportation, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
331, Washington, DC 20591, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; E-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Issued in Washington, DC on July 2, 2008.
Michael McElligott,
Manager, Space Systems Development Division.1
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1174-001.
    Applicants: Imperial Valley Solar 2, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Imperial
Valley Solar 2, LLC.
    Filed Date: 4/28/21.
    Accession Number: 20210428-5353.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/19/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1165-001.
    Applicants: Purge Energy LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Tariffs and Agreements to be
effective 4/28/2021.
    Filed Date: 4/28/21.
    Accession Number: 20210428-5291.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/19/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1789-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Notice of cancellation of Network Integration
Transmission Service Agreement and Network Operating Agreement of
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Filed Date: 4/28/21.
    Accession Number: 20210428-5263.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/19/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1791-000.
    Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: MAIT submits ECSA No. 5940
to be effective 6/29/2021.
    Filed Date: 4/29/21.
    Accession Number: 20210429-5042.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1792-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2198R30 Kansas Power Pool
NITSA NOA to be effective 4/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 4/29/21.
    Accession Number: 20210429-5044.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1793-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: UFA Yellow Pine 2 Project
TOT796AFS SA No. 261 to be effective 4/30/2021.
    Filed Date: 4/29/21.
    Accession Number: 20210429-5081.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1794-000.
    Applicants: White Oak Energy LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Reactive Power Compensation
Filing to be effective 6/28/2021.
    Filed Date: 4/29/21.
    Accession Number: 20210429-5128.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1795-000.
    Applicants: Oakland Power Company LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Request for Authorization of
Payment Pursuant to Section 7.5 of RMR Agreement to be effective 6/29/
2021.
    Filed Date: 4/29/21.
    Accession Number: 20210429-5236.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1796-000.
    Applicants: Transource Oklahoma, LLC, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Transource Oklahoma, LLC
Formula Rate to be effective 7/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 4/29/21.
    Accession Number: 20210429-5242.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/21.

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

    Docket Numbers: ES21-41-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Electric Power Company.
    Description: Application under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act
for Authorization to Issue Securities for Southwestern Electric Power
Company.
    Filed Date: 4/29/21.
    Accession Number: 20210429-5063.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/21.

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

    Docket Numbers: RR20-5-001.
    Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
    Description: Compliance Filing of The North American Electric
Reliability Corporation on The Revised Delegation Agreements With
Regional Entities.
    Filed Date: 4/29/21.
    Accession Number: 20210429-5087.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/20/21.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: April 29, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

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