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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12686-004]

Baker County, OR; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 12686-004.
    c. Date filed: April 30, 2013 (revised December 5, 2013).
    d. Applicant: Baker County, Oregon (Baker County).
    e. Name of Project: Mason Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the Powder
River, at the existing U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's (Reclamation) Mason
dam, near Baker City, in Baker County, Oregon. The project would occupy
6.4 acres of federal land managed by Reclamation and the U.S. Forest
Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Fred Warner Jr., Baker County Board of
Commissioners Chairman, 1995 Third Street, Baker City, OR 97814, (541)
523-8200.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams, Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, and
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
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
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway 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_ADDRESS>(866)
208-3676 (toll free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (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 docket number P-12686-004.
    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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
    l. The Project Description: The proposed project facilities
include: (1) A 6-foot diameter, 105-foot-long steel penstock; (2) a 40-
foot by 28-foot powerhouse containing a single horizontal shaft Francis
turbine with an installed capacity of 3.4 megawatts; (3) an
approximately 0.8-mile-long, 12.47-kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission
line along Black Mountain Road; (4) a substation at the interconnection
point with an existing Idaho Power Company 138-kV transmission line;
and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    The proposed project would operate utilizing flood control,
irrigation, and instream flow releases from Mason dam and established
under existing agreements between the Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, and/or the Baker Valley Irrigation District. Generation
flow discharge would be delivered to the Powder River at the base of
Mason dam in the vicinity of the exiting discharge via the project's
tailrace.
    Baker County estimates that the average annual generation would be
about 7,510 megawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may 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. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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. 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, and .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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY 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 protesting or intervening; 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
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary    October 2014.
 terms and conditions, and preliminary
 fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA....................  February 2015.
Comments on EA..........................  March 2015.
Modified terms and conditions...........  April 2015.
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    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in Sec.  5.22: (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.
    r. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.

    Dated: August 11, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0187]

Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application
for an Exemption From Pi Variables, Inc.

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption
from Pi Variables, Inc. (Pi Variables) to allow sequential flashing
light emitting diode (LED) flare warning devices to be deployed when
CMVs are stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder
of a highway for any cause other than necessary traffic stops.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2021-0187 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2021-0187. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure
someone is there to help you, please call<PHONE_NUMBER> or (202) 366-
9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jos[eacute] R. Cestero, Vehicle
and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and
Vehicle Safety, MC-PSV,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
call Dockets Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA 2021-0187), indicate the specific section of this
document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your
document so FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your
submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2021-0187, click on the ``Comment Now!'' button
and type your comment into the text box on the following screen. Choose
whether you are submitting your comment as an individual or on behalf
of a third party and then submit.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2021-0187 and choose the
document to review. If you do not have access to the internet, you may
view the docket online by visiting Dockets Operations in Room W12-140
on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER> before visiting
Dockets Operations.

Privacy Act

    DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its
exemption process, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 31315(b)(6). DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL 14--Federal Docket Management System), which
can be reviewed at www.transportation.gov/privacy.

II. Legal Basis

    FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b) to grant exemptions
from certain parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs). FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the
Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the
public an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the
application, including any safety analyses that have been conducted.
The Agency must also provide an opportunity for public comment on the
request. The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments
and determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a
level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of
the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(b)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason
for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice
must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and
the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption is
granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the exemption
(up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption.
The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).

Pi Variable's Application for Exemption

    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require one of the
following warning devices to be deployed when a CMV is stopped upon the
traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway for any
cause other than necessary traffic stops: (1) Three bidirectional
emergency reflective triangles that conform to the requirements of
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, Sec.  571.125 of this
title; or (2) At least 6 fusees or 3 liquid-burning flares. The vehicle
must have as many additional fusees or liquid-burning flares as are
necessary to satisfy the requirements of Sec.  392.22, (3) Other
warning devices may be used in addition to, but not in lieu of, the
required warning devices, provided those warning devices do not
decrease the effectiveness of the required warning devices. Pi
Variables has applied for an exemption from 49 CFR 393.95(f)(2) to
allow sequential flashing LED flare warning devices to be deployed in
lieu of fusees or liquid- burning flares A copy of the exemption
application is included in the docket referenced at the beginning of
this notice.

Request for Comments

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on Pi Variable's application for an
exemption from 49 CFR 393.95(f)(2). All comments received before the
close of business on the comment closing date indicated at the
beginning of this notice will be considered and will be available for
examination in the docket at the location listed under the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. Comments received after the comment closing
date will be filed in the public docket and will be considered to the
extent practicable. In addition to late comments,
    FMCSA will also continue to file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after the comment closing date.
Interested persons should continue to examine the public docket for new
material.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.
Extension: Form N-CSR; SEC File No. 270-512; OMB Control No. 3235-0570.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to
submit this existing collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension and approval.
    Form N-CSR (17 CFR 249.331 and 274.128) is a combined reporting
form used by management investment companies to file certified
shareholder reports under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-1 et seq.) (``Investment Company Act'') and under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange Act''). Form
N-CSR is to be used for reports under Section 30(b)(2) of the
Investment Company Act and Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
filed pursuant to rule 30b2-1(a) under the Investment Company Act (17
CFR 270.30b2-1(a)). Reports on Form N-CSR are to be filed with the
Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to
stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to
stockholders under rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act (17 CFR
270.30e-1).
    The Commission estimates that there are 6,640 reports filed on Form
N-CSR annually and that the average number of

portfolios referenced in each filing is 3.75. The Commission further
estimates that the hour burden for preparing and filing a report on
Form N-CSR is 7.62 hours per portfolio. Given that filings on Form N-
CSR are filed semi-annually, filings on Form N-CSR require 15.24 hours
per portfolio each year. The total annual hour burden for Form N-CSR,
therefore, is estimated to be 154,686 hours.
    The current total annual cost burden to respondents for outside
professionals associated with the collection of data relating to Form
N-CSR is currently $1,119,001 and the new total annual cost burden to
respondents is estimated to be $1,556,401, representing an increase of
$437,400.
    The collection of information under Form N-CSR is mandatory.
Responses to the collection of information will not be kept
confidential. 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 control number.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60
days of this publication.
    Please direct your written comments to Charles Boucher, Director/
CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432
General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-mail to: PRA_
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: August 10, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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