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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-N-3331]

Arthritis Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of
a Public Docket; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; establishment of a public docket; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming
public advisory committee meeting of the Arthritis Advisory Committee.
The general function of the committee is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues. The meeting
will be open to the public. FDA is establishing a docket for public
comment on this document.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 2, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.

ADDRESSES: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993.
Answers to commonly asked questions including information regarding
special accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking, and
transportation may be accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm.
    FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this meeting.
The docket number is FDA-2017-N-3331. The docket will close on August
1, 2017. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public
meeting by August 1, 2017. Late, untimely filed comments will not be
considered. Electronic comments must be submitted on or before August
1, 2017. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will
accept comments until midnight Eastern Time at the end of August 1,
2017. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/
paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or
the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.
    Comments received on or before July 19, 2017, will be provided to
the committee.
    Comments received after that date will be taken into consideration
by the Agency.
    You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2017-N-3331 for ``Arthritis Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting;

Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments.'' Received
comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES) will be placed
in the docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential
Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at
the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
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should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
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``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
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Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
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your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Bautista, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-9001, Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FDA Advisory
Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the
Washington, DC area). A notice in the Federal Register about last
minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory
committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide
timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the Agency's Web site
at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down
to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call the
advisory committee information line to learn about possible
modifications before coming to the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Agenda: The committee will discuss biologics license application
(BLA) 761057, for sirukumab injection (proposed trade name PLIVENSIA),
submitted by Janssen Biotech, Inc., for the treatment of adult patients
with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an
inadequate response or are intolerant to one or more disease modifying
anti-rheumatic drugs. The discussion will include dose selection,
efficacy, radiographic progression study, and safety.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting
link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
All electronic and written submissions must be submitted on or before
August 1, 2017. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those individuals interested in
making formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and
submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to
make their presentation on or before July 11, 2017. Time allotted for
each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants
requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a
lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing
session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding
their request to speak by July 12, 2017.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
disabilities. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Philip Bautista at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: June 20, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0179]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Patuxent River, Solomons Island
Harbor, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone upon
specified waters of Solomons Island Harbor, a tributary of the Patuxent
River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waters during a fireworks display launched from discharge
barge located in Solomons Island, Calvert County, Maryland. This safety
zone is intended to protect the maritime public in a portion of
Solomons Island Harbor.

DATES: This rule is effective from 7:30 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on
April 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2010-0179 and are available online
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2010-0179 in the
``Keyword'' box, and then clicking ``Search.'' They are also available
for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30),
U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 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 rule, call or e-mail Mr. Ronald L. Houck, Sector Baltimore
Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-
mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary final rule without prior
notice and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section
4(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because it is contrary to public interest to
delay the effective date of this rule. Delaying the effective date
would be contrary to the safety zone's intended objectives since
immediate action is needed to protect persons and vessels against the
hazards associated with a fireworks display on navigable waters. Such
hazards include premature detonations, dangerous projectiles and
falling or burning debris.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Due to the need for immediate
action, the restriction of vessel traffic is necessary to protect life,
property and the environment; therefore, a 30-day notice is
impracticable. Delaying the effective date would be contrary to the
safety zone's intended objectives of protecting persons and vessels
involved in the event, and enhancing public and maritime safety.

Basis and Purpose

    Fireworks displays are frequently held from locations on or near
the navigable waters of the United States. The potential hazards
associated with fireworks displays are a safety concern during such
events. The purpose of this rule is to promote public and maritime
safety during a fireworks display, and to protect mariners transiting
the area from the potential hazards associated with a fireworks
display, such as the accidental discharge of fireworks, dangerous
projectiles, and falling hot embers or other debris. This rule is
needed to ensure safety on the waterway during the scheduled event.

Discussion of Rule

    To celebrate its 30th Year Anniversary Opening, the Tiki Bar at
Solomons Island, Maryland will sponsor a fireworks display from a barge
located adjacent to Molly's Leg in Solomons Island Harbor scheduled on
Friday, April 16, 2010 at approximately 8:45 p.m.
    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on certain
waters of the Solomons Island Harbor, within a 100 yards radius of a
fireworks discharge barge in approximate position latitude
38[deg]19'21'' N, longitude 076[deg]27'16'' W, located at Solomons
Island Harbor, Maryland (NAD 1983). The temporary safety zone will be
enforced from 7:30 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on April 16, 2010. The
effect of this temporary safety zone will be to restrict navigation in
the regulated area during the fireworks display. No person or vessel
may enter or remain in the safety zone. Vessels will be allowed to
transit the waters of Solomons Island Harbor outside the safety zone.
Notification of the temporary safety zone will be provided to the
public via marine information broadcasts.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not
require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section
6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not
reviewed it under that Order.
    Although this safety zone will restrict access to the area, the
effect of the rule will not be significant because: (i) There is little
vessel traffic associated with commercial fishing and recreational
boating in the area, (ii) vessels can transit waters outside the safety
zone, (iii) the safety zone is of limited duration and limited size,
and (iv) the Coast Guard will give advance notice to mariners via
maritime advisories so mariners can adjust their plans accordingly.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this rule would have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.

    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. This rule will affect the following entities, some of which
may be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to
operate, transit, or anchor in a portion of the Solomons Island Harbor,
at Solomons Island, MD, from 7:30 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on April 16,
2010. This safety zone will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons. The
safety zone is of limited size and duration. In addition, before the
effective period, the Coast Guard will issue maritime advisories widely
available to users of the waterway to allow mariners to make
alternative plans for transiting the affected area.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we offer to assist small
entities in understanding the rule so that they can better evaluate its
effects on them and participate in the rulemaking process.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this rule under
that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for
federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded
this action is one of a category of actions that do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This
rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of
the Instruction. This rule involves establishing a temporary safety
zone to protect the public from dangers associated with a fireworks
display.
    An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion
determination are available in the docket where indicated under
ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

0
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306,
3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5;

Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.

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2. Add Sec.  165.T05-0179 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T05-0179  Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Patuxent River,
Solomons Island Harbor, MD.

    (a) Regulated Area. The following area is a safety zone: All waters
in Solomons Island Harbor, within a 100 yards radius of a fireworks
discharge barge in approximate position latitude 38[deg]19'21'' N,
longitude 076[deg]27'16'' W, located at Solomons Island, Maryland (NAD
1983).
    (b) Regulations. The general regulations found in Sec.  165.23 of
this part apply to the area described in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (1) All vessels and persons are prohibited from entering this zone,
except as authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Baltimore.
    (2) Persons or vessels requiring entry into or passage within the
zone must request authorization from the Captain of the Port or his
designated representative by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or on VHF-FM
marine band radio channel 16.
    (3) All Coast Guard assets enforcing this safety zone can be
contacted on VHF-FM marine band radio channels 13 and 16.
    (4) The operator of any vessel within or in the immediate vicinity
of this safety zone shall:
    (i) Stop the vessel immediately upon being directed to do so by any
commissioned, warrant or petty officer on board a vessel displaying a
Coast Guard Ensign, and
    (ii) Proceed as directed by any commissioned, warrant or petty
officer on board a vessel displaying a Coast Guard Ensign.
    (c) Definitions. Captain of the Port Baltimore means the Commander,
Coast Guard Sector Baltimore or any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant
or petty officer who has been authorized by the Captain of the Port to
act on his behalf.
    Designated representative means any Coast Guard commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer who has been authorized by the Captain of the
Port Baltimore to assist in enforcing the safety zone described in
paragraph (a) of this section.
    (d) Enforcement. The U.S. Coast Guard may be assisted by Federal,
State and local agencies in the patrol and enforcement of the zone.
    (e) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 7:30
p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on April 16, 2010.

    Dated: March 25, 2010.
Mark P. O'Malley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Baltimore, Maryland.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

33 CFR Part 328

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 110, 112, 116, 117, 122, 230, 232, 300, 302, and 401

[FRL-9959-93-OW]

Intention To Review and Rescind or Revise the Clean Water Rule

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Department of the Army,
Department of Defense; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with a Presidential directive, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army
(Army) announces its intention to review and rescind or revise the
Clean Water Rule.

DATES: March 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms. Donna Downing, Office of Water
(4502-T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and Mr. Gib Owen, Office of the Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Civil Works, Department of the Army, 104 Army Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20310-0104; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
originally enacted in 1948, most comprehensively amended in 1972, and
known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), seeks ``to restore and maintain the
chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters.''
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Among other provisions, the CWA regulates the
discharge of pollutants into ``navigable waters,'' defined in the CWA
as ``the waters of the United States.'' The question of what is a
``water of the United States'' is one that has generated substantial
interest and uncertainty, especially among states, small businesses,
the agricultural communities, and environmental organizations, because
it relates to the extent of jurisdiction for federal and relevant state
regulations.
    The EPA and the Department of the Army (collectively, the agencies)
have promulgated a series of regulations defining ``waters of the
United States.'' The scope of ``waters of the United States'' as
defined by the prior regulations has been subject to litigation in
several U.S. Supreme Court cases, most recently in Rapanos v. United
States, 547 U.S. 715 (2006) (``Rapanos''). In response to that
decision, the agencies issued guidance regarding CWA jurisdiction in
2007, and revised it in 2008.
    In response to that guidance, Members of Congress, developers,
farmers, state and local governments, environmental organizations,
energy companies and others asked the agencies to replace the guidance
with a regulation. At the conclusion of that rulemaking process, the
agencies issued the ``Clean Water Rule: Definition of `Waters of the
United States.' '' 80 FR 37054 (``2015 Rule'') (found at 40 CFR 110,
112, 116, 117, 122, 230, 232, 300, 302 and 401, and 33 CFR 328).
    Due to concerns about the potential for continued regulatory
uncertainty, as well as the scope and legal authority of the 2015 Rule,
31 states and a number of other parties sought judicial review in
multiple actions. Seven states plus the District of Columbia, and an
additional number of parties, then intervened in those cases. On
October 9, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit stayed
the 2015 Rule nationwide pending further action of the court.
    On February 28, 2017, the President of the United States issued an
Executive Order directing the EPA and the Army to review and rescind or
revise the 2015 Rule. Today, the EPA and the Army announce their
intention to review that rule, and provide advanced notice of a
forthcoming proposed rulemaking consistent with the Executive Order. In
doing so, the agencies will consider interpreting the term ``navigable
waters,'' as defined in the CWA in a manner consistent with the opinion
of Justice Scalia in Rapanos. It is important that stakeholders and the
public at large have certainty as to how the CWA applies to their
activities.
    Agencies have inherent authority to reconsider past decisions and
to revise, replace or repeal a decision to the extent permitted by law
and supported by a reasoned explanation. FCC v. Fox Television
Stations, Inc., 556 U.S. 502, 515 (2009) (``Fox''); Motor Vehicle
Manufacturers Ass'n of the United States, Inc., et al, v. State Farm
Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., et al. 463 U.S. 29, 42 (1983) (``State
Farm''). Importantly, such a revised decision need not be based upon a
change of facts or circumstances. A revised rulemaking based ``on a
reevaluation of which policy would be better in light of the facts'' is
``well within an agency's discretion,'' and ``[a] change in
administration brought about by the people casting their votes is a
perfectly reasonable basis for an executive agency's reappraisal of the
costs and benefits of its programs and regulations.'' National Ass'n of
Home Builders v. EPA, 682 F.3d 1032, 1038 & 1043 (D.C. Cir. 2012)
(citing Fox, 556 U.S. at 514-15; quoting State Farm, 463 U.S. at 59
(Rehnquist, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part)).
    Through new rulemaking, the EPA and the Army seek to provide
greater clarity and regulatory certainty concerning the definition of
``waters of the United States,'' consistent with the principles
outlined in the Executive Order and the agencies' legal authority.

    Dated: February 28, 2017.
E. Scott Pruitt,
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
    Dated: February 28, 2017.

Douglas W. Lamont,
 Senior Offical Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Civil Works, Department of the Army.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R04-OW-2013-0728]

Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of
North Carolina

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of North Carolina is
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. North
Carolina has adopted the following rules: Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rule, Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Lead and
Copper Rule Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications, and
Ground Water Rule. The EPA has determined that North Carolina's rules
are no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulations.
Therefore, the EPA is tentatively approving this revision to the State
of North Carolina's Public Water System Supervision Program.

DATES: Any interested person may request a public hearing. A request
for a public hearing must be submitted by May 29, 2014, to the Regional
Administrator at the EPA Region 4 address shown below. The Regional
Administrator may deny frivolous or

insubstantial requests for a hearing. However, if a substantial request
for a public hearing is made by May 29, 2014, a public hearing will be
held. If no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received
and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on her
own motion, this tentative approval shall become final and effective on
May 29, 2014. Any request for a public hearing shall include the
following information: The name, address and telephone number of the
individual, organization or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief
statement of the requesting person's interest in the Regional
Administrator's determination and a brief statement of the information
that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and the
signature of the individual making the request or, if the request is
made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a
responsible official of the organization or other entity.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available
for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, at the following offices: North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources, Public
Water Supply Section, 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27601; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4,
Safe Drinking Water Branch, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Lad, EPA Region 4, Safe Drinking
Water Branch, by mail at the Atlanta address given above, by telephone
at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    EPA Analysis: On March 3, 2008, the State of North Carolina
submitted a request that the Region approve revisions to the State's
Safe Drinking Water Act Public Water System Supervision Program to
include the authority to implement and enforce the Lead and Copper Rule
Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications. On November 9,
2009, the State of North Carolina submitted a request that the Region
approve revisions to the State's Safe Drinking Water Act Public Water
System Supervision Program to include the authority to implement and
enforce the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule. On
December 18, 2009, the State of North Carolina submitted a request that
the Region approve revisions to the State's Safe Drinking Water Act
Public Water System Supervision Program to include the authority to
implement and enforce the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rule. On December 18, 2009, the State of North Carolina submitted a
request that the Region approve revisions to the State's Safe Drinking
Water Act Public Water System Supervision Program to include the
authority to implement and enforce the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule. On November 3, 2010, the State of North Carolina
submitted a request that the Region approve revisions to the State's
Safe Drinking Water Act Public Water System Supervision Program to
include the authority to implement and enforce the Ground Water Rule.
For the revisions to be approved, the EPA must find the State Rules 15A
NCAC 18C .1507, 15A NCAC 18C .2008, 15A NCAC 18C .2007, and 15A NCAC
18C .2202, to be no less stringent than the Federal Rules codified at
40 CFR part 141, Subpart I--Lead and Copper Rule Short-Term Regulatory
Revisions and Clarifications; 40 CFR part 141, Subpart V--Stage 2
Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule; 40 CFR part 141,
Subpart T--Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; 40 CFR
part 141, Subpart W--Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule;
and 40 CFR part 141, Subpart S--Ground Water Rule. The EPA reviewed the
applications using the Federal statutory provisions (Section 1413 of
the Safe Drinking Water Act), Federal regulations (at 40 CFR part 142),
State regulations, rule crosswalks, and EPA regulatory guidance to
determine whether the requests for revisions are approvable. The EPA
determined that the North Carolina revisions are no less stringent than
the corresponding Federal regulations.
    EPA Action: The EPA is tentatively approving this revision. If the
EPA does not receive a timely and appropriate request for a hearing and
the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on her own
motion, this tentative approval will become final and effective on May
29, 2014.

    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended (1996), and 40 CFR part 142.

    Dated: April 10, 2014.
Heather McTeer Toney,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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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
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC18-63-000.
    Applicants: Bayou Cove Peaking Power LLC, Big Cajun I Peaking Power
LLC, CottonWood Energy Company LP, Louisiana Generating LLC, NRG
Sterlington Power LLC, NRG Cottonwood Tenant LLC, NRG Power Marketing
LLC, Cleco Energy LLC, Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, Cleco Group LLC,
Cleco Partners L.P.
    Description: Joint Application for Order Authorizing Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of
the Cleco Applicants and NRG Applicants.
    Filed Date: 2/27/18.
    Accession Number: 20180227-5186.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/18.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1873-008; ER10-2124-018; ER10-2125-019; ER10-
2127-017; ER10-2128-018; ER10-2129-013 ER10-2130-018; ER10-2131-020;
ER10-2132-018 ER10-2133-019; ER10-2134-012; ER10-2135-013 ER10-2136-
013; ER10-2137-020; ER10-2138-020 ER10-2139-020; ER10-2140-020; ER10-
2141-020 ER10-2764-018; ER11-3872-020; ER11-4044-019 ER11-4046-018;
ER12-164-017; ER14-2187-014 ER14-2798-012; ER14-2799-012; ER15-103-008
ER15-1041-008; ER15-1873-008; ER15-2205-008 ER16-1720-005; ER17-2336-
003; ER17-2337-003 ER18-140-003; ER18-471-002; ER18-472-002.
    Applicants: Buckeye Wind Energy LLC, Prairie Breeze Wind Energy II
LLC, Prairie Breeze Wind Energy III LLC, States Edge Wind I LLC, States
Edge Wind I Holdings LLC, Invenergy Energy Management LLC, Beech Ridge
Energy LLC, Beech Ridge Energy II LLC, Beech Ridge Energy Storage LLC,
Forward Energy LLC, Gratiot County Wind LLC, Gratiot County Wind II
LLC, Grand Ridge Energy LLC, Grand Ridge Energy II LLC, Grand Ridge
Energy III LLC, Grand Ridge Energy V LLC, Grand Ridge Energy Storage
LLC, Grays Harbor Energy LLC, Hardee Power Partners Limited, Invenergy
Nelson LLC, Invenergy TN LLC, Lackawanna Energy Center LLC, Sheldon
Energy LLC, Shoreham Solar Commons Holdings LLC, Spindle Hill Energy
LLC, Stony Creek Energy LLC, Spring Canyon Energy LLC, Shoreham Solar
Commons LLC, Judith Gap Energy LLC, Invenergy Cannon Falls LLC, Grand
Ridge Energy IV LLC, Bishop Hill Energy III LLC, Vantage Wind Energy
LLC, Willow Creek Energy, LLC, Wolverine Creek Energy LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Facts under Market-Based Rate
Authority of Buckeye Wind Energy LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 2/27/18.
    Accession Number: 20180227-5143.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2323-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Ameren
Illinois Company.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2018-02-28 Deficiency Response re
revisions to Ameren Att O Rate Template to be effective 6/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5069.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-541-001.
    Applicants: Rausch Creek Generation, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Reactive Tariff to be effective 2/
28/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/27/18.
    Accession Number: 20180227-5142.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-920-000.
    Applicants: Marco DM Holdings, L.L.C.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rate Application
to be effective 4/30/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5019.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-921-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original WMPA SA No. 4948;
Queue No. AD1-053 to be effective 2/15/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5030.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-923-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Mar 2018 Membership Filing
to be effective 2/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5086.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-924-000.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rate Schedule No. 224--ATS
Participation Agreement to be effective 5/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5089.

    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-925-000.
    Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of A&R License
Agreement w LBWL to be effective 4/30/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5090.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-926-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: GIA & DSA & Notice of
Cancellation LA Stanton Energy Reliability Center Project to be
effective 2/8/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5095.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-927-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of First
Revised ISA, SA No. 3638; Queue No. AA1-101 to be effective 2/13/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5135.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-928-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original WMPA, SA No. 4951;
PJM Queue No. AD1-054 to be effective 2/20/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5139.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-929-000.
    Applicants: Penn Oak Services, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Penn Oak Services, LLC MBR
Application to be effective 3/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5144.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-930-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of ISA, SA
No. 3413; Queue No. V2-028 to be effective 4/10/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5162.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-931-000.
    Applicants: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to FERC Rate
Schedule 202 to be effective 2/15/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5165.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-932-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to OATT and OA RE:
FTR Case Performance to be effective 5/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5172.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-933-000.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rate Schedule No. 152, ANPP
Westwing Switchyard Interconnection Agreement to be effective 5/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5173.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-934-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rev to OATT and OA RE: FTR
Modeling Enhancements Future Transmission Upgrades to be effective 5/1/
2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5174.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-935-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: SP Butler Solar LGIA
Amendment Filing to be effective 2/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/28/18.
    Accession Number: 20180228-5201.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/18.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following qualifying
facility filings:

    Docket Numbers: QF18-645-000.
    Applicants: DTE Marietta, LLC.
    Description: Form 556 of DTE Marietta, LLC.
    Filed Date: 2/21/18.
    Accession Number: 20180221-5168.
    Comments Due: None Applicable.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
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: February 28, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1744-039]

PacifiCorp; Notice of Scoping Meeting and Soliciting Scoping
Comments for an Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Using the
Alternative Licensing Process

    a. Type of Application: Alternative Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 1744-039.
    c. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    d. Name of Project: Weber Hydroelectric Project.
    e. Location: On the Weber River, in Weber, Davis, and Morgan
Counties, Utah. The project occupies 11.4 acres of United States lands
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Eve Davies, PacifiCorp, 1407 West North
Temple, Ste. 110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116;<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    h. FERC Contact: Claire McGrath at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: November 6, 2015.

    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments 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 (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-1744-039.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners 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 intervener 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. The existing project consists of: (1) The Weber diversion dam
with an overall length of 114 feet and crest elevation of 4,798 feet
mean sea level (ms)l, consisting of a 27-foot-high, 79-foot-long
concrete section, two radial gates approximately 29 feet long, and a
35-foot-long intake structure on the Weber River; (2) a 3-foot by 18-
foot non-operative fish passage structure that is used to pass minimum
flows through a calibrated slide gate opening; 3) an impoundment with
surface area of 8.4 acres at elevation 4,798 msl and total storage of
approximately 42 acre-feet; (4) a 9,107-foot-long, 5-foot to 6.3-foot
diameter steel penstock partially encased in concrete beginning at the
intake and terminating at the powerhouse on the Weber River; (5) a
powerhouse with one 3,850 kW generating unit operating under a head of
185 feet and producing a 30-year average annual energy output of 16,932
MWh; (6) a discharging pipe returning turbine flows into the Weber
River at the powerhouse; and (7) a 77-foot-long, 46-kV transmission
line which connects to the Weber substation. PacifiCorp proposes to
build a new fish passage structure at the edge of the existing
diversion dam in an area that currently has graded, unvegetated soil.

l. Scoping Process

    PacifiCorp intends to utilize the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (Commission) alternative licensing process (ALP). Under
the ALP, PacifiCorp will prepare an Applicant Prepared Environmental
Assessment (APEA) and license application for the Weber Hydroelectric
Project.
    PacifiCorp expects to file with the Commission, the APEA and the
license application for the Weber Hydroelectric Project by February 21,
2018. Although PacifCorp's intent is to prepare an EA, there is the
possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be
required. Nevertheless, this meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the
Commission.
    The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the opportunity to
participate in the upcoming scoping meetings identified below, and to
solicit your scoping comments.

Scoping Meetings

    PacifiCorp and the Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings,
one in the daytime and one in the evening, to help us identify the
scope of issues to be addressed in the APEA.
    The daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency concerns,
while the evening scoping meeting is

primarily for public input. All interested individuals, organizations,
and agencies are invited to attend one or both of the meetings, and to
assist the staff in identifying the environmental issues that should be
analyzed in the APEA. The times and locations of these meetings are as
follows:

Daytime Meeting

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 1:00 p.m. (MDT), Ben Lomond Suites, 2510
Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah 84401.

Evening Meeting

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 7:00 p.m. (MDT), Ben Lomond Suites, 2510
Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah 84401.

    To help focus discussions, Scoping Document 1 was mailed in
September 2015, outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the APEA
to the parties on the mailing list. Copies of the SD1 also will be
available at the scoping meetings. SD1 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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    Based on all written comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
may be issued. SD2 will include a revised list of issues, based on the
scoping sessions.

Environmental Site Review

    PacifiCorp and the Commission staff will conduct a project
Environmental Site Review beginning at 9:00 a.m. (MDT) on Wednesday,
October 7, 2015. All interested individuals, organizations, and
agencies are invited to attend; however, anyone planning to attend
should notify Miriam Hugentobler at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by
September 21, 2015. All participants should meet at the Weber
Hydroelectric Project recreation site parking lot (see SD1 for
directions). All participants are responsible for their own
transportation to the site.

Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) Summarize the
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the APEA;
(2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information,
especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage
statements from experts and the public on issues that should be
analyzed in the APEA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in
support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the resource
issues to be addressed in the APEA; and (5) identify those issues that
require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not
require a detailed analysis.

Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become
part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
    Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental
expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to
assist PacifiCorp in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed
in the APEA.

    Dated: September 3, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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