[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2012)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRN-9754-2]

Meeting of the National Environmental Education Advisory Council

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Environmental Education Advisory Council will
meet on December 13-14th, 2012 in Washington, DC. The focus of the
meeting will be to convene the new members of the Council, form work
groups and develop plans for the report to congress.
    This is an open meeting and all interested persons are invited to
attend. The Council will hear comments from the public between 4:30
p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Thursday December 13th, 2012. Each individual or
organization wishing to address the NEEAC meeting will be allowed a
maximum of five minutes to present their point of view. Also, written
comments should be submitted electronically to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at the number
listed below to schedule agenda time. Time will be allotted on a first
come first serve basis, and the total period for comments may be
extended if the number of requests for appearances requires it.

ADDRESSES: The NEEAC meeting will be held at Ariel Rios North, Room
3530 located at 1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    The Council's meeting minutes and summary notes will be available
online after the meeting, at http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/neeac.html or
can be obtained by written request to the DFO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javier Araujo, DFO for the National
Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC) at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Information on Services for Those with Disabilities: To request
accommodation of a disability, please request it 10 days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
    Please contact Javier Araujo at<PHONE_NUMBER> or email at:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Javier Araujo,
Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Education Advisory
Council.
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[Federal Register: November 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0103; FRL-8339-3]

Pyridate; Product Cancellation Order to Terminate Uses of Certain
Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellation,
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of
products containing the pesticide pyridate, pursuant to section 6(f)(1)
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This cancellation order follows an April 18, 2007, Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the pyridate registrant to
voluntarily cancel all of its pyridate section 24(c) product
registrations registered under FIFRA. These are the last pyridate
products registered for use in the United States. In the April 18,
2007, notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing
the cancellation, unless the Agency received substantive comments
within the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review
of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew its request within
this period. The Agency received one comment on the notice but it did
not merit further review of the request. Further, the registrant did
not withdraw the request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice
a cancellation order granting the requested cancellation to terminate
uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the pyridate 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 November 21, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-

8195; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail 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?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0103. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard

copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces the cancellation to terminate use, as
requested by the registrant, of all section 24(c) pyridate products
registered under FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.

                Table 1.--Pyridate Product Cancellations
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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CA010008                                    Tough 5EC
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ID010006                                    Tough 5EC
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IN010001                                    Tough 5EC
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MT010003                                    Tough 5EC
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ND000007                                    Tough 5EC
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OR010005                                    Tough 5EC
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WA010007                                    Tough 5EC
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WI010005                                    Tough 5EC
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for
the registrant of the products in Table 1 of this unit.

           Table 2.--Registrant of Canceled Pyridate Products
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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100                                         Syngenta Crop Protection,
                                             Inc., P.O. Box 18300,
                                             Greensboro, NC 27419-8300
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments

    During the public comment period provided, EPA received one comment
in response to the Federal Register notice of April 18, 2007 (72 FR
19491) (FRL-8124-4), announcing the Agency's receipt of the request for
voluntary cancellation. The comment received was a request for an
extension of the Special Local Need label to allow the use of existing
stocks of pyridate by mint growers. However, the Federal Register
notice already specified that mint growers may use the FIFRA 24(c)
labels to apply existing stocks of the previously-canceled parent
product, Tough EC (EPA Reg. No. 100-880) to mint, until such existing
stocks are exhausted. For this reason, the Agency does not believe that
the comment submitted during the comment period merits further review
or a denial of the request for voluntary cancellation.

 IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellation to terminate use of the pyridate FIFRA section 24(c)
registrations identified in Table 1. Accordingly, the Agency orders
that the pyridate FIFRA 24(c) registrations identified in Table 1 are
hereby canceled. 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 considered 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 canceled 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 Administrator may approve such
a request.

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 cancellation order issued in this notice
includes the following existing stocks provisions.
    The Agency intends to allow persons other than the registrant to
continue to use the FIFRA section 24(c) labels to apply existing stocks
of the previously-canceled parent section 3 product, Tough 5EC (EPA
Reg. No. 100-880), to mint, provided such use is consistent with the
section 24(c) labels, until such existing stocks are exhausted. The
registrant will not be permitted to sell or distribute the previously-
canceled parent section 3 product, Tough 5EC (EPA Reg. No. 100-880),
but existing stocks already in the hands of dealers or users may be
distributed, sold or used legally until they are exhausted.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: November 13, 2007,
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4061-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2012-0002]

West Virginia; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-4061-DR), dated March 22,
2012, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: March 22, 2012.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated March 22, 2012, the President issued a major disaster declaration
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford
Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of West Virginia resulting from severe storms, flooding, mudslides,
and landslides beginning on March 15, 2012, and continuing, is of
sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford
Act''). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in
the State of West Virginia.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Individual Assistance and Public
Assistance in the designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout
the State. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance
is supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act
for Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs Assistance
will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The time period prescribed for the implementation of section
310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public
Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed
six months after the date of this declaration.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, Deanne Criswell, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
    The following areas of the State of West Virginia have been
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Logan County for Individual Assistance.
    Lincoln, Logan, and Mingo Counties for Public Assistance.
    All counties within the State of West Virginia are eligible to
apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

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

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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From:
BATTEN, KATIE M<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sent:
Friday, February 17, 2017 1:41 PM
To:
Jones, DonnaLee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Robert Brager<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Seidman, Emily<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Cc:
Kakade, Seema<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Subject:
RE: SunCoke CAA 114 Request - Meeting Follow Up - EPA response

Hi Donna Lee,

Attached is our draft test protocol for the ICR testing.  There are several test method deviations that we are requesting.  Several of these have already been discussed with EPA and the remaining are minor deviations.  I have included a list of these deviations in the table below and they are included, with more details, in the draft protocol.  Please let me know if you would like to set up a call or a meeting to discuss the deviations or the test protocol.

                                   Deviation
                              Location in Report
                                    Comment
Modified traverse for bypass vent stacks
<IP_ADDRESS>, <IP_ADDRESS>, <IP_ADDRESS>, <IP_ADDRESS>, <IP_ADDRESS>
Protect air-cooled integrated nozzle/probe where there is restricted working space and access
Alternate HCN impinger solution
<IP_ADDRESS>
Use of 2% zinc acetate
Combine M26 and OTM-29 trains
<IP_ADDRESS>
Reduced number of sampling trains
Alternate solvents for CARB 428/429 train
<IP_ADDRESS>
Eliminate field use of methylene chloride
Alternate nozzle
<IP_ADDRESS>, <IP_ADDRESS>, <IP_ADDRESS>
Glass nozzle likely to break in PCM and hot car stacks
Collect sample for H2S in gas bags
<IP_ADDRESS>
Based on discussion in ICR Frequently Asked Questions (Set #6)
Alternate times for opacity observations
<IP_ADDRESS>
Pushing and charging performed at night
Demonstrate no leaks by negative pressure instead of visible observations
<IP_ADDRESS>
Use MACT procedure
Using CEMs on flat push hot car
<IP_ADDRESS>
Monitor continuously
CO2 and O2 on moving equipment
<IP_ADDRESS>
Bag sample
Analysis procedure for mercury
<IP_ADDRESS>
Expand measured concentration range

Thanks and have a great weekend.

Katie

<< SunCoke ICR Test Plan for EPA 20170217.pdf >>

-----Original Message-----
From: Jones, DonnaLee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 9:30 AM
To: BATTEN, KATIE M; Robert Brager; Seidman, Emily
Cc: Kakade, Seema
Subject: Re: SunCoke CAA 114 Request - Meeting Follow Up - EPA response

Thank you for your note. Yes, it will be OK with me for Suncoke to switch testing to accommodate production shifts in the company.

Looking forward to your draft test plan.

Regards,
Donna Lee Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Advisor, Metals Sector
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Sector Policies and Programs Division / Metals & Inorganic Chemicals Group (D243-02) Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:<PHONE_NUMBER>  Fax<PHONE_NUMBER> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Reasonableness never fails to be appreciated."  - anon.

________________________________________
From: BATTEN, KATIE M<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 8:14:22 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee; Robert Brager; Seidman, Emily
Cc: Kakade, Seema
Subject: RE: SunCoke CAA 114 Request - Meeting Follow Up - EPA response

Hi Donna Lee,

Thank you for speaking with me the other day regarding the facility location where we will perform the Enclosure 2 testing.  As I explained, our Haverhill facility is on reduced charge weights due to customer demand for the remainder of this year.  Our Middletown facility was originally planned to be operating at normal charge weights; however there has been some very recent discussion of reducing charge weights at the Middletown facility as well, although any reduction has not been finalized.  SunCoke feels that the test results (for pushing, charging, main stack and quench water) will be most representative of normal heat-recovery coking operations if the testing is performed under normal charge weights.  SunCoke has reviewed operations and customer contracts for the two sites and has determined that the Middletown facility can more feasibly support conducting the ICR testing under normal charge weights.  The Middletown facility will either be already operating at normal charge weights when the testing occurs, or the facility would ramp up charge weights prior to beginning the ICR testing and maintain normal charge weights for the duration of the testing.  A short term ramp up in charge weights can be done more easily and more feasibly at the Middletown facility due to customer agreements and overall plant operational capability.

During our call, you indicated that SunCoke may choose which facility it plans to conduct the testing at.  Therefore, SunCoke plans to conduct the testing (pushing, charging, main stack and quench water) at the Middletown facility, not the Haverhill facility, for the reasons outlined above.  The bypass vent stack testing will still be completed at the Granite City facility in May.

We have nearly completed the draft test protocol for your review and will send it early next week.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Katie

Katie Batten
Corporate Environmental Manager

1011 Warrenville Road, 6th Floor
Lisle, IL  60532

off:<PHONE_NUMBER>
cell:<PHONE_NUMBER>
off:<PHONE_NUMBER>


1 EPA EPA Human Studies Review Board Human Studies Review Board ( HSRB)

( HSRB)

Public Meeting Public Meeting April 4, 2006 2 HSRB Charter HSRB Charter " HSRB will provide advice, information, and recommendations on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects research."

The major objectives are to provide advice and recommendations on:

a. Research Proposals and Protocols;

b. Reports of completed research with human subjects; and c. How to strengthen EPA's programs for protection of human subjects of research 3 EPA & Human Research EPA & Human Research Issues involving human research may arise in three areas:

When EPA plans and carries out human research

When EPA reviews proposals from third parties to conduct human research

When EPA considers the results of human research under its statutory mandates to protect human health and the environment 4 Order of Overview Presentations Order of Overview Presentations

Summary of EPA's Protections for Subjects of Human Research  Mr. William Jordan

OPP Approach to Assessing Human Health Risks of Pesticides Using Data From Human Studies

Mr. Michael Metzger

OPP Assessment of Ethical Conduct of Human Studies   Mr. John Carley

OPP Assessment of Individual Human Studies

Ray Kent, Ph. D.

Summary of Human Studies for Consideration by the HSRB   Louis Scarano, Ph. D. 5 EPA Requirements for Protection EPA Requirements for Protection of Subjects in Human Research of Subjects in Human Research William Jordan EPA Office of Pesticide Programs 6 Overview Overview

History of EPA efforts to provide protections for subjects of human research

History of EPA's Human Studies rulemaking

Provisions of EPA's final Human Studies Rule

Introduction to Pesticide Regulation 7 Protections for Subjects of EPA Protections for Subjects of EPA' s 1 s 1st st and and 2nd nd Party Human Research Party Human Research

In 1991 EPA adopted the Common Rule

Common Rule applies to all human research conducted or supported by EPA  Prior approval by an Institutional Review Board  Informed consent 8 Protections for Subjects of EPA Protections for Subjects of EPA' s 1 s 1st st and and 2nd nd Party Human Research ( 2)

Party Human Research ( 2)

As a matter of policy, EPA has gone beyond the requirements of the Common Rule:

EPA has followed the rules in HHS'

Subparts B and D

After IRB review and approval, all human research conducted or supported by EPA has undergone review by EPA's Human Subjects Research Review Official ( HSRRO) 9 Protections for Subjects of Human Protections for Subjects of Human Research by Research by " Third Parties Third Parties"

FIFRA section 12( a)( 2)( P) makes it unlawful for any person " to use any pesticide in tests on human beings unless such human beings ( i) are fully informed of the nature and purposes of the test and of any physical and mental health consequences which are reasonably foreseeable therefrom, and ( ii) freely volunteer to participate in the test." 10 History of EPA HS Rulemaking History of EPA HS Rulemaking

FQPA   children's protection factor ( 1996)

" The English Patients" ( 1998)

SAB/ SAP Subcommittee ( 2000)

Moratorium on Human Toxicity Studies;

Initiation of NAS Review ( 2001)

Croplife decision ( 2003) 11 History of EPA HS Rulemaking ( 2)

History of EPA HS Rulemaking ( 2)

Key NAS ( 2004) Recommendations:

Adopt the Common Rule for third party,

intentional dosing human research

Establish an HSRB to review the science and ethics of proposed research

5 6: Ethics standard for relying on " new"

human research

5 7: Ethics standard for relying on " old"

human research 12 History of EPA HS Rulemaking ( 3)

History of EPA HS Rulemaking ( 3)

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( 2003)

FY 2006 Appropriations Act ( 2005)

 Banned EPA acceptance, consideration, & reliance on intentional dosing, human toxicity studies until a final rule was issued  Required the final rule to establish an HSRB  Required the final rule to prohibit the use of pregnant women and children as subjects

Proposed Rule ( Sept. 2005)

Final Rule ( Jan. 2006) 13 EPA EPA' s HS Rule: 1 s HS Rule: 1st st & 2 & 2nd nd Parties Parties Requirements for first and second party research:

Continues to require EPA to follow the Common Rule in research it conducts or supports

Categorically prohibits any EPA research involving intentional exposure of human subjects who are pregnant women or children to pesticides or any other substances

Adapts HHS regulations providing additional protections beyond those of the Common Rule to pregnant women and children as subjects in EPA observational research 14 HS Rule: Third Parties HS Rule: Third Parties Requirements for third party research intended for submission to EPA under the pesticide laws:

Bans all new research involving intentional exposure of pregnant women or children,

Extends the requirements of the " Common Rule" to other human research involving intentional exposure of non pregnant adults

Requires submission to EPA of protocols and related information about covered human research before it is initiated 15 HS Rule: Third Parties ( 2)

HS Rule: Third Parties ( 2)

Requirements for third party research intended for submission to EPA under the pesticide laws:

Establishes the HSRB to review and advise about both proposals for new research and reports of certain types of covered human research on which EPA proposes to rely under the pesticide laws

Once a study is conducted, requires data submitters to provide detailed information describing how the study met the applicable ethical standards 16 Comments on Section 26.1603 Comments on Section 26.1603

Section 26.1603 creates the HSRB and assigns it responsibility to " comment on the scientific and ethical aspects of research proposals and reports of completed research with human subjects submitted by EPA for its review."

This responsibility allows the Board to address EPA questions about how the Agency proposes to use the data in its risk assessments 17 HS Rule: EPA Decision HS Rule: EPA Decision Making Making Requirements applicable to EPA as a regulator:

Requires EPA to document its scientific and ethical assessments of completed, intentional human dosing research, and to obtain HSRB review for certain types studies on which EPA intends to rely under the pesticide laws:

 All intentional exposure toxicity studies  All other intentional exposure studies initiated after April 7,

2006  " Old" exposure, insect repellent efficacy, ADME, & other non toxicity tests not required to go to HSRB 18 HS Rule: EPA Decisions ( 2)

HS Rule: EPA Decisions ( 2)

Generally forbids EPA to rely, in its actions under the pesticide laws, on intentional exposure human research that:

Involves pregnant women or children, § 26.1703, or

Is considered unethical; different standards for judging ethical acceptability:

 " old" studies, i. e., research initiated before 4/ 7/ 06, §

26.1704  " new" studies, i. e., research initiated after 4/ 7/ 06, § 26.1705 19 HS Rule: Prohibition against Reliance on HS Rule: Prohibition against Reliance on Data from Kids & Pregnant Women Data from Kids & Pregnant Women Section 26.1703, standard of acceptability applicable to all intentional exposure studies:

" Except as provided in § 26.1706, in actions within the scope of § 26.1701, EPA shall not rely on data from any research involving intentional exposure of any human subject who is a pregnant woman ( and therefore her fetus)

or child." 20 Comments on Section 26.1703 Comments on Section 26.1703

This prohibition covers all data from research if any of the subjects is a pregnant woman or child. EPA will not consider data only on adult subjects extracted from a prohibited study

Prohibition is triggered by information that pregnant women or kids were used as subjects

Absence of information on the pregnancy status or age of subjects does not trigger the prohibition 21 HS Rule: Prohibition against Reliance on HS Rule: Prohibition against Reliance on Unethical Unethical " Old Old" Research Research Section 26.1704   Ethical standard for " old"

studies:

". . . EPA shall not rely on data from any research initiated before April 7, 2006, if there is clear and convincing evidence that the conduct of the research was fundamentally unethical ( e. g.,

the research was intended to seriously harm participants or failed to obtain informed consent), or was significantly deficient relative to the ethical standards prevailing at the time the research was conducted." 22 Comments on Section 26.1704 Comments on Section 26.1704 Ethical deficiencies must be established by " clear and convincing evidence":

Absence of documentation is not evidence that the undocumented behavior was ethically improper

But, if a standard requires certain material to appear in a protocol or study report, the absence of the material is evidence of a deficiency in documentation

" Clear and convincing" evidence = more than a " preponderance of the evidence," less than " beyond a reasonable doubt" 23 HS Rule: Public Health Exception HS Rule: Public Health Exception Notwithstanding the prohibitions on reliance on certain types of data, under the rule EPA may rely on otherwise unacceptable data if to do so is " crucial to a decision that would improve protection of public health", § 26.1706 Any such study used for this purpose must undergo independent review from the HSRB,

followed by public comment 24 Pesticide Regulation Pesticide Regulation EPA regulates pesticides under two laws:

FFDCA   establish tolerances for pesticide residues in food and feed

FIFRA   license ( register) pesticide products sold or distributed in commerce 25 Pesticide Regulation Pesticide Regulation Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 ( FQPA):

Established a new safety standard for tolerance setting   a " reasonable certainty of no harm"

Changed EPA's approach to risk assessment:

aggregate risk, cumulative risk, and children's protection safety factor

Required EPA to " reassess" existing tolerances by August 2006 26 Pesticide Regulation Pesticide Regulation

Proponents of pesticide use bear the burden of demonstrating safety:

Safety decisions are science based

Applications for registration and tolerance petitions contain extensive data to support EPA risk assessments

EPA requires specific types of data to characterize both hazard and exposure

EPA also reviews other relevant data, including nonrequired studies submitted by registrants and studies from the public literature 27 Purpose of this HSRB Meeting Purpose of this HSRB Meeting As required by the final rule, EPA is seeking HSRB advice on science and ethics issues involving human studies on eight pesticide active ingredients, which EPA is considering ( and on which EPA may rely) as part of tolerance reassessment under FFDCA:

Aldicarb

Methomyl

Oxamyl

Azinphos methyl

DDVP

Ethephon

Amitraz

Sodium Cyanide 28 Order of Overview Presentations Order of Overview Presentations

Summary of EPA's Protections for Subjects of Human Research  Mr. William Jordan

OPP Approach to Assessing Human Health Risks of Pesticides Using Data From Human Studies

Mr. Michael Metzger

OPP Assessment of Ethical Conduct of Human Studies   Mr. John Carley

OPP Assessment of Individual Human Studies

Ray Kent, Ph. D.

Summary of Human Studies for Consideration by the HSRB   Louis Scarano, Ph. D.


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Investment Company Act Release No. 33005A; File No. 812-14808
Morningstar Funds Trust, et al.; Notice of Application

February 15, 2018.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application for an order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from
sections 12(d)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of the Act and under sections 6(c)
and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and (2) of
the Act. The requested order would permit certain registered open-end
investment companies to acquire shares of certain registered open-end
investment companies (each an ``Unaffiliated Open-End Investment
Company''), registered closed-end investment companies and ``business
development companies,'' as defined in section 2(a)(48) of the Act
(each registered closed-end management and each business development
company, an ``Unaffiliated Closed-End Investment Company'' and,
together with the Unaffiliated Open-End Investment Companies, the
``Unaffiliated Investment Companies''), and registered unit investment
trusts (the ``Unaffiliated Trusts,'' and together with the Unaffiliated
Investment Companies, the ``Unaffiliated Funds'') that are within the
same group of investment companies (collectively, the ``Affiliated
Funds'') and outside the same group of investment companies as the
acquiring investment companies (collectively, the Affiliated Funds and,
together with the Unaffiliated Funds, the ``Underlying Funds''), in
excess of the limits in section 12(d)(1) of the Act.
    Applicants: Morningstar Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust
that is registered under the Act as an open-end management investment
company and intends to introduce multiple series, and Morningstar
Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on August 10, 2017 and
amended on January 19, 2018.
    Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing.
Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's
Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally
or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by
5:30 p.m. on March 12, 2018 and should be accompanied by proof of
service on the applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or, for
lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to Rule 0-5 under the Act,
hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any
facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the
reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to
be notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the
Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. Applicants: Daniel Needham,
Morningstar Investment Management LLC, 22 West Washington Street,
Chicago, IL 60602; and Michael W. Mundt, Esq., Stradley Ronon Stevens &
Young, LLP, 1250 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC
20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Lee, Senior Special Counsel, at
(202) 551-6259, or Holly Hunter-Ceci, Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202)
551-

6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the
application. The complete application may be obtained via the
Commission's website by searching for the file number, or for an
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Summary of the Application

    1. Applicants request an order to permit (a) a Fund \1\ (each a
``Fund of Funds'') to acquire shares of Underlying Funds \2\ in excess
of the limits in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (C) of the Act and (b) the
Underlying Funds that are registered open-end investment companies or
series thereof, their principal underwriters and any broker or dealer
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to sell shares of
the Underlying Fund to the Fund of Funds in excess of the limits in
section 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act.\3\ Applicants also request an order of
exemption under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act from the prohibition
on certain affiliated transactions in section 17(a) of the Act to the
extent necessary to permit the Underlying Funds to sell their shares
to, and redeem their shares from, the Funds of Funds.\4\ Applicants
state that such transactions will be consistent with the policies of
each Fund of Funds and each Underlying Fund and with the general
purposes of the Act and will be based on the net asset values of the
Underlying Funds.
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    \1\ Applicants request that the order apply to each existing and
future series of Morningstar Funds Trust and to each existing and
future registered open-end investment company or series thereof that
is advised by Morningstar Investment Management LLC or its successor
or by any other investment adviser controlling, controlled by or
under common control with Morningstar Investment Management LLC or
its successor and is part of the same ``group of investment
companies'' as Morningstar Funds Trust (each, a ``Fund''). For
purposes of the requested order, ``successor'' is limited to an
entity that results from a reorganization into another jurisdiction
or a change in the type of business organization. For purposes of
the request for relief, the term ``group of investment companies''
means any two or more registered investment companies, including
closed-end investment companies and business development companies,
that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for
purposes of investment and investor services.
    \2\ Certain of the Underlying Funds have obtained exemptions
from the Commission necessary to permit their shares to be listed
and traded on a national securities exchange at negotiated prices
and, accordingly, to operate as an exchange-traded fund (``ETF'').
    \3\ Applicants do not request relief for Funds of Funds to
invest in reliance on the order in business development companies
and registered closed-end investment companies that are not listed
and traded on a national securities exchange.
    \4\ A Fund of Funds generally would purchase and sell shares of
an Underlying Fund that operates as an ETF or closed-end fund
through secondary market transactions rather than through principal
transactions with the Underlying Fund. Applicants nevertheless
request relief from sections 17(a)(1) and (2) to permit each ETF or
Unaffiliated Closed-End Investment Company that is an affiliated
person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, as defined
in section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, of a Fund of Funds to sell
shares to or redeem shares from the Fund of Funds. This includes, in
the case of sales and redemptions of shares of ETFs, the in-kind
transactions that accompany such sales and redemptions. The
Applicants are not seeking relief from section 17(a) for, and the
requested relief will not apply to, transactions where an ETF,
business development company, or closed-end fund could be deemed an
affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person,
of a Fund of Funds because an investment adviser to the ETF,
business development company, or closed-end fund or an entity
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the
investment adviser to the ETF, business development company, or
closed-end fund, is also an investment adviser to the Fund of Funds.
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    2. Applicants agree that any order granting the requested relief
will be subject to the terms and conditions stated in the application.
Such terms and conditions are designed to, among other things, help
prevent any potential (i) undue influence over an Underlying Fund that
is not in the same ``group of investment companies'' as the Fund of
Funds through control or voting power, or in connection with certain
services, transactions, and underwritings, (ii) excessive layering of
fees, and (iii) overly complex fund structures, which are the concerns
underlying the limits in sections 12(d)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of the Act.
    3. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act provides that the Commission may
exempt any person, security, or transaction, or any class or classes of
persons, securities, or transactions, from any provision of section
12(d)(1) if the exemption is consistent with the public interest and
the protection of investors. Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the
Commission to grant an order permitting a transaction otherwise
prohibited by section 17(a) if it finds that (a) the terms of the
proposed transaction are fair and reasonable and do not involve
overreaching on the part of any person concerned; (b) the proposed
transaction is consistent with the policies of each registered
investment company involved; and (c) the proposed transaction is
consistent with the general purposes of the Act. Section 6(c) of the
Act permits the Commission to exempt any persons or transactions from
any provision of the Act if such exemption is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors
and the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the
Act.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2306-143--VT]

Great Bay Hydro Corporation; Notice of Availability of
Environmental Assessment

November 10, 2009.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Office
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application filed by Great Bay
Hydro Corporation on February 19, 2009, requesting Commission approval
to amend the license for the Clyde River Hydroelectric Project. The
project is

located on the Clyde River in the City of Newport, in Orleans County,
Vermont.
    The Commission has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) that
evaluates the environmental impacts of the licensee's proposal. The EA
finds that approval of the application would not constitute a major
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
    The EA is attached to a Commission order titled ``Order Amending
License'', issued November 9, 2009, and is available for review and
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, NE., Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-2306) excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30583; Amdt. No. 3247]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This Rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports.
These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or
revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National
Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational
facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements.
These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective December 13, 2007. The compliance date
for each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the
amendatory provisions.
    The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of December 13, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:
    For Examination--
    1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected
airport is located;
    3. The National Flight Procedures Office, 6500 South MacArthur
Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or,
    4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html
.

    Availability--All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available
online free of charge. Visit nfdc.faa.gov to register. Additionally,
individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may be obtained
from:
    1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building,
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; or

    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected
airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry. J. Hodges, Flight Procedure
Standards Branch (AFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs Division,
Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Mike
Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma
City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125)
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by establishing,
amending, suspending, or revoking SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and/or ODPs.
The complete regulatory description of each SIAP and its associated
Takeoff Minimums or ODP for an identified airport is listed on FAA form
documents which are incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5
U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA
Forms are FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A, and 8260-15B when
required by an entry on 8260-15A.
    The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, in addition
to their complex nature and the need for a special format make
publication in the Federal Register expensive and impractical.
Furthermore, airmen do not use the regulatory text of the SIAPs,
Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead refer to their depiction on
charts printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. Thus, the
advantages of incorporation by reference are realized and publication
of the complete description of each SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP
listed on FAA forms is unnecessary. This amendment provides the
affected CFR sections and specifies the types of SIAPs and the
effective dates of the SIAPs, the associated Takeoff Minimums, and
ODPs. This amendment also identifies the airport and its location, the
procedure, and the amendment number.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of
each separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP as contained in the
transmittal. Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and textual ODP amendments
may have been issued previously by the FAA in a Flight Data Center
(FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate
flight safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts. The
circumstances which created the need for some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums
and ODP amendments may require making them effective in less than 30
days. For the remaining SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, an
effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.
    Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs contained in this
amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for
Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPs and
Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to the
conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. Because of
the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs, Takeoff
Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and
public procedure before adopting these SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs
are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where
applicable, that good cause exists for making some SIAPs effective in
less than 30 days.

Conclusion

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air Traffic Control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, and
Navigation (Air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 30, 2007.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

0
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, under Title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by
establishing, amending, suspending, or revoking Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums and/or Obstacle Departure
Procedures effective at 0901 UTC on the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

0
1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120,
44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

0
2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

Effective 17 Jan. 2008

Bardstown, KY, Samuels Field, VOR/DME-A, Orig-A

Effective 14 Feb. 2008

St Elmo, AL, St Elmo, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig
Anchorage, AK, Merrill Field, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig
Anchorage, AK, Merrill Field, GPS-A, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Glendale, AZ, Glendale Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
Cortez, CO, Cortez Muni, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21, Orig-B
Jekyll Island, GA, Jekyll Island, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Orig
Cahokia/St Louis, IL, St Louis Downtown, ILS OR LOC RWY 30L, Amdt 9
Chicago, IL, Chicago-O'Hare Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 10, Amdt 15A
Chicago, IL, Chicago-O'Hare Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 27L, Amdt 27A, ILS
RWY 27L (CAT II), ILS RWY 27L (CAT III)
Chicago, IL, Chicago-O'Hare Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 28, Amdt 14A, ILS
RWY 28 (CAT II), ILS RWY 28 (CAT III)
Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Downtown Heliport, COPTER RNAV (GPS)
291, Orig
Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Downtown Heliport, COPTER VOR/DME
287, Amdt 2
Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Downtown Heliport, COPTER GPS 291,
Orig, CANCELLED
Georgetown, KY, Georgetown Scott County-Marshall Fld, Takeoff
Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig
Madisonville, KY, Madisonville Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Orig
Pascagoula, MS, Trent Lott Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 1A
Clemson, SC, Oconee County Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 1A
Clemson, SC, Oconee County Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Amdt 1A
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 8A
Culpeper, VA, Culpeper Regional, VOR-A, Amdt 5
Oak Harbor, WA, Wes Lupien, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 2
Oak Harbor, WA, Wes Lupien, RADAR-1, Amdt 1
Renton, WA, Renton Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 6
Shell Lake, WI, Shell Lake Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Shell Lake, WI, Shell Lake Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Shell Lake, WI, Shell Lake Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig, CANCELLED

Shell Lake, WI, Shell Lake Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Orig

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2010-09]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for exemption received.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to
improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of
FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the
inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to
affect the legal status of any petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket
number involved and must be received on or before April 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2009-
1218 using any of the following methods:
     Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at
202-493-2251.
     Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

For more information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can
find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including
the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment
for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Thor,<PHONE_NUMBER>),
Standardization Branch, ANM-113, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 24, 2010.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2009-1218.
    Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: Sec.  25.1301(d).
    Description of Relief Sought: Instead of complying with the
provision that the engine ``Function properly when installed,'' Boeing
requests that the engine be assured to ``Function safely when
installed, notwithstanding occurrence of a possible non-operationally
significant minor EPR limit cycle oscillation during certain ground
operation, at aircraft speed below 35 knots IAS.''

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