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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15019-000]

Paddy Hill Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications

March 11, 2020.
    On December 13, 2019, Paddy Hill Holdings, LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the
Brownville Hydroelectric Project to be located on the Black River in
Jefferson County, New York. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit,
if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the
owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new
impoundment with a surface area of 19 acres and a storage capacity of
500 acre-feet at a normal pool level of 284 feet mean sea level; (2) a
new 178-foot-long, 22-foot-high concrete gravity dam with an ogee-crest
spillway and 2 feet of adjustable crest gates or flashboards; (3) a new
10-foot-long, 8-foot-wide fishway; (4) two turbine-generator units with
a total rated capacity of 9 megawatts; (5) a new 90-foot-long, 60-foot-
wide, 45-foot-high powerhouse; (6) a new 70-foot-wide tailrace with a
new 700-foot-long training wall; (7) a new 200-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt
underground transmission line connecting the new generating units to an
existing National Grid substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project would have an annual generation of 43,000 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Stuart Brown, Paddy Hill Holdings, LLC, 800
Starbuck Avenue, Watertown, NY 13601; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications 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-15019-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-15019) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC)

Economic Incentives and Regulatory Innovation Subcommittee

Draft Meeting Agenda

January 11, 2011

8:30 AM – 12:00 noon

Crowne Plaza National Airport

1489 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202

8:30	Welcome, Introduction to the Sector-based Multi-Pollutant Work
Group, and Agenda Review

Keith Mason and Elineth Torres (U.S. EPA)

8:50	EPA Greenhouse Gas BACT Guidance Update – Focus on Energy
Efficiency Aspects

Brief presentation on EPA’s recently released GHG BACT guidance, with
a focus on aspects of the guidance that relate to energy efficiency.

Dave Svendsgaard (EPA OAQPS)

9:15      MACT Program Risk and Technology Review

Brief presentation on EPA’s current approach and methods for
conducting risk and technology reviews in the MACT program to address
hazardous air pollutant emissions, followed by questions and answers.

Lisa Conner and Elineth Torres (EPA OAQPS)

9:45	Environmental Justice and Sector-Based, Multi-Pollutant Strategies

Brief presentation on environmental justice considerations relevant to
sector-based, multi-pollutant strategies in major U.S. industries,
followed by brief discussion.

Dr. Nicky Sheats (Director, Center for the Urban Environment, John
Watson Institute for Public Policy, Thomas Edison State College; CAAAC
member)

10:15	Break

10:30	Sector-Based, Multi-Pollutant Roundtable Discussion Planning

Discussion to inform planning of three sector-focused roundtable
sessions planned for early 2011, addressing the chemical manufacturing,
oil and gas, and iron and steel sectors.  This discussion will focus on
identifying:

Important topics and questions to explore in each roundtable

Background materials that may be useful to inform discussions

12:00	Adjourn


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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2188-259]

Northwestern Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Temporary Variance of Article 403.
    b. Project No: 2188-259.
    c. Date Filed: November 9, 2021, and supplemented on November 12,
2021.
    d. Applicant: Northwestern Corporation (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Missouri-Madison Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project consists of nine hydroelectric
developments located on the Madison and Missouri Rivers in Gallatin,
Madison, Lewis and Clark, and Cascade counties, in southwestern
Montana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mary Gail Sullivan, Director, Environmental
and Lands, Northwestern Corporation, 11 East Park Street, Butte,
Montana 59701,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected].

    i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Jessup,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: January 6, 2022.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should
include the docket number P-2188-259. Comments emailed to Commission
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee requests a temporary
variance from the reservoir elevation requirements for the Hebgen
Development required by item (4) of Article 403 of the licensee.
Specifically, the Hebgen reservoir dropped below the minimum required
elevation of 6,530.26 feet beginning July 22 through October 1, 2021.
The reservoir elevation fell below the requirements due to low winter
snowpack, minimal inflow, and hot and dry conditions in 2021 reducing
availability of water in the Madison River drainage and Hebgen
reservoir. In addition, maintaining the required minimum and pulse
flows contributed to accelerated drafting of Hebgen reservoir in 2021.
The variance has concluded, and the licensee's filing requesting a
temporary variance is after-the-fact, as required by Commission staff's
September 10, 2021 letter.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.

    Dated: December 7, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2013-0064; FRL-9777-8]

Interim Final Determination To Stay and Defer Sanctions,
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Interim final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is making an interim final determination to stay the
imposition of offset sanctions and to defer the imposition of highway
sanctions based on a proposed approval of a revision to the Sacramento
Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD or District)
portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) published
elsewhere in this Federal Register. The SIP revision concerns two
permitting rules submitted by the SMAQMD: Rule 214, Federal New Source
Review, and Rule 217, Public Notice Requirements for Permits.

DATES: This interim final determination is effective on February 14,
2013. However, comments will be accepted until March 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2013-0064, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or deliver: Gerardo Rios (Air-3), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be
clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through http://www.regulations.gov or email. http://www.regulations.gov is an
``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send email directly to EPA, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. If
EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment.
    Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While
all documents in the docket are listed at http://www.regulations.gov,
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be
publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard
copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Yannayon, EPA Region IX, (415)
972-3534<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.

I. Background

    On July 20, 2011 (76 FR 43183), we published a limited approval and
limited disapproval of SMAQMD Rule 214 as adopted locally on October
28,

2010 and submitted by the State on December 7, 2010. We based our
limited disapproval action on certain deficiencies in the submitted
rule. This disapproval action started a sanctions clock for imposition
of offset sanctions 18 months after August 19, 2011 and highway
sanctions 6 months later, pursuant to section 179 of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) and our regulations at 40 CFR 52.31. Under 40 CFR 52.31(d)(1),
offset sanctions apply eighteen months after the effective date of a
disapproval and highway sanctions apply six months after the offset
sanctions, unless we determine that the deficiencies forming the basis
of the disapproval have been corrected.
    On August 23, 2012, SMAQMD adopted an amended version of Rule 214,
which was intended to correct the deficiencies identified in our July
20, 2011 limited approval and limited disapproval action. On September
26, 2012, the State submitted this amended rule to EPA. In the Proposed
Rules section of today's Federal Register, we are proposing to fully
approve this rule because we believe it corrects the deficiencies
identified in our July 20, 2011 disapproval action. Based on today's
proposed approval, we are taking this final rulemaking action,
effective on publication, to stay the imposition of the offset
sanctions and to defer the imposition of the highway sanctions that
were triggered by our July 20, 2011 limited disapproval.
    EPA is providing the public with an opportunity to comment on this
stay/deferral of sanctions. If comments are submitted that change our
assessment described in this final determination and our proposed full
approval of amended SMAQMD Rule 214, we intend to take subsequent final
action to reimpose sanctions pursuant to 40 CFR 52.31(d). If no
comments are submitted that change our assessment, then all sanctions
and sanction clocks will be permanently terminated on the effective
date of a final rule approval.

II. EPA Action

    We are making an interim final determination to stay the imposition
of the offset sanctions and to defer the imposition of the highway
sanctions associated with SMAQMD Rule 214 (as adopted 2010) based on
our concurrent proposal to approve the State's SIP revision as
correcting the deficiencies that initiated sanctions.
    Because EPA has preliminarily determined that the State has
corrected the deficiencies identified in EPA's limited disapproval
action, relief from sanctions should be provided as quickly as
possible. Therefore, EPA is invoking the good cause exception under the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in not providing an opportunity for
comment before this action takes effect (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)). However,
by this action EPA is providing the public with a chance to comment on
EPA's determination after the effective date, and EPA will consider any
comments received in determining whether to reverse such action.
    EPA believes that notice-and-comment rulemaking before the
effective date of this action is impracticable and contrary to the
public interest. EPA has reviewed the State's submittal and, through
its proposed action, is indicating that it is more likely than not that
the State has corrected the deficiencies that started the sanctions
clocks. Therefore, it is not in the public interest to initially impose
sanctions or to keep applied sanctions in place when the State has most
likely done all it can to correct the deficiencies that triggered the
sanctions clocks. Moreover, it would be impracticable to go through
notice-and-comment rulemaking on a finding that the State has corrected
the deficiencies prior to the rulemaking approving the State's
submittal. Therefore, EPA believes that it is necessary to use the
interim final rulemaking process to stay and defer sanctions while EPA
completes its rulemaking process on the approvability of the State's
submittal. Moreover, with respect to the effective date of this action,
EPA is invoking the good cause exception to the 30-day notice
requirement of the APA because the purpose of this notice is to relieve
a restriction (5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1)).

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action stays and defers Federal sanctions and imposes no
additional requirements.
    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget.
    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a
significant regulatory action.
    The administrator certifies that this action will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Sec.  601 et seq.).
    This rule does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).
    This rule does not have tribal implications because it will 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, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    This action does not have Federalism implications because it does
not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government,
as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999).
    This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045, ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
    The requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272) do not apply to
this rule because it imposes no standards.
    This rule does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report to Congress and the Comptroller
General. However, section 808 provides that any rule for which the
issuing agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedure
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest, shall take effect at such time as the agency promulgating the
rule determines. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). EPA has made such a good cause
finding, including the reasons therefore, and established an effective
date of February 14, 2013. EPA will submit a report containing this
rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House
of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States
prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States

Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by April 15, 2013. Filing
a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purpose of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental regulations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: January 29, 2013.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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                          Incorporation by Reference
                      Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0028
                               December 16, 2011

The contents of the following dockets are hereby incorporated by reference into and are considered to be included in, contained in and to have been placed in Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0028 (Proposed Confidentiality Determinations for 8 Subparts):

   1) EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0924 (Confidentiality Determinations for Data Required Under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule)

Accessing dockets:

Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA's Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004.  This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER24-551-000]

Elkhart County Solar Project, LLC; Supplemental Notice That
Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section
204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Elkhart County Solar Project, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is December 27, 2023.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].

    Dated: December 7, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25227-25228]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0001; Airspace Docket No. 12-ASO-45]

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Live Oak, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E Airspace in the Live
Oak, FL area, as new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs)
have been developed at Suwannee County Airport. Controlled airspace is
necessary for the continued safety and management of instrument flight
rules (IFR) operations for SIAPs within the Live Oak, FL, airspace
area. This action would also update the geographic coordinates of
Suwannee Hospital Emergency Heliport.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before June 14, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U. S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; Telephone: 1-
800-647-5527; Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify the Docket Number
FAA-2013-0001; Airspace Docket No. 12-ASO-45, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit and review received comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned
regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited
on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and
energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2013-0001; Airspace Docket No. 12-ASO-45) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket
No. FAA-2013-0001; Airspace Docket No. 12-ASO-45.'' The postcard will
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal
Aviation Administration, room 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,
Georgia 30337.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
to request a copy of Advisory circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface in the Live Oak, FL area, creating
controlled airspace within a 7-mile radius of Suwannee County Airport,
to support the new RNAV (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures
for Suwannee County Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the
continued safety and management of IFR operations within the Live Oak,
FL, airspace area. Also, the point in space coordinates serving
Suwannee Hospital Emergency Heliport would be adjusted to coincide with
the FAAs aeronautical database.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of
FAA order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15,
2012, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This proposed rulemaking is promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under
that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign
the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This proposed regulation is within the scope
of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace in the Live Oak,
FL, area.
    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71:

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854,
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9W, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 8, 2012, effective September 15, 2012, is amended
as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ASO LL E5 Live Oak, FL [Amended]

Suwannee County Airport, FL
    (Lat. 30[deg]18'01'' N., long. 83[deg]01'29'' W.)
Suwannee Hospital Emergency Heliport
    Point in space coordinates
    (Lat. 30[deg]17'29'' N., long. 83[deg]0'24'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Suwannee County Airport, and within 6-mile
radius of the points in space (lat. 30[deg]17'29'' N., long.
83[deg]0'24'' W.) serving Suwannee Hospital Emergency Heliport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 22, 2013.
Barry A. Knight,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51892-51894]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21010]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2011-1045; Directorate Identifier 2011-NE-32-AD;
Amendment 39-17168; AD 2012-17-05]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. Turbofan
Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Honeywell International Inc. models TFE731-4, -4R, -5, -5R, -5AR, and -
5BR series turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by a report of a rim/
web separation of a first stage low-pressure

turbine (LPT1) rotor assembly. This AD requires replacing affected LPT1
rotor assemblies with assemblies eligible for installation. We are
issuing this AD to prevent uncontained disk separation, engine failure,
and damage to the airplane.

DATES: This AD is effective October 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Honeywell International Inc., 111 S. 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034-
2802; Web site: http://portal.honeywell.com; or call Honeywell toll
free at phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> (U.S./Canada) or<PHONE_NUMBER>
(International Direct). You may view this service information at the
FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park,
Burlington, MA. For information on the availability of this material at
the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The address for the
Docket Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is Document Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Costa, Aerospace Engineer, Los
Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA 90712-4137; phone: 562-
627-5246; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>: email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would apply to the specified products.
That NPRM published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2012 (77 FR
9868). That NPRM proposed to require replacing affected LPT1 rotor
assemblies with LPT1 rotor assemblies eligible for installation.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. The following presents the one comment received on the
proposal and the FAA's response to the comment.

Request To Clarify Definition Paragraph

    One commenter requested we change a term in paragraph (h) of the
proposed AD. The commenter requested that ``tie rod'' be changed to
``tie shaft.'' The commenter said that making this change would allow a
level of disassembly to access the inlet total temperature harness and
other hardware without affecting the low-pressure turbine (LPT) module.
    We do not agree. Mandating access to the LPT module in the AD and
suspect disks when the tie rod is unstretched is consistent in
achieving AD compliance sooner for the Falcon 20 and CASA 101
airplanes. LPT disk separations in these airplanes have been determined
to be higher risk than for engines in other applications. We did not
change the AD.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comment received, and
determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting the
AD as proposed except for minor editorial changes. We have determined
that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM (77 FR 9868, February 21, 2012) for correcting the unsafe
condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM (77 FR 9868, February 21, 2012).
    We also determined that these changes will not increase the
economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 1,550 engines installed on
airplanes of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take about 1
work-hour per engine to perform the actions at next access and 165
work-hours per unscheduled engine disassembly, and that the average
labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Replacement parts will cost about
$175,000 per engine. Based on these figures, we estimate the total cost
of the AD to U.S. operators to be $35,195,488 per year.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
Requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (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),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

2012-17-05 Honeywell International Inc. (formerly AlliedSignal Inc.,
formerly Garret Turbine Engine Company): Amendment 39-17168; Docket
No. FAA-2011-1045; Directorate Identifier 2011-NE-32-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective October 2, 2012.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Honeywell International Inc.:
    (1) Model TFE731-5 series turbofan engines, with a first stage
low-pressure turbine (LPT1) rotor assembly, part number (P/N)
3075184-2, 3075184-3, or 3075184-4, installed, and
    (2) Models TFE731-5AR and -5BR series turbofan engines, with a
first stage LPT1 rotor assembly, P/N 3075447-1, 3075447-2, 3075447-
4, 3075713-1, 3075713-2, 3075713-3, or 3074748-5, installed, and
    (3) Models TFE731-4, -4R, -5AR, -5BR, and -5R series turbofan
engines, with an LPT1 rotor assembly, P/N 3074748-4, 3074748-5,
3075447-1, 3075447-2, 3075447-4, 3075713-1, 3075713-2, or 3075713-3,
installed.

(d) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a report of a rim/web separation of an
LPT1 rotor assembly. We are issuing this AD to prevent uncontained
disk separation, engine failure, and damage to the airplane.

(e) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(f) Engines Installed in Dassault-Aviation Falcon 20 and Construcciones
Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) 101 Airplanes

    (1) Remove the LPT1 rotor assembly at the next access to the
LPT1 rotor assembly or at the next major periodic inspection, not to
exceed 2,600 hours-in-service since last major periodic inspection,
or 8 years after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs
first.
    (2) Install an LPT1 rotor assembly that is eligible for
installation.

(g) Engines Not Installed in Dassault-Aviation Falcon 20 or CASA 101
Airplanes

    (1) Remove the LPT1 rotor assembly at the next core zone
inspection, not to exceed 5,100 hours-in-service since last core
zone inspection, or at the next time the LPT1 rotor disc is removed
for cause, or 8 years after the effective date of this AD, whichever
occurs first.
    (2) Install an LPT1 rotor assembly that is eligible for
installation.

(h) Definitions

    (1) For the purpose of this AD, ``next access'' is when the low-
pressure tie rod is unstretched.
    (2) For the purpose of this AD, an LPT1 rotor assembly
``eligible for installation'' is an LPT1 rotor assembly not having a
P/N listed in this AD.

(i) Installation Prohibition

    After the effective date of this AD, do not install any LPT1
rotor assembly listed by P/N in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and
(c)(3) of this AD, into any engine.

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, may
approve AMOCs for this AD. Use the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19 to
request an AMOC.

(k) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Joseph Costa,
Aerospace Engineer, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA
90712-4137; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>: email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Honeywell International Inc. Service Bulletin (SB) No.
TFE731-72-3768; SB No. TFE731-72-3769; and SB No. TFE731-72-3770,
pertain to the subject of this AD.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Honeywell International Inc., 111 S. 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034-
2802; Web site: http://portal.honeywell.com; or call Honeywell toll
free at phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> (U.S./Canada) or<PHONE_NUMBER>
(International Direct).

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference

    None.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on August 14, 2012.
Robert G. Mann,
Acting Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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