( 8) each process unit subject to a compliance option in Table 1B to this subpart for which you choose to demonstrate compliance using a formaldehyde compliance option measure emissions of formaldehyde Method 316 in appendix A to 40 CFR part 63; OR Method 320 in appendix A to 40 CFR part 63; OR Method 0011 in " Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/ Chemical Methods" ( EPA Publication No. SW 846) for formaldehyde; OR the NCASI Method CI/ WP 98.01 ( IBR, see § 63.14( f)); OR the NCASI Method IM/ CAN/ WP 99.02 ( IBR, see § 63.14( f)).

( 9) each reconstituted wood product press at a new or existing affected source or reconstituted wood product board cooler at a new affected source subject to a compliance option in Table 1B to this subpart or used in calculation of an emissions average under § 63.2240( c) meet the design specifications included in the definition of wood products enclosure in § 63.2292 OR determine the percent capture efficiency of the enclosure directing emissions to an add on control device Methods 204 and 204A through 204F of 40 CFR part 51, appendix M, to determine capture efficiency ( except for wood products enclosures as defined in § 63.2292). Enclosures that meet the definition of wood products enclosure or that meet Method 204 requirements for a permanent total enclosure ( PTE) are assumed to have a capture efficiency of 100 percent. Enclosures that do not meet either the PTE requirements or design criteria for a wood products enclosure must determine the capture efficiency by constructing a TTE according to the requirements of Method 204 and applying Methods 204A through 204F ( as appropriate). As an alternative to Methods 204 and 204A through 204F, you may use the tracer gas method contained in appendix A to this subpart. 472 ( 10) each reconstituted wood product press at a new or existing affected source or reconstituted wood product board cooler at a new affected source subject to a compliance option in Table 1A to this subpart determine the percent capture efficiency a TTE and Methods 204 and 204A through 204F ( as appropriate) of 40 CFR part 51, appendix M. As an alternative to installing a TTE and using Methods 204 and 204A through 204F, you may use the tracer gas method contained in appendix A to this subpart.

( 11) each process unit subject to a compliance option in Tables 1A and 1B to this subpart or used in calculation of an emissions average under § 63.2240( c) establish the sitespecific operating requirements ( including the parameter limits or THC concentration limits) in Table 2 to this subpart data from the parameter monitoring system or THC CEMS and the applicable performance test method( s). 473 Table 5 to Subpart DDDD of Part 63. Performance Testing and Initial Compliance Demonstrations for the Compliance Options and Operating Requirements For each... For the following compliance options and operating requirements ... You have demonstrated initial compliance if...

( 1) process unit listed in Table 1A to this subpart meet the production based compliance options listed in Table 1A to this subpart the average total HAP emissions measured using the methods in Table 4 to this subpart over the 3 hour performance test are no greater than the compliance option in Table 1A to this subpart; AND you have a record of the operating requirement( s) listed in Table 2 to this subpart for the process unit over the performance test during which emissions did not exceed the compliance option value.

( 2) process unit listed in Table 1B to this subpart reduce emissions of total HAP, measured as THC, by 90 percent total HAP emissions, measured using the methods in Table 4 to this subpart over the 3 hour performance test, are reduced by at least 90 percent, as calculated using the procedures in § 63.2262; AND you have a record of the operating requirement( s) listed in Table 2 to this subpart for the process unit over the performance test during which emissions were reduced by at least 90 percent.

( 3) process unit listed in Table 1B to this subpart limit emissions of total HAP, measured as THC, to 20 ppmvd the average total HAP emissions, measured using the methods in Table 4 to this subpart over the 3 hour performance test, do not exceed 20 ppmvd; AND you have a record of the operating requirement( s) listed in Table 2 to this subpart for the process unit over the performance test during which emissions did not exceed 20 ppmvd. 474 ( 4) process unit listed in Table 1B to this subpart reduce methanol or formaldehyde emissions by 90 percent the methanol or formaldehyde emissions measured using the methods in Table 4 to this subpart over the 3 hour performance test, are reduced by at least 90 percent, as calculated using the procedures in § 63.2262; AND you have a record of the operating requirement( s) listed in Table 2 to this subpart for the process unit over the performance test during which emissions were reduced by at least 90 percent.

( 5) process unit listed in Table 1B to this subpart limit methanol or formaldehyde emissions to less than or equal to 1 ppmvd ( if uncontrolled emissions are greater than or equal to 10 ppmvd) the average methanol or formaldehyde emissions, measured using the methods in Table 4 to this subpart over the 3 hour performance test, do not exceed 1 ppmvd; AND you have a record of the operating requirement( s) listed in Table 2 to this subpart for the process unit over the performance test during which emissions did not exceed 1 ppmvd. If the process unit is a reconstituted wood product press or a reconstituted wood product board cooler, your capture device either meets the EPA Method 204 criteria for a PTE or achieves a capture efficiency of greater than or equal to 95 percent.

( 6) reconstituted wood product press at a new or existing affected source, or reconstituted wood product board cooler at a new affected source compliance options in Tables 1A and 1B to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) you submit the results of capture efficiency verification using the methods in Table 4 to this subpart with your Notification of Compliance Status.

( 7) process unit listed in Table 1B to this subpart controlled by routing exhaust to a combustion unit compliance options in Table 1B to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) you submit with your Notification of Compliance Status documentation showing that the process exhausts controlled enter into the flame zone of your combustion unit.

( 8) process unit listed in Table 1B to this subpart using a wet control device as the sole means of reducing HAP emissions compliance options in Table 1B to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) you submit with your Notification of Compliance Status your plan to address how organic HAP captured in the wastewater from the wet control device is contained or destroyed to minimize re release to the atmosphere. 475 476 Table 6 to Subpart DDDD of Part 63. Initial Compliance Demonstrations for Work Practice Requirements For each... For the following work practice requirements... You have demonstrated initial compliance if...

( 1) dry rotary dryer process furnish with an inlet moisture content less than or equal to 30 percent ( by weight, dry basis) AND operate with an inlet dryer temperature of less than or equal to 600oF you meet the work practice requirement AND you submit a signed statement with the Notification of Compliance Status that the dryer meets the criteria of a " dry rotary dryer" AND you have a record of the inlet moisture content and inlet dryer temperature ( as required in § 63.2263).

( 2) hardwood veneer dryer process less than 30 volume percent softwood species you meet the work practice requirement AND you submit a signed statement with the Notification of Compliance Status that the dryer meets the criteria of a " hardwood veneer dryer" AND you have a record of the percentage of softwoods processed in the dryer ( as required in § 63.2264).

( 3) softwood veneer dryer minimize fugitive emissions from the dryer doors and the green end you meet the work practice requirement AND you submit with the Notification of Compliance Status a copy of your plan for minimizing fugitive emissions from the veneer dryer heated zones ( as required in § 63.2265).

( 4) veneer redryers process veneer with an inlet moisture content of less than or equal to 25 percent ( by weight, dry basis) you meet the work practice requirement AND you submit a signed statement with the Notification of Compliance Status that the dryer operates only as a redryer AND you have a record of the veneer inlet moisture content of the veneer processed in the redryer ( as required in § 63.2266).

( 5) group 1 miscellaneous coating operations use non HAP coatings as defined in § 63.2292 you meet the work practice requirement AND you submit a signed statement with the Notification of Compliance Status that you are using non HAP coatings AND you have a record showing that you are using non HAP coatings. 477 Table 7 to Subpart DDDD of Part 63. Continuous Compliance With the Compliance Options and Operating Requirements For... For the following compliance options and operating requirements... You must demonstrate continuous compliance by...

( 1) each process unit listed in Table 1B to this subpart or used in calculation of an emissions average under § 63.2240( c) compliance options in Table 1B to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) and the operating requirements in Table 2 to this subpart based on monitoring of operating parameters collecting and recording the operating parameter monitoring system data listed in Table 2 to this subpart for the process unit according to § 63.2269( a) through ( b) and § 63.2270; AND reducing the operating parameter monitoring system data to the specified averages in units of the applicable requirement according to calculations in § 63.2270; AND maintaining the average operating parameter at or above the minimum, at or below the maximum, or within the range ( whichever applies) established according to § 63.2262.

( 2) each process unit listed in Tables 1A and 1B to this subpart or used in calculation of an emissions average under § 63.2240( c) compliance options in Tables 1A and 1B to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) and the operating requirements in Table 2 of this subpart based on THC CEMS data collecting and recording the THC monitoring data listed in Table 2 to this subpart for the process unit according to § 63.2269( d); AND reducing the CEMS data to 3 hour block averages according to calculations in § 63.2269( d); AND maintaining the 3 hour block average THC concentration in the exhaust gases less than or equal to the THC concentration established according to § 63.2262.

( 3) each process unit using a biofilter compliance options in Table 1B to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) conducting a repeat performance test using the applicable method( s) specified in Table 4 to this subpart within 2 years following the previous performance test and within 180 days after each replacement of any portion of the biofilter bed media with a different type of media or each replacement of more than 50 percent ( by volume) of the biofilter bed media with the same type of media. 478 Table 7 to Subpart DDDD of Part 63. Continuous Compliance With the Compliance Options and Operating Requirements ( 4) each process unit using a catalytic oxidizer compliance options in Table 1B to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) checking the activity level of a representative sample of the catalyst at least every 12 months and taking any necessary corrective action to ensure that the catalyst is performing within its design range.

( 5) each process unit listed in Table 1A to this subpart, or each process unit without a control device used in calculation of an emissions averaging debit under § 63.2240( c) compliance options in Table 1A to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) and the operating requirements in Table 2 to this subpart based on monitoring of process unit controlling operating parameters collecting and recording on a daily basis process unit controlling operating parameter data; AND maintaining the operating parameter at or above the minimum, at or below the maximum, or within the range ( whichever applies) established according to § 63.2262.

( 6) process unit listed in Table 1B to this subpart using a wet control device as the sole means of reducing HAP emissions compliance options in Table 1B to this subpart or the emissions averaging compliance option in § 63.2240( c) implementing your plan to address how organic HAP captured in the wastewater from the wet control device is contained or destroyed to minimize re release to the atmosphere. 479 Table 8 to Subpart DDDD of Part 63. Continuous Compliance With the Work Practice Requirements For... For the following work practice requirements... You must demonstrate continuous compliance by...

( 1) dry rotary dryer process furnish with an inlet moisture content less than or equal to 30 percent ( by weight, dry basis) AND operate with an inlet dryer temperature of less than or equal to 600oF maintaining the 24 hour block average inlet furnish moisture content at less than or equal to 30 percent ( by weight, dry basis) AND maintaining the 24 hour block average inlet dryer temperature at less than or equal to 600oF; AND keeping records of the inlet furnish moisture content and inlet dryer temperature.

( 2) hardwood veneer dryer process less than 30 volume percent softwood species maintaining the volume percent softwood species processed below 30 percent AND keeping records of the volume percent softwood species processed.

( 3) softwood veneer dryer minimize fugitive emissions from the dryer doors and the green end following ( and documenting that you are following) your plan for minimizing fugitive emissions.

( 4) veneer redryers process veneer with an inlet moisture content of less than or equal to 25 percent ( by weight, dry basis) maintaining the 24 hour block average inlet moisture content of the veneer processed at or below 25 percent AND keeping records of the inlet moisture content of the veneer processed.

( 5) group 1 miscellaneous coating operations use non HAP coatings as defined in § 63.2292 continuing to use non HAP coatings AND keeping records showing that you are using non HAP coatings. 480 Table 9 to Subpart DDDD of Part 63. Requirements for Reports You must submit a( n)... The report must contain... You must submit the report...

( 1) compliance report the information in § 63.2281( c) through ( g). semiannually according to the requirements in § 63.2281( b).

( 2) immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction report if you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction during the reporting period that is not consistent with your SSMP ( i) actions taken for the event. by fax or telephone within 2 working days after starting actions inconsistent with the plan.

( ii) the information in § 63.10( d)( 5)( ii). by letter within 7 working days after the end of the event unless you have made alternative arrangements with the permitting authority. 481 Table 10 to Subpart DDDD of Part 63. Applicability of General Provisions to Subpart DDDD Citation Subject Brief Description Applies to Subpart DDDD § 63.1 Applicability Initial applicability determination; applicability after standard established; permit requirements; extensions, notifications Yes § 63.2 Definitions Definitions for part 63 standards Yes § 63.3 Units and Abbreviations Units and abbreviations for part 63 standards Yes § 63.4 Prohibited Activities Prohibited activities; compliance date; circumvention, fragmentation Yes § 63.5 Construction/ Reconstruction Applicability; applications; approvals Yes § 63.6( a) Applicability GP apply unless compliance extension; GP apply to area sources that become major Yes § 63.6( b)( 1)( 4) Compliance Dates for New and Reconstructed Sources Standards apply at effective date; 3 years after effective date; upon startup; 10 years after construction or reconstruction commences for section 112( f) Yes § 63.6( b)( 5) Notification Must notify if commenced construction or reconstruction after proposal Yes § 63.6( b)( 6) [ Reserved]

§ 63.6( b)( 7) Compliance Dates for New and Reconstructed Area Sources that Become Major Area sources that become major must comply with major source standards immediately upon becoming major, regardless of whether required to comply when they were an area source Yes 482 § 63.6( c)( 1)( 2) Compliance Dates for Existing Sources Comply according to date in subpart, which must be no later than 3 years after effective date; for section 112( f) standards, comply within 90 days of effective date unless compliance extension Yes § 63.6( c)( 3)( 4) [ Reserved]

§ 63.6( c)( 5) Compliance Dates for Existing Area Sources that Become Major Area sources that become major must comply with major source standards by date indicated in subpart or by equivalent time period ( e. g., 3 years) Yes § 63.6( d) [ Reserved]

§ 63.6( e)( 1)( 2) Operation & Maintenance Operate to minimize emissions at all times; correct malfunctions as soon as practicable; operation and maintenance requirements independently enforceable; information Administrator will use to determine if operation and maintenance requirements were met Yes § 63.6( e)( 3) Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Plan ( SSMP) Requirement for SSM and SSMP; content of SSMP Yes § 63.6( f)( 1) Compliance Except During SSM You must comply with emission standards at all times except during SSM Yes § 63.6( f)( 2)( 3) Methods for Determining Compliance Compliance based on performance test, operation and maintenance plans, records, inspection Yes § 63.6( g)( 1)( 3) Alternative Standard Procedures for getting an alternative standard Yes § 63.6( h)( 1)( 9) Opacity/ Visible Emission ( VE) Standards Requirements for opacity and visible emission standards NA § 63.6( i)( 1)( 14) Compliance Extension Procedures and criteria for Administrator to grant compliance extension Yes § 63.6( i)( 15) [ Reserved]

§ 63.6( i)( 16) Compliance Extension Compliance extension and Administrator's authority Yes 483 § 63.6( j) Presidential Compliance Exemption President may exempt source category from requirement to comply with rule Yes § 63.7( a)( 1)( 2) Performance Test Dates Dates for conducting initial performance testing and other compliance demonstrations; must conduct 180 days after first subject to rule Yes § 63.7( a)( 3) Section 114 Authority Administrator may require a performance test under CAA section 114 at any time Yes § 63.7( b)( 1) Notification of Performance Test Must notify Administrator 60 days before the test Yes § 63.7( b)( 2) Notification of Rescheduling If have to reschedule performance test, must notify Administrator as soon as practicable Yes § 63.7( c) Quality Assurance/ Test Plan Requirement to submit sitespecific test plan 60 days before the test or on date Administrator agrees with; test plan approval procedures; performance audit requirements; internal and external QA procedures for testing Yes § 63.7( d) Testing Facilities Requirements for testing facilities Yes § 63.7( e)( 1) Conditions for Conducting Performance Tests Performance tests must be conducted under representative conditions; cannot conduct performance tests during SSM; not a violation to exceed standard during SSM Yes § 63.7( e)( 2) Conditions for Conducting Performance Tests Must conduct according to rule and EPA test methods unless Administrator approves alternative Yes § 63.7( e)( 3) Test Run Duration Must have three test runs for at least the time specified in the relevant standard; compliance is based on arithmetic mean of three runs; specifies conditions when data from an additional test run can be used Yes 484 § 63.7( f) Alternative Test Method Procedures by which Administrator can grant approval to use an alternative test method Yes § 63.7( g) Performance Test Data Analysis Must include raw data in performance test report; must submit performance test data 60 days after end of test with the notification of compliance status; keep data for 5 years Yes § 63.7( h) Waiver of Tests Procedures for Administrator to waive performance test Yes § 63.8( a)( 1) Applicability of Monitoring Requirements Subject to all monitoring requirements in standard Yes § 63.8( a)( 2) Performance Specifications Performance specifications in appendix B of part 60 apply Yes § 63.8( a)( 3) [ Reserved]

§ 63.8( a)( 4) Monitoring with Flares Requirements for flares in § 63.11 apply. NA § 63.8( b)( 1) Monitoring Must conduct monitoring according to standard unless Administrator approves alternative Yes § 63.8( b)( 2)( 3) Multiple Effluents and Multiple Monitoring Systems Specific requirements for installing monitoring systems; must install on each effluent before it is combined and before it is released to the atmosphere unless Administrator approves otherwise; if more than one monitoring system on an emission point, must report all monitoring system results, unless one monitoring system is a backup Yes § 63.8( c)( 1) Monitoring System Operation and Maintenance Maintain monitoring system in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices Yes § 63.8( c)( 1)( i) Operation and Maintenance of CMS Must maintain and operate CMS in accordance with § 63.6( e)( 1) Yes § 63.8( c)( 1)( ii) Spare Parts for CMS Must maintain spare parts for routine CMS repairs Yes 485 § 63.8( c)( 1)( iii) SSMP for CMS Must develop and implement SSMP for CMS Yes § 63.8( c)( 2)( 3) Monitoring System Installation Must install to get representative emission of parameter measurements; must verify operational status before or at performance test Yes § 63.8( c)( 4) Continuous Monitoring System ( CMS) Requirements CMS must be operating except during breakdown, out of control, repair, maintenance, and high level calibration drifts; COMS must have a minimum of one cycle of sampling and analysis for each successive 10 second period and one cycle of data recording for each successive 6 minute period; CEMS must have a minimum of one cycle of operation for each successive 15 minute period Yes § 63.8( c)( 5) Continuous Opacity Monitoring System ( COMS) Minimum Procedures COMS minimum procedures NA § 63.8( c)( 6)( 8) CMS Requirements Zero and high level calibration check requirements; out ofcontrol periods Yes § 63.8( d) CMS Quality Control Requirements for CMS quality control, including calibration, etc.; must keep quality control plan on record for 5 years. Keep old versions for 5 years after revisions Yes § 63.8( e) CMS Performance Evaluation Notification, performance evaluation test plan, reports Yes § 63.8( f)( 1)( 5) Alternative Monitoring Method Procedures for Administrator to approve alternative monitoring Yes § 63.8( f)( 6) Alternative to Relative Accuracy Test Procedures for Administrator to approve alternative relative accuracy tests for CEMS Yes 486 § 63.8( g) Data Reduction COMS 6 minute averages calculated over at least 36 evenly spaced data points; CEMS 1 hour averages computed over at least 4 equally spaced data points; data that can't be used in average; rounding of data Yes § 63.9( a) Notification Requirements Applicability and State delegation Yes § 63.9( b)( 1)( 2) Initial Notifications Submit notification 120 days after effective date; contents of notification Yes § 63.9( b)( 3) [ Reserved]

§ 63.9( b)( 4)( 5) Initial Notifications Submit notification 120 days after effective date; notification of intent to construct/ reconstruct; notification of commencement of construct/ reconstruct; notification of startup; contents of each Yes § 63.9( c) Request for Compliance Extension Can request if cannot comply by date or if installed best available control technology/ lowest achievable emission rate Yes § 63.9( d) Notification of Special Compliance Requirements for New Source For sources that commence construction between proposal and promulgation and want to comply 3 years after effective date Yes § 63.9( e) Notification of Performance Test Notify EPA Administrator 60 days prior Yes § 63.9( f) Notification of Visible Emissions/ Opacity Test Notify EPA Administrator 30 days prior No § 63.9( g) Additional Notifications When Using CMS Notification of performance evaluation; notification using COMS data; notification that exceeded criterion for relative accuracy Yes 487 § 63.9( h)( 1)( 6) Notification of Compliance Status Contents; due 60 days after end of performance test or other compliance demonstration, except for opacity/ VE, which are due 30 days after; when to submit to Federal vs. State authority Yes § 63.9( i) Adjustment of Submittal Deadlines Procedures for Administrator to approve change in when notifications must be submitted Yes § 63.9( j) Change in Previous Information Must submit within 15 days after the change Yes § 63.10( a) Recordkeeping/ Reporting Applies to all, unless compliance extension; when to submit to Federal vs. State authority; procedures for owners of more than one source Yes § 63.10( b)( 1) Recordkeeping/ Reporting General Requirements; keep all records readily available; keep for 5 years Yes § 63.10( b)( 2)( i) ( iv) Records Related to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Occurrence of each of operation ( process equipment); occurrence of each malfunction of air pollution equipment; maintenance on air pollution control equipment; actions during startup, shutdown, and malfunction Yes § 63.10( b)( 2)( vi) and ( x)( xi) CMS Records Malfunctions, inoperative, out of control Yes § 63.10( b)( 2)( vii) ( ix) Records Measurements to demonstrate compliance with compliance options and operating requirements; performance test, performance evaluation, and visible emission observation results; measurements to determine conditions of performance tests and performance evaluations Yes § 63.10( b)( 2)( xii) Records Records when under waiver Yes § 63.10( b)( 2)( xiii) Records Records when using alternative to relative accuracy test Yes 488 § 63.10( b)( 2)( xiv) Records All documentation supporting initial notification and notification of compliance status Yes § 63.10( b)( 3) Records Applicability determinations Yes § 63.10( c)( 1) ( 6),( 9)( 15) Records Additional records for CMS Yes § 63.10( c)( 7)( 8) Records Records of excess emissions and parameter monitoring exceedances for CMS No § 63.10( d)( 1) General Reporting Requirements Requirement to report Yes § 63.10( d)( 2) Report of Performance Test Results When to submit to Federal or State authority Yes § 63.10( d)( 3) Reporting Opacity or VE Observations What to report and when NA § 63.10( d)( 4) Progress Reports Must submit progress reports on schedule if under compliance extension Yes § 63.10( d)( 5) Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Reports Contents and submission Yes § 63.10( e)( 1)( 2) Additional CMS Reports Must report results for each CEM on a unit; written copy of performance evaluation; 3 copies of COMS performance evaluation Yes § 63.10( e)( 3) Reports Excess emission reports No § 63.10( e)( 4) Reporting COMS data Must submit COMS data with performance test data NA § 63.10( f) Waiver for Recordkeeping/ R eporting Procedures for EPA Administrator to waive Yes § 63.11 Flares Requirements for flares NA § 63.12 Delegation State authority to enforce standards Yes § 63.13 Addresses Addresses where reports, notifications, and requests are send Yes § 63.14 Incorporation by Reference Test methods incorporated by reference Yes 489 § 63.15 Availability of Information Public and confidential information Yes Appendix A to Subpart DDDD of Part 63   Alternative Procedure to Determine Capture Efficiency from Enclosures Around Hot Presses in the Plywood and Composite Wood Products Industry Using Sulfur Hexafluoride Tracer Gas 1.0 Scope and Application.

This procedure has been developed specifically for the rule for the plywood and composite wood products ( PCWP) industry and is used to determine the capture efficiency of a partial hot press enclosure in that industry. This procedure is applicable for the determination of capture efficiency for enclosures around hot presses and is an alternative to the construction of temporary total enclosures ( TTE). Sulfur hexafluoride ( SF6) is used as a tracer gas ( other tracer gases may be used if approved by the EPA Administrator). This gas is not indigenous to the ambient atmosphere and is nonreactive.

This procedure uses infrared spectrometry ( IR) as the analytical technique. When the infrared spectrometer used is a Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer ( FTIR), an alternate instrument calibration procedure may be used; the alternate calibration procedure is the calibration transfer standard ( CTS) procedure of EPA Method 320 ( appendix A to 40 CFR part 63). Other analytical techniques which are capable of equivalent Method Performance ( Section 13.0) also may be used. Specifically, gas chromatography with electron capture detection ( GC/ ECD) is an applicable technique for analysis of SF6.

2.0 Summary of Method.

A constant mass flow rate of SF6 tracer gas is released through manifolds at multiple locations within the enclosure to mimic the release of hazardous air pollutants during the press process. This test method requires a minimum of three SF6 injection points ( two at the press unloader and one at the press) and provides details about considerations for locating the injection points. A GC/ ECD is used to measure the concentration of SF6 at the inlet duct to the control device ( outlet duct from enclosure). Simultaneously, EPA Method 2 ( appendix A to 40 CFR part 60) is used to measure 490 the flow rate at the inlet duct to the control device. The concentration and flow rate measurements are used to calculate the mass emission rate of SF6 at the control device inlet. Through calculation of the mass of SF6 released through the manifolds and the mass of SF6 measured at the inlet to the control device, the capture efficiency of the enclosure is calculated.

In addition, optional samples of the ambient air may be taken at locations around the perimeter of the enclosure to quantify the ambient concentration of SF6 and to identify those areas of the enclosure that may be performing less efficiently; these samples would be taken using disposable syringes and would be analyzed using a GC/ ECD.

Finally, in addition to the requirements specified in this procedure, the data quality objectives ( DQO) or lower confidence limit ( LCL) criteria specified in appendix A to 40 CFR part 63, subpart KK, Data Quality Objective and Lower Confidence Limit Approaches for Alternative Capture Efficiency Protocols and Test Methods, must also be satisfied. A minimum of three test runs are required for this procedure; however, additional test runs may be required based on the results of the DQO or LCL analysis.

3.0 Definitions.

3.1 Capture efficiency ( CE). The weight per unit time of SF6 entering the control device divided by the weight per unit time of SF6 released through manifolds at multiple locations within the enclosure.

3.2 Control device ( CD). The equipment used to reduce, by destruction or removal, press exhaust air pollutants prior to discharge to the ambient air.

3.3 Control/ destruction efficiency ( DE). The volatile organic compound or HAP removal efficiency of the control device.

3.4 Data Quality Objective ( DQO) Approach. A statistical procedure to determine the precision of the data from a test series and to qualify the data in the determination of capture efficiency for compliance purposes. If the results of the DQO analysis of the initial three test runs do not satisfy the DQO criterion, the LCL approach can be used or additional test runs must be conducted. If additional test runs are conducted, then the DQO or LCL analysis is conducted using the data from both the initial 491 test runs and all additional test runs.

3.5 Lower Confidence Limit ( LCL) Approach. An alternative statistical procedure that can be used to qualify data in the determination of capture efficiency for compliance purposes. If the results of the LCL approach produce a CE that is too low for demonstrating compliance, then additional test runs must be conducted until the LCL or DQO is met. As with the DQO, data from all valid test runs must be used in the calculation.

3.6 Minimum Measurement Level ( MML). The minimum tracer gas concentration expected to be measured during the test series. This value is selected by the tester based on the capabilities of the IR spectrometer ( or GC/ ECD) and the other known or measured parameters of the hot press enclosure to be tested. The selected MML must be above the low level calibration standard and preferably below the mid level calibration standard.

3.7 Method 204. The U. S. EPA Method 204, " Criteria For and Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total Enclosure" ( 40 CFR part 51, appendix M).

3.8 Method 205. The U. S. EPA Method 205, " Verification of Gas Dilution Systems for Field Instrument Calibrations" ( 40 CFR part 51, appendix M).

3.9 Method 320. The U. S. EPA Method 320, " Measurement of Vapor Phase Organic and Inorganic Emissions by Extractive Fourier Transform Infrared ( FTIR) Spectroscopy" ( 40 CFR part 63, appendix A).

3.10 Overall capture and control efficiency ( CCE). The collection and control/ destruction efficiency of both the PPE and CD combined. The CCE is calculated as the product of the CE and DE.

3.11 Partial press enclosure ( PPE). The physical barrier that " partially" encloses the press equipment, captures a significant amount of the associated emissions, and transports those emissions to the CD.

3.12 Test series. A minimum of three test runs or, when more than three runs are conducted, all of the test runs conducted.

4.0 Interferences. 492 There are no known interferences.

5.0 Safety.

Sulfur hexafluoride is a colorless, odorless, nonflammable liquefied gas. It is stable and nonreactive and, because it is noncorrosive, most structural materials are compatible with it. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Permissible Emission Limit Time Weighted Average ( PEL TWA) and Threshold Limit Value Time Weighted Average ( TLV TWA) concentrations are 1,000 parts per million. Sulfur hexafluoride is an asphyxiant. Exposure to an oxygen deficient atmosphere ( less than 19.5 percent oxygen) may cause dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, excess salivation, diminished mental alertness, loss of consciousness, and death. Exposure to atmospheres containing less than 12 percent oxygen will bring about unconsciousness without warning and so quickly that the individuals cannot help themselves. Contact with liquid or cold vapor may cause frostbite. Avoid breathing sulfur hexafluoride gas. Self contained breathing apparatus may be required by rescue workers. Sulfur hexafluoride is not listed as a carcinogen or a potential carcinogen.

6.0 Equipment and Supplies.

This method requires equipment and supplies for: ( a) the injection of tracer gas into the enclosure, ( b) the measurement of the tracer gas concentration in the exhaust gas entering the control device, and ( c) the measurement of the volumetric flow rate of the exhaust gas entering the control device. In addition, the requisite equipment needed for EPA Methods 1  4 in appendix A to 40 CFR part 60 will be required. Equipment and supplies for optional ambient air sampling are discussed in Section 8.6.

6.1 Tracer Gas Injection.

6.1.1 Manifolds. This method requires the use of tracer gas supply cylinder( s) along with the appropriate flow control elements. Figure 1 shows a schematic drawing of the injection system showing potential locations for the tracer gas manifolds. Figure 2 shows a schematic drawing of the recommended configuration of the injection manifold. Three tracer gas discharge manifolds are required at a minimum.

6.1.2 Flow Control Meter. Flow control and measurement meter for measuring the quantity of tracer gas injected. A mass flow, volumetric flow, or critical orifice 493 control meter can be used for this method. The meter must be accurate to within ± 5 percent at the flow rate used. This means that the flow meter must be calibrated against a primary standard for flow measurement at the appropriate flow rate.

6.2 Measurement of Tracer Gas Concentration.

6.2.1 Sampling Probes. Use Pyrex or stainless steel sampling probes of sufficient length to reach the traverse points calculated according to EPA Method 1 ( appendix A to 40 CFR part 60).

6.2.2 Sampling Line. Use a heated Teflon sampling line to transport the sample to the analytical instrument.

6.2.3 Sampling Pump. Use a sampling pump capable of extracting sufficient sample from the duct and transporting to the analytical instrument.

6.2.4 Sample Conditioning System. Use a particulate filter sufficient to protect the sampling pump and analytical instrument. At the discretion of the tester and depending on the equipment used and the moisture content of the exhaust gas, it may be necessary to further condition the sample by removing moisture using a condenser.

6.2.5 Analytical Instrument. Use one of the following analytical instruments.

<IP_ADDRESS> Spectrometer. Use an infrared spectrometer designed to measuring SF6 tracer gas and capable of meeting or exceeding the specifications of this procedure. An FTIR meeting the specifications of Method 320 in appendix A to 40 CFR part 63 may be used.

<IP_ADDRESS> GC/ ECD. Use a GC/ ECD designed to measure SF6 tracer gas and capable of meeting or exceeding the specifications of this procedure.

6.2.6 Recorder. At a minimum, use a recorder with linear strip chart. An automated data acquisition system ( DAS) is recommended.

6.3 Exhaust Gas Flow Rate Measurement. Use equipment specified for EPA Methods 2, 3, and 4 in appendix A to 40 CFR part 60 for measuring flow rate of exhaust gas at the inlet to the control device.

7.0 Reagents and Standards.

7.1 Tracer Gas. Use SF6 as the tracer gas. The 494 manufacturer of the SF6 tracer gas should provide a recommended shelf life for the tracer gas cylinder over which the concentration does not change more than ± 2 percent from the certified value. A gas mixture of SF6 diluted with nitrogen should be used; based on experience and calculations, pure SF6 gas is not necessary to conduct tracer gas testing. Select a concentration and flow rate that is appropriate for the analytical instrument's detection limit, the MML, and the exhaust gas flow rate from the enclosure ( see section 8.1.1). You may use a tracer gas other than SF6 with the prior approval of the EPA Administrator. If you use an approved tracer gas other than SF6, all references to SF6 in this protocol instead refer to the approved tracer gas.

7.2 Calibration Gases. The SF6 calibration gases required will be dependent on the selected MML and the appropriate span selected for the test. Commercial cylinder gases certified by the manufacturer to be accurate to within 1 percent of the certified label value are preferable, although cylinder gases certified by the manufacturer to 2 percent accuracy are allowed. Additionally, the manufacturer of the SF6 calibration gases should provide a recommended shelf life for each calibration gas cylinder over which the concentration does not change more than ± 2 percent from the certified value. Another option allowed by this method is for the tester to obtain high concentration certified cylinder gases and then use a dilution system meeting the requirements of EPA Method 205, 40 CFR part 51, appendix M, to make multi level calibration gas standards. Low level, mid level, and high level calibration gases will be required. The MML must be above the low level standard, the high level standard must be no more than four times the low level standard, and the mid level standard must be approximately halfway between the high and low level standards. See section 12.1 for an example calculation of this procedure. Note: If using an FTIR as the analytical instrument, the tester has the option of following the CTS procedures of Method 320 in appendix A to 40 CFR part 63; the calibration standards ( and procedures) specified in Method 320 may be used in lieu of the calibration standards and procedures in this protocol.

7.2.1 Zero Gas. High purity nitrogen.

7.2.2 Low Level Calibration Gas. An SF6 calibration gas in nitrogen with a concentration equivalent to 20 to 30 percent of the applicable span value. 495 7.2.3 Mid Level Calibration Gas. An SF6 calibration gas in nitrogen with a concentration equivalent to 45 to 55 percent of the applicable span value.

7.2.4 High Level Calibration Gas. An SF6 calibration gas in nitrogen with a concentration equivalent to 80 to 90 percent of the applicable span value.

8.0 Sample Collection, Preservation, Storage, and Transport.

8.1 Test Design.

8.1.1 Determination of Minimum Tracer Gas Flow Rate.

<IP_ADDRESS> Determine ( via design calculations or measurements) the approximate flow rate of the exhaust gas through the enclosure, actual cubic feet per minute ( acfm).

<IP_ADDRESS> Calculate the minimum tracer gas injection rate necessary to assure a detectable SF6 concentration at the exhaust gas measurement point ( see section 12.1 for calculation).

<IP_ADDRESS> Select a flow meter for the injection system with an operating range appropriate for the injection rate selected.

8.1.2 Determination of the Approximate Time to Reach Equilibrium.

<IP_ADDRESS> Determine the volume of the enclosure.

<IP_ADDRESS> Calculate the air changes per minute of the enclosure by dividing the approximate exhaust flow rate ( <IP_ADDRESS> above) by the enclosed volume ( <IP_ADDRESS> above).

<IP_ADDRESS> Calculate the time at which the tracer concentration in the enclosure will achieve approximate equilibrium. Divide 3 by the air changes per minute ( <IP_ADDRESS> above) to establish this time. This is the approximate length of time for the system to come to equilibrium. Concentration equilibrium occurs when the tracer concentration in the enclosure stops changing as a function of time for a constant tracer release rate. Because the press is continuously cycling, equilibrium may be exhibited by a repeating, but stable, cyclic pattern rather than a single constant concentration value. Assure sufficient tracer gas is available to allow the system to come to equilibrium, and to sample for a minimum of 20 minutes and repeat the procedure for a minimum of three test runs. Additional test runs may be required based on the results of the DQO and LCL analyses described in 40 CFR part 496 63, subpart KK, appendix A.

8.1.3 Location of Injection Points. This method requires a minimum of three tracer gas injection points. The injection points should be located within leak prone, volatile organic compound/ hazardous air pollutant ( VOC/ HAP) producing areas around the press, or horizontally within 12 inches of the defined equipment. One potential configuration of the injection points is depicted in Figure 1. The effect of wind, exfiltration through the building envelope, and air flowing through open building doors should be considered when locating tracer gas injection points within the enclosure. The injection points should also be located at a vertical elevation equal to the VOC/ HAP generating zones. The injection points should not be located beneath obstructions that would prevent a natural dispersion of the gas. Document the selected injection points in a drawing( s).

8.1.4 Location of Flow Measurement and Tracer Sampling. Accurate CD inlet gas flow rate measurements are critical to the success of this procedure. Select a measurement location meeting the criteria of EPA Method 1 ( 40 CFR part 60, appendix A), Sampling and Velocity Traverses for Stationary Sources. Also, when selecting the measurement location, consider whether stratification of the tracer gas is likely at the location ( e. g., do not select a location immediately after a point of air in leakage to the duct).

8.2 Tracer Gas Release. Release the tracer gas at a calculated flow rate ( see section 12.1 for calculation) through a minimum of three injection manifolds located as described above in 8.1.3. The tracer gas delivery lines must be routed into the enclosure and attached to the manifolds without violating the integrity of the enclosure.

8.3 Pretest Measurements.

8.3.1 Location of Sampling Point( s). If stratification is not suspected at the measurement location, select a single sample point located at the centroid of the CD inlet duct or at a point no closer to the CD inlet duct walls than 1 meter. If stratification is suspected, establish a " measurement line" that passes through the


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0122; FRL-8136-4]

Pollution Prevention through Nanotechnology Conference; Notice of
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is convening a conference to better understand the
benefits that nanotechnology can offer by preventing pollution, and to
encourage development of nanotechnology that offers such benefits. A
multi-stakeholder Steering Committee has helped develop a scope and
agenda for the conference. Through a series of presentations and case
studies, this conference will help inform subsequent research and
commercialization of nanotechnology and nanomaterials that promote
pollution prevention in an environmentally responsible manner.

DATES: The conference will be held on September 25 and 26, 2007 .
    You may register for the conference on or before September 14,
2007. See also Unit IV. for additional registration information.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the conference, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
    Poster applications are due July 31, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at
Key Bridge, 1900 Fort Myer Dr., Arlington, VA 22209.
    See Unit III. for poster application submissions.
    See Unit IV. for registration submissions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For technical information contact: Clive Davies, Design for the
Environment Branch, Economics, Exposure, and Technology Division
(7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<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
particular interest to those persons who manufacture, import, process,
or use nanoscale materials, especially to prevent pollution.
Representatives from industry; non-governmental organizations concerned
with the environment and human health; academia; and government may all
be interested in attending.
    Since many entities may be interested, the Agency has not attempted
to fully describe all of the entities that may have an interest in this
matter. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the technical 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 ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0122. All documents in the docket are
listed in the docket's index available at http://www.regulations.gov.

Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in

hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading
Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure. 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 All documents relating to this conference are available at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/nano.

II. Background

A. Pollution Prevention

    Pollution prevention is reducing or eliminating waste at the source
by modifying production processes, promoting the use of non-toxic or
less-toxic substances, implementing conservation techniques, and re-
using materials rather than putting them into the waste stream.

B. Beneficial Characteristics

    The unique and potentially useful properties of nanomaterials
include dramatically increased surface areas and reactivities, improved
strength-weight ratios, increased electrical conductivity, and changes
in color and opacity. Materials designed to take advantage of these
properties are finding application in a variety of areas, such as
electronics, medicine, and environmental protection.
    This conference is focused on three major areas of pollution
prevention:
     Products. Products that are less toxic, less polluting,
and wear-resistant.
     Processes. Processes that are more efficient and waste-
reducing.
     Energy and resource efficiency. Processes and products
that use less energy and fewer raw materials because of greater
efficiency.
    To emphasize the importance of the responsible development \1\ of

nanotechnology, conference speakers and attendees are encouraged to
apply ``life-cycle thinking'' as they make presentations or attend
conference sessions. Life-cycle thinking involves consideration of
environmental and human health endpoints such as toxicity and exposure
that occur over the material's life cycle. Design, production, use, and
disposal are all relevant to life-cycle thinking.
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    \1\ A Matter of Size: Triennial Review of the National
Nanotechnology Initiative, 2006, The National Academies Press,
``Responsible Development'', page 73, ``...responsible development
of nanotechnology can be characterized as the balancing of efforts
to maximize the technology's positive contributions and minimize its
negative consequences. Thus, responsible development involves an
examination both of applications and of potential implications. It
implies a commitment to develop and use technology to help meet the
most pressing human and societal needs, while making every
reasonable effort to anticipate and mitigate adverse implications or
unintended consequences.''
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    The questions below are intended to focus presentations and
discussions at the conference. Answers to these questions could help
guide subsequent work in P2 through nanotechnology.
    1. Which nanotechnologies show the greatest promise for preventing
pollution?
    Considerations:
     This question should be viewed through the lens of life-
cycle thinking to minimize the possibility of unintended consequences.
     Which pollution prevention applications are the most
likely to find real-world applications?
     What barriers exist to the adoption of nanotechnology-
enabled pollution prevention applications?
    2. What are the most promising areas of research on pollution
prevention applications of nanotechnologies?
    Considerations:
     Which research areas could improve our understanding of
the full life-cycle of nanomaterials?
     How can the beneficial properties of engineered products
of nanotechnology such as increased surface activity, greater
conductivity, improved strength-weight ratio, altered optical
properties (changes in color or opacity), and flame retardancy be used
to improve materials and products and reduce the production of
pollutants at their source?
    3. What recommendations do conference participants have for
promoting and encouraging pollution prevention in the development and
application of nanotechnology?
    Considerations:
     What actions could be taken, and by whom?
     What mechanisms, programs, or associations could promote
the research, development, and adoption of such applications?
     What role can EPA programs play?

III. Call for Posters

    Posters are an excellent forum for authors to present informally,
yet in a highly visible fashion, their most recent work regarding
pollution prevention through nanotechnology. A poster session provides
an opportunity for authors to directly communicate with participants of
the conference and engage in detailed one-on-one discussions.
Successful posters should reflect the goals of the Pollution Prevention
through Nanotechnology Conference. We encourage you to submit an entry
for the poster session in the area of nanotechnology products,
nanotechnology processes, or nanotechnology energy/resource efficiency.
Posters with a focus on safer chemistries through use of nanotechnology
are especially encouraged. Because of space constraints, a limited
number of posters will be accepted in each area. To submit an entry for
the poster session, please send a short description (less than one-
page) of the poster you would like to display. The description should
identify which category your poster fits within (products, processes,
or efficient use of resources), how it responds to the concepts raised
in the three questions listed above and how it addresses responsible
development, and whether environmental benefits can be quantified, such
as reduction of use of hazardous chemicals or energy or resource
savings. Poster applications are due July 31, 2007. Please submit
poster applications to the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

IV. How Can I Request to Attend this Conference?

    You may register for the conference electronically through EPA's
website, at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/nano by September 14, 2007. Advance

requests will assist in planning adequate seating; however, members of
the public may attend without prior registration. You may also submit a
request to attend this conference to the technical person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any information in your
request that is considered CBI. Requests to attend the conference,
identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0122, must be received
on or before September 14, 2007.

List of Subjects Environmental protection, Chemicals, Pollution
prevention, Nanotechnology, Nanoscale materials.

    Dated: June 25, 2007.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2012)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-67589; File No. SR-OPRA-2012-03]

Options Price Reporting Authority; Order Approving an Amendment
to the Plan for Reporting of Consolidated Options Last Sale Reports and
Quotation Information To Revise the Definition of the Term
``Nonprofessional''

August 2, 2012.

I. Introduction

    On May 31, 2012, the Options Price Reporting Authority (``OPRA'')
submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''),
pursuant to Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 608 thereunder,\2\ an amendment to the Plan for
Reporting of Consolidated Options Last Sale Reports

and Quotation Information (``OPRA Plan'').\3\ The proposed OPRA Plan
amendment would revise OPRA's definition of the term
``Nonprofessional.'' The proposed OPRA Plan amendment was published for
comment in the Federal Register on June 22, 2012.\4\ The Commission
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \2\ 17 CFR 242.608.
    \3\ The OPRA Plan is a national market system plan approved by
the Commission pursuant to Section 11A of the Act and Rule 608
thereunder. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 17638 (March 18,
1981), 22 SE.C. Docket 484 (March 31, 1981). The full text of the
OPRA Plan is available at http://www.opradata.com.
    The OPRA Plan provides for the collection and dissemination of
last sale and quotation information on options that are traded on
the participant exchanges. The ten participants to the OPRA Plan are
BATS Exchange, Inc., BOX Options Exchange, LLC, Chicago Board
Options Exchange, Incorporated, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated,
International Securities Exchange, LLC, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc., NASDAQ
OMX PHLX LLC, NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, NYSE Amex, LLC n/k/a NYSE MKT
LLC, and NYSE Arca, Inc.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67210 (June 15,
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    This order approves the proposed OPRA Plan amendment.

II. Description of the Proposal

    The purpose of the proposed amendment is to revise OPRA's
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    \5\ OPRA's current definition of the term ``Nonprofessional'' is
set out in an ``Addendum for Nonprofessionals'' that is attached to
its Electronic Form of Subscriber Agreement and its Hardcopy Form of
Subscriber Agreement (collectively, ``Addenda''). These two forms,
in turn, are Attachments B-1 and B-2 to OPRA's form of Vendor
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    A person may become an OPRA ``Subscriber'' in one of two ways.\6\
The first way is that the person may sign a ``Professional Subscriber
Agreement'' directly with OPRA. In this case, the person pays fees
directly to OPRA on the basis of the number of the person's ``devices''
and/or ``UserIDs.'' The second way is that the person may enter into a
``Subscriber Agreement,'' not directly with OPRA, but with an OPRA
``Vendor''--an entity that has entered into a ``Vendor Agreement'' with
OPRA authorizing the entity to redistribute OPRA Data to third persons.
In this case, OPRA collects fees from the Vendor with respect to the
receipt of the OPRA Data by the person entering into the Subscriber
Agreement. If the person qualifies as a ``Nonprofessional Subscriber,''
OPRA caps the fee that it charges the Vendor, and the fees that the
person is required to pay to the Vendor may be less than they would be
if the person is classified as a ``Professional Subscriber.''
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    \6\ OPRA defines a ``Subscriber,'' in general, as an entity or
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    Under OPRA's current definition, to qualify as a
``Nonprofessional,'' a person must not be ``a securities broker-dealer,
investment advisor, futures commission merchant, commodities
introducing broker or commodity trading advisor, member of a securities
exchange or association or futures contract market, or an owner,
partner, or associated person of any of the foregoing.'' \7\ For
persons employed by securities broker-dealers, OPRA has interpreted the
term ``associated person'' by reference to the definition of the term
``associated person of a broker or dealer'' in Section 3(a)(18) of the
Act.\8\ According to OPRA, that definition includes ``any employee'' of
a broker or dealer, and accordingly employees of broker-dealers have
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    \7\ See Addenda, ] 1(c), supra note 5.
    \8\ Section 3(a)(18) of the Act provides as follows: ``The term
`person associated with a broker or dealer' or `associated person of
a broker or dealer' means any partner, officer, director, or branch
manager of such broker or dealer (or any person occupying a similar
status or performing similar functions), any person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with
such broker or dealer, or any employee of such broker or dealer,
except that any person associated with a broker or dealer whose
functions are solely clerical or ministerial shall not be included
in the meaning of such term for purposes of section 15(b) [of this
title] (other than paragraph (6) thereof).'' (Emphasis added.)
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    According to OPRA, two inconsistencies result from this language.
First, OPRA's language on this point differs from the definition of
``Nonprofessional'' used by the Consolidated Tape Association (``CTA'')
and the ``Joint Self-Regulatory Organization Plan Governing the
Collection, Consolidation, and Dissemination of Quotation and
Transaction Information for Nasdaq-Listed Securities Traded on
Exchanges on an Unlisted Trading Privilege Basis'' (``Nasdaq/UTP
Plan''). The CTA and the Nasdaq/UTP Plan define the term
``Nonprofessional'' substantially identically, and by reference to
whether the person seeking to qualify as a Nonprofessional is required
to register in some capacity, not by reference to whether the person is
an associated person of an entity or person that is required to
register in some capacity.\9\ Second, because the definition of the
term ``associated person'' is defined differently in the commodity
futures industry, a person who is employed by a commodity futures
merchant (subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act) may
be able to qualify as a Nonprofessional under the language of the
current OPRA definition even though a person who is employed by a
securities broker to perform identical functions cannot.\10\
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    \9\ See the CTA ``Nonprofessional Subscriber Policy,'' available
at http://www.nyxdata.com/Docs/Market-Data/Policies. See also
Notice, supra, note 4 at 37721, n.9.
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    In order to eliminate these inconsistencies, OPRA proposes to
replace paragraphs 1(c) and 1(d) of each Addendum for Nonprofessionals
with a new paragraph 1(c) that tracks the language used by the CTA and
the UTP/Nasdaq Plan. The revised definition would allow a person who is
not himself or herself registered in some capacity with the Commission
or the CFTC, but who is employed by an entity that is so registered, to
qualify as a ``Nonprofessional'' for purposes of the person's personal,
non-business-related, investment activities. According to OPRA, the
changes that it is proposing in its definition of the term
``Nonprofessional'' will add clarity to the definition and more closely
align the OPRA Plan definition with the definitions used by the CTA and
the UTP/Nasdaq Plan.\11\
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    \11\ According to OPRA, in the vast majority of cases, its
definition of the term ``Nonprofessional'' and those of the CTA and
the UTP/Nasdaq Plan have always classified Subscribers as
Professionals or Nonprofessionals consistently. OPRA believes that
revising its definition in the manner described in this filing will
reduce the small subset of cases in which its definition and those
of the CTA and the UTP/Nasdaq Plan generate different results.
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III. Discussion

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed OPRA
Plan amendment is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder.\12\ Specifically, the Commission
finds that the proposed OPRA Plan amendment is consistent with Section
11A of the Act \13\ and Rule 608 thereunder \14\ in that it is
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors and
the maintenance of fair and orderly markets, and to remove impediments
to, and perfect the mechanism of, a national market system. The
Commission notes that OPRA's proposed changes to the definition of the
term ``Nonprofessional'' are designed to add clarity to the definition
and eliminate any inconsistencies between OPRA's definition and the
definitions used by the CTA and the UTP/Nasdaq Plan. The revised
language would allow a person

who is not registered in some capacity with the Commission or the CFTC,
but who is employed by an entity that is required to so register to
qualify as a ``Nonprofessional'' and therefore gain access to OPRA data
at a potentially reduced cost. Accordingly, the Commission believes
that the proposal may increase certain market participant's ability to
access OPRA data on a timely basis. Therefore, the Commission believes
that OPRA's proposal is consistent with Section 11A of the Act \15\ and
Rule 608 thereunder.\16\
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    \12\ In approving this proposed OPRA Plan Amendment, the
Commission has considered its impact on efficiency, competition, and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \14\ 17 CFR 242.608.
    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \16\ 17 CFR 242.608.
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 11A of the Act,\17\
and Rule 608 hereunder,\18\ that the proposed OPRA Plan amendment (SR-
OPRA-2012-03) be, and it hereby is, approved.
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \18\ 17 CFR 242.608.
    \19\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(29).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\19\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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3. Type of information collection ( check one) a. G New collection b. G Revision of a currently approved collection c. X Extension of a currently approved collection d. G Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired e. G Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired f. G Existing collection in use without an OMB control number 4. Type of review requested ( check one) a. X Regular b. G Emergency  Approval requested by: / / c. G Delegated 5. Small entities Will this information collection have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities? G Yes X No For b f, note item A2 of Supporting Statement Instructions 6. Requested expiration date a. X Three years from approval date b. G Other Specify: / /___

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17. Statistical methods Does this information collection employ statistical methods?

Q Yes X No 18. Agency contact ( person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this submission) Name: Nancy Smagin Phone: 202 343 9126 OMB 83 I 10/ 95 19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions On behalf of this Federal agency, 1 certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with' 5 CFR 1320.9.

NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3), appear at the end of the instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in the instructions.

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

( a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

( b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

( c) It reduces burden on small entities;

( d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is understandable to respondents;

( e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

( f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

( g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3): ( I) Why the information is being collected' ( ii) Use of information; ( iii) Burden estimate; ( iv) Nature of response ( voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory); ( v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and ( vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

( h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected ( see note in Item 19 of the instructions);

( I) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and ( j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

Signature of Program Official Date Signature of Senior Official or designee Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division Office of Environmental Information Date OMB 83 I 10/ 95


[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38009-38010]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12407]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0243; FRL-5185.1-03-OAR]
RIN 2060-AV56

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood
and Composite Wood Products; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) proposed a rule titled ``National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products.'' The
EPA is extending the comment period on this proposed rule that
currently closes on July 3, 2023, by 15 days. The comment period will
now remain open until July 18, 2023, to allow additional time for
stakeholders to review and comment on the proposal.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the
Federal Register (FR) on May 18, 2023 (88 FR 31856), originally ending
July 3, 2023, is being extended by 15 days. Written comments must be
received on or before July 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2016-0243, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2016-0243 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2016-0243.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0243, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only):
EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of operation
are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal holidays).
    Instructions. All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this action,
contact Ms. Katie Hanks, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-
03), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; and email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Rationale. On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled ``National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products.'' 88 FR
31856. The comment period on this proposed rule currently closes on
July 3, 2023. The EPA has received numerous requests for additional
time to review and comment on this proposed rule. The EPA has decided
to extend the period by 15 days. The public comment period will now end
on July 18, 2023.
    Docket. The EPA has established a docket for this rulemaking under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0243. All documents in the docket are
listed in https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard
copy. With the exception of such material, publicly available docket
materials are available electronically in Regulations.gov.
    Instructions. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2016-0243. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute. Do not submit electronically to https://www.regulations.gov
any information that you consider to be CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. This type of information should be
submitted as discussed below.
    The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions,
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    The https://www.regulations.gov website allows you to submit your
comment anonymously, which means the EPA will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through
https://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
digital storage media you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment
due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification,
the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files
should not include special characters or any form of encryption and be
free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the
EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Submitting CBI. Do not submit information containing CBI to the EPA
through https://www.regulations.gov. Clearly mark the part or all of
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on any
digital storage media that you mail to the EPA, note the docket ID,
mark the outside of the digital storage media as CBI, and identify
electronically within the digital storage media the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version
of the comments that includes information claimed as CBI, you must
submit a copy of the comments that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI directly to the public docket through the procedures
outlined in instructions above. If you submit any digital storage media
that does not contain CBI, mark

the outside of the digital storage media clearly that it does not
contain CBI and note the docket ID. Information not marked as CBI will
be included in the public docket and the EPA's electronic public docket
without prior notice. Information marked as CBI will not be disclosed
except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 2.
    Our preferred method to receive CBI is for it to be transmitted
electronically using email attachments, File Transfer Protocol (FTP),
or other online file sharing services (e.g., Dropbox, OneDrive, Google
Drive). Electronic submissions must be transmitted directly to the
OAQPS CBI Office at the email address [email protected], and as
described above, should include clear CBI markings and note the docket
ID. If assistance is needed with submitting large electronic files that
exceed the file size limit for email attachments, and if you do not
have your own file sharing service, please email [email protected] to
request a file transfer link. If sending CBI information through the
postal service, please send it to the following address: OAQPS Document
Control Officer (C404-02), OAQPS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0243. The mailed CBI material should be double wrapped
and clearly marked. Any CBI markings should not show through the outer
envelope.

Penny Lassiter,
Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division.
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Meeting Summary—Meeting Between EPA Staff and Representatives of
Aftermarket Organizations

Date:	December 1, 2009

Participants:

Michael Conlon, Conlon, Fratz & Phelan

Aaron Lowe, Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association

Douglas Wheeler, Hogan and Hartson (on behalf of IDQ)

Julius Banks, EPA/SPD

Yaidi Cancel, EPA/SPD

Drusilla Hufford, EPA/SPD

Cindy Newberg, EPA/SPD

Margaret Sheppard, EPA/SPD

Mr. Conlon, Mr. Lowe, and Mr. Wheeler indicated that their organizations
intended to submit comments on the proposed SNAP rule on HFO-1234yf.

Topics discussed in the meeting included:

The relationship between the proposed rule on HFO-1234yf under the
Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program and an upcoming
Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) under the Pre-Manufacture Notice (PMN)
program.

The basis for the concern about the toxicity of HFO-1234yf.

Flammability of HFO-1234yf.

Possible future rules related to servicing of motor vehicle air
conditioning (MVAC) systems.

What would be needed in order for EPA to consider retrofit use of
HFO-1234yf in MVAC.

Aftermarket representatives’ concern about potential restriction of
servicing by “do-it-yourselfers” under the upcoming SNUR.

Options for the aftermarket representatives if the SNUR is not published
before the end of the public comment period for the SNAP rule on
HFO-1234yf.

Other EPA rules that might potentially affect the aftermarket (e.g.,
SNAP rule for CO2 as an automotive refrigerant, rule on HCFC reductions.


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 73059]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28742]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: PR15-9-000.
    Applicants: American Midstream (Alabama Intrastate), LLC.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(b)(2) +(g): Rate Petition to
be effective 12/1/2014; TOFC: 1310.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5004.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/17/14.

    284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/15.

    Docket Numbers: RP15-218-000.
    Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) rate filing per 154.204: NC Contract 2014-
11-24 Mercuria to be effective 12/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5052.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP15-219-000.
    Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) rate filing per 154.204: Neg Rate A&R
Antero 11-26-14 to be effective 12/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5053.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP15-220-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) rate filing per 154.403(d)(2): EPNG Fuel
Filing to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5107.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP15-221-000.
    Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) rate filing per 154.204: Mercuria Energy
Negotiated Rate to be effective 12/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5108.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP15-222-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) rate filing per 154.601: Non-Conforming
Agreement Update Filing (APS OPASA) to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5158.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP15-223-000.
    Applicants: Northern Natural Gas Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) rate filing per 154.204: 20141126
Negotiated Rate to be effective 12/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5245.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP15-224-000.
    Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) rate filing per 154.204: 2015 Jan 1-Nov 30
2015 Neg Rate to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20141128-5054.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/10/14.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified date(s). Protests may be considered,
but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: PR13-12-003.
    Applicants: Southern California Gas Company.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(b)(1),: Revised Statement of
Operating Conditions to be effective 3/1/2013; TOFC: 1000.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5083.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/3/14
    284.123(g) Protests Due:

    Docket Numbers: RP12-318-006.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Description: Compliance filing per 154.203: Reservation Charge
Credit Nov2014 Compliance Filing to be effective 12/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20141126-5030.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Any person desiring to protest in any of the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
date(s).
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: December 1, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 131 (Friday, July 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40378-40379]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17155]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0076]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Electronic Records;
Electronic Signatures

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by August
8, 2011.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0303.
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Gittleson, Office of
Information Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr.,
PI50-400B, Rockville, MD 20850,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures--(OMB Control Number 0910-
0303)--Revision

    FDA regulations in part 11 (21 CFR part 11) provide criteria for
acceptance of electronic records, electronic signatures, and
handwritten signatures executed to electronic records as equivalent to
paper records. Under these regulations, records and reports may be
submitted to FDA electronically provided the Agency has stated its
ability to accept the records electronically in an Agency-established
public docket and that the other requirements of part 11 are met.
    The recordkeeping provisions in part 11 (21 CFR part 11)
(Sec. Sec.  11.10, 11.30, 11.50, and 11.300) require the following
standard operating procedures to assure appropriate use of, and
precautions for, systems using electronic records and signatures: (1)
Sec.  11.10 specifies procedures and controls for persons who use
closed systems to create, modify, maintain, or transmit electronic
records; (2) Sec.  11.30 specifies procedures and controls for persons
who use open systems to create, modify, maintain, or transmit
electronic records; (3) Sec.  11.50 specifies procedures and controls
for persons who use electronic signatures; and (4) Sec.  11.300
specifies controls to ensure the security and integrity of electronic
signatures based upon use of identification codes in combination with
passwords. The reporting provision (Sec.  11.100) requires persons to
certify in writing to FDA that they will regard electronic signatures
used in their systems as the legally binding equivalent of traditional
handwritten signatures.
    In the Federal Register of February 16, 2011 (76 FR 9024), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of

information. FDA received one comment which was related to the
Paperwork Reduction Act burden associated with this collection of
information.
    The comment indicated that table 2 in the 60-day notice was not
clear if it represented burden for all respondents, or just one
respondent. In addition, the commenter noted that if table 2
represented the estimated burden for all respondents, that they did not
agree with the accuracy of FDA's estimate, as the table appears to
assume that each respondent creates one SOP per each 21 CFR section
listed. The commenter felt that this assumption is not correct for
large companies, who could possibly have several thousand systems, each
requiring their own SOPs. If this were the case, the recordkeeping
burden in Table 2 would be severely understated.
    FDA's response is to note that the recordkeeping burden in table 2
is an estimate of both large and small firms, and the burden
represented in the table is an average of the burden for all forms. In
addition, the recordkeeping requirements ask each respondent to this
collection maintain a set of SOPs which could help the company and FDA
in the future determine the methodology the company employed in its
systems to ensure that the electronic signatures for its employees on
documents submitted to the FDA were valid, if needed. Over the years,
FDA developed this recordkeeping burden by listening to feedback from
its staff and external stakeholders, and feels that the burden
adequately represents the average burden a firm might expend to
complete the recordkeeping requirements for this collection.
    The burden created by the information collection provision of this
regulation is a one-time burden associated with the creation of
standard operating procedures, validation, and certification. The
Agency anticipates the use of electronic media will substantially
reduce the paperwork burden associated with maintaining FDA required
records. The respondents will be businesses and other for-profit
organizations, State or local governments, Federal Agencies, and
nonprofit institutions.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                                Average
                                     Number of       Number of     Total annual     burden per
         21 CFR section             respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in    Total hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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11,100..........................           4,500               1           4,500               1           4,500
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,500
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

                               Table 2--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                                                Average
                                     Number of       Number of     Total annual     burden per
         21 CFR section            recordkeepers    records per       records      recordkeeping    Total hours
                                                   recordkeeper                     (in hours)
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11.10...........................           2,500               1           2,500              20          50,000
11.30...........................           2,500               1           2,500              20          50,000
11.50...........................           4,500               1           4,500              20          90,000
11.300..........................           4,500               1           4,500              20          90,000
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         280,000
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    Dated: July 5, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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