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[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0421; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-042-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Boeing Company Model 757 airplanes. This proposed AD was
prompted by a report of in-flight fracture of the right windshield
(window 1) on the flight deck and multiple reports of electrical arcs
at the terminal blocks of the flight deck windshields resulting in
smoke and fire. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections
of electrical heat terminals on the left and right windshields for
damage, and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD would
also allow for replacing an affected windshield with a windshield
equipped with different electrical connections, which would terminate
the repetitive inspections for that windshield. We are proposing this
AD to prevent smoke and fire in the flight deck, which can lead to loss
of visibility, and injuries to or incapacitation of the flight crew.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management,
P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, Washington 98124-2207; telephone 206-
544-5000, extension 1; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may review copies of the
referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES
section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after
receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elias Natsiopoulos, Aerospace
Engineer, Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM-130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington
98057-3356; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2012-0421;
Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-042-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each

substantive verbal contact we receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We have received nine reports from eight operators that electrical
arcs occurred at the lower terminal blocks of the flight deck
windshields. AD 2010-15-01, Amendment 39-16367 (75 FR 39804, July 13,
2010), addresses the lower electrical connections. We have also
received reports of four failures of upper terminal blocks on Model 757
airplanes. In more than one incident, the arcs resulted in open flames.
While in flight, one Model 757-200 series airplane experienced smoke in
the cockpit, followed by the fracture of the inner pane of the first
officer's windshield (right window 1). This windshield fracture
resulted in total loss of the first officer's outside visibility and
small shards of glass striking the first officer. Examination of the
fractured windshield revealed evidence of arcing at the upper outboard
(J1) and the upper inboard (J4) windshield electrical heat terminal
connections. The inner pane fracture initiated beneath the J4 terminal
block.
    The electrical connections on the windshields are made with lugs
that attach with screws to the terminal block. A loose connection
increases the heat at the terminal, which can cause damage to the
internal joints (including solder, if present). Damaged solder joints
are the primary cause of the electrical arcs. The primary cause of
loose connections is the incorrectly torqued or incorrectly installed
screw. This condition, if not corrected, could result in smoke and fire
in the flight deck, which can result in the loss of visibility, and
injuries to or incapacitation of the flightcrew.

Other Related Rulemaking

    On July 6, 2010, the FAA issued AD 2010-15-01, Amendment 39-16367
(75 FR 39804, July 13, 2010), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757,
767, and 777 series airplanes, which requires repetitive inspections
for damage of the electrical terminal (J5 terminal) at the left and
right flight deck window 1 windshield, and corrective actions if
necessary. The most forward flight deck windows are referred to as
windshields and named left and right window 1 respectively. The actions
required by that AD are intended to prevent smoke and fire in the
cockpit, which could lead to loss of visibility, and injuries to or
incapacitation of the flight crew. Accomplishing the actions in this
proposed AD would terminate the requirements of AD 2010-15-01 for Model
757 airplanes.

Relevant Service Information

    We reviewed Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019,
Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -
200CB series airplanes); and Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin
757-30-0020, Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-300
series airplanes). This service information describes procedures for
repetitive detailed inspections for damage (including, but not limited
to, arcing, loose terminals, heat damage, cross-threaded connections,
and cracking) of the wiring and electrical terminals J1, J4, and J5 at
the left and right flight deck windshields; and corrective actions if
necessary.
    The corrective actions include applying correct torque to a loose
electrical connection, replacing any damaged terminal lug with a new
lug, repairing damaged wiring, and replacing an unserviceable
windshield with a new or serviceable windshield. Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019, Revision 3, dated December 16,
2011 (for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes); and
Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0020, Revision 3,
dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-300 series airplanes); specify
that the replacement windshield can be either a new or serviceable
windshield that uses screws and lugs for the electrical connection, or
a new or serviceable windshield that uses pins and sockets for the
electrical connections.
    For airplanes on which a new windshield that uses pins and sockets
is installed, Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019,
Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -
200CB series airplanes); and Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin
757-30-0020, Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-300
series airplanes); also specify changing the related wire bundle and
cutting the bulb seal to give clearance for terminals on the
replacement windshield. This service information specifies that
installing a windshield that uses pins and sockets for the electrical
connections eliminates the need for the repetitive detailed inspections
for that windshield.
    Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019, Revision 3,
dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series
airplanes); and Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0020,
Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-300 series
airplanes); also specify repetitive detailed inspections for damage of
any windshield that is replaced with a windshield that uses screws and
lugs for the heat connection, or if a windshield heat power connection
is reassembled on windshields that use screws and lugs for the heat
connection.

FAA's Determination

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified
in the service information described previously, except as discussed
under ``Differences Between the Proposed AD and the Service
Information.''

Differences Between the Proposed AD and the Service Information

    Although Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019,
Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -
200CB series airplanes); and Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin
757-30-0020, Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-300
series airplanes); recommend accomplishing certain inspections, window
replacement, and reassembly of the electrical connections within 500
flight hours or 150 days, whichever occurs first, we have determined
that a compliance time of within 500 flight hours after the effective
date of this AD addresses the identified unsafe condition soon enough
to ensure an adequate level of safety for the affected fleet. This
difference has been coordinated with The Boeing Company.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 664 airplanes of U.S.
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost on U.S.
             Action                     Labor cost           Parts cost     Cost per product       operators
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Detailed inspection of           3 work-hours x $85 per               $0   $255 per            $169,320 per
 windshields.                     hour = $255 per                           inspection cycle.   inspection
                                  inspection cycle.                                             cycle.
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary corrective
actions that would be required based on the results of the proposed
inspection. We have no way of determining the number of aircraft that
might need these corrective actions.

                                               On-Condition Costs
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                Action                        Labor cost               Parts cost            Cost per product
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Windshield replacement and changes to  9 work-hours x $85 per   $19,687 per windshield.  $20,452 per windshield.
 related wiring including lug           hour = $765 per
 replacement.                           windshield.
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Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA-2012-0421; Directorate Identifier
2012-NM-042-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by June 11, 2012.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD affects AD 2010-15-01, Amendment 39-16367 (75 FR 39804,
July 13, 2010).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to The Boeing Company airplanes, certificated in
any category, as identified in paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this
AD.
    (1) Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB airplanes identified in
Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019, Revision 3,
dated December 16, 2011.
    (2) Model 757-300 airplanes identified in Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0020, Revision 3, dated December
16, 2011.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association
(ATA) of America Code 30, Ice and Rain Protection.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a report of in-flight fracture of the
right windshield (window 1) on the flightdeck and multiple reports
of electrical arcs at the terminal blocks of the flight deck
windshields resulting in smoke and fire. We are issuing this AD to
prevent smoke and fire in the flight deck, which can lead to loss of
visibility, and injuries to or incapacitation of the flight crew.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Inspection and Repair

    Within 500 flight hours after the effective date of this AD,
except as required by paragraph (h) of this AD: Do a detailed
inspection for damage of the wiring and electrical terminal blocks
(J1, J4, and J5 terminals) at the left and right flight deck window
1 windshield, and do all applicable corrective actions, by
accomplishing all the applicable actions specified in the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special Attention Service
Bulletin 757-30-0019, Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model
757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes); or Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0020, Revision 3, dated December
16, 2011 (for Model 757-300 series airplanes). Except as provided by
paragraph (j) of this AD, do all applicable corrective actions
before further flight. Repeat the detailed inspection thereafter at
the applicable interval specified in paragraph (g)(1) or (g)(2) of
this AD. Doing the replacement specified in paragraph (k) of this AD
terminates the repetitive inspection

requirements of this paragraph for that replaced flight deck
windshield.
    (1) For flight deck windshields manufactured by GKN Aerospace
(GKN) with screw/lug electrical connections, repeat the detailed
inspection thereafter at intervals not to exceed 12,000 flight hours
or 48 months, whichever occurs later.
    (2) For flight deck windshields manufactured by PPG Aerospace
(PPG) with screw/lug electrical connections, repeat the detailed
inspection thereafter at intervals not to exceed 6,000 flight hours
or 24 months, whichever occurs later.

(h) Compliance Time Exception for Previous Inspection

    For airplanes on which inspections of the J1, J4, and J5
terminals, as specified in the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing
Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019, Revision 2, dated
April 19, 2010 (for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series
airplanes); or Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-
0020, Revision 2, dated March 31, 2010 (for Model 757-300 series
airplanes); were accomplished before the effective date of this AD:
Do the actions required by paragraph (g) of this AD at the
applicable compliance time specified in paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2)
of this AD. Repeat the inspection thereafter at the applicable
intervals specified in paragraphs (g)(1) or (g)(2) of this AD.
    (1) For flight deck windshields manufactured by GKN with screw/
lug electrical connections: At the later of the times specified in
paragraphs (h)(1)(i) and (h)(1)(ii) of this AD.
    (i) Within 12,000 flight hours or 48 months, whichever occurs
later, after accomplishing the inspection.
    (ii) Within 500 flight hours after the effective date of this
AD.
    (2) For flight deck windshields manufactured by PPG with screw/
lug electrical connections: At the later of the times specified in
paragraphs (h)(2)(i) and (h)(2)(ii) of this AD.
    (i) Within 6,000 flight hours or 24 months, whichever occurs
later, after accomplishing the inspection.
    (ii) Within 500 flight hours after the effective date of this
AD.

(i) Inspection for Replaced Windshield or Reassembled Heat Power
Connection

    For any windshield replaced after the effective date of this AD
with a windshield that uses screws and lugs for electrical heat
connection, or if a windshield heat power connection is reassembled
on windshields that use screws and lugs for windshield heat
connections: Do the actions required in paragraph (g) of this AD
within 500 flight hours after the windshield replacement or
connection reassembly, and thereafter at the applicable interval
specified in paragraph (g)(1) or (g)(2) of this AD, as applicable.

(j) Exception to Compliance Time for Certain Windshield Replacement

    If, during the inspection required by paragraph (g) or (i) of
this AD, the screw is found cross threaded: Do the applicable
actions specified in paragraph (j)(1) or (j)(2) of this AD.
    (1) If the terminal lug is loose and cannot be tightened: Before
further flight, replace that windshield, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special Attention Service
Bulletin 757-30-0019, Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model
757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes); or Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0020, Revision 3, dated December
16, 2011 (for Model 757-300 series airplanes).
    (2) If the terminal lug is tight or can be tightened: Replace
that windshield within 500 flight hours after the inspection, in
accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019, Revision 3, dated December
16, 2011 (for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes);
or Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0020, Revision
3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model 757-300 series airplanes).

(k) Optional Terminating Action

    Replacing a flight deck windshield that uses screws and lugs for
the electrical connections with a flight deck windshield that uses
pins and sockets for the electrical connections, in accordance with
the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special Attention Service
Bulletin 757-30-0019, Revision 3, dated December 16, 2011 (for Model
757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes); or Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0020, Revision 3, dated December
16, 2011 (for Model 757-300 series airplanes); ends the repetitive
inspection requirements of paragraph (g) of this AD for that
windshield.

(l) Related AD Termination

    Accomplishing the actions required by this AD terminates the
requirements of AD 2010-15-01, Amendment 39-16367 (75 FR 39804, July
13, 2010), paragraphs (g), (j), and (k), for that airplane only.

 (m) Credit for Previous Actions

    This paragraph provides credit for the actions required by this
AD, if those actions were performed before the effective date of
this AD using Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-30-0019,
Revision 2, dated April 19, 2010 (for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -
200CB series airplanes); or Boeing Special Attention Service
Bulletin 757-30-0020, Revision 2, dated March 31, 2010 (for Model
757-300 series airplanes).

(n) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, has
the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19,
send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the attention of the
person identified in the Related Information section of this AD.
Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.

 (o) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Elias
Natsiopoulos, Aerospace Engineer, Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM-
130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:
425-917-6590; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management,
P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, Washington 98124-2207; telephone
206-544-5000, extension 1; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You
may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
Washington. For information on the availability of this material at
the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 5, 2012.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2021-0021]

Notice of Public Meeting on the National Flood Insurance
Program's Community Rating System

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).

ACTION: Announcement of open public meetings.

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SUMMARY: FEMA will hold three public meetings remotely via web
conference to solicit public feedback about the National Flood
Insurance Program's (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) program. FEMA
is issuing this public meeting notice to inform the public that it is
seeking input on the NFIP's CRS program for the agency to consider ways
to modify, streamline, and/or innovate to improve the program. These
efforts aim to help FEMA ensure that the CRS program includes
necessary, properly tailored, and up-to-date requirements that
effectively achieve the goals of (1) reducing and avoiding flood damage
to insurable property, (2) strengthening and supporting the insurance
aspects of the NFIP, and (3) encouraging a comprehensive approach to
floodplain management.

DATES: Written comments in response to these public meetings may be
submitted until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on September 22, 2021.
Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
    FEMA will hold meetings on:
    Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. ET;
    Wednesday, September 8, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. ET; and
    Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. ET.
    Depending on the number of speakers, the meetings may end before
the time indicated, following the last call for comments.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held via web conference. Members
of the public may register to attend the meetings online at the
following link: https://cgstrategy.zoom.us/webinar/register/6716294728533/WN_BTf89PgaQhOZL-TonhxNog.
    Reasonable accommodations are available for people with
disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below as soon as
possible. Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible
to fulfill. Written comments related to these public meetings must be
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov/. Search for FEMA-2021-0021 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments. All written comments received,
including any personal information provided, may be posted without
alteration at https://www.regulations.gov. All comments on the request
for information made during the meetings will be posted to https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID FEMA-2021-0021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Sears, Supervisory Emergency
Management Specialist, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency<EMAIL_ADDRESS>202-
212-3800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP's CRS program is a voluntary
incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain
management practices that exceed the minimum requirements of the NFIP
for floodplain management. As FEMA undertakes a series of initiatives
that will transform the NFIP, the agency is evaluating the CRS program
and its potential to support FEMA, State, local, Tribal, and
territorial community goals and needs.
    FEMA is committed to obtaining public input to drive and focus
FEMA's review of the CRS program. Because Federal regulations and
policies have broad impacts on society in general, members of the
public are likely to have useful information, data, and perspectives on
the benefits and burdens of FEMA's existing programs, regulations,
information collections, and policies. Accordingly, FEMA is seeking
specific public feedback to facilitate the CRS program review and
improvement effort in the context of equity for all, include those in
underserved communities. With the increasing risk of flooding and flood
damage, in part because of climate change, it is essential that FEMA
reevaluate programs to reduce unnecessary barriers to participation and
effectiveness, to serve all communities, to increase equity, and to
promote preparedness.
    As part of FEMA's review of the CRS program, we published a RFI on
Monday, August 23, 2021at 86 FR 47128. FEMA is seeking input through
this RFI on ways the agency can improve the CRS program: (1) To better
align the CRS program with the improved understanding of flood risk and
flood risk approaches that have developed since the program's
inception; (2) to better incentivize communities and policyholders to
become more resilient and to not only manage, but to lower their
vulnerability to flood risk; and (3) to support the sound financial
framework of the NFIP.
    While the CRS program today has evolved, the overall approach and
framework of the program has been the same since the start of the
program. As FEMA undertakes many initiatives that will transform the
NFIP, the agency is also evaluating the CRS program and its potential
to support FEMA, State government, Tribal government, and community
goals and needs. While the agency has made incremental changes since
the CRS program's implementation, the agency is seeking input to
further improve the program through additional programmatic changes.
With the continuous learning around flood, flood risk management, and
flood risk reduction techniques, FEMA now has more information about
and understanding of multi-frequency analysis, pluvial flooding,
climate change, and the extent of flood risk outside of the SFHA. FEMA
seeks to make larger improvements within our programs based on these
developments and is now taking a holistic look at the CRS program to
determine how the program can best meet FEMA and stakeholder needs.

    The purpose of these public meetings and the RFI is to seek
feedback on the CRS program. FEMA is holding public meetings to ensure
that all interested parties have sufficient opportunity to provide
comments on the CRS program during these meetings and the RFI to
identify those aspects of the CRS program that may benefit from
modification, streamlining, or expansion in light of FEMA's improved
understanding of flood risk and flood risk reduction approaches gained
since the initiation of the CRS program. FEMA will carefully consider
all relevant comments received during the meetings and during the RFI
comment period closing on September 22, 2021. All comments or remarks
provided on the request for information during the meetings will be
recorded and posted to the rulemaking docket on https://www.regulations.gov.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0498]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
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AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
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(ICR) to

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for
the following collection of information: 1625-0071, Boat Owner's
Report; Possible Safety Defect, without change. Our ICR describes the
information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this
ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before April 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2018-0498] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public
participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from:
Commandant (CG-612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast
Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave. SE, STOP 7710, Washington, DC
20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of
Information Management, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>,
for questions on these documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,
and other important information describing the Collection. There is one
ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be
granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the
Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information
subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. In response to
your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an
extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider all comments
and material received during the comment period.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2018-0498], and
must be received by April 22, 2019.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and
can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally,
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will
be notified when comments are posted.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).

Information Collection Request

    Title: Boat Owner's Report, Possible Safety Defect.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0071.
    Summary: The collection of information provides a means for
consumers who believe their recreational boats or designated associated
equipment contain substantial risk defects or fail to comply with
Federal safety standards to report the deficiencies to the Coast Guard
for investigation and possible remedy.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 4310 gives the Coast Guard the authority to
require manufacturers of recreational boats and certain items of
designated associated equipment to notify owners and remedy: (1)
Defects that create a substantial risk of personal injury to the
public; and (2) failures to comply with applicable Federal safety
standards.
    Forms: CG-5578, Boat Owner's Report--Possible Safety Defect.
    Respondents: Owners and users of recreational boats and items of
designated associated equipment.
    Frequency: One time.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 18
hours to 12 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual
number of respondents.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended.

    Dated: February 7, 2019.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Information Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-10-000]

Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of
Time

    Take notice that on August 25, 2020, Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC
(Mountain Valley) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until October 13,
2022, to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project (Project), as
authorized in the February 19, 2019 Order Issuing Certificates and
Granting Abandonment (Certificate Order).\1\
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    \1\ Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, 161 FERC 61,043 (2017), order
on reh'g, 163 FERC 61,197 (2018) (Certificate Order), aff'd sub.
nom., Appalachian Voices v. FERC, No. 17-1271, 2019 WL 847199 (D.C.
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    Mountain Valley states it has not completed Project construction
due to unforeseen litigation and permitting delays outside of Mountain
Valley's control. This includes litigation directly challenging Project
permits and authorizations as well as litigation associated with other
infrastructure projects. These challenges have affected, directly or
indirectly, Project permits and authorizations from the U.S. Forest
Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service. Because of
these permitting challenges, Mountain Valley states it will not be able
to complete construction and make the Project facilities available for
service by October 13, 2020.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Mountain Valley's
request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or
answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).\2\
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    \2\ Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to
the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas
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    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural
Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order
issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,\3\ the
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45
days.\4\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the
extension.\5\ The Commission will not consider arguments that re-
litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the
Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience
and necessity and whether the Commission's environmental analysis for
the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.\6\
At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on
certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the
Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.\7\ The OEP Director, or
his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that
are uncontested.
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    \3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
    \4\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
    \5\ Id. at P 40.
    \6\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied
with NEPA.
    \7\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
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    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFile link at
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 11, 2020.

    Dated: August 27, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER17-2201-000]

Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is August 21, 2017.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 1, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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