[Federal Register: November 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 211)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2009-0435; FRL-8976-3]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Corrections to
the Arizona and Nevada State Implementation Plans

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is deleting certain statutes and rules that were
erroneously approved by EPA under the Clean Air Act as part of the
Arizona and Nevada state implementation plans. The statutes that are
the subject of this rule are from the Arizona state implementation
plan. The rules that are the subject of this rule were adopted by the
Pima County Health Department in Arizona and the State Environmental
Commission, Clark County District Board of Health, and Washoe County
District Board of Health in Nevada. The statutes and rules that EPA is
deleting relate to general declarations of policy, advisory committees,
variances, and incidental fees and nuisance odors. EPA has determined
that the continued presence of these statutory provisions and rules in
the applicable state implementation plans is potentially confusing and
thus harmful to affected sources, the state, local agencies, the
general public and to EPA. The intended effect of this action is to
delete these statutes and rules from the Arizona and Nevada state
implementation plans. EPA is also correcting certain clerical and
typographical errors in the codification of the Pima County portion of
the Arizona plan.

DATES: This rule is effective on January 4, 2010 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse comments by December 3, 2009. If we
receive such comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public that this direct final rule will
not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2009-0435, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions.
    2. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or deliver: Cynthia Allen (AIR-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be
clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through http://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov portal is
an ``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. If
EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may
be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
material), and some may not be publicly available in either location
(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Allen, Rules Office (AIR-4),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Why is EPA correcting the SIPs?
II. What rules are being deleted?
III. Public Comment and Final Action
IV. Administrative Requirements

I. Why is EPA correcting the SIPs?

    The Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act'') was first enacted in 1970. In
the 1970s and early 1980s, thousands of state and local agency
regulations were submitted to EPA for incorporation into state
implementation plans (SIPs) in order to fulfill the new federal
requirements. In many cases, states submitted entire regulatory air
pollution programs, including many elements not required by the Act.
Due to time and resource constraints, EPA's review of these submittals
focused primarily on the new substantive requirements, and we approved
many other elements into the SIP with minimal review.
    We now recognize that many of these elements were not appropriate
for approval into the SIPs because they are not required for SIPs and
are not related to the SIPs' purpose under CAA section 110(a) of
implementing, maintaining, and enforcing the national ambient air
quality standards. Examples of inappropriately-approved SIP elements
include statutes and rules that consist of general statements of
policy; that govern local advisory boards; that specify incidental
fees, method of payment, and refunds; and that regulate nuisance odors.
Most of the statutes and rules we are deleting in today's action fall
under one of these categories.
    In addition, we are deleting certain variance-related provisions
that were orphaned by a previous EPA rulemaking deleting most such
provisions from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP)
portion of the Nevada SIP and the Pima County portion of the Arizona
SIP. See EPA's proposed rule at 61 FR 38664 (July 25, 1996) and final
rule at 62 FR 34641 (June 27, 1997) for the rationale concerning the
inappropriateness of variance provisions in a SIP. As explained in
EPA's 1996 rule proposing to remove various variance-related
provisions, variance provisions are generally prohibited by, and are
not legally enforceable pursuant to, section 110(i) of the Act.

II. What statutory provisions and rules are being deleted?

    EPA has determined that the statutes and rules listed in the tables
below were inappropriate for inclusion in the SIP, but were previously
approved into the SIP in error. Dates that these statutes and rules
were submitted by Arizona and Nevada and approved by EPA are provided.
We are deleting these statutes and rules from the Arizona and Nevada
SIPs under CAA section 110(k)(6) \1\ as inconsistent with the
requirements of CAA section 110(a).
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    \1\ Section 110(k)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990,
provides, ``Whenever the Administrator determines that the
Administrator's action approving, disapproving, or promulgating any
plan or plan revision (or part thereof), area designation,
redesignation, classification or reclassification was in error, the
Administrator may in the same manner as the approval, disapproval,
or promulgation revise such action as appropriate without requiring
any further submission from the State. Such determination and the
basis thereof shall be provided to the State and the public.''

                                            Arizona Revised Statutes
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           Statute No.                    Title          Submittal date           Approval date/FR cite
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36-770..........................  Declaration of Policy        07/13/81  06/18/82; 47 FR 26382.
36-776..........................  Authorization to             07/13/81  06/18/82; 47 FR 26382.
                                   Accept Funds or
                                   Grants.
36-777..........................  Advisory Council.....        07/13/81  06/18/82; 47 FR 26382.
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                                 Pima County Department of Environmental Quality
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            Rule No.                      Title          Submittal date           Approval date/FR cite
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131.............................  Establishment........        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
132.............................  Composition..........        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
133.............................  Terms: Nominations...        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
134.............................  Function.............        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
135.............................  Officers; Procedures.        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
136.............................  Meetings; Special            10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
                                   Studies; Hearings.
137.............................  Compensation;                10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
                                   Absences.
164.............................  Copies...............        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
181.............................  Legal Authority......        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
182.............................  General Procedures...        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
205.............................  Conditional Permits          10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
                                   (Variances).
214.............................  Permit Fee Payments..        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
245.............................  Conditional Permit           10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
                                   (Variance) Fees.
246.............................  Payment of Permit            10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
                                   Fees.
247.............................  Refund of Permit Fees        10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
248.............................  Fees for Duplicate           10/09/79  04/16/82; 47 FR 16326.
                                   Permits.
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                                            Nevada State Regulations
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            Rule No.                      Title          Submittal date           Approval date/FR cite
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2.11.7..........................  Untitled, but related        12/29/78  08/27/81; 46 FR 43141.
                                   to judicial review
                                   of variances.
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                       Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management
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            Rule No.                      Title          Submittal date           Approval date/FR cite
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Section 3, rule 3.1.............  Air Pollution Control        07/24/79  08/27/81; 46 FR 43141.
                                   Committee.
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                    Washoe County District Health Department, Air Quality Management Division
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            Rule No.                      Title          Submittal date           Approval date/FR cite
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020.020.........................  Adoption, Amending           06/12/72  07/27/72; 37 FR 15080.
                                   Regulations.
020.030.........................  Hearing Board--Powers        06/12/72  07/27/72; 37 FR 15080.
                                   and Duties.
020.075.........................  Technical Reports and        06/12/72  07/27/72; 37 FR 15080.
                                   Fees.
030.3105........................  Hazardous Materials          07/24/79  08/27/81; 46 FR 43141.
                                   Processes.
030.3107........................  Untitled, but related        07/24/79  08/27/81; 46 FR 43141.
                                   to the cost for
                                   permit transfer.
030.3108........................  Untitled, but related        07/24/79  08/27/81; 46 FR 43141.
                                   to the cost for
                                   permit replacement.
040.055.........................  Nuisance--Odorous or         06/12/72  07/27/72; 37 FR 15080.
                                   Gaseous Contaminants.
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    We are also taking this opportunity to correct certain clerical and
typographical errors in a certain paragraph from the Arizona subpart of
part 52 (``Approval and promulgation of implementation plans'') listing
approved rules from the Pima County Health Department as submitted by
Arizona on October 9, 1979, and approved by EPA on April 18, 1982 (47
FR 16326). The subject paragraph is 40 CFR 52.120(c)(38)(i)(A). In our
1982 final rule approving certain Pima County rules, we inadvertently
identified the rules approved under ``Regulation 21'' as ``Rules 221-
225.'' The correct listing for the approved rules under ``Regulation
21'' is ``Rules 211-215.''
    In addition, as noted in an EPA final rule published at 69 FR 2509
(January 16, 2004), beginning with the 1993 version of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), the Government Printing Office (GPO)
inadvertently omitted two lines of codified rules from 40 CFR
52.120(c)(38)(i)(A), the same paragraph listing the Pima County rules
approved by us in 1982. Our 2004 correcting amendment replaced most of
the Pima County rules inadvertently omitted by the GPO but
inadvertently failed to include ``Regulation 21, Rules 221-225,''
which, as noted above, should read: ``Regulation 21: Rules 211-215.''
    In addition, beginning with the 2004 version of the CFR, the
paragraph (that omitted certain Pima County rules) that was intended to
be replaced in its entirety through our 2004 correcting amendment has
been published in addition to the replacement paragraph. In this
action, we are correcting all of these errors with a revision to 40 CFR

52.120(c)(38)(i)(A) that correctly lists the rules approved under
``Regulation 21'' and that deletes the paragraph that we intended to
replace in 2004.

III. Public Comment and Final Action

    EPA has reviewed the statutes and rules listed in the tables above
and determined that they were previously approved into the respective
SIPs in error. Deletion of these rules will not relax the applicable
SIP and is consistent with the Act. Therefore, EPA is deleting these
statutes and rules under section 110(k)(6) of the Act, which provides
EPA authority to remove these statutes and rules without additional
State submission. EPA is also correcting certain clerical and
typographical errors in the codification of the Pima County portion of
the Arizona SIP.
    We do not think anyone will object to this approval, so we are
finalizing it without proposing it in advance. However, in the Proposed
Rules section of this Federal Register, we are simultaneously proposing
approval of the same action. If we receive adverse comments by December
3, 2009, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register to
notify the public that the direct final approval will not take effect
and we will address the comments in a subsequent final action based on
the proposal. If we do not receive timely adverse comments, the direct
final approval will be effective without further notice on January 4,
2010.

IV. Administrative Requirements

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely corrects previous actions approving
state law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that
reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by January 4, 2010. Parties with
objections to this direct final rule are encouraged to file a comment
in response to the parallel notice of proposed rulemaking for this
action published in the proposed rules section of today's Federal
Register, rather than file an immediate petition for judicial review of
this direct final rule, so that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule
and address the comment in the proposed rulemaking. Filing a petition
for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not
affect the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review
nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review
may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: October 19, 2009.
Nancy Lindsay,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

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Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart D--Arizona

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2. Section 52.120 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (c)(38)(i)(A);
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b. Adding paragraph (c)(38)(i)(A)(1); and
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c. Adding paragraph (c)(50)(ii)(A)(1).
    The revision and additions read as follows:

Sec.  52.120  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (38) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (A) New or amended Regulation 10: Rules 101-103; Regulation 11:
Rules 111-113; Regulation 12: Rules 121-123; Regulation 13: Rules 131-
137; Regulation 14: Rules 141 and 143-147; Regulation 15: Rule 151;
Regulation 16: Rules 161-165; Regulation 17: Rules 172-174; Regulation
18: Rules 181 and 182; Regulation 20: Rules 201-205; Regulation 21:
Rules 211-215; Regulation 22: Rules 221-226; Regulation 23: Rules 231-
232; Regulation 24: Rules 241 and 243-248; Regulation 25: Rules 251 and
252; Regulation 30: Rules 301 and 302;

Regulation 31: Rules 312-316 and 318; Regulation 32: Rule 321;
Regulation 33: Rules 331 and 332; Regulation 34: Rules 341-344;
Regulation 40: Rules 402 and 403; Regulation 41: 411-413; Regulation
50: Rules 501-503 and 505-507; Regulation 51: Rules 511 and 512;
Regulation 60: Rule 601; Regulation 61: Rule 611 (Paragraph A.1 to A.3)
and Rule 612; Regulation 62: Rules 621-624; Regulation 63: Rule 631;
Regulation 64: Rule 641; Regulation 70: Rules 701-705 and 706
(Paragraphs A to C, D.3, D.4, and E); Regulation 71: Rules 711-714;
Regulation 72: Rules 721 and 722; Regulation 80: Rules 801-804;
Regulation 81: Rule 811; Regulation 82: Rules 821-823; Regulation 90:
Rules 901-904; Regulation 91: Rule 911 (except Methods 13-A, 13-B, 14,
and 15), and Rules 912 and 913; Regulation 92: Rules 921-924; and
Regulation 93: Rules 931 and 932.
    (1) Previously approved on April 16, 1982 in paragraph
(c)(38)(i)(A) of this section and now deleted from the SIP without
replacement Pima County Health Department Regulations: Regulation 13:
Rules 131-137; Regulation 16: Rule 164; Regulation 18: Rules 181 and
182; Regulation 20: Rule 205; Regulation 21: Rule 214; and Regulation
24: Rules 245-248.
* * * * *
    (50) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (A) * * *
    (1) Previously approved on June 18, 1982 in paragraph
(c)(50)(ii)(A) of this section and now deleted from the SIP without
replacement Arizona Revised Statutes: sections 36-770, 36-776, and 36-
777.

* * * * *

Subpart DD--Nevada

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3. Section 52.1470 is amended by:
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a. Adding paragraphs (c)(2)(i), (c)(14)(vii)(A), (c)(16)(viii)(D), and
(c)(16)(ix)(A) to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1470  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) Previously approved on July 27, 1972 in paragraph (c)(2) of
this section and now deleted from the SIP without replacement Washoe
County Air Quality Regulations: Rules 020.020, 020.030, 020.075, and
040.055.
* * * * *
    (14) * * *
    (vii) * * *
    (A) Previously approved on August 27, 1981 in paragraph
(c)(14)(vii) of this section and now deleted from the SIP without
replacement Nevada Air Quality Regulations: Rule 2.11.7.
* * * * *
    (16) * * *
    (viii) * * *
    (D) Previously approved on August 27, 1981 in paragraph
(c)(16)(viii) of this section and now deleted from the SIP without
replacement Nevada Air Quality Regulations: Clark County District Board
of Health Air Pollution Control Regulations: Section 3, Rule 3.1.
    (ix) * * *
    (A) Previously approved on August 27, 1981 in paragraph (c)(16)(ix)
of this section and now deleted from the SIP without replacement Washoe
County Air Quality Regulations: Rules 030.3105, 030.3107, and 030.3108.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM10-13-000]

Credit Reforms in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets; Notice of
Agenda for Technical Conference

May 5, 2010.
    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on April
15, 2010, Commission staff will hold a technical conference on May 11,
2010. The purpose of this conference is to discuss the proposal in the
Credit Reforms in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking\1\ regarding whether Independent System Operator
(ISO)/Regional Transmission Operators (RTOs) should adopt certain
tariff revisions to clarify their status as a party to each transaction
so as to eliminate ambiguity regarding their ability to ``set-off''
market obligations and whether this proposal will have additional
ramifications. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
(EDT), in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. All interested
persons are invited to attend, and registration is not required.
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    The agenda is attached. There will be two panels. The first panel
will discuss the issue from the perspective of the ISO/RTO as market
administrator but will also include the perspective of regulatory
oversight in related markets. The second panel will discuss the issue
from both a market participant perspective and a legal perspective.
    As previously announced, a free webcast of this event will be
available. Anyone with internet access who desires to view this event
can do so by navigating http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and
locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to
its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the
webcasts and offers the option of listening to the meeting by a phone-
bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://
www.CapitolConnection.org or call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    This conference will be transcribed. Transcripts of the meeting
will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting Company
(202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646). Commission conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations, please send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call
1-866-208-3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-
2106 with required accommodations.
    For more information, please contact Sarah McKinley,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for logistical issues, and Scott Miller, 202-
502-8456<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Christina Hayes<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for other concerns.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Credit Reforms in Organized Electric
Markets May 11, 2010 Commission Meeting Room

Agenda

    9-9:05 a.m.: Welcome and Administrative Details by Commission
Staff.
    9:05-10:35 a.m.: Panel I Market Administrator Perspective.

Panelists

    Vincent Duane, General Counsel and Vice President, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.;
    Michael Holstein, Chief Financial Officer, Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.;
    Daniel J. Shonkwiler, Senior Counsel, California Independent System
Operator Corporation;
    Ananda K. Radhakrishnan, Director, Division of Clearing and
Intermediary Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    10:35-11 a.m.: Break.
    11-12:30 p.m.: Panel II Market and Legal Perspectives.

Panelists

    Alex Catto, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on behalf of the Committee of
Chief Risk Officers;
    Harold S. Novikoff, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz;
    Stephen J. Dutton, Barnes & Thornburg;
    Todd Brickhouse, Vice President--Treasurer, Old Dominion Electric
Cooperative.

[FR Doc. 2010-11534 Filed 5-13-10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER23-493-000]

Thunder Wolf Energy Center, 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
Thunder Wolf Energy Center, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is December 20, 2022.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 30, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent to Request Revision From the Office of
Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Activity, Request for Comments; Office of Dispute Resolution Procedures
for Protests and Contact Disputes, 14 CFR Part 17

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current
information collection. 14 CFR part 17 sets forth procedures for filing
solicitation protests and contract claims in the FAA's Office of
Dispute Resolution for Acquisition.

DATES: Please submit comments by February 4, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney on<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Office of Dispute Resolution Procedures for Protests and
Contact Disputes, 14 CFR Part 17.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of an approved
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0632.
    Forms(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.

    Affected Public: A total of 40 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Response: Approximately 20.5 hours per
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 820 hours annually.
    Abstract: 14 CFR part 17 sets forth procedures for filing
solicitation protests and contract claims in the FAA's Office of
Dispute Resolution for Acquisition. The regulations seek factual and
legal information from protesters or claimants primarily through
written submissions.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 29, 2007.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, AES-200.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Reporting of
Laser Illumination of Aircraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for to renew an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on September 9, 2014. This collection covers the reporting of
unauthorized illumination of aircraft by lasers.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 19, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0698.
    Title: Reporting of Laser Illumination of Aircraft.
    Form Numbers: Advisory Circular 70-2.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on September 9, 2014 (79 FR 53509). Advisory Circular 70-
2 provides guidance to civilian air crews on the reporting of laser
illumination incidents and recommended mitigation actions to be taken
in order to ensure safe and orderly flight operations. Information is
collected from pilots and aircrews that are affected by an unauthorized
illumination by lasers. The requested reporting involves an immediate
broadcast notification to Air Traffic Control (ATC) when the incident
occurs, as well as a broadcast warning of the incident if the aircrew
is flying in uncontrolled airspace. In addition, the AC requests that
the aircrew supply a written report of the incident and send it by fax
or email to the Washington Operations Control Complex (WOCC) as soon as
possible.
    Respondents: Approximately 1,100 pilots and crewmembers.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 183 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 12, 2014.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, ASP-110.
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			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on March 16, 2005

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2005-20571

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  Eurofly, S.p.A. 						Date Filed:  March 4, 2005

Relief requested:  Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to engage in
scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from
points behind Italy, via a point or points in Italy, and intermediate
points to a point or points in the United States and beyond.

If renewal, date and citation of last action:  New authority

Applicant representatives:  Lee A. Bauer<PHONE_NUMBER>

DOT Analyst:  Shelita A. Smith<PHONE_NUMBER>

Responsive pleadings:  None filed

DISPOSITION

Action:  Approved							Action date:  March 16, 2005

(We acted on Eurofly’s request in less than the full 15-day period for
filing answers with the consent of all parties served)

Effective dates of authority granted:  March 16, 2005 – March 16, 2007

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity):  The U.S.-Italy
Air Services Agreement

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the
terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

  X     Standard exemption conditions (attached)               Foreign
air carrier permit conditions (Order         )

Special conditions/Partial grant/Denial basis/Remarks:

Action taken by:  Paul L. Gretch, Director

		   Office of International Aviation

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) the applicant is qualified to perform the
proposed operations; (2) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied

all requests in the referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke
the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our
discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §
385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of
issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and the
filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp"
http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier
applicant(s) shall:

(1)  Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective
authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a
copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and
36, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning
security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as
applicable.  To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government
requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing
any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that
would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States,
contact its International Principal Security Inspector (IPSI) to advise
the IPSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation
Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to
allow such airport(s) to be served;

(3)  Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage
contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any
operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the
form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation
Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS-260), Flight Standards
Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be
filed with that office);

(4)  Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with
operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the
Chicago Convention;

(5)  Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of
its Government for international air services;

(6)  Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203,
concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7)  Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of
sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with
respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any
court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a)  based on its
operations in international air transportation that, according to the
contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of
origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the
contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b)  based
on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any
court or other tribunal of the United States.  In this condition, the
term "international air transportation" means "international
transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all
States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the
purpose of this definition;

(8)  Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or
terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9)  Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the
reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided
in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules
governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and
limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the
Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S.
agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder
is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above.  Moreover, this
authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit
Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

05/2004


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-200-002]

Entrega Gas Pipeline LLC; Notice of Tariff Filing

March 7, 2006.
    Take notice that on February 28, 2006, Entrega Gas Pipeline LLC
(Entrega) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original
Volume No. 1, Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 23, to be effective
February 23, 2006.
    Entrega stated that a copy of this filing has been served upon all
parties to this proceeding, Entrega's customers, the Colorado Public
Utilities Commission and the Wyoming Public Service Commission.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Sec.  154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone
filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on
the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before
the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or

protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for 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 e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PR10-80-001]

CenterPoint Energy--Illinois Gas Transmission Company; Notice of
Baseline Filing

November 1, 2010.
    Take notice that on October 28, 2010, CenterPoint Energy--Illinois
Gas Transmission Company submitted a revised baseline filing of its
Statement of Operating Conditions for services provided under section
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).
    Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must
file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered
by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken,
but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or
motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing
an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the
intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or
protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for 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 e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, November 9, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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