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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57464; File No. SR-CHX-2008-02]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend its Bylaws Relating
to the Definition of a Public Director

March 11, 2008.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on February 26, 2008, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (``CHX'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been substantially prepared by the CHX.
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The CHX proposes to amend the definition of ``public director,'' as
set forth in the CHX's bylaws. The text of this proposed rule change is
available at the CHX, on the Exchange's Web site at http://www.chx.com/
rules/proposed_rules.htm, and in the Commission's Public Reference
Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the CHX included statements
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The CHX has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange's bylaws currently define a public director as, among
other things, a director (i) who is not a broker or dealer or an
officer or employee of a broker or dealer; and (ii) who does not have
any other material business relationship with a broker or dealer.\3\
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    \3\ See Article II, Section 2(b) of the Exchange's Bylaws.
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    Through this proposal, the Exchange seeks to amend the definition
of ``public director'' to clarify its scope.\4\ Specifically, the
Exchange proposes to amend the definition of a public director to only
exclude persons who have the specified relationships with a broker or
dealer that is registered under the Act. The Exchange believes that
this change is appropriate because it would ensure that a public
director is not affiliated with a U.S. broker or dealer (which must
register under the Act), while allowing a public director to have a
business relationship with a non-U.S. broker or dealer (which typically
is not required to register under the Act). The Exchange believes that
this change is consistent with the director independence qualifications
used by at least one other self-regulatory organization.\5\
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    \4\ In this proposal, the Exchange also seeks to insert the word
``a'' in the rule text to correct an apparent typographical error.
    \5\ See Section 1(c) of the Independence Qualifications section
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2. Statutory Basis
    The CHX believes the proposal is consistent with the requirements
of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder that are applicable
to a national securities exchange, and, in particular, with the
requirements of Section 6(b).\6\ The proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \7\ because it would promote just and
equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, protect investors and the public interest by modifying the
definition of a public director in a manner that continues to ensure
the independence of a public director, while allowing a public director
to have business relationships with non-U.S. entities.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule changes will
impose any burden on competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) As the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the Exchange consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CHX-2008-02 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CHX-2008-02. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/
sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m.

Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection and copying
at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be
posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-CHX-2008-02 and should be submitted on
or before April 7, 2008.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4280-DR]; [Docket ID FEMA-2016-0001]

Florida; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Florida (FEMA-4280-DR), dated September 28, 2016, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: October 21, 2016.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Florida is hereby amended to include the following
areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of September 28, 2016.

    Columbia and Gadsden Counties for Public Assistance. Hernando
County for Public Assistance (already designated for Individual
Assistance).

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

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Release No. 34-56671; File No. SR-ISE-2007-88]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change Relating to the Qualified Contingent Trade Exemption

 October 18, 2007.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on October 5, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE''
or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been substantially prepared by the ISE. The
ISE has designated the proposed rule change as ``non-controversial''
under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) \3\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal effective upon filing with
the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The ISE proposes to amend its rules to incorporate the qualified
contingent trade exemption into ISE Rule 2107 (Priority and Execution
of Orders). The text of the proposed rule change is available at the
ISE, the Commission's

Public Reference Room, and http://www.ise.com.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the ISE included statements
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The ISE has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this filing is to amend ISE Rule 2107 (Priority and
Execution of Orders) to incorporate the exemption granted by the
Commission for qualified contingent trades from Rule 611(a) of
Regulation NMS under the Act.\5\ In accordance with Rule 611 of
Regulation NMS, ISE Rule 2107 governs the priority and execution of
equity orders on the ISE Stock Exchange \6\ and prohibits orders from
being executed at prices that are inferior to Protected Quotations \7\
available at other Trading Centers.\8\ ISE Rule 2107(c) provides Trade-
Through \9\ exceptions, as set forth in Rule 611 of Regulation NMS.
Accordingly, the Exchange proposes to add the qualified contingent
trade exemption to Rule 2107(c).
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54389 (August 31,
2006), 71 FR 52829 (September 7, 2006) (order granting an exemption
for each NMS stock component of certain qualified contingent trades
from Rule 611(a) of Regulation NMS).
    \6\ The ISE Stock Exchange is a facility of ISE, LLC.
    \7\ See ISE Rule 2100(c)(16).
    \8\ See ISE Rule 2100(c)(20).
    \9\ See ISE Rule 2100(c)(19).
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    A contingent trade ``is a multi-component trade involving orders
for a security and a related derivative, or, in the alternative, orders
for related securities, that are executed at or near the same time.''
Proposed Rule 2107(c)(8) provides an exemption for any Trade-Throughs
caused by the execution of an order involving one or more NMS stocks
(each an ``Exempted Stock Transaction'') that are components of a
qualified contingent trade. A ``qualified contingent trade'' is a
transaction consisting of two or more component orders, executed as
agent or principal, where: (1) At least one component order is in an
NMS stock; (2) all components are effected with a product or price
contingency that has been agreed to by the parties; (3) the execution
of one component is contingent upon the execution of all other
components at or near the same time; (4) the specific relationship
between the component orders is determined at the time the contingent
order is placed; (5) the component orders bear a derivative
relationship to one another, represent different classes of shares of
the same issuer, or involve the securities of participants in mergers
or with intentions to merge that have been announced or since
cancelled; (6) the exempted transaction is fully hedged as a result of
the other components of the contingent trade; and (7) the exempted
transaction that is part of a contingent trade involves at least 10,000
shares or has a market value of at least $200,000.
    The Exchange also proposes to clean-up the rule text in the
Supplementary Material to Rule 2107, which contains provisions
applicable to trading in securities prior to the ``Trading Phase Date''
of Regulation NMS as that date has since past.

2. Statutory Basis

    The basis under the Act for this proposed rule change is found in
Section 6(b)(5).\10\ Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) requirements that the
rules of an exchange be designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, serve to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism for a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition that
is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received from Members, Participants, or Others The Exchange
has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments on this
proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received any unsolicited
written comments from members or other interested persons.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30
days after the date of filing, or such shorter time as the Commission
may designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \11\ and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule
19b-4 thereunder.\12\ As required under Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\13\ the
ISE provided the Commission with written notice of its intent to file
the proposed rule change, along with a brief description and text of
the proposed rule change, at least five business days prior to the date
of the filing of the proposed rule change.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally may
not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing.\14\
However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \15\ permits the Commission to designate
a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The ISE requests that the Commission
waive the 30-day operative delay period for ``non-controversial''
proposals under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \16\ and make the proposed rule change
effective and operative upon filing. The Commission believes that
waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The Commission notes that the
proposed rule language is identical to language contained in the
Commission's exemption for qualified contingent

trades.\17\ In addition, the Commission notes that the proposed rule
language is identical to a rule of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
previously approved by the Commission.\18\ Accordingly, the Commission
designates the proposed rule change operative upon filing with the
Commission.\19\
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    \14\ Id.
    \15\ Id.
    \16\ Id.
    \17\ See supra note 5.
    \18\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54550 (September
29, 2006), 71 FR 59563 (October 10, 2006) (order approving SR-CHX-
2006-05).
    \19\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the impact of the proposed rule on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in the furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-ISE-2007-88 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2007-88. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all

written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the ISE. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2007-88 and should be
submitted on or before November 14, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9074-051]

Warrensburg Hydro Power Limited Partnership; Notice of
Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Protests

June 21, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Type of Application: Request for temporary variance of the
reservoir elevation requirement.
    b. Project No.: 9074-051.
    c. Date Filed: June 18, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Warrensburg Hydro Power Limited Partnership.
    e. Name of Project: Warrensburg Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Schroon River, in Warren County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Daniel McCarty, Boralex Hydro Operations,
Inc., 39 Hudson Falls Road, South Glens Falls, New York 12803, (518)
747-0930.
    i. FERC Contact: Thomas LoVullo at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests:
July 16, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-9074) on any
comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: Warrensburg Hydro Power Limited
Partnership (licensee) is requesting a temporary variance of the
reservoir elevation requirement stipulated in the Warrensburg
Hydroelectric Project license to complete maintenance work. The south
abutment or berm wall area of the project exhibits leakage that began
shortly after the completion of the project in 1988. Based on continual
leakage monitoring programs, numerous leakage mitigation measures have
taken place over the years. The mitigation measures appear to have
managed or controlled the situation; however, undesirable leakage
continues. Based on the findings of two independent engineering
assessments, the integrity of the south berm wall is not believed to be
compromised in its current condition. Nevertheless, based on
recommendations, the licensee would like to proceed in implementing a
plan (begun in 2005) to correct the leakage situation. The work
activities would require the reservoir to be drawn down as similarly
done in 2005 and 2006. The proposed schedule indicates the draw down to
commence on July 31 and the construction work to occur over a four to
six week period.
    l. Location of the Application: The filing is available for
inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426 or by
calling<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may
also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://ferc.gov using

the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to

be notified vial e-mail or new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is

also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable,
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(I)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0011-0022; FRL-9928-21]

Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New
Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for
pesticides products containing currently registered new uses. Pursuant
to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA
is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on
these applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0011-0022 and the File Symbol of interest
as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Mclain, Acting Director,
Antimicrobials Division (AD) (7510P), main telephone number: (703) 305-
7090; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The mailing address for each
contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's
name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the
end of each application summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA has received applications to register pesticide products
containing new uses not included in any currently registered pesticide
products. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C.
136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity
to comment on these applications. Notice of receipt of these
applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on these
applications.

    1. EPA Registration Numbers: 10163-282 and 10163-283. Docket ID
Number:
    EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0308. Applicant: Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ 85366. Active ingredient: EPTC, (S-ethyl
dipropylthiocarbamate). Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Use: Grass
Grown for Seed. Contact: RD.

    2. EPA Registration Numbers: 264-824 and 264-825. Docket ID
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0327. Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP, 2
T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, RTP, NC 27709. Active
ingredient: Prothioconazole. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed Use:
Sorghum seed treatment. Contact: RD.
    3. EPA File Symbol: 89825-R. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-
0328. Applicant: Barnacle-Blocker, LLC., 12907 Yacht Club Place,
Cortez, FL 34215. Active ingredient: Capsaicin. Product type:
Antifoulant. Proposed Use: Boats. Contact: AD.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: June 3, 2015.
Jennifer Mclain,
 Acting, Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM01-5-000]

Electronic Tariff Filings; Notice of Effectiveness of Regulations

October 28, 2008.
    In Order No. 714, the Commission revised its filing regulations to,
among other things, accommodate electronic filing of tariffs and tariff
related materials. While Order No. 714 becomes effective November 3,
2008, the Commission delayed required implementation of the electronic
filing requirements until at least April 1, 2010 to provide sufficient
time for filers to develop tariff filing software based on the
standards adopted in Order No. 714. Tariff filings, therefore, must
continue to be made on paper using pre-existing procedures and
designation requirements until the Commission has a further opportunity
to examine its filing systems and processes in light of the eTariff
requirements.
    However, many of the changes to the Commission's regulations are
not dependent on the electronic filing of tariffs and tariff related
materials. In order to permit gas and oil pipelines and electric
utilities to take advantage of those revisions not directly related to
electronic filing, these revisions will become effective on November 3,
2008.
    To assist in identifying the tariff revisions that become effective
on November 3, 2008, the following describes the status of specific
provisions that would appear to be of the most concern to filers and
the public.

A. Electronic Service (Sec. Sec.  35.2(e), 154.2, 154.208, 341.2)

    The regulations permitting electronic service for initial rate
filings will take effect November 3, 2008.

B. Joint Tariff Filings

    Order No. 714 (P 61-63) permits public utilities filing the
identical tariff filings on behalf of two or more companies to
designate a single company to file revisions to the tariff, along with
the required certificate of concurrence. As of November 3, 2008, public
utilities can make joint filings in this manner by designating the
filer and making a paper filing including only a single copy of the
tariff using the designated filer's tariff designation requirements.
The first time filings are made using this procedure, the filings must
include a single tariff page for each of the non-designated companies
providing the name of the tariff and the utility designated to file the
tariff on behalf of the other companies.

C. Revisions Related to Tariff Withdrawals and Amendments (Sec.  35.17
and 154.205)

    These provisions will take effect on November 3, 2008.

D. Miscellaneous Provisions

1. Notices of Cancellation (Sec.  35.15)

    Part 131's ``Notice of Cancellation'' is eliminated as of November
3, 2008. Instead of filing a notice, revised Section 35.15(a) requires
that a tariff filing be made to cancel a rate schedule, tariff or
service agreement. Until the implementation of electronic filing, the
tariff filing must follow the paper filing requirements using pre-
existing procedures and designation requirements.

2. Notices of Succession (Sec.  35.16 and 154.603)

    ``Notices of Succession'' are eliminated as of November 3, 2008.
Instead of filing a notice, revised sections 35.16 and 154.603 provide
the new tariff must be refiled within 30 days of the date of
succession. Until the implementation of electronic filing, the tariff
filing must follow the paper filing requirements using pre-existing
procedures and designation requirements.

3. Section 311 Pipeline's Statement of Conditions (Sec.  284.123)

    An NGPA section 311 pipeline's statement of conditions must include
a rate summary, as of November 3, 2008.

4. Oil Pipeline Tariff Symbols (Sec.  341.2(b)(10)(i))

    The revised list of tariff identification symbols must be used as
of November 3, 2008.

E. Additional Information

    For questions relating to other provisions, please use the
Commission's Virtual Help Desk (http://www.ferc.gov/contact-us/
compliance-help-desk.asp) or call Andre Goodson, Office of the General
Counsel,<PHONE_NUMBER> or H. Keith Pierce, Office of Energy Market
Regulation,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022 4:24 PM
To:
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<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>STUCKEY, MATT<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Mooney, John<EMAIL_ADDRESS>French, Chuck<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Jones, DonnaLee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Coke ICR2<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Subject:
CAA section 114 request for Coke Ovens RTR - email for Cokenergy

Hello Mr. Klefeker:

I hope this email finds you well. Attached you'll find a Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 114 information request letter signed on July 26, 2022, that requests information from Cokenergy heat recovery facility in East Chicago, IN. Please read the letter carefully and respond to this email acknowledging your receipt of the letter. Along with the letter I have attached the following files:

-- Enclosures 1&2 as PDF files
-- Enclosures #3 through #9 as a combined PDF file (these are standard enclosures we include with all section 114 information requests)
-- 1 Excel file to use to submit data to Enclosure 1
--1 Excel file to use to submit data to Enclosure 2

Please let me know if you have any questions about this request.

Thank you in advance for your efforts on this CAA section 114 request.

Regards,
Donna Lee Jones, Ph.D.

Senior Technical Advisor, Metals Sector
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Sector Policies and Programs Division / Metals & Inorganic Chemicals Group (D243-02)
Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:<PHONE_NUMBER>  Fax<PHONE_NUMBER>
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2010-0757; FRL-10016-01-OMS]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees
Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2260.06, OMB Control No. 2090-
0029

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on
Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2260.05, OMB Control No. 2090-0029) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension
of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2021. An
Agency may not conduct, or sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 31, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2010-0757, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Rousey, Office of Resources, and
Business Operations, Federal Advisory Committee Management Division,
Mail Code 1601M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection request is to
assist the EPA in selecting federal advisory committee members who will
be appointed as Special Government Employees (SGEs), mostly to the
EPA's scientific and technical committees. To select SGE members as
efficiently and cost effectively as possible, the Agency needs to
evaluate potential conflicts of interest before a candidate is hired as
an SGE and appointed as a member to a committee.
    Agency officials developed the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure
Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory
Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,'' also referred
to as Form 3110-48, for greater inclusion of information to discover
any potential conflicts of interest as recommended by the Government
Accountability Office.
    Form numbers: EPA Form 3110-48.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are approximately 250 candidates for membership as SGEs on
EPA federal advisory committees. SGEs are required to file a
confidential financial disclosure report (Form 3110-48) when first
appointed to serve on EPA advisory committees, and then annually
thereafter. Committee members may also be required to update the
confidential form before each meeting while they serve as SGEs.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required in order to serve as a
SGE on an EPA federal advisory committee (5 CFR 2634.903).
    Estimated number of respondents: 250 (total).
    Frequency of response: When first appointed to serve on an EPA
advisory committee and annually thereafter. Committee members may also
be required to update the confidential form before each meeting while
they serve as SGEs.
    Total estimated burden: 250 hours per year (1 hour per respondent).
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $22,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: We anticipate an increase in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. The estimated number of respondents needs to be revised to
consider several committees and subcommittees with SGEs that were
established since the ICR was last renewed, as well as SGEs who serve
as consultants to the committees on an ad-hoc basis.

Donna J. Vizian,
Principle Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Mission Support.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22554-22556]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Innovative Technology Administration

[USCG-2013-0054; RITA-2013-0001]

Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS and Research and Innovative Technology
Administration (RITA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard and the Research and Innovative Technology
Administration are analyzing the current and future user needs and
requirements of the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
(NDGPS). The NDGPS was designed to broadcast signals to improve the
accuracy and integrity of the Global Positioning System (GPS) derived
positions for surface transportation, as well as other civil,
commercial, scientific, and homeland security applications. This
analysis will be used to support future NDGPS investment decisions by
the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of
Transportation beyond fiscal year 2016. This notice seeks comments from
Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as other interested members
of the public regarding current and future usage of the NDGPS, the need
to retain the NDGPS, the impact if NDGPS signals were not available,
alternatives to the NDGPS, and alternative uses for the existing NDGPS
infrastructure.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Docket Management
Facility on or before July 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2013-0054 or RITA-2013-0001 using any one of the following methods:

    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below for instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
contact LT Luke Byrd, Coast Guard, NDGPS Program Manager, telephone
202-372-1547 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Timothy A. Klein,
Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Senior Policy
Advisor, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Barbara
Hairston, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation

    You may submit comments and related material regarding this
proposed policy. All comments received will be posted, without change,
to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information
you have provided.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this notice (USCG-2013-0054 or RITA-2013-0001) and
provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit
your comments and material online or by fax, mail or hand delivery, but
please use only one of these means. We recommend that you include your
name and a mailing address, an email address, or a telephone number in
the body of your document so that we can contact you if we have
questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
use ``USCG-2013-0054'' or ``RITA-2013-0001'' as your search term.
Locate this notice in the results and click the corresponding ``Comment
Now'' box to submit your comment. If you submit your comments by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than
8[frac12] by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If
you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they reached
the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope.
    We will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period.
    Viewing the comments: To view comments, as well as documents
mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov and use ``USCG-2013-0054'' or ``RITA-2013-0001''
as your search term. Use the filters on the left side of the page to
highlight ``Public Submissions'' or other document types. If you do not
have access to the Internet, you may view the docket online by visiting
the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of
the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review a
Privacy Act system of records notice regarding our public dockets in
the January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Background and Purpose

    The NDGPS augments GPS with an additional differential correction
signal. Differential GPS (DGPS) receivers collect transmitted signals
from GPS satellites in view, plus the NDGPS correction signals from a
nearby NDGPS site. The correction signal improves the accuracy of the
GPS position fix.
    The NDGPS was developed by the Coast Guard in the 1990s to improve
GPS-calculated positions for navigation, for positioning aids to
navigation, in support of maritime safety requirements and to offset
the error induced by the GPS Selective Availability \1\ function at
that time. The Coast Guard's authority to establish, maintain, and
operate such aids to navigation is found in 14 U.S.C. 81.
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    \1\ Initially, high quality GPS signals were only available for
military use. GPS signals available for civilian use were
intentionally degraded out of concern that civilian GPS signals
could be used to guide precision weapons. This degradation feature
is known as Selective Availability. On May 1, 2000, President
Clinton announced that the United States would stop using the
Selective Availability feature. For more information on Selective
Availability, visit the Coast Guard's Web site at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=gpsSelectiveAvailability.
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    In 1997, the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-66, section 346 (111 Stat.
1449)) authorized the implementation of the inland component of NDGPS.
In 2006, RITA assumed the lead agency role for the inland NDGPS sites.
    On August 1, 2007, RITA published a notice in the Federal Register
announcing that it was assessing the user needs and systems
requirements of the inland (terrestrial) component of the NDGPS (72 FR
42219). On April 18, 2008, based on RITA's assessment, DOT announced
its approval of the continuation of inland NDGPS operations.
    There are currently 86 NDGPS sites throughout the United States.
The Coast Guard funds 49 NDGPS Maritime sites. DOT funds 29 NDGPS
Inland sites. The remaining eight NDPGS sites are under the sponsorship
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and these sites are not
addressed in this notice. For more information on the NDGPS, visit the
Coast Guard's Web site at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=dgpsMain. Additional information on the NDGPS is available in
the 2012 Federal Radionavigation Plan, published by the Department of
Defense, DHS, and DOT. A copy of the 2012 Federal Radionavigation Plan
is available for viewing in the public docket for this notice.
    DHS, through the Coast Guard, and DOT, through RITA, are analyzing
the future requirements for the NDGPS to support investment decisions
beyond fiscal year 2016. Future investment decisions may include:
maintaining NDGPS as currently configured; decommissioning the entire
NDGPS as currently configured; decommissioning a portion of the NDGPS
and retaining select sites; or developing alternate uses for the NDGPS
infrastructure. Contributing factors to these decisions are: (1) Coast
Guard changes in policy to allow aids to navigation (ATON) to be
positioned with a GPS receiver using Receiver Autonomous Integrity
Monitoring (RAIM); (2) increased use of Wide Area Augmentation System
(WAAS) in commercial maritime applications; (3) limited availability of
consumer-grade NDGPS receivers; (4) no NDGPS mandatory carriage
requirement on any vessel within U.S. territorial waters; (5) the May
1, 2000 Presidential Directive turning off GPS Selective Availability;
(6) continuing GPS modernization; and (7) the Federal Railroad
Administration's determination that NDGPS is not a

requirement for the successful implementation of Positive Train
Control.

Request for Comments

    This notice seeks comments from Federal, state, and local agencies,
as well as other interested members of the public regarding current and
future usage of the NDGPS, the need to retain the NDGPS, the impact if
NDGPS signals were not available, alternatives to the NDGPS, and
alternative uses for the existing NDGPS infrastructure.
    We request comments from all interested parties to ensure that we
identify the full range and significance of these issues. We
specifically request comments regarding the following questions:
    (1) To what extent do you use the NDGPS in its current form for
positioning, navigation, and timing?
    (2) What would be the impact on NDGPS users if the NDGPS were to be
discontinued?
    (3) If NDGPS were to be discontinued, what alternatives can be used
to meet users' positioning, navigation, and timing requirements?
    (4) What potential alternative uses exist for the existing NDGPS
infrastructure?
    After considering all comments, DHS and DOT will inform the public
of the agreed course of action with respect to future investment in the
NDGPS.

    Authority: This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C.
552(a), 14 U.S.C. 81, and 49 U.S.C. 301 (Pub. L. 105-66, section
346).

    Dated: April 8, 2013.
 Dana Goward,
Director of Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
    Dated: April 8, 2013.
 Gregory D. Winfree,
Deputy Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology
Administration.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 86301-86303]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0912]
RIN 1625-AA09

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Saginaw River, Bay City, MI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily modify the operating
schedule that governs the Independence Bridge, mile 3.88, over the
Saginaw River to allow contractors to rehabilitate the bridge. We
invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before February 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2023-0912 using Federal Decision-Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
    See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Mr. Lee D. Soule, Bridge Management Specialist,
Ninth

Coast Guard District; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
IGLD International Great Lakes Datum of 1985
LWD Low Water Datum based on IGLD85
OMB Office of Management and Budget
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Advance, Supplemental)
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis

    The Saginaw River is a 22.4-mile-long river in that is a popular
recreational and an important shipping route for mid-Michigan and the
Great Lakes in general. The Independence Bridge, mile 3.88, is one of
sixteen bridges that cross the Saginaw River in the Bay City
Metropolitan Area. Out of the sixteen bridges only four are bascule
bridges, two are owned by the State of Michigan and two have been
recently leased by the city of Bay City to United Bridge Partners, a
private company that intends to rehabilitate the two bridges and charge
vehicles tolls to cross the bridges.
    The proposal to lease the bridges and charge tolls has created the
need for several public meetings and has flooded the local area news
media with stories concerning the progress of the rehabilitation and
administration regarding the Independence Bridge.
    United Bridge Partners has established a physical customer service
office within Bay City and a twenty-four-hour call line residents and
mariners can call to receive information concerning the bridge
operations and proposed construction schedule. United Bridge Partner,
the City of Bay City, along with their chosen contractor held a public
meeting on August 15, 2023, along with many media interviews prior to
the public meeting. Most of the questions from the public were
regarding the pass ability of vehicles and tolls associated with the
new bridge ownership rather than the impacts the maintenance would have
on the marine community.
    On November 13, 2023, representatives from Congressman Dan Kildee,
Senator Gary Peters, Congressman John Moolenaar, and Senator Debbie
Stabenow's offices along with the U.S. Coast Guard and nineteen area
stakeholders had a meeting to discuss the proposed rehabilitation
project's effects on vessel traffic. The thirty people in attendance
proposed the conditions in this proposed rule.
    The Independence Bridge, mile 3.88, is a double leaf bascule bridge
that crosses the Saginaw River and provides a horizontal clearance of
150 feet and a vertical clearance of 22 feet above LWD in the closed
position and an unlimited clearance in the open position. The bridge
allows vehicles and pedestrians to cross the river near the north end
of the City of Bay City. The Independence Bridge, mile 3.88, is
regulated under 33 CFR 117.647 and is allowed to open twice hourly in
the summer and from January 1 through March 31 will open if a 12-hour
advance notice is provided.
    The reason for this proposed rule will be to allow the bridge to be
secured to masted navigation from December 1 through March 31 and then
through the summer require a 2-hour advance notice for openings to
accommodate the rehabilitation of the bridge.
    Granit Construction, the official contractor for the bridge owner
has made this request for a temporary change in the bridge schedule to
allow for the rehabilitation of structural, electrical, and mechanical
components of the bridge during the winter when accumulation of ice
makes navigating the river difficult.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The Independence Bridge, mile 3.88, is near the mouth of the river
and there are no alternative routes for vessels. The December 1 to
March 31 dates have been identified by local stake holders and dock
owners as the best time to secure the bridge to masted navigation for
the rehabilitation project. Because the new bridge owner intends to
charge tolls on the bridge that once was free to cross has caused
several people to be concerned about any bridge project in the area.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on these statutes and Executive orders.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. This proposed rule has not been designated a
``significant regulatory action,'' under section 3(f) of Executive
Order 12866, as amended by Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing
Regulatory Review). This NPRM has not been designated a ``significant
regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, the NPRM
has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
    This regulatory action determination is based on the ability that
vessels can still transit the bridge given advanced notice and that the
repair winter work will be done at a time of year when vessel traffic
is at its lowest.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
bridge may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section IV.A
above this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact
on any vessel owner or operator.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment
(see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to
what degree this proposed rule would economically affect it.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the proposed rule
would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The Coast Guard will not retaliate
against small entities that question or complain about this proposed
rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132
(Federalism), if it has 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. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments) because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule will not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this
proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01, Rev.1, associated implementing
instructions, and Environmental Planning Policy COMDTINST 5090.1
(series), which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f). The
Coast Guard has determined that this action is one of a category of
actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment. This proposed rule promulgates the
operating regulations or procedures for drawbridges. Normally such
actions are categorically excluded from further review, under paragraph
L49, of chapter 3, table 3-1 of the U.S. Coast Guard Environmental
Planning Implementation Procedures.
    Neither a Record of Environmental Consideration nor a Memorandum
for the Record are required for this proposed rule. We seek any
comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
    Submitting comments. We encourage you to submit comments through
the Federal Decision-Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To
do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2023-0912 in the
search box and click ``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the
Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment
option. If your material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions.
    Viewing material in docket. To view documents mentioned in this
proposed rule as being available in the docket, find the docket as
described in the previous paragraph, and then select ``Supporting &
Related Material'' in the Document Type column. Public comments will
also be placed in our online docket and can be viewed by following
instructions on the https://www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked
Questions web page. Also, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted, or a
final rule is published of any posting or updates to the docket.
    We review all comments received, but we will only post comments
that address the topic of the proposed rule. We may choose not to post
off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive.
    Personal information. We accept anonymous comments. Comments we
post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal
information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions
in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records
notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1; DHS Delegation No.
00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

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2. [From the date of publication in the Federal Register], through
11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2025, Sec.  117.647(e) is temporarily added to
read as follows:

Sec.  117.647   Saginaw River.

* * * * *
    (e) The draw of the Independence Bridge, mile 3.88, over the
Saginaw River, will require a 2-hour advance notice of arrival to be
given to move barges away from the draw to allow vessels to pass
through the bridge from April 24, 2024, through November 30, 2024, and
the bridge need not open for the passage of vessels from December 1,
2024, through March 31, 2025.

Jonathan Hickey,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 2

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2145-004; ER10-2834-004; ER11-2905-003; ER11-
2904-003; ER10-2821-004; ER12-1329-002.
    Applicants: EC&R O&M, LLC, Munnsville Wind Farm, LLC, Pioneer Trail
Wind Farm, LLC, Settlers Trail Wind Farm, LLC, Stony Creek Wind Farm,
LLC, Wildcat Wind Farm I, LLC.
    Description: EC&R O&M, LLC, et al. submits Notice of Change in
Status.
    Filed Date: 11/25/13.
    Accession Number: 20131125-5125.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/16/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-459-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of Original Service Agreement
No. 3396; Queue No. V4-009 to be effective 11/25/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/25/13.
    Accession Number: 20131125-5046.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/16/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-460-000.
    Applicants: Appalachian Power Company.
    Description: 20131125 TNC Att K L Update to be effective 12/27/
2013.
    Filed Date: 11/25/13.
    Accession Number: 20131125-5078.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/16/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-461-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: NYISO tariff revision deletion of MST Attachment M-1
to be effective 1/29/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/25/13.
    Accession Number: 20131125-5107.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/16/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-462-000.
    Applicants: Trans Bay Cable LLC.
    Description: Trans Bay Cable LLC submits TRBAA Update Filing to be
effective 1/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/25/13.
    Accession Number: 20131125-5171.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/16/13.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 25, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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