[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Numbers: EC17-123-001.
    Applicants: American Transmission Company LLC; Wisconsin Power and
Light Company.
    Description: Notification of Material Change to Transaction of
American Transmission Company LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 8/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20170822-5165.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: EC17-164-000.
    Applicants: Goshen Phase II LLC, Rockland Wind Farm LLC, Wolverine
Creek Goshen Interconnection LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization for Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities, Request for Confidential Treatment, and
Request for Expedited Consideration of Goshen Phase II LLC, et. al.
    Filed Date: 8/24/17.
    Accession Number: 20170824-5128.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/17.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3145-009; ER10-1728-009; ER10-1800-010; ER10-
3116-009; ER10-3120-009; ER10-3128-009; ER10-3136-009; ER11-2036-009;
ER11-2701-011; ER13-1544-006; ER15-1579-007; ER15-1582-008; ER15-1914-
009; ER15-2679-005; ER15-2680-005; ER15-760-008; ER15-762-009; ER16-
468-003; ER16-474-004; ER16-890-004; ER16-930-003; ER16-1255-003; ER16-
1738-003; ER16-1901-003; ER16-1955-003; ER16-1956-003; ER16-1973-003;
ER16-2201-002; ER16-2224-002; ER16-2541-002; ER16-2578-003; ER17-306-
002; ER17-544-002.
    Applicants: AES Alamitos, LLC, AES Energy Storage, LLC, AES Laurel
Mountain, LLC, AES Ohio Generation, LLC, AES Redondo Beach, L.L.C.,
Indianapolis Power & Light Company, 65HK 8me LLC, The Dayton Power and
Light Company, AES ES Tait, LLC, AES Huntington Beach LLC, Mountain
View Power Partners, LLC, Mountain View Power Partners IV, LLC, 67RK
8me LLC, 87RL 8me LLC, Antelope Big Sky Ranch LLC, Antelope DSR 1, LLC,
Antelope DSR 2, LLC, Beacon Solar 1, LLC, Beacon Solar 3, LLC, Beacon
Solar 4, LLC, Elevation Solar C LLC, Central Antelope Dry Ranch C LLC,
FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC, Latigo Wind Park, LLC, North Lancaster Ranch
LLC, Pioneer Wind Park I LLC, Sierra Solar Greenworks LLC, Sandstone
Solar LLC, Solverde 1, LLC, Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B LLC,
Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch A LLC, Summer Solar LLC, Western
Antelope Dry Ranch LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of AES MBR
Affiliates.
    Filed Date: 8/24/17.
    Accession Number: 20170824-5144.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-544-001.
    Applicants: Beacon Solar 1, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Beacon Solar 1, LLC Tariff
Compliance Filing to be effective 8/26/2017.
    Filed Date: 8/25/17.

    Accession Number: 20170825-5056.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/15/17.

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

    Docket Numbers: RR17-7-000.
    Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
    Description: Request of North American Electric Reliability
Corporation for Acceptance of 2018 Business Plans and Budgets of NERC
and the Regional Entities and for Approval of Assessments to Fund
Budgets.
    Filed Date: 8/23/17.
    Accession Number: 20170823-5109.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/13/17.

    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: August 25, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for
Modification of Special Permit

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: List of Applications for Modification of Special Permit.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This
notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because
the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of
application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications,
they are not repeated here. Request of modifications of special permits
(e.g., to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design
changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in
footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with the
suffix ``M'' denote a modification request. Their applications have
been separated from the new application for special permits to
facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2008.
    Address Comments To: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation,
Washington, DC 20590
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are
available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, Washington DC or at http://
dms.dot.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for modification of special
permit is published in accordance with Part 107 of the Federal
hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR
1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2008.
Delmer F. Billings,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Special Permits and Approvals.

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                                                                         Regulation(s)       Nature of special
    Application No.             Docket No.             Applicant           affected           permit thereof
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11379-M................  .......................  TRW Occupant        49 CFR 173.301(h),  To modify the special
                                                   Safety Systems,     173.302.            permit to allow the
                                                   Washington, MI.                         transportation in
                                                                                commerce of an
                                                                                additional Division
                                                                                1.4G and Division 2.2
                                                                                material.
12155-M................  .......................  S&C Electric        49 CFR 172.301(c);  To modify the special
                                                   Company, Chicago,   173.304.            permit to remove the
                                                   IL.                                     placarding
                                                                                requirement when
                                                                                transporting by motor
                                                                                vehicle.
14576-M................  .......................  Structural          49 CFR 173.302a     To modify the special
                                                   Composites          and 173.304a.       permit to authorize
                                                   Industries (SCI),                       an increase in the
                                                   Pomona, CA.                             maximum water volume
                                                                                from 300 liters to
                                                                                315 liters.
14694-M................  PHMSA-08-0113..........  Department of       49 CFR 173.62.....  To reissue the special
                                                   Defense, Scott                          permit originally
                                                   AFB, IL.                                issued on an
                                                                                emergency basis for
                                                                                the transportation in
                                                                                commerce of certain
                                                                                equipment
                                                                                contaminated with
                                                                                explosives in non-DOT
                                                                                specification
                                                                                packaging.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 2

January 23, 2006.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings.
    Docket Numbers: ER03-647-008.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: New York Independent System Operator, Inc submits its
Third Annual Compliance Report on Implementation of the ICAP Demand
Curves.
    Filed Date: 1/3/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060103-4004.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, February 2, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-1182-002.
    Applicants: Tyr Energy, LLC.
    Description: Tyr Energy, LLC submits developments constituting a
non-material change in status related to the market-based rate
authority required by Order 652.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060123-0022.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-838-004; ER04-1081-002; ER04-1080-002; ER03-
209-003; ER03-290-003ER03-341-003; ER03-342-003; ER99-970-004; ER99-
1983-004; ER00-38-005; ER03-446-003; ER00-1171-003; ER00-1115-004;
ER00-2080-003.
    Applicants: Power Contract Financing, L.L.C.; PCF2,LLC; Calpine
Energy Management, L.P.; CES Marketing V, L.P.; Calpine California
Equipment Finance Company, LLC; Calpine Power America--OR, LLC; Calpine
Power America CA, LLC; RockGen Energy LLC; Geysers Power Company, LLC;
Broad River Energy LLC; Calpine Philadelphia Inc.; Tiverton Power
Associates, L.P.; Calpine Construction Finance Company, L.P.; Rumford
Power Associates, L.P.
    Description: Calpine Entities submits their joint updated market
power analysis and revised rate schedule sheets.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0194.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER04-1248-000; ER04-1249.
    Applicants: Union Light, Heat & Power Company; The Cincinnati Gas &
Electric Company.
    Description: Union, Heat & Power Co. and the Cincinnati Gas &
Electric Co. Notification that the Transfer of Generating Facilities
occured effective 1/1/06.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060117-5007.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-428-006.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: New York Independent System Operator submits
compliance filing of the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0187.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-58-001.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator.
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corp submits a
filing in compliance with FERC's 12/15/05 Order.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0192.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-61-001.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: The California Independent System Operator Corp
submits a filing in compliance with FERC's 12/15/05 Order.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0197.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-182-002.
    Applicants: MidAmerican Energy Company.
    Description: MidAmerican Energy Co submits updated Original Sheet
No. 42 included filing of 12/9/05.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060123-0021.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-312-001; ER03-198-005.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
    Description: Pacific Gas & Electric Co submits Substitute Second
Revised Sheet No. 1 et al to FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No.
13 reflecting the revisions made to the 12/9/05 filing pursuant to
Order 652.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060123-0025.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-487-000; ER06-488-000; ER06-489-000; ER06-490-
000.
    Applicants: PJM Transmission Owners et al.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, LLC and the PJM Transmission
Owners submit three separate agreements and establish the Consolidated
Transmission Owner Agreement, PJM Rate Schedule No. 42.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0193.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-491-000.
    Applicants: CED Rock Springs, LLC.
    Description: CED Rock Springs, LLC submits Revised Schedule No. 7,
Schedule No. 8 and Attachment H-7 to the PJM Tariff, Sixth Revised
Volume No. 1.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0186.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-492-000.
    Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corporation.
    Description: American Electric Power System submits amendments to
the OATT, FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 6.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.

    Accession Number: 20060119-0185.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-493-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator,
Inc's proposed revisions to Section 7.14(a) and Attachment L of the
OATT and Energy Markets Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised
Volume No. 1.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0184.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-494-000.
    Applicants: Sierra Pacific Resources Operating Companies.
    Description: Nevada Power Co & Sierra Pacific Power Corp submit
amendments to the Sierra Pacific Resources Operating Companies Open
Access Transmission Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0183.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-495-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Corporation.
    Description: Duke Electric Transmission submits its compliance
filing, in compliance with FERC's Order 661-A.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0182.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-496-000.
    Applicants: Portland General Electric Company.
    Description: Portland General Electric Co submits revisions to the
pro forma open access transmission tariff pursuant to FERC's Order 661
et al.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0191.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-497-000.
    Applicants: Old Dominion Electric Cooperative.
    Description: Old Dominion Electric Cooperative submits proposed
rate schedule for Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Rock Springs
Transmission Revenue Requirement Recovery, for inclusion in PJM Tariff
Attachment H-3 etc.
    Filed Date: 1/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20060119-0196.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings 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) on or before 5 p.m. eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other and the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov.
 To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet

access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also 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 dockets(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 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-3728]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Collection of Conflict of Interest Information for
Participation in Food and Drug Administration Non-Employee Fellowship
and Traineeship Programs

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on the ``Collection of Conflict of Interest
Information for Participation in FDA Non-Employee Fellowship and
Traineeship Programs.''

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by December 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before December 21, 2018]. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of December 21, 2018. Comments
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions)
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a

third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information,
your or anyone else's Social Security number, or confidential business
information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you
include your name, contact information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2018-N-3728 for ``Collection of Conflict of Interest Information
for Participation in FDA Fellowship and Traineeship Programs.''
Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will
be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Sanford, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Collection of Conflict of Interest Information for Participation in FDA
Non-Employee Fellowship and Traineeship Programs; OMB Control Number
0910--NEW

    In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA will submit to the Office of
Management and Budget a request to review and approve a new collection
of information: ``Collection of Conflict of Interest Information for
Participation in FDA Non-Employee Fellowship and Traineeship
Programs.'' Section 742 (b) of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 379l) allows FDA to conduct and support intramural training
programs through fellowship and traineeship programs. These new forms
provide the FDA with information about financial investments and
relationships from non-employee scientists who participate in FDA
fellowship and traineeship programs. Participants in FDA fellowship and
traineeship programs will be asked for certain information about
financial interests and current relationships: (1) Description of the
financial interest; (2) the type of financial interest (e.g. stocks,
bonds, stock options); (3) if the financial interest is an employee
benefit from prior employment; (4) value of financial interest; (5) who
owns the financial interest (e.g. self, spouse minor children); (6)
employment relationship with an FDA significantly regulated
organization (SRO); (7) and service as a consultant to an FDA SRO, and/
or proprietary interest(s) in one of more product(s) regulated by FDA,
including patent, trademark, copyright, or licensing agreement. The
purpose of the financial information is for FDA to determine if there
is a conflict of interest between the Fellow's or Trainee's financial
and relationship interests and their activities at FDA. The collection
of information is mandatory to participate in FDA's fellowship and
traineeship programs.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
            Activity                 Number of    responses  per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
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    Collection Form--Report of Financial Interests and Other Relationships for Non-Employee Scientists at FDA
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Oak Ridge Institute for Science              500               1             500               1             500
 and Education Fellowship.......
Traineeship Program.............             500               1             500               1             500
Reagan-Udall Fellowship at FDA..              50               1              50               1              50
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,050
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    Dated: October 16, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0418; FRL-10016-28-Region 9]

Air Quality Implementation Plan; California; Northern Sierra Air
Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a
revision to the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (NSAQMD
or ``District'') portion of the California State Implementation Plan
(SIP). In this action, we are approving a rule submitted by the NSAQMD
that governs the issuance of permits for stationary sources, which
focuses on the preconstruction review and permitting of major sources
and major modifications under part D of title I of the Clean Air Act
(CAA or ``the Act'').

DATES: This rule will be effective on December 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0418. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information the
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available through https://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information. If you need assistance
in a language other than English or if you are a person with
disabilities who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you,
please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Batchelder, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105; by phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, the terms ``we,''
``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Proposed Action

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Proposed Action

    On September 23, 2020 (85 FR 59729), the EPA proposed to approve
the following rule into the California SIP.
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    \1\ The submittal was transmitted to the EPA via a letter from
the California Air Resources Board dated February 6, 2020.

                                             Table 1--Submitted Rule
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           District                Rule No.                Rule title                 Adopted      Submitted \1\
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NSAQMD........................             428  NSR Requirements for New and            11/25/19        02/19/20
                                                 Modified Major Sources in
                                                 Nonattainment Areas.
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    The EPA determined that the California SIP submittal listed above
in Table 1 met the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51, appendix V.
The EPA's signed notice of proposed rulemaking served as the EPA's
formal completeness determination.
    For areas designated nonattainment for one or more National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), the applicable SIP must include
preconstruction review and permitting requirements for new or modified
major stationary sources of such nonattainment pollutant(s) under part
D of title I of the Act, commonly referred to as Nonattainment New
Source Review (NNSR). The rule listed in Table 1 contains the
District's NNSR permit program applicable to new and modified major
sources located in areas within the District that are designated
nonattainment for any NAAQS for ozone or particulate matter equal to or
less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5). The rule also contains
the District's requirements for the review of new major stationary
sources or major modifications in a designated nonattainment area that
may have an impact on visibility in any mandatory Class I Federal area
in accordance with 40 CFR 51.307. We proposed to approve this rule into
the California SIP because we determined that it complies with the
relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action contains more
information on the rule and our evaluation.

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses

    The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During this period, no comments were submitted on our proposal.

III. EPA Action

    No comments were submitted on our proposal. We continue to find
that NSAQMD Rule 428 satisfies the relevant requirements for a CAA NNSR
program for ozone and PM2.5, as well as the associated
visibility requirements for sources subject to review under such a
program in accordance with 40 CFR 51.307. Therefore, as authorized in
section 110(k)(3) and 301(a) of the Act, the EPA is finalizing approval
of NSAQMD Rule 428. This action incorporates the submitted rule into
the California SIP. In conjunction with the EPA's SIP approval of the
District's visibility program for sources subject to the NNSR program,
this action also revises the scope of the visibility Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP) at 40 CFR 52.28 in California so that this
FIP no longer applies to sources located in the NSAQMD that are subject
to the District's visibility program.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the rule
listed in Table 1 of this preamble. The EPA has made, and will continue
to make, these materials available electronically through https://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at the EPA Region IX Office
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this preamble for more information).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Additional information about these statutes and Executive orders
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
    Under the CAA, 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, the EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves 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 Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 3,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866;
     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 CAA; and
     Does not provide the 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, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000).
    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. The 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by January 19, 2021. 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

    Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental protection,
Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental
relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: November 4, 2020.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    For reasons set out in the preamble, EPA amends 50 CFR part 52 as
follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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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 F--California

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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(546) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.220  Identification of plan-in part.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (546) The following regulations were submitted on February 19, 2020
by the Governor's designee as an attachment to a letter dated February
6, 2020.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District.
    (1) Rule 428, ``NSR Requirements for New and Modified Major Sources
in Nonattainment Areas,'' adopted on November 25, 2019.
    (2) [Reserved]
    (B) [Reserved]
    (ii) [Reserved]
* * * * *

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3. Section 52.281 is amended by revising paragraphs (d)(3) and (d)(4)
and by adding paragraph (d)(5) to read as follows:

Sec.  52.281  Visibility protection.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (3) Calaveras County air pollution control district,
    (4) Mariposa County air pollution control district, and
    (5) Northern Sierra air quality management district.
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" Grahame, Thomas" < Thomas. Grahame@ HQ. DOE . GOV>

12/ 07/ 2005 10: 44 AM To Jason Burnett/ DC/ USEPA/ US@ EPA cc " Jindal, Nikesh" < Nikesh. Jindal@ HQ. DOE. GOV>, " Daniels, Jarad" < Jarad. Daniels@ HQ. DOE. GOV>, " Graham, John" < John_ Graham@ omb. eop. gov> Subject can you get an answer on this question on discussion of 24 hour standard?

Jason, in the discussion of the 24 hour standard starting on pg. 67, I'm trying to understand why there doesn't seem to be mention of the results of Goldberg and Burnett, 2003, and of Ito et al, 2003. Both are in the staff paper, and both are in the Ross and Langstaff memo. Both studies show insignificant results, Goldberg and Burnett, 2003 at 53.1 µ g/ m3 and Ito et al at 55.2 µ g/ m3. These are in contrast to the results of Burnett and Goldberg, 2003, showing significant results at 39 µ g/ m3 ( all are 98th percentile figures).

I can think of a number of discussion points about why some studies have significant findings and others don't, but it also seems to me that the Administrator in his assessment of the evidence for different levels of a 24 hour standard in the Preamble probably should include studies which were both considered in the CD and also noted in the Ross and Langstaff memo. How the Administrator assesses such studies is one thing, but not mentioning them at all is another.

What reasons would argue against even mentioning them, as opposed to mentioning them and discussing them?

Thanks,

Tom Thomas J. Grahame U. S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20585 202 586 7149 ( voice)

202 586 7085 ( fax)


[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55784-55785]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22299]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1110]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On April 14, 2010, FEMA published in the Federal Register a
proposed rule that included an erroneous name for one of the flooding
sources for Franklin County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. The
flooding source name should have read Taylors Creek instead of Taylors
Branch.

DATES: Comments pertaining to Taylors Creek for the location beginning
at the confluence with the Tar River to approximately 250 feet upstream
of West Green Street are to be submitted on or before October 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-
1110, to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
(email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER> or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) publishes proposed determinations of Base (1% annual-chance)
Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs for communities participating
in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in accordance with
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are minimum requirements.
They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any
existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain

management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter
requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by other
Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed elevations are
used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and
also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium
rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final,
and for the contents in those buildings.

Correction

    In the proposed rule published at 75 FR 19320, in the April 14,
2010, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the
authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Franklin County, North
Carolina, and Incorporated Areas'' addressed several flooding sources,
including Taylors Creek. The proposed rule incorrectly listed the
flooding source name as Taylors Branch instead of Taylors Creek. This
proposed rule correction is reopening the comment period for Taylors
Creek, from the confluence with the Tar River to approximately 250 feet
upstream of West Green Street, due to the error in the flooding source
name previously published proposed rule at 75 FR 19320.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: September 3, 2012.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38518-38519]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15435]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-638, OMB Control No. 3235-0690]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736

Extension:
    Form SF-3

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved
collection of information discussed below.
    Form SF-3 (17 CFR 239.45) is a short form registration statement
used for non-shelf issuers of asset-backed securities to register a
public offering of their securities under the Securities Act of 1933
(15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). Form

SF-3 takes approximately 1,380 hours per response and is filed by
approximately 71 issuers annually. The information collected is
intended to ensure that the information required to be filed by the
Commission permits verification of compliance with securities law
requirements and assures the public availability of such information in
the asset-backed securities market. We estimate that 25% of the
1,383.21 hours per response (345.80 hours) is prepared by the issuer
for a total annual reporting burden of 24,552 hours (345.80 hours per
response x 71 responses).
    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 control number.
    The public may view background documentation for this information
collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom,
Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission,
c/o Cynthia Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by
sending an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: July 1, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST NUMBER 2221.01 " SMART GROWTH AND ACTIVE AGING NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM"

July 7, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ................................................ IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION 1 1( a).......................................................... Title and Number of the Information Collection 1 1( b) .............................................................................. Short Characterization or Abstract 1 2. ...................................................................... NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION 3 2( a)......................................................................... Need and Authority for the Collection 3 2( b) ........................................................................ Practical Utility and Users of the Data 4 3. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA...................................................................................................................... 5 3( a)............................................................................................................ Nonduplication 5 3( b) .............................................................................................................. Public Notice 5 3( c)............................................................................................................... Consultations 5 3( d) ............................................................................ Effects of Less Frequent Collection 5 3( e)...................................................................................................... General Guidelines 5 3( f) ............................................................................................................. Confidentiality 5 3( g) .................................................................................................... Sensitive Questions 6 4. ......................................... THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED 7 4( a)................................................................................... Respondents and NAICS Codes 7 4( b) ............................................................................................... Information Requested 7 5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED  AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AN 5( a)........................................................................................................ Agency Activities 9 5( b) .................................................................. Collection Methodology and Management 9 5( c)................................................................................................ Small Entity Flexibility 9 5( d) .................................................................................................... Collection Schedule 9 6. ......................... ESTIMATING THE ANNUAL HOUR AND COST OF THE COLLECTION 10 6( a)...................................................................................... Estimating Respondent Hours 10 6( b) ...................................................................................... Estimating Respondent Costs 10 6( c)............................................................................ Estimating Agency Hours and Costs 10 6( d) ........................................................................... Estimating the Respondent Universe 11 6( e)................................................................ Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables 13 6( f) ..................................................................................... Reasons for Change in Burden 13 6( g) ....................................................................................................... Burden Statement 14 1 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION 1( a) Title and Number of the Information Collection This ICR is entitled " Smart Growth and Active Aging National Recognition Program," ICR number 2221.01.

1( b) Short Characterization or Abstract The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's ( EPA's) Initiative on Aging is planning to launch a Smart Growth and Active Aging National Recognition Program for communities, municipalities, tribes, and counties ( collectively referred to as " communities" in this ICR). Communities would submit a letter to EPA indicating that their State or local Area Agency on Aging is engaged in their smart growth planning activities and active aging programs, and complete an on line questionnaire describing their processes and programs in these two areas. The purpose of the Program is to recognize communities that excel in promoting the health and well being of older adults through smart growth and active aging and to raise public awareness of the interconnectedness and importance of these two areas to the aging population. In addition, the on line questionnaire would include links to helpful information on the Internet. This would assist in educating communities on available resources to help them do better in the areas where they have not met the criteria for recognition. Finally, the Program would enable EPA to compile " lessons learned" from communities that have successfully implemented smart growth and active aging principles. EPA would use this information to create a learning network on its web site where all communities could benefit from this experience.

The Recognition Program would be voluntary. EPA expects communities to participate only if they see a benefit by doing so. A primary benefit to communities would be recognition at the national level as leaders in smart growth and active aging. National recognition would promote their image as a desirable place to live. This could help them attract and retain residents of all ages, which could benefit the communities ( e. g., economically), as well as the residents ( e. g., because they could partake of their community's amenities, such as walkable neighborhoods, fitness trails, and more transportation choices). In addition, communities that participate but are not recognized under the Program ( i. e., because they do not meet the criteria for recognition) would benefit by learning about their areas for improvement, finding ways to address these areas based on links to helpful resources on the Internet, and modifying their behavior as appropriate.

This ICR examines the information collections under the Recognition Program. Sections 1 through 5 of this document describe the collections ( e. g., from the standpoint of need and use/ utility of the information collected). The sections also describe respondent and Agency activities. In Section 6, EPA estimates the total annual hour and cost burden to respondents and the Agency under the information collections. 2 Following is a brief overview of the respondent activities under the Recognition Program.

A community interested in participating in the Recognition Program would ask its State or local Area Agency on Aging to provide a letter indicating that it is engaged in the community's smart growth and active aging activities. The community would forward the letter to EPA to request participation in the Recognition Program. Upon receipt of the letter, EPA would send a password to the community to access the EPA web page containing the on line questionnaire. The community would then access the EPA web page and complete the on line questionnaire.

The on line questionnaire is designed to collect information on the community's processes and programs on smart growth and active aging/ physical activity. Each question asks the community to check a box to indicate its progress in a specified area and provide a description of its activity, if any. Based on the community's response to each question, the community would be recognized for its level of progress in integrating smart growth and active aging programs. Communities that meet specified criteria for accomplishment would be recognized on the EPA web site. In addition, communities could access links in the questionnaire to find " learnings or best practices" that can educate them on available resources to help them do better in the areas where they have not met the criteria for recognition. 3 2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION 2( a) Need and Authority for the Collection EPA's Aging Initiative is located in the Agency's Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education ( OCHPEE). The purpose of the Aging Initiative is to promote consideration of older adults' environmental health risks within EPA, across the Federal government, in the non governmental sector, in States, and in communities in the U. S. In 2005, a Steering Committee was formed to develop a program to recognize communities that incorporate smart growth principles and active aging targeted to older adults. 1 The Steering Committee includes representatives from EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Active for Life, the National Blueprint, the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the National Council on the Aging, and Terry Bazzarre, who is a representative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Recognition Program is being developed to provide incentives and assistance to communities to make progress in smart growth and active aging. Following is a brief explanation of the need for the information collected under the Program:

$ The letter from the State or local Area Agency on Aging is needed so that the community can demonstrate to EPA that the Area Agency on Aging is engaged in its smart growth and active aging. This would give EPA some assurance that the community is in fact engaged in smart growth and active aging and that the Area Agency on Aging is aware of the community's interest in the Recognition Program.

There are 655 Area Agencies on Aging located in the 50 states. These agencies coordinate and support many programs and services, including information and referral for older adults. In most communities, local planning agencies have not worked closely with the Area Agencies on Aging. Since the Area Agencies on Aging are the focal point for the Older Americans Act programs, it is important to work with this network to incorporate community planning with an eye on the older adult population. This first step in the Recognition Program would hopefully be the beginning of an important collaboration between local planning agencies.

$ The letter from the community to EPA is needed to notify EPA of its desire to participate in the Program, so that EPA can send it a password to access the on line 1 The importance of smart growth and active aging to human health and the environment is welldocumented See EPA's web site, e. g.: http:// www. epa. gov/ aging/ resources/ smartgrowth. htm. 4 questionnaire. The community would enclose the letter from the State or local Area on Aging.

$ The on line questionnaire is needed for communities to describe their processes and programs on smart growth and active aging and receive a score. EPA's web site would recognize communities that excel in these areas. In addition, questions would be linked to information on the Internet that can educate communities on available resources to help them do better in the areas where they have not met the criteria for recognition. EPA also would make communities' descriptions available on its web site so that other communities can learn from these experiences and modify their behavior as appropriate.

2( b) Practical Utility and Users of the Data Following is a brief explanation of the utility and users of the information collected under the Program:

$ The letter from the State or local Area Agency on Aging would be used by communities to demonstrate to EPA that its Area Agency on Aging is engaged in its smart growth and active aging processes and programs. If the letter were not requested, EPA would be less confident that the needs of older residents are considered.

$ The letter from the community to EPA would be used by the community to notify EPA of its desire to participate in the Program. EPA would read the letter to learn about the community ( e. g., its contact information) and its desire to participate and to send a password for it to access the on line questionnaire.

$ The on line questionnaire would be used by communities to describe their processes and programs on smart growth and active aging and receive a score. In addition, communities completing the questionnaire would use links to learn about available resources to help them do better in the areas where they have not met the criteria for recognition. Information provided by the communities would be available on the EPA web site for all to read. For example, a resident could visit the web site to learn whether his/ her community has participated in the Program and how it is progressing in smart growth and active aging. Non participating communities could view the information to gauge their progress against that of the participants. Communities that are relatively inexperienced in smart growth and active aging could learn about others' experiences and best practices to initiate or expedite their own efforts. 5 3. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA 3( a) Nonduplication The information collected under this ICR is not available from any source other than respondents. EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education is the only office within the Agency that would request this information. No other Federal agency or department collects this information.

3( b) Public Notice In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, EPA issued a public notice in the Federal Register on April 3, 2006 ( 71 FR 16575). The public comment period extended through June 2, 2006. EPA received two comment letters, which it reviewed and considered in finalizing this ICR.

3( c) Consultations EPA conducted a beta test of the questionnaire that involved no more than nine community representatives. They were asked to review each question and provide feedback on its clarity and effectiveness in collecting the desired information. Through this interaction, EPA gained useful knowledge of the burdens to respondents for completing the questionnaire. EPA used this knowledge in developing respondent universe and burden estimates for this ICR.

3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection Communities would be asked to complete the on line questionnaire once to receive a score and potentially be recognized. Their Recognition would be effective for three years. If they desire, they may update their information following initial completion of the questionnaire to reflect their progress. In this regard, it is not feasible for EPA to reduce the frequency of collection.

3( e) General Guidelines Information collections performed under this clearance will follow all of OMB's General Guidelines regarding federal data collection.

3( f) Confidentiality 6 Participation in the Recognition Program would be voluntary. Participants would be public sector entities ( e. g., municipalities). EPA does not expect to deem any information collected under the Recognition Program to be Confidential Business Information. If a claim of confidential business information ( CBI) is asserted, EPA will manage that information in accordance with EPA's provisions on confidentiality. 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B establishes EPA's general policy on the public disclosure of information and procedures for handling CBI claims.

3( g) Sensitive Questions No questions of a sensitive nature would be asked of participants. 7 4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED 4( a) Respondents and NAICS Codes Following are North American Industrial Classification System ( NAICS) codes that may be affected by information collections under this ICR.

NAICS Codes Description 921 Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support 92312 Administration of Public Health Programs 924 Administration of Environmental Quality Programs 925 Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development 926 Administration of Economic Programs 4( b) Information Requested A community interested in participating in the Recognition Program would ask its State or local Area Agency on Aging to provide a letter indicating that it is engaged in the community's smart growth and active aging activities. The community would forward the letter to EPA to request participation in the Recognition Program. Upon receipt of the letter, EPA would send a password to the community to access the EPA web page containing the on line questionnaire. The community would then access the EPA web page and complete the on line questionnaire.

The on line questionnaire is designed to collect information on the community's processes and programs on smart growth and active aging/ physical activity. Each question asks the community to check a box to indicate its progress in a specified area and provide a description of its activity, if any. Based on the community's response to each question, the community would be recognized for its level of progress in integrating smart growth and active aging programs. Communities that meet specified criteria for accomplishment would be recognized on the EPA web site. In addition, communities could access links in the questionnaire to find " learnings or best practices" that can educate them on available resources to help them do better in the areas where they have not met the criteria for recognition. Refer to the proposed questionnaire, which is included in this ICR.

( i) Data Items 8 $ A letter from the State or local Area Agency on Aging to the community, indicating its engagement in the community's smart growth and active aging processes and programs.

$ A letter from the community to EPA requesting participation in the Program.

$ On line questionnaire that would request the following:  Indication of the community's progress in accomplishing smart growth and active aging processes and programs.  Descriptions of the community's activities in smart growth and active aging processes and programs.  Indication of the community's population size.  General information on a contact person ( e. g., name and contact information).  General information on the applicant completing the form ( e. g., name and contact information).

( ii) Respondent Activities $ Communities would contact their State or local Area Agency on Aging to request a letter.

$ State or local Area Agencies on Aging would prepare and send letter to the communities.

$ Communities would forward the letter to EPA to request participation in the Recognition Program.

$ Communities would log onto the EPA web page and complete the on line questionnaire. 9 5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED  AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 5( a) Agency Activities This section describes EPA's activities under the Program:

$ Prepare the on line questionnaire.

$ Receive letters from communities and send passwords.

$ Review the information entered into the questionnaire and post information on its web site as appropriate ( e. g., to recognize communities and share lessons learned).

5( b) Collection Methodology and Management EPA would receive and file letters from communities asking to participate in the Program, and issue passwords. In addition, EPA would establish and maintain a passwordprotected on line questionnaire at its web site to collect information from communities about their smart growth and active aging processes and programs. The collected information would be maintained in a database, which would be accessed by EPA to review and make information available to the public as appropriate. EPA may aggregate data to share with the public. The data could also be used to target resources and tools to communities to assist them in achieving excellence in smart growth and active aging.

5( c) Small Entity Flexibility Participation in the Program would be voluntary. EPA expects communities to participate only if they expect to see an overall benefit by doing so. In addition, EPA has designed the questionnaire to minimize respondent burden while obtaining sufficient and accurate information. This has included, for example, a beta test which asked for feedback from participants on their burden to the complete the questionnaire, among other things.

5( d) Collection Schedule There is no collection schedule. Communities would be free to complete the on line questionnaire whenever they choose. Communities would be asked to complete the on line questionnaire to receive a score and be recognized if they satisfy the criteria. Their Recognition would be effective for three years. If they desire, they may update their information following initial completion of the questionnaire to reflect their progress ( e. g., to earn a higher score). 10 6. ESTIMATING THE ANNUAL HOUR AND COST OF THE COLLECTION 6( a) Estimating Respondent Hours Exhibit 1 estimates the annual respondent burden hours for information collection activities associated with the Program.

6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs Exhibit 1 estimates the annual respondent costs for information collection activities associated with the Program. Specific cost assumptions are discussed below.

( i) Estimating Labor Costs Respondents' unloaded hourly labor rates were taken from " Table 2 3. State and Local Government, Selected Occupations: Mean Hourly Earnings and Weekly Hours for Full Time and Part Time Workers, National Compensation Survey, 3 July 2004." The table is found in the " National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, July 2004," U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2005, Bulletin 2576. EPA updated these rates to 2006 levels based on the Employment Cost Index. 2 EPA then multiplied hourly rates by the standard government overhead factor of 1.6. Based on this, EPA estimates an average loaded hourly labor rate of $ 61.61 for legal staff, $ 53.94 for managerial staff, $ 44.24 for technical staff, and $ 25.98 for clerical staff.

( ii) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs Operation and maintenance ( O& M) costs are those costs associated with a paperwork requirement incurred continually over the life of the ICR. They are defined by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 as " the recurring dollar amount of costs associated with O& M or purchasing services." This ICR includes O& M costs for postage ( i. e., $ 0.39/ letter) and fax ( i. e., $ 0.05/ transmission). There are no capital costs associated with any activities related to the Program.

6( c) Estimating Agency Hours and Costs 2 See " Table 2. Compensation ( Not Seasonally Adjusted): Employment Cost Index for Total Compensation, Civilian and State and Local Government Workers, by Industry and Occupational Group." The table is an attachment of " Employment Cost Index News Release," December 2005. 11 The Agency's hourly labor rates were obtained from the 2006 GS pay schedule available from the Office of Personnel Management. EPA estimates an average loaded hourly labor rate of $ 70.16 for legal staff, $ 65.60 for managerial staff, $ 48.10 for technical staff, and $ 19.31 for clerical staff. The labor rates are based on the following GS levels and steps: legal labor rates were based on GS Level 15, Step 1, managerial labor rates were based on GS Level 14, Step 4, technical labor rates were based on GS Level 12, Step 5, and clerical labor rates were based on GS Level 5, Step 1. To derive loaded hourly estimates, EPA multiplied hourly rates by the standard government overhead factor of 1.6.

In addition, EPA estimates a one time Agency capital/ start up cost of $ 60,000 for developing the on line questionnaire. For purposes of this ICR, EPA has annualized this onetime cost over the three year life of the ICR to estimate an annualized start up cost of $ 20,000 ( i. e., $ 60,000/ 3 years = $ 20,000/ yr). The O& M cost for the on line questionnaire is $ 25,000 each year.

6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe In this section, EPA describes its estimate of the number of communities carrying out the information collections under the Program. In developing its estimates, EPA referred to annual trends in the number of respondents to similar voluntary EPA award programs. These included the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement and the Children's Environmental Health Excellence Awards.

Based on this information, EPA estimates that, each year, 100 communities would ask their State or local Area Agency on Aging to send a letter to them. 3 The communities would then forward the letter to EPA to ask to participate in the Program. EPA estimates that 50 percent would forward the letter by postal mail and 50 percent would forward it by fax.

In addition, EPA estimates that, each year, 100 communities would complete the on line questionnaire initially. EPA also estimates that 10 percent of them would follow up each subsequent year to update their information in the questionnaire ( e. g., to increase their score). Hence, EPA estimates that 110 communities on average annually would complete the on line questionnaire initially or update it. This is shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Estimated Annual Number of Communities Completing On Line Questionnaire Annual Number of Communities Respondents Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Communities that complete questionnaire initially 100 100 100 Communities that update questionnaire 0 10 20 3 EPA may provide guidance on how to complete the letter. 12 Total 100 110 120 These assumptions are reflected in Exhibit 1. 6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables EXHIBIT 1 SMART GROWTH AND ACTIVE AGING NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM a ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT HOUR AND COST BURDEN Hours and Costs per Respondent Legal Manager Technical Clerical INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY $ 61.61/ Hr $ 53.94/ Hr $ 44.24/ Hr $ 25.98/ Hr Communities will contact State or local Area Agency on Aging to request letter 0.00 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.25 $ 11.84 $ 0.00 $ 0.39 100 25 $ 1,223 State or local Agencies on Aging will prepare and send letter to communities as requested 0.00 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.25 $ 11.84 $ 0.00 $ 0.39 100 25 $ 1,223 Letters sent to EPA by postal mail 0.00 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.25 $ 11.84 $ 0.00 $ 0.39 50 13 $ 612 Letters sent to EPA by fax 0.00 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.25 $ 11.84 $ 0.00 $ 0.05 50 13 $ 595 Communities will log on and complete the on line questionnaire 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.25 1.00 $ 42.10 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 110 110 $ 4,631 TOTAL varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies 186 $ 8,284 a Exhibit contains rounding error.

EXHIBIT 2 SMART GROWTH AND ACTIVE AGING NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM a ESTIMATED ANNUAL AGENCY HOUR AND COST BURDEN Hours and Costs per Agency Activity Legal Manager Technical Clerical INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY $ 70.16/ Hr $ 65.60/ Hr $ 48.10/ Hr $ 19.31/ Hr EPA will prepare on line questionnaire 0.00 8.00 40.00 8.00 56.00 $ 2,603.14 $ 20,000.00 $ 25,000.00 1 56 $ 47,603 EPA will receive letters from communities and provide passwords 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $ 12.02 $ 0.00 $ 0.39 100 25 $ 1,241 EPA will review the information entered into questionnaire and post information as appropriate 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $ 12.02 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 110 28 $ 1,322 TOTAL varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies 109 $ 50,166 a Exhibit contains rounding error. Total Hours and Costs/ Year Agency Hours/

Year Labor Cost/

Year Capital/

Startup Cost O& M Cost Number of Activities/ Year Total Hours/

Year Total Cost/

Year Total Hours and Costs/ Year Number of Respondents/

Year Total Hours/

Year Total Cost/

Year Communities will forward the letter to EPA by postal mail or fax to request participation Respon.

Hours/

Year Labor Cost/

Year Capital/

Startup Cost O& M Cost 14 ( i) Respondent Tally As shown in Table 2, EPA estimates the total annual hour and cost burden to respondents to be 186 hours and $ 8,284. The bottom line burden to respondents over three years is estimated to be 558 hours and $ 24,852.

Table 2. Total Estimated Annual Respondent Hour and Cost Summary Total Hours Per Year Total Labor Cost Per Year Total Annual Capital Costs Total Annual O& M Costs Total Cost Per Year 186 $ 8,183 $ 0 $ 101 $ 8,284 ( ii) Agency Tally As shown in Table 3, EPA estimates the total annual hour and cost burden to the Agency to be 109 hours and $ 50,166. The bottom line burden to the Agency over three years is estimated to be 327 hours and $ 150,498.

Table 3. Total Estimated Annual Agency Hour and Cost Summary Total Hours Per Year Total Labor Cost Per Year Total Annual Capital Costs Total Annual O& M Costs Total Cost Per Year 109 $ 5,127 $ 20,000 $ 25,039 $ 50,166 6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden The information collection under this ICR is new. As shown in Table 2, EPA estimates that the collection would result in 186 hours to respondents annually. EPA believes this is a minor burden in comparison with the potential benefits to communities. Specifically, the Recognition Program would be voluntary; hence, communities would participate only if they see a benefit by doing so. A primary benefit to communities would be recognition at the national level as leaders in smart growth and active aging. National recognition would promote their image as a desirable place to live. This could help them attract residents, which could benefit the communities ( e. g., economically), as well as the new residents ( e. g., because they could partake of their community's amenities for older adults). In addition, communities that participate but are not recognized under the Program ( i. e., because they do not meet the criteria for recognition) could benefit by learning about their areas for improvement, finding ways to address these areas based on links to helpful resources on the Internet, and modifying their behavior as appropriate. Finally, the Program would enable EPA to compile " lessons learned" from communities that have successfully implemented smart growth and active aging principles. EPA would use this information to create a learning network on its web site where all communities could benefit from others' experience. 15 6( g) Burden Statement The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to be about 1 hour and 45 minutes per response. This includes time for respondents to obtain the letter from the State or local Area Agency on Aging, forward it to EPA, and complete the on line questionnaire.

Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA HQ OA 2006 0172, which is available for online viewing at http:// www. regulations. gov, or in person viewing at the Office of Environmental Information Docket in the EPA Docket Center ( EPA/ DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D. C. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is ( 202) 566 1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Environmental Information Docket is ( 202) 566 1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available at www. regulations. gov. This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select " search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D. C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA HQ OA 2006 0172 in any correspondence.


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[Notices]
[Page 52753]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4065-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2012-0002]

New Hampshire; Amendment No. 1 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 State of New Hampshire (FEMA-4065-DR), dated June 15, 2012, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: August 22, 2012.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Mark H. Landry,
of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for
this disaster.
    This action terminates the appointment of James N. Russo as Federal
Coordinating Officer for this disaster.

    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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                             Holcim/US EPA Meeting
                              September 20, 2011

List of Attendees:

HOLCIM:

Erika Guerra
Jason Morin
William Bumpers

US EPA:

Nichole Distefano
Gary Gorski
Gina McCarthy
Janet McCabe
Peter Tsirigotis

A meeting was held today to discuss general issues surrounding the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry, and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants


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[Notices]
[Pages 65917-65918]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68104; File No. SR-OCC-2012-16]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation;
Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change To
Accommodate Equity Options That Have a Unit of Trading of 10 Shares

 October 25, 2012.

I. Introduction

    On September 12, 2012, the Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'')
proposed rule change SR-OCC-2012-16. The proposed rule change, which
was filed pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ was published for comment in the Federal Register
on September 28, 2012.\2\ The Commission received no comment letters
regarding the proposal. For the reasons discussed below, the Commission
is granting approval of the proposed rule change on an accelerated
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67917 (September 24,
2012), 77 FR 59687 (September 28, 2012). In its filing with the
Commission, OCC included statements concerning the purpose of and
basis for the proposed rule change. The text of these statements,
which the Commission has modified, is incorporated into the
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II. Description

    The proposed rule change will accommodate Mini Options, which are
equity options that have a unit of trading of 10 shares.\3\ OCC
proposes to amend its By-Law provision that sets forth the minimum
amount of a cash dividend or distribution (``Distri- bution'') on an
underlying equity security that will result in an adjustment of
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    \3\ No other changes to OCC's rules are needed to clear Mini
Options, as the definition of ``unit of trading'' in Article I of
OCC's By-Laws is sufficiently flexible to permit OCC to designate a
unit of trading other than the standard 100 shares for particular
series or classes of options. Similarly, OCC's risk management
systems will take the number of underlying shares into
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    In June 2012, the International Securities Exchange and NYSE Arca
filed proposed rule changes with the Commission to list and trade Mini
Options on a select number of liquid, high-priced and actively traded
securities.\4\ Mini Options are intended

to expand the choices available to participants in the options markets.
Other than the difference in the unit of trading, Mini Options have the
same terms, use, and characteristics as standard equity options
(``Standard Options''), which cover 100 shares. The Commission approved
the exchanges' request to list and trade Mini Options on September 28,
2012.\5\
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    \4\ Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 67284 (June 27, 2012),
77 FR 39545 (July 3, 2012) (SR-ISE-2012-58); 67283 (June 27, 2012),
77 FR 39535 (July 3, 2012) (SR-NYSE Arca-2012-64). For example, Mini
Options are proposed to be listed on SPY (SPDR S&P 500), GLD (SPDR
Gold Trust) and AAPL (Apple, Inc.).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67948 (September 28,
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    Under OCC's By-Laws, equity options may be adjusted upon the
occurrence of certain corporate actions, including Distributions.
Currently, OCC's By-Laws stipulate that a Distribution must be in
excess of $12.50 per contract in order for OCC to consider adjusting
any type of option contract. Some Distributions, however, would exceed
the adjustment threshold in the case of Standard Options, but would not
exceed the adjustment threshold in the case of a Mini Option. The
reason for this is that the per contract Distribution on the Mini
Option would be only 1/10th of the Distribution on the Standard Option,
and the adjustment threshold is stated on a per contract basis rather
than a per share basis. OCC does not believe this result to be
appropriate given that Mini Options are intended to be identical to
Standard Options, but for the smaller unit of trading.
    Instead, OCC believes that it is appropriate to fashion a new
adjustment policy such that a Distribution that would result in an
adjustment on a Standard Option would also result in an adjustment on a
Mini Option. Moreover, the exchanges that will list Mini Options, as
well as OCC clearing members, have expressed a preference for OCC to
design an adjustment policy under which OCC makes consistent and
parallel adjustments to both Mini Options and Standard Options.
Therefore, OCC has proposed to amend the adjustment threshold in
Article VI, Section 11A of OCC's By-Laws to $.125 per share from $12.50
per contract.
    Furthermore, OCC does not intend for this rule change to affect
options contracts that were originally listed with units of trading in
excess of 100 shares. The Securities Committee\6\ made this
determination because, if OCC applied a $.125 per share threshold to
all option contracts, OCC might not adjust an option contract that has
a unit of trading of 1,000 shares for certain Distributions even though
such a Distribution may represent a significant dollar amount on a per
contract basis.\7\ For example, in the case of an option contract with
a unit of trading of 1,000 shares, a Distribution of $.12 per share
would not trigger an adjustment even though the amount of the
Distribution would be $120 on a single 1,000 share contract--far in
excess of the existing $12.50 per contract de minimis threshold. To
address this adjustment issue, OCC has proposed to retain the existing
adjustment threshold of $12.50 per contract in Article VI, Section 11A
of its By-Laws for options contracts that were originally listed in
share amounts greater than 100 shares.
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    \6\ The Securities Committee is authorized under OCC By-Law
Article VI Section 11(a) to determine contract adjustments in
particular cases and to formulate adjustment policy or
interpretations having general applicability. The Securities
Committee is comprised of representatives of OCC's participant
options exchanges and authorized representatives of OCC.
    \7\ OCC has rules to accommodate options with a unit of trading
of 1,000 shares, although no such options currently trade.
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III. Discussion

    Section 19(b)(2)(C) of the Act\8\ directs the Commission to approve
a self-regulatory organization's proposed rule change if it determines
that the proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of
the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to such
organization. Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act\9\ requires, among other
things, that the rules of a clearing agency be designed to further
several goals, including, among other things: (i) Promoting the prompt
and accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions and,
to the extent applicable, derivative agreements, contracts and
transactions; (ii) encouraging cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in the clearance and settlement of securities
transactions; and (iii) safeguarding securities and funds that are in a
clearing agency's custody or control, or for which it is responsible.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(C).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    The Commission concludes that the proposed rule change is
consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to OCC. By assuring that traders of
Mini Options will receive appropriate adjustments when corporate
Distributions are made, the proposed rule change will foster the prompt
and accurate clearance and settlement of options contracts, facilitate
cooperation with exchanges and others involved in the clearance and
settlement of these contracts, and ensure the safety and proper
allocation of securities and funds for which OCC is responsible.
    Further, the Commission concludes that there is good cause,
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\10\ for approving the proposed
rule change prior to the 30th day after the date of publication of
notice in the Federal Register. As noted above, the Commission has
approved proposals by the International Securities Exchange and NYSE
Arca to list and trade Mini Options.\11\ Accelerated approval of this
proposed rule change will facilitate the prompt and accurate clearance
and settlement of options contracts by ensuring that OCC is fully
prepared to clear and settle Mini Options as soon as they begin to
trade.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \11\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67948 (September
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IV. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act, in particular
with the requirements of Section 17A of the Act\12\ and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\13\ that the proposed rule change (SR-OCC-2012-16) be, and hereby
is, approved on an accelerated basis.\14\
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \14\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission
considered the proposal's impact on efficiency, competition, and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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