[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21553-21554]
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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: EC12-89-000
    Applicants: Twin Cities Power, LLC.
    Description: Twin Cities Power, LLC requests authorization under
Section 203 of the Federal Power Act and Request for Expedited
Consideration.
    Filed Date: 3/30/12.
    Accession Number: 20120330-5493.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/12.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG12-53-000.
    Applicants: Eagle Point Power Generation LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification as an Exempt Wholesale
Generator of Eagle Point Power Generation LLC.
    Filed Date: 4/2/12.
    Accession Number: 20120402-5143.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/23/12.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2579-001.
    Applicants: NorthPoint Energy Solutions Inc.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of NorthPoint
Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Filed Date: 3/30/12.
    Accession Number: 20120330-5478.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-4326-001; ER11-3069-002; ER11-3545-001; ER11-
3141-002; ER11-3098-002.
    Applicants: Viridian Energy NY LLC, Viridian Energy, Inc., Viridian
Energy MD LLC, Viridian Energy PA, LLC, Cincinnati Bell Energy LLC.
    Description: Supplement to the notice of non-material change in
status of Viridian Energy MD LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 03/23/2012.
    Accession Number: 20120323-5150.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/13/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-4479-002.
    Applicants: Endure Energy, L.L.C.
    Description: Endure Energy, L.L.C., submits its Notification of
Change in Status.
    Filed Date: 3/30/12.
    Accession Number: 20120330-5491.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1413-000.
    Applicants: PSEG New Haven LLC.
    Description: PSEG New Haven LLC Market Based Rate Tariff to be
effective 4/6/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/30/12.
    Accession Number: 20120330-5399.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1414-000.
    Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc.
    Description: BH Power, Inc., JOATT Replacement Sections to be
effective 9/30/2010.

    Filed Date: 3/30/12.
    Accession Number: 20120330-5404.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1415-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 2403 Sunflower-ITC Interconnection Agreement to be
effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/30/12.
    Accession Number: 20120330-5420.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1416-000.
    Applicants: Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Amended and Restated Network Integration Transmission
Service Agreement to be effective 5/31/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/30/12.
    Accession Number: 20120330-5432.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1417-000.
    Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
    Description: SDGE Citizens Formula Appendix X to be effective 6/1/
2012.
    Filed Date: 3/30/12.
    Accession Number: 20120330-5449.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1418-000.
    Applicants: TC Ravenswood, LLC.
    Description: Rate Schedule to be effective 3/30/2012.
    Filed Date: 4/2/12.
    Accession Number: 20120402-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1421-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Central Maine Power Company.
    Description: CMP MPRP CWIP Rev. to Attach. F and Schedule 21-CMP to
be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 4/2/12.
    Accession Number: 20120402-5102.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/23/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1422-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Revisions to the PJM Tariff & OA re Lost Opportunity
Cost for Wind to be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 4/2/12.
    Accession Number: 20120402-5157.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/23/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1423-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 1839R1 City of Osage Kansas NITSA NOA to be effective
3/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 4/2/12.
    Accession Number: 20120402-5166.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/23/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1424-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 1997R1 City of Mulvane, Kansas NITSA NOA to be
effective 3/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 4/2/12.
    Accession Number: 20120402-5172.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/23/12.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following open access
transmission tariff filings:

    Docket Numbers: OA07-35-006.
    Applicants: Cleco Power LLC.
    Description: Cleco Power LLC's 2011 Informational Filing of
Operational Penalty Assessments and Distributions as Required by Order
Nos. 890 and 890-A.
    Filed Date: 4/2/12.
    Accession Number: 20120402-5139.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/23/12.

    Docket Numbers: OA08-100-005.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Carolina, LLC's Informational Filing of
Operational Penalty Assessments and Distributions as Required by Order
Nos. 890 and 890-A in OA08-100.
    Filed Date: 4/2/12.
    Accession Number: 20120402-5138.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/23/12.

    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
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: April 2, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42345-42346]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER16-1973-000]

Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B LLC; Supplemental Notice That
Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section
204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B LLC`s application for market-based
rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is July 13, 2016.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be

listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 23, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 70491-70494]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9227-01-OMS]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of Mission Support (OMS), Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Office of
Mission Support (OMS), Strategic IT Investment Staff (SITIS) is giving
notice that it proposes to create a new system of records pursuant to
the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. EPA has developed the
Purchase Card Order Request System (PCORS) to manage the pre-approval
process for purchase card transactions and to place orders after
approval.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system of records notice must
do so by January 10, 2022. New routine uses for this new system of
records will be effective January 10, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OMS-2021-0297, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
    Email: [email protected]. Include the Docket ID number in the
subject line of the message.
    Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Mail: OMS Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code:
2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: OMS Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OMS-
2021-0297. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CUI or otherwise protected through
https://www.regulations.gov. The https://www.regulations.gov website is
an ``anonymous access'' system for the EPA, which means the EPA will
not know your identity or contact information. If you submit an
electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment. If the EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going
through https://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the internet.
Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about the EPA public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CUI or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
OMS Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading Room is normally open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OMS Docket is (202) 566-
1752.

Temporary Hours During COVID-19

    Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our
staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public,
with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19.
Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide

remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the
public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov/ or email, as
there may be a delay in processing mail and faxes. Hand deliveries and
couriers may be received by scheduled appointment only. For further
information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status,
please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please submit questions to Michael
Hardy, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room 3352-L, Washington, DC
20460, [email protected] at<PHONE_NUMBER> or Dina Castellon, U.S.
EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room 3352-Q, Washington, DC 20460,
[email protected] at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA developed PCORS for use on EPA's
Business Automation Platform (BAP), a strategic platform for business
process automation. PCORS is accessible through https://forms.epa.gov
and https://epaoei.lightning.force.com/lightning/page/home. EPA uses
PCORS to manage the pre-approval process for purchase card orders and
to place orders once approved. Requesters can submit their requests in
PCORS (Interface 1). Requests are then routed to the purchase
cardholder (PCH) for an initial review, followed by the cardholder's
approving official (AO), and finally the Funds Certifying Officer (FCO)
for funding before notifying the cardholder that the request is in
Fully Approved--Ready to Order status. The PCH, AO, and FCO are the
three mandatory approvers on each purchase request though other roles
are available in the system.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Purchase Card Order Request System (PCORS), EPA-88.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Electronic records are maintained at the National Computer Center
(NCC), 109 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
27711.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Michael Hardy, [email protected] at<PHONE_NUMBER>, Director,
OMS-ARM, Strategic IT Investment Staff (SITIS), Environmental
Protection Agency, William Jefferson Clinton--North Building, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Guide, EPAAG--Chapter
13, Subsection 13.3.1, ``Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card'';
Executive Order 12072 (Aug. 16, 1978); Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, 40 U.S.C. 121; Executive Order
9397 (Nov. 22, 1943). 42 U.S.C. 290dd-1, 290ee-1; 5 U.S.C. 7901;
Executive Order 12564 (Sept. 15, 1986); Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act of 1974, 41 U.S.C. 414; Public Law 107-67, Section 630;
Executive Order 9397.5 U.S.C. 1104, 5 U.S.C. 1302, 5 U.S.C. 3301, 5
U.S.C. 3304, 5 U.S.C., 3320, 5 U.S.C. 3327, 5 U.S.C. 3361, and 5 U.S.C.
3393; The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (December 9, 2010); and
Public Law 111-292.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The purpose of the Purchase Card Order Request System (PCORS) is to
manage the pre-approval process for purchase card transactions. EPA
also uses PCORS to place orders once approved by the three mandatory
approvers: The Purchase Cardholder, the Approving Official, and the
Funds Certifying Officer.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    EPA employees, contractors, and grantees.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Order request ID, requester, request status, office/lab, branch,
request type, name, contact, customer account number, email, phone,
address, city, state, shipping name, shipping address, cardholder,
approving official, Funds Certifying Official, deputy director,
director/division director, human resource official, Information
Management Officer (IMO)/IT reviewer, printing reviewer, facilities
reviewer, 508 reviewer, property reviewer, health and safety reviewer.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The sources of data within PCORS are from the user and other Agency
systems, including, the Enterprise Identity Data Warehouse (EIDW)--
managed by the Agency's Enterprise IT Service Desk (EISD), the Federal
Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS)--managed by the U.S. Department of
the Interior, the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
(EPEAT) Site Link--managed by the Green Electronics Council, the
Information Management Officer (IMO) Reference List--managed by the EPA
Chief Information Officer's Senior Advisory Council, and the System for
Award Management (SAM)--managed by U.S. General Services
Administration.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    The routine uses below are both related to and compatible with the
original purpose for which the information was collected. The following
general routine uses apply to this system: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,
J, K, L, and M.
    A. Disclosure for Law Enforcement Purposes: Information may be
disclosed to the appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign
agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or
implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, if the information
is relevant to a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal
law or regulation within the jurisdiction of the receiving entity.
    B. Disclosure Incident to Requesting Information: Information may
be disclosed to any source from which additional information is
requested (to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform
the source of the purpose of the request, and to identify the type of
information requested,) when necessary to obtain information relevant
to an agency decision concerning retention of an employee or other
personnel action (other than hiring,) retention of a security
clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance or retention of a
grant, or other benefit.
    C. Disclosure to Requesting Agency: Disclosure may be made to a
Federal, State, local, foreign, or tribal or other public authority of
the fact that this system of records contains information relevant to
the retention of an employee, the retention of a security clearance,
the letting of a contract, or the issuance or retention of a license,
grant, or other benefit. The other agency or licensing organization may
then make a request supported by the written consent of the individual
for the entire record if it so chooses. No disclosure will be made
unless the information has been determined to be sufficiently reliable
to support a referral to another office within the agency or to another
Federal agency for criminal, civil, administrative, personnel, or
regulatory action.
    D. Disclosure to Office of Management and Budget: Information may
be disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the
legislative coordination and clearance process in connection with
private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19.
    E. Disclosure to Congressional Offices: Information may be
disclosed to a congressional office from the record of an individual in
response to an inquiry

from the congressional office made at the request of the individual.
    F. Disclosure to Department of Justice: Information may be
disclosed to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a
court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which the
Agency is authorized to appear, when:
    1. The Agency, or any component thereof;
    2. Any employee of the Agency in his or her official capacity;
    3. Any employee of the Agency in his or her individual capacity
where the Department of Justice or the Agency have agreed to represent
the employee; or
    4. The United States, if the Agency determines that litigation is
likely to affect the Agency or any of its components.
    Is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and
the use of such records by the Department of Justice or the Agency is
deemed by the Agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation
provided, however, that in each case it has been determined that the
disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were
collected.
    G. Disclosure to the National Archives: Information may be
disclosed to the National Archives and Records Administration in
records management inspections.
    H. Disclosure to Contractors, Grantees, and Others: Information may
be disclosed to contractors, grantees, consultants, or volunteers
performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative
agreement, job, or other activity for the Agency and who have a need to
have access to the information in the performance of their duties or
activities for the Agency. When appropriate, recipients will be
required to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 as
provided in 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).
    I. Disclosures for Administrative Claims, Complaints and Appeals:
Information from this system of records may be disclosed to an
authorized appeal grievance examiner, formal complaints examiner, equal
employment opportunity investigator, arbitrator or other person
properly engaged in investigation or settlement of an administrative
grievance, complaint, claim, or appeal filed by an employee, but only
to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the
proceeding. Agencies that may obtain information under this routine use
include, but are not limited to, the Office of Personnel Management,
Office of Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal
Labor Relations Authority, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and
Office of Government Ethics.
    J. Disclosure to the Office of Personnel Management: Information
from this system of records may be disclosed to the Office of Personnel
Management pursuant to that agency's responsibility for evaluation and
oversight of Federal personnel management.
    K. Disclosure in Connection With Litigation: Information from this
system of records may be disclosed in connection with litigation or
settlement discussions regarding claims by or against the Agency,
including public filing with a court, to the extent that disclosure of
the information is relevant and necessary to the litigation or
discussions and except where court orders are otherwise required under
section (b)(11) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(11).
    The two routine uses below (L and M) are required by OMB Memorandum
M-17-12.
    L. Disclosure to Persons or Entities in Response to an Actual or
Suspected Breach of Personally Identifiable Information: To appropriate
agencies, entities, and persons when (1) EPA suspects or has confirmed
that there has been a breach of the system of records, (2) EPA has
determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed breach there
is a risk of harm to individuals, EPA (including its information
systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national
security; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and
persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with EPA's
efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent,
minimize, or remedy such harm.
    M. Disclosure to Assist Another Agency in Its Efforts to Respond to
a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information: To another Federal
agency or Federal entity, when EPA determines that information from
this system of records is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient
agency or entity in (1) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach
or (2) preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to
individuals, the recipient agency or entity (including its information
systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national
security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    These records are maintained electronically on computer storage
devices which are located at EPA, OMS-ARM, Strategic IT Investment
Staff (SITIS). SITIS manages the system, which is located at the
National Computer Center (NCC) in Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina in access-controlled rooms, areas, and buildings. Digital
backups will be maintained at a disaster recovery site. Computer
records are maintained in a secure password protected environment.
Access to computer records is limited to those who have a need to know.
Permission level assignments will allow users access only to those
functions for which they are authorized.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    The primary retrieval method is by searching the employee's name
and EPA Order Request ID (form ID).

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    PCORS and the requests within PCORS fall under EPA's Records
Control Schedule 0042. Cardholders are to download the PDF version of
their requests and save them for their records.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Security controls used to protect Personally Identifiable
Information (PII) in PCORS are commensurate with those required for an
information system rated MODERATE for confidentiality, integrity, and
availability, as prescribed in National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Special Publication, 800-53, ``Security and Privacy
Controls for Information Systems and Organizations,'' Revision 5.
    1. Administrative Safeguards: EPA personnel are required to
complete annual agency Information Security and Privacy training. EPA
personnel are instructed to lock their computers when they leave their
desks.
    2. Technical Safeguards: Electronic records are maintained in a
secure, password protected electronic system. PCORS access is limited
to authorized, authenticated users integrated with the Agency's single-
sign-on. This integration uses the user's LAN credentials to identify
the user prior to granting access to the platform and PCORS system. All
the system's electronic communication utilizes the agency's Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption for all transactions.
    3. Physical Safeguards: All records are maintained in secure,
access-controlled areas or buildings.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking access to information in this system of records

about themselves are required to provide adequate identification (e.g.,
driver's license, military identification card, employee badge or
identification card). Additional identity verification procedures may
be required, as warranted. Requests must meet the requirements of EPA
regulations that implement the Privacy Act of 1974, at 40 CFR part 16.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Requests for correction or amendment must identify the record to be
changed and the corrective action sought. Complete EPA Privacy Act
procedures are described in EPA's Privacy Act regulations at 40 CFR
part 16.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals who want to know whether this system of records
contains information about them should make a written request to the
EPA, Attn: Agency Privacy Officer, MC 2831T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460, [email protected].

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    None.

Vaughn Noga,
Senior Agency Official for Privacy.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 738 and 742

[Docket No.<PHONE_NUMBER>]
RIN 0694-AJ25

Expansion of Nuclear Nonproliferation Controls on the People's
Republic of China and Macau

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In response to the People's Republic of China's (China)
military modernization efforts, military-civil fusion strategy, and
expansion of its nuclear forces, the Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding
additional nuclear nonproliferation controls on China and Macau. This
change specifically applies to items controlled for Nuclear
Nonproliferation (NP) column 2 reasons for control. These controls
enhance U.S. Government efforts to monitor the export of these items
and to ensure they are only being used in peaceful activities such as
commercial nuclear power generation, medical developments, production
of or use in medicine, and non-military industries.

DATES: This rule is effective August 11, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Clagett, Director, Nuclear and
Missile Technology Controls Division, tel.<PHONE_NUMBER> or email
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Existing Nuclear Nonproliferation Export Controls

    The multilateral Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) comprises nuclear
supplier countries that seek to contribute to the nonproliferation of
nuclear weapons through the implementation of two sets of guidelines
for nuclear exports and nuclear-related exports. The first set of NSG
guidelines applies to exports of nuclear material, equipment, and
technology generally subject to the export licensing jurisdiction of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Department of Energy.
The second set of NSG guidelines applies to exports of nuclear-related
dual-use items, which are subject to the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774), administered by the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Such
items are listed on the Commerce Control List (CCL) (supplement no. 1
to part 774) and controlled for nuclear nonproliferation column 1 (NP1)
reasons (see Sec.  742.3(a)(1)). Items controlled for NP1 reasons
require a license to all destinations except NSG member countries
listed in Country Group A:4 (see supplement no. 1 to part 740).
    In addition to implementing the multilateral NP1 controls, BIS
controls certain additional items unilaterally for nuclear
nonproliferation reasons. Such items are listed on the CCL and
controlled for nuclear nonproliferation column 2 (NP2) reasons (see
Sec.  742.3(a)(2)). These items require a license when destined to
Country Group D:2 (supplement no. 1 to part 738) countries, and with
this rule, to the People's Republic of China (China) or Macau. (Note:
Effective December 23, 2020, BIS removed Hong Kong as a separate
destination under the EAR; accordingly, licensing requirements for
China apply to all exports and reexports to, as well as transfers
within, Hong Kong (see 85 FR 83765)). Items controlled for NP2 reasons
are listed in Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 1A290,
1C298, 2A290, 2A291, 2D290, 2E001, 2E002, and 2E290. Items controlled
under these ECCNs include, for example, depleted uranium, graphite and
deuterium for non-nuclear end use, and generators and other equipment
for nuclear plants. Deuterium and graphite for nuclear end use is
subject to NRC export licensing jurisdiction pursuant to 10 CFR part
110.

Nuclear Nonproliferation Export Controls Applicable to China and Macau
Prior to This Rule

    Although China is a NSG member country, it is not listed in Country
Group A:4 (supplement no. 1 to part 740). Accordingly, a license is
required, as specified on the Commerce Country Chart (supplement no. 1
to part 738), for items controlled for NP1 reasons to China. Likewise,
a license is required for items controlled for NP1 reasons to Macau, a
special administrative region of China. Prior to this rule, neither
China nor Macau were subject to NP2 reasons for control. However,
pursuant to Sec.  744.21, some items controlled for NP2 reasons and
listed in supplement no. 2 to part 744 require a license when destined
to a `military end use' or a `military end user' in China.
    In addition to list-based license requirements for nuclear-related
dual-use items, BIS implements end use and end user controls to
restrict the export, reexport, and transfer (in-country) of items to or
within China and Macau for nuclear nonproliferation and certain
maritime nuclear propulsion reasons. Pursuant to Sec.  744.2 of the
EAR, a license is required for the export, reexport, or transfer (in-
country) to or within China and Macau when there is ``knowledge'' (as
that term is defined in part 772 of the EAR) that the item will be used
directly or indirectly in nuclear explosive activities, unsafeguarded
nuclear activities, or safeguarded or unsafeguarded nuclear fuel cycle
activities. In addition, pursuant to Sec.  744.5 of the EAR, a license
is required for the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) to or
within China and Macau when there is ``knowledge'' the item is for use
in a maritime nuclear propulsion project. These provisions are not
affected by this final rule.

Recent U.S. Government Reaction to and Analysis of Chinese Nuclear
Activities

    BIS has added entities in China to the Entity List for reasons
related to military modernization and nuclear weapons. As one example,
on June 5, 2020, BIS added to the Entity List ten entities

owned by, operated by, or directly affiliated with the Chinese Academy
of Engineering Physics (CAEP), which is the technology complex
responsible for the research, development and testing of China's
nuclear weapons and has been listed on the Entity List since June 30,
1997. See 85 FR 34495. Also, on August 14, 2019, BIS added four Chinese
entities, China General Nuclear Power Group, China General Nuclear
Power Corporation (CGNPC), China Nuclear Power Technology Research
Institute Co. Ltd., and Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co.
Ltd., because each of these four Chinese entities has engaged in or
enabled efforts to acquire advanced U.S. nuclear technology and
material for diversion to military uses in China. See 84 FR 40237. The
Entity List restricts the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) of
all items subject to the EAR to these entities. License applications
involving such entities are reviewed with a presumption of denial.
    BIS has continued to take action to address escalating concerns
about China's nuclear activities. On October 7, 2022, BIS implemented
restrictions on the export of certain advanced computing items to China
and imposed additional restrictions on certain entities on the Entity
List. Four of those entities were determined to be involved with
supercomputers in China that are believed to be used in nuclear
explosive activities. See 87 FR 62186, at 62187. The October 7 rule
specifically noted a U.S. intelligence community assessment that China
``will continue the most rapid expansion and platform diversification
of its nuclear arsenal in its history, intending to at least double the
size of its nuclear stockpile during the next decade and to field a
nuclear triad and is building a larger and increasingly capable nuclear
missile force that is more survivable, more diverse, and on higher
alert than in the past, including nuclear missile systems designed to
manage regional escalation and ensure an intercontinental second-strike
capability.'' Id. (internal quotations marks omitted). The restrictions
imposed in that rule were intended to ``protect U.S. national security
and foreign policy interests by restricting [China's] access to
advanced computing for its military modernization, including nuclear
weapons development . . .'' Id. at 62186.
    According to the United States Department of Defense (DoD) report,
Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of
China also known as the China Military Power Report, published on
November 29, 2022 (see https://www.defense.gov/CMPR/), China has a
decade-long target to modernize, diversify, and expand its nuclear
forces as well as a long-term military-civil fusion strategy. China's
continued nuclear expansion and military-civil fusion strategy pose a
concern to global and regional stability. In light of China's
objectives to build an integrated national strategic system by
developing and acquiring advanced dual-use items for military purposes,
fusing its defense industrial base with its civilian technology
industrial base, building military requirements into civilian
infrastructure, and leveraging civilian construction for military
purposes, BIS has determined it is necessary to enhance nuclear
nonproliferation export controls.

Expansion of Nuclear Nonproliferation Export Controls on the People's
Republic of China and Macau

    In this final rule, BIS is expanding the scope of nuclear-related
export controls applicable to China and Macau. This change is necessary
to protect U.S. national security and foreign policy interests by
imposing a license requirement to China and Macau on items that could
contribute to nuclear activities of concern. These controls are being
put in place to further allow the U.S. Government to monitor the export
of these items to assure that they are only being used in peaceful
activities such as commercial nuclear power generation, medical
developments, production of or use in medicine, and non-military
related industries. The specific regulatory changes are detailed below.
    For purposes of the EAR, this rule does not change the status of
Macau; it will continue to be treated as a separate destination from
China. According to the U.S. Department of State's fact sheet, U.S.
Relations with Macau, Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet of June 1, 2021
(see https://www.state.gov/u-s-relationswith-macau/), Macau has been a
Special Administrative Region of China since 1999, when it was returned
to Chinese sovereignty from Portuguese administration; therefore, its
foreign relations and defense are the responsibility of China. China
grants Macau limited autonomy in economic and commercial relations.
U.S. policy toward Macau is grounded in the U.S. Macau Policy Act of
1999 and reflects U.S. support for Macau's autonomy under the ``One
Country, Two Systems'' framework established in Macau's Basic Law.
Because of Macau's position as a Special Administrative Region of
China, and the potential risk of diversion of items subject to the EAR
from Macau to China, this rule adds Macau as a destination to which a
license will be required to prevent the diversion to China of items
determined to be critical to protecting U.S. national security and
foreign policy interests.

Part 738

    This final rule applies NP2 reasons for control to China and Macau
in the Commerce Country Chart (supplement no. 1 to part 738). This
imposes a license requirement for NP2 controlled items destined for
China or Macau.

Part 742

    As a conforming change, this final rule adds China and Macau to
Sec.  742.3(a)(2) to impose the license requirements on the NP2
controlled items. License applications for items controlled for NP2
reasons to China and Macau will be reviewed in accordance with the
license review policies set forth in Sec.  742.3(b)(3) and (4) of the
EAR. BIS is also using this rule to revise the language of paragraph
(a)(2) to ensure its clarity.
    Another U.S. Government agency is putting forward a nuclear export-
related action as well. The NRC is publishing a separate notice of
issuance of an order affecting general licenses for exports of special
nuclear material, source material, and deuterium for nuclear end use to
China issued under 10 CFR 110.21, 110.22, and 110.24, respectively.

Saving Clause

    For the changes being made in this final rule, shipments of items
removed from eligibility for a License Exception or export, reexport,
or transfer (in-country) without a license (NLR) as a result of this
regulatory action that were en route aboard a carrier to a port of
export, reexport, or transfer (in-country), on August 11, 2023,
pursuant to actual orders for export, reexport, or transfer (in-
country) to or within a foreign destination, may proceed to that
destination under the previous eligibility for a License Exception or
export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) without a license (NLR),
provided the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) is completed no
later than on September 11, 2023.

Export Control Reform Act of 2018

    On August 13, 2018, the President signed into law the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which
included the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), 50 U.S.C. 4801-
4852. ECRA provides the legal basis for BIS's principal authorities and
serves as the authority under which BIS issues this rule.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distribute impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This final rule has been determined to be significant
under Executive Order 12866.
    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be
required to respond to or be subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with a collection of information, subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA), unless
that collection of information displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This regulation involves a
collection currently approved by OMB under control number 0694-0088,
Simplified Network Application Processing System. This collection
includes, among other things, license applications, and carries a
burden estimate of 29.4 minutes for a manual or electronic submission
for a total burden estimate of 31,919 hours. BIS expects an increase of
588 burden hours for this collection.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with federalism implications
as that term is defined under Executive Order 13132.
    4. Pursuant to section 1762 of the Export Control Reform Act of
2018, this action is exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 553) requirements for notice of proposed rulemaking, opportunity
for public participation, and delay in effective date. The Department
of Commerce finds that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to
waive the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act requiring
prior notice and the opportunity for public comment because they are
unnecessary. This rule does not alter any right, obligation or
prohibition that applies to any person under the EAR. Because neither
the Administrative Procedure Act nor any other law requires that notice
of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment be given
for this rule, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable. Accordingly,
no Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is required and none has been
prepared.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 738

    Exports.

15 CFR Part 742

    Exports and Terrorism.

    Accordingly, the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts
738 and 742) are amended as follows:

PART 738--COMMERCE CONTROL LIST OVERVIEW AND THE COUNTRY CHART

0
1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 738 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4801-4852; 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 10 U.S.C. 8720; 10 U.S.C. 8730(e); 22 U.S.C.
287c; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004;
42 U.S.C. 2139a; 15 U.S.C. 1824; 50 U.S.C. 4305; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et
seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p.
228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783.

0
2. In Supplement no. 1 to part 738--Commerce Country Chart, the table
is amended by adding an entry under the column NP2 for China and Macau.
The revision reads as follows:

Supplement No. 1 to Part 738--Commerce Country Chart

                                                                                [Reason for Control]
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                                              Chemical & biological         Nuclear          National       Missile       Regional        Firearms         Crime control         Anti- terrorism
                                                     weapons           Nonproliferation      security         tech        stability      convention --------------------------------------------
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                                              CB 1     CB 2     CB 3     NP 1     NP 2     NS 1     NS 2      MT 1      RS 1     RS 2       FC 1       CC 1     CC 2     CC 3     AT 1     AT 2
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China.....................................       X        X        X        X        X        X        X          X        X        X   ...........       X   .......       X   .......  .......

                                                                                * * * * * * *
Macau.....................................       X        X        X        X        X        X        X          X        X        X   ...........       X   .......       X   .......  .......

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PART 742--CONTROL POLICY--CCL BASED CONTROLS

0
3. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 742 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4801-4852; 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 22
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; Sec. 1503, Pub. L. 108-11, 117
Stat. 559; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 179; E.O.
12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608; E.O. 12938, 59 FR
59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR,
1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p.
783; Presidential Determination 2003-23, 68 FR 26459, 3 CFR, 2004
Comp., p. 320; Notice of November 8, 2022, 87 FR 68015 (November 10,
2022).

0
4. Section 742.3 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(2) to read as
follows:

Sec.  742.3  Nuclear nonproliferation.

    (a) * * *
    (2) If NP Column 2 of the Country Chart (supplement no. 1 to part
738 of the EAR) is indicated in the applicable ECCN, a license is
required when the item is destined to a Country Group D:2 (see
supplement no. 1 to part 740 of the EAR) country, China (the People's
Republic of), or Macau.
* * * * *

Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-17243 Filed 8-11-23; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80449; File No. SR-ICEEU-2017-004]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe Limited; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change
Relating to Third Party Collateral Purchase Arrangements Under the ICE
Clear Europe Finance Procedures and Other Clarifying Changes to the ICE
Clear Europe Finance Procedures

April 13, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on April 6, 2017, ICE Clear Europe Limited (``ICE Clear Europe'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule changes described in Items I, II and III below, which
Items have been prepared primarily by ICE Clear Europe. ICE Clear
Europe filed the proposed rule changes pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act,\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(i) and (ii) \4\ thereunder, so that
the proposal was effective upon filing with the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The principal purpose of the changes is to modify certain aspects
of the ICE Clear Europe Finance Procedures in connection with third
party collateral purchase arrangements. The amendments also make
certain other clarifying changes and updates to the Finance Procedures.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the amendments is to modify the Finance Procedures
to expand the permitted use of certain third-party collateral purchase
arrangements with respect to Triparty Collateral provided by F&O
Clearing Members in the context of an Individually Segregated Margin-
flow Co-mingled Account (commonly referred to as an ``ISOC Account'').
The amendments also make certain other clarifying changes to the
Finance Procedures. ICE Clear Europe is not proposing to modify its
Clearing Rules (the ``Rules'') \5\ in connection with these amendments.
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    Under paragraph 3.32 of the existing Finance Procedures, an F&O
Clearing Member may request that the Clearing House enter into a third
party collateral purchase agreement (a ``Purchase Agreement'') with a
third party collateral purchaser (the ``TPCP'') designated by the F&O
Clearing Member.\6\ The Clearing House has no obligation to enter into
a Purchase

Agreement. The TPCP may be an affiliate of the Clearing Member. Under
the terms of a Purchase Agreement, if the Clearing House declares the
F&O Clearing Member to be a Defaulter under the Rules, the Clearing
House will offer to sell that Clearing Member's Triparty Collateral to
the TPCP, for a specified price established by the Clearing House based
on its determination of the market value of the collateral. The TPCP
will have a specified period to accept or reject the offer to sell. If
the TPCP accepts the offer, the Clearing House will sell the Triparty
Collateral to the TPCP at the specified price. The proceeds of such
sale would be applied by the Clearing House in the default management
process and net sum calculation in the same manner as any other
liquidation of margin of a Defaulter. If the TPCP rejects the offer to
sell, or does not respond within the specified period, the offer will
expire, and the Clearing House will apply or liquidate the Triparty
Collateral pursuant to the Rules as part of its usual default
management process. Under the current Finance Procedures, Purchase
Agreements can only apply to Triparty Collateral provided by F&O
Clearing Members in respect of their proprietary accounts, and cannot
apply to other margin, collateral or permitted cover provided by F&O
Clearing Members or any margin, collateral or permitted cover provided
by CDS or FX Clearing Members in respect of CDS or FX Contracts,
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    \6\ A more detailed discussion of the existing third party
collateral purchase arrangements is set out in Notice of Filing of
Proposed Rule Change to Finance Procedures, Exchange Act Release No.
34-73667, File No. SR-ICEEU-2014-23 (Nov. 21, 2014), 79 FR 70905
(Nov. 28, 2014).
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    At the request of certain F&O Clearing Members and their customers,
the Clearing House proposes to expand these arrangements to permit the
use of third party collateral purchase arrangements for a customer of
an F&O Clearing Member in respect of which positions and margin are
held in an ISOC Account.\7\ ICE Clear Europe understands that some such
customers have requested such arrangements to facilitate their own
collateral management activities, under which they (or their
affiliates) may wish to reacquire collateral held in an ISOC Account to
settle other transactions following an F&O Clearing Member default.
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    \7\ As defined under the Rules, ISOC Accounts provide a form of
individual segregation for positions and margin of certain
customers. Each ISOC Account constitutes a separate account,
referencing a single client, for which the Clearing House keeps
separate records of both positions and margin. However, as an
operational matter, margin flows are aggregated across all such ISOC
Accounts of a Clearing Member. ISOC Accounts are only available for
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    Specifically, ICE Clear Europe is amending paragraph 3.32 of the
Finance Procedures to permit the use of a Purchase Agreement in respect
of an ISOC Account of an F&O Clearing Member. As with Purchase
Agreements involving the proprietary account, the Purchase Agreement
for such an account would provide that upon default of the F&O Clearing
Member, the Clearing House would offer to the TPCP the Triparty
Collateral in the relevant ISOC Account. The amendments also provide
that the relevant customer must be a party to the Purchase Agreement,
and that the identity of the customer must be approved by the Clearing
House. The amendments clarify that the net proceeds of any sale
pursuant to a Purchase Agreement (for either the proprietary or an ISOC
Account) would be included in the net sum calculation under Rules
905(b)(vii) and 906(a). Purchase Agreements could not be used for any
other category of customer account of an F&O Clearing Member.
    The Finance Procedures are also being amended to make certain
unrelated clarifying changes relating to the timing of settlement of
the transfer of securities as Permitted Cover. Paragraph 11.4 was
amended in a previous filing \8\ to remove certain account details and
matching criteria for particular securities transfer systems (with the
relevant details to be made available from time to time on ICE Clear
Europe's Web site). Those amendments inadvertently removed certain
settlement timing provisions (including as to instruction deadlines,
trade dates and contractual settlement dates). Those settlement timing
provisions have now been reinstated in paragraph 11.4. Certain updates
to the settlement timings have been made (which are consistent with the
timing requirements currently in effect as set forth on ICE Clear
Europe's Web site).
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    \8\ Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change Relating to the Finance Procedures, Exchange Act Release
No. 34-79375, File No. SR-ICEEU-2016-013 (Nov. 22, 2016), 81 FR
86048 (Nov. 29, 2016).
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2. Statutory Basis
    ICE Clear Europe believes that the proposed rule changes are
consistent with the requirements of Section 17A of the Act \9\ and the
regulations thereunder applicable to it, including the relevant
standards under Rule 17Ad-22,\10\ and are consistent with the prompt
and accurate clearance of and settlement of securities transactions
and, to the extent applicable, derivative agreements, contracts and
transactions, the safeguarding of securities and funds in the custody
or control of ICE Clear Europe or for which it is responsible and the
protection of investors and the public interest, within the meaning of
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\11\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
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    The amended third party collateral purchase arrangements will use
the existing Clearing House procedures for Triparty Collateral, which
is held with a triparty collateral service provider such as Euroclear
Bank. As a result, the amendments will not adversely affect the manner
in which collateral provided by a Clearing Member is currently held,
prior to default, and accordingly will not adversely affect the
safeguarding of securities or funds in the custody or control of ICE
Clear Europe or for which it is responsible, within the meaning of
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\12\ The arrangement would not apply to
CDS Clearing Members or FX Clearing Members acting in their capacities
as such.
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    In terms of default management, ICE Clear Europe believes that the
proposed amendments would not interfere with its ability to manage a
Clearing Member default, consistent with the standards in the Act and
Rule 17Ad-22.\13\ Under its Rules, the Clearing House has broad rights
to apply and liquidate collateral provided by a Clearing Member
following its default.\14\ In ICE Clear Europe's view, the arrangements
provide an additional means by which Triparty Collateral can be
liquidated following default, through a pre-arranged alternative
purchase by a TPCP. The amendments expand the potential use of these
arrangements to a particular type of individually segregated customer
account. The arrangements may provide certain default management
benefits for the Clearing House if the collateral purchase option is
exercised, as the collateral purchase option will provide the Clearing
House with the cash value of the relevant collateral promptly, without
the need for the Clearing House to undertake the liquidation of the
collateral in the market (and incur related expenses). As under the
current Finance Procedures, the proposed third party collateral
purchase arrangement would provide only a brief period in which the
TPCP would have the right to purchase the Triparty Collateral. ICE
Clear Europe does not believe this delay, even in the event the TPCP
did not elect to purchase the collateral, would materially impact the
Clearing House's ability to manage a default or liquidate collateral
following expiration of the period. By limiting the arrangement to ISOC
Accounts, in

which positions and margin of a customer are individually segregated,
the Clearing House also avoids any concern that the arrangement could
affect other customers of the F&O Clearing Member. In ICE Clear
Europe's view, the amendments will thus promote the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of cleared contracts, and the protection of
market participants and the public interest, within the meaning of
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\15\ For similar reasons, ICE Clear
Europe believes that the amendments are also consistent with the
requirements to establish default procedures that ensure that the
clearing agency can take timely action to contain losses and liquidity
pressures and to continue meetings its obligations in the event of a
clearing member default in Rule 17Ad-22(d)(11) \16\ and (as and when
compliance therewith is required) Rule 17Ad-22(e)(13).\17\
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    \14\ See Rules 903-906.
    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(d)(11).
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    The approach will also benefit certain F&O Clearing Members (and
their relevant customers using ISOC Accounts), who have requested such
arrangements in order to facilitate their own collateral management
activities, under which they or their affiliates may want to have the
ability to reacquire the relevant collateral. In this respect, ICE
Clear Europe believes that the amendments are also consistent with the
requirements of Rule 17Ad-22(d)(6) \18\ and (as and when compliance
therewith is required) Rule 17Ad-22(e)(21),\19\ which require that
clearing agency procedures be cost-effective in meeting the
requirements of market participants while maintaining safe and secure
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    \19\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(21).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    ICE Clear Europe does not believe the proposed amendments would
have any impact, or impose any burden, on competition not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed
changes will provide additional flexibility by permitting the use, on a
voluntary basis, of third party collateral purchase arrangements for
those F&O Clearing Members (and their customers) that are interested in
such arrangements in respect of an ISOC Account. No Clearing Member
will be required to use these arrangements, and the changes will thus
not affect those Clearing Members (or their customers) that do not
participate in such arrangements. In addition, the amendments will not
otherwise affect the terms or conditions of any cleared contract or the
standards or requirements for participation in or use of the Clearing
House. Accordingly, the changes should not, in the Clearing House's
view, affect the availability of clearing, access to clearing services
or the costs of clearing for clearing members or other market
participants.

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

    Written comments relating to the proposed changes to the rules have
not been solicited or received. ICE Clear Europe will notify the
Commission of any written comments received by ICE Clear Europe.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective upon filing pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A) \20\ of the Act and paragraphs (f)(4)(i) and
(ii) of Rule 19b-4 \21\ thereunder, because it effects a change in an
existing service of a registered clearing agency that does not
adversely affect the safeguarding of securities or funds in the custody
or control of the clearing agency or for which it is responsible, and
does not significantly affect the respective rights or obligations of
the clearing agency or persons using its clearing service, within the
meaning of Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(i),\22\ and because it effects a change in
an existing service of a registered clearing agency that primarily
affects the clearing operations of the clearing agency with respect to
products that are not securities, including futures that are not
security futures, swaps that are not security-based swaps or mixed
swaps, and forwards that are not security forwards, and does not
significantly affect any securities clearing operations of the clearing
agency or any rights or obligations of the clearing agency with respect
to securities clearing or persons using such securities clearing
service, within the meaning of Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii),\23\ as applicable.
At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change,
the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \21\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(i) and (ii).
    \22\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(i).
    \23\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(ii).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml) or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-ICEEU-2017-004 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICEEU-2017-004. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filings will also be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Europe
and on ICE Clear Europe's Web site at https://www.theice.com/clear-europe/regulation#rule-filings.
    All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICEEU-2017-004
and should be submitted on or before May 10, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\24\
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    \24\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9908-41-Region-3]

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List: Deletion of the Moyer's Landfill Superfund
Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III is
issuing a Notice of Intent to Delete the Moyer's Landfill Superfund
Site (Site) located in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests
public comments on this proposed action. The NPL, promulgated pursuant
to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an
appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
(PADEP), have determined that all appropriate response actions under
CERCLA, other than operation, maintenance, and five-year reviews, have
been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions
under Superfund.

DATES: Comments must be received by April 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1983-0002, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov. Follow on-line instructions
for submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Attn: Sharon Fang
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III,
Attn: Sharon Fang (3HS21), 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-
2029
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, Attn: Sharon Fang (3HS21), 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19103-2029; Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Business Hours: Mon. thru Fri.--
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-
1983-0002. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.

Docket

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

U.S. EPA Region III, Superfund Records Center, 6th Floor, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029;<PHONE_NUMBER>, Monday through
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Lower Providence Township Building, 100 Parkland Drive, Eagleville,
PA 19403; phone<PHONE_NUMBER>. Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30
p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Fang, Remedial Project Manager
(3HS21), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029;<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' Section of
today's Federal Register, we are publishing a direct final Notice of
Deletion of the Moyer's Landfill Superfund Site without prior Notice of
Intent to Delete because EPA views this as a noncontroversial revision
and anticipates no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for
this deletion in the preamble to the direct final Notice of Deletion,
and those reasons are incorporated herein. If we receive no adverse
comment(s) on this deletion action, we will not take further action on
this Notice of Intent to Delete. If we receive adverse comment(s), we
will withdraw the direct final Notice of Deletion and it will not take
effect. We will, as appropriate, address all public comments in a
subsequent final Notice of Deletion based on this Notice of Intent to
Delete. We will not institute a second comment period on this Notice of
Intent to Delete. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at
this time.
    For additional information, see the direct final Notice of
Deletion, which is located in the Rules section of this Federal
Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O.
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

    Dated: February 27, 2014.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0043; FRL-8471-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Electric Utility Steam
Generating Units (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1053.09, OMB Control Number
2060-0023

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 22,
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0043, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0043, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the

Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket and Information
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. 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<PHONE_NUMBER>,
and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and
Information Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov
, to submit or view public comments, access the

index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,

will be made available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov
, as EPA receives them and without change, unless

the comment contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business
Information (CBI,) or other information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1053.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0023.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2007.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The respondents to this information collection are owners
or operators of electric utility steam generating units subject to the
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) subpart Da. These regulations
apply to electric utility steam generating units which are capable of
combusting more than 73 megawatts (MW) heat input of fossil fuel
commencing construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date
of proposal. This information will be used by enforcement agencies to
verify that sources subject to the standard are meeting the emission
reductions mandated by the Clean Air Act.
    Owners/operators of electric utility steam generating facilities
are required to submit one-time notification of construction/
reconstruction, anticipated and actual startup, initial performance
test, physical or operational changes, and demonstration of a
continuous monitoring system. Respondents are also required to submit a
report on initial performance test results, monitoring results, and
excess emissions. Records must be maintained of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of
an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system
is inoperative. Semiannual and quarterly reports are also required.
These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining
compliance; and are required, in general, of all sources subject to
NSPS.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least
two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports
and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local
authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office. This information
is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart Da
as authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The
required information consists of emissions data and other information
that have been determined to be private.
    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 Number for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 96
hours per response. 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 which have subsequently changed; 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Electric utility steam generating
units.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 677.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, quarterly and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 160,839.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $26,675,248, which includes $2,200,000
annualized Capital Startup costs, $10,155,000 annualized Operating and
Maintenance (O&M) costs, and $14,320,248 annualized Labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the total
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The
change in the burden and cost estimates occurred because the active ICR
did not account for managerial and clerical burden. Also, the hourly
labor rate used was not consistent with the rates for that year which
created a calculation error which this renewal has corrected. There is
also an increase in the number of sources, thus contributing to the
increase in burden hours and costs.

    Dated: September 12, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for
Special Permits

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

ACTION: List of applications for special permits.

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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. Each
mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is
requested is indicated by a number in the ``Nature of Application''
portion of the table below as follows: 1--Motor vehicle, 2--Rail
freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft only, 5--Passenger-carrying
aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 16, 2009.
    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://
regulations.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5 117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2009.
Delmer F. Billings,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals.

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    Application No.       Docket No.          Applicant               affected                  thereof
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                                               New Special Permits
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14932-N...............  ..............  TUV Rheinland Taiwan   49 CFR 173.302a        To authorize the
                                         Ltd., Kaohsiung.       173.304a and 180.209.  manufacture, marking,
                                                                                sale, and use of non-DOT
                                                                                specification fully
                                                                                wrapped carbon-fiber
                                                                                reinforced aluminum lined
                                                                                cylinders for the
                                                                                transportation in
                                                                                commerce of certain
                                                                                compressed gases. (modes
                                                                                1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
14933-N...............  ..............  Tobin Scientific a     49 CFR 173.196.......  To authorize the
                                         division of Tobin &                           transportation in
                                         Sons Moving and                               commerce of certain
                                         Storage, Inc.,                                Division 6.2 infectious
                                         Peabody, MA.                                  substances packaged in
                                                                                portable Dewar flask
                                                                                cryogenic shipping
                                                                                containers, insulated
                                                                                liquid nitrogen
                                                                                refrigerated portable
                                                                                tanks, and automatic fill
                                                                                plug-in liquid nitrogen
                                                                                freezers by highway.
                                                                                (mode 1).
14934-N...............  ..............  Saint Louis            49 CFR 173.196.......  To authorize the
                                         University, St.                               transportation in
                                         Louis, MO.                                    commerce of certain
                                                                                infectious substances in
                                                                                alterantive packaging
                                                                                (freezers) by highway.
                                                                                (mode 1).
14935-N...............  ..............  E.I. DuPont de         49 CFR 173.29 and      To authorize the one-way
                                         Nemours & Company,     173.242.               transportation in
                                         Inc., Wilmington, DE.                         commerce of certain
                                                                                portable tanks and
                                                                                intermediate bulk
                                                                                containers containing the
                                                                                residue of a Class 3
                                                                                hazardous material for
                                                                                cleaning so they can be
                                                                                repaired. (mode 1).
14937-N...............  ..............  Sears National         49 CFR 180.213.......  To authorize the
                                         Calibration                                   transportation in
                                         Laboratory, Garland,                          commerce of certain
                                         TX.                                           cylinders that have
                                                                                requalifier markings on a
                                                                                label embedded in epoxy
                                                                                instead of stamping.
                                                                                (mode 1).
14938-N...............  ..............  EP Container,          49 CFR 173.12(b)(2)..  To authorize the
                                         Cerritos, CA.                                 manufacture, marking,
                                                                                sale, and use of a UN
                                                                                standard 4G fiberboard
                                                                                box for use as the outer
                                                                                packaging for lab pack
                                                                                applications in
                                                                                accordance with Sec.
                                                                                173.12(b). (modes 1, 3).
14939-N...............  ..............  EP Container,          49 CFR 173.12(b)(2)..  To authorize the
                                         Cerritos, CA.                                 manufacture, marking,
                                                                                sale, and use of a UN
                                                                                standard 11 G fiberboard
                                                                                TBC for use as the outer
                                                                                packaging for lab pack
                                                                                applications in
                                                                                accordance with Sec.
                                                                                173.12(b). (modes 1, 3).
14940-N...............  ..............  Crown Aerosol          49 CFR 173.306.......  To authorize the
                                         Packaging,                                    manufacture, marking,
                                         Philadelphia, PA.                             sale and use of non-DOT
                                                                                specification cans
                                                                                similar to a DOT 2P or 2Q
                                                                                inner metal receptacle
                                                                                except for wall thickness
                                                                                for the transportation in
                                                                                commerce of certain
                                                                                compressed gases. (mode
                                                                                1).
14941-N...............  ..............  Columbia Analytical    49 CFR 173.4a........  To authorize the
                                         Services, Kelso, WA.                          transportation in
                                                                                commerce of small
                                                                                quantities of Class 3 and
                                                                                Class 8 hazardous
                                                                                materials as excepted
                                                                                quantities under 49 CFR
                                                                                173.4a except that the
                                                                                packagings were tested
                                                                                without the inner
                                                                                packagings being filled
                                                                                to 98% capacity. (modes
                                                                                1, 4).

14944-N...............  ..............  Dean Foods             49 CFR 178.33b.......  To authorize the
                                         Corporation,                                  transportation of
                                         Broomfield, CO.                               Specification 2S inner
                                                                                nonrefillable plastic
                                                                                receptacles containing an
                                                                                aerosol food product that
                                                                                was testing using a
                                                                                modified test protocol.
                                                                                (modes 1, 4, 5).
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