			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 28, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2001-10027

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

Application of   ATA AIRLINES, INC.,     filed   4/15/03,  for:

XX Renewal of exemption for two years under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide
the following service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail
between the terminal point Chicago, Illinois, and the terminal point
Guadalajara, Mexico.

Applicant rep: Brian T. Hunt<PHONE_NUMBER>   DOT Analyst: Linda L.
Lundell<PHONE_NUMBER>

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX  Granted (subject to conditions, see below)

The authority granted was effective when taken: May 28, 2003, through
May 28, 2005 .

Action taken by: 	 Paul L. Gretch

			Office of International Aviation

XX   The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement
between the United States and Mexico.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated: 	XX  Holder’s
certificates of public convenience and necessity

			XX  Standard Exemption Conditions (attached)

Conditions:  The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted is subject to
the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A
of Order 88-10-2.

________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the
Department’s regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide
the services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the application was consistent with the public
interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced
Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this
Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

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

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

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

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U.S. CARRIER

Standard Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of operations authorized by the attached notice, the
applicant(s) shall:

(1)  Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government
of each country served;

(2)  Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained
in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3)  Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR
241;

(4)  Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for
certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

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

(6)  Comply with the applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration Regulations and with all applicable U.S. Government
requirements concerning security; and

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

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the
holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

										10/2002

 To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, the holder should, before commencing any new
service (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, inform
its Principal Security Inspector of its plans.


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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 80372-80374]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32046]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. FAA-2010-1146; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-25]

Proposed Amendment of Restricted Areas R-2907A and R-2907B, Lake
George, FL; and R-2910, Pinecastle, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to expand the lateral and vertical limits
of restricted areas R-2907A and R-2907B, Lake George, FL; and
restricted area R-2910, Pinecastle, FL. The U.S. Navy requested this
action to provide the additional airspace needed to contain laser
operations and other hazardous activities and to permit realistic
training in current tactics. This action would enhance the margin of
safety for air traffic in the Lake George and Pinecastle, FL, areas.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2010-
1146 and Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-25, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments on environmental and land use aspects
should be directed to: Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station
Jacksonville, FL, Environmental Department, Attn: Mr. Bill Raspett,
Bldg 1 Box 2, NAS Jacksonville, FL 32212-0020; telephone: (904) 542-
4229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Regulations and
ATC Procedures Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Comments are
also invited on the nonregulatory MOA portion of this proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2010-1146 and Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-25) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2010-1146 and Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-25.''
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person at the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the office of the Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center,
Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA
30337.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.

Background

    The Pinecastle, FL, and Lake George, FL, restricted areas have, for
many years, satisfied military training requirements. However, with the
introduction of higher-performance and more versatile, multi-role
fighter aircraft, as well as advanced weapons systems and employment
tactics, the available airspace at the Pinecastle and Lake George
complexes is inadequate to satisfy training requirements. In order to
fully exploit the capabilities of today's fighter/attack aircraft and
provide essential training that replicates the conditions units are
encountering today during wartime deployments, it is necessary to
expand the vertical and

lateral limits of the current restricted areas. The U.S. Navy has
proposed that the FAA expand R-2907A, R-2907B and R-2910 to provide
enhanced air-to-ground weapons delivery tactical training to transform
the Pinecastle/Lake George complex into a modern viable training asset.

Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 73 to realign and
expand the vertical and lateral limits of restricted areas R-2907A and
R-2907B, Lake George, FL, and R-2910, Pinecastle, FL. This proposal
would expand the boundaries of R-2907A westward to encompass that
restricted airspace currently designated as R-2907B. In addition, the
vertical limits in that section would be raised to FL 230 to match the
current R-2907A ceiling. New restricted airspace would be established
immediately to the north of the newly incorporated section of R-2907A.
This new restricted area would extend northward from the expanded R-
2907A boundary to abut the boundary of the southern half of existing
restricted area R-2906, Rodman, FL. The R-2907B designation would be
redescribed to identify this new restricted area. The new R-2907B would
extend from 500 feet MSL up to FL 230. It should be noted that R-2906
would not be modified in any way by this proposal.
    This proposal would also expand and restructure R-2910. The current
designation, R-2910, would be removed and replaced by four sections: R-
2910A, R-2910B, R-2910C and R-2910D. The new R-2910A would consist of
existing restricted airspace contained in the current northwest
extension of R-2910; the current R-2910 circular area; and that
existing part of R-2910 that extends southeastward from the circular
area to latitude 29[deg]00'01'' North. The vertical limits of R-2910A
would extend from the surface up to FL 230. The remaining section of
the current R-2910 (i.e., the airspace south of latitude 29[deg]00'01''
North) would be split into two new subareas, designated R-2910B and R-
2910C, that would extend from the surface to 6,000 feet mean sea level
(MSL). Setting the ceiling of these two subareas at 6,000 feet MSL
would provide airspace to enable nonparticipating aircraft to
circumnavigate the R-2910 complex while remaining outside the Orlando
Class B airspace area. Also, dividing this part of the restricted area
into B and C subareas would permit sections not needed for the military
mission to be released to accommodate air traffic control requirements.
    Additional new restricted airspace would be established within the
airspace that lies between the new R-2910A and the expanded R-2907A.
This new area would be designated R-2910D. R-2910D would be bounded on
the north by R-2907A; on the south by R-2910A; on the east by the
current eastern boundary of the Palatka 1 military operations area
(MOA); and on the west by the western boundary of the Palatka 1 MOA.
The northwesternmost end of R-2910D would be defined by a line that
extends between lat. 29[deg]15'55'' N., long. 81[deg]56'40'' W.
(located on the boundary of the Palatka 1 MOA) and lat. 29[deg]20'06''
N., long. 81[deg]51'49'' W. (at the northwest corner of the modified R-
2907A). The vertical limits of R-2910D would be from 500 feet MSL to FL
230.
    The time of designation for all of the above modified restricted
areas would remain the same as currently published for the existing
areas; that is: Intermittent, 0500-0100 local time, daily; other times
by NOTAM 6 hours in advance. During periods when the airspace is not
needed by the using agency for its designated purpose, the airspace
would be returned to the controlling agency (i.e., Jacksonville ARTCC)
for access by other airspace users.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT)
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would restructure restricted airspace at the Pinecastle, FL and
Lake George, FL, military ranges to enhance safety and accommodate
essential military training.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subjected to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures,'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73

    Airspace, Prohibited areas, Restricted areas.

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  73.29  [Amended]

    2. Sec.  73.29 is amended as follows:
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R-2907A Lake George, FL [Amended]

    By removing the current boundaries, controlling agency and using
agency and substituting the following:
    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 29[deg]22'51'' N., long.
81[deg]31'19'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]12'31'' N., long. 81[deg]29'59''
W.; to lat. 29[deg]12'31'' N., long. 81[deg]38'29'' W.; to lat.
29[deg]15'06'' N., long. 81[deg]39'59'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]15'06''
N., long. 81[deg]51'49'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]20'06'' N., long.
81[deg]51'49'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]20'06'' N., long. 81[deg]39'59''
W.; to lat. 29[deg]23'01'' N., long. 81[deg]39'59'' W.; to lat.
29[deg]23'01'' N., long. 81[deg]38'54'' W.; thence clockwise along
the 5-NM arc centered at lat. 29[deg]19'12'' N., long.
81[deg]35'14'' W. to the point of beginning.
    Controlling agency. FAA Jacksonville ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Navy, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance
Facility, Jacksonville (FACSFAC JAX), Jacksonville, FL.
* * * * *

R-2907B Lake George, FL [Amended]

    By removing the current boundaries, designated altitudes and
using agency and substituting the following:
    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 29[deg]25'41'' N., long.
81[deg]41'47'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]23'01'' N., long. 81[deg]39'59''
W.; to lat. 29[deg]20'06'' N., long. 81[deg]39'59'' W.; to lat.
29[deg]20'06'' N., long. 81[deg]51'49'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]29'30''
N., long.

81[deg]51'41'' W.; thence counterclockwise along a 5-NM arc centered
at lat. 29[deg]29'01'' N., long. 81[deg]45'59'' W. to the point of
beginning.
    Designated altitudes. 500 feet MSL to FL 230.
    Using agency. U.S. Navy, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance
Facility, Jacksonville (FACSFAC JAX), Jacksonville, FL.
* * * * *

R-2910 Pinecastle, FL [Removed]

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R-2910A Pinecastle, FL [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 29[deg]07'58'' N., long.
81[deg]48'29'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]10'01'' N., long. 81[deg]50'34''
W.; to lat. 29[deg]14'01'' N., long. 81[deg]45'49'' W.; to lat.
29[deg]11'51'' N., long. 81[deg]42'59'' W.; thence clockwise along a
5-NM arc centered at lat. 29[deg]06'53'' N., long. 81[deg]42'54'' W.
to lat. 29[deg]10'14'' N., long. 81[deg]38'39'' W.; to lat.
29[deg]00'00'' N., long. 81[deg]30'00'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]00'01''
N., long. 81[deg]42'29'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]03'15'' N., long.
81[deg]46'50'' W.; thence clockwise along a 5-NM arc centered at
lat. 29[deg]06'53'' N., long. 81[deg]42'54'' W. to the point of
beginning.
    Designated altitudes. Surface to FL 230.
    Time of designation. Intermittent, 0500-0100 local, daily; other
times by NOTAM, 6 hours in advance.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Jacksonville ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Navy, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance
Facility, Jacksonville (FACSFAC JAX), Jacksonville, FL.
* * * * *

R-2910B Pinecastle, FL [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 29[deg]00'00'' N., long.
81[deg]30'00'' W.; to lat. 28[deg]57'56'' N., long. 81[deg]28'24''
W.; to lat. 28[deg]55'20'' N., long. 81[deg]36'12'' W.; to lat.
29[deg]00'01'' N., long. 81[deg]42'29'' W.; to the point of
beginning.
    Designated altitudes. Surface to 6,000 feet MSL.
    Time of designation. Intermittent, 0500-0100 local, daily; other
times by NOTAM, 6 hours in advance.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Jacksonville ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Navy, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance
Facility, Jacksonville (FACSFAC JAX), Jacksonville, FL.
* * * * *

R-2910C Pinecastle, FL [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 28[deg]57'56'' N., long.
81[deg]28'24'' W.; to lat. 28[deg]53'39'' N., long. 81[deg]33'56''
W.; to lat. 28[deg]55'20'' N., long. 81[deg]36'12'' W.; to the point
of beginning.
    Designated altitudes. Surface to 6,000 feet MSL.
    Time of designation. Intermittent, 0500-0100 local, daily; other
times by NOTAM, 6 hours in advance.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Jacksonville ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Navy, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance
Facility, Jacksonville (FACSFAC JAX), Jacksonville, FL.
* * * * *

R-2910D Pinecastle, FL [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 29[deg]12'31'' N., long.
81[deg]29'59'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]00'00'' N., long. 81[deg]30'00''
W.; to lat. 29[deg]10'14'' N., long. 81[deg]38'39'' W.; thence
counterclockwise along a 5-NM arc centered at lat. 29[deg]06'53''
N., long. 81[deg]42'54'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]11'51'' N., long.
81[deg]42'59'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]14'01'' N., long. 81[deg]45'49''
W.; to lat. 29[deg]10'01'' N., long. 81[deg]50'34'' W.; to lat.
29[deg]15'55'' N., long. 81[deg]56'40'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]20'06''
N., long. 81[deg]51'49'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]15'06'' N., long.
81[deg]51'49'' W.; to lat. 29[deg]15'06'' N., long. 81[deg]39'59''
W.; to lat. 29[deg]12'31'' N., long. 81[deg]38'29'' W.; to the point
of beginning.
    Designated altitudes. 500 feet MSL to FL 230.
    Time of designation. Intermittent, 0500-0100 local, daily; other
times by NOTAM, 6 hours in advance.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Jacksonville ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Navy, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance
Facility, Jacksonville (FACSFAC JAX), Jacksonville, FL.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 14, 2010.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace, Regulations and ATC Procedures.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0043]
[FDA No. 225-08-6000]

Memorandum of Understanding With the U.S. Army Medical Research
Institute of Infectious Diseases

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing
notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Army
Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). This MOU
identifies the terms of collaboration between FDA and USAMRIID in the
area of emergency preparedness. Specifically this MOU provides for the
sharing of information and collaborative activities related to
biological threat agents and diagnostics to detect such biological
threat agents in order to assist both parties in more efficiently
preparing for and responding to emergencies in which such diagnostic
tests may be used.

DATES: The agreement became effective September 5, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Nancy J. Pluhowski, Senior Regulatory Health Scientist, Center for
Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-001), Food and Drug
Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 240-276-
3816, or
    Dan Coffman, Business Plans and Programs Office, USAMRIID, 1425
Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 21 CFR 20.108(c), which
states that all written agreements and MOUs between FDA and others
shall be published in the Federal Register, the agency is publishing
notice of this MOU.

    Dated: October 15, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0079]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Experimental Study of
Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by
September 24, 2010.

ADDRESSES:  To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-NEW and
title ``Experimental Study of Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels.'' Also
include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jonna Capezzuto, Office of
Information Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr.,
PI50-400B, Rockville, MD 20850,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Experimental Study of Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels--(OMB Control
Number 0910-NEW)

    Tobacco products are responsible for more than 440,000 deaths each
year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that
approximately 46 million U.S. adults smoke cigarettes in the United
States, even though this behavior will result in death or disability
for half of all regular users. Paralleling this enormous health burden
is the economic burden of tobacco use, which is estimated to total $193
billion annually in medical expenditures and lost productivity. Curbing
the significant adverse consequences of tobacco use is one of the most
important public health goals of our time. One way to do this is
through health warnings that describe and graphically depict the harm
caused by cigarette use.
    On June 22, 2009, the President signed the Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) (Public Law
111-31) into law. The Tobacco Control Act granted FDA important new
authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of
tobacco products to protect the public health generally and to reduce
tobacco use by minors. Section 201 of the Tobacco Control Act, which
amends section 4 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
(15 U.S.C. 1333), requires FDA to issue ``regulations that require
color graphics depicting the negative health consequences of smoking to
accompany the label statements specified in subsection (a)(1).'' FDA
conducts research relating to tobacco products under its statutory
authority in section

1103(d)(2)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended
by the Tobacco Control Act, to conduct research ``relating to foods,
drugs, cosmetics, devices, and tobacco products in carrying out the
act.'' The study proposed here is an effort by FDA to collect data
concerning graphic warnings on cigarette packages and their impact on
consumer perceptions, attitudes, and behavior with respect to smoking.
    The study, the Experimental Study of Graphic Cigarette Warning
Labels, is a voluntary experimental survey of consumers. The purpose of
the study is to assess the effectiveness of various graphic warnings on
cigarette packs for achieving three communication goals: (1) Conveying
information about various health risks of smoking, (2) encouraging
cessation of smoking among current smokers, and (3) discouraging
initiation of smoking among youth and former smokers. The study will
collect data from various groups of consumers, including current
smokers aged 13 years and older, former smokers aged 13 years and
older, and non-smokers aged between 13 and 25 years who may be
susceptible to initiation of smoking. The study goals are to: (1)
Measure consumer attitudes, beliefs, and intended behaviors related to
cigarette smoking in response to graphic warning labels; (2) determine
whether consumer responses to graphic warning labels differ across
various groups based on smoking status, age, or other demographic
variables; and (3) evaluate the relative effectiveness of various
graphic images associated with each of the nine warning statements
specified in the Tobacco Control Act for achieving each of the
communication goals. The information collected from the study is
necessary to inform the agency's efforts to implement the mandatory
graphic warnings required by the Tobacco Control Act.
    The experimental study data will be collected from participants of
an Internet panel. Participation in the experimental study is
voluntary.
    In the Federal Register of February 22, 2010 (75 FR 7604), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. FDA received five comments in response to
the notice.
    All five comments supported FDA's proposal to sponsor consumer
research to provide a scientific basis for regulations requiring color
graphics to accompany the new statutory health warnings set forth in
the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, as amended by the
Tobacco Control Act.
    One comment recommended that the FDA consider conducting followup
assessments to determine whether the warnings are having their intended
effects and, if not, to determine what revisions are needed.
    FDA agrees that appropriate surveillance is important, and that the
comment makes an excellent suggestion for future research.
    Two comments recommended that FDA include information about
cessation resources in the tested graphic warnings.
    FDA will be testing a variety of different graphics that will vary
in style and intensity. Some of the tested images will include
information about cessation resources. Decisions about whether to
include specific graphics containing cessation information in final
regulations will be made after the results of the experimental study
are available and these data will be a primary factor in the selection
of images for final regulations.
    One comment recommended that FDA use images that are medically
accurate to avert claims that the graphics are deceptive to consumers
and ensure that smokers are confident in the accuracy of the health
information provided.
    FDA agrees that it is important to ensure that the graphic health
warnings convey accurate information about smoking risks to consumers.
The data collected from the proposed research will provide important
information to ensure that the graphic health warnings being tested do
not elicit unintended responses from consumers.
    One comment urged that FDA ensure that the questionnaire ask
questions in an objective and unbiased manner.
    FDA agrees with this recommendation and has designed a survey
instrument that includes validated measures used in other research.
Thus the questions are objective, unbiased, and reliably understood by
respondents. In addition, FDA plans to conduct cognitive interviews
prior to the experimental survey. These interviews will help identify
any unanticipated problems consumers may have in understanding or
responding to the questions in the survey.
    One comment questioned the basic premise of requiring graphic
health warnings, stating that international experience shows that
graphic health warnings have not reduced smoking rates.
    The purpose of this study is not to determine whether FDA should
require graphic health warnings. Congress has already made that
determination. Similarly, the purpose of this study is not to determine
the absolute effectiveness of graphic health warnings in terms of
changing smoking behavior. Instead, the purpose of this study is to
determine the relative efficacy of various graphic health warnings for
conveying risk information to consumers and provide a scientific basis
for FDA's regulations for graphic health warnings as required by the
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, as amended by the
Tobacco Control Act.
    One comment sought assurance that FDA will obtain appropriate
parental consent and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals,
especially with respect to the collection of information from
adolescents.
    FDA strongly agrees that appropriate parental consent and IRB
approval is important and necessary. Such consent and approval will be
obtained as part of the standard regulatory research process and before
any collection of information.
    One comment questioned FDA's decision to use an Internet survey,
especially with respect to the collection of information from
adolescents, and recommended that FDA sponsor an in-person survey
instead.
    As indicated previously in this document, the purpose of this study
is to assess the relative efficacy of various graphic health warnings.
The use of an Internet-based panel to collect our experimental data is
appropriate for this purpose. FDA believes that the Internet-based
panel will provide the most efficient and practical methodology for
collecting the data.
    One comment also indicated that an Internet-based survey is not
well-suited to analyzing health warnings because the health warnings
under real world conditions appear on three-dimensional packages rather
than on two-dimensional images on a computer screen. The comment
recommended that FDA consider a prior mailing of realistic mockups of
cigarette packages, which the participants could examine while taking
the survey.
    FDA agrees that it is important that survey participants view
realistic images of the tested graphic health warnings on product
packaging. The study is designed so that participants will view a
three-dimensional animation of mockups of various graphic warnings on
product packaging. Participants will be able to manipulate the
animation during the survey to see the front, back, and sides of the
package. We believe that this animation is sufficient to ensure that
study participants view the tested graphic warnings under realistic
conditions.

    One comment recommended that FDA include a meaningful pretesting of
the survey instrument, including the use of cognitive interviews.
    FDA agrees that meaningful pretesting of the survey instrument is
important, and plans both cognitive interviews and pretests. The
cognitive interviews will help FDA evaluate and refine the draft
questionnaire, and help to identify areas where the instrument is
ambiguous, burdensome, or confusing. FDA will also conduct pretests of
the algorithms and programs for respondent sampling, survey
administration, and data collection.
    One comment raised a number of individual concerns that the planned
cross-sectional design of the proposed survey is not capable of
providing information from which causal conclusions about the
relationship between exposure to the graphic images and smoking
behavior can be based. The comment also raised the concern that
questions regarding intended actions about smoking cessation or smoking
initiation are inadequate to demonstrate actual behavioral changes. To
address these concerns, the comment recommended the use of a
longitudinal design that monitors actual behavior over time.
    The purpose of this study is not to determine the absolute
effectiveness of graphic health warnings in terms of changing smoking
behavior. Instead, as indicated previously in this document, the
purpose of the study is to determine the relative efficacy of various
graphic health warnings for purposes of providing a scientific basis
for FDA's regulations for graphic health warnings as required by the
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, as amended by the
Tobacco Control Act. A cross-sectional design is appropriate for this
purpose.
    In addition, FDA disagrees that questions concerning intentions to
quit smoking or to not begin smoking are inappropriate. The more recent
scientific literature shows that statements by smokers concerning their
intentions to quit smoking are predictive of their making subsequent
quit attempts (Ref. 1). Similarly, the scientific literature
demonstrates that statements by children and adolescents concerning
their intentions to smoke or not smoke are reliable predictors of
subsequent smoking and precedes smoking initiation (Ref. 2).
    One comment noted that it is important that the study be conducted
in a manner that avoids question order bias.
    FDA agrees that efforts must be taken to avoid any potential bias,
and is confident that the study will be conducted in a manner that
yields objective and reliable results. The planned cognitive interviews
and pretests should help identify potential problems with question
order and allow FDA to address those concerns prior to the experimental
survey.
    One comment recommended that FDA use a research design that tests
across subjects, rather than within subjects. The comment states that
failure to use an across-subjects design will lead to an overestimate
of the effects of bolder warnings.
    FDA's proposed study employs a between-subjects design that will
test across subjects.
    One comment recommends that care be taken to avoid information
overload, given the number of warning statements and images.
    FDA agrees with the comment. The between-subjects design of the
study will reduce the potential for information overload. Each
treatment group of respondents will view and respond to one graphic
warning label.
    One comment also included comments on a separate Federal Register
notice that sought public comment on a proposed FDA collection of
information concerning the pretesting of tobacco communications, Docket
No. FDA-2010-N-0084. That notice is not related to the information
collection concerning graphic health warnings. Accordingly, those
comments are not addressed in this document.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                                     Table 1.--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden\1\
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                                                          No. of         Annual Frequency       Total Annual
                 Portion of Study                      Respondents         per Response          Responses       Hours per  Response      Total Hours
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Pre-test                                                           60                     1                 60                  0.25                  15
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Screener                                                       36,000                     1             36,000                  0.016                600
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Experimental Survey                                            23,400                     1             23,400                  0.25               5,850
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Total                                                                                6,465
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    FDA's burden estimate is based on prior experience with Internet
panel experiments similar to the study proposed here. Sixty panel
members will take part in a pre-test of the study, estimated to last 15
minutes (0.25 hours), for a total of 15 hours. Approximately 36,000
respondents will complete a screener to determine eligibility for
participation in the study, estimated to take 1 minute (0.016 hours),
for a total of 600 hours. Eighteen thousand (18,000) respondents will
complete the full study, estimated to last 15 minutes (0.25 hours) and
approximately 5,400 of those respondents will complete an additional
survey 1 to 2 weeks following the original survey, estimated to last 15
minutes (0.25 hours), for a total of 5,850 hours. The total estimated
burden is 6,465 hours. Burden hours exceed FDA's previous estimates
published in the 60-day notice of this study. Additional hours are the
result of an increase in respondent sample size. A larger sample size
is required to ensure sufficient statistical power for analysis of the
data.

References

    The following references have been placed on display in the
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES), and may be seen by
interested persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    1. Zhou, X et al. ``Attempts to quit smoking and relapse:
Factors associated with success or failure from the ATTEMPT cohort
study,'' Addictive Behaviors, 2009; 34: 365-373; Hyland A et al.
(2006), ``Individual-level predictors of cessation behaviours among
participants in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country
Survey,'' Tobacco Control, 15: iii83-iii94.
    2. Hampson SE et al., ``Predictors of the Development of
Elementary-School Children's Intentions to Smoke Cigarettes:
Hostility, Prototypes, and Subjective Norms,'' Nicotine and Tobacco
Research, 2007 July; 9(7): 751-760; Wakefield, M. et al., ``The role

of smoking intentions in predicting future smoking among youth:
findings from the Monitoring the Future data,'' Addiction 2004 Jul;
99(7): 914-22; Pierce J, et al., ``Validation of susceptibility as a
predictor of which adolescents take up smoking in the United
States,'' Health Psychology, 1996(Sept): 355-61.

    Dated: August 20, 2010.
David Dorsey,
Acting Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning and Budget.
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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: EC19-63-000.
    Applicants: NRG Wholesale Generation LP, Entergy Mississippi, LLC.
    Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203
of the Federal Power Act of NRG Wholesale Generation LP, et al.
    Filed Date: 3/1/19.
    Accession Number: 20190301-5383.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/30/19.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1854-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Request for Deferral of Effective
Date--Revisions to Enhance OOME Filing to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 3/5/19.
    Accession Number: 20190305-5218.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-2058-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Request for Deferral of Effective
Date-Revisions to Market Settlement Timelines to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 3/5/19.
    Accession Number: 20190305-5200.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-261-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Request for Deferral of Effective
Date--Provisions for Jointly Owned Units to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 3/5/19.
    Accession Number: 20190305-5199.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1047-001.
    Applicants: VESIVEC LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Supplemental--MBRA Tariff to be
effective 3/7/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/6/19.
    Accession Number: 20190306-5184.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1195-000.
    Applicants: GSG 6, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Reactive Service Revenue
Requirement to be effective 5/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/5/19.
    Accession Number: 20190305-5221.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1196-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-03-06_Termination of SA
3156 ATC-CEC Project Commitment Agree. (Carmeuse) to be effective 3/7/
2019.
    Filed Date: 3/6/19.
    Accession Number: 20190306-5051.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1199-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original WMPA, SA No. 5294;
Queue No. AC2-120 to be effective 2/7/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/6/19.
    Accession Number: 20190306-5101.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1200-000.
    Applicants: Clearway Power Marketing LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rate
Authorization and Request for Waivers and Blanket Approvals to be
effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/6/19.
    Accession Number: 20190306-5109.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1201-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Ameren
Illinois Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-03-06_SA 2004 Ameren-
City of

Kahoka 1st Rev WDS to be effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/6/19.
    Accession Number: 20190306-5127.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1202-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: BPA NITSA (SVEC Load) to be
effective 3/29/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/6/19.
    Accession Number: 20190306-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1203-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: LGIA High 5 Solar--High
Desert Power Project, LLC and HDSI, LLC, SA 229 to be effective 3/7/
2019.
    Filed Date: 3/6/19.
    Accession Number: 20190306-5137.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1204-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: First Revised ISA No. 4697;
Queue AD1-026 to be effective 2/4/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/6/19.
    Accession Number: 20190306-5178.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/19.

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

    Dated: March 6, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. ER18-2306-000]

Garwind, 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
Garwind, 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 September 17, 2018.
    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
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email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
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    Dated: August 27, 2018.
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"King, Heidi R."<EMAIL_ADDRESS> 04/18/2008 03:00 PM

To

Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

cc

Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Zachary Pekar/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Deirdre Murphy/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

Subject

RE: Description of air-to-blood ratio derivation in the Pb NAAQS Risk Assessment

Thank you; I will share this to the interagency group

heidi

-----Original Message-----

From<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 3:01 PM

To: King, Heidi R.

Cc<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS> <EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Subject: Fw: Description of air-to-blood ratio derivation in the Pb

NAAQS Risk Assessment

Heidi,

Attached is the information you requested about the discussion of

air-to-blood ratios in the risk assessment.  Please let me know if you

have any questions.

Lydia

----- Forwarded by Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US on 04/18/2008 02:49 PM

-----

             Zachary

             Pekar/RTP/USEPA/

             US                                                      To

                                      Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

             04/18/2008 11:01                                        cc

             AM                       Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA,

                                      Deirdre Murphy/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

                                                                Subject

                                      Description of air-to-blood ratio

                                      derivation in the Pb NAAQS Risk

                                      Assessment

Lydia - here are the sections of the Risk Assessment document (Volume I

- see link at end of e-mail) that describe the two approaches (and

associated results) that we used to derive air-to-blood ratios based on

the results of blood Pb modeling for the risk analysis. I had promised

to get these to OMB during yesterday's discussion of the RIA so they

could review the two approaches and see if they had any follow-up

questions.

- <IP_ADDRESS> Evaluation of model-derived outdoor air Pb-to-blood Pb ratios:

this describes the derivation of ratios based on a comparison of the

ambient air Pb levels for a given scenario run and the associated

recent-air related blood Pb estimates

- <IP_ADDRESS> Performance Evaluation of Modeled Blood Pb Levels: this

section discusses an alternate method for deriving ratios, where we

compare (a) differences in the total blood Pb levels between two

adjacent standard level runs (for the same case study) to (b) the

difference in ambient air Pb levels between these two standards. This

approach is generally more in-line with how ratios are derived in the

literature (i.e., when blood Pb levels for children in to different

locations are compared against differences in ambient air Pb levels for

those two locations).

Here is the link to Volume I of the Risk Assessment Report:

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/data/20071101_pb_ra_body.pdf

I hope this is helpful.

zach

Zachary Pekar, Ph.D.

Ambient Standards Group

Office of Air and Radiation, USEPA

(919)541-3704

<EMAIL_ADDRESS>


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for State of New York (FEMA-4129-DR), dated July 12, 2013, and related
determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: January 20, 2014.

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

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

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

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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0402; FRL-8136-8]

Bioban P-1487 Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Risk
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk
assessments, and related documents for the pesticide Bioban P-1487, and
opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is
encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the
risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for Bioban P-1487 through a modified, 4-Phase public
participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in
developing pesticide reregistration decisions. Through this program,
EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety
standards.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 4, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
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interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is releasing for public comment its human health and
environmental fate and effects risk assessment and related documents
for Bioban P-1487, an antimicrobial pesticide, and soliciting public
comment on risk management ideas or proposals. Bioban P-1487, a mixture
of the two active ingredients morpholine and dimorpholine, is currently
registered for indoor non-food and non-feed use as an antimicrobial
agent (inhibition of microbial growth and materials preservative) for
the control of slime-forming fungi and bacteria. EPA developed the risk
assessment and risk characterization for Bioban P-1487 through a
modified version of its public process for making pesticide
reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current
standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as
amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
    For inhibition of microorganism growth, Bioban P-1487 containing
products are approved for use in industrial processes and water systems
such as metalworking fluids; oil storage tank bottom water, fuel
storage tank bottom water; and diesel oil, fuel oil, gasoline, and
kerosene (hydrocarbon preservation). Bioban P-1487 is also used as a
materials preservative in die cast lubricants, corrosion inhibiting
metal coatings, mold-release agents (manufacture of plastics), and
diesel engines (fuel conditioner).
    EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for
interested parties to provide comments and input on the Agency's risk
assessment for Bioban P-1487. Such comments and input could address,
for example, the availability of additional data to further refine the
risk assessments, such as an acute inhalation toxicity study, a 90-day
inhalation toxicity study, a 90-day subchronic dermal toxicity study
conducted in the rabbit, a two-generational reproductive toxicity
study, a combined chronic toxicity/carcinogenicity study, acute
toxicity testing of rainbow trout, acute toxicity testing of Daphnid,
algal growth testing using freshwater green algae, application and/or
treatment rates for occupational uses of metalworking fluids and fuels,
and monitoring data to confirm the estimated (CMA and/or PHED) dermal
and inhalation unit exposure values, or could address the Agency's risk
assessment methodologies and assumptions as applied to this specific
pesticide.
    Through this notice, EPA also is providing an opportunity for
interested parties to provide risk management

proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for Bioban P-1487.
The risk of concern associated with the use of Bioban P-1487 is:
Occupational handler (machinist) dermal exposure to metalworking
fluids. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits
information on effective and practical risk reduction measures.
    EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income, in the development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice issues, the Agency seeks
information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a
result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may
have atypical, unusually high exposure to Bioban P-1487, compared to
the general population.
    EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all
pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The
Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public
Participation Process, published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2004, (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9), explains that in conducting these
programs, the Agency is tailoring its public participation process to
be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of
the issues, and degree of public concern associated with each
pesticide. For Bioban P-1487, a modified, 4-Phase process with 1
comment period and ample opportunity for public consultation seems
appropriate in view of its refined risk assessment, limited use, small
number of users, few complex issues, and few affected stakeholders.
However, if as a result of comments received during this comment period
EPA finds that additional issues warranting further discussion are
raised, the Agency may lengthen the process and include a second
comment period, as needed.
    All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES,
and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments
will become part of the Agency Docket for Bioban P-1487. Comments
received after the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.''
EPA is not required to consider these late comments.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission
of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, ``the
Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration,'' before calling in
product-specific data on individual end-use products and either
reregistering products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory
action.''
    Section 408(q) of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to
review tolerances and exemptions for pesticide residues in effect as of
August 2, 1996, to determine whether the tolerance or exemption meets
the requirements of section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. This review
was completed by August 3, 2006.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 25, 2007.
Betty Shackleford,
Acting Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0589; Product Identifier 2018-NM-021-AD; Amendment
39-19489; AD 2018-23-03]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Airbus SAS Model A318 and A319 series airplanes; Model A320-211, -212,
-214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -
211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes. This AD was prompted by
reports of false resolution advisories (RAs) from certain traffic
collision avoidance systems (TCASs). This AD requires modification or
replacement of certain TCAS processors. We are issuing this AD to
address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective December 14, 2018.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of December 14,
2018.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule,
contact Honeywell Aerospace, Technical Publications and Distribution,
M/S 2101-201, P.O. Box 52170, Phoenix, AZ 85072-2170; phone: 602-365-
5535; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet: http://www.honeywell.com. You may
view this service information at the FAA, Transport Standards Branch,
2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also
available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-0589.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-
0589; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this final rule, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for Docket Operations (phone: 800-647-
5527) is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Dzierzynski, Aerospace
Engineer, Avionics and Administrative Services Section, FAA, New York
ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to certain Airbus SAS Model
A318 and A319 series airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232,
and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -
231, and -232 airplanes. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on
July 10, 2018 (83 FR 31911). The NPRM was prompted by reports of false
RAs from certain TCASs. The NPRM proposed to require modification or
replacement of certain TCAS processors.
    We are issuing this AD to address the occurrence of false RAs from
the TCAS, which could lead to a loss of separation from other
airplanes, possibly resulting in a mid-air collision.
    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
2017-0196, dated October 5, 2017 (referred to after this as the
Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or ``the MCAI''), to
correct an unsafe condition for certain Airbus SAS Model A318 and A319
series airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233
airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and
-232 airplanes. The MCAI states:

    Since 2012, a number of false TCAS resolution advisories (RA)
have been reported by various European Air Navigation Service
Providers. EASA has published certification guidance material for
collision avoidance systems (AMC 20-15) which defines a false TCAS
RA as an RA that is issued, but the RA condition does not exist. It
is possible that more false (or spurious) RA events have occurred,
but were not recorded or reported. The known events were mainly
occurring on Airbus single-aisle (A320 family) aeroplanes, although
several events have also occurred on Airbus A330 aeroplanes.
Investigation determined that the false RAs are caused on aeroplanes
with a Honeywell TPA-100B TCAS processor installed, P/N [part
number] 940-0351-001. This was caused by a combination of three
factors: (1) Hybrid surveillance enabled; (2) processor connected to
a hybrid GPS [global positioning system] source, without a direct
connection to a GPS source; and (3) an encounter with an intruder
aeroplane with noisy (jumping) ADS-B Out position.
    EASA previously published Safety Information Bulletin (SIB)
2014-33 to inform owners and operators of affected aeroplanes about
this safety concern. At that time, the false RAs were not considered
an unsafe condition. Since the SIB was issued, further events have
been reported, involving a third aeroplane.
    This condition, if not corrected, could lead to a loss of
separation with other aeroplanes, possibly resulting in a mid-air
collision.
    Prompted by these latest findings, and after review of the
available information, EASA reassessed the severity and rate of
occurrence of false RAs and has decided that mandatory action must
be taken to reduce the rate of occurrence, and the risk of loss of
separation with other aeroplanes. Honeywell International Inc.
published Service Bulletin

(SB) 940-0351-34-0005 [Publication Number D201611000002] to provide
instructions for an upgrade, introducing software version 05/01,
changing the processor unit to P/N 940-0351-005.
    EASA previously issued AD 2017-0091 (later revised) to address
the unsafe condition on aeroplanes that had the P/N 940-0351-001
processor installed by Airbus major change or SB. However, part of
the fleet had the same P/N installed by STC [supplemental type
certificate]. The relevant STC approval holders (see section Remarks
of this [EASA] AD for contact details) have been notified and
modification instructions (see section Ref. Publications of this
[EASA] AD) can be obtained from those companies.
    For the reason described above, this [EASA] AD requires
modification or replacement of Honeywell TPA-100B P/N 940-0351-001
TCAS processors. This [EASA] AD also prohibits installation of those
processors on post-mod aeroplanes.

    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-
0589.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this final rule. The following presents the comment received on the
NPRM and the FAA's response to that comment.

Request To Withdraw the NPRM

    Delta Air Lines (DAL) observed that the proposed AD is redundant to
AD 2018-06-01, Amendment 39-19221 (83 FR 12852, March 26, 2018) (``AD
2018-06-01''), because they both address the modification or
replacement of a TCAS processor. We infer a request to withdraw the
NPRM.
    We disagree because this AD pertains to aircraft that have had
their TCAS processor modified by an FAA-validated supplemental type
certificate (STC), whereas AD 2018-06-01 pertains to the aircraft type
certificate (TC) and the TCAS processor modification required by that
AD does not include airplanes modified by an FAA STC. We have made no
change to this AD in this regard.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comment received, and
determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this final rule as proposed, except for minor editorial changes. We
have determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM for addressing the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    H4 Aerospace has issued Service Bulletin H4ASB009, Issue 1, dated
September 18, 2017; and PMV Engineering has issued Service Bulletin
AVI-00690-SB-S99-R01, Revision 01, dated October 5, 2017. This service
information, provided by the applicable design change FAA STC approval
holders, describes the modification or replacement of the Honeywell
TPA-100B TCAS processor. These documents are distinct because they
apply to airplanes having different STCs installed. This service
information is reasonably available because the interested parties have
access to it through their normal course of business or by the means
identified in the ADDRESSES section.

Other Related Service Information

    Honeywell International, Inc., has issued Service Bulletin 940-
0351-34-0005, Revision 2, dated December 1, 2017. This service
information describes procedures for updating the software of the
Honeywell TPA-100B TCAS processor either on the airplane or at an
authorized service center.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 1209 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost on U.S.
             Action                    Labor cost            Parts cost      Cost per product      operators
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Modification...................  1 work-hour x $85 per   Up to $1,623.....  Up to $1,708.....  Up to $2,064,972.
                                  hour = $85.
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                                      Estimated Costs for Optional Actions
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                                                                                Cost per
                   Action                                 Labor cost                Parts cost        product
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Replacement................................  1 work-hour x $85 per hour = $85...        $121,993        $122,078
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    According to the manufacturer, some of the costs of this AD may be
covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on affected
individuals. We do not control warranty coverage for affected
individuals. As a result, we have included all costs in our cost
estimate.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
    This AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated by the
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as authorized by
FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order, issuance of ADs is
normally a function of the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, but
during this transition period, the Executive Director has delegated the
authority to issue ADs applicable to transport category airplanes and
associated appliances to the Director of the System Oversight Division.

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

2018-23-03 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39-19489; Docket No. FAA-2018-0589;
Product Identifier 2018-NM-021-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective December 14, 2018.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to the Airbus SAS airplanes identified in
paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(4) of this AD, certificated in any
category, if modified by H4 Aerospace Supplemental Type Certificate
(STC) ST03708NY or PMV Engineering STC ST03835NY.
    (1) Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes.
    (2) Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133
airplanes.
    (3) Model A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes.
    (4) Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232
airplanes.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 34, Navigation.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by reports of false resolution advisories
(RAs) from certain traffic collision avoidance systems (TCASs). We
are issuing this AD to address the occurrence of false RAs from the
TCAS, which could lead to a loss of separation from other airplanes,
possibly resulting in a mid-air collision.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Definition of an Affected TCAS Processor

    For the purposes of this AD, an affected TCAS processor is
defined as a Honeywell TPA-100B TCAS processor having part number
(P/N) 940-0351-001.

(h) Modification or Replacement of TCAS Processor

    Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD: Update the
software of the affected TCAS processor and change the part number
to P/N 940-0351-005, or replace the affected TCAS processor with a
TPA-100B TCAS processor P/N 940-0351-005, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of H4 Aerospace Service Bulletin
H4ASB009, Issue 1, dated September 18, 2017; or PMV Engineering
Service Bulletin AVI-00690-SB-S99-R01, Revision 01, dated October 5,
2017; as applicable.

    Note 1 to paragraph (h) of this AD:  Guidance for accomplishing
the actions required by paragraph (h) of this AD can be found in
Honeywell Service Bulletin 940-0351-34-0005, Revision 2, dated
December 1, 2017.

(i) Parts Installation Prohibition

    After modification or replacement of the TCAS processor as
required by paragraph (h) of this AD, no person may install on that
airplane an affected TCAS processor, as defined in paragraph (g) of
this AD.

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New
York ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In
accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal
inspector or local Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate.
If sending information directly to the manager of the certification
office, send it to ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing Operational
Safety, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Before
using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
local flight standards district office/certificate holding district
office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO
Branch, FAA; or the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or
Airbus SAS's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by
the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.

(k) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) EASA AD 2017-0196, dated October 5, 2017, for related
information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the internet
at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket
No. FAA-2018-0589.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Steven
Dzierzynski, Aerospace Engineer, Avionics and Administrative
Services Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue,
Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax 516-794-
5531.
    (3) Service information identified in this AD that is not
incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in
paragraphs (l)(3) and (l)(4) of this AD.

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) H4 Aerospace Service Bulletin H4ASB009, Issue 1, dated
September 18, 2017.
    (ii) PMV Engineering Service Bulletin AVI-00690-SB-S99-R01,
Revision 01, dated October 5, 2017.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Honeywell Aerospace, Technical Publications and Distribution, M/S
2101-201, P.O. Box 52170, Phoenix, AZ 85072-2170; phone: 602-365-
5535; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet: http://www.honeywell.com.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Transport
Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
206-231-3195.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on October 26, 2018.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD14-1-000]

 Notice Announcing Workshop; Zero Rate Reactive Power Rate
Schedules

    Concurrent with this notice, the Commission is issuing an order in
Chehalis Power Generating, L.P., Docket No. ER05-1056-007 clarifying
its policy related to jurisdictional reactive power rate schedules.\1\
In that order, the Commission finds that, on a prospective basis, for
any jurisdictional reactive power service (including within-the-
deadband reactive power service) provided by both new and existing
generators, the rates, terms, and conditions for such service must be
pursuant to a rate schedule on file with the Commission, even when that
rate schedule provides no compensation for such service. As set forth
in that order, the Commission directed staff to conduct a workshop, in
a generic proceeding, to explore the mechanics of public utilities
filing reactive power rate schedules for which there is no
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    Take notice that the Commission intends to hold a staff-led
workshop open to the public at a time and date to be announced to
explore the process for filing reactive power rate schedules for which
there is no compensation. A subsequent notice will be issued in this
docket setting forth the details of the workshop.

    Dated: October 17, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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