[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8047-8050]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03967]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 864

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-4394]

Medical Devices; Exemption From Premarket Notification: Class II
Devices; Flow Cytometer Instruments; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Proposed order; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
its intention to exempt certain flow cytometer instruments from
premarket notification requirements, subject to conditions and
limitations. The Agency has determined based on established factors
that these devices, which are currently regulated by FDA under product
code OYE, no longer require premarket notification to provide
reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. All other class II
devices classified under FDA's automated differential cell counter
regulation would continue to be subject to premarket notification
requirements. FDA is publishing this proposed order to obtain comments
regarding this proposed exemption, in accordance with the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the notice by
May 6, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before May 6, 2019. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
midnight Eastern Time at the end of May 6, 2019. Comments received by
mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

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FDA-2018-N-4394 for ``Medical Devices; Exemptions from Premarket
Notification: Class II Devices; Flow Cytometer Instruments; Request for
Comments.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Lubert, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 4545, Silver Spring, MD 20993,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Statutory Background

    Section 510(k) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k)) and the
implementing regulations, 21 CFR part 807 subpart E, require persons
who intend to market a new device to submit and obtain clearance of a
premarket notification (510(k)) containing information that allows FDA
to determine whether the new device is ''substantially equivalent''
within the meaning of section 513(i) of the FD&C (21 U.S.C. 360c(i)) to
a legally marketed device that does not require premarket approval.
    The 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114-255) (Cures Act) was signed
into law on December 13, 2016. Section 3054 of the Cures Act amended
section 510(m) of the FD&C Act. As amended, section 510(m)(2) of the
FD&C Act provides that, 1 calendar day after the date of publication of
the final list under paragraph (1)(B), FDA may exempt a class II device
from the requirement to submit a report under section 510(k) of the
FD&C Act upon its own initiative or a petition of an interested person,
if FDA determines that a report under section 510(k) is not necessary
to assure the safety and effectiveness of the device. To do so, FDA
must publish in the Federal Register notice of its intent to exempt the
device, or the petition, and provide a 60-calendar day period for
public comment. Within 120 days after the issuance of this notice, FDA
must publish an order in the Federal Register that sets forth its final
determination regarding the exemption of the device that was the
subject of the notice.

II. Factors FDA May Consider for Exemption

    There are a number of factors FDA may consider to determine whether
a report under section 510(k) is necessary to provide reasonable
assurance of the safety and effectiveness of a class II device. These
factors are discussed in the January 21, 1998, Federal Register notice
(63 FR 3142) and subsequently in the guidance the Agency issued on
February 19, 1998, entitled ``Procedures for Class II Device Exemptions
from Premarket Notification, Guidance for Industry and CDRH Staff''
(Class II 510(k) Exemption Guidance) (Ref. 1). As discussed in these
documents, FDA generally considers the following factors to determine
whether a report under section 510(k) is necessary for class II
devices: (1) The device does not have a significant history of false or
misleading claims or of risks associated with inherent characteristics
of the device; (2) characteristics of the device necessary for its safe
and effective performance are well established; (3) changes in the
device that could affect safety and effectiveness will either (a) be
readily detectable by users by visual examination or other means such
as routine testing, before causing harm or (b) not materially increase
the risk of injury, incorrect diagnosis, or ineffective treatment; and
(4) any changes to the device would not be likely to result in a change
in the device's classification. FDA may also consider that, even when
exempting devices, these devices would still be subject to the general
limitations on exemptions.

III. Proposed Class II Device Exemption

    FDA, on its own initiative, is proposing to exempt flow cytometer
instruments from 510(k) review, subject to the conditions and
limitations described in this section. These devices are currently
class II devices under Sec.  864.5220 (21 CFR 864.5220) Automated
differential cell counter and assigned the product code OYE. A flow
cytometer instrument is used to count or characterize human cells in
suspension by flowing single cells through one or more lasers and
collecting signals using one or more fluorescence or light-scatter
detection channels and are intended for use with FDA cleared or FDA
approved in vitro diagnostic (IVD) reagents that employ fluorescent
antibodies or ligands that are indicated for use with the instrument.
    We are now announcing our intent to exempt a subset of flow
cytometer instruments currently regulated under product code OYE from
510(k) review. FDA has assessed the need for 510(k) review against the
criteria laid out in the Class II 510(k) Exemption Guidance and
determined that these devices no longer require a report under section
510(k) to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness.
This determination is based, in part, on the Agency's knowledge of the
device, including experience reviewing these devices over the past 34
years, the ability to review the relevant functionality of these
devices when they are used clinically with an IVD reagent that is
subject to review, and relevant reports or studies on device
performance and the Agency's ability to limit an exemption. In
addition, FDA believes that, for these devices, the identified risks in
the FDA document entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance
Document: Premarket Notifications for Automated Differential Cell
Counters for Immature or Abnormal Blood Cells'' can be mitigated using
an alternative approach that provides equivalent assurance of safety
and effectiveness in which a manufacturer's design verification and
validation includes documenting the appropriate performance of each of
the performance aspect mitigations identified in that document in
sections 7 through 15 to address the risks of the device and
documenting such performance in the design history file rather than
providing that information in a report under section 510(k). This
exemption is limited in scope and FDA's determination for the proposed
exemption only applies to those flow cytometer instruments under the
conditions listed below.

IV. Proposed Conditions and Limitations of Exemption

    FDA's proposal to grant an exemption from the 510(k) requirements
for certain flow cytometer instruments applies under the following
conditions: (1) The instrument must not include an indication for
sorting and collecting

cells for IVD use or other clinical purposes; (2) the instrument must
not be or include an automated hematology analyzer or include an
indication for performing an automated differential cell count; (3)
design verification and validation for the instrument must include
documenting the appropriate performance of each of the performance
aspect mitigations identified in sections 7 through 15 of the FDA
document entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document:
Premarket Notifications for Automated Differential Cell Counters for
Immature or Abnormal Blood Cells''; and (4) design verification and
validation for the instrument must include documentation of analysis
and non-clinical testing that appropriately demonstrates: (i) The
linearity of all fluorescent detectors covers at least four orders of
magnitude with less than 10 percent deviation from expected values
across the linear range. Performance must be demonstrated with either
fluorescent beads that have been FDA-cleared, -approved, or exempted
from the 510(k) requirements, or with fluorescent detection reagents
that have been FDA-cleared, approved, or exempted from the 510(k)
requirements, coupled with fresh, fixed, or stabilized cells, or some
combination of such cells. Manufacturers may consult FDA-recognized
consensus standards for information on how such study design and data
analysis may be performed; and (ii) the total imprecision of the
measured fluorescence intensity for each detection channel is less than
10 percent Coefficient of Variation across the linear range of the
detectors. Performance must be demonstrated with either fluorescent
beads that have been FDA-cleared, -approved, or exempted from the
510(k) requirements, or with fluorescent detection reagents that have
been FDA-cleared, approved, or exempted from the 510(k) requirements,
coupled with fresh, fixed, or stabilized cells, or some combination of
such cells. Manufacturers may consult FDA-recognized consensus
standards for information on how such study design and data analysis
may be performed.
    FDA believes that flow cytometer instruments must meet these
conditions for the device to be exempt from 510(k) requirements. FDA
may partially limit the exemption from 510(k) requirements to specific
devices within a listed device type. As such, this proposed exemption
would only apply to flow cytometer instruments eligible for
classification by FDA under product code OYE. If finalized, this
exemption would not affect any other subset of flow cytometers or
automated differential cell counters classified under Sec.  864.5220.
In addition to being subject to the general limitations to the
exemptions found in 21 CFR 864.9 and the conditions of exemption
identified in this document, these devices will also remain subject to
current good manufacturing practices and other general controls under
the statute. An exemption from the requirements of 510(k) does not mean
that the device type is exempt from any other statutory or regulatory
requirements, unless such exemption is explicitly provided by order or
regulation.
    Upon issuance of a final order exempting flow cytometry instruments
from the requirements of 510(k), firms will need to either comply with
the conditions for exemption from 510(k) requirements or submit and
receive 510(k) clearance prior to marketing a flow cytometer
instrument. This exemption, if finalized, will decrease regulatory
burdens on the medical device industry and will eliminate private costs
and expenditures required to comply with Federal regulations.
Specifically, regulated industry will no longer have to invest time and
resources in complying with 510(k) requirements, including preparation
of documents and data for submission to FDA, payment of user fees
associated with 510(k) submissions, and responding to questions and
requests for additional information from FDA during 510(k) review for
devices in the proposed exempted device type, subject to the conditions
and limitations of the exemption.

V. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This proposed order refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The
collections of information in 21 CFR part 807, subpart E, regarding
premarket notification, have been approved under OMB control number
0910-0120 and the collections of information in 21 CFR part 820
(Quality System Regulation), regarding the design history file, have
been approved under OMB control number 0910-0073.

VI. References

    The following references are on display in the Dockets Management
Staff (see ADDRESSES) and are available for viewing by interested
persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; they are also
available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. FDA has
verified the website addresses, as of the date this document publishes
in the Federal Register, but websites are subject to change over time.

1. FDA Guidance, ``Procedures for Class II Device Exemptions from
Premarket Notification, Guidance for Industry and CDRH Staff,''
February 19, 1998, available at https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM080199.pdf.
2. FDA Special Controls Guidance Document, ``Class II Special
Controls Guidance Document: Premarket Notifications for Automated
Differential Cell Counters for Immature or Abnormal Blood Cells--
Final Guidance for Industry and FDA'' December 4, 2001, available at
https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm092780.htm.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 864

    Blood, Medical Devices, Packaging and containers.

    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 321 et seq., as amended) and under authority delegated to the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 864 is proposed to be
amended as follows:

PART 864--HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES

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1. The authority citation for part 864 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360l, 371.

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2. In Sec.  864.5220, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:

Sec.  864.5220  Automated differential cell counter.

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    (b) Classification. Class II (Special Controls). The special
control for this device is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
document entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document:
Premarket Notifications for Automated Differential Cell Counters for
Immature or Abnormal Blood Cells; Final Guidance for Industry and
FDA.'' A flow cytometer instrument that is used to count or
characterize human cells in suspension by flowing single cells through
one or more lasers and collecting signals using one or more
fluorescence or light-scatter detection channels and intended for use
with FDA-cleared or FDA-approved IVD reagents that employ fluorescent
antibodies or ligands that are indicated for use with the instrument is
exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part
807 of

this chapter subject to Sec.  864.9, and the following conditions for
exemption:
    (i) The instrument must not include an indication for sorting and
collecting cells for IVD use or other clinical purposes;
    (ii) The instrument must not be or include an automated hematology
analyzer or include an indication for performing an automated
differential cell count;
    (iii) Design verification and validation for the instrument must
include documenting the appropriate performance of each of the
performance aspect mitigations identified in sections 7 through 15 of
the FDA document entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance
Document: Premarket Notifications for Automated Differential Cell
Counters for Immature or Abnormal Blood Cells,'' and
    (iv) Design verification and validation must include documentation
of analysis and non-clinical testing demonstrating performance with
either fluorescent beads that have been FDA-cleared, approved, or
exempted from the premarket notification requirement, or with
fluorescent detection reagents that have been FDA-cleared, approved, or
exempted from the premarket notification requirement, coupled with
fresh, fixed, or stabilized cells, or some combination of such cells.
Documentation shall appropriately demonstrate:
    (A) The linearity of all fluorescent detectors covers at least four
orders of magnitude with less than 10 percent deviation from expected
values across the linear range; and
    (B) The total imprecision of the measured fluorescence intensity
for each detection channel is less than 10 percent Coefficient of
Variation across the linear range of the detectors.

    Dated: February 28, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-03967 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29559-29562]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09261]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2023-1020; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-31]
RIN 2120-AA66

Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Eastern United
States

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend one and establish three low
altitude Area Navigation (RNAV) routes (T-routes) in support of the
Very High Frequency (VHF) Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum
Operational Network (MON) Program. The purpose is to enhance the
efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS) by transitioning from
ground-based navigation aids to a satellite-based navigation system.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by FAA Docket No. FAA-2023-1020 and
Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-31 using any of the following methods:
    * Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your comments electronically.
    * Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    * Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    * Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of
the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. You may also contact the Rules and
Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    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 expand the availability of RNAV in the eastern
United States and improve the efficient flow of air traffic within the
NAS by lessening the dependency on ground-based navigation.

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. The most
helpful comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain
the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. To
ensure the docket does not contain duplicate comments, commenters
should submit only one time if comments are filed electronically, or
commenters should send only one copy of written comments if comments
are filed in writing.
    The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well
as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this
proposal, the FAA will consider all comments it receives on or before
the closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed
after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without
incurring expense or delay. The FAA may change this proposal in light
of the comments it receives.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

Availability of Rulemaking Documents

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Operations office (see ADDRESSES section for address, phone number, and
hours of operations). An informal docket may also be examined during
normal business hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center,
Federal Aviation Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, GA 30337.

Incorporation by Reference

    United States Area Navigation Routes are published in paragraph
6011 of FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual
basis. This document proposes to amend the current version of that
order, FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated August 19, 2022, and effective
September 15, 2022. These updates would be published in the next update
to FAA Order JO 7400.11. That order is publicly available as listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this document.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11G lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend one
and establish three low altitude RNAV T-routes in the northeast United
States to support the VOR MON Program, and the transition of the NAS
from ground-based navigation aids to satellite-based navigation. The
proposed route changes are described below.
    T-299: T-299 is a proposed amended route that would extend from the
OBEPE, VA, Fix to the Albany, NY (ALB), VOR with Tactical Air
Navigational System (VORTAC). The route would overlay VOR Federal
airway V-377 from the SCAPE, PA, Fix to the Harrisburg, PA (HAR),
VORTAC; VOR Federal airway V-162 from the Harrisburg, PA (HAR), VORTAC
to the Huguenot, NY (HUO), VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME); VOR
Federal airway V-489 from the Huguenot, NY (HOU), VOR/DME to the
Albany, NY (ALB), VORTAC.
    T-452: T-452 is a proposed new route that would extend from the
VINSE, PA, waypoint (WP) to the REESY, PA, WP. The route is replacing
VOR Federal airway V-469 from the St. Thomas, VA (THS), VORTAC to the
JOANE, PA, Fix. The VINSE, PA, WP is being used to replace the St.
Thomas, VA (THS), VORTAC.
    T-456: T-456 is a proposed new route that would extend from the
VINSE, PA, Fix to the Modena, PA (MXE), VORTAC. The route would overlay
VOR Federal airway V-474 from the AMISH, PA, Fix to the Modena, PA
(MXE), VORTAC.
    T-477: T-477 is a proposed new route that would extend from the
CPTAL, MD, WP to the Philipsburg, PA (PSB), VORTAC. The route would
overlay VOR Federal Airway V-501 from the Hagerstown, MD (HGR), VOR to
the Philipsburg, PA (PSB), VORTAC.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    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.
It, therefore: (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 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.

Environmental Review

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19,
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.

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T-299 OBEPE, VA to Albany, NY (ALB) [Amend]
OBEPE, VA                                                             FIX              (Lat. 37[deg]54'23.03'' N, long. 079[deg]13'21.04'' W)
UCREK, VA                                                             WP               (Lat. 38[deg]01'33.17'' N, long. 079[deg]02'56.23'' W)
KAIJE, VA                                                             WP               (Lat. 38[deg]44'34.79'' N, long. 078[deg]42'48.47'' W)
BAMMY, WV                                                             WP               (Lat. 39[deg]24'33.13'' N, long. 078[deg]25'45.64'' W)
REEES, PA                                                             WP               (Lat. 39[deg]47'51.75'' N, long. 077[deg]45'56.31'' W)
SCAPE, PA                                                             FIX              (Lat. 39[deg]56'41.76'' N, long. 077[deg]32'12.33'' W)
Harrisburg, PA (HAR)                                                  VORTAC           (Lat. 40[deg]18'08.06'' N, long. 077[deg]04'10.41'' W)
BOBSS, PA                                                             FIX              (Lat. 40[deg]17'41.78'' N, long. 076[deg]45'00.73'' W)
East Texas, PA (ETX)                                                  VOR/DME          (Lat. 40[deg]34'51.74'' N, long. 075[deg]41'02.51'' W)
Allentown, PA (FJC)                                                   VORTAC           (Lat. 40[deg]43'36.07'' N, long. 075[deg]27'17.08'' W)
Huguenot, NY (HUO)                                                    VOR/DME          (Lat. 41[deg]24'34.87'' N, long. 074[deg]35'29.74'' W)
WEARD, NY                                                             FIX              (Lat. 41[deg]45'43.63'' N, long. 074[deg]31'30.07'' W)
Albany, NY (ALB)                                                      VORTAC           (Lat. 42[deg]44'50.21'' N, long. 073[deg]48'11.46'' W)

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T-452 VINSE, PA to REESY, PA [New]
VINSE, PA                                                             FIX              (Lat. 39[deg]58'16.21'' N, long. 077[deg]57'21.20'' W)
BADDI, PA                                                             WP               (Lat. 40[deg]09'26.26'' N, long. 077[deg]25'07.81'' W)
Harrisburg, PA (HAR)                                                  VORTAC           (Lat. 40[deg]18'08.06'' N, long. 077[deg]04'10.41'' W)
JOANE, PA                                                             WP               (Lat. 40[deg]02'38.48'' N, long. 076[deg]27'21.40'' W)
GEERI, PA                                                             WP               (Lat. 39[deg]56'59.70'' N, long. 076[deg]17'38.99'' W)
REESY, PA                                                             WP               (Lat. 39[deg]45'27.94'' N, long. 075[deg]52'07.09'' W)

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T-456 VINSE, PA to Modena, PA (MXE) [New]
VINSE, PA                                                             FIX              (Lat. 39[deg]58'16.21'' N, long. 077[deg]57'21.20'' W)
AMISH, PA                                                             FIX              (Lat. 39[deg]56'33.12'' N, long. 077[deg]37'34.13'' W)
DELRO, PA                                                             WP               (Lat. 39[deg]57'55.71'' N, long. 076[deg]37'31.24'' W)
Modena, PA (MXE)                                                      VORTAC           (Lat. 39[deg]55'04.98'' N, long. 075[deg]40'14.96'' W)

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T-477 CPTAL, MD to Philipsburg, PA (PSB) [New]
CPTAL, MD                                                             WP               (Lat. 39[deg]32'16.02'' N, long. 077[deg]41'55.65'' W)
Hagerstown, MD (HGR)                                                  VOR              (Lat. 39[deg]41'51.82'' N, long. 077[deg]51'20.59'' W)
VINSE, PA                                                             FIX              (Lat. 39[deg]58'16.21'' N, long. 077[deg]57'21.20'' W)
Philipsburg, PA (PSB)                                                 VORTAC           (Lat. 40[deg]54'58.53'' N, long. 077[deg]59'33.78'' W)

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2023.
Brian Konie,
Acting Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2023-09261 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18244-18245]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7323]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0489; FRL 9515-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Air Emissions Reporting
Requirements (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 26,
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0489, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
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: Kim D. Paylor, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division, Mail Code
C339-02, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number: 919-
541-0684; email 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 September 14, 2011 (76 FR 56750), 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
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0489, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is 202-
566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
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 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 www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2170.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0580.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2012.
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, are 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
promulgated the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) on December
17, 2008 (73 FR 76539). The AERR consolidated and streamlined previous
requirements of several older rules for State, Territorial, and local
air pollution control agencies to report air emissions to the EPA
annually. The ICR is being submitted to renew EPA's authority to
collect air emissions-related information from States and local
agencies for the three-year cycle that will include emissions reporting
for inventory years 2012, 2013, and 2014, which are due to be reported
on December 31 of the year following each inventory year.
    Under the final AERR ICR, 55 State and Territorial air quality
agencies, including the District of Columbia (DC), and an estimated 49
local air quality agencies, must annually submit emissions data for
point sources emitting specified levels of oxides of nitrogen
(NOX), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide
(SO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter

less than or equal to 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10),
particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in diameter
(PM2.5), and ammonia (NH3).
    Every 3 years, States are required to submit a point source
inventory, as well as a statewide stationary nonpoint, onroad mobile,
and nonroad mobile source inventory for all criteria pollutants and
their precursors. The emissions data submitted for the annual and 3-
year cycle inventories are used by EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS) to assist in developing ambient air quality
emission standards, performing regional modeling, and preparing
national trends assessments and other special analyses and reports.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 656
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: State, territorial and local
government air quality management programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 104.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 68,192.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $4,735,411, which includes $116,480
annualized capital and O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 17,097 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to calculation differences
either in the incremental change estimates from the CERR (2060-0088)
and NOX SIP Call (2060-0445) ICRs to the original AERR ICR
approval or to the annualization of the burden hours for the 3-year
reporting cycle in the original AERR ICR approval.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-7323 Filed 3-26-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 72869-72872]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30495]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0117; Airspace Docket No. 09-AGL-31]

Proposed Establishment of Restricted Areas R-5402, R-5403A, R-
5403B, R-5403C, R-5403D, R-5403E, and R-5403F; Devils Lake, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish restricted area airspace
within the Devils Lake Military Operations Area (MOA), overlying Camp
Grafton Range, in the vicinity of Devils Lake, ND. The new restricted
areas would permit realistic training in modern tactics to be conducted
at Camp Grafton Range while ensuring the safe and efficient use of the
National Airspace System (NAS) in the Devils Lake, ND, area. Unlike
restricted areas which are designated under Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 73, MOAs are not rulemaking airspace actions.
However, since the proposed restricted areas overlap the Devils Lake
East MOA, the FAA is including a description of the Devils Lake East
MOA change in this NPRM. The MOA change described herein will also be
published in the National Flight Data Digest (NFDD).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 12, 2012.

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-2011-
0117 and Airspace Docket No. 09-AGL-31, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, 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.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2011-0117 and Airspace Docket No. 09-AGL-31) 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-2011-0117 and Airspace Docket No. 09-AGL-31.''
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 in 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 Central Service Center, Operations Support Group,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, TX
76137.
    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

    Resulting from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission
decisions, Grand Forks AFB was selected for a mission change from its
existing aerial refueling mission to an emerging unmanned aerial system
(UAS) mission. To accommodate this mission change, the United States
(U.S.) Air Force is establishing an operational MQ-1, Predator,
squadron at Hector International Airport, ND, with eight Predator
aircraft being located at Grand Forks AFB. The launch and recovery
operations and maintenance support activities for these aircraft will
be accomplished at Grand Forks AFB. Additionally, the U.S. Air Force is

establishing a second Global Hawk Main Operating Base for RQ-4, Global
Hawk, operations, with six to eight Global Hawk aircraft to be assigned
at Grand Forks AFB as well.
    The UAS aircraft programmed to arrive at Grand Forks AFB will have
mission and training requirements that include employing Intelligence/
Reconnaissance/Surveillance, Close Air Support, and Time Sensitive
Targeting tactics. Predator laser training will be accomplished at Camp
Grafton Range near Devils Lake, ND. Since the Predator onboard laser
system is not eye-safe, its use during training must be contained
within restricted area airspace. Restricted areas are regulatory
airspace areas that are designated under 14 CFR part 73 rulemaking
procedures to contain activities that may present a hazard to
nonparticipating aircraft. No person may operate an aircraft within a
restricted area without the advance permission of the using or
controlling agency.
    With the emerging UAS mission at Grand Forks AFB and associated
laser training requirements at Camp Grafton Range, the existing R-5401
restricted area surrounding the range is inadequate to satisfy laser
training requirements for realistic mission profiles above 5,000 feet
mean sea level (MSL). In order to fully exploit the capabilities of
today's UAS aircraft and provide the essential training that replicates
the conditions that are encountered during wartime deployments today,
it is necessary to expand the restricted airspace around Camp Grafton
Range. The U.S. Air Force has proposed the FAA establish restricted
areas surrounding Camp Grafton Range and R-5401 to enable realistic UAS
mission profiles above 5,000 feet MSL to contain the hazardous non-eye
safe laser training.
    The proposed restricted areas would be established within the
existing Devils Lake East MOA and would also extend beyond the MOA's
southern boundary approximately 10 NM at the furthest point.
Additionally, the Devils Lake East and Devils Lake West MOAs and the
existing air traffic control assigned airspaces associated with the
MOAs would be retained to support integrated training activities; thus,
allowing Predator crews to train for real world mission scenarios with
other manned aircraft. To prevent confusion and conflict of having the
proposed restricted areas and the existing MOA active in the same
airspace at the same time, the Devils Lake East MOA would be amended to
exclude R-5401 and the proposed restricted areas when they are active.
    MOAs are nonregulatory airspace areas that are established
administratively and published in the NFDD. MOAs are established to
separate or segregate non-hazardous military flight activities from
aircraft operating in accordance with instrument flight rules (IFR),
and to advise pilots flying under visual flight rules (VFR) where these
activities are conducted. IFR aircraft may be routed through an active
MOA only when air traffic control can provide approved separation from
the MOA activity. VFR pilots are not restricted from flying in an
active MOA, but are advised to exercise caution while doing so.
Normally, MOA proposals are not published in an NPRM, but are
advertised for public comment through a nonrule circular distributed by
an FAA Service Center office to aviation interests in the affected
area. When a nonrulemaking action is an integral part of a rulemaking
action, FAA procedures allow for the nonrulemaking proposal to be
included in the NPRM. Since R-5401 and the proposed restricted areas R-
5402, R-5403A, R-5403B, R-5403C, R-5403D, R-5403E, and R-5403F all
infringe on the Devils Lake East MOA, the FAA is including a
description of the Devils Lake East MOA amendment in this NPRM.
Comments on the proposed MOA change may also be submitted as indicated
above in the ``Comments Invited'' section of this NPRM.

Proposed MOA Change

    The FAA is proposing to amend the Devils Lake East MOA legal
description to exclude that airspace within the proposed restricted
areas R-5402, R-5403A, R-5403B, R-5403C, R-5403D, R-5403E, and R-5403F,
which overlaps airspace within the MOA, when any of the restricted
areas are active, respectively. The intent would be to exclude the
restricted areas individually only as they are activated. Additionally,
the Devils Lake East MOA amendment will retain and move the R-5401
exclusionary language contained in the altitude information of the
legal description to the boundaries information. Except for moving the
R-5401 exclusion information, the altitude and time of use descriptions
for Devils Lake East MOA will remain unchanged. This proposed amendment
will prevent airspace conflict with the overlapping existing and
proposed restricted areas.

Devils Lake East MOA, ND [Amended]

    By removing the current boundaries and altitudes descriptions and
substituting the following:
    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 47[deg]50'00'' N., long.
99[deg]09'01'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]47'00'' N., long. 99[deg]00'01''
W.; to lat. 47[deg]50'00'' N., long. 98[deg]17'01'' W.; to lat.
47[deg]35'00'' N., long. 98[deg]07'01'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]19'00''
N., long. 97[deg]44'01'' W.; at lat. 47[deg]07'00'' N., long.
98[deg]12'01'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]14'00'' N., long. 98[deg]22'01''
W.; to lat. 47[deg]25'00'' N., long. 99[deg]15'01'' W.; to lat.
47[deg]25'00'' N., long. 99[deg]41'01'' W.; to the point of
beginning, excluding R-5401, R-5402, R-5403A, R-5403B, R-5403C, R-
5403D, R-5403E, and R-5403F when active.
    Altitudes. 3,500 feet MSL to but not including FL 180.

Restricted Area Proposal

    The FAA is proposing to amend 14 CFR part 73 to expand the vertical
and lateral limits of restricted area airspace over Camp Grafton Range
to contain hazardous non-eye safe laser training operations by an
emerging UAS mission at Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), transforming
the range into a viable non-eye safe laser training location. Camp
Grafton Range currently is surrounded by R-5401; however, the lateral
boundaries and altitude are insufficient to contain the laser training
mission profiles and tactics flown today in combat operations. This
proposal would supplement R-5401 and establish additional restricted
areas, R-5402, R-5403A, R-5403B, R-5403C, R-5403D, R-5403E, and R-
5403F, to provide the vertical and lateral tactical maneuver airspace
needed for UAS target acquisition prior to attack, and to contain the
non-eye safe laser during laser target designation training operations
from medium to high altitudes.
    The proposed restricted area R-5402 boundary, described in the
regulatory text, would be defined by a 7 nautical mile (NM) radius
around the center of R-5401, with the northern boundary adjusted to lie
along the 47[deg]45'00'' N latitude. The proposed restricted area
altitude would be upward from 500 feet above ground level to, but not
including 10,000 feet MSL. This new restricted area would provide a
pathway for the non-eye safe laser beam to transit from the proposed R-
5403A, R-5403B, or R-5403C (described below) through the existing R-
5401 and onto Camp Grafton Range.
    The proposed restricted areas R-5403A, R-5403B, and R-5403C would
share the same lateral boundaries, overlying R-5402 and layered in
ascending order. The northern boundary of these R-5403 areas, as
described in the regulatory text, would share the same northern
boundary as R-5402, the 47[deg]45'00'' N latitude. The western boundary
would lie approximately 14 NM west of R-5402 along the 99[deg]15'00'' W
longitude and the eastern boundary would lie approximately 7 NM east of

R-5402 along the 98[deg]15'00'' W longitude. Finally, the southern
boundary would be established to remain north of the protected airspace
for V-55. The proposed restricted area altitudes, in ascending order,
would be defined upward from 8,000 feet MSL to, but not including
10,000 feet MSL for R-5403A; upward from 10,000 feet MSL to, but not
including 14,000 feet MSL for R-5403B; and upward from 14,000 feet MSL
to, but not including Flight Level (FL) 180 for R-5403C. The additional
lateral and vertical limits provided by these proposed restricted
areas, in conjunction with R-5401, R-5402, R-5403D, R-5403E, R-5403F,
and Camp Grafton Range, would establish the maneuvering airspace needed
for UAS aircraft to practice the tactical maneuvering and standoff
target acquisition training requirements necessary for the combat
tactics and mission profiles flown today and to contain the hazardous
non-eye safe laser, when employed, completely within restricted
airspace.
    The proposed restricted areas R-5403D, R-5403E, and R-5403F would
also share the same lateral boundaries, adjacent to and southeast of R-
5403A, R-5403B, and R-5403C, and also layered in ascending order. The
northern boundary of these R-5403 areas, as described in the regulatory
text, would share the same southern boundary of R-5403A, R-5403B, and
R-5403C. The western boundary point would reach to the 99[deg]15'00'' W
longitude and the eastern boundary would lie along the 98[deg]15'00'' W
longitude. Finally, the southern boundary would be established to lie
along the 47[deg]30'00'' N latitude. The proposed restricted area
altitudes, in ascending order, would be defined upward from 10,000 feet
MSL to, but not including 12,000 feet MSL for R-5403D; upward from
12,000 feet MSL to, but not including 14,000 feet MSL for R-5403E; and
upward from 14,000 feet MSL to, but not including Flight Level (FL) 180
for R-5403F. The additional lateral and vertical limits provided by
these proposed restricted areas, in conjunction with R-5401, R-5402, R-
5403A, R-5403B, R-5403C, and Camp Grafton Range, would establish the
maneuvering airspace, standoff target acquisition, and hazardous non-
eye safe laser employment training completely within restricted
airspace, as noted above.
    Restricted areas R-5402, R-5403A, R-5403B, R-5403C, R-5403D, R-
5403E, and R-5403F will all be designated as ``joint-use'' airspace.
This means that, during periods when any of the restricted airspace
areas are not needed by the using agency for its designated purposes,
the airspace will be returned to the controlling agency for access by
other NAS users. The Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center is
the controlling agency for the proposed restricted areas.
    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 establish restricted airspace at Camp Grafton Range near
Devils Lake, ND, 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.  73.54  [Amended]

    2. Sec.  73.54 is amended as follows:
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R-5402 Devils Lake, ND [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 47[deg]45'00'' N., long.
98[deg]47'19'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]45'00'' N., long. 98[deg]31'25''
W.; then clockwise on a 7 NM arc centered on lat. 47[deg]40'31'' N.,
long. 98[deg]39'22'' W.; to the point of beginning, excluding the
airspace within R-5401 when active, and R-5403A when active.
    Designated altitudes. 500 feet AGL to, but not including, 10,000
feet MSL.
    Time of designation. 0700-2200 daily, by NOTAM 4 hours in
advance; other times by NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Minneapolis ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Air Force, 119th Operations Support Squadron,
Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.

R-5403A Devils Lake, ND [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 47[deg]45'00'' N., long.
99[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]45'00'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00''
W.; to lat. 47[deg]35'39'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat.
47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 99[deg]15'00'' W.; to the point of
beginning.
    Designated altitudes. 8,000 feet MSL to, but not including,
10,000 feet MSL.
    Time of designation. 0700-2200 daily, by NOTAM 4 hours in
advance; other times by NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Minneapolis ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Air Force, 119th Operations Support Squadron,
Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.

R-5403B Devils Lake, ND [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 47[deg]45'00'' N., long.
99[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]45'00'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00''
W.; to lat. 47[deg]35'39'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat.
47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 99[deg]15'00'' W.; to the point of
beginning.
    Designated altitudes. 10,000 feet MSL to, but not including,
14,000 feet MSL.
    Time of designation. 0700-2200 daily, by NOTAM 4 hours in
advance; other times by NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Minneapolis ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Air Force, 119th Operations Support Squadron,
Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.

R-5403C Devils Lake, ND [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 47[deg]45'00'' N., long.
99[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]45'00'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00''
W.; to lat. 47[deg]35'39'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat.
47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 99[deg]15'00'' W.; to the point of
beginning.
    Designated altitudes. 14,000 feet MSL to, but not including, FL
180.
    Time of designation. 0700-2200 daily, by NOTAM 4 hours in
advance; other times by NOTAM.

    Controlling agency. FAA, Minneapolis ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Air Force, 119th Operations Support Squadron,
Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.

R-5403D Devils Lake, ND [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 47[deg]35'39'' N., long.
98[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00''
W.; to lat. 47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 99[deg]15'00'' W.; to the point
of beginning.
    Designated Altitudes. 10,000 feet MSL to, but not including,
12,000 feet MSL.
    Time of designation. 0700-2200 daily, by NOTAM 4 hours in
advance; other times by NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Minneapolis ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Air Force, 119th Operations Support Squadron,
Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.

R-5403E Devils Lake, ND [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 47[deg]35'39'' N., long.
98[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00''
W.; to lat. 47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 99[deg]15'00'' W.; to the point
of beginning.
    Designated Altitudes. 12,000 feet MSL to, but not including,
14,000 feet MSL.
    Time of designation. 0700-2200 daily, by NOTAM 4 hours in
advance; other times by NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Minneapolis ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Air Force, 119th Operations Support Squadron,
Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.

R-5403F Devils Lake, ND [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 47[deg]35'39'' N., long.
98[deg]15'00'' W.; to lat. 47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 98[deg]15'00''
W.; to lat. 47[deg]15'00'' N., long. 99[deg]15'00'' W.; to the point
of beginning.
    Designated Altitudes. 14,000 feet MSL to, but not including, FL
180.
    Time of designation. 0700-2200 daily, by NOTAM 4 hours in
advance; other times by NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Minneapolis ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Air Force, 119th Operations Support Squadron,
Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 17, 2011.
Gary A. Norek,
Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and ATC Procedures Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-237-000]

Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Revenue Crediting Report

March 7, 2006.
    Take notice that on February 28, 2006, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP,
(Cove Point) submits this filing to alter its settlement obligation to
credit revenues from overrun service to its customers under Rate
Schedule LTD-1. Cove Point states that LTD-1 Shipper (Shell NA LNG LLC,
BP Energy Company and Statoil Natural Gas LLC) has agreed not to object
to the filing.
    Cove Point states that copies of the filing have been served to its
customers and interested state commissions.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated
below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or
protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve
motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

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

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 13, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9040-8]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or https://www2.epa.gov/nepa/.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 08/06/2018 Through 08/10/2018
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20180181, Draft, DOC, NAT, Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Summer Flounder

Commercial Issues Amendment, Comment Period Ends: 10/12/2018, Contact:
Emily Gilbert<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20180182, Draft, USFS, NV, Lee Canyon EIS, Comment Period Ends:
10/01/2018, Contact: Jonathan Stein<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20180183, Draft, TVA, TN, Transmission System Vegetation
Management Programmatic EIS, Comment Period Ends: 10/01/2018, Contact:
Anita E. Masters<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20180184, Draft, BLM, UT, Draft Bears Ears National Monument
Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and
Associated Environmental Impact Statement, Comment Period Ends: 11/15/
2018, Contact: Lance Porter<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20180185, Draft, BLM, UT, Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and
Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument That Are Excluded
From the Boundaries Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated
Environmental Impact Statement, Comment Period Ends: 11/15/2018,
Contact: Matt Betenson<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20180186, Final, USFS, OR, East Hills Project, Review Period
Ends: 09/17/2018, Contact: Jody Perozzi<PHONE_NUMBER>

Amended Notice

    Revision to the Federal Register Notice published 07/06/2018,
extend comment period from 08/20/2018 to 09/04/2018.

EIS No. 20180149, Draft, FHWA, ND, Little Missouri Crossing, Contact:
Gary Goff<PHONE_NUMBER>

    Dated: August 14, 2018.
Robert Tomiak,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
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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 June 23, 2008.
    Address Comments to: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation,
Washington, DC 20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are
available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC or at http://dms.dot.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. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2008.
Delmer F. Billings,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Special Permits and Approvals.

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                                                                          Regulation(s)      Nature of special
  Application No.           Docket No.                 Applicant             affected         permits thereof
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                                               NEW SPECIAL PERMITS
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14689-N...........                              Trinity Industries,     49 CFR 178.337-    To authorize the
                                                 Inc., Dallas, TX.       3(g).              manufacture,
                                                                                marking, sale and
                                                                                use of certain MC
                                                                                331 cargo tank motor
                                                                                vehicles that have
                                                                                baffle support clips
                                                                                welded to the inside
                                                                                of the cargo tank
                                                                                wall. (mode 1).
14690-N...........                              Thermo MF Physics,      49 CFR 173.304a..  To authorize the
                                                 Colorado Springs, CO.                      transportation in
                                                                                commerce of Sulfur
                                                                                hexafluoride,
                                                                                Division 2.2 in non-
                                                                                DOT specification
                                                                                cylinders. (modes 1,
                                                                                3, 4, 5).
14691-N...........                              FedEx Express,          49 CFR 172.202;    To authorize the
                                                 Memphis, TN.            172.203(c), (k),   return shipment by
                                                                         (m); 172.301;      motor vehicle of
                                                                         172.400;           hazardous materials
                                                                         172.302(c).        that have been
                                                                                accepted,
                                                                                transported, and
                                                                                subsequently
                                                                                determined to be non-
                                                                                compliant with the
                                                                                Hazardous Materials
                                                                                Regulation's
                                                                                shipping paper,
                                                                                marking or labeling
                                                                                requirements. (mode
                                                                                1).
14692-N...........                              Airgas, Inc., Radnor,   49 CFR 180.209...  To authorize the
                                                 PA.                                        transportation in
                                                                                commerce of certain
                                                                                DOT-3A, 3AA, 3AX,
                                                                                3AAX and 3T
                                                                                specification
                                                                                cylinders that are
                                                                                requalified every
                                                                                ten years. (modes 1,
                                                                                2, 3).
14697-N...........                              Air Products and        49 CFR 171.23(a).  To authorize the one-
                                                 Chemicals, Inc.,                           time, one-way
                                                 Allentown, PA.                             transportation in
                                                                                commerce of six non-
                                                                                DOT specification
                                                                                cylinders containing
                                                                                Acetylene,
                                                                                dissolved. (modes 1,
                                                                                4).
14699-N...........                              Lawrence Livermore      49 CFR 173.212     To authorize the one-
                                                 National Laboratory,    and 173.241.       time, one-way
                                                 Livermore, CA.                             transportation in
                                                                                commerce of
                                                                                encapsulated Lithium
                                                                                hydride, fused solid
                                                                                in a non-DOT
                                                                                specification
                                                                                packaging. (mode 1).

14700-N...........                              Pentair Water           49 CFR 173.302a    To authorize the
                                                 Treatment Company,      and 173.306(g).    transportation in
                                                 Chardon, OH.                               commerce of non-DOT
                                                                                specification
                                                                                cylinders under the
                                                                                exception provided
                                                                                for water pump
                                                                                system tanks in 49
                                                                                CFR 173.306(g).
                                                                                (mode 1).
14704-N...........                              Worldpac, Inc.,         49 CFR 173.159(e)  To authorize the
                                                 Newark, CA.                                transportation in
                                                                                commerce of lead
                                                                                acid batteries under
                                                                                the exception
                                                                                provided in 49 CFR
                                                                                173.159(e) with
                                                                                other hazardous
                                                                                materials classed as
                                                                                ORM-D on the same
                                                                                motor vehicle. (mode
                                                                                1).
14705N............                              packgen Corporation,    49 CFR 178.812...  To authorize the
                                                 Auburn, ME.                                transportation in
                                                                                commerce of certain
                                                                                IBCs that have not
                                                                                been tested under
                                                                                Sec.   178.812 Top
                                                                                Lift Test
                                                                                requirements. (mode
                                                                                1).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-96-000]

Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Notice
of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed
Southeast Market Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Southeast Market Expansion Project jointly proposed by Gulf South
Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) and Petal Gas Storage, LLC (Petal Gas
Storage) in the above-referenced docket. Gulf South requests
authorization to construct, operate, and maintain a natural gas
transmission pipeline and related facilities in Mississippi and Alabama
that would provide an additional 510,500 dekatherms per day of natural
gas capacity to the southeastern United States.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Southeast Market Expansion Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed
project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a
major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EA.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with
respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis.
    The proposed Southeast Market Expansion Project includes the
following facilities:
     Approximately 70.1 miles of 30-inch-diameter and 24-inch-
diameter pipeline in Jasper, Forrest, Perry, Greene, George, and
Jackson Counties, Mississippi and Mobile County, Alabama;
     One new 15,900-horsepower (hp) compressor station located
in Forrest County, Mississippi (Forrest Compressor Station) at the
beginning of the project pipeline;
     One new 15,900-hp compressor station located at the
intersection of Gulf South's existing Index 818 pipeline and Petal Gas
Storage transmission facilities in Jasper County, Mississippi (Jasper
Compressor Station);
     One new 2,415-hp compressor station located at the
intersection of Gulf South's existing Index 300 pipeline and the
Pascagoula Lateral in Jackson County, Mississippi (Moss Point
Compressor Station);
     A new meter and regulator station and pig\1\ launcher/
receiver facility at approximate milepost 42.3 of the project pipeline
at an interconnect with Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC's
existing pipeline; and
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     Associated appurtenant aboveground facilities along the
proposed pipeline including mainline valves, pig launchers and
receivers, and a pressure limiting facility.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and
groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on
the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To
ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before September
23, 2013.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments with the Commission. In all instances please reference
the project docket number (CP13-96-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission's

Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. This
is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a
project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\2\ Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
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    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13-
96). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: August 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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