[Federal Register: January 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 18)]
[Notices]
[Page 5155]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. EG09-1-000; EG09-2-000; EG09-3-000; EG09-4-000; EG09-5-
000; EG09-6-000; EG09-7-000; EG09-8-000]

Tanglewood Storage & Transportation LLC; Krayn Wind LLC; Otay
Mesa Energy Center, LLC; Red Hills Wind Project, LLC; Barton Windpower
II LLC; Barton Windpower LLC; Elm Creek Wind, LLC; Farmers City Wind,
LLC; Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status

January 22, 2009.
    Take notice that during the month of December 2008, the status of
the above-captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale Generators Companies
became effective by operation of the Commission's regulations 18 CFR
366.7(a).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-1908 Filed 1-28-09; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35007-35008]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12844]

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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
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER13-102-010.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: NYISO errata correcting compliance
filing to be effective 4/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 5/24/16.
    Accession Number: 20160524-5195.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/14/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1775-000.
    Applicants: Imperial Valley Solar Company (IVSC) 2, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Comp. Filing--Amendment to MBR
Tariff to Category 1 Seller to be effective 5/25/2016.
    Filed Date: 5/24/16.
    Accession Number: 20160524-5192.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/14/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1776-000.
    Applicants: Maricopa West Solar PV, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Comp. Filing--Amendment to MBR
Tariff to Category 1 Seller to be effective 5/25/2016.
    Filed Date: 5/24/16.
    Accession Number: 20160524-5196.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/14/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1777-000.
    Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric.
    Description: Fifth Annual Informational Filing [Cycle 5] of Fourth
Transmission Owner Rate Formula rate mechanism of San Diego Gas &
Electric Company.
    Filed Date: 5/24/16.
    Accession Number: 20160524-5223.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/14/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1778-000.
    Applicants: NorthWestern Corporation.
    Description: Initial rate filing: SA 777--Agreement to Provide
Services with Western Energy Company to be effective 5/26/2016.
    Filed Date: 5/25/16.
    Accession Number: 20160525-5031.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1779-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 3198 KCP&L GMO and City of
Gilman City, MO Inter. Agr. to be effective 5/23/2016.
    Filed Date: 5/25/16.
    Accession Number: 20160525-5041.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1780-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 3199 KCP&L GMO and City of
Liberal, MO Interconnection Agr to be effective 5/23/2016.
    Filed Date: 5/25/16.
    Accession Number: 20160525-5063.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/15/16.

    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: May 25, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-12844 Filed 5-31-16; 8:45 am]
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                    FACT SHEET:  New Source Review (NSR)

What is New Source Review?

New Source Review (NSR) is a Clean Air Act program that requires
industrial facilities to install modern pollution control equipment when
they are built or when making a change that increases emissions
significantly.  The program accomplishes this when owners or operators
obtain permits limiting air emissions before they begin construction.
For that reason, NSR is commonly referred to as the “preconstruction
air permitting program.”

The purpose of the NSR program is to protect public health and the
environment, even as new industrial facilities are built and existing
facilities expand.  Specifically, its purpose is to ensure that air
quality:

does not worsen where the air is currently unhealthy to breathe (i.e.
nonattainment areas)

is not significantly degraded where the air is currently clean (i.e.
attainment areas)

What are permits?

Permits are enforceable legal documents that an industrial facility, or
stationary source, must comply with. Permits may place restrictions on:

What construction is allowed

What air emission limits must be met

How the source can be operated

To assure that sources comply with a permit’s emission limits, a
permit almost always contains monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements.

What pollutants are regulated under the NSR program?

The NSR program applies to regulated NSR pollutants.  In the PSD
program, the regulated NSR pollutants include the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) pollutants and some other pollutants including
sulfuric acid mist, hydrogen sulfide, etc.  In nonattainment NSR, the
regulated NSR pollutants are only the NAAQS pollutants.

EPA sets NAAQS for six principal pollutants, which are commonly called
"criteria" pollutants and include:  ozone, carbon monoxide, particulate
matter, sulfur dioxide, lead, and nitrogen oxide.   The NAAQS are set at
levels that protect human health and the environment.

For each criteria pollutant, every area of the United States has been
designated as one of the following categories:

Attainment:  air quality is equal to or better than the level of the
NAAQS; these areas must maintain clean air

Unclassifiable:  there are no data on air quality for the area; the area
is treated as attainment

Nonattainment:  air quality is worse than the level of the NAAQS; these
areas must take actions to improve air quality and attain the NAAQS
within a certain period of time

What are the types of NSR permitting programs and what do they require?

There are three types of NSR permitting programs, each with a different
set of requirements.  A facility may have to meet one or more of these
sets of permitting requirements.

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program applies to a new
major source or a source making a major modification in an attainment
area.  The program requirements include:

Installation of the Best Available Control Technology (BACT)

Emission limitation based on the maximum degree of emission reduction
(considering energy, environmental, and economic impacts) achievable
through application of production processes and available methods,
systems, and techniques

An Air Quality Analysis

Assesses existing air quality and predicts through modeling the ambient
concentrations that will result from the proposed project and future
growth associated with the project

An Additional Impacts Analysis

Assesses the impacts of air, ground, and water pollution on soils,
vegetation and visibility caused by any increase in emissions of any
regulated pollutant from the source or modification under review

Public Involvement

Opportunities include public comment period, hearings, appeals, etc.
during the permit issuance process.

Nonattainment NSR program applies to a new major source or a source
making a major modification in a nonattainment area.  The program
requirements include:

Installation of the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER)

The rate of emissions that reflects:  (1) the most stringent emission
limitation included in the implementation plan of any state for a
similar source unless the facility owner or operator demonstrates such
limitations are not achievable; or (2) the most stringent emissions
limitation achieved in practice, whichever is more stringent.

Emission Offsets

To avoid increases in emissions, proposed emissions increases from new
or modified facilities are balanced by equivalent or greater reductions
from existing sources.

Public Involvement

Opportunities include public comment period, hearings, appeals, etc.
during the permit issuance process.

Minor NSR program applies to a new minor source and/or a minor
modification at both major and minor sources, in both attainment and
nonattainment areas.  Minor NSR may apply to criteria pollutants as well
as other pollutants depending on the state.  The program requirements
include:

New sources or modifications at existing sources must comply with any
emissions control measures required by the state.

The program must not interfere with attainment or maintenance of the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards or the control strategies of a
State Implementation Plan (SIP) or Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP).

An implementation plan is a set of programs and regulations developed by
the appropriate regulatory agency in order to assure that the NAAQS are
attained and maintained.

Who issues the permits?

Usually NSR permits are issued by state or local air pollution control
agencies. State, tribal and local air pollution control agencies may
have developed their own NSR permit programs, as part of their State
Implementation Plans (SIP) or Tribal Implementation Plans (TIP), that
are approved by EPA or they may be delegated the authority to issue
permits on behalf of EPA.   If a state or a tribe chooses not to develop
a SIP or a TIP and also not seek delegation of the federal NSR programs,
, EPA would implement the programs and issue the NSR permit, as we do
for the PSD program in Indian country.

What sources are regulated under NSR?

The NSR permitting program applies to both: major and minor stationary
sources.

Major sources are facilities that have the potential to emit pollutants
in amounts equal to or greater than the corresponding major source
threshold levels. These threshold levels vary by pollutant and/or source
category. Major sources must comply with specific emission limits; which
are generally more stringent in nonattainment areas.

Minor sources are facilities that have the potential to emit pollutants
in amounts less than the corresponding major source thresholds.

Synthetic minor sources are facilities that have the potential to emit
pollutants at or above the major source threshold level, but voluntarily
accept enforceable limits to keep their emissions below the major source
thresholds and avoid the major NSR requirements.

Where can I find additional information about NSR?

EPA’s NSR Web site:   HYPERLINK "http://www.epa.gov/nsr/"
http://www.epa.gov/nsr/

The NSR Web site provides links to regulations, publications and state
permitting contacts pertaining to New Source Review


[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63009-63011]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2023-1215; Project Identifier MCAI-2023-00196-T;
Amendment 39-22528; AD 2023-17-02]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Support and Services (Formerly
Known as Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics) Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Saab AB, Support and Services Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB
340B airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of a high number of
events related to stall warnings upon landing, following introduction
of the ice speed function within the stall warning system. This AD
requires modification of the stall warning/identification system, as
specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which
is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the
unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective October 19, 2023.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of October 19,
2023.

ADDRESSES:
    AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov under
Docket No. FAA-2023-1215; 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 mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The
address for Docket Operations 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.
    Material Incorporated by Reference:
     For EASA material incorporated by reference in this AD,
contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone
+49 221 8999 000; email [email protected]; website easa.europa.eu. You
may find this material on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu.
     You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety 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 in the AD
docket at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2023-1215.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shahram Daneshmandi, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14
CFR part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to certain SAAB/SF340A and
SAAB 340B airplanes. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on June
20, 2023 (88 FR 39794). The NPRM was prompted by AD 2022-0216R1, dated
February 1, 2023; corrected February 2, 2023, issued by EASA, which is
the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union (EASA
AD 2022-0216R1) (also referred to as the MCAI). The MCAI states that
following the introduction of the ice speed function within the SAAB
340 stall warning system, a high number of events have been reported
related to stall warnings upon landing. Subsequent investigation
determined that the margin to stall warning is lower when ice speed is
ON than with ice speed OFF. This condition, if not corrected, could
lead to inappropriate stall warnings during the landing phase and
result in increased pilot workload during a critical phase of flight.
    In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to require accomplishing the actions
specified in EASA AD 2022-0216R1, except for any differences identified
as exceptions in the regulatory text of this AD. The FAA is issuing
this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket at regulations.gov under
Docket No. FAA-2023-1215.

Discussion of Final Airworthiness Directive

Comments

    The FAA received no comments on the NPRM or on the determination of
the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to
the FAA's bilateral agreement with this State of Design Authority, it
has notified the FAA of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI
referenced above. The FAA reviewed the relevant data and determined
that air safety requires adopting this AD as proposed. Accordingly, the
FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on this product.
Except for minor editorial changes, this AD is adopted as proposed in
the NPRM. None of the changes will increase the economic burden on any
operator.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    EASA AD 2022-0216R1 specifies procedures for modifying the stall
warning/identification system to introduce an ice speed cancel logic.
This material is reasonably available because the interested parties
have access to it through their normal course of business or by the
means identified in ADDRESSES.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD affects 79 airplanes of U.S.
registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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           Labor cost              Parts cost          Cost per product             Cost on U.S. operators
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Up to 30 work-hours x $85 per            $7,900  Up to $10,450..............  Up to $825,550.
 hour = $2,550.
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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.
    The FAA is 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.

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) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) 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.

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

0
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]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive:

2023-17-02 Saab AB, Support and Services (Formerly Known as Saab AB,
Saab Aeronautics): Amendment 39-22528; Docket No. FAA-2023-1215;
Project Identifier MCAI-2023-00196-T.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective October 19, 2023.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Saab AB, Support and Services (formerly known
as Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics) Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B
airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in European
Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2022-0216R1, dated February
1, 2023; corrected February 2, 2023 (EASA AD 2022-0216R1).

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 27, Flight
controls.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of a high number of events
related to stall warnings upon landing, following introduction of
the ice speed function within the stall warning system. The FAA is
issuing this AD to address a margin to stall warning that is lower
when ice speed is ON than with ice speed OFF. The unsafe condition,
if not addressed, could lead to inappropriate stall warnings during
the landing phase and result in increased pilot workload during a
critical phase of flight.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Requirements

    Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, EASA AD 2022-0216R1.

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2022-0216R1

    (1) Where EASA AD 2022-0216R1 refers to November 16, 2022 (the
effective date of EASA AD 2022-0216), this AD requires using the
effective date of this AD.
    (2) The ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD 2022-0216R1 does not
apply to this AD.

(i) Additional AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Validation 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 responsible Flight Standards Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly to the International
Validation Branch, send

it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (j) of
this AD. Information may be emailed to: [email protected].
Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International
Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Saab AB, Support and Services'
EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the
approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.

(j) Additional Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Shahram Daneshmandi,
Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
[email protected].

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference 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) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2022-0216R1,
dated February 1, 2023; corrected February 2, 2023.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (3) For EASA AD 2022-0216R1, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer
3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; email
[email protected]; website easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA
AD on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability
of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this material that is incorporated by reference
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, email
[email protected], or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued on August 17, 2023.
Victor Wicklund,
Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19899 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 62336-62338]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0002]

Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood
Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on
the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities
listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance
Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities.
The flood hazard determinations modified by each LOMR will be used to
calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their
contents.

DATES: Each LOMR was finalized as in the table below.

ADDRESSES: Each LOMR is available for inspection at both the respective
Community Map Repository address listed in the table below and online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
[email protected]; or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final flood hazard determinations as shown in the
LOMRs for each community listed in the table below. Notice of these
modified flood hazard determinations has been published in newspapers
of local circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication.
The Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation has
resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
    The modified flood hazard determinations are made pursuant to
section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4105, and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65.
    For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is
shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals.
    The new or modified flood hazard information is the basis for the
floodplain management measures that the community is required either to
adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to remain
qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
    This new or modified flood hazard information, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities.
    This new or modified flood hazard determinations are used to meet
the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are used to
calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new
buildings, and for the contents in those buildings. The changes in
flood hazard determinations are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the final flood hazard information available at the address
cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service
Center at https://msc.fema.gov.

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

David I. Maurstad,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                                            Chief executive officer       Community map                                       Community
         State and county           Location and case No.         of community             repository             Date of modification           No.
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Florida:
    Brevard (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of Cape           The Honorable Bob Hoog,    Community             Oct. 16, 2018..................       125094
     1845).                          Canaveral (18-04-      Mayor, City of Cape        Development
                                     3826P).                Canaveral, 100 Polk        Department, 100
                                                            Avenue, Cape Canaveral,    Polk Avenue, Cape
                                                            FL 32920.                  Canaveral, FL 32920.
    Charlotte (FEMA Docket No.: B-  Unincorporated areas   The Honorable Ken          Charlotte County      Oct. 16, 2018..................       120061
     1845).                          of Charlotte County    Doherty, Chairman,         Community
                                     (18-04-2509P).         Charlotte County Board     Development
                                                            of Commissioners, 18500    Department, 18500
                                                            Murdock Circle, Suite      Murdock Circle,
                                                            536, Port Charlotte, FL    Port Charlotte, FL
                                                            33948.                     33948.
    Charlotte (FEMA Docket No.: B-  Unincorporated areas   The Honorable Ken          Charlotte County      Oct. 10, 2018..................       120061
     1845).                          of Charlotte County    Doherty, Chairman,         Community
                                     (18-04-3229P).         Charlotte County Board     Development
                                                            of Commissioners, 18500    Department, 18500
                                                            Murdock Circle, Suite      Murdock Circle,
                                                            536, Port Charlotte, FL    Port Charlotte, FL
                                                            33948.                     33948.
    Charlotte (FEMA Docket No.: B-  Unincorporated areas   The Honorable Ken          Charlotte County      Oct. 11, 2018..................       120061
     1845).                          of Charlotte County    Doherty, Chairman,         Community
                                     (18-04-3470P).         Charlotte County Board     Development
                                                            of Commissioners, 18500    Department, 18500
                                                            Murdock Circle, Suite      Murdock Circle,
                                                            536, Port Charlotte, FL    Port Charlotte, FL
                                                            33948.                     33948.
    Lee (FEMA Docket No.: B-1845).  Town of Fort Myers     The Honorable Tracey       Community             Oct. 15, 2018..................       120673
                                     Beach (18-04-2108P).   Gore, Mayor, Town of       Development
                                                            Fort Myers Beach, 2525     Department, 2525
                                                            Estero Boulevard, Fort     Estero Boulevard,
                                                            Myers Beach, FL 33931.     Fort Myers Beach,
                                                                                FL 33931.
    Monroe (FEMA Docket No.: B-     Unincorporated areas   The Honorable David Rice,  Monroe County         Oct. 19, 2018..................       125129
     1845).                          of Monroe County (18-  Mayor, Monroe County       Building
                                     04-3505P).             Board of Commissioners,    Department, 2798
                                                            1100 Simonton Street Key   Overseas Highway,
                                                            West, FL 33040.            Suite 300,
                                                                                Marathon, FL 33050.
    Monroe (FEMA Docket No.: B-     Unincorporated areas   The Honorable David Rice,  Monroe County         Oct. 10, 2018..................       125129
     1845).                          of Monroe County (18-  Mayor, Monroe County       Building
                                     04-3566P).             Board of Commissioners,    Department, 2798
                                                            1100 Simonton Street,      Overseas Highway,
                                                            Key West, FL 33040.        Suite 300,
                                                                                Marathon, FL 33050.

    Nassau (FEMA Docket No.: B-     Unincorporated areas   The Honorable Pat          Nassau County         Oct. 11, 2018..................       120170
     1845).                          of Nassau County (18-  Edwards, Chairman,         Building
                                     04-3296P).             Nassau County Board of     Department, 96161
                                                            Commissioners, 96135       Nassau Place,
                                                            Nassau Place, Suite 1,     Yulee, FL 32097.
                                                            Yulee, FL 32097.
Kentucky:
    Hopkins (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of Mortons Gap    The Honorable Chris        Hopkins County Joint  Oct. 18, 2018..................       210116
     1848).                          (18-04-0717P).         Phelps, Mayor, City of     Planning
                                                            Mortons Gap, P.O. Box      Commission, 10
                                                            367, Mortons Gap, KY       South Main Street,
                                                            42440.                     Room 12,
                                                                                Madisonville, KY
                                                                                42431.
    Hopkins (FEMA Docket No.: B-    Unincorporated areas   The Honorable Donald E.    Hopkins County Joint  Oct. 18, 2018..................       210112
     1848).                          of Hopkins County      Carroll, Hopkins County    Planning
                                     (18-04-0717P).         Judge-Executive, 56        Commission, 10
                                                            North Main Street,         South Main Street,
                                                            Madisonville, KY 42431.    Room 12,
                                                                                Madisonville, KY
                                                                                42431.
Maine:
    Washington (FEMA Docket No.: B- Town of Charlotte (18- The Honorable Ernest       Town Hall, 1098       Oct. 11, 2018..................       230437
     1845).                          01-1031P).             James, Chairman, Town of   Ayers Junction
                                                            Charlotte Board of         Road, Charlotte, ME
                                                            Selectmen, P.O. Box 55,    04666.
                                                            Pembroke, ME 04666.
    Washington (FEMA Docket No.: B- Town of Pembroke (18-  The Honorable Milan        Town Hall, 48 Old     Oct. 11, 2018..................       230143
     1845).                          01-1031P).             Jamieson, Chairman, Town   County Road,
                                                            of Pembroke Board of       Pembroke, ME 04666.
                                                            Selectmen, P.O. Box 247,
                                                            Pembroke, ME 04666.
    Washington (FEMA Docket No.: B- Town of Robbinston     The Honorable Tom          Town Hall, 904 U.S.   Oct. 11, 2018..................       230321
     1845).                          (18-01-1031P).         Moholland, Chairman,       Route 1,
                                                            Town of Robbinston Board   Robbinston, ME
                                                            of Selectmen, 986 Ridge    04671.
                                                            Road, Robbinston, ME
                                                            04671.
Massachusetts: Bristol (FEMA        Town of Westport (18-  The Honorable Shana M.     Building Department,  Oct. 12, 2018..................       255224
 Docket No.: B-1845).                01-0550P).             Shufelt, Chair, Town of    856 Main Road,
                                                            Westport Board of          Westport, MA 02790.
                                                            Selectmen, 816 Main
                                                            Road, Westport, MA 02790.
North Carolina: Iredell (FEMA       Unincorporated areas   The Honorable James        Iredell County        Oct. 17, 2018..................       370313
 Docket No.: B-1845).                of Iredell County      Mallory, III, Chairman,    Planning
                                     (18-04-1249P).         Iredell County Board of    Department, 349
                                                            Commissioners, P.O. Box    North Center
                                                            788, Statesville, NC       Street,
                                                            28687.                     Statesville, NC
                                                                                28687.
South Carolina: Lexington (FEMA     Town of Irmo (18-04-   The Honorable Hardy K.     Town Hall, 7300       Oct. 12, 2018..................       450133
 Docket No.: B-1845).                3966P).                King, Mayor, Town of       Woodrow Street,
                                                            Irmo, 501 Doncaster        Irmo, SC 29063.
                                                            Drive, Irmo, SC 29063.
Texas:
    Bexar (FEMA Docket No.: B-      City of San Antonio    The Honorable Ron          Transportation and    Oct. 22, 2018..................       480045
     1848).                          (17-06-3967P).         Nirenberg, Mayor, City     Capital
                                                            of San Antonio, P.O. Box   Improvements
                                                            839966, San Antonio, TX    Department, Storm
                                                            78283.                     Water Division,
                                                                                1901 South Alamo
                                                                                Street, 2nd Floor,
                                                                                San Antonio, TX
                                                                                78204.
     Bexar (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of San Antonio    The Honorable Ron          Transportation and    Oct. 22, 2018..................       480045
     1848).                          (18-06-0180P).         Nirenberg, Mayor, City     Capital
                                                            of San Antonio, P.O. Box   Improvements
                                                            839966, San Antonio, TX    Department, Storm
                                                            78283.                     Water Division,
                                                                                1901 South Alamo
                                                                                Street, 2nd Floor,
                                                                                San Antonio, TX
                                                                                78204.
    Collin (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Plano (18-06-  The Honorable Harry        Engineering           Oct. 12, 2018..................       480140
     1845).                          0609P).                LaRosiliere, Mayor, City   Department, 1520 K
                                                            of Plano, 1520 K Avenue,   Avenue, Suite 250,
                                                            Plano, TX 75074.           Plano, TX 75074.
    Collin (FEMA Docket No.: B-     Unincorporated areas   The Honorable Keith Self,  Collin County         Oct. 15, 2018..................       480130
     1845).                          of Collin County (18-  Collin County Judge,       Emergency
                                     06-0382P).             2300 Bloomdale Road,       Management
                                                            Suite 4192, McKinney, TX   Department, 4690
                                                            75071.                     Community Avenue,
                                                                                Suite 200,
                                                                                McKinney, TX 75071.
    Dallas (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Coppell (18-   The Honorable Karen Hunt,  Engineering           Oct. 22, 2018..................       480170
     1848).                          06-0712P).             Mayor, City of Coppell,    Department, 255
                                                            255 Parkway Boulevard,     Parkway Boulevard,
                                                            Coppell, TX 75019.         Coppell, TX 75019.
    Dallas (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Dallas (17-06- The Honorable Michael S.   Floodplain and        Oct. 22, 2018..................       480171
     1848).                          4026P).                Rawlings, Mayor, City of   Drainage Management
                                                            Dallas, 1500 Marilla       Department, 320
                                                            Street, Suite 5EN,         East Jefferson
                                                            Dallas, TX 75201.          Street, Suite 307,
                                                                                Dallas, TX 75203.
    Dallas (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Dallas (18-06- The Honorable Michael S.   Floodplain            Oct. 15, 2018..................       480171
     1845).                          0377P).                Rawlings, Mayor, City of   Management
                                                            Dallas, 1500 Marilla       Department, 320
                                                            Street, Suite 5EN,         East Jefferson
                                                            Dallas, TX 75201.          Boulevard, Room
                                                                                307, Dallas, TX
                                                                                75203.
    El Paso (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of El Paso (16-   Mr. Tommy Gonzalez,        City Hall, 801 Texas  Oct. 15, 2018..................       480214
     1845).                          06-3207P).             Manager, City of El        Avenue, El Paso, TX
                                                            Paso, 300 North Campbell   79901.
                                                            Street, El Paso, TX
                                                            79901.
    Montgomery (FEMA Docket No.: B- City of Magnolia (18-  The Honorable Todd Kana,   City Hall, 18111      Oct. 12, 2018..................       481261
     1845).                          06-1973P).             Mayor, City of Magnolia,   Buddy Riley
                                                            18111 Buddy Riley          Boulevard,
                                                            Boulevard, Magnolia, TX    Magnolia, TX 77354.
                                                            77354.
    Montgomery (FEMA Docket No.: B- Unincorporated areas   The Honorable Craig        Montgomery County     Oct. 12, 2018..................       480483
     1845).                          of Montgomery County   Doyal, Montgomery County   Permit Office, 501
                                     (18-06-1973P).         Judge, 501 North           North Thompson
                                                            Thompson Street, Suite     Street, Suite 100,
                                                            401, Conroe, TX 77301.     Conroe, TX 77301.

    Parker (FEMA Docket No.: B-     City of Fort Worth     The Honorable Betsy        Transportation and    Oct. 22, 2018..................       480596
     1845).                          (18-06-1767P).         Price, Mayor, City of      Public Works
                                                            Fort Worth, 200 Texas      Department, 200
                                                            Street, Fort Worth, TX     Texas Street, Fort
                                                            76102.                     Worth, TX 76102.
    Rockwall (FEMA Docket No.: B-   City of Rockwall (18-  The Honorable Jim Pruitt,  Engineering           Oct. 15, 2018..................       480547
     1845).                          06-0382P).             Mayor, City of Rockwall,   Department, 385
                                                            385 South Goliad Street,   South Goliad
                                                            Rockwall, TX 75087.        Street, Rockwall,
                                                                                TX 75087.
    Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of Grapevine (18- The Honorable William D.   City Hall, 200 South  Oct. 22, 2018..................       480598
     1848).                          06-0712P).             Tate, Mayor, City of       Main Street,
                                                            Grapevine, P.O. Box        Grapevine, TX 76099.
                                                            95104, Grapevine, TX
                                                            76099.
    Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of Kennedale (18- The Honorable Brian        Planning and          Oct. 15, 2018..................       480603
     1845).                          06-0322P).             Johnson, Mayor, City of    Development
                                                            Kennedale, 405 Municipal   Department, 405
                                                            Drive, Kennedale, TX       Municipal Drive,
                                                            76060.                     Kennedale, TX 76060.
    Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of Mansfield (18- The Honorable David L.     City Hall, 1200 East  Oct. 11, 2018..................       480606
     1845).                          06-0226P).             Cook, Mayor, City of       Broad Street,
                                                            Mansfield, 1200 East       Mansfield, TX 76063.
                                                            Broad Street, Mansfield,
                                                            TX 76063.
    Tom Green (FEMA Docket No.: B-  City of San Angelo     The Honorable Brenda       City Hall, 301 West   Oct. 16, 2018..................       480623
     1845).                          (18-06-0816P).         Gunter, Mayor, City of     Beauregard Avenue,
                                                            San Angelo, 72 West        San Angelo, TX
                                                            College Avenue, San        76903.
                                                            Angelo, TX 76903.
Virginia:
    Fairfax (FEMA Docket No.: B-    Unincorporated areas   The Honorable Sharon       Fairfax County        Oct. 12, 2018..................       515525
     1845).                          of Fairfax County      Bulova, Chair, Fairfax     Stormwater Planning
                                     (18-03-0171P).         County Board of            Division, 12000
                                                            Supervisors, 12000         Government Center
                                                            Government Center          Parkway, Suite 449,
                                                            Parkway, Fairfax, VA       Fairfax, VA 22035.
                                                            22035.
    Prince William (FEMA Docket     Unincorporated areas   Mr. Christopher E.         Prince William        Oct. 12, 2018..................       510119
     No.: B-1845).                   of Prince William      Martino, Prince William    County Department
                                     County (18-03-0171P).  County Executive, 1        of Public Works, 5
                                                            County Complex Court,      County Complex
                                                            Prince William, VA 22192.  Court, Prince
                                                                                William, VA 22192.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65660-65661]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0256; FRL-9935-66-Region 9]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona;
Phased Discontinuation of Stage II Vapor Recovery Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to the receipt of adverse comments, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the September 2, 2015 direct
final rule that approves a state implementation plan (SIP) revision
related to the removal of ``Stage II'' vapor recovery equipment at
gasoline dispensing facilities in the Phoenix-Mesa area. The EPA will
address the comments in a subsequent final action based upon the
proposed rulemaking action, also published on September 2, 2105. The
EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action.

DATES: The direct final rule published at 80 FR 53001 on September 2,
2015 is withdrawn, effective October 27, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Buss, Air Planning Office
(AIR-2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne,
San Francisco, California 94105;<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53001), the EPA
published a direct final rule approving a SIP revision submitted by the
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). The revision
provides for the phased removal of Stage II vapor recovery equipment at
gasoline dispensing facilities in the Phoenix-Mesa area. Specifically,
the revision eliminates the requirement to install and operate such
equipment at new gasoline dispending facilities, and provides for the
phased removal of such equipment at existing gasoline dispensing
facilities from October 2016 through September 2018. In the direct
final rule, the EPA stated that if adverse comments were received by
October 2, 2015, the EPA would publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule and address the comments in a subsequent final rule.
The EPA received adverse comments and is therefore withdrawing the
direct final rule. The EPA will address these comments in a separate
final action based on the proposed action also published on September
2, 2015 (80 FR 53086). The EPA will not open a second comment period
for this action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: September 28, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Accordingly, the amendment to 40 CFR 52.120 which published in the
Federal Register on September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53001) on page 53007 is
withdrawn as of October 27, 2015.

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Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition December 23, 2005 Mr. James Berlow Director, Office of Solid Waste USEPA Headquarters Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Mail Code: 5302W Washington, DC 20460 Berlow. Jim@ epamail. epa. gov Submitted Via email Dear Mr. Berlow:

The Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition is a Washington, D. C. based trade association representing all the cement companies with facilities in the United States that recovery energy from hazardous waste by using them as fuels in the cement manufacturing process. In addition, we represent companies that collect, transfer and blend these fuels for this use. As part of our comment package on the original 1996 HWC MACT proposed rule, CKRC submitted comments ( August 19, 1996) regarding EPA's then proposed " Comparable Fuels Exclusion."

Our 1996 comments expressed concern about the inconsistency of EPA deregulating certain waste fuels in some combustion applications involving energy recovery while simultaneously pursuing a rulemaking to subject other forms of energy recovery to the full panoply of RCRA regulations when burning the same waste fuels. We reminded EPA of the unique and critical role that RCRA regulations play in providing a level of oversight that ensures these waste fuels are used in a manner protective of human health and the environment. CKRC attended last week's stakeholder meeting where EPA gave a presentation outlining additional options it is considering to enhance and expand the current comparable fuels exclusion. The concerns discussed in our 1996 comments, which the Agency largely ignored, are only heightened by the potential to broaden the current exclusion. We think it is inappropriate for EPA to consider expanding the exclusion without thorough consideration of the risks involved and the true impact it will have on all energy recovery technologies. Finally, despite EPA's claim that expanding the exclusion would help fulfill certain energy recovery goals of the Resource Conservation Challenge ( RCC), we believe the main effect will be counterproductive shifting hazardous waste from fully regulated energy recovery units toward significantly less regulated devices. EPA's Proposed Options to Expand the Comparable Fuels Exclusion Do Not Meet the Goals of the Resource Conservation Challenge EPA has claimed that the impetus for expanding the comparable fuels exclusion is that it advances the energy recovery goals of the Resource Conservation Challenge. While we agree that actually increasing the amount of waste that is burned for energy recovery would meet RCC goals, CKRC disagrees that expanding the comparable fuels exclusion would produce that result. Currently, many of the wastes being considered for exclusion are being burned for energy recovery in cement kilns and other units. In fact, due to their necessary role in fuel blending, these types of relatively high BTU/ low inorganic content wastes specifically enable energy recovery from the much broader range of hazardous wastes that would never meet the exclusion requirements. Shifting waste fuels from one energy recovery unit to another via deregulation does not advance energy recovery. When these wastes are shifted towards less regulated combustors, the resulting energy recovery and associated transportation and storage will have less oversight and pose greater risk. EPA's claim that the expanded exclusion will result in reduced transportation does not ring true. The use of comparable fuels is not currently restricted to on site combustors; generators are allowed to and do transport them between facilities. CKRC strongly encourages the Agency to study the actual impact of this rule on transportation since there currently is not sufficient data to assume that transportation will decrease. Regardless of the impact on transportation, if expanding the exclusion will not actually increase energy recovery as CKRC has pointed out, then it clearly will do nothing to further the energy recovery goals of the RCC.

EPA has not Properly Considered the Potential Risks Associated with Deregulating these Waste Fuels A preliminary review of the survey data supporting EPA's plan to expand the comparable fuels exclusion reveals several disturbing examples of waste streams with toxic and/ or reactive constituents that have no counterpart in " benchmark" fuels that generators appear to consider as viable candidates for exclusion. For example, allyl alcohol is listed as a potential component of an excluded waste. Allyl alcohol has an OSHA PEL of 2 ppm. CKRC member companies report that allyl alcohol does surface in the market and when it does it is at fairly significant levels. Wastes containing allyl alcohol are dangerous and are clear examples of wastes that should not be removed from RCRA oversight. Therefore, we do not believe EPA can support the position that allyl alcohol is an expected component of " benchmark fuels."

Another example of an incongruous constituent of benchmark fuels is methyl methacrylate, which is reactive and is a powerful lachrymator. Methyl methacrylate frequently occurs at significant concentrations in wastes destined for eventual use as fuel at fully regulated combustion units. CKRC is concerned that allowing such materials to be effectively unregulated as excluded " comparable" fuels would be an accident waiting to happen. We believe it is imperative that EPA thoroughly and specifically evaluate each of the potential components of wastes that generators are seeking to exclude because they supposedly are " comparable" to benchmark fuels and carefully assess the risks of allowing them to bypass RCRA regulation. Spill prevention procedures, waste analysis, compatibility in tank systems, contingency plans, and training are some examples of how RCRA attempts to minimize harm to human health and the environment from these types of wastes. Specifically, CKRC urges EPA to focus on the potential for worker exposure to these " excluded" waste chemicals. Because they will be considered " fuel like", workers may not necessarily be made aware of the potential risks involved and inappropriately assume that because they are " fuel like," they pose no greater risks. EPA must explain in any proposed rule how all these important protective measures would be satisfied for " comparable" fuels once they are excluded from regulation.

EPA's Efforts to Expand the Comparable Fuels Exclusion Disregards the Significant Agency Action and Industry Investments in the Recently Promulgated HWC MACT Rule CKRC finds it ironic that, immediately on the heels of promulgating the nation's most stringent waste combustion standards in the Hazardous Waste Combustor MACT rule, EPA is contemplating action that will weaken the viability of regulated hazardous waste combustors. Expanding the comparable fuels exclusion offers no environmental benefits. On the contrary, it would increase the risk of harm to human health and the environment for the apparent sole purpose of granting modest economic relief to certain waste generators. The new HWC MACT standards will require significant investment and increases in operating and compliance costs for regulated hazardous waste combustors, including energy recovery units such as cement kilns. Yet, just weeks after promulgating those standards, EPA has announced plans to develop a rule that clearly would undermine the economic viability of HWC operators, thereby adversely impacting their ability to make the necessary investments to upgrade their facilities and demonstrate compliance with the HWC rule. The Agency should understand that regulations that would have the effect of pulling the highest Btu wastes from the thermal treatment market would imperil the ability of fuel blenders, cement kilns, and others in the market to treat hazardous waste with more limited fuel properties. In the current thermal treatment market, the type of hazardous waste fuels that EPA is proposing to more broadly exclude are at times sold by waste generators. In other words, in many cases those waste streams already provide positive economic value to their generators. Agency action that would cause these higher BTU wastes to be redirected away from the thermal treatment market, would cause an unacceptable decline in the average energy value of hazardous waste fuels, which would force regulated hazardous waste combustors to supplement their blended fuels from other sources. Expanding the comparable fuels exclusion would have no effect on the net amount of waste utilized for energy recovery. It would, however, increase the costs for treating non excluded wastes in cement kilns. Conclusion In any proposal to expand the comparable fuels exclusion, EPA should, at a minimum, provide a thorough analysis of:

1) The actual change in overall energy recovery attributable to the expanded exclusion, with specific consideration of the effects upon existing energy recovery activity in the commercial thermal treatment market.

2) The actual extent to which transportation of potentially excluded wastes would be affected and the economic impact of those effects balanced against the economic impact of shifting those wastes away from fully regulated combustion units.

3) The risks associated with handling, transporting, and storing the specific types of potentially excluded wastes by unregulated entities, with particular attention to properties such as reactivity that are not " comparable" to other fuels such as oil or gasoline.

In a recent Inside EPA article on the Comparable Fuels effort, EPA is quoted as asking " If it is no more risky than conventional fuels, why not de regulate it and let the market decide?" ( December 21, 2005 " EPA May Analyze Energy Savings from " Waste as Fuel Rule After Criticism"). CKRC strongly believes that EPA first has to address the " IF" by proving ( not claiming) that the potentially excluded materials are not " more risky." Then, EPA has to prove that de regulating these materials will in fact produce the desired outcomes   ostensibly, more energy recovery and less transportation with no increase in risk to human health and the environment. Finally, EPA must examine the current market disposition of potentially excluded " comparable" fuels and ensure that introducing significant change into the market will actually create a net increase in the amount of energy recovery and not cause negative effects and unintended consequences. ( Such as increasing the cost of thermal treatment and threatening the viability of existing necessary treatment units  including those that already recover energy from these wastes  while not really advancing the goals of the RCC.)

Thank you for including us in the stakeholder meeting. CKRC looks forward to participating in the rulemaking development process and hopes you find these initial comments useful. If you have any questions, please contact me or Michelle Lusk.

Sincerely,

Mike Benoit Executive Director cc: Robert Holloway, Environmental Engineer, OSW Holloway. bob@ epamail. epa. gov


[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1612-1613]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9037-1]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

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

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 01/01/2018
Through 01/05/2018
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: http://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/action/eia/search.

EIS No. 20180000, Final, USDA, ID, Winschell Dugway Motorized Trail
Project, Review Period Ends: 02/26/2018, Contact: Jessica Taylor 208-
557-5837.

    Dated: January 9, 2018.
Kelly Knight,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 7907]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02876]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Thirteenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 227, Standards of
Navigation Performance

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

ACTION: Meeting Notice of RTCA Special Committee 227, Standards of
Navigation Performance, Correction to FR Doc. 2015-01829.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the
thirteenth meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 227, Standards of
Navigation Performance

DATES: The meeting will be held March 16-20 from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: RTCA Headquarters, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910,
Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Web site at http://www.rtca.org. In addition, Sophie Bousquet may be contacted directly at
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of Special Committee 227. The agenda will
include the following:

March 16-20 2015

     Welcome/Introductions/Administrative Remarks.
     Agenda Overview.
     Overview of Planned Work Program for the Week.
    [cir] Working Group 2 MOPS Change Proposals.
    [cir] MOPS Draft Review.
    [cir] SC-186 proposed addition to MASPS Appendix.
     Plenary Review/Discussion.
    [cir] Planned Work Schedule (Note, schedule subject to change).
    [cir] New tasking: Update to DO-257A, Electronic Map MOPS.
    [cir] MOPS Change Proposals for Incorporation into draft MOPS.
    [cir] 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.
     Technical Requirements Breakout Sessions (as needed).
     Other Business.
     Adjourn.
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 5th, 2015.
Mohannad Dawoud,
Management Analyst, NextGen, Program Oversight and Administration,
Federal Aviation Administration.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50062-50063]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2019-0014; OMB No. 1660-0098]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; FEMA Citizen Responder Programs Registration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents,
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
Andy Burrows, Citizen Responder Lead, Individual and Community
Preparedness Division, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024,
202-716-0527<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal Register on July 11, 2019 at Volume
84 FR 33083 with a 60-day public comment period. No comments were
received.

The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will
submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Citizen Responder Programs Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0098.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 008-0-25, FEMA Citizen Responder
Programs Registration.
    Abstract: The FEMA Citizen Responder registration form will allow
FEMA as well as State, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) personnel
to evaluate whether prospective Councils/Community Emergency Response
Teams (CERTs) have the support of the appropriate government officials
in their area, ensure a dedicated coordinator is assigned to the
program, and provide an efficient way to track the effectiveness of the
nationwide network of Councils and CERT programs.
    Affected Public: SLTT governments and FEMA-affiliated citizen
responders throughout the US and its territories.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $54,750.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $10,475.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: PR24-6-000.
    Applicants: Hope Gas, Inc.
    Description: Report Filing: HGI--2023 PREP Filing Supplemental
Filing to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5170.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/22/23.

    Docket Numbers: PR24-18-000.
    Applicants: Boston Gas Company.
    Description: Sec.  284.123 Rate Filing: Revised Statement of
Operating Conditions to be effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5232.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/21/23.

    Docket Numbers: PR24-19-000.
    Applicants: Louisville Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  284.123(g) Rate Filing: Operating Statement Rate
Change Exhibit A Statement of Rates to be effective 11/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5161.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/22/23.
    Sec.  284.123(g) Protest: 5 pm ET 1/30/24.

    Docket Numbers: PR24-20-000.
    Applicants: Intermountain Gas Company.
    Description: Sec.  284.123 Rate Filing: Statement of Operating
Conditions Baseline to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5176.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/22/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-197-000.
    Applicants: UGI Mt. Bethel Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Annual Report of Operational Purchases and Sales of
UGI Mt. Bethel Pipeline, LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5154.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-198-000.
    Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: REX 2023-11-30 Negotiated Rate
Agreements to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5167.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-199-000.
    Applicants: TransColorado Gas Transmission Company LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: TC Quarterly FL&U Update Nov.
2023 to be effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5175.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-200-000.
    Applicants: Mojave Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Annual Fuel and L&U Filing
2024 to be effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5192.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-202-000.
    Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreements
Filing (Koch_Lackawanna) to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5218.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-203-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Superseding Neg Rate Agmt
(Texla 57490) to be effective 11/30/2023.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5219.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-204-000.
    Applicants: LA Storage, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Filing of Negotiated Rate I/W
Agreements 11.30.23 to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5238.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-205-000.
    Applicants: UGI Sunbury, LLC.
    Description: Annual Report of Operational Purchases and Sales of
UGI Sunbury, LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5251.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-206-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Non-Conforming Agreements
Filing (ExxonMobil) to be effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5247.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-207-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Non-Conforming Agreements
Update (APS 2023) to be effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 11/30/23.
    Accession Number: 20231130-5263.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/12/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-208-000.
    Applicants: Southeast Supply Header, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--FPL to be
effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5011.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-209-000.
    Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Capacity
Release Agreements--12/1/2023 to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5019.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-210-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--Various
Releases eff 12-1-23 to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5057.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-211-000.
    Applicants: NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--Various
Releases eff 12-1-2023 to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5058.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-212-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--December
2023 Clean Up Filing eff 1-1-24 to be effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5059.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-213-000.
    Applicants: MountainWest Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: FGRP Report for 2024 to be
effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5062.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-214-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreement
Update (Conoco Dec 4 2023) to be effective 12/4/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5073.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-215-000.
    Applicants: Gas Transmission Northwest LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Annual Fuel Charge Adjustment 2023
Report to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5077.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-216-000.
    Applicants: Chandeleur Pipe Line, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Chandeleur FLLA Filing to be
effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5106.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-217-000.
    Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Capital Cost Surcharge #4 Eff.
January 1, 2024 to be effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5114.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-218-000.
    Applicants: Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates Filing--
Assignment XTO/EMOC to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5130.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-219-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Cap Rel Neg Rate Agmt (Osaka
46429 to ConocoPhillips 57588) to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5142.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-220-000.
    Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: REX 2023-12-01 Negotiated Rate
Agreements to be effective 12/2/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5145.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-221-000.
    Applicants: NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--DTE Electric
860002 eff 12-1-2023 to be effective 12/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5167.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP24-222-000.
    Applicants: Cameron Interstate Pipeline, LLC.
    Description:Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Cameron Interstate Pipeline
Adjustment of Fuel Retainage Per to be effective 1/1/2024.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5191.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.
    Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a
complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with
Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211,
385.214, or 385.206) 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.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1591-000.
    Applicants: Golden Pass Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Refund Report: 2023 Penalty and Revenue Cost Report of
Golden Pass Pipeline LLC to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 12/1/23.
    Accession Number: 20231201-5020.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 12/13/23.
    Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
comment date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    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>.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].

    Dated: December 1, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2022-N-2782]

Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting;
Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; establishment of a public docket; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming
public advisory committee meeting of the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory
Committee. The general function of the committee is to provide advice
and recommendations to FDA on regulatory issues. The meeting will be
open to the public. FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on
this document.

DATES: The meeting will be held virtually on March 16, 2023, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Please note that due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,
all meeting participants will be joining this advisory committee
meeting via an online teleconferencing platform. Answers to commonly
asked questions about FDA advisory committee meetings may be accessed
at: https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm.
    FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this meeting.
The docket number is FDA-2022-N-2782. Please note that late, untimely
filed comments will not be considered. The docket will close on March
15, 2023. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will
accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of March 15,
2023. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/
paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are received on or
before that date.
    Comments received on or before March 9, 2023, will be provided to
the committee. Comments received after that date will be taken into
consideration by FDA. In the event that the meeting is cancelled, FDA
will continue to evaluate any relevant applications or information, and
consider any comments submitted to the docket, as appropriate.
    You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2022-N-2782 for ``Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of
Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments.''
Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will
be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' FDA will review
this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in its
consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed
confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be available for
public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both
copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish your name
and contact information be made publicly available, you can provide
this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your
comments and you must identify the information as ``confidential.'' Any
information marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For
more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see
80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Frimpong, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-7973, email: [email protected], or FDA Advisory Committee
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC
area). A notice in the Federal Register about last-minute modifications
that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot
always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore,
you should always check FDA's website at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and

scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call
the advisory committee information line to learn about possible
modifications before the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Agenda: The meeting presentations will be heard, viewed, captioned,
and recorded through an online teleconferencing platform. The committee
will discuss new drug application (NDA) 217188, for PAXLOVID
(nirmatrelvir and ritonavir co-packaged tablets) for oral use,
submitted by Pfizer, Inc. The proposed indication is treatment of mild-
to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults who are at high
risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or
death.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its website prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available on FDA's website at
the time of the advisory committee meeting. Background material and the
link to the online teleconference meeting room will be available at
https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll
down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link. The meeting
will include slide presentations with audio components to allow the
presentation of materials in a manner that most closely resembles an
in-person advisory committee meeting.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
All electronic and written submissions to the Docket (see ADDRESSES) on
or before March 9, 2023, will be provided to the committee. Oral
presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Those individuals interested in
making formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and
submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to
make their presentation on or before March 2, 2023. Time allotted for
each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants
requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a
lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing
session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding
their request to speak by March 3, 2023.
    For press inquiries, please contact the Office of Media Affairs at
[email protected] or<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
disabilities. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Joyce Frimpong (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7
days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our website at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: February 22, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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