[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65153-65154]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25591]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0894; FRL-10000-71-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives:
Requirements for Manufacturers (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives: Requirements for Manufacturers (EPA ICR Number 0309.16, OMB
Control Number 2060-0150) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through January 31, 2020. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on April 12, 2019 during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 26,
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0894, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Compliance
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6405A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that EPA will be collecting, are available in
the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR part 79,
subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives,
manufacturers (including importers) of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-
vehicle diesel fuel, and

additives for those fuels, are required to have these products
registered by EPA prior to their introduction into commerce.
Registration involves providing a chemical description of the fuel or
additive, and certain technical, marketing, and health-effects
information. The development of health-effects data, as required by 40
CFR 79, Subpart F, is covered by a separate information collection.
Manufacturers are also required to submit periodic reports (annually
for additives, quarterly and annually for fuels) on production volume
and related information. The information is used to identify products
whose evaporative or combustion emissions may pose an unreasonable risk
to public health, thus meriting further investigation and potential
regulation. The information is also used to ensure that fuel additives
comply with EPA requirements for protecting catalytic converters and
other automotive emission controls. The data have been used to
construct a comprehensive data base on fuel and additive composition.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor
restricts the use of diesel additives in underground coal mines to
those registered by EPA. Most of the information is business
confidential.
    Form Numbers: EPA Forms 3520-12, 3520-12A, 3520-12Q, 3520-13, 3520-
13A, and 3520-13B.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers and importers of
motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives to
those fuels.
    Respondents obligation to respond: Mandatory per 40 CFR part 79.
    Estimated number of respondents: 10,700.
    Frequency of response: On occasion, quarterly, annually.
    Total estimated burden: 22,550 hours per year. Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,308,500 million per year, includes $53,500
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 1,550 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to an increase in the number of
registered fuels and fuel additives for which periodic reports are
required.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-25591 Filed 11-25-19; 8:45 am]
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not economically significant as defined in Executive Order 12866, and
because EPA does not believe the environmental health or safety risks
addressed by this action present a disproportionate risk to children.
This action's health and risk assessments are contained in the
comparisons of toxicity for HFO-1234yf, as well as in the risk screens
for HFO-1234yf. The risk screens are in the docket for this rulemaking.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

    This action involves technical standards. EPA proposes to adopt the
current versions of three technical safety standards developed by SAE
by incorporating them by reference into the use conditions for the
nonroad vehicles addressed in this action. EPA also proposes to modify
the use conditions for the previous listings of HFO-1234yf in MVAC
systems to incorporate by reference the most current versions of the
three standards. The use conditions would ensure that HFO-1234yf would
not present significantly greater risk to human health or the
environment than other alternatives available for use in MVAC.
Specifically, the three standards are:
    1. SAE J639: Safety and Design Standards for Motor Vehicle
Refrigerant Vapor Compression Systems (revised November 2020). This
document establishes safety standards for HFO-1234yf MVAC systems that
include unique fittings; a warning label indicating the refrigerant's
identity and that it is a flammable refrigerant; and requirements for
engineering design strategies that include a high-pressure compressor
cutoff switch and pressure relief devices. This standard is available
at https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j639_201112/.
    2. SAE J1739: Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Including Design FMEA, Supplemental FMEA-MSR, and Process FMEA (revised
January 2021). This standard describes potential FMEA in design and
potential FMEA in manufacturing and assembly processes. It requires
manufacturers of MVAC systems and vehicles to conduct a FMEA and
assists users in the identification and mitigation of risk by providing
appropriate terms, requirements, ranking charts, and worksheets. This
standard is available at https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j1739_202101/.
    3. SAE J2844: R-1234yf (HFO-1234yf) New Refrigerant Purity and
Container Requirements for Use in Mobile Air-Conditioning Systems
(revised January 2013). This standard sets purity standards and
describes container requirements, including fittings for refrigerant
cylinders. For connections with refrigerant containers for use in
professional servicing, use fittings must be consistent with SAE J2844
(revised January 2013). For connections with small refrigerant cans for
consumer or professional use, use fittings must have a diameter of 0.5
inches, a thread pitch of 16 thread per inch, and a left thread
direction, consistent with SAE J2844. This standard is available at
https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j2844_201301/.
    These standards may be purchased by mail at: SAE Customer Service,
400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001; by telephone: 1-877-
606-7323 in the United States or<PHONE_NUMBER> outside the United States
or in Canada. The cost of SAE J639, SAE J1739, and SAE J2844 is $85
each for an electronic or hardcopy. The cost of obtaining these
standards is not a significant financial burden for manufacturers of
MVAC systems and purchase is not required for those selling,
installing, and servicing the systems. Therefore, EPA concludes that
the use of SAE J639, SAE J1739, and SAE J2844 are reasonably available.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    A regulatory action may involve potential environmental justice
concerns if it could: (1) Create new disproportionate impacts on people
of color, low-income populations, and/or indigenous peoples; (2)
exacerbate existing disproportionate impacts on people of color, low-
income populations, and/or indigenous peoples; or (3) present
opportunities to address existing disproportionate impacts on people of
color, low-income populations, and/or indigenous peoples through the
action under development.
    EPA believes that this action does not have disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects on people of color,
low-income populations and/or indigenous peoples, as specified in
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). The proposed
listings for HFO-1234yf in the vehicle types addressed in this action
would provide additional lower-GWP alternatives for the MVAC end-use.
By providing a lower-GWP alternative for this end-use, this proposed
rule is also anticipated to reduce the use and eventual emissions of
potent GHGs in this end-use, which could help to reduce the effects of
climate change, including the public health and welfare effects on
minority populations, low-income populations and/or indigenous peoples.
This action's health and environmental risk assessments are contained
in the comparison of health and environmental risks for HFO-1234yf, as
well as in the risk screens that are available in the docket for this
rulemaking. EPA's analysis indicates that other environmental impacts
and human health impacts of HFO-1234yf are comparable to or less than
those of other substitutes that are listed as acceptable for the same
end-use. Based on these considerations, EPA expects that, if this
proposal becomes final as proposed, the effects on minority
populations, low-income populations and/or indigenous peoples would not
be disproportionately high and adverse.

IX. References

    Unless specified otherwise, all documents are available
electronically through the Federal Docket Management System, Docket
number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0347.

AEM, 2019. Risk Assessment for HFO-1234yf in Agricultural Tractors
>=40 HP

including 2WD, MFD, 4WD and Track Type Equipment.
AEM, 2020a. Risk Assessment for HFO-1234yf in Self-Propelled
Agricultural Machinery including Combines, Forage Harvesters,
Sprayers, and Windrowers.
AEM, 2020b. Risk Assessment for HFO-1234yf in Compact Equipment
(Examples include Tractors <40HP, Turf Equipment, Skid Steer, Mini-
Excavators and Track Loaders).
AEM, 2020c. Risk Assessment for HFO-1234yf in Construction,
Forestry, and Mining Equipment.
AEM, 2020d. Risk Assessment for HFO-1234yf in Commercial Utility
Vehicles.
AEM, 2020e. CFD Leak Modeling-Supplemental Information to Compliment
AEM Machine Form RAs.
AEM, 2021. Appendix A: Machine Forms as Classified by AEM
Membership.
ASHRAE, 2019. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2019: Designation and Safety
Classification of Refrigerants.
Chemours, 2019. HFO-1234yf for Use as a Refrigerant. Significant New
Alternatives Policy Program Submission to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
CRP, 2008. Risk Assessment for Alternative Refrigerants HFO-1234yf
Phase II. Prepared for SAE International Cooperative Research
Program 1234 by Gradient Corporation.
CRP, 2009. Risk Assessment for Alternative Refrigerants HFO-1234yf
and R-744 (CO2) Phase III. Prepared for SAE International
Cooperative Research Program 1234 by Gradient Corporation.
CRP, 2013. SAE International Cooperative Research Project CRP1234-4
on R-1234yf Safety, Finishes Work and Presents Conclusions.
Available online at: https://www.sae.org/servlets/pressRoom?OBJECT_TYPE=PressReleases&PAGE=showRelease&RELEASE_ID=2146.

DuPont and Honeywell, 2008. Guidelines for Use and Handling of HFO-
1234yf (v8.0).
EEAP, 2019. Environmental Effects and Interactions of Stratospheric
Ozone Depletion, UV Radiation, and Climate Change. 2018 Assessment
Report. Nairobi: Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 390 pp. Available online at:
https://ozone.unep.org/science/assessment/eeap.
EPA, 2005. Risk Analysis for Alternative Refrigerant in Motor
Vehicle Air Conditioning.
EPA, 2011. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: New Substitute in the
Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant New
Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program; Final Rule. March 29, 2011 (76
FR 17488). Available online at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-29/pdf/2011-6268.pdf.
EPA, 2016. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Update to the
Refrigerant Management Requirements Under the Clean Air Act.
November 18, 2016. 81 FR 82272. Available online at: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0453-0125.
EPA, 2021. Basic Information about the Emission Standards Reference
Guide for On-road and Nonroad Vehicles and Engines. Available online
at https://www.epa.gov/emission-standards-reference-guide/basic-information-about-emission-standards-reference-guide-road.
Exponent, 2008. HFO-1234yf Refrigerant Concentration and Ignition
Tests in Full-Scale Vehicle Passenger Cabin and Engine Compartment.
ICF, 1997. Physiological Effects of Alternative Fire Protection
Agents--Hypoxic Atmospheres Conference. Stephanie Skaggs prepared
the proceedings of the conference held May 22, 1997 in New London,
CT.
ICF, 2008a. Air Conditioning Refrigerant Charge Size to Passenger
Compartment Volume Ratio Analysis.
ICF, 2008b. Revised Characterization of U.S. Hybrid and Small Car
Sales (Historical and Predicted) and Hybrid Vehicle Accidents.
ICF, 2009a. Revised Final Draft Assessment of the Potential Impacts
of HFO-1234yf and the Associated Production of TFA on Aquatic
Communities and Local Air Quality.
ICF, 2009b. Risk Screen on Substitutes for CFC-12 in Motor Vehicle
Air Conditioning: Substitute: HFO-1234yf.
ICF, 2010a. Summary of HFO-1234yf Emissions Assumptions.
ICF, 2010b. Summary of Updates to the Vintaging Model that Impacted
HFO-1234yf Emissions Estimates.
ICF, 2010c. Revised Assessment of the Potential Impacts of HFO-
1234yf and the Associated Production of TFA on Aquatic Communities,
Soil and Plants, and Local Air Quality.
ICF, 2010d. Sensitivity Analysis CMAQ results on projected maximum
TFA rainwater concentrations and maximum 8-hr ozone concentrations.
ICF, 2016. Technical Support Document for Acceptability Listing of
HFO-1234yf for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning in Limited Heavy-Duty
Applications.
ICF, 2021a. Risk Screen on Substitutes in Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioning (Nonroad Vehicles Agricultural Tractors Greater than 40
Horsepower) (New Equipment).
ICF, 2021b. Risk Screen on Substitutes in Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioning (Nonroad Vehicles Self-Propelled Agricultural
Machinery) (New Equipment).
ICF, 2021c. Risk Screen on Substitutes in Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioning (Nonroad Vehicles Compact Equipment) (New Equipment).
ICF, 2021d. Risk Screen on Substitutes in Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioning (Nonroad Vehicles--Construction, Forestry, and Mining
Equipment) (New Equipment).
ICF, 2021e. Risk Screen on Substitutes in Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioning (Nonroad Vehicles Commercial Utility Vehicles) (New
Equipment).
ICF, 2021f. Risk Screen on Substitutes in Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioning (Small Cans). Substitute: HFO-1234yf.
Kazil et al., 2014. Deposition and rainwater concentrations of
trifluoroacetic acid in the United States from the use of HFO-
1234yf. JGR-Atmospheres, 2014.
Kataoka, O., Yoshizawa, M., & Hirakawa, T., 2000. Allowable Charge
Limit of Flammable Refrigerants and Ventilation Requirements. Daikin
Industries. International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Conference. Paper 506. Available online at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/506.
Luecken et al., 2009. Ozone and TFA impacts in North America from
degradation of 2, 3, 3, 3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), a
potential greenhouse gas replacement. Environmental Science &
Technology 2009. Available online at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Waterland/publication/40481734_Ozone_and_TFA_impacts_in_North_America_from_degradation_of_2333-Tetrafluoropropene_(HFO-
1234yf)_a_potential_greenhouse_gas_replacement/links/
00b7d514ca9595bf5e000000.pdf.
Nielsen, et al., 2007. Atmospheric chemistry of CF3CF=CH2: Kinetics
and mechanisms of gas-phase reactions with Cl atoms, OH radicals,
and O3. Chemical Physics Letters 439, 18-22. Available online at:
https://www.cogci.dk/network/OJN_174_CF3CF=CH2.pdf.
Norwegian Environment Agency, 2017. Study on Environmental and
Health Effects of HFO Refrigerants, Norwegian Environment Agency
Report No. M-9172017, Oslo, Norway, p. 349.
Papadimitriou, et al., 2007. CF3CF=CH2 and (Z)-CF3CF=CHF:
Temperature dependent OH rate coefficients and global warming
potentials. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2007, Vol. 9, p. 1-13.
Available online at: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2008/CP/b714382f.
Perrin Quarles Associates, Inc., 2007. Disposable Container Heel
Testing Study Report. Prepared for United States Environmental
Protection Agency by Perrin Quarles Associates, Inc. March 21, 2007.
SAE, 2013. Standard J2844: R-1234yf (HFO-1234yf) New Refrigerant
Purity and Container Requirements for Use in Mobile Air-Conditioning
Systems. (Revised January 2013).
SAE, 2019. Standard J2772: Measurement of Passenger Compartment
Refrigerant Concentrations Under System Refrigerant Leakage
Conditions. SAE International. (Revised September 2019).
SAE, 2020. Standard J639: Safety and Design Standards for Motor
Vehicle Refrigerant Vapor Compression Systems. (Revised November
2020).
SAE, 2021. Standard J1739: Potential Failure Mode and Effects
Analysis (FMEA) Including Design FMEA, Supplemental FMEA-MSR, and
Process FMEA. (Revised January 2021).

UNEP, 2015. Ecological Issues on the Feasibility of Managing HFCs:
Focus on TFA. Inter-sessional Informal Meeting, 12-13 June 2015.
Available online at: https://ozone.unep.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/informal%20brief_ecological%20effects_intersessional_June%202015_final%20%281%29.docx.
Wagner, J., 2021. Email from John Wagner, Association of Equipment
Manufacturers to Chenise Farquharson, EPA.
WMO, 2018. Executive Summary: Scientific Assessment of Ozone
Depletion: 2018, World Meteorological Organization, Global Ozone
Research and Monitoring Project--Report No. 58, 67 pp., Geneva,
Switzerland, 2018. Available online at: https://ozone.unep.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/SAP-2018-Assessment-report.pdf.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 82

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Recycling, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Stratospheric ozone layer, Motor
vehicle air conditioning.

Michael S. Regan,
Administrator.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, EPA proposes to amend 40
CFR part 82 as follows:

PART 82--PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE

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1. The authority citation for part 82 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7414, 7601, 7671--7671q.

Subpart G--Significant New Alternatives Policy Program

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2. Appendix B to subpart G of part 82 is amended by
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a. Revising the existing four entries for HFO-1234yf in the table
titled ``Refrigerants--Acceptable Subject to Use Conditions''
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b. Adding five new entries for HFO-1234yf to the table titled
``Refrigerants--Acceptable Subject to Use Conditions''.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:

Appendix B to Subpart G of Part 82--Substitutes Subject to Use
Restrictions and Unacceptable Substitutes

                                                   Refrigerants--Acceptable Subject to Use Conditions
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            Application                    Substitute              Decision                     Conditions                           Comments
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
CFC-12 Automobile Motor Vehicle Air  HFO-1234yf as a        Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 Conditioning (New equipment in       substitute for CFC-    use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 passenger cars and light-duty        12.                                          (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
 trucks only).                                                                      adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS. Reg. No. 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     Substances Control Act,
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     commercial users or consumers
                                                                                connections with refrigerant          can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                containers for use in professional    with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be       original charging of the
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844 \3\ \4\     system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                \5\). For connections with small      done by the original equipment
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or      manufacturer.
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must  Refrigerant containers of HFO-
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a      1234yf for use in professional
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,   servicing are from 5 lbs. (2.3
                                                                                and a left thread direction,          L) to 50 lbs. (23 L) in size.
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844. (2)        Requirements for handling,
                                                                                Manufacturers must conduct Failure    storage, and transportation of
                                                                                Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) as    compressed gases apply to this
                                                                                provided in SAE J1739 \2\ \4\ \5\.    refrigerant, such as
                                                                                Manufacturers must keep the FMEA on   regulations of the
                                                                                file for at least three years from    Occupational Safety and Health
                                                                                the date of creation.                 Administration at 29 CFR
                                                                                1910.101 and the Department of
                                                                                Transportation's requirements
                                                                                at 49 CFR 171-179.
                                                                                Requirements for handling,
                                                                                storage, and transportation of
                                                                                compressed gases apply to this
                                                                                refrigerant, such as
                                                                                regulations of the
                                                                                Occupational Safety and Health
                                                                                Administration at 29 CFR
                                                                                1910.101 and the Department of
                                                                                Transportation's requirements
                                                                                at 49 CFR 171-179.
Motor vehicle air conditioning       HFO-1234yf...........  Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 (newly manufactured medium-duty                             use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 passenger vehicles).                                                              (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
                                                                                adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS. Reg. No. 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     Substances Control Act,
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     commercial users or consumers
                                                                                connections with refrigerant          can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                containers for use in professional    with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be       original charging of the
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.\3\ \4\     system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                \5\ For connections with small        done by the original equipment
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or      manufacturer.
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,
                                                                                and a left thread direction,
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.
                                                                                (2) Manufacturers must conduct
                                                                                Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
                                                                                (FMEA) as provided in SAE J1739.\2\
                                                                                \4\ \5\ Manufacturers must keep the
                                                                                FMEA on file for at least three
                                                                                years from the date of creation.

Motor vehicle air conditioning       HFO-1234yf...........  Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 (newly manufactured heavy-duty                              use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 pickup trucks).                                                                   (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
                                                                                adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS No 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     Substances Control Act,
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     commercial users or consumers
                                                                                connections with refrigerant          can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                containers for use in professional    with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be       original charging of the
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.\3\ \4\     system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                \5\ For connections with small        done by the original equipment
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or      manufacturer.
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,
                                                                                and a left thread direction,
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.
                                                                                (2) Manufacturers must conduct
                                                                                Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
                                                                                (FMEA) as provided in SAE J1739.\2\
                                                                                \4\ \5\ Manufacturers must keep the
                                                                                FMEA on file for at least three
                                                                                years from the date of creation.
Motor vehicle air conditioning       HFO-1234yf...........  Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 (newly manufactured complete heavy-                         use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 duty vans only).                                                                  (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
                                                                                adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS No 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     HFO-1234yf is acceptable for
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         complete heavy-duty vans.
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       Complete heavy-duty vans are
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     not altered by a secondary or
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     tertiary manufacturer.
                                                                                connections with refrigerant
                                                                                containers for use in professional
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.\3\ \4\
                                                                                \5\ For connections with small
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,
                                                                                and a left thread direction,
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.
                                                                                (2) Manufacturers must conduct        Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                Failure Mode and Effect Analysis      Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                (FMEA) as provided in SAE J1739.\2\   HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                \4\ \5\ Manufacturers must keep the   Substances Control Act,
                                                                                FMEA on file for at least three       commercial users or consumers
                                                                                years from the date of creation.      can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                original charging of the
                                                                                system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                done by the original equipment
                                                                                manufacturer.
Motor vehicle air conditioning       HFO-1234yf...........  Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 (newly manufactured nonroad                                 use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 agricultural tractors with greater                                                (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
 than 40 horsepower).                                                               adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS No 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     Substances Control Act,
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     commercial users or consumers
                                                                                connections with refrigerant          can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                containers for use in professional    with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be       original charging of the
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.\3\ \4\     system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                \5\ For connections with small        done by the original equipment
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or      manufacturer.
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,
                                                                                and a left thread direction,
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.
                                                                                (2) Manufacturers must conduct
                                                                                Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
                                                                                (FMEA) as provided in SAE J1739.\2\
                                                                                \4\ \5\ Manufacturers must keep the
                                                                                FMEA on file for at least three
                                                                                years from the date of creation.
Motor vehicle air conditioning       HFO-1234yf...........  Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 (newly manufactured nonroad self-                           use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 propelled agricultural machinery).                                                (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
                                                                                adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS No 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     Substances Control Act,
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     commercial users or consumers
                                                                                connections with refrigerant          can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                containers for use in professional    with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be       original charging of the
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.\3\ \4\     system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                \5\ For connections with small        done by the original equipment
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or      manufacturer.
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,
                                                                                and a left thread direction,
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.
                                                                                (2) Manufacturers must conduct
                                                                                Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
                                                                                (FMEA) as provided in SAE J1739.\2\
                                                                                \4\ \5\ Manufacturers must keep the
                                                                                FMEA on file for at least three
                                                                                years from the date of creation.
Motor vehicle air conditioning       HFO-1234yf...........  Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 (newly manufactured nonroad                                 use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 compact equipment).                                                               (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
                                                                                adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS No 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     Substances Control Act (80 FR
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     37166, June 30, 2015),
                                                                                connections with refrigerant          commercial users or consumers
                                                                                containers for use in professional    can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be       with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.\3\ \4\     original charging of the
                                                                                \5\ For connections with small        system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or      done by the original equipment
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must   manufacturer.
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,
                                                                                and a left thread direction,
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844).

                                                                                (2) Manufacturers must conduct
                                                                                Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
                                                                                (FMEA) as provided in SAE J1739.\2\
                                                                                \4\ \5\ Manufacturers must keep the
                                                                                FMEA on file for at least three
                                                                                years from the date of creation.
Motor vehicle air conditioning       HFO-1234yf...........  Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 (newly manufactured nonroad                                 use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 construction, forestry, and mining                                                (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
 equipment).                                                                        adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS No 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     Substances Control Act,
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     commercial users or consumers
                                                                                connections with refrigerant          can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                containers for use in professional    with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be       original charging of the
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.\3\ \4\     system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                \5\ For connections with small        done by the original equipment
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or      manufacturer.
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,
                                                                                and a left thread direction,
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.
                                                                                (2) Manufacturers must conduct
                                                                                Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
                                                                                (FMEA) as provided in SAE J1739.\2\
                                                                                \4\ \5\ Manufacturers must keep the
                                                                                FMEA on file for at least three
                                                                                years from the date of creation.
Motor vehicle air conditioning       HFO-1234yf...........  Acceptable subject to  As of [30 days after publication of   Additional training for service
 (newly manufactured nonroad                                 use conditions.        final rule]:.                         technicians recommended.
 commercial utility vehicles).                                                     (1) HFO-1234yf MVAC systems must      HFO-1234yf is also known as
                                                                                adhere to all of the safety           2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-prop-1-ene
                                                                                requirements of SAE J639,\1\ \4\      (CAS No 754-12-1).
                                                                                \5\ including requirements for a     Consistent with EPA's
                                                                                flammable refrigerant warning         Significant New Use Rule for
                                                                                label, high-pressure compressor       HFO-1234yf under the Toxic
                                                                                cutoff switch and pressure relief     Substances Control Act,
                                                                                devices, and unique fittings. For     commercial users or consumers
                                                                                connections with refrigerant          can only recharge MVAC systems
                                                                                containers for use in professional    with HFO-1234yf where the
                                                                                servicing, use fittings must be       original charging of the
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.\3\ \4\     system with HFO-1234yf was
                                                                                \5\ For connections with small        done by the original equipment
                                                                                refrigerant cans for consumer or      manufacturer.
                                                                                professional use, use fittings must
                                                                                have a diameter of 0.5 inches, a
                                                                                thread pitch of 16 thread per inch,
                                                                                and a left thread direction,
                                                                                consistent with SAE J2844.
                                                                                (2) Manufacturers must conduct
                                                                                Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
                                                                                (FMEA) as provided in SAE J1739.\2\
                                                                                \4\ \5\ Manufacturers must keep the
                                                                                FMEA on file for at least three
                                                                                years from the date of creation.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ SAE, J639, Safety and Design Standards for Motor Vehicle Refrigerant Vapor Compression Systems, Revised November 9, 2020.
\2\ SAE, J1739, Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Including Design FMEA, Supplemental FMEA-MSR, and Process FMEA, Revised January 13,
  2021.
\3\ SAE, J2844, R-1234yf (HFO-1234yf) New Refrigerant Purity and Container Requirements for Use in Mobile Air-Conditioning Systems, Revised January 4,
  2013.
\4\ You may purchase the material from SAE by mail: SAE Customer Service, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001; by telephone: 1-877-606-
  7323 in the United States or<PHONE_NUMBER> outside the United States or in Canada; or web: https://www.sae.org/standards.
\5\ The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. All approved
  material is available for inspection at U.S. EPA's Air and Radiation Docket; EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
<PHONE_NUMBER> and is available from SAE International (SAE), 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, 1-877-606-7323, https://www.sae.org/standards standards. They are also available for inspection 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.

* * * * *
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Membership Availability in the National Parks Overflights
Advisory Group Aviation Rulemaking Committee--Representative of Native
American Tribes

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), as required by the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000, established the National Parks Overflights
Advisory Group (NPOAG) in March 2001. The NPOAG was formed to provide
continuing advice and counsel with respect to commercial air tour
operations over and near national parks and adjacent tribal lands. This
notice informs the public of a vacancy (due to completion of membership
on April 2, 2009) on the NPOAG (now the NPOAG Aviation Rulemaking
Committee (ARC) for a representative of Native American tribal concerns
and invites interested persons to apply to fill the vacancy. A previous
notice was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2008. but
did not draw adequate response from any interested individuals. This
notice is being re-published to identify qualified candidates to fill
the position.

DATES: Persons interested in serving on the NPOAG ARC should contact
Mr. Barry Brayer in writing and postmarked or e-mailed on or before
February 10, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Brayer, AWP-1SP, Special
Programs Staff, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region
Headquarters, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007, telephone:
(310) 725-3800, e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was
enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 106-181. The Act required the
establishment of the advisory group within 1 year after its enactment.
The advisory group was established in March 2001, and is comprised of a
balanced group of representatives of general aviation, commercial air
tour operations, environmental concerns, and Native American tribes.
The Administrator of the FAA and the Director of NPS (or their
designees) serve as ex officio members of the group. Representatives of
the Administrator and Director serve alternating 1-year terms as
chairman of the advisory group.
    The advisory group provides ``advice, information, and
recommendations to the Administrator and the Director--
    (1) On the implementation of this title [the Act] and the
amendments made by this title;
    (2) On commonly accepted quiet aircraft technology for use in
commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands,
which will receive preferential treatment in a given air tour
management plan;
    (3) On other measures that might be taken to accommodate the
interests of visitors to national parks; and
    (4) At the request of the Administrator and the Director, safety,
environmental, and other issues related to commercial air tour
operations over a national park or tribal lands.''
    Members of the advisory group may be allowed certain travel
expenses as authorized by section 5703 of Title 5, United States Code,
for intermittent Government service.
    By FAA Order No. 1110-138, signed by the FAA Administrator on
October 10, 2003, the NPOAG became an Aviation Rulemaking Committee
(ARC). FAA Order No. 1110-138, was amended and became effective as FAA
Order No. 1110-1 38A, on January 20, 2006.
    The current NPOAG ARC is made up of one member representing general
aviation, three members representing the air tour industry, four
members representing environmental concerns, and two members
representing Native American interests. Current members of the NPOAG
ARC are: Randy Kenagy, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; Alan
Stephen, fixedwinged air tour operator representative; Elling
Halvorson, Papillon Airways, Inc.; Matthew Zuccaro, Helicopters
Association International; Chip Dennerlein, Siskiyou Project; Gregory
Miller, American Hiking Society; Kristen Brengel, The Wilderness
Society; Don Barger, National Parks Conservation Association; Rory
Majenty, Hualapai Nation; and Richard Deertrack, Taos Pueblo.

Public Participation in the NPOAG ARC

    In order to retain balance within the NPOAG ARC, the FAA and NPS
invite persons interested in serving on the ARC to represent Native
American tribes, to contact Mr. Barry Brayer (contact information is
written above in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    Requests to serve on the ARC must be made to Mr. Brayer in writing
and postmarked or e mailed on or before February 10, 2009. The request
should indicate whether or not you are a member of an association or
group related to Native American tribal issues or concerns or have
another affiliation with issues relating to air tour flights over
national parks and adjacent tribal lands The request should also state
what expertise you would bring to the NPOAG ARC as related to tribal
concerns. The term of service for NPOAG ARC members is 3 years.

    Issued in Hawthorne, CA on December 8, 2008.
Barry Brayer,
NPOAG Chairman, Manager, Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD21-10-000]

Modernizing Electricity Market Design Supplemental Notice of
Technical Conference on Resource Adequacy in the Evolving Electricity
Sector

    As first announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued in
this proceeding on February 18, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) will convene a Commissioner-led technical
conference in the above-referenced proceeding on Tuesday, March 23,
2021, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The
conference will be held remotely. Attached to this Supplemental Notice
is an agenda for the technical conference, which includes the final
conference program. Commissioners may attend and participate in the
staff-led portions of the technical conference.
    Discussions at the conference may involve issues raised in
proceedings that are currently pending before the Commission. These
proceedings include, but are not limited to:

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                                                      Docket No.
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ISO New England Inc........................  ER21-787-000.
ISO New England Inc........................  ER21-943-000.
Independent Market Monitor for PJM v. PJM    EL19-47-000.
 Interconnection L.L.C.
Office of the People's Counsel for D.C. et   EL19-63-000.
 al. v. PJM Interconnection.
Hollow Road Solar, LLC.....................  EL21-35-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.................  EL19-100-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.................  ER21-278-000 and ER21-278-
                                              001.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.................  EL19-58-005.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.................  ER18-1314-011.
New York Independent System Operator, Inc..  ER20-1718-002.
New York State Public Service Commission,    EL16-92-004 and ER17-996-
 et al. v. New York Independent System        004.
 Operator, Inc.
New York Independent System Operator, Inc..  ER21-1001-000.
New York Independent System Operator, Inc..  ER16-1404-005, ER16-1404-
                                              006, and ER16-1404-007.

New York Independent System Operator, Inc..  ER21-502-000 and ER21-502-
                                              001.
New York Independent System Operator.......  ER21-1018-000.
Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC and Empire  EL21-7-000.
 Generating Company, LLC v. New York
 Independent System Operator, Inc.
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    The conference will be open for the public to attend remotely.
There is no fee for attendance. Information on this technical
conference, including a link to the webcast, will be posted on the
conference's event page on the Commission's website https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events/technical-conference-regarding-resource-adequacy-evolving-electricity-sector) prior to the event.
    The conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available
for a fee from Ace Reporting<PHONE_NUMBER>).
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this technical conference, please
contact David Rosner at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER> or Emma
Nicholson at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER>. For legal
information, please contact Kathryn Shook at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
(202) 502-6190. For information related to logistics, please contact
Sarah McKinley at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: March 9, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Numbers FRA-2010-0044, FRA-2011-0104, and FRA-2018-0012]

Railroads' Requests To Amend Their Positive Train Control Safety
Plans and Positive Train Control Systems

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

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SUMMARY: This document provides the public with notice that three host
railroads recently submitted requests for amendments (RFA) to their
FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plans (PTCSP). As these RFAs
may involve requests for FRA's approval of proposed material
modifications to FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) systems,
FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on railroads'
RFAs to their PTCSPs.

DATES: FRA will consider comments received by October 21, 2021. FRA may
consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable
and without delaying implementation of valuable or necessary
modifications to PTC systems.

ADDRESSES:
    Comments: Comments may be submitted by going to https://www.regulations.gov and following the online instructions for
submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the
applicable docket number. The relevant PTC docket numbers for the host
railroads that filed RFAs to their PTCSPs are cited above and in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. For convenience, all
active PTC dockets are hyperlinked on FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/train-control/ptc/ptc-annual-and-quarterly-reports.
All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov; this includes any personal information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal,
Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general, Title 49 United States Code
(U.S.C.) Section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify that a host
railroad's PTC system complies with 49 CFR part 236, subpart I, before
the technology may be operated in revenue service. Before making
certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC system or the associated FRA-
approved PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and obtain FRA's approval
of, an RFA to its PTCSP under Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Section 236.1021.
    Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA's regulations provide that FRA will
publish a notice in the Federal Register and invite public comment in
accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an RFA includes a request for
approval of a material modification of a signal and

train control system. Accordingly, this notice informs the public that
host railroads' recent RFAs to their PTCSPs are available in their
respective public PTC dockets, and this notice provides an opportunity
for public comment on these RFAs.
    On September 21, 2021, the following three host railroads jointly
submitted an RFA to their respective PTCSPs for their Interoperable
Electronic Train Management Systems (I-ETMS): Central Florida Rail
Corridor (CFRC), TEXRail (TEX), and Trinity Railway Express (TRE).
Their joint RFA is available in Docket Numbers FRA-2010-0044, FRA-2011-
0104, and FRA-2018-0012.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on any RFAs to railroads'
PTCSPs by submitting written comments or data. During FRA's review of
railroads' RFAs, FRA will consider any comments or data submitted
within the timeline specified in this notice and to the extent
practicable, without delaying implementation of valuable or necessary
modifications to PTC systems. See 49 CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR
236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, FRA maintains the authority to
approve, approve with conditions, or deny railroads' RFAs to their
PTCSPs at FRA's sole discretion.

Privacy Act Notice

    In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, FRA solicits comments from the
public to better inform its decisions. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal information the commenter
provides, to https://www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of
records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. To facilitate
comment tracking, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the
name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely
optional. If you wish to provide comments containing proprietary or
confidential information, please contact FRA for alternate submission
instructions.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AC20-34-000]

Notice of Filing; Empire Pipeline, Inc.

    Take notice that on December 6, 2019, Empire Pipeline, Inc. filed a
Request for Waiver of Calendar Year Certified Public Accountant
Certification for the 2019 FERC Form 2.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
eLibrary link and is available for review in the Commission's Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the
website that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any
FERC Online service, please email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 27, 2019.

    Dated: December 11, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2021-0100]

Notice of Availability of a Final General Conformity
Determination for the California High-Speed Rail System, San Jose to
Merced Section

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FRA is providing this notice to advise the public that it is
issuing a Final General Conformity Determination (FCD) for the San Jose
to Merced Section of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) System.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andr[eacute]a Martin, Senior
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Railroad Policy and
Development (RPD), telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
[email protected]; or Marlys Osterhues, Chief Environment and
Project Engineering, RPD, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 (Section 327), the
California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA or Authority) has assumed
FRA's environmental review responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). However, under
Section 327, FRA remains responsible for compliance with the Clean Air
Act General Conformity requirements. In compliance with NEPA and the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Authority published a
Final Environmental Impact Record/Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIR/EIS) for the San Jose to Merced Section of the California High-
Speed Rail (HSR) System on February 25, 2022.
    FRA prepared a Draft General Conformity Determination, pursuant to
40 CFR part 93, subpart B, which establishes the process for complying
with the General Conformity requirements of the Clean Air Act. FRA
published a notice in the Federal Register on November 26, 2021
advising the public of the availability of the Draft Conformity
Determination for a 30-day review and comment period. The Draft
Conformity Determination was published at http://www.regulations.gov,
Docket No. FRA-2021-0100. The comment period of the Draft Conformity
Determination closed on December 30, 2021. FRA received two comments
expressing support for the project and Draft General Conformity
Determination.
    FRA prepared the Final General Conformity Determination pursuant to
40 CFR part 93 Subpart B, and based on the Authority's coordination
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bay Area Air
Quality Management District (BAAQMD), San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District (SJVAPCD), and the California Air Resources Board
(CARB). The analysis found that construction period emissions would
exceed the General Conformity de minimis threshold for Nitrogen Oxides
(NOX). However, operation of the Project would result in an
overall reduction of regional emissions of all applicable air
pollutants and would not cause a localized exceedance of an air quality
standard. Consistent with the General Conformity Rule, the Authority
will ensure all remaining emissions that exceed the de minimis
thresholds, after implementation of the impact avoidance and
minimization features and onsite mitigation measures, will be
completely mitigated to zero through agreements with the applicable air
districts. Based on this commitment, FRA determined the Project will
conform to the requirements in the approved State Implementation Plan.
    The Final General Conformity Determination is available at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA-2021-0100, and FRA's website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/environment/environmental-reviews/clean-air-act-california-general-conformity-determinations.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Jamie P. Rennert,
Director, Office of Infrastructure Investment.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings  1

February 2, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER99-3151-011; ER97-837-010; ER03-327-005; ER08-
447-003; ER08-448-003.
    Applicants: PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC, Public Service
Electric and Gas Company, PSEG Fossil LLC, PSEG Nuclear LLC, PSEG Power
Connecticut LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of the PSEG Sellers.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090129-5107.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-409-006; ER03-666-005; ER04-109-001; ER05-
1284-003; ER06-1325-001.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance Filing and Refund Report of Pacific Gas and
Electric Company.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5018.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-534-009.
    Applicants: Ingenco Wholesale Power, LLC.
    Description: Ingenco Wholesale Power, LLC Application for a Finding
of Category 1 Seller Status.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5164.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1178-014; ER05-1191-015.
    Applicants: Union Power Partners, L.P., Gila River Power, L.P.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Gila River
Power, L.P. and Union Power Partners, L.P.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090129-5091.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-510-003.
    Applicants: Energy Endeavors LLC.
    Description: Energy Endeavors, LLC, Notice of Non-Material Change
in Status.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5253.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-1014-007.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. submits
Price Validation Informational Report from the period 8/1/08 through
12/31/08 pursuant to FERC's 7/14/06 Order.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5137.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1136-001.
    Applicants: Camp Grove Wind Farm LLC.
    Description: Errata filing to add Attachment C inadvertently
omitted from Camp Grove Wind Farm LLC.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5251.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1356-008; ER07-1112-006; ER07-1113-006; ER07-
1115-007; ER07-1116-005; ER07-1117-007; ER07-1118-007; ER07-1120-007;
ER07-1122-007; ER00-2885-022; ER01-2765-021; ER02-1582-019; ER02-2102-
021; ER03-1283-016; ER05-1232-016; ER07-1358-007; ER08-148-007; ER09-
335-002.
    Applicants: BE Alabama LLC; BE Allegheny LLC; BE CA LLC; BE
Colquitt LLC; BE Ironwood LLC; BE KJ LLC; BE Rayle LLC; BE Satilla LLC;
BE Walton LLC; Cedar Brakes I, L.L.C.; Cedar Brakes II, L.L.C.; Mohawk
River Funding IV, L.L.C.; Utility Contract Funding, L.L.C.; Vineland
Energy LLC; J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation; BE Louisiana LLC;
Central Power & Lime, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of BE Alabama
LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090129-5122.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-513-003.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Entergy Operating Companies submits its compliance
filing in accordance with FERC's 5/5/08 Order.
    Filed Date: 01/16/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090122-0202.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 6, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-578-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Southern California Edison Company submits revised
rate sheet to the Mansana Wind Project Engineering, Design and
Procurement Second Amended Letter Agreement between SCE and PPM Energy,
Inc to reflect the cancellation of the agreement.
    Filed Date: 01/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-0129.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-579-000.
    Applicants: Florida Power Corporation.
    Description: Florida Power Corporation submits executed
interconnection agreement with Kissimmee Utility Authority.
    Filed Date: 01/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-0130.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-580-000.
    Applicants: Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.
    Description: Bangor Hydro Electric Company submits request for a
waiver of the Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers.
    Filed Date: 01/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-0131.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-581-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
    Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Co submits agreements for
load interconnection facilities executed with City and County of San
Francisco.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-0132.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-582-000.
    Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corporation.
    Description: AEP Operating Companies submits revisions to the
Repair and Maintenance Agreement with Indiana Michigan Power Company
and Wabash Valley Power Association.
    Filed Date: 01/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-0167.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-583-000.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC
    Description: ITC Midwest LLC submits an executed Distribution-
Transmission Interconnection Agreement with Interstate Power and Light
Company.
    Filed Date: 01/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-0170.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-584-000.

    Applicants: Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.
    Description: Bangor Hydro Electric Company submits revisions to its
local service schedule set fourth as Schedule 21-BHE in the ISO New
England Inc Transmission, Markets and Services Tariff.
    Filed Date: 01/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-0166.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-586-000.
    Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc.
    Description: Black Hills Power, Inc submits proposed amendments to
the joint open access transmission tariff with Basin Electric Power
Cooperative et al.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090202-0527.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-587-000.
    Applicants: Ameren Services Company.
    Description: Union Electric Company submits an Executed Service
Agreement for Wholesale Distribution Service with City of Owensville,
Missouri.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090202-0526.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-588-000.
    Applicants: Ameren Services Company.
    Description: Union Electric Company submits an Executed Service
Agreement for Wholesale Distribution Service with the City of Jackson,
Missouri.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090202-0525.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-599-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC submits revised Network
Integration Transmission Service Agreement 210 with North Carolina
Electric Membership Corporation etc.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090202-0610.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

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

    Docket Numbers: ES09-12-000.
    Applicants: AEP Texas Central Company.
    Description: Application of AEP Texas Central Company to issue
securities.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5044.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ES09-13-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
    Description: Application of PJM Interconnection L.L.C. under
Section 204 for an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Securities.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5214.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ES09-14-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
    Description: Application of PJM Interconnection L.L.C. under
Section 204 for an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Securities.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5217.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ES09-15-000.
    Applicants: Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    Description: Application of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative for
Extension of Authorization to Issue Debt with a Maturity of One Year or
Less.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5250.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

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

    Docket Numbers: OA08-39-002.
    Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corporation.
    Description: American Electric Power Service Corporation submits
Substitute Second Third Revised Sheet 30 et al. to FERC Electric
Tariff, Third Revised Volume 6 to show changes to Section 2.2 of the
AEP OATT required by Order 890-A etc.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090202-0528.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: OA08-78-002.
    Applicants: MidAmerican Energy Company.
    Description: Compliance Filing of MidAmerican Energy Company to
conform OATT to Order No. 890-A as clarified by the Dec. 30, 2008
Order.
    Filed Date: 01/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090129-5044.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following public
utility holding company filings:

    Docket Numbers: PH09-15-000.
    Applicants: South Jersey Industries, Inc.
    Description: FERC 65A: Exemption Notification of South Jersey
Industries, Inc.
    Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090130-5140.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call

(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-9929-17]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Science
Applications International Corporation and Its Identified
Subcontractor, Solutions by Design II, LLC

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Science Applications
International Corporation of McLean, VA, and its identified
subcontractor, Solutions by Design II, LLC of Vienna, VA, to access
information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be
claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data occurred on or about March 25,
2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: Scott Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to all who manufacture, process, or distribute
industrial chemicals. Since other entities may also be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may
be affected by this action.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under EPA contract number GS-35F-486BA, order number EP-G15H-01095,
contractor SAIC of 1701 SAIC Drive, McLean, VA; and Solutions by Design
II, LLC of 1953 Gallows Road, Suite 870, Vienna, VA, are assisting OPPT
in developing, enhancing, maintaining and operating a variety of EPA
databases and applications. They will also assist in the interfaces and
linkages to other applications.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number GS-35F-486BA, order number EP-G15H-01095, SAIC and
its subcontractor required access to CBI submitted to EPA under all
sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the
contract. SAIC and its subcontractor's personnel were given access to
information submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA. Some of the
information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under all sections of TSCA that EPA has provided SAIC and its
subcontractor access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis
only. All access to TSCA CBI under this contract is taking place at EPA
Headquarters in accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until March 26,
2018. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    SAIC and its subcontractor's personnel have signed nondisclosure
agreements and were briefed on appropriate security procedures before
they were permitted access to TSCA CBI.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: June 19, 2015.
Pamela S. Myrick,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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