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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER08-1354-003]

Occidental Chemical Corporation; Notice of Filing

September 17, 2008.
    Take notice that on September 12, 2008, Occidental Chemical
Corporation filed revised tariff sheet with correct category
designations for each region, pursuant to the Commission's September
11, 2008 order.
    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 and all the parties in this proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 3, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0744; Airspace Docket No. 14-ACE-5]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Tribune, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Tribune, KS.
Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Tribune Municipal Airport. The FAA is
taking this action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations for SIAPs at the airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, August 20, 2015. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under title 1,
Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of
FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed on line at http://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. The Order is also available for
inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15. For further
information, you can contact the Airspace Policy and ATC Regulations
Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 29591; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Shelby, Central Service
Center, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone:
817-321-7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it amends Class E airspace at Tribune Municipal Airport, Tribune,
KS.

History

    On November 20, 2014, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Tribune Municipal
Airport, Tribune, KS, (79 FR 69072). Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on
the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 6005, of
FAA Order 7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15,
2014, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.9Y, airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15,
2014. FAA Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR),
Part 71 by establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Tribune Municipal
Airport, Tribune, KS, to accommodate new Standard Instrument

Approach Procedures at the airport. The FAA is taking this action to
enhance the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule''
under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E. ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. This airspace action is not expected to
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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

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

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

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, and
effective September 15, 2014, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE KS E5 Tribune, KS [New]

Tribune Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 38[deg]27'05'' N., long. 101[deg]45'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Tribune Municipal Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 5, 2015.
Christopher L. Southerland,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57283; File No. SR-DTC-2007-11]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company;
Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 to Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Its Operational Arrangements as It Applies to Structured Securities

February 6, 2008.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder \2\ notice is hereby given that
on September 7, 2007, The Depository Trust Company (``DTC'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed
rule change. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on November 26, 2007.\3\ The Commission received four
comments on the original proposal.\4\ On December 14, 2007, DTC filed
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\5\ The filing, as amended,
is described in Items I, II, and III below, which items have been
prepared primarily by DTC. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from
interested parties.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-56795 (November 15,
2007), 72 FR 66009.
    \4\ Simon Griffiths, Vice President, JP Morgan (December 10,
2007); Tom Migneron, Principal, Edward Jones (December 11, 2007);
Dan W. Schneider, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Counsel to the Association
of Global Custodians, Chicago, Illinois (December 12, 2007); Norman
Eaker, Chairman, Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Association, Operations Committee, Gussie Tate, President,
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Dividend
Division, and Thomas Hamilton, Vice Chairman, Securities Industry
and Financial Markets Association, MBS and Securitized Products
Division Executive Committee (December 19, 2007).
    \5\ Amendment No. 1 replaces and supersedes the original filing
in its entirety. Amendment No. 1 corrects an inadvertent reference
to ``issuer'' instead of ``underwriter'' in Section 2(ii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change seeks approval to amend DTC's
``Operational Arrangements Necessary for an Issue to Become and Remain
Eligible for DTC Services'' (``Operational Arrangements'') as it
applies to Structured Securities. DTC's Operational Arrangements is a
contractual agreement between DTC, issuers, and paying agents that
outlines the procedural and operational requirements for an issue to
become and remain DTC eligible.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, DTC included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. DTC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change seeks to amend DTC's Operational
Arrangements as it applies to Structured Securities in order to: extend
the deadline by which paying agents of such securities must submit
periodic payment rate information to DTC; establish an exception
processing fee applied to certain Structured Securities whose features
prevent paying agents from complying with the extended deadline; and
provide that DTC track and make publicly available reports on paying
agent performance as it relates to timeliness and accuracy of
Structured Securities payment rate information submitted to DTC.
1. Background
    On September 7, 2007, DTC filed with the Commission proposed rule
change DTC-2007-11. Amendment No. 1 removes reference to the imposition
of a processing fee on January 1, 2008, and corrects the identity of
the party that will identify an issue as conforming or non-conforming
and will submit a written attestation giving the reason for non-
conformance.
    A Structured Security, such as a collateralized mortgage obligation
or asset-backed security (``ABS''), is a bond backed by a pool of
underlying financial assets. The underlying assets generally consist of
receivables such as mortgages, credit card receivables, or student or
other bank loans for which the timing of principal payments by the
underlying obligors may be variable and unpredictable. A Structured
Security may also incorporate credit enhancements or other rights that
affect

the amount and timing of payments to investors.
    Communication of periodic payment rates of principal and interest
(``P&I'') to the end investors in Structured Securities depends on
application of stringent time frames for information reporting and
significant interdependencies among servicers of the underlying assets,
specifically trustees, custodians, paying agents on the securities,
DTC, and the financial intermediaries that act on behalf of the
investors. Given the complexity of structure and calculations of cash
flow from the underlying assets through the issuer to the end investor
and the interdependencies on timeliness and accuracy of performance
throughout the chain of servicers and intermediaries, timely and
accurate submission of payment rate information on Structured
Securities may be difficult to achieve. As a result, payment rates
typically are announced late on a significant number of issues, and the
number of post-payable adjustments made to correct inaccurate payments
resulting from inaccurate payment rate information is higher than for
any other security type. Furthermore, the volume of P&I payments for
Structured Securities processed through DTC has grown rapidly in recent
years and currently represents approximately 25% of all P&I payments
processed through DTC. Incorrect and late payment rate reporting causes
increased operations processing costs, inefficient cash management, and
loss of income.
    Accordingly, DTC formed a cross-industry working group to study the
severity of the problem of processing Structured Securities P&I and to
analyze possible solutions.\7\ In its analysis, the working group
studied the payment rate reporting history of various Structured
Securities, noting factors such as paying agent and type of deal
structure. The working group determined that extending the date by
which paying agents must submit rate information to DTC would allow a
greater number of Structured Securities to meet DTC's requirements and
thus be eligible for DTC services. It also concluded that there is a
significant subset of Structured Securities for which the paying agent
may not be able to comply even with an extended time frame for delivery
of payment rate information because of features inherent in the
structure of the security issue. It determined these securities should
be expressly identified and handled as issues that require exception
processing. Finally, it concluded that paying agent rate reporting
performance on all Structured Securities should be evaluated and made
publicly available to participants and other relevant parties.
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    \7\ The group consisted of representatives from the Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), major paying
agents, servicers and master servicers, underwriters, and major
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2. Proposed Amendments to Operational Arrangements
    DTC's Operational Arrangements governs issue eligibility for
deposit at DTC and issuer and agent obligations regarding servicing of
the issue thereafter. Regarding notification on issues that pay P&I
periodically or that pay interest at a variable rate, the Operational
Arrangements currently requires the paying agent on the security to
provide payment rate information to DTC preferably five business days
but no later than two business days prior to the payable date.
(i) Extending the Deadline for Reporting on Payment Detail
    Currently, the majority of Structured Securities have features that
prevent paying agents from being able to adhere to the current
Operational Arrangements rate reporting deadline. DTC is proposing to
amend the Operational Arrangements to require that the payment
notification regarding Structured Securities be provided to DTC by the
paying agent preferably five business days but no later than one
business day prior to the payable date. In addition, DTC will extend
its current processing deadline for receipt of payment rate files from
7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The extended deadlines should allow paying agents
to provide rates in a timely and accurate fashion for a majority of
Structured Securities issues and should permit the securities to remain
eligible for DTC's services while still providing DTC with adequate
time to process the information and make timely payments to its
participants.
(ii) Securities Classifications
    Due to the complexity of certain Structured Securities, it is
anticipated that the paying agents for certain issues will still not be
able to meet the amended Operational Arrangements requirements for
timely payment rate reporting even with the extended reporting
period.\8\ Therefore, DTC proposes to distinguish between
``conforming'' and ``non-conforming'' Structured Securities. Non-
conforming Structured Securities will be issues for which the
underwriter and paying agent have concluded that the security has
features that will likely preclude the paying agent from submitting
rate information to DTC in conformity with the requirements of the
Operational Arrangements. The conforming/non-conforming identification
will be made at the time the security is made eligible at DTC. For each
Structured Securities underwriting that the underwriter and paying
agent identify as non-conforming, the underwriter and paying agent
shall submit a written attestation giving the reason for non-
conformance. DTC will in turn identify non-conforming Structured
Securities to participants and other relevant parties and will add an
indicator to the appropriate DTC systems functions to denote non-
conforming securities. Paying agents also shall be required to evaluate
their entire portfolio of Structured Securities that have previously
been made eligible and are currently on deposit at DTC to identify non-
conforming securities.
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    \8\ Although approximately 15% of Structured Security issues
currently fail to have rates submitted to DTC in a timely manner, it
is estimated that approximately only half of these have structural
impediments to meeting the new requirements. Failures in timely rate
reporting in other instances are believed to be curable by improved
servicing and reporting on the securities.
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(iii) Exception Processing Fee Applicable to Non-Conforming Securities
    Securities processing inefficiencies and rate inaccuracies
associated with late payment rate reporting lead to increased costs. In
order to recoup the increased processing costs, DTC is proposing to
impose an exception processing fee to the managing underwriter of the
non-conforming issue at the time of underwriting. No fee will be
charged retroactively on issues already on deposit at DTC prior to the
implementation of the fee.
    The exception processing fee of $4,200 per CUSIP was calculated
based upon anticipated excess costs of P&I processing for non-
conforming Structured Securities. The fee was filed with the SEC as
part of DTC's annual establishment of fees.\9\
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    The aggregate net amount of the exception processing fees will be
allocated and rebated on a pro rata basis annually to the DTC
participants for whom DTC processed Structured Securities P&I
allocations. For each participant, DTC would compare the participant's
total number of allocations to the total number of all participants'
allocations, and the resulting percentage would be applied against the
total exception processing fund with the

resulting amount being rebated to the participant. The total exception
processing fund would be calculated as the sum of all exception
processing fees less DTC's cost to administer the program.
(iv) Evaluation and Publication of Paying Agent Performance
    DTC is proposing to track and evaluate paying agent performance
with regard to timeliness and accuracy of payment rate reporting on
Structured Securities and to make these evaluations available to DTC
participants and to the public. The purpose of these evaluations is to
identify poor payment and reporting performance for which a paying
agent should be able, based on its attestation, to correct any
underlying servicing issues associated with the payment and information
flows.
    DTC plans to expand evaluation reports ( ``Report Cards'') that are
currently used to compare rate submission performance and accuracy of
Structured Securities paying agents. Currently the Report Cards are
only distributed among the paying agents being compared. DTC is
proposing to make the Report Cards available on its Web site. The
Report Card tracks and reports performance for a given month by paying
agent with respect to the number of collateralized mortgage obligations
and asset-backed securities announcements processed, the number of late
and amended announcements, the payment dollars, late payment dollars,
and the number of payments and late payments. Timeliness of payment
rate notification on non-conforming Structured Securities will not be
included in the proposed paying agent performance evaluation based on
the paying agent's attestation that the Structured Security is a non-
conforming issue. The other factors will be included with respect to
both conforming and non-conforming securities.
(v) Conclusion
    In summary, altering the Operational Arrangements to allow paying
agents additional time in which to report payment rates will allow more
issues of Structured Securities to be eligible at DTC. Identification
of issues that cannot meet the proposed extended reporting deadlines
and reporting on paying agent performance will allow the industry to
anticipate processing inefficiencies associated with certain Structured
Securities issues. Furthermore, imposition of an exception processing
fee on Structured Securities that cannot meet the extended reporting
deadlines due to deal structure will shift the expense associated with
these securities to the underwriters and issuers that create the
structure.
    DTC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of section 17A of the Act \10\ and the rules and
regulations thereunder because the proposed changes removes impediments
to and perfects the mechanism of a national system for the prompt and
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions.
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(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    DTC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any
impact or impose any burden on competition.

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

    The Commission received four written comment letters to the
original proposed rule change, which was published for comment in the
Federal Register on November 26, 2007.\11\ These comments to the
proposed rule change and any received to its amended version will be
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Within thirty-five days of the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register or within such longer period: (i) As the
Commission may designate up to ninety days of such date if it finds
such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so
finding or (ii) as to which the self-regulatory organization consents,
the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve such proposed rule change or
    (B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
) or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-DTC-2007-11 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-DTC-2007-11. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all

written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filings also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of DTC and on DTC's Web
site at: http://www.dtcc.com/downloads/legal/rule_filings/2007/dtc/2007-11-amendment.pdf.
 All comments received will be posted without

change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information
from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to
make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number
SR-DTC-2007-11 and should be submitted on or before February 28, 2008.

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 744

[Docket No. 111027661-1743-01]
RIN 0694-AF43

Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of
Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign Policy
Interests of the United States

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
by adding three persons to the Entity List. The persons who are added
to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be
acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of
the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List
under the following two destinations: Canada and Jordan.
    The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports,
reexports, and transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the
Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security
and that availability of license exceptions in such transactions is
limited.

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective April 18, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Nies-Vogel, Chair, End-User
Review Committee, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Export
Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of
Commerce, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Fax: (202) 482- 3911, Email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to Part 744) provides notice to
the public that certain exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country)
to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and that the availability of
license exceptions in such transactions is limited. Entities are placed
on the Entity List on the basis of certain sections of part 744
(Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) of the EAR.
    The ERC, composed of representatives of the Departments of Commerce
(Chair), State, Defense, Energy and, when appropriate, the Treasury,
makes all decisions regarding additions to, removals from or other
modifications to the Entity List. The ERC makes all decisions to add an
entry to the Entity List by majority vote and all decisions to remove
or modify an entry by unanimous vote.

ERC Entity List Decisions

Additions to the Entity List

    This rule implements the decision of the ERC to add three persons
to the Entity List on the basis of Section 744.11 (License requirements
that apply to entities acting contrary to the national security or
foreign policy interests of the United States) of the EAR. The three
entries added to the Entity List consist of two persons in Canada and
one person in Jordan.
    The ERC reviewed Section 744.11(b) (Criteria for revising the
Entity List) in making the determination to add these persons to the
Entity List. Under that paragraph, persons for which there is
reasonable cause to believe, based on specific and articulable facts,
that the persons have been involved, are involved, or pose a
significant risk of being or becoming involved in, activities that are
contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the
United States and those acting on behalf of such persons may be added
to the Entity List pursuant to Section 744.11. Paragraphs (b)(1)-(b)(5)
of Section 744.11 include an illustrative list of activities that could
be contrary

to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United
States. The three persons are believed to have been involved in
activities described under paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(5) of Section
744.11.
    The three persons in Canada and Jordan being added to the Entity
List under this rule have been determined by the ERC to be involved in
activities that could be contrary to the national security or foreign
policy interests of the United States. Examples of the specific
activities these persons have been involved with that are contrary to
the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States
pursuant to Section 744.11 include the violation of the license
requirements imposed for exports and reexports to Syria as specified in
Section 746.9 (formerly General Order No. 2 of Supplement No. 1 to part
736 of the EAR), and violation of the embargo against Iran as specified
in the Iran Transactions Regulations (31 CFR Part 560). Both Syria and
Iran have been designated by the Secretary of State as countries that
have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
The three persons that are being added to the Entity List are knowingly
and willfully engaging in the transshipment of U.S.-origin equipment
subject to the EAR, without the required Department of Commerce or
Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
export licenses, for use in Syria and Iran.
    For the three persons added to the Entity List, the ERC specifies a
license requirement for all items subject to the EAR and establishes a
license application review policy of a presumption of denial. The
license requirement applies to any transaction in which items are to be
exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) to such persons or in
which such persons act as purchaser, intermediate consignee, ultimate
consignee, or end-user. In addition, no license exceptions are
available for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to those
persons being added to the Entity List.
    This final rule adds the following three persons under three
entries to the Entity List:

Canada

    (1) Abou El-Khir Al Joundi, a.k.a., the following six aliases:

--Abou El Kheir Joundi;
--Abou Elkhir Al Joundi;
--Abou Joundi Et Kheir;
--Al Joundi;
--Al Jundi; and
--Elkheir Aljoundi Abou.

2706 Carre Denise Pelletier, Montreal, Quebec, H4R 2T5 Canada; and

    (2) Canada Lab Instruments, a.k.a., the following alias:

--SCO North America.

5995 Gouin Ouest, 212, Montreal, Quebec, H4J 2P8 Canada.

Jordan

    (1) Masound Est. for Medical and Scientific Supplies, 74 First
Floor, Tla'a Al Ali Khali Al Salim Street, Amman, Jordon 11118.

Savings Clause

    Shipments of items removed from eligibility for a License Exception
or export or reexport without a license (NLR) as a result of this
regulatory action that were en route aboard a carrier to a port of
export or reexport, on April 18, 2012, pursuant to actual orders for
export or reexport to a foreign destination, may proceed to that
destination under the previous eligibility for a License Exception or
export or reexport without a license (NLR).
    Although the Export Administration Act expired on August 20, 2001,
the President, through Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001, 3 CFR,
2001 Comp., p. 783 (2002), as extended by the Notice of August 12,
2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16, 2011), has continued the Export
Administration Regulations in effect under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is
required to respond to nor be subject to a penalty for failure to
comply with a collection of information, subject to the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA),
unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This regulation involves
collections previously approved by the OMB under control numbers 0694-
0088, ``Multi-Purpose Application,'' which carries a burden hour
estimate of 43.8 minutes for a manual or electronic submission. Total
burden hours associated with the PRA and OMB control number 0694-0088
are not expected to increase as a result of this rule. You may send
comments regarding the collection of information associated with this
rule, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Jasmeet K.
Seehra, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications
as that term is defined in Executive Order 13132.
    4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for
public comment and a delay in effective date are inapplicable because
this regulation involves a military or foreign affairs function of the
United States. (See 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). BIS implements this rule to
protect U.S. national security or foreign policy interests by
preventing items from being exported, reexported, or transferred (in
country) to the persons being added to the Entity List. If this rule
were delayed to allow for notice and comment and a delay in effective
date, then entities being added to the Entity List by this action would
continue to be able to receive items without a license and to conduct
activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy
interests of the United States. In addition, because these parties may
receive notice of the U.S. Government's intention to place these
entities on the Entity List once a final rule was published it would
create an incentive for these persons to either accelerate receiving
items subject to the EAR to conduct activities that are contrary to the
national security or foreign policy interests of the United States and/
or to take steps to set up additional aliases, change addresses and
take other steps to try to limit the impact of the listing on the
Entity List once a final rule was published. Further, no other law
requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for
public comment be given for this rule. Because a notice of proposed
rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are not required to be
given for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or by any other law, the
analytical requirements of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., are not applicable.

List of Subject in 15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

    Accordingly, part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (15
CFR parts 730-774) is amended as follows:

PART 744--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 744 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22
U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 179;
E.O. 12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608; E.O. 12938, 59
FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR,
1995 Comp., p. 356; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p.
228; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 208; E.O. 13222,
66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3
CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661
(August 16, 2011); Notice of September 21, 2011, 76 FR 59001
(September, 22, 2011); Notice of November 9, 2011, 76 FR 70319
(November 10, 2011); Notice of January 19, 2012, 77 FR 3067 (January
20, 2012).

0
2. Supplement No. 4 to part 744 is amended:
0
(a) By adding under Canada, in alphabetical order, two Canadian
entities; and
0
(b) By adding, in alphabetical order, the destination of Jordan under
the Country column and one Jordanian entity.
    The additions read as follows:

                                    Supplement No. 4 to Part 744--Entity List
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           License review      Federal Register
       Country                   Entity            License requirement         policy              citation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  * * * * * * *
CANADA...............  Abou El-Khir Al Joundi,    For all items         Presumption of       77 FR [INSERT FR
                        a.k.a., the following      subject to the EAR.   denial.              PAGE NUMBER]
                        six aliases:               (See Sec.   744.11                        4/18/12.
                                                   of the EAR).
                       --Abou El Kheir Joundi;
                       --Abou Elkhir Al Joundi;
                       --Abou Joundi Et Kheir;
                       --Al Joundi;
                       --Al Jundi; and
                       --Elkheir Aljoundi Abou.
                       2706 Carre Denise
                        Pelletier, Montreal,
                        Quebec, H4R 2T5 Canada.

                                                  * * * * * * *
                       Canada Lab Instruments,    For all items         Presumption of       77 FR [INSERT FR
                        a.k.a., the following      subject to the EAR.   denial.              PAGE NUMBER]
                        alias: SCO North America.  (See Sec.   744.11                        4/18/12.
                                                   of the EAR).
                       5995 Gouin Ouest, 212, Montreal, Quebec,
                        H4J 2P8 Canada.

                                                  * * * * * * *
JORDAN...............  Masound Est. for Medical   For all items         Presumption of       77 FR [INSERT FR
                        and Scientific             subject to the EAR.   denial.              PAGE NUMBER]
                        Supplies,74 First Floor,   (See Sec.   744.11                        4/18/12.
                        Tla'a Al Ali Khali Al      of the EAR).
                        Salim Street, Amman,
                        Jordon 11118.

                                                  * * * * * * *
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    Dated: April 12, 2012.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12632-000]

East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving
Use of the Alternative Licensing Procedures

February 19, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Alternative Licensing Procedures.
    b. Project No.: 12632-000.
    c. Dated Filed: December 21, 2007.
    d. Submitted by: East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(Cooperative).
    e. Name of Project: Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Trinity River, in San Jacinto, Polk, Trinity,
and Walker Counties, Texas. No federal lands are occupied by the
project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Edd Hargett, East Texas Electric
Cooperative, Inc., 2905 Westward Drive, P.O. Box 631623, Nacogdoches,
TX 75963;<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. The Cooperative filed its request to use the Alternative
Licensing Procedures on December 21, 2007. The Cooperative provided
public notice of its request on December 21, 2007. In a letter dated
February 19, 2008, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects
approved the Cooperative's request to use the Alternative Licensing
Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c)
the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section
106,

National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating the Cooperative as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
    m. The Cooperative filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to
18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site
(http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the following address: Sam Houston Electric
Cooperative, 1157 East Church Street, Livingston, Texas 77351; (936)
327-5711.
    o. Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

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

                                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460

	OFFICE OF							PREVENTION, PESTICIDES AND

									                            TOXIC SUBSTANCES

MEMORANDUM

DATE:		February 19, 2010

SUBJECT:	Transmission of Bibliography for the 2010 Session of the FIFRA
Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) Entitled “Re-Evaluation of Human
Health Effects of Atrazine:  Review of Experimental Animal and In Vitro
Studies and Drinking Water Monitoring Frequency”

FROM:	Tina E. Levine, Ph.D.

		Director

		Health Effects Division

TO:		Joseph Bailey

		Designated Federal Official

		FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel

		Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M)

On November 3, 2009, EPA presented its review plan for a year long
re-evaluation of the human health effects of atrazine .  This review
plan involves three FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) meetings
planned for 2010.  In the report from the November, 2009 meeting, the
SAP requested that review materials be provided “as early as possible
in advance of each [SAP] meeting (SAP report, December 2, 2009).”
This memo transmits the Agency’s list of references relevant for the
second SAP meeting on the human health effects of atrazine.

The second SAP meeting will focus on a variety of important scientific
issues related to the toxicity and exposure profile of atrazine.  The
Agency will solicit comments from the Panel on issues such as potential
toxicity to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, immune
system, prostate, brain, and alterations to the enzyme aromatase.  In
addition, the Agency plans to discuss the scientific issues associated
with lifestage susceptibility and linking a chemically-induced
activation of the HPA axis to other health outcomes and possible
approaches to use key events in a mode of action in risk assessment.
The Agency will also seek feedback about monitoring water exposure and
guidance to help refine the sampling frequency for monitoring community
water systems (CWS).

      This second SAP meeting, the Agency’s scientific review of
toxicology studies will focus on both those studies used to support the
2003 reregistration of atrazine and new studies.  A review of the
scientific literature of new data on atrazine and/or its metabolites
available since the 2003 Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(IRED) has been conducted.  The scope of this evaluation is restricted
to articles reporting on effects in mammals or in vitro studies from
mammalian or human cell lines that provide data on toxicity,
pharmacokinetics, and/or mode of action (MOA) of atrazine and/or its
metabolites.  The purpose of this literature review was to determine the
state-of-the-science since the 2003 atrazine IRED. To obtain peer
reviewed references on atrazine, EPA conducted searches using three
online bibliographic databases: PubMed, TOXLINE, and EMBASE.  These
searches encompassed studies on atrazine and/or its metabolites
published between the years 2003 to 2009.    Published articles excluded
from the Agency’s preliminary analysis included:

Studies conducted on non-mammalian species;

Commentaries or letters to the editor;

Abstracts lacking sufficient detail on methods and results;

Topic reviews that did not present original work;

The Agency’s scientific review encompasses toxicology studies will
include studies available up to January 30, 2010.  Studies that become
available after that date will be integrated into the Agency’s weight
of the evidence (WOE) analysis scheduled for review by the FIFRA SAP in
September 2010.   The Agency is aware of a number of published studies
on the effects of atrazine on the development of the mammary gland.  The
Agency is also aware of several new studies expected to be published in
spring 2010 which may further characterize the effects of atrazine on
development of the mammary gland.  Thus, evaluation of all studies on
the development of the mammary gland will be deferred to the September
2010 SAP meeting where both toxicity studies and epidemiology studies
will be considered.

EPA has evaluated approximately 100 studies for this upcoming SAP
meeting.  In addition to the studies published after the 2003 IRED,
select references published before 2003 have been included to provide
context and/or historical background.  A bibliography of these relevant
references is attached.

Bibliography

Post 2003 References

Albanito, L., Lappano, R., Madeo, A., Chimento, A., Prossnitz, E.R.,
Cappello, A.R., Dolce, V., Abonante, S., Pezzi, V., & Maggiolini, M.
(2008).  G-protein-coupled receptor 30 and estrogen receptor-alpha are
involved in the proliferative effects induced by atrazine in ovarian
cancer cells,  Environ Health Perspect, 116:12, 1648-1655.

Belloni V, Alleva E, et al.  (2007).  Effects of low doses of atrazine
on the neurobehavioural development of mice.  Ethology Ecology &
Evolution, 19, 309-322.

Benachour, N., Moslemi, S., Sipahutar, H., & Seralini G.E. (2007).
Cytotoxic effects and aromatase inhibition by xenobiotic endocrine
disrupters alone and in combination, Toxicology and Applied
Pharmacology, 222:2, 129-140.

Betancourt, M., Resendiz, A., & Fierro, E.C,	 (2006).  Effects of two
insecticides and two herbicides on the porcine sperm motility patterns
using computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA) in vitro.  Reprod Toxicol,
Oct, 22:3, 508-12.

Cimino-Reale, G., Ferrario, D., Casati, B., Brustio, R., Diodovich, C.,
Collotta, A., Vahter, M., & Gribaldo, L. (2008).  Combined in utero and
juvenile exposure of mice to arsenate and atrazine in drinking water
modulates gene expression and colonogenicity of myeloid progenitors.
Toxicol Lett, Jul 180:1, 59-66.

Coban, A, & Filipov, N.M. (2007).  Dopaminergic toxicity associated with
oral exposure to the herbicide atrazine in juvenile male C57BL/6 mice.
J. Neurochem, Mar, 100:5, 1177-87.

Coder, Pragati Sawhney (Syngenta) (2010).  Atrazine-An oral
developmental toxicity study of atrazine in the rat, including
cross-fostering and pair-feeding.  Unpublished data from Syngenta, 3000
pgs

Devos, S., Hooghe, R., Hooghe-Peters, E.L., De Bosscher, K., Vanden
Berghe, W., Haegeman, G., Staels, B., Bauer, E., Roels, F., & Hooghe, R.
(2003).  Inhibition of cytokine production by the herbicide atrazine:
Search for nuclear receptor targets.  Biochemical Pharmacology, 65:2,
303-308.

Devos S, Van Den Heuvel R, et al.  (2004).  Limited effect of selected
organic pollutants on cytokine production by peripheral  blood
leukocytes.  Eur. Cytokine Netw, 15, 145-151.

Dooley, G.P., Reardon, K.F., Prenni, J.E., Tjalkens, R.B., Legare, M.E.,
Foradori, C.D., Tessari, J.E., & Hanneman, W.H. (2008).  Proteomic
analysis of diaminocholorotriazine adducts in Wistar rat pituitary
glands and LbetaT2 rat pituitary cells.  Chem Res Toxicol, Apr, 21:4,
844-51.

Dooley, G., Prenni, J., Prentiss, P., Cranmer, B., Anderson, M., &
Tessari, J. (2006).  Identification of a novel hemoglobin adduct in
Sprague-Dawly rats exposed to atrazine.  Chem Res Toxicol, 19, 692-700.

Dooley, G., Hanneman, W., Carbone, D., Legare, M., Anderson, M., &
Tessari, J. (2007).  Development of an immunochemistry detection method
for atrazine-induced albumin adducts.  Chem Res Toxicol, 201, 1061-1066.

Enoch, R.R., Stanko, J.P., Greiner, S.N., Youngblood, G.L., Rayner,
J.L., & Fenton, S.E.(2007).  Mammary gland development as a sensitive
end point after acute prenatal exposure to an atrazine metabolite
mixture in female Long-Evans rats.  Environ Health Perspect, Apr, 115:4,
541-547.

Fan, W., Yanase, T., Morinaga, H., Gonda, S., Okabe, T., Nomura, M.,
Hayes, T., Takayanagi, R., & Nawata, H.(2007).  Herbicide atrazine
activates SF-1 by direct affinity and concomitant co-activators
recruitments to induce aromatase expression via promoter II.
Biochemical and Biophysical  Research Communications, 355:4 1012-1018.

Fan, W., Yanase, T., Morinaga, H., Gondo, S., Okabe, T., Normura, M.,
Komatsu, T., Moroashi, K., Hayes, T.B., Takayanagi, R., & Nawata, H.
(2007).  Atrazine-induced aromatase expression is SF-1 dependent:
implications for endocrine disruption in wildlife and reproductive
cancers in humans.  Environ Health Perspect, May, 115:5, 720-727.

Filipov, N.M., Pinchuk, L.M., Boyd, B.L., & Crittenden P.L. (2005).
Immunotoxic effects of short-term atrazine exposure in young male
C57BL/6 mice.  Toxicological Sciences, 86:2, 324-332.

Filipov, N.M., Stewart, M.A., Carr, R.L., & Sistrunk, S.C. (2007).
Dopaminergic toxicity of the herbicide atrazine in rat striatal slices.
Toxicology, 232:1-2, 68-78.

Foradori, C., Hinds, L., Hanneman, W., & Handa, R.  (2009a).  Effects of
atrazine and its withdrawal on gonadotropin-releasing hormone
neuroendocrine function in the adult female Wistar rat.  Biology of
Reproduction, Dec, 81:6, 1099-1105.

Foradori, C., Hinds, L., Hanneman, W., Legare, M., Clay, C., & Handa, R.
(2009b).  Atrazine inhibits pulsatile luteinizing hormone release
without altering pituitary sensitivity to a gonadotropin-releasing
hormone receptor agonist in female Wistar rats.  Biology of
Reproduction, 81:1, 40-45.

Foradori, C.D., Hinds, L.R., et al. (2009c).  Effects of atrazine on
GnRH neuroendocrine function after its withdrawal in the adult female
Wistar rat.  Biology of Reproduction, 81:6, 1099-1105.

Fujimoto, N. and Honda, H. (2003).  Effects of environmental estrogenic
compounds on growth of a transplanted estrogen responsive pituitary
tumor cell line in rats.  Food Chem Toxicol, Dec, 41:12, 1711-1717.

Fukamachi, K., Han, B.S., Kim, C.K., Takasuka, N., Matsuoka, Y.,
Matsuda, E., Yamasaki, T., and Tsuda, H. (2004).  Possible enhancing
effects of atrazine and nonylphenol on
7,2-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced mammary tumor development in human
c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene transgenic rats.  Cancer Sci., 95:5, 404-410.

Giusi, G., Facciolo, R.M., Canoaco, M., Alleva, E., Santucci, D.,
Belloni, V., & Dessi-Fulgheri, F. (2006).  The endocrine disruptor
atrazine accounts for a dimorphic somatostatinergic neuronal expression
pattern in mice.  Toxicological Sciences, 89:1, 257-264.

Gojmerac, T., Pleadin, J., Zuric, M., Rajkovic-Janje, R., & Korsic, M.
(2004).  Serum luteinizing hormone response to administration of
gonadotropin-releasing hormone to atrazine-treated gilts.  Vet Hum
Toxicol, Oct, 6:5, 245-247.

Hase, Y., Tatsuno, M., Nishi, T., Kabe, Y., Yamaguchi, Y., Hanada, H.,
Kataoka, K., Ozawa, N., Natori, M., Handa, H., & Wantabe, H. (2008).
Atrazine binds to F1F0-ATP synthase and inhibits mitochondrial function
in sperm.  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 366:1,
66-72.

Heneweer, M., Van den Berg, M., & Sanderson, J.T. (2004).  A comparison
of human H295R and rat R2C cell lines as in vitro screening tools for
effects on aromatase.  Toxicol. Lett., 149:2, 183-194.

Higley, E.B., Newsted, J.L., Zhang, X., Giesy, J.P., & Hecker, M.
(2010).  Assessment of chemicals effects on aromatase activity using the
H295R cell line.  Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.,  Jan, 20, Epub ahead of
print

Hocking, B. (2009).  Melamine-contaminated powdered formula and
urolithiasis.  N Engl J Med., June, 360:25, 2676-2677.

Holloway, A.C., Anger, D.A., Crankshaw, D.J., Wu, M., & Foster, W.G.
(2008).  Atrazine-induced changes in aromatase activity in estrogen
sensitive target tissues.  J. Appl. Toxicol., Apr, 28:3, 260-270.

Hossain, M. M. & Filipov, N. M.(2008).  Alteration of dopamine uptake
into rat striatal vesicles and synaptosomes caused by an in vitro
exposure to atrazine and some of its metabolites.  Toxicology, 248,
52-58.

Juliani, C.C., Silva-Zacarin, E.C., Santos, D.C., & Boer, P.A.(2008).
Effects of atrazine on female Wistar rats: morphological alterations in
ovarian follicles and immunocytochemical labeling of 90 kDa heat shock
protein.  Micron, Jul, 39:5, 607-616.

Kandori, H., Suzuki, S., Asamoto, M., et al. (2005).  Influence of
atrazine administration and reduction of calorie intake on prostate
carcinogenesis in probasin/SV40 T antigen transgenic rats.  Cancer Sci.,
96, 221-226.

Karrow, N.A., McCay, J.A., Brown, R.D., Musgrove, D.L., Guo, T.L.,
Germolec, D.R., & White, K.L. Jr (2005).  Oral exposure to atrazine
modulates cell-mediated immune function and decreases host resistance to
the B16F10 tumor model in female B6C3F1 mice.  Toxicology, Apr, 209:1,
15-28.

Kim, D., Breckenridge, C. (Syngenta) (2010).  Atrazine - Derivation of
the short-term inhalation NOAEL using a physiologically-based
pharmacokinetic model.  Unpublished data from Syngenta

Kirby E.D., Geraghty A.C., Ubuka T., Bentley G.E., Kaufer D. (2009).
Stress increases putative gonadotropin inhibitory hormone and decreases
luteinizing hormone in male rats.  Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 106:27,
11324-11329.

Kmetic, I., Gaurina Srcek, V., Silvac, I., Simic, B., Kniewald, Z., &
Kniewald, J. (2008).  Atrazine exposure decreases cell proliferation in
Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO-K1) cell line.  Bull Environ Contam Toxicol.,
Aug, 81:2, 205-209.

etič, I., Gaurina Srček, V.,  Šimiċ,b., & Kniewald, Z. (2003)
Cytotoxicity of Herbicide Atrazine On Chinese Hamster ovary cell Line In
Monolayer.  Toxicol Lett. 144 (Suppl 1 ):S111-S112

Laville, N., Balaguer, P., Brion, F., Hinfray, N., Casellas, C.,
Porcher, J.M., & Ait-Aissa, S. (2006).  Modulation of aromatase activity
and mRNA by various selected pesticides in the human choriocarcinoma
JEG-3 cell line.  Toxicology, 228, 98-108.

Laws, S.C., Ferrell, J.M., Stoker, T.E., & Cooper, R.L. (2003).
Pubertal development  in female Wistar rats following exposure to
propazine and atrazine biotransformation by-products,
diamino-S-chlorotriazine and hydroxyatrazine.  Toxicological Sciences
76:1, 190-200.

Laws, S.C., Hotchkiss, M., Ferrell, J., Jayaraman, S., Mills, L., Modic,
W., Tinfo, N., Fraites, M., Stoker, T., & Cooper, R. (2009).
Chlorotriazine Herbicides and Metabolites Activate an ACTH-Dependent
Release of Corticosterone in Male Wistar Rats.  Tox. Sci. 112(1),
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U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier
applicant(s) shall:

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

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

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

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

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

(6)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544.
To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service
(including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its
International Principal Security Inspector (IPSI) to advise the IPSI of
its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security
Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such
airport(s) to be served; and

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

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

										  05/2004