[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 221 (Monday, November 16, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72963-72966]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24488]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0485; FRL-10016-24-OAR]
RIN 2060-AU95

Findings of Failure To Submit State Implementation Plan Revisions
in Response to the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas Industry Control Techniques
Guidelines for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) and for States in the Ozone Transport Region

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final action.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to find that five states failed to submit State Implementation
Plan (SIP) revisions required by the Clean Air Act (CAA) in a timely
manner to address reasonably available control technology (RACT)
requirements associated with the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas Industry
Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for reducing volatile organic
compounds (VOC) in certain nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and in states in the
ozone transport region (OTR). The states that failed to submit the
required SIP revisions to address the CTG-related RACT requirements are
California, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. This action
triggers certain CAA deadlines for the EPA to impose sanctions if a
state does not submit a complete SIP addressing the outstanding
requirements and for the EPA to promulgate a Federal Implementation
Plan (FIP) if the EPA does not approve the state's SIP revision.

DATES: This action is effective on December 16, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions concerning this
document should be addressed to C. W. Stackhouse, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, Mail Code: C539-
01, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; by
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. How is the preamble organized?

Table of Contents

I. General Information
    A. How is the preamble organized?
    B. Notice and Comment Under the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA)
    C. How can I get copies of this document and other related
information?
    D. Where do I go if I have specific state questions?
II. Background
III. Consequences of Findings of Failure to Submit
IV. Findings of Failure To Submit for States That Failed To Make a
Nonattainment Area SIP Submittal and/or Ozone Transport Region SIP
Submittal
V. Environmental Justice Considerations
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
    B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
    C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
    D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
    E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)
    F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal
    Governments
    H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health and Safety Risks
    I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution or Use
    J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
    K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority and Low Income Populations
    L. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
    M. Judicial Review

B. Notice and Comment Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)

    Section 553 of the APA, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), provides that, when
an agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedures are
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest, the
agency may issue a rule without providing notice and an opportunity for
public comment. The EPA has determined that there is good cause for
making this final agency action without prior proposal and opportunity
for comment because no significant EPA judgment is involved in making
findings of failure to submit SIPs, or elements of SIPs, required by
the CAA, where states have made no submissions to meet the requirement.
Thus, notice and public procedures are unnecessary to take this action.
The EPA finds that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B).

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

    The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-

HQ-OAR-2020-0485. Publicly available docket materials are available
either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Out
of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the
EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with
limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our
Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service
via email, phone, and webform. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER> and the telephone number for the Office
of Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current
status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

D. Where do I go if I have specific state questions?

    For questions related to specific states mentioned in this
document, please contact the appropriate EPA Regional Office:

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           Regional offices                          States
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EPA Region 1: Mr. John Rogan, Chief,    Connecticut.
 Air Quality Branch, EPA Region 1, 1
 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston,
 MA 02203<EMAIL_ADDRESS>EPA Region 2: Mr. Kirk Wieber, Chief,   New York.
 Air Program Branch, EPA Region 2, 290
 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>EPA Region 3: Ms. Susan Spielberger,    Pennsylvania.
 Associate Director, Office of Air
 Program Planning, EPA Region 3, 1650
 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>EPA Region 6: Mr. Guy Donaldson,        Texas.
 Chief, State Planning and
 Implementation Branch, EPA Region 6,
 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas,
 TX 75270<EMAIL_ADDRESS>EPA Region 9: Ms. Doris Lo, Chief, Air  California.
 Planning Office, EPA Region 9, 75
 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
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II. Background

    On March 27, 2008, the EPA revised the NAAQS for ozone to establish
new 8-hour standards.\1\ In that action, the EPA promulgated identical
revised primary and secondary ozone standards, designed to protect
public health and welfare, of 0.075 parts per million (ppm). Those
standards are met when the 3-year average of the annual fourth highest
daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentration is less than or equal
to 0.075 ppm.\2\
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    \1\ 73 FR 16436 (March 27, 2008).
    \2\ 40 CFR 50.15.
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    Promulgation of revised NAAQS triggers a requirement for the EPA to
designate areas of the country as nonattainment, attainment, or
unclassifiable for the standards; for the ozone NAAQS, this also
involves classifying any nonattainment areas at the time of initial
area designation.\3\ Ozone nonattainment areas are classified based on
the severity of their ambient ozone levels (as determined based on an
area's ``design value,'' which represents air quality in the area for
the most recent 3 years). The possible classifications for ozone
nonattainment areas are Marginal, Moderate, Serious, Severe, and
Extreme.\4\ Nonattainment areas with a ``lower'' classification (e.g.,
Marginal) have ozone levels that are closer to the standards than areas
with a ``higher'' classification (e.g., Severe).\5\
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    \3\ CAA sections 107(d)(1) and 181(a)(1).
    \4\ CAA section 181(a)(1).
    \5\ See 40 CFR 51.1103 for the design value thresholds for each
classification for the 2008 ozone NAAQS.
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    On May 21 and June 11, 2012, respectively, the EPA issued two
separate rules which cumulatively designated 46 areas throughout the
country as nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, effective July 20,
2012, and established classifications for the designated nonattainment
areas.\6\ Areas designated nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS are
subject to the general nonattainment area planning requirements of CAA
section 172 and also to the ozone-specific planning requirements of CAA
section 182. States in an OTR are subject to the requirements outlined
in CAA section 184.\7\ CAA section 172(c)(1) provides that SIPs for
nonattainment areas must include reasonably available control
technology (RACT), including RACT for existing sources of emissions.
CAA section 182(b)(2)(A) requires states in which a nonattainment area
classified as Moderate is located to amend their SIP ``to include
provisions to require the implementation of [RACT] . . . with respect
to. . .[e]ach category of VOC sources in the area covered by a CTG
document . . . '' CAA sections 182(c) through (e) apply this
requirement to states with designated ozone nonattainment areas
classified as Serious, Severe, or Extreme. CAA section 184(b) provides
that states in the OTR must submit a SIP revision addressing RACT with
respect to all sources of VOCs in the OTR covered by a CTG document.
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    \6\ 77 FR 30088 (May 21, 2012) and 77 FR 34221 (June 11, 2012).
    \7\ CAA section 184(a) establishes a single OTR comprised of
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, and the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area that
includes the District of Columbia.
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    On October 27, 2016, the EPA announced a final CTG document for
reducing VOC emissions from existing oil and natural gas industry
equipment and processes.\8\ As stated in that announcement, ``[s]ection
182(b)(2)(A) of the CAA requires that for areas designated
nonattainment for an ozone [NAAQS]. . .and classified as Moderate [or
above], states must revise their SIP to include provisions to implement
RACT for each category of VOC sources covered by a CTG document.'' Id.
``The CAA also imposes the same requirement on states in Ozone
Transport Regions.'' Id. The EPA provided a two-year period starting
from October 27, 2016, for states to submit SIP revisions addressing
RACT for VOC sources covered by the CTG (i.e., SIP submissions were due
from affected states to the EPA by October 27, 2018). On March 9, 2018,
for reasons explained in the Federal Register (83 FR 10478), the EPA
proposed to withdraw the CTG. However, the EPA did not finalize the
proposal to withdraw the CTG. The EPA announced in the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget's Spring 2020 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan
that ``the CTG will remain in place as published on October 27, 2016.''
\9\
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    \8\ 81 FR 74798 (October 27, 2016).
    \9\ See https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202004&RIN=2060-AT76 (last accessed October
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    Therefore, in response to the 2016 oil and natural gas industry
CTG, RACT SIP revisions were due for EPA review and approval from
states with

nonattainment areas classified as Moderate or higher for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS (a total of 25 SIP revisions for 21 nonattainment areas, some of
which are multistate nonattainment areas), as well as the 12 states and
the District of Columbia that comprise the OTR. Nonattainment areas
and/or states subject to this RACT SIP requirement without any oil and
natural gas sources covered by the CTG in their jurisdictions were
required to make a SIP submission that could be comprised of a
``negative declaration'' stating as much.
    Pursuant to CAA section 110(k)(1)(B), the EPA must determine no
later than 6 months after the date by which a state is required to
submit a SIP whether a state has made a submission that meets the
minimum completeness criteria established pursuant to CAA section
110(k)(1)(A). These criteria are set forth at 40 CFR part 51, appendix
V. The EPA refers to the determination that a state has not submitted a
SIP submission that meets the minimum completeness criteria as a
``finding of failure to submit.''
    The following Table 1 provides the names of states with
nonattainment areas and/or OTR states that this action finds failed to
submit the SIP revision required for the CTG for reducing VOC emissions
from existing oil and natural gas industry equipment and processes as
of the date of this action.

 Table 1--States and/or Nonattainment Areas Included in Findings of Failure To Submit Required SIP Revisions To
                   Address the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas Industry CTG for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS
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          State                  Nonattainment area/OTR state               Classification          EPA region
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CA......................  San Diego County nonattainment area.......  Serious...................               9
CT......................  Greater Connecticut nonattainment area....  Serious...................               1
CT......................  CT portion of New York-N New Jersey-Long    Serious...................               1
                           Island nonattainment area.
CT......................  CT--OTR state.............................  OTR.......................               1
NY......................  NY portion of New York-N New Jersey-Long    Serious...................               2
                           Island nonattainment area.
NY......................  NY--OTR state.............................  OTR.......................               2
PA......................  PA--OTR state.............................  OTR.......................               3
TX......................  Dallas-Fort Worth nonattainment area......  Serious...................               6
TX......................  Houston-Galveston-Brazoria nonattainment    Serious...................               6
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III. Consequences of Findings of Failure To Submit

    If the EPA finds that a state has failed to make the required SIP
submittal or that a submitted SIP is incomplete, then CAA section
179(a) establishes specific consequences, after a period of time,
including the imposition of mandatory sanctions for the affected area
or state (as appropriate in the case of the OTR). Additionally, such a
finding triggers an obligation under CAA section 110(c) for the EPA to
promulgate a FIP no later than 2 years after issuance of the finding of
failure to submit if the affected state has not submitted, and the EPA
has not approved, the required SIP submittal.
    If the EPA has not affirmatively determined that a state has made
the required complete SIP submittal for an area or OTR state within 18
months of the effective date of this action, then, pursuant to CAA
section 179(a) and (b) and 40 CFR 52.31, the offset sanction identified
in CAA section 179(b)(2) will apply in the affected nonattainment area
or OTR state. If the EPA has not affirmatively determined that the
state has made the required complete SIP submittal within 6 months
after the offset sanction is imposed, then the highway funding sanction
will apply in the affected nonattainment area, in accordance with CAA
section 179(b)(1) and 40 CFR 52.31.\10\ The sanctions will not take
effect if, within 18 months after the effective date of these findings,
the EPA affirmatively determines that the state has made a complete SIP
submittal addressing the deficiency for which the finding was made.
Additionally, if the state makes the required SIP submittal and the EPA
takes final action to approve the submittal within 2 years of the
effective date of these findings, the EPA is not required to promulgate
a FIP for the affected nonattainment area or OTR state.
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    \10\ For the OTR states, such highway sanctions would only apply
in nonattainment areas. If the OTR state does not contain any
nonattainment areas, then the highway sanctions would not apply in
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IV. Findings of Failure To Submit for States That Failed To Make a
Nonattainment Area and/or Ozone Transport Region SIP Submittal

    Based on a review of SIP submittals received and deemed complete as
of the date of signature of this action, the EPA finds that the states
listed in Table 1 above failed to submit the 2016 Oil and Gas CTG RACT
SIP revisions required under subpart 2 of part D of Title I of the CAA
and that were due no later than October 27, 2018, for the listed
nonattainment areas and OTR states.

V. Environmental Justice Considerations

    The EPA believes that the human health or environmental risks
addressed by this action will not have disproportionately high or
adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low-income,
or indigenous populations because it does not directly affect the level
of protection provided to human health or the environment under the
2008 ozone NAAQS. The purpose of this action is to make findings that
the named states failed to provide the identified SIP submissions to
the EPA that are required per the CAA. As such, this action does not
directly affect the level of protection provided for human health or
the environment. Moreover, it is intended that the actions and
deadlines resulting from this document will in fact lead to greater
protection for U.S. citizens, including minority, low-income, or
indigenous populations, by ensuring that states meet their statutory
obligation to develop and submit SIPs to ensure that areas make
progress toward reducing ozone pollution.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Orders 12866: Regulatory Planning and Executive Order
13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was,
therefore, not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.

B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs

    This action is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory action
because this

action is not significant under Executive Order 12866

C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the PRA. This final action does not establish any new
information collection requirement apart from what is already required
by law. This action relates to the requirement in the CAA for states to
submit SIPs under sections 172, 182, and 184 which address the
statutory requirements that apply to areas designated as nonattainment
for the ozone NAAQS and to states within the Ozone Transport Region,
respectively.

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This
action will not impose any requirements on small entities. This action
is a finding that the named states have not made the necessary SIP
submission for certain nonattainment areas and/or states in the OTR to
meet the requirements of part D of Title I of the CAA.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)

    This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. The action imposes no enforceable duty on any state,
local or tribal governments or the private sector.

F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between
the National Government and the states, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.

G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications as specified in
Executive Order 13175. This action finds that several states have
failed to submit SIP revisions that satisfy the nonattainment area
planning requirements under sections 172 and 182 of the CAA, and/or the
OTR requirements under section 184 of the CAA. No tribe is subject to
the requirement to submit an implementation plan under section 172 or
under subpart 2 of part D of Title I of the CAA. Thus, Executive Order
13175 does not apply to this action.

H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health and Safety Risks

    The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern health or safety risks that the EPA has
reason to believe may disproportionately affect children, per the
definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in section 2-202 of the
Executive Order. This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045
because it is a finding that several states failed to submit SIP
revisions that satisfy the nonattainment area planning requirements
under sections 172 and 182 of the CAA, and/or the OTR requirements
under Section 184, and does not directly or disproportionately affect
children.

I. 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.

J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    This action does not involve technical standards.

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

    The EPA believes the human health or environmental risk addressed
by this action will not have potential disproportionately high and
adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low-income,
or indigenous populations. In finding that several states have failed
to submit SIP revisions that satisfy the nonattainment area planning
requirements under sections 172 and 182 of the CAA, and/or the OTR
requirements under section 184 of the CAA, this action does not
directly affect the level of protection provided to human health or the
environment.

L. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

    This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of
the United States. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).

M. Judicial Review

    Section 307(b)(1) of the CAA indicates which Federal Courts of
Appeal have venue for petitions of review of final actions by the EPA
under the CAA. This section provides, in part, that petitions for
review must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit if (i) the agency action consists of
``nationally applicable regulations promulgated, or final actions
taken, by the Administrator,'' or (ii) such action is locally or
regionally applicable, but ``such action is based on a determination of
nationwide scope or effect and if in taking such action the
Administrator finds and publishes that such action is based on such a
determination.''
    This final action is nationally applicable. To the extent a court
finds this final action to be locally or regionally applicable, the EPA
finds that this action is based on a determination of ``nationwide
scope or effect'' within the meaning of CAA section 307(b)(1). This
final action consists of findings of failure to submit required SIPs
from five states with nonattainment areas and/or in the OTR, located in
five of the 10 EPA Regions, and in four different Federal judicial
circuits. This final action is also based on a common core of factual
findings concerning the receipt and completeness of the relevant SIP
submittals. For these reasons, this final action is nationally
applicable or, alternatively, to the extent a court finds this action
to be locally or regionally applicable, the Administrator has
determined that this final action is based on a determination of
nationwide scope or effect for purposes of CAA section 307(b)(1).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit within 60 days from the date this
final action is published in the Federal Register. Filing a petition
for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final action does not
affect the finality of the action for the purposes of judicial review,
nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review
must be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedures,
Air pollution control, Approval and promulgation of implementation
plans, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Anne L. Austin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2035]

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the
community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in
effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS
report, once effective, will be used by insurance agents and others to
calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings
and the contents of those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before September 8, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
for each community are available for inspection at both the online
location https://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata and the
respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at
https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-2035, to
Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with
section

110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and
44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP and are used to calculate the appropriate
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM
and FIS report become effective.
    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS
report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b)
is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard
determinations also will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report
become effective.
    Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.pdf.
    The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each
community are available for inspection at both the online location
https://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata and the respective
Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. For communities
with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies can be
identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM date
listed in the tables. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.

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

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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           Madison County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
 Project: 13-04-8486S Preliminary Date: February 9, 2018 and August 17,
                                  2018
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        City of Canton         City Hall, 226 East Peace Street, Canton,
                                MS 39046.
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            Ward County, North Dakota and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 07-08-0688S Preliminary Date: December 5, 2019
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City of Burlington...........  City Auditor's Office, 225 North Wallace
                                Street, Burlington, ND 58722.
City of Carpio...............  City Hall, 510 North Main Street, Carpio,
                                ND 58725.
City of Donnybrook...........  City Hall, 321 1st Avenue Southeast,
                                Donnybrook, ND 58734.
City of Kenmare..............  Memorial Hall, 5 3rd Street Northeast,
                                Kenmare, ND 58746.
City of Minot................  City Planning Office, 515 2nd Avenue
                                Southwest, Minot, ND 58701.
City of Sawyer...............  City Hall, 104 Dakota Avenue South,
                                Sawyer, ND 58781.
Township of Burlington.......  Ward County Highway Department, 900 13th
                                Street Southeast, Minot, ND 58701.
Township of Kenmare..........  Ward County Highway Department, 900 13th
                                Street Southeast, Minot, ND 58701.
Unincorporated Areas of Ward   Ward County Highway Department, 900 13th
 County.                        Street Southeast, Minot, ND 58701.
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0073; FRL-9243-5]

 Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Virginia; Amendments to Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate
Matter

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This revision consists of
amendments to the Commonwealth of Virginia's ambient air quality
standards for particulate matter (PM). This action is being taken under
the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on January 27,
2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0073. All documents in the docket are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the
electronic docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for public inspection during normal
business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street,
Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Becoat,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On November 17, 2008 (73 FR 67825), EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The NPR
proposed approval of amendments to the Commonwealth's existing ambient
air quality standards for particulate matter in 9VAC5 Chapter 30. The
formal SIP revision was submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia on
January 7, 2008. EPA received no comments on the proposal to approve
Virginia's SIP revision. However, regulation 9VAC5-30-65E included an
incorrect reference of the Federal Register document for the annual and
24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS that were established by the EPA on July
18, 1997 as 62 FR 28856 instead of 62 FR 38652. On September 29, 2010,
EPA received a correction to the regulation (9VAC5 Chapter 30) that
contains the ambient air quality standards set out in 40 CFR 50. The
SIP revision made the necessary correction to reference the Federal
Register document appropriately.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    The Commonwealth's SIP revision to the Virginia Regulations for the
Control

and Abatement of Air Pollution: 9VAC5 Chapter 30--Ambient Air Quality
Standards incorporates the annual and 24-hour PM2.5 national
ambient air quality standards that were established by the EPA on July
18, 1997 and on October 17, 2006. The revision is consistent with the
national ambient air quality standards. The SIP revision amends the
PM2.5 standard to add the new 24-hour standard of 35
[micro]g/m\3\, retains the current 24-hour standard of 65 [micro]g/m\3\
during the transition to the new standard, adds transitional language
to clarify implementation of these standards, and removes obsolete
language referencing the annual PM10 standard. The SIP
revision also adds new reference conditions.

III. General Information Pertaining to SIP Submittals From the
Commonwealth of Virginia

    In 1995, Virginia adopted legislation that provides, subject to
certain conditions, for an environmental assessment (audit)
``privilege'' for voluntary compliance evaluations performed by a
regulated entity. The legislation further addresses the relative burden
of proof for parties either asserting the privilege or seeking
disclosure of documents for which the privilege is claimed. Virginia's
legislation also provides, subject to certain conditions, for a penalty
waiver for violations of environmental laws when a regulated entity
discovers such violations pursuant to a voluntary compliance evaluation
and voluntarily discloses such violations to the Commonwealth and takes
prompt and appropriate measures to remedy the violations. Virginia's
Voluntary Environmental Assessment Privilege Law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-
1198, provides a privilege that protects from disclosure documents and
information about the content of those documents that are the product
of a voluntary environmental assessment. The Privilege Law does not
extend to documents or information (1) that are generated or developed
before the commencement of a voluntary environmental assessment; (2)
that are prepared independently of the assessment process; (3) that
demonstrate a clear, imminent and substantial danger to the public
health or environment; or (4) that are required by law.
    On January 12, 1998, the Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the
Attorney General provided a legal opinion that states that the
Privilege law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-1198, precludes granting a privilege
to documents and information ``required by law,'' including documents
and information ``required by Federal law to maintain program
delegation, authorization or approval,'' since Virginia must ``enforce
Federally authorized environmental programs in a manner that is no less
stringent than their Federal counterparts. * * * '' The opinion
concludes that ``[r]egarding Sec.  10.1-1198, therefore, documents or
other information needed for civil or criminal enforcement under one of
these programs could not be privileged because such documents and
information are essential to pursuing enforcement in a manner required
by Federal law to maintain program delegation, authorization or
approval.''
    Virginia's Immunity law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-1199, provides that
``[t]o the extent consistent with requirements imposed by Federal
law,'' any person making a voluntary disclosure of information to a
state agency regarding a violation of an environmental statute,
regulation, permit, or administrative order is granted immunity from
administrative or civil penalty. The Attorney General's January 12,
1998 opinion states that the quoted language renders this statute
inapplicable to enforcement of any Federally authorized programs, since
``no immunity could be afforded from administrative, civil, or criminal
penalties because granting such immunity would not be consistent with
Federal law, which is one of the criteria for immunity.''
    Therefore, EPA has determined that Virginia's Privilege and
Immunity statutes will not preclude the Commonwealth from enforcing its
program consistent with the Federal requirements. In any event, because
EPA has also determined that a state audit privilege and immunity law
can affect only state enforcement and cannot have any impact on Federal
enforcement authorities, EPA may at any time invoke its authority under
the CAA, including, for example, sections 113, 167, 205, 211 or 213, to
enforce the requirements or prohibitions of the state plan,
independently of any state enforcement effort. In addition, citizen
enforcement under section 304 of the Clean Air Act is likewise
unaffected by this, or any, state audit privilege or immunity law.

IV. Final Action

    EPA is approving the amendments to the existing air quality
standards for particulate matter in 9VAC5 Chapter 30 as a revision to
the Virginia SIP.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that

it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or
preempt tribal law.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by February 28, 2011. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action, amending ambient air quality
standards for particulate matter, may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: December 14, 2010.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 52 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart VV--Virginia

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2. In Sec.  52.2420, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising
the entries for 5-30-60 and 5-30-65, and adding entries 5-30-15 and 5-
30-66 to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2420  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

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5-30-15....................  Reference Conditions.          8/1/07  12/28/10 [Insert page  Added section.
                                                                     number where the
                                                                     document begins].

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5-30-60....................  Particulate Matter             8/1/07  12/28/10 [Insert page  Removed PM10 annual
                              (PM10).                                number where the       standard.
                                                                     document begins].
5-30-65....................  Particulate Matter             8/1/07  12/28/10 [Insert page  Removed PM10
                              (PM2.5).                               number where the       standard.
                                                                     document begins].
5-30-66....................  Particulate Matter             8/1/07  12/28/10 [Insert page  Added section.
                              (PM2.5).                               number where the
                                                                     document begins].

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78169-78170]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-3462]

Establishment of the Patient and Care-Partner Connection;
Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

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

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is
establishing a public docket to receive input on the Center for Devices
and Radiological Health's (CDRH) new program, entitled the Patient and
Care-partner Connection (P&CC). P&CC will partner with patient
organizations to provide a means for CDRH staff to formally engage with
patients and care-partners. The purpose of this partnership is to gain
perspective and feedback from patients, care-partners, and patient
organizations on particular topics of interest, such as, the scope and
nature of P&CC and how to partner with patient organizations. The
Agency is interested in facilitating staff engagement with patients and
care-partners regarding specific disease states and/or medical devices
used for treatment, diagnosis, or assessment.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments by January 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2016-N-3462 for ``Establishment of the Patient and Care-partner
Connection; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments.''
Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any

information marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For
more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see
80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Hammer, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5400, Silver Spring, MD 20993,<PHONE_NUMBER>, FAX:
301-847-8510<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    One of the three CDRH 2016-2017 Strategic Priorities is to
``Partner with Patients'' \1\ (Ref. 1). This priority reflects and
builds on our strong commitment to patients, who are our most important
customers. CDRH believes that to successfully achieve this mission, we
must consider and engage with patients as partners. With regard to this
priority, CDRH also understands that family or care-partners are
integral to patient care and management of disease, and we are also
committed to engaging them in order to fulfill this mission. FDA will
work with both groups to advance the development and evaluation of
innovative medical devices and to monitor the performance of marketed
devices. In addition, partnerships will be leveraged, by promoting a
culture of meaningful patient engagement and interaction between CDRH
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    \1\ CDRH's 2016-2017 Strategic Priorities, in addition to
``partner[ing] with patients,'' include ``Establish a National
Evaluation System for Medical Devices'' and ``Promote a Culture of
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    To achieve this goal, FDA intends to establish a new program,
called the Patient and Care-partner Connection (P&CC). This program is
designed to provide CDRH staff with a formal process by which they can
engage with patients and care-partners to obtain input on key issues.
P&CC will broaden CDRH's exposure to patients' and care-partners'
experiences regarding specific disease states and/or medical devices
used for the patient's treatment, diagnosis, or assessment. It will not
solicit or provide external policy advice or opinion.
    Additionally, P&CC will provide an avenue for designated groups of
patients and care-partners to address specific questions pertinent to
their treatment, diagnosis, or assessment by partnering with patient
organizations in an effort to connect their members with CDRH staff,
when the need for input arises. Patient organizations shall be
501(c)(3) organizations that have infrastructure conducive to
soliciting patient and caregiver participation, and whose membership
possesses relevant experience. Topics will be highly focused and
restricted to specified disease states and/or medical devices.
    Patients and care-partners will participate in P&CC on a gratuitous
basis. Patients and care-partners will also report any conflict of
interests they may have that are pertinent to the discussion, although
conflicts of interest may not disqualify a patient or care-partner from
participating in P&CC.

II. Patient and Care-Partner Connection Program

    The Agency is seeking comments from interested persons on P&CC in
general, and on the following questions:

General

     What are potential barriers to inclusion for patients and
care-partners?
     What can FDA do to avoid or remedy any barriers to
inclusion?
     What might patients and care-partners see as appropriate
and effective engagement with FDA?
     How appropriate is the program title, ``Patient and Care-
partner Connection''?
     What, if any, other titles should FDA consider?

Inclusion

     What types of organizations are appropriate for such a
partnership?
     What are potential barriers to effective communication
between FDA, partner organizations, patients, and care-partners?
     How can FDA engage patients, especially those who are hard
to reach or from underserved communities who are typically
underrepresented in such initiatives?

Communication

     What lines of questioning would be considered appropriate?
     What characteristics of such a program might patients and
care-partners view especially positively and/or negatively?
     What methods or qualities of communication might be
preferred or convenient for patients and care-partners?

III. Reference

    The following reference is on display in the Division of Dockets
Management (see ADDRESSES) and is available for viewing by interested
persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; it is also
available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. FDA has
verified the Web site address, as of the date this document publishes
in the Federal Register, but Web sites are subject to change over time.

1. FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, ``2016-2017
Strategic Priorities,'' available at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/OfficeofMedicalProductsandTobacco/CDRH/CDRHVisionandMission/UCM481588.pdf.

    Dated: October 31, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL08-52-001]

California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of
Filing

August 7, 2008.
    Take notice that on August 1, 2008, California Independent System
Operator Corporation submitted for filing in compliance with the
Commission's July 2, 2008 Order, a revised form of ``TAC Rate''
spreadsheet.
    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 August 22, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Docket No. PR07-19-002

National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation; Notice of Motion for
Extension of Rate Case Filing Deadline

January 11, 2011.
    Take notice that on January 10, 2011, National Fuel Gas
Distribution Corporation (National Fuel) filed a request for an
extension consistent with the Commission's revised policy of periodic
review from a triennial to a five

year period. The Commission in Order No. 735 modified its policy
concerning periodic reviews of rates charges by section 311 and Hinshaw
pipelines to extend the cycle for such reviews from three to five
years.\1\ Therefore, National Fuel requests that the date for its next
rate filing be extended to February 12, 2013, which is five years from
the date of National Fuel's most recent rate filing with this
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    Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must
file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered
by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken,
but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or
motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing
an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the
intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or
protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 7 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 Wednesday, January 19, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0823; FRL-8392--3]

Multiple Chemicals; Extension of Tolerances for Emergency
Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for the
pesticides listed in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. These
actions are in response to EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under
section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) authorizing use of these pesticides. Section 408(l)(6) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) requires EPA to establish
a time-limited tolerance or exemption from the requirement for a
tolerance for pesticide chemical residues in food that will result from
the use of a pesticide under an emergency exemption granted by EPA.

DATES: This regulation is effective January 7, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before March 9, 2009, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0823. To access the
electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced
Search,'' then ``Docket Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where
indicated and select the ``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on
the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access
available documents. All documents in the docket are listed in the
docket index available in regulations.gov. Although listed in the
index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See the table in this unit for the
name of a specific contact person. The following information applies to
all contact persons: Emergency Response Team, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001.

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         Pesticide/CFR Citation                   Contact Person
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Formetanate hydrochloride                 Andrew Ertman
180.276<EMAIL_ADDRESS><PHONE_NUMBER>
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Maneb                                     Libby Pemberton
180.110<EMAIL_ADDRESS><PHONE_NUMBER>
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Myclobutanil                              Stacey Groce
180.443<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                          703-30-2505
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Thiophanate methyl                        Andrea Conrath
180.371<EMAIL_ADDRESS><PHONE_NUMBER>
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should
carefully examine the applicability provisions discussed above. If you
have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult

the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

 B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document?

    In addition to accessing an electronic copy of this Federal
Register document through the electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, you may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. You may also access a
frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 through the
Government Printing Office's pilot e-CFR site at http://
www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr.

C. Can I File an Objection or Hearing Request?

    Under section 408(g) of FFDCA, as amended by FQPA, any person may
file an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request
a hearing on those objections. The EPA procedural regulations which
govern the submission of objections and requests for hearings appear in
40 CFR part 178. You must file your objection or request a hearing on
this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0823 in the subject line on the first page of
your submission. All requests must be in writing, and must be mailed or
delivered to the Hearing Clerk on or before March 9, 2009.
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing that does not contain any CBI for inclusion in the public
docket that is described in ADDRESSES. Information not marked
confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA
without prior notice. Submit your copies, identified by docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0823, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

II. Background and Statutory Findings

    EPA published final rules in the Federal Register for each
pesticide listed. The initial issuance of these final rules announced
that EPA, on its own initiative, under section 408 of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C.
346a, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA)
(Public Law 104-170), was establishing time-limited tolerances.
    EPA established the tolerances because section 408(l)(6) of FFDCA
requires EPA to establish a time-limited tolerance or exemption from
the requirement for a tolerance for pesticide chemical residues in food
that will result from the use of a pesticide under an emergency
exemption granted by EPA under FIFRA section 18. Such tolerances can be
established without providing notice or time for public comment.
    EPA received requests to extend the use of these chemicals for this
year's growing season. After having reviewed these submissions, EPA
concurs that emergency conditions exist. EPA assessed the potential
risks presented by residues for each chemical. In doing so, EPA
considered the safety standard in section 408(b)(2) of FFDCA, and
decided that the necessary tolerance under section 408(l)(6) of FFDCA
would be consistent with the safety standard and with FIRA section 18.
    The data and other relevant material have been evaluated and
discussed in the final rule originally published to support these uses.
Based on that data and information considered, the Agency reaffirms
that extension of these time-limited tolerances will continue to meet
the requirements of section 408(l)(6) of FFDCA. Therefore, the time-
limited tolerances are extended until the date listed. EPA will publish
a document in the Federal Register to remove the revoked tolerances
from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Although these tolerances
will expire and are revoked on the date listed, under section 408(l)(5)
of FFDCA, residues of the pesticide not in excess of the amounts
specified in the tolerance remaining in or on the commodity after that
date will not be unlawful, provided the residue is present as a result
of an application or use of a pesticide at a time and in a manner that
was lawful under FIFRA, the tolerance was in place at the time of the
application, and the residue does not exceed the level that was
authorized by the tolerance. EPA will take action to revoke these
tolerances earlier if any experience with, scientific data on, or other
relevant information on this pesticide indicate that the residues are
not safe.
    Tolerances for the use of the following pesticide chemicals on
specific commodities are being extended:
    1. Formetanate hydrochloride. EPA has authorized under FIFRA
section 18 the use of formetanate hydrochloride on bulb onions for
control of thrips in Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon,
Washington, and Wisconsin. This regulation extends a time-limited
tolerance for residues of the insecticide formetanate hydrochloride,
(m-[[(dimethylamino) methylene]amino]phenyl methylcarbamate
hydrochloride, in or on onion, dry bulb at 0.02 parts per million (ppm)
for an additional 1-year period. This tolerance will expire and is
revoked on December 31, 2009. A time-limited tolerance was originally
published in the Federal Register of February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9226)
(FRL-8343-6).
    2. Maneb. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of
Maneb on walnuts for control of bacterial blight in California. This
regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of
the fungicide maneb (manganous ethylenebisdithiocarbamate) calculated
as zinc ethylenebisdithiocarbamate, and its metabolite ethylenethiourea
in or on walnuts at 0.05 ppm for an additional 1-year period. This
tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2009. A time-
limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of
March 17, 1999 (64 FR 13097) (FRL-6067-9). The time-limited tolerance
exemption was last extended on December 21, 2005 at 70 FR 75734.
    3. Myclobutanil. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use
of myclobutanil on legume vegetables for control of soybean rust in
various States. This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for
combined residues of the fungicide, myclobutanil, alpha-butyl-alpha-(4-
chlorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile, and its alcohol
metabolite, alpha-(3-hydroxybutyl)-alpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-
triazole-1-propanenitrile (free and bound), in or on vegetable, foliage
of legume, group 07, and vegetable, legume, group 06 at 1.0 ppm for an
additional 6-month period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked
on December 31, 2009. Time-limited tolerances were originally published
in the Federal Register of June 28, 2006 (71 FR 36687) (FRL-8068-2).

    4. Thiophanate methyl. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18
the use of Thiophanate methyl on citrus for control of post-bloom fruit
drop in Florida and Texas. This regulation extends a time-limited
tolerance for combined residues of the fungicide thiophanate methyl and
its metabolite, methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC) in or on citrus
at 0.5 ppm for an additional 6-month period. This tolerance will expire
and is revoked on December 31, 2009. A time-limited tolerance was
originally published in the Federal Register of September 12, 2002 (67
FR 57748) (FRL-7196-5). The time-limited tolerance exemption was last
extended on December 21, 2005 at 70 FR 75734.
    5. Thiophanate methyl. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18
the use of thiophanate methyl on fruiting vegetables, including tomato
for control of white mold in Florida, Virginia, and New Jersey. This
regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of
the fungicide thiophanate methyl and its metabolite, methyl 2-
benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC) in or on the fruiting vegetable crop
group at 0.5 ppm for an additional 1-year period. This tolerance will
expire and is revoked on December 31, 2009. A time-limited tolerance
was originally published in the Federal Register of July 23, 2003 (68
FR 43465) (FRL-7317-5). The time-limited tolerance exemption was last
extended on December 21, 2005 at 70 FR 75734.
    6. Thiophanate methyl. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18
the use of thiophanate methyl on mushroom spawn and growing substrate
for control of green mold in California, Delaware, Maryland, Oregon,
and Pennsylvania. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for
combined residues of the fungicide thiophanate methyl and its
metabolite, methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC) in or on mushroom at
0.01 ppm for an additional 1-year period. This tolerance will expire
and is revoked on December 31, 2009. A time-limited tolerance was
originally published in the Federal Register of February 5, 2003 (68 FR
5847) (FRL-7285-9). The time-limited tolerance exemption was last
extended on December 21, 2005 at 70 FR 75734.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final rule establishes tolerances under section 408(d) of
FFDCA in response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from
review under Executive Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and
Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this rule has been
exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this rule is not
subject to Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355,
May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children
from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April
23, 1997). This final rule does not contain any information collections
subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require any special considerations
under Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under section 408(d) of FFDCA, such as the tolerance in
this final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.) do not apply.
    This final rule directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. As such, the Agency has determined that
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or
tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government
and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled
Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR
67249, November 6, 2000) do not apply to this rule. In addition, This
rule does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (UMRA) (Public Law 104-4).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272
note).

IV. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to
the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the
United States prior to publication of this final rule in the Federal
Register. This final rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: December 23, 2008.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

Sec.  180.110  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  180.110, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for
Walnut by revising the expiration date 12/31/08 to read 12/31/09.

Sec.  180.276  [Amended]

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3. In Sec.  180.276, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for
Onion, dry bulb by revising the expiration date 12/31/08 to read 12/31/
09.

Sec.  180.371  [Amended]

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4. In Sec.  180.371, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for
Citrus by revising the expiration date 6/30/09 to read 12/31/09 and the
entries for Mushroom; and Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 by revising the
expiration dates 12/31/08 to read 12/31/09.

Sec.  180.443  [Amended]

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5. In Sec.  180.443, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries
for Vegetable, foliage of legume, group 07 and Vegetable, legume, group
06 by revising the expiration dates 6/30/09 to read 12/31/09.
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[Notices]
[Page 18829]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0001]

Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of
the Medical Devices Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on May 10 and 11, 2012,
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Location: Hilton Washington, DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons A, B, C,
and D, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The hotel's telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Contact Person: Avena Russell, Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
66, Rm. 1535, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
301-796-3805, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-
8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC area), and follow the prompts
to the desired center or product area. Please call the Information Line
for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal
Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously
announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly
enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the
Agency's Web site and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/
phone line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the
meeting.
    Agenda: On May 10 and 11, 2012, the committee will discuss general
issues related to medical devices intended for obese patients. The
committee will provide recommendations regarding trial design for
clinical studies to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of weight
loss devices placed either endoscopically (balloons and suture devices)
or laparoscopically (bands, space-occupying devices, etc.) and contrast
those to surgery. Additional discussion will include issues pertaining
to clinically meaningful weight loss, when the primary endpoint should
be measured, length of patient followup, and how much risk is
acceptable for a potentially small amount of weight loss.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
April 27, 2012. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled on
May 10, 2012 between approximately 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. and on May 11,
2012 between approximately 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Those individuals
interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the
contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of
the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses
of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time
requested to make their presentation on or before April 19, 2012. Time
allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of
registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested
persons regarding their request to speak by April 20, 2012.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact James Clark,
Conference Management Staff, at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER>
at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: March 22, 2012.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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[Notices]
[Page 34521]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

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

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1470-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc., Ameren
Illinois Company.
    Description: 2014-06-09--Ameren-White Oak Facilities Service
Agreement Compliance Filing to be effective 5/11/2014.
    Filed Date: 6/9/14.
    Accession Number: 20140609-5108.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2155-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Queue Position Y1-069, Original Service Agreement No.
3876 to be effective 5/9/2014.
    Filed Date: 6/9/14.
    Accession Number: 20140609-5168.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/14.

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

    Docket Numbers: RR14-4-000.
    Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corp.
    Description: North American Electric Reliability Corporation's
Report of Comparisons of Budgeted to Actual Costs for 2013 for NERC and
the Regional Entities.
    Filed Date: 5/30/14.
    Accession Number: 20140530-5371.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/14.

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

    Dated: June 10, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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