[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14905-14906]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[10021-48-OLEM]

FY2021 Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
(RLF) Cooperative Agreement Recipients (CARs)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of the availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to make
available approximately $10 million to provide supplemental funds to
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) cooperative agreements previously awarded
competitively under section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA
will consider awarding supplemental funding only to RLF Cooperative
Agreement Recipients (CARs or recipients) who have demonstrated an
ability to deliver programmatic results by making at least one loan or
subgrant. The award of these funds is based on the criteria described
at CERCLA 104(k)(5)(A)(ii). The Agency is now accepting requests for
supplemental funding from RLF CARs. Specific information on submitting
a request for RLF supplemental funding is described below and
additional information may be obtained by contacting the EPA Regional
Brownfields Coordinator.

DATES: Requests for funding must be submitted to the appropriate EPA
Regional Brownfields Coordinator (listed below) by April 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: A request for supplemental funding must be in the form of a
letter addressed to the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator
(see listing below) with a copy to Nicole Wireman,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Nicole Wireman, U.S. EPA, (202) 566-

2649 or the appropriate Brownfields Regional Coordinator.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be affected by this action if you are a current Brownfields
RLF CAR.

B. How can I get copies of the other related information and additional
updates?

    EPA website. To access the FY2021 RLF Supplemental Funding
information on EPA's website, please go to https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/solicitations-brownfield-grants. Any revisions to due dates
or additional information necessary for submission of FY2021 RLF
Supplemental Funding applications will be posted to this website rather
than published in the Federal Register. Also, all future notices of the
availability of Brownfields RLF Supplemental Funding will be posted on
the same website. EPA will discontinue publication of notices of the
availability of Brownfields RLF Supplemental Funding in the Federal
Register for future fiscal years.

II. Background

    The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act added section 104(k) to CERCLA to authorize federal financial
assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for
assessment, cleanup, and job training. Section 104(k) includes a
provision for EPA to, among other things, award grants to eligible
entities to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and to provide loans and
subgrants for brownfields cleanup. Section 104(k)(5)(A)(ii) authorizes
EPA to make additional grant funds available to RLF CARs for any year
after the year for which the initial grant is made (noncompetitive RLF
supplemental funding) taking into consideration:
    (I) The number of sites and number of communities that are
addressed by the revolving loan fund;
    (II) the demand for funding by eligible entities that have not
previously received a grant under this subsection;
    (III) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the
revolving loan fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a
continuing basis; and
    (IV) such other similar factors as the [Agency] considers
appropriate to carry out this subsection.

III. Eligibility

    In order to be considered for supplemental funding, CARs must
demonstrate that they have significantly depleted funds (both EPA grant
funding and any available program income) and that they have a clear
plan for utilizing requested additional funds in a timely manner. CARs
must demonstrate that they have made at least one loan or subgrant
prior to applying for this supplemental funding and have significantly
depleted existing available funds. For FY2021, EPA defines
``significantly depleted funds'' as uncommitted, available funding
totaling 25% or less of the total amount of RLF funds awarded under all
open and closed grants. In addition, ``significant depleted funds''
cannot be demonstrated if the RLF balance exceeds $600,000. For new RLF
recipients with an award of $1 million or less, funds will be
considered significantly depleted if the uncommitted, available funding
does not exceed $300,000. Additionally, the RLF recipient must
demonstrate a need for supplemental funding based on, among other
factors, the list of potential projects in the RLF program pipeline; an
ability to make loans and subgrants for cleanups that can be started,
completed, and lead to redevelopment; an ability to administer and
revolve the RLF by generating program income; an ability to use the RLF
grant to address funding gaps for cleanup; and evidence that the RLF
has and will continue to provide future community benefit from past and
potential future loan(s) and/or subgrant(s). Note that a 20% cost share
is required for the entire RLF grant award, which includes the original
grant funding plus all supplemental funds. The applicant must specify
how it will meet the 20% cost share for the supplemental funds. EPA
encourages innovative approaches to maximize revolving grant funds and
leveraging with other funds, including use of grant funds as a loan
loss guarantee or combining with other government or private sector
lending resources. ``The Process and Considerations for Supplemental
Funding for Brownfields RLF Grants'' contains information about the
format and required content of RLF supplemental applications and can be
found at https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/solicitations-brownfield-grants. Applicants are encouraged to discuss eligibility and other
considerations with their EPA Regional Contact listed below prior to
applying.

IV. Regional Brownfields Coordinators

     EPA Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT): Dorrie Paar, 5 Post
Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-3912; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI): Alison Devine, 290
Broadway, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10007; telephone number (212) 637-
4158: email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV): Brett Gilmartin,
1650 Arch Street, Mail Code 3HS51, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-
2029; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN): Derek
Street, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, 10th Fl, Atlanta,
GA 30303-8960; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI): Keary Cragan, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Mail Code SB-5J, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507;
telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX): Camisha Scott, 1445
Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, (6SF-PB), Dallas, Texas 75202-2733; telephone
number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE): Susan Klein, 11201 Renner
Blvd., Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY): Ted Lanzano, 1595
Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU): Noemi Emeric-Ford,
75 Hawthorne Street, WST-8, San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number
(213) 244-1821; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     EPA Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA): Susan Morales, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 900, Mailstop: ECL-112 Seattle, WA 98101; telephone
number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
David Lloyd,
Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Office of Land
and Emergency Management.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 68231]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26962]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. EG14-80-000, EG14-81-000, EG14-82-000, et al.]

Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status

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Mountain Creek Power, LLC.................                   EG14-80-000
LaPorte Power, LLC........................                   EG14-81-000
Handley Power, LLC........................                   EG14-82-000
Regulus Solar, LLC........................                   EG14-83-000
Major Oak Power, LLC......................                   EG14-84-000
Green Pastures Wind I, LLC................                   EG14-85-000
Avalon Solar Partners, LLC................                   EG14-86-000
Energia Sierra Juarez, S. de R.L. de C.V..                   EG14-87-000
Energia Sierra Juarez U.S. Transmission,                     EG14-88-000
 LLC......................................
Longhorn Wind Project, LLC................                   EG14-89-000
TX Hereford Wind, LLC.....................                   EG14-90-000
Catalina Solar 2, LLC.....................                   EG14-91-000
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    Take notice that during the month of October 2014, the status of
the above-captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale Generators became
effective by operation of the Commission's regulations. 18 CFR
366.7(a).

    Dated: November 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33189-33191]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15100]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81139; File No. SR-FINRA-2017-024]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Update Rule Cross-References and Make Non-
Substantive Technical Changes to FINRA Rules

July 13, 2017.
    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 June 30, 2017, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA has designated
the proposed rule change as constituting a ``non-controversial'' rule
change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 under the Act,\3\ which
renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this filing by the
Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to update cross-references and make other non-
substantive changes within FINRA rules.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA's Web
site at http://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, FINRA 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. FINRA has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    On October 18, 2016, the SEC approved changes to FINRA Rule 6730
(Transaction Reporting) to expand the Trade Reporting and Compliance
Engine (``TRACE'') reporting rules to include most secondary market
transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities.\4\ The rule change
requires all FINRA members involved in transactions in U.S. Treasury
Securities, as defined in the TRACE rules, to report most transactions
in those securities to TRACE. The rule change further requires
Reportable TRACE Transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities generally to
be reported on the same day as the transaction on an end-of-day basis.
Because FINRA is not currently proposing to disseminate any trade-level
information to the public regarding transactions in U.S. Treasury
Securities, the rule change generally imposed a same-day reporting
requirement as opposed to a more immediate requirement, such as 15
minutes. The

implementation date for the changes is July 10, 2017.\5\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79116 (October 18,
2016), 81 FR 73167 (October 24, 2016) (Notice of Filing and Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of File No. SR-FINRA-2016-027).
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    The proposed rule change would update the cross reference in FINRA
Rule 6730(a)(1) to clarify that Reportable TRACE Transactions in U.S.
Treasury Securities are not subject to the 15-minute reporting
requirement.
    In addition, the proposed rule change would make technical changes
to FINRA Rule 6810 (Definitions) \6\ to reflect FINRA Manual style
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    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80255 (March 15,
2017), 82 FR 14563 (March 21, 2017) (Order Approving File No. SR-
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    FINRA has filed the proposed rule change for immediate
effectiveness and has requested that the SEC waive the requirement that
the proposed rule change not become operative for 30 days after the
date of the filing, so that FINRA can implement the proposed rule
change to coincide with effective dates of the affected rule. The
implementation date for the proposed changes to FINRA Rule 6730 will be
July 10, 2017, to coincide with the implementation date of earlier
changes to the rule.\7\ The implementation date for the proposed
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2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\8\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. FINRA believes the proposed rule change will provide
greater clarity to members and the public regarding FINRA's rules by
amending the references in Rule 6810 to conform to FINRA's style
conventions and by clarifying in Rule 6730 that Reportable TRACE
Transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities are not subject to the 15-
minute reporting requirement.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change brings
clarity and consistency to FINRA rules without adding any burden on
firms.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \9\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\10\
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does
not become operative before 30 days from the date of the filing.
However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\11\ the Commission may
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest.
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    The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative
delay. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay
is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.
The waiver will allow FINRA to update the cross reference in FINRA Rule
6730 to coincide with the implementation date of that rule, which is
July 10, 2017. The implementation date for the proposed changes to
FINRA Rule 6810 is June 30, 2017, the date FINRA filed the instant
proposed rule change. Therefore, the Commission hereby waives the 30-
day operative delay and designates the proposed rule change to be
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    \12\ For purposes only of waiving the operative delay for this
proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact
on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (i)
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or 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 email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-FINRA-2017-024 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2017-024. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA. 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-FINRA-2017-024, and should
be submitted on or before August 9, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35473-35475]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16000]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9981-31-OAR]

Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New
Unit Set-Asides for 2018 Control Periods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of data availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice
of the availability of data on emission allowance allocations to
certain units under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading
programs. EPA has completed final calculations for the first round of
allocations of allowances from the CSAPR new unit set-asides (NUSAs)
for the 2018 control periods and has posted spreadsheets containing the
calculations on EPA's website. Several changes were made to the
preliminary allocation spreadsheets to eliminate allocations to
existing units that had been incorrectly identified as new units
eligible to receive NUSA allocations. No changes were made to the
calculations of the amounts of allocations to any units correctly
identified as new units, and no additional units were identified as new
units.

DATES: July 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this action
should be addressed to Kenon Smith at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected] or Jason Kuhns at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under each CSAPR trading program where EPA
is responsible for determining emission allowance allocations, a
portion of each state's emissions budget for the program for each
control period is reserved in a NUSA (and in an additional Indian
country NUSA in the case of states with Indian country within their
borders) for allocation to certain units that would not otherwise
receive allowance allocations. The procedures for identifying the
eligible units for each control period and for allocating allowances
from the NUSAs and Indian country NUSAs to these units are set forth in
the CSAPR trading program regulations at 40 CFR 97.411(b) and 97.412
(NOX Annual), 97.511(b) and 97.512 (NOX Ozone
Season Group 1), 97.611(b) and 97.612 (SO2 Group 1),
97.711(b) and 97.712 (SO2 Group 2), and 97.811(b) and 97.812
(NOX Ozone Season Group 2). Each NUSA allowance allocation
process involves up to two rounds of allocations to eligible units,
termed ``new'' units, followed by the allocation to ``existing'' units
of any allowances not allocated to new units. In a NODA published in
the Federal Register on May 10, 2018 (83 FR 21772), we provided notice
of preliminary calculations for the first-round 2018

NUSA allowance allocations. We also described the process for
submitting any objections to the preliminary calculations. This NODA
concerns the final calculations for the first round of 2018 NUSA
allocations.
    EPA received three sets of written objections in response to the
May 10, 2018 NODA. For the reasons discussed below, we have concluded
that none of the written objections provides a valid basis for altering
the preliminary calculations of NUSA allowance allocations.
    The first two sets of objections, from Madison Gas & Electric
Company (MG&E) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, are
substantively identical and raise two issues concerning units U1 and U2
at the West Campus Cogeneration Facility (WCCF) in Madison, Wisconsin.
The first objection asserts that January 1, 2017 is the date as of
which units U1 and U2 ``commenced commercial operation'' for CSAPR
purposes. EPA has already addressed this specific issue with respect to
the WCCF units in response to an objection submitted regarding the 2017
NUSA allocations. Our earlier response, which we are not revising, was
published in the Federal Register on February 16, 2018 (83 FR 7034).
Briefly, we agree that, according to the information provided by MG&E,
January 1, 2017 is the date as of which units U1 and U2 should be
considered to have ``commenced commercial operation'' for CSAPR
purposes. Further, we have in fact been using this date for purposes of
determining the units' eligibility to receive 2018 NUSA allocations,
and that is why units U1 and U2 appear in the preliminary first-round
2018 NUSA allocation spreadsheets. However, we acknowledge that our use
of the January 1, 2017 date for this purpose is not clear from the
preliminary NUSA allocation spreadsheets which, instead of displaying
the January 1, 2017 date, display the 2005 date on which the units
commenced commercial operation for other purposes before becoming
subject to CSAPR. The final first-round 2018 NUSA allocation
spreadsheets display the January 1, 2017 date.
    The second objection raised with respect to WCCF units U1 and U2
asserts that EPA's exclusion of reported emissions occurring before
July 2017 in calculating the units' NUSA allocations is incorrect. We
disagree. For purposes of the NUSA allocation calculations, we have
properly used the units' reported emissions occurring on and after
their monitor certification deadline of June 30, 2017. We explained the
regulatory basis for this approach in a NODA published on July 28, 2015
(80 FR 44882) regarding 2015 NUSA allocations. Briefly, under the CSAPR
regulations, only emissions that occur during a ``control period'' for
a unit are used in calculating the amounts of any NUSA allocations to
that unit. Because a unit's first control period excludes any period
before the unit's monitor certification deadline, any reported
emissions occurring before the monitor certification deadline are
excluded from the NUSA allocation calculations. A unit's monitor
certification deadline is generally 180 days after the date on which
the unit commences commercial operation for CSAPR purposes,\1\ making
the monitor certification deadline for WCCF units U1 and U2 June 30,
2017. For further explanation, see the July 28, 2015 Federal Register
notice referenced above.
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    \1\ Under the CSAPR programs for ozone season NOX, if
emissions data for a unit are reported only for the May-September
ozone season rather than for the entire year, and if the 180th day
after the date on which a unit commences commercial operation for
CSAPR purposes falls outside the ozone season, then the unit's
monitor certification deadline is the following May 1. See, e.g., 40
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    The remaining set of written objections, from Grand River Dam
Authority (GRDA), also raises two issues. GRDA's first objection
concerns the amount of reported 2017 ozone season NOX
emissions used to calculate the amount of the first-round 2018 NUSA
allocation to unit 3 at Grand River Energy Center (GREC) in Chouteau,
Oklahoma. Specifically, GRDA asserts that EPA should not have used 0
tons for this purpose. We disagree. The reported date on which GREC
unit 3 commenced commercial operation was March 17, 2017, making the
unit's monitor certification deadline September 13, 2017. As discussed
above with respect to the WCCF facility, only reported emissions
occurring after a unit's monitor certification deadline are used in
computing NUSA allocations because any earlier emissions did not occur
during a control period for the unit. Although GREC unit 3 reported 66
tons of emissions during the entire 2017 ozone season, the unit
reported 0 tons during the portion of the 2017 ozone season on and
after September 13, so our use of 0 tons for purposes of calculating
unit 3's first-round 2018 NUSA allocation is consistent with the
regulations. For further explanation, see the July 28, 2015 Federal
Register notice reference above.
    GRDA's second objection consists of a request to revise the total
amount of the NUSA for Oklahoma under the CSAPR NOX Ozone
Season Group 2 Trading Program. This objection is outside the scope of
the May 10, 2018 NODA. EPA's determination regarding the NUSA total
amount was made in the CSAPR Update rulemaking, and the NUSA amount is
codified in the CSAPR regulations at 40 CFR 97.810(a)(17)(ii). The
process of allocating NUSA allowances is strictly an administrative
process that implements regulations already in effect. The total amount
of the NUSA for Oklahoma can be revised only through another
rulemaking, not through this administrative process.
    Although no changes were made to the preliminary first-round 2018
NUSA allocations in response to the objections received, based on
internal data reviews EPA has determined that several units listed in
the preliminary allocation spreadsheets in fact are existing units not
eligible to receive 2018 NUSA allocations. Specifically, 14 units in
Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska were incorrectly included in the
preliminary first-round NUSA allocation spreadsheet for the
SO2 programs, and the Illinois and Nebraska units were also
incorrectly included in the preliminary first-round NUSA allocation
spreadsheet for the annual NOX program.\2\ Generally, these
units were misidentified as eligible units because of discrepancies
between the identification numbers used for the units in different data
sets. In addition, 21 units in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
were incorrectly included in the preliminary first-round NUSA
allocation spreadsheet for the ozone season NOX programs.
Generally, these units were misidentified as eligible units because a
screening procedure designed to identify units eligible for NUSA
allocations due to relocation between states was executed without
setting appropriate limits on the dates of relocation. We have removed
all the ineligible units from the final first-round 2018 NUSA
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    \2\ Kansas, not EPA, is responsible for determining all 2018
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    The detailed unit-by-unit data and final allowance allocation
calculations are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled
``CSAPR_NUSA_2018_NOX_Annual_1st_Round_Final_Data'',
``CSAPR_NUSA_2018_NOX_OS_1st_Round_Final_Data'', and
``CSAPR_NUSA_2018_SO2_1st_Round_Final_Data,'' available on
EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/csapr/csapr-compliance-year-2018-nusa-nodas.
    EPA notes that an allocation or lack of allocation of allowances to
a given unit does not constitute a determination that CSAPR does or
does not apply to the unit. EPA also notes that under 40

CFR 97.411(c), 97.511(c), 97.611(c), 97.711(c), and 97.811(c),
allocations are subject to potential correction if a unit to which
allowances have been allocated for a given control period is not
actually an affected unit as of the start of that control period.

    Authority: 40 CFR 97.411(b), 97.511(b), 97.611(b), 97.711(b),
and 97.811(b).

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
Reid P. Harvey,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs,
Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2018-16000 Filed 7-25-18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

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

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP19-913-000.
    Applicants: Spire Storage West LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing Spire Storage West LLC--Order No.
587-Y Compliance Filing to be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5038.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-914-000.
    Applicants: NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Mar2019 NegRate Cleanup for
Name Changes to be effective 4/26/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5046.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-915-000.
    Applicants: SG Resources Mississippi, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing SG Resources Mississippi, L.L.C.--
Order No. 587-Y Compliance Filing to be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5049.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-916-000.
    Applicants: NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate--Columbia
860005 releases eff 4-1-19 to be effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5072.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-917-000.
    Applicants: Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC--
Order No. 587-Y Compliance Filing to be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5078.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-918-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreement
Update (SRP 2019) to be effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5079.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-919-000.
    Applicants: ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing NAESB Version 3.1 Compliance to be
effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5113.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-920-000.
    Applicants: Fayetteville Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing NAESB Version 3.1 Compliance to be
effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5120.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-921-000.
    Applicants: Saavi Energy Solutions, LLC, Tucson Electric Power
Company, Southwest Gas Corporation.
    Description: JJoint Petition for Limited Waiver of Capacity Release
Regulations and Policies, et al. of Saavi Energy Solutions, LLC, et al.
under RP19-921.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5129.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-922-000.
    Applicants: Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing NAESB Version 3.1 Compliance to be
effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5223.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-923-000.
    Applicants: Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing NAESB Version 3.1 Compliance to be
effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5224.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-924-000.
    Applicants: Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing (BP
Energy) on 3-27-19 to be effective 4/1/2019.

    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5225.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-925-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate--Chevron to
Eco-Energy 8956845 to be effective 4/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5180.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-926-000.
    Applicants: Rendezvous Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing NAESB Compliance Filing--Order No.
587-Y to be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5178.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-927-000.
    Applicants: Bison Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing Compliance to Docket No. RM96-1-041
to be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5213.

    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.
    Docket Numbers: RP19-928-000.
    Applicants: Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing Order No. 587-Y Compliance Filing to
be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5215.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-929-000.
    Applicants: TransColorado Gas Transmission Company LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing Order No. 587-Y Compliance Filing to
be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5217.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-930-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing Order No. 587-Y Compliance Filing to
be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5218.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-931-000.
    Applicants: Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing Order No. 587-Y Compliance Filing to
be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5219.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-932-000.
    Applicants: Northern Border Pipeline Company.
    Description: Compliance filing Compliance to Docket No. RM96-1-041
to be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5220.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-933-000.
    Applicants: Mojave Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing Order No. 587-Y Compliance Filing to
be effective 8/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 3/27/19.
    Accession Number: 20190327-5221.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/19.

    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: March 28, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1858-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2008-0018]

Georgia; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Georgia (FEMA-1858-DR), dated September 24, 2009, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: September 26, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Georgia is hereby amended to include Public Assistance
in the following areas among those areas determined to have been
adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the
President in his declaration of September 24, 2009.

    Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cobb, Douglas, Gwinnett, Paulding,
Stephens, and Walker Counties for Public Assistance, including
direct Federal assistance (already designated for Individual
Assistance).
    Bartow, Coweta, and Heard Counties for Individual Assistance.

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9-23956 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]

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From:	Kevin Culligan/DC/USEPA/US

To:	"Mancini, Dominic J."<EMAIL_ADDRESS>"Frey, Nathan J."<EMAIL_ADDRESS> Cc:	Peter Tsirigotis/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Howard Hoffman/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, RobertJ Wayland/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Steve Fruh/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	03/02/2012 01:47 PM

Subject:	Updated GHG NSPS preamble

Dom,

Attached is an updated version of the preamble reflecting yesterday's discussion.

-  Kevin

----- Forwarded by Kevin Culligan/DC/USEPA/US on 03/02/2012 01:44 PM -----

From:	Nick Hutson/RTP/USEPA/US

To:	Kevin Culligan/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Cc:	RobertJ Wayland/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Christian Fellner/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Mary Johnson/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	03/02/2012 01:41 PM

Subject:	Clean and Redline versions

Clean Version:

EO 12866 EGU GHG NSPS proposal FR notice 03_02_12_clean.docx

Redline Version (03-02-12 version versue 02-28-12 version):

EO 12866 EGU GHG NSPS proposal FR notice 03_02_12_redline.docx

Thanks,NickNick Hutson, PhD

Energy Strategies GroupOffice of Air Quality Planning & StandardsU. S. Environmental Protection Agency109 T. W. Alexander Drive (D243-01)Research Triangle Park, NC 27711tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>

email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>


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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: ER10-1782-004.
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
    Description: Tampa Electric Company submits its Annual Compliance
Report Regarding Operational Penalties for 2012.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5102.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2277-004.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: G631-2-3 2nd Deficiency Response to be effective 7/21/
2012.
    Filed Date: 2/28/13.
    Accession Number: 20130228-5374.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-540-004; ER12-539-004; ER10-1414-003; ER11-
1881-005; ER10-3166-003; ER12-2159-002; ER11-1890-005; ER11-1882-005;
ER10-1821-004; ER10-1346-004; ER10-1406-004; ER10-1348-004; ER12-2205-
003; ER11-1883-005 ER11-2534-004; ER11-1885-005; ER10-1416-004; ER11-
1892-005; ER11-1886-005; ER11-4475-004; ER11-1893-005 ER11-1887-005;
ER11-1889-005; ER11-1894-005.
    Applicants: APDC, Inc., Atlantic Power Energy Services (US) LLC,
Auburndale Power Partners, L.P., Burley Butte Wind Park, LLC, Cadillac
Renewable Energy, LLC, Canadian Hills Wind, LLC, Camp Reed Wind Park,
LLC, Golden Valley Wind Park, LLC, Goshen Phase II LLC, Frederickson
Power LP, Lake Cogen, Ltd., Manchief Power Company LLC, Oregon Trail
Wind Park, LLC, Meadow Creek Project Company LLC, Milner Dam Wind Park,
LLC, Morris Cogeneration, LLC, Pasco Cogen, Ltd., Payne's Ferry Wind
Park, LLC, Pilgrim Stage Station Wind Park, LLC, Rockland Wind Farm
LLC, Salmon Falls Wind Park, LLC, Thousand Springs Wind Park, LLC,
Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC, Yahoo Creek Wind Park, LLC.

    Description: Supplement to January 28, 2013 Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of APDC, Inc., et al.
    Filed Date: 2/28/13.
    Accession Number: 20130228-5298.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1007-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: 2013-02-28 SA 2507 Interstate-ITC E&P Agreement to be
effective 3/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 2/28/13.
    Accession Number: 20130228-5376.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1008-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: 02-28-2013 SA 2515 Ameren-Archer Daniels to be
effective 3/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 2/28/13.
    Accession Number: 20130228-5377.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1009-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: BPA Revised Service Agreements to be effective 5/1/
2013.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1010-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee, ISO New
England Inc.
    Description: New England Power Pool Participants Committee submits
tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: MR1 Revisions Regarding DR Asset
Auditing to be effective 5/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5130.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1011-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: 1636R9 Kansas Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. NITSA
NOA to be effective 2/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5131.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1012-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2198R5 Kansas Power Pool NITSA NOA to be effective 2/
1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5132.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1013-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2379R1 Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy Meter Agent Agreement
to be effective 2/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5133.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1014-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2519 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation Meter
Agent Agreement to be effective 2/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1015-000.
    Applicants: Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC.
    Description: Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC submits tariff filing per
35.15: Notice of Cancellation of FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume
No. 1 to be effective 3/4/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-517.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1016-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee.
    Description: New England Power Pool Participants Committee submits
tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: Mar 2013 Membership Filing to be
effective 3/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5196.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1017-000.
    Applicants: Consumers Energy Company, CMS Energy Resource
Management Company.
    Description: Application of the Consumers Energy Company and CMS
Energy Resource Management Company for Waiver of Affiliate Restrictions
Related to Consumers Energy Company's 2016 Planning Year Auction for
Capacity.
    Filed Date: 3/1/13.
    Accession Number: 20130301-5197.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/13.

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

    Docket Numbers: RR13-2-000.
    Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corporation,
    Description: Petition of North American Electric Reliability
Corporation for Approval of Revisions to the NERC Standard Processes
Manual.
    Filed Date: 2/28/13.
    Accession Number: 20130228-5212.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/13.

    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: March 01, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-R09-OAR-2010-0680; FRL-9283-6]

State of California; Request for Approval of Section 112(l)
Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Perchloroethylene Air Emission
Standards From Dry Cleaning Facilities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of California's Airborne Toxic
Control Measure for Emissions of Perchloroethylene from Dry Cleaning
and Water-Repelling Operations, Requirements for Perc Manufacturers,
and Requirements for Perc Distributors to be implemented and enforced
in place of the National Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for
Dry Cleaning Facilities. EPA is taking this action under section 112(l)
of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective on May 2, 2011. The incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by
the Director of the Federal Register on May 2, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket number EPA-R09-OAR-2010-0680 for
this action. The index to the docket is available electronically at
http://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents in the
docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly
available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material),
and some may not be publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI).
To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment
during normal business hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-
4124<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
    A. Major Dry Cleaning Sources
    B. California District Rules
    C. Implementation and Enforcement
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Proposed Action

    On October 6, 2010 (75 FR 61662), EPA proposed to approve
California's Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Emissions of
Perchloroethylene from Dry Cleaning and Water Repelling Operations,
Requirements for Perc Manufacturers, and Requirements for Perc
Distributors, sections 93109, 93109.1, and 93109.2, Title 17 of the
California Code of Regulations (amended dry cleaning ATCM). The amended
dry cleaning ATCM became State law on December 27, 2007, and was
submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to be
implemented and enforced in lieu of the National Perchloroethylene Air
Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart
M (dry cleaning NESHAP), and California's previously approved original
dry cleaning ATCM. Because EPA believes

California's request meets all the requirements necessary to qualify
for approval under CAA section 112(l) and 40 CFR 63.91 and 63.93, we
are approving California's amended dry cleaning ATCM. Our proposed
action contains more information on the regulations and our evaluation.

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses

    EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During this period, we did not receive any comments.

III. EPA Action

    No comments were submitted that change our assessment that CARB's
request meets all the requirements necessary to qualify for approval
under CAA section 112(l) and 40 CFR 63.91 and 63.93. Therefore, as
authorized in CAA section 112(l), EPA is fully approving California's
amended dry cleaning ATCM as proposed on October 6, 2010.

A. Major Dry Cleaning Sources

    Under the dry cleaning NESHAP, dry cleaning facilities are divided
between major sources and area sources. CARB's request for approval
includes only those provisions of the dry cleaning NESHAP that apply to
area sources. Thus, dry cleaning facilities that are major sources, as
defined by the dry cleaning NESHAP, remain subject to the dry cleaning
NESHAP and the CAA Title V operating permit program.

B. California District Rules

    After the May 21, 1996, approval of California's original dry
cleaning ATCM, the following California district rules were approved in
place of the dry cleaning NESHAP:

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               District                              Rule                Adoption date        Approval date
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San Luis Obispo County APCD...........  432: Perchloroethylene Dry          11/13/1996  12/10/1997, (62 FR
                                         Cleaning Operations.                            65022).
South Coast AQMD......................  1421: Control of                     6/13/1997  5/13/1998, (63 FR
                                         Perchloroethylene Emissions                     26463).
                                         from Dry Cleaning Systems.
Yolo-Solano AQMD......................  9.7: Perchloroethylene Dry          11/13/1998  1/28/1999, (64 FR 4298).
                                         Cleaning Operations.
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    California's amended dry cleaning ATCM will replace the above rules
from San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District and Yolo-
Solano County Air Quality Management District as the Federally-
enforceable regulation in those districts for perchloroethylene (perc)
dry cleaning area sources. In the future, a district may request
approval for a local rule under the provisions of 40 CFR 63.93. Until a
request for delegation of a local regulation is submitted and approved
by EPA, California's amended dry cleaning ATCM will serve as the
Federally applicable regulation, with the one exception discussed
below.
    In the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the
previously approved version of Rule 1421 will remain in place as the
Federally-enforceable regulation for perc dry cleaning area sources.
The SCAQMD has asked to be excluded from the CARB request for
delegation and intends to submit an amended version of Rule 1421 in a
separate delegation request in the future. Therefore, California's
amended dry cleaning ATCM will be the Federally applicable regulation
for perc dry cleaning area sources in all districts of California
except the SCAQMD.

C. Implementation and Enforcement

    This final approval action will establish California's amended dry
cleaning ATCM as the Federally-enforceable regulation in California,
with the exception of the SCAQMD, for perc dry cleaning area sources.
Although California would have primary implementation and enforcement
responsibility, EPA would retain the right, pursuant to CAA section
112(l)(7), to enforce any applicable emission standard or requirement
under CAA section 112. The amended dry cleaning ATCM will be the
Federally-enforceable standard in California and will be enforceable by
the Administrator and citizens under the CAA. However, any provision of
California's amended dry cleaning ATCM that allows for the approval of
alternative means of emission limitations must also receive approval
from EPA before such alternatives can be used (e.g., Sections
93109(d)(27) and (38), and (i)(3)(A)(2)). Additionally, this delegation
does not extend to the provisions regarding California's enforcement
authorities or its collection of fees as described in Sections
93109.1(c) and 93109.2(c) and (d), Title 17 of the California Code of
Regulations. Approval of California's amended dry cleaning ATCM does
not in any way limit the enforcement authorities, including the penalty
authorities, of the CAA.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a State
delegation submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7412(l); 40 CFR 63.90. Thus,
in reviewing delegation submissions, EPA's role is to approve State
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. 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 CAA; and
     Does not interfere with Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994) because EPA lacks the discretionary authority to
address

environmental justice in this rulemaking.
    In addition, this rule does not have Tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the submitted rule 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.
    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).
    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 appropriate circuit by May 31, 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 may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of Title
III of the Clean Air Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7412.

    Dated: March 3, 2011.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Part 63, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 63--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for Part 63 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart A--General Provisions

0
2. Section 63.14 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(1) to read as
follows:

Sec.  63.14  Incorporations by reference.

    (d) * * *
    (1) California Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the Air Toxics
Program, November 16, 2010, IBR approved for Sec.  63.99(a)(5)(ii) of
Subpart E of this part.
* * * * *

Subpart E--Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal
Authorities

0
3. Section 63.99 is amended as follows:
0
a. By revising paragraph (a)(5)(ii) introductory text;
0
b. By revising paragraph (a)(5)(ii)(A) introductory text;
0
c. By revising paragraph (a)(5)(ii)(A)(1)(ii);
0
d. By adding paragraph (a)(5)(ii)(A)(1)(iii); and
0
e. By removing and reserving paragraphs (a)(5)(ii)(B) and (D).

Sec.  63.99  Delegated Federal authorities.

    (a) * * *
    (5) * * *
    (ii) California approvals other than straight delegation. Affected
sources must comply with the California Regulatory Requirements
Applicable to the Air Toxics Program, November 16, 2010, (incorporated
by reference as specified in Sec.  63.14) as described as follows:
    (A) The material incorporated in Chapter 1 of the California
Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the Air Toxics Program
(California Code of Regulations Title 17, sections 93109, 93109.1, and
93109.2) pertains to the perchloroethylene dry cleaning source category
in the State of California, and has been approved under the procedures
in Sec.  63.93 to be implemented and enforced in place of subpart M--
National Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning
Facilities, as it applies to area sources only, as defined in Sec.
63.320(h).
    (1) * * *
    (ii) California is not delegated the Administrator's authority of
Sec.  63.325 to determine equivalency of emissions control
technologies. Any source seeking permission to use an alternative means
of emission limitation, under sections 93109(d)(27) or (38), or
(i)(3)(A)(2), Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, must also
receive approval from the Administrator before using such alternative
means of emission limitation for the purpose of complying with section
112 of the Clean Air Act.
    (iii) This delegation does not extend to the provisions regarding
California's enforcement authorities or its collection of fees as
described in Sections 93109.1(c) or 93109.2(c) and (d), Title 17 of the
California Code of Regulations. Approval of the California Code of
Regulations, Title 17, sections 93109, 93109.1, and 93109.2 does not in
any way limit the enforcement authorities, including the penalty
authorities, of the Clean Air Act.
* * * * *
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket No. ER16-1509-000]

New Wave Energy Corp; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request For Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
New Wave Energy Corp's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is May 18, 2016.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic 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
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: April 28, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP06-385-000, CP89-1718-001]

Western Gas Resources, Inc., Western Gas Processors, Ltd.; Notice
of Petition and Application

June 16, 2006.
    Take notice that on May 26, 2006, Western Gas Resources, Inc.
(WGR), successor to Western Gas Processors, Ltd., 1099 18th Street,
Suite 1200, Denver, Colorado 80234, filed a petition for clarification
and, in the alternative, applied for a limited jurisdiction
certificate. In Docket No. CP89-1718-001, pursuant to Rules 204 and
207(a)(5) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (section
385.204 and section 385.207, respectively) WGR petitions for
clarification that WGR's Midkiff Line, located in Glascock, Midland,
Reagan, and Upton Counties, Texas, retains its non-jurisdictional
status. Alternatively in Docket No. CP06-385-000, pursuant to section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and section 157.7(a)(1) of the Commission's
regulations, WGR requests issuance of a limited jurisdiction
certificate authorizing WGR's continued operation of the Midkiff Line
and waiving certain regulatory requirements, all as more fully set
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open
for public inspection. This filing is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov
, using the ``library'' link and is available for review in

the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is a
``subscription'' 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>.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Christine Odell, Western Gas Resources, Inc., 1099 18th Street, Suite
1200, Denver, Colorado 80234; or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:
(303) 452-5603, or fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is
not necessary to 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 ``defiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
    Comment Date: July 7, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0297]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Prevention of
Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production; Recordkeeping
and Registration Provisions

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by July
21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0660.
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production--
Recordkeeping and Registration Provisions--21 CFR 118.10 and 118.11;
OMB Control Number 0910-0660--Extension

    Shell eggs contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) are
responsible for more than 140,000 illnesses per year. The Public Health
Service Act (PHS Act) authorizes the Secretary to make and enforce such
regulations as ``are necessary to prevent the introduction,
transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries
into the States . . . or from one State . . . into any other State''
(section 361(a) of the PHS Act). This authority has been delegated to
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Under section 402(a)(4) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C.
342(a)(4)), a food is adulterated if it is prepared, packed, or held
under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with
filth or rendered injurious to health. Under section 701(a) of the FD&C
Act (21 U.S.C. 371(a)), FDA is authorized to issue regulations for the
efficient enforcement of the FD&C Act.
    Under part 118 (21 CFR part 118), shell egg producers are required
to implement measures to prevent SE from contaminating eggs on the farm
and from further growth during storage and transportation. Shell egg
producers also

are required to maintain records concerning their compliance with part
118 and to register with FDA. As described in more detail with regard
to each information collection provision of part 118, each farm site
with 3,000 or more egg laying hens that sells raw shell eggs to the
table egg market, other than directly to the consumer, must
refrigerate, register, and keep certain records. Farms that do not send
all of their eggs to treatment are also required to have an SE
prevention plan and to test for SE.
    Section 118.10 of FDA's regulations requires recordkeeping for all
measures the farm takes to prevent SE in its flocks. Since many
existing farms participate in voluntary egg quality assurance programs,
those respondents may not have to collect any additional information.
Records are maintained on file at each farm site and examined there
periodically by FDA inspectors.
    Section 118.10 also requires each farm site with 3,000 or more egg
laying hens that sells raw shell eggs to the table egg market, other
than directly to the consumer, and does not have all of the shell eggs
treated, to design and implement an SE prevention plan. Section 118.10
requires recordkeeping for each of the provisions included in the plan
and for plan review and modifications if corrective actions are taken.
    Finally, Sec.  118.11 of FDA's regulations requires that each farm
covered by Sec.  118.1(a) register with FDA using Form FDA 3733. The
term ``Form FDA 3733'' refers to both the paper version of the form and
the electronic system known as the Shell Egg Producer Registration
Module, which is available at http://www.access.fda.gov. We strongly
encourage electronic registration because it is faster and more
convenient. The system can accept electronic registrations 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. A registering shell egg producer receives
confirmation of electronic registration instantaneously once all the
required fields on the registration screen are completed. However,
paper registrations will also be accepted. Form FDA 3733 is available
for download for registration by mail or CD-ROM.
    Recordkeeping and registration are necessary for the success of the
SE prevention measures. Written SE prevention plans and records of
actions taken due to each provision are essential for farms to
implement SE prevention plans effectively. Further, they are essential
for us to be able to determine compliance. Information provided under
these regulations helps us to notify quickly the facilities that might
be affected by a deliberate or accidental contamination of the food
supply. In addition, data collected through registration is used to
support our enforcement activities.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents to this information
collection include farm sites with 3,000 or more egg laying hens that
sell raw eggs to the table egg market, other than directly to the
consumer.
    In the Federal Register of January 28, 2016 (81 FR 4923), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. FDA received two comments in response, both
of which supported the collection of information by FDA to ensure that
farms are in compliance with the FD&C Act and regulations, and that
adequate control measures for prevention of SE are being implemented.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                                   Table 1--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                    Number of        Number of
        Description and 21 CFR section            recordkeepers     records per    Total annual      Average burden per recordkeeping       Total hours
                                                       \2\         recordkeeper       records
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Refrigeration Records, Sec.   118.10(a)(3)(iv)             2,600              52         135,200  .5 (30 minutes)                                 67,600
Testing, Diversion, and Treatment Records,                   343              52          17,836  .5 (30 minutes)                                  8,918
 Sec.   118.10(a)(3)(v) through (viii)
 (positive) \3\.
Egg Testing, Sec.   118.10(a)(3)(vii).........               331               7           2,317  8.3                                             19,231
Environmental Testing, Sec.   118.10(a)(3)(v)              6,308              23         145,084  .25 (15 minutes)                                36,271
 \3\.
Testing, Diversion, and Treatment Records,                 5,965               1           5,965  .5 (30 minutes)                                  2,983
 Sec.   118.10(a)(3)(v) through (viii)
 (negative) \3\.
Prevention Plan Review and Modifications, Sec.               331               1             331  10                                               3,310
   118.10(a)(4).
Chick and Pullet Procurement Records, Sec.                 4,731               1           4,731  .5 (30 minutes)                                  2,366
 118.10(a)(2).
Rodent and Other Pest Control, Sec.                        9,462              52         492,024  .5 (30 minutes)                                246,012
 118.10(a)(3)(ii), and Biosecurity Records,
 Sec.   118.10(a)(3)(i).
Prevention Plan Design, Sec.   118.10(a)(1)...               300               1             300  20                                               6,000
Cleaning and Disinfection Records, Sec.                      331               1             331  .5 (30 minutes)                                    166
 118.10(a)(3)(iii).
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    Total hours...............................                                                                                392,857
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ Some records are kept on a by-farm basis and others are kept on a by-house basis.
\3\ Calculations include requirements for pullet and layer houses.

    We are basing our estimates for the recordkeeping burden and the
reporting burden on our experience with similar recordkeeping
activities and the number of registrations and cancellations received
in the past 3 years.
    The number of recordkeepers estimated in column 2 of table 1 is
drawn from estimates of the total number of layer and pullet houses
affected by part 118. We assume that those farms that are operating
according to recognized industry or State quality assurance plans are
already largely in compliance with the plan design and recordkeeping
provisions discussed in this section, and therefore are not
experiencing additional costs to comply with recordkeeping provisions.
We found that 59 percent of farms with more than 50,000 layers are
members of State or industry quality assurance plans. Fewer than 8
percent of farms with fewer than 50,000 layers are members of quality
assurance plans. Thus, we estimate the number of layer farms incurring
a new recordkeeping

burden because of part 118 to be 2,600, and the number of houses
affected to be 4,731.
    Prevention plan design (Sec.  118.10(a)(1)) records are kept on a
per farm basis, so we assume that new prevention plan design is only
undertaken by new entrants to the industry. Refrigeration records
(Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(iv)) are also kept on a per farm basis so the
estimated number of recordkeepers for this provision is 2,600.
    Records of chick and pullet procurement (Sec.  118.10(a)(2)),
rodent and other pest control (Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(ii)), and biosecurity
(Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(i)) are kept on a per house basis, so the estimated
number of recordkeepers for these provisions is 4,731.
    Records of cleaning and disinfection (Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(iii)) are
also kept on a per house basis, but only need to be kept in the event
that a layer house tests environmentally positive for SE. Prevention
plan review and modifications (Sec.  118.10(a)(4)) also need to be
performed every time a house tests positive, which we estimate that 7
percent tests positive. Therefore, the number of recordkeepers for
these provisions is calculated to be 331 (4,731 houses x 0.070)
annually.
    Records of testing, diversion, and treatment (Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(v)
through (viii)) are kept on a per house basis and include records on
flocks from pullet houses. We estimate that there are one-third as many
pullet houses as there are layer houses. Therefore the total number of
recordkeepers for these provisions is 6,308 (4,731 + (4,731/3)). The
number of annual records kept depends on whether or not houses test
positive for SE. Annually, 343 layer and pullet houses ((4,731 layer
houses x 0.070) + (4731/3 pullet houses) x 0.0075)) are expected to
test positive and 5,965 are expected to test negative ((4,731 layer
houses x 0.930) + (4731/3 pullet houses) x 0.9925)).
    We assume that refrigeration records are kept on a weekly basis on
a per farm basis under Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(iv)). We estimate that 2,600
recordkeepers maintain 52 records each for a total of 135,200 records
and that it takes approximately 0.5 hour per recordkeeping. Thus, the
total annual burden for refrigeration records is calculated to be
67,600 hours (135,200 x 0.5 hour).
    We assume that records of testing, diversion, and treatment under
Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(v) through (viii) are kept weekly in the event a
layer house tests environmentally positive for SE. We estimate that 343
layer and pullet houses test positive and thus 343 recordkeepers
maintain 52 records each for a total of 17,836 records and that it
takes approximately 0.5 hour per recordkeeping. Thus, the total annual
burden for testing, diversion, and treatment records in the event of a
positive test result is calculated to be 8,918 hours (17,836 x 0.5
hour).
    Given a positive environmental test for SE, we estimate the
weighted average number of egg tests per house under Sec.
118.10(a)(3)(vii)) to be 7. We estimate that 331 recordkeepers maintain
7 records each for a total of 2,317 records and that it takes
approximately 8.3 hours per recordkeeping. Thus, the total annual
burden for egg testing is calculated to be 19,231 hours (2,317 x 8.3
hours).
    We estimate that all 1,577 pullet and 4,731 layer houses not
currently testing (6,308 recordkeepers) incur the burden of a single
environmental test annually under Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(v)). The number of
samples taken during the test depends on whether a farm employs the row
based method (an average of 12 samples per house) or the random
sampling method (32 samples per house). We estimate that roughly 50
percent of the houses affected employ a row based method and 50 percent
employs a random sampling method, implying an average of 23 samples per
house. Thus, we estimate that 6,308 recordkeepers take 23 samples each
for a total of 145,084 samples. The time burden of sampling is
estimated on a per swab sample basis. We estimate that it takes
approximately 15 minutes to collect and pack each sample. Thus, the
total annual burden for environmental testing is calculated to be
36,271 hours (145,084 x 0.25 hour).
    We estimate that records of testing, diversion, and treatment under
Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(v) through (viii) are kept annually in the event a
layer house tests environmentally negative for SE. We estimate that
5,965 layer and pullet houses test negative and thus 5,965
recordkeepers maintain 1 record of that testing that takes
approximately 0.5 hour per record. Thus, the total annual burden for
testing, diversion, and treatment records in the event of a negative
test result is calculated to be 2,983 hours (5,965 x 0.5 hour).
    Prevention plan review and modifications under Sec.  118.10(a)(4))
need to be performed every time a house tests positive. We estimate
that 331 layer houses test positive requiring plan review and
modifications and that it takes 10 hours to complete this work. Thus,
the total annual burden for prevention plan review and modifications in
the event of a positive test result is calculated to be 3,310 hours
(331 x 10 hours).
    We estimate that chick and pullet procurement records under Sec.
118.10(a)(2) is kept roughly once annually per layer house basis. We
estimate that 4,731 layer houses maintain 1 record each and that it
takes approximately 0.5 hour per recordkeeping. Thus, the total annual
burden for chick and pullet procurement recordkeeping is calculated to
be 2,366 hours (4,731 x 0.5 hour).
    We estimate that rodent and other pest control records under Sec.
118.10(a)(3)(ii)) and biosecurity records under Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(i)
are kept weekly on a per layer house basis. We assume that 4,731 layer
houses maintain a weekly record under each provision. Thus, we estimate
9,462 recordkeepers maintain 52 records each for a total of 492,024
records. We estimate a recordkeeping burden of 0.5 hours per record for
a total of 246,012 burden hours (492,024 x 0.5 hour).
    New prevention plan design required by Sec.  118.10(a)(1) is only
undertaken by new farms and records are kept on a per farm basis. We
estimate that there are 300 new farm registrations annually and we
assume that this reflects 300 new farms requiring prevention plan
design. This is an increase from our previous estimate based on new
registrations received. We estimate that it takes 20 hours to complete
this work. Thus, the total annual burden for prevention plan design is
calculated to be 6,000 hours (300 x 20 hours).
    Cleaning and disinfection recordkeeping under Sec.
118.10(a)(3)(iii) needs to be performed every time a house tests
positive. We estimate that 331 layer houses test positive requiring 1
record each and that it takes approximately 0.5 hour per recordkeeping.
Thus, the total annual burden for cleaning and disinfection
recordkeeping in the event of a positive test result is calculated to
be 166 hours (331 x 0.5 hour).

                                                     Table 2--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                                Number of
      Description and 21 CFR section                FDA form No.             Number of     responses per   Total annual   Average burden    Total hours
                                                                            respondents     respondent       responses     per response
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Registrations or Updates, Sec.   118.11...  Form FDA 3733 \2\...........             300               1             300             2.3             690
Cancellations, Sec.   118.11..............  Form FDA 3733...............              30               1              30               1              30
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    Total.................................  ............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             720
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ The term ``Form FDA 3733'' refers to both the paper version of the form and the electronic system known as the Shell Egg Producer Registration
  Module, which is available at http://www.access.fda.gov per Sec.   118.11(b)(1).

    This estimate is based on the average number of new shell egg
producer registrations and cancellations received in the past 3 years
under Sec.  118.11. We estimate that we will receive an average of 300
registrations or updates per year over the next 3 years. Based on the
number of cancellations previously received, we estimate that we will
receive approximately 30 cancellations per year over the next 3 years.
    We estimate that it takes the average farm 2.3 hours to register,
taking into account that some respondents completing the registration
may not have readily available Internet access. Thus, the total annual
burden for new shell egg producer registrations or updates is
calculated to be 690 hours (300 x 2.3 hours).
    We estimate cancelling a registration, on average, requires a
burden of approximately 1 hour, taking into account that some
respondents may not have readily available Internet access. Thus, the
total annual burden for cancelling shell egg producer registrations is
calculated to be 30 hours (30 cancellations x 1 hour).

    Dated: June 15, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-14584 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
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