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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ITS Joint Program Office; IntelliDrive\SM\ Deployment Scenarios
Workshop; Notice of Workshop

AGENCY: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department
of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a two-day IntelliDrive Deployment Scenarios
Workshop to present and discuss the four draft IntelliDrive deployment
scenarios that have been recently developed in response to key
stakeholder input. The purpose of the workshop is to provide input to
the U.S. DOT as it refines IntelliDrive research plans about potential
future paths for IntelliDrive deployment. Discussions will be framed
around four scenarios developed through stakeholder inputs. The
workshop will engage participants to identify advantages and
disadvantages of each of the draft scenarios and critical policy and
institutional research needs. The Tuesday session will provide an
overview of the four draft scenarios. The Wednesday session will
consist of break-out groups to explore each of the four scenarios in
detail as well as a concluding session that summarizes the findings
from the workshop. The workshop will be held on June 22-23, 2010, at
the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, 45020 Aviation Drive, Dulles,
Virginia.
    Following is the workshop preliminary agenda: Day one; (1) Welcome
remarks; (2) Expected outcomes from the workshop; (3) Overview of
IntelliDrive deployment scenarios; (4) Identification of major issues
and parameters for day two discussion; and (5) Questions and answers
and instructions for day two. Day two; (1) Break-out sessions on
deployment scenarios; (2) Report on break-out sessions; and (3)
Outcomes, key takeaways, and summary.
    The workshop will be open to the public and registration is free of
charge using the ITS America registration process (http://www.itsa.org/
itsa/files/pdf/Registrtion%20Form%20Deployment%205-13-10.pdf). Please
fax your completed registration form to Brei Whitty at<PHONE_NUMBER> no
later than June 15, 2010.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on the 2nd day of June 2010.
John Augustine,
Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP93-618-017]

Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Annual Report

February 6, 2007.
    Take notice that on January 31, 2007, Gas Transmission Northwest
Corporation (GTN) tendered for filing its ``Annual Report on Deferred
Revenue Recovery Mechanism and Revenue Reconciliation for the Year
Ending October 31, 2006'' for its Medford, Oregon Lateral.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a
protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests 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 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 February 23, 2007.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0604; Directorate Identifier 2012-SW-110-AD;
Amendment 39-17705; AD 2013-25-09]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; AgustaWestland S.p.A. (Type Certificate
Previously Held by Agusta S.p.A.) Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
AgustaWestland S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This
AD requires inspecting the nose landing gear (NLG) pin installations
for incorrect assembly. This AD is prompted by reports of incorrectly
installed pins discovered on in-service aircraft. These actions are
intended to detect incorrectly installed pins, which could result in
collapse of the NLG during taxi or landing.

DATES: This AD is effective January 28, 2014.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain document listed in this AD as of January 28,
2014.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Agusta Westland, Customer Support & Services, Via Per Tornavento 15,
21019 Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy, ATTN: Giovanni Cecchelli; telephone
39-0331-711133; fax 39 0331 711180; or at http://www.agustawestland.com/technical-bullettins. You may review the
referenced service information at the FAA, Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth,
Texas 76137.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations Office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the foreign authority's AD,
any incorporated-by-reference service information, the economic
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations Office, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Grant, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Safety Management Group, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth,
Texas 76137; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On July 12, 2013, at 78 FR 41888, the Federal Register published
our notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which proposed to amend 14
CFR part 39 to add an AD that would apply to certain serial-numbered
AgustaWestland S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters with
an NLG pin part number 1661-0001 installed. The NPRM proposed to
require, within 50 hours time in service (TIS), inspecting the pin
installations in the left and right arms for correct installation of
the pin, bolts, washers, and nuts.
     If the installation is not correct, the NPRM proposed to
require:
    [cir] Inspecting the bolt and nut for corrosion and removing the
bolt and nut from service if there is corrosion.
    [cir] Inspecting the pin for corrosion, a crack, and damage,
removing the corrosion and measuring the pin diameter if there is any
corrosion, and removing the pin from service if the pin diameter is
less than 25.36 mm (.998 in) or if there is a crack in the pin.
    [cir] Dye penetrant inspecting the pin flange for surface cracks
and removing the pin from service if there is a surface crack.
     If the installation is correct, the NPRM proposed to
require inspecting the bolt head and nut for corrosion and removing the
bolt or nut from service if there is any corrosion.
    The proposed requirements were intended to detect incorrectly
installed pins, which could result in collapse of the NLG during taxi
or landing.
    The NPRM was prompted by AD No. 2012-0262, dated December 14, 2012,
issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the
Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, to correct
an unsafe condition for the Agusta Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters.
EASA advises that incorrectly installed NLG pins, part number 1661-
0001, were discovered on several aircraft. Incorrectly installed pins
create a pre-stress condition on the pin flange. According to EASA, a
subsequent technical investigation by Agusta concluded that the
incorrect installation could be present on a number of other
helicopters. EASA states that this condition could lead to NLG
structural failure and consequent collapse during landing or taxi,
resulting in damage to the helicopter and injury to the occupants. EASA
AD 2012-0262 requires inspecting the NLG pin installation on both the
left and right arms to determine if the pin, washers, and nuts are
correctly installed and, depending on findings, inspecting the bolts,
nuts, and pins for corrosion, and also inspecting the pins for surface
cracks, and correctly installing the pins.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD, but we did not receive any comments on the NPRM (78 FR 41888,
July 12, 2013).

FAA's Determination

    These helicopters have been approved by the aviation authority of
Italy and are approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to
our bilateral agreement with Italy, EASA, its technical representative,
has notified us of the unsafe condition described in the EASA AD. We
are issuing this AD because we evaluated all information provided by
EASA and determined the unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist
or develop on other helicopters of these same type designs and that air
safety and the public interest require adopting the AD requirements as
proposed.

Differences Between This AD and the EASA AD

    The EASA AD requires compliance within 50 flight hours or 1 month,
while this proposed AD requires compliance within 50 hours TIS.

Related Service Information

    Agusta has issued Bollettino Tecnico No. 139-306, dated December
12, 2012 (BT 139-306), for Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. BT 139-
306 describes procedures to inspect for correct installation of the
bolts, nuts, washers, and pins, inspecting the bolt head and nut for
corrosion, and inspecting the pins for surface cracks.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 102 helicopters of U.S. Registry.
We estimate that operators may incur the following costs in order to
comply with this AD. At an average labor rate of $85 per hour,
inspecting the nose landing gear arm pins will require about 1 work
hour, for a cost per helicopter of $85 and a total cost to U.S.
operators of $8,670. If required, replacing a pin will require about 1
work hour, and required parts cost $1,680, for a cost per helicopter of
$1,765. The cost to replace a bolt or nut is minimal.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on helicopters identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866;
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction; and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared an economic evaluation of the estimated costs to comply
with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

2013-25-09 AGUSTAWESTLAND S.P.A. (TYPE CERTIFICATE FORMERLY HELD BY
AGUSTA S.P.A.) HELICOPTERS: Amendment 39-17705; Docket No. FAA-2013-
0604; Directorate Identifier 2012-SW-110-AD

(a) Applicability

    This AD applies to AgustaWestland S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB139
and AW139 helicopters, serial number 31005, 31006, 31008 through
31157, 31201 through 31398, 31400 through 31412, 31414, 31416,
31418, 31419, 31421, 31425, 31426, 31428, 31432, 31440, 41001
through 41023, 41201 through 41275, 41277 through 41286, 41288,
41293, 41300, 41301, 41303, 41307, 41308, and 41310, with a nose
landing gear (NLG) pin part number 1661-0001 installed, certificated
in any category.

(b) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as an incorrect
installation of an NLG pin, which could result in collapse of the
NLG during taxi or landing.

(c) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective January 28, 2014.

(d) Compliance

    You are responsible for performing each action required by this
AD within the specified compliance time unless it has already been
accomplished prior to that time.

(e) Required Actions

    Within 50 hours time-in-service:
    (1) Inspect the NLG pin installations on the left and right arms
to determine whether the bolt (item 2), washer (item 3) under the
bolt head, washer (item 4) between the NLG arm and pin, pin (item
5), washer (item 6) under the nut, nut (item 7), and cotter pin
(item 8) are installed as depicted in Figure 1 of Agusta Bollettino
Tecnico (BT) No. 139-306, dated December 12, 2012 (BT 139-306).
    (2) If any part is not installed as depicted in Figure 1 of BT
139-306, before further flight, disassemble items 2 through 8 and
accomplish the following:
    (i) Inspect each bolt and nut for corrosion. If there is any
corrosion on a bolt or nut, remove the bolt and nut from service.
    (ii) Inspect each pin for corrosion and damage. If there is any
corrosion or damage:
    (A) Remove the corrosion and damage with an abrasive stone or
glass fiber brush.
    (B) Measure the pin diameter. If the pin diameter is less than
25.36 mm (0.998 inch), remove the pin from service.
    (iii) Inspect each pin for a crack. If there is a crack, remove
the pin from service.
    (iv) Dye penetrant inspect the pin flange for a crack. If there
is a crack, remove the pin from service.
    (3) If items 2 through 8 are installed as depicted in Figure 1
of BT 139-306, inspect each bolt head and nut for corrosion. If
there is any corrosion on a bolt head or nut, before further flight,
remove the bolt or nut from service.

(f) Special Flight Permits

    Special flight permits are prohibited.

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Safety Management Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs
for this AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Safety Management Group, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort
Worth, Texas 76137; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For operations conducted under a 14 CFR part 119 operating
certificate or under

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you notify your principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
local flight standards district office or certificate holding
district office, before operating any aircraft complying with this
AD through an AMOC.

(h) Additional Information

    (1) The Aircraft Maintenance Plan, DM No. 39-A-60-40-00-01A-
351A-D, which is not incorporated by reference, contains additional
information about the subject of this AD. For service information
identified in this AD, contact Agusta Westland, Customer Support &
Services, Via Per Tornavento 15, 21019 Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy,
ATTN: Giovanni Cecchelli; telephone 39-0331-711133; fax 39 0331
711180; or at http://www.agustawestland.com/technical-bullettins.
You may review the referenced service information at the FAA, Office
of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room
663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.
    (2) The subject of this AD is addressed in European Aviation
Safety Agency AD No. 2012-0262, dated December 14, 2012, which you
may view in the AD Docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 2013-0604.

(i) Subject

    Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 3221: Nose Landing
Gear Attach Section.

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Agusta Bollettino Tecnico (BT) No. 139-306, dated December
12, 2012.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For Agusta service information identified in this AD,
contact Agusta Westland, Customer Support & Services, Via Per
Tornavento 15, 21019 Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy, ATTN: Giovanni
Cecchelli; telephone 39-0331-711133; fax 39 0331 711180; or at
http://www.agustawestland.com/technical-bullettins.
    (4) You may view this service information at FAA, Office of the
Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663,
Fort Worth, Texas 76137. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 5, 2013.
Kim Smith,
Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Twenty Eighth RTCA SC-222 AMS(R)S Systems Plenary

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

ACTION: Twenty Eighth RTCA SC-222 AMS(R)S Systems Plenary.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting of Twenty Eighth RTCA SC-222 AMS(R)S Systems Plenary.

DATES: The meeting will be held February 06-07, 2018 8:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held Virtually: https://rtca.webex.com/rtca/j.php?MTID=m4b61202f64787c532572d2c1c02bc6c8, Meeting number
(access code): 631 228 278 Meeting password: hWmCMhM2.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karan Hofmann at [email protected] or
202-330-0680, or The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 910,
Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax at (202)
833-9434, or website at http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of the Twenty Eighth RTCA SC-222 AMS(R)S
Systems Plenary. The agenda will include the following:

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Welcome, Introductions, Administrative Remarks by Special Committee
Leadership
1. Agenda Overview
2. Review/Approve Prior Plenary Meeting Summary--(Action Item Status)
3. Industry Presentations
4. SC-228 IRSA Discussion
5. Updates on DO-343B/ED-242A and DO-262D/ED-243A
6. Detailed Work Plan for SC-222 and WG-82
7. Establish Agenda, Date and Place for Next Meeting
8. Review of Action Items
9. Adjourn--Plenary Meeting

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Continuation of Plenary Agenda Items

    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 5, 2018.
John Raper,
Manager, Partnership Contracts Branch, ANG-A17 (Acting), NextGen,
Procurement Services Division, Federal Aviation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14244-000]

 KC Hydo LLC of New Hampshire; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 5, 2011, KC Hydo LLC of New Hampshire filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the
Alton Dam Hydropower Project (Alton Dam Project or project) to be
located on Merrymeeting River, near the Town of Alton, Belknap County,
New Hampshire. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is
to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application
during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the
permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise
enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express
permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) The
existing 190-foot-long, 16-foot-high Alton dam, which is owned by the
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and includes a 85-foot-long
concrete spillway; (2) an existing 720 square acre impoundment; (3) a
newly constructed powerhouse; (4) new electrical generating equipment
with total hydraulic capacity of 160 cubic feet per second (cfs) and
total installed generating capacity of 0.16 megawatts connected to a
rehabilitated 60-inch-diameter penstock; (5) rehabilitated intake gate
structure and trash racks; (6) a newly excavated 200-foot-long
tailrace; (7) an approximately 500-foot-long transmission line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Alton
Dam Project would be 0.650 gigawatt-hours (GWH).
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Kelly Sackheim, Principal, KC Hydro LLC of
New Hampshire, 5096 Cocoa Palm Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628; phone: (301)
401-5978.
    FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-(866)-208-3676,
or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14244-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 10, 2011.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54018; File No. SR-NSX-2006-06]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange; Notice of
Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Allow the Primary Market Print
Protection Rule To Be Applied on an Optional Basis

June 20, 2006.
    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 April 12, 2006, the National Stock Exchange (``NSX'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been

prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to
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    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend NSX Rule 11.9(u), which pertains to
the preferencing of public agency limit orders that a dealer represents
as agent, to eliminate the specific requirement that a Designated
Dealer execute eligible limit order if certain conditions occur in the
primary market (referred to as the ``primary market print protection''
or the ``limit order protection'' provision). Dealers and members would
still be permitted, but not required, to guarantee the execution of a
limit order as principal upon the occurrence of a transaction in
another market. The text of the proposed rule change is set forth
below. Proposed new language is in italics. Proposed deletions are in
[brackets].

Rule 11.9 National Securities Trading System

    (a)-(u) No change.
Interpretations And Policies
.01 Limit Order Protection
    Public agency limit orders in securities [other than Nasdaq/NNM
Securities shall] may be filled if one of the following conditions
occur:
    (a) the bid or offering at the limit price has been exhausted in
the primary market (NOTE: orders will be executed in whole or in part,
based on the rules of priority and precedence, on a share for share
basis with trades executed at the limit price in the primary market);
    (b) there has been a price penetration of the limit in the primary
market; or
    (c) the issue is trading at the limit price on the primary market,
unless it can be demonstrated that such order would not have been
executed if it had been transmitted to the primary market or the
customer and the Designated Dealer agree to a specific volume related
or other criteria for requiring a fill.
    (d) with respect to paragraph (c) above, if the issue has traded in
a primary market's after-hours closing price trading session, the
Designated Dealer shall fill limit orders designated as eligible for
limit order protection based on volume that prints in a primary
market's after-hours closing price trading session (a ``GTX'' order) at
such limit price.
    [In unusual trading situations, a Designated Dealer may seek relief
from the above requirements from two Trading practices Committee
members or a designated member of the Exchange staff who would have the
authority to set execution prices.]

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

    In its filing with the Commission, NSX included statements
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it had received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. NSX 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
    The Exchange proposes to amend NSX Rule 11.9(u), which pertains to
the preferencing of public agency limit orders that a dealer represents
as agent, to eliminate the primary market print protection provision
contained in Interpretation and Policy .01.\3\ However, dealers and
other members would still be permitted, but not required, to execute
orders pursuant to the limit order guarantee provisions in NSX Rule
11.9(a)(12), (k), (l), and (p).
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    \3\ Interpretation and Policy .01 to NSX Rule 11.9(u) was
initially adopted as part of the Exchange's (then known as The
Cincinnati Stock Exchange or ``CSE'') preferencing program in 1996.
See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 37046 (March 29, 1996), 61
FR 15322 (April 5, 1996) (File No. SR-CSE-95-03).
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    NSX Rule 11.9(u), Interpretation and Policy .01 sets out specific
primary market-related execution guarantees for non-Nasdaq-listed
securities. Under the primary market print protection policy, a public
agency limit order in an exchange-listed security routed to an NSX
dealer for execution on NSX would be filled if the bid or offering at
the limit price has been exhausted in the primary market; there has
been a price penetration of the limit in the primary market; or the
issue is trading at the limit price on the primary market, unless it
can be demonstrated that such order would not have been executed if it
had been transmitted to the primary market or the customer and the
Designated Dealers agree to a specific volume related or other criteria
for requiring a fill.\4\ NSX states that, at the time this policy was
adopted, the listing markets were generally the primary source of
liquidity, the minimum price variation was \1/8\ point, and more size
was available at the national best bid or offer (``NBBO''). The larger
spreads and quote sizes could create situations where a security might
trade in the primary market all day at a customer limit price without
an NSX dealer's customer limit order being filled absent the
requirement that Designated Dealers provide primary market print
protection. The Exchange states that the primary market print
protection thus provided a means to ensure that a customer limit order
received as timely an execution as it would have received on the
primary and was also a competitive tool to attract order flow to the
NSX dealer units.
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    \4\ With respect to paragraph (c), the rule provides that, if
the issue has traded in a primary market's after-hours closing price
trading session, the Designated Dealer shall fill limit orders
designated as eligible for limit order protection based on volume
that prints in a primary market's after-hours closing trading
session (a ``GTX'' order) at such limit price. The interpretation
also provides that dealers may seek relief from the limit order
protection requirements in unusual trading situations.
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    The Exchange proposes to eliminate the requirement for Designated
Dealers to provide primary market print protection in light of changes
in the industry that have occurred since the requirement was first
adopted in 1996. Since that time, the industry has converted to decimal
trading and the availability of liquidity at the NBBO price point has
declined, in many cases significantly. NSX states that, as a result, a
dealer that may choose to offset his position in the primary market may
often encounter great difficulty in accessing liquidity at the primary
market price that it is obligated to provide. This is particularly true
in the case of manually-executed orders, given the associated time
latency and the frequency with which quotes in markets change.
    In addition to decimalization, the Commission has adopted the order
handling rules, including the limit order display requirements of Rule
604 of Regulation NMS under the Act.\5\ The display of a limit order,
in conjunction with the requirements that other markets not trade-
through that price, makes it more likely that the limit order will be
executed. NSX states that there is also increased competition between
the various markets, and the primary market may not necessarily be the
best source for liquidity. Electronic communication networks have also
formed as alternative liquidity providers to the markets, and automated
order routing system capabilities to the various markets have been
enhanced.

The Exchange also notes that, in contrast to the environment when NSX
enacted its rule provisions mandating primary market print protection
for exchange-listed issues, NSX order-sending firms now have access to
comprehensive order execution quality statistics.
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    These changes make it such that the mandatory aspects of the
primary market print protection policy are no longer necessary to
ensure timely executions or as a ``front-end'' execution price
guarantee to attract order flow. The Exchange notes that many dealers
believe that it is no longer appropriate to mandate they guarantee the
execution of resting limit orders for exchange-listed issues based on
activity in the primary market. NSX states that they believe that, in
today's trading environment, the exchange-listed primary market print
protection exposes them to unwarranted liability, which they often have
no ability to mitigate.
    Accordingly, the Exchange believes that the primary market print
protection provisions of its Rules should be eliminated. In making this
proposal, the Exchange notes that under separate provisions of the NSX
Rules, dealers and other members are currently permitted, but not
required, to guarantee the execution of a limit order as principal upon
the occurrence of a transaction in another market, not just the primary
markets, at the price of such order.\6\ Dealers and other members will
continue to have this ability after the elimination of the primary
market print protection rule. Accordingly, NSX dealers can continue to
execute resting limit orders voluntarily when executions at the limit
price occur in other markets as a means of satisfying their best
execution obligations and maintaining superior execution quality
statistics, but they not have more flexibility to determine how best to
service those orders.
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    \6\ Under the Exchange's priority principles, dealers and
members are permitted to effect the execution of a public agency
limit order on NSX pursuant to a limit order guarantee. The
execution of an order pursuant to a limit order guarantee takes
priority over orders and bids or offers in the Exchange's trading
system (known as the National Securities Trading System or ``NSTS'')
and is deemed to be a transaction effected on NSX in the same manner
as if the transaction were executed through NSTs and must be
reported to the Exchange as promptly as possible and in any event
within one minute of execution. See NSX Rules 11.9(a)(12), (k), (l)
and (p).
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    Importantly, the Exchange notes that these revisions do not affect
the trading ahead prohibitions of NSX Rule 12.6, the best execution
obligations of NSX Rule 12.10, or any other dealer obligations. The
Exchange states that its Regulatory Services Division will continue its
surveillance of order executions to ensure that NDX dealers meet their
obligations to each order.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\8\ in particular, in that it
is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade; to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system; and, in general, to protect
investors and the public interest.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change would
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on
the proposed rule change.

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

    Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding, or (ii) as to
which NSX consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve such proposed rule change; or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

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

File Number SR-NSX-2006-06 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NSX-2006-06. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all

written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying the principal
office of NSX. All comments received will be posed without change; the
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
publicly available. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NSX-
2006-06 and should be submitted on or before July 18, 2006.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-5681 Filed 6-26-06; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register: October 5, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 192)]
[Notices]
[Page 58211-58213]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

September 29, 2005.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER02-2310-003.
    Applicants: Crescent Ridge LLC.
    Description: Crescent Ridge LLC submits an amendment to its market-
based rate tariff in compliance with Commission Order issued 6/7/05.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005.
    Accession Number: 20050926-0043.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-1101-010.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, LLC.
    Description: PJM Interconnection LLC submits the fourth of four
six-month reports on the effects of its credit policy for virtual
bidders as required by Commission Orders issued 9/22/03 and 12/20/04.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005.
    Accession Number: 20050926-0044.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER04-435-016.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Southern California Edison Co submits revisions to its
Transmission Owner Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume
No. 6, in compliance with Commission Order issued 7/1/05.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0042
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1085-001; ER04-458-008
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits proposed revision to Attachment AA (Compensation & Cost
Recovery for Actions During Emergency Condition) of the Open Access
Transmission & Energy Market Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0028
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1308-001
    Applicants: New England Power Company
    Description: New England Power Co submits an amendment to its 8/9/
05 interconnection & support agreement with Massachusetts Electric Co &
the Town of Marblehead Municipal Light Dept.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0025
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1451-001
    Applicants: Southwestern Public Service Company
    Description: Southwestern Public Service Co submits an amended
Notice of Cancellation of the SPS Rate Schedule FERC No. 108, Agreement
for Wholesale Full Requirements Electric Power Service entered on 11/
14/89.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005
    Accession Number: 20050926-0042
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1498-000

    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc
submits an Interconnection and Operating Agreement among Velva Windfarm
LLC, Midwest ISO, and Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005
    Accession Number: 20050923-0369
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1499-000
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc
submits a Facilities Construction Agreement among Velva Windfarm LLC,
Midwest ISO, and Great River Energy.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005
    Accession Number: 20050923-0368
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1500-000
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico
    Description: Public Service Co of New Mexico submits a Funding
Agreement for Certain Design, Engineering and Construction Services,
dated 9/9/05 with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Cooperative,
Inc and PNM.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005
    Accession Number: 20050923-0367
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1501-000
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corp submits a
Simplified and Reorganized ISO Tariff pursuant to section 205 of the
Federal Power Act.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005
    Accession Number: 20050926-0201
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1502-000
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corp submits an
amendment to the CAISO Tariff (Amendment 72) pursuant to section 205 of
the Federal Power Act under ER05-1502.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005
    Accession Number: 20050926-0046
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1503-000
    Applicants: Wheelabrator North Andover, Inc.
    Description: Wheelabrator North Andover, Inc, successor in interest
to Massachusetts Refusetech, Inc, submits a notice of cancellation of
MRI's electric tariff, Rate Schedule FERC No. 1.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0026
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1504-000
    Applicants: Indianapolis Power & Light Company
    Description: Indianapolis Power & Light Co submits a notice of
cancellation of Service Agreement 33 under its OATT, FERC Electric
Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0038
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1505-000; ER04-1157-000
    Applicants: Buckeye Power Generating, LLC
    Description: Buckeye Power Generating, LLC advises FERC that due to
amendments to section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act, it is no longer
a public utility.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0039
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1506-000
    Applicants: American Transmission Company, LLC; Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: American Transmission Company, LLC and Midwest ISO
submit revised tariff sheet with a proposed change to the Midwest ISO's
Open Access Transmission & Energy Market Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff,
Third Revised Volume No. 1.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0040
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1507-000
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: New York Independent System Operator, Inc submits
proposed revisions to its Market Administration & Control Area Services
Tariff.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0041
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER99-2156-005
    Applicants: Cordova Energy Company LLC
    Description: Cordova Energy Co, LLC submits revised market-based
tariff in compliance with Commission Letter Order issued 9/14/05.
    Filed Date: 09/23/2005
    Accession Number: 20050927-0027
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, October 14, 2005.

    Docket Numbers: ER99-3151-005
    Applicants: Public Service Electric & Gas Company
    Description: PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC submit a Notice of
Change in Status with regard to the representations upon which FERC
relied in granting market-base rate authority.
    Filed Date: 09/22/2005
    Accession Number: 20050923-0360
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other and the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov.
 To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet

access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed 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>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5445 Filed 10-4-05; 8:45 am]

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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33134-33139]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0364; A-1-FRL-9939-63-Region 1]

Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Sulfur Content of Fuel Oil Burned
in Stationary Sources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of
Connecticut on April 22, 2014, with supplemental submittals on June 18,
2015 and September 25, 2015. This revision establishes sulfur in fuel
oil content limits for use in stationary sources. In addition, the
submittal includes a revision to the sampling and emission testing
methods for the sulfur content in liquid fuels. The intended effect of
this action is to approve these requirements into the Connecticut SIP.
This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act.

DATES: This direct final rule will be effective July 25, 2016, unless
EPA receives adverse comments by June 24, 2016. If adverse comments are
received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule
in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not
take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R01-OAR-2014-0364 by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: Docket Identification Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0364, Anne
Arnold, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional
Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office Square--Suite
100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: Anne Arnold,
Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem
Protection, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (mail code OEP05-2),
Boston, MA 02109-3912. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's
official hours of business are

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal
holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OAR-
2014-0364. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit through www.regulations.gov, or
email, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality Planning
Unit, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if
at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
    In addition, copies of the state submittal are also available for
public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at the
State Air Agency; Bureau of Air Management, Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection, State Office Building, 79 Elm Street,
Hartford, CT 06106-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne K. McWilliams, Air Quality
Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England
Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2),
Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, facsimile (617) 918-
0697, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
    Organization of this document. The following outline is provided to
aid in locating information in this preamble.

I. Background and Purpose
II. Connecticut's SIP Revision
III. EPA's Evaluation of Connecticut's SIP Revision
    a. New Section 22a-174-19b ``Fuel Sulfur Content Limitations for
Stationary Sources''
    b. Revisions to Section 22a-174-19 ``Control of Sulfur Compound
Emissions''
    c. Revisions to Section 22a-174-19a ``Control of Sulfur Dioxide
Emissions From Power Plants and Other Large Stationary Sources of
Air Pollution''
    d. Revisions to Section 22a-174-5 (previously codified as
Section 19-508-5) ``Methods for Sampling, Emission Testing, and
Reporting''
IV. Final Action
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background and Purpose

    In section 169A(a)(1) of the 1977 Amendments to the Clean Air Act
(CAA), Congress created a program for protecting visibility in the
nation's national parks and wilderness areas. This section of the CAA
establishes as a national goal the ``prevention of any future, and the
remedying of any existing, impairment of visibility in mandatory Class
I Federal areas \1\ which impairment results from manmade air
pollution.'' Congress added section 169B to the CAA in 1990 to address
regional haze issues. EPA promulgated a rule to address regional haze
on July 1, 1999 (64 FR 35714), the Regional Haze Rule. The Regional
Haze Rule revised the existing visibility regulations to integrate into
the regulation provisions addressing regional haze impairment and
established a comprehensive visibility protection program for Class I
areas.
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    \1\ Areas designated as mandatory Class I Federal areas consist
of national parks exceeding 6000 acres, wilderness areas and
national memorial parks exceeding 5000 acres, and all international
parks that were in existence on August 7, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7472(a)).
In accordance with section 169A of the CAA, EPA, in consultation
with the Department of Interior, promulgated a list of 156 areas
where visibility is identified as an important value (44 FR 69122,
November 30, 1979). The extent of a mandatory Class I area includes
subsequent changes in boundaries, such as park expansions (42 U.S.C.
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    On July 10, 2014, EPA approved Connecticut's initial Regional Haze
plan into the SIP. See 79 FR 39322. Specifically, as part of the
approval, EPA approved into the Connecticut SIP Connecticut's
legislation to reduce the sulfur in fuel content of home heating
oil.\2\ \3\ EPA also approved Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
(RCSA) Section 22a-174-19a (Sec-19a) ``Control of Sulfur Dioxide
Emissions from Power Plants and other Large Stationary Sources of Air
Pollution'' in the July 2014 rulemaking. Sec-19a limits the sulfur in
fuel oil content used in any emission unit subject to the provisions of
RCSA section 22a-174-22b, the Post-2002 Nitrogen Oxides Budget Program.
The emission units regulated by the Post-2002 Nitrogen Oxides Budget
Program are baseline electricity generating units, cogeneration units,
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    \2\ Connecticut General Statute Title 16a-21a effective June 2,
2008 in part limits the sulfur content of number two heating oil to
500 parts per million (ppm) as of the date on which the last of the
states of New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island made this
requirement effective. The fuel sulfur limit became effective in
these three states as of July 1, 2014.
    \3\ Sulfates play a major role in the formation of Regional Haze
in the Northeast. (See the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use
Management (NESCAUM) document Contributions to Regional Haze in the
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States, August 2006)
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    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
(CT-DEEP) has now submitted a SIP revision concerning the sulfur
content of fuel oils burned in stationary sources not subject to Sec-
19a. This revision supplements the State's earlier approved Regional
Haze plan in that the revision will result in additional reductions of
sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions (but was not legally required
in order for EPA to have earlier approved Connecticut's Regional Haze
plan).

II. Connecticut's SIP Revision

    On April 22, 2014, CT-DEEP submitted to EPA new RCSA section 22a-
174-19b (Sec-19b) ``Fuel Sulfur content Limitations for Stationary

Sources,'' revisions to SIP-approved RCSA section 22a-174-19 (Sec-19)
``Control of Sulfur Compound Emissions,'' revisions to SIP-approved
RCSA section 22a-174-19a ``Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from
Power Plants and Other Large Stationary Sources of Air Pollution,'' and
RSCA section 19-174-5 ``Methods for Sampling, Emission Testing, and
Reporting.'' Supplemental revisions to Sec-19a and Sec-19b were
submitted to EPA on June 18, 2015 and September 25, 2015, respectively.

III. EPA's Evaluation of Connecticut's SIP Revision

a. New Section 22a-174-19b ``Fuel Sulfur Content Limitations for
Stationary Sources''

    The new Sec-19b applies to any person who, on or after July 1,
2014, sells, supplies, offers for sale, stores, delivers or exchanges
in trade, in the state of Connecticut, any fuel for combustion in a
stationary source not subject to Sec-19a and to any person who, on or
after July 1, 2014, combusts any fuel in a stationary source (not
subject to section Sec-19a within the State of Connecticut.) Under Sec-
19b, the sulfur in fuel oil limits, in parts per million (ppm), for
affected sources are:

                                     Maximum Fuel Sulfur Content, by Weight
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                                     Effective July 1, 2014 through June
            Fuel type                             30, 2018                  Effective on and after July 1, 2018
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Distillate fuel oil or distillate  500 ppm (0.05%).......................  15 ppm (0.0015%).
 fuel oil blended with biodiesel
 fuel.
Residual oil or residual oil       10,000 ppm (1.0%).....................  3,000 ppm (0.3%).
 blended with biodiesel.
Aviation fuel combusted in a       3,000 ppm (0.3%)......................  3,000 ppm (0.3%).
 stationary source.
Kerosene.........................  400 ppm (0.04%).......................  15 ppm (0.0015%).
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    An exemption from the requirements of Sec 19b extends to: (1) Any
person combusting fuel in fuel-burning equipment undergoing testing as
part of a research and development operation; (2) fuel stored in the
state of Connecticut that meets any of the applicable sulfur content
limitations at the time it is stored; (3) any fuel stored in
Connecticut for shipment, sale or use outside of the State; and (4) to
any person who sells, supplies, offers for sale, stores for sale or
combusts number two heating oil (home heating oil) subject to the
sulfur content limitations of section 16a-21a of the Connecticut
General Statutes.
    EPA finds that the revised sulfur in fuel limits for stationary
sources adopted in Sec-19b are more stringent than the State's current
SIP-approved requirements and will aid in the overall reduction of
SO2 emissions from sources not already subject to limits
under Sec-19a or of the Connecticut General Statutes. Therefore, EPA is
approving Sec-19b.

b. Revisions to Section 22a-174-19 ``Control of Sulfur Compound
Emissions''

    Sec-19 (previously codified as section 19-508-19 of Connecticut's
regulations) was approved into the Connecticut SIP on November 18,
1981. See 46 FR 56612. The revisions to Sec-19 included in
Connecticut's April 22, 2014 submittal consist of: (1) The removal of
Section 22a-174-19(a), ``Fuel combustion''; (2) revising the term
``sulfur oxides'' to ``sulfur compound, expressed as sulfur dioxide;''
and (3) two other minor edits (``0 85'' is revised to ``0.85'' and ``0
77'' is revised to ``0.77'') throughout the remainder of Sec-19. The
previously SIP-approved section Sec-19(a) limited the sale, storage,
and use of fuel which contains sulfur in excess of a maximum of one
percent (1%) by weight. Revised Sec-19 now only applies to sulfuric
acid plants, sulfur recovery plants, nonferrous smelters, sulfite pulp
mills, and other process sources.
    The Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110(l) provides that EPA shall not
approve any implementation plan revision if it would interfere with any
applicable requirement concerning attainment and reasonable progress,
or any other applicable requirement of the CAA, i.e., demonstrate anti-
backsliding. EPA finds that the requirements of the removed Sec-19(a)
``Fuel combustion'' are maintained and incorporated in a more stringent
manner into the combination of the more stringent revised Sec-19a
``Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants and Other Large
Stationary Sources of Air Pollution'' and the new Sec-19b ``Fuel Sulfur
content Limitations for Stationary Sources.'' Therefore, the anti-
backsliding requirements of section 110(l) have been met. In addition,
the revision of the term ``sulfur oxides'' to ``sulfur compound,
expressed as sulfur dioxide'' is consistent with the previous
definition of ``sulfur oxides'' found in the removed Sec-19(a). For all
of the reasons above, EPA is approving Connecticut's revised Sec-19.

c. Revisions to Section 22a-174-19a ``Control of Sulfur Dioxide
Emissions from Power Plants and Other Large Stationary Sources of Air
Pollution''

    Sec-19a was approved into the Connecticut SIP on July 10, 2014. See
79 FR 39322. The revisions to Sec-19a included in Connecticut's April
22, 2014 submittal consist of: (1) The removal of section Sec-19a(c)
sulfur dioxide emission standards and fuel sulfur limits effective on
and after January 1, 2002; (2) in Sec-19a(e), the removal of a
specified January 1, 2003 effective date; and (3) in Sec-19a(i), the
allowance of more recent versions of the American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) test method D4294 and automatic sampling equipment
conformance to ASTM test method D4177-82 or a more recent version of
the same method. Our action to remove two of these Connecticut SIP
requirements, and revise the third, is discussed below.
    The sulfur in fuel limit (0.5% sulfur, by weight) and emission
limit (0.55 pound SO2 per MMBTU) required on or after
January 1, 2002 by the removed Sec-19a(c) have been superseded by the
more stringent fuel limits (0.3% sulfur, by weight) and emission limit
(0.33 pound SO2 per MMBtu) required under Sec-19(e) which we
are approving into the SIP. Similarly, Sec-19a(e) has been revised to
remove the reference to a January 1, 2003 commencement date in relation
to sulfur limits that are being removed from the SIP.
    Revised Sec-19a(i), which we are approving into the SIP, updates
the record keeping requirements to allow the use of more recent
versions of approved ASTM test methods and requires the owners and
operators of the affected units to maintain all sulfur in fuel records
on premises for five years. The previous version dictated that records
need not be maintained for distillate oil, motor vehicle fuel, aircraft
fuel, or gaseous fuel provided such fuels which had a sulfur content
below 0.3% by weight. The version we are approving in this action
corrects these omissions.

    Connecticut's revised Section 19a removes outdated requirements
while maintaining the same level of SO2 control as the
previous SIP-approved version. Therefore, the CAA's Section 110(l)
anti-backsliding requirement has been met. In addition, EPA finds it
appropriate to update the testing and sampling methods to conform to a
more recent test method. EPA also finds it appropriate for the above-
referenced records to be maintained. Therefore, EPA is approving
Connecticut's revised Sec-19a.

d. Revisions to Section 22a-174-5 ``Methods for Sampling, Emission
Testing, and Reporting''

    Section 22a-174-5 (previously codified as Section 19-508-5 of
Connecticut's regulations) was approved into the Connecticut SIP on
August 28, 1981. See 46 FR 43418. Section 22a-174-5(b)(1) was
subsequently revised by Connecticut to allow analysis for the sulfur
content of liquid fuels to be done according to the American Society
for Testing and Materials method D7039. EPA is approving the minor
revision to Section 22a-174-5(b)(1) because EPA concurs that it should
be an allowable method of analysis.

IV. Final Action

    EPA is approving, and incorporating into the Connecticut SIP, the
Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies Section 22a-174-19 (as
amended and described in Section III.b., above), Section 22a-174-
19a(e), Section 22a-174-19a(i), Section 22a-174-19b, and Section 22a-
174-5(b)(1), all as published in the Connecticut Law Journal on June
24, 2014. EPA is also removing, without replacement, Section 22a-
19a(c), which was previously approved into the SIP. See 40 CFR Section
52.370 (c)(103)(i)(A)(1).
    The EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because
the Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates
no adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document
that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should
relevant adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective July
25, 2016 without further notice unless the Agency receives relevant
adverse comments by June 24, 2016.
    If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a notice
withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period on the proposed rule. All parties
interested in commenting on the proposed rule should do so at this
time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this
rule will be effective on July 25, 2016 and no further action will be
taken on the proposed rule. Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that
provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an
adverse comment.

V. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the
Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies described in the amendments
to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue
to make, these documents generally available electronically through
www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office
(see the ADDRESSES section of this preamble for more information).

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    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 Orders12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     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, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Regional haze, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: November 5, 2015.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.

    Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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

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

Subpart H--Connecticut

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2. Section 52.370 is amended by redesignating paragraph
(c)(103)(i)(A)(2)

as (c)(103)(i)(A)(3), adding a new paragraph (c)(103)(i)(A)(2), and
adding paragraph (c)(111) to read as follows:

Sec.  52.370  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (103) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (A) * * *
    (2) Section 22a-174-19a(c) which was approved in paragraph
(c)(103)(i)(A)(1), is removed without replacement; see paragraph
(c)(111)(i)(B).
* * * * *
    (111) Revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on April
22, 2014.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Amendments to Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA)
as published in the Connecticut Law Journal on June 24, 2014, effective
April 15, 2014.
    (1) Revised Section 22a-174-19.
    (2) Revised Section 22a-174-19a(e).
    (3) Revised Section 22a-174-19a(i).
    (4) Section 22a-174-19b with the exception of subsection (e), which
was not submitted by the State.
    (5) Revised Section 22a-174-5(b)(1).
    (B) RCSA Section 22a-174-19a(c) which was approved in paragraph
(c)(103)(i)(A)(1), is removed without replacement.
    (ii) Additional materials. [Reserved]

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3. In Sec.  52.385, Table 52.385 is amended by adding a new entry for
state citation 22a-174-5; adding a new entry for state citation 22a-
174-19; revising the entry for 22a-174-19a; and adding an entry for
state citation 22a-174-19b in numerical order to read as follows:

Sec.  52.385  EPA-approved Connecticut regulations.

* * * * *

                                                         Table 52.385--EPA-Approved Regulations
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                                                                      Dates
                                                        --------------------------------   Federal Register
    Connecticut state citation         Title/subject      Date adopted    Date approved        citation        Section  52.370    Comments/description
                                                            by state         by EPA
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22a-174-5........................  Methods for                  4/15/14         5/25/16  [Insert Federal      (c)(111)........  Revision to section 22a-
                                    sampling, emission                                    Register citation]                     174-5(b)(1).
                                    testing, sample
                                    analysis and
                                    reporting

                                                                      * * * * * * *
22a-174-19.......................  Control of Sulfur            4/15/14         5/25/16  [Insert Federal      (c)(111)........  Revises section 22a-174-
                                    Compound Emissions.                                   Register citation].                    19.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
22a-174-19a......................  Control of sulfur           12/28/00         7/10/14  79 FR 39322........  (c)(103)........  Approves the sulfur
                                    dioxide emissions                                                                            dioxide emission
                                    from power plants                                                                            standards and fuel
                                    and other large                                                                              sulfur limits for units
                                    stationary sources                                                                           subject to the CT NOX
                                    of air pollution.                                                                            Budget program. The
                                                                                following sections were
                                                                                not submitted as part
                                                                                of the SIP: Sections
                                                                                (a)(5); (a)(8);
                                                                                (a)(11); (d); (e)(4);
                                                                                (f); (g); (h); and in
                                                                                (i)(2) reference to
                                                                                (e)(4).
                                                                                Section 22a-174-19a(c)
                                                                                was repealed by the
                                                                                State of Connecticut
                                                                                effective April 15,
                                                                                2014 and removed from
                                                                                the SIP without
                                                                                replacement effective
                                                                                May 25, 2016.
22a-174-19a......................  Control of sulfur            4/15/14         5/25/16  [Insert Federal      (c)(111)........  Withdraws section 22a-
                                    dioxide emissions                                     Register citation].                    174-19a(c) previously
                                    from power plants                                                                            approved in paragraph
                                    and other                                                                                52.370(c)(103) and
                                    stationary sources                                                                           revises sections 22a-
                                    of air pollution.                                                                            174-19a(e) and 22a-174-
                                                                                19a(i).
22a-174-19b......................  Fuel Sulfur Content          4/15/14         5/25/16  [Insert Federal      (c)(111)........  Addition of a new
                                    Limitations for                                       Register citation].                    regulation with the
                                    Stationary Sources.                                                                          exception of subsection
                                                                                (e) which was not
                                                                                submitted by the State.

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