[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42589-42592]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18855]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0439; Product Identifier 2017-CE-010-AD; Amendment
39-19021; AD 2017-18-12]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; B/E Aerospace Protective Breathing
Equipment Part Number 119003-11 and Part Number 119003-21

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-11-20 for
certain B/E Aerospace protective breathing equipment (PBE) that is
installed on airplanes. AD 2016-11-20 required replacing part number
(P/N) 119003-11 PBE units. Since we issued AD 2016-11-20, we received a
report that PBE units, P/N 119003-21, within a certain serial number
range are made with candle tube material determined to have a low yield
strength and may be volatile upon use or disposal. This AD retains the
actions required in AD 2016-11-20 and requires inspecting and replacing
P/N 119003-11 and 119003-21 PBE units. We are issuing this AD to
address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective October 16, 2017.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of October 16,
2017.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain other publication listed in this AD as of July 15,
2016 (81 FR 37492, June 10, 2016).

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule,
contact B/E Aerospace, Inc., Commercial Aircraft Products Group, 10800
Pflumm Road, Lenexa, Kansas 66215; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (913)
338-8419; Internet: www.beaerospace.com. You may view this service
information at the FAA, Policy and Innovation Division, 901 Locust,
Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available on
the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2017-0439.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-
0439; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this final rule, the regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The address for the Docket Office
(phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is Document Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Enns, Aerospace Engineer,
Wichita ACO Branch, FAA, 1801 S. Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita,
Kansas 67209; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to supersede AD 2016-11-20, Amendment 39-18547 (81 FR 37492,
June 10, 2016), (``AD 2016-11-20''), for B/E Aerospace protective
breathing equipment (PBE), part number (P/N) 119003-11, that is
installed on airplanes. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on
May 26, 2017 (82 FR 24260). The NPRM was prompted by a report that PBE
units, P/N 119003-21, within a certain serial number range are made
with candle tube material determined to have a low yield strength and
may be volatile upon use or disposal. The NPRM proposed to retain the
actions required in AD 2016-11-20 and would require inspecting and
replacing P/N 119003-11 and 119003-21 PBE units. We are issuing this AD
to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. The following presents the comments received on the NPRM and
the FAA's response to each comment.

Request To Include Additional Compliance Method for Paragraph (i) of
This AD

    David White, of NetJets Aviation, requested that the action
required in paragraph (i) of this AD for determining the serial number
of the installed PBE, P/N 119003-21, also include a maintenance records
review.
    The commenter stated that if the maintenance records are available
and the determination can positively be made, this review will save the
owners/operators time and money.
    We agree with the commenter and have changed this AD based on this
comment.

Request for Clarification of Compliance Time for Paragraph (j) of This
AD

    David White, of NetJets Aviation, requested that the compliance
time in paragraph (j) of this AD to be clarified.
    The commenter stated that paragraph (j) of this AD requires
replacement of an affected mask before further flight or following
existing minimum equipment list (MEL) procedures, but it does not
identify if compliance is required at the earlier or the later of the
two thresholds.
    We do not agree with commenter. The MEL is a document and method
airplane operators use to obtain relief from Federal Aviation
Regulations that requires all equipment installed on the airplane be
operative at the time of flight. It is airplane-specific and spells out
which pieces of equipment may be inoperable along with any procedures
that are required for an airplane to operate under specific conditions
while maintaining airworthiness. The reference to MEL is a reminder
that, depending on the airplane and its MEL, it may be acceptable to
remove the affected units and continue to operate with a reduced number
of PBEs as stated in the specific MEL. The affected units must be
removed upon discovery.
    We have changed this AD based on this comment to make this more
clear.

Request To Change the Compliance Time in Paragraph (j) of This AD

    David White, of NetJets Aviation, requested we change the
replacement compliance time in paragraph (j) of this AD to match the
compliance time in paragraph (i) of this AD, which would allow six
months to replace the affected PBE after it is identified by inspection
or maintenance records review.
    The commenter stated that if the request to allow a records review
for paragraph (i) of this AD is accepted, then the maintenance records
review could be accomplished without access to the airplane and could
result in

unnecessarily grounding the airplane if a discrepant mask is found
during the records review. However, if the compliance time for
replacing the affected PBE matches the compliance time for the
inspection/maintenance records review, the operators will have
flexibility for compliance with paragraph (j).
    We do not agree with the commenter. Once an airplane has been
identified to have an affected PBE installed, it must be removed and
replaced before further flight. Once a discrepant PBE has been
identified during an inspection or review of records, the unit must be
removed before further flight. However, continued operation with fewer
than required PBE is permissible if allowed by your MEL.
    We have not changed this AD based on this comment.

Request To Include Revised Service Bulletin

    B/E Aerospace, Inc. requested that Service Bulletin (SB) 119003-35-
013, Rev. 002, dated July 19, 2017, be incorporated into this AD.
    The commenter stated that the only change in the B/E Aerospace SB
119003-35-013, Rev. 002, dated July 19, 2017, is the addition of
warranty credit. All other information and instructions are the same as
those contained in B/E Aerospace SB 119003-35-013, Rev. 001, dated
February 24, 2017.
    We agree with the commenter and have changed this AD based on this
comment.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this AD with the change described previously. We have determined that
these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.
    We also determined that these changes will not increase the
economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of this AD.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed B/E Aerospace SB No. 119003-35-011, Rev. 000, dated
February 4, 2015; SB 119003-35-009, Rev. 001, dated April 12, 2016; and
SB No. 119003-35-013, Rev. 002, dated July 19, 2017. B/E Aerospace SB
No. 119003-35-011, Rev. 000, dated February 4, 2015, describes
procedures for inspecting PBE, P/N 119003-11, to determine if the
vacuum seal of the pouch containing the PBE is compromised; B/E
Aerospace SB No. 119003-35-009, Rev. 001, dated April 12, 2016,
describes procedures for replacing PBE, P/N 119003-11 with P/N 119003-
21; and B/E Aerospace SB No. 119003-35-013, Rev. 002, dated July 19,
2017, describes procedures for inspecting PBE P/N 119003-21 to
determine the serial number and replacing any within the specified
serial number range. This service information is reasonably available
because the interested parties have access to it through their normal
course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

Differences Between This AD and the Service Information

    We are not requiring the disposal of the PBE as specified in the
related service information because we have determined that owner/
operators use various methods for disposal, which includes returning
the PBE to the manufacturer. Therefore, we have not required the use of
only one method of disposal. However, given the potential concern with
activation of certain PBE units during disposal, we encourage
coordination with the manufacturer and awareness of the disposal
methods.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 9,000 products installed on
airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost per      Cost on U.S.
             Action                  Labor cost               Parts cost              product        operators
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Inspecting the pouch containing  .5 work-hour x $85  Not applicable.............          $42.50        $382,500
 the PBE for proper vacuum seal.  per hour = $42.50.
Replace PBE P/N 119003-11 with   .5 work-hour x $85  1,510......................        1,552.50      13,972,500
 PBE P/N 119003-21.               per hour = $42.50.
Inspecting the PBE to determine  .5 work-hour x $85  Not applicable.............           42.50         382,500
 whether an affected PBE P/N      per hour = $42.50.
 119003-21 is installed.
Maintenance records review to    .5 work-hour x $85  Not applicable.............           42.50         382,500
 determine whether an affected    per hour = $42.50.
 PBE P/N 119003-21 is installed.
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    We estimate the following costs to replace any affected PBE P/N
119003-21 units that fall within the affected serial number range. We
have no way of determining the number of aircraft that might need these
repairs/replacements:

                                               On-Condition Costs
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                                                                                Cost per
                   Action                                 Labor cost                Parts cost        product
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Replacement of PBE P/N 119003-21...........  .5 work-hour x $85 per hour =                $1,510       $1,552.50
                                              $42.50.
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    The cost difference between AD 2016-11-20 and this AD is the cost
of inspecting for serial number determination and replacing the
affected serial numbers. This part of the AD could potentially affect
2,070 PBE units.
    According to the manufacturer, some of the costs of this AD may be
covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on affected
individuals. We do not control warranty coverage for affected
individuals. As a result, we have included all costs in our cost
estimate.

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 products identified in this
rulemaking action.
    This AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated by the
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as authorized by
FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order, issuance of ADs is
normally a function of the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, but
during this transition period, the Executive Director has delegated the
authority to issue ADs applicable to small airplanes and domestic
business jet transport airplanes to the Director of the Policy and
Innovation Division.

Regulatory Findings

    We have determined that 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, 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.

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

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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 removing Airworthiness Directive (AD)
2016-11-20, Amendment 39-18547 (81 FR 37492, June 10, 2016), and adding
the following new AD:

2017-18-12 B/E Aerospace: Amendment 39-19021; Docket No. FAA-2017-
0439; Product Identifier 2017-CE-010-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective October 16, 2017.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 2016-11-20, Amendment 39-18547 (81 FR 37492,
June 10, 2016), (``AD 2016-11-20'').

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to B/E Aerospace Protective Breathing Equipment
(PBE), part numbers (P/N) 119003-11 and 119003-21, that are
installed on airplanes.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association
(ATA) of America Code 35; Oxygen.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    AD 2016-11-20 was prompted by a report of a PBE unit, P/N
119003-11, catching fire upon activation by a crewmember. This AD
was prompted by a report that PBE units, P/N 119003-21, within a
certain serial number range are made with candle tube material
determined to have a low yield strength and may be volatile upon use
or disposal. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition
on these products.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Inspection Retained From AD 2016-11-20 for Airplanes With PBE, P/N
119003-11, Installed

    Within 3 months after July 15, 2016 (the effective date of AD
2016-11-20), while still in the stowage box, physically inspect the
PBE pouch to determine if it has an intact vacuum seal. Do this
inspection following paragraph III.A.(1) of the Accomplishment
Instructions in B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin (SB) No. 119003-35-
011, Rev. 000, dated February 4, 2015.

(h) Replacement Retained From AD 2016-11-20 for Airplanes With PBE, P/N
119003-11, Installed

    (1) During the inspection required in paragraph (g) of this AD,
if a PBE pouch is found that does not have an intact vacuum seal,
before further flight, replace the PBE with a PBE unit, P/N 119003-
21 that is not within the serial number (S/N) range 004-14768M
through 004-21093M or 004-02393M through 004-03033M, following
paragraphs III.C., III.D.(4), III.D.(6), and III.D.(7) of the
Accomplishment Instructions in B/E Aerospace SB No. 119003-35-009,
Rev. 001, dated April 12, 2016, or replace it with another FAA-
approved PBE installation.
    (2) During the inspection required in paragraph (g) of this AD,
if a PBE pouch is found where the vacuum seal is intact, within 18
months after July 15, 2016 (the effective date of AD 2016-11-20),
remove PBE, P/N 119003-11, and replace it with a PBE, P/N 119003-21
that is not within the S/N range 004-14768M through 004-21093M or
004-02393M through 004-03033M, following paragraphs III.C.,
III.D.(4), III.D.(6), and III.D.(7) of the Accomplishment
Instructions in B/E Aerospace SB No. 119003-35-009, Rev. 001, dated
April 12, 2016, or replace it with another FAA-approved PBE
installation.
    (3) Once a discrepant PBE has been identified during an
inspection or review of records, the unit must be removed before
further flight. However, continued operation with fewer than
required PBE is permissible if allowed by your MEL.

(i) New Inspection for Airplanes With PBE, P/N 119003-21, Installed

    Within 6 months after October 16, 2017 (the effective date of
this AD), inspect to determine if the S/N of the installed PBE, P/N
119003-21, is within the range of 004-14768M through 004-21093M or
004-02393M through 004-03033M. Do the inspection following paragraph
III.A of the Accomplishment Instructions in B/E Aerospace SB No.
119003-35-013, Rev. 002, dated July 19, 2017.
    (1) Instead of the inspection, you may do a maintenance records
review, to determine the S/N of the installed PBE, P/N 119003-21.
    (2) If you choose to do the maintenance records review and you
can positively determine that the S/N of the installed PBE, P/N
119003-21, is within the range of 004-14768M through 004-21093M or
004-02393M through 004-03033M, continue to the replacement
requirement in paragraph (j) of this AD.
    (3) If you choose to do the maintenance records review and you
cannot positively determine that the S/N of the installed PBE, P/N
119003-21, is within the range of 004-14768M through 004-21093M or
004-02393M through 004-03033M, then you must either go back and do
the inspection specified in paragraph (i) of this AD to determine if
the replacement in paragraph (j) of this AD is necessary or do the
replacement in paragraph (j) of this AD.

(j) New Replacement for Airplanes With PBE, P/N 119003-21, Installed

    During the inspection or the maintenance records review required
in paragraph (i) of

this AD, if it is found that the PBE, P/N 119003-21, is within the
S/N range specified in paragraph (i) of this AD, before further
flight, remove the PBE and replace it with a PBE, P/N 119003-21,
that does not have a S/N 004-14768M through 004-21093M or 004-02393M
through 004-03033M. Do this replacement following paragraphs III.C.,
III.D.(4), III.D.(6), and III.D.(7) of the Accomplishment
Instructions in B/E Aerospace SB No. 119003-35-013, Rev. 002, dated
July 19, 2017, or replace it with another FAA-approved PBE
installation. Once a discrepant PBE has been identified during an
inspection or review of records, the unit must be removed before
further flight. However, continued operation with fewer than
required PBE is permissible if allowed by your MEL.

(k) Prohibited Installation

    As of October 16, 2017 (the effective date of this AD), do not
install a PBE, P/N 119003-21, that has a S/N within the range of
004-14768M through 004-21093M or 004-02393M through 004-03033M.

(l) Credit for Actions Done Following Previous Service Information

    If you performed the inspection and replacement action required
in paragraphs (i) and (j) of this AD before October 16, 2017 (the
effective date of this AD) using B/E Aerospace SB No. 119003-35-013,
Rev. 000, dated January 9, 2017, or B/E Aerospace SB No. 119003-35-
013, Rev. 001, dated February 24, 2017, you have met the
requirements of those paragraphs of this AD.

(m) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Wichita ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request
to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards District
Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the
manager of the ACO, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (n)(1) of this AD.
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.

(n) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact David Enns,
Aerospace Engineer, Wichita ACO Branch, FAA, 1801 S. Airport Road,
Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (316)
946-4107; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(o) 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 this AD specifies otherwise.
    (3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
October 16, 2017.
    (i) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 119003-35-013, Rev. 002,
dated July 19, 2017.
    (ii) Reserved
    (4) The following service information was approved for IBR on
July 15, 2016 (81 FR 37492, June 10, 2016).
    (i) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 119003-35-009, Rev. 001,
dated April 12, 2016.
    (ii) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 119003-35-011, Rev. 000,
dated February 4, 2015.
    (5) For service information identified in this AD, contact B/E
Aerospace, Inc. service information identified in this AD, contact
B/E Aerospace, Inc., 10800 Pflumm Road, Commercial Aircraft Products
Group, Lenexa, Kansas 66215; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (913) 338-
8419; Internet: www.beaerospace.com.
    (6) You may view this service information at FAA, Policy and
Innovation Division, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
(816) 329-4148. It is also available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-
2017-0439.
    (7) 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 Kansas City, Missouri, on August 30, 2017.
Melvin Johnson,
Deputy Director, Policy and Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-23-000]

Notice of Application; Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC

    Take notice that on December 6, 2017, Algonquin Gas Transmission,
LLC (Algonquin), having its principal place of business at 5400
Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310 filed in the above
referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations
requesting authorization to abandon two reciprocating compressor units
and related appurtenances located in Providence County, Rhode Island
referred to as Burrillville Compressor Station Project (Project), all
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection. Specifically, Algonquin is
requesting approval to abandon in place compressor unit Nos. 1 and 2,
and to remove related appurtenances, at its Burrillville Compressor
Station. Algonquin states that the Project will allow Algonquin to
eliminate the need for future operating and maintenance expenditures on
facilities that are outdated and not needed to satisfy its current firm
service obligations. The filing is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's website web at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC at [email protected] or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Lisa
A. Connolly, Director, Rates & Certificates, P.O. Box 1642, Houston,
Texas 77251-1642, or telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or fax<PHONE_NUMBER> or
by emailing [email protected].
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules (18 CFR 157.9),
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the
Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other
party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2018

    Dated: December 20, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC19-15-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-730); Comment
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-730 (Report of Transmission Investment
Activity) and submitting the information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file
comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments
to the Commission as explained below. On February 25, 2019, the
Commission published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No.
IC19-15-000 requesting public comments. The Commission received no
public comments and is noting that in the related submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 6, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0239, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC19-15-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll-free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and fax at (202)
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-730, Report of Transmission Investment Activity.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0239.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-730 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: The Commission uses the FERC-730 information collection
to determine the effectiveness of its rules and to provide it with an
accurate assessment of the state of transmission investment by public
utilities. This annual report includes projections, information that
details the level and status of transmission investment, and the reason
for delay (if any). The report must conform to the format prescribed in
Order No. 679, Appendix A.\1\ Filers are strongly encouraged to submit
the FERC-730 electronically via eFiling. FERC-730 is filed by public
utilities that have been granted incentive rate treatment for specific
electric transmission projects. Actual and planned transmission
investments, and related project data for the most recent calendar year
and the subsequent five years, must be reported annually beginning with
the calendar year that the Commission granted the incentive rates.
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    \1\ Issued on 12/22/2006 in Docket No. RM06-4-001 (Promoting
Transmission Investment through Pricing Reform).
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    Congress enacted section 1241 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005), adding section 219 to the Federal Power Act (FPA), to
promote the operation, maintenance and enhancement of electric
transmission infrastructure.\2\ Congress aimed to benefit consumers by
ensuring reliability and/or reducing the cost of delivered power
through reducing transmission congestion. In response to EPAct 2005,
the Commission amended its regulations to allow for these incentive-
based, (including performance-based), rate treatments.
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    \2\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, 119 Stat. 594,
315 and 1283 (2005).
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    The Commission amended its regulations in 18 CFR 35.35 to identify
the incentive ratemaking treatments allowed under FPA section 219.
Incentives are required to be tailored to the type of transmission
investments being made, and each applicant must demonstrate that its
proposal meets the requirements of FPA section 219.
    Type of Respondents: Public utilities that have been granted
incentive based rate treatment for specific transmission projects under
provisions of 18 CFR 35.35
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates\4\ the
total Public Reporting Burden and cost for this information collection
as follows:
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    \3\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
    \4\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * 79.00 per hour =
Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the
FERC average salary plus benefits of $164,820 per year (or $79.00/
hour). These estimates were updated in May 2018. This figure is
being used because the staff thinks industry is similarly situated
in terms of average hourly cost.

                                                  FERC-730--Report of Transmission Investment Activity
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                                                        Number of
                                       Number of      responses per    Total  number    Average burden hours & average     Total annual burden hours &
                                      respondents       respondent     of  responses       cost per response ($) \4\          total annual cost ($)
                                               (1)              (2)   (1) x (2) = (3)  (4).............................  (3) x (4) = (5)
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FERC-730..........................              63                1               63   30 hrs.; $2,370.................  1,890 hrs.; $149,310.
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: April 30, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-09296 Filed 5-6-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


[Federal Register: October 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 193)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56914-56920]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 97

[EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0423-200743(a); FRL-8475-6]

Approval of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Clean Air
Interstate Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the North Carolina State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina,
through the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural
Resources on August 7, 2006. These revisions incorporate provisions
related to the implementation of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule
(CAIR), promulgated on May 12, 2005, and subsequently revised on April
28, 2006, and December 13, 2006, and the CAIR Federal Implementation
Plan (FIP) concerning sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides
(NOX) annual, and NOX ozone season emissions for
the State of North Carolina, promulgated on April 28, 2006, and
subsequently revised December 13, 2006. EPA is not making any changes
to the CAIR FIP, but is amending, to the extent EPA approves North
Carolina's SIP revisions, the appropriate appendices in the CAIR FIP
trading rules simply to note that approval.
    On July 3, 2007, North Carolina requested that EPA only act on a
portion of the August 7, 2006, submittal as an abbreviated SIP.
Consequently, EPA is approving the abbreviated SIP revisions that
address the methodology to be used to allocate annual and ozone season
NOX allowances to existing and new units under the CAIR FIPs
and CAIR FIP opt-in provisions.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective December 4, 2007 without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by November 5,
2007. If EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely
withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform
the public that the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2007-0423, by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for

submitting comments.
    2. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0423'', Regulatory Development Section,
Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Nacosta C. Ward, Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. 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 to 4:30, excluding Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. ``EPA-R04-OAR-
2007-0423.'' EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at http://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
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail, information that you consider to be CBI

or otherwise protected. The http://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 e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 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
and any form of encryption and should be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
http://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 http://www.regulations.gov or

in hard copy at the Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person 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 to 4:30, excluding
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning
today's proposal, please contact Nacosta C. Ward, Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number
is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Ms. Ward can also be reached via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
II. What Is the Regulatory History of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?
III. What Are the General Requirements of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?
IV. What Are the Types of CAIR SIP Submittals?
V. Analysis of North Carolina's CAIR SIP Submittal
    A. State Budgets for Allowance Allocations
    B. CAIR Cap-and-Trade Programs
    C. Applicability Provisions for Non-Electric Generating Units
(EGUs) NOX SIP Call sources
    D. NOX Allowance Allocations
    E. Allocation of NOX Allowances From the Compliance
Supplement Pool (CSP)
    F. Individual Opt-In Units
VI. Final Action
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What Action Is EPA Taking?

CAIR SIP Approval

    EPA is approving revisions to the North Carolina SIP, initially
submitted on August 7, 2006, and revised on July 3, 2007, that would
modify the application of certain provisions of the CAIR FIP concerning
SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone season
emissions. (As discussed below, this less comprehensive CAIR SIP is
termed an abbreviated SIP.) North Carolina is subject to the CAIR FIPs
that implement the CAIR requirements by requiring certain electric
generating units (EGUs) to participate in the EPA-administered Federal
CAIR SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone
season cap-and-trade programs. The SIP revisions provide a methodology
for allocating NOX allowances for the NOX annual
and NOX ozone season trading programs. The CAIR FIPs provide
that this methodology, if approved by EPA, will be used to allocate
NOX allowances to sources in North Carolina, instead of the
federal allocation methodology otherwise provided in the FIP. The SIP
revisions also allow for individual units not otherwise subject to the
CAIR SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone
season trading programs to opt into such trading programs in accordance
with opt-in provisions in the CAIR FIPs. Once approved, the SIP
revisions will provide for the recordation of NOX annual and
ozone season allowances using the allocations determined by North
Carolina, including the NOX annual new unit growth pool for
2009-2014 in North Carolina's rule minus one ton, i.e., 2,610 tons and
will allow certain units to opt into, and be allocated allowances
under, the opt-in provisions in the CAIR FIPs. Consistent with the
flexibility provided in the FIPs, these provisions, if approved, will
be also be used to replace or supplement, as appropriate, the
corresponding provisions in the CAIR FIPs for North Carolina. EPA is
not making any changes to the CAIR FIP, but is amending, to the extent
EPA approves North Carolina's SIP revision, the appropriate appendices
in the CAIR FIP trading rules simply to note that approval.
    EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal 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
adverse comments be filed.

II. What Is the Regulatory History of the CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?

    The CAIR was published by EPA on May 12, 2005 (70 FR 25162). In
this rule, EPA determined that 28 States and the District of Columbia
contribute significantly to nonattainment and interfere with
maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for
fine particulates (PM2.5) and/or 8-hour ozone in downwind
States in the eastern part of the country. As a result, EPA required
those upwind States to revise their SIPs to include control measures
that reduce emissions of SO2, which is a precursor to
PM2.5 formation, and/or NOX, which is a precursor
to both ozone and PM2.5 formation. For jurisdictions that
contribute significantly to downwind PM2.5 nonattainment,
CAIR sets annual State-wide emission reduction requirements (i.e.,
budgets) for SO2 and annual State-wide emission reduction
requirements for NOX. Similarly, for jurisdictions that
contribute significantly to 8-hour ozone nonattainment, CAIR sets
State-wide emission reduction requirements for NOX for the
ozone season (May 1st to September 30th). Under CAIR, States may
implement these emission budgets by participating in the EPA-
administered cap-and-trade programs or by adopting any other control
measures.
    CAIR explains to subject states what must be included in SIPs to
address the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) with regard to interstate transport with respect to the 8-hour
ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA made national findings, effective
May 25, 2005, that the States had failed to submit SIPs meeting the
requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D). The SIPs were due in July 2000, 3
years after the promulgation of the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5
NAAQS. These findings started a 2-year clock for EPA to promulgate a
FIP to address the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D). Under CAA
section 110(c)(1), EPA may issue a FIP anytime after such findings are
made and must do so within two years unless, a SIP revision correcting
the deficiency is approved by EPA before the FIP is promulgated.
    On April 28, 2006, EPA promulgated FIPs for all States covered by
CAIR in order to ensure the emissions reductions required by CAIR are
achieved on schedule. Each CAIR State is subject to the FIPs until the
State fully adopts, and EPA approves, a SIP revision meeting

the requirements of CAIR. The CAIR FIPs require certain EGUs to
participate in the EPA-administered CAIR SO2, NOX
annual, and NOX ozone-season model trading programs, as
appropriate. The CAIR FIP SO2, NOX annual, and
NOX ozone season trading programs impose essentially the
same requirements as, and are integrated with, the respective CAIR SIP
trading programs. The integration of the CAIR FIP and SIP trading
programs means that these trading programs will work together to create
effectively a single trading program for each regulated pollutant
(SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone
season) in all States covered by CAIR FIP or SIP trading program for
that pollutant. The CAIR FIPs also allow States to submit abbreviated
SIP revisions that, if approved by EPA, will automatically replace or
supplement the corresponding CAIR FIP provisions (e.g., the methodology
for allocating NOX allowances to sources in the State),
while the CAIR FIP remains in place for all other provisions.
    On April 28, 2006, EPA published two more CAIR-related final rules
that added the States of Delaware and New Jersey to the list of States
subject to CAIR for PM2.5 and announced EPA's final
decisions on reconsideration of five issues without making any
substantive changes to the CAIR requirements.

III. What Are the General Requirements of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?

    CAIR establishes State-wide emission budgets for SO2 and
NOX and is to be implemented in two phases. The first phase
of NOX reductions starts in 2009 and continues through 2014,
while the first phase of SO2 reductions starts in 2010 and
continues through 2014. The second phase of reductions for both
NOX and SO2 starts in 2015 and continues
thereafter. CAIR requires States to implement the budgets by either:
(1) Requiring EGUs to participate in the EPA-administered cap-and-trade
programs, or (2) adopting other control measures of the State's
choosing and demonstrating that such control measures will result in
compliance with the applicable State SO2 and NOX
budgets.
    The May 12, 2005 and April 28, 2006 CAIR rules provide model rules
that States must adopt (with certain limited changes, if desired) if
they want to participate in the EPA-administered trading programs.
    With two exceptions, only States that choose to meet the
requirements of CAIR through methods that exclusively regulate EGUs are
allowed to participate in the EPA-administered trading programs. One
exception is for States that adopt the opt-in provisions of the model
rules to allow non-EGUs individually to opt into the EPA-administered
trading programs. The other exception is for States that include all
non-EGUs from their NOX SIP Call trading programs in their
CAIR NOX ozone season trading programs.

IV. What Are the Types of CAIR SIP Submittals?

    States have the flexibility to choose the type of control measures
they will use to meet the requirements of CAIR. EPA anticipates that
most States will choose to meet the CAIR requirements by selecting an
option that requires EGUs to participate in the EPA-administered CAIR
cap-and-trade programs. For such States, EPA has provided two
approaches for submitting and obtaining approval for CAIR SIP
revisions. States may submit full SIP revisions that adopt the model
CAIR cap-and-trade rules. If approved, these SIP revisions will fully
replace the CAIR FIPs. Alternatively, States may submit abbreviated SIP
revisions. These SIP revisions will not replace the CAIR FIPs; however,
the CAIR FIPs provide that, when approved, the provisions in these
abbreviated SIP revisions will be used instead of or in conjunction
with, as appropriate, the corresponding provisions of the CAIR FIPs
(e.g., the NOX allowance allocation methodology).
    A State submitting an abbreviated SIP revision may submit limited
SIP revisions to tailor the CAIR FIP cap-and-trade programs to the
State submitting the revision. Specifically, an abbreviated SIP
revision may establish certain applicability and allowance allocation
provisions that, the CAIR FIPs provide, will be used instead of or in
conjunction with the corresponding provisions in the CAIR FIP rules in
that State. Specifically, the abbreviated SIP revisions may:
    1. Include NOX SIP Call trading sources that are not
EGUs under CAIR in the CAIR FIP NOX ozone season trading
program;
    2. Provide for allocation of NOX annual or ozone season
allowances by the State, rather than the Administrator of the EPA or
the Administrator's duly authorized representative (Administrator), and
using a methodology chosen by the State;
    3. Provide for allocation of NOX annual allowances from
the Compliance Supplement Pool (CSP) by the State, rather than by the
Administrator, and using the State's choice of allowed, alternative
methodologies; or
    4. Allow units that are not otherwise CAIR units to opt
individually into the CAIR FIP cap-and-trade programs under the opt-in
provisions in the CAIR FIP rules.

With approval of an abbreviated SIP revision, the CAIR FIP remains in
place, as tailored to sources in the State by the approved SIP
revisions.
    Abbreviated SIP revisions can be submitted in lieu of, or as part
of, CAIR full SIP revisions. States may want to designate part of their
full SIP as an abbreviated SIP for EPA to act on first when the timing
of the State's submission might not provide EPA with sufficient time to
approve the full SIP prior to the deadline for recording NOX
allocations. This will help ensure that the elements of the trading
programs where flexibility is allowed are implemented according to the
State's decisions. Submission of an abbreviated SIP revision does not
preclude future submission of a CAIR full SIP revision. In this case,
the July 3, 2007, submittal from North Carolina has been submitted as
an abbreviated SIP revision.

V. Analysis of North Carolina's CAIR SIP Submittal

A. State Budgets for Allowance Allocations

    The CAIR NOX annual and ozone season budgets were
developed from historical heat input data for EGUs. Using these data,
EPA calculated annual and ozone season regional heat input values,
which were multiplied by 0.15 pounds per million British thermal units
(lb/mmBtu), for phase 1, and 0.125 lb/mmBtu, for phase 2, to obtain
regional NOX budgets for 2009-2014 and for 2015 and
thereafter, respectively. EPA derived the State NOX annual
and ozone season budgets from the regional budgets using State heat
input data adjusted by fuel factors.
    The CAIR State SO2 budgets were derived by discounting
the tonnage of emissions authorized by annual allowance allocations
under the Acid Rain Program under title IV of the CAA. Under CAIR, each
allowance allocated under the Acid Rain Program for the years in phase
1 of CAIR (2010 through 2014) authorizes 0.50 ton of SO2
emissions in the CAIR trading program, and each Acid Rain Program
allowance allocated for the years in phase 2 of CAIR (2015 and
thereafter) authorizes 0.35 ton of SO2 emissions in the CAIR
trading program.
    The CAIR FIPs established the budgets for North Carolina as 62,183
(2009-2014) and 51,819 (2015-thereafter) tons for NOX annual
emissions, 28,392 (2009-2014) and

23,660 (2015-thereafter) tons for NOX ozone season
emissions, and 137,342 (2010-2014) and 96,139 (2015-thereafter) tons
for SO2 emissions. North Carolina's SIP revision, being
approved in this action, does not affect these budgets, which are total
amounts of allowances available for allocation for each year under the
EPA-administered cap-and-trade programs under the CAIR FIPs. In short,
the abbreviated SIP revision only affects allocations of allowances
under the established budgets.

B. CAIR Cap-and-Trade Programs

    The CAIR NOX annual and ozone season FIPs both largely
mirror the structure of the NOX SIP Call model trading rule
in 40 CFR part 96, subparts A through I. While the provisions of the
NOX annual and ozone season FIPs are similar, there are some
differences. For example, the NOX annual FIP (but not the
NOX ozone season FIP) provides for a CSP, which is discussed
below and under which allowances may be awarded for early reductions of
NOX annual emissions. As a further example, the NOX
ozone season FIP reflects the fact that the CAIR NOX ozone
season trading program replaces the NOX SIP Call trading
program after the 2008 ozone season and is coordinated with the
NOX SIP Call program. The NOX ozone season FIP
provides incentives for early emissions reductions by allowing banked,
pre-2009 NOX SIP Call allowances to be used for compliance
in the CAIR NOX ozone season trading program. In addition,
States have the option of continuing to meet their NOX SIP
Call requirement by participating in the CAIR NOX ozone
season trading program and including all their NOX SIP Call
trading sources in that program.
    The provisions of the CAIR SO2 FIP are also similar to
the provisions of the NOX annual and ozone season FIPs.
However, the SO2 FIP is coordinated with the ongoing Acid
Rain SO2 cap-and-trade program under CAA title IV. The
SO2 FIP uses the title IV allowances for compliance, with
each allowance allocated for 2010-2014 authorizing only 0.50 ton of
emissions and each allowance allocated for 2015 and thereafter
authorizing only 0.35 ton of emissions. Banked title IV allowances
allocated for years before 2010 can be used at any time in the CAIR
SO2 cap-and-trade program, with each such allowance
authorizing 1 ton of emissions. Title IV allowances are to be freely
transferable among sources covered by the Acid Rain Program and sources
covered by the CAIR SO2 cap-and-trade program.
    EPA used the CAIR model trading rules as the basis for the trading
programs in the CAIR FIPs. The CAIR FIP trading rules are virtually
identical to the CAIR model trading rules, with changes made to account
for federal rather than State implementation. The CAIR model
SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone season
trading rules and the respective CAIR FIP trading rules are designed to
work together as integrated SO2, NOX annual, and
NOX ozone season trading programs.
    North Carolina is subject to the CAIR FIPs for ozone and PM2.5
and the CAIR FIP trading programs for SO2, NOX
annual, and NOX ozone season which apply to sources in North
Carolina. Consistent with the flexibility it gives to States, the CAIR
FIPs provide that States may submit abbreviated SIP revisions that will
replace or supplement, as appropriate, certain provisions of the CAIR
FIP trading programs. The July 3, 2007, submission of North Carolina is
such an abbreviated SIP revision.

C. Applicability Provisions for Non-Electric Generating Units (EGUs)
NOX SIP Call Sources

    In general, the CAIR FIP trading programs apply to any stationary,
fossil-fuel-fired boiler or stationary, fossil-fuel-fired combustion
turbine serving at any time, since the later of November 15, 1990, or
the start-up of the unit's combustion chamber, a generator with
nameplate capacity of more than 25 megawatt electrical (MWe) producing
electricity for sale.
    States have the option of bringing in, for the CAIR NOX
ozone season program only, those units in the State's NOX
SIP Call trading program that are not EGUs as defined under CAIR. EPA
advises States exercising this option to use provisions for
applicability that are substantively identical to the provisions in 40
CFR 96.304 and add the applicability provisions in the State's NOX
SIP Call trading rule for non-EGUs to the applicability provisions in
40 CFR 96.304 in order to include in the CAIR NOX ozone
season trading program all units required to be in the State's NOX
SIP Call trading program that are not already included under 40 CFR
96.304. Under this option, the CAIR NOX ozone season program
must cover all large industrial boilers and combustion turbines, as
well as any small EGUs (i.e. units serving a generator with a nameplate
capacity of 25 MWe or less), that the State currently requires to be in
the NOX SIP Call trading program.
    Consistent with the flexibility given to States in the CAIR FIP,
North Carolina has not chosen, in the abbreviated SIP revision being
approved in today's action, to expand the applicability provisions of
the CAIR NOX ozone season trading program to include all
non-EGUs in the State's NOX SIP Call trading program. EPA
notes that North Carolina has indicated that it intends to submit
subsequently a full SIP revision that expands the applicability
provisions of the CAIR NOX ozone season trading program in
this manner.

D. NOX Allowance Allocations

    Under the NOX allowance allocation methodology in the
CAIR model trading rules and in the CAIR FIP, NOX annual and
ozone season allowances are allocated to units that have operated for
five years, based on heat input data from a three-year period that are
adjusted for fuel type by using fuel factors of 1.0 for coal, 0.6 for
oil, and 0.4 for other fuels. The CAIR model trading rules and the CAIR
FIP also provide a new unit set-aside from which units without five
years of operation are allocated allowances based on the units' prior
year emissions.
    The CAIR FIP provides States the flexibility to establish a
different NOX allowance allocation methodology that will be
used to allocate allowances to sources in the States if certain
requirements are met concerning the timing of submission of units'
allocations to the Administrator for recordation and the total amount
of allowances allocated for each control period. In adopting
alternative NOX allowance allocation methodologies, States
have flexibility with regard to:
    1. The cost to recipients of the allowances, which may be
distributed for free or auctioned;
    2. The frequency of allocations;
    3. The basis for allocating allowances, which may be distributed,
for example, based on historical heat input or electric and thermal
output; and
    4. The use of allowance set-asides and, if used, their size.
    Consistent with the flexibility given to States in the CAIR FIPs,
North Carolina has chosen to replace the provisions of the CAIR
NOX annual FIP concerning the allocation of NOX
annual allowances with its own methodology. North Carolina has chosen
to distribute NOX annual allowances by submitting the table
adopted in 15A NCAC 02D .2403(a), which establishes the North Carolina
CAIR NOX annual allocations for existing units. In addition,
North Carolina has chosen to use the same methodology as in the CAIR
FIP to allocate allowances for 2,610 and 1,131 tons of NOX
to new unit growth for 2009-2014 and for 2015 and thereafter,
respectively. Under 40 CFR 51.123(p)(1)(ii)(C), the State permitting

authority must submit CAIR NOX annual allowance allocations
for new units determined under an abbreviated SIP revision by October
31 of each year for which the allowances are allocated. North
Carolina's rule does not address the question of when new unit
allocations will be submitted to the Administrator and does not adopt
either the timing set forth in 40 CFR 51.123(p)(1)(ii)(C), or any
alternative timing, for the allocation submissions. However, in a
letter dated September 18, 2007, North Carolina stated that its
submissions of new unit allocations to the Administrator will meet the
timing requirement in 40 CFR 51.123(p)(1)(ii)(C). In light of North
Carolina's express intent to meet the timing requirements for
submissions of new unit allocations, EPA is interpreting North
Carolina's rule to require that new unit allocations be submitted to
the Administrator by October 31 of each year for which new unit
allocations are made.
    Consistent with the flexibility given to States in the CAIR FIPs,
North Carolina has chosen to replace the provisions of the CAIR
NOX ozone season FIP concerning allowance allocations with
their own methodology. North Carolina has chosen to distribute
NOX ozone season allowances by submitting the table adopted
in 15A NCAC 02D .2405(a), which establishes the North Carolina CAIR
NOX ozone season allocations for existing units. In
addition, North Carolina has chosen to use the same methodology as in
the CAIR FIP to allocate allowances for 1,206 and 531 tons of
NOX to new units for 2009-2014 and for 2015 and thereafter,
respectively. Under 40 CFR 51.123(ee)(2)(ii)(D), the State permitting
authority must submit CAIR NOX ozone season allowance
allocations for new units determined under an abbreviated SIP revision
by July 31 of each year for which the allowances are allocated. North
Carolina's rule does not address the question of when new unit
allocations will be submitted to the Administrator and does not adopt
either the timing set forth in 40 CFR 51.123(ee)(2)(ii)(D), or any
alternative timing, for the allocation submissions. However, in a
letter dated September 18, 2007, North Carolina stated that its
submissions of new unit allocations to the Administrator will meet the
timing requirement in 40 CFR 51.123(ee)(2)(ii)(D). In light of North
Carolina's express intent to meet the timing requirements for
submissions of new unit allocations, EPA is interpreting North
Carolina's rule to require that new unit allocations be submitted to
the Administrator by July 31 of each year for which new unit
allocations are made.

E. Allocation of NOX Allowances From the Compliance Supplement Pool
(CSP)

    The CSP provides an incentive for early reductions in
NOX annual emissions. The CSP consists of 200,000 CAIR
NOX annual allowances of vintage 2009 for the entire CAIR
region, and a State's share of the CSP is based upon the State's share
of the projected emission reductions under CAIR. States may distribute
CSP allowances, one allowance for each ton of early reduction, to
sources that make NOX reductions during 2007 or 2008 beyond
what is required by any applicable State or Federal emission
limitation. States also may distribute CSP allowances based upon a
demonstration of need for an extension of the 2009 deadline for
implementing emission controls.
    The CAIR NOX annual FIP establishes specific
methodologies for allocations of CSP allowances. States may choose an
allowed, alternative CSP allocation methodology to be used to allocate
CSP allowances to sources in those States.
    Consistent with the flexibility given to States in the FIP, North
Carolina has not chosen to modify the provisions of the CAIR
NOX annual FIP concerning the allocation of allowances from
the CSP, since the State does not have any allowances available to
allocate under the CSP provisions.

F. Individual Opt-In Units

    The opt-in provisions allow for certain non-EGUs (i.e., boilers,
combustion turbines, and other stationary fossil-fuel-fired devices)
that do not meet the applicability criteria for a CAIR trading program
to participate voluntarily in (i.e., opt into) the CAIR trading
program. A non-EGU may opt into one or more of the CAIR trading
programs. In order to qualify to opt into a CAIR trading program, a
unit must vent all emissions through a stack and be able to meet
monitoring, recordkeeping, and recording requirements of 40 CFR part
75. The owners and operators seeking to opt a unit into a CAIR trading
program must apply for a CAIR opt-in permit. If the unit is issued a
CAIR opt-in permit, the unit becomes a CAIR unit, is allocated
allowances, and must meet the same allowance-holding and emissions
monitoring and reporting requirements as other units subject to the
CAIR trading program. The opt-in provisions provide for two
methodologies for allocating allowances for opt-in units, one
methodology that applies to opt-in units in general and a second
methodology that allocates allowances only to opt-in units that the
owners and operators intend to repower before January 1, 2015.
    States have several options concerning the opt-in provisions. The
rules for each of the CAIR FIP trading programs include opt-in
provisions that are essentially the same as those in the respective
CAIR SIP model rules, except that the CAIR FIP opt-in provisions become
effective in a State only if the State's abbreviated SIP revision
adopts the opt-in provisions. The State may adopt the opt-in provisions
entirely or may adopt them but exclude one of the allowance allocation
methodologies. The State also has the option of not adopting any opt-in
provisions in the abbreviated SIP revision and thereby providing for
the CAIR FIP trading program to be implemented in the State without the
ability for units to opt into the program.
    Consistent with the flexibility given to States in the FIPs, North
Carolina has chosen to allow non-EGUs meeting certain requirements to
participate in the CAIR NOX annual trading program. The
North Carolina rule allows for both of the opt-in allocation methods as
specified in 40 CFR part 97 Subpart II of the CAIR NOX
annual trading program.
    Consistent with the flexibility given to States in the FIPs, North
Carolina has chosen to permit non-EGUs meeting certain requirements to
participate in the CAIR NOX ozone season trading program.
The North Carolina rule allows for both of the opt-in allocation
methods as specified in 40 CFR part 97 Subpart IIII of the CAIR
NOX ozone season trading program.
    Consistent with the flexibility given to States in the FIPs, North
Carolina has chosen to allow certain non-EGUs to opt into the CAIR
SO2 trading program. The North Carolina rule allows for both
of the opt-in allocation methods as specified in 40 CFR part 97 Subpart
III of the CAIR SO2 trading program.

VI. Final Action

    EPA is approving North Carolina's abbreviated CAIR SIP revisions
submitted on July 3, 2007. North Carolina is covered by the CAIR FIPs,
which requires participation in the EPA-administered CAIR FIP cap-and-
trade programs for SO2, NOX annual, and
NOX ozone season emissions. Under these abbreviated SIP
revisions and consistent with the flexibility given to States in the
FIPs, North Carolina adopts provisions for allocating allowances under
the CAIR FIP NOX annual and ozone season trading programs,
including new unit provisions. EPA is approving North

Carolina's CAIR NOX annual and ozone season allocation
provisions (interpreted as discussed above) for units subject to the
CAIR trading programs under the current CAIR FIP NOX annual
and ozone season applicability provisions. In addition, North Carolina
adopts in the abbreviated SIP revision provisions that allow for
individual non-EGUs to opt into the CAIR FIP SO2,
NOX annual, and NOX ozone season cap-and-trade
programs. EPA is approving North Carolina's allowing for opt-in units
and therefore the application of the opt-in provisions in these CAIR
FIP trading programs to units in North Carolina.
    As provided for in the CAIR FIPs, these provisions in the
abbreviated SIP revision will replace or supplement the corresponding
provisions of the CAIR FIPs in North Carolina. The abbreviated SIP
revision meets the applicable requirements in 40 CFR 51.123(p) and
(ee), with regard to NOX annual and NOX ozone
season emissions, and 40 CFR 51.124(r), with regard to SO2
emissions. EPA is not making any changes to the CAIR FIP, but is
amending, to the extent EPA approves North Carolina's SIP revision, the
appropriate appendices in the CAIR FIP trading rules simply to note
that approval.
    EPA is approving the aforementioned changes to the SIP. EPA is
publishing this rule without prior proposal because the Agency views
this as a noncontroversial submittal 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 adverse
comments be filed. This rule will be effective December 4, 2007 without
further notice unless the Agency receives adverse comments by November
5, 2007.
    If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a document
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. EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Parties interested in commenting
should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public
is advised that this rule will be effective on December 4, 2007 and no
further action will be taken on the proposed rule.

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves State law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under State law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
State law, it 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).
    This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves a State rule
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the CAA.
This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
    In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve State
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. In this
context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the State
to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority to
disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the requirements of section
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
(15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not impose an
information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    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 rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of 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 December 4, 2007. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this rule 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

40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Electric
utilities, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
dioxide.

40 CFR Part 97

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Electric
utilities, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
dioxide.

    Dated: September 21, 2007.
J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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40 CFR parts 52 and 97 are amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart (II)--(North Carolina)

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2. In Sec.  52.1770(c) Table 1 is amended under Subchapter 2D by
adding, in numerical order, a new chapter heading for ``Section .2400
Clean Air Interstate Rules'' and entries for ``Section .2403(a)'',
``Section .2405(a)'', and ``Section .2412'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1770  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

                               Table -1.--EPA-Approved North Carolina Regulations
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                                                                State
          State citation                Title/subject      effective date    EPA approval date      Explanation
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                                                  * * * * * * *
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                                    Section .2400 Clean Air Interstate Rules
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Section .2403(a)..................  Nitrogen Oxide         ..............  10/05/07 [Insert
                                     Emissions.                             citation of
                                                                            publication].
Section .2405(a)..................  Nitrogen Oxide         ..............  10/05/07 [Insert
                                     Emissions During                       citation of
                                     Ozone Season.                          publication].
Section .2412.....................  New Unit Growth......  ..............  10/05/07 [Insert
                                                                            citation of
                                                                            publication].

                                                  * * * * * * *
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* * * * *

PART 97--[AMENDED]

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3. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, 7403, 7410, 7426, 7601, and 7651, et
seq.

0
4. Appendix A to subpart EE is amended by adding in alphabetical order
the entry ``North Carolina'' under paragraph 1. to read as follows:

Appendix A to Subpart EE of Part 97--States With Approved State
Implementation Plan Revisions Concerning Allocations

    1. * * *
    North Carolina
* * * * *

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5. Appendix A to subpart II of part 97 is amended by adding in
alphabetical order the entry ``North Carolina'' under paragraphs 1. and
2. to read as follows:

Appendix A to Subpart II of Part 97--States With Approved State
Implementation Plan Revisions Concerning CAIR NOX Opt-In
Units

    1. * * *
    North Carolina
    2. * * *
    North Carolina
* * * * *

0
6. Appendix A to subpart III of part 97 is amended by adding in
alphabetical order the entry ``North Carolina'' under paragraphs 1. and
2. to read as follows:

Appendix A to Subpart III of Part 97--States With Approved State
Implementation Plan Revisions Concerning CAIR SO2 Opt-In
Units

    1. * * *
    North Carolina
    2. * * *
    North Carolina
* * * * *

0
7. Appendix A to subpart EEEE of part 97 is amended by adding in
alphabetical order the entry ``North Carolina'' under the introductory
text to read as follows:

Appendix A to Subpart EEEE of Part 97--States With Approved State
Implementation Plan Revisions Concerning Allocations

* * * * *
    North Carolina
* * * * *

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8. Appendix A to subpart IIII of part 97 is amended by adding in
alphabetical order the entry ``North Carolina'' under paragraphs 1. and
2. to read as follows:

Appendix A to Subpart IIII of Part 97--States With Approved State
Implementation Plan Revisions Concerning CAIR NOX Ozone
Season Opt-in Units

    1. * * *
    North Carolina
    2. * * *
    North Carolina
* * * * *
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP06-365-000; CP06-366-000]

Bradwood Landing, LLC, NorthernStar Energy, LLC; Notice of Public
Meetings To Take Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Project

October 5, 2007.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) is issuing this notice to announce a series of public
meetings to take comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) issued by the FERC on August 17, 2007, for the proposed Bradwood
Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) Project. The draft EIS addresses
the proposal by Bradwood Landing, LLC to construct and operate an LNG
import terminal about 38 miles up the Columbia River from its mouth in
Clatsop County, Oregon, and the associated 36-mile-long natural gas
sendout pipeline proposed by NorthernStar Energy, LLC that would cross
portions of Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and Cowlitz County,
Washington, to connect the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal with the
existing Williams Northwest Pipeline Company interstate pipeline system
near Kelso, Washington.
    The FERC staff produced the draft EIS in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Coast Guard, and the U.S. Department of Transportation. The
draft EIS was delivered to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
and mailed to various federal, state, and local government agencies,
elected officials, affected landowners, regional environmental
organizations, Indian tribes, local libraries and newspapers,
intervenors, and other interested parties.
    The issuance of the draft EIS was noticed in the Federal Register
on August 24, 2007, (72 FR 48629-48631). The deadline for comments on
the draft EIS is December 24, 2007. In addition to, or in lieu of,
sending in written comments on the draft EIS, the FERC and cooperating
agencies invite you to attend the public comment meetings that will be
held in Oregon and Washington in November 2007, on the dates, times,
and locations listed below.

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        Date and time                           Location
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007,     J.A. Wendt Elementary School, 265 S. 3rd
 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. (PST).    St., Cathlamet, Washington 98612,
                                Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007,   Cowlitz County Expo and Conference
 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (PST).       Center, 1900 7th Ave., Longview,
                                Washington 98632, Telephone: 360-577-
                                3121.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007,   Cowlitz County Expo and Conference
 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. (PST).    Center, 1900 7th Ave., Longview,
                                Washington 98632, Telephone: 360-577-
                                3121.
Thursday, November 8, 2007,    Hilda Lahti Elementary School, 42535 Old
 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. (PST).    Highway 30, Astoria, Oregon 97103,
                                Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
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    These events are posted on the Commission's calendar located at
http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other

related information. For additional information, please contact the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at 1-866-208-FERC.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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