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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-53730; File No. SR-NASD-2006-054]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change for Handling by INET and Brut of Sub-Penny Orders in
Securities Listed on the New York Stock Exchange LLC or the American
Stock Exchange LLC

April 26, 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 21, 2006, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(``NASD''), through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
(``Nasdaq''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by Nasdaq. Nasdaq has filed
this proposal pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule
19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal effective upon
filing with the Commission.\5\ The Commission is publishing this notice
to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \5\ On March 31, 2006, Nasdaq filed this rule proposal without
designating it as immediately effective. See SR-NASD-2006-042. At
the request of the Commission staff, Nasdaq has withdrawn that
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Nasdaq has filed with the Commission a proposed rule change for the
handling by Nasdaq's INET and Brut systems of sub-penny orders priced
under $1.00 for securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange LLC
(``NYSE'') or the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex''). Nasdaq has
made this filing at the request of the Commission staff. The text of
the proposed rule change is below. Proposed new language is in italics;
proposed deletions are in [brackets].\6\
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    \6\ Changes are marked to the rule text that appears in the
electronic NASD Manual found at http://www.nasd.com. Prior to the date when

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``NASDAQ LLC'') commences operations,
NASDAQ LLC will file a conforming change to the rules of NASDAQ LLC
approved in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53128 (January 13,
2006), 71 FR 3550 (January 23, 2006).
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4904. Entry and Display of Orders

    (a) No change.
    (b) Display of Orders--The System will display orders submitted to
the System as follows:
    (1) and (2) No change.
    (3) Minimum Price Variation--The minimum quotation increment for
System Securities shall be $0.01 for quotations priced at or above
$1.00 per share and $0.0001 for quotations priced below $1.00 per
share; provided, however, that if the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``SEC'') permits, with respect to any security, the
display, rank or acceptance of quotations priced at or above $1.00 per
share in an increment smaller than $0.01, then the minimum quotation
increment for such a security shall be the minimum permitted by the SEC
or $0.0001, whichever is greater. Quotations failing to meet this
standard shall be rejected. A quotation for a security listed on the
New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange and properly
(not in violation of this paragraph) priced in an increment of less
than $0.01 will be adjusted by the System down (for bids) or up (for
offers) to the nearest $0.01 increment prior to display, execution or
routing. A quotation so adjusted will have no price priority over
equivalent quotations that did not require adjustment under this
paragraph.
    (4) No change.
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4962. Minimum Quotation Increment

    The minimum quotation increment in the INET System for quotations
of $1.00 or above in Nasdaq-listed securities and in securities listed
on a national securities exchange shall be $0.01. The minimum quotation
increment in the INET System for quotations below $1.00 in Nasdaq-
listed securities and in securities listed on a national securities
exchange shall be $0.0001. However, if the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``SEC'') permits, with respect to any security, the
display, rank or acceptance of quotations priced at or above $1.00 per
share in an increment smaller than $0.01, then the minimum quotation
increment for such a security shall be the minimum permitted by the SEC
or $0.0001, whichever is greater. A quotation for a security listed on
the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange and properly
(not in violation of this paragraph) priced in an increment of less
than $0.01 will be adjusted by the INET System down (for bids) or up
(for offers) to the nearest $0.01 increment prior to display, execution
or routing. A quotation so adjusted will have no price priority over
equivalent quotations that did not require adjustment under this
paragraph.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, Nasdaq included statements
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. Nasdaq 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
    Consistent with Rule 612 of Regulation NMS,\7\ as of January 31,
2006, the Nasdaq Market Center (``NMC'') and Nasdaq's Brut and INET
facilities accept quotes that are in increments of least $0.0001 if
these quotes are priced below $1.00. Quotes priced above $1.00 are
accepted by the NMC, Brut, and INET in increments of at least $0.01.
These principles apply equally to Nasdaq-listed securities and to
securities listed on other exchanges.
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    \7\ 17 CFR 242.612.
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    At the request of the Commission staff, in order to accommodate the
NYSE and the Amex, the NMC continues to adjust all proper (i.e., priced
under $1.00 and in increments of not less than $0.0001) sub-penny
quotes in NYSE- and Amex-listed securities as soon as it receives
them.\8\ Offers are adjusted upwards to the next whole cent, while bids
are adjusted downward to the next whole cent. However, Nasdaq's INET
and Brut facilities currently do not adjust proper sub-penny quotes in
NYSE- or Amex-listed securities and instead allow sub-penny executions
in such securities as contemplated under Rule 612.
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    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-53203 (Jan. 31,
2006), 71 FR 6300 (Feb. 7, 2006) (rule change to enable the NMC to
continue adjusting sub-penny quotes priced below $1.00 in NYSE and
Amex securities).
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    The purpose of this filing is to implement within INET and Brut the
same adjustment mechanism as was implemented earlier this year in the
NMC. Specifically, proper (i.e., priced under $1.00 and in increments
of not less than $0.0001) sub-penny quotes in NYSE- and Amex-listed
securities will be adjusted on receipt by the Brut and INET Systems.
Offers will be adjusted upwards to the next whole cent, while bids will
be adjusted downward to the next whole cent. The ability of Brut or
INET to accept sub-penny quotes in Nasdaq-, NYSE-, or Amex-listed
securities is not affected by this proposal.
    As with the NMC sub-penny quote adjustments, Nasdaq views this rule
change for Brut and INET, which is also being made at the request of
the Commission staff, as temporary in nature because it will continue
to deprive investors of the ability, envisioned in Rule 612, to trade
in sub-pennies those NYSE- and Amex-listed stocks that are priced below
$1.00. When Nasdaq determines that this approach is no longer
appropriate, it will change the rule described herein by making an
immediately effective filing with the Commission.
2. Statutory Basis
    Nasdaq believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 15A of the Act,\9\ in general, and with
Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\10\ in particular, in that it is designed
to promote just and equitable principles of trade.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    Nasdaq does not believe that the proposed rule change will result
in any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the proposed rule change: (1) Does not significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) does not impose
any significant burden on competition; and (3) does not become
operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such shorter
time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the

protection of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule
change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act
\11\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\12\
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required by Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) under the Act, the Exchange also provided with the
Commission with written notice of its intent to file the proposed
rule change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed
rule change, at least five business days prior to the date of the
proposed rule change.
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    The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative
delay and allow the proposed rule change to become operative on May 1,
2006. The Commission hereby grants that request.\13\ The Commission
believes that the Exchange's proposal to round away all proper sub-
penny quotes in NYSE- and Amex-listed securities immediately upon
receipt by Brut or INET raises no new regulatory issues, as Nasdaq
implemented the same adjustment mechanism earlier this year in the NMC
and Rule 612 does not require that accepted sub-penny quotes priced
below $1.00 be displayed, executed, or routed in sub-pennies.
Furthermore, this rule change will bring the quoting conventions of two
Nasdaq trading facilities, Brut and INET, into line with those of the
NMC without any further delay, thereby reducing the possibility of
investor confusion. Therefore, the Commission believes that waiving the
30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors
and the public interest.
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    \13\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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-NASD-2006-054 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-NASD-2006-054. 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 at the
principal office of the NASD. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-NASD-2006-054 and should be submitted on or before May
23, 2006.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0525; FRL-8198-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Health-
Effects Research Requirements for Manufacturers; EPA ICR No. 1696.05,
OMB Control No. 2060-0297

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on November 30, 2006. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 15, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0525, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for

submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0525, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Room B102, EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0525. 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 information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail.

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, any form of encryption, and 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
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Mailcode: 6406J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?

    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0525, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation

Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading
Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is 202-
566-1742.
    Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of

information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the
public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified in this
document.

What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
    7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.

What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
the manufacturers of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel,
and additives for those fuels.
    Title: Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Health-Effects
Research Requirements for Manufacturers.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1696.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0297.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on November
30, 2006. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR part 79,
Subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives,
manufacturers (including importers) of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-
vehicle diesel fuel, and additives for those fuels, are required to
have these products registered by the EPA prior to their introduction
into commerce. Registration involves providing a chemical description
of the fuel or additive, and certain technical, marketing, and health-
effects information. The development of health-effects data, as
required by 40 CFR part 79, subpart F, is the subject of this ICR. The
information collection requirements for Subparts A through D, and the
supplemental notification requirements of subpart F (indicating how the
manufacturer will satisfy the health-effects data requirements) are
covered by a separate ICR (EPA ICR Number 309.11, OMB Control Number
2060-1050). The health-effects data will be used to determine if there
are any products which have evaporative or combustion emissions that
may pose an unreasonable risk to public health, thus meriting further
investigation and potential regulation. This information is required
for specific groups of fuels and additives as defined in the
regulations. For example, gasoline and gasoline additives which consist
of only carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and/or sulfur, and which
involve a gasoline oxygen content of less than 1.5 weight percent, fall
into a ``baseline'' group. Oxygenates, such as ethanol and ethyl
tertiary butyl ether, when used in gasoline at an oxygen level of at
least 1.5 weight percent, define separate ``nonbaseline'' groups for
each oxygenate. Additives which contain elements other than carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur fall into separate ``atypical''
groups. There are similar grouping requirements for diesel fuel and
diesel fuel additives.
    Manufacturers may perform the research independently or may join
with other manufacturers to share in the costs for each applicable
group. Several research consortiums (groups of manufacturers) have been
formed. The largest consortium, organized by the American Petroleum
Institute (API), represents most of the manufacturers of baseline
gasoline, baseline diesel fuel, baseline fuel additives, and the
prominent nonbaseline oxygenated

additives for gasoline. The research is structured into three tiers of
requirements for each group. Tier 1 requires an emissions
characterization and a literature search for information on the health
effects of those emissions. Voluminous Tier 1 data for gasoline and
diesel fuel were submitted by API and others in 1997. Tier 1 data have
been submitted for biodiesel, water/diesel emulsions, and several
atypical additives. Tier 2 requires short-term inhalation exposures of
laboratory animals to emissions to screen for adverse health effects.
Tier 2 data have been submitted for baseline diesel, biodiesel, and
water/diesel emulsions. Alternative Tier 2 testing can be required in
lieu of standard Tier 2 testing if EPA concludes that such testing
would be more appropriate. The EPA reached that conclusion with respect
to gasoline and gasoline-oxygenate blends, and alternative requirements
were established for the API consortium for baseline gasoline and six
gasoline-oxygenate blends. Alternative Tier 2 requirements have also
been established for the manganese additive MMT manufactured by the
Afton Chemical Corporation (formerly the Ethyl Corporation). Tier 3
provides for follow-up research, at EPA's discretion, when remaining
uncertainties as to the significance of observed health effects,
welfare effects, and/or emissions exposures from a fuel or fuel/
additive mixture interfere with EPA's ability to make reasonable
estimates of the potential risks posed by emissions from a fuel or
additive. To date, EPA has not imposed any Tier 3 requirements. Under
Section 211 of the Clean Air Act, (1) submission of the health-effects
information is necessary for a manufacturer to obtain registration of a
motor-vehicle gasoline, diesel fuel, or fuel additive, and thus be
allowed to introduce that product into commerce, and (2) the
information shall not be considered confidential.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 7,538
hours per response. Burden means 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. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 4.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 30,150.
    Estimated total annual costs: $3.2 million. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $2.5 million and an estimated cost of $0.7
million for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.

Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?

    There is a decrease of 30,550 hours in the total estimated annual
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's updating of burden
estimates. The two Alternative Tier 2 testing programs noted above, and
covered in the previous ICR, have completed most of the testing
requirements. They will have significantly reduced activity as the
programs near completion over the next three years. Although there will
likely be new fuels and additives for which testing will be required,
such testing is not expected to be as extensive as the two programs
noted above.

What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: July 11, 2006.
Margo Tsirigotis Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings No. 1

May 25, 2010.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP10-751-000.
    Applicants: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company submits
negotiated rate agreement for service for KGen Hot Spring LLC.

    Filed Date: 05/20/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100521-0203.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP10-752-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP submits Capacity
Release Agreement containing negotiated rate provisions by Gulf South
and Texla Energy Management, Inc.
    Filed Date: 05/21/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100521-0205.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 2, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP10-753-000.
    Applicants: Nexen Marketing, J. Aaron & Company.
    Description: Joint Petition for Temporary Waivers of Capacity
Release Regulations and Related Pipeline Tariff Provisions and Request
for Expedited Consideration of Nexen Marketing U.S.A. Inc. and J. Aaron
& Company.
    Filed Date: 05/21/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100521-5088.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 2, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP10-754-000.
    Applicants: Northwest Pipeline GP.
    Description: Northwest Pipeline GP submits its tariff filing to
FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No 1 pursuant to Part 154 of the
FERC's regulations, to be effective 5/21/2010 under RP10-754.
    Filing Type: 740.
    Filed Date: 05/24/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100524-5000.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 7, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP10-755-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company.
    Description: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP submits capacity
release agreement containing negotiated rate provisions by Gulf South
and Texla Energy Management, Inc.
    Filed Date: 05/24/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100524-0216.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 7, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP10-756-000.
    Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Viking Gas Transmission Company submits tariff filing
per 154.202: Viking Baseline Filing to be effective 5/24/2010.
    Filed Date: 05/24/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100524-5087.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 7, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP10-757-000.
    Applicants: Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC submits tariff
filing per 154.204: RP10-757-000 Inclusion of Updated System Map to be
effective 6/1/2010.
    Filed Date: 05/25/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100525-5009.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 7, 2010.

    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 than 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 dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-13918 Filed 6-9-10; 8:45 am]
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