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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-259-000]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes
in FERC Gas Tariff

March 8, 2006.
    Take notice that on March 1, 2006, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 44,
with a proposed effective date of April 1, 2006.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2012-0003]

Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
(MACOSH)

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of MACOSH Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This Federal Register notice announces meetings of the full
Committee and the workgroups on July 24 and 25, 2012 in Seattle,
Washington.

DATES: MACOSH meeting: MACOSH will meet from 9 a.m. until approximately
5 p.m. on July 24 and 25, 2012.
    Submission of written statements, requests to speak, and requests
for special accommodation: Written statements, requests to speak at the
full Committee meeting, and requests for special accommodations for
these meetings must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or transmitted) by
July 17, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The Committee and workgroups will meet at the OSHA Seattle
Regional Office, 300 Fifth Ave., Suite 1280, Seattle, WA 98104.
    Submission of written statements and requests to speak: You may
submit written statements and requests to speak at the MACOSH meetings,
identified by the docket number for this Federal Register notice
(Docket No. OSHA 2012-0003), by one of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.

    Regular mail, express mail, hand (courier) delivery, and messenger
service: When using this method, you must submit a copy of your
comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-
2012-0003, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Deliveries (express mail, hand (courier) delivery, and
messenger service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and
Docket Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special
accommodations for MACOSH and its workgroup meetings by hard copy,
telephone, or email to: Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register Notice (Docket No. OSHA-2012-
0003). Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular
mail may result in a significant delay in receipt. Please contact the
OSHA Docket Office for information about security procedures for making
submissions by express mail, hand (courier) delivery, and messenger
service.
    OSHA will place written statements and requests to speak, including
personal information provided, in the public docket which may be
available online. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about
submitting personal information such as Social Security numbers and
birthdates.
    Docket: To read or download documents in the public docket for this
MACOSH meeting, go to http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in the
public docket are listed in the index; however, some documents (e.g.,
copyrighted material) are not publicly available to read or download
through http://www.regulations.gov. All submissions are available for
inspection and, when permitted, copying at the OSHA Docket Office at
the above address. For information on using http://www.regulations.gov
to make submissions or to access the docket, click on the ``Help'' tab
at the top of the Home page. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
information about materials not available through that Web site and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate submissions and other
documents in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Frank Meilinger,
Director, OSHA Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone:
(202) 693-1999; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information about MACOSH and this meeting: Mrs. Amy
Wangdahl, Director, Office of Maritime and Agriculture, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Copies of this Federal Register notice: Electronic copies of this
Federal Register notice are available at http://www.regulations.gov.
This notice, as well as news releases and other relevant information,
are also available at OSHA's Web page at: http://www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All MACOSH committee and workgroup meetings
are open to the public. Interested persons may attend the full
Committee and its workgroup meetings at the time and place listed
above. The tentative agenda will include discussions on: safe entry and
cleaning of vessel sewage tanks; injury and illness prevention
programs; confined space and ventilation; hot work on hollow
structures; person in the water; and log handling operations. The
meeting agenda is subject to change without prior notice.
    The workgroups, which include Longshoring and Shipyard, will meet
from 9 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. on July 24, 2012 in Rooms 815
and 820. The workgroups will discuss topics listed in the previous
paragraph, as well as other topics that may arise during the remainder
of the current Committee charter. The full Committee will meet from 9
a.m. until about 5 p.m. on July 25, 2012 in Rooms 815 and 820.
    Public Participation: Interested parties may submit a request to
make an oral presentation to MACOSH by any one of the methods listed in
the ADDRESSES section above. The request must state the amount of time
requested to speak, the interest represented (e.g., organization name),
if any, and a brief outline of the presentation. Requests to address
the full Committee may be granted as time permits and at the discretion
of the MACOSH Chair.
    Interested parties also may submit written statements, including
data and other information, using any one of the methods listed in the
ADDRESSES section above. OSHA will provide all submissions to MACOSH
members prior to the meeting. Individuals who need special
accommodations to attend the MACOSH meeting should contact Ms. Veneta
Chatmon by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section.

Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this
notice under the authority granted by Sections 6(b)(1) and 7(b) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 656), the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), Secretary of Labor's
Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), and 29 CFR part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 31, 2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 56]

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC); Working Group Activity
Update

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC)
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SUMMARY: The FRA is updating its announcement of RSAC's Working Group
activities to reflect its current status.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Woolverton, RSAC Designated
Federal Officer/Administrative Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Grady
Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice serves to update FRA's last
announcement of working group activities and status reports of June 19,
2009 (74 FR 29268, 11401). The 39th full RSAC Committee meeting was
held June 25, 2009, and the 40th meeting is scheduled for September 10,
2009, at the Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd Street, NW.,
Washington, DC.
    Since its first meeting in April of 1996, the RSAC has accepted 32
tasks. The status for each of the open tasks (neither completed nor
terminated) is provided below:

Open Tasks

    Task 96-4--Tourist and Historic Railroads. Reviewing the
appropriateness of the agency's current policy regarding the
applicability of existing and proposed regulations to tourist,
excursion, scenic, and historic railroads. This task was accepted on
April 2, 1996, and a Working Group was established. The Working Group
monitored the steam locomotive regulation task. Planned future
activities involve the review of other regulations for possible
adaptation to the safety needs of tourist and historic railroads.
Contact: Grady Cothen,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 03-0l--Passenger Safety. This task includes updating and
enhancing the regulations pertaining to passenger safety, based on
research and experience. This task was accepted on May 20, 2003, and a
Working Group was established. Prior to embarking on substantive
discussions of a specific task, the Working Group set forth in writing
a specific description of the task. The Working Group reports planned
activities to the full Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting,
including milestones for completion of projects and progress toward
completion. At the first meeting, held September 9-10, 2003, a
consolidated list of issues was completed. At the second meeting, held
November 6-7, 2003, four task groups were established: Emergency
Preparedness; Mechanical; Crashworthiness; and Track I Vehicle
Interaction. The task forces met and reported on activities for Working
Group consideration at the third meeting held May 11-12, 2004, and a
fourth meeting was held October 26-27, 2004. The Working Group met on
March 21-22, 2006, and again on September 12-13, 2006, at which time
the group agreed to establish a task force on General Passenger Safety.
The full Passenger Safety Working Group met on April 17-18, 2007;
December 11-12, 2007; November 13, 2008; and June 8, 2009. On August 5,
2009, the Working Group was requested to establish an Engineering Task
Force, which would be expected to meet initially on September 23-24,
2009, to consider technical criteria and procedures for

qualifying alternative passenger equipment designs as equivalent in
safety to equipment meeting the design standards in the Passenger
Equipment Safety Standards. The next meeting of the Working Group is
scheduled for December 8, 2009. Contact: Charles Bielitz, (202) 493-
6314.
    (Emergency Preparedness Task Force) At the Working Group meeting of
March 9-10, 2005, the Working Group received and approved the consensus
report of the Emergency Preparedness Task Force related to emergency
communication, emergency egress, and rescue access. These
recommendations were presented to and approved by the full RSAC
Committee on May 18, 2005. The Working Group met on September 7-8,
2005, and additional, supplementary recommendations were presented to
and accepted by the full RSAC on October 11, 2005. The Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published on August 24, 2006 (71 FR
50275), and was open for comment until October 23, 2006. The Working
Group agreed upon recommendations for the final rule, including
resolution of final comments received, during the April 17-18, 2007,
meeting. The recommendations were presented to and approved by the full
RSAC on June 26, 2007. The Passenger Train Emergency Systems final
rule, focusing on emergency communication, emergency egress, and rescue
access, was published on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6370). The Task Force
met on October 17-18, 2007, and reached consensus on draft rule text
for a follow-up NPRM on Passenger Train Emergency Systems, focusing on
low location emergency exit path marking, emergency lighting, and
emergence signage. The Task Force presented the draft rule text to the
Passenger Safety Working Group on December 11-12, 2007, and the
consensus draft rule text was presented to and approved by full RSAC
vote during the February 20, 2008, meeting. During the May 13-14, 2008,
meeting, the Task Force recommended clarifying the applicability of
backup emergency communication system requirements in the February 1,
2008, final rule, and FRA announced its intention to exercise limited
enforcement discretion for a new provision amending instruction
requirements for emergency window exit removal. The Working Group
ratified these recommendations on June 19, 2008. The Task Force met
again on March 31, 2009, to clarify issues related to the follow-up
NPRM raised by members. The modified rule text was presented to and
approved by the Passenger Safety Working Group on June 8, 2009. The
Working Group requested that FRA draft the rule text requiring daily
inspection of removable panels or windows in vestibule doors, and
entrust the Emergency Preparedness Task Force with reviewing the text.
FRA sent the draft text and is sending this back to the Task Force for
review and comment on August 4, 2009. No additional Task Force meetings
are currently scheduled. Contact: Brenda Moscoso,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (Mechanical Task Force) (Completed) Initial recommendations on
mechanical issues (revisions to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CPR) Part 238) were approved by the full Committee on January 26,
2005. At the Working Group meeting of September 7-8, 2005, the Task
Force presented additional perfecting amendments and the full RSAC
approved them on October 11, 2005. An NPRM was published in the Federal
Register on December 8, 2005 (70 PR 73070). Public comments were due by
February 17, 2006. The final rule was published in the Federal Register
on October 19, 2006 (71 FR 61835), effective December 18, 2006.
    (Crash worthiness Task Force) Among its efforts, the
Crashworthiness Task Force provided consensus recommendations on static
end strength that were adopted by the Working Group on September 7-8,
2005. The full Committee accepted the recommendations on October 11,
2005. The Front-End Strength of Cab Cars and Multiple-Unit Locomotives
NPRM was published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2007 (72 FR
42016), with comments due by October 1, 2007. A number of comments were
entered into the docket, and a Crashworthiness Task Force meeting was
held September 9, 2008, to resolve comments on the NPRM. Based on the
consensus language agreed to at the meeting, PRA has prepared the text
of the final rule incorporating the resolutions made at the Task Force
meeting and the final rule language was adopted at the Passenger Safety
Working Group meeting held on November 13, 2008. The language was
presented and approved at the December 10, 2008, full RSAC meeting. The
rule is currently in final coordination and will go forward with a
target publication date of August 2009. Contact: Gary Fairbanks, (202)
493-6322.
    (Vehiclenrack Interaction Task Force) The Task Force is developing
proposed revisions to 49 CFR Parts 213 and 238, principally regarding
high-speed passenger service. The Task Force met on October 9-11, 2007,
and again on November 19-20, 2007, in Washington, DC, and presented the
final Task Force Report and final recommendations and proposed rule
text for approval by the Passenger Safety Working Group at the December
11-12, 2007, meeting. The final report and the proposed rule text were
approved by the Working Group and was presented to and approved by full
RSAC vote during the February 20, 2008, meeting. The group last met on
February 27-28, 2008, and FRA is currently crafting an NPRM with a
target publication date of September 2009. No additional Task Force
meetings are currently scheduled. Contact: John Mardente, (202) 493-
1335.
    (General Passenger Safety Task Force) At the Working Group meeting
on April 17-18, 2007, the Task Force presented a progress report to the
Working Group. The Task Force met on July 18-19, 2007, and afterwards,
it reported proposed reporting cause codes for injuries involving the
platform gap, which were approved by the Working Group by mail ballot
in September 2007. The full RSAC approved the recommendations for
changes to 49 CFR part 225 accident/incident cause codes on October 25,
2007. The General Passenger Safety Task Force presented draft guidance
material for management of the gap that was considered and approved by
the Working Group during the December 11-12, 2007, meeting, and was
presented to and approved by full RSAC vote during the February 20,
2008, meeting. The group met April 23-24, 2008; December 3-4, 2008; and
April 21-23, 2009. The Task Force continues work on passenger train
door securement, ``second train in station,'' trespasser incidents, and
System Safety-based solutions by developing a regulatory approach to
System Safety. The Task Force has created two Task Groups to focus on
these issues. The Door Safety Task Group has reached consensus on 47
out of 48 safety issues addressed in the area of passenger train door
mechanical and operational requirements, and will present draft
regulatory language to the General Passenger Safety Task Force at the
next meeting. The System Safety Task Group has produced draft
regulatory language for a System Safety Rule and will present its
recommendation to the General Passenger Safety Task Force at the next
meeting. The next General Passenger Safety Task Force meeting is
scheduled for October 6-7, 2009. Contact: Dan Knote,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 05-01--Review of Roadway Worker Protection Issues. This task
was accepted on January 26, 2005, to review 49 CFR Part 214, Subpart C,
Roadway Worker Protection (RWP), and related sections of Subpart A. The
RSAC agreed to recommend consideration of specific

actions to advance the on-track safety of railroad employees and
contractors engaged in maintenance-of-way activities throughout the
general system of railroad transportation, including clarification of
existing requirements. A Working Group was established, and reported to
the RSAC any specific actions identified as appropriate. The first
meeting of the Working Group was held on April 12-14, 2005. The group
drafted and accepted regulatory language for various revisions,
clarifications, and additions to 32 separate items in 19 sections of
the rule. However, two parties raised technical concerns regarding the
draft language concerning the electronic display of track authorities.
The Working Group reported recommendations to the full Committee at the
June 26, 2007, meeting. Through the NPRM process, FRA will address this
issue, along with eight additional items on which the Working Group was
unable to reach a consensus. Comments were received and were considered
during the drafting of the NPRM. In early 2008, the external working
group members were solicited to review the consensus text for errata
review.
    In order to address the heightened concerns raised with the current
regulations for adjacent-track on-track safety, an NPRM was published
on July 17, 2008, that focused on this element of the RWP rule alone.
As this was an NPRM, FRA sought comment on the entire proposal,
including those portions that FRA sought to clarify. However, on August
13, 2008, the NPRM was withdrawn to permit further consideration of the
RSAC-reported consensus language.
    FRA has decided to separately issue a second proposed rule on
adjacent track protection, which will be handled on an accelerated
basis. The second NPRM concerning adjacent controlled-track safety is
under final review and is expected to be published within the next 2
months. The remaining larger NPRM for the various revisions,
clarifications, and additions to 31 separate items in 19 sections of
the rule, and FRA's recommendations for the eight nonconsensus items,
is planned for late 2009. FRA intends to address all the items
discussed through two rulemakings: (1) A relatively compact rulemaking
that will address adjacent track protection and (2) a longer, catchall
rulemaking that will address all consensus items and be broad enough in
scope to raise the nonconsensus items for further discussion and
comment. The decision to issue a separate adjacent track rule was due
to an increase in roadway worker fatalities that occurred on adjacent
track. Consequently, a draft NPRM to address adjacent track protection
was published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2008, but due to
concern that parts of the NPRM failed to accurately capture the
consensus recommendations of the RSAC, the NPRM was withdrawn by FRA on
August 13, 2008. FRA will address discrepancies between the consensus
language and the adjacent track protection NPRM to clarify the
essential issues, and intends to publish a second NPRM by August 31,
2009. FRA is also working on the longer, catchall rulemaking, and plans
to publish an NPRM in late 2009. Contact: Christopher Schulte, (610)
521-8201.
    Task 05-02--Reduce Human Factor-Caused Train Accidents/Incidents.
This task was accepted on May 18, 2005, to reduce the number of human
factor-caused train accidents/incidents and related employee injuries.
The Railroad Operating Rules Working Group was formed and the Group
extensively reviewed the issues presented. The final Working Group
meeting devoted to developing a proposed rule was held February 8-9,
2006. The Working Group was not able to deliver a consensus regulatory
proposal, but did recommend that it be used to review comments on FRA's
NPRM, which was published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2006
(FR 71 60372), with public comments due by December 11, 2006. Two
reviews were held, one on February 8-9, 2007, the other on April 4-5,
2007. Consensus was reached on four items and those items were
presented and accepted by the full RSAC Committee at the June 26, 2007,
meeting. A fmal rule was published in the Federal Register on February
13, 2008 (73 FR 8442), with an effective date of April 14, 2008. FRA
received four petitions for reconsideration of that final rule. The
final rule that responded to the petitions for consideration was
published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2008, and concluded the
rulemaking. Working group meetings were held September 27-28, 2007;
January 17-18, 2008; May 21-22, 2008; and September 25-26, 2008. The
Working Group has considered issues related to the issuance of
Emergency Order No. 26 (prohibition on use of certain electronic
devices while on duty) and ``after arrival mandatory directives,''
among other issues. The working group continues to work on after
arrival orders, and at the September 25, 2008, meeting voted to create
a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Task Force to review highway-rail grade
crossing accident reports regarding incidents of crossing warning
systems providing ``short or no warning,'' resulting from or
contributed to ``by train operational issues'' with the intent to
recommend new accident/incident reporting codes that would better
explain such events, and which may provide information for remedial
action going forward. A follow-on task is to review and provide
recommendations regarding supplementary reporting of train operations-
related, nowarning, or short-warning incidents that are not technically
warning system activation failures but which result in an accident/
incident or a near miss. The Task Force has been formed and will meet
in late 2009 after other Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA)
priorities are met. Contact: Douglas Taylor,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 06-01--Locomotive Safety Standards. This task was accepted on
February 22, 2006, to review 49 CFR Part 229, Railroad Locomotive
Safety Standards, and revise as appropriate. A Working Group was
established with the mandate to report any planned activity to the full
Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting, to include milestones
for completion of projects, and to progress toward completion. The
first Working Group meeting was held May 8-10, 2006. Working Group
meetings were held on August 8-9, 2006; September 25-26, 2006; October
30-31, 2006; and the Working Group presented recommendations regarding
revisions to requirements for locomotive standards to the full RSAC on
September 21, 2006. The NPRM regarding standards was published in the
Federal Register on March 6, 2007 (72 FR 9904). Comments received were
discussed by the Working Group for clarification, and FRA published a
final rule on October 19, 2007 (72 FR 59216). The Working Group is
continuing the review of Part 229, with work in the areas of locomotive
cab temperature standards, alerters, remote control locomotives, and
critical locomotive electronics, with a view to proposing further
revisions to update the standards. The Working Group met on January 9-
10, 2007; November 27-28, 2007; February 5-6, 2008; May 20-21, 2008;
August 5-6, 2008; October 22-23, 2008; January 6-7, 2009; and April 15-
16, 2009. The group has now completed the review of Part 229 and was
unable to reach consensus regarding locomotive cab temperatures
standards, locomotive alerters, and remote control locomotives. The
group reached consensus regarding critical locomotive electronic
standards, an update of annual biennial air brake

standards, clarification of the ``air brakes operate as intended''
requirement, locomotive pilot clearance within hump classification
yards, clarification of the ``high Voltage'' warning requirement, an
updated ``headlight lamp'' requirements, and language to allow
locomotive records to be stored electronically. The Working Group will
present a draft Part 229 rule text revision covering these items to the
Committee for approval at the September 10, 2009, meeting and if
approved, FRA will brief the full RSAC and proceed to NPRM. The Working
Group may be called back into service to address comments received on
the NPRM after publication. Contact: George Scerbo,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 06-02--Track Safety Standards and Continuous Welded Rail
(CWR). Section 9005 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Pub. L. No. 109-59), the
2005 Surface Transportation Authorization Act, requires FRA to issue
requirements for inspection of joint bars in CWR to detect cracks that
could affect the integrity of the track structure (49 U.S.C. 20142(e).
FRA published an interim final rule (IFR) establishing new requirements
for inspections on November 2, 2005 (70 FR 66288). On October 11, 2005,
FRA offered the RSAC a task to review comments on this IFR, but
conditions could not be established under which the Committee could
have undertaken this with a view toward consensus. Comments on the IFR
were received through December 19, 2005. FRA reviewed the comments. On
February 22, 2006, the RSAC accepted this task to review and revise the
CWR, related to provisions of the Track Safety Standards, with
particular emphasis on reduction of derailments and consequent injuries
and damage caused by defective conditions, including joint failures, in
track using CWR. A Working Group was established. The first Working
Group meeting was held April 3-4, 2006, at which time the Working Group
reviewed comments on the IFR. The second Working Group meeting was held
April 26-28, 2006. The Working Group also met May 24-25, 2006, and July
19-20, 2006. The Working Group reported consensus recommendations for
the final rule that were accepted by the full RSAC Committee by mail
ballot on August 11, 2006. The final rule was published in the Federal
Register on October 11, 2006 (71 FR 59677). The Working Group continued
review of 49 CFR Section 213.119, with a view to proposing further
revisions to update the standards. The Working Group met January 30-31,
2007; April 10-11, 2007; June 27-28, 2007; August 15-16, 2007; October
23-24, 2007; and January 8-9, 2008. The Working Group reported
consensus recommendations for revisions to 49 CPR Section 213.119
regulations to the full RSAC Committee on February 20, 2008, and the
Working Group's recommendations were accepted. FRA published an NPRM on
December 1, 2008, and is preparing a final rule with a target
publication date of August 2009. See Tasks 07-01 and 08-03, below.
Contact: Ken Rusk,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 06-03--Medical Standards for Safety-Critical Personnel. This
task was accepted on September 21, 2006, to enhance the safety of
persons in the railroad operating environment and the public by
establishing standards and procedures for determining the medical
fitness for duty of personnel engaged in safety-critical functions. A
Working Group has been established and will report any planned activity
to the full Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting, including
milestones for completion of projects and progress toward completion.
The first Working Group meeting was held December 12-13, 2006. The
Working Group has held follow-on meetings on the following dates:
February 20-21, 2007; July 24-25, 2007; August 29-30, 2007; October 31-
November 1, 2007; December 4-5, 2007; February 13-14, 2008; March 26-
27, 2008; and April 22-23, 2008. At the latter meeting, FRA announced
that the agency would prepare an NPRM draft based on the discussions to
date and schedule a further meeting for review of the document. The
draft NPRM is currently in FRA coordination and the language is being
revised based on comments. The draft NPRM will be presented to the RSAC
Medical Standards Working Group, when completed. A Physicians Task
Force, established by the Working Group in May 2007, is proceeding to
develop accompanying medical guidelines, which will be used to provide
consistent criteria for determining the medical fitness for duty of the
safety-critical positions. These guidelines will be presented for the
Medical Standards Working Group consideration, when complete. When
accepted by the Medical Standards Working Group, the two parts of the
rulemaking will be presented to the full RSAC for approval. The target
date for publishing the NPRM is December 2009. The Physicians Task
Force has had meetings or conference calls on July 24, 2007; August 20,
2007; October 15, 2007; October 31, 2007; June 23-24, 2008; September
8-10, 2008; October 8, 2008; November 12-13, 2008; December 8-10, 2008;
January 27-28, 2009; February 24-25, 2009; March 11-12, 2009; March 31-
April 1, 2009; April 15, 2009; April 22, 2009; May 13, 2009; May 20,
2009; and June 17, 2009. Contact: Dr. Bernard Arseneau,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 07-01--Track Safety Standards. This task was accepted on
February 22, 2007, to consider specific improvements to the Track
Safety Standards or other responsive actions, supplementing work
already underway on CWR, specifically to: (1) Review controls applied
to reuse of rail in CWR ``plug rail''; (2) review the issue of cracks
emanating from bond wire attachments; (3) consider improvements in the
Track Safety Standards related to fastening of rail to concrete ties;
and (4) ensure a common understanding within the regulated community
concerning requirements for internal rail flaw inspections. The tasks
were assigned to the Track Safety Standards Working Group. The Working
Group will report any planned activity to the full Committee at each
scheduled full RSAC meeting, including milestones for completion of
projects and progress toward completion. The first Working Group
meeting was held on June 27-28, 2007, and the group met again on August
15-16, 2007, and October 23-24, 2007. Two Task Forces were created
under the Working Group: Concrete Ties and Rail Integrity. The Concrete
Ties Task Force met on November 26-27, 2007, February 13-14, 2008,
April 16-17, 2008, July 9-10, 2008, and September 17-18, 2008. The
Concrete Ties Task Force finalized consensus language regarding
concrete crossties (49 CFR Part 213) and presented a recommendation to
the Track Standards Working Group at the November 20, 2008, Working
Group meeting. The language was approved by both the Working Group and
the December 10, 2008, RSAC meeting and the Task Force was dissolved.
FRA is preparing an NPRM, with a target publication date of September
2009. Contact: Ken Rusk,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task OS-03--Track Safety Standards Rail Integrity. This task was
accepted on September 10, 2008, to consider specific improvements to
the Track Safety Standards or other responsive actions designed to
enhance rail integrity. The Rail Integrity Task Force was created in
October 2007 under Task 07-01 and first met on November 28-29, 2007.
The Task Force met on February 12-13, 2008; April 15-16, 2008; July 8-
9, 2008; September 16-17, 2008; February 3-4, 2009; and June 16-17,
2009. Consensus has been achieved on bond wires and a common
understanding on internal rail

flaw inspections has been reached. ``Valid test'' and ``qualified
operator'' have been defined and will be issued as a technical
bulletin. The Task Force has reached consensus to recommend to the
Working Group that the item regarding ``the effect of rail head wear,
surface conditions, and other relevant factors on the acquisition and
interpretation of internal rail flaw test results'' be closed. The Task
Force does not recommend regulatory action concerning head wear.
Surface conditions and their affect on test integrity has been
discussed and understood during dialogue concerning common
understanding on internal rail flaw inspections. The Task Force
believes that new technology has been developed that improves test
performance, and will impact the affect of head wear and surface
conditions on interpretation of internal rail flaw test results. The
next Rail Integrity Task Force meeting is scheduled for October 29-30,
2009. Contact: Carlo Patrick,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task No. 08-04--Positive Train Control. This task was accepted on
December 10, 2008, to provide advice regarding development of
implementing regulations for Positive Train Control (PTC) systems and
their deployment under RSIA. The task included a requirement to convene
an initial meeting not later than January 2009 and to report
recommendations back to the RSAC no later than April 24, 2009. The PTC
Working Group was created in December 2008 by working group member
nominations from Committee member organizations under Task 08-04 and
the kickoff meeting was held on January 26-27, 2009. The group met
again on February 11-13, 2009; February 25-27, 2009; March 17-18, 2009;
and March 31-April 1, 2009. On April 2, 2009, the RSAC approved the
request by the Working Group for agreement to vote on the draft rule
text recommendations from the Working Group by mail ballot. On May 11,
2009, by majority vote via mail ballot, the RSAC Committee accepted the
recommendations of the Positive Train Control Working Group and
forwarded those recommendations to the Administrator, with the
understanding that there are other issues for which FRA will be making
proposals with respect to their resolution. The NPRM was published on
July 21, 2009 (74 FR 36152), and a public hearing has been announced
for August 13, 2009 (74 FR 36152). Comments are due by August 20, 2009.
The PTC Working Group will reconvene on August 31-September 2, 2009, to
discuss comments received on the NPRM. The target date for the PTC
final rule is October 2009, with an effective date of January 2010. An
additional Task Force was formed to assist FRA in developing a model
template for a successful PTC Implementation Plan (PTCIP). PTCIPs are
required to be submitted by April 16, 2010, under mandate of the RSIA.
FRA will post a final version of a PTCIP template and an example of a
risk-based model for prioritization of line segment implementation to
the public FRA Web site, when complete. Contact: Grady Cothen, (202)
493-6302.
    Task No. 08-05--Railroad Bridge Safety Assurance. This task was
accepted on December 10, 2008, to develop a draft rule encompassing the
requirements of Section 417 of the RSIA, Railroad Bridge Safety
Assurance. This Section directs the Secretary of Transportation to
promulgate regulations, not later than 12 months after the October 16,
2008, date of enactment, requiring owners of track carried on one or
more railroad bridges to adopt a bridge safety management program to
reduce the risk of human casualties, environmental damage, and
disruption to the Nation's railroad transportation system that would
result from a catastrophic bridge failure. The Railroad Bridge Working
Group, created under Task 08-01, was directed to reconvene, and the
kickoff meeting was held January 28-29, 2009. The Working Group also
met on February 23-24, 2009, where they reached agreement on consensus
language covering all but two issues. The Working Group presented the
draft language to the full Committee at the April 2, 2009, meeting and
the Committee approved the consensus recommendations by vote as the
recommendations of the Committee to the FRA Administrator. The
resulting NPRM is currently in coordination, with a target publication
date of August 2009. The Working Group may be reconvened to address
comments received on the NPRM if time permits. Contact: Gordon Davids,
(202) 493-6320.
    Task No. 08-07--Conductor Certification. This task was accepted on
December 10, 2008, to develop regulations for certification of railroad
conductors, as required by the RSIA, and to consider any appropriate
related amendments to existing regulations and report recommendations
for a proposed final rule or IFR (as determined by FRA in consultation
with the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and the Office of
Management and Budget) by October 16, 2009. The Conductor Certification
Working Group was officially formed by nominations from member
organizations in April 2009 and the first meeting was held on July 21-
23, 2009. Additional meetings are scheduled for August 25-27, 2009;
September 1-17, 2009; and October 20-22, 2009. Contact: Mark McKeon,
(202) 493-6350.
    Task No. 09-01--Passenger Hours of Service. This task was accepted
on April 2, 2009, to provide advice regarding development of
implementing regulations for the hours of service of operating
employees of commuter and intercity passenger railroads under the RSIA.
The group has been tasked to review available data concerning the
effects of fatigue on the performance of subject employees and to
consider the role of fatigue prevention in determining maximum hours of
service. The group has also been tasked to consider the potential for
alternative approaches to hours of service using available tools for
evaluating the impact of various crew schedules, and to determine the
effect of alternative approaches on the availability of employees to
support passenger service. The group is charged to report whether
existing hours of service restrictions are effective in preventing
fatigue among subject employees, whether an alternative approach to
hours of service for the subject employees would enhance safety, and
whether alternative restrictions on hours of service could be coupled
with other fatigue countermeasures to promote the fitness of employees
for safety-critical duties. The Passenger Hours of Service Working
Group was officially formed through the formal Committee member
nomination process in May 2009 and the first meeting was held on June
24, 2009. Additional meetings will be scheduled as often as necessary
as soon as work/rest data is available. Contact: Grady Cothen, (202)
493-6302.

Completed Tasks

    Task 96-1--(Completed) Revising the Freight Power Brake
Regulations.
    Task 96-2--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to the
Track Safety Standards (49 CFR Part 213).
    Task 96-3--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to the
Radio Standards and Procedures (49 CFR Part 220).
    Task 96-5--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to
Steam Locomotive Inspection Standards (49 CFR Part 230).
    Task 96-6--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to
miscellaneous aspects of the regulations addressing Locomotive Engineer
Certification (49 CFR Part 240).

    Task 96-7--(Completed) Developing Roadway Maintenance Machines (On-
Track Equipment) Safety Standards.
    Task 96-8--(Completed) This planning task evaluated the need for
action responsive to recommendations contained in a report to Congress
titled, Locomotive Crash worthiness & Working Conditions.
    Task 97-1--(Completed) Developing crashworthiness specifications
(49 CFR Part 229) to promote the integrity of the locomotive cab in
accidents resulting from collisions.
    Task 97-2--(Completed) Evaluating the extent to which
environmental, sanitary, and other working conditions in locomotive
cabs affect the crew's health and the safe operation of locomotives,
proposing standards where appropriate.
    Task 97-3--(Completed) Developing event recorder data survivability
standards.
    Task 97-4 and Task 97-5--(Completed) Defining PTC functionalities,
describing available technologies, evaluating costs and benefits of
potential systems, and considering implementation opportunities and
challenges, including demonstration and deployment.
    Task 97-6--(Completed) Revising various regulations to address the
safety implications of processor-based signal and train control
technologies, including communications-based operating systems.
    Task 97-7--(Completed) Determining damages qualifying an event as a
reportable train accident.
    Task OO-1--(Task withdrawn) Determining the need to amend
regulations protecting persons who work on, under, or between rolling
equipment and persons applying, removing, or inspecting rear end
marking devices (Blue Signal Protection).
    Task O1-1--(Completed) Developing conformity of FRA's regulations
for accident/incident reporting (49 CFR Part 225) to revised
regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, and to make appropriate revisions to the FRA Guide
for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports.
    Task OB-O1--(Completed) Report on the Nation's Railroad Bridges.
Report to the FRA Administrator on the current state of railroad bridge
safety management; update the findings and conclusions of the 1993
Summary Report of the FRA Railroad Bridge Safety Survey.
    Task No. OB-06--(Completed) Hours of Service Recordkeeping and
Reporting. Develop revised recordkeeping and reporting requirements for
hours of service of railroad employees. Final rule published May 27,
2009, with an effective date of July 16, 2009 (74 FR 25330).
    Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on
March 11, 1996 (61 FR 9740), for more information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2009.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
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[Notices]
[Pages 70481-70482]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Request To Release Airport Property

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on request to release airport property
at The Des Moines International Airport, Des Moines, Iowa.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the
release of land at The Des Moines International Airport, Des Moines,
Iowa, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to
the FAA at the following address: Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-
610C, 901 Locust Room 364, Kansas City, MO 64106.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to: Kevin Foley, Airport Executive Director, 5800
Fleur Dr. Suite 207, Des Moines, IA 50321,<PHONE_NUMBER>

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-
610C, 901 Locust Room 364, Kansas City, MO 64106,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The request to release property may be reviewed,
by appointment, in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the
request to release approximately 14.14 acres of airport
property at The Des Moines International Airport (DSM) under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). On September 7, 2016, the Director
of Engineering & Planning at The Des Moines International Airport
requested from the FAA that approximately 14.14 acres of
property be released for sale to Next Phase Development for use as
single family residences, consistent with the zoning ordinances of the
City. On October 3, 2016, the FAA determined that the request to
release property at The Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the
Federal Aviation Administration and the release of the property does
not and will not impact future aviation needs at the airport. The FAA
may approve the request, in whole or in part, no sooner than thirty
days after the publication of this notice.
    The following is a brief overview of the request:
    The Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is proposing the release
of airport property totaling 14.14 acres, more or less. This land is to
be used for single

family residences for Next Phase Development. The release of land is
necessary to comply with Federal Aviation Administration Grant
Assurances that do not allow federally acquired airport property to be
used for non-aviation purposes. The sale of the subject property will
result in the land at The Des Moines International Airport (DSM) being
changed from aeronautical to non-aeronautical use and release the lands
from the conditions of the Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreement
Grant Assurances. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and
(iii), the airport will receive fair market value for the property,
which will be subsequently reinvested in another eligible airport
improvement project for general aviation facilities at The Des Moines
International Airport.
    Any person may inspect, by appointment, the request in person at
the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In
addition, any person may, upon appointment and request, inspect the
application, notice and other documents determined by the FAA to be
related to the application in person at The Des Moines International
Airport.

    Issued in Kansas City, MO on October 4, 2016.
Jim A. Johnson,
 Manager, Airports Division.
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

							                                               OFFICE OF

				PREVENTION, PESTICIDES

	AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES

MEMORANDUM

Date:		April 8, 2008

Subject:	Issues to Consider in Commenting on the Revised Risk
Assessments for the Wood Preservative Uses of Chromated Arsenicals (Case
0132)

From:		Lance Wormell, Chemical Review Manager

Registration Management Branch 2

Antimicrobials Division

To:		CCA Docket (EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0250)

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA or “the Agency”) Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has completed its revised risk assessments
in support of the reregistration eligibility decision (RED) for the wood
preservative uses of chromated arsenicals (sometimes colloquially
referred to as the “CCA RED”).  This document was prepared to help
identify for potential respondents the kind of information that the
Agency believes would be useful in making its reregistration decision.
The revised risk assessments and other support documents are available
for public comment in public docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0250 at
HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov/"  http://www.regulations.gov/ .

SECTION I: BACKGROUND

EPA is releasing for public comment its revised risk assessments to
support the reregistration eligibility decisions for the three heavy
duty chemical wood preservatives: chromated arsenicals,
pentachlorophenol, and creosote.  Case 0132, chromated arsenicals,
includes heavy duty chemical wood preservatives containing some
combination of chromium, arsenic, and/or copper.  These compounds are
chromated copper arsenate (CCA), ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate (ACZA),
ammoniacal copper arsenate (ACA), and acid copper chromate (ACC).  Since
the 1940s, wood has been pressure treated with chromated arsenicals in
treatment cylinders, also called retorts, to protect wood from rotting
due to insect and microbial agent attack.

Publishing revised risk assessments and risk mitigation/exposure
reduction options for public comment is part of EPA’s Six-Phase public
participation process.  The Agency uses this process to involve the
public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions.  After the
60-day public comment period closes, EPA will evaluate the responses
received, update its revised risk assessments as appropriate, and issue
its final risk assessments and reregistration eligibility decision.  The
RED document is currently scheduled to be released in September 2008 and
will present the Agency’s determination on which wood preservative
uses of chromated arsenicals meet the “no unreasonable adverse
effects” standard of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

Note that risks posed by copper are not assessed in the CCA RED.  Human
health risks posed by copper compounds were addressed in the July 2006
“Coppers” RED (available in docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0558) and
ecological risks will be addressed in a separate RED scheduled for
September 2009.  Because virtually all residential uses of CCA were
voluntarily cancelled effective December 31, 2003, this RED also does
not assess residential uses of chromated arsenicals.  EPA’s risk
assessment for previously registered residential uses is available in
docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0250.

SECTION II: CHANGES TO THE RISK ASSESSMENTS

EPA has reviewed new information since the previous risk assessments
were released including submissions received during the Phase 3 public
comment period that ended on May 17, 2004.  Based on this new
information, in addition to making numerous clarifications and minor
changes throughout the documents, EPA has incorporated the following
significant revisions:

Occupational risk estimates are presented for individual chemicals by
test site and job function.  Previously, risk estimates were presented
for CCA only and were summarized across test site and job function.

Updated occupational risk estimates are presented based on more robust
hexavalent chromium exposure data (Forest Products Research Laboratory,
2005).

Screening level risk estimates are presented for wood fabricators
exposed to inhaled treated wood dust during construction.  Previously,
risk estimates were presented for wood treatment plant workers only.

The target margin of exposure (MOE) for hexavalent chromium inhalation
is 30.  The previous target MOE of 100 was lowered because the
additional uncertainty factor associated with using an epidemiological
study is no longer needed.

SECTION III: QUESTIONS

This section provides questions to elicit and guide comments on EPA’s
revised risk assessments.  Note that these questions are offered for
comment and are not meant to imply that EPA intends to complete or
require any of the measures herein.  When submitting comments, please
identify the question(s) you are addressing and include discussions,
explanations, and references where possible.

1. Occupational Risks

Cancer and non-cancer risks posed to treatment plant workers and
post-application handlers (i.e., wood fabricators exposed to inhaled
treated wood dust during construction) exceed the Agency’s level of
concern.  To reduce similar risks for other chemicals, EPA has
historically required implementation of risk reduction measures.  These
measures are chemical- and risk-specific, and might include limiting the
ways in which or products to which the chemical may be applied,
additional personal protective equipment (PPE), and/or restricted
entry/re-entry intervals.  Risk reduction measures might also include
pressure treatment plant “engineering controls” such as hydraulic
doors, hydraulic bridge rails, and/or a ventilation system.

What practical and effective measures might EPA implement to reduce
worker exposure during treatment (i.e., pressure treatment workers) and
after treatment (i.e., wood fabricators exposed to inhaled treated wood
dust during construction)?

If the measures identified in 1.a. were to be implemented, what are the
potential economic and/or other impacts to small-, medium-, and
large-sized treatment plants?

If the measures identified in 1.a. were to be implemented, approximately
how much time would it take to implement each measure at a small-,
medium-, and large-sized treatment plant?

What air monitoring data are available in and around plants that
currently use chromated arsenicals as wood preservatives?

2. Benefits and Alternatives

EPA has reviewed submissions received during the Phase 3 public comment
period that ended on May 17, 2004 as well as the American Chemistry
Council’s March 19, 2008 document entitled “Analysis of Benefits of
CCA-Treated Wood” (available in docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0250).  EPA
is also in the process of finalizing its own benefits, alternatives, and
economic analyses for the three heavy duty chemical wood preservatives.
These documents will also be posted in docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0250.

For each chromated arsenical product (e.g., CCA, AZCA), what unique uses
and benefits exist that are not already captured in the existing
documents?

What alternatives, either chemical or non-chemical, exist for heavy duty
wood preservative uses of chromated arsenicals that are not already
captured in the existing documents?

What information is available on best management practices for using
chromated arsenicals to pressure treat wood (recommended application
methods/times, storage/disposal instructions, etc.)?

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Arsenicals and/or Chromium-based Wood Preservatives. March 31, 2008.


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene, Protests, and Comments

November 17, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 12735-000.
    c. Date filed: August 31, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Midwest Hydraulic, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Stebbinsville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the Yahara River,
Porter Township, Rock County, Wisconsin. The Stebbinsville Dam is owned
by Wisconsin Edison Corporation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. William Pickrell, Midwest Hydraulic,
Inc., P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960, phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    i. FERC Contact: Etta Foster,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to
intervene: January 23, 2007.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person in the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) The existing 21.6-foot-high, 291-foot-long, Stebbinsville Dam; (2)
an existing reservoir having a surface area of 80 acres, and a storage
area of 480 acre-feet; (3) a proposed powerhouse containing a single
375-kW generating unit; (4) a 40-foot-long transmission line, and (5)
appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to have an annual
generation of 1,350,000 kWh, which would be sold to a local utility.
    l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A,
Washington DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also
be viewed on the Commission's Web site 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, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is

also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Competing Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a
competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project
must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to
file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to
file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days
after the specified comment date for the particular application. A
competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR
4.30(b) and 4.36.
    o. Competing Development Application--Any qualified development
applicant desiring to file a competing development application must
submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the
particular application, either a competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested
person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
    p. Notice of Intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
    q. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
    r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper; See 18 C.F.R. 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's web site under ``e-filing''
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
    s. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'' or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the
particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-
named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number
of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
    t. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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