[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54525-54526]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21959]

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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2019 /
Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0764; Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-25]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Winona, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Winona Municipal Airport-Max
Conrad Field, Winona, MN. The FAA is proposing this action as the
result of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the
Winona VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, which provided
navigation information for the instrument procedures at this airport.
The geographic coordinates of the Winona Municipal Airport-Max Conrad
Field, would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database. Airspace redesign is necessary for the safety and management
of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 25, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2019-0764; Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-25, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11D at NARA, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would amend the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Winona Municipal Airport-Max Conrad Field, Winona,
MN, to support IFR operations at this airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2019-0764;
Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-25.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019. FAA Order

7400.11D is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of
this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists Class A, B, C, D, and E
airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by amending the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface to within a 6.6-mile radius
(decreased from a 7-mile radius) of the Winona Municipal Airport-Max
Conrad Field, and within 4-miles each side of the 119[deg] bearing from
the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 11.6 miles southeast
of the airport, and within 1-mile each side of the 299[deg] bearing
from the airport extending from the 6.6 mile radius to 9.3 miles
northwest of the airport removing the exclusion verbiage as it is no
longer required, and updating the geographic coordinates of the airport
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
    This action is necessary due to an airspace review caused by the
decommissioning of the Winona VOR, which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures at this airports.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.11D, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15,
2019, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order
7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8,
2019, and effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

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AGL MN E5 Winona, MN [Amended]

Winona Municipal Airport-Max Conrad Field, MN
    (Lat. 44[deg]04'47'' N, long. 91[deg]42'42'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Winona Municipal Airport-Max Conrad
Field, and within 4 miles each side of the 119[deg] bearing from the
airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 11.6 miles southeast
of the airport, and within 1mile each side of the 299[deg] bearing
from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.3 miles
northwest of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 2, 2019.
Steve Szukala,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20776-20779]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07082]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2023-0202; FRL-10873-03-R9]

Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; Mojave Desert Air
Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Interim final determination.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim
final determination that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has
submitted a rule and other materials on behalf of the Mojave Desert Air
Quality Management District (MDAQMD or ``District'') that correct
deficiencies in its Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act'') state implementation
plan (SIP) provisions concerning reasonably available control
technology (RACT) ozone nonattainment requirements for controlling
emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) from internal combustion engines. This determination
is based on a proposed approval, published elsewhere in this issue of
the Federal Register, of MDAQMD's Rule 1160 which regulates this source
category. The effect of this interim final determination is that the
imposition of sanctions that were triggered by a previous limited
disapproval by the EPA in 2021 is now deferred. If the EPA finalizes
its approval of MDAQMD's submission, relief from these sanctions will
become permanent.

DATES: This interim final determination is effective April 7, 2023.
However, comments will be accepted on or before May 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2023-0202 at https://www.regulations.gov. For comments submitted at
Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public
comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. If you need assistance in a
language other than English or if you are a person with disabilities
who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: La Kenya Evans-Hopper, EPA Region IX,
75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. By phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> or
by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, the terms ``we,''
``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    On September 10, 2021 (86 FR 50643) (``2021 final rule''), the EPA
issued a final rule promulgating a limited approval and limited
disapproval for the MDAQMD rule listed in Table 1 that was submitted by
CARB to the EPA for inclusion into the California SIP.

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1160......................  Internal Combustion            01/22/2018      05/23/2018  Limited Approval and
                             Engines.                                                   Limited Disapproval.
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    Areas classified as Moderate or above nonattainment for an ozone
standard must implement RACT for each category of sources covered by a
Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) document as well as each major
source of VOCs and NOX (see CAA section 182(b)(2), (f)). The
MDAQMD contains parts of the Western Mojave Desert ozone nonattainment
areas, which is classified as Severe-15 nonattainment for the 1997 8-
hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and the 2008
8-hour ozone NAAQS (see 40 CFR 81.305).
    In the 2021 final rule, we determined that although the MDAQMD rule
strengthened the SIP and was largely consistent with the requirements
of the CAA, the submitted rule included three deficiencies that
precluded our full approval of the rule into the SIP. MDAQMD's
previously submitted Rule 1160 allowed for engines to comply with an
alternative emission reduction provision instead of the concentration-
based emission limits for NOX. The EPA found that this
provision was not sufficiently clear to constitute an enforceable
emission limitation, control measure, means or technique, as required
under section 110(a)(2) of the Act, contained unapprovable director's
discretion, and had not been sufficiently justified as meeting RACT
stringency levels. Second, under the alternative emission reduction
option, the rule allowed units operating at the same facility to
aggregate their emissions in order to comply with a percentage
reduction. The rule provisions did not meet the criteria for economic
incentive program (EIP) integrity because they failed to require that
any excess emission reductions credited through the provision be
surplus (i.e., not required by any other federally enforceable
provision).\1\ This omission could allow reductions that are otherwise
federally required to be aggregated and therefore allow greater
emissions at other units.
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    \1\ See ``Improving Air Quality with Economic Incentive
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    Finally, the compliance determination requirements under the rule
did not require adequate source testing for emission units without
emission control equipment.
    Pursuant to section 179 of the CAA and our regulations at 40 CFR
part 52, the disapproval action on Rule 1160 under title I, part D
started a sanctions clock for imposition of offset sanctions 18 months
after the action's effective date of October 12, 2021, and highway
sanctions 6 months later.
    On January 23, 2023, the MDAQMD revised Rule 1160, and on March 3,
2023, CARB submitted it to the EPA for approval into the California SIP
as shown in Table 2 below.

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1160...................................  Internal Combustion Engines............      01/23/2023      03/03/2023
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    On March 17, 2023, the Submittal for MDAQMD Rule 1160 was
determined to meet the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51,
appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review.
    The revised MDAQMD Rule 1160 in Table 2 is intended to address the
disapproval issues in our 2021 final

rule. In the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal
Register, we have proposed approval of the revised MDAQMD Rule 1160.
Based on this proposed action approving Rule 1160 into the California
SIP, we are also making this interim final determination, effective on
publication, to defer imposition of the offset sanctions and highway
sanctions that were triggered by our 2021 final rule on Rule 1160,
because we believe that the submittal corrects the deficiencies that
triggered such sanctions.
    The EPA is providing the public with an opportunity to comment on
this deferral of sanctions. If comments are submitted that change our
assessment described in this interim final determination and the
proposed approval of MDAQMD Rule 1160, we would take final action to
lift this deferral of sanctions under 40 CFR 52.31. If no comments are
submitted that change our assessment, then all sanctions and any
sanction clocks triggered by our 2021 final rule would be permanently
terminated on the effective date of our final approval of Rule 1160.

II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action

    We are making an interim final determination to defer CAA section
179 sanctions associated with our limited disapproval action on
September 10, 2021, of MDAQMD's Rule 1160 with respect to the
requirements of part D of title I of the CAA. This determination is
based on our concurrent proposal to fully approve MDAQMD Rule 1160
which resolves the deficiencies that triggered sanctions under section
179 of the CAA.
    Because the EPA has preliminarily determined that MDAQMD Rule 1160,
amended on January 23, 2023, addresses the limited disapproval issues
under part D of title I of the CAA identified in our 2021 final rule
and the amended rule is now fully approvable, relief from sanctions
should be provided as quickly as possible. Therefore, the EPA is
invoking the good cause exception under the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) in not providing an opportunity for comment before this
action takes effect (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)). However, by this action, the
EPA is providing the public with a chance to comment on the EPA's
determination after the effective date, and the EPA will consider any
comments received in determining whether to reverse such action.
    The EPA believes that notice-and-comment rulemaking before the
effective date of this action is impracticable and contrary to the
public interest. The EPA has reviewed the State's submittal and,
through its proposed action, is indicating that it is more likely than
not that the State has submitted a revision to the SIP that corrects
deficiencies under part D of the Act that were the basis for the action
that started the sanctions clocks. Therefore, it is not in the public
interest to impose sanctions. The EPA believes that it is necessary to
use the interim final rulemaking process to defer sanctions while the
EPA completes its rulemaking process on the approvability of the
State's submittal. Moreover, with respect to the effective date of this
action, the EPA is invoking the good cause exception to the 30-day
notice requirement of the APA because the purpose of this action is to
relieve a restriction (5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1)).

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action defers sanctions and imposes no additional
requirements. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act.
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the action does not have tribal implications and will
not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November
9, 2000).
    Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address
``disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects'' of their actions on minority populations and low-income
populations to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law.
EPA defines environmental justice (EJ) as ``the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect to the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies.'' EPA further defines the term fair treatment to mean that
``no group of people should bear a disproportionate burden of
environmental harms and risks, including those resulting from the
negative environmental consequences of industrial, governmental, and
commercial operations or programs and policies.''
    The State did not evaluate environmental justice considerations as
part of its SIP submittal; the CAA and applicable implementing
regulations neither prohibit nor require such an evaluation. EPA did
not perform an EJ analysis and did not consider EJ in this action.
Consideration of EJ is not required as part of this action, and there
is no information in the record inconsistent with the stated goal of
E.O. 12898 of achieving environmental justice for people of color, low-
income populations, and Indigenous peoples.
    This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and EPA
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States. This action is not a ``major
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by June 6, 2023. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the EPA Administrator of this final action does not
affect the finality of this action for the purpose of judicial review
nor does it extend the time within which petition for judicial review
may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to

enforce its requirements (see CAA section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental
relations, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: March 30, 2023.
Kerry Drake,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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[Notices]
[Page 6160]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting.

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday,
February 9, 2012 at 2 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting.
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the
scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Paredes, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday,
February 9, 2012 will be:

Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
An adjudicatory matter; and
Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.

    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
    The Office of the Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 2, 2012.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Page 4915]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01681]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0001]

Food and Drug Administration/Xavier Medical Device Conference

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public conference.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Cincinnati District, in
co-sponsorship with Xavier University, is announcing a public
conference entitled ``FDA/Xavier Medical Device Conference (MedCon).''
This 3-day public conference includes presentations from key FDA
officials and industry experts with small group break-out sessions. The
conference is intended for companies of all sizes and employees at all
levels.

DATES: The public conference will be held on May 4, 2016, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.; May 5, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and May 6, 2016,
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public conference will be held on the campus of Xavier
University, 3800 Victory Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH 45207,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this notice:
Gina Brackett, Food and Drug Administration, 6751 Steger Dr.,
Cincinnati, OH 45237,<PHONE_NUMBER>, FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For information regarding the conference and
registration: Mason Rick, Program Manager, Xavier Health, Xavier
University, 3800 Victory Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH 45207-5471, 513-745-
3016, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit http://www.XavierMedCon.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The public conference helps fulfill the Department of Health and
Human Services' and FDA's important mission to protect the public
health. The conference will provide those engaged in FDA-regulated
medical devices (for humans) with information on the following topics:

 Update from FDA's Office of Combination Products
 Center Director Corner: Strategic Priorities for 2016 and
Beyond
 Office of Compliance Strategic Priorities
 Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)/Xavier University
Medical Device Metrics Initiative
 Critical Thinking--Responding to FDA
 Working Through Challenges with Supplier Quality and Design--
What to Do and When
 FDA Inspections and Insights
 Canada's Changing Quality System Requirements
 European Medical Device Regulation Progress
 Update from the Office of Device Evaluation
 What to Expect with FDA's Program Alignment
 When to File a 510(k) for Modifications to Your Cleared Device
 Storing Clinical Data in the Cloud
 Regulatory Strategy for Innovation
 Internet and Social Media Concerns--FDA and Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) Perspectives
 Navigating Japan's Regulatory Environment
 Action Plan Writing
 Lunch Networking by Topic

    FDA has made education of the drug and device manufacturing
community a high priority to help ensure the quality of FDA-regulated
drugs and devices. The conference helps to achieve objectives set forth
in section 406 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of
1997 (21 U.S.C. 393), which includes working closely with stakeholders
and maximizing the availability and clarity of information to
stakeholders and the public. The conference also is consistent with the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L.
104-121) by providing outreach activities by Government Agencies to
small businesses.
    Registration: There is a registration fee. The conference
registration fees cover the cost of the presentations, training
materials, receptions, breakfasts, and lunches for the 3 days of the
conference. Early registration rates end February 3, 2016. Advance
registration rates end on March 3, 2016. Standard registration rates
begin March 4, 2016. There will be onsite registration. The cost of
registration is as follows:

                                         Table 1--Registration Fees \1\
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                       Attendee type                         (through 2/3/16)     4/16-3/3/16)    (after 3/3/16)
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Industry..................................................             $1,195             $1,495          $1,695
Small Business (<100 employees)...........................                900              1,000           1,200
Start-up Manufacturer.....................................                200                250             300
Academic..................................................                200                250             300
FDA/Government Employee...................................               Free               Free            Free
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\1\ The following forms of payment will be accepted: American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and company checks.

    To register online for the public conference, please visit the
``Registration'' link on the conference Web site at http://www.XavierMedCon.com. FDA has verified the Web site address, but is not
responsible for subsequent changes to the Web site after this document
publishes in the Federal Register.
    To register by mail, please send your name, title, firm name,
address, telephone, email, and payment information for the fee to
Xavier University, Attn: Mason Rick, 3800 Victory Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH
45207-5471. An email will be sent confirming your registration.
    Attendees are responsible for their own accommodations. The
conference headquarter hotel is the Downtown Cincinnati Hilton
Netherlands Plaza, 35 W. 5th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Special conference block rates are available through April 11, 2016. To
make reservations online, please visit the ``Venue/Logistics'' link at
http://www.XavierMedCon.com.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Mason Rick (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7
days in advance of the conference.

    Dated: January 22, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-01681 Filed 1-27-16; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66100-66101]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 232

[Release Nos. 33-10585; 34-84825; 39-2524; IC-33324]

Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') is
adopting revisions to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and
Retrieval System (``EDGAR'') Filer Manual and related rules. The EDGAR
system is scheduled to be upgraded on December 17, 2018 and January 28,
2019.

DATES: Effective December 26, 2018. The incorporation by reference of
the EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the Director of the Federal
Register as of December 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In the Division of Trading and
Markets, for questions concerning Form ATS-N, contact Michael R.
Broderick at<PHONE_NUMBER>. In the Office of Municipal Securities, for
questions regarding Forms MA, MA-A and MA-I, contact Ahmed A. Abonamah
at<PHONE_NUMBER>. In the Division of Corporation Finance, for
questions concerning Forms 1-A and DOS, contact Heather Mackintosh at
(202) 551-8111. In the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, for
questions concerning Inline XBRL submission requirements contact Mike
Willis at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are adopting an updated EDGAR Filer
Manual, Volume I and Volume II. The Filer Manual describes the
technical formatting requirements for the preparation and submission of
electronic filings through the EDGAR system.\1\ It also describes the
requirements for filing using EDGARLink Online and the EDGAR Online
Forms website.
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    \1\ We originally adopted the Filer Manual on April 1, 1993,
with an effective date of April 26, 1993. Release No. 33-6986 (April
1, 1993) [58 FR 18638]. We implemented the most recent update to the
Filer Manual on October 1, 2018. See Release No. 33-10566 (October
1, 2018) [83 FR 55264].
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    The revisions to the Filer Manual reflect changes within Volume I,
entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: ``General Information,''
(Version 32) (December 2018), and Volume II, entitled EDGAR Filer
Manual, Volume II: ``EDGAR Filing,'' (Version 49) (December 2018). The
updated manual will be incorporated by reference into the Code of
Federal Regulations.
    The Filer Manual contains all the technical specifications for
filers to submit filings using the EDGAR system. Filers must comply
with the applicable provisions of the Filer Manual in order to assure
the timely acceptance and processing of filings made in electronic
format.\2\ Filers should consult the Filer Manual in conjunction with
our rules governing mandated electronic filings when preparing
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    The EDGAR System and Filer Manual will be updated in Release 18.4
and reflect the changes described below.
    EDGAR Release 18.4 will introduce changes associated with the
adoption of amendments to Regulations ATS applicable to alternative
trading systems that trade National Market System stocks (``NMS Stock
ATSs'') and changes associated with new Form ATS-N.\3\ The following
new submission form types, which correspond to the various types of
Form ATS-N filings permitted or required by the amendments to
Regulation ATS and Form ATS-N, will be added to EDGAR Online Forms:
ATS-N, for initial Form ATS-N filings; ATS-N/MA, for material
amendments to Form ATS-N; ATS-N/UA, for updating amendments to Form
ATS-N; ATS-N/CA for correcting amendments to Form ATS-N; ATS-N/OFA, for
order display and fair access amendments to Form ATS-N; ATS-N-C, for
notices of cessation filings; and ATS-N-W for withdrawals of Form ATS-N
filings.\4\ The new Form ATS-N submission form types will be accessible
on the EDGAR Filing website. Filers have the option of completing a
web-fillable form or may construct XML submissions for these submission
form types by following the ``EDGAR Form ATS-N XML Technical
Specification'' document available on the SEC's Public website (https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/tech-specs). Please refer to Chapter 3 (Index
to Forms), Chapter 5 (Constructing Attached Documents and Document
Types), Chapter 7 (Preparing and Transmitting EDGARLink Online
Submissions), Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online
Submissions), Appendix A (Messages Reported by EDGAR), and Appendix E
(Automated Conformance Rules for EDGAR Data Fields) of the ``EDGAR
Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing.''
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    \3\ See Release No. 34-83663 (July 18, 2018) [83 FR 38768].
    \4\ See Rule 304 of Regulation ATS (17 CFR 242.304) and Form
ATS-N (specifying the requirements, inter alia, for filing on Form
ATS-N).
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    In a prior rulemaking, the Commission adopted amendments to, among
other things, Form Funding Portal, Form MA and Form MA-I to remove the
portions of such forms that requested filers furnish certain sensitive
personally identifiable information or PII.\5\ Release 18.4 will
upgrade the EDGAR system by removing the fields on such forms that ask
for PII. Please refer to Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online
Submissions) of the ``EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing.''
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    EDGAR Release 18.4 will update submission form types 1-A, 1-A/A, 1-
A POS, DOS, and DOS/A to rename ``Income Statement Information'' to
``Statement of Comprehensive Income Information'' in Item 1: Issuer
Information. Please refer to Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting
Online Submissions) of the ``EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR
Filing.'' These changes are consistent with the amendments the
Commission recently adopted to accounting-related disclosure rules.\6\
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    EDGAR will permit the display of Schedule B data in submission form
types MA-A and MA/A--provided that information for Schedule B was
included in the filer's most recent Form MA, MA-A and MA/A filing.
Corresponding changes will be reflected in the EDGAR Filer Manual.
Please refer to Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online
Submissions) of the ``EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing.''
    EDGAR will introduce changes associated with the adoption of Inline
eXtensible Business Language (``Inline XBRL'') requirements for the
submission of operating company financial information and fund risk/
return summaries.\7\ The EDGAR system will be updated to implement
changes that will expand the submission form types that are permitted
to include Inline XBRL submissions. Accordingly, the following
submission form types will permit the primary document to be in iXBRL
format: S-1, S-1/A, S-1MEF, S-3, S-3/A, S-3ASR, S-3D, S-3DPOS, S-3MEF,
S-4, S-4/A, S-4EF, S-4MEF, S-4 POS, S-11, S-11/A, S-11MEF, F-1, F-1/A,
F-1MEF, F-3, F-3/A, F-3ASR, F-3D, F-3DPOS, F-3MEF, F-4, F-4/A, F-4EF,
F-

4MEF, F-4POS, F-10, F-10/A, F-10EF, F-10POS, 485BPOS, and 497. The
EDGAR system also will be updated to allow more than one Inline XBRL
file attachment per submission to be pre-validated, submitted,
validated, accepted, rendered, and viewed. In addition, given the
termination of the Voluntary XBRL program, the EDGAR Filer Manual and
the EDGAR system will be updated to remove and will no longer permit
submissions having EX-100 Voluntary XBRL attachments. In addition, the
EDGAR Filer Manual will update instructions regarding the layout
specifications for Risk Return Summary Information submissions tagged
with Inline XBRL. Please refer to Chapter 5 (Constructing Attached
Documents and Document Types), Chapter 6 (Interactive Data), and
Appendix E (Automated Conformance Rules for EDGAR Data Fields) of the
``EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing.''
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    The EDGAR Filer Manual, Volumes I and II will be revised to
incorporate updates aimed at clarifying and streamlining the EDGAR
Filer Manual. Updates will include revisions to listed contact
information, revised hyperlink information for accessing the EDGAR
Filer Manual, clarification of instructions, clarification of chapter
and subsection titles, updates to, and clarification of content in,
Chapter 3 (Index to Forms), and a renaming of Section 5.6, ``Filing
Fees.'' Additionally, references to the ``EDGAR Online Forms/XML
website'' will be revised and renamed the ``EDGAR OnlineForms
website''. See Chapter 2 (Quick Guide to EDGAR Filing), Chapter 3
(Index to Forms), Chapter 4 (Filing Fee Information), Chapter 5
(Constructing Attached Documents and Document Types), Chapter 6
(Interactive Data), Chapter 7 (Preparing and Transmitting EDGARLink
Online Submissions), Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online
Submissions), Appendix B (Frequently Asked Questions), Appendix C
(EDGAR Submission Types), Appendix D (Paper Forms), and Appendix F
(Glossary of Commonly Used Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations).
    Along with the adoption of the Filer Manual, we are amending Rule
301 of Regulation S-T to provide for the incorporation by reference
into the Code of Federal Regulations of today's revisions. This
incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal
Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    The updated EDGAR Filer Manual will be available for website
viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm. You may also obtain paper copies
of the EDGAR Filer Manual from the following address: Public Reference
Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m.
    Since the Filer Manual and the corresponding rule and form
amendments relate solely to agency procedures or practice, publication
for notice and comment is not required under the Administrative
Procedure Act (``APA'').\8\ It follows that the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act \9\ do not apply.
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    The effective date for the updated Filer Manual and the related
rule and form amendments is December 26, 2018. In accordance with the
APA,\10\ we find that there is good cause to establish an effective
date less than 30 days after publication of these rules. The Commission
believes that establishing an effective date less than 30 days after
publication of these rules is necessary to coordinate the effectiveness
of the updated Filer Manual with these system upgrades.
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Statutory Basis

    We are adopting the amendments to Regulation S-T under the
authority in Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, and 19(a) of the Securities Act of
1933,\11\ Sections 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15B, 23, and 35A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934,\12\ Section 319 of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939,\13\ and Sections 8, 30, 31, and 38 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.\14\
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78o-4, 78w, and 78ll.
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 77sss.
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, and 80a-37.
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List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232

    Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Securities.

Text of the Amendments

    In accordance with the foregoing, title 17, chapter II of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 232 REGULATION S-T--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
ELECTRONIC FILINGS

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1. The authority citation for part 232 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 77c, 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 77s(a), 77z-3,
77sss(a), 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o(d), 78w(a), 78ll, 80a-6(c),
80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, 80a-37, 7201 et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 1350,
unless otherwise noted.
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2. Section 232.301 is revised to read as follows:

Sec.  232.301   EDGAR Filer Manual.

    Filers must prepare electronic filings in the manner prescribed by
the EDGAR Filer Manual, promulgated by the Commission, which sets forth
the technical formatting requirements for electronic submissions. The
requirements for becoming an EDGAR Filer and updating company data are
set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: ``General
Information,'' Version 32 (December 2018). The requirements for filing
on EDGAR are set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II:
``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 49 (December 2018). Additional provisions
applicable to Form N-SAR filers are set forth in the EDGAR Filer
Manual, Volume III: ``N-SAR Supplement,'' Version 6 (January 2017). All
of these provisions have been incorporated by reference into the Code
of Federal Regulations, which action was approved by the Director of
the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part
51. You must comply with these requirements in order for documents to
be timely received and accepted. The EDGAR Filer Manual is available
for website viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is
https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm. You can obtain paper
copies of the EDGAR Filer Manual at the following address: Public
Reference Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE, Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. You can also inspect the document at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to:
https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: December 14, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1339-1341]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0911; Notice No. 25-13-22-SC]

Special Conditions: Airbus, Model A350-900 Series Airplane;
Lateral Trim Function Through Differential Flap Setting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed special conditions.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes special conditions for the Airbus Model
A350-900 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual
design feature associated with a lateral trim function that deploys
flaps asymmetrically for airplane lateral trim control. This function
replaces the traditional method of providing airplane lateral trim over
a small range through flap and aileron mechanical rigging. The
applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These proposed
special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety

equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

DATES: Send your comments on or before February 24, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2013-0911
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow the online instructions for sending
your comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the
docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all
comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov/.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Jones, FAA, Propulsion/
Mechanical Systems, ANM-112, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-
3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by
sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data.
    We will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing
date for comments. We may change these proposed special conditions
based on the comments we receive.

Background

    On August 25, 2008, Airbus applied for a type certificate for their
new Model A350-900 series airplane. Later, Airbus requested and the FAA
approved an extension to the application for FAA type certification to
June 28, 2009. The Model A350-900 series has a conventional layout with
twin wing-mounted Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. It features a twin
aisle 9-abreast economy class layout, and accommodates side-by-side
placement of LD-3 containers in the cargo compartment. The basic Model
A350-900 series configuration will accommodate 315 passengers in a
standard two-class arrangement. The design cruise speed is Mach 0.85
with a Maximum Take-Off Weight of 602,000 lbs. Airbus proposes the
Model A350-900 series to be certified for extended operations (ETOPS)
beyond 180 minutes at entry into service for up to a 420-minute maximum
diversion time.
    On conventional airplanes, small lateral airplane asymmetries have
typically been addressed through flap and aileron rigging (e.g., using
shims). On Model A350-900 series airplanes, an order for asymmetric
flap deployment will be computed by the primary flight control system
as a function of the aileron position. The current airworthiness
standards do not contain adequate safety standards for asymmetric use
of the flaps as proposed for Airbus Model A350-900 series airplanes.
Special conditions are needed to account for the aspects of a function
used to command an intended flap asymmetry. The lateral trim function
is intended to be performed once during climb and once during cruise to
compensate for small airplane lateral asymmetries.
    The lateral trim function is not a trim control system in the
conventional sense as it has no pilot interface and is not governed by
Sec.  25.677. In fact some fly-by-wire airplanes have no pilot operated
lateral trim at all. The lateral trim function is simply an additional
fly-by-wire flight control function that nulls small roll asymmetries
in certain flight phases with small asymmetric flap deployments.
Although the function operates under normal conditions within the small
range of the traditional rigging, there may be failure cases leading to
a significant out of range asymmetric flap condition. An asymmetry
threshold will protect the system against excessive flap asymmetry.

Type Certification Basis

    Under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, Airbus
must show that the Model A350-900 series meets the applicable
provisions of 14 CFR part 25, as amended by Amendments 25-1 through 25-
129.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Model A350-900 series because of a
novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed
under Sec.  21.16.
    Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same novel or
unusual design feature, the proposed special conditions would also
apply to the other model under Sec.  21.101.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and
proposed special conditions, the Model A350-900 series must comply with
the fuel vent and exhaust emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and
the noise certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36 and the FAA must
issue a finding of regulatory adequacy under Sec.  611 of Public Law
92-574, the ``Noise Control Act of 1972.''
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19,
under Sec.  11.38, and they become part of the type-certification basis
under Sec.  21.17(a)(2).

Novel or Unusual Design Features

    The Airbus Model A350-900 series will incorporate the following
novel or unusual design features: the asymmetric use of flaps to
address lateral trim which is not adequately addressed by Sec.  25.701.

Discussion

    Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25 Sec.
25.701(a) requires that unless the airplane has safe flight
characteristics with the flaps or slats retracted on one side and
extended on the other, flap and slat surfaces must be synchronized by
either a mechanical interconnection or any equivalent means that has
the same integrity. Synchronization is interpreted to mean that flap
movement is symmetrical throughout the full range of flap motion.
Because the lateral trim function

intentionally creates asymmetric flap motions, the flap system
installation of the Model A350-900 series does not meet the requirement
of Sec.  25.701(a) and (d).

Applicability

    As discussed above, these proposed special conditions apply to
Airbus Model A350-900 series airplanes. Should Airbus apply later for a
change to the type certificate to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design feature, the proposed special
conditions would apply to that model as well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features
on the Airbus Model A350-900 series airplanes. It is not a rule of
general applicability.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.

The Proposed Special Conditions

    Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes the
following special conditions as part of the type certification basis
for Airbus Model A350-900 series airplanes.
    1. Lateral Trim Function through Differential Flap Setting.
    Current airworthiness standards, specifically Sec.  25.701, do not
contain adequate safety standards for the proposed design. In lieu of
the requirements of Sec.  25.701(a) and (d) for the lateral trim
function, the following special condition is proposed:
    a. Airbus must demonstrate that an unsafe condition is not created
by using the flaps asymmetrically,
    b. The degree of acceptable asymmetry must be defined and justified
for all flight phases with respect to:
     Sec.  25.701(b) and (c), with the worst case asymmetric
flap configurations, and
     providing equivalent protection against excess asymmetry
in the same manner as Sec.  25.701 provides to systems that are
synchronized or use another equivalent means to prevent asymmetry.
    c. This lateral trim function is a flight control system and
therefore must show compliance to both general system requirements as
well as general flight control requirements. Therefore, the function
must be demonstrated not to embody, where practicable, significant
latent failures.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 22, 2013.
Stephen P. Boyd,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-00105 Filed 1-7-14; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Page 60252]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meetings

Time and Date:  2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2017.

Place:  Closed Commission Hearing Room 10800.

Status:  This meeting will be closed to the public.

Matters to be Considered:  Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners,
the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend
the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the
matters also may be present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10),
permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.
    Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the closed meeting in closed session.
    The subject matters of the closed meeting will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Resolution of litigation claims; and
    Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.

Contact Person for More Information:  For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed;
please contact Brent J. Fields from the Office of the Secretary at
(202) 551-5400.

    Dated: December 14, 2017.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76015-76016]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0551]

Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 393.200 Laser(s) as Medical Devices
for Facelift, Wrinkle Removal, Acupuncture, Auricular Stimulation,
Etc.; Withdrawal of Guidance

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
withdrawal of Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 393.200 Laser(s) as Medical
Devices for Facelift, Wrinkle Removal, Acupuncture, Auricular
Stimulation, etc. (CPG Sec. 393.200). CPG Sec. 393.200 is included in
FDA's Compliance Policy Guides Manual, which was listed in the Annual
Comprehensive List of Guidance Documents that published on August 9,
2010.

DATES: The withdrawal is effective December 7, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean M. Boyd, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Office of Communication, Education, and
Radiological Programs, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, rm. 4640, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-5895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice containing a cumulative list of
guidances available from the Agency that published in the Federal
Register of August 9, 2010 (75 FR 48180 at 48233), FDA included the
Compliance Policy Guides Manual, which includes CPG Sec. 393.200. FDA
is withdrawing CPG Sec. 393.200 because it is obsolete.

    Dated: November 23, 2010.
Dara Corrigan,
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Twenty-Fourth Meeting: Special Committee (214) Standards for Air
Traffic Data Communication Services (Joint With EUROCAE WG-78)

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

ACTION: Notice of Twenty-Fourth Special Committee 214 Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the
twenty-fourth Special Committee 214 meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held December 7th-10th from 9:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at AIRBUS Group, 12, rue Pasteur,
92150 Suresnes, France, Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC, 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833-
9339, fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Web site at http://www.rtca.org or
Sophie Bousquet, Program Director, RTCA, Inc<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(202) 330-0663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of Special Committee 214. The agenda will
include the following:

Monday, December 7, 2015 (9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) Plenary Session (Day 1)

1. Welcome/Introduction/Administrative Remarks
2. Approval of the Agenda of Plenary 24
3. Approval of the Minutes of Plenary 23 and Review Action Item Status
4. Coordination Status with ICAO
5. Status of FRAC/Open Consultation of B2 Rev A Standards
6. Progress status of VDL2 standards
7. Review of Position Papers and Contributions

Tuesday-Wednesday, December 8-9, 2015 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) (Days 2-3)

1. Sub-Group Sessions

Thursday, December 10, 2015 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) Plenary Session (Day
4)

1. Sub-Group Reports--Comments status and resolution summary
2. Approval of Rev A of Baseline 2 documents for submission to RTCA PMC
and EUROCAE Council for publication
3. Organization and status of EUROCAE WG-78 and RTCA SC-214 after
Plenary 24
4. Any Other Business
5. Adjourn

    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Contact Francoise
Bachellerie at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and copy Jerome Condis
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>no later than November 13, 2015 to attend
the meeting. Provide your full name; organization and title;
citizenship; date and place of birth; and Passport Number. Members of
the public may present a written statement to the committee at any
time. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2015.

Latasha Robinson,
Management & Program Analyst, Next Generation, Enterprise Support
Services Division, Federal Aviation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PR10-6-000]

Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation; Notice of Petition for Rate
Approval

January 29, 2010.
    Take notice that on January 15, 2010, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas
Corporation (AOG) filed a petition for rate approval pursuant to
section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's regulations. AOG requests
that the Commission approve a decrease in its maximum interruptible
transportation rate from $0.1502 to $0.0515 per MMBtu and a decrease
for company fuel use and lost and unaccounted for gas charge from 2.87
percent to 2.65 percent.
    Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must
file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered
by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken,
but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or
motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. 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>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, February 12, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-549-000]

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization

    Take notice that on September 25, 2013, Columbia Gas Transmission,
LLC (Columbia), 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056,
filed in Docket No. CP13-549-000, a prior notice request pursuant to
sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended, requesting authorization to
abandon in place two 450 horsepower (HP) compressors, two 500 HP
compressors, and appurtenances at the Treat Compressor Station located
in Licking County, Ohio. Columbia states that, due to reductions in
locally produced gas and shifts in gas flow patterns on Columbia's
pipeline system, it has determined it no longer needs the Treat
Compressor Station to transport gas on its system, all as more fully
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web at
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Frederic J. George, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC,
P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325-1273, by telephone at
(304) 357-2359 or by facsimile at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter's will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.

    Dated: October 3, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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