[Federal Register: September 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 187)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 284

[Docket No. RM96-1-029]

Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines

September 18, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing to amend
its regulations governing standards for business practices of
interstate natural gas pipelines to incorporate by reference the most
recent version of the standards, Version 1.8, adopted by the Wholesale
Gas Quadrant of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) and
to make other minor corrections.

DATES: Comments are due November 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number by any
of the following methods:
     Agency Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned format.
     Mail/Hand Delivery: Commenters unable to file comments
electronically must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of
their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of
the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gary D. Cohen, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
William W. Lohrman, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
202-502-8070.
Kay I. Morice, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
202-502-6507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes
to amend Sec.  284.12 of its regulations (which prescribes standards
for pipeline business operations and communications) \1\ to incorporate
by reference the most recent version, Version 1.8, of the consensus
standards adopted by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) of the North
American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) (Version 1.8 Standards). In
addition, the Commission proposes to amend Sec.  284.12(b) of its
regulations to make minor corrections.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 284.12.
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I. Background

    2. Since 1996, in the Order No. 587 series,\2\ the Commission has
adopted regulations to standardize the business practices and
communication methodologies of interstate pipelines in order to create
a more integrated and efficient pipeline grid. In this series of
orders, the Commission incorporated by reference consensus standards
developed by the WGQ (formerly the Gas Industry Standards Board or
GISB),

a private consensus standards developer composed of members from all
segments of the natural gas industry. The WGQ is an accredited
standards organization under the auspices of the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). NAESB's stated mission is to ``take the
lead in developing and implementing standards across the industry to
simplify and expand electronic communication, and to streamline
business practices. The vision of NAESB is a seamless North American
marketplace for energy, as recognized by its customers, the business
community, industry participants and regulatory bodies.'' \3\
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    \2\ Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines, Order No. 587, 61 FR 39,053 (July 26, 1996), FERC
Statutes and Regulations, Regulations Preambles July 1996-December
2000 ] 31,038 (July 17, 1996).
    \3\ NAESB WGQ Working Paper on Internet Electronic Transport at
6, dated Mar. 3, 2004.
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    3. On September 14, 2007, NAESB submitted a report to the
Commission stating that it had adopted a new version of its standards,
Version 1.8, dated September 30, 2006.\4\ NAESB reports that the
Version 1.8 Standards include a new set of standards for ``Internet
Electronic Transport'' that is applicable to the retail gas and
electric markets as well as the wholesale gas market, changes to the
Electronic Delivery Mechanism (EDM) Related Standards, an additional
standard related to reporting on gas quality, and maintenance changes
to the Nomination Related Standards and Flowing Gas Related
Standards.\5\ NAESB also reports that the Version 1.8 standards include
several standards already adopted by the Commission, including gas-
electric coordination standards to support communications between
pipelines and gas-fired generators,\6\ gas quality reporting standards
to support reporting of gas quality specifications and reporting of the
underlying assumptions and methodologies, and business practice
standards to support implementation of Order No. 2004 on Standards of
Conduct.\7\
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    \4\ Some of the standards subsequently were corrected and these
minor corrections were applied to the Version 1.8 Capacity Release
Related Standards on Dec. 13, 2006.
    \5\ The NAESB WGQ adopted Internet Electronic Transport Related
Standards, Version 1.8, on Sept. 30, 2006. The EDM Standards require
pipelines to conduct certain standardized business transactions
across the Internet according to certain prescribed protocols. In
this NOPR, the Commission proposes to make these standards mandatory
for interstate natural gas pipelines. We are not proposing to make
these standards mandatory for retail transactions.
    \6\ Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines; Standards for Business Practices for Public Utilities,
Order No. 698, 72 FR 38,757 (July 16, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs.,
Regulations Preambles ] 31,251 (June 25, 2007); Order No. 698-A,
order granting clarification and denying reh'g, 121 FERC ] 61,264
(2007).
    \7\ Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers, Order No.
2004, 68 FR 69,134 (Dec. 11, 2003), FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulations
Preambles ] 31,155 (Nov. 25, 2003); Order No. 2004-A, order on
reh'g, 69 FR 23,562 (Apr. 29, 2004), FERC Stats. & Regs.,
Regulations Preambles ] 31,161 (Apr. 16, 2004); Order No. 2004-B,
order on reh'g, 69 FR 48,371 (Aug. 10, 2004), FERC Stats. & Regs.,
Regulations and Preambles ] 31,166 (Aug. 2, 2004); Order No. 2004-C,
order on reh'g, 70 FR 284 (Jan. 4, 2005), FERC Stats. & Regs.,
Regulations Preambles ] 31,172 (Dec. 21, 2004); Order No. 2004-D,
order on clarification and reh'g, 110 FERC ] 61,320 (2005).
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II. Discussion

    4. The Commission proposes to incorporate by reference in its
regulations Version 1.8 of the NAESB WGQ's consensus standards,\8\ with
two exceptions.\9\ Adoption of Version 1.8 will continue the process of
updating and improving NAESB's business practice standards for the
wholesale gas market. The new Internet Electronic Transport Related
Standards will help create a more seamless electronic marketplace by
providing consistent electronic protocols across the wholesale gas, as
well as the retail gas and retail electric markets. The standards also
include a new standard for gas quality reporting (Standard 4.3.93) that
will provide the industry with important information about how
pipelines determine gas quality. Standard 4.3.93 requires that the
pipelines post on their web sites specific information on how the
pipelines determine gas quality, including the industry standard (or
other methodology, as applicable) that the pipeline uses for the
following: procedures used for obtaining natural gas samples,
analytical test method(s), and calculation method(s), in conjunction
with any physical constant(s) and underlying assumption(s). The
revisions to the Nomination Related Standards and Flowing Gas Related
Standards are designed to ensure that these standards reflect current
market practices.\10\
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    \8\ In its Version 1.8 Standards, the WEQ made the following
changes to its Version 1.7 standards:
    It revised Principles 1.1.9, 4.1.2, 4.1.6, and 4.1.7,
Definitions 2.2.4, 4.2.1, 4.2.11, 4.2.12, 4.2.13, and 4.2.20,
Standards 1.3.54, 1.3.60, 1.3.61, 1.3.63, 2.3.21, 2.3.35, 2.3.51,
4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.5, 4.3.16, 4.3.18, 4.3.22, 4.3.23, and 4.3.25, and
Datasets 1.4.1 through 1.4.7, 2.4.1 through 2.4.4, 2.4.7, 2.4.8,
3.4.1, 5.4.1 through 5.4.3, 5.4.5, 5.4.7 through 5.4.11, 5.4.13,
5.4.14, 5.4.15, and 5.4.18 through 5.4.22.
    It added Principles 0.1.3, 4.1.40, and 10.1.1 through 10.1.9,
Definitions 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, and 10.2.1 through 10.2.38,
Standards 0.3.11 through 0.3.15, 2.3.65, 4.3.89 through 4.3.93, and
10.3.1 through 10.3.25, and Data Sets 0.4.1, 2.4.17, 2.4.18, and
5.4.23.
    It deleted Principles 4.1.9 and 4.1.25, and Standards 4.3.6,
4.3.19, 4.3.21, and 4.3.63.
    It deleted the following standards from the EDM Related
Standards and moved them to the Internet Electronic Transport
Related Standards: Standards 4.3.7 through 4.3.15, 4.3.37, 4.3.64,
4.3.70, 4.3.71, and 4.3.88.
    \9\ The Commission is continuing its past practice and is not
proposing to incorporate by reference Standards 4.3.4 and 10.3.2.,
because they are inconsistent with the Commission's record retention
requirement in 18 CFR 284.12(b)(3)(v).
    \10\ In addition, the Commission proposes to amend Sec.
284.12(b) to make two minor corrections. First, we propose to
correct the reference to the ``Gas Industry Standards Board'' to
refer to the ``North American Energy Standards Board Wholesale Gas
Quadrant.'' Second, we propose to correct the reference to the
paragraph incorporating the NAESB standards by reference from
paragraph (b)(1) to paragraph (a)(1).
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    5. The NAESB WGQ approved the Version 1.8 Standards under NAESB's
consensus procedures.\11\ As the Commission found in Order No. 587,
adoption of consensus standards is appropriate because the consensus
process helps ensure the reasonableness of the standards by requiring
that the standards draw support from a broad spectrum of industry
participants representing all segments of the industry. Moreover, since
the industry itself has to conduct business under these standards, the
Commission's regulations should reflect those standards that have the
widest possible support. In section 12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTT&AA), Congress affirmatively
requires federal agencies to use technical standards developed by
voluntary consensus standards organizations, like NAESB, as means to
carry out policy objectives or activities.\12\
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    \11\ This process first requires a super-majority vote of 17 out
of 25 members of the WGQ's Executive Committee with support from at
least two members from each of the five industry segments--
Distributors, End Users, Pipelines, Producers, and Services
(including marketers and computer service providers). For final
approval, 67 percent of the WGQ's general membership voting must
ratify the standards.
    \12\ Pub L. No. 104-113, section 12(d), 110 Stat. 775 (1996), 15
U.S.C. 272 note (1997).
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    6. The Commission proposes that natural gas pipelines be required
to implement the Version 1.8 Standards on the first day of the month
three months after a final rule is issued. Based on past practice, we
are proposing this implementation schedule in order to give the natural
gas pipelines subject to these standards adequate time to prepare for
these changes. In addition, the Commission proposes that pipelines be
required to file tariff sheets to reflect the changed standards two
months before the implementation date.
    7. In Order No. 712,\13\ the Commission recently revised various
aspects of the Commission's capacity release standards, revisions which
bear upon the current NAESB standards in Version 1.8. We appreciate
NAESB's quick

action in already starting the process of revising its standards.\14\
Creating standardized procedures applicable to asset manager agreements
(AMAs), releases related to state retail unbundling initiatives, and
the other changes adopted in that rule will help to make conducting and
reporting these processes more efficient. Order No. 712 requires that
the pipelines add additional information to their Internet websites. As
part of NAESB's reexamination of its posting standard (Standard
5.4.20), NAESB should seek to make sure that its revisions result in a
consistent system of reporting capacity release information relative to
capacity recall conditions, AMAs, state unbundling releases, storage,
and other categories of releases, so that the Commission and the public
easily will be able to identify the releases in each category and any
terms and conditions applicable to those releases.\15\
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    \13\ Promotion of a More Efficient Capacity Release Market,
Order No. 712, 73 FR 37058 (June 30, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs.,
Regulations Preambles ] 31,271 (June 19, 2008).
    \14\ See Minutes of July 1, 2008 Meeting of the WGQ Business
Practice Subcommittee, http://naesb.org/pdf3/wgq_bps_712_
070108fm.doc.
    \15\ The current standard, for example, does not separately
require a specific posting of whether capacity is subject to recall,
apparently leaving this information to be included in Special Terms
and Miscellaneous Notes. Given the additional types of information
that must now be posted, NAESB needs to consider whether including
all this information in Special Terms and Miscellaneous Notes is
still appropriate.
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III. Notice of Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards

    8. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-119 (section 11)
(February 10, 1998) provides that federal agencies should publish a
request for comment in a NOPR when the agency is seeking to issue or
revise a regulation proposing to adopt a voluntary consensus standard
or a government-unique standard. In this NOPR, the Commission is
proposing to incorporate by reference voluntary consensus standards
developed by the WGQ.

IV. Information Collection Statement

    9. The following collections of information contained in this
proposed rule have been submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review under section 3507(d) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(d). The Commission solicits
comments on the Commission's need for this information, whether the
information will have practical utility, the accuracy of the provided
burden estimates, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected, and any suggested methods for
minimizing respondents' burden, including the use of automated
information techniques. The ``public protection'' provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 require each agency to display a
currently valid control number and inform respondents that a response
is not required unless the information collection displays a valid OMB
control number on each information collection or provides a
justification as to why the information collection number cannot be
displayed. In the case of information collections published in
regulations, the control number is to be published in the Federal
Register. The following burden estimate includes the costs to implement
the Version 1.8 Standards, which incorporate the most recent and up-to-
date standards governing business practices of and electronic
communication with interstate natural gas pipelines. The burden
estimates are primarily related to start-up to implement the latest
version of the standards and will not result in on-going costs.

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                                                                     Number of
                 Data collection                     Number of     responses per     Hours per     Total number
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        of hours
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FERC-545 \16\...................................             168               1              10           1,680
FERC-549C \17\..................................             126               1           1,181         148,806
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Total Annual Hours for Collection (Reporting and Recordkeeping (if
 appropriate)) = 150,486

    10. Information Collection Costs: The Commission seeks comments on
the costs to comply with these requirements. It has projected the
average annualized cost for all respondents to be the following:
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    \16\ Data collection FERC-545 covers rate change filings made by
natural gas pipelines, including tariff changes. (OMB Control No.
1902-0154).
    \17\ Data collection FERC-549C covers Standards for Business
Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines. (OMB Control No.
1902-0174).

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                                          FERC-545          FERC-549C
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Annualized Capital/Startup Costs....          $211,680       $12,743,010
Annualized Costs (Operations &                       0                 0
 Maintenance).......................
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    Total Annualized Costs..........           211,680        12,743,010
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Total Cost for all Respondents = 12,954,690

    11. OMB regulations \18\ require OMB to approve certain information
collection requirements imposed by agency rule. The Commission is
submitting notification of this proposed rule to OMB.
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    \18\ 5 CFR 1320.11.
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    Title: FERC-545, Gas Pipeline Rates: Rates Change (Non-Formal);
FERC-549C, Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines.
    Action: Proposed collections.
    OMB Control Nos.: 1902-0154, 1902-0174.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit (Interstate natural gas
pipelines (Not applicable to small business)).
    Frequency of Responses: One-time implementation (business
procedures, capital/start-up).
    Necessity of Information: This proposed rule, if implemented, would
upgrade the Commission's current business practice and communication
standards to the latest edition approved by the NAESB WGQ (i.e., the
Version 1.8 Standards). The implementation of these standards is
necessary to increase the efficiency of the pipeline grid, make
pipelines' electronic communications

more secure, and is consistent with the mandate that agencies provide
for electronic disclosure of information.\19\ Requiring such
information ensures both a common means of communication and common
business practices that provide participants engaged in transactions
with interstate pipelines with timely information and uniform business
procedures across multiple pipelines.
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    \19\ 44 U.S.C. 3504 note, Pub. L. 105-277, 1701, 112 Stat. 2681-
749 (1998).
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    12. The information collection requirements of this proposed rule
will be reported directly to the industry users. The implementation of
these data requirements will help the Commission carry out its
responsibilities under the Natural Gas Act to monitor activities of the
natural gas industry to ensure its competitiveness and to assure the
improved efficiency of the industry's operations. The Commission's
Office of Energy Market Regulation will use the data in rate
proceedings to review rate and tariff changes by natural gas companies
for the transportation of gas, for general industry oversight, and to
supplement the documentation used during the Commission's audit
process.
    13. Internal Review: The Commission has reviewed the requirements
pertaining to business practices and electronic communication with
interstate natural gas pipelines and made a determination that the
proposed revisions are necessary to establish a more efficient and
integrated pipeline grid. These requirements conform to the
Commission's plan for efficient information collection, communication,
and management within the natural gas industry. The Commission has
assured itself, by means of its internal review, that there is
specific, objective support for the burden estimates associated with
the information requirements.
    14. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting
requirements by contacting the following: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, Attention:
Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director, Phone: (202) 502-
8415, fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    15. Comments concerning the collection of information(s) and the
associated burden estimate(s), should be sent to the contact listed
above and to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503 [Attention: Desk Officer
for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>,
fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>].

V. Environmental Analysis

    16. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may
have a significant adverse effect on the human environment.\20\ The
Commission has categorically excluded certain actions from these
requirements as not having a significant effect on the human
environment.\21\ The actions proposed here fall within categorical
exclusions in the Commission's regulations for rules that are
clarifying, corrective, or procedural, for information gathering,
analysis, and dissemination, and for sales, exchange, and
transportation of natural gas that requires no construction of
facilities.\22\ Therefore, an environmental assessment is unnecessary
and has not been prepared as part of this NOPR.
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    \20\ Order No. 486, Regulations Implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 52 FR 47,897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC
Stats. & Regs., Regulations Preambles 1986-1990 ] 30,783 (Dec. 10,
1987).
    \21\ 18 CFR 380.4.
    \22\ See 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii), 380.4(a)(5), 380.4(a)(27).
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VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    17. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \23\ generally
requires a description and analysis of final rules that will have
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
In drafting a rule an agency is required to: (1) Assess the effect that
its regulation will have on small entities; (2) analyze effective
alternatives that may minimize a regulation's impact; and (3) make the
analysis available for public comment.\24\ In its NOPR, the agency must
either include an initial regulatory flexibility analysis (Initial RFA)
\25\ or certify that the proposed rule will not have a ``significant
impact on a substantial number of small entities.'' \26\
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    \23\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
    \24\ 5 U.S.C. 601-604.
    \25\ 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
    \26\ 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
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    18. The regulations proposed here impose requirements only on
interstate pipelines, the majority of which are not small businesses.
In this regard, we note that, under the industry standards used for the
RFA, a natural gas pipeline company qualifies as a ``small entity'' if
it had annual receipts of $6.5 million or less.\27\ Most companies
regulated by the Commission do not fall within the RFA's definition of
a small entity. Approximately 168 entities would be potential
respondents subject to data collection FERC-545 reporting requirements;
of those, about 126 natural gas companies (including storage) would
also be subject to data collection FERC 549-C reporting requirements.
Nearly all of these entities are large entities. For the year 2007 (the
most recent year for which information is available), only four
companies not affiliated with larger companies had annual revenues of
less than $6.5 million, which is about three percent of the total
universe of potential respondents. Moreover, these requirements are
designed to benefit all customers, including small businesses. As noted
above, adoption of consensus standards helps ensure the reasonable of
the standards by requiring that the standards draw support from a broad
spectrum of industry participants representing all segments of the
industry. Because of that representation and the fact that industry
conducts business under these standards, the Commission's regulations
should reflect those standards that have the widest possible support.
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    \27\ 5 U.S.C. 601(3), citing section 3 of the Small Business
Act, 15 U.S.C. 623. Section 3 of the SBA defines a ``small business
concern'' as a business which is independently owned and operated
and which is not dominant in its field of operation. The Small
Business Size Standards component of the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) defines a small natural gas pipeline
company as one that transports natural gas and whose annual receipts
(total income plus cost of goods sold) did not exceed $6.5 million
for the previous year.
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    19. Accordingly, pursuant to Sec.  605(b) of the RFA, the
Commission hereby certifies that the regulations proposed herein will
not have a significant adverse impact on a substantial number of small
entities.

VII. Comment Procedures

    20. The Commission invites interested persons to submit written
comments on the matters and issues proposed for incorporation by
reference in this NOPR, including any related matters or alternative
proposals that commenters may wish to discuss. Comments are due
November 10, 2008. Comments must refer to Docket No. RM96-1-029, and
must include the commenter's name, the organization they represent, if
applicable, and their address. Comments may be filed either in
electronic or paper format.
    21. Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission
accepts most standard word processing formats and commenters may attach
additional files with supporting information in certain other file
formats. Commenters filing electronically do not need to make

a paper filing. Commenters that are not able to file comments
electronically must send an original and 14 copies of their comments
to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For paper filings, the
original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted to the
Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    22. All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files
and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely, as described in the
Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are
not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters.

VIII. Document Availability

    23. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and in FERC's
Public Reference Room during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
    24. From FERC's Home Page on the Internet, this information is
available in eLibrary. The full text of this document is available in
eLibrary both in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing,
and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the
docket number, excluding the last three digits of this document in the
docket number field.
    25. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC's Web
site during the Commission's normal business hours. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>) or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 284

    Continental shelf, Incorporation by reference, Natural gas,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    By direction of the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission proposes to amend
part 284, Chapter I, Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

PART 284--CERTAIN SALES AND TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS UNDER THE
NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT OF 1978 AND RELATED AUTHORITIES

    1. The authority citation for part 284 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352;
43 U.S.C. 1331-1356.

    2. Section 284.12 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i)
through (vi), adding paragraph (a)(1)(vii), and revising the
introductory text of paragraph (b) to read as follows:

Sec.  284.12  Standards for pipeline business operations and
communications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Additional Standards (General Standards, Creditworthiness
Standards, and Gas/Electric Operational Communications Standards)
(Version 1.8, September 30, 2006);
    (ii) Nominations Related Standards (Version 1.8, September 30,
2006);
    (iii) Flowing Gas Related Standards (Version 1.8, September 30,
2006);
    (iv) Invoicing Related Standards (Version 1.8, September 30, 2006);
    (v) Quadrant Electronic Delivery Mechanism Related Standards
(Version 1.8, September 30, 2006) with the exception of Standard 4.3.4;
    (vi) Capacity Release Related Standards (Version 1.8, September 30,
2006 (with minor corrections applied December 13, 2006); and
    (vii) Internet Electronic Transport Related Standards (Version 1.8,
September 30, 2006) with the exception of Standard 10.3.2.
* * * * *
    (b) Business practices and electronic communication requirements.
An interstate pipeline that transports gas under subparts B or G of
this part must comply with the following requirements. The regulations
in this paragraph adopt the abbreviations and definitions contained in
the North American Energy Standards Board Wholesale Gas Quadrant
standards incorporated by reference in paragraph (a)(1) of this
section.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-D-3787]

Electromagnetic Compatibility of Medical Devices; Draft Guidance
for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Electromagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) of Medical Devices.'' FDA has developed this
guidance document to describe relevant information that should be
provided in a premarket submission (i.e., premarket approval
application (PMA), humanitarian device exemption (HDE), premarket
notification (510(k)) submission, investigational device exemption
(IDE), and De Novo request) to support a claim of electromagnetic
compatibility for electrically powered medical devices and medical
devices with electrical or electronic functions. This draft guidance is
not intended to change current policy, but to provide specific
technical information to address the recommendations originally
described in the guidance entitled ``Information to Support a Claim of
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Electrically-Powered Medical
Devices'' published July 11, 2016 (2016 EMC guidance). This draft
guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by January 19, 2021 to ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as
follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2015-D-3787 for ``Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Medical
Devices.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except
for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for
download from the internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written
requests for a single hard copy of the draft guidance document entitled
``Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Medical Devices'' to the
Office of Policy, Guidance and Policy Development, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or to
the Office of Communication, Outreach and Development, Center for
Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903
New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002.
Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in
processing your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth J. Seidman, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1108, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-2477; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA has developed this guidance document to describe relevant
information that should be provided in a premarket submission (i.e.,
PMA, HDE

application, 510(k) submission, IDE application, and De Novo requests)
to demonstrate EMC for electrically powered medical devices and medical
devices with electrical or electronic functions. Typically, the review
of EMC information in a submission is based on the risk associated with
malfunction or degradation of the medical device under consideration,
where malfunction or degradation could be caused by inadequate EMC. The
review is also based on the use of appropriate consensus standards.
This draft guidance is intended to replace ``Information to Support a
Claim of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Electrically-Powered
Medical Devices'' published July 11, 2016. This draft guidance is not
intended to change current policy, but to provide specific technical
information to address the recommendations in the 2016 EMC guidance.
    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on the
electromagnetic compatibility of medical devices. It does not establish
any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You
can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the
applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Electronic Access

    Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance may do
so by downloading an electronic copy from the internet. A search
capability for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance
documents is available at https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/device-advice-comprehensive-regulatory-assistance/guidance-documents-medical-devices-and-radiation-emitting-products or from the Center for
Biologics Evaluation and Research at https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics/biologics-guidances. This guidance document is also available at
https://www.regulations.gov and at https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents. Persons unable to download
an electronic copy of ``Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Medical
Devices'' may send an email request to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>to
receive an electronic copy of the document. Please include the complete
title and the document number 16040 to identify the guidance you are
requesting.

III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does
refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. Therefore,
clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) is not
required for this guidance. The previously approved collections of
information are subject to review by OMB under the PRA. The collections
of information in the following FDA regulations and guidance have been
approved by OMB as listed in the following table:

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                                                                                OMB control
            21 CFR part or guidance                                   Topic                             No.
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807, subpart E................................  Premarket notification..........................       0910-0120
814, subparts A through E.....................  Premarket approval..............................       0910-0231
814, subpart H................................  Humanitarian Device Exemption...................       0910-0332
812...........................................  Investigational Device Exemption................       0910-0078
``De Novo Classification Process (Evaluation    De Novo classification process..................       0910-0844
 of Automatic Class III Designation)''.
800, 801, and 809.............................  Medical Device Labeling Regulations.............       0910-0485
803...........................................  Medical Devices; Medical Device Reporting;             0910-0437
                                                 Manufacturer reporting, importer reporting,
                                                 user facility reporting, distributor reporting.
820...........................................  Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP);            0910-0073
                                                 Quality System (QS) Regulation.
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    Dated: November 12, 2020.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-25306 Filed 11-16-20; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2019)]
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[Pages 15165-15167]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2019-0186]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Missouri River, Mile Markers 366.3 to 369.8, Kansas
City, MO

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone
for the navigable waters of the Missouri River from mile marker (MM)
366.3 to MM 369.8. This action is necessary to provide for the safety
of life on these navigable waters near Kansas City, MO, during an
airshow from July 4 through July 7, 2019. This proposed rulemaking
would prohibit persons and vessels from entering the safety zone unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River or
a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed
rulemaking.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before May 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2019-0186 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
proposed rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant Commander Christian
Barger, Waterways Management Division, Sector Upper Mississippi River,
U.S. Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis

    On March 14, 2019, the KC Air Show Charities, Inc. notified the
Coast Guard that it would be conducting an airshow over the Missouri
River near Kansas City, MO on July 4, 2019 from noon to 6 p.m., and
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. from July 5 through 7, 2019. This proposed
rulemaking would establish a temporary safety zone and prohibit persons
and vessels from entering the safety zone unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River (COTP) or a
designated representative. This action is necessary to provide for the
safety of life during the airshows.
    The Coast Guard is proposing this rulemaking under authority in 46
U.S.C. 70034 (previously 33 U.S.C. 1231).

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The COTP proposes to establish a temporary safety zone on the
navigable waters of the Missouri River from Mile Marker (MM) 366.3 to
MM 369.8 on July 4, 2019 and from July 5 through 7, 2019. The rule
would be enforced from noon to 6 p.m. on July 4, 2019, and from 2 p.m.
to 6 p.m. on July 5 to July 7, 2019. The duration of the zone is
intended to ensure the safety of vessels on these navigable waters
during the airshow. No vessel or person would be permitted to enter the
safety zone without obtaining permission from the COTP or a designated
representative.
    The COTP or a designated representative would inform the public of
the enforcement date and times for this safety zone, as well as any
emergent safety concerns that may delay the enforcement of the zone
through Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Local Notices to Mariners, and/or
actual notice.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders and
we discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This NPRM has not been
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, the NPRM has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive Order 13771.
    This regulatory action determination is based on the duration,
location, and size of the safety zone. This zone would be in effect up
to six hours per day for four days total and would affect three and
one-half miles of the Missouri River. Additionally, persons and vessels
would be allowed to request entry into the zone from the COTP or a
designated representative.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
temporary safety zone may be small entities, for the reasons stated in
section IV.A above, this proposed rule would not have a significant
economic impact on any vessel owner or operator.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental

jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The Coast Guard will not retaliate
against small entities that question or complain about this proposed
rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would not call for a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.1D, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made a preliminary
determination that this action is one of a category of actions that do
not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. This proposed rule involves a safety zone that would last
up to six hours for four days along three and one-half miles of the
Missouri River. Normally such actions are categorically excluded from
further review under paragraph L60(a) of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS
Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 01. A preliminary Record of
Environmental Consideration supporting this determination is available
in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or
information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places, or vessels.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, visit https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in the docket,
and all public comments, will be in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a
final rule is published.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165-- REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034; 46 U.S.C. 70051; 33 CFR 1.05-1,
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.

0
2. Add Sec.  165.T08-0186 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T08-0186  Safety Zone; Missouri River, Mile Markers 366.3 to
369.8, Kansas City, MO

    (a) Location. The following area is a temporary safety zone: All
navigable waters of the Missouri River from Mile Marker (MM) 366.3 to
MM 369.8 near Kansas City, MO.
    (b) Period of enforcement. This section will be enforced from noon
through 6 p.m. on July 4, 2019 and 2 p.m. through 6 p.m. on July 5
through 7, 2019.
    (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in
Sec.  165.23, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering the
safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper
Mississippi River (COTP) or a designated representative. A designated
representative is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG) assigned to units under the operational control of
USCG Sector Upper Mississippi River.
    (2) Persons or vessels desiring to enter into or pass through the
zone must request permission from the COTP or a designated
representative. They may be contacted by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply
with the instructions of the COTP or designated representative.

    (d) Informational broadcasts. The COTP or a designated
representative will inform the public of the enforcement date and times
for this safety zone, as well as any emergent safety concerns that may
delay the enforcement of the zone through Broadcast Notice to Mariners,
Local Notices to Mariners, and/or actual notice.

    Dated: April 4, 2019.
S.A. Stoermer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi
River.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18226-18227]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0257]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken
Township, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations; request for
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the DELAIR Memorial Railroad Bridge
across the Delaware River, mile 104.6, at Pennsauken Township, NJ. This
deviation will test the remote operation system of the drawbridge to
determine whether the bridge can be safely operated from a remote
location. This deviation will allow the bridge to be remotely operated
from the Conrail South Jersey dispatch center in Mount Laurel, NJ,
instead of being operated by an on-site bridge tender.

DATES: This modified deviation is effective without actual notice from
April 26, 2018 through 7:59 a.m. on October 16, 2018. For the purposes
of enforcement, actual notice will be used from 8 a.m. on April 19,
2018, until April 26, 2018. Comments and related material must reach
the Coast Guard on or before August 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0257 using Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Fifth Coast Guard
District (dpb); telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis

    On April 12, 2017, we published a notification in the Federal
Register entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River,
Pennsauken Township, NJ'' announcing a temporary deviation from the
regulations, with request for comments (see 82 FR 17562). The purpose
of the deviation was to test the newly installed remote operation
system of the DELAIR Memorial Railroad Bridge across the Delaware
River, mile 104.6, at Pennsauken Township, NJ, owned and operated by
Conrail Shared Assets. The installation of the remote operation system
did not change the operational schedule of the bridge.\1\
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    \1\ A full description of the remote operation system is
outlined in the aforementioned publication, which can be found at
http://regulations.gov. (See ADDRESSES for more information).
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    On June 30, 2017, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River,
Pennsauken Township, NJ'' (see 82 FR 29800). The original comment
period closed on August 18, 2017.
    On October 18, 2017, we published a notification in the Federal
Register entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River,
Pennsauken Township, NJ'' announcing a second temporary deviation from
the regulations, with request for comments (see 82 FR 48419). This
temporary deviation commenced at 8 a.m. on October 21, 2017, and will
conclude at 7:59 a.m. on April 19, 2018. This notification included a
request for comments and related material to reach the Coast Guard on
or before January 15, 2018.\2\
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    \2\ Detailed information concerning this second test deviation
is contained in the Background, Purpose and Legal Basis paragraphs
of the aforementioned publication, which can be found at http://regulations.gov, (see ADDRESSES for more information).
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    On December 6, 2017, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking;
reopening of comment period; entitled ``Drawbridge Operation
Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken Township, NJ'' in the Federal
Register (see 82 FR 57561). This notification included a request for
comments and related material to reach the Coast Guard on or before
January 15, 2018.
    On January 22, 2018, we published a notification of temporary
deviation from regulations; reopening comment period; entitled
``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken Township,
NJ'' in the Federal Register (see 83 FR 2909). This notification
included a request for comments and related material to reach the Coast
Guard on or before March 2, 2018.
    On February 15, 2018, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking;
reopening comment period; entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Delaware River, Pennsauken Township, NJ'' in the Federal Register (see
83 FR 6821). This notification included a request for comments and
related material to reach the Coast Guard on or before March 2, 2018.
    The Coast Guard has reviewed 25 comments posted to the docket, six
reports with supporting documentation submitted by the bridge owner
during the initial and second temporary deviations, and other
information concerning the remote operation system of the DELAIR
Memorial Railroad Bridge. Through this review, the Coast Guard has
found that further testing and evaluation of the remote operation
system of the drawbridge is necessary before making a decision on the
proposed regulation. The Coast Guard has issued a third temporary
deviation from 8 a.m. on April 19, 2018, through 7:59 a.m. on October
16, 2018, to provide sufficient time for further testing and evaluation
of the remote operation system of the DELAIR Memorial Railroad Bridge.
    During this temporary deviation, the following changes have been
implemented: (1) The on-site bridge tender will be removed from the
bridge, (2) qualified personnel will return and operate the bridge
within 60 minutes if the remote operation system is considered in a
failed condition,\3\ and (3) comments concerning the utility and value
of the automated identification system (AIS) are requested. This
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considered in a failed condition are detailed in the Supplementary
Information: III. Discussion of Proposed Rule section of the Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which can be found at: http://regulations.gov, (see ADDRESSES for more information).
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II. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, visit http://www.regulations.gov/privacynotice.
    Documents mentioned in this notification as being available in this
docket and all public comments, will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a
final rule is published.

    Dated: April 19, 2018.
Jerry R. Barnes,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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[Notices]
[Page 54803]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection:
Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight Crewmembers, Subpart C,
Aircraft Dispatchers and App. A Aircraft Dispatcher

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on August 23, 2018. The collection involves the information
that each applicant for an aircraft dispatcher certificate or FAA
approval of an aircraft dispatcher course must submit to the FAA. These
applications, reports and training course materials are provided to the
local Flight Standards District Office of the FAA that oversees the
certificate and FAA approvals. The information to be collected will be
used to and/or is necessary to determine qualification and the ability
of the applicant to safely dispatch aircraft. Without this collection
of information, applicants for a certificate or course approval would
not be able to receive certification or approval. The collection of
information for those who choose to train aircraft dispatcher
applicants is to protect the applicants by ensuring that they are
properly trained.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to
[email protected], or faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0648.
    Title: Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight Crewmembers, Subpart
C, Aircraft Dispatchers and App. A Aircraft Dispatcher.
    Form Numbers: There are no forms associated with this collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on August 23, 2018 (83 FR 42758). This collection
involves the information that each applicant for an aircraft dispatcher
certificate or FAA approval of an aircraft dispatcher course must
submit to the FAA to comply with 14 CFR part 65, subpart C and Appendix
A. These applications, reports and training course materials are
provided to the responsible Flight Standards Office of the FAA that
oversees the certificates and FAA approvals.
    This collection involves the knowledge testing that each applicant
for an aircraft dispatcher certificate must successfully complete or
information required to obtain FAA approval of an aircraft dispatcher
course in order to comply with 14 CFR part 65, subpart C and Appendix
A. These applications, reports and training course materials are
provided to the responsible Flight Standards Office of the FAA which
oversees the certificates and FAA approvals.
    The collection is necessary for the FAA to determine qualification
and the ability of the applicant to safely dispatch aircraft. Without
this collection of information, applicants for a certificate or course
approval would not be able to receive certification or approval. The
collection of information for those who choose to train aircraft
dispatcher applicants is to protect the applicants by ensuring that
they are properly trained.
    Respondents: 1,288.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 4.8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6,351.47 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2018.
Barbara Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

[EPA-HQ-OW-2013-0820; 9922-59-OW]

Notice of Withdrawal

AGENCIES: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of
the Army, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S.
Department of the Army (Army) are announcing the withdrawal of an
interpretive document addressing the exemption from permitting provided
under section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

DATES: The interpretive rule is withdrawn as of January 29, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Damaris Christensen, Office of
Water (4502-T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Ms. Stacey Jensen, Regulatory Community
of Practice (CECW-CO-R), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 441 G Street
NW., Washington, DC 20314; telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 25, 2014, the Agencies signed an,
``Interpretive Rule Regarding Applicability of the Exemption from
Permitting under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act to Certain
Agricultural Conservation Practices,'' that addressed applicability of
the permitting exemption provided under section 404(f)(1)(A) of the CWA
to discharges of dredged or fill material associated with certain
agricultural conservation practices. Congress subsequently directed the
agencies to withdraw this interpretive rule. See, Consolidated and
Further Continuing Appropriation Act, 2015, Division D, section 112,
Public Law 113-235. On January 29, 2015, the agencies signed a
memorandum withdrawing the interpretive rule and this action is
effective immediately. The memorandum of understanding signed on March
25, 2014, by the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Department of the Army and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, concerning the interpretive rule is also
withdrawn. The memorandum withdrawing the interpretive rule is
available on the EPA Web site at http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/agriculture.cfm and in the docket for this notice.

    Dated: January 29, 2015.
Kenneth J. Kopocis,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection
Agency.
    Dated: January 29, 2015.
Jo-Ellen Darcy,
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2950-011.
    Applicants: Spruance Genco, LLC.
    Description: Supplement to August 29, 2017 Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status by Spruance Genco, LLC.
    Filed Date: 2/9/18.
    Accession Number: 20180209-5238.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-823-005; ER13-33-004.
    Applicants: Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading, L.P.,
Collegiate Clean Energy, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Castleton
Commodities Merchant Trading, L.P., et al.
    Filed Date: 2/9/18.
    Accession Number: 20180209-5216.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2255-002.
    Applicants: Armenia Mountain Wind, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Armenia
Mountain Wind, LLC.
    Filed Date: 2/9/18.
    Accession Number: 20180209-5239.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-2679-007.
    Applicants: Latigo Wind Park, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Latigo Wind Park, LLC Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/12/18.
    Accession Number: 20180212-5093.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2541-004.
    Applicants: Pioneer Wind Park I, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Pioneer Wind Park I, LLC Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/12/18.
    Accession Number: 20180212-5094.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-841-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits Fourth Quarter 2017
Capital Budget Report.
    Filed Date: 2/9/18.
    Accession Number: 20180209-5214.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-842-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Macon Parkway Solar Project
LGIA Filing to be effective 1/29/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/12/18.
    Accession Number: 20180212-5208.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 12, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0246]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Establishing and Maintaining a List of U.S. Dairy
Product Manufacturers/Processors With Interest in Exporting to Chile

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection
provisions of the guidance document entitled ``Establishing and
Maintaining a List of U.S. Dairy Product Manufacturers/Processors With
Interest in Exporting to Chile.''

DATES:  Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by August 3, 2009.

ADDRESSES:  Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the
collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Information
Management (HFA-710), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB

for approval. To comply with this requirement, FDA is publishing notice
of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Establishing and Maintaining a List of U.S. Dairy Product
Manufacturers/Processors With Interest in Exporting to Chile (OMB
Control Number 0910-0509)--Extension

    As a direct result of discussions that have been adjunct to the
U.S./Chile Free Trade Agreement, Chile has recognized FDA as the
competent U.S. food safety authority and has accepted the U.S.
regulatory system for dairy inspections. Chile has concluded that it
will not require individual inspections of U.S. firms by Chile as a
prerequisite for trade, but will accept firms identified by FDA as
eligible to export to Chile. Therefore, in the Federal Register of June
22, 2005 (70 FR 36190), FDA announced the availability of a revised
guidance document entitled ``Establishing and Maintaining a List of
U.S. Dairy Product Manufacturers/Processors With Interest in Exporting
to Chile.'' The guidance can be found at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
guidance.html. The guidance document explains that FDA has established
a list that is provided to the Government of Chile and posted on http:/
/www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/expcllst.html, which identifies U.S. dairy
product manufacturers/processors that have expressed interest to FDA in
exporting dairy products to Chile, are subject to FDA jurisdiction, and
are not the subject of a pending judicial enforcement action (i.e., an
injunction or seizure) or a pending warning letter. The term ``dairy
products,'' for purposes of this list, is not intended to cover the raw
agricultural commodity raw milk. Application for inclusion on the list
is voluntary. However, Chile has advised that dairy products from firms
not on this list could be delayed or prevented by Chilean authorities
from entering commerce in Chile. The guidance explains what information
firms should submit to FDA in order to be considered for inclusion on
the list and what criteria FDA intends to use to determine eligibility
for placement on the list. The document also explains how FDA intends
to update the list and how FDA intends to communicate any new
information to Chile. Finally, the guidance notes that FDA considers
the information on this list, which is provided voluntarily with the
understanding that it will be posted on FDA's Web site and communicated
to, and possibly further disseminated by, Chile, to be information that
is not protected from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). Under the
guidance, FDA recommends that U.S. firms that want to be placed on the
list send the following information to FDA: (1) Name and address of the
firm and the manufacturing plant; (2) name, telephone number, and e-
mail address (if available) of the contact person; (3) a list of
products presently shipped and expected to be shipped in the next 3
years; (4) identities of agencies that inspect the plant and the date
of last inspection; (5) plant number and copy of last inspection
notice; and, (6) if other than an FDA inspection, a copy of last
inspection report. FDA requests that this information be updated every
2 years.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                  Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden\1\
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                      No. of        Annual Frequency      Total Annual          Hours per
   Activity        Respondents        per Response          Responses            Response         Total Hours
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New written                    15                  1                    15                1.5                 23
 requests to
 be placed on
 the list
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Biannual                       88                  1                    88                1.0                 88
 update
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Occasional                     25                  1                    25                0.5                 13
 updates
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Total                                                                                124
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\1\ There are no capital or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    The estimate of the number of firms that will submit new written
requests to be placed on the list, biannual updates and occasional
updates is based on the FDA's experience maintaining the list over the
past 4 years. The estimate of the number of hours that it will take a
firm to gather the information needed to be placed on the list or
update its information is based on FDA's experience with firms
submitting similar requests. FDA believes that the information to be
submitted will be readily available to the firms.
    To date, over 175 producers have sought to be included on the list.
FDA estimates that, each year, approximately 15 new firms will apply to
be added to the list. We estimate that a firm will require 1.5 hours to
read the guidance, to gather the information needed, and to prepare a
communication to FDA that contains the information and requests that
the firm be placed on the list for a total of 22.5 hours, rounded to
23. Under the guidance, every 2 years each producer on the list must
provide updated information in order to remain on the list. FDA
estimates that each year approximately half of the firms on the list,
88 firms (175 x 0.5 = 87.5, rounded to 88), will resubmit the
information to remain on the list. We estimate that a firm already on
the list will require 1.0 hours to biannually update and resubmit the
information to FDA, including time reviewing the information and
corresponding with FDA, for a total of 88 hours. In addition, FDA
expects that, each year, approximately 25 firms will need to submit an
occasional update and each firm will require 0.5 hours to prepare a
communication to FDA reporting the change, for a total of 12.5 hours,
rounded to 13.

    Dated: May 28, 2009.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2177-111]

Georgia Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Application Type: Non-capacity Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 2177-111.
    c. Date Filed: April 14, 2022, and supplemented October 17, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Middle Chattahoochee Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Chattahoochee River in
Harris and Muscogee counties, Georgia, and Lee and Russell counties,
Alabama. The project does not occupy federally owned lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Courtenay O'Mara, 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard,
NE, BIN 10193, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3374,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Jessup,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: November 21, 2022.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should
include the docket number P-2177-111. Comments emailed to Commission
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    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 whose name appears on 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 Request: The applicant proposes to replace the
existing four-foot-high wooden flashboard spillway gates with Obermeyer
gates at the Goat Rock Development of the project. The Obermeyer gates
would allow the applicant to regulate the Goat Rock lake levels more
effectively. The applicant

would raise and lower the Obermeyer gates to match inflows more closely
during high flow events. The applicant would perform all work to
install the Obermeyer gates behind a bulkhead that would be anchored on
the upstream side of the dam. The Obermeyer gate installation is
expected to last 18 to 24 months. This proposed action does not require
a drawdown of Goat Rock Lake. The applicant proposes laydown areas in
previously disturbed areas and to construct a temporary pier/platform
for equipment. During construction and following the Obermeyer gate
installation, the licensee would operate the Goat Rock Lake and
powerhouse within the current project license range of 398-404 feet.
The applicant states that the proposal does not change any of the
project features or operations. The project will continue to operate
under the terms of its current license and applicable Water Quality
Certification.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website 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. You may also register
online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.

    Dated: October 20, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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