[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22256-22257]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0042; FRL-9802-2]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; The
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), The National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (EPA ICR No. 1664.09, OMB Control
No. 2050-0141) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through October 31, 2013. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor
and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 14, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2007-0042 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Nichols, Office of Emergency
Management Regulation and Policy Development Division, (5104A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in
the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: This Information Collection Request (ICR) renewal
supports activities to implement the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), Subpart J (40 CFR 300.900,
``Use of Dispersants and Other Chemicals'').
    The use of bioremediation agents, dispersants, surface washing
agents, surface collecting agents and miscellaneous agents in response
to oil spills in U.S. waters or adjoining shorelines is governed by
Subpart J of the NCP regulation (40 CFR 300.900). Subpart J
requirements include criteria for listing oil spill mitigating agents
on the NCP Product Schedule, hereafter referred to as the Schedule.
EPA's regulation, which is codified at 40 CFR 300.00, requires that EPA
prepare a schedule of ``dispersants, other chemicals, and other spill
mitigating devices and substances, if any, that may be used in carrying
out the NCP.'' The Schedule is required by section 311(d)(2)(G) of the
Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The
Schedule is used by federal On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs), Regional
Response Teams (RRTs), and Area Planners to identify spill mitigating
agents in preparation for and response to oil spills.
    Under Subpart J, respondents who want to add a product to the
Schedule must submit technical product data to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) as stipulated in 40 CFR 300.915.
Specifically, Subpart J requires the manufacturer to conduct specific
toxicity and effectiveness tests and submit the corresponding technical
product data along with other detailed information to the EPA Office of
Emergency Management, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. For
example, a dispersant must exceed the 50-percent (5
percent) efficacy threshold in order to be listed on the Schedule. EPA
places oil spill mitigating agents on the Schedule if all the required
data are submitted and the product satisfies all requirements and meets
or exceeds testing thresholds. The Product Schedule is available to
federal OSCs, RRTs, and Area Committees for determining the most
appropriate products to use in various spill scenarios.
    Products currently listed on the Schedule are divided into five
basic categories: dispersants, surface washing agents, surface
collecting agents, bioremediation agents, and

miscellaneous oil spill control agents. As of March, 2013, 112 products
are listed on the Schedule. It is estimated that 11 products per year
will be submitted to EPA for listing on the Schedule. Over the three-
year period covered by this ICR, an estimated 33 products may be
listed. Additionally, EPA estimates that approximately 10 manufacturers
will submit information to obtain sorbent certifications. The annual
public reporting burden will be 315 hours. The total annual cost
(including labor and non-labor) to manufacturers under Subpart J is
estimated to be $88,743.
    At 40 CFR 300.920(c), respondents are allowed to assert that
certain information in the technical product data submissions is
confidential business information. EPA will handle such claims pursuant
to the provisions in 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. Such information must be
submitted separately from non-confidential information, clearly
identified, and clearly marked ``Confidential Business Information.''
If the applicant fails to make such a claim at the time of submittal,
EPA may make the information available to the public without further
notice.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents include, but are not
limited to, manufacturers of bioremediation agents, dispersants,
surface collecting agents, surface washing agents, miscellaneous oil
spill control agents, and other chemical agents and biological
additives used as countermeasures against oil spills. Affected private
industries can be expected to fall within the following industrial
classifications:
     Manufacturers of industrial inorganic chemicals (SIC 281/
NAICS 325188),
     Manufacturers of industrial organic chemicals (SIC 286/
NAICS 325199), and
     Manufacturers of miscellaneous chemical products (SIC 289/
NAICS 325988).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: An oil spill mitigating agent
does not have to be listed on the Product Schedule unless a
manufacturer wants the product to be applied as part of an emergency
response to an oil spill. If so, then certain mandatory product testing
and information is required to be considered for listing on the
Schedule. (The Schedule is required by section 311(d)(2)(G) of the
Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990).
    Estimated number of respondents: Eleven per year. There are 96
manufacturers and 112 products (26 bioremediation agents, 18
dispersants, 14 miscellaneous agents, and 53 surface washing agents, 2
surface collecting agents) listed on the March, 2013 Schedule. EPA
estimates that manufacturers will apply to list 11 products on the
Schedule each year, including 2 bioremediation agents, 3 dispersants, 2
miscellaneous agents, 1 surface collecting agent, and 3 surface washing
agents. Over a three-year period, EPA anticipates that manufacturers
will apply to list a total of 6 bioremediation agents, 9 dispersants, 6
miscellaneous agents, 3 surface collecting agent, and 9 surface washing
agents on the Schedule.
    Frequency of response: Each manufacturer responds one time per
product submittal.
    Total estimated burden: 315 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $ 72,450 (per year).
    Changes in estimates: There is a decrease in burden hours and cost.
All regulatory requirements are the same as in 2010. There is a
decrease in total cost of $10,550 due to less manufacturers applying to
list products (11 instead of 14 per year) on the Schedule even though
laboratory pricing and labor rates have risen.

Dana S. Tulis,
Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0012]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of applications for exemption; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of applications from eight individuals
for an exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions will
enable these individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce without
meeting the vision requirement in one eye.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 18, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0012 using any of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov/,
insert the docket number, FMCSA-2021-0012, in the keyword box, and
click ``Search.'' Next, sort the results by ``Posted (Newer-Older),''
choose the first notice listed, and click on the ``Comment'' button.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief,
Medical Programs Division,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected], FMCSA,
DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64-224, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. If you have questions regarding viewing or
submitting material to the docket, contact Dockets Operations, (202)
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

A. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0012), indicate the specific section of
this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for
each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so that FMCSA can contact you if there are questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA-2021-0012. Next, sort the results by ``Posted (Newer-
Older),'' choose the first notice listed, click the ``Comment'' button,
and type your comment into the text box on the following screen. Choose
whether you are submitting your comment as an individual or on behalf
of a third party and then submit.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an

unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period.

B. Viewing Comments

    To view comments go to www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket
number, FMCSA-2021-0012, in the keyword box, and click ``Search.''
Next, sort the results by ``Posted (Newer-Older),'' choose the first
notice listed, and click ``Browse Comments.'' If you do not have access
to the internet, you may view the docket online by visiting Dockets
Operations in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
To be sure someone is there to help you, please call<PHONE_NUMBER> or
(202) 366-9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.

C. Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its regulatory process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.transportation.gov/privacy.

II. Background

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), FMCSA may grant an exemption
from the FMCSRs for no longer than a 5-year period if it finds such
exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to,
or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such
exemption. The statute also allows the Agency to renew exemptions at
the end of the 5-year period. FMCSA grants medical exemptions from the
FMCSRs for a 2-year period to align with the maximum duration of a
driver's medical certification.
    The eight individuals listed in this notice have requested an
exemption from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
Accordingly, the Agency will evaluate the qualifications of each
applicant to determine whether granting an exemption will achieve the
required level of safety mandated by statute.
    The physical qualification standard for drivers regarding vision
found in Sec.  391.41(b)(10) states that a person is physically
qualified to drive a CMV if that person has distant visual acuity of at
least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual
acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with
corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen)
in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at
least 70[deg] in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability
to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard
red, green, and amber.
    On July 16, 1992, the Agency first published the criteria for the
Vision Waiver Program, which listed the conditions and reporting
standards that CMV drivers approved for participation would need to
meet (57 FR 31458). The current Vision Exemption Program was
established in 1998, following the enactment of amendments to the
statutes governing exemptions made by Sec.  4007 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Public Law 105-178, 112 Stat.
107, 401 (June 9, 1998). Vision exemptions are considered under the
procedures established in 49 CFR part 381 subpart C, on a case-by-case
basis upon application by CMV drivers who do not meet the vision
standards of Sec.  391.41(b)(10).
    To qualify for an exemption from the vision requirement, FMCSA
requires a person to present verifiable evidence that he/she has driven
a commercial vehicle safely in intrastate commerce with the vision
deficiency for the past three years. Recent driving performance is
especially important in evaluating future safety, according to several
research studies designed to correlate past and future driving
performance. Results of these studies support the principle that the
best predictor of future performance by a driver is his/her past record
of crashes and traffic violations. Copies of the studies may be found
at www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA-1998-3637.
    FMCSA believes it can properly apply the principle to monocular
drivers, because data from the Federal Highway Administration's former
waiver study program clearly demonstrated the driving performance of
experienced monocular drivers in the program is better than that of all
CMV drivers collectively.\1\ The fact that experienced monocular
drivers demonstrated safe driving records in the waiver program
supports a conclusion that other monocular drivers, meeting the same
qualifying conditions as those required by the waiver program, are also
likely to have adapted to their vision deficiency and will continue to
operate safely.
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    \1\ A thorough discussion of this issue may be found in a FHWA
final rule published in the Federal Register on March 26, 1996 and
available on the internet at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-03-26/pdf/96-7226.pdf.
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    The first major research correlating past and future performance
was done in England by Greenwood and Yule in 1920. Subsequent studies,
building on that model, concluded that crash rates for the same
individual exposed to certain risks for two different time periods vary
only slightly (See Bates and Neyman, University of California
Publications in Statistics, Apr. 1952). Other studies demonstrated
theories of predicting crash proneness from crash history coupled with
other factors. These factors--such as age, sex, geographic location,
mileage driven and conviction history--are used every day by insurance
companies and motor vehicle bureaus to predict the probability of an
individual experiencing future crashes (See Weber, Donald C.,
``Accident Rate Potential: An Application of Multiple Regression
Analysis of a Poisson Process,'' Journal of American Statistical
Association, June 1971). A 1964 California Driver Record Study prepared
by the California Department of Motor Vehicles concluded that the best
overall crash predictor for both concurrent and nonconcurrent events is
the number of single convictions. This study used 3 consecutive years
of data, comparing the experiences of drivers in the first 2 years with
their experiences in the final year.

III. Qualifications of Applicants

Ruben Ahuyon

    Mr. Ahuyon, 42, has had amblyopia in his right eye since childhood.
The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/150, and in his left eye, 20/
20. Following an examination in 2021, his ophthalmologist stated, ``Mr.
Ahuyon has sufficient vision to perform operations of a commercial
vehicle.'' Mr. Ahuyon reported that he has driven straight trucks for 6
years, accumulating 420,000 miles. He holds an operator's license from
Texas. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and no
convictions for moving violations in a CMV.

Victor N. Crisafulli

    Mr. Crisafulli, 26, has had amblyopia in his left eye since
childhood. The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, and in his left
eye, 20/200. Following an examination in 2021, his optometrist stated,
``Victor demonstrates sufficient vision with glasses to perform tasks
required to operate a commercial

vehicle.'' Mr. Crisafulli reported that he has driven straight trucks
for 3 years, accumulating 15,600 miles. He holds an operator's license
from New York. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes
and no convictions for moving violations in a CMV.

Roger Guin

    Mr. Guin, 61, has had amblyopia in his left eye since childhood.
The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, and in his left eye, 20/
200. Following an examination in 2021, his optometrist stated, ``It is
my considered opinion that you have perfectly satisfactory vision to
perform driving tasks needed to operate a commercial vehicle.'' Mr.
Guin reported that he has driven tractor-trailer combinations for 11
years, accumulating 143,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL from North
Carolina. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and
no convictions for moving violations in a CMV.

Michael H. Jorgensen

    Mr. Jorgensen, 71, has a prosthetic left eye due to a traumatic
incident in 2010. The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, and in
his left eye, no light perception. Following an examination in 2021,
his optometrist stated, ``He is, in my opinion, safe to drive a
commercial motor vehicle as it pertains to his eyesight.'' Mr.
Jorgensen reported that he has driven straight trucks for 15 years,
accumulating 675,000 miles and tractor-trailer combinations for 53
years, accumulating 4.505 million miles. He holds a Class A CDL from
Minnesota. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and
no convictions for moving violations in a CMV.

Alejandro V. Lopez

    Mr. Lopez, 52, has a prosthetic left eye due to a traumatic
incident in 2001. The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, and in
his left eye, no light perception. Following an examination in 2021,
his optometrist stated, ``In my medical opinion, there have been no
changes in vision to indicate he would have any trouble with driving
tasks required to continued [sic] operation of the same or similar
commercial vehicle that he has been safely operating since the eye
injury in 2001.'' Mr. Lopez reported that he has driven straight trucks
for 10 years, accumulating 40,000 miles. He holds an operator's license
from California. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no
crashes and no convictions for moving violations in a CMV.

Jay D. May

    Mr. May, 41, has a macular scar in his left eye due to a traumatic
incident in 2000. The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, and in
his left eye, 20/200. Following an examination in 2021, his optometrist
stated, ``I believe that Mr. May has sufficient vision to perform the
driving tasks required to operate a commercial vehicle.'' Mr. May
reported that he has driven straight trucks for 10 years, accumulating
26,000 miles and tractor-trailer combinations for 15 years,
accumulating 675,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL from Arizona. His
driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and no convictions
for moving violations in a CMV.

John Robison

    Mr. Robison, 53, has had a retinal detachment in his right eye
since an incident in childhood. The visual acuity in his right eye is
20/70, and in his left eye, 20/25. Following an examination in 2021,
his optometrist stated, ``In my opinion, Mr. White has sufficient
vision to perform the driving tasks required to operate a commercial
vehicle with no restrictions.'' Mr. Robison reported that he has driven
straight trucks for 3 years, accumulating 90,000 miles, and tractor-
trailer combinations for 27 years, accumulating 2.34 million miles. He
holds a Class A CDL from Georgia. His driving record for the last 3
years shows no crashes and no convictions for moving violations in a
CMV.

Kenneth P. Stephens

    Mr. Stephens, 65, has had amblyopia in his left eye since
childhood. The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, and in his left
eye, 20/60. Following an examination in 2021, his optometrist stated,
``It is my opinion that Ken possesses all the visual skills necessary
to operate a commercial vehicle.'' Mr. Stephens reported that he has
driven tractor-trailer combinations for 24 years, accumulating 720,000
miles. He holds a Class A CDL from Iowa. His driving record for the
last 3 years shows no crashes and no convictions for moving violations
in a CMV.

IV. Request for Comments

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), FMCSA requests
public comment from all interested persons on the exemption petitions
described in this notice. We will consider all comments and material
received before the close of business on the closing date indicated
under the DATES section of the notice.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4635-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2023-0001]

Washington; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Washington (FEMA-4635-DR), dated January 5, 2022, and
related determinations.

DATES: This change occurred on September 29, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Toney L.
Raines, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer
for this disaster.
    This action terminates the appointment of Andrew P. Meyer as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC06-505-000; FERC-505]

Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

March 21, 2006.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp
) or from the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive
Director, ED-34, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments
may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those parties
filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper
filing, 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 and refer to
Docket No. IC06-505-000.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To
file the document, access the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
 and click on ``Make an E-filing,'' and then follow the

instructions for each screen. First time users will have to establish a
user name and password. The Commission will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of
comments.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user
assistance, contact<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at (866)
208-3676, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and by e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-505 ``Application for License for Water Projects
with less than 5MW capacity'' (OMB No. 1902-0115) is used by the
Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Part I of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. sections 791a et seq. & 3301-3432,
as amended by the Electric Consumers Protections Act (ECPA)

(Pub. L. 99-495, 100 Stat. 1234 (1986). The FPA as amended by ECPA
provides the Commission with the responsibility of issuing licenses for
nonfederal hydroelectric power plants, plus requiring the Commission in
its licensing activities to give equal consideration to preserving
environmental quality. ECPA also amended sections 10(a) and 10(j) of
the FPA to specify the conditions on which hydropower licenses are
issued, to direct that the project be adopted in accordance with a
comprehensive plan that improves waterways for interstate/foreign
commerce and for the protection, enhancement and mitigation of damages
to fish and wildlife.
    Submission of the information is necessary to fulfill the
requirements of Sections 9 and 10(a) of the Act in order for the
Commission to make the required finding that the proposal is
economically, technically, and environmentally sound, and is best
adapted to the comprehensive plan of development of the water resources
of the region. Under section 405(c) of the Public Utilities Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978, the Commission may in its discretion (by rule or
order) grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of
Part I of the FPA to small hydroelectric power projects having a
proposed installed capacity of 5,000 kilowatts or less. The information
collected under designation FERC-505 is in the form of a written
application for a license and is used by Commission staff to determine
the broad impact of the license application.
    In Order No. 2002 (68 FR 51070, August 25, 2003; FERC Statutes and
Regulations ] 31,150 at p. 30,688) the Commission revised in
regulations to create a new licensing process in which a potential
license applicant's pre-filing consultation and the Commission's
scoping pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) are
conducted concurrently rather than sequentially. The Commission
estimated that if an applicant chooses to use the new licensing
process, this could result in a reduction of 30% from the traditional
licensing process. The reporting burden related to Order No. 2002 would
on average be 7,000 hours per respondent as opposed to 10,000 hours per
respondent in the traditional licensing process and 8,600 hours in the
alternative licensing process. It has been nearly three years since
Order No. 2002 was issued and applicants have experienced the
opportunity to gain the benefits from the revised licensing process. In
particular, applicants have benefited from (a) increased public
participation in pre-filing consultation; (b) increased assistance from
Commission staff to the potential applicant and stakeholders during the
development of a license application; (c) development by the potential
applicant of a Commission-approved study plan; (d) elimination of the
need for post-application study requests; (e) issuance of public
schedules and enforcement of deadlines, (f) better coordination between
the Commission's processes, including the NEPA document preparation,
and those of Federal and state agencies and Indian tribes with
authority to require conditions for Commission-issued licenses. It is
for these reasons, that the Commission will use the estimates projected
in the table below.
    The information collected is needed to evaluate the license
application pursuant to the comprehensive development standard of FPA
sections 4(e) and 10(a)(1), to consider the comprehensive development
analysis certain factors with respect to new license set forth in
section 15, and to comply with NEPA, Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
531 et seq.) and the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470
et seq.).
    Commission staff conducts a systematic review of the prepared
application with supplemental documentation provided by the
solicitation of comments from other agencies and the public. The
Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 4.61; 4.71; 4.93; 4.107; 4.108; 4.201;
4.202, 292.203 and 292.208.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of
data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden   Total annual
               Number of respondents annually (1)                  responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                                  respondent (2)   response (3)     (1)x(2)x(3)
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5...............................................................               1          6,959*         34,795
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* Rounded off.

    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $ 8,675,000. ($1,500,000
(traditional process) + $2,975,000 (alternative process) + $4,200,000
(integrated process). These costs were determined by the percentage of
applicants that would be using each of these processes. Annualized
costs per project $500,000 (traditional); $425,000 (alternative
licensing), and $350,000 (integrated licensing).
    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
    The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities, which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 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 those who are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology e.g.
permitting electronic submission of responses.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41089]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18244]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2017-68]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and
participation in, this aspect of the FAA's regulatory activities.
Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of
information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of
the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket
number involved and must be received on or before September 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-0794
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking 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: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    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: Mark Forseth, ANM-113, Federal
Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356,
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Alphonso
Pendergrass, ARM-200, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591,
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 23, 2017.
Victor Wicklund,
Manager, Transport Standards Branch, Policy and Innovation Division,
Aircraft Certification Service.

Petition For Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2017-0794.
    Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: Sec.  25.1329(j).
    Description of Relief Sought: Permit temporary relief from the
requirements for visual and aural warnings to be provided to all
crewmembers for all autopilot disengagements.
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