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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2011-1062]
RIN 1625-AA09

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bear Creek, Dundalk, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulation governing
the operation of the Baltimore County highway bridge at Wise Avenue
across Bear Creek, mile 3.4, between Dundalk and Sparrows Point, MD.
The proposed change will alter the four hour advance notice requirement
for a bridge opening to a 48-hour advance notice requirement for a
bridge opening. Due to the lack of openings, it is not necessary to
have personnel available on a four-hour notice. The operating
regulation change will allow Baltimore County to more efficiently
utilize the maintenance personnel who are responsible for the operation
of the bridge.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before April 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2011-1062 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
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 proposed
rule, call or e-mail Lindsey Middleton, Fifth Coast Guard District
Bridge Administration Division, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted,
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2011-1062), 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 (http://www.regulations.gov), or by fax, mail or hand delivery,
but please use only one of these means. If you submit a comment online
via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received by the
Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax,
hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as having
been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket
Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding
your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Proposed Rules'' and insert ``USCG-2011-1062'' in the ``Keyword''
box. Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the
``Actions'' column. 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 them
by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will
consider all comments and material received during the comment period
and may change the rule based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2011-1062'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one using one of the four methods specified under
ADDRESSES. Please explain why one would be beneficial. If we determine
that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and
place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.

Basis and Purpose

    Baltimore County has requested a change to the operating regulation
for the bascule Baltimore County highway bridge at Wise Avenue across
Bear Creek, mile 3.4 between Dundalk and Sparrows Point, MD. This
change would require the draw to open if at least 48 hours of notice is
given.
    Draw tender logs provided by the County show that this bridge has
had fewer than 12 openings every year since 2008. The majority of these
openings have been to test or maintain the bridge. When a request is
made, the County contacts the ``on call'' maintenance contractor who
relays the message to their electrical subcontractor. This
subcontractor is the person that operates the bridge. The qualified
subcontractors are normally at other work locations making it
difficult, logistically, to arrive at the bridge site for an opening
within the current four hour notice period. This change would allow the
County to utilize its maintenance personnel more efficiently.
    The current regulation, set out in 33 CFR 117.543(b), requires the
bridge to open if at least four hours of notice is given. Section
117.543 was last amended on October 20, 2011, which was to remove a
bridge operating regulation for a bridge that has been replaced with a
fixed bridge.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The Coast Guard proposes to amend 33 CFR 117.543(b) for the
Baltimore County highway bridge, mile 3.4 at Wise Avenue between
Dundalk and Sparrows Point, MD. This regulation would change to allow
the bridge to open on signal if at least 48 hours notice is given.
There is no alternate route. The majority of vessels that use this
waterway are recreational boats that can travel through the bridge
without requiring a bridge opening; the vertical clearance of the
bridge in the closed position is 14 feet at mean high water. For those
vessels, this regulation will not impact their waterway transit because
they are able to transit through the bridge at any time. There are few
larger vessels that may require a bridge opening. This regulation
change should not have an adverse effect on their transit because the
bridge is able to open if the mariner provides at least 48 hours of
advance notice.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Order 12866 or under
section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and Budget
has not reviewed it under that Order. The proposed change is expected
to have only a minimal impact on maritime traffic transiting the
bridge. Most mariners utilizing this waterway

do not require a bridge opening. The few mariners that may need a
bridge opening can plan their trips in accordance with the 48-hour
scheduled advance notice requirement for a bridge opening to minimize
delay.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. 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.
    This proposed rule would affect the following entities, some of
which might be small entities: the owners or operators of vessels
requiring a bridge opening.
    This action will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities because the rule adds minimal
restrictions to the movement of navigation by requiring mariners to
give at least 48 hours of notice when requesting a bridge opening. The
majority of vessels utilizing this waterway is shorter than 14 feet and
is able to safely transit under the bridge in the closed position at
any time.
    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.

Assistance for Small Entities

    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 so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. 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 Lindsey Middleton, Bridge
Management Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard District,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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.

Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications
for federalism.

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 will not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    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.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01, and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD which guides the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment because it simply
promulgates the operating regulations or procedures for

drawbridges. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the
discovery of a significant environmental impact from this proposed
rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

    1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    2. Revise Sec.  117.543(b) to read as follows:

Sec.  117.543  Bear Creek

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    (b) The draw of the Baltimore County highway bridge, mile 3.4 at
Wise Avenue between Dundalk and Sparrows Point, shall open on signal if
at least 48 hours of notice is given.

    Dated: January 19, 2012.
William D. Lee,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

PLACE: The meeting will be held at the Commission's headquarters, 100 F
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners,
the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend
the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the
matters also may be present.
    In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting
changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date,
and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission's website
at https://www.sec.gov.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10),
permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.
    The subject matters of the closed meeting will consist of the
following topics:

    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Consideration of amicus participation;
    Resolution of litigation claims; and
    Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.

    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting agenda items that may consist of
adjudicatory, examination, litigation, or regulatory matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information; please
contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202)
551-5400.

    Dated: May 23, 2019.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0021]

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC);
Correction to the Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Correction to notice of the National Emergency Medical Services
Advisory Council Meeting on March 29, 2012, to alter the start time
from 1 p.m. EST to 10 a.m. EDT and to adjust other times from Eastern
Standard Time to Eastern Daylight Time.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA is issuing a correction to a published notice of a
meeting of the NEMSAC to be held in the Metropolitan Washington, DC
area on March 28-30, 2012. This notice announces the correct date,
time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public.
The purpose of NEMSAC is to provide a nationally recognized council of
emergency medical services (EMS) representatives and consumers to
provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT's National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

DATES: The NEMSAC meeting will take place over two and a half days and
be held on
     Wednesday March 28, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT;
     Thursday March 29, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT;
and
     Friday March 30, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT.
    NEMSAC committees will meet from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. EDT on March 29,
2012. Public comment periods will be scheduled throughout the day of
March 28, 2012, as well as from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT on March 29,
2012.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on the 8th floor of the FHI 360
Conference Center at 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Dawson, Director, U.S. Department
of Transportation, Office of Emergency Medical Services, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., NTI-140, Washington, DC 20590, telephone number
(202) 366-9966; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
App.). NEMSAC will meet on March 28-30,

2012, at the FHI 360 Conference Center at 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20009.

Agenda of National EMS Advisory Council Meeting, March 28-30, 2012

    The tentative agenda includes the following:

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

(1) Opening Remarks
(2) History and Overview of the EMS Education Agenda for the Future
(3) Panel Discussion 1--Successes and Challenges in
Implementing the Current Agenda
(4) Panel Discussion 2--Opportunities and Challenges in
Revising the Agenda
(5) Panel Discussion 3--The Process to Revise the Agenda
(6) Next Steps

Thursday, March 29, 2012

(1) Opening Remarks
(2) Review and Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting
(3) Update from NHTSA Office of EMS
(4) Federal Partner Update
(5) Request for Input from the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS
(FICEMS)
(6) Presentations from NEMSAC Committees
(7) Public Comment Period

Friday, March 30, 2012

(1) Deliberations of Committee Documents
(2) Discussion of New and Emerging Issues
(3) Unfinished Business/Continued Discussion from Previous Day
(4) Next Steps and Adjourn

    Public comment periods will be scheduled throughout the day of
March 28, 2012, as well as from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT on March 29,
2012. Written comments or requests to make oral presentations must be
received by March 21, 2012, by emailing<EMAIL_ADDRESS>In order to
allow as many people as possible to speak, speakers are requested to
limit their remarks to 5 minutes.
    Public Attendance: This meeting will be open to the public. There
will not be a teleconference option for this meeting. Individuals
wishing to attend must register online at www.regonline.com/NEMSAC no
later than March 26, 2012.
    Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting will be available to the public
online through www.EMS.gov.

    Issued on: March 6, 2012.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0880; FRL-8102-1]

Notice of Filing for Foramsulfuron Pesticide Petition for the
Exemption of a Requirement for a Tolerance in or on Corn, Pop and Corn,
Sweet.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petition
proposing the exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for corn,
pop and corn, sweet.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2006.

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0880 and pesticide petition number (PP)
5E7004, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0880. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made
available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation
of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaja R. Brothers; Registration
Division, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001, telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
     2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing a summary of each pesticide petition received under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a, proposing the exemption of a tolerance in 40 CFR part
180.1219 for foramsulfuron in or on corn, pop and corn, sweet. EPA has
determined that this pesticide petition contains data or information
regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however,
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at
this time or whether the data support granting the exemption of the
pesticide petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on
this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition included in
this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the
analytical method available for the detection and measurement of the
pesticide chemical residues is available on EPA's Electronic Docket at
http://www.regulations.gov. To locate this information on the home page

of EPA's Electronic Docket, select ``Quick Search'' and type the OPP
docket ID number. Once the search has located the docket, clicking on
the ``Docket ID'' will bring up a list of all documents in the docket
for the pesticide including the petition summary.

New Tolerance

    PP 5E7004. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500
College Road East, Suite 201 West, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of the herbicide, foramsulfuron in or on corn, pop and corn, sweet.
Because this petition is a request for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance without numerical limitations, no analytical
method is required.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: November 9, 2006.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E6-19746 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]

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October 25, 2012

MEMO TO FILE

SUBJECT: Conclusions Regarding the Pre-Biological Opinion Registration
of Kaput-D® Prairie Dog Bait for Use on Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs

The purpose of this memorandum is to document EPA’s conclusion that
the issuance of a time-limited new use registration for Kaput-D®
Prairie Dog Bait (to control Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (BTPD); hereafter
referred to as Kaput), prior to the completion of consultation with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), is not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of any federally-listed endangered or threatened
species, or result in the destruction or adverse modification of
critical habitat of such species.  This restricted use product is a bait
that contains the active ingredient diphacinone, which must be applied
by hand or mechanically on rangeland and adjacent non-crop areas at
least 6” into active BTPD burrows.  No bait is to be placed on or
above ground level. The product label restricts use to the 10 states of
CO, KS, NE, NM, ND, SD, WY, TX, MT and OK.

Given the FWS April 9, 2012 “no jeopardy” Biological Opinion (BiOp)
for Rozol Prairie Dog Bait (a similar anticoagulant rodenticide
containing the active ingredient chlorphacinone; hereafter referred to
as Rozol) ( HYPERLINK "http://epa.gov/espp/2012/borozol-final.pdf"
http://epa.gov/espp/2012/borozol-final.pdf ) and the agreement of the
applicant for Kaput to implement all of the conservation measures and
Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPMs) specified in the Rozol BiOp for
Kaput, no impacts of concern are expected to occur for Kaput during the
period when consultation is occurring for this new product.  As
described in the Environmental Fate and Effects Division’s Ecological
Risk Assessment for the Section 3 new use registration of diphacinone on
BTPDs (EPA, 2012), Kaput has a similar exposure and ecotoxicity profile
to Rozol, and the area of potential use for the two rodenticides is
identical, given that they are both applied by the same method for use
only on BTPDs during the same use season (October 1 to March 15) in the
same 10 state area within the range of BTPDs.  Therefore, the listed
species that may be exposed to Kaput are also identical to those exposed
to Rozol.  Given that the exposure and toxicity profiles of Rozol and
Kaput are similar, the conservation measures and RPMs identified for
Rozol should also be protective of endangered species if implemented on
the Kaput label.  In addition, the labels for both Rozol and Kaput
stipulate that other anticoagulant rodenticides cannot be used if
applying either of these products; therefore, there is no potential for
additive exposure.  As such, the registration of Kaput is not expected
to increase, change the route of, or otherwise significantly alter
non-target organisms’ exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides.

As an additional safeguard, the Kaput product will be registered on a
time-limited basis, such that the registration will only authorize sale
and distribution of the product for the 2012-2013 use season.  The
consultation process with FWS for Kaput began on October 25, 2012,
concurrent with registration of the produce, and is currently expected
to be completed prior to December 10, 2012.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  2012.  Ecological Risk
Assessment for the Section 3 New Use Registration of Diphacinone (PC
067701) For Use on Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus).
Office of Pesticide Programs.  Environmental Fate and Effects Division.
June 28, 2012.

OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY

AND POLLUTION PREVENTION

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of
Directors

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

Time and Date:  January 12, 2010, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., Pacific
Standard Time.

Place:  This meeting will take place at the Horton Grand Hotel, 311
Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101.

Status: Open to the public.

Matters To Be Considered:  The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board
of Directors (the Board) will continue its work in developing and
implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement and to
that end, may consider matters properly before the Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified
Carrier Registration Board of Directors at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued on: December 4, 2009.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E9-29464 Filed 12-7-09; 4:15 pm]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-60383; File No. SR-BX-2009-042]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify
Its Optional Anti-Internalization Functionality

July 24, 2009.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on July 22, 2009, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (``NASDAQ OMX BX'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange
has designated the proposed rule change as effecting a change described
under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the Act,\3\ which renders the proposal
effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit

comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is filing with the Commission a proposed rule change
to modify its optional anti-internalization functionality.
    The text of the proposed rule change is below. Proposed new
language is italic and proposed deletions are in brackets.
* * * * *
4757. Book Processing
    System orders shall be executed through the Book Process set forth
below:
    (a) Execution Algorithm--Price/Time--The System shall execute
equally priced or better priced trading interest within the System in
price/time priority in the following order:
    (1)-(2) No Change.
    (3) Exception: Anti-Internalization--Market participants may direct
that quotes/orders entered into the System not execute against quotes/
orders entered under the same MPID. [In such a case, the later entered
of the quote/orders will be cancelled back to the entering party.] In
such a case, if the interacting orders from the same MPID are
equivalent in size, both orders will be cancelled back to their
entering parties. If the interacting orders from the same MPID are not
equivalent in size, share amounts equal to size of the smaller of the
two orders will be cancelled back to their originating parties with the
remainder of the larger order being retained by the System for
potential execution.
    (b)-(c) No Change.
* * * * *

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    Nasdaq OMX BX is proposing to modify its voluntary anti-
internalization functionality. Under the proposal, market participants
entering quotes/orders under a specific market participant identifier
(``MPID'') may voluntarily direct that they not execute against other
quotes/orders entered into the System under the same MPID. In such a
case, if the orders from the same MPID are equivalent in size, both
orders will be cancelled back to their entering parties. If the orders
from the same MPID are not equivalent in size, share amounts equal to
[sic] size of the smaller of the two orders will be cancelled back to
their respective originating parties with the remainder of the larger
order being retained by the System for potential execution.
    The above replaces NASDAQ OMX BX's 's [sic] currently approved, but
not yet operational, anti-internalization functionality that would
cancel the later entered of interacting orders from the same MPID.
NASDAQ OMX BX is modifying its anti-internalization functionality based
on additional input from system users as well as the Commission's
recent approval of various versions of anti-internalization
functionality for the BATS and NYSE Arca exchanges.\4\
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    \4\ See SR-BATS-2009-022 and SR-NYSEArca-2009-058. Nasdaq's
proposed anti-internalization functionality is similar to BAT's MMTP
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    Anti-internalization functionality is designed to assist market
participants in complying with certain rules and regulations of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (``ERISA'') that preclude and/
or limit managing broker-dealers of such accounts from trading as
principal with orders generated for those accounts. It can also assist
market participants in reducing execution fees potentially resulting
from the interaction of executable buy and sell trading interest from
the same firm. NASDAQ OMX BX notes that use of the functionality does
not relieve or otherwise modify the duty of best execution owed to
orders received from public customers. As such, market participants
using anti-internalization functionality will need to take appropriate
steps to ensure that public customer orders that do not execute because
of the use of anti-internalization functionality ultimately receive the
same execution price (or better) they would have originally obtained if
execution of the order was not inhibited by the functionality.
2. Statutory Basis
    Nasdaq OMX BX believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,\5\ in general, and with
Sections [sic] 6(b)(5) of the Act,\6\ in particular, in that the
proposal is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
Nasdaq OMX BX notes that similar functionality has previously [sic]
approved for other trading systems.\7\
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \7\ See SR-NASD-2003-039.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

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

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

    Written comments on the proposed rule change were neither solicited
nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change: (1) Does not
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) does not impose any significant burden on competition;
and (3) by its terms does not become operative for 30 days after the
date of this filing, or such shorter time as the Commission may
designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does
not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing. In addition,
Rule 19b-

4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to provide the
Commission with written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule
change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed rule
change, at least five business days prior to the date of filing of the
proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the
Commission. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) permits the Commission to
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange requests
that the Commission waive the 30-day operative delay as well as the
five business-day pre-filing requirement so that the benefits of this
functionality to NASDAQ OMX BX market participants expected from the
rule change can be implemented on August 3, 2009, when the Exchange
expects to have the technological changes in place to support the
proposed rule change. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day
operative delay \10\ to make this functionality available without delay
is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest.\11\ The Commission notes that the proposal is similar to
rules of other exchanges and thus does not raise any novel regulatory
issues.\12\ The Commission designates the proposal operative upon
filing to allow the Exchange to implement the functionality without
delay.
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    \10\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
    \11\ The Commission is also waiving the five business-day pre-
filing requirement.
    \12\ See BATS Exchange Rule 11.9(f) and NYSE Arca Equities Rule
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BX-2009-042 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BX-2009-042. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/
sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-BX-2009-042 and should be
submitted on or before August 20, 2009.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4396-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2023-0001]

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Amendment No. 1 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 for the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (FEMA-4396-DR), dated
September 29, 2018, and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued February 5, 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: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated February 5, 2023, the President amended the cost-sharing
arrangements regarding Federal funds provided under the authority of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''), in a letter to Deanne
Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as
follows:

    I have determined that the damage in the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands resulting from Typhoon Mangkhut during the
period of September 10 to September 11, 2018, is of sufficient
severity and magnitude that special cost sharing arrangements are
warranted regarding Federal funds provided under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act'').
    Therefore, I amend the declaration of September 29, 2018, to
authorize Federal funds for all categories of Public Assistance,
Hazard Mitigation, and the Other Needs Assistance portion of the
Individual Assistance program at 90 percent of total eligible costs.

(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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