[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
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[Pages 19173-19174]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0015; FRL-9944-45-OW]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean
Water Act State Revolving Fund Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing information collection request
(ICR), ``Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program'' (EPA ICR No.
1391.10, OMB Control No. 2040-0118), to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). 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 July 31, 2016. 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 3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2004-0015, 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: Mark Mylin, Municipal Support
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, 4204M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone 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, docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0015. The
docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to:
     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;
     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;
     enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
     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: The Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) were
established by the 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA) as a
financial assistance program for a wide range of wastewater
infrastructure and other water quality projects. The 1987 amendments
added Title VI to the CWA, enabling EPA to provide grants to all 50
states and Puerto Rico to capitalize CWSRFs. The CWSRFs can provide
loans and other forms of assistance for a wide array of projects,
including construction of wastewater treatments facilities, green
infrastructure projects, agricultural best management practices, and
other water quality projects. Eligible borrowers of CWSRF funding range
from municipalities to nonprofit organizations and other private
entities. Recently, Title VI of the CWA was amended in 2014 by the
Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). Additional
information about the CWSRFs is available at http://www.epa.gov/cwsrf/learn-about-clean-water-state-revolving-fund-cwsrf.
    This ICR renews the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number
2040-0118 CWSRF ICR and provides updated estimates of the reporting
burden associated with the information collection activities. The
updated estimates are based on EPA's most recent public consultation
and capture the estimated impact of the WRRDA amendments.
    The individual information collections covered under this ICR are
briefly described as follows:

Capitalization Grant Agreement/Intended Use Plan

    The Capitalization Grant Agreement is the principal instrument by
which a CWSRF commits to manage its revolving fund program in
conformity with the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The grant
agreement contains or incorporates by reference the intended use plan,
application materials, required certifications, and other documentation
required by EPA. The intended use plan describes how a CWSRF program
intends to use its funds for the upcoming year to meet the objectives
of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Annual Report

    The annual report indicates how the CWSRF has met its goals and
objectives of the previous state fiscal year as stated in the grant
agreement and, more specifically, in the intended use plan. The report
provides information on loan recipients, loan amounts, loan terms,
project categories of eligible costs, and similar data on other forms
of assistance.

Annual Audit

    The CWA requires a CWSRF to undergo an annual audit. Though an
audit conducted under the Single Audit Act meets this requirement, EPA
still recommends that a CWSRF also undergo a separate independent audit
as a best management practice. The audit must contain an opinion on the
financial condition of the CWSRF program, a report on its internal
controls, and a report on compliance with applicable laws and the CWA.

Clean Water National Information Management System (CWNIMS) and CWSRF
Benefits Reporting (CBR)

    To meet the CWA objective of ``promoting the efficient use of fund
resources,'' states must enter financial data, including project
disbursements, into the CWNIMS database on an annual basis. This
publicly available information is used by the EPA to assess compliance
with the CWSRFs' mandate to use all funds in an ``expeditious and
timely'' manner and achieve the objectives of the CWA. Project level
data is collected on a quarterly basis using the CBR System to record
projected environmental results from CWSRF projects.

Public Awareness Policy

    Per EPA Grants Policy Issuance (GPI) 14-02: Enhancing Public
Awareness of EPA Assistance Agreements, CWSRF borrowers must publicize
the EPA's involvement in project funding only up to the funding amount
in each year's capitalization grant. The CWSRFs have various options to
meet this requirement.
    With the exception of the public awareness policy, the respondents
for the information collection activities are the state environmental
departments, and/or finance agencies responsible for operating the
CWSRFs. The public awareness policy directly impacts CWSRFs borrowers
that are designated as recipients of federal funds. The burden
associated with the public awareness policy may have an impact on small
entities. However, this impact is mitigated by the fact that the CWSRFs
have flexibility in determining which borrowers must comply with this
requirement.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities affected by this action are
state environmental departments, and/or finance agencies responsible
for operating the CWSRFs and eligible CWSRF borrowers.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit per Title VI of CWA as amended by WRRDA.
    Estimated number of respondents: 51 state environmental departments
and/or finance agencies (per year); 393 eligible CWSRF borrowers (per
year).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., quarterly,
semi-annually and annually).
    Total estimated burden: 57,376 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $6,074,741 (per year).
    Changes in Estimates: This renewal adds two information collections
activities not included in the previous version of the ICR.
Specifically, the renewal includes the additional burden associated
with the EPA requirement that the CWSRFs submit data into the CWNIMS
and CBR databases on a recurring basis. The renewal also reflects the
additional burden related to the recently released public awareness
policy, directing CWSRF borrowers that receive federal funds to
publicize EPA's role in funding the projects.
    Though these information collection activities add additional
burden, the total estimated reporting burden under this renewal is
significantly lower compared to the previously approved ICR. The
estimate of the annual burden has been decreased by 748,471 hours while
the total annual cost burden has been decreased by $17,744,006. This
significant revision is due to the removal of the burden associated
with CWSRF applications and ongoing ARRA reporting.

    Dated: March 25, 2016.
Sheila E. Frace,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER96-1551-013; ER96-1551-014; ER96-1551-015; ER01-615-009;
ER01-615-010; ER01-615-011; EL05-2-000]

Public Service Company of New Mexico; Notice of Technical
Conference and Denial of Motion for Extension of Time

June 9, 2006.
    On June 6, 2006, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) filed a
motion requesting that the Commission convene a technical conference to
discuss issues related to the possible mitigation of PNM's market-based
rates in the El Paso Electric Company (El Paso) control area as
provided for in an order issued on April 21, 2006, in these
proceedings.\1\ PNM also asks the

Commission to grant a 30-day extension of time to comply with Ordering
Paragraph C of the April 21 Order.
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    PNM's motion for technical conference is granted. However, PNM's
motion for extension of time to comply with the April 21 Order is
denied.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold
a technical conference to discuss mitigation for the El Paso control
area. This technical conference will be held on June 14, 2006, in
Hearing Room 2 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC, from approximately 9 a.m. until
approximately 1 p.m. (EST).
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations please send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call
toll free<PHONE_NUMBER> (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a FAX
to<PHONE_NUMBER> with the required accommodations.
    All interested parties and staff are permitted to attend the
technical conference. For additional information regarding the meeting,
please contact Cynthia Henry at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>no later than 5
p.m. (EST), Tuesday, June 13, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0315; FRL-10011-70-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid
Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Commercial and
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (EPA ICR Number
2384.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0662), to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through August 31, 2020. Public comments were
previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 6, 2019 during a
60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below,
including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may
neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0315, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or 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; and (2) OMB via email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
    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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the

proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; 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, WJC 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.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40
CFR part 60, subpart CCCC) were proposed on November 30, 1999,
promulgated on December 01, 2000, and most-recently amended on:
February 7, 2013; June 23, 2016; and April 16, 2019. The 2013 amendment
re-established emission limits and expanded the rule to cover these
CISWI subcategories: energy recovery units; waste burning kilns;
incinerators; and small, remote incinerators. The 2016 amendment
finalized reconsiderations to certain aspects to the 2013 amendment and
finalized actions on the following four topics: the definition of
``continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) data during startup and
shutdown periods;'' the particulate matter (PM) limit for the waste-
burning kiln subcategory; the fuel variability factor (FVF) for coal-
burning energy recovery units (ERUs); and the definition of ``kiln.''
The 2019 amendments further clarified implementation of the 2016
standards, including certain testing and monitoring issues and
inconsistencies, and editorial corrections and errors within the rules
that required clarification or correction. These regulations apply to
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units that
either commenced construction after June 4, 2010, or commenced
reconstruction or modification after August 7, 2013. This information
is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart
CCCC.
    In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the
affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the
monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and
records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of
all affected facilities subject to NSPS.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of commercial
and industrial solid waste incineration (CISWI) units that commenced
construction after June 4, 2010 or commenced reconstruction or
modification after August 7, 2013.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60
Subpart CCCC).
    Estimated number of respondents: 11 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 1,700 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $970,000 (per year), which includes $769,000
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The
change in the burden and cost estimates occurred because there is a
small increase in the number of sources subject to the rule due to
continued, albeit low-growth, within the industry. This ICR reflects
the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities. We have adjusted
the burden to reflect the increased number of existing respondents that
perform annual performance tests, annual monitoring, refresher
training, and report parameter exceedances. In addition, there are a
small number of new facilities that are in the initial compliance
phase, whose costs include purchasing monitoring equipment, conducting
performance tests and establishing recordkeeping systems. The overall
result is an increase in burden hours and costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0850; FRL-9919-81-ORD]

Regional Monitoring Networks To Detect Climate Change Effects in
Stream Ecosystems

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period and letter peer review.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``Regional Monitoring Networks to Detect Climate
Change Effects in Stream Ecosystems'' (EPA/600/R-14/341). The document
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within
EPA's Office of Research and Development. The document describes the
development of the current regional monitoring networks (RMNs) for
small, freshwater wadeable streams.
    EPA intends to forward the public comments that are submitted in
accordance with this document to the external peer reviewers for their
consideration during the letter review. When finalizing the draft
document, EPA intends to consider any public comments received in
accordance with this document. EPA is releasing this draft document
solely for the purposes of public comment and in connection with pre-
dissemination peer review. This draft document is not final as
described in EPA's information quality guidelines, has not been
publicly disseminated by the EPA, and does not represent and should not
be construed to represent Agency policy or views.
    The draft document is available via the Internet on the NCEA home
page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at
http://www.epa.gov/ncea.

DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins November 28, 2014, and
ends December 29, 2014. Comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by December 29, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The draft document, ``Regional Monitoring Networks to Detect
Climate Change Effects in Stream Ecosystems,'' is available primarily
via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's
home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications
menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are
available from the Information Management Team, NCEA; telephone: 703-
347-8561; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>. If you are requesting a paper copy,
please provide your name, mailing address, and the document title.
    Comments may be submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For technical information, contact Britta Bierwagen, NCEA;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About the Project/Document

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with its
regional offices, states, tribes, and other organizations to establish
regional monitoring networks (RMNs) at which biological, thermal, and
hydrologic data will be collected from freshwater wadeable streams to
quantify and

monitor changes in baseline conditions, including climate change
effects. RMNs have been established in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and
Southeast, and efforts are expanding into other regions. The need for
RMNs stems from the lack of long-term, contemporaneous biological,
thermal, and hydrologic data, particularly at minimally disturbed
sites. Data collected at RMNs will be used to detect temporal trends;
investigate relationships between biological, thermal, and hydrologic
data; explore ecosystem responses and recovery from extreme weather
events; test hypotheses and predictive models related to climate
change; and quantify natural variability. RMN surveys build on existing
bioassessment efforts, with the goal of collecting comparable data that
can be pooled efficiently at a regional level. This document describes
the development of the current RMNs for small, freshwater wadeable
streams. It contains information on selection of candidate sites,
expectations for data collection, the rationale for collecting these
data, and provides examples of how the RMN data will be used and
analyzed.

II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-
0850, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: EPA Docket Center [ORD Docket] (Mail Code: 28221T),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. If you provide
comments by mail, please submit one unbound original with pages
numbered consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For
attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the
comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies.
     Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center's Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Deliveries are only accepted during the
docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by
hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered
consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments,
provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and
submit an unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2014-0850. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket
without change and to make the comments available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless a 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 http://www.regulations.gov or
email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 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 email comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public 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. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center home page at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov 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 materials,
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket in the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

     Dated: November 20, 2014.
Debra B. Walsh,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Mitsubishi MU-
2B Series Airplane Special Training, Experience, and Operating
Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved
information collection. The collection of information is necessary to
document participation, completion, and compliance with the pilot
training program for the MU-2B under the newly published subpart N of
part 91 which will replace SFAR No. 108.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ronda
Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 950
L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024.

Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected
information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in
the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson by email at:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0725.
    Title: Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Airplane Special Training,
Experience, and Operating Procedures.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: In response to the increasing number of accidents and
incidents involving the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) began a safety

evaluation of the MU-2B in July of 2005. As a result of this safety
evaluation, the FAA issued Special Federal Aviation Regulation No.
108--Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Special Training, Experience, and
Operating Requirements on February 6, 2008. This Special Federal
Aviation Regulation (SFAR) established a standardized pilot training
program. The collection of information is necessary to document
participation, completion, and compliance with the pilot training
program for the MU-2B under the newly published subpart N of part 91
which will replace SFAR No. 108.
    Respondents: Approximately 600 pilots.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2016.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0464]

Safety Zone; Ohio Street Beach Swim Course, Chicago Harbor,
Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone on Lake Michigan
in Chicago Harbor, near the Ohio Street Beach in Chicago, IL on July
21, 2018. This action is necessary and intended to ensure the safety of
life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately
after this annual swim event. During the enforcement period, entry
into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a
designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.932 will be enforced from 6 a.m.
through 11 a.m. on July 21, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email LT John Ramos, Waterways
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce Safety Zone;
Ohio Street Beach Swim Course, Chicago Harbor, Chicago, IL listed in 33
CFR 165.932 from 6 a.m. through 11 a.m. on July 21, 2018 for an annual
swim event. This safety zone encompasses all waters bound by a line
drawn from 41[deg]53.7767' N, 087[deg]36.48' W then North to
41[deg]53.9517' N, 087[deg]36.505' W then Northwest to 41[deg]54.1533'
N, 087[deg]36.6933' W then Southwest to 41[deg]54.065' N,
087[deg]37.1517' W then Southeast to 41[deg]53.6033' N,
087[deg]36.8333' W then East to 41[deg]53.6317' N, 087[deg]36.7017' W
and then along the shoreline back to the point of origin (NAD83). Entry
into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a
designated on-scene representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.931 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with
advance notification of this safety zone via Broadcast Notice to
Mariners and Local Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake
Michigan or a designated on-scene representative may be contacted via
Channel 16, VHF-FM or at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 20, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP18-900-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Removal of Expiring Newfield
Agreements to be effective 8/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/20/18.
    Accession Number: 20180620-5017.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-901-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreement
Update (Pioneer July-Sept 2018) to be effective 7/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/20/18.
    Accession Number: 20180620-5091.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-902-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Tariff Merger Filing--June 18
to be effective 7/21/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/20/18.
    Accession Number: 20180620-5093.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-903-000.
    Applicants: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing 6-21-
2018 to be effective 6/21/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/20/18.
    Accession Number: 20180620-5117.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.

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

other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call (202)
502-8659.

    Dated: June 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54915; File No. SR-BSE-2006-54]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Removal of Minimum Volume
and Fill-Or-Kill Order Type Designations

December 11, 2006.
    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 November 21, 2006, the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. (``BSE'' or
``Exchange'') submitted to 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. On December
8, 2006, the Exchange submitted Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule
change. \3\ The Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial''
proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \4\ and
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder, \5\ which renders it effective upon filing
with the Commission.\6\ The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange clarified that there is no
proposed change to the Supplemental Material following part (c) of
Section 27, entitled ``Complex Orders.''
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \5\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \6\ The Exchange requested the Commission to waive the five-day
pre-filing notice requirement and the 30-day operative delay, as
specified in Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii). 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to remove the Minimum Volume (``MV'') and
Fill-Or-Kill (``FOK'') order type designations in the Boston Options
Exchange (``BOX'') Rules. The text of the proposed rule change is
available on BSE's Web site (http://www.bostonstock.com), at BSE's

principal office, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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, as
amended, 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
    The Exchange proposes to remove the MV and FOK order type
designations contained in Chapter V, Sections 9(a), 14(d)(3)-(4), and
27(b)(iv) of the BOX Rules. The Exchange proposes to remove the MV and
FOK order types because they are currently not supported by BOX's new
trading system. The Exchange intends to add the MV and FOK order types
when that functionality is implemented into the trading system.\7\
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    \7\ The Exchange represents that it will submit a proposed rule
change to the Commission to add the MV and FOK order types into the
BOX rules pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Act. Telephone
conversation between Brian Donnelly, AVP Regulation & Compliance,
BSE, Terri Evans, Special Counsel, Division of Market Regulation
(``Division''), Commission, and Angela Muehr, Attorney, Division,
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change, as amended, is
consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act,\8\ in general, and Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, and to protect investors and
the public interest.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change, as
amended, will impose any burden on competition 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

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change, as amended, has become effective
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and subparagraph (f)(6)
of Rule 19b-4 \11\ thereunder because it does not: (i) Significantly
affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose
any significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for
30 days after the date of filing, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors
and the public interest.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    The Exchange has requested that the Commission waive the five-day
pre-filing requirement and the 30-day operative delay.\12\ The
Commission is exercising its authority to waive the five day pre-filing
notice requirement and believes that the waiver of the 30-day operative
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest, because it would allow the BSE to ensure that its rules more
accurately reflect its trading system functionality. Therefore, the
Commission designates the proposal, as amended, to be operative and
effective upon filing with the Commission.\13\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \13\ For purposes only of waiving the operative delay for this
proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such 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.\14\
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    \14\ For purposes of calculating the 60-day period within which
the Commission may summarily abrogate the proposed rule change, as
amended, under section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, the Commission
considers the period to commence on December 8, 2006, the date on
which the Exchange submitted Amendment No. 1. See 15 U.S.C.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change, as amended, 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-BSE-2006-54 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BSE-2006-54. 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. 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-BSE-2006-54 and should be submitted on or before January
8, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74536; File No. SR-OCC-2015-007]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Enhance the Measurement
Used To Establish Minimum Capital Requirements for Banks Approved To
Issue Letters of Credit

March 19, 2015.
    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 March 6, 2015, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed
rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been prepared by OCC. 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).
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change

    OCC proposes to amend its By-Laws and Rules in order to enhance the
measurement used to establish minimum capital requirements for banks
approved to issue letters of credit that may be deposited by clearing
members as a form of margin asset.

II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, OCC 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. OCC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these
statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this proposed rule change is to enhance the
measurement used by OCC to establish minimum capital requirements for
banks approved to issue letters of credit that may be deposited by
clearing members as a form of margin asset. Currently, OCC Rule 604
Interpretation and Policy .01 requires U.S. banks to have $100,000,000
or more in shareholders' equity, and non-U.S. banks to have
$200,000,000 or more in shareholders' equity, in order to be approved
as an issuer of letters of credit that may deposited by clearing
members to meet their margin obligation(s) at OCC. The purpose of these
minimum capital requirements is to ensure that issuers of letters of
credit whose letters of credit are deposited at OCC as a margin asset
by clearing members have the ability to honor a demand for payment by
OCC under such letters of credit should a need to do so arise, such as
in the case of a clearing member default.
    The financial requirements set forth in OCC Rule 604 Interpretation
and Policy .01 concerning issuers of letters of credit have been in
place for some time.\3\ In the years since OCC adopted OCC Rule 604
Interpretation and Policy .01, bank financial reporting standards have
evolved and now place a greater emphasis on Tier 1 Capital as opposed
shareholders' equity.\4\ In fact, Tier 1 Capital is the primary
component of a bank's total regulatory capital.\5\ Tier 1 Capital is a
more conservative measure of a bank's financial health as it ignores
subordinated debt, intermediate-term preferred stock, cumulative and
long-term preferred stock and a portion of a bank's allowance for loan
and lease losses. In light of the more universal acceptance of Tier 1
Capital for bank financial reporting standards, OCC is now proposing to
amend OCC Rule 604 Interpretation and Policy .01 to substitute Tier 1
Capital for shareholders' equity.
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    \3\ See Securities and Exchange Act Release No. 19422 (January
12, 1983), SR-OCC-1982-08 [sic].
    \4\ Tier 1 Capital is the measure used by the Basel Committee on
Banking Supervision to measure the financial health of a bank. The
goal of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is to strengthen
the regulation, supervision and risk management of the banking
sector. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's most recent set
of reform measures, Basel III, is located at: http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs189.pdf.
    \5\ See https://www.kansascityfed.org/Publicat/BasicsforBankDirectors/BasicsforBankDirectors.pdf.>
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    OCC believes that by measuring a bank's financial health based on
Tier 1 Capital, instead of shareholders' equity, OCC will reduce its
credit risk to banks issuing letters of credit deposited by clearing
members as a form of margin asset. As stated above, Tier 1 Capital is a
more conservative measure of a bank's financial health. Therefore,
after implementation of the proposed rule change, should OCC need to
demand payment on a letter of credit deposited by a clearing member as
a margin asset, such as in the case of a clearing member default, it is
less likely that the bank issuing such letter of credit would not
perform upon its payment commitment because the bank would be required
to hold a greater amount of capital in order to be an OCC letter of
credit bank. In turn, credit risk presented to OCC as a result of
accepting letters of credit as a form of margin asset is reduced.\6\
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    \6\ OCC does not anticipate that the proposed rule change would
impact any of the banks already approved to issue letters of credit
that may be deposited by clearing members as a form of margin since
all such banks maintain amounts of Tier 1 Capital that exceed, as
applicable, $100 million for U.S. banks or $200 million for Non-U.S.
banks.
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    In order to effect the proposed rule change, and in addition to
amending OCC Rule 604 Interpretation and Policy .01 as described above,
OCC is proposing to add a paragraph ``c'' to Interpretation and Policy
.01 of OCC Rule 604 in order to adopt a definition for Tier 1 Capital
that leverages the definition of Tier 1 Capital employed by a bank's
regulatory agency. OCC believes that such a definition is appropriate
given that OCC accepts letters of credit from banks regulated by
different regulatory authorities.\7\ In addition, and for the reasons
stated

above, OCC is proposing to make a conforming change to OCC Rule 604
Interpretation and Policy .04 so that any one bank may not issue
letters of credit for an individual clearing member exceeding 15% of
the bank's Tier 1 Capital (instead of shareholders' equity).
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    \7\ See OCC Rule 604(c). For example, OCC accepts letters of
credit issued by banks regulated by The Federal Reserve Board, The
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, The Australian Prudential
Regulation Authority and The German Federal Financial Supervisory
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2. Statutory Basis
    OCC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \8\ because it will help ensure the
safeguarding of securities and funds which are in the custody and
control of OCC, or for which it is responsible. OCC believes that the
proposed rule change would help ensure the safeguarding of securities
and funds which are in the custody and control of OCC, or for which OCC
is responsible, because banks approved to issue letters of credit that
may be deposited by clearing members as a form of margin asset at OCC
will be subject to a more conservative capital requirement thereby
increasing the likelihood that the bank will have the ability to honor
a demand for payment made by OCC. For the same reason, OCC believes
that the adoption of a more conservative capital requirement for banks
approved to issue letters of credit that may be deposited by clearing
members as a form of margin asset is consistent with the requirement of
SEC Rule 17Ad-22(d)(3), which requires OCC hold assets in a manner that
minimizes risk of loss or delay in access to them.\9\ The proposed rule
change is not inconsistent with any rules of OCC, including any other
rules proposed to be amended.
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    OCC does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any
burden on competition.\10\ Changes to the rules of a clearing agency
may have an impact on the participants in a clearing agency and the
markets that the clearing agency serves. This proposed rule change
enhances the measurement used to establish capital requirements for
banks that want to be, or are, approved to issue letters of credit that
clearing members may deposit as a margin asset at OCC. The proposed
modifications would not unfairly inhibit access to OCC's services or
disadvantage or favor any particular user in relationship to another
user because each user will continue to be able to use the same set of
approved letter of credit banks if it wishes to deposit a letter of
credit as a form of margin asset. In addition, OCC permits a wide
variety of other assets to be deposit by clearing members to meet their
margin requirements at OCC.\11\ The proposed modifications would not
disadvantage or favor any particular bank wishing to become an approved
letter of credit bank, or already an approved letter of credit bank, as
those wishing to become letter of credit banks will have the same
capital requirement applied to them, and those currently approved as
letter of credit banks already meet the enhanced capital measurement.
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    For the foregoing reasons, OCC believes that the proposed rule
change is in the public interest, would be consistent with the
requirements of the Act applicable to clearing agencies and would not
impose a burden on competition.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change
Received From Members, Participants or Others

    Written comments on the proposed rule change were not and are not
intended to be solicited with respect to the proposed rule change and
none have been received.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) by order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

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 email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-OCC-2015-007 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-OCC-2015-007. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of OCC and on OCC's
Web site at http://www.theocc.com/components/docs/legal/rules_and_bylaws/sr_occ_15_007.pdf. 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-OCC-2015-007 and should be submitted on
or before April 15, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0058; Notice 1]

Toyota Motor Corporation, Inc., on Behalf of Toyota Corporation,
and Toyota Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., Receipt of Petition for
Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Toyota Motor North America, Inc., on behalf of Toyota Motor
Corporation,\1\ and Toyota Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.\2\
(collectively referred to as as ``Toyota'') has determined that certain
model year 2011 Toyota Sienna passenger cars manufactured between
January 3, 2011 and February 11, 2011, do not fully comply with
paragraph S9.5(a)(3) of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 225, Child restraint anchorage systems. Toyota has filed an
appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and
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    \1\ Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese corporation that
manufactures and imports motor vehicles.
    \2\ Toyota Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., is an Indiana
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    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) (see implementing rule
at 49 CFR part 556), Toyota has petitioned for an exemption from the
notification and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the
basis that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle
safety.
    This notice of receipt of Toyota's petition is published under 49
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or
other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
    Affected are approximately 9,122 model year 2011 Toyota Sienna
passenger cars that were manufactured between January 3, 2011 and
February 11, 2011.
    NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a
determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers
only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively,
to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance
and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, these provisions
only apply to the 9,122 \3\ model year 2011 Toyota Sienna passenger
cars that Toyota no longer controlled at the time it determined that
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    \3\ Toyota's petition, which was filed under 49 CFR Part 556,
requests an agency decision to exempt Toyota as a vehicle
manufacturer from the notification and recall responsibilities of 49
CFR Part 573 for 9,122 of the affected vehicles. However, the agency
cannot relieve vehicle distributors and dealers of the prohibitions
on the sale, offer for sale, introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of the noncompliant vehicles
under their control after Toyota notified them that the subject
noncompliance existed. Those vehicles must be brought into
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    Paragraph S9.5 of FMVSS No. 225 requires in pertinent part:

    S9.5 Marking and conspicuity of the lower anchorages. Each
vehicle shall comply with S9.5(a) or (b). (a) Above each bar
installed pursuant to S4, the vehicle shall be permanently marked
with a circle * * *
    (1) That is not less than 13 mm in diameter;
    (2) That is either solid or open, with or without words, symbols
or pictograms, provided that if words, symbols or pictograms are
used, their meaning is explained to the consumer in writing, such as
in the vehicle's owners manual; and
    (3) That is located such that its center is on each seat back
between 50 and 100 mm

above or on the seat cushion 100 25 mm forward of the
intersection of the vertical transverse and horizontal longitudinal
planes intersecting at the horizontal centerline of each lower
anchorage, as illustrated in Figure 22. The center of the circle
must be in the vertical longitudinal plane that passes through the
center of the bar (25 mm);
    (4) The circle may be on a tag * * *

    Toyota explains that the noncompliance is that the label
identifying the location of the lower child restraint anchorages in
some of the second row seats of the affected vehicles are located
slightly outside the limits as stated within the requirements of
S9.5(a)(3) of FMVSS No. 225.
    Specifically, Toyota also explains that ``the potential deviation
of the label location outside the requirement is very small. In a
detailed survey of a randomly selected subset involving 18 of these
vehicles in which a deviation was observed, the mean deviation was
approximately +1.4 mm (i.e., 26.4 mm from the centerline); the maximum
deviation observed was +2.5 mm (i.e., 27.5 mm from the centerline); and
the standard deviation was only 0.5 mm. While a survey carried out by
the seat supplier also supports Toyota's assertions that the potential
deviation of the label location from the specified requirements is very
small. In the supplier's survey of 240 labels on 120 seats, 3 labels
were outside of the specifications of FMVSS No. 225. All 3 of those
labels were measured at +1 mm beyond the specification, or 26 mm from
the centerline.''
    Toyota stated its belief that although the lower child anchorage
labels are outside the specified limits of this requirement that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety for the
following reasons:
    (1) The measured deviations are very minor, and such a slight
deviation is not noticeable to consumers and would not impair a
consumer's ability to locate the lower anchorages.
    (2) Paragraph S9.1 of FMVSS No. 225 requires that the length of the
straight portion of the lower anchorage bar be a minimum of 25 mm. In
the affected vehicles the length is 30 mm; the total length including
the curved portions is 54 mm. As a result, even with greater deviations
than noted above in label location, some part of the label would be
over some part of the bar, making the bar easy to locate.
    (3) The regulatory history of the provision allowing a 25 mm lateral tolerance for the location of the center of the
circular label further supports the argument that this noncompliance
has no adverse safety consequences. As originally adopted, FMVSS No.
225 would have limited the lateral tolerance to 12 mm. In
response to a petition for reconsideration from vehicle manufacturers
concerned that such a low tolerance would be difficult to meet due to
process limitations and seat design features, NHTSA amended the
standard to allow the current 25 mm tolerance. 69 Fed Reg.
48818 (August 11, 2004). In doing so, The agency stated:
    ``* * * Moreover, the agency believes that increasing the tolerance
to 25 mm will not significantly affect the consumers' ability to find
the LATCH anchorages. While anchor bars are permitted to be as short as
25 mm in the straight portion of the bar, most are considerably longer.
Even if a 25 mm bar were used, with a 25 mm tolerance from the center
of the bar, the circle will be, at farthest, tangent to a longitudinal
vertical plane tangent to the side of the anchorage bar. If a person
were to probe the seat bight in the area directly under the marking
circle, his or her finger would easily contact the bar. For bars that
are greater than 25 mm in length, with a 25 mm tolerance a portion of
the marking circle will always be over some part of the bar. In either
situation, marking the circle with a 25 mm tolerance will adequately
provide a visual reminder to consumers that the LATCH system is present
and will help users locate and use the bars. Adopting the 25 mm
tolerance will also harmonize FMVSS No. 225 with the comparable
Transport Canada requirement.''
    (4) The seat design is such that only one label at a seating
position can be noncompliant. As the seat cover, is constructed, the
labels are secured to the fabric a specified distance apart that
reflects the location of each pair of anchorages, and the labels are
designed to be within the lateral tolerance of the standard.
    (5) Information provided in the vehicle owner's manual further
reduces any possibility of confusion when installing a child restraint.
The instructions clear advise the installer to recline the second row
seat and widen the gap between the seat cushion and the seatback to
expose the lower anchorages.
    (6) The label locations are correct for the LATCH anchorage system
located at the third row center seating position.\4\
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    (7) There have been no customer complaints, injuries, or accidents
related to the deviation of the child restraint label location being
slightly outside the limits of the requirement.
    (8) The model year 2011 Sienna is sold by Toyota in both the United
States and Canada and the subject noncompliance was reported to both
NHTSA and Transport Canada at the same time. (In Canada, the applicable
standard is CMVSS 210.2; it contains the same requirements as FMVSS No.
225). Transport Canada responded on March 23, indicating it concurs
that ``there is no real or implied degradation to motor vehicle
safety,'' and that no further action in Canada will be required.
    In summation, Toyota believes that the described noncompliance of
its vehicles to meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 225 is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, and that its petition, to
exempt from providing recall notification of noncompliance as required
by 49 U.S.C. 30118 and remedying the recall noncompliance as required
by 49 U.S.C. 30120 should be granted.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the docket and
notice number cited at the beginning of this notice and be submitted by
any of the following methods:
    a. By mail addressed to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    b. By hand delivery to U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Section is open on
weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal holidays.
    c. Electronically: by logging onto the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Web site at http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments. Comments may also be faxed
to 1-202-493-2251.
    Comments must be written in the English language, and be no greater
than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to the length of
necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are submitted in
hard copy form, please ensure that two copies are provided. If you wish
to receive confirmation that your comments were received, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Documents submitted to a docket may be viewed by anyone at the
address and times given above. The documents may also be viewed on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by following the online
instructions for accessing the dockets. DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement is available for review in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477-78).
    The petition, supporting materials, and all comments received
before the close of business on the closing date indicated below will
be filed and will be considered. All comments and supporting materials
received after the closing date will also be filed and will be
considered to the extent possible. When the petition is granted or
denied, notice of the decision will be published in the Federal
Register pursuant to the authority indicated below.
    Comment closing date: July 18, 2011.

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at
CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

    Issued on: June 10, 2011.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-71-000]

Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization

    Take notice that on January 28, 2011, Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(DTI) filed a Prior Notice Request pursuant to sections 157.205 and
157.208 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations under
the Natural Gas Act, and Dominion's blanket certificate for
authorization to construct, install, own, operate and maintain three
sections of a pipeline (TL-400) located in Fairfield County, Ohio.
Specifically, DTI proposes to replace an existing 26-inch diameter pipe
with three separate sections totaling approximately 11,745 feet in
length, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is open
to the public for inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this Prior Notice should be directed to
Amanda Prestage, Regulatory and Certificates Analyst III, Dominion
Transmission, Inc., 701 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone
No.<PHONE_NUMBER>, facsimile No.<PHONE_NUMBER> and E-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest
is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter's will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: February 14, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12918-002]

 FFP Project 29 LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications

    On February 1, 2011, FFP Project 29 LLC filed an application,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study
the feasibility of hydropower on the Mississippi River, in West
Feliciana and Pointe Coupee Parishes, Louisiana. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed Sarah Bend hydrokinetic project would consist of the
following: (1) Up to 2,000 SmarTurbine generating units installed in
arrays on the bottom of the river; (2) the total capacity of the
installation would be up to 80,000 kilowatts; (3) flexible cables would
convey each arrays power to a metering station; and (4) a transmission
line would interconnect with the power grid. The proposed project would
have an average annual generation of 175,200,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh),
which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation,
239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114; phone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-12918-002) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 2, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0444]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; The Straights, Harkers Island,
NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the
Route 70/Harkers Island Bridge across The Straights, at Harkers Island,
NC. The deviation is necessary to facilitate maintenance to the bridge
motor. This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed-to-navigation
while the maintenance is conducted.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 a.m. on June 12, 2012 through
3 p.m. on June 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in
the docket USCG-2012-0444 and are available online by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0444 in the ``Keyword'' box
and then clicking ``Search''. This material is also available for
inspection or copying at the 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, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Mr. Jim Rousseau, Bridge Administration Branch, Fifth
Coast Guard District; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email James.L.Rousseau2@
uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V.
Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) owns and operates the swing span of the Route
70/Harkers Island Bridge across The Straights, in Harkers Island, NC.
The bridge has a vertical clearance in the closed position to vessels
of 14 feet, above mean high water. The current operating regulations
are outlined at 33 CFR 117.5, which require the bridge to open when a
request or signal to open is given.
    NCDOT has requested a temporary deviation to the existing
regulations for the Route 70/Harkers Island Bridge to facilitate
necessary repairs. The repairs consist of the maintenance to the bridge
motor. Under this deviation, the swing span of the drawbridge will be
maintained in the closed-to-navigation position from 9 a.m. on June 12,
2012, through 3 p.m. on June 13, 2012.
    Bridge opening data, supplied by Harkers Island Bridge Tender and
reviewed by the Coast Guard, revealed that the bridge opened for
vessels on average 2 times in a 24 hour period during early June.
    The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterway, through
our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners, of the closure period so
that vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impact caused
by the temporary deviation.
    Vessels that can pass under the bridge without a bridge opening may
continue to do so at anytime. There are several alternate routes
available for vessels with mast heights greater than 14 feet. In the
event of an emergency, the drawbridge will not be able to open for
vessels.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated
time period. This deviation from the operating regulation is authorized
under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: May 22, 2012.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2019-N-3793]

General Hospital and Personal Use Panel of the Medical Devices
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public
Docket; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming
public advisory committee

meeting of the General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel of the
Medical Devices Advisory Committee (the Committee). The general
function of the Committee is to provide advice and recommendations to
FDA on regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public. FDA
is establishing a docket for public comment on this document.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 6 and 7, 2019, from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: DoubleTree by Hilton, Washington DC North/Gaithersburg,
Grand Ballroom, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The hotel's
telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. https://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/maryland/doubletree-by-hilton-washington-dc-north-gaithersburg-GAIGWDT/index.html. Answers to commonly asked questions including
information regarding special accommodations due to a disability,
visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/about-advisory-committees/common-questions-and-answers-about-fda-advisory-committee-meetings. You may
submit comments as follows:
    FDA is establishing a docket for public comments on this meeting.
The docket number is FDA-2019-N-3793. The docket will close on December
6, 2019. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public
meeting to the docket by December 6, 2019. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before December 6, 2019. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of December 6, 2019. Comments
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submission)
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.
    Comments received on or before October 21, 2019, will be provided
to the Committee. Comments received after that date will be taken into
consideration by FDA. In the event that the meeting is cancelled, FDA
will continue to evaluate any relevant applications or information, and
consider any comments submitted to the docket, as appropriate.
    You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2019-N-3793 for ``The General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting;
Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments.'' Received
comments those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed
in the docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential
Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at
the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The FDA will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricio Garcia, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health (CDRH), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66 Rm. G610, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(301) 796-6875, or FDA Advisory Committee
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC
area). A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications
that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot
always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore,
you should always check the Agency's website at https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees and scroll down to the appropriate advisory
committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee information line
to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Agenda: On November 6 and 7, 2019, the committee will discuss the
topic of industrial ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization of medical
devices and its role in maintaining public health as

well as the risks of infection with reprocessed duodenoscopes. Subject
matter of the panel meeting will include potential methods and expert
assessment of how to reduce EtO emissions to the environment from
medical device sterilization processes without compromising assurance
of sterility or effective processing of medical devices. The panel will
also discuss recommendations to reduce the risk of infection from
reprocessed duodenoscopes.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its website prior to the meeting, the
background material will be publicly available at the location of the
advisory committee meeting and the background material will be posted
on FDA's website after the meeting. Background material will be
available at https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee
meeting link.
    FDA plans to provide a live webcast of the November 6 and 7, 2019,
meeting of the General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel of the
Medical Devices Advisory Committee. While CDRH is working to make
webcasts available to the public for all advisory committee meetings,
there are instances where the webcast transmission is not successful;
staff will work to re-establish the transmission as soon as possible.
The link for the webcast is available at: https://collaboration.fda.gov. Webcast information, including the website
address for the webcast, are the following, for their respective days:

November 6, 2019: http://fda.yorkcast.com/webcast/Play/eeed34f9b1f448f9a1f6ad05a4b98d7d1d
November 7, 2019: http://fda.yorkcast.com/webcast/Play/49c5a76d5d1c422d8da028441ab557de1d
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the Committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
October 22, 2019. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
on November 6, 2019, between approximately 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. and
from 3:50 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. and on November 7, 2019, between
approximately 1:20 p.m. and 1:50 p.m. Those individuals interested in
making formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and
submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to
make their presentation on or before October 16, 2019. Time allotted
for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants
requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a
lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing
session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding
their request to speak by October 17, 2019.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that FDA is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.
    For press inquiries, please contact the Office of Media Affairs at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
disabilities . If you require accommodations due to a disability,
please contact Artair Mallett, at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or 301-
796-9638 at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our website at https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/about-advisory-committees/public-conduct-during-fda-advisory-committee-meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: August 29, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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