[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4296-4297]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1745]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0626, FRL 9511-2]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 27,
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2011-0626, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB, by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Schoenborn, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (mail code 5303P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On August 9, 2011 (76 FR 48859), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No
EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0626, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
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 Reading
Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the RCRA Docket is
(202) 566-0270.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, confidential business information (CBI), or other information
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0959.14, OMB Control No. 2050-0033.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2012.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: This ICR examines the ground-water monitoring standards
for permitted and interim status facilities at 40 CFR parts 264 and
265, as specified. The ground-water monitoring requirements for
regulated units follow a tiered approach whereby releases of hazardous
contaminants are first detected (detection monitoring), then confirmed
(compliance monitoring), and if necessary, are required to be cleaned
up (corrective action). Each of these tiers requires collection and
analysis of ground-water samples. Owners or operators that conduct
ground-water monitoring are required to report information to the
oversight agencies on releases of contaminants and to maintain records
of ground-water monitoring data at their facilities. The goal of the
ground-water monitoring program is to prevent and quickly detect
releases of hazardous contaminants to groundwater, and to establish a
program whereby any contamination is expeditiously cleaned up as
necessary to protect human health and environment. Subtitle C of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) creates a
comprehensive program for the safe management of hazardous waste.
Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners and operators of facilities that
treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste to comply with standards
established by EPA that are to protect the environment. Section 3005
provides for implementation of these standards under permits issued to
owners and operators by EPA or authorized States. Section 3005 also
allows owners and operators of facilities in existence when the
regulations came into effect to comply with applicable notice
requirements to operate until a permit is issued or denied. This
statutory authorization to operate prior to permit determination is
commonly known as ``interim status.'' Owners and operators of interim
status facilities also must comply with standards set under Section
3004.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 103
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are Business or other for-profit; and State, Local, or
Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 818.
    Frequency of Response: quarterly, semi-annually, and annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 84,391.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $18,322,083, includes $3,770,485
annualized labor costs and $14,551,598 annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 37,186 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This is due to a decrease in the universe from
989 facilities to 818 facilities.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65534-65535]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23170]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[FAA Rules Docket No. 95-CE-35-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Type Certificate
Previously Held by The New Piper Aircraft Inc. and Piper Aircraft
Corporation) Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
and supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that proposed to
supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 92-13-04 for certain Piper
Aircraft Corporation (now Piper Aircraft, Inc.) (Piper) Model PA-23-150
(type certificated as PA-23) and PA-23-160 airplanes. AD 92-13-04
requires preflight water draining procedures for the fuel tanks on the
affected airplanes. In June 2022, the FAA calculated the quantitative
risk using current methods, which were not available at the time the
NPRM and SNPRM were issued. The short- and long-term risk assessment
calculations establish that an AD for the additional actions and the
additional airplane models that were proposed to be added in the NPRM
and SNPRM is not warranted. Accordingly, the NPRM and SNPRM are
withdrawn.

DATES: As of October 31, 2022, the proposed rules, which published in
the Federal Register on September 19, 1995 (60 FR 48433), and February
12, 1998 (63 FR 7085), are withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Segall, Aviation Safety Engineer,
Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The FAA issued an NPRM that proposed to amend part 39 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to supersede AD 92-13-04,
Amendment 39-8274 (57 FR 24938; June 12, 1992) (AD 92-13-04), which
applies to certain serial-numbered Piper Model PA-23-150 (type
certificated as PA-23) and PA-23-160 airplanes. The NPRM published in
the Federal Register on September 19, 1995 (60 FR 48433). The FAA
subsequently issued an SNPRM, which published in the Federal Register
on February 12, 1998 (63 FR 7085).
    The NPRM proposed to:
     Add certain Model PA-23, PA-23-235, and PA-23-250
airplanes to the applicability;
     Retain the preflight draining procedures required by AD
92-13-04 to require incorporating pilots' operating handbook (POH)
revisions for Piper Model PA-23-150 and PA-23-160 airplanes that are
not equipped with a dual fuel drain kit, part number (P/N) 765-363
(unless already accomplished). The POH revisions are included in Piper
Service Bulletin (SB) No. 827A, dated November 4, 1988 (Piper SB No.
827A);
     Require installation of external fuel ramp assemblies on
all the affected airplanes in accordance with Floats and Fuel Cells
Engineering Specification 2810-002, Revision A, dated March 21, 1995;
and
     Delay the compliance for airplanes with Piper Fuel Tank
Wedge Kit, P/N 599-367, incorporated in accordance with Piper SB 932A,
dated August 30, 1990, until a new fuel tank is installed.
    The SNPRM proposed minor changes to the NPRM and was issued as an
SNPRM based on the amount of time between the NPRM and the SNPRM.

Actions Since the SNPRM Was Issued

    In June 2022, the FAA calculated the quantitative risk of a failure
using the current method of assessing risk. This method used, along
with the breadth of data that the FAA current has, was not available in
1995/1998 and is the quantitative standard the FAA's continued
operational safety community uses to currently assess risk. The FAA
risk assessment estimated the future risk of water-in-the-fuel within a
one-year period (short-term) and over the next 20 years (long-term) for
all Piper PA-23 airplanes, from the first year of operation (1955) to
present day (2022). All probable or contributable reported

incidents attributed to water-in-the-fuel that were reported were
considered. The short- and long-term risk assessment calculations
establish that an AD for the additional actions and the additional
airplane models that were proposed to be added in the NPRM and SNPRM is
not warranted. Accordingly, the NPRM and SNPRM are to be withdrawn.
    The FAA will continue to monitor this situation and take
appropriate action as required.
    Withdrawal of the NPRM and SNPRM constitutes only such action and
does not preclude the agency from issuing future rulemaking on this
issue, nor does it commit the agency to any course of action in the
future.

Regulatory Findings

    Since this action only withdraws an NPRM and SNPRM, it is neither a
proposed AD nor a final rule and therefore, not covered under Executive
Order 12866 or the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Withdrawal

    Accordingly, the notice of proposed rulemaking, which published in
the Federal Register on September 19, 1995 (60 FR 48433), and the
supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, which published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 1998 (63 FR 7085), are withdrawn.

    Issued on October 20, 2022.
Christina Underwood,
Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57074-57075]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22648]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14633-000]

New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 5, 2014, the New England Hydropower Company, LLC,
filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f)
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of
the Albion Dam Hydroelectric Project (Albion Project or project) to be
located on Blackstone River, near Cumberland and Lincoln, Providence
County, Rhode Island. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) An
existing 25-foot-high, 400-foot-long granite and stone masonry dam with
a 300-foot-long stone masonry spillway; (2) an existing 55-acre
impoundment with a normal storage capacity of 235 acre-feet at an
operating elevation of about 87.5 feet national geodetic vertical
datum; (3) a new 35-foot-long, 11.3-foot-wide, and 4-foot-deep intake
canal; (4) two new 6-foot-high, 8-foot-wide hydraulically-powered
sluice gates, with a new 6-foot-high, 9-foot-wide trashrack with 6-inch
bar spacing; (5) a new 56-foot-long, 7.7-foot-wide Archimedes screw
generator unit, with an installed capacity of 200 kilowatts; (6) a new
10-foot-high, 12-foot-long, 18-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing
the generator and a new gearbox and electrical controls; (7) a new
above ground 480-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line connecting
the powerhouse to the distribution system owned by Narragansett
Electric Company; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual
generation of the proposed Albion Project would be about 1,226
megawatt-hours. The existing Albion Dam and appurtenant works are owned
by Rhode Island Department of Transportation.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael C. Kerr, P.O. Box 5524, Beverly
Farms, MA 01915; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> or email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-14633-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14633) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 17, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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