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75. Joint Comments of Progress Energy, Inc., ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc. and North Carolina
Electric Membership Corporation.
76. Motion To Intervene And Comments of Pacific Gas & Electric Company ...........................................
77. Comments of Ameren Services Company ............................................................................................
78. Initial Comments of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company ..................................................................
79. Rulemaking Comment of Southern California Edison Company ..........................................................
80. Rulemaking Comment of Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.* ............................................................
81. Comments of National Grid USA ..........................................................................................................
82. Rulemaking Comment of MidAmerican Energy Company, PacifiCorp, Kern River Gas Transmission
Company, and Northern Natural Gas Company.
83. Initial Comments of SCANA Corp. ........................................................................................................
84. Rulemaking Comment of Xcel Energy Services Inc .............................................................................
85. Comments of Sempra ...........................................................................................................................
86. Florida Public Service Commission (Reply comments only) ................................................................
87. ITC—Mich. Electric Transmission (Reply comments only) ...................................................................
88. Federal Trade Commission (Reply comments only) .............................................................................
89. Alabama PSC (Reply comments only) ..................................................................................................
90. Chevron (Reply comments only) ...........................................................................................................
91. Aux Sable Liquids (Reply comments only) ...........................................................................................
92. Calypso/Broadwater (Reply comments only) ........................................................................................
93. Anadarko* ..............................................................................................................................................
94. BG E&P Alaska (Reply comments only) ...............................................................................................
95. Fayetteville (Reply comments only) ......................................................................................................
The comment period for the
notice of proposed rulemaking
published February 13, 2008 (73 FR
8538) is extended through April 14,
2008. Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments on the
proposed rule on or before April 14,
2008.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
You may submit comments,
identified by Regulatory Information
Number (RIN) 1205–AB55, by any one
of the following methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov: Follow the Web
site instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Please submit all written
comments (including disk and CD–ROM
submissions) to Thomas Dowd,
Administrator, Office of Policy
Development and Research,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N–5641, Washington, DC 20210.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Please
submit all comments to Thomas Dowd,
Administrator, Office of Policy
Development and Research,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N–5641, Washington, DC 20210.
Please submit your comments by only
one method. The Department will post
all comments received on https://
www.regulations.gov without making
any change to the comments, including
any personal information provided. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
the Federal e-rulemaking portal and all
comments posted there are available
and accessible to the public. The
Department cautions commenters not to
include their personal information such
ADDRESSES:
20 CFR Part 655
Employment Standards Administration
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Parts 501, 780, and 788
RIN 1205–AB55
Temporary Agricultural Employment of
H–2A Aliens in the United States;
Modernizing the Labor Certification
Process and Enforcement; Extension
of Comment Period
Employment and Training
Administration, Wage and Hour
Division, Employment Standards
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
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AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: The Employment and
Training Administration and the
Employment Standards Administration
recently issued a proposed rule to
modernize the application process for
and enforcement of temporary alien
agricultural (H–2A) labor certifications.
73 FR 8538 (Feb. 13, 2008). The
proposed rule provided a comment
period through March 31, 2008. The
agencies have received several requests
to extend the comment period and have
decided to extend the comment period
through April 14, 2008.
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Progress.
PG&E.
Ameren.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric.
SCE.
MSCGI.
National Grid.
MidAmerican.
SCANA.
Xcel.
Sempra.
Florida PSC.
ITC.
FTC.
Alabama PSC.
Chevron.
Aux Sable.
Calypso.
Anadarko.
BG E&P Alaska.
Fayetteville.
as Social Security Numbers, personal
addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses in their comments, as
such submitted information will become
viewable by the public via the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site. It is the
responsibility of the commenter to
safeguard his or her information.
Comments submitted through https://
www.regulations.gov will not include
the commenter’s e-mail address unless
the commenter chooses to include that
information as part of his or her
comment.
Postal delivery in Washington, DC,
may be delayed due to security
concerns. Therefore, the Department
encourages the public to submit
comments via the Web site indicated
above.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal
eRulemaking portal at: https://
www.regulations.gov. The Department
will also make all the comments it
receives available for public inspection
at the ETA Office of Policy Development
and Research at the above address
during normal business hours. If you
need assistance to review the comments,
the Department will provide you with
appropriate aids such as readers or print
magnifiers. The Department will make
copies of the rule available, upon
request, in large print and as electronic
file on computer disk. The Department
will consider providing the proposed
rule in other formats upon request. To
schedule an appointment to review the
comments and/or obtain the rule in an
alternate format, contact the Office of
Policy Development and Research at
(202) 693–3700 (VOICE) (this is not a
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toll-free number) or 1–877–889–5627
(TTY/TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding 20 CFR
part 655, contact Sherril Hurd, Acting
Team Leader, Regulations Unit,
Employment and Training,
Administration (ETA), U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N–5641, Washington, DC
20210; Telephone (202) 693–3700 (this
is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339. For further information
regarding 29 CFR parts 501, 780 and
788, contact James Kessler, Farm Labor
Team Leader, Wage and Hour Division,
Employment Standards Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–
3510, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone (202) 693–0070 (this is not a
toll-free number). Individuals with
hearing or speech impairments may
access the telephone number above via
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
February 2008, the Employment and
Training Administration and the
Employment Standards Administration
of the Department of Labor issued a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking rule to
modernize the application process for
and enforcement of temporary alien
agricultural (H–2A) labor certifications.
73 FR 8538 (Feb. 13, 2008). The
proposed rule provided a comment
period through March 31, 2008. The
agencies have received several requests
to extend the comment period and have
decided to extend the comment period.
Given the complexity of the proposed
rule and the intense level of interest, the
comment period is being extended
through April 14, 2008.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th day of
March, 2008.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
Alexander J. Passantino,
Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour
Division, Employment Standards
Administration.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R01–0AR–2007–1176; A–1–FRL–
8546–8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode
Island; Diesel Engine Anti-Idling
Regulation
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to
approve a State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revision submitted on November
29, 2007 by the State of Rhode Island.
This SIP revision includes a regulation
that prohibits the unnecessary idling of
diesel engines and vehicles in Rhode
Island. The regulation sets limits for the
amount of time and under what
conditions diesel engines may idle. EPA
is proposing that the standards and
requirements set by the rule will
strengthen the Rhode Island SIP. The
intended effect of this action is to
propose approval of this rule into the
Rhode Island SIP. EPA is proposing
approval of this rule pursuant to the
Clean Air Act.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01–
0AR–2007–1176 by one of the following
methods:
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: arnold.anne@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (617) 918–0047.
4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R01–0AR–2007–1176’’,
Anne Arnold, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, One Congress Street,
Suite 1100 (mail code CAQ), Boston,
MA 02114–2023, or
5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
your comments to: Anne Arnold,
Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit,
Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, One
Congress Street, 11th floor, (CAQ),
Boston, MA 02114–2023. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Regional Office’s normal hours of
operation. The Regional Office’s official
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hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding legal
holidays.
Please see the direct final rule which
is located in the Rules Section of this
Federal Register for detailed
instructions on how to submit
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert C. Judge, Office of Ecosystem
Protection, EPA New England, One
Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CAQ),
Boston, MA 02114–2023; 617–918–1045
(phone); 617–918–0045 (fax); e-mail at
judge.robert@epa.gov.
In the
Final Rules Section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State’s
SIP submittal as a direct final rule
without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
submittal and anticipates no adverse
comments. A detailed rationale for the
approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are
received in response to this action rule,
no further activity is contemplated. If
EPA receives adverse comments, the
direct final rule will be withdrawn and
all public comments received will be
addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. EPA will
not institute a second comment period.
Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph,
or section of this rule and if that
provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that
are not the subject of an adverse
comment.
For additional information, see the
direct final rule which is located in the
Rules Section of this Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 14, 2008.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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[FR Doc No: E8-6121]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
20 CFR Part 655
Employment Standards Administration
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Parts 501, 780, and 788
RIN 1205-AB55
Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United
States; Modernizing the Labor Certification Process and Enforcement;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCIES: Employment and Training Administration, Wage and Hour
Division, Employment Standards Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration and the Employment
Standards Administration recently issued a proposed rule to modernize
the application process for and enforcement of temporary alien
agricultural (H-2A) labor certifications. 73 FR 8538 (Feb. 13, 2008).
The proposed rule provided a comment period through March 31, 2008. The
agencies have received several requests to extend the comment period
and have decided to extend the comment period through April 14, 2008.
DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking
published February 13, 2008 (73 FR 8538) is extended through April 14,
2008. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the
proposed rule on or before April 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Regulatory
Information Number (RIN) 1205-AB55, by any one of the following
methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov:
Follow the Web site instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Please submit all written comments (including disk
and CD-ROM submissions) to Thomas Dowd, Administrator, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5641,
Washington, DC 20210.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Please submit all comments to
Thomas Dowd, Administrator, Office of Policy Development and Research,
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210.
Please submit your comments by only one method. The Department will
post all comments received on https://www.regulations.gov without making
any change to the comments, including any personal information
provided. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is the Federal e-
rulemaking portal and all comments posted there are available and
accessible to the public. The Department cautions commenters not to
include their personal information such as Social Security Numbers,
personal addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses in their
comments, as such submitted information will become viewable by the
public via the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. It is the
responsibility of the commenter to safeguard his or her information.
Comments submitted through https://www.regulations.gov will not include
the commenter's e-mail address unless the commenter chooses to include
that information as part of his or her comment.
Postal delivery in Washington, DC, may be delayed due to security
concerns. Therefore, the Department encourages the public to submit
comments via the Web site indicated above.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking portal at: https://
www.regulations.gov. The Department will also make all the comments it
receives available for public inspection at the ETA Office of Policy
Development and Research at the above address during normal business
hours. If you need assistance to review the comments, the Department
will provide you with appropriate aids such as readers or print
magnifiers. The Department will make copies of the rule available, upon
request, in large print and as electronic file on computer disk. The
Department will consider providing the proposed rule in other formats
upon request. To schedule an appointment to review the comments and/or
obtain the rule in an alternate format, contact the Office of Policy
Development and Research at (202) 693-3700 (VOICE) (this is not a
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toll-free number) or 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding 20
CFR part 655, contact Sherril Hurd, Acting Team Leader, Regulations
Unit, Employment and Training, Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone (202) 693-3700 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number
above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339. For further information regarding 29 CFR
parts 501, 780 and 788, contact James Kessler, Farm Labor Team Leader,
Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-3510,
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone (202) 693-0070 (this is not a toll-free
number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the
telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In February 2008, the Employment and
Training Administration and the Employment Standards Administration of
the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking rule to
modernize the application process for and enforcement of temporary
alien agricultural (H-2A) labor certifications. 73 FR 8538 (Feb. 13,
2008). The proposed rule provided a comment period through March 31,
2008. The agencies have received several requests to extend the comment
period and have decided to extend the comment period. Given the
complexity of the proposed rule and the intense level of interest, the
comment period is being extended through April 14, 2008.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th day of March, 2008.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
Alexander J. Passantino,
Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards
Administration.
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