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• E-Gov website: http://

www.Regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket Management 

System: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Instructions: You should identify the 

docket number for the special permit 

request you are commenting on at the 

beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, please 

submit two copies. To receive 

confirmation that PHMSA has received 

your comments, please include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may submit comments at http://

www.Regulations.gov. 

Note: There is a privacy statement 

published on http://www.Reglations.gov. 

Comments, including any personal 

information provided, are posted without 

changes or edits to http://

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone 

at 202–366–0113, or email at 

kay.mciver@dot.gov. 

Technical: Mr. Steve Nanney by 

telephone at 713–628–7479, or by email 

at Steve.Nanney@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Empire 

Pipeline, owned by National Fuel Gas 

Company, has requested a special 

permit for 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 192.112(c)(1) and (2), 

192.112(f)(3), 192.328(a), and 192.328(e) 

for the Empire Connector Pipeline (ECP) 

to be able to operate at alternative 

MAOP of up to 80 percent SMYS of the 

pipe. To operate a natural gas pipeline 

at alternative MAOP, an operator must 

design, construct, and operate the 

pipeline in accordance with the Federal 

pipeline safety regulations of 49 CFR 

192.112, 192.328, and 192.620. 

Empire Pipeline is the operator of 

ECP. ECP is an interstate natural gas 

pipeline with 76.6 miles of 24-inch 

diameter pipe. The ECP runs north to 

south, from Victor to Coring, New York, 

through the counties of Ontario, Yates, 

Schuyler, Chemung and Steuben. The 

special permit requested segments of 

ECP total 69.8 miles and are in Class 1 

and 2 locations and includes some high 

consequence areas. The ECP special 

permit segments are mostly in rural 

areas though agricultural fields, open 

pastures, wooden areas, and mostly flat 

to rolling terrain. The ECP construction 

began in 2007 and the line was placed 

in service on December 10, 2008. The 

ECP presently has a MAOP of 1,290 

pounds per square inch gauge (psig) and 

has operated at, or below the MAOP for 

the life of the pipeline. ECP proposed to 

utilize alternative MAOP to allow 

increasing the pipeline MAOP from 

1,290 psig up to 1,440 psig. The ECP has 

6.5 miles of Class 3 locations that are 

designed for the alternative MAOP. The 

Class 3 locations will be required to 

meet the special permit conditions. The 

Class 3 locations are proposed to be 

included in the special permit for a total 

mileage of 76.6 miles. 

A draft environmental assessment 

(DEA) and proposed special permit 

conditions for ECP’s operations at 

alternative MAOP are provided in the 

docket at http://www.Regulations.gov. 

In the DEA, Empire proposes alternative 

measures and activities that will be 

taken to mitigate safety and 

environmental risks in the continued 

operation of the ECP at the alternative 

MAOP. The proposed special permit 

conditions are a draft of operational 

measures that would be implemented by 

Empire throughout the life of the ECP 

special permit to maintain safety at the 

alternative MAOP. 

We invite interested persons to 

participate by reviewing the special 

permit request, DEA, and proposed 

special permit conditions at http://

www.Regulations.gov, and by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

other views. Please include any 

comments on potential safety and 

environmental impacts that may result 

if the special permit is granted. 

Before issuing a decision on the 

special permit request, PHMSA will 

evaluate all comments received on or 

before the comment closing date. 

Comments received after the closing 

date will be evaluated if it is possible to 

do so without incurring additional 

expense or delay. PHMSA will consider 

each relevant comment we receive in 

making our decision to grant or deny the 

request. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 20, 

2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15895 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Multiemployer Pension Plan 

Application To Reduce Benefits 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the 

Toledo Roofers Local No. 134 Pension 

Plan, a multiemployer pension plan, has 

submitted an application to reduce 

benefits under the plan in accordance 

with the Multiemployer Pension Reform 

Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of 

this notice is to announce that the 

application submitted by the Board of 

Trustees of the Toledo Roofers Local No. 

134 Pension Plan has been published on 

the website of the Department of the 

Treasury (Treasury), and to request 

public comments on the application 

from interested parties, including 

participants and beneficiaries, employee 

organizations, and contributing 

employers of the Toledo Roofers Local 

No. 134 Pension Plan. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

electronically through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, in accordance 

with the instructions on that site. 

Electronic submissions through 

www.regulations.gov are encouraged. 

Comments may also be mailed to the 

Department of the Treasury, MPRA 

Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220, 

Attn: Danielle Norris. Comments sent 

via facsimile or email will not be 

accepted. 

Additional Instructions. All 

comments received, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials, will be made available to the 

public. Do not include any personally 

identifiable information (such as your 

Social Security number, name, address, 

or other contact information) or any 

other information in your comment or 

supporting materials that you do not 

want publicly disclosed. Treasury will 

make comments available for public 

inspection and copying on 

www.regulations.gov or upon request. 

Comments posted on the internet can be 

retrieved by most internet search 

engines. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the application 

from the Toledo Roofers Local No. 134 

Pension Plan, please contact Treasury at 

(202) 622–1534 (not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MPRA 

amended the Internal Revenue Code to 


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permit a multiemployer plan that is 

projected to have insufficient funds to 

reduce pension benefits payable to 

participants and beneficiaries if certain 

conditions are satisfied. In order to 

reduce benefits, the plan sponsor is 

required to submit an application to the 

Secretary of the Treasury, which must 

be approved or denied in consultation 

with the Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (PBGC) and the Department 

of Labor. 

On June 25, 2018, the Board of 

Trustees of the Toledo Roofers Local No. 

134 Pension Plan submitted an 

application for approval to reduce 

benefits under the plan. As required by 

MPRA, that application has been 

published on Treasury’s website at 

https://www.treasury.gov/services/ 

Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury 

is publishing this notice in the Federal 

Register, in consultation with PBGC and 

the Department of Labor, to solicit 

public comments on all aspects of the 

Toledo Roofers Local No. 134 Pension 

Plan application. 

Comments are requested from 

interested parties, including 

participants and beneficiaries, employee 

organizations, and contributing 

employers of the Toledo Roofers Local 

No. 134 Pension Plan. Consideration 

will be given to any comments that are 

timely received by Treasury. 

Dated: July 18, 2018. 

David Kautter, 

Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15881 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Multiemployer Pension Plan 

Application To Reduce Benefits 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the 

Southwest Ohio Regional Council of 

Carpenters Pension Plan, a 

multiemployer pension plan, has 

submitted an application to reduce 

benefits under the plan in accordance 

with the Multiemployer Pension Reform 

Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of 

this notice is to announce that the 

application submitted by the Board of 

Trustees of the Southwest Ohio 

Regional Council of Carpenters Pension 

Plan has been published on the website 

of the Department of the Treasury 

(Treasury), and to request public 

comments on the application from 

interested parties, including 

participants and beneficiaries, employee 

organizations, and contributing 

employers of the Southwest Ohio 

Regional Council of Carpenters Pension 

Plan. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

electronically through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, in accordance 

with the instructions on that site. 

Electronic submissions through 

www.regulations.gov are encouraged. 

Comments may also be mailed to the 

Department of the Treasury, MPRA 

Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220, 

Attn: Danielle Norris. Comments sent 

via facsimile or email will not be 

accepted. 

Additional Instructions. All 

comments received, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials, will be made available to the 

public. Do not include any personally 

identifiable information (such as your 

Social Security number, name, address, 

or other contact information) or any 

other information in your comment or 

supporting materials that you do not 

want publicly disclosed. Treasury will 

make comments available for public 

inspection and copying on 

www.regulations.gov or upon request. 

Comments posted on the internet can be 

retrieved by most internet search 

engines. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the application 

from the Southwest Ohio Regional 

Council of Carpenters Pension Plan, 

please contact Treasury at (202) 622– 

1534 (not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MPRA 

amended the Internal Revenue Code to 

permit a multiemployer plan that is 

projected to have insufficient funds to 

reduce pension benefits payable to 

participants and beneficiaries if certain 

conditions are satisfied. In order to 

reduce benefits, the plan sponsor is 

required to submit an application to the 

Secretary of the Treasury, which must 

be approved or denied in consultation 

with the Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (PBGC) and the Department 

of Labor. 

On June 29, 2018, the Board of 

Trustees of the Southwest Ohio 

Regional Council of Carpenters Pension 

Plan submitted an application for 

approval to reduce benefits under the 

plan. As required by MPRA, that 

application has been published on 

Treasury’s website at https://

www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/PlanApplications.aspx. Treasury is 

publishing this notice in the Federal 

Register, in consultation with PBGC and 

the Department of Labor, to solicit 

public comments on all aspects of the 

Southwest Ohio Regional Council of 

Carpenters Pension Plan application. 

Comments are requested from 

interested parties, including 

participants and beneficiaries, employee 

organizations, and contributing 

employers of the Southwest Ohio 

Regional Council of Carpenters Pension 

Plan. Consideration will be given to any 

comments that are timely received by 

Treasury. 

Dated: July 18, 2018. 

David Kautter, 

Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15889 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Multiemployer Pension Plan 

Application To Reduce Benefits 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the 

Local 807 Labor-Management Pension 

Plan, a multiemployer pension plan, has 

submitted an application to reduce 

benefits under the plan in accordance 

with the Multiemployer Pension Reform 

Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of 

this notice is to announce that the 

application submitted by the Board of 

Trustees of the Local 807 LaborManagement Pension Plan has been 

published on the website of the 

Department of the Treasury (Treasury), 

and to request public comments on the 

application from interested parties, 

including participants and beneficiaries, 

employee organizations, and 

contributing employers of the Local 807 

Labor-Management Pension Plan. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

electronically through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, in accordance 

with the instructions on that site. 

Electronic submissions through 

www.regulations.gov are encouraged. 

Comments may also be mailed to the 

Department of the Treasury, MPRA 

Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220, 

Attn: Danielle Norris. Comments sent 

via facsimile or email will not be 

accepted. 

Additional Instructions. All 

comments received, including 

attachments and other supporting 


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