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[Rules and Regulations]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0204; FRL-9969-03-Region 9]

Interim Final Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; Los
Angeles-South Coast Air Basin

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Interim final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim
final determination to defer the imposition of offset and highway
sanctions in the Los Angeles-South Coast air basin (``South Coast'')
based on a proposed approval of revisions to the South Coast portion of
the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) published elsewhere in
this Federal Register. The revisions concern Clean Air Act (CAA)
reasonably available control measures/reasonably available control
technology (RACM/RACT) and reasonable further progress (RFP)
requirements for the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in
the South Coast.

DATES: This interim final determination is effective on October 10,
2017. However, comments will be accepted until November 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2015-0204 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Wienke
Tax, Air Planning Office, at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For comments submitted
at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or edited from
Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA may publish
any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.

I. Background

    On April 14, 2016 (80 FR 22025), we published a final action to
partially approve and partially disapprove SIP revisions submitted by
California to address CAA Moderate area attainment plan requirements
for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS in the South Coast
nonattainment area (``2012 PM2.5 Plan''). As part of that
action, we disapproved two elements of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan
because they did not fully meet the requirements for RACM/RACT-level
controls under sections 189(a)(1)(C) and 172(c)(1) of the CAA and thus
also did not meet the requirement for RFP under section 172(c)(2) of
the CAA. This disapproval action became effective on May 16, 2016, and
started a sanctions clock for imposition of offset sanctions 18 months
after May 16, 2016, and highway sanctions 6 months later, pursuant to
CAA section 179 and our regulations at 40 CFR 52.31. Therefore, offset
sanctions will apply on November 16, 2017, and highway sanctions will
apply on May 16, 2018, unless the EPA determines that the deficiencies
forming the bases for the disapprovals have been corrected.
    On March 17, 2017, the State of California submitted, as a revision
to the California SIP, amendments to the South Coast Air Quality
Management District's (SCAQMD or ``District'') Regional Clean Air
Incentives Market (RECLAIM) program, which consists of SCAQMD rules
2000 to 2020 and applies to stationary sources that emit at least four
tons per year of nitrogen oxides or sulfur oxides in the South Coast.
Additionally, on May 22, 2017, CARB submitted the SCAQMD's public draft
version of the ``Supplemental RACM/RACT Analysis for the 2006 24-Hour
PM2.5 and 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standards'' (``2017 RACT
Supplement'').\1\ We proposed to approve the revised RECLAIM rules on
June 6, 2017 (82 FR 25996), and fully approved these rules on September
14, 2017 (82 FR 43176). We proposed to approve the 2017 RACT Supplement
on June 15, 2017 (82 FR 27451), and fully approved it on September 20,
2017 (82 FR 43850).\2\
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    \1\ California submitted the 2017 RACT Supplement to address
deficiencies identified in both the EPA's April 14, 2016 partial
disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan and the EPA's separate
proposal to partially disapprove the District's ``2016 AQMP
Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Demonstration,''
which California had submitted to address RACT requirements under
CAA section 182(b) and (f) and 40 CFR 51.1112 for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS in the South Coast and Coachella Valley nonattainment areas
(see 82 FR 27451, June 15, 2017).
    \2\ California adopted the 2017 RACT Supplement on July 7, 2017,
and submitted it to the EPA on July 27, 2017.
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    In the Proposed Rules section of today's Federal Register, we are
proposing to approve the RACM/RACT and RFP demonstrations in the 2012
PM2.5 Plan based on our final approvals of the revised
RECLAIM rules and the

2017 RACT Supplement, because we believe these SIP submissions correct
the deficiencies identified in our April 14, 2016 partial disapproval
action. Based on today's proposed approval, we are taking this interim
final rulemaking action, effective on publication, to defer the
imposition of the offset sanctions and highway sanctions triggered by
our April 14, 2016 partial disapproval.
    The EPA is providing the public with an opportunity to comment on
this deferral of sanctions. If comments are submitted that change our
assessment described in this interim final determination and the
proposed full approval of the RACM/RACT and RFP demonstrations in the
2012 PM2.5 Plan, we would take subsequent final action to
reimpose sanctions pursuant to 40 CFR 52.31(d). If no comments are
submitted that change our assessment, we will take final action to
approve the RACM/RACT and RFP demonstrations in the 2012
PM2.5 Plan, and all sanctions and sanction clocks related to
the May 16, 2016 disapproval action with respect to these elements of
the 2012 PM2.5 Plan will be permanently terminated on the
effective date of the final approval.

II. EPA Action

    We are making an interim final determination to defer the
imposition of CAA section 179 sanctions associated with our partial
disapproval of the 2012 PM2.5 Plan based on our concurrent
proposal to determine that our prior approvals of the District's
revised RECLAIM rules and 2017 RACT Supplement correct the deficiencies
that initiated sanctions clocks.
    Because the EPA has preliminarily determined that the State has
corrected the deficiencies previously identified in the EPA's partial
disapproval action, relief from sanctions should be provided as quickly
as possible. Therefore, the EPA is invoking the good cause exception
under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in not providing an
opportunity for comment before this action takes effect (5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)). However, by this action the EPA is providing the public
with an opportunity to comment on the EPA's determination after the
effective date, and the EPA will consider any comments received in
determining whether to reverse such action.
    The EPA believes that notice-and-comment rulemaking before the
effective date of this action is impracticable and contrary to the
public interest. The EPA has reviewed the State's revised RECLAIM rules
and 2017 RACT Supplement and, through a separate action, is proposing
to find that the State has corrected the deficiencies that started the
sanctions clocks. Therefore, it is not in the public interest to impose
sanctions when the State has most likely taken appropriate action to
correct the deficiencies that triggered the sanctions clocks. Moreover,
it would be impracticable to go through notice-and-comment rulemaking
on a finding that the State has corrected the deficiencies prior to the
rulemaking approving the State's actual submission addressing those
deficiencies. Therefore, the EPA believes that it is necessary to use
the interim final rulemaking process to defer sanctions while the EPA
completes its rulemaking process on the approvability of the State's
submission addressing the deficiencies. Moreover, with respect to the
effective date of this action, the EPA is invoking the good cause
exception to the 30-day notice requirement of the APA because the
purpose of this action is to relieve a restriction (5 U.S.C.
553(d)(1)).

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action defers federal sanctions and imposes no additional
requirements. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with
practical, appropriate, and legally permissible methods under Executive
Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report to Congress and the Comptroller
General. However, section 808 provides that any rule for which the
issuing agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedure
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest, shall take effect at such time as the agency promulgating the
rule determines. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). EPA has made such good cause finding,
including the reasons therefore, and established an effective date of
October 10, 2017. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by December 11, 2017. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this rule for the purpose of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which petition for judicial review may be
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Ammonia,

Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental regulations, Nitrogen
dioxide, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Sulfur dioxide, Volatile organic compounds.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: September 26, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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[Federal Register: September 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 182)]
[Notices]
[Page 57541-57542]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62923; File Nos. SR-NYSE-2010-20 and SR-NYSEAmex-2010-
25]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC and
NYSE Amex LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Changes Amending Rule 123C
To Allow Exchange Systems To Provide Order Imbalance Information With
Respect to Market At-The-Close and Marketable Limit At-The-Close
Interest to Floor Brokers Beginning Two Hours and Until Fifteen Minutes
Prior to the Scheduled Close of Trading on Every Trading Day

September 15, 2010.

I. Introduction

    On June 9, 2010, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'') and NYSE
Amex LLC (``NYSE Amex'' and, with NYSE, each an ``Exchange'' and
collectively, the ``Exchanges'') each filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the ``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to modify the manner in which the
systems of each Exchange provide order imbalance information to Floor
brokers. The proposed rule changes were published for comment in the
Federal Register on June 24, 2010.\3\ The Commission received one
comment letter opposing NYSE's proposal and received a letter from NYSE
responding to the comment letter.\4\ This order approves the proposed
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 62312 (June 17,
2010), 75 FR 36138; and 62311 (June 17, 2010), 75 FR 36140 (each a
``Notice'' and collectively, the ``Notices'').
    \4\ See Anonymous Letter dated July 14, 2010 (``Comment
Letter'') and NYSE Response Letter from Janet M. Kissane, Senior
Vice President--Legal & Corporate Secretary, NYSE Euronext, dated
August 10, 2010 (``NYSE Response Letter'').
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II. Description of the Proposals

    The Exchanges each propose to amend their Rule 123C(6) \5\ to
specify that, beginning at 2 p.m. on every trading day,\6\ Floor
brokers will receive an electronic communication from the Exchanges'
systems that provides the amount of, and any imbalance between, Market
``At-The-Close'' (``MOC'') interest and marketable Limit ``At-The-
Close'' (``LOC'') interest to buy and sell in certain securities
(``Order Imbalance Information''). MOC/LOC interest is executable only
on the close and is subject to cancellation at any time before 3:45
p.m.\7\
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    \5\ References to the rules herein refer to both the relevant
NYSE and NYSE Amex Equities rules unless otherwise noted. The rule
texts of NYSE Rule 123C(6) and NYSE Amex Rule 123C(6) are identical
and the proposed additions to Rule 124C(6)(b) are identical.
    \6\ On any day that the scheduled close of trading on the
Exchange is earlier than 4 p.m., the information will be
disseminated beginning two hours prior to the scheduled close of
trading.
    \7\ See Rule 123C(3) and (9).
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    The Exchanges' current rules do not allow for Exchange systems to
send Order Imbalance Information to Floor brokers electronically.
However, under Rule 115, Designated Market Makers (``DMMs''), while
acting in a market making capacity, may provide information about
buying or selling interest in the market ``in response to an inquiry
from a member conducting a market probe in the normal course of
business'' (``market probe'').\8\ Thus, for Floor brokers to obtain the
Order Imbalance Information, they must manually request the information
from DMMs, who are permitted to provide such information in response to
a Floor broker's ``market probe.''
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    \8\ See Rule 115.
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    The Exchanges propose to amend Rule 123C(6) to state that, between
2 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. on any trading day (or two hours prior to the
closing transaction until 15 minutes prior to the closing transaction
on any day that the scheduled close of trading on the Exchange is
earlier than 4 p.m.), the Exchanges' systems would automatically
provide the Order Imbalance Information to Floor brokers, approximately
every 15 seconds, for any security in which the Floor broker is
representing an order and in any security that the Floor broker
specifically requests.\9\ Thus, for Order Imbalance Information, Floor
brokers would no longer need to request such information from DMMs as
part of a Rule 115 ``market probe.'' The Exchanges' electronic
dissemination of this information would be limited to Floor brokers'
hand-held devices, which cannot automatically forward or re-transmit
the electronic datafeed to any other location, although Floor brokers
are permitted to provide their customers with specific data points from
the feed. In addition, specific requests for information by Floor
brokers would not carry over to the next trading day and would need to
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    \9\ See Notices for a description of the history of the
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    Beginning at 3:45 p.m., Floor brokers may receive the Exchanges'
proprietary Order Imbalance Information datafeed pursuant to Rule
123C(6)(a)(iv), under which the Exchanges provide the datafeed to
subscribers for a fee.
    The Exchanges also propose to amend the time period in Rule
123C(6)(a)(v) when the dissemination of Order Imbalance Information
would commence when the scheduled closing is earlier than 4 p.m.
Currently, the Exchanges' rules state that the dissemination will
commence approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled closing time
when the scheduled closing is earlier than 4 p.m. The Exchanges state
that, when they moved to a single imbalance publication at 3:45 p.m.,
the rule text was not modified at that time to reflect that
dissemination of the Order Imbalance Information on any day that the
scheduled close was prior to 4 p.m. would commence approximately 15
minutes before the scheduled closing time consistent with the single
imbalance publication.

III. Summary of Comment and NYSE's Response

    One commenter opposes NYSE's proposal. The commenter notes that the
Order Imbalance Information is material, that investors should receive
the information at the same time as Floor brokers, and that NYSE has an
obligation to ensure all participants (DMMs, Floor brokers, and the
public) have the opportunity to receive the same data at the same time.
The commenter also disputes NYSE's rationale that Floor brokers need
the data feed to offset the decrease in Floor broker personnel. The
commenter instead suggests that Floor brokers should hire additional
staff or NYSE should extend the 15 minute time-period prior to the
close of trading if Floor brokers require more time to analyze the
Order Imbalance Information. Finally, the commenter states that the
proposal is similar to flash orders, in which select market
participants receive material public information prior to other market
participants.
    NYSE responds that the Order Imbalance Information does not
represent overall supply or demand for a security, and is a small
subset of buying and selling interest, subject to change or
cancellation before the close. In addition, NYSE notes that MOC and LOC
orders represent only a small fraction of NYSE's activity.\10\ NYSE

believes that the Order Imbalance Information that all participants
receive beginning at 3:45 p.m. is more accurate, timely, and complete,
and is more material to investors. Finally, NYSE disagrees that the
proposal is similar to flash orders. NYSE notes that the Order
Imbalance Information is not actionable prior to 15 minutes before the
close of trading and is subject to change or cancellation and,
therefore, MOC/LOC orders cannot be executed before the public receives
the information.\11\
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    \10\ NYSE noted that ``[g]enerally, MOC and LOC orders account
for less than 1% of total NYSE orders on any given trading day, both
in terms of actual number of orders and the number of shares
represented by those orders. With respect to the total number of
shares executed on NYSE on any given trading day, MOC and LOC orders
generally account for less than 10%.'' See NYSE's Response Letter at
2.
    \11\ See NYSE Response Letter at 3-4.
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IV. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful consideration, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule changes are consistent with the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange.\12\ In particular, the proposed rule changes are consistent
with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\13\ which requires, among other
things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be designed to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest, and not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Commission also finds that
the proposed rule changes are consistent with the provisions of Section
6(b)(8) of the Act,\14\ which require that the rules of an exchange not
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \12\ In approving these proposed rule changes, the Commission
has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency,
competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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    The proposals would allow Exchange systems to disseminate the Order
Imbalance Information directly to Floor brokers' handheld devices \15\
beginning two hours prior to the scheduled close. The Exchanges' rules
currently only permit Floor brokers to obtain this and other market
information on a one-off basis from DMMs as ``market probes'' under
Rule 115. The proposal would automate the process and allow Floor
brokers to receive Order Imbalance Information more frequently and
quickly. Thus, the proposal would permit information Floor brokers to
obtain certain market information (i.e., Order Imbalance Information)
that they are already permitted to obtain under the Exchanges' current
rules as part of ``market probes'' under Rule 115, albeit in a more
technologically advanced and more efficient format. The Commission
notes that the Exchanges have represented that the dissemination of
this information would be limited to the Floor broker's handheld
devices, and that the electronic datafeed cannot be automatically
forwarded or retransmitted.\16\ The Commission finds that the proposal
is consistent with the requirements of the Act.
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    \15\ See Notices, supra note 3.
    \16\ See also SR-NYSE-2010-53 and SR-NYSEAmex-2010-71.
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    Finally, the Commission notes that this order does not approve any
prior dissemination of Order Imbalance Information by the Exchanges
that may have been inconsistent with the approved rules of the
Exchanges then in effect.

V. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\17\ that the proposed rule changes (SR-NYSE-2010-20 and SR-
NYSEAmex-2010-25) be, and they hereby are, approved.
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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40 CFR Part 60

Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources

CFR Correction

    In Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60 (Sec.  60.1
to end of part 60 sections), revised as of July 1, 2015, make the
following corrections:

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a. On page 85, in Sec.  60.13, paragraph (h)(2)(viii), before the term
``30 minutes'';
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b. On page 667, in Sec.  60.562-1, paragraph (a)(1)(ii) table 3, in row
1., in the second column, after ``0.10'' and before ``5.5'';
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c. On page 667, in Sec.  60.562-1, paragraph (a)(1)(ii) table 3, in row
3., in the second column, after ``5.5'' and before ``20'';
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d. On page 706, in Sec.  60.614, (f)(2) table 2, in the first column,
in the first two entries, after ``HT'';
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e. On page 719, in Sec.  60.643, paragraph (a)(1)(ii), after ``R'';
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f. On page 734, in Sec.  60.664, paragraph (f)(2) table 2, in the first
column, in the first two entries, after ``HT'';
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g. On page 1208, in Sec.  60.5410, paragraph (g)(1)(ii), after ``R'';
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2. Reinstate the symbol <=, in the following places:
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a. On page 501, in Sec.  60.332, paragraph (a)(4), in the first row of
the table, after ``N'' and before ``.015'',
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b. On pages 1111-1112, in table 1 to subpart KKKK, in the second
column, before the number ``50'' in the first, second, fifth, sixth,
and ninth entries;
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c. On pages 1111-1112, in table 1 to subpart KKKK, in the second
column, before the number ``850'' in the third, seventh, tenth and
eleventh entries'
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column, before the number ``30'' in the twelfth entry.
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and before ``3)'';
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in the third and fourth entries, after ``HT'';
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c. On page 719, in Sec.  60.643, paragraph (a)(1)(i), after ``R'';
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d. On page 734, in Sec.  60.664, paragraph (f)(2) table 2, in the first
column, in the third and fourth entries, after ``HT'';
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a. On pages 1111-1112, in table 1 to subpart KKKK, in the second
column, before the number ``50'' in the third, seventh, tenth, and
eleventh entries;
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column,

before the number ``850'' in the fourth and eighth entries;
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c. On pages 1112, in table 1 to subpart KKKK, in the second column,
before the number ``30'' in the thirteenth entry.
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[Proposed Rules]
[Page 40955]
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40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0345; FRL-9929-59-Region 9]

Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South
Coast Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP).
This revision concerns volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from
graphic arts facilities. The EPA is proposing to approve a local rule
to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the
Act).

DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by August 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number [EPA-R09-OAR-
2015-345, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or email.
www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous access'' system, and the EPA will
not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in
the body of your comment. If you send email directly to the EPA, your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the public comment. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the
EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should
avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be
free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901.
While all documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov,
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be
publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard
copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Graham, EPA Region IX, (415)
947-4120<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal addresses the following local
rule: SCAQMD 1130, Graphic Arts. In the Rules and Regulations section
of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving this local rule in a
direct final action without prior proposal because the EPA believes
this SIP revision is not controversial. If the EPA receives adverse
comments, however, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule and address the comments in subsequent action based
on this proposed rule.
    The EPA does not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone
interested in commenting should do so at this time. If the EPA does not
receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further
information, please see the direct final action.

    Dated: June 9, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 191 (Thursday, October 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59485-59486]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF14-16-000]

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Planned Cameron Access Project and
Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Cameron Access Project
(Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) in Jefferson Davis,
Calcasieu, and Cameron Parishes, Louisiana. The Commission will use
this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the planned
Project is in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the planned Project. Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. Please
note that the scoping period will close on October 27, 2014.
    You may submit comments in written form. Further details on how to
submit written comments are in the Public Participation section of this
notice.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this planned Project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned
Project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the planned Project, that approval conveys with
it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations
fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate
condemnation proceedings where compensation would be determined in
accordance with state law.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses
a number of typically-asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.

Summary of the Planned Project

    Columbia Gulf has announced their plans to expand and operate the
existing Columbia Gulf West Lateral to increase the capacity of the
Columbia Gulf system. The planned Cameron Access Project would provide
improvements to the existing Columbia Gulf West Lateral pipeline and
compression facilities to provide for additional market access to the
existing Cameron LNG Terminal. Columbia Gulf plans to begin Project
construction in September 2016 if all required permits, certificates,
and authorizations are obtained. The Cameron Access Project would
include the following facilities:
     7.9 miles of 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline loop
\1\ and associated ancillary facilities, designated West Lateral (WL)
400 Loop (400L), in Jefferson Davis Parish;
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    \1\ Looping is when one pipeline is laid parallel to another and
is often used as a way to increase capacity along a right-of-way
beyond what is possible on one line, or an expansion of an existing
pipeline.
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     27.2 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline and
associated ancillary facilities, designated WL 400, in Jefferson Davis,
Cameron, and Calcasieu parishes (WL 400);
     one new point of delivery meter station, designated MS-
4246, in Cameron Parish; and
     one new 10,200 horsepower compressor station, designated
the Lake Arthur Compressor Station, in Jefferson Davis Parish.
    Maps depicting the general location of the planned Project
facilities are included in appendix 1.\2\
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Columbia Gulf is still in the planning phase for the planned
Project and construction workspace requirements have not been
finalized. However, construction would typically require a right-of-way
width of 125 feet in uplands and 75 feet in wetlands. Columbia Gulf has
estimated that 586 acres would be required for construction and 262
acres for operation of the Project.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\3\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of
the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the Project under these general
headings:
     geology and soils;
     water resources and wetlands;
     fish, wildlife, and vegetation;
     threatened and endangered species;
     land use, recreation, and visual resources;
     air quality and noise;
     cultural resources;
     socioeconomics;
     reliability and public safety; and
     cumulative environmental impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the planned
Project or portions of the planned Project, and make recommendations on
how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before
the FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we
have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on
the comments received during the scoping process, we may also publish
and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We
will consider all comments on the EA before making our

recommendations to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to
consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation section on page 5.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues
related to this Project to formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EA.\4\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this
notice.
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    \4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the Project's potential effects on
historic properties.\5\ We will define the Project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the Project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this Project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under Section 106.
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
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Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments should focus on
the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific
your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before
October 27, 2014.
    For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please
reference the Project docket number (PF14-16-000) with your submission.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested persons to
submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.

Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Indian Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors; whose property
may be used temporarily for Project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities; and anyone who submits
comments on the Project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
planned Project.
    If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would
prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please
return the attached Information Request (Appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    Once Columbia Gulf files its application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the User's Guide under the ``eFiling'' link on the Commission's Web
site. Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for
intervenor status at this time. You must wait until the Commission
receives a formal application for the Project.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., PF14-
16). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: September 26, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27787-27788]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12749]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4335-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2018-0001]

Virgin Islands; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the
territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-4335-DR), dated September 7,
2017, and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued May 18, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated May 18, 2018, the President amended the cost-sharing arrangements
regarding Federal funds provided under the authority of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''), in a letter to Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in the territory of the U.S.
Virgin Islands resulting from Hurricane Irma during the period of
September 5-7, 2017, is of sufficient severity and magnitude that
special cost-sharing arrangements are warranted regarding Federal
funds provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford
Act'').
    Therefore, I amend my declarations of September 7, 2017,
September 9, 2017, September 26, 2017, and March 15, 2018, to
authorize the following: 90 percent Federal funding for Other Needs
Assistance under section 408 of the Stafford Act and all categories
of Public Assistance, except for assistance previously approved at
100 percent; a 120-day extension of the 100 percent Federal cost
share for debris removal and emergency protective measures, with the
extension of emergency protective measures being limited to
Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP); and a waiver of the
non-Federal cost share for hazard mitigation measures authorized by
section 404 of the Stafford Act, provided hazard mitigation grant
funding is prioritized toward protecting Federal investments in the
territory.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans;
97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster
Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing
Assistance to Individuals and Households In Presidentially Declared
Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and
Households; 97.050 Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance to
Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--
Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-12749 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
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